The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-08
BARONDESS ON DECK.
"King of the Cloakmakers "
Comes on to Direct the Strike.
His Subjects Generally May Join
Striking Coatmakers.
800 Of Them Quit Work in Broadway
Shops To-day.

The striking sweht-shop coatmakers
were in a auiescent mood this morning.
They had measured their strength at
the mass-meeting in Cooper Union last
night, and were satisfied that victory
was within their grasp. Their army
which Is numbered by tens of thousands
stands together compact mass deter
mined to win. Not one dissenting voice
has been head among them since the
strike began in the early part OF TINS
week. The task system, which had
sap2ed their life so long. may be prac-
tically regarded rs a thing OF the past.
A new element OF strength and sue
cess has been added to the strikers
movement by the arrival of Joseph
Barondess from Baltimore. lie Is born
leader of strikes, and like the Alex
anders and Caesars and Napoleons OF
history he consoldates his armies by
the enthusiasm which his presence
among them arouses. He Is booked to
address the strikers al mass-meeting
this afternoon at New Irving Hall. He
will also speak at meetings In Brooklyn
and Brownsville.
The striking cloakmakers. to whose
Union Barondess properly belongs.
declare that now their old leader Is once
more among them, there Is no doubt
that a general strike Of their trade VIII
also be inaugurated within a few days.
SO far there are about 3.cOJ clonk-
makers on strike. That number was
reached by 500 men quitting work yes
terday at Popkin IL Marks's shop on
Broadway, near Grand street. AMI A.
IsrioIla pler a. 20 broadway, near
White street
The cloakmakers and the coatmakers
are not striking to attain the same OBJ
jects. The former are undergrad, but
work, at least, in thoroughly ventilated,
roomy, well-lighted shops. All they ask
for is more pay. The coatmakers. or
d.pss foul-smeillng dens, where the
liYhs, In many instances, came straE-
cling through a solitary window. facing
tle rear yard, where some sky scraptng,
Ccuble-decker tenement often obStructed
:. Flew of the sun or even the sky.
G ,cwded into those hotbeda OF disease.
vnict rivalled the BLACK Hole Of cal
outta," were often fifty. one hundred or
from o'clock In the morning until 10
o'clock a; night. Their pay for all this
work rarely went above 81 week. They
were nominally getting 81 day. but as
o da:Fs work was considered a task. I"
ard a. a 'tdsk' required three days in
ST - OF ono to I've finished. they were
re- .Ih earning only ~ iHN.
u IL thl4 system that the coatmakers
have struck against.
Their employers. the contractors. those
iniddlemen VIII" stand between the toll
sEr"ei TO accept the terms submitted
by tre strikers. They have surrendered
m every point except one. They stu
hesitate TO furnish bonds az security
for the faithful performance OF their
promises. This liz regarded as suspl, lnus
ty the s;rikers. a. they claim to have
often been deceived by the contractors
The contractors hold a mass meeting
tails afternoon to decide whether or not
they shall Weld on this point. too.
in tho coat trade. who number COM
Daratively few. but who nre backed NJ
hv all the unions OF kindred trades Of
the X: Of /. in ibis city, Brooklyn and
meeting in Union Square. They have
not, however. decided whether this
rncetins shall be tonight or next Tues
dav.
The task-workers In the shirtmaking
trade have also wearied OF the intolera-
BILE burden that has been bcarin: them
down for years almost to the level OF
brute creation. They also. will have a
mass-meeting In Walhalla Han. 20
Orchard street. TODAY, They hnv" SUI
fered even worse than the Coatnakers,
There are about 5000 Of them In this
city. About one-half are w'r.en. There
is no doubt that they will s'-ke.
A. j. Milkun: coat contractor of
men on strike yesterday. and went
with them from shop to shop taking
out men everywhere. He thus sue
ceeded in getting 100 Christian Poles
to strike against the sweating system
V edenburg & Brooks, l6I Fifth ave
nue. nave settled with their locked out
old scale OF wages. The question whether
or not the men working at the lockout
Shows are to be permitted to settle with
their employers IL to be submitted to q
general vote next week. Some OF thu
shop meetings will vote for a PROPOSE
ton that no more settlements he permit
ted unless every one OF the employers b,
willing to settle.