New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-10

hordf, NJ workers didn't seem to diminish the great
Idle crowds in the least for OF the 5000 ailors who
struck work in Newark during the day fully l'Wo
came over TO this city TO hear OF the rogress OF the
strike among their brethren here. Edward Feeney'
state Commissioner of Arbitration. came over from
Brooklyn early In the morning and bused himseif
all day In finding exactly how matters stood.
A Tribune reporter found Mr. Feeney In sitting
room on the top floor Of No II SuffoIk-st. with a
crowd OF excited people around him ana all OF theii
irving 10 speak at the same time. These people
have not sent for me-" said he: II wish they had
and then there might be some chance OF bringing
this unfortunate dispute TO an end
Mr. Feeney who Is a member OF Typographical
Union No s. Is the labor member OF the Commission
Judge Robertson OF Troy being the Republican. and
William Purcell, Of Rochester. the Democratic men,
bep
~ am Obliged by law. when hear Of dispute
OF this nature anywhere" he said, TO proceed at
once 10 the place and see II my services are re-
oured II both sides would only agree to submit the
matter 70 our board would summon Judge hoo-
ertson and Mr. Purcell instantly; but there appears
no need for this now It looks as though settle
Uent might be arrived at at any moment
THE CONTRACTORS MEET AGAIN.
Tho contractors me. again at No. 200 East Broad
wav and were in session more than two hours b.
Marks presided and Il. Witkowskl acted as secre-
,ary Mr. Witkowski afterward made statement
OF what they had done.
1--WE have agreed to concede almost all the de-
mands OF the men" said he. but the hitch arises
IN regard 10 the bond question. While We. as an
association are willing to give a bond collectively
hut not individually. We demand that the ,hiteu
brotherhood Of Tailors and the United Garment
Workers shall their part furnish us with guar
antee likewise As individuals we could easily give
n bond to-day and break it tomorrow; as an as
socation we would be bound by it and II would be
q permanent thing We want permanent settle
ment nothing.
"yhv do YOU refuse to agree to employ only MEM
ters OF the Federation Of Labor? he was asked.
"Vhv should we do that" said he: some OF the
men are still knights Of Labor. and we cannot af-
ford TO bar them out: they are union men the same
az the others We cannot discriminate
III the strikers do come to a settlement can
YOU I'll their places with other men,
We'll | will tell you canddly that we cannot
They have got the whip hand Of us there. You must
remember that many OF the contractors are as poor
almost as some OF the strikers themselves The
iourneyman tailor Of yesterday is the contractor or
to-day The transformation takes place almost as
rapidly" he added smiling, las In the case OF the
saloon keeper to-day who was nothing out IL coth-
mon bartender yesterday.
Mr.. Witkowsks admission that the men mad the
"whlp hand" and that they know IT, Is probably
the explanation Of why no settlement has as YET
been made. He made an interesting statement IN
answer 10 the reporters inquiry TO how the peo-
pie live when they strike by saying that they
could actually live on the smell of an oil rag. I
was a Russian subject once" he said land ! know
something OF the prvatlons to which the poor jew
fish subjects of the Car accustomed. II a man
wants lemonade to keep the life In his body waiter
shows him a lemon and bids him smell OF it. and
then shows him piece OF lump sugar ana DIS
him smell OF that also: then he hands him glass
OF water and he is permitted to drink the water.
Now that is what these unfortunate people live on
when they are on strike. In other words. these
unfortunate people live nothing. There Is not
SO much profit Tor the contractor as many peopee
imagine / was In the business self. ana en-
ployed a large number OF men In my shop In canal
ST.. but couldn't make 1t pay and so gave II up;
men of skill They are men OF Skill ana patient ana
Industrious workers. and most of them learned the
trade in Russia before coming this country at ALL
so far as know no men except those who nave re-
tractors returned work to-day. Many of the con-
in our association are really only what you
might call foremen for the manufacturers"
The operators held mass-meetng in Golden
Rule Hall, No. l25 Rivington-st.
the other speakers reiterated their determination
TO remain out until all their demands were fully
conceded.
THE TAII.ORS OFFER A COMPROMISE
The Executive Committee of the Brotherhood OF
United Tailors met No. II Suffolk-st to submit
for approval the new offer of the Contractors Asso-
citation agreed to a meeting OF that body earlier
in the day. The brotherhood decided to recede
step on the bond question and offered as compro-
mise that the Contractors Association De oDIiBeu
TO exact a bond from each OF Its members and de-
post 1t with some responsible person agreeable to
both The strikers promise further that If the
contractors agree to employ none but members or
the United Garment Workers. they on their part
will pledge themselves to work for no employer
who Is not a member Of the Contractors Associa-
ton This will be sort OF combination to freeze
out the small contractors and the Knights OF La
bor who In no way connected win the United
Garment Workers. The Brotherhood also proposes
mi faa nf n
organiZa tion-to regulate prices as shuins scdle
VARYING during the seasons OF the year VIII govern
the rates to be paid. No overtime under any CIR
cumstances will be allowed, except IN a case where
Only VIII overtime be given to a few hands II the
work 10 be finished is extensive then extra hands
will be employed complete the JOB. rms new
offer will be considered by the contractors, VINO
have called special meeting for tnis purp's 49,
day AT No 200 East Broadway. IL Is tnousht Ptoo-
able that these conditions Will be accepted py then
and that all the hands who are now idIe VIII re-
sume work "Wednesday. . ., =.
work Yesterday are those Of Jacob Wilchnsk, No
Q Henry st Morris Brown. No 80 Sunoik-sS; hoSh-
spiegei & Co. Norfolk-st and Joseph Aprahani no:
& i,brvse-st. They explained 70 the reporter thit
With n will, In many Of the other shops where the
contractors had given their indlviaual Donus tne
nan "a no returned to work were so pleased tnat they
Wv, rogs az beer and had 'jollihcation parties dur
ING which they toasted their foremen
MORE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES GO ON STRIKE
Knee-breeches makers to the number OF 11O.
and 400 in Brooklyn and Brownsville. Joined the
s,riksrs Yesterday after holding meetings at No.
M Grand-st and No. l65 East broadway Inc
sack and overcoat makers. after a meeting az no.
$50 Pitt-st.. also Joined the main BODY OF the