The New York herald., 1869-05-24
MEETING Of MANUFACTURING rAILoRs.

A meeting OF the above. hard worked and poorly
laid class held yesterday afternoon in response
| 70 o can from the Central Body, at the Harmonic
Rooms, No. l4l Essex street. At three p. NJ there
were least 500 persons present from New York ant
the vicinity; not q large number considering tha
| the manufacturing taors in this part mum
Der some thousands, but enough 10 satisfy
| the most capricious, taking into account the
nneness OF the weather, tempting many poor over
| WORKED tailor to The country for few hours Of
pleasure than 70 attend meeting where his pres
ence would be next to unnecessary, the interests OF
all being IN good hands in the persons Of the ACTING
committee. When the meeting was called to order
| there were delegates from the following places
around the platform Unions Nos. TO 10 New
| York, Williamsburg. Union HILL East New York.
New Brooklyn Carlstadt Westchester county, Hud-
io son Guy, Newark ana Jersey City; and the meeting
tucker, ne proceeded to state that the subject
OF the meeting was TO get active footing de-
Central Committee to civilly demand OF the en-
poyers Of the manufacturing or slop talors-a de
manu In lact or small bosses against big ones-an
advance in The present rate or remuneration whicn
Is wretchedy small and totally Inadequate to enable
even this hardworking, absteInous class to support
either themselves or their famies and although
demand was properly made and apparently received
IN good spirit by the big bosses still but few have
complied with II, and the meeting should decide
what measures are best calculated 70 firmly en-
The secretary, Mr. E. sterr, then read the follow.
ing resolution in German:-
Whereas the price Of living has risen from year year
whereas we have done everything in quiet, peaeeF
way 70 obtain an advance OF twenty-five per cent which
@ ana what required to exist equality whereas
.s demand was agreed to at once BY most forms
Resolved Sy 6e clothing of New York and
vicinity, That committee OF fifteen appointed 10 Law
before the employers the grievances of body and
aeSaTe nsy refuse to listen to the demand that strike be
Resolved Ths. meeting be held next Tuesday even
waen the future action OF This body be determined on
These being put to the vote were carried unani-
mously; but on trying to form a committee some OF
those present, not so bold as the Others were in.
cned TO hold aloof and considerable cursory debate
ehsuea ana even resolutions were proposed, but not
Mr.. Stern remarked on an excuse made by a gen.
teman from serving on the committee that strike
was not wished or thought OF by the central body,
but tnat the interests OF their community demanded
only decisive action to insure success, and that the
time had now arrived to take such action
Mr.. Steer deprecated the want OF courage shown
by some OF those who heard him, but did not won
their masters that It wanted no small pushing to
force them to take the initiative.
Mr.. Morstadt, the President OF the Custom Talors
next nopped along on his crutch to the platform,
which he mounted with dificulty, his 'gamen leg
having the best Of It,. and made a very stirring
address TO the assembly, which exceedingly
wei received. He said in conclusion ssFei.
low workmen, always be men, be strong and
united. Look at the men VINO employ you: they re.
tire with colossal fortunes In three or four wears
while you retire when death sezes you. The remedy
Is IN your own hands choose either TO be slaves all
your lives or your own masters, to certain extent.
Either say to your employers the time is come,
we have been fooled long enough and II you do not
pay US the wages we have right to Will not do
your work, but take II from you.n
This gentleman was followed by other speakers,
concurr1ng In his remarks.
The following committee was appointed in accord
ance with the resoutions--Messrs. Rosenbaum,
Bersanowski, Stern, Hildebrand, FreI Rosenheim
Bant, Ehrenberg, Metzler, Harder, Mess, HofYmann
Ritter, Ress and Bruner,
committee was then appointed by unanimous
resolution OF the body, to 60 to Newark and VIII
namsDurg, TO notify the clothing manufacturers
there Of the action taken by the central body and
after some further discussion matters OF a
purely technical nature. the meeting, an orderly
one throughout, adjourned to the call OF the chair
leaving the various committees transact the nece
sary business attendant ON the demand to be made
on the wholesale clothiers today