New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-24
TIE STRIKE IN YONKERS.
THE ATTITUDE OF BOTH PARTIES.
WHAT THE STRIKERS COMPLAIN OF-rHE FIRM NOT
WILLING TO TREAT wfrH THEM.

WHAT THE STRIKERS COMPLAIN OF--THE FIRM NOT
WILLING TO TREAT wfrH THEM
The strike Of the carpet-weavers Of YOnkers
continues with ell the spirit and obstnacy OF wcll-con
Quoted strike There not lcss than 5000 persons
out of employment and they keep the town pretty
lively. Two thousand Of these are girls and young
women. but BY the way they promenaded tho town yes
terday and occupied the skating rnks, one would have
thought that they not girl short OF 10000 They
ranged in age from seventeen thirty ana most OF them
looked a. they worked hard for all they got and then
got none too much
There two skating rinks in the town, and the rink
men have taken up the of the strikers vigorously
They admit the girls on the floor and let them have
skates for nothing; and when cret concaves OF the
strikers are held to discuss ways and MEANS the rks
are their council chamber Much effort IL made to keep
the details OF the strike from reporters The men turn
cold shoulder when approached for Information ana the
girls look II they would like to talk, and would II no
Que else we're by but they all watch each other Sharply
to soc II their disclosed Yesterday morning
meeting was held and It decided to form carpet
wcayers union forthwith The report that the strike was
ordered by union mistake. The rm against whom the
strike is made Alexander Smith Sons have heretofore
managed to keep union away The strikers say that
II an empoye discovered or even suspected to be-
long to union he was bounced" without ceremony.
One girl said that the assistant superintendent Mr.
Coync had followed several girls 10 New-YUrk one night
10 see II they going to q union meeting. Ihey
gave him the Slip and the next day all tue girls were
discharged without explanation.
Union weavers from this city, Philadelphia and other
places are In YOnkers experimenting the formation OF
the new association. They make the strikers hne
promises II they will hold out Weavers In the E 3.
Higgins factory IN NewYork and In factories In Lynn
I'm Amsterdam and other cities have agreed to put asde
one days wages every week FOR the lonkcs girls. ihcy
claim to have made special arrangements with tho
rocers and other tIdesmen OF Yonkers, and say they
are in a condition to hold ont for six months, one
bright-cyed maiden told the story of her Woes III TINS
language "Wc are treated like dogs. We were being
paid from Y 33 3 cent less than other carpet
factories pay then IN December they ordered gen
era. reduction Of 10 per cent At this rate wcavcrs could
earn from ri day 81 10; settlers from ~ IL t9
~ 30 and pckcrs about 90 eents' but even az saea
little two penny Offences For instance, weaver can
pn through pieece IN two days. II contains 40 yards
les bit crooked they will dock US from one 10 two
dollars There are 200 srools In chal ah,l ciain u
runs ten coor II slngie eo1r runs nnt o the S same rate
Ten minutes work would correct both these nite
In tho moquette mill where there $50 looms ~ IL
was taken OF the girls wages IN a single month M
rates that prevailed before the December reduction no
"docking" except for actually spoiled work, and taS
recognition OF the union They declare tha thcY wiz
hold out forever bu they will have their rights. Few Of
Ia N look a5 they could hold out long eallow-
l-cla and carew9.ii hGir faces pi 'TU & ni bev
how hardly the sragge OF NE goes WIN ten ~
sos dislike Assistant superintendent Coyne Win ,hc
tharn eat their luncheon the will NOT let them
sr.ak wort during work-ho ana even ht lh".hon
spyug them out and makiug their lives generally un
happy. iIc ite or Irish birth, ana red-haired
| and looks ~ IL he might bc q tribe severe. -,
Al the time the strike In smith x SOls works the
pckcrs 200 in number refused TO JON tue move
nent and stubhornly held out until last night AZ
O'Clock they called special secret meeting, refusing ad-
nittanc~ 20 an but the rickers For nearly two hours
@ ' ,t'i ~ lam, HE strikers and the hnion This they
viii do al tue meeting 10 be held tomorrow