The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-28
NO CHANGE IN THE STRIKES.
That of the Shirtnakers May Be
Prolonged Another Week.
Cloakmakers Assemble at Golden
Rule Hall This Morning.

| The striking shirtmakers are still con
| fident OF ultimate success, but report:
from both sides indicate that the strike
will be prolonged a week or more.
The larger manufacturers are willing
to concede the contractors or middle
| men increases in the prices of the finer
| kinds OF shirts, which would enable the
contractors to pay the new Union scale
| or prices. but the wholesalers are not
willing to pay higher prices for the
common grades.
The contractors met some of the large
manufacturers and wholesale dealers
last night at 200 East Broadway, and
decided that II the Union did not settle
with them on the basis of lower rates
they would endeavor to organize shops
In the surrounding towns and cities and
send the work out OF the city. They
claimed that they could not concede
me ne new Union prices while the rates
I1r making shirts are so low in Boston
Th e EKeea;iY saitimEre and Chicago
tod reporter for 1.-The Evening WoriS"
To-Day that they would not make anv
compromise with the contractors: thai
scale aver az nr, We're able to pay the new
Ssaie ~ prices. Just as contractors have
o oohe IN other trades. and that il the
~ AZ ah,IVes mere maintained their dema nd
for work new w"u Prices S corresponding rates
nan ,hhakeTs IN other cities, for the reason
elsewhere 'he 'raue
ana given security that they viii nav
me new scale OF prices. and their old
hahus nave returned to work
,bn n, ae'urers Levy and Rosensteln
VINO nave houses in White street and
employ fifty contractors TO have work
uohe Tor them, are In negotiation with
sne Union Commit zee to arrange for a
other manufacturer, is also said to be
DESTROYS OF settling the strike.
Girls continue TO picket the large
shops including Reiss's and Lowry Z
The strikes OF the cloakmakers and
cutters against Julius Stein a Co. 5l5
Broadway, and Beller a. Co, IS Greene
street continue with but little change
large crowd of the operatives from
Stein q Co.'S and from the shops of the
contractors who do work for the firm
G,1ongregated In Golden Rule Hall, l25
the situation. They were confident the
ilrm could not obtain a sufficient mum
Der OF new hands TO fill their places.
Mr.. Stein said he was filling the places
OF the strikers He told one OF the latter
mat he would not pay the wages due the
men and women who went out until the
strike was over
Bonnie Getner showed a reporter for
The Evening World" an agreement
made with julius Stein & Co. whereby
the latter agreed to pay Getner SIS a
week and retain 81 of IT, Gctner de
chned TO go to work under the terms
and Joined the strikers
Rachael zimmerman. the young wo-
man picket at Beller G Co.'s, who is
charged with pulling the whIskers OF a
new employee about to enter the shop
and WAS arrested said to-day that the
man insulted her and she resented IL,
She will be examined Sunday morning
in Jefferson Market Court.
Reports OF the delegates Of the Brother
hood tailors who have been visiting the
shops In this city and Brooklyn in
search OF Boston material sent here 10
be made up because the Brotherhood
tailors OF that city are on strike, show
that several cases were received and
the contractors, to whom they We're con-
signed returned them and promised TO
Seven or eight contractors who had Eos.