New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-28

Were these views generally acceded to, am surs
,,;kes would rarely be deemed necessary for
the interests of employers and EN- oloyed In tn.o
- The nremses are clearly eonsonsnn fact, ider Ical
n ,he ,onrueymea shoemakers OF Ne G-EOc sni were
- demand an exorbtant price for their rosk and the
.mro, orc were to concede ~ the cly endnripg result
would be transfer OF the sn.caasing business from
New ENGLAND 10 some oscer soction, whose workmen
ere willing to accept reasonable rates of comPensa-
.ion. If all enc shosnskers, verywhere-empioyers
an5 emnloyed-were TO unite in establishing en- ex-
orbitan tariff Of prices for snoe-work, thousands
ydud eagerly rush into shoemaknR, and TINS starve
ont the presnt shoemakers in spite OF their high tarii
Of yares There exists, therefore, perfect harmony
of interests between employers and 5ourneymen BE-
tween shoe producers and shoeconsumers; and chose
interests require not high prices nor low prices ou'
fair prces and will continue so to do TO the emo.
lido not hear il urged on any hand that the prices
conended for BY the striking shoemakers are unrea
sopab,y high. On the contrary, understand IL 70 10
conceded that they higher than they shouid DO
70 give the workers fair livelihood. put unuer-
stand the employers TO affirm that the onoe ousness
has been overdone-that there are too many engaged
and employed in itand that they cannot anora 70 pay
the prices demanded by the strikers, Though these
are no higher than they generally did pay TWO years
ago. In other words, the employers say tney 90 no'
pay the prices demanded because, az oouy, 'NJ A"
no. afford to -
We'll. credit this statement of the employers, as
do that of the journeymen. am conhden. heIu e
PARTY means 10 be unreasonable or UNJUST icompln
only that either the Journey
ing ask their employers TO meet them by delegates IN
mutual council or that the employers did not aeeede 10
that proper aud reasonable demand. They might not
have been able 10 agree, and thus prevent the STRIKE
but they would have understood each otner pser anu
anpreciated their several necessities more Tally, had
proposition to adjust their differences in mutual conn
cil beep seasonably made and received IN spur! OF
| reciprocal kindness and good Will.
| -But when we shall have contributed according to
our ability 10 the relief of the suffering, ia there any
1 ,la do for
| we do! think We and should encourage lnem
| 10 make boots and shoes, by offering to buy them
They want work, not aims; we all want the products
( Of their labor, soon shall want them believe
many thousands in this city who cannot well afford TO
give them even dollar would yet gladly buy OF the
suffering iourneymen pair OF boots or shoes even
| though not in pressing need Of them. Why should
not the suffering iourneymen and women combine 10
make boots and by the thousand pairs, and open
store in our city for the sale OF them think, II
proper appeals were made to the public, thousands Oh
pairs of good substantial boots and shoes, the prOduc-
ton of those out OF work, might De sOd III thls
| Civ alone and ten times IS many elsewhere. And,
| az most onrneymen own their own Implements ana
either do may make in their own houses, see no
| reason why they might not be ba.d at WORK maSng
shoes for us before the close OF tins week. ana II,
| after they shall have thus begun TO make with the
great consuming Public their direct employer, they
shall be encouraged to go on III that way Tor an lnden-
mite pericdgyng us as good shoes ana az as reason
| able prices, as we can buy eseWhefe-l cdhho1 eco
| that any ore could Justly complain.
Rely ON it, fellow-ctizens, the grievances OF Work
are not 10 be by ideness. They can be but
transienty and partially relieved by almsgiving If
there are too many shoemakers, some must be drawn
off into other and less crowded vacations; only thus
| can the wages of those who remain shoemaSers be
really permanently enhanced If those who stand be-
| tween the actual shoemikers and the shoe wearers
charge too much for their services must contrye,
not TO stop making shoes the hand nor wearing
them on the other, but 10 make our exchanges more
simply directly, cheaply, without the aid OF go-be-
tweens. We are at perfect liberty to do without either
employing shoemakers hoe-dealers and we can
| not do this with advantage, we must bring no railing
accusations against those dealers, but confess them
public benefactors. Ii Labor cannot exchange pro-
ducts directly with Labor it is not the fault OF Capital.
But believe it can and Will, and here is good oppOr-
| tunty for beginning. j earnestly hope it may not
| pass unimproved.
A. NJ. MATHER, as representative of the "Tallors
| Union of the City OF New-York," here handed the
Chairman contribution of $l2O from that organizl-
ton, to be divided equally among the male and female
shoemakers Of Lynn. letter read from the fore
man of the shop of Mr.. A. o. Whtehouse, shoe manu-
facturer of this city, nclosng 800 for the object
These donations were loudly cheered Speeches were
made by others interested in the cause and the meeting
| adjourned at a late hour.