New-York tribune., 1872-06-24

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r tho nreoeding statement the loss OccssiOned by the
.trkes is TO the employer 81 2Os55O and TO the working
men n wages SG74s5 There are losses In other trades
which are excluded from the computation because ot IN
sufficient information. Assuming these losses 70 repre-
sent those incurred strikes Of average duration OF
one month although the reality would show that aver
age to be less the direct loss to the workingmen and
their employers would If the strike continued one year.
amount to 81 slO0O But this would not cover the loss
~ far the City OF NewYOrk is concerned In trades
open 10 competition from other cities there would De an
entire loss Of business driving employers and their
employees to other fields Of labor and deprving the city
Of its greatest manufacturing interests To support TINS
view the following statements Of representative manu-
facturers bearing
In the business Of marble manufacture labor forms so
large an item OF expense that II the present movement
Of the workmen for eight hours should prevail the in
creased cost marble work would drive purchasers 10
other centers manufacture and the cost would be 100
great 70 continue long in this city.
In the furniture trade the success Of the EghthOur
movement would drive the trade from New-York and
put il IN the control Of Eastern and Western manufae
urers who largely competing for the New-York
trade The West has It's advantage in raw material low
rates Of wages and low freghts and the East in its
large capital weOrganized shops filed with the most
improved machinery, wherein they excel II
The Eighthour demand had been conceded in
the trade with the increase Of wages It would
adA 10 the cost the manufactured article by various
percentages On ne furniture costing largely IN labor
there would be difference Of Is per cent; on medium
grades per cent, and on the cheaper grades where
matera il the largest and the cost Of labor small,
would be from "A 70 10 per cent And this is directly
A the expense Of the consumer increasing the price Of
every article OF daily consumption.
The members the clothing trade that the strikes
90 far they have gone, will have the tendency to IN
values Of clothing the stock for the coming
Fall % 20 so per cent that there will be less manufao
ofb will he
reduced oneba The retail trade Is already seriously
Affected
The increased cost Of production resulting from the
success of the strike in the brassfoundng trade would
be about Is per cent. This increase will kill the New
York trade and the business entirely 70 the
try where the wages lower and where the journey
men are working in many instances IL hours"
The strikes IN the building trades have already put
stop 20 building and there viii be no employment
tor the wOrkiDgmen. Those who usually expend much
money IN building inclined 10 wait heavy real
sstate owner who was 20 erect 10 stores and
dwellings has Discontinued his plans all but six for
which already entered into contracts The result
IA the plumbing trade loss Of 20 per cent 10 employ
s and increased cost o. production amounting to 2s
per cent
In the piano trade there but Iifing loss 70 the
employers and serious loss 20 the The strike is
admitted both sides 70 be failure, and the working
neD themselves cOnCede that the failure Is necessary
account OF the competition existing with other portions
Of the country They tried 10 make their strike general
Eud failed and concluded 20 sacrdce themselves for
Their eOwcrsftsmen in other Ctes, who would derive
all the advantages OF their strike.
In fhe sewing machine manufacture large number OF
hands who did not strike suffering nom the
ment The hands THAI struck considerable IN
number that they eecaly preelUded the Operation OF
the eLope which necesstated oessation.Of all work.
The trade lie said be otherwise unaffected, the
suspension Of work az ts season. with large stock Of
machines hand, is a saving to the manufacturers.
Among the iron manufacturers IL objected that there
10 great competition TO permit them cOncee eight
bQlrs a member Of prominent firm says that in
GShitectue. iron has been competing With stone, and
t cheapIess u the material combined With the hours
O Labor has hitherto given advantage 0f about per
cent This advantage would be lost by t1e concession
oi eght hours and the trade would be driver from New
YOTk and vicinity Al The present time tie tariff on
manufactured IRON work n such that II the cemandf0f
the amen are granted the employers i9pOrt tlss
work and make "a handsome pFOnt aud
d vans with the services q the wOrkingmen Rolled
ie.uus be bought and imported cheaper than
they eau be made here, the greatest difficulty
eug hs delay A1dthe embarrassment caused thereby;
and on, aS1ces requiring LABOR and s5i the der-
IN karor Of the imported articles wO1ld be greater
New MI has not only 10 compete with other Giles
here ~ SOTug hours are ten but with fyeign nan
uiactOr where TIE cost Of labor is lower These veEs
are fOun ~ De entertained also by the worngUen wb0
propose means Of their associations make the
gLthOuT system general throughout tbe country and
hope "a foreign competition by higher tariffs
The manu- aetqItrs attribute the strikes to the III ad,
yised action 81 The men who permit Themselves 10 be led
the move WeBt by leaders Who are seeking for sr
0na advance uent, and also ~ the power Of trades
unions abroad which 10 u claimed have no true affinity
here effort 70 force Conmunistc IDEAS upou lie
= Hofklngmen, and 70 lead them into extrayaganees
, llch the mass OF Nem do not now entertain
Many oi the man Nss1sEeFs Of course complain that