New-York tribune., 1902-05-19
MEAT RIOTERS REST.
THE DEALERS RELY on HUNGER AS AN
ALLY.
WOMEN FORM ORGANIZATION AND AP-
POINT COMMITTEES TO SPREAD BOY
COTT-WHAT KOSHER MEAT is.

POINT COMMITTEES TO SPREAD BOY
COTT-wHAT KOSHER MEAT is.
Outward calm marked the kosher meat situa-
tion on the East Side yesterday. There was
rioting, for there was occasion for II, all Of
the butcher shops being closed. SO long as the
dealers do not attempt to open their shops peace
is likely TO continue, but the resumption of busi-
ness promises to be the signal 70" another and
more serious outbreak. The reason for the in
creased danger is the fact that the boyCotters
yesterday thoroughly organized themselves, and
a concerted attack on the offending shops is
likely to result.
The dealers on their part. are taking no steps
to. fight. They have closed their stores. nailed
boards against the broken windows, and
waiting until the stomaChs of their opponents
are reduced to terms. Starvation is the ally on
which they must rely, and already the mascu-
line portion of the community is beginning TO
lust for the 1eshpots of Egypt. Surrepttiously
the men stealing out of the district and eat
ing meat that is not kosher killed. But in the
disturbed district the women still control the
situation and show intention of yielding
The police in the various stations had quiet
day. There almost arrests, and Cap
tain Walsh. at the Eldridge-st station. declared
that the trouble was over.
little incident which happened in Eldrdge-
st. yesterday illustrates the temper of the peo-
pie well. A number of boys out for fun got hold
Of a pair of chicken legs. These they put in a
bag stuffed with shavings The legs protruded
and gave the impression that chicken was in
the bag. Then one of the crowd started up the
street. Instantly he spotted by some of
the women who spying and in five minutes
a crowd of infuriated women We're chasing the
boy who carried the bag Circling round and
baa for ba no oh Ia1
them merry chase. Finally. when the women
were close to him and the police showed signs
Of taking a hand, the fellow turned and threw
the bag into the crowd. Instantly the women
turned and seizing the bag tore II In shreds. a
Shrek of voluble Yiddish followed their discovery
Of the trick, but the perpetrator has disap-
peared. Numberless little incidents like this
show the temper still prevailing. The presence
of the police and the closing OF the stores has
allayed. but has not ended the trouble.
An all day meeting Of the rioters. their allies
and families held at No 412 Grand-st. yester-
day, resulted in a complete change in officers OF
the boycotters. Nearly five hundred men and
women attended the meeting, which called
TO effect a permanent organization and 10 de
veop plan OF action that would not call for
police patrols. Choosing the name Of the Ladies'
Anti-Beef Trust Association, they elected Mrs.
Caroline Schatzburg president. and she ap-
pointed a set OF officers.
After the election was over a number of
women We're elected 10 act as Al committee on
boycott These were instructed 10 visit all the
tenement houses on the East side and 10 per
suade the Hebrew women not to buy meat until
IL was reduced to the prices of year ago-1o
and l. cents a pound. They were not to create
any disturbance. but when they woman
coming out Of a butcher shop with meat they
were instructed to argue with her II she was
unwilling to throw the meat away but willing
10 join the Organization. the committee was 10
buy il from her and throw it into the street.
After the work OF placing the boycott through
out the East Side is completed the committee
will break up into six smaller bodies Four VIII
operate In Brownsville. East New York. and
The Bronx. and endeavor TO make converts
among the Christians as well as Hebrews.
Other committees will visit the labor and benev-
olent societies. Jewish and otherwise. labor
union meetings and lodges They are 10 get the
cooperation Of such bodies and obtain delegates
TO attend the meetings OF the association.
Unless the price OF meat comes down. said
Secretary KirsChberE I'VE will start opera
tive stores buying meat in Philadelphia. where
the trust does not control the market We have
been in correspondence with butchers over there
and our people viii be satisfied that il Is pure
kosher when they see a certain ra bbis certieca-
ton on II. We believe that We can start two
hundred stores one at every fifth block. Each
customer VIII be a stakeholder 10 the amount
Of his purchases. The profits will be divided
according 10 the amount purchased. We can
sell meat for 10 cents then"
The disturbances on the East Side over kosher
meat have made interesting the process by
which kosher meat is prepared Kosher In Yid-
dish means clean and the real underlying basis
OF the process is hygenic. The cattle killed aC-
cOrding to this process brought to this city
the hoof At each of the slaughter houses
there is a rabbi. whose duty II is to XIII the
tie. The animal only be killed by having a
vein in the throat cut. The rabbi also recites
several prayers during the killing process.
After the animal IS killed the blood must be al
lowed to run for several hours Only certain
parts OF the beef can be used. Nothing beyond
the fifth rib is used the headquarters being
waste. This accounts in part for the expensive
ness of the kosher meat
When the meat is bought IL has still TO be al
lowed to stand board and be thoroughly
salted In this way all the blood Is drawn out
Of the meat Kosher meat is used only by the
more orthodox of the Hebrews. the second gen
GRAFTON in this country, a general thing. rot
observing the Mosaic injunction.