The New York herald., 1869-01-30
The Jourmeymen Printers.
TIE SAILORS, STRIKE.

Although the strike OF the seamen OF the port prac-
tlcally ended when the shipping masters agreed to
pay the same wages for long and short voyages as
had been paid heretofore, the trouble Is not yet
ended. Il seems now that those who are still on
strike are not the class OF men who turned out
in the beginning OF the week to protest against re-
duction being made In the rate OF wages. All that
was asked by the original strikers was that no re-
duction should DE made the present rate being
low enough. 1t was perfectly well understood
by them that the shipping trade was dun and it
would be impossible for owners to incur any add
tional expenses just at this time and they were sem
sible enough not to ask IL. Their banner bore the
inscription, Thirty dollars per month"; and 1t did
not seem to be the intention Of a single man in the
immense procession, which astonished the mer-
chants OF The city on Tuesday, to demand more.
The 'seamen who man the ocean steamers and
coastwise vessels, and who receive 0ve 10 ten dol
lars per month more than those who work on sailing
ships, became alarmed at the threats held out
by rascally shipping masters to reduce the
rate OF wages, and at once organized for
tne purpose OF heading on the movement No sooner
mad the strike OF the sailing ship men ended than the
steamship hands went among the boarding houses
ahd represented 10 the general hands that as was
found easy 10 compel the shipping masters from the
/ position they had assumed It would be Just as easy
TO force up the rate OF wages higher than it was be.
iore. The gullable sailors, vho will swallow any.
thing placed before them by plausible speakers very
/ generally agreed to back the new movement M Ac-
c0rcingly meeting was called aud schedule OF
wages adopted which average ed dollars per month
higher for long and short voyages than that pre.
viousiy agreed upon. This act therefore, nIacad the
seaen In anagolism TO their best interests and re.
Dewed the war with the shipping masters. n "a
| happens. however that the sailors who sail on
4 steamers aud those who work on sailing vessels
| FORM two entirely different classes The former
nave no interest whatever ia the quarrel Of the latter
osher tlan TO make such ciamor for higher wages
loT me sailing ship men that owners will not think
VI relucihS their wages IN fact the steamboat
| men want TO draw the attention OF the Companies
away fIom themselves by the aid OF the sailing
vessel men, 50 that II Il reduction be made n,
ne rate they WIZ not be the sufferers a denuta-
ZION or the latter who waited upon g prominent
shppln& master yesterday, c0nicsSel tl.t This was
packer ships bad nothing To do with 1t. These fact,
having been ventilated Il Is not likely that the sirle
VIZ continue mncn longer II would be absurd TO
suppose that The sailing Jack, who does more work
huers more and u paid less t.an the gleanifQ Jack
WIZ let himself be made catspaw OF by the latter
some OF the men VINO signed the resolutions OF tne
ne. strikers are sorry for wlat they have done
ship al the old rate. guile 4 gaeIee took ulsca on
| IhuIsday night between the two factions of
| saiiJf3 IN consequence az the .llgeovary AZ fhe
ktLc Whlch was being played by the moro CUNNING
stesmyoas men, owners ind not the least dIffcuify
~ shgasine crews AZ thirty dollars per mouth re-
| porls % toe contrary notwithstanding Tho ai,ln
W. y Storer Tor Instance obtained a crow ar ahnr,
| liouce ana I'VE hundred men could BE- had ~ the
| AEeit OF tbc owners II they were needed rner. ~
fe9ly, therefore, no seancn's strike In progress.
shipping masters are ready 10 pay the r5rtlar rate,
- ali sailors tleS require which IL az men as - !,
pc all ln the present depressed state or busnass
| with n. l@ 'Ne.7h'N