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

The cloakmakers' strike against tibet
system Is remoter from settlement to-
day than ut any time before. The Ex-
ecutive Board of the brotherhood OF
Tailors has decided to reject the terms
OF settlement proffcrod yesterday by
twenty of the 900 contractors, who con-
stitute the Clothing Contractors Mutual
Protective Association. because the EN-
ecutivc Board claims to have obtained
plate treachery.
Abraham Harrison, a member of the
Executive Board of the Brotherhood OF
railcrs, 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
III order that they might get the goods
which they have on hand made over
into coats for the coming season.
"As soon as the seasons work Is DONE
said Harrison, 1.-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 sufficient proof of the
contractors perfldy that they refuse 10
sign any bonds as guarantee Of good
faith
we demand now that the contrac-
tors shall sign such bond, say Tor $loJ
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-
nsf nar
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-
day at zoo East broadway between the
strikers of the brotherhood and the
contractors. The result of this will be
IT is said. that tine contractors will be
forced into either Withdrawing from the
fight altogether or else making common
cause with the strikers against the manu-.
tacturers.
The Christian Poles OF this city who
are engaged in the coatmaklng trade
under the task system, are also begin.
worked in shop at 800 East Broadway
struck this morning and applied fol
membership in the brotherhood OF
Tailors There are about l,5oo of these
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 Injecting. to be held tomorrow
street, Newark. Delegate Harrison, o
the New, York Branch of the Brother
| hood. who saw some of the Newark
task work 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
Will be addressed by Samuel (.Omiprs
John Swinton, Walking Deiega te
oBrien, and Lloyd. Secretary Charlie
F: Reichers and Auditor Harry White
many other prominent members OF tn
Federatio OF Labor.
There will be no parade.
under the auspices Of District Assembl
No. ~. affects ten local unions of tina
orsan'zationn. Secretary Patrick Murphy
q IL , ~ says t., that there ,re. are ls%
city. Brooklyn and Brownsville
one of the L., of l.. leaders IA il thi
mcrning that the \ of L. desired /
will never be any peac'. unless the mnn
ufacturers first settle with them befor
making arrangements with the Brother
hood strikers.
The striking unions of the X. of L
meet to-day at the following places
Progressive Union No. II. of local Unioi
No. !? tplece.workers): at 257 East Hous
| tpu SlIttt, MdkPTS local NO.
at 226 Stanton street; International loca
No. 400 task workers., at PSI East Hous
ton street. Nest-MaKers local No 43f
g Hreeard local street; Children
IS Orchard street; Kneepants-Makers
street; Childrens Jacket Makers Loca
No. SIS. OF Brooklyn. at s. Graham
Local No. 772, OF Brooklyn. at 40 Moor,
street, Brooklyn; knespants- Makers
Local 916. of Brooklyn, at IS Moore street
| Brooklyn, and German Pantsmakers. %
| lyn.
Each local will Submit list O
grievances TO the conference of the cloth
ing trade in the *. of L.. and this bod,
after revising the lists will transmit 4
to the Executive Board of D. A. 40, X. o.
| L., for ratification.
The shirtmak srs, who. work under {
system even worse than that of the task
workers In the garment trades. will hav,
mass-meeting at Walhalla Hall. a
Orchard street; tomorrow night to In
The Contractors Association is issu
ing circulars to the manufacturers
calling upon them to lend financial ant
moral support to the Association II
| circulars say that the contractors hay,
acccded to the demands of the striker.
for work on the basis of sixty hours PEE
week. and for pay suitable for Amer.
order that their concessions TO tn,
strikers might be effective they will
need the support OF the manufacturers
Abraham Susman, Chairman OF tn
| Arbitration Committee of the strikers
says that thirty of the contractors havi
this afternoon signed the required
| bonds.
Secretary Witkowsky. Of the Con
tractors Association, said that he die
| not think that these contractors wer,
| members OF the Association.
| There Will be a mass-meeting OF tn
striking knights of Labor In UnioI
Square tomorrow night
Morris Rosenberg. twenty-nine year
old. of 100 Willett street, strikin
cloakmaker, was fined s. by Justic
Smms in Essex Market Court to-day
He stood in front of the tailor shop a
" Lewis street this morning. creating
isturhance because the men in the sho