The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-30

notice, which appeatd in TIE city papers
The working are requested TO be present Mon
subject Of al subjects Si be erpsinea-Hov can su,
| good wages
TIE following questoIs wers aSo announced Ter dis
cvsrion:--
!. What causes the exit Of specie from this courtry
2 How is IT that toregr produrts- brough. into
the American market and soH ut ewprice than horrt
8. How plenty Of EN- m,,oyment he found for thu
people OF this country at remrrerAtivs wagess
At the appointed hour hfteen hundred persons
were assembled when Mr sullivan called ths meeting to
order by nominating Mr.. Robert Irving, iron moulder
President and Mr. Clark Secretsyy. THE nomination was
unanimously accepted.
.he President Mr. Robert Irwin Dtroduces the sub.
ject for the consideration OF whcte mestn been
called, with few appropriate remarks In auding to
the present hard times he said hat there wese thou
sands OF unwilling idlers ow wabing about the streets
OF New York whci he felt convincek woald not be
labor honestly ap fsrgy amen @ took np se o.
evils The President then called upon the Secretary to
read the object Of e meeting, and inssd that other
speakers would address the audience thereon
The Secretary tlcu read the following L@
RESOLUTION AND DECLARATION OF THE nrw YORK INDUS
lRAL ASSOCIATION
The following resolution and declarat,sp passed
at meeting OF the presidents secretaries OF the
trade and beneyolsnt societies of New Ycrk held the
Union Shades, Fourt,rsvenue, Jan H.
Resolved That this r,eeting il of opnos ss In OF der
to secure to the peopcof this country plenty employ
ment at remuneratve wages, IT is essential that
sociaon be Instituted Tor the protection OF home labor
Declaration.we hereby declare our Hxc, Determine.
on to support the labor 81 the people Of thg country
nsIead OF cheap mpo tied labor OF foreign comntres.
We further declare that will resist the utmost
OF our power by all legal meaos all attempts that may
be made TO subvert the objects OF the associst.oa
The PRESENT sad that gentleman, who had promised
to speak 10 the hrst prcrerton (what causes exit
OF specie from this country y had failed attend He
In tha w.I,r
would speak to the secord psoposition
Mr.. WAHoRD said that IL ever there was sign OF a
bIed He hoped that the orlng men of this city
would take warning by the present hard times adopt
future, The question discuss tor which the audience
was assembled was the great question of labor, on
which everything in this voria depended, and which,
therefore, ought TO be uppermost in mans tnnd
Every man ought TO be found doing his duty, IL
every man was found doing his duty, would ask
ject was, How Is II that foreign products are brought
INTO the American market and sod at less price than
home products' This was serious though simple ques
ton, and The question connected with II
was, How Is labor cheaper In other countries
thon IT. is in this He confessed that his aim was
progress-pever to be satisfied with wages until the
highest possible rate obtained. Examining the
various wages paid to workmen in Europe he said that
in Russia the mechanic was paid average, thirty
one cents and the Aborer ten cents per day In Poland
and in spain the yment the sans In Denmark
and Portugal there was increase of two cents per
day. In France aborers paid twenty nine cents
day and mechanics sixty four cents In Ens gland me
chanics paid eighty three cents that the Ams
ca laborer or ecbanic Is paid nearly double what he
receives in England. American mechanics are paid
u 90 per day The speaker thcn alluded 70 the
acturers Of and who we're 70 miserably paid AMI
asked how the labor Of this country could then compete
with that Of EnglandS lie hoped that the duty
on imports In this country would be high,
when IL was considered at what cost labor
wrsught In England. The protcctionst OF England
asked for fair days wages for fair day work while
s1eden right ana men Of their ehs, insisted on cheap
employers Of the North Of England ths bru.
