The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-21
THE LABOR LEAGUES.
Mass Meeting Of the Metal
Workers.
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the POLICE WORN OUT
Railroad Machinists from New York
to Rochester On Strike.
Meetings Of the Brass Founders and FiRishers,
the Gas Men, coopcrs and Qnarrymen.
REPORTS FRoM OTHER CITIES

REPORTS FAonG OTHER CITIES.
The mass meeting at Germania Assembly Rooms
was the principal subject Of conversation among
the strikers yesterday.
The Executive Committee or fifteen OF the metal
workers held their separate and secret session, In
structing committees ana receiving reports. They
announce that arrangements are nearly perfected
for absorbing into their organization the House
smiths Unlon-a body which already has the large
majority Of its members at work under the new
system.
A committee from the German cabinet makers
anG the pianofOrte makers was appointed In the
morning session Of the Teutonia Hall League,
to visit the Police Commissioners to show their
wounds received in the last demonstration at Stein
ways factory and TO request noninterfcrence in
their proceedings In future. 1t is rumored in some
quarters that this action was taken preparatory to
second visit to be paid to the same factory this
morning.
the cabinetmakera stir hone for success, ana say
they win go West In body sooner than return to
work on the old system OF ten hours: The emf
proyes OF Roux Co. are again reported at work
under the eght-h0ur arrangement.
The workmen employed at the Hudson River
Railroad freight depot tst. Johns Park struck
once met. The names Of four workmen who re-
fused to Join the strikers have been advertised by
The journeymen tool sharpeners win strike on
Monday next.
It Is asserted by the trade unlonlsts that
superintendent KelsO has notified the manu-
factnrers of the city that they must give decided
answer to the men by Monday next as the police
less round OF duty they have been compelled to
perform. They still guard Durant's refinery
ana the Metropotan and works
speakers at the Cooper Institute indignation meet
ing tonight II the OratOry OF the regular labor
meetings affords fair sample OF the denunciations
In store for them.
The railroad macninists are now on strike at
every point on the Hudson river and New York
Central roads between this city and Rochester
Mass Meeting or tho Iron and Meta,
Workcrs' League Mt Germania Hail.
Long before two O'Clock, the hour for which the
mass meeting Of the metal workers was called yes
terday, the regular session room was crowded TO
overlooking, and at twenty minutes past two the
meeting was adjourned to the great hall. There
were ct this time about three thousand persons
present.
At halfpast two the PRESIDENT stepped forward
and said :-Gentlemcn wish to announce that no
fears need be entertained in regard to the employ
ers refusing rs work. 1t has been stated that the
employers at their meeting threatened to close
their doors. ! will now read in view OF this q
paragraph cut from morning paper. 1t Is as fol
lows
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company |, closed contract
steamers the China line; rho slips to be propei
s ssS a. & Ss sa nnf% sod eighteen months
The reading OF the above was received with
cheers.
The PRESIDENT then satd-I have the honor to
introduce Mr. Blessart, OF the Tailors' Union, who
will now address yOu.
Mr.. BLEssARr-Ihave never felt aereatcr pleasure
than In addressing the men now before me. see
dauntess, soldier.liEe look. Any ~ man coming
Ranked with tenement houses that are
merely cages, pest houses and infamous
this question, Must these things always be ~ II
this movement fails no man Is responsible hut the
WorknGman. In this country labor is capital.
They talk OF starving us to terms tell You that
If we are united we may starve the employers to
terms How about starvIng9 If every workman
ierryboat Or street car coSd run, not wagon load
OF luggage could be removed without the aid OF the
workngman. tCheersl man might ride on a
you have q dollar for the Englishman's smiling shilling
OF that country from Lands End to the frontiers OF
Scotland to desperation with only pence, they are
greater than we with the almighty dollar. The fact
Is you have trusted to the politicians and now
where are they2 You wonder at the success of the
carpenters, brickayers painters or pasterers, and
organizations, and not In the politicians. The
speaker then went into strain OF violent dennn-
citation Of the police which occupied conslderabe
of applause. The Fourth Of July was held
up 90 ridcule, and 1t was asked where
taked-0f liberty among the w0rkmen who lived In
tenement houses, and wh0 with wife and family,
came home at night to find that nice supper
was prepared but that they came only to
Sup sorrow with the poor.
The speaker concluded by saying that all nation
alitcs were merged in the present struggle and
should be lost that from this new federation should
come the glorious community and republic OF labor.
He then added that the wOrklngman had two ene-
mics with which to contend--whiskey and the op.
preston OF heartlcss capitalists. The speaker
tired In the midst OF loud cheering.
The PRESIDENT announced that Corliers and May,
OF Water street Brooklyn, had conceded the eight
hour principle, to commence with tomorrow morn
Ing.
that the English-speaking members would remain
In order while he addressed his c0untrymen pres
ent. He then proceeded to speak In German. Re
peating the paragraph announcing Roach * Sons
contract for the building OF steamers for the Pacific
Mail line, and quoting from the HERALD In regard
to the long hours and small pay OF the workmen in
lengthy document said to have originated from the
Cabinet Makers League
which spoke OF the eight.honr movement as ON the
wane. " was received with Kisses.
Mr.. O'NEIL, OF the pattern makers, was next in.
the Amalgamated Machnsts OF London He de.
nounced the capitalists as rich paupers aud men
without intelligence and added that they kept
their shops open because they could make dollar
every dollar paid to the workingmen The
speaker said that he had not been long In this
country. but was great while in the Old Country,
and had been eleven years trade unionist. He
dwet at some length upon the fact that the conri-
buttons received by the Newcastle miners ia thcIr
great strike from the unionIsts OF London,
Liverpool and Manchester were 10 great that the
Newcastle men received more money than they
ever earned as wages In the same length OF time
and didn't care damn whether they went to work
or not
The PRESIDENT announced that committee which
had called on the steam engineers In the morning
had reported that the engineers would assist them
and that o committee OF the gasmen had visited
the Executive Committee the day previous and an
nounccd that they would give from one to five dol
lars each per week In support Of the metal workers.
as they recognized that In the Iron League failed
they would have to return to work twelve hours.
A delegate from the sewing machine makers
stated that contributions received from California
and interior cities would enable them TO Keep up
the strike for six months at least.
Mr.. KUHU, the President OF the cigar makers, next
addressed the meeting. He announced himself as
boss, but boss by necessity as ne i0und IL I'M
possible to get a situation as workingmaD. The
workingman, he said was the only friend the work
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