The evening world., 1894-09-05
TOO.
5000 Preparing to Join the srik-
ing Cloak Makers.
Union Carpenters Strike Against
bumpers Growing.
The Thousand Men Now Out VIII
Make No Compromise.

The shirtmakers are preparing to
throw theor forces into the breach
against the sweating system. They
claim to be working under even more
grinding. soul-and-body- destroying con-
ditions than the coatmakers who are
fighting for emancipation from the task
system.
There are 5000 men and women inthis
city making shirts. One-half OF this
number work In organized union shops
where the hours of labor are from
O. clock in the morning until 8 o'clock
In the evening. The other half work In
the vilest OF the vile sweat shops, from
10 o'clock In the morning until 10 o'clock
at night. And Notwithstanding this dis
crepancy in the hours OF labor, the
sweat-shop toilers earn no more than
those who work In the union shops.
The average earnings for both classes
are "a a week.
cent for each sleeve. Now they get one
cent for a dozen sleeves. To make mat
tiers worse, In some shops the employees
have to pay their task-masters u per
month for the use Of the machine they
Shirt Makers Union OF New York. No.
/, has appointed a committee OF hfteen
10 investigate, anu Will htNihi =
a general strike within day or so.
The strike of the costmakers now In
cludes almost every ,sweat-shop on the
east side. Seven thousand operators,
basters, pressers and fnisners are out.
Seven thousand more Of other branches
| In the same trade, who depend upon the
strikers, are also Involved in the strike. >,
meet a committee OF the Executive
| Board, Of the Brotherhood OF Tailors, at
o'clock this afternoon. at 200 East
Broadwsy to consider means for settling
The Actors enevolent Association has
notified the strikers that 1t VIII give q
benefit performance In aid OF the strike
This morning committee OF three
from the brotherhood OF Tailors called
upon the men In the employ OF Mr.. Abra'
hams at i% Essex street to strike ftsr.
wards reported that when they reached
to the "sweaters,t they were set upoT
other men. Being taken by surprise
they were terribly beaten before they hat
an opportunity to defend thsmselves.
One Of the members OF the Executive e
investigate the matter. He says that
when he asked the roundsman whom ne
met In front OF the house where me
It, the latter told him, he says, that
he would smash his head II he didn't &c
The parade Of 49, 900 which was to take
place to-day has been postponed until
Tomorrow night, when the strikers and
| their sympathlzers will. II they can get
permit, march to Cooper Union, where
monster mass-meeting will take place
at 8 o'clock.
/ of L., which Is said to be issuing cards
| TO non members. In order that tehy may
the places 81 st ~ Wss re
bectton OF the Central Labor Union Al
Miscelianeous Section. although strong
ly K. Of L., Is also affiliated with thu
Federation Of Labor through Its con
pectlon WITH the Central Labor Union
Patrick Murphy. Secretary Of Distric
Assembly 40. X. OF L., to which UniOI
No. 1876 belongs. 1t ID expected tina
Murphy will be prevailed upon to stol
the alleged anti-unlon practices of unioi
The cloakmakers' strike has been set
tied In most of the shops, but Is yer,
apt to be declared In others that hay
not yet been affected. There are still
about 1000 men out, but while negotia
lions for their return are likely to b
cOnsummated to-day by the manufacture
ers yielding to their demand for highe
in Jonnssop's, Freedman Brothers, San
Oppenhe.m's and Friedlander's Will q
out this afternoon.
About 200 men struck at ID. Blacks
roadway and Grand street this morning
Most of the journeyman tailors o
Brooklyn have Joined the ranks OF tn,
strikers. and were OF the opinion th
morning that the strike would be o
short duration. The employers hav,
nothing to say.