The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-02-13
The Pnnlers, str.ke IN New \ oTs

rial change. a the meeting Mt Botanic Hall
On Saturc ay, several small Offices were re
ported ready 10 give the increase whenever
they needed extra help Messrs. Gray 4
Green were reported as having number o.
girls and boys and several rats" At work
Messrs. Westcott, Tobitt Lsnge a Go, @.
f. Dillon, Gregory 4 Bros, Bond i Tarslel
and Brown, Haslin 4 Co, are paying the
scale prices. The Vigrnce committee was
denied admission to Trow !, and had notair Z
TO report therefrom. A resolution threat
en:ng the political vengeance nj the y g.
upo, the New York Printing Company ana
Tue CITY Fathers unless the scale is paid b
hem, " lt forth lively debate, but
hin te actioD was taken. Ii was
Resolved, That committee of three be APP
noihted 10 draw up circular, 20 be printed,
requesting the chairman u The different offices
according to the scale 70 request their employ
ers Il attest over ia, il own sgnatures that they
acceed to the scale il. every lart.eular Also
Resolved, That the charmt in tue aforesaid
Offices meet this UuiOn Ia this hall at IL O'Clock
noon. oil Monday, % give their reports from the
employers, aad where there is no chairman, a
member Of she Union in such Office rep,-t as
such.
Mr.. Mckechnie, after calling attention to
assertions that were made At the employers
meeting, moved that a committee of three
be appointed to draw up a report Of the
strike from It's inception to the present.
Messrs McKechniv, Cor kiln and Vlncrnt
xere appointed o. that committee.
N IS Anth0ny's efforts 20 put women IN
the vacant places OF tue strikers were de-
nounoed as an infamous measure. Letters
wsre read irom Russell Bros, and Arson
HeIrick's Sons, wishing the Union success,
and acoeding TO the demands.
Messrs. Gray & Green have written let
tgT on the employers side Of the strike.
They say that upon $4,000 worth Of work
performed by them N the last 81 months
they have made lao profits whatever. The
high rates paid here for composition, they
saw, have driven york TO other cities where
Ia lor is cheaper ami tins strike will send
more Of il away, besides also giving wo-.
msu a chance u take the places Of mems
They will DO what Iney can % further this
result The prevailing custom If strikes Is
Denounced, ana thev hold that the question
OF wages Is one 6et~ee employer and en-
ploy Ell, and should be settled BY them WITH
yut Jhe interference Of unions" Of any
Kind.
IHE A0MHDslt0ke hEILA 10 A GhAAE lAAk0t-
The Committee which was appointed by
Uaion No d reply to Ger
tain charges which the employing printers
had made, namely, that the journeymen had
sprurg the st he upon the employ ers with
out uotiee, have sent the correspondence on
both sides to -be Sun, showing that a scae
was discussed by Ootu EMPLOYERS aud en-
P0yeI as early As the 2CJh Of May last, the
date Of Mr.. Theodore 5 Conklin's letter en-.
closing d scale TO Mr.. William Q. Martin
The latter reply 4 a follows
Nxv YoRK, May go, 1868
T. s. CoNEIIN Chairman a..
DEAR Sih-BeiUre ~csling general meeting
If the employers 70 submit for consideration
the proposed scale Of wBges, it is thought most
expedieut To have preliminary conference Of
three OF tour from cash side aul ! would sug-
sest meeting for that purpose on some even
ing next weeA AZ Che typographical socetys,
rooms. ~ this suggestion meets approval
please name zine tor such meeting, and Gem
munieate with me at your convenience. Re
specially yours, WILLIAM c. GARTIS,
President IYpotheta.
MrssTs Martin, Reed, De Vine, aud Smith
met Tie j0urneymrn's committee On The och
Of MAY, and on tbs 3lst of July the Typo
power, scale which bad been submitted by
,ae Typographical Unions committee. The
TWO committees me on tire 25th Of August,
and after q careful consideration Of the
scale, the committee Of the Union carried !
Their amendments proposed BY tie employ
Us Vi ne society, and tna5 boiy ratified
theta al, WIKI TIE exc pl.0n Of the clause
relating 80 weekly wages. The following is
.he clause submitted BY the committee Of
he Uui1n
" Compositoss employed by the week shall
receive n1t less lhsa $50 per week, Ten hours
p be- considered days work"
MT ID Vine, 81 tbe empl 1vers' committee,
she following substitute
In book officers SIS per week shall be con
adercd as che established rate for good work +,
men. Expert makers Up, or other experienced
.imc bands s.ai Ivy paid so per week.
The scale was then referred back TO the /
COMMITTEES, with Instructions to inform the T.
employers Association Of the action - tb1
Union.
ID view II the foregoing facts, tie Union
men say
We would respectfully ask, does this look
ike Gle work of highwaymeuy II was our Oh (
c,t W avoid Gay unpleasant differences between 4
he emrioyers and Che Union and the fact 4
hat tie movement for the slight increase was (
begun nearly one year since dIsproves the
lrliou that Ae have taken The employers un-
Wares.
IL regard TO the statement Of the employers
hat the prices demanded BY the Union wcald .
esuit ia driving work ouL ~ s.ss city, we would
ay THAT tbs las been the cry on every occa
ion ~ an advance asked Tor by he workmen,
md Is without foundation.
Ia reiutati0n Of the statement that they I
aunol afford 70 pay the advance, we would in
ite an examination 81 the internal revenue re- 4
usus, which feel confident viii show a son. \
taut increase OF their income
K hckECHNIE.
TBEo s. CoNKLix, 4
j VINCENT.