New-York tribune., 1872-06-19
THE LABOR MOVEMENT.


Hour League transacted no business, but Joined with
the Unired Cabinet Makers Society in picnic and
festival at Joness Wood after appointing committee
20 remain a Teuonia Hall and receive reports during
the day The members OF the League have been strictly
enjoned 10 give TO the representatives. OF the
press for the alleged that many Of the state
ments in the daily newspapers incorrect; but spe
oia Committee Of two has been designated TO furnish
such information it may deem proper.
While some Of the panomakers have not yet returned
to work, the smaller shops full, and with trifDg
exceptions are running at ten hours webers Deckers
and Hanes Bros factories, however had not resumed,
yesterday uaines Bros met their at their shop
and had conference which viii probably result In
reopening the factory Webers employees sent to him,
asking for conference which he obliged to defer
until Friday. He prepared address, however, which
was read TO his workingmen last night In 1t he
told them that they had always received the highest
of pay and that by their three weeks strike they
had lost $4,000 Many Of the men in his factory
working by the piece earned s35 TO $50 week. and the
pay Of his hands, 1853 in number, was sac week.
The attention the specially directed TO tho
peculiarly Of the business which admitted Of great COM
petition other cities and they were told that under
present circumstances they could not expect TO succeed
in the demand for eight hours which other trades local
in character able to obtain
The iron and metal workers had al well attended meet
ng yesterday, at which reports indicating the success
Of their strike were presented several ad0ona nIn5
that 3 shops conceded eight hours and 2OO men had re-
A meeting of longshoremcn was held yesterday. and
proposition to demand double pay for each hour aler
p. M was discussed. II this demand - maintained by
nose making it, the longshoremen generally VIII prooa-
The National Bureau OF Migration Samuel P. Wells.
Secretary has issued appeal urging the su1kfrs 70
return work without delay. and asking all concerned
TO submit the questions involved to Board OF Arbitra.
the Citizens Association of NewYOrk.
The following card explains itself:
.rse IN hs mind public With ne eeeF
. @ % recent q S .e among S the hue oc:le bH, .Io Us
%ia9Gn nc ss ' w S he ram. @
aud threats which used BY the yo'tuen of other n Many Of
saying bat the CORDIAL relations which have ever ee between
action h9 The boosted Or any other sie HEIe oa
SIDE pressure Our woramen also hsye been selected Ttn @
Tr{.d TO heeenee ana resPeas as & Tel ., E'o @
snl justified US in plan Of treatment -,.,
The for The Fourth OF July parade o. the
workingmen are incomplete and some OF the trades as
who are pushing the demonstration hope TO induce all
the trades the city to join in the proposed parade
THE SUGAR REFEERS' STRIKE
The employing sugar reineTs met yesterday after
noon at Wall and Pearl-sts, Mr. Booth presiding, and
several of them made statements in regard to the strike
and the extent and manner in which it affected them
Mr Ockershausen announced that some. OF the roters
WHO had made a demonstration near bis refinery had
been arrested and locked up The employ
ers stated their determination TO hold out
against be strikers even if they should have to con-
tinue keeping their factories closed. The strike OF be
employed refinerS which was announced on SATURDAY
and became general on Monday, closing nearly all the
rcfneries advanced the price Of sugar from 2i to
14i cents per pound leading rehner stated YESTERDAY
that so far as the employing reneTs concerned the
strike has been beneficial the large amounts OF sugar
produced and the low margin OF prOnts AT whch u was
sold embarrassed the trade, and n movement was ON
foot Whereby a combination OF the refners to be
formed ard tho production diminished by unanimous
consent THIS combination, IL - sad ihcIudes ah tho
rcfncTs of the cities on the Atlantic scdDOfil.
IL was believed yesterday that another attack would
be made by the strikers on Durans sugar refinery IN
East Twenty 6fthst, and Capt Cameron was directed
30 be especially yigiant ana prepared ior euen ah
and no outbreaks OF any kind were reported Tie re-
serves are still kept In the station Ine e0hn u;
the past week have materially increased the humOef ON
the sick list
EMPLOYEES IN COUNCIL-MPoRTANT ACTION.
A meeting of over AGO employers, represent
ing firms employing about 10000 men, was held at seg
hortner's Hall, No. Lafayette-pace last evening IL
was called to secure concerted action among the EN-
poyers for the maintenance Of the l0hour principle ana
TO take action upon otLer questions affecting their in
terests Among the manufacturers ana establishments
represented were the following:
Morgan Iron WORKS: Dtsmae Iron wohs John Matthews soda
water pprstus; Cameron Co, pump,i singer sew n
Machine Co. He l. Jae1sSE to non ION NoIs @ DreS N, 10 S v.
hsTs~,s, w. r. Ben e. cooperssei AlbsnL n Woas;
neyEsn tlPs PsbeS SrR a.rop Des co eHsne
Mitchell Vance CO., ehndeirs5 Wm Nss Sous eefsss Tn'
a
use CeoTe BsrWe '9 g. ooGd j. hs,tSn ,T sSs ps9os
Fisher B mIs & vo o. Ia I'IT Esnuiseu SS T Mason
CO. chair J. Knight plumber aud ga'h'ter
Committees of brass fnshers furnituremahers, build
ers and piano.makers also present The meeting
was called to order by George b. Berwel President
of the Board Of Iron Founders, whose motion An
drew J. Campbell was appointed President. Mr.. Camp
he'll said that the present convulsion in the industrial
interests OF the city demanded decisive action ABOUT
10 900 men were walking the streets Of New-York on be-
half of principle destructive TO the business lntercstSOi
the entire Community Resistance to the movement was
the duty of the employers and the community at large
The country is not in such state Of prosperity as will
warrant concession TO the demand for eight hours.
1t may be in the of few years that it will be
expedien to grant those terms, but at present 1t would
be ruinous.
On notion John Matthews and George Heyman were
apponted secretaries. A s. Cameron then presented
the following resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted
WleaS The Legislature o. the State Of New York h'yins passed
law making eight legal das work Which ae where no other
irea fb has construs part the wO,kGgmen as
sndo law compelling mnaueGrsr, % - to nun @ sI o s1 Rs :,
than eight hqrs for dsy work and , ,oD,,so n
the law ard have iaIen upOu enforce and
abe we deem nG Il the object Of III msHu.ur. harmony
between selves and their epoye and We are q So
ess depending upon for employment and
ga % Interest. s SnSf9a Of @ e Sesn
reduce the hours Of labor from ten hours e ana
Wlerea given the subject most careful ami serious con-
eon labor cost In New ork thh al ny
port-a fact which has driven large numer OF msnuaeung
reduction OF the hours OF labor "oam
he cost Of living necessary order hat neanics
might live comfortably heretofore 10 themme Tor eight hours
labor than accustomed to them for sfed cost
OF production being direct the having Teen ore
bv ostde NM
are entirely ibis demand and we have therefore
Reod Ths will hereafter workmen by the hour ana
viii opy employ willing TO work ten hours per day. ana
will establishments necessary and Keep them closed IN
m We can employ this basis Ard as the trades unions
societies. leagues socaled have, by their unreasonable ana
disturb the relations between
by combinations the rate OF com
unsaon superior woImen BY debating employ
tie which will be permitted TO oonduct ther
In some mpos 6ues such employers as In
tng th regulations their and considering such