New-York tribune., 1886-07-29
THE CIGARMAKERS' FIGHT.
EMPLOYEES ALL AGAINST THE KNIGHTS

REASONS FOR THE ACTION OF THE MANUFACTURERS
LEVY BROTHERS ANSWER.
District Assembly No. 40 Of the knights Of Labor
Ia losing no time In forcing the fight against the
CgarmaktrS Progressive Union Despite the fact
that all the people employed by Levy Brothers stopped
work on Tuesday when they we're informed that they
must either leave the employment Of the firm or the
Progressive Union. the Knights Of Labor appointed
committee to visit all the knights of Labor shops
In the city and make the same announcement to the
men made In the case of Levy Brothers. There
are twenty six Of these shops the city and they
employ all told about 5000 men and women. Nearly
all these are members Of the Progressive Union. In
fact all are except the packers and strippers Among
the first shops visited that Of Lchtensten Brothers
Co.. Of Thirty -eIghthst. and Seoond-ave The
en- ployes all stopped work At p. m. at No. S55
Second-ave. q meeting held and resolution
similar that passed by Levy Brothers employees was
adopted committee appointed TO wait on hr.
Lichtensein and the frm was allowed until D. m
this morning TO give answer 10 the men. It was
resolved TO stick by the Uni on at all haZards mem
ber of the 6rm said that all tenementhouse work had
been given up by the members Of the Manufacturers
Assoc alton. The men employed by Sutro q New
mark also went out In body and in fact this was the
reception with which the ultimatum Of the Knighs Of
abor was met IN every shop that they visited The
fourteen shops which In the Mapifacturers Asso
citation are Levy Brothers Frank mccoy GO, brown
& Brother Kaufman. Brothers & Bondy Jacooy
& Co., Levin g. Martin, Heymann bpothers q Co.
James Brusser q Co, Kaufman brotners TaL q g q
The employes Of Levy Brothers, who were locked
heuian Turn Hall in East Eflh-st- They received the
following reply from Levy Brothers TO their resou
ton Of tuesday;
To OUR EMrLorrs-Tne Progressive Union proved
its inability 70 Oh shops after the lockout OF Last
Winier We tnen made nrrang ngeneuts with tho advice
consent of that nnen through i' lesasrs Win 9 ee
Kuigts OF LaDor We then pnbllahed olIcuiar 10 our
notifying them that thereafter We should ,urnsn
We and sos made the conirSc and we are rAiy
make a new contract to-day and another one overy
tbe choice last botwesu Knieb of LsheT shop
and International shop. We cAein. eonslneIoa "c
,s.o"roS then formed We arc iuv 10
MAINTAIN and retain Knight OF Labor shop We i IeeI
that tho best interests OF employees and VIII
he more ieaously guarded n orRaniEAtioL which u
ready sroitiat dioulty THAI arises net~esn Us
quest of hands that are DO and intend 70
ss%sin m onsr. TO- sssS ~ vo Our shop
open to-day for tho return OF any snd AL y, oSo s".
any Kncht OF Labor es.rmakor buneh- maker, until
"o SnAn n"'' . 'u'i O''p''-' IEvr BROTHERS
When this communication was read In the meeting
of tbs men resolution at adopted declaring
Levy Brothers shop on strike and rsalrnlng Tue
discrimination Of the men to STICK 6y the uh,"n I.
secretary of tho ManufScturers' Association ana a
member of the firm Of Levy Brotlcra said We nko
the Kniehts Of Labor because they believe in aro
tration. Since entered into the agreement win
them in February NO have had hall dozen nt!'e !,'
troubles with our men, They all satisfactorily
arpitrated by the Knights Onder the old system "o
would have had half dozen strikes"
Frank Mccoy, president Of the ManufacturcrS As
soc,ation said that no formal boycott would be de-
clared. Slmar acton hcever to that taken IN Levy
Brutbcrs shop would DO taken In all Of the knghts ol
labor shops and they would all be maintained as
Knighta Of Labor shops. The Knghts Of Labor had
treated the manuf@ctunrs fairly and he saw no reason
why they should not stick TO the knights.
Samuel Gompers, the SECOND vice president OF the
Cgarmakers 10 nternationsl UuiOp said that there was
every probability that there would be an amaIgams-
ton Of tho International aud Progressive Unions.