New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-08
THE TROUBLE NOT SETTLED.
STRIKERS DECLARE THAT THEY HAVE
NOT GONE TO WORK
CLOTHING WORKERS ASK THE CONTRACTORS
TO GIVE BONDS THAT THE CONTRACTS
WILL re CARRIED OUTFITS THEIR
EMPLOYERS WILL NOT DO-KNIGHTS
OF LABOR GO OFT.

be. The Executive Board OF tne ClOtlilHS 'oh
tractors announce that they have yielded TO the de-
mands of their employees and yet the secretary. Is
Witkowsk told a reporter yesterday that the strike
was by no means over and Patrick Murphy, secre
tary Of District Assembly No. 49, Knights Of Labor
declared that over 1900 men had Just gone out
The situation Is much mixed. TO say the least
Crowds u men hung around the different head
quarters all DAG Yesterday and apparently. none
had gone 10 work in spite OF the report that every
thing was settled.
There I. one thing about this strike which makes
ii different from some others. The men could not
have chosen better time for their purpose. Manu-
facturers have been waiting as long as possible be-
fore giving out their contracts and now that the
fall season Is coming on. they all want their goods
made up right away. They likely 10 use press
ure on The contractors to finish the Jobs. ana II
looks now as II the contractors would Join the
strikers in a fight against the manufacturers to
them raise their prices. In fact as VIII DE
seen by the following circular sent out yesterday
by the contractors. this Ia probably what they pro
pose to do
Headquarters Clothing Contractors Mutual Pro-
tective Association. No 200 East Broadway Now
70 the Clothing Manufacturers OF New-York and
Vicinity: ,
deliberatior. with their employees acceded to their
@ 4a9as r Of s snn bd ns on cohdo M9rs a.
able for American workingmen but In orner 10
Ray nave vd m and ana mor. support as undr
visiting circumstances We could not fulfil such
agreem nts.
with this end in view hope that you. in
dyidually and collectively. will grant your en-
pioyes the necessary advance in price. to enable
them to funl the above contract, as without this
support the existing mssries Will have 10 continue
Til: EXECUTIVE hoard OF THE CLoTHING
ISOLATION.
80 ACTION TAKEN BY MANUFACT1 RERs
The manufacturers took no action on thls yes'er-
day. President Iiochstadter, OF the Manufacturers
Association. said he didn't think they would take
action at present. as the strike had not yet az
sumeI proportions Of sufficient magnitude 10 trouble
them They will probably be forced to 30 some
thin, soon however whether they want to or not
for at tho headquarters OF the contractors IL was
said that the workers in almost every shop were
out and that by tomorrow morning either every
thing would be settled or all the workers would 90
out Il was reported yesterday that several manu-
facturers had yielded and would pay higher prices
hereafter.
Meyer Schoenfed. of the Executive Board of the
United brotherhood Of Taors. said that the con-
tractors as Il body hal not acceded TO their de-
mands About twsRiy had seted the nretina S
tn" board yesterday to cancel the settlements haue
Win inliyidual contractors and only to enter into
a general agreement with all the contractors They
discovered that the few contractors with wnom
c"uiI iii old orders The contractors would be made
TO live up to the agreement for one year. They
w%ui nacb,ne in their shops They were striking
against the contractors. h. said and the CON
ers and to demand more money for their work no
The hitch in the tetleInsnt OF tnc troG Na. the
bonds mentioned by Mr.. schoenfed The eontrac.
tors wcrc willing to ngrGG t 10 nor me Give ZEE, bonds for the
fuhmen OF all the obgatons year m, IN ana year
out conference of ,ne and from
the brotherhood Of Tailors was held yes,er ,i az
bonds Reichcrs schwetxer Robinson and Cola,
stein represented the strikers state ArDra1TIppn
strikers committee told the contractors that they
had decaen nc no ranens from 800 10 machine.
to un the contraGts This me me, cfio%eps tSat
Nr Rc.chers admitted that the demand vas *
orbltant After long discussion the con nstt ~
e The taiors would also give bonds TO fu.nl
their part % the contract me lTS,,,o Give bond.
act9ri ,9.E Should also give bond. The commts.
Went away but must have bad tT3Sos set the COM
c,or. w,Itei until nearly p m before adj
tournin4 they ia not return 10 report
WHAT THE CONTRACTORS WILL w
Tn. ou,s,,on viii be pat before ma's-rneeiinS OF
mo N,w-york. brooklyn AMI Brownsville contractors
to be held to-day Il is not at ali propape 'nA' any
,,,n v.,l come Of H. Mr.. Wlkowski said yesterday
,b,, the contractors were willing to give their
empoycs all hey possibly could 6, ,ney snstb Of
binI tn,hi fbev coiint be sure that they would
b,y, either the work the money. AMI they G3u.In
1--WE What they had not. Before they could giye
sMvls thrv would have 10 get the backing OF me
a 'r,irers Sir Feeney. when seen after me
ms,ns 'ah hS S W Wt can Es Wien
been broken IN s h,gds uine' anu ''''''''
WISH, 10 's smssmsn member OF the Executive
Committee OF the brotherhood of laotS tha '. as
s,r,tinn hal signed the bonds required ~ ne "th
g. H@rry Mh rGtSrs said hat ,sventyhve
rrlctors had signed he bonds He also said mat
snrt' J th"t he report that 200o garmentworkers
Connected with the Knights OF Labor were OUT was
absurd Their was ,d Ss gtewn No. 81 East Hous-
tSn n-st Yesterday morning. Patrick Murphy was
i9,.S had gone On strike. They had sent a com |
mee tel the manHtaStuTer To oo ,r mn ,hev
b,I sattleI Min the knights of Labor They wanted
a rn-hour day, weekly wassS ana an ADVANCE Vi
several meetings Of knights Of Labor were held held
4y H TGFF: N6 %57 q East sf'f" Z" @ About
ncon,r were present They were taors vestinaker5 |
nHG rressers Eugene Howell OF District assembly
out Makers % chidrens Jackets ana eo,l,ng n ~
an strike About 100 Iithulnians struck at No. 900 |
East Broadway YESTERDAY morning and spplied for
biIi,v is that 800 OF these people who are coat
mn ksrs. viii go out by tomorrow morning.
THE STRIKERS FILL COOPER UNION.
A mass-meeting OF the strikers held last
night I'm and around Cooper Union. The big nan
was crowded. The time set for the opening OF
TN. meeting was s O'clock but long before that
tho hall was filled Those unable to gain admit
lance were consoled by speeches delivered from a
truck in front Of the building. In the big room
there was not even standing room. a brass band
played several popular airs. and wound up win
sweet Marie" During the ominous silence whch
followed this the musicians escaped and played for
the crowd outside.
Charles T. Rechers presided at the meeting. on
the platform with him were Samuel Gompers'
John Swnton John d. Lemon and Joseph Barondess
The enthusiasm was unbounded MI Swinton maze
n speech which was greeted with a silence broken
only by faint Kisses He spoke against the sweating
system and commented the sending OF troops to
Chicago II honor AMI glory In strikes" said Mr.
Swnton THEY signs that the spirit OF labor Is
not crushed" He wound up by declaring that our
p.utocratic Republic Il a failure
ut SWntOns remarks