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

ne CludhHldktTS against NHt ldeh
system is remoter from settlement to-
day than at any time before. The En-
ecutive Board of the Brotherhood Of
Tailors has decided to reject the terms
of settlement proffered yesterday by
twenty OF the 800 contractors. who con-
stitute the Clothing Contractors Mutual
Protective Association. because the Ex-
ecutive Board claims to have obtained
Information that the contractors contem-
plate troachery.
Abraham Harrison, a member of the
Executive Board of the Brotherhood Of
Tailcrs, 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 the goods
which they have on hand made over
into coats for the coming season.
las soon as the seasons work Is DONE
said Harrison, 1.-The contractors will drift
back into the Old condition OF affairs.
and If we then strike. they can look on
for months without suffering any loss.
In that event we would of course. have
to succumb 1t is sufficient proof of the
contractors perfidy that they refuse ID
| sign any bonds as a guarantee Of good
| faith.
I'VE demand now that the contrac-
tors shall sign such a bond, say Tor WY
| on each machine, as 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 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-
day at 200 East Broadway between the
strikers of the Brotherhood and the
contractors. The result of this will be
1t is 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
are engaged In the coatmaking trade
under the task system, are also begin,
ming to strike. Ninety OF them, who
worked In a shop at 800 East Broadway
struck this morning and applied fol
in New York, Brooklyn and Browns
vile. The Indications are that they will
all be out by Sunday.
The Newark task-workers have called
a mass-meeting. to be held tomorrow
street. Newark. Delegate Harrison, o
hood, who saw some Of the Newark
leaders, says that 1000 men who d,
taskwork In that city will probabl!
strike in body after to-morrow's meet
ing.
The monster mass-meeting of the New
York strikers at Cooper Union to-nigh
T dhn be s sSdressed BY Samuel Gompers
0'Brien and Lloyd, Secretary Charlie
F. Reichers and Auditor Harry White
Of the Cloak Cutters Union, and b
, Grafton OF Labor. " VI
There Will be no parade.
The strike Of the Knights Of Labor
No: 4s. affects ten local unions Of tina
Of D; A 40. says that there are 100
knights involved in the strike in thi
One of the X; of L. leaders aid th
to be distir city understood that Their
ufacturers first settle with them befor,
making arrangements with the Brother
hood strikers.
m The i striking qn lon q the K Of
Progressive Union No. II, of local Uniol
No. 72 tplece- workers): at 257 East Hous
ton street; PdntsMakers local No. 1926
No. 465 task workers., at PSI East Hous
ton street; Vest Makers local No. 43G
at Sc Orchard street; Children
Jacket Makers local No. 1856, a
4s orchard street; Kneepants-Makers
local No. 1,04l, at IA Crane
street; Children's Jacket-Makers Loca
No. 5ls of Brooklyn, at 81 Graham
avenue. Brooklyn: Buttonhole- Makers
Local No 772. OF Brooklyn, at 40 Moor,
street Brooklyn: kneepants-M Makers
Local 906. OF Brooklyn. at IS Moore str set
Brooklyn, and German Pantsmakers, o
Brooklyn. at ISL McKibhen street, Brook
Ign.
Each local will submit n list o
grievances to the conference of the clot h
ing trade In the K of L., and this bod,
after revising the lists will transmit /
to the Executive Board of d. A. 40. n o
L., for ratification.
The shirtmakers, who work under
system even worse than that of the task
workers in the garment trades, will hay,
a mass-meeting at Walhalla Hall, 4
Orchard street, tomorrow night to in