The evening world., 1890-06-17
10000 CONFIDENT STRIKERS.
O~loakmakers Prepared for a Long
and Bitter Fight
They Refuse to Recognize the Manu-
facturers' Association.

Three hundred locked-out andlockinR-ou'
cloakmakers, of the unemployed army OF
10. 900, met at Pythasoras Hall this morn.
ing to discuss the situation. They we're ex.
ceedingly iubilant and full Of confidence.
The report that Popkin 4 Marks, Of 476
Broadway had called back their locked-ou'
cutters was taken as an evidence OF weaken
ing on the part of the Manufacturers Asso-
citation, OF which the firm is q member.
Arthur A. Dale, of the Cloak and SUIT
Cutters Association. who ia Chairman oil
the ~Amalgamated Executive Board. said to
an EVENING WORLD reporter:
''lt Ia only a question OF time. We arc
bound to win and our success means the
smashing of the Manufacturers Assocl-
alton.
1--WE are well situated financially and can
hold ont for eight weeks anyway. Then
with the support OF other organizations, of
which we are assured, we can last eight
weeks longer.
there is every probability. however, that
the matter will be settled in a few days, for
manufacturer are daily losing money.
The report that the matter will be set
entirely incorrect. We will have nothing
whatever TO do with them and will deal with
the manufacturers only az individual firms,
~ Nv III ItNORI MIN llb hHFbblhblNls
II understand that the manufacturers
are to have q conference with the. Arbitra.
ton Board Mt the METROPOLITAN Hotel this
afternoon, but we shall not pay any atten-
II believe the Board has the power to
summon us before them, but even then !
don't understand that they can compel MS to
1--WE prefer to settle our own difficulties
and not run the risk OF. being sold, out. III
there are II 'plums TO be had through q
49, 49,. as. w.A WUAN NIan IN NEAnlOa "
Chairman Albert Blumenthal. of the Man
u~iacturers' Association Executive Board.
secuted tho idea that there was any weaken
ing II f Pop Shr' & e Ma MARK %sn oaiisd bark their
locked-out cutters, of course 1t will neces-
sarily exclude them from the Association
m mod su t6sn then N 6o g. Z anf how on = m srsa' is ae an
Association secret-but l don't believe a
"indeed, / understand tina Mr.. Popkin
was, entirely false. that he had not called
To TaE EvEYrSG WOMB reporter, how
Yes. II ia true that | called my men
back, but they haven como yet.
They wanted me to sign an agreement.
but l wouldn't do that, because l Consider
my. word inst az good as a written promise,
and | always keep it,, A,
MY foreman was here this morning, and
! toId him the SIM thing H lisa said he he
"oAiht hSpShs w .nO DNese efN
see what they would do about IL.
III they can take my verbal promise to
employ only union help, why suppose l
No, ! have not Withdrawn from the
Manufacturers Association. ] Joined it ex-
pectiug that it would prevent strikes. but
instead it seems to have been the cause OF
this trouble.
" Al long as I have to pny my locked-out
employees anyway, l don't nee why /
shouldn't have the benefit OF their services"
The Executive Board of the Amalgamated
unions went into executive session at 10
O'CLOCK to consider Mr.. Popkin's proposition
and other matters.
The Executive Board was in session until
after - o'clock and decided that Popkin h
Marks wonld have to sign an agreement to
employ only union men or their locked-out
cutters would not return to work.
The Board sent circulars to each firm in
the Manufacturers Association stating that
il would be in session ct Pythagoras Hail
daily from 10 A. NJ. to ~ NJ, and from ] to
5 i. NJ. when they would receive any COM
munications from the Associations men,
bera. as individuals only.
The Board reconvened at 1 o'clock and a
reply from Popkin Il Marks was expected
before night