The New York herald., 1871-11-17
LABOR TROUBLES IN GERMANY.
German Mechanics Dsmandlng More Pay, Less
Time aud Better Treatment.
Strikes in Erfurt Cologne, Mayence and Chem
nitz-The International at Work-Thou-
sands Of Hen Idle-Trouble Feared.


morning. with three recesses. OF an aggregate OF
Two hours allowed for meals; all overtime. as well
- sunday labor, to 90 paid at double the rate or
wages hitherto allowed. They further demand
REVISION OF the tariff OF all piece work. respectively
an increase OF pay amounting TO twenty-five per
cent
THE wORKINGAEN's DEMANDS
The address comprised eight counts, the last OF
which embodies the foIlowIng:-
We demand humane and more diani6ed tment
a. the hands OF the foreman and unw
usner 70 submit to their yranaica and dsrespectfa
are 5 and wish to be- free and the faithful
scnIge oi our duty we desire TO be treated accordingly
THE RRQUIsIrION
Is aligned Dy twenty-three artisans-comprislng
smiths' boiler MAKERS carpenters. painters, sad.
diers. &c.-one OF them acting as president, the re-
mainder In the capacity OF committeeman. The
requisition concludes with q threat to the effect
that II within three days the Board has not sent IN
o reply granting what are deemed 70 be the just
demands OF the all Will strike work forthwith.
The same II Is added Will be the case In the event
OF any OF the committeeman Delng put to lnconvcn-
ience by reason OF bringing forward the present
demonstration.
TIE RAILROAD COMPANY,
In giving publicity to the document, say that they
owe It to their own interest and to that OF the
public to resist the demands which, they doubt not
have been brought forward at the lnstgati0n or
foreigners In connection herewith 1t should be
remarked that the president OF the committee has
only been In the employ or the company for the
short space or three months It is believed that,
oeing member Of the International, he merely
came to Cologne In the interest the society, and
obtained access TO the company's workshops
Tor the purpose OF cOrrupting his fellow labor
ers. The company labor under The impress
sion that the men In their employ were peace
loving, good -natured creatures, who would
never have dared TO strike but fo- the pressure
brought rom OUTSIDE. The company moreover,
seem 10 inln8 tnar their men are not underpad, in
support OF which argument statement Is publish
IN connection with the requison referred to, set.
!ing forth the amount oil wages which The twenty
months. The amount received Dy each single IN
dIv,dua Is stated separately but 1t is difficult, OF
into consideration the parlcularites OF case.
Leaving out the cases o. those men who nave not
had full six months employ, 1t appears that
THE DAILY PAY
varied rom sixty cents upward TO one dollar In
SnS case x, Gns9S{ sa sarned 10 ON the
while smith made 81 10 during the same period,
But these Two cases are exceptional, and 1t IS GER
tain Ihat 81 must be considered @ tne y maximum ana
another statement which the company add 10 the
foregoing. 1t sets forth the amount Total paid 10
shows that per capita the amount paid
to each was short, bv . lew cents, OF nineteen
Sunday labor and overtime; It must also be added
that certain percentage Is deducted toward u
ssS i1aa aa snns. not 10 sa whether s
labor on winch they are engaged requires good,
healthy physique.
The prices OF provisions are unusually nigh this
year. and The scarcity Of suitable lodgings Tor the
working classes has caused considerable rise III
isnea the statements to which have rsferrea, s %i.n
the OF placing the before the public and,
there IS 'a';oa ,s,, ere xSIcn 1ASS5:
altogether IN the wrong. The only
Objectionable part is probably the form which
1t may be SAID, what are the poor men to do
railroad company IS not usually imbued with an un-
and SO long AZ workmen are found willing 10 work
Tor SIS month, there Is apparently no reason why
the wages should be raised. And no doubt plenty
OF other men can be found willing 70 accept work
On those terms IN the event OF the company con-
cuaing to discharge the dissatisfied poruon OF their
behind the curtain Let the managers OF the road
visit the dwellings, OF their workmen, ana, when
they have Witnessed the misery endured by
their fellow creatures then am persuaded they
would ma tnat there Is ample room Tor reforming
,heir IN, ways and OF revising me rates OF wases !,
certainly feel ashamed Ia appealing TO tue pubic ior
sympathy IN regard to what tncy allege to be "un-
heard OF demands VIII for moment suppose
that SO suces TO deray the cost c iood and cloil
ing for q lanorer and his iamiy. ana that IN the
case OF the unmarried, there remain even few
coDpcrs az pocket money. vii. suppose that TO ne
the case; bui then me question comes up what
lime TO allow the man Tor the purpose OF cleaning
himself, aud what chances he mas bodii, or men,
tally, TO enjoy life.
causes no tie Inconvenience aud annoyance to tue
company. fhc war mas been the cause or much
deteriorating tie rolling stock. For the past twelve
months no repairs either TO freight or passenger
cars have been attended 10. Moreover, there is an
urgent necessity OF increasing the rolling stock, the
are complanm. bitterly OF the serious delays TO
which the forwarding Of goods Is subjected. The
strike OF tho artisans In the c0mpany's workshops
has been well chosen, Us lar as the designs oil the
international Society are concerned; douhtcss they
act In the neei on lnat me Sd company is c0n,pesd
men are reasonably entitled TO an increase
OF pay. simultaneously with the Cologne
are locked out. At Erurt several Thousand men,
employed by the Thuringla road ON strike; nea,
frankrort-on-tne- Main large factory Of railroad
cars has ceased work. At Mayencc. oelicye, mat
ters have been arranged, but last week LOO men
were on strike. rho telegraph informed US a few
days since lhat 5000 men mad struck work az
m ,Sae "ae cp sans de Ne nnye
just received the manifesto ISSUED by what Is termed
thc Central committee Tnc document, OF which
enclose a translation. Is couchca in unmistakablc
language IL Is not very likely tnai the lockout
can ne maintained Tor any length OF time; he cold
weather II setting In, and snow, with ntpping
cold, was prevalent In some parts OF saxony. But
In the meantime
From Ghenl, Begun, The reports are exceed
inelv dsqneting, and lear that even here or In
has leen very perinenily remarked that The strikes
are turning up as in the preceding years did the
TInderpest. no sooner has either been suppressed
IN one section tran IL crops out agan in another
direction. These events are striking terror IN al,
directions. The government cannot continue to
look with Indifference on the movement, and IL ma,
YET end IN blo0dshed.
The Address Of the Central Committee sf the
thes,nifz VI orSingmen.
DRESDEN, Oct. 20, 1871.
The Central Committee OF the Chcmnltz strike
issues the following address 10 the people Oan das
DT'0tstaffdt alter LdndeJy:-
C1nENrhs you nrr perhaps aware, have been ncgo-
tang with our manufacturers Tor the "tcn hours day
arrangement well for the OF pay uveim
But the manufacturers have RccedeI lust
mands Yesterday was the last term apronied and was
used To The The patience OF the deeply
Jured workcn 10 exhausted negotiations have com- to
end the strike has About eight Thousand
machine makers and stfiAing The
spirit OF the is excellent All have sworn not 20 90 to
WORK again. undcr circumstances until the demands,
which but too Just. nlly tc'tnhaWie0 ac@now-
le iged.
off Harm nj