The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-04-29
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY, 49, lse7-TRIPLE SHEET

nterfered with apprentices improvers the
labor interered with the labor OF ths journsymen Mr.
koeo9ck then asked, 'wby should you interfere with
me when building cheap house as 10 prevent me
building IL at a cheap rate 2" The witness answered,
me question is certainly rather powerful one. can
adopted throughout the trade" .fhersfore you, Mr.
hoeDuck reoined sfor the purpose OF beneftiDg the
Journeyman injure the proprieorf To which the wit
mess answered 81 do not know about njuring the pro-
prietor there are stated rulesn Mr. Roebuck-"R
90 not govern these things Should not proprietor
OF your rulesps Witnsss-"Yes decidedly Mr.
noeouck-"And do you not think that would
Dc an injury 70 mea" witnsss-.1 do not know; per
maps would not be so much injury the master
the other Is TO the workman Mr. Roebuck-"Do you
think u an advantage to gain money! wness-"Yesn
to lose itS" witness-.Yesn M Roebuck-
"Inere0re your rule goes 70 my dlsadvan,ages Wit
nes:Io tnaI extent certainly" rule Of the witness
trade union wss then read, showing how besides other
things men are compelled to belong to the union
for BY this rule members are empowered TO resist
the current rate Of wages, TO introduce piece
work when Il has been abolished, 70 increase the
or 70 introduce individuals mot Of the ade snd
this resistance be made without waiting to consult
the society Then In matter Of overtime, overtime 10
generally dsapproved; and II Q master wants work
gone on with quicker than usual, and the men disap
doing they consult their lodge and give their
= the as o. s
II the master wants TO have Il carried forward by
time, the not allowed 10 work overtime without
the consent Of the lodge" Il was also acknowledged
that there rule regarding sschasing" Il ID called
man infnnges this rule whom he does what is termed
beyond the average quantity" OF work . day-that
is he is an able man his employer must mot benst TO
the extent Of work which the able TO do but
der the penalty Of fine. he u TO keep his work 70
that Of others, 80 that they shall not have 70
'chase" after him to keep up him In the quantity OF
work done. The questions put :-''Supposing
is more skiful than most men, and who with per-
feet ease to himself produces more sonew0rk and bet
ter :tonework say IN day, than most men can. and
can do 50 without momentarily exerting himself docs
the rule prevent man from working or not9" Tho
answer was. "Certainly II does" Tho next question
was by Mr.. Roebuck-sT want 70 know whether you
consider yourself better judge Of The mans capacity
for work than the man hmselfs" To which the wit
ness replod"we consider that We know what no ought
to do II was also acknowledged that the sonemas0ns
would not allow the professed brckayer to lay stone
and sonemason might his sown discretion" as TO
IL proved that the had struck against aborer
being allowed to do work for which he proved himsef
competent; and Il was ELECTED that 'biack lsts arc
made out Of the men who have worked in opposition
and these lists distributed the country that
man, II may be assumed, will not easily obtain work
without nrst making his peace with the society
Other evidence given showing that mason con.
siders Il his interest and his masters 70 fix faulty
stone he cam Il thought bit OF cevernsss to
0utwit the clerk OF the works In this way
Extension Of the . Uaions'' TO tho United
States.
From the London Tunes April I'LL
Unions Mr. william Allan tbesecrstary ~ Ibs Amaas
mated Society Of Engineers has been examined and his
extensive Organization formed entirsIv of ona of the
best paid body OF workmen IN the country.
1851 or a numher OF societies which had nraviousv
existed and II now numbered az 600 members with an
annual increase Of 1000 or 5000 year. There are,
W Wales SIS branches na1ng menss ain
Scotland SO branches, having 32lS members
s ss p,,;sn coi,,e. ah..a 40 "a sn-sah h; ana
members namely. in Australia Canada Malta, New zea-
iana anu :" 0I S':es SGue "A y,oncne
,osM ase ~ me.n0s,s IN o. 'nS.s ony one DIalcn,
having ~ , d ~ .nsss ~ ~ ~ c.s go0smca oy
one code Tue anG ne Me'oers re y0ves0~ ordncnes
are Pr.nc'ro@y 1n0nSamen Inoss " france are az
hng.samen Eacn memD ec @ys - week, ana me
society mas nov iun9 70 oMerens uanxs 10 rouna num-
Ders OF 1l4v,vOv Inc annus s nc0me N iooo was
1oo,ooo, %aoc ~, 00s n, u cn.ancs
Ices, oacn nlomocr nsving " pay IN entrance
zee VARYING aro elo ,yo 70 - Is me Sspena
turs N iSSp Mas sn c !, oe
70 SICK memOefs LIo, 100 aaA W .uPcisnnuAseo mem-
oers lmomools WIZ .so ny vu ~ EaIn '.c o.uiosy
week each 90 l's 20 On ne csatns o. members err
ana memUc.s "sea, 1soca, A.. sas sum y. Ii.oVv
among esnscen , Memu n% "cs w. acc'Sen.s anu
we're u1ao.' y Sso ~ ~ conIo ' I. JILL
violent FUND, made up OF compulsory isvy on every
MEMBER snoulo W ncIo IcuiatAeo sust tnomuos
these benefits except those who have received the
iuJu.y i no - sAos ~ S ~ 'Ao o0H01s' w
pay,ns % ~s ~ ;.,a rrrroa.. y IN. sc.,. .,.a
tnat snc nsasko @ S ~ snc.s hS n ~ ~. -
vi so cIs orn o. hairs cmo:,crsa .s - .Sa,
Iscuoe - 10, ,orov hsd sora .nro~rh -.-s.". :"
s 10 s.d"aWa have oniv had nns d;annte Witch
49,, cali ,r,norsnt n onr trads s,nce the com,
rcsment ~ the society," and that Was IN 1852 In he
mencemcas ~ ~ sHss e ardsd SSo nnn ~ ne
% % ~. !. ~. rcs r Ssm,t "a crs ~ an n,nv
49,. .s ,ha ronIt ~ tho orr,ovars ,vhc lockad -
m.",' ne s1S.d ~ sro,har nysscr hs,r~ ~,
!" h;r,-swa have not rent Z Separate sccount
~ ~ amount snent under this Mead. hit Iesvinr
~, so 0n0 ont shoud ssv n does mai cYcesd IN MAJ
cant Il ar a. anv strikes yh our emniovers ara con-
cerned He then went on 10 describe the organIzation
and The oovernmeut or the society," Each branch il
srsr.oad nv 4 comm ittco and there IL an crecutive
IN which appea Ia made against decIsion OF the
hy.nch Committed The executive is employed four
evenings week and holds dav meetings 70 hear thu se
comniain,s He considered that from two.thirds 10
OF the whole trade belonged TO the union
On Inc question or rues he said there we're some by.
IN addition n tbose pr,nted for general Circulated
and these by laws are rcad 10 every candidate when