The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-17
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STATE DEPARTMENT..

Frankfort on he Maa.- WorA7ns.'s Strike A correspond
ent writes as follows
mentioned in a recent letter. evidence of progress
in Germany, that certain workmen had actually made
ar1e for higher wages This movement was commenced
by the cutters of hares fur The number engaged in that
business, dependent upon it, amount to 400
500. The wages hitherto current forms tor
every 100 skins. The workmen demand forms, and
the of them have resumed work under alncabe
arrangement at 81 forms per 100 skins The for
shaving 100 coney skins has been advanced form
workman weekly 10 (a IL forms by cutting
hares fur but he must pay apprentice "a aorns,
that his actual earning is only about ions There
also workmen who do not make more than horns per
week and for this class principally the augmentation
demanded,
The great demand for workmen in every branch OF in
dustryfor the construction of railroads. manufacturing
establishments, &cand the augmented prices OF pro-
visions OF every kind must necessarily lead to general
advance in the rate of labor This advance following
matter OF course IL by means disadvantage to the
master because experience has shown that the employ
interest depends all the skill activity and
application of their worknen An American English
workman, with a salary double that OF a German woald
prove profitable 10 his employer because he pos
that strength and endurance which only TO be
obtained by good and abundant noufshment This fact
in regard to the advantages Of good feeding begins
to be understood by masters here and consequently in
all the States in this part of Germany the rates labor
have generally been increased
After the example of the harcs fur cutters the tail
Of the city, TO the number OF three hundred
met yesterday at Gruslcim the territory Of Mas
san and adopted strong resolutions in support of adj
yanced wages. good workman could heretofore
about IL forms per week Tho precise extent Of the adj
vance demanded have not heard mentioned. On their
return to the city they arrested by the police and
brought before the authorities The greater number lost
their courage and decided to work ut the old
prices Those who refused ordered to leave the city
dozen committed prison. and will be tried
for exciting TO illegal coalition The authorities watch
attentvely the movements Of the workmcn in order to
prevent any disocrly tnnultuos proceedings their
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augmentation Of their salaries. The laws OF Frankfort
such acts. Masters well workmen
who endeayor by coalition to enforce reduction or an
augmentation Of wages, liable to punishment. In tho
of the ailos, OF them accused Of having
been in correspondence with the ilors ut Mayense OF
fenbaeh Drmstadt Stuttgat &C., in order to prevent
them from coming to Frankfort to fill the places Of those
who would leave their employers and make stand for
higher rates
The increased demand for worlmcn for industrial
terprses has caused agriculture to be overlooked and in
several parts of Germanyas for example, in the Pala
innate Bisgan &cthis Diversion OF labor is beginning
to be seriously felt This circumstance, 1t is said has
exercised influence the prices Of land which
have been rather sinking for some little time back
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Surveying LiaGilies California Prior 10 he Fsst Of J,y
LAppropriatons made every year for the survey
OF the public land 1t appears, from recent correspond
between the surveyor general of California and the
General Land Office that the appropriated for prose
cutting the surveys in California during the fiscal year
ending juno 80, 1857 has been exceeded by about
hundred and scntfue thousand dollars In consequence Of
this deficiency the accounts Of the deputy surveyors,
which have been properly certified to by the surveyor gen
eral, and which have been transmitted directly to the
treasury Of the United States for payment have been
suspended Numerous applications having been made to
the Commissioner of the General Land Office by parties
interested whether not the appropriation of the Sd Of
March 1857 Of 100000 for the surveying service Of
California during the fiscal year ending 30th June 1855
could be made applicable towards paying these liabilities
thus created if the surveys during the present year
should be stopped, the reierIed to the Secre
ary of the Interior The Secretary has decided that the
surveys must be continued that the appropriations for
the present fiscal year only be used in payment for
Surveying service rendered during the present year. and
that the liabilities incurred for last years service must
lie until Congress meets and provides means to liqni
date them.