The morning times., 1896-08-12
TAILOR Strikes Still on
And the Coatmakers Claim
They Have Won the Fight.
Cooperative @sHoRs OPEN
New York Strikers Are More Con-
fident Than Ever of Suceess-Mr.
Shoenfeld. Cont radicts Certain State
ments-Pantsmakers and vestnIak
ers' Affairs Are Progressing Well.

New York, Aug. / The three strikes =
coatmakers. ArOWsersmakers ana vest
makers -contRuetOday with some changes.
Leader Shoenfelss of tie coat: tailors said
this morning ith8t he thought the strike
would practicany end on Saturday, but a
few men ma then tie out.
He coDtradi6ted the statement contained
in IA circular sent out by the Contractors
Association tAat he was ''blufiiDg." and
received $S and 81 froni each contractor
who signed the Brotherhood agreement.
II do not bundle the money or make the
settlements with contractors" Shoenfeld
declared. I'VE are winning, and the asso-
ciation shows It's weakness when 1t calls
great special meeting for tonight. Why
do they meet II they have all the hands
they want and as they have asserted day
after day?'
SbOcnGeld also said the opening OF sixty
cooperative shops. employing 800 men
and women. was weapon that the
Brotherhood had used effectively The
hands work directly for the manufacturer
and divide all the earnings pro rata. -
ONE WAS IN FULL SWING.
One OF these shops is at 134 Norfolk
street and was In full swing today
with thirty hands, all cheerfully, a t
work and glad TO avoid piece aud task
work. They make good wages and work
ten hOurs five days and nine on Friday.
One hundred association contractors.
according, TO SchOenfeid, will be wiped
out of business by the strike within q
week, because they cannot; get bands to
do work. l. -
bnOdrad twaptv cnufra cfnYa
in all have sisned the Brotherhood's
agreement and given good security in
the form OF cash or good Endorsed notes.
These contractors have taken In $500
strikers, and thirty more are expected
TO sign today and receive TOO more OF
the strikers Thus a total OF 1000 out of
the 6 900 Brotherhood tailors who struck
three weeks ago are at work.
The police are still on guard In the
strike district, and they have an occa-
sionai row to Queii
The Pantsmakers' Union did not have
its contract ready until last event ng,
and but fifteen contractors had signed up
to 10 O'Clock this morning. Bonds or
cash security OF SEQ on each sewing ma
chine used is required from each con-
tractor who signs the agreement.
INCREASE OF so PER CENT.
The demands are for an increase Of so
per cent over tho prices paid during the last
three months. The workers will be
enabled to make $12 a week Of nfty-nine
hours. Three hundred strikers returned
to work this morning.
All the members Of the Pantsma kers'
Union have paid their dues one month In
advance.
The vestInakers are not moving along
towards victory as rapidly as the other
two trades. Twenty-eight Contractors
had signed up to IL O'Clock this forenoon
and taken in 800 or eco workers out Of
the 500 on strike.
The strikers OF the three trades viii
hold mass meetings. today at 8 p. nl., the
coat tailors In Walhalla Hail, trousers
makers in Congress Hall, and vestmakers in
Liberty Hall. r-., ..s.
The Knee-Pants Makers Union did not
strike. as expected, this morning. but viii
probably do so in short time
Another report had 1t this forenoon that
the Progressive Tsilors (coatrnakers) will
not strike. They meet on Thursday night
to discuss the situation.
Leader Shoenfeid has been requested by
the Philadelphia aud Baltimore coatmakers
to visit those cities and address them on
the New York strike. He is considering
the invitation.