The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-15
BARONDEss STRIKES BACK.
Declares Cortrac ors Were the
First to Break Agreements.
His stirring Address TO 5000 Strik-
ers tn New Irving Hail.

The cloakmal nrs and cutters now on
strike declared war In dead earnest
against the manufacturers during an ~
citing mass-IncctInp in New Irving HAIL,
in Broone street. THIS forenoon. Thc
han holds about 2,Om persons. and was
packed with the strikers, while nearly
1000 more were comp lied to wait out
on the street, unable to gam udmittiuce.
Joseph Bdrundess prps,ueu, amt made
| one of his characteristics speeches.
mainly In answer to the statements
made by the siNty-thruc manufacturers
who met yesterday at the Firth Avenue
Hotel and resolved not to recognize
the cloakmakcrs and the cutters unions.
Barondess was frequently interrupted
by applause, and at the close of his
address by loud cheers. He said:
1T Is true that we signed agreements
with the manufacturers, and we broke
them Tor three reasons. first, they We're
of no legal value whatever. second. the
manufacturers were the trsl - violate
the contract, because they never paid
the advance agreed upon and broke
the agreement the same day they made
II. third, do not wan, to make this "A
personal fight like the manufacturers
have done, but II l am forced to 1t
will give the names OF those manu-
with us
The manufacturers always have the
pretext for reducing wages by pointing
to Meyer Jonasson 4 Co. s shop, with It's
low wages. They would never give us
an opportunity to bring Jonasson's house
TO terms, These same manufacturers
also pointed TO the east side manufaC-
turers-those In Division street and East
broadway In particular-and now that
we are trying to compel these houses to
pay the same wages as the Broadway
manufacturers
rhey always wanted US to crush out the
east ,SE, side manufacturers. Cries of
ut Is not true that manufacturers
pay ss,OO0,D0 year in wages, as they
>. cloakmakers in New York, and II
would be at the rate OF $500 a year to
each worker. Everybody knows that is
not munihcent wages. and everybody
can't live on $500 a year
THE manufacturers neglect to tell
how much they make. They also com
plain because we strike in the busy
season tas,on we are not fools. and don't
laughter and applause) THE manufac-
turers take advantage of dun times to
reduce wages
"They also kick because back up the
cloakmakers The public would have a
poor opinion OF me as a labor leader n
dld not back up the workmen and
women: and 1t is to my credit that
about me. II they spoke well Of me, l
should be open to the suspicion OF not
| being the friend of labor | was OPP
posed to a general strike. but now that
the men have struck, / am with them.
Some OF the manufacturers say our
men are making $50 a week each, but
that appears strange when the highest
wages demanded by our Union for the
best workmen Is only 81 day our
scale of wages is from IS to $22 a week
low figures enough when 1t is, con
sidered that the cloakmakers work but
six months in the year. loud APP
plause)
Meyer Jonasson is Offering $500 in cash
Tor a three years agreement and S25
We can hold out longer than the bosses.
After our men are out a week we know
that they are good for many months.
The manufacturers are making a big
bluff. They know that we have them
| In our power. The interests OF the work
Ing men and women are common, while
and ready to compete with each other"
Barondess appealed to the strikers to
stand Arm for their demands, and left
he platform amid great cheering. When
he reached the street he was surrounded
by an immense crowd and received an
ovation.
At 40 Franklin street, where the Joint
Executive Committees OF the Cutters
and Cloakmakers' are in session, sig
natures were being received to the new
agreement from manufacturers. and
5,Vu men returned 10 WOTK. fTeSluent
Burke, OF the Cutters Association, said
that II the cloakmakers did not live up
to the new agreement In every particu-
lar. they would not be supported by the
cutters in the event of a strike or lock-
out
Two hundred men in Meyer Jonas
son & Co.'S mandatory, at Elm and
rGand streets, quit work this forenoon
and Joined the strikers.
A resolution of the Central Labor
Union adopted yesterday had reference
to the Gotham Association of Knife
Garment-Cutters, and not the Lady
Gotham Association. as reported in the
morning newspapers. The Gotham
Knife Cutters were accused of taking
the places OF the striking cloak-cutters,
Twenty-Five cloakmakers asked Supt
Byrnes for permits to carry revolvers
for defense against strikers, but they
were refused. He said he would pro-
tect them from assault II they returned
to work.
President Martin. OF the Police Board
announced to-day that that body would
hear any OF the strikers on the Rutgers
Square clubbing affair at its meeting
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