The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-02
The STRIKING TAILORs.
Both Bides Determlncd-sixteen Thous-
and Workers Already Out.

and Workers Already out.
NEw YORK, July 30 The strike Of the
Brotherhood of railors 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 Schoen;rld, the general organizer
of the United Garment Workers, who led
the Brotherhood of Tailors I'm their sue
cessful strike last fall, is directing tho
strikers movement, and Is sanguine OF
success lr o. Nft f.
"The strike was forced upon u.s." said
Mr.. Schoenfeld, but we will win, as We
did last year. We then agreed to n week
OF sixty hours with minimum scale of
wages, ,ranging from 80 to sl5 week. We
now demand n flfty-nne hour week, ms all
our men are Hebrews, and we require an
hour on Friday night to do necessary shop
ping to prepare for tho due observance OF
our Sabbath. Our mon in Chicago, Baltt-
moro and Boston will also strike, and in.
sist on the same hours as wo do"
The strikers are most determined, tho
women, who number IL third of those now
unemployed bong as steadfast in their
refusal to go back to task work as tho
men. ..lf. ..f ,............,,.,r
The Clothing Contractors Mutual Pro-
tective Association held meeting Inst
evening, at which $50 contractors were
present. Resolutions were adopted, con-
senting to nccede Co the demand of a fifty
\ nine hours week, provided the 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 .I j..
Secretary Witkowsky, OF the contract
ors' association, denies that the men were
| locked out. He says the brotherhood Is
responsible for the strike. "Wo have, he
said, ''been always willing to meet the
men half way, but we cannot accede to
the demands they now make. -. ......
a meeting of the garment trades coun-
! Gil of the knights of Labor, composed of
I, fifteen local assemblies, was also held.
| Afterwards the secretary, Abraham
! kuntz, made "a statement regarding the
J policy of the council. Its mcmbors say
! frankly that they dlstrust the leaders OF
the brotherhood, and want nothing to dc
with thom, bat IL necessary they also will
! go out to help tho strike along, and to OH
| force the agreement of last July. . ..t.-
| a Knight of Labor q gan an argument
with number of the Sgikcrs in asaloou
! adjoining Walhulla hail. He was at once
/ set upon and badly hgntcn. ...f .s.
! a small riot also occurred outside the
| tailor shop of Jacobs Il Sons Grand and
/ Orchard streets, whore several non union
men are employed. Tho strikers threat
ened to do up the "boss' and The 'sCubs. =
J When their manifestations of violence
became apparent they were driven off by
/ the police.
! . Tho, stri kinr tpilOrs of RrOolSlyn mot tt
determine what course to pursue, and OK
! 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
thoroughfarc. They stopped in front OF
several boss tailor shops and tried to in
duce those who had not already joined tc
come out. They were generally success
full. There was some rioting yesterday
and several non-unionists were severely
!