The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-31
The skirt Viewers.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
In your paper OF the 2sh instant there Is a state
ment Of the employers to which would wish to rep
IN the spri, OF truth and u'sce Bates France charge
the weavers with making statements not In accordance
with bub," when they laid their grievances before
the public through the columns of your valuable paper
FIRST, they cay they gong present the matter
stands" And what Is the foundation Of their argu
mentsY Ii Is that corded skirts have woven for
consid cradle number of years 81 per doz Now this
is paipable untT nth, which they attempt 10 raise
mfy super ncia structure behind which they would
hoe themselves. From the com nencement OF the
nusctung Of MANILA aud jue skirts 10 the fall OF 1854
the lowest price paid vas So IS per doz at which time
Bates France made reduction OF 25c per doz proms
their that IN the folio aptpg tney would
pay former pricesa promise which they did not fuln
their operatives. So much tor their first state nent
Again. they tell US got the advance IN April 10
consequence Of the goods being 10 demand at toat time
Let US compare tots 9Th what they then said to their
vorkmen when they ssked the advance at that period
They told they unable 10 pay Whist required,
that hey had no market open Tor summer goods and
that during the winter previous they cp1d
Afforded TO pay the advance and they Veil the puo
lie hey we're able 10 ray the price We demanded IN
last winter, but did not.
Bsies France, IN ADDITION, said last spring that II
the .kus ths fall 70 81 so per Dozen promise which
they are now attempting 10 fund.- however remiss they
are ~ milling ZONE engagements. as already sno Sn
In TACT their stn'emenB 10 their workmen u the
pub &c are go Inconsistent that sorry 20 occupy
much srsce IN colu1ps Ia necessary refue ali
theu statements and hppaa, arguments. Bds t. tnv
cscse Ct the strike As stated by that arm they tell
hat curing September the greater part Of their looms
were altered 10 make quilted skirts This Is tact Bat
ei "a tor moment contider the Ga the frat Of
september they attempted q reduction the summer
ahfic, but finding the ~easers would submit they
colunned ,be Price duriog that month uoii they got
hearty ait their bands engaged ., winter quied skirts
anu then niLkng soulo take no notice OF tue reduc
ton 90 aitw OF our fellow workmcn. they would then
sinke The blow. Bat oh, foolish tnought We
through al their cunning crsfn.e ant thelr great
ann srd cesisb reduction Manila and iue those
beng their ST. pie producaons nj snich the
enssged plne months of tho year. Sext let
what uey ssid 10 heir Operatives The tn last - To
no-e lev haods saif that that kind OF work
90 of ger IN demand And you'd not DC until April
we would b. obliged TO stop tnom. tney 20
weave th' m could only afford pay 81 per dozen
ray, heard ny their employ when Tuesday the
tn met each had returned the work o. the pro
c.ciDs Cay IheJ taia We Will no loaser pay 81 % for
the nexl work done. There will be reducton o.
70 c.Iis pr COZ, (ano tbn 10 mi1dle OF
eek Tor Bates frances week eros Frtaa,, At o
o cocx A. in open violation OF tneir engagement to
pay u IS AZ ong other manufacturers number o,
employers ar. yet pa inx the full prce and wiling
10 40 90 ali the winter. Hear what another nrme
ays;-"We have one hundred looms Cor the
act,ripg Of woven, qried ana cactus skirts we
wish 60 inform the public that never re
duced the wages q our hands Not so With tue
arm Of which We are speasifg. Taey have been using
every means 10 opprsss and tyraanizc over their
Sorkm.n and they now keep back .he hire OF their la
borefs &c. Bu, nseess 10 give them the Ian susge
Of Hoy Writ, for they DO mol act they understood
the sane. They state that one hundred hands turned
on. on wi ose work no rcdvcton had been made. nor
did they intend 10 make any, Now the skirt wsavers OF
New York are an oryanized BODY, and when the reduc.
ton made The summer tkirts the met In
The YARD Of ,he factory 70 consult ov,r the matter when
they (fia4s fraLce) told the veavers II they would
leave The yard the occasion, the winter, or quilted
* rs ~ould aso re reduced S. 70 81 70 per Dozen
snen according 70 the rules Of the body, BNos
Frances weayers bad no right 10 without committing
The entire organization. New the reduction Is ugou att
accoi din 10 ther own words
NFxt vw 4 ard ~ tAS MA Ersf M
stste the wsges at - 2e per week Nov why did they
nct sive N, pubic the for one year Instead OF
ISeLiy-igo weeks. They take the nve best months
IN the year, when the weavers can work ron
fourteen 70 afieen bours per day. which tine I,
smith old i.bori and JET for uiuen hours hard
wvik he made only The Email sum OF ~ OF. Well might
brusriiy blush that men should DC iound Who would
pay more remunersnve wages, and thu after they
ld th, poorly they could have tns face 70
pat ia 10 pubic prot On saeme hat thou indeed left
TAR land Next George kerschon mss CO IS 10 per
week during tbs period mcnuoned Ia your paper. Tors
pbnt might he called one Of The favored few;
tire material nj which he worked q cent better
ibst a. The person ri mentioned, bis beipg Whsle
bone ss-sDd even IN this we have no average Tor the
y,ar
sgan: they state that men made SIS pr week. one
man cid, We acknowledge. and Bates fraacs reserved
biz work Euois Mt sDd thought 10 palm Il on on some
merchant 90 that they might have 10 hor poser 70
how large amount which tome wOrsmcn could
make. Put amer this msns ~ors was sold R was re-
turQed, and 20 he Discharged rhey say this Il
u, a1er the highest tns lowest average. We s,i
e,ant them that fact Bot ~e challenge tnam 70 come
aid. iarier o. the whose DsDss
therein enrolled. sho hsvs taken example BY son~
their employers Bo being steady they should be
times sDd ttrse on toe average u the remaining
bfee qnsrers. and exceeds that report u W to-
HxsstB Of FRIDAY sst we VIII scknosledgetn we have
mace statements not IN accofdauce win truth The
u, bic knows that the factory opens at a. " In
sln,sr, and closes Al p N aud In summer at
A. NJ and not clneo while meu can
For,rer ", them before any meeting OF the
s.avers ana public their ledger and also their
esh bcos and what they Justly their hands. and
fNat fNug kaWQ NAe. -
th,u voi KIN AZ they IN Jour pager, at the end
q every warp Their vsavers will 60 10 work Let
them come slong VT b their ledger and cashbook
ana rood Opportunity o. Improving their reputa
noa ~ . firm IN the eyes OF The public.
The above reply vas delay ed In consequence OF the
dpues between the parties being len 70 tour refs -ees
rhoee he part ~ the firm on one OF the
posrts dispute, ard proposed 70 bring in umpire
wh,eb opposed by the refer the part OF the
v,av re- paemuch as the referees the part Of
France refused 10 deliberate that particular point 30
The matter stands unset ed BY order Of The msee
,. sHARKEY, President
Supreme Court Ctrcutt.