The evening world., 1894-09-07
STRIKE IS NOT OFF.
Coatmakers Refuse to Accept
Propositions Of Contractors.
Declare that the Latter Are Con.
templating Treachery.
Prediction OF n Big General
Strike Discountenanc~d.

The Oloakmaksrs' strike against the ask
system Is rcmotcr from settlement to-
day than 1t any time before The IN
ecutiye Board OF the Brotherhood Of
Tailors has decided to reject the terms
of settlement profrrred yesterday Ivy
twenty OF the aM contractors, who con-
sutuie the Clothing Contractors Mutual
Protective Association. because the EN-
ecutive Board claims to have obtained
Information that the contractors contcn-
plate treachery.
Abraham Harrison, n member Of the
Executive Board of the Brotherhood OF
raiicrs. said this morning that only
twenty contractors had so far agreed to
sign the schedule of hours and wages
submitted by the strikers, ana that
these twenty intended merely to yield
III order that they might get the goods
| which they have on hand made over
| into coats for the coming season.
AS soon as the seasons work is done"
! said Harrison, "the contractors will drift
back int, the old condition OF affairs,
and IL We then strike, they can look on
| for months without suffering any loss
| In that event We would, of course, have
| 10 suCcumb. 1t is sufficient proof OF the
contractors perfdy that they refuse TO
sign any bonds as a guarantee Of good
| falth.
We demand now that the Contrac-
| tors shall sign such Il bond. say for $lV
on each machine. Ms collateral security
for the faithful performance OF the
! agreement for one year. And each bond
Will have to be countersigned by the
manufacturer whose work the respec-
tive contractors perform"
| Ii II said that the manufacturers are
nnnDapI agreement. =
deed. TO any agreement at all that will
raise the present prices which they pay
| to the contractors.
Another conference will take place to-
day at 40 East Broadway between the
strikers OF the Brotherhood and III,
contractors The result OF this will be
forced into either Withdrawing from the
fight altogether or else making common
cause with the strikers against the manu-.
faCturers
The Christian Pol,s OF this city who
are engaged In the coatmaking trad,
under the task system, are also begin.
ming to strike: Ninety OF them, who
struck this morning and applied for
membership in the, Brotherhood OF
Tailors. There are about loo OF these
in New York, Brooklyn and Browns
vile. The indications are that they will
all be out by Sunday.
The Newark task-workers have called
street. Newark. Delegate Harrison, O
; the New York Branch Of the Brother
leaders. says that 1900 men who d,
taskwork In that city will probabl,
strike in body after to-morrow's meet
ffhe monster mass-meeting of the New
York strikers at Cooper Union to-nigh
T dbn be s%nss% BY Samuel
/ OBrien and Lloyd. Secretary Charlie
, F.. Reichers and Auditor Harry Whit,
of the Cloak Cutters Union, and b
many other prominent members OF tn
Federation OF Labor.
There will be no parade.
The strike Of the Knights of Labor
under the auspices Of District Assembl
No: ~: affects NE ten local unions IN, Of tina
Of D. A 40, says that there are 1t,Oo
Knights involved in the strike in thi
city, BROOKLYN and Brownsville.
} morning that the X. OF l.. desired 1
to be distir city understood that Their
Will never be any peace unless the man
!, making arrangements with the Brother
hood strikers.
The striking unions Of the X. of I.
,S1ey n6 t tSe f9loTns Places
No. " pIece-workers). at 257 East Hous
ton street; Pants Makers local No. 32S
at 226 Stanton street; International loca
ton street; Vest Makers local No. 43t
at IS orchard street; Children
Jacket-AIakers' local No. l55, a
IS Orchard street; Kneepants-M Makers
local No. 1.0I. at "a Gran,
street: Children's Jacket-Makers' Loca
No. 5ls, of Brooklyn, at "a Graham
avenue Brooklyn; Buttonhole- Makers
Local No. T2. OF Brooklyn, at 40 Moor
street. Brooklyn; kneepants- Makers
Brooklyn, and German Pantsmakers, o
Brooklyn, at lSl McKibben street, Brook
Ign.
Each local will submit list o
grievances to the conference Of the cloth
ing trade In the X. of L., and this bod,
, after revising the lists will transmit /
to the Executive Board OF ID. A. 40. *. o
L., for ratification.
| The shirtmakers, who work under
system even worse than that OF the task
workers in the garment trades. will hav
a mass-meeting at Walhalla Hall, 4
, Orchard street, tomorrow night to in
| a OF ri