The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-05
SHIRT MAKERS, TOO.
5000 Preparing to Join the srik'
ing ak-Maksrs.
Union Carpenters Strike Against
"Lumpers" Growing.
The Thousand Men Now Out VIII
Mako No Compromise.

The shirtmakers are preparing tc
throw their forces into the breach
against the sweating system. The,
claim to be working under even more
grinding, soul-and-body-destro con
iitions than the coatmakers who arr
fighting for emancipation from the task
system.
N There are 5000 men and women In this
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 O'Clock
( In the evening. The other half work In
the vilest of the vile sweat-shops. from
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.
Shirt-sleeve makers formerly got a
cent for each sleeve. Now they get one
cent for dozen sleeves. To make mat
tiers worse, In some shops the employees
have to nay their skmasters II per
month for the use Of the machine they
Shirtmakers' Union of New York. No.
!, has appointed a committee OF hneen
3 general strike within day or so.
The strike Of the coatmakers now In
cludes almost every sweat-shop on the
east side. Seven thousand operators,
basters, pressers and finishers are out.
Seven thousand more Of other branches
In tho same trade, who depend upon the
strikers, are also involved In the strike.
The Coat Contractors Association , WI
Board Of the Brotherhood of Tailors at
3 o'clock this afternoon. at 200 East
Broadway, to consider means for settling
The Actors Benevolent Ass ocl q ton has
notified the strikers that 1t will give
benefit performance in aid of the strike
some time this week.
from the brotherhood of Tailors called
upon the men in the employ Of Mr.. Abra-
hams, at 136 Essex street, to strike.
wards reported that when they reached
the lower hallway, after having spoken
By the janitor OF the place and two
they were terribly beaten before they had
an opportunity to defend themselves
One Of the members OF the Executive
Board Of the Brotherhood went out to
when he asked the roundsman whom he
met In front of the house where the
alleged assault had occurred, concerning
Il, the latter told him, he says, that
he would smash his head II ne didn't go
The strikers will hold monster mass
meeting at Cooper Union Friday night
, .hiSha, 1t is expected will be largely at
The action OF local union No. 465, X.
Of L.. which Is said to be issuing cards
to non-members. In order that they may
take the places Of strikers, was re-
ported to the Miscellaneous Section OF
the Central Labor Union at its meeting
In Clarendon Hall last night.
" X. Of L., Is also AFFILIATED with the
Federation of Labor through Its con-
nection with the Central Labor Union
II appointed a committee to confer with
Patrick Murphy. Secretary of District
Assembly %. X. Of L.. to which Union
No. 46s3 belongs. 1t Is expected that
Murphy will be prevailed upon to stop
the alleged anti-union practices of Union
Many Individual members OF the X.
Of L. are leaving their union and join
The cloakmakers' strike has been set
tied In most Of the shops, but is very
apt to be declared In others that have
not yet been affected. There are still
about 1000 men out, but while negotia-
tons for their return are likely to be
ers yielding to their demand for higher
pay, the chances were that about 1000
In Jonasson's, Freedman Brothers, Sam
Oppenheim's and Friedlander's will go
out this afternoon.
, About 200 men struck at d. Blacks,
Ing.
Most of the journeyman tallors of
brooklyn have Joined the ranks OF the
strikers, and were OF the opinion this
morning that the strike would be of
SNORT duration. the employers have