The New York herald., 1866-05-17
CAPITAL AND LABOR.


The Strike OF the Ship carpey4sers; Shin
Joiners and ship Csuike rs-New De-
velopments-The "Bosssz,' Threaten To-
Remove Their Busin,. .si to Other Ports
Meeting OF ship Carpenters, sc.
meeting Of the ship Carpenters was held Yesterday
morning at the conmttee rooms No IS East Broa
There were Present representatives from the cauker
and joners. Mr.. Burrel, the Chairman, stated that
three employers, including Mr.. secor OF Thirteenth
street, North river and Mr.. Allison, Of Jersey
City, had engaged one hundred caulkers and
forty ship carpenters the eight hours system and
that five ship carpenters, members Of the society," had
taken contracts from the merchants, and had from
forty-nve to seventy five at work The members
Of the society renewed their resolutions persist
demand for the eight hour system, and never give in
until Il is established in New York. The delegation
from the joners stated behalf of their society that
they were determined 70 stand out manfuy until the
bosses that the badges Of the shall be given up
The meeting adjourned with three cheers for the eight
hour movement
Numbers OF cauks may be seen at the street corners,
discussing the turn and progress OF those events that
have special reference to- and interest for, themselves
They have acted In orderly and peaceable
since the beginning OF the strike They state that Mr.
Allison will place dock TO- day the ship Frank Fint
be stripped caulked and coppered This work will require
one hundred and twenty men about two days and half
During the strike 1t is said, Mr.. Allison has had several
jobs done by men VINO had struck in other shops Bax-
TOR Mozier have twenty five caukers work tho
brig Mandarin, and there told cauk-
ers dong business on their own account
Subscriptions In aid of the men are coming IN from
Boston, Baltimore, New Orleans Washington and San
Francisco From the last named city thousand dol
lars in gold have been contributed and the caukers OF
San Francisco assure their brothers in New York that
they VIII send on more money whenever is required
The workmen say that one or two prominent bosses'
went round among the leading ship builders and
assured them that If they held out for some days
tney could get any number OF hands they pleased but
after the employers had waited considerable time no
presented themselves one case thirty men were
promised, but only two went TO work Out of twelve
hundred men who compose the Caulkers Society only
two have cut connection with the strike and resumed
work the old terms Several Of the German trades
societies have given this movement their support as
nave also workingmens associations embracing persons
OF different nationalities.
The average amount of subscriptions received weekly
for the aid of the caulkers Is from 500 81 The
largest subscriptions have from the Boston
Caukers Association. The smallest subscription from
any trade has been 800. The New York Hatters So
ciety have donated $780, and state that they will open
their treasury TO the caulkers If the position Of affairs
should render II necessary.
The Working Mems Unon chartered bodv, are we
are informed about to contract loan of $25 00O with
the view OF rendering assistance to the caukers and
Joiners in the event of deficiency in the funds which
are now being raised by SUBSCRIPTION The declare
with the utmost confidence, that the strike must sue
ceed thar they resoute now than when the
strike began, and that their "Union must and shall be
The ''bosses in their circular recently publish.
3D. that mo workmen be discharged indo-
lent incompetent, dishonest he may be- without the
selves say that this is unfounded assertion, and
that man is dishonest indoent they heartily con-
cur with the "bosses'' in discharging him. BY their
rules they say, an incompetent man be admitted
into their society," as they have committee OF nvestga
ton to test workmans merit and that he Is per-
fectly able to do the duty assigned him. With regard
dishonest workmen, they have the power of either
pelng or suspendng SUCH and to show that they havo
no sympathy with those of their trade who may have
been guilty OF theft they assert that they have
occasions taken men who WERE caught in the act OF
stealing before the "bosses who ordered them
60 Ind declined to prosecute them
THE JoINERs
represent that they equally resoute with the carpen.
ters and caulkers TO continue the strike and their bro
ther workmen believe that the oiners have much power
70 90 through this contest with capital they are able
70 turn themselves TO house work, at which many OF
nem nave been engaged owing to the briskness house
building and repairing Ninety per OF sh pjon-
ers are actually employed on house work.
Mr. Landman, owner Of the park, near Jones Wood
has promised tho Of his ground for picnic in case
this mode OF raising funds 70 meet the present emer-
gency should be decided on
THE ''BOssEs.v
The bosses report that and again men are drop.
ping In TO work. the old terms and that f the strike
goes on for any length Of time the employers will rc-
move Their establishments 70 other ports where they
may be free from the operations Of those
which, they acge, are Injurious to trade tradesen and
en.poyers