New-York tribune., 1895-12-28
TATLORS TO START IN BUSINESS.
HOW THEY HOPE THUS TO CONQUER THE
CONTRACTORS


committee of the brotherhood of Taiors. con-
sisting OF Meyer Schoenfeld. Benjamin Schwitzer
and Jacob Cornfeld, have arranged to open TWO
shops, to be conducted on the cooperative p'""
lext Monday. The Executive Committee mas APP
oropriated $1,000 to begin with About 2~ taiio's
viii be employed in the two shops The committee
said yesterday that Fechheimer, Fischel q 60. anu
Cane, McCanrey & Co. large clothing manuiac
turers will send goods to be made up III the shop'
To-day the time allowed the contractors 10 reoPe"
their shops by the Brotherhood OF TaioTs' eN
pires. Those contractors who keep their shops
closed after to-day will have 10 pay for the iost
time OF thei; former employees shouid 'n'S oo''e
them later TO return to work.
The brotherhood of Taors yesterday engaged
NJ. Fromme. lawyer. to sue for the recovery %
$4,000 of the s25o.0Oo Of bonds given by the con-
tractor, security that they would live up 10 'nei
agreement with the Brotherhood
The official organ Of the clothing manufacturers
in It's last issue denounced the attempts OF the con-
tractors to force their employees back TO the TASK
work system N the following language;
The farce of attempting to restore the worst rS Oa
Clothing Contractors Mutual Protective Assocls-
ployes for the declared purpose OF restoring the
TASK system divided asanst Itself ana mas IUuhe mo
sympathy among manufacturing cothiers OF .ne
public. Had ;he contractors awaited the eApid po-
them unless the clause deprving them of the right
to discharge incompetent or lazy employees anu ~
Were Sei emna;ed the result might be different. they
can accomplish their purpose only Dy 'evoSm,%iWs ~ ~
manufacture. and insisting upon the unaueSItonsu @
legal right tc replace one union workman "i1n az g.
other member o. the union whenever they deem 1t
advisable. ,,-..,.o
According TO the story told by the Executive
Committee OF the Brotherhood OF Iaiors Ias'
night the contractors who have locked their en-
plcyes ou' &C their shops are resortlng 10 Nlosnn
tc cc.nnei other contractors TO post the lochout
ca~ds IN ;Aor shops The Clothing Contractors
Nutr:. Protective Association is IN desperate
strait Its ,flcals seeing that it was os.ns rs S
hgh, wish ;he tailors appointed comm, C0atore ,ost
visit: al! the shops and make the contractors PIs ~
up the car5s. A committee OF ten went 10 P,acn ti
shop OF Isaac Warschauer No. IL Rutgers race,
yes: rday afternoon, and tried 10 persuade MN 70
put up OF the cards He refused ana say say
that he was satisfied with his employees anu u-u
told him that he would have to 90 so, "A o's ye aT~
and fight followed. Warschauer employs WV
tailors and they sided with him ne assotia 80,
lions committee armed with CLUBS and my i
ufed them on Warschauer and his men. Ihey look
hold OF the ta:lors' whskers. and struck tnen re-
peatedy over the head and shoulders WIN tne
utes and Warschauer and the tailors We're may ih;
driven from the shop Warschauer sala IaSt M ID
however that he will resume work on MONDAY ana anu
that he will be prepared for the committee II my my
,i'sit him again Many of his men were badly
used up in the fight: Handfuls OF tneL o%nds
were pulled out and they received scaIp WouisuS ~
and bruises. The committee, 10y az az ham viii re-
not escape all injury. ana some OF theih VIII io
member the encounter for some tme ,, ,.,si,od
one OF the contractors comnittees also .lSa,o nnG
the shop OF A. We:nstein. No "a Attorney-st'' and
-rbe Rrotberhood OF Taiors appointed commit
tee last night visit the police staois Oh ,re ore
East Side and inform the captains tTal me JANUS
are not responsible for the rows and tights .o,.,oa
T Goodfarb of No. 125 East Broadway. s sei,Ied
with the Brotherhood last night ana Ms ,s .aei sew
enty-fve men Jacob Swartz contractor n
srownsville also made terms with the brother-
hood He employs fifty tailors