New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-25
THE EIGHT-HOUR MOVEMENT
woRKINGMEN BEGINNING TO COUNT THE
COST.


COST.
THE IpoN AND METAL WORKERS LOSING CouK-
AcF-sUCCESSFUL STRIKE OF TIE JOUh-
N,FN BAEBERs-vARIOUs TRADE MOVEMENTS
Very little was done among the strikers
Yesterday and there an apparent Willingness on INC
mart Of the iron and metal workers 10 entertain popo
tons for an arbitration The men in many Of the SHOPS
are working ten hours and refuse TO strike while IN to
furniture trade the men are returning by degrees 10 'o
old system The cost Of the strikes, as estimated IN yes
t,rssys TnmUNU has opened the eyes OF tho WoIAinE
men and they concede that the statistics given are sun
taptav correct The extent OF their losses nau no'
been realized by them, and the estimates seemed 10 'Ao
them nv surprise one Of the engineers on strike SAID 10
reporter yesterday;
o bone nj success restsrnainly the fact that our
eoplover, have given bonds for the faithful futment
OF their contracts and they VIII either be compeueo 10
resume work very on our terms or throw up the
.,cts and forfeit large amounts Of money They can
hotter afford to comply with our demands than TO forfeit
thor bonds II they employ simply 70 enable them
.es 10 ffn their contracts, and aerward discharge
a. We shall probably be able, with the contributions
made weekly TO reserve fund TO hold out in subse
orcnt strike until the employers shall permanently grant
our demands. II, however, We fail at this tme' our
Efforts VIII not be in vain. We shall fail only from want
M thorough combination which will be more certainly
assured in our next effort The eight-hour movement
must ultimately prevail and great as the loss has been
10 u.s. the loss 10 our employers has been much greater
Tia worluncmen ADMIT that the statements OF the
manufacturers arc substantially correct, but say that
their employers do not consider that the strike IN
New York should be ended by the concession OF elsht
hours the movement would be taken up successfully In
oncr cs and hence that the fear that the trade OF
Ney-york viii DO sacrificed to outside competition Is
groundicss.
The Executive Committee appointed at the Manufac-
turer meeting wasin session, yesterday, at the Hoffman
House. Preparations were made 70 secure united action
IN opposition 70 the Eghthour demand. The Committee
are about 10 communicate with al the employers IN the
city in order 20 their adherence 10 the resolutions
passed at the employers meeting, and 10 collect status
tic, from the various branches Of manufacture.
Tho statement that Brewster Co. Of Broome'st. In
regnmiuc work bad placed their employees upon ne
OonC that they oct ucd helOft lhe slhe y ~
Tho men have returned % the sop ~ ~ n0s ana tn9
eiI rfcs of wages. The men broke up the industrial
association under which they and their employers Aad
worked tremendously aud prontaDiy, ana merely re-
uu,sd tle diyldcud about TO DO declared on July i,
70 i !p Sut urn me mas matter S Is under discus
sion and probable that IN sprt OF conolhatlOn me
employers will not press forfeiture Dot VIII ueeiaIe
Inc ron and metal workers met at the Germania As
c-.gittee reported that the men employed in Guild &
CarIisons and Campbell Hardick's shops IN Brook
+, was also stated that Mr.. Hardick had threat
cncd 10 shoot the members OF any committee thatt
sbould AGAIN visit his shop, and said that ne had
boon Informed that II such course seemed expe-
dent 20 him it would not encounter any violence on
te mart nj me workinginen. The iron and metal work
ers are beginning 10 admit that the strike VIII nave 70
he settled by mediation and are dscnSsS PT9PosIof
Emigration TO act as arbitrators IN securing an anicaDe
Tie Eiehthour League met at TeutOnia Hall yester-
day ana Frederick HOmrighausen, who had oeen sent
a. delegate 10 New-Hayen. reported that large mass
feltn,, WIS held i'm that city on Saturday evening and
that the worEngmea were preparing 70 sTlke I0f eisnV
The state ~ affairs in the furniture trade is about the
same a. 10 last week IL IS reported that ten firms
hayo acccded TO the demands Of the men since the
Il
furniture makers claim that there are only three mpor
tant shops that refuse TO concede hours, and that
the men woTKng 10 hours are employed IN
manufacturing the cheaper articles Of furniture and
or wages. as they are not settled workmen. Some Of
these work IL aud y hours, and even ON sundays
has diminished, and the strike seems TO have lost its
coherency. D.suust aud jealousy prevail. ana the
their number who desire 10 resume work at ten hours,
Ir accordance Will resolution passed at mass
meeting on SUNDAY the 1uIheymel BARRIERS STRUCK ~
terday morning for q reduction Of the hours OF work
ceptons, promptly acceded TO the demandsof the men,
and accepted the terms prescribed by the
ONLY a lew weeks ago. A Committee for the manage
mont Of the strike, composed OF W. Koerber, f. Pasche
a. Crpf. G. Kremmercr, and j. Schaefer' was IN ses-
sion at the Office OF the BARRIERS Agency No. 16 Chrystie-
IT,. and reported that only about dozen men had
stopped work account OF refusal OF the employers
% acccdc 90 the reforms demanded.
Al the regular session Of the reners yesterday,
NJ Wall ANA Penr,-sfs ID was officially reported that,
with the exception OF Messrs Moler Odel, William
filming Company. all the reneres running with an
abundauce OF labor, and without increase IN wages
The Jersey City ronucTcs also reported IN opera
nom The rehneIs resolved to join Importers
and Groccrs Board OF Trade and have sent Committee
10 wait the insurance companies 10 make arrange
meuts hy which the contemplated advance Of onehalf
Der IN the rate Of insurance may be avoided.
The Board of Police received yesterday cOmmunica-
fiOn from the sugar rehuers, inclOslng resolution
a.0pfrd by them thanking the police OF New YORK,
HakYu and jersey CITY Tor the protection afforded 70
employees and property, and stating that unnecessary
force not used.
me conIuctofs and drivers on the various Brooklyn
railroads about 20 organize protective society, ana
Mil probably strike for increased compensation or 1Or
"a redGctOu iu their hours OF labor They now work IA