New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-02

months Of Spring wages per year These facts may
Re Of some vsue to men who hire painting; for while
We have seldom missed hearing of the Spring rise Of
wages have no, hitherto been aware that sad rise
was so trsnsitory and Elusive.
s. The Employers ssy they proposed to their workmen
reduction of wages on the I'D of July Saturday -
said reduction 70 take place on the following Mon lay
morning. No objection whssever was made By our
workmen 10 this proportion but noa Of them r'HrHsf
ito ter rork" The proposal does not appear to have
invited c.uuen. or objection. The Journeymen were
not ssked how they woud Ike reduction of wages or
what they had TO say 70 it; they were not even told
that such reduction was demanded by their own inter-
ests; they were simply told that their wages would be
% cents less per day thereafter OF course they need
ed Tin for consultation after this announcement which
tleir Employers had taken unknown to them before IL
so they tcok vha. was due them and walked away in
silence We don't see what else they could have sensi-
bly, done.
G. A word sboui the sliding scale Of wages. Some
en are worth more Other.less say the Employers and
should he paid accordingly. That seems reasonable
But this il even better for six or seven prices
in hop than for two And what rule do the Employers
propose for testing the relative absolute rate of each
III
fer that man WHO las been working at full wages
challenged for years nay not be dsranked at any mo-
nent rs his En- ployers caprice or ayarce may die
tate VITO does not see that the proposition involved
is ihs-We viii pay sixteen shillngs today aud four
teen TO the same workmen tomorrow if We choose
In otter words tie Employers claim 70 fix and alter
pr.ces as they please, without giving tie Journey
ner iuy voice in the matter. II they are able to do IT,
tie current laws Of Trtde will Justify them therein
but We believe in a Higher Law that does not
T. Tie Journeymen have never disputed the right OF
IN Employer 70 discharge such JOurneymen clnnoi
earn tier wages 1bey say in effect. - fair days
work in this Citya Painting is worth, as other things
go 81; if man cannot DO such day work tell
hin lie is not full hand, and that you will only pay
lin fol thee ourihs or eiehhs OF da!swork
"acccldng to hs ability" We see no hardship IN
this And for the anarchy which now exists IN the
trade. We Go link tie Employers, by reducing the
wages OF their wokmen without notice or consultation
arG by refusing TO meet Committee OF the journey
men when conference was solicited are mainly re-
sIon,ille.
Now. Messrs Journc,mon! we have word 10 say
TO YOU. and we shall not nnce it, You do wrong in
refusing to work for Employers who offer to pay your
OVID prices YOU t4ostI! WING NAcNSfSi -" '~NN
to iniinidate or coercc workmen who choose not to
obey yonr mandates; and though your Committees
disclim such acts have reason to beleTe some OF
you Lave been guilty Of them. Would you stand still
and see an employer mobbed and beaten for paying
your prices No-and the Journeymen who choose TO
wok under pIice have perfect legal right TO do So
You do wrong Whenever one Of you stands idle lay
when lie could get anything 10 do without weakening
your united pc, ton. Instead Of standing idle and
seeking help Of Others You ought 70 have opened an
flee tie day ofer your strike, chosen your abest and
most capable members foremen, and advertised for
jobs Of Painting under their supervision. Very likely
half of you might have been well employed before this
tine. For Painting must be done; and the public viii
not wait Tor ever for you ard the Employers 10 make
up and about it, In your trade out of it, in the
City or elsewhere GET to work each and all of you as
fast a. possible.