New-York tribune., 1872-07-01
TRADE MOVEMENTS.
INACTIoN OF THE woRKINGMEN-TRIAL OF
FOUR STRIKERS.

1NACTIoN OF THE woRKINGMEN-TRIAL OF
FOUR STRIKERS.
Workingmen who favor the eight-hour
movement have not been encouraged by the events OF
the past week. and employers whose business has been
interrupted by the strikes confident that their men
will accent compromise by the end of the week. Dull
ness reigned at the yorkngmens places Of meeting on
| Saturday.
The Journeymen Bakers Protective Association met
I'm the evening at Putnam Hall, to devise measures to
perfect an organization preparatory to strike for ro-
ducon Of the hours Of labor and for an Increase OF
wages. Wm Campbell presided, and in calling the meet
ing 10 order said that the Of the object the
Association had in view levolved its members As
was they had very large number Of men enrolled on
the books and they all paying steadily but when
he took into consideration the vast army OF bakers In
the three cities the number very small The society
was also benevolent and provided for those who
might become disabled, but in the event of an attempt
being TO better their condition by shortening The
hours OF labor and increasing their wages every cent OF
the funds would be devoted toward making their efforts
Addresses were made by r. Banks OF the Working
ngmens Union and Others, and resolution was adopted
TO Join the procession OF the united trades on Aug
The Marble-cuters Protective Association also met In
the evening TO consider the design OF uniting win lhe
other stOnecutting organizations, and OF taking meas
TO prOOng their strike until they obtain the eight
honr system from the marble bosses me y
| cess, and it is reported that many employers have
stabIonen occasions i1Ie Observation-Disclosures as the com
panes readily hire take the places OF those VINO
Both the Journeymens and the Employing BARRIERS
Unions met at the Teuonia Assembly Rooms yester-
| day afternoon, and held sessions IN separate
rooms. The employees recently sent a Commit
| tee to the journeynen Offering 20 c0mpI11lnlse
in reference TO the demand fo the reduction of the hours
OF work This pr0positl)n Ws rejected by lhe Journey
men who appointed committee, which waited upon the
should he added either TO Saturdays or Tuesdays work
This compromise rejected by the employers. The
and some sarcastic remarks made by the chairman Of
the committee were regarded as insulting The result
was scene of excitement and confusion The committee
left the employers room IN dFust and the excitement
Occasioned in the adjoining oom by the report OF tho
hands Of the employers vGy great The conduct OF
the employers was denounced brutal, and resolution
was passed declaring that th 1Ourneymen would per
sist in their demand for Hduction OF the hours OF
/ labor.
Embury's moulding shop, Will the exception OF yelling
ton Smart struck for higher wages and on June 2 John
sehafer Philip Fair, John Birkman and Ffcderick t
Krepps returned 10 the ship aud urged smart to quit
Work and join in the strike AID on his refusing to do So
they assaulted him and treated him very roughly Smart
made complaint against them and they were afTalged
IN the Court OF special sessions on saturday neioIe
Judges Hogan, Shandley, and Cox smarts testimony
who was present when the assault was made The pris
testified that they went to the shop 70 see the SUI
! while there smart first attacked them with
large wrench and they only acted in sefdefense. A
large number of witnesses testified 10 the good cnadc
ter of the prisoners but the Court found them guilty and
sentenced each TO ten days confinement IN the City
Prison. Judge Shandley, In announcing the sentence,
said that the Court had no right or desire interfere
with the strikers SO long as they conducted themselves
In an orderly manner but the Court determined 70
! protect wOrkmen from assaults Of this kind.
A STRIKE FOR TEN HOURS N PENNSYLVANIA.
WILLIAMsPoRT, Penn, June 3O.-Ihe work
ngmen OF the lumber mills this city met last evening
TO adopt the TenhOHrs having previously worked
from to 13 hours. The ml-OwTers had been waited
on and treated the demand for 10 hours with contempt
Ii IA stated that the strikers will meet nc o'clock to-
morrow morning form IN procession, and move 10 yari
points inviting wOrkmen 10 ialintO line. Thcm are
some 500 men the movement. and much feeling pre-
walls. The orderly. The President and ere
tary OF the State Union has issued card, asking work
ingmen not TO Milllamsp)rt. the mil innds
are on "A strike for the TenhOur syscm.