Telegram-herald., 1886-12-05
A TAIL0RS' STRIKE.
TROUBLE BETWEEN AN EMPLOY
ER AND WORKMEN.
The Nsrsior- -. "a Party 20 the Controversy
Give az 90 the Justice of Their Attitude
A Dirisuity that Sensible Men
Ought Soon To tie Able 10 ADJUST.

On Wednesday last. on account OF q radi-
cal d. ference Of opinion between the Jour
n.vmen raIors' Union of this city and Mr.
Leonard Beniam.us OF - and e6 Monroe ST..
4 strike osgsn last wednesday, and all M
Bsnamins employees Ina his manufacturing
depar.n-u. save one man and four girls,
aunt work. The daicul'y as stated by the
Uuiou ~ reported in the Bortmri. is.
Ihe l1cllty at Mr Benjlmins' is that
M B insists ia including the fourth grade
of goods garments which the MON insists
ars vr~perly bird Grade which were agreed
should be ;hrd grade. and which other
merchant fAiior5 paw for AS third graie.
A. the difference between the third and
fourth grade prices IS considerable the issue
Is rather an important one 20 the wOrkmen,
AS II one house Is permitted 20 pay fourth
Erale prices for certain work competing
houses cannot be- long expected 10 pay
hlrler rates for the same class of goods
NJ Beaauins stands upon the h.errl in
-ergr-tati1n II tie printed bill Of prices
while tae ni0n insists that there vas =
mistake .n fhe printing OF The bill in 70
rerl % fourth class, OF which mistake all
fbe merchant tailors were az once u0ti-
fel Sir BenIamins Included, when they all
agreed t0 toe Interpretation which Mr. b.
now reuudates. Most Of the str king work
men have already secured empiOym en Z.
The laiicrs MON has some 2'5 members
belongs f0 the Intern Ola and ia mom-
8ers are entitled % 81 week from the Inter
NATIONAL when cllied oJt on strike. in
addition % what the local union may vote
them The Union held "a meeting last
relt which vas attended by ahont afty
members. but nothing new a. 70 the strike
n. ..NH q "a q FI.aH
Strahsu. of West Bnays-st. IS not satisfied
rith The bin or schedule or prices, refuse
t0 pay it ana that the niOn also c0nsid-
.-si that matter. bur without reaching de-
cisIan
To a reYor,er for this paper Mr. Benja-
Minis gave lis version ~ the difficulty. as
follows I vas the originator Of the Bill or
Schedule of Prices. and was the s0ie repre-
sentative - the merchants Or employees 20
confer with The tai.0rs CD ulan the Ch-lule,
shat is there were others on he committee.
but they lef 'hs work % ne. held a
COPY IT the h.l and after 70 wss printed
rnnra-ed ir with the original. which was
thoroughly scuSsei and understood hv The
committee oi the I mon. and there we're hu'
rvl errors '1 r. rs stated af the time ore
was .I4ie ora uv part and referred 20 Tapped
seams 8nt .lubIe stitched edges lf over
COATS The other was on the part If tle
Union they clsmei thar the bill wa.
Drawn fl- year = condition not sEresd
rrou nr fhs merchants.
% p ner s.Il w. graded work and prices.
B This dscrssIoq is as TO third and fourth
-rafes of cashmere pants. the price "a =
/ ar t1e thiri being 81 ~ per pair f1r the
T frf-fh 60 per pair. It vas DISTINCT v
stared the biI [ frif it vas necessary q
I provide fr some rraies ~ -heap goods
7 sri male rhe effort slrnesr.v n that direC
ao9 nafe 1p pair - pants 4 Css'i-
+ mere rafsi'inE st IS 0-nts Per yard f1r = 81
srf rei rrff rr p fourth zrade work fo
wrfct rs 8 5 f1rfhe making under
sand -asf r.a onion now Claims that
i flrth grade refers 20 7nra' only. though
I cashmere DISTINCTLY printed. and thel
+ -'sir f-sf notified AL merchants after rh'
E t vss erinfel trst they wanted II That
+ vsr N1v [ 1aver vfs 80 notified
f N.fninz vas ever said go me shout fhi
claim until asf Thursday. I don 3 fhin-
tne claim consistent either 81 grading cas-
+ s'uera ~ .5 cents ger vsri with fsnne
f worth from 2 - A. Rad suel c.sin
F heen r,s.ie sf tha hr1e THE t''l vas made
+ vas 4 rars l.f.rgIv Shown its inconsistency
rna rer rsfcn ~ nfr statement vii 10 AZ
rareu or sf15r ~ he 5il. hsre All t1
/ .rIn rar gSe now even more rhsn h8.
( ara fo~ Some cf ur nnnl0rps Vere F'-
i uerv n tre 7icn. claim fnst sr
~rNt Ins'f nr tf9r ft@ rl1r as r'
re-e ~ ~-r f.nf against mes An
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