The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-12
THE CIGARMAkERS.

STRIKERS PICKETs AND THE PoLIcE-woRKING
or THE UNION SHOP.
Tho first business of tho Central Organization after
the strike had been fully established was to create
system pckets sent,nels whose duty 1t should be
patti oil front Of the shops on strike and warn all
who attempted to 60 to work therein that was con-
trary to the OF the union and warning them TO
desist or to abide the consequences OF course tho
uiacturers objected to this surveillance OF their
business localities and obtained the OF the po-
lice TO urvs away persons found interfering
with or molesting those who wished to 20 to work.
Trouble between the pckcts OF the strikers
and the strikers with the iocuss Several statements
have been regard to the violence OF the police
and in stances OF clubbing reported. No positive ac-
ton was taken in the matter until yesterday, when
o budget OF complaints submitted to tho central
boAy by various shops, alleging Ill treatment by the
police. To spur the strikers on TO some decided &C
ton tho matter was the appearance in print OF
publication from tho mar uacturers, appealing to all
good citizens unite with them In suppressing the
picket system "lnstead Of taking of our pickets, I"
said President Strasser, 1--WE will double and triple
them" The Of poor Bohemian who was stand
ing with his basket his arm In front Of relief
shop waiting his to get his supply and taken
into custody and locked up by policeman was the
subject especial Indignation as were also the cases
oil the clubbing OF three men IN Lafayette place yes
| Il
meeting oil all the shops In Harmonic Hall 70 make
formidable representation 0ftEeir grievances TO the
Police Com miss,oners giving tue numbers oil the po-
Icc the time OF commission OF the alleged out
RACES with the testimony o eye Witnesses TO the same
CONTRIBUTING TO THE FUND
The amount VI contributions received yesterday was
unusually large including $685. 50 from the trade
unions, $500 IRON the CIgarmakers Union, 500 from
Baltimore; Buffalo, S4S; Trenton, n j. $40 ~; Troy,
N Y, 3d. Brattieboro, W., 50 80; New Haven, 500
Union, Williamsburg, SO; German Cixarmakers,
SIS 90; Tailors' Union, 500; collection, $50 The
fl0 gold, received yesterday was from the lnterna
tional Union OF Begun, not Berlin.
Mr. A. Rosenpauni, who mas rendered efficient SER
vice 10 the slrike since It's commencement chair
man OF the Executive Committee, has rendered his
resignation.
The reports that Iitchtensten Brothers and +. A.
Smith, 3owery, had discharged their female help are
unfounded. The latter has tenement house wherein
ten families Ut work. located IN third street, near
| avenue b. the centre OF the striking region.
UNION FACTORY.
NJ. NJ Smith, agent for the Cigarmakcrs' Union Tao
tory, says everything Is working smoothly; that bc
has not TO get of receive all the orders ne
wants, ana that he will the union hands working
night ana day as soon as he can get the necessary -
fixtures put up The lofts OF No. 40 Vescy street are
not included the proposed nareemont OF the UNION
| peoples shop
Segel's, Chatham street, with thirty.two hands, was
again declared strike shop, the employer having re-
duced his paying rates 81 per 1000 after agreeing 10
| the union scale.
Seventeen families in Solomon's houses Fourteenth
| street, were elected yesterday.
Tho OF DR.. Moritz the strikers physician. VINO
has sued President Srasser for some SO for extra
services, will be decided next Friday by Judge Dinko