The New York herald., 1870-01-18
THE STRIKE ON Erie.
ERIE STRIKES BACK WAITING ORDERS.
Nothing from the West-A Greenwich
Street Bagnio In Jersey-WhO Payss-
All Silent Along the Line-The
Appeal to the People.

workshops. Not the mintonnaires, who ride In their
gaudy coaches, but the hard worked mechanics, are
now on strike against what they say 10 an insuf-
Ierabie monopoly. Whether It bo 30 or not Is their
own matter, and It is recorded here only as sub
ject OF the history OF the day. But seems to be
"up hill workn with the boys on strike, fer they
have against them the Naf
FEMININB sTRIKERs
One OF these, keeper OF place OF doubtful mo
raty In Greenwich street. In this city appeared at
the Jersey CITY machine shop Of the Erie Railway
Company-it Is always best TO give the tull name
and asked employment for seven men who accompa-
MED her. As soon as this party was discovered
the men on "watchn began an impromptu
duty in which "Greenwich' and .'what Ii which,"
.moneyn and "Goney,n 'Gould" and 'g0ld" were
made to rhyme in manner thai would have fright
ened out Of hts wits even Shakespeare or Byron.
But the Greenwich female commander OF her
squad seemed to understand what was meant and
making q quick "wheel" to the right and then
forward march, was soon ont OF sight. Quite
JOKE was pcrpetrated BY Mr.. Finlay In the after
noon ut the meeting OF the strikers at Washington
Han. he referred TO this incident Of the morning,
and said that this feminine argument" should not
deter the men from Standing by their rights; that
although this woman came from the lowest slums Of
New York to see Gould, she cOuldnt see gold. for
Erie now rests Its back on green's, coal and rags.
THE SHOPS
were deserted yesterday, as they were on Saturday
last The $50 men, whom the officers OF the Erie
Company wero sure on last Saturday to have at
work on Monday were all found to be like Falstan's
men in buckram, or a. the constable In Alabama
once SAID In the return Of warrant OF arrest ION
stumpDus In swampum, non est inventinus;"
or as the snmanS @nnar ce.so'niea n nsa nas
there.5 Those that were at work on Saturday, only
one or two, had left again. few more, not over
a araAf orAo rn, pn0 N ar
noon they had again left, AZ their predecessors
had done. The engine In the machine shop
pressed It's force ON the belt, which again communl
Gated It's power to al the little Wheels with and
E but there was was nobody to use it. ncOody 70 direct IL
nobooy TO prOnt by u.
s1 assa:S 1 saa AsSas
u gEeEg, The |as!sE.mechanic Of & the Erie Railxay
S SS ~ moro On mss sas 4 Ne s'sa s1a as; sS ss
on saturday. They had engaged =, great
violence made by the committee OF the strikers. In
proof OF this he showed two letters-one from New
YORK, dated January Is, 1870, IN which the writer
states That the boys warned and threatened him on;
the sober ones he could talk some reason into but
70 oV SUCH sn Extent mat he was glad 70 gss away way
without getting hurt Another man. writl ng from
ON =" "a ea eSsno ne was @
bodily injury II he were TO 60 to work on Monday
yesterday morning, hence he did not do 1t. Mr.
Brown states that he has received numerous ete
to the same purport, which he believes to be sum-
Gent OF the fact that threats OF violence
are used to deter employees from going TO work
In contradiction to this the principal leaders of
the strikers Mr.. Finlay among others say that they
have given positive instruction to the committees
that no violence threats OF violence shall be
used by any one and that the first one VINO IS guilty
OF any such breach OF the law shall be At once and
In the interest OF the strikers and by their COM
plant, handed over to the police 70 De dealt with
according to law.
No reliable reports could be got last evening mp to
ten O'Clock as 10 the position the machlnists and
otner similar employs OF the company assumed yes.
city. Al one time In the forenoon II was rumored
around the oncssoi the company near the Pavoaia
quiet on the line and that nothing would
happen. A special despatch at about six O'Clock in
the evening" IN answer " an inquiry caused by the
HERALD representative, gave him the motives OF
the men at por. Jeryis in about these wOrds:-..A
quiet. Port Jeryis men think that the Jersey City
men were too rash in not discountlng An hour"
Later ia the evening report was heard that dele
| gate had arrived from Susduehanna, bringing the
intelligence that all the men IN similar employ on
that division had struck In aid OF their relow crafts
1t appears that the men now on strike across the
river especially AFRAID OF the tactics which the
ruling minds as o. 5ne M pan r are ssa 70 6ring 20
The latter have again been allowed full time per day
| and full pay As an inducement 80 the Jersey City
people say, not TO JOIN their brethren further east
| II Is also SAID that the argument is used
| that during the last strike OF the Port Jer-
| vis men the employees in Jersey City similarly
situated did not heartily endorse ana sustain the N
and hence now, The Port Jervis people were TO eel
under no obligation to take up the cause Of their
c0-operatves at this end OF the line. 1t was said
that these practices ana arguments were In 80 far
successful AZ to keep fully one-nai or the employees
other half wishes take the side or the strikers &C
Jersey City. These are rumors, however, only, and
what there may be in them time alone can develop.
THE MEETINGS YESTERDAY.
The strikers held two meetings yesterday, one In
the forenoon and again In the afternoon. at Washing
ance rranspired at either Of these meetings except
the sending OF delegate to- Port Jervis
and another 10 susquehanna to straIghten up MAJ
ters and influence all the men Gnere to unite
IN the strike. A speech BY Mr. FtnlaT, the
vice president OF The central 1 was wei
oIner and tnen they Will succeed. When, IN the
In the course Of his speech, he put the question,
stand UP and say So, no one In the hall, some 200
| in numDer-pelng nearly all Of the strlkels-an-
swerea nay, but all Of them, to . man, shouted
II win be recOected from previous reports in the
HERALD that the strikers appointed finance com
mttee with power TO relieve all who came to Jersey
City in search OF work at the Erie shops and who
do so Happened es yeserdas
morning that Two tallors from New York, taking
advantage Of this statement IN the % %hEhALD M
| the committee little examination disclosed their
| false pretsnsions, and they were uncercmoniOusly
| noon q carriage painter from Baltimore claimed
| similar privileges, and all he wanted was money
enough to get back to Baltimore. But the committee
'.didnt Bee 1t In that light.u
THE NEW YORK wORKIN6MEN
In the evening a committee appointed by the
strikers visited New York city and attended several
workingmen's societies wncre they stated
| their case. They were everywhere received with
| great good will, tho sympathy OF the workngmen
Of New York was assured them aud in
| case OF need, material aid promised .We came
not to beg" said Mr.. Finlay chairman OF the COM
mlttee sf0r II body OF 800 men cannot help them
| selves they do not deserve TO be helped. But II
| worse should come to worse then only shall we
| accept aid from wherever II may come.n
AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE.
The following is an appeal issued py the Jersey
| City strlkers:-
For considerable time past has been evident 70 tho
workmen along tine line OF the Eric Railway that they must
take united action protect themselves from the
wrongs tyranny that the authorities Of tho have
Been exercising opposition then rights reasonable
and American citizens Accordingly In July last there was
effort made among the 70 such
that would not only protect themselves against unjust
the oi the but also protect the
uniu snasn Of n Wan