New-York tribune., 1890-07-17
WITH THE MANUFACTURERS.

WITH THE MANUBACTURERS.
Discord broke forth with vengeance in the
Cloa<makers Union yesterday and tie Anarchls%
carried their point, with the result that over 3'ooo
ooakmakers refused 10 make agreement WIN
the Manufacturers Association and decided 70
continue the strike, unaidcd by the cloak-cutters
and the contractors. who made their peace WIN
the manufacturers. At a meeting in everett
Hail. in East Fourth-st., the clOallmakers refused
10 ratify the agreement made by their committee
and their president. Professor Garslde, win Ihe
Manufacturers Association, and Professor "arSlue
resigned his Office as presidents but his resignation
WAS not accepted and lie will make one more
effort 10 the day.
ioint meeting Of tbe Consolidated Board, repre-
renting the CloakmalCers, Critters and CONTRACT
ors, unions and the Executive Committee of the
Manufacturers Association, was held at No. 3"l
Broadway Yesterday to sign the contracts which
had beer agreed upon the day before, and so I"
end one of the most obstinate and serious strikes
that has ever taken place in this city. But Only
n partial settlement effected When il came
TO signing the contracts the representatives OF the
IAilors Union refused TO sign, the talors had
decided 10 continue strike until all non-union
men had been discharged unconditonally
Gabriel Schwab, chairman of the Executive
Committee waXcd indignant at this and said
80 long as certain persons will go 10 work ana
bribe some of the leaders of this strike 10 Keep
up the fight. so long viii it continue and discord
he fomented and for the benefit of few. thous-
ands will starve.7
Arthur Dale, chairman Of the Cloak Cutters
Committee. and Mr.. Gottleib. chairman of the
Contractors Committee, signed the agreement,
and the members Of their unions will return to
work on Monday. Professor Garside said he was
in favor Of thc immediate signing OF the agree
ment which he thought INST. and he was sorry
TO say that he thought the new demand OF his
union. the discharge of all non-unlon hands I'M
cOnditionally exceedingly unjust.
The agreement signed by the Manufacturers
Association and the Cutters and Contractors
unions is 10 the effect that the parties To the
contract recognize their respective unions; that
the members of these Unions who were dis
charged. or who quit work on and after June -,
1890 bc reinstated and resume work, on condI,
tion that the Amalgamated Board will take all
non-unon hands in the employ OF the
various members Of the Cloak Manufacturers As
ISOLATION into their unions: such non-unlon hands
10 he laid off until Monday 20 give them an
opportunity 10 Join their appropriate unions. No
workman is TO be employed who. OF his own free
will, refuses 10 join the union. The system Of
inside contractors is 10 he abolished. No strike
is TO he ordered until all grievances and
disputes have been Submitted 10 Joint
board Of six members from the Manu-
facturers' Association and six members
from the amalgamated unions 1t was also agreed
that in case there not enough competent
union Ipen to be had. when work was brisk, the
manufacturers could employ non-union men.
There great excitement among the cloak
makers last night and the cutters and contract
ors were denounced rs traitors and hy the mos
desperate among the cloakmakers. threats were
freely made against the lives of the officers OF
these unions.
The Contractors and Cutters unions held Sc
cret meetings last night in Liberty and PythagOras
halls, and al late hour il wes rnmorcd that
committee from the Operators Union had per
suaded the contractors to repudiate their agree
mcnt with the Manufacturers Association.