New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-30

asserted that he was obliged be present with his men
TO prevent their being enticcd away
Mr.. Sdman reported that he had IL men ana two boys
at wOrka he had need for and that yesterday ne sent
to Mr. OBren five Of his old hands wlo AFTER being On
The Chairman reported That be had 10 at work
this morning all Of whom willing to labor 10 hours
Mr. Jackson the Secretary Of the Society," then oHeea
the iJS"pe % bbv was aaoPed; s, cpue hereafter
Minutes session be de-
voted private bushes, connected With interests
ing en-hOur men, and the Secretary replied fortyone
Mr. Ross then referred to the article which appeared
TIE TRIBUNE no said, asserted that the strike near
its end and that victory rested with the strikers This
was in his opinion inaccurate IL was true the strike
was near its end but the end would prove damaging to
those who had eontended against their employers.
Never since the strike was naugrated was the prospect
of bright for the master masOns as IL was to-
day. IL only needed rmness on their part to see their
rights fully maintained. He considered II the solemn
duty OF every employer 10 stand out against the arbitrary
ruling OF these Abiding to the editorial article in
TIRE TRIBUNE, which expressed desire TO see the eight
hour system tried for tho benefit Of the apprentices he
avowed it his opinion that no benefit to these would
MI Savers said he should like to see list Of names Of
the strikers who entieng from their work He
Mr. Mclean alluded to the article in THE TRIBUNE It
furnished in his opnhn, by the Committee Of Jour
neymen who we're conducting the strike II agerred that
there only is boss standing against the
eight hour sysemand in this it untrue Mr. Mclean
then alluded to contract taken by the strikers for re-
pairing buildings in West Broadway which he said ne
noticed as being spoken Of in the article Mem No such
thing Is mentOned He had examined, he said, into the
SeventyfOurhst job which it reported the men on
strike about to contract for He the owner OF
the property, and was informed by him that
mate for building three houses, thinking he
could get the work done much cheaper by them than
by giving the contract regular mastormasOn To his
surprise, however, he found that they wanted more
money for doing the work than was asked by the con-
tractors themselves aud Inc is about to give out the
contract-the building Of three housesto some master
read statement OF the way In which the eghthour sys
tenn OF labor would operate on any poor man VINO mas
four five in family, going to show that its effect would
be detrimental Allowing the cost OF living to be SIS per
week. rent $40 per month and taking the rate OF wages to
be 81 so per day, the speaker figured up that If the
journeyman worked only nine months in the year his
earnings would not equal his necessary expenses Allow
ing the same amounts for cost OF living and for rent
adding $50 for clothing for himself $50 for his wife, $50 for
his children and for boots and Shoes and 81 per week for
spending money, with wages at IS per day, and - months
work per year (the f0hours wages the same family
coud be supported On the other hand according TO tho
eighthour plan, the man would find himself deficient
$3.50 so for defrayng actual expenses Under these
circumstances curailment OF onefth OF the producing
power seemed to the speaker to be tue night OF t0y on
the part OF the There progress in IL it was
going backward Suppose the farmers should adopt this
there Would be none to export And yet senator Wilson
is Landed to the for his efforts to establish an eight
hour law. The men were, In his OPINION WORKING agas'
their interests and the time would come he thought
when they would acknowledge their error l., -,
Mr.. Ross, auding TO the statement published IN the
papers TO the effect that the men were contracting Tor
over 100000 worth OF work. said that ne was eohhIent
they cond not show offers of$Oo since the stlKe
Mr. oBren said that tho strikers sought to create the
Impression that the master trying to pre-
vent them from contracting for work and eommunlca-
had been sent them 10 the Board or
ton asking of that body permission to contract for public
Jobs under its co troll This impression was both false
and foolish. The master masOns had never manifested
any desire TO prevent the from becoming contrac
tors they had the slightest objection TO their so
doing. The application for contract was matter left
perfectly free to every Individual it the privilege
Of any and every citizen Probably the vast majority OF
ma ster masOns had been journeymen, aud II the
men strike could become bosses so much tho better
for them lie thought they would gain but little sympa'
thy for their movement by seeking TO create false I'M
preston against their employers for their object was too
easily understood
After resolving to stand by the determination they had
avOwcd mot TO cOnccde the demand Tor eight
hour the meeting adjourned to Friday next at O'CLOCK
ID. IN.