The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-05
THE LABOR MOVEMENT.
New York sympathy for the sboemakcrs'
Strike at Lynn.

Strike at Lynn.
Last night meeting held of the above trade in
New York. for the purpose of rendering special assistance
to the men of Lynn. The meeting, generally speaking
was very well attended Mr.. Tyrrel occupied tho Chair
and Mr.. James Moore acted Secretary.
The meeting being convened the CHAIRMAN stated thai
the object raise subscriptions for the men who
out strike there and belonged to the trade Hs
aiso said that their families 10 very bad state in
regard to support.
Nr II. DAVIS said that the men of New York belong
ing to the trade had done agcod deal but
he, in his opinion thought they should have DONE The
collection gathered at the first meeting been sent
forward, and he only hoped the collection would
exceed il.
Mr.. HAI1IEy urged the necessity Of every collect
ing FOR such purpose Only se0 had been sent from
New York and when they considered the number Of
men and women that were out OF employment, he WAS
convinced that they had only to their energies here
r TO make the shoemakers OF Lynn be independent Of
their tgskmasters.
Mr. c. MCCARTHY stated that in all tina. had fallen from
the Chairman anc the eloquent Speakers he fully
red The trade they all belonged TO in New York
very good one; and they getting we'll here
he considered II the bounden duty OF all present to help
those who were oppressed. Hear, hesr). There were
500 shoenakers in the city Of New York and when he
looked the of the strike he might ssy they had
iuraly contributed nothing he was anxious to have
rayiDg word and that 10 have another meet.
ing. He called upon the shoemakers of New York to
rally and to assist the Of lynn. There were many
shoemakers IN New York who had never contributed a
penny towards the men on the strike at Lynn AL they
varied fair remuneration for the work they did
Tney had been battling hard against the opposition and
lie hoped they would succeed 1he present meeting
10 make it a noble appeal Hear hear) Capital and
labor were like the Siamese Twinshey could not BIO dis
jointed. Hear, hear.)
The shoemakers, take them rs a body all through,
were good men, but were very badly handled in New
gland Sa.es The trade in itself good one-yes
ii noble every respect Consequently the al.
peal mace and he would say let 20 forth Through
the press that II the present meeting did fully realize
their anticpatons, another mass one could easily be
called
Mr.. HAR11EY could not concur with the previous speak
er IN respect to another mass meeting being called
Mr.. MCCARTHY proposed a resolution to the effect that
committee be appointed for converting another mass
meeting sine die.
rhe resolution having been seconded and carried the
Glowing were appointed as members:-Messrs. Thos.
NrRelt, J amos Moore, John Hamilton, Michael Keegau,
Charles Mccartney.
Tie resolution, which passed mem. con for,
puruose Cd spps'n,lg collectors TO lift subscriptions and
TO report 10 'ne next macs meeting consisted Of tho fol-
lowing members--Messrs. j. Tyrrel Chas. Mccarthy,
James hartley, John Hamilton, Tnos. Nugent, Michael
Keegan, James JOY, James Moore, Henry Davis and
John Brady.
The meeting then separated, every one present de-
terminng that he would his best endeavors send
relief to the distressed families at Lynn all seemed
to imbbe the feeling that this great Gland OF liberty
no one should feel nor experience Distress hardship
Mas Meeting Of the German Cabinet
makers.
very largo and enthusiastic mass meeting OF the Ger
nan Cabinctmakers Union took place Tuesday night,
at Harmonic Garden in Essex street. Eloquent and ap-
propriae speeches made by Messrs Roedel, Home
righausen, Strauber, SIMON, Stern and Karonerd all
tending encourage the members of the association
maintain ndvid laily, the stand which they had taken
They had already declared war, and they could not,
without gnoniDy, captulate, except upon honorable
terms Advance, not retreat should be their watch word
What they demanded more than was reason
able and right They bad been told that this
consisted only OF few revolutionary spirits; but
not this meeting and previous meetings undenabe proof
TO the contrary II had been ead too, that there
no bosses there would be no workmen but they could
reply that if there were no workmer there would be
bosses and It was far easier for workman to live with
oul boys, thsn for boss live without a workman.
They had come here, the most OF he from monarchica
governments-cDre TO this great western republic in
hopes OF enjoying the blessings Of that freedom OF which
they had heard much But hoee who had been here
twenty years could testify that slowly, and were with
reluctant tread the enemy to freedom had making
his approach, until II hard TO much difference be-
tween the rights and privileges OF the workingmcn here
and in the home they had left behind them Capitalists
we're gradually assuming to themselves and more
power and the aborer would feel himself not much
employer. Their demands were inst-they should hold
fast TO henkoep unted-and they would succeed in a.,
tanning their object Confidence themselves each
other was their greatest surety
The speakers were loudly and enthusiastically applaud
ed ghout aud at the close OF their remarks the
utmost harmony characterized the whole meeting.
stated that bosses, friendly To the Union,
whose names were not known had sent in Ave dollars
each for the assistance Of werkmen. We were 10.
formed that over two thousand Germans engaged in
this movement.
The meeting indefinitely adjourned at n late hour