New-York tribune., 1886-07-30
THOUSANDS OUT OF WORK.
RESULT OF THE CIGARMAKERs' FIGHT.
WORK or THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR COMMITTEE

difficulties between the hhlehts OF l-aoor anu INV
Ciga.makers' Progressive Union. committee of the
Knights OF Labor continued their labor yesterday IN
visiting the Knights of Labor shops and informing the
men that they must either give up the Progressive
Union or the work at which they were engaged. The
formal statement which they make is as folloSs:
All who wish to members Of the knights Of Labor in
good STANDING must deliver ny iAeI c1fl' o. te &
Assembly The knights Of Labor cards "iil be .tNni
the oihtr viii be destroyed II they 4 20 turn in cl cards
they be- recognized as members II good stnahg III
knights Oi Labor shops
Under the contract of February last only members
in good standing viii be permitted TO work in knights
Of Labor shops The firms visited yesterday by the
knights committee Kaufman Brothers
Bordy Brown 4 Earle. 5. Jacoby Co.. Gutenberg
Brothers and Frank Mccoy Co. Prohtin1 by the
experience Of previous visits the committee did not go
into the factories of the shops visited with the exccp
ton of Frank Mccoy Co. and the have not left
work a. vet The time given for the turning III OF the
cards expires tonight and those manufacturers whose
men have not left work will then have TO decide
whether or not their shops will be under the jurisic
ton of the Knights of Labor.
When tLe committee visited Frank McCoy's shop
they were escorted TO the work room by Foreman
Romcen At the Progressive Union Office 1t was said
that Committeeman Bliss read the notice. He was
asked If he could read in German and when he gave
n negative answer he seized by some of the men
and thrown bodily out of the shop Mr. Bliss denies
this Al all events the men left work went 10 Bo-
hemian Turn Hall in East Fifth-st and held meet
ing Resolutions similar to those passed i'll the other
shops where men are ont were adopted and u commit
tede appointed TO wait on Mr.. Mccoy. They were met
10y Edward Mccoy and informed that they could call
for an answer to their resolution at 10 to-day.
At the sboTs pf Kaufman Brothers & Bondy, Brown
& Earle : Jacoby & Co.. and Gutenberg Brothers the
committee were told that they could explain matter.
to the foremen and they would explain to the work
men In this way trouhc might be avoided. AZ
consequence OF this action the men employed III these
shops have not yet left work CommtieeInan bi!ss s
said Yesterday that there were IN New-l ork ZZo
knights Of Labor shops OF these tSenty seven are
Of Importance ana Will DC Vslleu p tHe Coiii'''cc 10
quickly possible
The situation of affairs in the strike shop of Levy
Brothers docs not change. The men heid sn@p
meeting Yesterday aud st resolved 10 -tck h I'd"
Union a all hazards The firm succeeded III getllhg
few KING his of Labor at work.
Mr. BIu.. el of the firm OF Lichcnsoin Brothers
Co.. sa,d that . committee ir, N his men walled on MN
early in the morning. They were informed that the
firm Intended making IT. shop stric hnigh oi LABOR
shop The contract with District Assembly No ="
had been entered into in perfect good faith and The
firm wanld not bc the first 20 hrcah II. The comm ttee
said that they did not intend be dictated to Ivy
society and away. After a short tune they re.
turned and told Mr.. Brussc that II had been decided
70 declare the shop Of Lichten-icn Broherr On -tfkc
Mr. Hrusscl snd tha; be sory th Z, they had taken
this action aud asked The men 70 hnish the ~oik 'ha
Lad been left Oh the benches. The they declined 70
To INfUf' reporter Nr hrl--c -aid iIat ne
had doubt that District Assembly ~" 4" "ouH uc
able 20 furnish them with al tie men they wanted
4 committee also Nnitci on >utroA Ncwmark 10 hnd
on, ,yhn th,; frf. intended doing Mr. Ncwmark told
them that be intended standing by the kniGt;s of
Labor as Il was impossible for Inn 10 sell cigars es
pccallv IN the East unless they Lad the knights OF
Lator label He advised The men to remain Al "ois
aad give ~ their cards under protest If necessary and
suggested that they could get Lew casd- That w"uid
be- a,t AS good The men dcclircd liz offer and de-
clarcd the shop OF stFlke About twenty i've men
rem 49, ed at
Thc men employed by John Love CO.. who left the
(trar N,uu;nc'urcr, Association at the of tie
last trouble hut who Lave bad Knights Of Labor shop
heard that they 10 Doe ordered 10 leave tie fro
rre-.ive Union and about thirty OF them struck work
The others val take %" action unti they have been
OF. .cially visited hy the Knights committee.
