The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-15
STRIKERS YIELD NOT A JOT.
REJECTING SETTLEMENT AGREED
TO By THEIR COMMITTEE.

| Cloak Manufacturers Conceded Everything
Except Betrayal of Their Non-union Men
| But tho Strikers VIII Abate Nothing.
For little time yesterday It looked M though
the strike OF the cloakmakers and kindred
workinemen would be settled amicably and
| fairly. Tho Manufacturers Association practi-
cally gave way on every point on which there
had been any dispute. but the strikers refused
to ratify an agreement to which their repre-
sentatives had assented.
Tho conference committees met In the after
noon in tho Prescott building in Broadway,
and spent three hours talking. OF the six de-
mands originally set up only two remained.
These related to tho reimbursement OF the
strikers for the time that they wore out OF en-
ployment and the discharge OF tho non-unon
mon. The former was settled at once by the
assurance OF Chairman Schwab that the manu-
facturers would raise the pay OF the mon so
that they would In three or four months re-
gain what they have lost. The manufacturers
would not, he said. under any circumstances
sRpa ne e spes o0
but they wanted to make concessions where-
ever possible. The strikers committee was
this was unofficial
When It came to tho problem Of discharging
short and for the rest OF the session there was
simply n cross lire OF argument Chairman
Dale OF the amalGamated committee wanted
the manufacturers to agree to discharge tho
non union men peremptorily. Mr. schwab
said that the manufacturers were anxious TO
but that to consent to this demand would DO
dishonorablc The men now at work had been
secured under n guarantee that they would be
retained. 1t would be not only ingrattude:
but violation OF contract, to turn around
now and discharge them. altoge the there TEe
employers had no objection to their Joining the
unions II they wanted to. But, whether these
MN, Inn ,,Nt ,totQ nff a
highly wrong 10 prevent 1000 men from going
torwork because OF these nIty, w.t., ,
that to allow the retention OF the non-union
men would be a, violation Of the constitution
and bylaws Of the unions. The men could not
Mr.. Rothschiid of the manufacturers Asso-
citation proposed that the question be left to
Garside asserted that this was the most i'm
portant question of tho strike. 1t involved
tho principle OF unionsm' which could not DO
Chairman, schwab declared. that the strikers
committee had shown no evidence OF n desire
all their demands be acceded TO- They had
came to the conference with certain demands,
Everything they had asked Tor had been grant.
ed, but they had shown no intention OF abating
turers had promised 10 take back every one OF
same places they had Heretofore occupied.
and agree to advise their men to Join the
union. He was personally in favor OF an hon.
estiy conducted due, union; Enf mort M the
scrupulouS men.
MIR. Bolton, suggested that the non-union
men be laid off for n few days. SO that the
them to Join the union. This was readily as
sented to by the manufacturers but the strike
committee wouldn't have 1t. Mr., Dale wanted
to know II the manufacturers would insistupon
the non: union men Joining the union Chair
man Schwab said decidedly that the manufac-
turers could not use force. They could only
advise.
Mr.. Dale said that ono man at work in Blu
menthaPs would certainly be objected to. He
had swept the floors year and n half ago. and
could not approve of SO reprehensibly rapid
advancement and would only con sent to take
him as an apprentice. Mr.; Dale thought also
the union they should be punished for having
interiered with the strike.
Mr.. Myers OF tho manufacturers objected to
punishment would consist only Of a money as
seesment the manufacturers would take care
OF 1t. He would consider this also He finally
suggested that the non union men should be
sent on n weeks vacation on the day that the
union men came back, ant that they be advised
and argued with on both sides to Join the
union. II they still refused they were to go |
back also. Chairman Schwab asserted that |
there were not more than fifty altogether
The strike committee refused to, accept this
concluded that they would Everybody thought |
the affair settled then and there, hut wheE the |
result OF the conference was made known Mt II |
later, on 1t was repudated by majority vote. |
This rejection of the findings OF tho confer |
ence VIII be made known to the manufac,,
all homo of q settlement seems to lie futile |
Prof. Garside said last night that the trade |
unions OF the country, would be expected to |
Thought they could hold out for two or three
months at least.