Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-03
END OF TIE STRIKER
The IABORERs TRIUMPHl
Conference with the Contractors-
Some sgree tn Pry 81 per Day
az Once Others Will Pay II
ON New Co8tracfs-A Har.
m0ni0us settle ment Of


montous settle ment Of
Differences.
This morning, at 10 O'Clock, having been
designated as the hour for a conference between
the labOTeTs on strike in this city and the EN-
ployeIs, the AldeTmens chamber IN the City
Hall was nlied at that hour with workinymen,
and number of contractors for street work
were also present, among them Andrew Glea-
son, Thomas Lucas, Albert Gleason, Pat Culi-
name, Charles Eslin, aud Henry Burch.
Henry dimber called the meeting 10 order,
and stated that the lshcring men must be better
paid. They had set their price at - per day
Tor eight bours' work, and il was for the meet
ing TO say whether or not they should be maid
george W. Hatton was chosen secretary -.
read the letter presented to Governor Cooke
yesterday by the committee chosen at the Union
league Hall meeting, and the answer OF the
Governor.
WHAT THz CONTRACTORS PROPOSE.
MI. CUllinane was called upon, and said he
was willing to give whatever price was agreed
upon by the rest Of the contractors.
Mr. Albert Gleason said he was willing TO give
any price agTeed upon, even If it was - per
usy, but be could not go on with the eth stTeet
paving contract at any advance on what he "a as
row paying them, without losing money. Ou
other contracts he would pay 81 much az any
Oie, and be did not say one tling and meRu
another. bis men were alwa. paid and salts
fed.
Mr. Henry Burch had nothing 20 say. None
OF his men complained, and tney had never
asked an advgTce. He paid them regularly,
and gave them no orders On groceries, Every
man e0t his cash when he asked for H. His men
had b'een approached and threatened with v,O-
fence, even with being killed, IL tkey did MT
Mr.. EsIin said he was paying his men 81 20.
and they had not complained, yet be would paw
his men more if others would.
AlF. Andrew Gleason said he was paving his
men Sl5O, and they were satisfied with it. He
would paw more IL Others did.
Pat. Culinane said he wo1ld commence to
pey his men & a day from next Monday.
Cheers
Andrew Gleason said he would do the same.
More cheering
Albert Gleason said he would do the same for
Walk 10 be contracted for in future.
Mr. Eslin said he would pay-as much as any
other man. Continued cheering
Mr.. CnlinsBe said he was opposed to con-
tractors taking work at figures they could net
stand, and then either leave the work half fin
Ished or not pay their men. In future contracts
should be based on figures they could afford to
lay that amount. In was then agreed that al
should pay
50 PER Day FoR HORSE, DART AND DRIVER
Albert Gleason said he would not pay that
amount on the Ith-street pavement, bat OF any
OTHER work he took in fcture he would pay as
much as any other man.
MIR. LinviIle was called npon, and said that
Sir. Gleason had taken the work on certain
figures, and he was expected to do the work at
the contract price.
Mr.. Gleason said he was a sub-contractor on
that work, and if Messrs. Linville 81 Evans
were willing to pay the difference in his cen
tract he would most cheerfully pay as much as
they would allow.
The following letter was received from Chas
Stewart" AS there is an effort on the part of
the laborers OF this District to obtain an in
crease Of pay per diem. and having always be-
lieved in the maxim that the laborer is worthy
of his hire, am, therefore. in favor of the high
est rates of pay. Signed, CHARLES STEWART"
Great cheering
TIE SYSTEM OF sUB-coSTeACTING
was then discussed and condemned by several
OF the contractors, as by this means the laborsr
II forced down to the lowest figure, in order to
afford margin Of profit to the sub-contractor.
TIE DIFFICULTY BEING Vow SETTLED.
MIR. HimbeT advised them to conduct tn mselves
orderly, and not to resort to any violence. The
only permanent remedy was in getting the
Le gislature TO Tx upon price tor labor which
would force the contractors TO take their CON
tracts at figures which would afford tne price
fixed by law.
Mr. Burch asked who was
TIE LEADER oE THIS MOE
WHO went about threatening to kill him and his
men? If this was TO be the order OF things the
contractors would protect themselves the best
way they could.
Himber said he knew nothing Of any mob
- PEI DAY THE BASIS OF SETTLEMENT.
Mr.. Morris FITZGERALD offered the following
"Resoirtd, That we, the committee appointed
at the laboIing mems meeting held at Union
League Hall on, June 1st ISL. respectfully re-
quest the men TO go TO work at the wages now
acopteC, ~ PER day."
George Hstton said he looked upon this
movement all over the country a. the beginning
o.
NEW PARTY
IN this eountry without respect TO former party
sm atoms, which was labor movement
against capital. There was a certain class Of
mCneyed men in this city who would wiring the
last dloP OF sweat and blood from the Iaborer,
and cared nothing tor him except u use him
and they claim that they can do anything III
money.
Ivoice-"How about Mr.. vanderburg?l
Himber-''Wen, he has kept away from the
meeting" and all he could say was let the men
keep away from him; and he would soln come
to terms. The Resolution was adopted.
LARoRINGMEs's CONVENTION,
George Hatton offered a resolution that the
committee appointed by the mass meeting held
June 1t, ISL, recommend to the different dis
tricts to organize labor unions in each dis
trict, to select three delegates to q convention
TO be held thursday, June 8, 1871, at II O'Clock
m, at Union League Hall. The resolution was
adopted.
MIR. p. A. BOSWELL,
who v a present, was called upon, and said the
corporation of Washington some years ago
passed bill giving the laboring people 50 per
day for eight hours labor. 1t never amounted
to nythiDg, as all know. Now the contractors
complain that they cannot afford to pay the
advance claimed. He advocated the plan of
basiDg their contracts on such prices as that
they could afford to pay the wages asked. Asa
legislator be, for one, would never vote for a
any mans contract: and IL this plan Is carried
out, the contractor will see to it that his figures
were placed on the right basis. He was in favor
OF making 81 q day the standard wages and
eight honys for days labor. iCheering.l
Some Of the daily papers Of this city were nor
10 favor OF this movement, saying that u had
been tried In other cities, but had failed. The
only reason Why it failed was because the labor
eTs would not stand up together and hold out
IL IL much better for the government to set this
standard rate than to make large appropriations
Tor soup houses every year. Applause.l He
couI seled moderation, and thought they should
20 to their LEGISLATORS for redress. All these
members, no doubt, wanted t. 90 back there
again, and IL was entirely in the hands OF the
laborers 10 say whether or not they SHOULD 90
back. The meeting then adjourned.
AN ALLEGED T8IBP SHor.-Chief Enofas.y
HoiDsts ttTes Screen Buck Shot Into q Nan on fhs
Fence About six weeks ago. the residene,, OF
Ghiet EngiH Holmes, Of the Washington Fire
Department. on 9th street, between r and q
streets SCUM, was entered by thieves Who car
RED on quantity or o!otking, but n0twith-
standing Dir. Holmes fired at them several
times they got of safely. Mr.. Holmes has since
been on the lookout fer a return of thieves,
loaded cd y. -,