The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-05
MAKERS, TOO.
5000 Preparing to Join the strik-
ing Cloakmakers,
Members OF K. OF L. Union 465 Re-
sian and Join the Brotherhood.
Union Carpenters Strike Against
Jumpers Growing.

The shirtmskers are preparing to
throw their 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 1000 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 I
o'clock in the morning until 6 o'clock
in the evening. The other half work In
the vilest of the vile sweat-shops. from
3 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 Tor DOM CidSse9
Shirt-sleeve makers formerly got a
cent for each sleeve. Now they get one
cent for dozen sleeves YES TO To MANI esnlovs s
have to pay their taskmasters II per
month for the use OF the machine they
work on. - IT,.
the machine belongs to the employee;
In many shops employees are compelled
to buy their OWL oil or candles, ~
Shirtmakers Union of New York, NO.
1, has appointed committee of nfteen
to investigate, and will probably declare
a general strike within a day or so. l..
The strike OF the coatmakers now IN.
cludes almost every sweat shop on the
east side Seven thousand operators
basters, pressers and finisners are OUT.
Seven thousand more of other branches
strikers, are ais, involved in the strike.
The Coat Contractors Association
met a committee Of the ETecutiHe
O'clock this afternoon. al. 200 East
Broadway, to consider means for settling
the strike.
Secretary Witkowski, Of the Co o',u,asd
that If the strikers stood their gr9unIi
and could win the support OF sc H. OF
l.. they would win. l.,
entire sympathy with the strikers and
hope that they will win the fight
The Actors Ben violent Ass )ciation has
notified the strikers that 1t VII give
some time this week.
This morning committee OF three
from the Brothe tbs Of ls az Ms Abra
hams. at 1876 Essex street, TO strike.
The members of the Committee after,
wards reported that when they reached
to the sweaters they were set, upon
by the janitor OF the place and two
other men. Being taken by surprise;
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
investigate the matter. ne says thst
met in front OF the house where the
alleged assault had occurred. concerning
1t, the latter told him, ne says, that
he would SMASH his head II ne d'dh 20
The strikers will hold monster mass
meeting at Cooper Union Friday night,
which, 1t Is expected, will be largely at
The action OF local union No. 46o. X.
OF L., which Is said to be issuing cards
to non members, In order that they may
ported to the Miscellaneous Section of
the Central Labor Union at its meeting
in Clarendon Hall last might
~ X OF L., Is also affiliated with the
Federation OF Labor through Its con-
nection with the Central Labor Union.
Patrick Murphy. Secretary of District
Assembly 49, x. of L., to which Union
No. 4e5 belongs. 1t Is expected that
the alleged anti-union practices of Union
No. 465.
Many individual membegs OF the K.
Of L., are leaving their union and join
ing the brotherhood of Tailors.
At 3 O'Clock this afternoon the Execu-
tive Committee of the Brotherhood re-
ported that all the members ana most
of the executive officers, including the
treasurer, had severed their relations
with Union No. 465: and had enrolled
under the standard OF the Brotherhood.
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-
| lions for their return are likely to be
consummated to-day by the manufactur-
| ers yielding to their demand for higher
pay, the chances were that about 1000
In Jonassons. Freedman Brothers, Sam
oppenheim's and Friedlander's will go
| out this afternoon.
About 200 men struck at u, Blacks,
Broadway and Grand street, this morn
| ing.
| Brooklyn have Joined the ranks OF the
strikers, and were of the opinion this
morning that the strike would be Of
short duration. The employers have