New-York tribune., 1895-08-01

CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN STRIKERS
AND CONTRACTORS.
YESTERDAYS MASS MELTING or 'LoTnNG
woRKERs-sylTs To ~ BIorGnr AGAINST
EMPioyFns WHO HAVE Nor

The leaders II the clothing workers strike assert
that they have already ~un 'l" lriNr. An! iAr an
nouncemont made hy Meyer schoenfed LAT" yes''r-
day afternoon. at mass-fn'ctlrs % Wa.iA.' Han
Wa received with loud cheer.
Schoonfcid WI, h. General Orgonlzor - the United
Carmen, Worker. toll the meeting that th' CON
tractor Association hai acknowledge the weak
ness Of It's cans, hy asking Tor confer nc" WIN
the representatives, Of tho strikers IL read IA"
answer which Do sent 10 me association and u ""s
received with evident foyo-. The letter Mas as io.-
lows.
Dear Mr noehsialter: In compliance with your
request for confercnc. between Yourself The coat
con'iac,.Is ai, c,.,,n' l , y ". ni'r,c,.I -
SAY that tn. tractors or.AuizttOr does not hf
AN, mean. m,a. mat They represent the
- this CITY a4 i.rg o. ih"f own statement.
they have only 90D m.n nber-. some of whom nay"
already signed c1niracrs f0r another year. The ~
ccutlve Board believes II 20 their interest at present
signing The contracts a. fast as our no,arle. can
handle them Yours truly. NJ sCHOENFELD
Schocnfeld in explanation said that there were
~, contractors n tine city and that the association
had no right - speak for them lie declared that
80 of me contractors would have signed the agree
ment by Monday. and that the strike would not 1st
much longer. He expected that 20 Of IN" con-
tractors wouli stand out for a good while. but
when the resi gave In there would be enough work
for all the men who went out The strikers promise
to take decisive action against number Of con
tractors wh, have failed 10 pay the wages du" the
employ. who went on, on the strike. over three
thousand strikers. il is said. were unpaid Saturday
night anl acccrlng to Schoenfcd the contractors
refused t. settle on demand To-day suits viii be
Instituted in the various district courts having ja-
nsdiciion where the contractors live
The Garment Trade Council Of the knights Of
Labor met In Wahd.h Hal last night to consider
a schedule OF prices - Dc submitted to tho manu-
facturers 1T the expiration OF the present contract
They Will probably issue a statement next week
The Council did not discuss the present strike AMI
Secretary Kuniz said that there was never any In
tcntion on the part Of the knights OF Labor Ia
order a general strike in sympathy with the pres
were bound to win the strike. and no such action
on the part Of the Knights Of Labor necessary
ONE CASE OF VIOLENCE IN BROOkLYN.
The ,mnlovos Of eight shops in Brooklyn returned
to work before yesterday. the bosses" having
agreed II, al the demands OF the'strikers. The EN-
,lovcrs were: Cohen No 70 Segcl-st, GroenecK
80 $50 Bushwick-avc.: Sachs. 40 ln Cook-st.
nosenblum. no lA Cook-si; Schackmcr. 40 J.
seeel-st; Simon No 92 Walton-st.; Wolf. No. III"
cook-st. and Goldstcn. No. u Naret-si.
There was a meeting In the headquai'efS o' t''
strikers at No g. Ewen-st. at 10 o'clock yesternaS
morning at which 1t predicted that before
twenty -four hours elapsed All OF 'he CONTRACTOR
would agree to the strikers terms
The only report Of any violence In the morning
came from No iG2 Boerum-st, where 1t was sah
that Jacob Rickard. the son OF contractor. was
beaten by rtrlkers -Four women strikers went 10
Rickard's shop to induce four alleged non-union
wonen 10 out work. Richards father met the
women and told them that his employees were inei
Sers OF his family. a male striker. II is alleged
ordered him out the man struck him and the son
interfered Young Rickard pushed out the STRIKE 3
sfier pulling young Riclard down the stairs beat
him. a policeman dispersed the strikers.