The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-18
JEWS .INCITED TO DISORDER.
4 SERIES OF SMALL RIOTS, WITH
RESOLUTIONS ALWAYS ON TAP.

Orchard STRAIGHTFORWARD Prisoners-Bn
rontess OF the Clothing Makers Bring,
Bail for Then and Money to Buy Drink,
-walball. Hall Pretty Badly Wrecked
There 10 some reason to suppose that the
'1mpromptu" parade Of the unemployed or
Wednesday niaht was arranged in advance BY
some OF the leaders in the Hebrew trades
unions Of the east side. Ithad q sequel yes.
terday in q series OF em all riots in the terri.
tory bounded by the Bowery. Essex street, and
First avenue. and by Canal and Tenth streets.
Tho rioters were mostly Polish and Russian
Hebrews with sprinkling Of Bohemians and
other races.
About 5000 people assembled Wednesday
morning about o'clock in front Of 257 East
Tenth street The crowd came in response to
the followln circular. which had been sown
broadcast through the east side the night be-
fore. and was printed in Hebrew. German.
Bohemian. and English:
Awake 70 working massssi Throw OF tho yoke OF
the prolstariani Hunger. consumption, and need IA
che reward oflyour hard work Women and mothers
Of children sell their bodies and souls for bread
PROCLAMATION.
We. tho unemployed OF the city OF New York. as
ssmolcd in q hunger mass meeting At Golden Rule
Hall. being forced to,sssembs through our desperate
condition and to consider tho which brought
Us to need and despair As the only reward of our
labor have adopted the folio wing resolution;
Hhsrea In view OF the fact that the monopolsts OF
this city like those Of London and Paris responsi.
bic for hungry and needy state and that such
dtions have at present are the natural out
como Of an unequal System Of society. bel
Rssolvsd. That we call upon every man. woman. and
child. and all who suffer hunger to assemble in large
public place in order to let tho public know OF
rows and distress and cali with q strong voice "wo
demand bread for families and children and q
place whsreon to lay our head" Furthermore. be
R,.ossd. That all needy and hungry workingmen
shail cease to pay rent from to-day.
Let the landlords throw In the streets II they
viii.
Greetings in the name OF the committee.
THR woRKINGMEN OF NEW YORK.
Tho International Labor Exchange PSI East
Tenth street, was the place agreed upon the
day before for rendezvous The circular was
sent out BY q man called Alexander Herself
dorfer. who signs himself as the secretary Of
0 committee OF the unemployed. and the i'm
print states that 1t was printed In an office I'M
der the control OF Hebrew Typographical
Union No. 317.
The crowds which gathered around the
building, consisted OF unemployed bakers.
eloakmakers. carpenters and tailors. with q
nam nun q upnoisteres. furniture workers. and
The e. Labor Exchange K the headquarters Of
The proprietor sets out a free lunch. Henry
Weisman. the editor of the Bakers Journal.
has some interest in the exchange. and he was
In the saloon when the crowd arrived He says:
the free lunch like rsvenous wolves. and din in
weisman, says this had nothing to do with
the refusal to let the crowd have the hall.
to- R. nj there D he sh hs7
When the, bprroom had been filled to sufro-
Sat
elders took up the cry and made q rush down
fowns. an snd q, those inside made tumultuous
RESOLUTIONS had been drawn up and at
ssmpts; had been made to read them. in tho
Roughly translated they were as follows:
Wh,r.. Ways and means must be devised for getting
soms.hlnE for their wives and children who have
R,@ssd That We call upon the Inhabitants especially
sSTs kesPedT: TO help u.s. because they are
R..s'I.d That pay rent uut our miserable con-
resolution was read. It had bsen steadily rain.
Ing for an hour, but no one minded that 1t
was 10 O'clock and the mass OF people falling
lnstinetiyely into an irregular line marched
down First avenue. Houston street and Orchard
street to walhalla Hall shouting We'll pay no
% Orchard street. A committee was sent in to
see Jacob fliegman. the proprietor. and secure
Pleaded the door and the COMMITTEES talked to
him through the keyhole.
i, The proprietor said he must have SIS for the
1T we had SIS" said the committee. I'VE
T Tond yo be S9feFnors OF States and wouldn't
The proprietor said he would reduce the
price lust once to So. BY this time the crowd
P9essng s59s srSund the and
together was So. Unjust have So" said the
We will pay the other dollar when we get in
en o1 ger "a chance to take up another colec-
must have Il now +" said the nroprtator
You take our money and get rich from US
TIhen we woTk When we have no WORK YOU
the oom8ttesnsn' o eFeai bs sn vat ob'
E .l. sSs i A., .Rsggnsns q Nc dol;
of tse crowd Fasn made
ipS stone which crashed through one Of the
Ing chairs ard tables aside in the hall iiself to
wear 1t. Miss finkelstein tho daughter Of
dSor. and was swept off her feet .' "A' n'"f 'He
~ Mo re- was sent 10 the Eldrldge street station
Sixteen bluecoats, some of whom had not
run and dispersed mob IN the st Res ON only
thsr head reached the hall Miss Flnkesten
I'm Ths poles Admitted e eear rn e '4 BSt.
and one man got a nasty wound on the head.
anree ne men We're pointed out the ringlead.
yrs N tne riot ana were arrested. They were |
jacob Gold. painter, 123 Hester street Ahra
nam fosenfeld. cloakmaker, IA Fssex straat
and Abraham Simon. who described hImseii
as ladies' dressmaker" OF 80 Richnrdson
greet, BROOKLYN They were taken to Lsse4
market Police Court before Justice TonIhis
toiIf9wed by crowd that hooted the police in
Jacob Fliegman. the proprietor OF the b,u
ttppear ca against the prisoners. the charge be-.
NE MALICIOUS mischief. He put the damSpe.
~ sioo. ana then shifting from one leg to an
discharge these men,"
4, You have nothing to do with discharoIro
them, said the Justice. SHARPLY a's'hR
Well. said fliegman. they promised N |
pay the damage II ! ma ke no complaint" W
Inc Justice lectured him. saying he cop,I
not make q police court a place 10 re""Vnr
damages; and advised him not TO try it arnin
Joseph Barondess. tie leader OF the cinaE.
makers, was In the court room and whispered
thres men were then discharged. 1N'
W hI!e ms was going on the crowd kent pos
session OF Walhalla Hall. The crowds outside
waited Tor BarondeSs. and declared that th"v
YOU'D not 20 away until the prisoners war;
uilschArged They passed tho following resoln
lion with Wild shouts: ''''u'
n..r'n'. PeAceabie wJrkingman, In their desp.rat.
SUEulInh are forced by need and hunger To assemble
" thousands to spoaL In their interests. and, '
hr.n, Tie police OF the Eldridgo ns.,
ptu.hl.S toward US and our brethren and ven LAye
'uTsA'ou Ihlte IN our niiisL and.