New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-14
i GENERaL 1AILORy STRIKE FEARED.

lie CUTTERS STRIKE observation-disclosures PRE-
PAIRING TO START CO-oPFEATIvE SHOPS.
The fight Of the clothing cutters is not apparently
any a settlement than 1t Most OF the
manufacturers opp ar to be willing to settle the
terms which recently agreed on. but the union
say that some of the employers still insist on OPP
pressing Their count of the strike. II is said
that general strike will he ordered before the end OF
the week in al tho eghty-two association shops This
strike vii not only include al the clothing cutters
but the ta.lors and other employees OF the manuiact-
urer-, and will affect $4,000 men and women,
memver Of the Board of Arbitration OF District
Assembly No. 40 said yesterday when we looked
into the strike of August Brothers employees. saw
that they had violated their agreement. and when the
bosses agreed to declare lockout of. if would
do the same with the strike, accepted the propo-
sition but they went back their promise and now
we propose to fight them the bitter end" The strike
benefit was paid on Saturday and yesterday. Alto
gethei $4,000 was paid out There is SO 900 hand
to paw the next benefit The contracting taiiors are
getting ready for demand for an advance OF ~ per
cent IL wages. they have III some shops increased
the tasks OF the Ourneymen one coat day 80 as TO
force a strike. They were successful III making the
Leu strike in the shops of Contractors Mendelssohn
aud Ro-eu ual The usual cOuI-e II to force strike
and Oh the strength of this demand the increase from
the to ne able to satisfy the men
The District Executive Board Of National District
a meetIn. yesterday lonkeis Ii was reported that
WITHIN tue last two weeks the Smith Carpet COMPANY
bad discharged 200 employees, most OF them when
they shut down the moqnette mills The nominal
ason shutting down overproductlOn, but the
real reason thought to be the boycott on the goods
of the company which was imposed early IN January
Last.
The DELEGATES of the local union OF plumbers to the
National convention which neld IN Chicago last
week arrived home to-day and made their report to
tfe union at a meeting at No. 14l East Eighth-st
Yesterday. They particularly enthusiastic over
the success OF cooperative shop III Milwaukee. Walk
ins Delegate Farrell said that nearly the entire plumb
u OF that city ia In the hands of these cooperat
i've concerns. The union 40 encouraged by these
reports ha. it Immediately appointed committees to
select sites for cooperative shops here and to draw up
ADVERTISEMENTS aud circulars to builders and property
owners informing them OF the determination OF the
union In the afternoon Secretary William Flood and
his assistants busy paying the strAe dement,
The married men pad $40 and the single men
81.
The Retail Hat Salesmens Association succeeded
on Sunday With the help of the police. in closing up
twenty hat in the Bowery which were open gu
that da, contrary TO law. One OF the dealers caught
was Richard Callahan OF No. 14O BOwery.
The nth annual convention OF the Political branch
of the State WOrkngmen's Assembly Will be held III
Syracuse today. Among the prominent delegates
from this ueghbOrhOOI State Prison Commssioncr
George Blair State Factory Inspector James Con-
molly State Arbitl alton COmmssi Oner r. r. Donovan,
Assemblym.n T.. X Mccain and General Auditor
John q. Cayille OF the knights of Labor.