At tie leA1guArcr- Il tie Progressive mon y was
stated that tie kuies OF tabor are r-ning cards on
which IL printed Member oi tho gIfmAkct- fio-
rre,-ivc t--.iui, - New FORK aud giving them 10
ali the cignruak'rs ilcT IAN find whether they are
ne,ucr, OF the order or not and ding these
men to the stilke chops 10 app, for work In reeMi
20 the denial Of Scwyn Martin. th" agents Tor The
huuch-iuakiug macire. on which ROYALTY OF - for
each machine alleged 10 hayo been pad to Distinct
Assembly 40. 40. that such money was iah, t"
treasurer of the Progressive Union Las Cd eek MADE
ont by sewn A Martin IL favor o. t"o oi Inc oN'eIs
: IacobS. IT,. oi the firm Of Jacoby & Co.. said
that his nrn did not intend to take aN nct'o part m
ill., rghf Thcy thought that the knights OF Labor
had gone tric Tar and they ddut approx, thor
acton Mr IIii-on, OF the firm OF Foster iIh'"n.
ead that M shop ~ tn International Mon ana
nr
Intcruatioua,s to tie knight Of Labor because TO-
were els srmakers and could understand the Waptr of
the trade and disposed TO deal more reasonably
and fairly with the Manufacturers The Knight of
Labor sent committee of rhocn,kcr- hlack smiths
who did not understand what they wanted. lie
thought. however. that II Wa good thing To- have
two separate unions IN the cty since one acted ~
check against unjust demands the part oi the other.
Oscar llnrnmcr-tcin. who !. kind OF Pooh hah
in the cigar trade, being in"nni ciufcr. tie rel
dent -; the American cigar Manufacturers Association.
the a making machine ana the Idltof
of 1hc Iouacco Journal -aid that there were
twenty one firms Ia biz association. 1hI- not their
ght and they did tot propose L. take any hand IN H.
lie had called meeting "i The association, however.
80 prepare for any emergency - thnG~ w"fr IN
a fearful muddlc aud impossible 10 see where
they were gong to end lie nuiactnicfs regarded
the international 10y all means the best Union. but
he thought that two unions were absolutely necessary
for The protection OF the manufacturers. II. ndld
Nh. Ilammer-tc.n. " the 10000 cI-armak'rs III the
city were in the international Union. pucc- would 90
up immediately from II to - a ihonsand and the
INA nuiactufeis wonld have to leave the city
Jacob Wolf the master workman Of the 'igarmakers
Assembly OF the Knights of Labor Is not satisfied with
II report, about the work Of the Knight, of Labor
Committee He issued Il statement yesterday III
which he says
Idd not make any statement The eluplo,e. o Levy
Inale statement accounting To- The mac
employ knighi- ." labor "I %, "ili M ,ilnd '' ".
chHgc Of any pcI-"n ID the employ q" L''y h"l"s OF q"
y keeping their shops gained under the rules
,eo t5 The rdr Is ciira, 10 h. eti, and sprit Of the
contuton AMI ".ad meet with tie speedy ooAdrnn~ on Of
Assembly
A meeting of tie Progressive Labor club, the local
assembly OF The cgarmaAer-. will be held Tomorrow
might and a livcy time l. expected
meeting OF the Epard OF supervisors OF the Pro-
gfessiye uOn last night II reported that short
meetings hal been held 10y the cnplOyrs Of :. JacOby
Co.. George =. Lies Co.. Brown Ear. kaufman
Bros a. Bondy which IL decided stop work
The plumber Of men now out OF work Ia: Levy Bros
aJO. Mccoy & Co. $50, Sutro Il Newmrrk 400. Lichteu
siein BIOS 200, John ". Love 80. JacoDy 4 Go. iOO
George {. Lcs d co. @5O Brown Eari 800. kaufman
Bros. & Bondy 80.
KNIGHTS TO MEET IS UNION SQUARE.
4 bi, mcc,In,, of knights of Labor will be