New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-30
STRIKERS RANKS INCREASED.
DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CoNTFAC-
TORS. AND TAILORs ORGANIZATIONS.

DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CONTRAC-
TORS AND TAILoRs' ORGANIZATIONS
Tho conference between the Contractors Associa-
ton and the committee appointed from the bro'""l :
hood of Taiors. who are on strike, peea" DIT Az
o'clock Yesterday morning, at No. 80 Essex-st, ana
ended at p. m. with no results very Satisfactory
To either side The agreement. which had Deeh
drawn IN by the Brotherhood. was brought before
the conference but was rejected by the con'rac'o'
and the alliance between the two organizations
which has existed since the starting OF the striKe
has now come to an end Immediately aiter 'he
meeting was over, the contractors went INTO eAecu
tive session at their headquarters in hopertS io.o
No 200 East Broadway. At the same nmo VIC
strikers made arrangements with Messrs. ochoiu''
and Bradley lawyers, and engaged headquarters
at Ludlow and Grand SITS, where opportunity VIII
be given individual contractors to sign the agree
ment Each contractor will be obliged, upon sign
ing to furnish, guarantee. the sum OF ~ " e''"
or a note for the amount payable on ue"''''u' ~.
each machine In operation In his shop' ANY "''seu
violation of his agreement will be referred TO the
Grievance Committee for investigation, ana II IL
proves to be true the guarantee Will become forfeit
70 the general fund Of the Brotherhood
The strikers held mass meeting at "a'ha'a
Hall In the afternoon and the report or the con-
tractors action in rejecting the agreement was ex-
nlained by Mayer Schoenfeld. and met with shouts
OF dsapproval.
The police of the Delancey-st. and Eldridge-st'
stations expect trouble from the aors IN the near
future Some Of the contractors who DO not peiohs
TO the association started non-union men al WORK
on Tuesday under police protection, and ther ac-
tion has served to arouse the striking tailors
The Children's Jacket Makers Union, NO loo OF
the Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance, and ior-
nerIv members of the knights OF Labor struck
this morning as they had agreed the night pre-,
vjous They number 5000 men and women, ana
in
stated at their headquarters, No Sunolk-st.'
tbat tho strike was started solely because the man.
,IfacttIrers had broken the agreement wnich was
made last year. This agreement called lor MY,
nine hours work week from the men, ana nNeu
the following scale OF wages Firstclass operators
az TO N4 a week; second-class, ia TO w; thrd-
class $40 to S. frst-class basters $l3 to I'll second
class basters 50 to ST. The strikers say mat THESE
prIces were cut and that they were allowed 10 earn
hardly enough to live They also say mat they
we're Obliged TO work overtime without extra pay.
Several OF the minor tailors unions heid secret
meetings Yesterday morning nut TOOK no ueiini,c
action The Pantsmakers' Union will hold meet
ing AT No ISL Ludlow-st tonight and Will pVpapiy
decide 10 strike, they have several grievances 10
A crowd of striking coatmakers gathered IN 'front.'
~ Abraham Levy's shop. No 90 Willet-st., yester-
dav morning and threatened the proprietor. 70
liccman Passuth, OF the Delancey-st station, or
derod them away, and arrested Bernard Llpschut1
of No 100 Goerck-st., who refused TO go; aie3ing
that he lived opposite. At the Essex Market court
he was fined 81, which was PAID