New-York tribune., 1901-07-22
TAILORS' STRIKE BEGINS.
A BIG COMMITTEE GOES FROM SHOP TO
SHOP CALLING OUT THE MEN.

The tailors in the sweatshops all over the East
Side were called out on strike yesterday morning,
IN accordance with the decision of the Garment
Workers Trade Council on Saturday evening The
Strike committee. which consisted of three hundred
men selected from the various unions affected by
the strike. sailed out at a. and formed itself
into groups. each group assigning itself to sep
arate section of the East Side The first strike took
place In the shop of Benjamin Hirschkorvitch. No.
SS Lewis-st. where sixty men employed.
These strikers Joined the strike committee, every
succeeding shop adding to it's numbers. ii was
estimated that there were five hundred members.
The rest of the strikers went to the halls which
are to be their headquarters during the strike The
members of the strike committee rounded up all the
shops sooner than they expected They worked
quickly. throwing OF their coats and carrying them
on their arms after they had visited first dozen
shops.
In an hour or two II was estimated that about
two-thirds OF the garment workers affected by tho
strike had quit work. The remainder. including
several thousand girls and women whose working
week begins on Monday. will stop to-day.
Mass meetings of the strikers were held YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON In fifteen halls throughout East Side
Tne largest meeting that OF the pressers' and
operators branches OF the Brotherhood of Taiors
"hieh was held at No. 412 Cirand-st There are
several assembly rooms In this building and they
were all packed with people. the strikers choking
up the stair and passage ways besides large
crowd Of people who could get In waited outside
untii some OF the others came out. as the meeting
lasted all day. Speeches made by B. schweit-
zer and l. Goldsten and others. strikers listen-
ing patiently in sitting atmosphere.
The knee breeches makers filed several large
meeting rooms at Odd Fellows Hall No sS FORSYTH
ST. and the vestnakers crowded Liberty Hail. No.
251 East Houston-st All the other meeting places
were packed with striking taIors
meeting of the Garment Workers Trade Coun-
Gil was held In the afternoon at No. ga Grand-st
where 1t was said that the demand for the abolition
Of the contractors middle1nen would not be
Until
present strike will include low wage schedule and
shorter workday. All settlements must be made
with the manufacturers instead OF. as In previous
strikes. with the contractors The following state
ment was made by the council
In the greater NewYork $500 contractors shops
VIII be affected by the present strike. TwO-thrds
OF the workers are out and the rest will
tied up. In Brooklyn the coat taIIors and trouser
We hare not heard de from MN Swar G ~Ssk
including Newark $1,000 will be fair estimate OF
General mass meetings of the strikers will be
held all day to-day in New Irving Hail. Broome-st,
near Norfolk No. 16 Manhattan-ave. Brooklyn
ess i, H@ az -, Joseph Baron
in Manhattan.
RAILROAD MACHINISTS TO GO BACK.
LEHIGH VALLEY. CENTRAL OF NEWER
sEY AND LACKAwANNA MEN GIVE UP
HOPELESS CONTEST
wiIke-barre Penn. July 2l (sueciaD-The strIks
of the machinists end shopmen OF the Lehigh VAL
ley Railroad Company at the COxton and the North
wilkesbarre shops has been broken and the men
scrambling get back. Fully twO-thirds
Of them will not have any places, the company
intends to keep the non-union men. who have been
doing satisfactory work The company has
ceived In the last few days applications from leo
Of the strikers for work. and expects more. while
sonally at the shops for work tomorrow The
men have been strike since May 20. when they
The strike OF the Central Railroad of New-Jer-
sey machinists. which has been on for an equal
are now endeavoring to get few slight conces-
sions before going back 10 work, but meeting
| with little success.
! Scranton, Penn. July a (SpeciaD.-when the
Lackawanna railroad machinists return to work
tomorrow a great number OF other machinists are
expected TO accompany them. The Allis-Challers
men have been struggling to prevent break in
the ranks but the railroad employees have so weak
ened the strike forces tnat ne manuiacturerS are
/ confident of almost total resumption OF WORK
| The striking carbufders this afternoon sent a
! committee, consisting OF state senator \ w, =,
/ City to obtain from President Truesdale OF the
Lackawanna Railroad his best terms Ior Sc sett,e ie
| four months.
| MAY TIE UP TRADE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
San Francisco. July IA general ueup OF the
wholesale and retail trade OF this city may develop
| tomorrow. unless the Draymen's Association and
| Brotherhood OF Teamsters shall reach an agree
| ment The trouble grows out of a boycott OF the
! Morton Special Delivery Company, nOn-uniOn
| concern by the San Francisco Labor Council. and
| the design the Draymens Association Is TO
| compel the union men TO do hauling FOR the nom
! union company About fifteen hundred union
teamsters have been informed by their employers
that they must either obey or lose their places.
syPa,nssn S'r an,0ved T aI6ngshore and others
1 fes