Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-02

lrnbia s.Teet railway fer 81 per day for b.
hours labor, has involved other laborers U
pubic wOrls, and a. the .'ker's meeting at
uh,oh ,I !ue , naiI 8 rtSht, tne loom IN
pacity, hOIdng At Tut no men, and there were
PrUbIoly LOO on 'ide TIE br'lding. Hepry
H'mber presided, and G. rse Hatton was
che en- SretaIy. Thomas Drew was inv tied to
open the meeting tn prayer. and be COM
meDced by leating on in sins.ng,
There is land ofpure dsl'ght, r'
Where Saints immortal reign.
Eternal day excludes The night,
And pleasures bapish pain"
After which be offered mp prayer.
The chair stated that they had met ID con-
sUlt in reference TO the intere OF the Iaoorinz
men, and said that he hsd called upon Jyerhor
Cooke who had expressed h'S desire to promote
tie tutercs's OF ire laboring men; also upon A.
X. shepherd, who stated that he would do all
he properly could "a one Cf the Board OF Pub
nc Wsrk, IN behalf OF the labOIing Interes''.
lApPiause-l He (the speaker) could not tell
how IL was that any man could support a FAM
ly NJ IN Si-25 per day; or even sl-5l. He b..
heved ONE OF The men present were at work
for man called ''Yankee Gleason" wso had
gwen out that he could gee
PLENTY OF NTGGERS
Ge 90 Be iSs 81
who VIII follow him to h-L''1 Hilber-HweII
he will go there nrst binself." Voices That's
So Continuing, Mr.. Humber said it was now
for the meeting 10 decide whether they would
Continue 10 work for the prices offered By such
contractors a. Gleason, or wait ur+il the ne "
government would set a price for laLor.
nOAH's ARK.
Walker White said that Noah, when he buiIt
the aIk had no strikes among his men, because
he paid them fair wages, and his ark vas a good
because the work was done right He Thought
the Governor and Board Of Public Works would
iSllow old Nosh's example; but those present
selves, If they did they would hurt their own
cause.
WIN. A. Cook took the stand. and said he had
a. MAJ ,nft a-f~x-
had elected John +. Cook City Register, had
put colored men on the juries and on the police
force, and he never would desert them-Dever
he would continue to move in their half until
they got their rights, and he would get them
TaRHE DOLLARS PER DAY
Il ne eou'd. Great cheeringl He closed by
committee be appointed to wait upon the an
tnorit.es 70 see what could be done for them
lie offered to go with them TO see Gov Cooke.
be appointed; carried; and the Chair annoin,sd
the following as the
COMMITTEES TO WAIT ON TIE sovsRNoa AND
BOARD OF HUBLIo WORKS:
Henry Himbsr, Sol. Brown, willis S;mms
EiIlan Barker, Horace Fitzgerald, Cornelius
Clarke, James Handy, Thomas Greene, New
nan nan masd. Jacob Darlington, WIN. Jennifer,
george Newman, William Bush George Cur
ns, Sidney McFsrlsnd, Robert Greene e. W..
HattOn, John Deshields, Isaac Jobnsop a r.
TiDIsJ, Stanley MSrshall, A. n. Greene ami
Alfred Day and Chas. Peters made spesches.
and the former offered q resolution OF IN snks 20
the Governor and Board of Public Works for
their expressions of sympathy FOR tho coIored
lshorers; which was adopted, and the messing
Hall.
The Progress Of the strike To day.
The committee appointed At the meeting last
night whose names are given sboyel mel tbis
morning and, after CONSULTATION, drew up the
following
LITTER TO THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS:
aVfl he MT
appointed BY mass meeting OF the Iahotiro
men OF the District Of Columbia, held at Union
League Hall, Thursday, Jane 1st, 1871, would
most respectfully set f9rth the fnti0siLs 10 your
s.,e VosrG: The amount OF wa@ss - -
paid b. the contractors execu+..Ssx public work
IN this city is IRON ii Is to Al so per diem, ten
nOurs constituting the days WORK. There are
only 30 latoriDg days IN the year, which will De
seen by the following: 80 Sundays, HOLIDAYS,
(the 18th of July. Christmas, Emancipation aud
Decors ion Days,) 80 DAYS lost during the wear
soeount Of rain and the weather being too
cold 70 work, and 10 days in consequence OF
ckness or self or family. 2ic days, az 81 3 per
day, VIII amount to $500 per annum; deductiny
nom this 81 per annum Tor rent. there viii be
let for the laboring man 70 subsist on. for him
day. =
The undersigned 90 not believe in what IL
called sfrikts, or any olercs, and only oak a
far allowance for days work. The natio- Il
government, IS well ss the corporation, are
paying 81 per day for EIGHT houis' work, and
III
your honorable board, We will succeed in re-
ceiyins sufficient to feed our family, clothe and
In behalf OF the committee and fboss We
represent, we assure you that we will use our
influence In maintaining order and good con-
duet, only desiring 70 secure our rights aud a
the reason and humanity OF the authorities and
citizens At large
servants. [Signed by the commitfseI
had fo<o
noon with the Governor and Board OF Public
Works, and presented the above memorial to
them
GOV. COOKIES REPLY TO THE COMMITTEE.
Gov. Cooke, after reading the petition said -
am pie 1sed to see that you are taking a mod
crate and sensible course in this matter. The
interests OF labor and OF capital are not antago-
nisuc, but mutually dependent upon E ach other
capital can accomplish but little without labor
and Ishor cannot subsist without the wages
which IL derives from capital. ANY antag-
onism m between the two 10 mutually injurious.
therefore repeat that 1 am pleased 70 learn
that the object OF YOUR visit Is to reconcile and
hsi NOME, II possible, any Misunderstanding
wDieh may have ari SEN can assure You tia
recognise the rights both of employer and en-
pos ed, and 80 far as the action OF the Board of
Public Works is concerned, no injustice shall
be dOne to either. lou may be assured that
the paper which you have presented will re-
Give from me, and have no doubt from the
consider alton.
MY sivice to you Is to follow the moderate
CluD-ei lndlcateu IN your mel n0rtal. aud to seek
By friendly negotiation with the parties EMPLOY
ing labor 10 harmonic all difficulties You
cannot 90 yourself greater wrong tn IN to re-
90 to Other means. especially u ose Or violence
q accomplish the objects you have In view
hessTs- MagTuder and Brown, members OF
the Board, expressed similar views to those OF
GOV Cooke, aud the delegation retired pleased
with their interview.
The contractors are requested TO meet the
Committee at the Aldermen's chamber to-mor-
row st 10 o'clock O. M
TIE eKvKETd sTREkT WoRKMEN JOrn TIE
sTRIKERs.
ABOUT eight O'Clock this morning, about 800
sukeIs, mostly colored men, assembled on the
IN, OF ne wooden pavement on 7th street, now
peir lsio IN the Seventh Ward, 10 prevent the
continuance OF the work under Albert Gleason
the contractor. The greater portion of th.Ss
s'lkers had been previously EMPLOYED ON this
Nork, and net man was permitted to resu ma
laeor THIS morning. After succeeding In ston-
ping tue work here, they all len in BODY ana
proeec ded 10 the river, between 9Th and IN
streets, where large force OF men were em-
ployed under Mr.. VIM. Buckley in nlhns IN
back OF the sea wall.
IRE SEA WALL LABoRERs JOIN THE srRfKR
Here the men threw down their tools IS soon
a. The strikers appeared and LEFT the around. AZ
being understood that Mr.. Buckley refused 10
give the price demarded, which 10 two dollars
Per day for eight hours labor
MORE RECRUITs.
The party then hefn1