The evening world., 1890-07-07
HUNGER IN A BIG PROCESSION.
Striking Cloakmakers Arranging
for a Parade To- Morrow.
Needy Cases Where Starvation and
Eviction Are Threatened.

The Executive Committee Of the Cloak.
makers Union have decided upon having G
monster parade tomorrow afternoon IL they
can get the necessary permit from the city
authorities, and are today busy making al.
rnngements for the great event.
The proposed linoof march is from Pyth.
aGoras Hail in Canal street to the City Hall.
up Broadway to Union Square, disbanding al
the plaza. Secretary Herschman said this
morning that he thought fully B. 900 people
would be i'll line.
The general condition of the strikers is
about the seine as it has been during the last
few days. Many of them are threatened
with being put on the sidewalk by their un
svmpathi2ing landlords and others are
starving for want of food.
Some OF tho most needy cloakmakers are
Isaac Farber, j Attorney street, five children
and eleven weeks without work; Jacob Kas-
sci. l5n Rivington street, ten weeks out of
employment and no money to pay rent: Mrs.
Freundlich, 15l Orchard street, no money
to pay rent: Adolph Roth, 24G Stanton
street. eight children aud ten weeks out OF
employment; Morris Patnofsky, 145 For
syth street, three children and wife in q del
icato condition; Bernhard Silberstein, ~
Allen street, ten weeks out OF employment
and threatened with eviction.
Other unions are taking up the cause Of
the cloakmakers, and several ringing reso-
lutions which have been passed show that
they intend to force the fight on all lines.
At h meeting Of the Central Labor Union
held III Clarendon Hall yesterday James P.
Archibald presented q resolution calling
upon Mayor Grant for the removal Of
Abraham Schwab from the Board OF Bridge
Trustees. to which he was appointed by the
Mayor. on the ground that he was lone OF
the most relentless of the manufacturers.
A committee was appointed to wait on the
Mayor and request the appointment of
some gentleman OF more humane feelings"
But this WAS not the full cxtont OF Mr..
Archibald's action. He introduced another
resolution. calling upon the authorities to
prosecute the employers for alleged vio.a-
ton of the conspiracy laws.
In the resolution attention ia called to tho
facts that ut n meeting of Cloak Manufact-
bers passed q resolution binding themselves
to lock out their employees Oh account of q
strike in the factory of, Meyer Johasson Il
Co. and that they passed another resolution
binding themselves not to continue III their
employ their cutters unless they would agree
to withdraw or promise not 20 join the
QUINN.
matter az q violation of the Penal Code and
request the District.Attorney and presiding
Justice of the Court of General Sessions to
look into matter and take prompt action.
The resolution concludes az follows
ReSOIped, That We hereby respectfully
remind the law officers and courts of the
swift action they have heretofore taken
against members OF trades unions for any
violation of the conspiracy laws, and that a
allure to proceed against the mem bers OF
the Cloak Manufacturers' Association for
the aforesaid violation OF law would clearly
demonstrate that the administration of
criminal law distinguishes between crimes
OF employers and rich men and those of EN-
and poor people, i'll favor of the
former and against the Inter-"
Charles Miller also offered a resolution
condemning the manufacturers who are
now Summerinp Mt Long Branch, Newport, |
&c.. satauicalls awaiting the starving of
their employees and calling upon the
unions to stand by them in their hour OF
need.
Secretary Herschman said this morning
that tho Committee had succeeded in OBJ
tanning the release OF the men implicated in
the riot. In speaking OF the offer OF job
A. Iotten. the real estate dealer who offered
to the strikers at 81 per month. he
said that Mr.. Totten'a offer was greatly
lppreciatee, but could not be accepted, as
The houses were located too Ear away.
A mass-meetIng at Cooper Institute next
night is under consideration, but
he strikers want TO hold the meeting
Iooner, and the arrangements may be
hanged