New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-26
NO COMPROMISE YET EFFEC7ED.
CLOAK AND CIGAR MAKERS STILL FIRM

CLOAK AND CIGAR MAKERS STILL FIRM
MANUFACTURERS GIVEN ANOTHER DAY TO con-
SLIDER THE TERMS OFFERED.
The striking cloakmakers finding Standard Hail.
In East Broadway, too small for their meetings.
yesterday established themselves at Clarendon
held morning. afternoon and evening. About 900
people were present during the dav. There
was considerable discussion over the the
taken on Tuesday IN refusing to sign the document
which the strikers presented TO them. while they
promised increase of 20 per cent in their weekly
wages. While large number OF the workmen
were eager to return 70 work. the remainder were
not They insisted that the strike should be con-
tinued until the manufacturers came to their terms.
plan was proposed by which the machines.
operated by members OF the union, but owned by
contractors who were opposed to the strikers, were
10 be replaced by others ownen by the union.
The machines. 1t argued, could be purchased on
the instalment plan at reasonable terms. III the
plan should be adopted the power of the contractor
would be broken IL was decided 10 allow the
maDufac urers one day longer in which to accedo
to the demands of the strikers A committee OF hive
from the outside contractors called during the day
and asked the workmen to return 10 their benches
at eleven hours per day. their own terms. MS
proposition was rejected.
A statement was made by some of the leaders of
the strike that Friedlander IL Casper, Danz'g
Brothers and several other manufacturers had dc,
cided To sign the paper promising $40 "a week ahd
S2 80 per day for piece work ms was denied,
however BIZ representatives OF the above hrms, VINO
were seen bv a TRIBUNE reporter.
A meeting of the contractors was held at Cone
nant Hall, in Orchard-st. last evening, A com
mittee of workuen fr,m the striker stated that
they were willing to go back to work providing
that DAVIS labor should consist of ten hours. Inc
contractors replied that they should adher- To their
former proposition, by which eleven hours labor IS
required. 10 was said tha the contractors had
been urged by outside manufacturers not 10 weld
to the demands OF the woTkmen, as II would grestiy
injure their power.
NO CHANGE IN THE CIGAR TROUBLES.
No compromise was effected betwean the cigar
makers and their employers. Both parties have de,
clared that they will continue the fight several
months rather tran Weld. The Unite Cigar Man:
ufacturers Association held its usual
morning session at the Belvedere House
After a general discussion. the ASSOCIATION
adjourned until Monday. One of the promnen
members told lRIBUNE reporter hat while the
manufacturers wero willing at any time 10 consider
propositions from the strikers, they would make
none. The strikers might weaken. but they never
would. He affirmed that the whole trouble was
caused by the strife between the Progressive ana
the international Unions 1t would not re settled
until one of tn yIelded but which of the two 1t
would be he cOnld not saw
II was reported thar Llchtenstein & Brothers had
four or five fOr"mrn at work IN their factory max
ing cigar. Thew make 10000 cigars a day. but
this is small number when compared with the ca
pacItv of rhe factory.
A. Strasser president Of tho International Union.
said that the number 81 international meu engaged
In the strike bad been 70 md to be about 40. A
of these had received 81 each from the striking
fund of the union.
The Executive Committee of the Progressive
Union at ITS meeting last evening. announced that
seventv-tive meu have found employment in the
cigar factories of this city. and that thlrty-ilve
more have been sent out OF town. Mr.. Woyiseck
told TRIBUNE reporter that the union would DC
three months. The Executive Committee adjourned
until Tuesday evening.