New-York tribune., 1872-06-14
THE EIGHT-HoUR MOVEMENT.

ITS REAL CONDITION-sTATEMENTs OF THE FUR
NITURE MANUFACTURERs-A DEMoNsTRA-
TIoN AT THE sTEINwAYs' FACTORY.
The conflicting statements of the employers
and the wOrkngmen make IL difficult to determine the
exact condition of the strikes. The employers claim
that the workmen becoming demorslzed, and that
particularly in the furniture trade, their organization is
crumblng TO pieces On the other hand the journeymen
as positively assert that they well assured Of
cess and that they as united as at the beginning.
An examination Of Of the shops proves that many
men are working at hours. while the attendance at
the strike meetings shows also that large number still
hold out.
The Furniture Manufacturers' Association receives
from large number Of shops daily reports, which are
tabuated TO form what is claimed to be the only
correct statement Of the extent Of the eghhour
in the furniture trade This statement included,
yesterday, l72 firms, which, when their shops FULL
employ 6lS5 men, The number now working under the
tenhour rule is said TO be Ils while the number work
eight hours is only 7A The employers further
that IT'S men have discharged and that only o5s
are strike. The members Of the Manuacturers'
Association claim that 20 firms represented on
the list Of the EightHour League as
eonceding eight hours running their shops at
that eleven other firms that list are not strictly In the
furniture BUSINESS and that Of the others 2 not
be found in the directories The officers OF the
Association allege that the officers and Visiting Commit
tees Of the EghHour League paid for their services
the League higher wages than they could in the
shops and that these payments made by the Brick
layers Union 1t is also asserted that the bricklayers
having carried their strike by only majority at
meeting OF the master and builders, have
since feared that they would be obliged to return to
the rule unless they could ncite and keep up
series strikes in other trades and that they partcu
larly ncted the furniture trade to strike because 1t is
larger and has many connecting branches These state
ments however, disputed by members Of the Eight
Hour League.
IL was announced yesterday at the headquarters OF
the EightHour League, that Committee from the en-
poyg desk manufacturers desired to be assured OF the
authenticity of the signature OF leading manufacturer
Mr. Milers action would probably influence the mass OF
employers In his line OF trade II also reported that
the boiler makers iron founders prlntingpress makers
engine builders and machinsts several thousands
In number had struck for eight hours The cabnetmak
deny that they have intention OF yielding their
demand for eight hours and say that they are deter
mined 70 maintain that principle
The Singer Employees Union yesterday az the Wal
haa, In Orchardst, about 200 being present all
pledged 70 abide by the EightHour demand. 1t was
said that only 800 had returned factory under
the tenhour system. telegram was sent 10 Glasgow
Scotland, advising the employees Of the Singer Company
In that city OF the of affairs New York and ask
ing them 70 strike for eight hours protest was made
against reports in certain papers which had announced
the return oil the Singer employees 10 the tenhour sys
Workers Union Offering assistance def aging the ex
penses OF the strike; and committee appointed 10
Nslt tbe wheeler Wilson factory TO induce the men
employed There 10 " turn out"
lie pianomakers strike Is stil undecided. Tho men
y tue tiateInents OF the employers, and say that
compliance with their demands wonld not increase the
eos OF each piano more than S25 demonstration was
aue az the Steinways factory yesterday and rs there
iunoftd intention to destroy the building, the
tween 200 aAd Sfrkcrs surrounded tbc iacnrV and
HSe Vl"eIed Dy tie pglce 10 dsperse, which they did