New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-30
THE STRIKE OF THE sHrPwnIGHTs.
Meeting Of sbip-Owuers in Boston,

BosToN Tuesday May %, lcob
large meeting of shipOwners and business men "as
held to-day, in the Board oil lraoe hoOms, i" ioi'i
the strike Of the wOTkmen. Nh.
William Ropes was chosen Chairman, and Nathan
Crower and James Curtis, Secretaries .
Mr. Ropes on taking the chair, said that the Dusess
before the meeting was most important iidl theIe
a common agreement between the merchants ana tIe
workmen some arrangement might nave Deeh eashy
made. Int the combination of the workmen having
assumed formidable and colossal proportions IL becomes
an important affair, requiring great caution 10 i's
mont The evidence Of the universally OF thls COMP
nation woud he Thought surprise the meetngi ana ne
recommended kindness and forbeaance IN the matter 10
prevent widening OF the breach. especially desling Ia
nothing Of an irritating nature should be uttered curing
the proceedings
By request Of Alpheus Hardy call was read and signed
by numerous prominent shlp-owners ana mefcnan "a -,
OF New York meeting to take action IN reference 10
the proceedings of workmen on ships IN tnat clty ,
Mr. William II. Webb OF New York then addressed tne
meeting briefly giving the history the orglh anu eA1 %
the combination cauker oiDeIs and other woAne
in his city, adding that they received help rom o'h anu
distant places and also from similar combinations OF
,ers and other trades No correct idea OF te
81 tho combination could be formed by gentlemen who mad
not Investigated the matter, and, although here Were
wormen who almost daily sought for WORK, such was lne
watch kept on their movements by the members OF inc
combination, that they were paid money and prevented
from working at all. No one could calculate WHAT 'ne
final result this extensive combination would be- Du ne
felt certain that unless prompt measures were acopsd 10
av ia progress IL would extend 10 other, and per-
haps all branches OF business, and eventually perhaps
10 agriculture itself He closed his remarks by expressing
l
would cooperate with those Of New York in the protecuon
of their interests and if this was promptly DONE he fe
safe in saying that Philadelphia and other places would
soon follow. I'll, 49,,
George b. Upton presented the following preamble and
resolutions: -,
lersas Representations made to the merchants and
this port that the ship Archer now lying IN
dock where she has renamed Tor one week
and that the grayes snd cauke who usually do the WORE
upon vessels under similar circumstances decline TO wori
| upon this ship; therefore, ,.
Reored ghat refusal to work under such circumstances
has ATTEMPTED the NUMBER y
hours which shall constitute day work and no dispute
TO the price shall be paid per day for the labor rs In IN
opinion this meeting proceeding which cannot and ou
not TO sustained and which 10 circumstance cal
| justify approve.
esos That the relations between capital and labor be
the employer aud employed are mutual and any com
biuatOus upon the side the other Which, through co
ercon shall attempt Interfere with such arrangements
! unwise ana. therefore, ought 10 be avoided
R,,ord That is there Is not an immediate return
the ordinary Of labor the ship Archer
We the merchants and In this meeting assem- oed
OF the docks and railways to close
the same and that vessels be taken Up thereon un
further action had adjourned meeting Of this body to
be called by the Chairman.
The resolutions were adopted, and the meeting al
iourned 10 reasonable in ten days.