New-York tribune., 1871-09-27

DAY, SEPTEMBER q, % 1871.
now men susaesd Oh ne SPOT irs+ making total mum.
bef ensaged on our works sf1s being nearly half the
number employed st the time Of the strks" These
figures dsr vefy widely from any hitherto published
The Ieaxue says $500 men, instead Of so5 struck and on
that point Il ought to be the best authority For sim
liar reason the employers ouGht to know best
how many men they have at work; but IL II strange
that they should claim nearly twice - many ~ have
been heard Of prior 10 Sir William Armstrong; letter
Admitting this caim It appears that they Are able 70 do
something like half tho work they turned out before the
srike and they say they only want TO be Let aone In
order 10 restore their shops TO their former activity
But the importaons Of foreign workmen seem to have
nearly ceased; and connection with these supplies
very formidable dculy has arisen. one OF their shps
having brought not only workman but cholera o'ws.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE STRIKES
ADDRESS OF THE NINE HOURS LEAGUE-REPoRT
OF THE CENTRAL TRADES C0MhITTEE-TER-
MfNATIoN OF THE STRIKE IN THE STAFFORD
SHIRE POTTERIES.
The Committee of the Nine Hours League
in gland have issued the following address to their fe
lOw-wofkmeh and friends:
address you th week With fesngs Of sns
on @ fully as s
aon and while thanking yOu your having furnished
s no esa your bp Win
that the reasonable desres and aspirations Of united
payers asSs 1T s Cc Continue 70 import IN large
bers, but the reports IN some Of the papers reieF
tts saSs % Ui soSSdaon There has been riot Of very
serious character among the foreigner. IN Messr Msw
windows and committed other acts Of Violence 70 the
great terror Of the Of the neghborng
town there IA at the present time law for the en-
poyer and another the VINO refuse e obey IKE
sVer are much oi one stamp and there
in every part q the a nnt bsps
ali this however, are not cast down and hope for
your assistance to be enabled to fight with increased
strike Of ithe engineers, smiths and
employed &essrs Murray Co. q vsn,ns Msw
the men held meeting at which depatstion was ap,
pointed to wait upon the - Sy n SsT Wers
received with great kindness and courtesy After the
msn ssS hs the
trely misunderstanding, and ne immediately granted
the MANAGE Withdrew Ae men started work at
o'clock the same afternoon on the o'd term Ine aa
q % hs
ing trade at Newcastle, was held In London on the 18th
inst me reported the receipt & o. u
London and stated that the Of 81
secretary read % several % letters Giving very
report Of the progress Of the subscriptions in the various
@eens to etf S ts ases s
OatiOn. IN which II s Wa stated that The, the shops shops
ssas n ga RAPIDLY ssn 1o 'd h.1s sd ssan that upa
returning work In the Of the discussion
had BEEN seesiyed the stSs C. co%it.e 81 Newcas
tie In reference to the return Of the old hands, and the
e sesn hands
movement has been couimencedr arhonH the GLASGOW
IN yds ns q
the men considering that to oountenance II at time
ids would seuEg an Snir,sndy part and that to put
:As flor 1sss
ns fne masters insisted on noce @
and the men. convinced BY , dsputation that they
pay for tas iuturs VIII It Is thsusa easily settsd By
q s sss T 5 SSh Isa son voT nss
Inst. conceded the full requirements Of the men, an
%iinnen. The matters have aiso made proportionatS
saxsnSs on .ss 2os: Of sn:ssd from Sheh .,ms VII,
day s miner: At the E q Ra
and that from Monday. the lst, they would receive
Sien to 10 cents per day On that day also the Council
of the South Yorkshire Miners Association sent cir
e as s 81 en IN
of the men, this amount having been taken of 1853 On
sas WSr on s mat
they required an increase OF wages. About 400 cOers
In consequence remain ldle.
APPREnENSIONs OF THE LONDON SOCIETY EN-
GINEERS.
Fron tn London Daay Nors Of sep. B
The recent critical position of the strike at
for the De hours Ia creating considerable un
easiness among the London society engineers and it
generally reported yesterday through the London shops
that dsheartened by the daily arrival Of 90 many skilled
mechanics the Continent, considerable number Of
the non society who have been strike had re-
turned work the old terms being induced to take
this step, not from want Of present SUPPORT but frOm
in favor of the masters and the strike be declared
at an end by the Committee, they would be
left their resources without employment while
the society would continue to receive their weekly
donation of money from the fund Of the society until
they obtained employ In their old shopeor
The committees, both In London and Newcastle, are
using every effort TO eounterae this feeling and state
that the number Of old hands who have returned 70 WORK
ia SO likely to have any apprecafle ef.ece
upon the result OF the strike They admit however that
daily arriving and that the strike viii be failure un-
less this immigration be stopped. Under these oir"
several Of the leaders pro-
prety OF offering compr0mise, ana suggestion made
BY Mr. George Potter that while the masters should con-
cede the nine hours the should give up half an hour
Der day In wages has been received with much favor as
40 honorable way 6 settling the dispute Another ele-
ment of dscues0n has also arisen As BODY the Eng-
neers Society strongly opposed to political teennR
being mixed with their trade disputes, ana the pro-
posaI Of OF the London political eadeIs 70 nod ae
onstration m Trafagarsquare in support OF the strike
has been violently opposed In the Committee and given
rise to some stormy discussions In which much personal
feeling has been INDUCED In. Under these clrcum-
stances It 10 not expelled that The fafagarsquaIe
meeting viii be held the Committee refusng to find the
money to pay the expenses.