New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-05


working eighteen hours each day, and yet was
told that was lazy. that should have made
twenty-six coats each day; that is. 1O4 in all.
For all this got the magnificent sum Of sS."
Davis Pere. a finisher. Sid that II he could
make twenty-six coats d, ,y for six days he
would earn 80 a week but because he could only
make three-fourths Of that number. working
night and day. he never was able to earn more
than So a week.
Blumenthal Brothers called their contractors
together during the day and urged upon them
to accede to the wishes Of the men, promising
an increase in their rate Of payment to the con-
tractors. ,
4 surging crowd surrounded Apollo Hall. in
Clinton-st between Broome and Delaney SITS.
in the early afternoon. but not one-fourth or
those who were present could manage to get IN.
II was charged by some OF the speakers that
Tailors' Assembly No 465 Of the knights or
Labor, was hostile to the strikers and that they
were enlisting men in their ranks without even
asking them to pay fe-. so as to nave peop.e
ready To take the places Oh those who are on
strike wherever an opportunity offered. IN order
To break up the United Brotherhood OF Iaiiors'
who belong to the American Federation or LABOR
The TaIors' Assembly delegates Indignantly de-
MED this statement.
TO ABOLISH THE TASK SYSTEM.
Alexander Cornfeldt presided but the principal
speech was made by Meyer Schoenfelt, who seems
to be another Barondess in the influence which
he appears 70 WELD over those who are striking
While he was speaking the crowd outside as well
as inside were cheering I'VE must strike an
effective blow for the abolition Of this task sys-
tenn" he exclaimed. "and never do another hours
work until It is abolished. We demand as MINI
mum 50 a week FOR hnshers sl3 for basters and
Sl5 for operators. What IS the use % us being
organized if we haze not some benefit from it?'
fi,.a
United Garment Workers will be held this after
noon at No % Lafayette Place and plans are
on foot for mass-meeting at Cooper Union
either Friday or Saturday evening. at whicn
! Samuel Gompers. president Of the American feu-
Grafton Of Labor, has promised to SPEAK ana aI~o
Joseph Barondess. J. B. Lennon ana Daniei ha'
ris OF the Cigar,nakers Union. o-
The cOakmakers had "A meeting at no. la
Rivington-st at which Simon Frankel j. frah-
ner and others made speeches urging the men u
stand together and that they were certain 10 VIII;
william Reimcr and Gersten and Selgei ana
Bernstein signed the union agreement. which set
tIod tho strik. and 800 men went back to work.
The Executive Committee OF the international
Tailnrs' Union met at No 81 Suffolk ana or
dered the men connected with the organization To
strike
Efforts were made during the day by num-
Der ~ contractors to bring about settlement ,
but no definite agreement could be- reached anu
tho negotiations will be resumed to-day.
Harry White says he has positive proof that
the members of Local Assembly No. 400. not
withstanding their professions OF friendshp' are
doing All they can To hurt the strike. and ne mas
promised to appeal to the Knights OF Labor as
sonbed in the Central Labor Union In regard 10
the matter , ,,1
:, is believed that mo.c will be- added to-day. The
str,ka is against what called Jumpers
men who take a suh-contract FOR GOING cai pen
tering work on new building ana pay less INA"
the union rate OF So 30 day. .
m
Mutual Protective Association crowded mo ,o a
room last night on the third hoor OF NO -oV
Last broadway to decide on measures Tor meet
in, the demands OF the striking taSk-woiKerS
who have turned out against the present syS-
tenn Of work and piece payment. comhuHCa-
tion was read from some of tne etlployes VI ."s
,,,,r,,tors in which a conference was asked
for The contractors appointed committee ~ "
| nset a body If the striking taiors AT NO. zVo
East Broadway this afternoon al . o coIh, w ,
the meeting was In pr gresS Mrs. Josephine
shaw Lowell and Or j. T.. Robbins ana nVe NEIL
all from the College settlement Socie'y' Oh No. No
80 Rvngton-st. asked Tor conItren'e ~ NJ
| the contractors Mrs. Lowell had asked mum
hor of men and women to attend a meeting last
| evening at the society's headquarters 10 6lscuss
| the strike and To effect compromise ON!
fcw were present and after snort ulscussloi
,hev visited the contra tors meeting. Char-
| man Marks told them that committee from the
meeting would meet Mrs. Lowell and her com
paniOns to-day, but that nothhg cou'u pe az
ccmplished last night
The Executive Committee OF the Brothernoou
| NJ Corpenters the United Order OF Carpenters
| the An,algamated Society Of Carpenters ana the
Progressive Carpenters met last evening AT Lex
| inpton-ave and Seventy-ninth-st. 10 receive re-
| nnr,s from the walking delega tes OF the various
organizations and from the men were ordered
| on strike yesterday.
| Two walking delegates reported that they had
| ordered strikes on all the buildings on the East
Si1a from Fifty-fourth-st to One-hundred-and-
| fourth-st where the carpenter work was pei"s
| done by Jumpers.
On the West side strikes were ordered also on
all the buildings where the work was done py
Jumpers" from Flftynnth-st. to EightIeth-st.
,r,,,oS an ..Iumping" Jobs from day 10 day. and
saw tha, by Saturday night 1000 carpenters VIII
no. on strike should non-union men be en-
pIoyed in place Of the striking carpehIeIs, 'eH ,i
sov a general strike OF the building trades VIII
be ordered. ,,, -, .,,,,,
II general strike in the building trades SIS shoulu
be started 1t Is estimated that over -'oVo "e''
would be involved.