The evening world., 1889-03-12
TAESWEATERS,TOO
They Join in the Protest Of Boston's
Injured T,ilors.
Tenement House Work for the Hub
Hurts Their Business.
Plans for Vigorous Campaigning
Against the Cheap Labor Scheme.
ESPECIAL TO THE EVENING WORLD,

TgrICTAL TO THE EVErfNo W0nLD.I
BosToS, March IL. Interest grows every
moment In the matter Of local cIothiers send
ing goods to New York TO be made up at ten.
ement. house prices. and the 5000 tailor who
claim to be affected by the operation are de
termined to push things vigorously and stop
the proceedings il possible.
At q large meeting of the Clothing Press
/ mems Union held last evening in Bay State
Hall, 1877 Shawmut venue it was stated that
yesterday 500 coats had been sent to New
York to be made up at s711 cents, when the
regular price here was 81. so, and that nearly
the same number had been sent at As cents
which we're generally made here for $l.25.
These goods, 1t was c aimed. were made up
in the lowest quar- ers and II was salt that
one place was in Hester street. which the
81 eaker characterized as a hog market.
The goods were often made up in a room
which was used as O living, working and
sleeping room. where per ons lay sick Of con-
tariuus diseases. or where the clothing be-
came ines ed with vermin.
II was said that many of the local con-
tractors or sweaters would join with the
Union in trying to stop the sending of these
goods to New York, az their business was
threatened with extinction.
1t was decided 10 hold q mass meeting next
Sunday at which some prominent speakers.
including contractors, will addres the meet
ing, giving names OF firms sending goods to
New York. and some interesting facts and
figures in connection with them.
An EVENING WORLD reporter visited several
New York factories his morning where
ready-made goods are manufactured.
The proprietors in most ca es refused TO
talk about the tailors' grievances. or to allow
the reporter 10 converse with any Of the en-
ployees-
On an upper floor OF Q Bowery, however.
where q score of men and girls were busy at
Secretary of the Executive Board of the
United Tailor,' Union of New York. He said:
THE entire tailoring system in New York
is practically run on the sweating plan,
and the condit.o on OF the tailors of Boston Is,
without doubt, as stated.
II know that the Wholesale clothiers Of
Boston send their work ON to this CITY to be
cation that the clothing made in tenement
houses is impregnated with the germs Of dis
ease.
The reason for this condition of things
is that in Boston the tailors receive q certain
s~alary-about S14-without regard to the
amount of labor they perform. In this city.
under The so-called sweating plan. O good
OPERATOR can't make over $40. Ostensibly we
work for $18 a week. but we are compelledto
do an amount of labor which is utterly i'm
possible to do. An operator, IN order to make
his salary of S18, must make from 8 10 16 coats
per day.
g The condition of the tailors is most de-
p~lorable, but what can we dop The union
was broken up two years ago, and since that
the manutac, urers have done as 1t best suited
them. An attempt is being made to reorgan-
ize. but 1t is hard work to educate q certa n
class of ignorant people. who cau't see where
their own interests are to be served"