The evening world., 1894-09-07
STRIKE IS NOT OFF,.
Coatmakers Refuse to Accept
Propositions Of Contractors.
Declare that the Latter Are Con-
templating Trsachery.
Alleged Prediction of q Big General
Strike Discountenanced.

The cloakmakers' strike against the task
system is remoter from settlement to-
day than at any time before. The Ex-
ecutive Board OF the Brotherhood OF
Taiiors has decided to reject the terms
of settlement profrered yesterday by
twenty OF the 800 contractors. who con-
stitute the Clothing Contractors Mutual
Protective Association. because the Ex-
ecutve Board claims to have obtained
Information that the contractors contem-
plate treachery.
Abraham Harrison, a member Of the
Executive Board OF the Brotherhood Of
Tailors, said this morning that only
twenty contractors had so far agreed to
sign the schedule of hours and wages
submitted by the strikers, and that
these twenty Intended merely TO yield
in order that they might get tho goods
which they have on hand made over
into coats for the coming season.
"As soon as the seasons work IL DONE"
said Harrison. the contractors Will drift
back into the Old condition OF AFFAIRS,
and II we then strike, they can .ook on
FOR months without suffering any loss.
In that event we would. OF course. have
to succumb. 1t Is sufficlent proof OF the
| contractors perfdy that they refuse to
sign any bonds as a guarantee Of good
faith. ~ 49, 49,
on each MAGAZINE. as collateral security
for the faithful performance Of the
agreement for one year. And each bond
% 9ass BE sAS: ~os IL: se
| tive contractors perform"
1t is said that the manufacturers are
opposed to any such agreement, or in.
| deed, to any agreement at all that will
raise the present prices which they pay
to the contractors.
Another conference will take place TO-
contractors. The result OF this Will be,
| It Ii said, that the contractors will be
forced into either Withdrawing from the
| fight altogether or else making common
cause with the strikers against the manu-
| facturers.
The Christian Poles of this city who
under the task system. are also begin
worked in a shop at so East ' Brosdw MSo
sss ss sS ssgRSssa fSi
n New York, Brooklyn and and B Browns ;%ns.
vIlle Eth. The In indi S tons are that they will
The Newark task workers have called
a mass meeting, TO be held Tomorrow
Might K sw cSlamH %s,.I Hall s Prime;
the New York Branch Of the Brother.
hood. who saw. some Of the Newark
leaders, says that 1000 men who do
strike in q body after to-morrow's meet.
The monster mass-meetlng Of the New
York strikers at Cooper Union tonight
be ssaassssd " si%Ssi 6SslSsss
F; Reichers and Auditor Harry White.
many other prominent members Of the
Federation OF Labor.
| There will be no parade.
under the auspices Of pistriet Assembly
No. 40, affects ten local unions Of that
ofrsqnnizatioa' secretary Patrick Murphy,
city, Brooklyn and Brownsville.
ore OF the X; OF L. leaders said this
morning, that the K. OF L. desired II
will never be any peace unless the man
ufacturers first settle with them before
making arrangements with the brother
The striking unions Of the X. of l.
Progressive Union No Il. q local Union
No y tpiece a. a5a Eas, Ho "
No. ass task workers., at ISL East Hous.
ton street: Vest-Makers local No. 1856
at IS Orchard street; Ch!ldren'i
Jacket Makers local No ib5, al
s 10 9rch Nol street kneep; ~ stsnS
street: Children's Jacket-makers Local
No. SIS. of Brooklyn. at 81 Graham
avenue, Brooklyn: Buttonhole- Makers
Local No. 772. OF Brooklyn. at 70 Moore
street. Brooklyn; Kneepants- Makers
ocal sO6 OF Brooklyn. at 80 Moore street
Brooklyn. and German Pantsmakers. OF
Brooklyn at lsl McKibben street. Brook
Ign.
Each local will submit a list OF
grievances to the conference Of the cloth.
Ing trade IN the X. OF L.. And this body
after revising the lists will transmit (,
to the Executive Board Of d. A. 10, X. Of
L. for ratification.
The shirtmakers, who work under q
system even worse than that OF the task
workers In the garment trades, will have
mass-meeting at Walhalla Hall, Il
| 0rnha I'd af rect nnnrrnw nlrhi Ia In.