New-York tribune., 1890-06-29
DESTITUTE STRIKING cLO4KHA6ERS.
THEY CALL on THE PUBLIC FOR FINANCIAL

The dc>ttuton among the striking cloakmakers con
tinuos 70 extend. in spite Of the attempts Of The
union 10 mitigate the suffering Of the women and
children now on the verge Oi starvation. Al 80
lOo Essex st. Yesterday few hundred dollars. con
trbnted 10y sympathizng unions, was distributed III
scanty ptancc, OF - and ~ 10 those men who had
the largest famlc, to support. but over Thousand
men and womcn who even while working make only
enough 10 exist. and have now for two weeks tr'en
without work. turned away empty handed and
desparng yet firm their resolution To- hst 10 the
bitter end.
The Coakcutrcrs' Onion Is the richest one in the
trade A. the regular salary Of cutter j. 80 q week.
ard Tho beginning II III" strike the union lad over
$4,000 in IL, treasury Yc-tciday u pad every
member his wage, in fll amounting in AL - =,
and distributed besides 20 destitute coahnahcr, 500
4 strike Of cutter, took place Yesterday in the factory
Of Popkns a Marks No. 47G broadway. on account Of
a cut in the scic Of wages. In the afternoon the
firm sent Jacob Simon, president 0i the union. ana
granted the demands Of the men, who al once r..
turned TO work. The Manhattan Cloak and suit Com.
pany is pronting by the strike. This firm now en-
poy, fifty cutters and abon; 1000 thlors. and op
crates At special rates of wage. meeting viii b"
held TO morrow morning bs the cutters aud manu-
facturcrs. when another attempt viii be made ami
cably to settle the strike.
The following call the public for help has been
may be- sent 10 +. IL. Gar,idc, 40. Io6 Es-eN
We are absolutely Ia need. Any one !, wclNmc o.
come here and condition. Victory belongs {"
u. The employer, cannot accuse " oi making "a
orbant demands. We are Williug &" make any
reasonable concessions We simply AK that the price,
paid TO should b" according 10 and not "a
The mere whlm ana fancy oi the employer We ak
that the CLOAK trade be- lifted 10 the level Of any other
trade VIII not the public send help ~
IL is said that ~ 900 is ne,dc! ~ once hy the union
10 prevent cvlctons q! families from their miserable
hoIle~ and T." provide food.
The strike cga ikcrs IN this city spreading
and IS expected tha before the rOubl" In the trade
ends the journey men Cigaunahcr. viii have gone
strike oi had their demand granted IN every oignr
factory in the city. There are now over 1000 men
on strike for Increase In piece work Of from 50 cents
to a. Il 1000 cigars.
The Houscsmlihs Union. the most powerful oreani
zatiOn Of high class mechanics In This city, Id, cc ted
The following officers: Charles Reilly, president
Patrick DOugheity, vice president Patrick Coleman.
recording secretary: John Gearing, financial secretary
John Victory, treasurer, john scelcy, Peter Walcr
and John Casey, Trustees The election of delegates
~ the Central Labor Union and bulldng Constructor,
Dist Assembly No. 243 viii take place AT the
meeting.
A mas meeting Of bakers under the auspices Of
Local Assembly No. 2iOG, Ot the knight, oi Labor
held at Military Han last night gain recruit,
tor the organization. II is the beginning Of the hght
for supremacy between the knights of Labor and the
American Federation of Labor.