New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-21
THE LOCKOUT OF CIGAR-MAKERS.

| MANUFACTURERS AND WORKMEN RESTING.
FACTORIES BEING REPAIRED AND SUMNER RESORTS
VISITED.
The lockout against the 1000 cigar makers who
struck earl, Ill the week continued yesterday.
Both manufacturers and empl yes gard the matter
IN philUsOphIc spirit. Tue former at the meeting
held at Hotel Bevedere yesterday morning, we're
IN JovIa mood. They smoked genuine Havana
cigars drank the purest brand OF Apoilnlrs water
aud discussed the 81, uation.
II tell you what" SAID one as he knocked the
ashes from the end OF his cigar "tnls strike Is
really a God-send 10 Us. IL not only gives Us an
opportunity 10 take a holiday and get "A snIH OF
mountain air but II gives us a chance TO Xix up our
factories. L have already begun To repair and
whIte-wash mlne IL needed II bad enough. as
sure YOU"
81 am in the same box" chimed in another. II
my workmen wanted TO come back tomorrow
could not receive them. because the factory Is IN
such chaotic condition. When they do come back
they will vote "A silver medal for having made
many improvements IN their quarters"
" Is 1t true that Levy Brothers and ). Jacoby &c
Co. have continued tue manufacture OF cigars Ia
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS !" asked the reporter.
1t Is partly true and partly false" said Mr..
Jacoby. Levy Brothers make no cigars m tene-
mcDt- house,. AS for the hrn To which belong. l
would say that we have contract with a nan by
the name of A. Dorn who makes cigsrs for u.
Work was continued in his tenemeuts yesterday,
but, hndIng that It made considerable talk against
US, mas now stopped giving out jobs TO his eul-
plOyes."
Here's another point" said Frank Macoy as
constitution allows us 10 finish work on the
obdcco which has been prepared for tue tinishers.
la lew instances TINS Will require q day or two
longer than expected. There Is noe a single
manufactures who has not kept his agreement Win
the union. We have closed our factories IN tue
defence of principle ana We shall keep them closed
unu the proper time comes tn open them"
The cigar-makers. on their par are enjoying tho
enforced holiday. they seem to he determined to
forget all about the weary days OF labor they have
passed through aud give themselves over TO tho
pursuit OF pleasure.
After the usual factory meetings had been held
yesterday morning, they formed themselves into
small parties anu visited central PARK, Concy
lsiaud aud other summer resorts Dressed IN their
best, with good cheer aud health beamng from their
faces, they dId not certaiuly look as though
they were annoyed oy the recent lockout.
No one growled or showed any disposition 10 COM
plain aG the turn that affairs had taken. Several
rival cigar factories yesterday oil red 10 employ
some of the strikers Ii was reported late IA the
afternoon that several hundred men and
women had found employment III this way since tue
lockout was begun.
The iil-feeDg which has existed between tho
menbers of the International Union and the Plo
grossye Union does not seem 10 strengthen.
Although there are "a lew hOt-headed men VINO ar,
anxious To bring their respective organizations into
open conflict the majority IN favor OF peace aud
are opposed 10 any movement which VIII cause AN
open rupture.
A special meeting of the Executive Committee Of
the Progressive Union was neld at Lncola HAL in
A llen-st. last evening. lt said that Licnten-
stem brothers X Go. have retained IN their employ
more than 700 workmen. Ii was also stated that
machines were still ruuning III Brown * EaTles
actorles. -Four thousand members OF the Progress
ave Union are still at work. twenty-five hundred
)i tins number promise 10 give one-thIrd 0i tneIr
wages to the maintanence OF the strikers, aud tho
remainder pledge 10 per cent The statement that
he Union was at war with the International Union
was denied. he members were resolved nDt 70
yield III any degree.