The sun., 1885-02-22
THE STRIKE IN rONkERS.
Nearly 5000 Giris who are Able te Keep .
Secrei-Demands the Carpet Firm.

Swarms OF girls filed the streets OF Yon-
kers yesterday afternoon. all moving In the di-
rsction OF the roller.skating rink. There were
black-eyed girls with red cheeks and there
we're blue-eyed girls with red cheeks. and red
headed girls and brown headed girls. and all Of
them seemed to DO having remarkably good
time. Scores OF them were impudently pretty
and knew It, and. without an exception.
all were well hammered and neatly
dressed. They were tho strikers. Manager
Crosley OF the roller-skatine rink had
given them tho use Of the building for a grand
mass meeting. and the turnout was something
amazing. Every available standing and sit
ting place was filed. and hundreds swarmed
around the door unable to get In. About 1000
persons. nearly all girls. were in the rink. A
lynx-eyed doorman scanned every face as 1t
passed In. and behind him in the hall was still
lenged every unfamiliar visage. Reporters
were. with unanimous cordiality. invited to
remain out IN the cold. 4" Keep. mum" has
ception. and fully 5000 Yonkers girls are
knock ling intoa cockod hat all previous notions
They will not talk. and there is an end OF it.
and ID the men are equally non m -eommt,al.
said one girl who was asked. 1t was hintsd
however that another meeting might be- held
would probably bs q public statement Of the
controversy from the strikers standpoint.
A Acommittee OF eight strikers called at the
mill at l0h O'Clock yesterday morning and re-
ques,ed to SEQ MIR. Smith. but they were told he
could not be seen.
We shall never call on him again." said ono
OF those who attended the meeting. The
next time he will have to send for u.s."
AS nearly as can be ascertaned the demands
OF the strikers are threefold. First they insist
on the restoration Of wages where they were
prior to the December reduction OF, ten per
cent. Second. they insist on tho rehiring Of
several employees who. they say. were dis
days. Third. they wish a reform in the pres
ent system OF docking. whereby a girl who
makes an error In her work is, as they say. un-
Several members OF NewfYork trades unions
were present ut the meeting yesterday. and
encouraged the strikers and aided them to
The attitude of the propretors remains un.
changed. They will meet the strikers individ-
ually. but under no circumstances will they
recognize n trades union committee. The situa.
ton is almost precisely the same ns at South
Norwnlk with the striking hatters. The ques-
tton is not so much one OF wages as of whether
made union factories.
The carpet factory has long been n OF only tho
chief support, but the pride of Yonkers. The
fame Of Yonkers carpets has become world.
wide. Great quantities Of them are sold abroad
as wei as at home. The factory was founded
something more than twenty years ago by
died on the night OF the day in which he was
elected TO Congress. He received the announce
ment Ct mis- election on his deAthbed only few
under the Immediate management OF Mr.. War
YoNKEEs. Fob. 2l.-This evening the striking
The PROPRIETOR demonstrated. but thsy would
not listen. and focked up stairs to hold q
in ss lie pun1 hSS as
everything is quiet.