The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-15
BIG SrRrKE BEGUN

About Nine Thousand New AOrk Iallors
 Out-Numbers May Reach Twenty Thou
 sand he Vest Makers on the Verge of
 Joining In.
 New York, Aug, 14-About nine thou sand garment makers, who last night declared a strike for higher wages and better hours, held meetings this morn ing at their various headquarters en the east side and 1t was evident that the number would be- swelled by several thousand more within the next few days. It is expected that at least 10000 men, women and girls will go out during the week.
 The men who are out on strike to-day are members of the Children's Jacket Makers Local Assembly No. 155, K. of L., and the Pants Makers Local Assem- bly, No. 325. K. of L, The leaders said to-day that they were confident of win ming because of the success of the re- cent taiIors' strike, which was fought on the same lines. The strike also af- fleets about 2,000 women and girls who are temporarily thrown out of employ | ment.
 The children's jacket makers demand that the bosses sign the old agreement | for fifty-nine hours to constitute a weeks work and the pay to range on a scale of from $6 to $16 a week, accord | ing to the kind of work done. There are number of girls in the strike, Reports read at some of the meetings | this morning showed that already about | 1000 of the jacket makers had gained their demands. Other contractors are expected to sign the new agreement to- | day.
 Both unions held mass meetings last night. New Irving hall was packed to it's utmost capacity. There was great excitement when the question was put | to the jacket makers as to whether they hould go out Cries of Strike! Striker were heard on every hand. The decis- ion was reached within half hour after the opening of the meeting. When the question: was carried there was great cheering.
 | It took the pants makers a longer time to arrive at decision, but the result | was the same, and the excitement just as intense as that displayed by the | jacket makers.
 Out of 250 contractors only sixty have given in to the pants makers. They employ 1000 men.
 | There were between 2,500 and 5000 jacket makers out to-day, leaving out the 1000 or so who have won their de- mands. The latter are employed by ninety1two contractors, and took a hcl- iday to-day to celebrate the victory. Contractors to-day also got new agree ments from girls who belong to Local Assembly No 1,05S K. of L. They arc vest makers.
 | At their Headquarters, 120 Columbia street, the vest makers last night de cided to give contractors three days ir which to sign the agreement. If thu documents are not signed at the expira- ton of the allotted time a general strike | affecting about 5000 persons, will bt ordered
 l The new agreement calls for fifty-nint hours a week and provides for an ad 1 vance in wages of from 20 to 25 pel cent, according to the kind of work per l formed
 l All this morning the east side was II l a state of excitement Crowds of striit 1 CTS walked up and down the streets Labor agitators were busy addressing small sidewalk audiences, and altogeth CT the police were kept busy trying t preserve order.
 By noon to-day more garment mak i CTS quit work The Children's JaclSe
 Makers union called out ali its mem bers.
 There are besides some 2,50o pant makers and nearly 4,000 unorganiz ,, | workmen who have been forced out 0
 employment by the strike. Men an
 women are joining the strikers eacl hour.
 The coat makers and shirt makef
 will probably go out in the course Q I a week or two, which will swell tn | number of strikers to fully 10000
 The strikers are following much tn
 same system i'm fighting the contractor
 as the Brotherhood of Tailors. Tn
 pants makers have made their head quarters at Congress hall, 226 Stanto street.
 l The executive committee will nee
 there throughout the day to conduc
 the routine business of the strike.
 mass meeting of strikers will be hel
 this afternoon and will be addresse
 by the members of the executiv board
 Henry Hirsh, the business agent c
 the union, said this morning:
 'T believe that we will win the strik
 ip less than a week. We have alread
 appointed a settlement committee, Whie
 will meet at 226 Stanton street and sig
 with the contractors who wish to renev
 the old agreement. The men who ar
 employed in the twenty-five shops whic
 have already settled will go back
 work tomorrow. We do not recoguiz
 any Contractors association or any (
 the shops which are run by non-nio
 workmen."
 The Children's Jacket Makers unio
 will also follow the plan of the Brott
 erhood of Tailors in dealing with tn
 strikers. A settlement committee me
 to-day to sign contracts at T Suffol street. The union has also secured Lit
 erty hall, 257-261 East Houston stree
 for holding mass meetings.
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