The New York herald., 1877-10-20
TIE CIGARMAKERS STRIKE.
PEACEABLE, ORDERLY AND DETERMINED
MOVEMENT,

PEACEABLE, ORDERLY AND DETERMINED
MOVEMENT.
Tho excitement yesterday among the striking cigar.
makers-beng the lfth day of the strike--was some
what alaycd, bat from the operations OF the commit
OF the central organization, as reported 10 that
body and also from the reports OF the shop delegates
1t appeared that the movement had settled down into
sod Uusiness-lko form. and that the steps
fore taken by the strikers would not be recedod
from The general aspect At this time is that
they are likely to succeed, Tor It Is pretty
tain that several large manufacturing firms
only awaiting the presentation OF the strikers scale Of
prices to nc EIDE to 1t. The strikers rdicue tue
idea OF the Chinese coming suppant them, and,
instead OF beng at all concerned about II, the bare
mention OF thing Is cause for merrimenL
"Why," snid Bohemian, IN pretty good English.
.why should wo, who have SO much TO do with
tobacco, be troubled about y little pigtay"
Al the meeling of the central organization In Con-
cordiA Assembly Rooms yesterday afternoon, Presi-
dent strasser the char delegation OF non-strkers
iron the factory Of Pohasky, corner of Maiden ane
and William street, employing about iorty-hve men.
were allowed to enter the delegates hall
ance 10 complain OF. Upon explaining, 1t
appeared that was an old affair which mad Already
been disposed OF by the Cigarmakers Union. The
delegation, however, protested that their factory did
under the strikers ban tina. any committee
TACT by canng there; that the all join
the union ana help the strikers cause The central
body however, lnexOraOe, and alter having nad
their say the delegation Obliged to withdraw with
accomplishing their object Of beng recognized
IN good follow ship with the union
There wero only two sets Of delegates admitted
yesterday, as iolvws:- 4ke
NEW DELEGATES.
Firm. Hdnis Deegases
BresIin Boen 81 Murray ST.. 3D.. Mrs seidel.
A. Simon. le5 Chambers 90 :. Annie KnakeL
The Executive Committee were relieved from at.
tendance pending the completion OF their business IL
appears that it will be sOme days yet before uni.
form scale be reported, and In the meantime, OF
course, it Is futile TOR employers ask Tor the
before 1t is made up
held last night in Concorda Assembly Rooms. The
hall was crowded. Tho speakers referred the
pcious condition OF the str~e and the utmost enhu-
prevailed. The proceedings were kept up until
late hour.
| ACTION OF THE MANUFACTURERS.
A meeting OF the principal cigar manufacturers Of
| the city held last evening ut No. 81 Lafayette
place. Mr.. f. T. Smith presided, with Mr. s. Jacoby,
Vice President; Louis Spers, Treasurer, and Isaac
Teichmann, Secretary. After the usual routine
ness the following resolution was passed. every gsn-
| teman present voting IN iavor of It's adopton:-
| .sRosoysd, That under NO circumstances Whatever
| will we acccdo to tho demands Of our workmen.h
The manufacturers say that the demands Of the
ployes extremely unjust. not as regards wages,
but The requests made to abolish certain rules cstab
Issued Tor tho conducting Of thor business. Thcy
maud 10 be allowed more 'smokcrs"-ihat Is, cigars
| for their They also request that thoy be
| allowed have visitors call them In the work
shops and that they be allowed to offer each caller
| one cigar They also ask that the rule preventing
smoking during working hours be abolished, and also
that they permitted talk and slug while work.
| This they say would probably be all very well In a
shop where five employed, but where there
urc 500 or 600 tho bettor be imagined
than described. An executive committee, consisting
| OF B. LIchtenstein q. HirschOrn, A. kaufman, VI.
Kind T. kerbs, appo nted TO act IN connection
with the officers IN preparing statement OF tho facts
relative TO The workmen, to DO furnished TO the city