New-York tribune., 1872-05-21
LOCAL MISCELLANY l.
u-ro e1rccEssFUL STRIKES.

MONEAGNio' IN,
tn concurrence of several of the trades Ill
~, for eight hours work threw large numoer u
vrorLin1men upon the streets yesterday, ana e ,ho
formidable aspect OF unanmity to the 1eelnk 80, an
snbleet The members Of the Bricklayers oiuO TIau
secret session in the morning at Gerl"Ni" ,oraI
seveptl-ave and Twentysixth-st. Ai.o. a,.orirc
fpeeehes. Henry Ward Beeehers sunu"y ros rood
,n,on on a strikes and the Labor question ""0 i0"N
eloitine much applause and vote o "',s ,,a III tho
hrckayers 70 Mr.. Beecher. Tho suiAe , ,o,.,n
hriekIayers in the city but those pieNOusl!
tb, bours I'm TO "a m. yesterday DO mas'ei 'son'
q. o5ont the EightHOur rule independently
- - ,{or of their association, whloh met at the
,tooho,ics, and Traders Echau6e' at that houi
Jobn T. Conover presiced' ana man Man
r,dutz acted as secretary. The chairman siu
,,ot the object OF the meeting was to eonsider
che ,,irroymens strike. and 20 devise an amieaoAe
eaycemert of differences. After discussion lasting
,nree hours the Association decided by vote OF ~ 10
,e which was afcrward made unanimous, TO adopt 'ne
1h,I Irour mic from aud after this morning The jour
pevmcn bricklayers ana masons have thus succeeueu
f,iiv in tber strike with tie loss Of but one day.
The result OF tie master carpenters meeting iastnlsh
T. also regarded 10y the jouneymen as complete az"
safsfaetory triun,; Notwithstanding the language III
which the bosses chose 10 cothe their conceSsons' "
the meeting Of the Journeymen carpenters uutns
tie day. It was announced that nu'nO0'
OF the bosses sn held ont aud that unless tney con-
ceded eight hours and full pay by to-day, genefo
-
,ho men velq, then working at eight hours
Notice 20 fbat effect was at once issued 10
Tie members of the Union. Last evening the
master carpenters met in considerable numbers uhuer
tbs arsplces OF che Master Carpenters Assoe'"'o" ~
room No a. Cooper Union. Mr. Blackstone P'esiuou'
and John Il. Voorbis scted as secretary MI No
ortod that the iourneymen had been informed tn"t n'
Ell oct,on had been taken by the Master Carpenters
h, tot roassmoeng had been calledfor last evening"
NJ ,ren moved that nine hours be eohsueIcu "y
ork nntil November !, and that ai'er tn"v u'0 ia'
hours be greed upon Mr. VOorhis insisted th"e 1nis
rronositon was no solution Of the dhculty anu O@'
,1a no folly ro-pass resolution that would not be
accented The fret consideration to be de'elhhheu upon
,aid he is what srght, and let u '
NJ vis old not believe the Shortening OF the hes Vi
hor bonanted the wOrkingmen, but as they were sup
portcd by the press, the community anu 'noSo Wv
In public affairs, well us by promheh. cet5 io
Ugs willing 70 bow TO fate, which seemed 70
that the demands OF the iourneymen must DC ucceue
TO- He thought ther action similar 10 Oc" Oi ,-'
,,rsa bv an armed band whom lie might meet On 'no
road lint was poweres resst and he therefore oVeu
the following preamble and resolutions
whereas The various empoyes engaged ,d IN NV NV amd
,rinitv have recently made demand uIoh tielr III m
royers for reduction OF @ & 10 9o per cent thereof
VII: from hours per day, as at presen' '"us
breGs THIS restriction upon the productive lndutry M T
of the American people haS Dee cv % of the state Leg-
,ue E ,0uu1cioal authorities, through the nstru-
aoutefV Of ambitious public demagogues ana unPllnt
~ ,goSeesional Oticians also to very great
sTfent iy a subserViCnt public press anu We -
Ssv more recenty by small portion OF the clergy anu
s~y breos U Past experience under similar Grcunl,
staces less than the present occis0l' occ a In
t evils referred wen also as lack OF prSper so
mort from propertyOwners and others who may haNeC0I
tracts with master mechanics iof te SecOn 0
lpgs and who, utterly regardless OF tne
10 Tie contractor, with but few honorable
uniformly insist upon surrender by the contractor any
6uder 10 any and all unjust and ruinQus GeahGs m % i %
ther vorkmen thereby aiding aud abetllng III tne isO
be triumph mans seGshness and cupdlty over hs m
tesence, Hd[sGei sfsiienent @ Of facts be il hereby
Rcsolred by Master Carpenters ASSOCIATION 9i ne
de,2n any and Efforts cripple American INDUSTRY.
