The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-14
TIE LABOR MOVEMENT.

Meeting Of the Master Rfasons-Reports Satis-
fact0ry-The Strike soon End-rhe Ger
mans Going In for Ten Hours.
The adjourned meeting of the master masons was
called TO order yesterday afternoon at two O'Clock.
by John T. Conover the president of the association.
Mr.. VIM. H. Jackson, the secretary read the minutes
OF the previous meeting and they were adopted
mem. CON.
Mr.. ALEXANDER Ross. on behalf of the com.
mittee appointed to wait on owners OF buildinrs re-
ported that since the last meeting they had seen
several Of these gentlemen and met with better sue
cess than they had cause TO expect. AS an In
stance he detailed the fact that at hafpasl
six In the morning yesterday they had az
committee seen the owner Of very promi-
nent building now going up and he assented
to allow his contractor to stop the brtckwork until
the strike should be ended. MIR. Ross spoke very
feelingy OF the conduct Of the German Drlckayers,
who, he said, were the rst to understand the true
drift OF the strike and have in large measure with
SaS he WSs oGs into an
themselves. agreeing to work for ten hours per day
at old wages, Wish He also referred to the TACT
that those among the master mas0ns who could speak
German had the advantage, for the Germans would
first come to them to seek employment but that ne dd
not care who had full complement of labor, even
system was maintained.
Mr.. SCHAEFFLER stated, in corroboration OF what
Mr.. Ross had said, that the German Brcklayers'
Union had broken up and that new society on the
ten hour system was organized last week, number
Mr.. John Bambacher, the President OF the old union
President and that it was expected this new so
clety would soon number among Its members the
best men OF the old union. 1t then insisted on
that the names OF those master masOns whose en-
are s a. at sH hours per asS
s1Snsd; read the following; Joseph ss;c1ssleST.
Joseph Schaefer, Thompson Mlckus spear Brothers.
John Laimbeer Huebner Brothers, James wooley,
Platt Dolinger, J. Sears, Huebner d Hinert, Abra'
ham Ackerson, v0lk d Niblo, Matthias BIOodgOod
Abraham J. Felter, Jacob vix, Mr.. Ouid, Disbr0w
Whitfield, Cornelius oReilly Mr.. yannouten, Herd
fielder Fincke, John Weber, Mr.. Poerschl, Mr..
Martin.
Association will, in the future. as they have in the
past adhere 10 the hour system and to the reso
buttons heretofore passed by them, which was unant
Mr.. ALEX. Ross again took the floor and said that
the condition OF things looked more encouraging
naR eyer aa sce t ie II e ID ue
coed and eight hours be acknowledged as days
labor, three-fOurtls OF the contemplated buildings
would not be begun, and then the labOrers who now
side with the bricklayers, would find that they have
injured themselves He was satisfied however that
things looked better and more cheering for their
cess than they have heretofore.
Mr.. SCUDDER thought that in response to Mr.. Ross
remarks ne ought TO say mat ne set number OF men
ten hours per day, but that the aborers, finding this
out towards noon, refused to WORK with ten hour
Mr.. TOsrEvEN, On behalf of his committee re-
ported that they had made arrangements with an
advertising agency to have the call for brckla
published In sixty different papers in the New Eng
land and the Middle States and in five others in the
principal cities in Canada and that the assurances
were that above one thousand men will be here be-
fore the end OF the week.
friend had informed him that above five hundred
brcklayers would come to this city for employment
from the region along the Hudson in The course OF the
week. and MIR. TOSTEvEN had notice that like emlgra
ton from Connecticut to this city would also take
place. A conversation then followed between the
chairman and several members to the demands OF
these men coming here, that they may be assured
permanent work, and 1t was finally resolved TO do
So A vote or thanks was passed to the German
bricklayers and the German bosses for the noble
stand they have taken and for the manner In which
they have come up In support OF the ten hour
system.
Mr.. voLK would not throw cold water on the
master masons that they want to be their own
bosses, have the liberty to engage as many ap
ngs II they would and hence the ten hour society OF
German brtckayers should be made TO understand
that they persist In these oppressive rules OF the
old Union the master masOnS Will have to oppose
them He then called attention the action oil the
plasterers who met last week in National Conven-
ton at Chicago, and In consequence Of his remarks,
after several other gentlemen had spoken, a resOu-
ton was unanimously passed, that hereafter plaster
ing shall not be given out to any boss pasterer who
ID now opposing the master masons or employs eight
It was then announced that the Executive Com
mittee win meet Immediately after adjournment for
the purpose OF providing funds enable contractors
to pay the penalty OF their contracts II exacted by
the owners, and thereupon the meeting adjourned
Meeting Of Journeymou Bricklayers-They
Receive Help, Are joyful and Hope for
Success.
The members Of the Bricklayers' Unions Nos. 1, Z
and 4, held o joint meeting last evening at Mill
mans Hail. corner Of Twenty sixth street and Sev-
enth avenue Mr.. P. M. Mcfarland presided, and
really interesting part Of the proceedings was the
report Of Mr.. Hanon, on behalf Of the stonemasons
announcing that they in full sympathy with the
bricklayers and hope for the complete success
of the strike for the eight hour system
The substantial part of this report consisted OF
the sum Of $1,000, contributed by the stonemasons
encouraging the latter to maintain their strike This
donation was received with three r0ustng cheers
na vote Un q n
which announcement Was again rsstsG with cheets.
ing on the eight nour time table:-Chr. Huebner
Brothers; Mr.. Armstrong, corner Forty-seventh
second s street and Eighth avenue William FettrescS
corner Fifty-nlnth street and Fourth avenue; Mr..
Higgins, corner Tnirty,nrst street and Broadway,
The announcement OF each name was received with
xr SAMUEL GAur, President of Union No. T. then
took the stand and congratulated the members at
the favorable progress Of their strike, and said II
they Will only stand BY each other without ALTERING
they Will surely win. He then explained that each
member at work was taxed ten per cent upon his
wages actually received In support Of the strike
Mandatory essay on the eight hour system followed.
Mr.. 0au, being employed at that rate OF ttme de-
tailed his own experience OF how he can now read his
paper In the morning before going to work, and
quitting at nvo, how Re can enjoy himself and be-
less weary. Formerly they were looked upon by the
employer as mere machines The situation OF the
workingman has now changed, and n they succeed
now with the eight hours all the mechanics In other
trades will be benefited by IT, since ten hours labor
is slavery. lie asked for the appointment OF CON-
mttee OF three, the specific duty OF which 10 be
disclosed to II privately. AS such committee were
afterwards appointed Mr. Samuel Gaul. OF Union
No. 2; Frederick Hewlett, of No. 4, and Jacob
Stump, or No. IL
The next speaker was Mr.. WHITE who denounced
the master masons as perfectly useless portion OF