New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-30
CAUSES OF THE PRESENT DISTRESS
wORKINGMEN'S MEETING.
yow &c GET WORK and GOOD WAGES.

Pursuant to tublic call, a meeting of workingnen
was held last evening, in the Tabernacle, 10 con-
cider the following subject: How can employment
be found for the people of this country at good
owsces ," The following three questions were an
nounc.d for considerations
f,.t la. the drain Of specie from thi. country
A.,icsp M shd soid At price than home products
IhDd: How plenty Of employment be found Tor the
people Of This county It IefnuDeralye wages
There was a numerous ATTENDANCE
Mr. RopERr IRVING. iron.moder, was called to
preside snd Mr.. J. PARKE was chosen as Secretary.
Tho President expressed his acknor ledgnents
and ombarrs smcnt at being called on to preside but
he hoped the meeting would assist him in preserving
order He said the meeting had been called by
body Of men whose views, If carried ont, woid
greatly improve the condition Of The workingmen
Tbese views would be submitted and if they were
carried out, fairly and perseyoringly irrespective Of
religion or pocs, he had no doubt the effort would
be one Of great utility to the laboring cass'
The Secretary read the following;
pvSorrrIoy AND DECLARATION OF TIE NEW
YORK ISDUsTRIAL ASSOCIATION. 81.
The following Resolution asd D.ess.o9 w. T.da ~
Benevolent Societies OF New York held a. the On'n
Ei.oirea Tb. Is. meeting Of opinion. tn in order to
The people Of this county o.
;n,,i,pt.S for the pro eeon Of HOME LABOR , .
DeeIaJan We hereby declare liked dsterninaon 70
sPpiSi. r .1s isbsr Of foreign eount.
We further declare that vii res. 70 ne au 10 o.
subyeri the sbjeess OF the Associslion. !.
The SEcRFrAnY ssid that tals resolution ara de-
clsraticn had been passed almost un snimously-ony
two voices being in the negative.
IN. pRrsIpEyr said the meeting wss called Tor ex-
risns,ion. not for discussion. However Il any per
son wished 10 ask question, it would be eheerauY
-enl;ed 70. He said that Mr.. Walfori you'd speak
on the second question proposed, IS the person who
wss 70 sneak on the first had not yet arrived
Mr.. WALFoRD addressed the meetpg. He re-
ferred TO the hard tines which tie working classes
are row experiencing, and hoped they would al
least have tbs good efect-tbat they would force
the laboring classes 10 take some steps oy winch
iLe recurrence OF such c4amites w1lll De I'M
possible. This county was calei me g'st, re
couutrv where every man had eqlsi power tus con-
dition Of things should provide meaos Tor pre- 'snns
such evils still Notwithstanding these teet ninsleeh
tventietis Of the woIkingmen Of the country were
living now or the chapter Of accidents. Ny stor1
,ber TOOK m The second question and said TIA was
so clear as 20; % require minute TO answer II IN
VOWED the inquiry bow i, was that isOol IN ,ns Oh
country could produce a, cheaper rae tnsn isOoi "
this free and great country lie "0uu taAv VIC -
turns given by the bosses Of Europe ana shoN .ue
wages paid there. He would ask the inseuns
WHITTIER they were prepared TO receive wages on .ne
zane scale IL Russia the mechanic receives; On ~
average. 81 GEMS per day some may get doGoie emo
some lees but that is the average. Inc lsoo'.ls
clsss get 10 cents pr dag. In Poland and span .ae
rate. are stogt TIE sane. In Denmark ana %sr"'
nv the mechanic ge,s 80 cents, and the lsoore5 40
ceuts. In Frame the averages are % een.s ;ha.
ceIts: ard in tee country which boasts Of rs oe,
institutions end freedom from Slavery uses 1a.s
MECHANIC get, g cents, and the laborer 8. Genus per
day. Thus England shows the nisnes. 'r, ~ =.
The Anti Corn Lsw League IN Ensiaua r,sch.nics
was 81 &C per day. while the laoofer I s.eis 80
much as an English mechanic who has 's sEss Mr.
years apprenticeship How, men sps.' produce at
the same rate q. the man in Europe ,, IIs e
trade to be more particularly spoken 0. so- Is "a
that Of the manufacturers Of co,ton lord.
Ths no, combers receive QUIZ ~ %
PER week, working sixteen hours per Day the power