The New York herald., 1866-05-10
CAf'ITAL AND LABOR.

Contin un tfOn OF the strike Among the
| shiparpr Shipjoincrs and ship
oauIkers-lts Affect Upon Trsds-Nyh~t
! the Sc Bossss'' AIavs TO ssy-How the
Workmen arc .DispOsed-Thc Eight
Hour Movemcnt--All Riot and
| Assaults by strtkoNs, &c.
The strike among the shipcSpepscrs ship joincrs and
shpcaukers still continues These men demand
cd from the "bossos' tho oight hour system This do.
mand refused, ana tho consequence general
strike which has thrown from eight thousand 90 tn
thousand persons out Of employment Strikes sre OF
frequent occurrence rhoy sometimes succeed and very
oftcn fail They bring public attention to bear upon
contests bctween capital and labor both OF which arc
power ul elements in overy country where they
used in the right direction. Al one time
sympathy is with capital; at another with labor
Wealth Is laudcd to the skies; then we hear glow
ing euoges upon men with brawny who mould the
red hot iron into useful forms with heavy blows Of the
hammer upon the sounding anvil That this should bo
so Is only natural Capital and labor much depend
ent upon each oher and anything that disturbs their
relations cannot fail 10 excite deep interest among the
community.
Tho shipcarpenters have entered upon tho sixth
week Of their strike Their Old places Of employment
along the East almost deserted In the build
ing yard Of Mr. Webb at tho foot Of Sixth street. only
six Of the old hands remain and it by those
who represent tho opinion Of the BOSSES and by the
bosses themselves, that many of the strikers have
pressed their willingness TO return to work the old
terms en hours only that they apprchensve
violence may be committed upon them by persons who
are anxious to maintain tho strike and compel the
ployers TO accept the terms offered by the workmen
Tho men declare that they receiving pecuniary
assistance from various quarers but the bosses doubt
this ana say that any such assistance has been given
mus o' rs's ''0 anu o M no aooouns A%o's 50 a'ss
~ ~ w p' ~ " "
the strikers IS small IS stated ny the foreman OF ship
building yard that one of the late workmen therein had
,nrorred HIM TIM, drr,g ovorv r,,bt 90 ,bo nae, o
"'"' '"'' u'."s 'v''y 's"' VI 'n' p's' week
nc, with his vile and family had gone to bed without
any supper except crust Of dry bread and an onion
Tho idea among Tho abnbudos 10 ,ba, ,hcro arc mani
einar casa, and ,hasa .ro cSod a., rooe ,ho, ~ s,
s"r;nona ,or ~ ,ha r.ise oS ~ ~ % '"a o SUI ~
or INV consaorah,o nx,or, A, ,hn asahIshw,o.,
Of NJ wahh ,nero re so ~.soi ON % ,e .S H ~
hard. Could h hS ,h ,os S f, 20, s ,e % -, u
One or ,hnsa .hIns is a ,rooaan s,aa,n~ ramr bo,s
tons for the pacac Mail Compsny ~
corry ~. n.,s cro,, Ca,isrnia -, Ch;na T,,a s,o,
s aS foo, long AZ Zoo, broad and n foe, ro,hsr
is steamer for the Mercbants stcamsbn Comn,nv 90
trade hetweep New Vort and P,isto n r 9ha q: aeo
feet Ion@ Ss Foe, hca and "a ,n, %n nd , - @ ooV
, y, , ~ p;S,, o rnn inchoc 10 'oP , " s ,n " es
s.r,.,i ~ ~ ,tos,, s.a,nny ,na n.a. .,ns s s III
NJ Woh, - "a IL ,a his % % s % ons s n ' ,'s, .u'ieu M
nnn,ors Sas,anau ~ -. nnpr' " pTh u.s. -, h % ga.
@ . a. ss -, sa n "o ~. has VI a. s so Pm
,,. @ Z" =. 80 ~ ~ % p uy, ~ a'. ~. .o.s - ~ ino
dong renajrs and ton hours or new work car,.r,ors
obtained 50 Is and 81 on new work. and 81 so on old
The weekly paid labor Mr. Webb before
the strike ranged from 81 900 TO 600 The bosses
say that the sawyers and fasteners who have
not approved Of the strike, have been unfairly
thrown OF employment by those who
insist the eight hour system and they further de-
that the direct result OF tho strike has been 70 drive
rado away from the city and put 10 into the hands Of
merchants and workmsn residing In Boston, Baltimore
and Wilmington, DEL The underwriters ana shtp
owners who In accord with the shpbulders this
matter are willing TO insure vessels II they be not too
badly damaged and this aords facility Tor ships TO have
tnelr repairs done IN otner pors ~ even saia that
share OF this business As result Of the strike there
stagnaon OF trade among sailmakers and those who
supply the various fittings required on shipboard and
the shpbuiders assert that many OF the strikers are In
so bad condition that they have been obliged In Green
point and other localities TO solicit subscriptions In the
public houses and grocery stores for the relief OF those
who are now suffering from temporary Distress deter
minaton has been not To take back the strikers
unless they dsconncct themselves from their trade or
ranizauons ana the employers thnk the men would re-
turn II they were not induced oy certain leaders 70 re-
trade lying in an unnnsbed state and her builders
have expressed their determination not TO allow hand
TO he put TO her until tho dispute Is settled The ship
builders do not now think OF compromise They state
that the tim" for that is past and that II they accede
10 the demands made upon them IL would look like
yielding to force and coercion They say that violence
has been used towards some OF the men VINO haa re-
law and that II the men wished to select more un
favorable moment Tor strike they could not nave
done So as there ~ not, uey aieee, enpoy men. IN
the yardSJus now Tor more than one-haf the persons
who have struck
ALLEGED RIOT AND ASSAULT ny STRIKERS
I'M Tuesday morning about three hundred
ceeded 10 the building ward OF Mr. Smonson At the foot
of Twelfth street where they learned some twelve or
fourteen OF the srker had returned 10 their ordinary
work II was feared that a demonstration attended with
violence would be made This anticipation unhappily
proved well founded. for when che returning
10 the ward from dinner two them were attacked by
the crowd and rather badly beaten No arrests have
been made. Mr. simonson had notice Of the intended
attack and in order TO guard against had sent for
poce hut they did not arrive until the ALTAR was over
A statement has been made in morning paper that the
crowd entered the building yard and there assaled
simonson' ; men Nothing OF the kind occurred II
ia the street the attack took place. Two three
mol cemen have since been placed in the yard
TO be ready at a moments notice II their sssistsnce
should be required The impression among the employees
OF Mr. simonsons establishment is that the strikers
would at once return upon the old terms Kthey
sure they would not be assaed in going coming
| from their work. Yesterday morning a few Of the
strikers assembled in avenue aud disposition to riot
wa. manifested; but nothing serous occurred police
| man be M sufficient 10 disperse the crowd
The san Jaeipio, al iron steamer the woodwork Of