New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-21
TAILORS' DEMANDS READY.
THEY MERELY ASK SHORTER HOURS
AND A REGULAR PAYDAY.

THE WAGES QUESTION LEFT TO EACH CON-
TRACTOR AND HIS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
FOR BINDING AGREEMENT ASKED
MANUFACTURERS WITH THE STRIKERS.
The striking tailors yesterday still talked OF ad
ditions TO :heir ranks but little progress
made toward settling their troubles According to
Meyer Schoenfeld the leader OF the strikers. a
committee OF the Brotherhood OF Tailors has called
on a few of he manufacturers ana the latter have
shown strong desire TO bring about a peaceful
solution OF The present trouble. Among the firms
visited Schoenfed said, was Bendit Isaacs Co..
Of No Great Jones-st. This Arm said that 1t was
willing &c advance prices TO the contractors so
nhat the latter would be fully able to meet the de-
.nands OF strikers If they were not unreason-
\ tble. The firm also promised TO take the work
way from any OF its contractors II. after fair
agreement had been reached, the contractors failed
re live up &c l.. Another firm, Fecheimer Ftshel q
Co, of No 74s Broadway, not only showed wiling
uess TO compel its contractors 10 abide by the
terms of any agreement which might DO reached,
but also agreed TO take personal charge OF the
three cooperative shops which the brotherhood OF
Taiors started at the close of the strike last year.
There are about one hundred and twenty men en-
ployed IN these shops Abraham Cohen, contrac-
TOR of No 900 East Broadway, yesterday signed an
agreement with tho Overcoat and Sackcoat MAX
crs' Union the effect that IL the present strike
was successful he would grant 70 his men the nine
hour workdav Cohen is the first contractor 10 Oh
FER terms Of settlement and his employees are Ju-
bilant over tho concession.
Meyer Schoenfeld said yesterday that while the
demands which will be made on the bosses would
not be presented before Monday they would be in
substance as follows Fifty-ninc hours 10 constitute
q weeks work, with a regular payday at the end
of each week. and only union hands in good stand
ing be employed. peculiar and mover feature g
OF the new demands will be that the ali-imporl,ant
question of wages is TO be left TO an unders
reached between the boss ana inc w1THes a e1 FOR
shop. Schoenfeld explained that tHe leaso s s
1hs was that there were so many dinereht SIasses
of tailoring work that it was mpossDie " ior''i d
fixed STANDARD Il prices for all Shops Of the
taors want is an agreement with the c0nu ra >
which will prove binding. and they would IKE 10
have dTom d me phoe n yeserday
The contractors furnished bonds which Gmoer inc
terms of the agreement were forfeited. Inc mat
ter was taken INTO the courts ana nneaIs and II
cost the Brotherhood $1,000. Last year we aske9
and got cash notes from the contractors 70 pinu
the agreement but we were unable 70 c0 Tt Oh
would like somebody TO suggest TO us is now can
we keep the contractors to their agreements CT
fectually We do not know how to do 1t ourselves
and would like either the press OF 'ne Puoii0 " '''
Games Tobias of the firm of Tobias Co.. whole
sale merchants, OF NO 100 Frince-ss, was dio'1S
the speakers who addressed crowded meeting OF
strikers In Walhalla Hall yesterday: he sald lhat
the tailors would win their strike II they behaved
ir an orderly and law-abiding manner he aovo-
Gated the abolition Of the contract system That inc
tailors might work directly for the manuiacturers'
Mr. Tobias was cheered as he left the hall
Joseph Janovitch, a striker of No. I Hester.st.'
was arraigned In the Essex Market Court yester.
day, charged by Louis Wiltensten. contractor, OF
No. IS Monroe-st. with entering his shop with SIX
other and demanding that the eight taiiors
employed there should work Magistrate
Wentworth decided that Janovitch had no right TO
go into the shop and fined him S.