The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-16

easos- counsel ana sympathy rHtncr ei~N "''
and material aid. Mechanics oankefs'
Merchants and men In every occupai on deem u
nccossary TO organize fr mutual protection anu
support Du, until the formation Of the Working
women's Pro,ectivc Union, the thousands Of ic-
male employees Of this city were without any means
Of cooperation for industrial purposes. Though
the Union has slresdy nccomfis hcd much good
10 a. yet only u the Commencement OF its sphere
Of usefulness and oil who d.sposcd TO co-ope-
rate in the work, will receive the necessary 'n'or-
nation At the o<sce Of the Working woinens Pro-
tocsivc Union, No. IL Chambers street.
The End OF the Great English "strtke'"
Tns strike" in the oolliery districts Of South
stafordshirc, Eng and. has Nrminated by tho re-
turn Of u portion Of the men to work on tho terms
prescribed by tho employers detailed sccount
VI the 'ttrike" was lately published in the Sun
fall o. one pound sterling ton in Me Trioc oil
stafordshirc iron compelled the 'rnascrs" 70 con-
,rsc, expenses In order b. meet competition, and
they decided " do ~ in tho matter Of coal which
enters largely into the production OF iron.
They, therefore, reduced the WAGES Of
one class of men from Eve shillinss
English. 10 four and sir pence aud OF another
class from three shill!rgs aud SIX ponce " three
shillings and three pence. The golfers objected
| W this arrangement, nnd stated that the redue-
ton, II any, should take place in smother branch
Of tho busi ness aud tho result . strike, which
soon became general. Nearly twenty thousand
men quit work and remained "out" for seventeen
| weeks But each week increased tho misery and
| destitution II their families and limited thor
powers Of sanding out /" against their mss'ers /;
and the hr attitude Of the authorities in depressing
oil attempts ct violent interference with those who
chose " work 9, the reduced prices 81 last COM
PEELED the majority 70 give in. Tho Liverpool
Pos1. Oct. 3is. gives the following account Of the
| result;
very impor.nn, meeting Of the eollicrs on
strike Was held NJ Coacry, the centre Of the DIS
trict where tho strike has now been going on for
| ,ventceu weeks. On Saturday delegates from sew
| eral slJoning localities were present Mr.. Low
Rritton WAS called 10 the chair and he and N ssrs.
Josiah Rsybould, josh Lee, and - L'nncy, the
| cb'cf sgitAtors IN tie movement addressed the
meeting at considerable length II was s,atcd that
after enduring the most intense misery, consequent
the lack Of the bsrcst neccSssres Of life Tor the
| seventeen weeks past, they now found that they
| must succumb " the grinding oppression Of tho
| masters. Thor Irivstons hal bcen awful, ana
their fund, werc now being quickly exhausted.
l and the calls the public support In tho district
| 20 heavy. thss many u them feared the continu'
VI the strike in It's present form would not he
| to the mcp's advantage. There was no doubt a
| great number willing and anxious TO re-
| sumo their work Al the reduction Of wsgcN
but this feeling was prompted by th'
starving families that they were compel,
| lci to hear crying for BREAD which they could
| not adequately supply, and not through any CON
vc,.on TIA, the, were In the wrong in their strug
| gle against the masters. Then the miners had IL
contend with the damaging effect Of come Of th'
| miners going to work at the drop which bad tcer
/ al. wsuv.s .ftsr awt varn.f lffag
two or three days II WAS a-n stated that the fncr
throughout the Brierley hill district, with few ex
| ceptions- bad Screed thn, 70 proions the strk
| would be futile. 1t was therefore proposed TO HI
meeting that they should resume their employment
at once at the reduced scale, but keep the 4, ON
| miners at Odbury and West Brvmwlch still out
| until they got the h demand OF 5s PER day, snsi Il
| subscr be such an amount from the earnings Of th
| remaining 20,0J0 who might he employed M all
| produce for each man les or l4s week. All III
men had the sanction Of the others to go to wor',
| early AS they chose, with the understanding :ha
they must assist tho strikers at OlGbury and Wee
Bromwich in the manner mentioned. Tho bulk @
the meeting expressed tue opinion that this was tn
| wissst course 10 pursue under present circuu
| stances, and IL WAS arranged Tor them forthwith /
| 30 TO work. The several speakers uryed upon th
| meeting that although capital had beat them, yc
tho men ulnst not despair; they must remain unit
Ell, and cherish respect Tor themselves and e.c
| other, and, having more extended respect frof
other classes, they would rise higher in tho SOC
scale, and finally 10 able by their INTEL goncc,
combat the tyranny with which they were now
sorely oppressed 1t was almost hopeless, tho
said for them 10 do anything now, they were =
hunted down by the authorities. They propos.
| to have n national union OF the 25NuDv III mrs
the kingdom, and then tho overwhelming fore
could not fail W remove the wrongs they suf'ere
| In No many ways. The several speeches were give
in the bittcrcst terms Of morthUs iion al having
yield 40 ingloriousy, but the men were cxhor.c
10 cherish no ill-teehng against the masters bu
| rather seek TO gain knowledge, for before Intoll
gence empires fell. The meeting then quietly di
| ngrn,l