New-York tribune., 1873-05-05
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
woRKINGMEN's EXPEDIENTS.


The Coopers having succeeded TO great
extent in their efforts 10 coerce their employers and the
suear reAneres 10 abandon Portland sirup barrels auo
no demonstration on Saturday. They deferred 'i w
day their demand ON A. 7. Briggs to cease supPpNe
with sugar barrels the small number OF renherS
fer the imported barrels for srup. On Saturday e'enns
a meeting Of the Council Of the Coopofs ASSoo'''D
was held at No. 1G5 East Broadway. Inc assenoP' :.
cludng the representatives Of the several lodges va"
unanimous i'm expressing approval of the course thus M
taken nv tber chiefs The call for this meeting hAu
been issued several days before in anticipation VI Wv
necessity Of establishing and securing inc
of q widespread strike. Detailed ino'nOU
of aupplying the strikers with money "uu
ola were 70 no determined The submission Of the hrn
OF w. H. ODonnel, with the yielding OF the No" TN
Steam Sugar Refinery, rendered such action
The only important action taken by the meeting was '
appointment OF q committee to wait on MI bilHsS "
day. and require Of him TO agree DO Ioheoi " 'uff'
sugar hoghsheads to Objectionable relneTles lno 10y
ers say roundly that Mr. Brisgs viii not De alio"eu y
eyade q direct and binding answer Denlai Ut 80
hesitation I'm yielding Will precipate an lmheula'o
str1,o IN all the branches OF his immense cooperage
business which includes the manufacture OF petroleum
casks as well as OF sugar hogsheads, srup CASKS uh'
-four barrels and employs 45O men.
Every dav since the journeymen co-GwainerS striKe
beean has seen one employer or more yled Sdt"u u"y
was marked by the submission OF ONel, at NOS Llo'
nd III pDS''
eped with a strike which actually occurred anu
of Iennlin Co. in Fifthave whose men we're out lor
two DAYS There exception in the llst OF n'
rate shops to the number OF surrcnders ana inc 's
nns have little to divert their attention from the casS
fcation of the smaller and outside Establishments snu
their compuson to the payment Of rated wages anu 30
far as possble to the employment OF only Society men,
This work will be vigorously set about TINS week IL
will hardly bring partial strike As the pB
es are already I'm the net the mnnOHs eannot be eX
pected to struggle much.
meeting 10 consider the adyisaDilty OF tahInE 't
action with regard the alleged violation OF the EEnE
hour law in the work the Fourth-ave kalroao OK
tension was held in the Germana Assembly Rooms On
Saturday evening James Boston Of the Benevolent
society OF Operatve Masons acted as President and j.
Wilson of the Amacamated Carpenters as secre'try'
Thirteen delegates present. representing inc Ioio"
ing organizatons The Protective Masons Unted Oruer
Of American Brcklayers, Nos l. p and 4; the Stone
cutters Union, United Order Of American CarDehtes'
the Amagated Carpenters, three lodges OF the Fas-
terers' Union and Typographical UnionNo'G' Ihe Cen
eral Committee is composed Of three deicSa'es
from each OF sixteen or seventeen trades-unlOhs'
All connection with the so called Eight-Uour ID
forcement League, with the lnternatonal
Society OF which that league oGsho IS dsclamed
by the worlingmens unions, whose officers say that
aborers, has, without shadow OF hutnoII9' sOlVitc
contributions from prominent citizens 10 Pt{ 'qS ~ ,
hour law. Tho Workingmens unions are now looking
forward 10 such LEGAL acton Dut ngl tnroug M tne
hour Enforcement League. The grievance OF the unions
is that the contractors the work between fOrtl-
second-st and Harlem Bridge require 10 hours work
the State law the work IS in part municipal lon lhe
city paying one-ha,f the cost Several previous meent3
o consider this subject have held by the General
Committee. The delegates present saturday evening re-
portcd that their organizations were willing to a.!dc ny
be decision OF the majority Of the Convention. The
Committee appointed az previous meeting 10 confer
with the City Government In regard TO the matter re-
| a.
which had under consideration the demand OF the work
ncmeD mad stated that the Board Aldermen had no
authority i'm the matter. reduction by them OF the
hours OF labor would be an Infringement OF private con-
! tract. The feeling Of the Convention was IN faNOf
Of forcing the Harlem Railroad Company 70 compel ire
contractors to comply with the law, by the ctys re-
sng TO pay any part Of The eosi, unless eg1t houIS
| were made days work IN the excavation. Commit
tee on Law, consisting OF Messr' sulhIr OF the I!I0
graphical Union, Day OF the Workngmens UnIon kohe
OF the Stouecutters COrbett OF the United order OF
American Carpenters, and McAuine OF the Operative
MasOns was appointed 10 get the opinion OF cOuhsel aS
to the prOpretJ Of testing the matter IN the courts
large number Of taors shops were represented at
meeting Of taOrs held IN Gernania HaI, IN Avenue A.
Saturday evening. The preliminary lmzaion OF
Cooperative Taors Association was made and CON
mittee appointed TO invite working taors 10 loh Eieh
member OF the Association is TO pay 81 weekly for the
formation OF fund with which 10 ht up and carry on
salesroOm tand workshop IN some eligible situalon'
the Association TO purchase talors materials IN large
quantities
TIE AMERICAN LABOR REFORM LEAGUE
The third annual convention OF the Ameri
can Labor Reform League yesterday aud will meet
near TirG-ave. At the morning session, the meeting
was called to order by T. H. Haywood, Secretary. who
introduced J.. X. Josin, Nico-Prosldent, from Rhode
Island At the afternoon session, paper was road by
Louis Masquincr Of Brooklyn Labor Reform" and
the subsequent discussion taken part in by Dr. s.
Weeks, John II Kscr Dr. Shelvin, NJ. ID. Bucklin and
DR. Sheppard. They held that beyond the necessarics
OF life the accumulation OF property is wrong aud
man who gathers wealth rObs his felow-Wcn. Mr..
Bucklin said that when man Is worth s2'pJOll III IL
better for the community Tor him 70 be III state Prison
than out Of IT, The following were read
That ehp values vce not the product OF
human earnings Of labor without equivalent return
pouerty land forests other natural r00cgi
and the Govemen, equby recognize the cost
Of Improvements 80
Rssoed existing laws Of property the relics Of The
savage periods favor speculative accumulation at t1e
production aud tnd MAKE tue leisure class ch
the industrial class aiaq late solution o Tie labor problem
Is possible " Vithout Redistribution of existing wealth
Al the evening session letters were read from j. f.
BRAY OF Pontiac Mch Emmd NJ. BeckwitL of Hudson
n y; william Ben Wright Of Boston. Mass; Benz. r.
Tucker of Boston, Mass; Elizabeth Kimba OF OXFORD,
y. II. ana Lemuel Parmely OF Hammond. La
The meeting was tnen addressed BY William Hanson,
who said that there standard Of measurement for
labor as there was for cloth and liquids He then
followed by Col Henry Beeny who spoke upon the right
OF the abOTer who tllls the land 10 own II.
SCIENCE IN CENTRAL PARK
ADDITIONS 10 TIE AMERICAN MUSEUM or NATURAL