The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-05
THE WAGES MOVEMENT.
strikes Amorg the ~scha"Ics--A Gersn"n
View NJ she ssbject-rhe Case az ths Glib
ess-Appiscat'ons for SIMPLIFY n,e",- stta-
lion Among the Working Classes, So.
TIE GIIDEEs.
no TILE EnII,nR nN IIIh EIn AID

10 TIE EDITOR of Tiik HERALD
Will you be good enough correc, m'srcpresenta
lions which appeared IN your valuable paper o Apfi l.
You state under the head of cty Intelligence, shss the
wages of the gold gders had been aown from t"eng
fifteen hour but this rs incorfeciat least II
II intended 10 include the argesrest lblshments Of this
city Twenty cents an hour alrays been paid 10 a
first class glider aud eighteen cents "a one hot IS quick
IN acs a sea, deal they were perfect gitTers
u would, indeed be unjust good gier should not
Ave cents hour than one who cannot flush
great many par ;ular jobs. You farther
that the employers Of the silver gds declare that they
win starve the rather thau comply with their
names. This irfo' maon hosever is altogether false,
sra therefore psImt 70 and public Who
may have bad occssoa 10 road the copatat aud ikeiy
condemned the employers, that the J,arneymeo silver
glders have earned weekly each or from ten ~
tSepiy dollars, according to their qualification Ia the
bosiness
In his city there are about 100 silver gders employed
AM IN one shop alone about one halt that number
to work; but amongst the 100 there tweoty
who have served the rtauar lime apprentices 70 tue
gliding business. most OF the learned only silsefhg
mouldipes which requires for qnck hand some Blk 10
eight eks TO from ten dollars week. and 10
become perfect aud higher Dos exceed
four months. NeaT. all the have aad different pro
fessons, hut such being TN Troublesome for them hey
watched their chance 10 become silver soer, 20 which
there constantly plenty ofappicatons The demand
ed wages would have likely been consented 20 by the
employers ba, The price at which she maan' ic,ure
(moudngs) sold does not allow The to advance
twenty hve per ceut higher as such wonla exceed the
profit the goods Many Of The SILVER gi1eSs cave gone
back TO ,het TO mer shops and OTHERS VINO very likely
Cen nod TO work again, ae they aways eDdeivofei TO
raise disturbance IN the shop aIe the very men who
stan ted these iaise reports.
STRIKES IN NEWARK.
from the newark Advertiser, April
The journey coru~aners held adjourned
meeting ast evening, with mnch larger number
present than usual, inclndiog several Germans.
German president vas elected, scale OF prices
bout SIN per cent advance present prices for alt
kinds OF work. was areed To- aod some other business
OF interest to the transacted. Another meeting
Monday A
meeting Of jewellers held al Roth's Hall, in Green
street last evening Ae, cansul,auon was decided 70
form ASSOCIATION for mutual proc ction. The idea
secure the raising OF the TO he same point be-
lore the crisis.
APPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT.
Notwithstanding the strikes for higher wages there
st people who would be glad to Obtain ploy ment
any price, as the following letter shows
HERALD.
NEW YORK March 81, 1889
venture, though stranger, TO address you, hoping
that on perusng my you may be able to do
thing to assist am the Of clergyman, lately
employed in Canada for four years but being obliged
through depressed of that country leave IT,
am enoeavoriDg 10 obtain any employ to enable
ma Dtajn my wife three Children. Could you plaza
the way Of obtaining anything either copyiog
any Der honest means of vehood SHALL feel myself
indehed you. Excuse my thus iHruding you, and
allow me To subscribe my self, &C.
THE GERMAN VIEW OF THE MOVEMENT.
The Neo forksr Demekyd of April g speaking Of the
agitation among the working classes remarks that has
particularly Increased since the working have formed
associations n all the large cities Our German cop,em.
porary hopes tina. healthy and durable benefit will
derived from it, and his hopes justified he says be-
the have unity OF acton. They orga
themselves every where, and abandoning their
oio of Consultations by corporations several
traces OF clans.
Unity Of acton is the basis OF all progress
for long each individual will only act
a. cordipg 10 bis interest," and feels satisfied
when be has money his pocket Improvement can
he expected. ths wofk'ngmen have come an uu.
de pdpg 10 the manner to make thei demand 10
their employers and they will be toe stronger when
they act together. The present conse.
quence Of the commercial of 1851; bust.
good again. is but just natural that the
workngmen who have suffered the OF crisis
should profit also from tie revival of business.
They ere, eIeiure justified 10 demand their former
wages, and IL Womb De mean sei6snness TO refuse
them. il ia net enough, says the Demokrdt, 70
Obtain higher wages for certain peIioI; pro-
Visions have TO be made for the future
al the ~orstpemen have % unite What has kept them
back thst heS always have been divided and cassed
according tbeir hanifs trades lie who works with
tif mrd or his HANDS is wsykngman and merchant,
literary AL should be called by the
quait alton To obtain social and perna-
nsut Improvement III their condition, the workinsmeD
stoud enter the field Of potics, and votr for honest
who above corrpptop II they 60 hiad n haud with
all friends Of liberty and progress and vote only for
honest political candidates, they TO obtain