Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-18

NEW YORK June 1.-THE masonS met to day
and again vigorously denounced the action of
the police. The accession of only one more firm
to their demands was announced. The striking
sugar refners have asked permission from the
police authorities for a parade in the lower
part of the city tomorrow morning, expecting
to turn out 5000 strong. 1t is believed that their
application will be refused, unless the route is
changed, as it is likely to interfere too much
with traffic. The piano makers will all, it is
believed, soon return 10 work on the ten hour
system. Two thirds of the men are already at
work, iand only four establishments are idle.
Those still on strike propose to join other
branches of the eight hour league in mass
meeting at Cooper institute, Friday evening.
The machinists and metal workers report the
accession of five new shops to-day, making 35
in all. The larger employers, including Roach
Sons, are determined to hold out, and dep
utatiCn has been sent TO Roach'S works at
Chester, Penn, hoping to induce a strike there
b There are 1850 iron workers on strike, and
$500 at work on the eight hour system, who
pays So each to the strikers. Singers sewing
machine factory is still closed to-day, and the
men are on a strike. The employees of the
Union white lead works, and of Hail. Bradley
4 Co.'S white lead works in Brooklyn, struck
to-day, and delegation is endeavoring to COM
pei the men in other works 10 follow suit. 1t is
rumored that the stokers of the Metropolitan
gas works have struck. and in anticipation of
trouble, police reserves in the vicinity have been
strengthened. The striking cabinet makers ex-
pect additions to their ranks tomorrow. The
metal workers and brass founders will send
reputation TO the eastern states 10 induce strikes
there. The machinists employed by the Erie
company will send delegations up the line to-
night TO get all the men out. The strike on the
New York Central is reported general from New
York 10 Buffalo. The safe makers, contrary to
report, did not strike to-day.
All the trades unions are making arrange
ments for d grand procession on the 4th OF July.
ALBANY, June 1.-THE car shops at West
Albany to-day are deserted and silent, over 1000
men having quilted work. Conductors and
brakemen have been Obliged to acta switchmen
and signal men. committee succeeded in in
ducing the mechanics employed in the Hudson
River railroad shops back of Greenbush TO ioin
them. The labOrers, however, refused The
committee also failed to prevail on the work.
men in the Boston and Albany railroad shops to
join the strike, these workmen having declared
that the will not act unless a movement is in
augurated in Springfield or Boston; and not
then until the movement is general along the
entire line. 1t is said that the conductors
on that road, between Albany and Wor-
cester, will strike for an advance of
wages from $50 per month to $751; and it is ex-
pected that their demands will be complied
with. 1t appears that the strike on the Central
railroad extends on to Schenectady and Utica,
the Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo men hest
tatng to join in the movement.
meeting was held in Capitol park to-day.
at which addresses were made by the leaders in
the strike praising the men for their peaceful
conduct. The committee who has been APP
pointed to visit the freight houses and New York
Centraliand Hudson River depot, reported that
the workmen declined to turn out for the
present. A committee was appointed to visit
various machine shops in the city to invite the
workmen to cooperate
Resolutions were adopted inviting all mechan-
les to Join them and urging the brakemen to
stand out until their demands are complied
with. A committee was also appointed to wait
on Gov Hoffman and ask him his views on the
justice OF enforcing the eight hour law. The
governor informed them that he had so often
expressed views on the subject that it was I'M |
necessary to repeat them. The chairman of the |
committee said the governor was with the work |
ingmen, heart and soul. The committee has |
visited the Albany and Susquehanna railroad |
shops, but no action will be taken by the work.
men there at present. 1t is said that the rail- |
road companies are firm in refusing to Weld to |
the demands of the workmen, and that many of |
the latter were very anxious to return to work |
WASHINGTON, ID. C., June 1.-THE larger |
number OF men at the concrete works refused to |
resume labor to-day. unless their time was re- |
duced from ten to eight hours and compensation
increased from S1.50 to 80 per day. The SUPER
ntendent OF the company refused to accede 10
their demands, stating that present contracts
were based on the wages heretofore paid The
strikers, three hundred or more sat on the curb |
stones all day, waiting to hear from laborers at
other points, thus indicating a general strike. |
ne mouse OF delegates have unanimously passed |
a phi constituting eight hours days work and |
" days pay for laborers on work under the |
control OF the district government.