New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-20
TROUBLE FOR THE TAILORS.
A BIG LOCKOUT THREATENED.
co,-rp Ac.noRs SAY THE BROTHERHOOD HAS
NOT KEPT ITS AGREEMENT-soCaAL-
1s11c LEADERS BLAMED.

NOT KEPT ITS AGREEMENT-soCaAL-
1sT1c LEADERS BLAMED.
u,o+,.r big lockout Of taiors is threatened
nhora a. he ordered 10000 ta!lors will be thrown
on, of work The trouble is due to hght no"
,vaenp between the General Executive Boaru Oh inc
limited Garment Workers and the ooc'diiS'' ""o
have gained control of the United Brotherhoou VI
ra,ors The frst-named organization Is the ceh'r"
bodv OF all the tailors and garment workers unions
a. ~ I,r,tad States and the Brotherhood OF Tallors
q, Tho chief body of the local unions OF talors Inc
.rouhle dates back the first OF the present year
A. the annual election Of officers OF the bfotheioo
rf Tailors held early in January the socahsuc exc
,rnent elected their candidates and Obtained control
nh. mon who organized the Brotherhood and VINO
rs conducted II successfully for years Immediately
s,,rad They were Meyer Schoenfeld, Herman
f,obinson and Benjamin Swizer. Schoen1eiu hsu
been the acknowledged leader or the 'alo's AZ,
years He always took charge OF their s'rihes an"
Sad been successful IN leading the taors 10 victory
After he had resigned the last great nsht against
49,. contractors took place. This was only ie"
~. ago The contractors repudated their agree
-. Nth tho motherhood and locked out their
80, Thu tailors then begged Schoenfed 10 take
charge and lead them IN the fight, ana ne iina.s u
30 The tailors won after a haro heh'' "'c" -
.sveral weeks The contractors who are members
~. tho Clothing Contractors Mutual protective AS
isolation signed new agreement with the bro'n'i-
500 NJ Ta]ors restoring the old system or weekly
.-apes instead Of the task or peceworK SYSTEM
y,,& now the contractors say the Brothei"Oou n
not lived up to the new agreement yesterday .ne
brotherhood ordered strikes In numoer Oh 'i'e
shops. ,a .. m o,,,
Tho men in half Of the shops refused 10 go OUT
however saving that they had nothing 10 complain
- Tba soc,alstic officers Of the Brotherhood theh
.nnealed 10 the United Garment WORKERS. win WHICH
or9anization the Brotherhood is animated. Inc o'
ecer. Of the Garment Workers refused TO interfere
The contractors also appealed to the General ENec'
.,v. BOARD of the United Garment workers ana
threatened 10 order general lockout unless IN, in
str,kes were stopped and the Broherhood c0npeiIeu
20 live up TO lis agreement. Charles r. hel S
sres,dent of the Board, advised them not 10 90 -
"a eaid he would try bring the TouDle 70 an ciI
Tha General Executive Board or the I nlteu Ndl
.,.nt Workers passed resolution yesterday 10 u'e
Sact that the Socialis.c officers OF the Brotnerhoou
sars IN the wrong and that they were rOlhine tle
order They have permitted the sweat shops 10 opsi
I'm again and are forcing Socialism on potn lis
tailors and the contractors President iteicneIs sit
Sast night that he was not opposed TO SonaSii Du!
That the United Garment Workers dld not waht ~
ractised in the government of the Broi erh9ou o.
Ea,iors or in any other Of the unions animated WIN
the central body 1900 .,. -, mind
over the actions of the Socialists ana general
lockout may be ordered at any time