reduce the production 4f laSST Tl TO e snbveT the
of nature aud the decree OF the Creator, who oTdued
m the sboS G9Sen enrS his bread they feel uneacd
presen time further alone and sngy oppose wnd1 WA
fafSa nd vital interest of all parties OF the community
ana TSat the Master Carpenters Associations Of
this city, its most solemn protest herey
accedes experiment to the demands % as 0i dhet i
iourneymen employees to consider in the future eieh
hours labor as a days work.
Mr. Moore opposed the EighHour plan, and said that
s,st-class men were willing to work. but that the
botcbers who we're twothrds Of the journeymen, held
them by the tails Of their Coats He also declared that
~ the Fight-Hour plan carried, he would go on his
own hook and fight them alone" Mr. Moores motion for
nine hours lost however aud Mr. Voorhiss preamble
and resolutions were adopted. Committees from the
Journeymeu Carpenters and starbuiders called at the
conclusion of the meeting and informed that the
Master Carpenters had acceded to their demands.
hereupon they thanked Mr.. VoOrhis for his efforts 10
secure the adoption Of the eighthour rule.
The Numbers also assembled in mass meeting yester
sav at Germana Hail. and presided over by Jas.
H. Mcclellan The reports from the various committe es
during the day showed fair rs OF sue
cess a large number of the " bosses haVlng granted
the terms asked Among those who acceded to the
eighhour rule were the following cDc,., si,,b,ve 4
Stlbsy o and Syn san1 W Hgs3
Thirdaye; Thomas Burns Esst Si9teeHtnsI R
a CsSs oReD r. ~ No. 9oo siSthsIe r. Donald
soR Ras Enht; Cshll No 1906 Broadway g. r. Het1el
BSTS Grbd; Henderson darcy Tventethst David su
SI,s IT, Mar1 BESsdSaSS saS N %
Iyer Pouhye aud Twentyhst j. Grey West Ien'hsti Sk
The Plumbers confidently expect to end their strike
to-day. - ,,.. ,,,,,o,.,oou. ,,u,,ho,s
and Cilders including the journeymen in the building
and furniture trade, met YESTERDAY az hSutona i ~
Third-ave. near Sixteenth-st X schIueter presided
over the meeting, which was very large and
enthusiastic. Several of the bosses We're reported
as conceding the eight hours labor without Ieuuc9h
%mcHe a S%y the them we're Messrs erde, Narcotic Camp
Zenzy L6Tenbeln, Kent, and Herch. 1t was also an
nounced that Potter, stymus Il Co., Warren, Ward
& Co, La Fork Psrlet ana nSour SeyTIe rnle
0r"vided other firms conceded what was demanded
Nhe Chairman stated lhat Zegler Co mad agreed 70
eight hours and full pay but wOud NOT eonCeuo an ~ a.
work ia hand. The Philadelphia cabinet ana IurnitTe
men about TO strike and have sent Ior report ol Ie
appointed TO visit Brooklyn and Wilhamsbuigh 20
arrange for strike there ana iquI Oh9r d 90
STIR up the diatOTy members OF the trade Inc FURNITURE
claim that their strike VIII DC ehdGa & ~tnn i to
ant firms will grant all that is asked - rr,.
The starbuilders, who met at No. ls7 west Ihifty-
seconds consider their strike quite efecual as they
had Joined with the journeymen carpenters ana JOhes
In their movement and the acton OF tne master tPcn m