New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-07
THE EMPLOYERS YIELD.
BIT THE STRIKERS HAVE NOT hh-
TURNED TO WORK.
THE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION DECIDES IL
GRANT THE DEMANDS OF THE @EN-'h"
OUTCOME DEPENDS on THE MANI
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or LABOR
I STRIKE
TAIIoRs NOW IN THE STRIKE

| TAILoRs NOW IN THE STRIKE.
II was said late last evening tina. the contractors
had Welded to the demands of the striking coax ana
c,rn,ent makers but II the manufa cturers do not
Weld 70 the demand OF the contractors for an IN
crease in their payments this apparent suo'"i's'"
of the men who directly employ the strikers VIII NOT
| avail much Even II the arrangement should be
carried out Il viii affect only the members Oh u'e
Contractors Association, which has @o mehipe'' ou'
of 4 10th OF abou, go whose hands are on striKe
| The knights OF Labor tailors decided last night
| TO go on strike. 1t is estimated that aoou. A-''V
| men will be affected IN this city and It's vicinity
| Notwithstanding the announcement made yester-
| day after the conference between the contractors
| and the representatives Of the striking c'oaA-
| makers and the United Garment Workers that an
| understanding had been arrived at that the con-
tractors would pay the advanced scale OF wages anu
| thai large numbers OF men would return 10 "orh'
none Of these things seem TO have come ID pass "S
| VET nj least on the contrary. the number or men
whoare idle was perceptbly increased yesterday anu
tho ,hrongs OF persons who ll.ed Suffolk. Orcnafd
Rrooue and other streets in the th!cky populated
tenement districts, were larger even thah Oh any
previous day since the trouble began III 'he ai'e'
| noon delegates from ten .ocal assemblies OF th9
| knights of Labor mel In Liberty Hall, NOS 20 ana
| 259 East Housion-st. The assemblies repr ese"'e'
were Nos r. l55 325 i26 49, Jls ~ 900 loti anu
Loss They represent task-w workers. piece-"o'h.i'
and the various other branches OF The cIothhS uade
| and decided Il
| 4 600 Of these men 10 go out on strike with We"
., ,d,,y the brotherhood Of United Tailors and the
United Garment Workers to abolish the task s!s-
| tom and 10 make ten hours constitute an average
| DAYS work II was stated that Local Assembly No
2ss2 OF the Clothing Cutters Union OF wh'ch
| Walter Westbrook is the master workman was III
full sympathy with the objects OF the meeting lhiS
assembly is composed OF jacket-makers, waistcoat-
| makers coai-rnaber', cloak makers ana knee
breeches makers. Harry White. the secretary ot
the Conference Committee and also secretary o'
the Clothing Cutters Union. said that Master WORK
| man Kelly OF the Magnolia A-soci,;ion' ass'hed
bitterly Secretary Murphy. OF District Assembly NO
A an account OF tn, action of Local Assembly No
,e5 in supplying men who MI the places OF some oil
the strikers Mr.. White sail further mat IN pee
men, who do the finest work In tn trade ana num-
| her ti,out 500. getting restless ana want 10
| strike ;or the abolition OF piece work ana nave
substituted therefor the payment OF regular weekly
wages They will demand the same scale OF pay
mon, as the Clothing cutters ana United Garment
Workers Many OF them belong - Local. Assembly,
| no r. but they have promised to obey Meyer
schoenfeld. who is the real leader OF the STRIKE Il
! he should decide to call them out
COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE KNIGHTS
| Patrick Murphy. the secretary Of District AS
! comply 40 o. denied that any complaints had
| hoo, made "a him I'm regard the action OF the
| knights and that he had ordered the members OF
! No go TO refrain from taking any OF the places
Of the strikers. and 10 10 all they couid 10 heip
| them along lie denied. however. that the mem
hcrs were turning In their cards to the hro'"er-
hood OF Tailors.
| vcv.r schoenfed said that matter what
,yr,ornent the contractors might promise 10 carry
| out; the Strike Committee would refuS' 10 peH'Nc
IN their cool faith and would insist upon dealing
| with each contractor separately
| Al No az Grand-st. the strikers opened anothcr
| heaiquarters and invited any contractor VINO
| 81. % hive a settlement to sign an
ana give a 81 bond abide b. the new condi-
nnmb"r Of representatives OF the wholesale man.
