Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-20
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Hnuks.
NEW York, Feb. 2O.-A local paper
sayt; Another big lockout Of tallort
IL threatened. Should It DO ordered,
coo tAilora will b. thrown out OF work.
rhs trouble Is due 10 n nght nov
waging between tho general executive
board OF tho uuited garment workers
and tue socialists, vino have gained
control OF tho United BTotheTh0Od Of
Tailors. The fret named organization
Ia tbs central body Of all the tailnrs
anu garment workers. unions III the
United States aud the brotherhood OF
railors Il the chief body u local unions
Of tailorS. The trouble date, back to
the first OF the present year. At the
annual election OF officers OF the
Brotherhood OF TAilors held early ia
January, the socislistic element elect.
cd their candidates aud obtained con-
troll. Inc men who organized the
brotherhood anu who had conducted II
successfully Tor five years Immediately
resigned. They were Meyer Sheen.
field, Herman Robinson anu Benjamin
y. Wiizer. Shoenteld had been the
acknowledged loader OF tho tailOfs for
yoafs, He always took charge Of their
strikes and had heeu successful In
lending the tRllre TO victory.
Alter he had resigned the last great
ngut against the contractors took place.
This was Oulya few weeks ago. The
contractors fepudiAted their agreement
with the brotherhood and locked out
their men. The tailors then begged
SchoenlelI 10 take charge and lead
them In the fight and he hnally did 10.
The tailOts won after n hard fight OF
several weeks. The contractors who
are members OF the Clothing COntrac.
tors Mutual Protective association,
signed new agreement with the
Brotherhood OF tailOrs, restoring the
old tyslep OF weekly wages instead OF
the task or piece work system. But
now the contractors say the brother
hood association lived up o. tue new
agreement. Yesterday tho brother.
hood ordered strikes In number OF
shops. This men In halt. Of the shops
refused 10 Ro out, however, saying that
they had nothing TO complain OF. The
oiiloera Ut the brotherhood then Ep-
PEAKED to tho United Garment workers
with which organization the brother
hood ia affiliated. Tho officers OF the
garment workers refused 10 Interfere.
The contractors also appealed 10 the
general executive board OF the United
Garment workers and threatened TO
order general lockout unless the
strikes were stopped aud the brother
hood compelled TO live up 10 its agree
mont. Charles +. Reicherr, president
OF the board, advised them not to do
40, and said he would try TO bring the
trouble to an end.
The general executive board OF tho
United garment workers passed reso-
luton to the effect that the sOcialistic
officers OF the board were In tho wrong
and that they were running tho order.
They have permitted the sweat shops
to open up again, and are forcing So
cialiam on both the tail0rs and the con-
tractors. President Reiohers said last
night that no was not opposed TO social
ism, but that the United Garment
workers did not want 10 practlced in
the government OF the brotherhood Of
tailors or In any other OF this unions
Inflated with tue central body, Tho
contractors are In An angry frame OF
mind over the action Of tue sOcia iat
and general lockout may be ordered
NJ any time.
THEY QUIT WORK.
CHICAGO, Feb. following the
action OF the meeting OF tho Clothing
| Cutters and TnmmsTs' association last
night four or five hundred cutters quit
work today. The strike will DO long
Aud bitterly contested aud ton or fifteen
thousand people are likely TO DO thrown
out Of work. The Issue seems praoti.
cally 20 be whether the cutters shall
work on the piece system. The cutters
are paid "a minimum salary OF $40 u
week for u maximum cutting OF four.
teen suits day. The manufacturers
object, saying thoy are willing to pay
a ninimum salary OF $50, bat the cut.