New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-16
LOCKOUT OF THOUSANDS.
cnARMAKERs TO GET NOTICES TO-DAY.


.,r MANUFACTURERS DECIDED TO FIGHT FOX
THEIR scALE-FIRMSEss OF THE MEN
rbe Cigar Manufacturers Association replica
a.. the step taken by tho International ClsarnaAeio
r,,on Yesterday by:announcng their intention Vi uo
r,ng lockout in all tho association shops ana Inc
sht weep two organizations may fairy sai" W
- h.ynn Both sides expect a long end STUBBORN con
90, nosslby not second in bitterness to the great sNo
=, 1879 As announced yesterday morning, Tue rro
or.ssye Union joined In the battle py oeoi@''"S
: .r;ke IN the shop of Brown Earle ana tne meh oN
iced there some 800 in number stopped WORK 1his
ction bsa little do with the general hGht however
a, ,o.aoa m the Investigating Committee appointed az
,hs mre,ins manufacturers ON ThursdsS me. "' 'o
e.s of Levy Brothers, at Thirteenthst anu ANe-O
subcommittee OF five OF the Strike committee VI 'no
International Union and a committee OF hve OF tne
.r,kers met with them and long discussion was heiu
"a o the proper course to pursue The strikers emeu
no, tho new ecae proposed by Levy Brothers amounted
=, r.duotion Of from 81 to 81 thousand that there
vss no reason for any such reduction because
a. oil the large shops outside Of the association hGher
nr,ces are paid Should they acccie to the scale II
,ood he followed by reduction ali over the country
and they insisted that the old scale OF wages he
AZ, opn,nheim OF Levy Brothers, brought the books
Of the firm show that there an average reoueoh VI
only ftyhree cents and that under the scale they now
may higher rate OF wages than majority OF shops out
SIDE of the association.
,he investigating Committee held consultation
and decided to uphold the action OF Levy
Brothers. They went to the Grand Union HOTEL
where a meeting of the fun association was heid
and the report of the Investigating Coinmittee was
heard After session ofabout an hour 1t was resolved
IN uphold the scale and this morning notices VIII De
in all the sixteen shops OF the association INFORM
ing the men In consequence OF the strike IN Levy
Brothers, the factories will be shut down until the men
In that shop to work Under the bylaws OF the
association requires three days notice before lock
out he declared so the men VIII remain a' 'h'r
benches until Tuesday night. The shops which are
affected py lockout those OF Frank Mccoy Levy
Brothers, Ichsnsein Brothers Co, John W. Love TO-
Brown & Earle. Brudy Lederer, George l. Lies Co..
s. Jacoby, Kaufman Brothers & Brady, Gutenberg
Brothers. ID. Hrsch & Co, Seryin Martin, Heymann
Lcewonstein, ]. Brussel & Co.. Kaufman Bro'hers'
suro N Newmark Altogether they employ IN the
peighborhood of 1000 mon and women outside of the
tenement workers Both sides have been expect
lug the fight for long time and sre as well prepared
as it is possible One of the manuIactn ors said yes
tcrd3y:
1--WE have been preparing for this fight for long time
and have laid in stock enough for time.
and iu there is proracted struggle we can sasiy
our customers. who rule will not push MS Business
now slack AID the trouble could not come at better
time. We determined 10 adhere to the scale at an
events. the talk about reductions Is nonsense ana ue
spite the talk o the union men when uniform standard
OF wages is established II Will be better Tor all hands
President Strusser of the international Union laughed
the idea OF the employees having stock enough 10 a9
,bem for any lougth OF time TINS nsht nc sa'd WI,
not until the scale wiped ont or unut ADVANCED
materially We do not object uniform scale. but we
do object TO the lowering OF wages Ihe union III nst
GLASS lighting condition Wo arc prepared TO support
100000 aud prepared to spend three
times that this time Then we can call for aid
affected by lock VIII he cared for properly by
the We cannot pay them out OF the STRIKE fund
hat We will appeal 10 the union meu al work IN the
chops Affected for contributions for their support
Say per Of their wages In case this is not sum
call on our ne
Paul Hermann the secretary OF the strike Conmit,ee
Iqt-raniiona unien said Tbs is fight for ex-
istence between tue two organizations We d" nst OBJECT
TO al organization OF employers OUT We 90 o9ect
TO an organization Of those employers paving
for stili further reduction OF wages. aud will
fight them to the death rhsre arc at least sixty shops
which pay higher wages than the Association scale,
apd they among the largest"
The tcneuent-house workers are still out They say
proposed. They nope that compromise Will be ei-
A largely attended meeting OF tho eigarmskers was
heIs IN Concordia Assembly Rooms. No. % Ave
nue. A. last ai.ht Samuel Gompers presided. resided
lex Hsler 10 Ensi.h. Resolutions we're we're adopt adopt,
on eat ,hee ana The scale Of Prices as uniform
reduction of piiees During the meeting two members
tried create disturbance by intsrr9pting Mr. Com
promptly expelled. and with few sympaIhhers held
Co are out strike is denied by the firm Two soeie
ties Of eigarmakcrs IN this r. city ar, are known
the Cuban Federation OF CigaTrGakers." Tney
walls. She Federation has tried to amicabe
understanding with the Union aud has offered TO confer
aud cooperate all questions affecting the trade.
Iheit friendly offers refused, and pressure
brought 20 bear by the Union upon the manufacturers
to secure the dismissal Of sh workmen belonging to tho
plains that the Union has sought to discredit 1t
among wOTkinen and labor societies generally,
and alleges that the demonstration by tile
Union anst Lozanu, Pendas Il 20 Is made for that
pose. committee OF the Union demanded OF the hrm
certain ny gielr Improvements in the factory, which
were cencedea u then demanded thai the waste be
cleared away every night instead of once week. This
th Rrm refused 10 do and the Union ordered the TO
strike The Federation decided that a strike not
justified Gud supplied the vacant places The factory
has not been closed day, but the Union strk
ig anu the clan Is made that certain rival manufact
ursrs supporting them in their movements against