The evening world., 1895-08-01
4,7oo STRIKERS
BACK TO WORK.
Over ti,OOO Tailors Still Out
in the Metropolitan
District
400 CONTRACTORS WEAKEN.
Strikers Are Confident that the
Remaining $50 Will Soon
Surrender.
KNIGHTS JOIN THE STRlKEST.
United Garment. Workers Executive
Board Discussing a Possible
National Strike.
KNIGHTS JOIN THE sTRlKEsT.

Thirteen hundred more OF the strik-
ing tailors returned to work this morn
ing, their bosses having signed the
Brotherhood's agreement and given the
required bonds that they would faith
fully observe the terms OF the com
pact.
This makes $500 in all OF the New
York contingent OF 5000 Brotherhood
men and women Uhere are 200 of the
latter who have resumed work for
$50 contractors.
Nearly 1000 of the COCO men of the
Brooklyn and Brownsville division OF
the Brotherhood have also returned
to their lnbors. and according to the
reports received at Walhalla Hall. the
Newark Brotherhood tailors. 100
strong. have gained victory and are
returning to work as fast as the con-
tractors there sign the agreement.
Thus 400 of the 5000 strikers who
went out last Sunday and Monday In
the metropolitan district are again busy
at work.
knights Join the strikers.
Over 100 members of the International
Tailors' Union, Local Assembly No 465.
OF the Knights of Labor. Joined the
Brotherhood tailors this afternoon. They
called at Brotherhood headquarters. 80
Suffolk street. and under the leadership
OF Secretary Herman Robinson. marched
in a body to and through Grand and
Orchard streets to Walhalla Hail. where
they were received by about 5000 strik-
ery
There was great cheering at the ac-
ton Of the Knights of Labor tailors.
The seceders gave up their pocket ac-
count books to Secretary Robinson, and
had formal reception In the hall. Other
members of the same organization are
expected to join the brotherhood. This
would practically break up the old Lo-
cal Assembly No. 4G5. which has Its
headquarters at Il Suffolk street.
The contractors In New York number
635 and there are 365 more In Brooklyn,
Brownsville. Newark and other sur
rounding towns. or the total OF 1000
contractors 400 have signed the Brother
hood agreement. The Coat Contractors
Mutual Protective Association. which
Is the opponent of the Brotherhood In
this strike, claims membership of $50,
Tho Brotherhood's officers declare
that there are not 200 contractors In the
association. and for the reason that they
do not represent all the contractors,
nor even a majority, the Brotherhood
has refused point blank to enter into a
conference with representatives of the
association, although the Manufactur-
ers' Association and Arbitration Com
missioner Feeney strongly urged the
Brotherhood to do SO and endeavor to
bring about a speedy settlement OF the
strike.
brotherhood officers said to-day that
the Contractors Association and the
Manufacturers Association know well
the condition of affairs, and have had
ample time to consider the matter.
Leader Meyer Schoenfeld. who has so
shrewdly conducted the strike along
with the General Executive Board of
the Brotherhood. sent a letter to Pres-
dent Hochstadter OF the Manufacturers
Association, In which he stated the rea-
sons why the Brotherhood declined to
meet the Contractors Association or
recognize 1t as an important body repre-
senting all the contractors.
Mr.. Schoenfeld said he would proceed
to-day In the civil district courts TO
sue fifty contractors who owe wages
to Brotherhood tailors.
Lawyer Joseph Schulum, who acts as
counsel and notary for the brotherhood
along with the Settlement Committee
at 4l2 Grand street, said that several
Association contractors had sent for
him to meet them anywhere outside
New Windsor Hall and they would sign
the Brotherhood agreement, as they
were afraid of ridicule and trouble II
they appeared before the Committee.
The offer was declined but subsequent.
ly Max Isaacs. Lazarus Witkowsky
Isaac Cohen and Contractor Lipsky, AL
said to be members Of the Contractors
Association, appeared at New Windsor
Hall and signed the agreement and gave
the required bonds and notes TO insure
their faithful performance Of It's terms
Harry white. General Auditor Of IN.
United Carmen Workers Of America
and editor OF The Garment Worker
said - reporter for The Evening
World" to-day:
III IL Is true tha. tHs ccrtractr-s d
the Associates have bva:s1 taefn
selves and nor'gsgei their sewing ma
chimes TO the Assoc a,!o. IN yr,rr :,
prevent them from MAX ng tc',!e
ment with the BTOtherhDD5, =, wgsl.
be OF interest 10 the unions. az u yg.g
force a number OF the contractors o.
CT business and compel wEO!ssal,
manufacturers TO run taelr own snyp
directly and on large scale. wh.cl
would be great Improvement
contractor Witkowsky. Secretary O
Ind L.