New-York tribune., 1886-07-31
Union MEN USE THEIR FISTS.
CIGARMAKERs FIGHTING OVER BOOKS
BIG MEETING OF PROGRESSIVE sIRihLh'-
KNIGHTS OF LABOR CONFIDENT.

. RIG NETTING OF PROGRESSIVE STRIKERS
KNIGHTS OF LABOR CONFIDENT.
Tho fobt of the cigarmakers and the
knights .f Labor is assuming q bitter phase and all
sorts OF denunclations are INDUCED in moro Paft'
lary on the part OF the Progressive CgarnaRer@ "e'
mania Assembly Room, No 293 Bowery, was cro"u'
Yesterday morning with striking cigarmakers men au
women Ludwig Jabliuonski was the first speaker 40
said that his pulsion from the Knights OF Laoor ha
ab.olves him from any obligations that he had
taken aud he denounced In nnmeasnrcu 'ei
District Assembly No. 40, which he ealu' was so
erued by a clique which was In league Win lno m'
facturers TO break up open trades unions ana ne
that the Knights OF Labor were securing the CITY io'
men to take the places Of the men who are on s'he
was nj s stated that money had been transferred meg
av 10 p,strct Assembly No. 40 which belonged TO the
cigarnakers Mr. Vognitz spoke for whiie anu 'nc"
said: IN
"In .,t. q, everything tho Progressive Union Will
march forward under the glorious red nag here nc
was INTERRUPTED by cries OF Sit down! Hes an ennis
sary OF 40, Put him out" Ec continued
however and said: II don't JOIN tno
Knights OF Labor won't join the lnte'
nationals" At this point the tunult wasso great 'n
Mr.. VoGnitz lad 10 stop "hen quo' n"u oo
stored the following letter which had oeeh sent "
retary Doupf OF the International Union. was teau;
last meeting Of the Supervisors Of the CigT
makers Progressive Union held on July ~ AZ o m
lie GO "pton and advioe other unions IN this hgt De
i hpsn ., arr ON strike against hs ukas
District Ac%6y No oaI fT men me saE de
10 show solid against the enemies o3pen trss 3, t
Please inform You are willing To sutnn os Us 70 .e
united capitalists aud their agents District
Mr. Dompf replied that the International Union wouIu
h Lad tn meet with the Progrcssves and bring about an
amsgamation. l.. Jablinouski and =. nrl,kna" rhe
meeting was held and 'ngements MADE io ,,r uoue
ence to night at which the terms OF the amasam"''o"
WI" or sere tT,Ger speeches the following resolutions
were adopted: - -, no,
tfrn f., n"rk nntl free workngnen AH'
women " ri w. bind District Assembly No 80 AS ne
heller and agent cigar mauufactur,r VINO irnu , "
! a VIZ ho District Assembly No 80 mp 70 The
SGp1s@E Sa S all IN T2sas i as %py as we financially
Auttle after D. IN yesterday halta dozen stslwarI
rf3sres7ye NsseTby at No 2O9 Eas, Fourth
st. nnd demanded look at tho books ana papoiv. v.g
ne AsssenU M and the men threatened take them
! by force They made threatening advance anu
cam out from hack room and there was at once hann
oaand nse In wmss o ine ana PAPER. were torn and
one Of tho union men secured ot,ns nniop 'pT
@ ,u u t EhlerS WAC was what injured vn' ar
rested and taken to the seventeenth liec'"c' oO0
! station lie was not held. ..,
Knights OF Labor headquarters II was reported
last night that shop meeting oi peor;o I 20 10 ,S -
| give nm their books ana go oack 10 work IL "'S 10
ported that OF the men in John v" Loves ssSP mc c
are not nj work Will hold meetings to-iay .,o-
one officers District Assembly So i"in shs"e
~ an nnury a- 10 what the Knights OF Labor lbtehuen
IA do ..iI: We Will fuii our contracts al an h".-
aris Ne ruarAuteed the shops with which We "-l1
contracts that they should have p"sceahIe sh"p'
thaf they should have the knights oi LABOR ia'! ~
troule il that the Progressive mon men 40 uu'
into consideration fact that hey were tAksh p
nrnr ana nm. order not taken into thc liuCt'so
Union Thcy showed their inamy 10 in,ui 'nr.l n
| tract before we took them up We Will tahe ices.
mrasures when ii becomes necessary lhefe J. aDou'
a. ruuch likelihood ~ lasting ana gainatloh p'"r
the penrre-.fve and International mons 40 oi oI .'
water MIXING They that thcy do ii"t wan 10 -
mn man uuiou because they Will lose thr peh'' ~
NE We or.r them dement's AZ c"1t o. iott'
eye cont. month instead OF ninety cents "hl'h t"'s
nay now Inis lue aud cry about the ulh''.-"" an :
me-. f. uof sensica The knights oi Ith"t arc np.
ounos-d 10 lAhof-sAvins machinery, bht pei'No wa.
.bor shnuld get some O, the dement's Ol IL "ncn ms
n'acliuc Eas invented the inventor. MI H'hui'f 0'
| 10 us .rl after some talk We male c'hH"', "t.'
| nm Inirr tn. contract, the hnhbrI % ,'' .
chimes to ne introduced WIS limited 10 one'n'1np ~
rroiuct OF tne shop. Ibey were ohli 10 po - - W ~
| trfrnf. ~ Labor shop. \ ROYALTY OF - a year o"
each machine was b. pad 10 tho loc' u"t ano ~ ~
trct assembly the support OF any men ,ha n'En
thrown out Of work hy Il, Aui .ehfhei' on u ~.
taid not as than = week and skilled hah'' MOI ''
Than 81 week ,-.,.o, Ct.., v,ru
,actnrc,. and nc executive board Ot District Assem-
IN ~ At an early date to decide whai A'tOh s"''' D"
! takon to settle the eIi.iing troioe'