The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-04-14

IN the SrS, Of yesterday, our reporter furnished
tho particulars Of strike nov IN progress Of the
Navy Yard. From this u appears that the .utbor
it-s had determined to reduce the rate of wages
half a dollar per dsy, aud the vrkmen "knocked
co." in the expectation that such n course was Ihe
easiest wav 10 induce the Government N restore
the previous ratio Of wagcs. Tho ri.,ht Of a work.
i1g-n,n TO demand his own priccfor the labor 10
reforms IL not queetoned, and VIC do not propose
10 opoak of II in this connection. Nor is il peccs.
gary to show tho equal right Of the authorities "
name the rate q wages they viii pay To
mechanics employed by the Government. In
this instance whoever issued she order reducing
the pay, ignored an Act Of Congress author ling
Government officers 70 pay tho mechanics they eul-
rloy, as high a rate OF WAGES the wo-kins-in
receive from private individuals Instead Of coutnu-
ing at their work, andrespoc.fIlly appealing to the
Secretary Of tie Navy Tor modification Of TIC OBJ
noxious ordorth men have concluded 20 strike"
and tho results may be msthematicallv GemonstrG-
| Cd. Had wiser counsels prcya ell this Strike"
| would no. have occurred Aiscr delay Of g few
| DAYS the authorities might have been induced to
| modify the orders issued, upon proper statement
Of the case 10 tho powers that be- IN Washington
now that tho workingmen have decided 10 'strike"
| few 0sures vii how the advantages 10 10 deriv-
| I'd ,herchy. Thirteen hundred aud sryenty-hv We
men, wero receiving SIX thousand one hundred aud
eiEhty-seveu dollars and rhS cents, as their
daily wages. They have been out Of
employment Jour DAYS and in consequence, the
sum oi twerty-four thousand 'cycn hundred and
hhy dollars will not bc Distributed .moug ne
workmcn who have quit work Accordin, to pres.
| ant Tod thn J..
hurry to make terms with tie strikers, and In cor.
SEQ fence, month or more may elapso before other
W rkmen vii take tho placed o those who have
leh the Navy Yard. One hundrcd and forty -ei ght
thousand hve hundred dollars is 'be aggregate
amount Of wages that has been paid monthly to
the worknen now strike. la order to estimate
The exact smount u advantage h. work men will
obtain, II, Iner standing ont Tor one month, tley
are again employed 4, former prices /. necessary
~ calculate She difference between the rate Ut wage.
offered by the Government and the rate which
IL demanded by tic men. This amounts I.
3 SIXTEEN thousand eve Aurlrcd dollars or ,
! loss Of ouly twelve dollars per month
nr each man If he had youtiuusi At bin
work, and trusted t. the authorities cor .u bal,r
y able adjustment OF tsc wAy,s question A,uunv
stands every mSa who has quit WORK, and VIII
y romans unemployed for whole uonth, will l.
l. subjected to a loss Of one hundred aul ight do
: lars. To make good this loss-a.tcr being re-
J. employed At the old ratcs-cach man must wor
Is at the reduc a rates nine months In other word
J. Il would have been wiser TO have accep,ci y,
~ terms offered by the Author ties and, while wots
N ing for lees pay, waited patiently nine month, Z.
= n proper DECISION OF the WAGES question. Near
-. tune, those worSmsn who could obtain MOI
IL remuncAuve employment el7awhero woull haS
II accepted It as offered. As Il is, the chance
ar are that nearly every will be out Of work for
IN few II not many days. Each individual CO
y inquire up hs own personal loss Of tim
'ro aud then calculate the wisdom Of d
~ elo'rs upon "strte," that compcls mar
'e' "or"ne men to seek for employment II . tin
IN when me,hAnics are not in such constant dcmal
On as they have leen since the war teean Eve
or workman must perceive that war prices a
OF steadily declining, and slthouyh butchers are a.
lat demanding extravaSsnt sums !or their mea. 4
Nd. time is approaching when even this food viii
ID sold In accordance With the value placed up
ed labor The war substantially ended, many n
shspics and laeozing men vii be discharged lc