@ e 70 he Practically turned visited the
headquarters or the Iirotherhooi o, nnited al
| Tee ~ inform the contractors that unless they
willing 10 settle the dispute at ono" ~
orn The names OF the firms whose representa-
49, ,r,Ic these statements are Fechheimcr Fish
| 81 4 co. Bcrnhcim, Bauer y 90. ana LOUIS peS-
|harles Reichers general secretary Of the nnItcd
| corncr, Worker visited the store Of Meyer
Jonasson co. In BROADWAY during ths n"y avr
makers and cloakcutters to the number OF 2.Wl be-
| fore ordering them on s'rlk" ,...,,.
! II 'he knights Of labor VINO mrt a. .'Dery
Han join ,he other striker, 40 they hreStcn 10
today total OF lo PF'2} or Ti d PG sf n th
| ueck and a n ne hour day tor the sixth day .
80, ~ 80 ~ hennnmartcrs It was stated that they
| all had gone out on Htrik'
MEETING OF CONTRACTORS
! The Executive Board OF the Contractor. AssocI-
st., RIO, a, No go East Broadway and were IN
session all the afternoon one OF them told the re-
oortnr that IT was impossible to grant an increas"
| an long AS the manufacturers paid them such
| ,eyyarly prices Last year the manufacturers
| nail them 81 FOR making coat. and ~ cents each
| for trousers and a wnlstcoat. They reduced the
,rico for the coat 50 cents and the trousers ana
| waistcoat to - and 81 cents each
| In the evening f. Marks. whose place Is ut No.
&c Tn os Canalst said that ne expected the strikers
4 Mr. IL
| rho contractors' Association and he said that as
. result Of their deliberations they had decided TO
| accent the strikers terms which are embodied In
| the following resolution;
wy Ten hours shall constitute days work. Wages
shall De paid weekly En,ShTrs shan reGeavy t uS
| Der week Prcssers sha receive AT least 40 per
week Basters shall recci;e at ,,asl Si5 per wesk
| Irdor~ed by the Clothing Contractors Association
ana Joint Executive BOARD Of TIE clothing Eutters
| and Tailors' unions. OF New-iork, brooklyn ana
Vicinity -, ,,.,. ..-,ro,,.
| about 400 contractors. employing from 5000 10 1000
| men As to the labor organizations dcmandlns
| contractors who not in our organization: We
viii demand an Increase OF ron - TO 90 PR ~
| cont from All the manufacturers In the city ana u
| they don't grant II |, FOR one. VIII smut up my
| This Arrangement transfers the night to the
manufacturer II they do not grant the inrrease
demanded by tho rk ,ne s "onnned
| 4 nuraber Of small contractors met AT 10 10
| East Broadway and said unkind things Of the
men % no we're in session No 200. whose principal
| object they alleged was to drive all me silaIl
| contractors out OF business ana they wo"h never
| submit to that. . ..,
| There will be n parade this evening and mass.
| meeting I'm Cooper Union. TIL" iArade VIII start
| rom Rutgers Sausre at O'clock and march
| through Canal-st. and the Bowcry to Cooper mon
| 'rhc dc.cgaies representing the various carpenters
| unons who have gone strike against the lump
| Ing" system visited several more new buildings yes,
| and ordered ont more men Those ciliosch
ON M, building Second-st. struck. as dhi car
pcnier- employed on buildings In Nnety-hftn-st pc
ix..en Third and Lexington ayes. ana al seventy
| forrth-at and Second-ave TIL" lIuding Trades Sec
ton Of the Central Labor Union ma PROMISED 10 a.
| slst IN. carpentcrs In every way they can Dennis
| Kayanagh one OF the committee delegated To CAL
| ont men said that thirteen rev buildings lump.
| pers' had been discharged and carpenters employed
| at the union rate. 81 80 a day.
The strikers and the delegates ordering the strike
| kept calling all day at Progress Hall, 1t No SD
Thirl-ave.. making reports. The men say that they