New-York tribune., 1896-07-28
NO AGREEMENT REACHED.
THE STRIKERS STILL BELIEVE THEM
SELVES MASTERS OF THE SITUATION.
IT is DECIDED TO GIVE THE CONTRACTORS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO INDUCE ALL NoN-uNioN
CONTRACTORS TO JOIN THEIR Asso-
t- CIArloN-orHERs WHO MAY 49,.

OPPORTUNITY TO INDUCE ALI. NON-uNloN
CONTRACTORS TO JOIN THEIR Asso-
CIArIoN-orHERs WHO MAY 49,.
JOIN THE rAlIoRs. ~ 49,
The beginning of the second week OF 'l'e I'm
among the East Side taors FOUND tne nie" '''
terday as Jealous in the fight ana as ue'ei'""
TO obtain the ends they are seeking as 'nes "''.
on the first day Of the movement Inc usu'' ' ~
of strikers occupied the Sidewalks an" ro'u"''
of Orchard-st throughout the whole OF yesterday
and in variousy sized groups discussed ioI ''e
most part In Hebrew and fidush' 'ne '"
phases and developments of the strike Inc sem
In waihana Hall in the afternoon uuiine '
course of tho usual mass-meeting. was evidence IT.
.olf NJ t4,e enthusiasm OF the tailors DesP'e
the sutriness Of the weather the galleries. anu
moor OF Walhalla were packed with great throis
of sweltering men. who endeavored 10 oD'"'" ie''
, by a general doffng Of coats and waistcoa'S.
When the announcement was made on SUNDAY
that an iron bound alliance had been maue oo
tween the tailors and their old enemies .ne Vo
y tractors II was freely predicted that "i'h '"e''
two branches OF the trade working III n''' ''''
the bringing of the manufacturers 10 'er"'s was +"
matter only Of few days. III was ho' "''"
scmc difficulty that the Association OF Ooh.fao'oi'
was persuaded 10 come out IN open sympathy WIN
their employees Having obtained this dec'ara'loh
of alliance Meyer Schoenfeld, the leader OF 'he
strikers is now proceeding to use the CONTRACTORS
Association as q lever wherewith 10 iorCe '"c ''o'
associated contractors to agree to the oeianus Vi
the strikers Mr. Schoenfeld. to speak briefly, pre-
scented to the members Of the association ne" ue-
nand by which they will either have 10 come 10
an agreement with the unattached contractors or
else be ignored by the strikers The majority oi
the East Side contractors do not OeloiS W 'i'e a.
sociation. Against them the large contractors anu
their e,npoves agree to cultivate the btcrest ami
Ynosity and II was generally felt when the mem
hsrs of the association decided to throw In thelr
In, with the tailors they fondly expected totaiiN
20 eliminate the small contractors III su, ,h osso
ciatidn, II must have been with some chagrin that
they heard yesterday morning INA. u,I,rS Sombraced
socia alton by O'Clock in the Afternoon cnipi ":su
ali classes Of contractors In is melnocrsn,p; ',,o
tailors would treat with ndviduTi bs decion was
made known after meeting OF fhe bT the is
smanoe nUa1S % Of 'i'e the resolutions adopted.
Secretary Henry Solomon. of the Genera ri nHe,u ,h
tive n b,s ci,y and BROOKLYN are closed
and things looked promising for the hoc,ot,on
and the Of Taors m hed S yeT4rraay al
teanoGn pn Kornfed ' Of the taors presided and Asra
ham Wensn Of the eonractors fer afsd hs hs ccn
,spne which was Secret that the manufacturers
Will not be able settle with the lndivluuhai ,h CIV
tractors. and will be compelled to go 10 the Coh
little was done at the meetings in the afternoon
irtS IT. WSS 10 induce " ali the
ioin their association and ignore for me pfese, H.
oil those who wished to sign the con''"'' 10 Il"
Everything was quiet among the strikers 'ass at
msjor.ty Of the men sought their homes early
meeting Of the Contractors Assoca,cn
~ business which Mayor Schoenfeld addressed
He sad that although number Of tn the Pans and
Jacket Makers unions had denied that tney VIII III
go strike he was certain tnai 'neE Seven thousand
more to the large number Of Strikers out a' pres
The jacket pressers held meeting last .,,, night
and it was said that they would join the stfihe'S'