The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-24
CIGARMAKERs' STRIKE COLLAPSED

BELIEF STORES ABANDONED -PICKErs DRAWN
IN-fIvE THOUSAND STILL OUT or WORK
Tho hst regular meeting Of tho central organization
OF striking cgarmakcrs under the proposed plan OF
consolidation held at Social Hail OF Stan.
ton and Chrystie streets, last evening.
Although the organ ization of strikers Is kept up In
It's form the strike 10 practically given up. AID
tho relle stores OF tho strikers have been closed
tho pockets assigned Tor tho different manufactures
for tho double purpose OF intimda and PERSIA
sion have been Withdrawn, and everything wears
tho aspect anterior TO tho STRIKE excepting that tnere
Is unusual activity in the shops mako up for lost
time, and that there are thousands OF iaccs old
aud young men and women, boys and girls, where
familiar features were accustomed to be seen. The
most melancholy part OF II all is that At least lvo
thousand Of tho old hands are out OF work. most of
them ie to be supported the expense tho chari
table institutions OF thor and other trades ana Of
the pubic al large.
1t Is ntmated that semo Of Tho leaders who havo
been placed In the black list by the employers will en-
course of two or three months under the new
arrangement, which includes delegates from shops
as they low stand. II IL doubtful, however, whether
such an attempt will be made after the unfortunate
experiences OF the past four months Besides the
manufacturers, as a HERALD reporter was yesterday
informed by a member Of ono OF the principal nrms
have determined not TO tolerate for moment any Of
their hands acting as delegates TO tho central
Ranization ANY one found acLing In that capacity,
or countcnancing Ia any manner the Cigarmakersi
Union will DO immediately discharged. IL is not ap.
pretended that there will be anohes strike under twa
years.
WHAT STRIKE AccoxrIrsuEpY
Is cnimcd that the strike has in driving
out some $1,000 skilled hands from regular employ
m-n ond having their places 1ed mostly BY strangers
aud apprentices II has for time caused the suspeu
SION OF large factories and driven por.
ton OF lucrative business from this city oIhcr
catcs. IL has boon estimated that the man uacturo
OF from twenty-five TO thirty millions OF cigars that
would have been made here during tho last TOUR
months has been transferred 10 other and distant
places IL has caused the breaking up and dispersion
vi hundreds OF families, who wcro before comfort.
ably situated; has drawn from the funds
tribntcd and deposited In bank OCCASIONS
OF actual adversely, sickness and wuut TO
DO distributed among large class OF Idle people,
would rather have been NJ work. II has also drawn
largely upon the charity funds of workmcn In other
cities, who pncbcd themselves to help their New
York brethren IL has terrorizod over hundreds or
poor people who would rather work any price than
starvc ia idlcness. IL has IN some cases dencd tho
laws and Interrupted the officers l discharge OF
their duties. IL has caused loss ~ tho OF
CITY, loss which u viii take long time TO repair,
OF hundreds OF thousands OF dollars IL has engcu-
dcrcd HABITS Of Incidence among those VINO were
formerly Industrious and thrfy, and, at the hoght
tue most bitter season OF the yonr esvcs 900 poor
hungry. halt clothed people at the mercy OF uncorts
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