The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-11-26
The End Of the Great HnsIisb "strike.~

Tas strike" In the colicry districts az South
eisnor'ishire, England, has terminsted by the re-
turn Of portion ofthe men 10 work on the terms
Presuibc,l by the employers. A detailed account
OF tho 'r,rikc" wa. lately published IN the SOY
fall of ono pound sterling . ton In the price "
s,afordsh,rs iron compelled the masters" 10
tract expenses, in order 10 meet composition, anG
they decided to do 50 IN the matter Of coal which
enters largely into the production Of ron.
Thev, therefore, reduced the wsges ~
one clasr Of men hon nve shilliprs
English, to four and sir pence aud Of another
class from 'hrcc rhil,ings and six pence to thrcs
shlnRs aud three ponce. The golfers Objected
to this arrangement. and stated that the rcdur-
tion, " any. should take place In another branch
ri the business, and the result was . strks. whic',
soon became general N~rly twenty thousand
men quiz work and remained "out' for seventeen.
weeks Rut esch week increased the misery All
dssttution u their families, and limited their
powers Of I" standing out 4" against their masters;
and tho Arm attitude of the authorities in REFRESHING
all st'empts violent interference with those who
chose ~ work Of tho reduced prices Al last COM
PEELED the m,loritv h give In. The Liverpool
Posi-, Oc. 3r', gives the following account of the
results
A very important meeting Of the golfers
strike was held At Coseley, tho centre Of the dis-
trics where the strike has now been going ON for
seventeen weeks. On Saturday delegates from sew
ernl adjoining localities were present Mr.. Levi
Pritton wa called " the char, snd he and MesHs-
Josiah Ray bond, josh Lee, and - Linney, the
chief sgtators In the movement, addressed the
meeta g at considerable length. II was stnted that
after enduring the most intense misery consequent
the lack Of the bares neoessorcs OF life, Tor tho
seventeen weeks past they nov found that they
must aicc,rmb to the grinding oppression Of tho
masters. Their prvAtions han been awful, and
their funds vers now being quickly exha listed.
and tie calls on the pubic support in he district
50 heavy, that many u them feared the continue
snoc ri the strike in us prose ct form would not DO
10 the mons advantage. There was doubt
great number were willing and ANXIOUS to re-
mo their work At tile reduction Of waves,
starving families that they wero compel
led W neu ciying for mtnd, which they oould
u0t adequately surqly, ann not through any con-
yiGlon That ihey were IN tho wrong in tncr strug-
ale agsius, the masters. rIen the miners had to
contend with the damaging effect of come Of the
miners going 10 work NJ the drop, which had Teen
10 TO considerable eyLcut dur ny the pre- ca NJ
Two OF three dsls, II was also Gated that The men
throup bout The eIlny III distract, with lew
cCpion4, had a,rusd that 10 prolong the strike
v iuld Dr iute. IL was therefore proposed 10 tho
tncctuig that they SnoiId TeHlu' thor employment
AZ once ~ tho reduced scale, nut keep the 4,OOJ
uiucrs At OlIbury and Yves. Bromwich still oui
until they got die Iull ue"wI OF bs per day, and 10
AIbscrbc such amount ON the uarti uus Ot tia
T, IA aiming 10000 who ,gtt emp DYED as would
~ oduce lur cgch man III or Ia week. Al tha
men had the sanction OF lhe Others 10 20 to work
eally IN tleY chuIt, WIN tie upnrrsi.udiul ma
hey mus ASSIST ',e ~ fikcrs at Oidaur, ana IVES
BromHi,h IN the mar ucr % rut.oned. Ie bulk of
tie meeting eNlHtsJ the opinion iHst tnr w.sths
wisest course 10 pursue under present 'reum
stance, sud u w lanscd or htiu iCrtlwtL to
so to wor.. Tn several sTrlkcrr ursed upon the
meeting that all lough cspiial Rad tea, tlom, YET
the men n'nst '.ot despair; they must rtu'an unit
ed, aud cherry rcspec. for themselves and cCh
other, and, ayin. more extended respect from
other .lasss1 they would rise higher IN tho al
scale, and finally te able, by il.rr intelligence, 10
combat TIE tyranny with which shcy were now 30
sorcly opp rcssed 1t was almost hule'ess, they
said, for uaem " do unytb.ur now, they We're So
hunted Gown By tie arthorucs. they proposed
to have natloull VI iop Of the 200 coo IN ncrs n
the XIII ydom, aud then tie overwhelming !orcO
could iot fail to remove the wrongs they suffered
in 10 many ways. Tie teyeral speeches were given
in th bitleresi terms " modification 1t having to
yiel 80 inglorlously, but tie men were exhor;el
TO .hersh no i-'eelng against the masters but
r. sier seek 10 gain knowledge, for before luiell
q .nce empl.es fen. The meeting tb, quietly ais
Ssrsed.