The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-17
BOOK NOTICE.

woRKMs AND WAGES; OR, TIKI ErrEcrs or
STRIKES, COMBINATIONS AND TRADES UNIoSs-
BY j. Ward, author of 1.-The World In Its Work
shops 1.-THE History Of Flax" 1.-THE History
Of Cold" &c. London Longmans, Green DC.
1868.
This work is historical in character III an accumu-
ation Of notable facts illustrating the relations Of labor
capital and presents material for arriving at right
conclusions to the laws which govern the two powers
rather than effort to declare what these laws
details the history and the points Of difference betwess
employers and employed In the strikes that are most
famous in the history OF mechanical industry in Eng
land giving detail and from practical point
of view the money loss involved without gain in any
sense the strikers TO their trade and to the district In
Which the industry had il ssaI
Thus in 1910 there . strike Of cotton spinncrs In
towns in the vicinity Of Manchester by winch thirty
thousand persons thrown out Of employ ment
kept -four monthsfamies being dependent upon the
trade societies. and finally before all falling 70
paupsrsm this strike to object that
secured would have killed. the trade In the district
There was emily point gained the manufacturer By
carrying his trade the country districts rather than
in Manchester this labor = rne cheaper.
The fact therefore, that labor cheaper in the coun
try parts caused tho spinning TO DO done there but she
laborers then turned \ demand 10 DO paid the
same rate tha. were paid in Manchester. They
killed tho goose that laid the golden egg Gripping The
trade their neshborhood to such degree that at tho
end Of four thsy glad 70 get employment
at half the wages they had been receiving
whom they turned out for an advance,
rms case " an spitoms OF labor strikes in general
Wages 10 up down. as rule, Influenced by oausssp
that are quito beyond the workingmAns control and In
the attempt to better his condition BY Withdrawing hun
labor he always makes IL worse Wages seldom DE-
pendent upon Uncertain causes caprco They bess-
. fixed relation TO two definite points One Of those.
f,AH lad. aIx~~s
number workers IN H. II tho fund be largo and the
workers fsw wages must be high " the contrary, low
But this relation may b sometimes disufbed ~ A.
.empts OF capital &c, than its share OF the IN
Labor and capital acting together IN mechanical
sresso bsonss 10 the eau,,s sua n called prost pT
of il belongs labor and 10 called wages fhcre nas
mus, he based upon the necessity o. each 10 tho oisr
II capital scarce ond labor ploaty pront overbssnss
wages II labor Is scarce and capital plenty wages rise
point a. which II may be sid that strike IL
ever necessary or justiaaos II espha. de
nance az IT'S relations labor. should stHmps tn
increase profits unsstly and AT the expense of waves
strike would be Abors remedy capital seldom
never does this for has too ntshaent ayc 70 its
own inercst and In all this volume that gives rise u
these remarks single strike "a rseordod that comes
gu the contrary, labor being mostly III pesssssi,a
OF the unreaeoug acts often with tne greatest yrsrS
towards capital al futile strikes are ~ attempts
| got an undue proportion OF ;he increase.
| Here labor has power to yfsnnzc, and capital hsc
none Tor capital cannot compel labor To activity while
! labor can compei capita, to stand still Us machrnsry
Tor ths purpose the Grades union, the combl aatic
ct all tho men of trade 10 dictate terms 10 cap nj gad
70 theee terms by terrorism physical oursgs
aud. II necfesAry, indisCriminats murder Mf WaYdN
book give srkug oul revolving raiucIla Of The
WORKING OF tuesc organ 2aiion' IA England, leland and
scotland which practically snow tnat doipw shs 40.
called Freedom tia GOOD rule and good o1r " Great
Erain, capital gisro 70 the mob IN Psny trader
AID hal the working population las bee, IN STATE or
chrsnis msurrecion and dehsrGs of las fos Agn sd
ySGrs
Ths peore Of florida boz inpox turn their alton.
ton 20 tbo growing Of fruit ami veco,aDea which tltrs
f0Wish 50 pstisgtipn Gfoe8 pass rgdis hes lettuce
SC, can bo had ia sbundaues even /, mid. g,nt, r.
Sra vDeios rpen IN FebfJsrT aud cent puo Tfoduee
i,utt until JGne SDes osscnss are reaty 70, msrss,