The New York herald., 1871-09-24
THE CONSOLIDATION OF LABOR.
THE EIGHT HOUR LAW.
Labor Will Go" for the Capitalists in April,
lS72-A Grand Strike and Pageant

The delegates to the late convention OF the trades
met again last evening ana were as garrulOus aud
long -winded In their debates as usual. Arthur
Curran was In the chair. In the minutes OF the
previous meeting 1t was noted that vote of thanks
was given to the press OF the city, excepting the
Ne,os; and also vote Of thanks to Superintendent
Kelso.
The first discussion Of the evening arose upon the
reading Of the report OF committee which had
been appointed to wait upon Mr.. Peter Cooper to
secure the return OF 500 which had been paid
for the OF the hall OF the Union the occasion
OF the Indignation mass meeting. The chairman Of
the committee related his interview with Mr..
Cooper In which the principal reason given for not
granting the freedom OF the hall to the working
men, as had usually been the custom, was that he
[Mr. Cooper was opposed to the eight hour theory.
duce twenty per cent. Q4angnter.) or course
the reason why such were MIR. COoper's views was
that ne belonged 10 that class Of men who are pay
amount, and, In TACT, who oppose all that opposes
Tammany. The report was accepted; aud the
powered TO carry on further negotiations Win the
trustees Of the Cooper Union. THIS result, how.
ever. was not attained without good deal of ex
cited and Often angry debate. LI
Next came the report of comn1ttee on organi
UNION OF TIE BUILDING TRADES
Each union should be called the Building League,
the organizations represented therein The workings
OF the council should be conducted In secrecy, and
in trade matters All trade strikes should be sup
ported both morally and financially; but no strike
should be recognized unless ordered by the council
No 'sh0p" strikes should he recognized The report
was referred back TO the several trade unions.
Mr.. BANKS moved resolution that
GRAND PROCESSION AND STRIKE
be had on some day in April 1927. Hercupon arose
a literal storm OF WORDS One OF the delegates ut
length found voice above the tnmnlt to shout,
AL fhnff fhn Vnf.S INN ho tlsl ln1
Other gentlemen who did not relish this idea
raised clamor IN which little was dstinguishaDle
from miscompreIensIon of the purport CT the
motion. The President at length, after repeatedly
hammering the table with an empty glass mug
succeeded in being heard.
care the gintemen aware how're they v0ting2 It's
for
rABLIN' THE MOsHENn
With this explanation there came frantic cries for
the question:
'All that are for tablin' of the moshen Will say
Whereupon simultaneous and deafening mo"
terminated for that time the noise and confusion.
ground that 1t made tae intended movement TOO
public. one sturdy mechanic, with brawnv arm,
which he frequently used in sweeping gestures,
said, ''lf we are going TO meet the bosses let's
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT,
when they are unprepared ana not discuss 1t III
such way that 1t would be heralded 10 the world
Mr.. Banks said that their great doctrine was not
WOTtu u CeHJ IL uOt IOHOWtu up ny dCllou, anu tnIL
they courted publicity because they were not
ashamed OF 1t. German delegate, with happy ex-
pression said that II they let go the demonstration
without any action II would be lost-a lost fact.
They must organize thoroughly. Another sensible
man said that they were not a revolutionary
body, to defy law and justice. IL they
wanted to strike they should take time
and not strike in the dark hour OF night. They
would have TO WORK with the "Dosses" anyhow In
some degree to gain any success. They should work
openly; but first should organize and get stronger.
II was no secret work. 1t must be fair and honor
able Tney had seen what secrecy had done IN other
countries. Neither should politics nave anything to
do with labor.
POLITICS ALWAYS WENT WITH CAPITAL
and the wOrkingmen must depend on themselves.
BY and by the discussion again waXed warm, but
the resolution was carried.
The Convention adjourned at ten O'Clock to meet
again on Saturday september 80, at Brcklayers'
Hail. in Third avenue