New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-15

real worth Of that man worh ~ouiu % ~ souye'
he gets only &c, and for that - ne sc. ~ Ia ex'
change. 90 be is cheated out Of CT every week
That is what they call their present civilization
their justice, their Christianity, whereof taey are
&c proud.
we wanted a sweeping reform here, sud the
death OF MoDoPly and Rent aud the other re1rmi
will follow one after the other by themselves -
Give TO that workiDgmkn the real worth OF bis
work, with 50, let him have bis necessaries for
their reL value and you will fod that be will ave
the half Of 50 mentioned Let these iole men go
to work a. ne do, and, should there Do too many
workngnen then 30 much the better. w 9 WILL
have to vofk then, may be, only SIX hours lnsteAl
Of ten, and the result will be a rich society OF
workngmen, ard 40 rich idles Thst M he
public.
during the delivery Of the above Mr. schiii was
called 20 order by @r. Gregory, mouse painter
who supposed the gentleman was speaking ony
az al individual aud not for his Association. Toe
point OF order was waived by the Chair
Mr.. schif's English was considerably hngod
with the German assent, bat his views were ve'y
intelligibly expressed, aad he was hl6ny appau
vheL be sat down
The Committee (Messrs. Price Keyser and Don.
nelly on the resolutions presented BY al. Dunn
Of The "Euesh' Association Of dies Cord
Vsiners aympAthizing with the struggles m+slng
by the Tailors and condemning ia terms Of " j1sE
indignation those nerceHGr1es " the press sod cRy
goi,ce, who have been 80 base and yelal as 70
co the dirty work Of those ca ytssts, w1ose only
object is u aggrandizs themselves by tramfliog
under foot the rights ard privileges OF the ms.
chanic-the true and lasting source Of wealth to
nation &c. reported through their Chairman, y.
Price of the House Carpenters favorable to tue
sentiments expressed by the Oordwainers, recon-
mendlDg at the same time the adoption OF the Co
operative principle by the Taiou, as q sure aud
safe remedy for their wrongs The resolutions Of
fIaa C.rdr fha NJ fna unit
were adopted after a few remarks from Messts.
Price, (who said he several bullies at the L ark
meeting on Monday evening who were notorious
for getting up riots and were striving to excite tne
people TO commit some overt &C. OF violence IN
that meeting. He demonstrated with these per
sons, AID was happy to say thar none OF 'ne WORK
ipsmen beeded the advice Of these r1lt ans who
were not invited, and had no business to be therel
Garrett, from the Smiths who was opposed to crl-
itching the police and tho press. his amendment
was Lost; David Morgan, (who made some witty
remarks on certain dog stealing operations oil the
police); Ira b. Davis (of the Protective Union1
who was for suggesting sautary measures Tor
Graduating the evils the Tsilors were objected TO-
and said we must expect the opposition OF certain
capitalists and presses, who had their all invested
in the individual principle, reaping immense
profits thereby Hamilton and Gregory. The latter
gentleman conceded with ell that had been said
by Mr.. Davis, and opposed Mr.. CARROTS motion
as rs OlO DOt COnsluet NOnBTcsb uhu tuc pOHoI
to garbe the reports resolutions or recommends
tons Of any body represented there as they alone
were responsible for their transactions. he said
the Cordwainers resolutions ought never TO have
been referred to a Committee in the shape they
were originally presented, and should have been
simply placed on file or published
AS we have before said the sentiments of the
Cordwsiners Society were not modified, as they
were presented in q style which precluded all
he too1 m a al
the Committees Report and the Cordwainers
recommendations, several Of the Delegates refrain
ing from voting atos ether, considering no further
action could be taken on those documents than
their mere acceptance, although the views gener
ally expressed met with nearly an unanimous ap'
prOval from the Delegates present. The resolu'
tons bind the Congress not TO patronize any tai
loring establishment whose proprietors have not
signed the lawful bill Of wages ofthe journeymen
thank the presses which have defended them, and
suggest that resolutions to the same effect De
adopted by the various In the
Industrial Congress- as that body In contemplating
the struggle In which our brethren OF the tallors
organization are engaged cannot remain indifferent
spectators as to its ultimate aim and object. The
effects which the result may produce and the ne
cessty which should exist on our part for symps-
thising with and sustaining those of the working
classes who are now endeavonng 10 establish
fair and reasonable equivalent for their honest Ia
boz" as the Cordwainers say In their resolutions.
where they offer them their sympathes unsn.
imously, and whatever other more substantial as
sistaDce, at present in our possession and to the
full extent Of our resources, to the Association OF
Journeymen Tailors now on strike in this City"
Mr. Hamilton, Chairman Of the Committee on the
propositions Of Mr. Wild, herewith presented, made
the following report which was adopted
/. To consider the propriety Of appointing dele.
cations from this Congress to wait upon the various
Trades and Industrial Associations, with view TO
promote their more efficient organization. Such
deputations may also be effective by aiding in the
organization Of other bodies Of mechanics or labor
ers, not united, should application be made to this
Congress-
?. To consider the proprety OF deyising the most
efficient plan for drawing of the surplus aborers or
unemployed hands in each department OF labor.
3. To consider the propriety Of Recommending the
mechanics and laborers OF New York to agitate
with a view Of creating public opinion in favor Of
shortening the hours of aborpursuant to the enact
ment Of bill limiting the working hours Of the la
boring man to AZ for the week, or hours the day
REPORT.
Your Committee, 10 whom was referred the in
qury as TO the surplus labor about large cities
and the devsing Of some efficient plan for drawing
off the surplus laborers or unemployed hands in the
several departments Of business, beg leave respect
fully TO report
That they have come readily to the conclusion,
that the supply Of labor about our cities has so far
exceeded the demand AZ to produce ruinous COM
petition for employment in the various departments,
and that the evils of this competition by the strong
est OF all laws or influences that OF necessity the
part Of the employed, are cumulative aud incress.
ing. And your Committee find, with regret, that
Labor, which is the actual producing agency Of all
the public and private wealth Of the country, is 10
consequence Of the condition Of things in subordi
nate and servie position. Where it ought to be
able to COMMAND it is made to obey and where it
has anght TO astrict community Of interestts made
TO oeg While the facts are So your COMMITTEES be-
ieve that not 1.-THE Of appropriate demands for Ia
Dor made by the wants and condition Of oar whole
country are supplied, meaning to include Of course
all the facilities which intelligent enterprise could
appropriate without capital or a sersile depend.
ence on capita. But while the warehouses OF
trade about our large cities are glutted with the
products OF mechanical labor and skill and the in.
creasing necessities Of the operatives constrain
them 70 submit to reduction after reduction in
wages, your Committee believe that the actual
cost OF these various products 20 the consumer is
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