The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-21
THE AMALGAMATED CARPENTERS.

This large and respectable body OF men, number
ing 1000 rank and file, met at Munzinger's Hail. In
West Thirty second street, east OF Seventh avenue
The members of this organization were In session
all day receiving reports OF committees who had
been sent out to drum up the anti-union men
and rats. In many cases 1t was found difficult
to get at the men, as in some instances, under the
advice of their bosses, they had locked or barred
themselves in and could not be got at very well by
the committees of the strikers who traversing
the city bringing the unfaihfu ones back into the
fold. The violence however, which the bosses
were inclined to show few days since to their en-
ployes and the committees has amounted to moth
ing, and In almost every instance they are backing
down, and backing down with vengeance.
CARRYING THE WAR INTO JERSEY.
A delegate named Daly-a very vigorous delegate
by the way-had been securing Jersey City, Mr.
DAILY said that as q general thing he had been
treated we'll put that he found that nearly all the
big bosses were ready to give In to the STRIKE while
the small ones were bitterly hostile 70 the move
ment. -.-.. = -
been meaI sIS.. enough to ne;,..:sy ,.:y those who had on
Saturday night promised 70 grant theft demand,
and instead had fallen back on thirty.1v0
Mker, Of Twenty first street. and Tenth
avenue, one Of the largest shops in the
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were at last forced to surrender. The Secretary OF
the meeting, Mr.. John Ferguson, wished TO have II
contradicted In the columns OF the HERALD that
Brown Harper had refused to comply with the
prices and hours demanded by the men OF the
Amagamated Carpenters. This firm, It seems,
have been one of the rs In the city TO give In, and
they had given In with alacrity.
Brooklyn boss had asked man whom the
amalgamated association had visited TO get six men
to 60 TO Pennsylvania TO do house work at s. so
day. The society would not comply with his re-
Quest-an impossible one.
n
Cornell, OF Twenty-stxth street aud Ninth avenue,
large pattern maker, had given In, and so had
Alonzo Dutch, large employer, with forty men,
at F0rty-second street and Tenth avenue.
It was also reported that. Mr.. Ross, Of
Thirty.ninth street and Tenth avenue, had
given in quickly. A letter vas received from, from
Hour League, asking that adeputation Of delegates
be sent from the New York Amalgamated Carpen-
ters to meet them at their third annual Convention
to be held In Boston, May 20, which was accepted
and filed. Tho Convention Ia 70 be held OF the
Meianion In Boston. The Boston men warmly con-
rratulated their brothers in New York, stating that
their success and energy had thrilled them with
low During the evening session the time
was spent principally In waiting for the result
OF the bosses meeting at room "a, cooper institute
II was the Intention OF the amalgamated Society OF
Carpenters, IL their demands were not compiled
with last evening, TO withdraw all their men early
this morning from the shops throughout the city
who were working for SO day OF ten hours. when
the news came at late hour that the boss carpen-
tcrs had given in II was almost Impossible Tor the
President Mr.. George Houke to restrain the en-
thusiasm OF the members.
Tho amairamated society Of Carpenters wiz meet