The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-07-30
THE STRIKING TAlLoRS.
Both Sides Observation-Disclosures Thous
and Workers Already Out.

and Workers Already Out.
NEW YORK, July 3o-The strike of the
brotherhood Of Tailors Is in full swing
Sixteen thousand hands are out, and Of
the total number on strike 5000 were un.
til Sunday morning employed in this city
Meyer Schoenfeld, the general organizer
of the United Garment Workers, who led
the Brotherhood OF Tallors in their sue
cessful strike last fall, Is directing tho
strikers movement, and is sanguine Of
success.
'"rhe strike was forced upon u.s." said
Mr.. Schoenfeld, but we will win, as we
did last year. We then agreed to week
of sixty hours, with minimum scale OF
wages ranging from 80 to $15 week. We
now demand fifty nine hour week, as all
our men are Hebrews and we require an
hour on Friday night to do necessary shop
ping to prepare for the duo observance OF
our Sabbath. Our men in Chicago, Balti-
more and Boston will also strike, and In
sist on the same hours as we do"
The strikers are most determined, the
women, who number third of those now
unemployed, being us steadfast in their
refusal to go back to task work as the
men.
The Clothing Contractors Mutual Pro-
tective association held. meeting last
SNChiHBt dt WhiSu ouO CphtIhCpOiS "oio
present. Resolutions were adopted, con-
senting to accede to the demand of II fifty
nine hours week, provided tho contractors
be In position to Judge who are entitled
to the existing scale of wages, and also de-
clining to allow walking delegates to in
terfere with the operatives.
Secretary Witkowsky, of the contract
ors' association, denies that the men were
4 locked out. He says the brotherhood is
responsible for the strike. I'VE have" he
said, been always willing to meet the
men half way. but we cannot aocede to
the demands they now make"
| A meeting Of the garment trades coun-
Gil of the Knights of Labor, composed Of
fifteen local assemblies, was also held.
Afterwards the secretary, Abraham
Kuntg, made statement regarding the
policy of the council. Its members say
frankly that they distrust the leaders of
the brotherhood, and want nothing to do
| with them, but If necessary they also will
go out to help TIE strike along and to en-
force the agreement OF last July.
A Knight of Labor began an argument
with q number Of tho strikers In u saloon
adjoining Walhalla hall. He was at once
SGT upon and badly beaten.
small riot also occurred outside the
tailor shop of Jacobs g. Sons, Grand and
Orchard Streets where several non. union
men are employed The strikers threat
ened to do up the boss and the ''scabs"
When their manifestations Of violence
became apparent they were driven off by
the police.
The striking tailors Of Brooklyn meuto
determine what course to pursue, and ex-
pressed their determination to remain out
until the master tailors granted their de-
mands. About 1000 strikers assembled
on Siegel street and paraded through that
thoroughfare. They stopped in front of
several boss tailor shops and tried to in
duce those who had not already joined to
come out. They were generally success
full There was some rioting yesterday,
and several non unionists were severely
| beaten.