New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-31
A BIG FIGHT IN PROSPECT.
THE CLOTHING CUTTERS STRUGGLE.

BOTH SIDES DETERMINED-TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE
TO AFFECTED
Inc struggle between the members OF the
Manufacturing CiothierS Association and their en-
poyes has begun In sober Not OF the 500
clothing in eighty firms which COM
pose that association returned to work yesterday and
re" OF the 10000 other people employed In the various
processes OF making clothes did any work. Arrange
mens had been made by the United Clothing Cutters to
hou pubic meeting 1t No. 80 East Fourth-st and
carry yesterday morning the hall was filed
Win the locked-out men. They listened to speeches
by their leaders in which they were encouraged to
stand firm. and assured that the move
meht against nou-union certain. Reports
were received from all OF shops and these showed
that there were not glass cuttsrs, as the nom
union men are called at work 10 all the shops letter
was received from the United Tslors Union 10 when
" was stated that Its members ready to go on
strike At moments notice in order assist the cloth
Ing cutters although there sufficient work already
cut 70 last them for days It not decided
whether or not to call out the taIors ~
present. they are not called out there
wiz oe no work for them oy OF the week. This
buton-hoe makers baster operators taors stitchers
anu pressers The reports from the shops showed that
90 h had been held out TO the men by some
o. VIC BOSSES In the shape OF steady ment at IN
m wages they would give the union, but there
eeen no defectiona Secretary Joseph Ges, OF the
Cnssd Clothing Cutters, said to a reporter:
hoss.s arc certain TO win In this fight Most OF INC
tnst they would have no trouble getting non union
men: "nen they find out their mistake they Will
nsnt Us oacK rather than their business disappear
int ne principal difficulty In the way OF individual
kvhR IN IL ths fact that they would be subject 10
olelt OF $1,000 II they did We have already re-
ceTo Voluntary contributions OF $500 and sister
unions in neghborDg cities sent OF
tnrir hearty support IN the fight"
manufacturing cothiers feel that they are ngnt-
Ins or existence and are determined TO carry on the
sIuegle vigorously. meeting OF the association was
neIu yesterday at No SO springst. The lockout was
uIscusseu thoroughly and IL was resolved unanl-
mousiJ not TO recede from the position taken,
pus 10 nOld out at all hazards for the
, .s 70 employ whom they pleased. MI August OF
Ahkuss brothers in whose shop the strike occurred
Wnien resulted Ia the lockout said:
There will be 10 surrender We have at work about
one-nru OF our full force but took in new men TO-
Gay Inns whole business s the most monstrous piece
OF injustice that have SEEN had only one nom
union man In my employ. He was good workman
anu Dau Deen with three years. They demanded
tha no Dc discharged. We refused and then came The
strike we Will stick out TO the last"
>. ii. Mendelsohn, OF Banner Broth
tee OF the Manufacturing Cothlers Association,
sara tnst the situation was unchanged. The United
ClotElnF CUTTERS, he said, seek make US men ad-
Juncts 20 their union. We decline I'LL any fuch posi-
non Iheir demands are preposterous. They not only
demand mat We employ union men but also that
II any or their mem bers who may In employ FOR
any reason fall under the ban OF the unOn they must be
discharged at We will not submit TO such die
tatlOn. We have treated the union we'll. When on May
halfway. and while made the beat terms we could
as matter OF course practically yielded TO their de-
Inandr mis- however, another question and II would
De suicidal Tor Us 10 submit to the union