tai class that eve exstei He called upon his audience
TO DO something for their protection like thar done
by the aborng classes OF England who formed unions
TO protect the1Iselves against their employers The
speaker cont-ndsd that cheap apo.atons wouIi have
the effect reducing the price OF labor in the United
States. and would not be advantageous 70 any OF IL
people He believed that IL there were no inported
goods In this country, then, instead OF twenty
looking after one master at present, there would bs
one master looking after twenty men. Iet the next
mail carry across the water the that the working
Of the United states have pledged them selves
fair days wages for fair days work let the people
ms country say I'VE viii have no labor stained with
blood Let us lay aside all questions Of religion and
politics ana look solely TO the question OF labor
every nsn may get what he can
After Mr.. Walford had spoken hour in this
straIn impatient gentleman called out-'We
know bow We can get relief. We have heard enough
about England-give as something about America =
The sprakx-Mr Grant, IL you were speaking here, I
would have good enough TO wait TIL you had don1
applause lie, the speaker, thought that u there
not such drain OF specie from this country pay for
foreign labor, there would be no lack Of wages.
DR.. MEIInsAS was the next speaker He there
get rcrsuneraive employment He 1.-THE speaKer) was
in Manchester England at the great Preston strs. last
year y wssa remarkable occurrence that strike, for
was the hrst time that the working classes of England
took the right course He opposed 10 what
called free trade for free trade would reduce the work
ing classes Of this country TO the level those of Eng
land Americans ,end their cora their cotton their
gold 10 England who takes II for fear Americans should
manufacture for themselves The working classes OF
this country are IDLE because England takes
away their labor, because money IL scarce
bread l. dear. and because emgrants do not 90
remedies clear. There IL possible remedy but
tsTin of hundred per cent English goods ZAP
plauss The Irishncn should not remain her--thsy
shoula 20 West, where they night have liberty God
for their paymaster II may be said by farmers that
there s necessity for foreign market, let the Man
chester and Liverpool msrke,s be brought here u "a
objected again that II would hurt the shipping trade
But though II might njure this for brief period Il will
benefit Ii In the end Crush the English rnonopoIies
and you will do good only 10 yourselves but TO the
aboring classes all the world IL said also that
u is not fair 70 shut out cheap English goods But the
system Of English uonoposs tends to npoversa this
country. IL takes away money, and goods from
this country, and leaves IL nothing. The talk "
are dear at first, they will down.
The English monopolsts trying 10 roln this
country as they ruined Ireland 90 10 the Park and
the fruits Of free trade The trade with England not
free usde-it ID not fair demaud and supply IL I.
the object Of great monspolIss 70 make good, cheap
and laborcrs plenty The rshmen talk Of putting down
England, but they walk about 10 English coats and
sleep on English banksts Don't they know that IL IL
not that little woman Victoria who ruiss England but
the landlords snd cotton lords Of England VINO crush
ana grind her people the dust This /. world wide
qusston--tt Il no political question. Doat ask
whether he IL democrat ~hg but ash him what he
intends 70 do. Tho hrgt question IL Of tread
Let there be firm opposition 10 these English monopoes
There Il war going between capital and lsbS< and
that shall not be ended until sbor victorious.
He (tbe sresksr) suggested that the people present
should take the foho~ng pedg. -" promise, my
honor, that will encourage American manufactures;
and further promise that will administer t1s pledge
10 others The speaker then proposed that those whc
we're In 'avor OF taking such pleige should szni up
a tay ri he here str 9d nd
cheeTed He (ths speaker thsreurop considered that
all present were In favor Of ths promise.
A yocE-Ao , don't think the qusstian has bssn
fairly put (Cnss of TAX. tn. noes" and gr..;
fu.ion) ortsr being restored, Dr. MeF1bsrsn ssd he
did net mean that those present. should row bind them
selves With any promises lie concluded his speech With
The recital ~ piece % poetry the right. % labor
Mr.. Gsssr, the gentleman vho bad prsyiSuaiy
pressed desire 30 question TIN ascsr6sa the
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