New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09
MANY MORE GO ON STRIKE.
FROM 5000 TO 10000 MEN NOW SAID TO BE
IDLE.

JOSEPH BARoNDEss TAKES CHARGE-soME
MANUFACTURERS FORCE THE coNTRAc-
TORS To YIELD To THE STRIKERS De-
MANDs-MANY MEETINGS HELD.
The strike OF the tailors cloakmakers and
united garment workers that is at present agi-
tating the East Side and the influence Of which
is felt all over the city as from $1,000 to 10000
people are said to be idle, and at least four times
that number are directly affected. Is one or the
most complicated and confusing labor disputes
which has arisen in New-Yorh in many years
At first the trouble was settled. and then 1t
wasn't and then again the men were all going
back to work. and still they were not. Two
organized bodies of men more suspicious or each
other than the contractors association ana the
organized workingmen who are demanding the
abolition Of the sweating" system. ten-hour
working day and an increase In the rate OF pay
has probably never before been seen In Ne"-
York. The strikers do not believe the con-
tractors when they promise. as they did AT the
meeting at No. 2J0 East Broadway two days
ago. to abide by the conditions laid down. ana
the contractors say on the other hand. that II
the strikers do not give a bond for the perform
ance Of their part of the work. why should the
contractors be subject TO such conditions? The
strikers have an advantage anu tH'J h"V" IT,
They suspect the honesty Of the contractors De-
cause OF the readiness with which they agreed
To the conditions which the men laid down. Inc
contractors have lot OF unfinished orders from
the manufacturers. who are pushing thein lor
the completion of the work. and threaten hea'y
penalties In case Of failure ~
Another thing the strikers Know ana ol "nVi'
thev are determined 10 take fun advantage, II
the fact that there is scarcely manufactures
in New-Yort at the present time VINO mas
fair stock os ready-mnde clothing. since tne
lfnA Of
clothing business has been extremely SLACK. ana
no more suits have been made than barely wha'
was needed 10 meet the demands "f the noui.
Uyman Haft large contractor. whose pace II
NJ No 81 Suffolksi.. presented his side or the
cose to the reporter yesterday In regard TO the
question about giving bonds: 80. ..,.
"You have no idea said Mr.. Hart now
tricky many OF these people are. and how dim
cult IL would be to carry out the hard and last
conditions upon which they insist. lf LETT my
shop for instance for only few minutes now
couIJ I te certain that some of these men who
are always anxious TO make trouoie Wouuh
turn back the clock and then 60 on strike AT
critical hour because was working them oe!ohd
Harry White. the secretary Of the Amalga-
mated Clothing Cutters who has taken an active
interest in the strike and Is tre!ess In his euorts
60 nromo,e the cause Of the men, ridlcued the
statement Of Contractor Iiaft The idea OF the
men trying TO break a contract IN whicp every.
thing they demand was conceded Is hpsuIu'
said he.
JOSEPH BAKoNDf.HS lNNr' iCbD'
Joseph Barondess came all the way from Balti-
more. on the invitation Of the United Garment
workers TO take personal direction OF the strike
and he and Meyer Schoenfeld. the ex-walking
d.legat, Of the United Brothers Of Tailors. wth
their irpa ssoned speeches are certain 10 add
Charles Relchcr general secretary of the United
Garment Workers. says that Fechheimer. Fishel
e. 20 manufacturers Will force the eigh-
| teen contractors who work for them TO give the
necessary bonds, and that they themselves VIII
| be the suretes The FIRMS foreman met their
| eighteen contractors at No Az Grand-st In the
afternoon and informed them that II they dld
| not agree % this the manufacturers would give
| them no more work. II was estimated yesterday
that n total 81 forty-eight contractors had signed
| the agreement. and given the necessary bonds.
| and that about 1900 men would return 10 work
| to-day This. however. !s an insignificant num-
| Der IN comparison with the thousands who are
out 1t Is estimated that BY Tomorrow morning
| there Will be $4,000 men on strike. including the
| tailors coatmakers and cloakmakers and United
! Garment Workers.
EIward Fetney. State Arbitration Commits
| soner was present during the afternoon and
| evening at the big meetings which were held in
| Liberty Hall In Uouston-st. New Irving Han. in
| Broome-st. and other places In the neighoor-
hood.
| A more dangerous element than any which
| has yet appeared has now TO be taken into
| account. Il Is composed Of the members OF the
| Shirtmakers Union. which is "A branch OF the
| United Hebrew Trades. and Is affiliated with the
| Federation OF Labor. This union has about
! 1000 men and women shirtmakers, and most
Of them are Socialists. They work In fifteen
sweat shops" which are principally In Pei
| ham, Cherry and Market SITS. and Rutgers
| Place They say that within the last year their
wages have been reduced from 20 to 30 per
cent Then the slcevemakcrs made from u OF
| to 81 day at the rate OF cents dozen now
| they receive only 81. cents dozen ana MAKE
| from SO cents to 81 a day. In addition TO this
they have to pay 50 month for machines
| For the last wear they have had work only
f-..,. .. F.nr dow n IN
| "a crowded meeting In Walhalla Han yesterday
| and have arranged FOR n series Of meetings
| but they won't strike until they take Il regu'al
| census 10 see exactly how they STAND, II II
| probable that they will all go out TINS week.
KNEE-BREECHEs MAKERS TO Go OFT
| over a thousand knee-breeches makers met IT
New Irving Hall yesterday and decided TO 60 Out
| to-day. These people are employed In ninety
| five shops and there are fifty girls among them
They appointed n Strike Committee and opened
a headquarters at No. 274 Grand-st Heymai
Danzig is chairman. They work hfty-nine hours
| n week and they demand an increase from "
| week to 81. At "A meeting OF the Iallois EEo
gressve Union. No H. Knights OF Labos. IL
| Liberty Hall. In HOuston-st, IL was ahhou'''V,
that 250 men, employed in four shops went ou m
| yesterday. They sent a committee to NewarF
| To- organize their men there ana To oruer 'neI
| out on strike The cloakmakers employer II
| Meyer Jonasson ~ Co.'S met at No. 10 hiVilis
| ton-st and received a report that the nrm ID na'
| decided to grant the increase demanded IN,
| will prevent 1000 hands from stopping wo:" r.
| stern & Sons Of Grand and Pitt SITS. have ais'
| signed the agreement and adopted the uiilo'
label II was reported that 1900 overcoat inakei'
| and cloakmakers would join the strikers to-da!
| Broadway clothing firms to the numper %
nfty laid of their cutters yesterday 10 lhe mum
| Der Of 500 because the contractors cannot e.
| their work done by the tailors Among th'
firms affected by the 5000 cloakmakers VINO WI
| 90 out to-day are Newberg Rosenberg Co. II
| +, Newberg Meyers & Wallach. and Bierinah
| heidelberg & Co These strikers make on al
average from s. to s6 a week II Is said that tn'
shops I'm Brooklyn and Newark are larger thai t
| those in New-York. and that In Newark o,oo
men who are employed at task work VIII stoi
work to-day M ,,,.,,,
The Lithuanian Tailors met at NO. ~ hI'',is ~.
SS of the United Garment Workers or Anerni A'
Rarondess made a speech to them In itussia. .o
and they cheered him wildly There are Low low
Of them, and they are only awaiting the w wof, ~