New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-19
CIGAR FACTORIES CLOSED.
SEVEN THOUSAND MEN OUT OF Wokk.
BOTH EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEES DETERMINED
NOT TO YIELD.


BOTH Employees AND EMPLOYEES DETERMINED
NOT TO YIELD.
The cirarmakers' strike and general lock. out as
sumed a definite form yesterday Every hrn De-
longing to the Manufacturers Unlon either PAID up
its disafected employees in the course OF the DAY or
made arrangements for the payment OF their wages
later IN the week. Tue firms composing the union
are S. Jacoby & Co, +. Macoy g. Co., James BTus-
sci & Co., Levy Brothers, Bondy Lederer ~ 20.
Kaufman Brothers. GeorgeP. Lies, Kaufman Broth
ers & Bondy, S. Gutenberg 81 Brothers, Llchtensteih
Brothers d Co., Herbs a. Spiers, Brown d EAT,
Sutro & Neumark, and Foster, Hilison d. Co; lne
total number of men and women who will to-day
be without employment is placed al IoVo. IN m .no
morning meeting of the Executive Com-
of n Macoy. s. Jacoby. V. Neumark, r.
L. licbtenstein ana Theodore Levy. met al tue Dei
vedere Hotel for the purpose OF consaernS on uI
begin this morning unless the strikers wltuureM
their demands. Several letters from manufacturers
not in the union, promising asss,ance III '"'' INV
strike should be q long one, were Ieau. :. H.,
The general feeling IN regard 10 tne suike rs .hao
il will last for several months " IL couldn nave
occurred at better time IN the wnc,e n ye hsSess
F. Macoy to a TRIBUNE reporter.r~l our business
during the spring was unusually IaIRe as . q. 70
ductOn of the tax on cigars stimulatea Iauo " ar
unusual degree. We employed large force 10 our
factory even after the was over. ana so ac-
cumulated q large stock of goois Hence we can
shut DOWN now Injured in general trade
III the strike should continue after September L. we
would be placed in an unenviable position; uo
out OF employment will do after the factories aIe
closed. They have been making for the past three
months more money than at any time since the war
tt moi am afraid there will be suffering among
them. There will be 800 thrown out OF wofk III
this factory alone They are sorry many Ua ' co.
that the strike has occurred ou' nisAo "o 0oA''
plant" .,.
the l25 Spaniards and Cubans who arc In the en-
ploy of the firm. They have protective organlza-
non among themselves, but up to the present time
have taken no action in regard to the sttike
The two cgarmakeIs' associations which are the
occasion of the present strike are the Cigarmakers
Progessye unOp and the Gig
the exteut of the first OF these organizations and
The provisions which it has made for carrying out
the strike have already been given. 3. Strasser,
the president of the International Union yesterday
made the following statement concerning his asso-
ciation: - - ., 40. -,
comprises to-day 1875 separate divisions. IL Is
mutual benefit association. The weekly assessment
placed on each member Is twenty Cents odn our our
membership is large, numbering about lTo,ooo TINS
gives us heavy annual income. Tue general fund
of the union on December was $77506 80 and the
sxag the general fund can fall below
SIS so per member. If 1t does, an assessment
is made. When strike occurs In CITY
the members of the union who are thrown out OF
work are paid 81 week each until the strike ID
over Ii any desires to leave town and 60 else
him fifty cents additional. In this way no member
insed suffer on account of the strike. We have
enough money on hand at the present time to assist
present lockout for at least two years but don't
imagine it wall last as long as that"
special meeting of the Executive Com;
a It Lincoln Hall in AlleD-st. last eve,
ning. Delegates from the workmen employed at
the several factories in which the lockout is t9
made made reports reports No one. seemed discouraged
at the turn the strike has taken. Some
f1at thar 20 ha arnrtf
for, they argued, an opportunity would now be
given them to take a vacation during the heated
term Vincent Woytisek, the secretary of the
Union, made the following statement concerning
the present state of the society:
I'VE have made large additions to our member
the factory of Levy Brothers oined US aud sixty
eight more from Lichtenstein Brothers IL Co. We
intend to get AS many more to enter our
pomtions elsewhere Straiton a. Storm it is re-
ported, intend to open new factory which VIII
the ~ oSy
locked out members. We have to-day assisted 200
workmen to leave this city for positions elsewhere.
tomorrow. All the manufacturers have
not carried out their threats, for
the Shippers engaged in the factories of Bondy;
Iederer g. Co.. Hartmann Brothers IL Bondy, and
Levy Brothers have not been discharged and VIII
continue TO do their work as usual.
in maintaining our position We have made
no assessments upon our members as yet, but have
simply asked for youn airy contributions. These, 1t
is ex pected, will be sufficient TO support our men
until they can provide themselves with work this
will probably be at no long distant day. This
strike as you know is brought about by the re-
fusal of 200 respectable men 10 work win
fifteen scabs' We have not demanded
an increase of wages, for we are well paid now.
We simply asked that these offensive men should
be discharged and that is all"
There will be a meeting of the members OF
the Progressive Union at Irving Hall at 10 a. H.
to-day for the purpose of discussing the present
condition of affairs and what should be done TO
further the interests of the workmen.
The Executive Committee OF the International
Union also met last evening, and voted TO sustain
the action of the members who have entered INTO
the strike. The distribution of the striking fund
will be begun at once.
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