New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
TATLORS DENOTNCE OTE4RT.
EAST SIDE HEBREWS EMPHATICALLY DIS
APPROVE THE sWEATSHOP SYSTEM

EAST SIDE HEBREWS EMPHATI'ALLY DIS
APPROVE THE sWEATsHOP SYSTEM.
The United Brotherhood Of Tailors held 4 mass
meeting yesterday afternoon in New Irving Hall
Nos eii-2l6 Rivirgton-st., TO protest against the
testimony given by State Factory Inspector Daniel
OLeary before the National Industrial Committee
i'm Washington in regard TO the sweatshop system
in this city. The large auditorium In the hall was
packed with Hebrew taiors Of the East Side when
the meeting opened al O'Clock. The speakers
were the Rev Madison G. Peters. Joseph Baron
dess. Benjamin Schweitzer and Louis Drubin. and.
with the exception Of Mr.. Peters all OF them spoke
in YdG.sh
The dodgers which were distributed in announce
ment Of the meeting stated in large letters that
Inspector OLeary had said that the East Side
people were dishonest and had no ambition TO i'm
prove the situation" and also that they were un-
deserving Of sympathy" This was the Of
the meeting. and each speaker attacked Inspector
OLeary with vigor. and in turn praised the He
brew talors as honest industrious people who had
long been trying to have the sweatshop system
done away with The tailors broke into frequent
applause. and kept up continual mutterng OF ap-
prevail and angry protest against the object Of the
speakers denunciation. Toward the end a rough
unkempt man. who said to be a Socialist,
raised his cienched INST above the heads Of the as
sembage and. interrupting the speaker, shrieked
forth torrent of abuse against those who had
magned the sweatshop workers He was queted
with some trouble.
The meeting adopted resolutions which are to be
sent to Governor Roosevelt denouncing Inspector
O'Icary in scathing terms. branding his testimony
as a fasehOod. and demanding his removal from
Office
They also expressed emphatic disapprova OF the
sweatshop system. saying that the number or
consumptiyes and other cases Of dangerous SICK
ness among the members of our union is alarm
ingy and shocking.y great. these conditions being
the direct result OF the unhealthy filthy. disease
breeding conditions Of the sweatshops. and calling
for the abolition OF this most abomiuable, UNI
American method of white slavery In suggest
ing a remedy for the present condition of affairs
the resolutions demanded the appointment OF In
spectors whose duty II shall be 10 inspect sweat
shops at night. most OF the violations OF the
auti-sweatng law occur after the regular hours
Of labor-namely. between the hours of D. m. and
as late : and L. m.
Another resolution that. I'm view Of the fact
that the pres, mt msgnihcantly small STAFF OF IN
sIectors is entirely meal Die OF coping with ex-
isting evils, demand the increase OF the num-
Der OF deputies to such extent that each and
every sweatshop may be regularly Inspected az
men be appointed deputies as are entirely
familiar With the conditions OF the trade and are
able to speak the language used therein.
The resolutions also disclamed any political
motive and stated that the tailors had no par
ticular person in mind as successor TO inspector
OLeary