The evening world., 1894-02-16
WEAvERS QUIT WORK.
Over Eight Hundred Hands Strike
To-Day in Silk Factories.
Mckinley Bill Blamed for the Low
Wages Paid by Manufacturers.
Twcnty-two Hundred Women Are
Now Deprived of Work.

The sllk-ribbon weavers' big strike.
which has been threatened for some
time, went into effect at 10 o'clock this
morning. Although tens Of thousands Of
men are idle in this great city and unable
to find employment CT any kind, Sn men
have deliberately thrown up their work
and undertaken to force manufacturers
to meet their demands in spite Of the
overstocked labor market. They rely on
the fact that theE' can only be replaced
by skilled workmen.
Early this morning delegates from
various factories began coming In at the
West side Labor Lyceum, 342 West
Forty second street. and reported that
iorty-sever men had gone out at Jacob
News factory. in West Fifty-hfth street.:
eighteen in the Eagle Silk Company.
West Tlfty-second street. and hfty-seven
in Walters factory. East One Hundred
ana SiNty-siyth street.
The factories affected by the strike,
in addition to those already mentioned.
are those Of Blumenthal. West Eighty
ninth street; Charles Horn, West Sixty
seventh street; Bunkel, West Fifty
fourth street, and J. 10th & CO., One
Hundred and Fiftieth street and Amster-
dam avenue. A
Frederick Malt. who was elected Chair
man pro TEN. of the strikers committee,
SAYS that ths Mckinley bin. which he
termed the "McGinty BILL was responds
BILE for all the trouble.
Five years ago." he said. I'VE earned
about $50 a week; our average earnings
now are 81 for tho same amount OF
work.
six hundred and fifty men have for, q
long time preferred idleness to working
for starvation wages. hence the present
strike really inds 1900 weavers out OF
employment.
''rhe reason we charge the Mckinley
hill with being responsible for this state
OF affairs is because 1t raised the price
Of articles manufactured by us beyond
the reach of all but the rich. The vast
army of the poor could not buy. The
result was inevitable. There being but
few purchasers the production was les
scned to meet this leYsened demand.
The manpfacturers did not suffer
Inntrf lntT. T meS s simn'IIS Swere6 ibe w tne.s
Of those remaining. And this has
brought about the monstrous. evil OF
making two men crave for work on ne
lob, while formerly each man was en-
ahled 10 take his choice between two
jobs. We believe that the Wilson bill
VIII mend matters for a time, at least.
our strike Is bound to be successful,
because such a thing os 'scab' workers
are impossible in our line"
Malt said that the men who had struck
so far numbered S4l. Their object Is to
secure an increase In wages. :
The strike Ia under the auspices OF
Branch l of the Sllk-Ribbon Weaversf
l" mon. ..Hl
This strike will throw 1900 women
winders. spoilers. Wrappers and cleaners,
out OF employ ment. This Is the begin
ming OF the busy season. and the strikers
says that the manufacturers lave no
stock on hand. 1t Is reported that the
weav. In the Paterson IN. j. milla
have also struck.
A committee from the Liberty Mills
Fift"-seventh street and Eleventh ave-
nue.. which liz a broad silk ribbon weave
ing establishment. and where the strike
did not go into effect. met the strikers
delegates at the Labor Lyceum this
morning and showed their pay envelopes,
which indicated that they had received
from N.l2 to SsG within the last four
teen days.
The Ionkers weavers, who struck last
Monday. reported that their employers
hIve raised their wages IS per cent, and
that they have consequently returned to
/ work.
The reported concession of the Eagle
NILS to the demands of their weavers,
which was published this morning, 10
proved to be erroneous by the strike this
morning at that mill.
In Harriet = & Slator's mill, which em-
plOys nine men, the weaver will strike
tomorrow. When they 20 out the strike
will be complete throughout the city. trl
one thousand five hundred weavars
Will meet Tomorrow afternoon In Pater-
sUn. y. j.. to discuss ways and means,
Of hettering their condition.