New-York tribune., 1873-05-24
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
,yor,rpp STRIKE THREATENED.

HOURS RAISED OLA
In view of the present uneasy feeling In re-
gard to tho relations between that important oooy OF
workingmen tho Journeymen carpenters anu 'noir Gun
poyers and In anticipation OF the expreSSioh Oh Soh
ment on tho part OF the employed at their mass meeting
IN Republican Hail. last evening" IA TRIBUNE reporter
obtained the opinions OF representative men
among the employers and tho Journeymen. Botn par
ties were inclined guarded in statement aud were
unwilling to commit themselves. The master odrpeh
ters put the case as follows They deprecate agtaon
which may have unfayorable effect upon the negota
tons between the jonrnoymen and employers III ther
view the great body OF the workDgmen are content
with the terms at which they arc now working, ana
would look with dsfavor upon proposition ior she
either In the present or the future ABOUT nan
OF them arc now working ten hours uhnS'
and tho rest eight hours. This inequany
OF labor injurious TO employers and journeynen ZOO
as it puts obstacles the Of the building trade
throwing the whole business uto disorder and deterrng
captasts from undertaking extensive operations Whie
tho rade "a % unsettled Tho bosses claim that many
o, the iourneymen ADM. that they are inurng business
by holding out for eight hours work the regular soOiV
standard Employers who wish to stah1 wen WIN '"o
great mass Of workingmen and keep on amioar~ ei"'
with the society are disadvantage as great NUMBERS
OF nonociey men, Germans and Others are working ten
hours In the opinion OF the masters the journeymen
are generally well pleased await the issue OF the con-
ference movement which would be decided by June ~
when the employers nOld neeUDR cooper
Tho leaders Of the journeymen, having been ques-
toned as to the object Of the meeting as evening, anu
the feeling among the wor1men, stated that the mass
meeting was not intended to hwar In way the settle
bv conference OF the questions at Issue pet"een
empoyes ana empoyeLs OK 70 a i've Dubc sxpresso1
their views and TO show their strength Oh Ieenhg
10 impreSs The non society men as well as the employ
ers and bring both TO an agreement OF feeling WIN
TSeTe aTs ng divided into three societies Of
| which the United Order OF American Carpenter: ana
Jolncrs includes nearly o'Iov b ~nio So Mo and The
| Central Society OF Amalgamated Carpenters con con-
| whole number OF iourneymen carpenters in
New-York ia nearly 5000. The society chiefs frankly
admit that the outsiders or non-socety men are not
without many thoroughly competent i0urneymen, wn0
on account Of prejudice against society rammels DO
not Join the organizations. They claim. however, that
The General run of society men superior in skill to
the outsiders. They say that about half the journey
and tho rest ten hours The eghthour aborers Include
non-sooiety men The wages pad vary from - ~
the contracts made by employers with 1ourneymen'
either 10 the hours OF work or the amount OF wage
They take the view that an employer has the rgDt 10
determine the worth Of man TO nun ana should nor DC
Obliged 70 pay poor act to .ne and What thew viii
strike against Is the establishment Oh UNIFORM stanu
ard OF hours and wages oy tae o m
vded such standard be below that put forward oy he
an hpd Semeyes 10 reduce the rates Of labor aud
wages set by the orders Of carpentry the lourneymen
| have no thought OF striking.
| A STRIKE FIXED FOR MONDAY.
The mass meeting held by the journeymen carpenters
in Republican Hail. at Twenty-third-st. aud broadway,
last evening was notable for numbers and zeal The
han was thronged 10 discomfort, and the enthusiasm
was at fever heat Michael Moss Of the United Order Of
America Carpenters and JOiners elected Chairman,
aud Henry o. Penney Oh tue Amalgamateo SoeiesY o.
OF the carpenters unmasked the batteries, which they
have kept covered far, sterDy denounced the action
OF such VI the employers had tried 10 break down the
| EightHour law, and favored mmediate and uncom-
promising effort against them. The following resOlu-
| tlons were presented anu unanimously adopted with
| loud accllmations:
Of The City Consequence having scared ibsr
,s 70, 2. & S sIPs & 1 oP 10 & @ s IGG s.ss Saa H.
so1da % % s se@e SeI9. % :, m on ss . @ and s id
SOrEmeu who slRg 10 increase sbe pa Of Af masters By
WSss Hundred. of 1sTcia1 brokers aud business men who's.
property repaired By the DAY and Who arc lei ~ the master neehtns
screening hs fact workman .hue the
hour S 10 to o%Ss % 70 ss s aa4R so q % o s S
highest fOr the poorest class Of wors-snd
paIe By creating The iaPfs..CO that Is
IN ays .psss.soR e D5siGs' re- 90 ys, , S S .D
relationship that Should eIst bet.eea cag, and Labor
syross enpoysf, q we'll Of
honorable kos and esaIsi: Of Ys to the old s''
Ror THAI male s Gs, a.n s. iS Sa he 1o1ns
Pye conform the law that they MAJ have sqaa opportunity
sSsoa Of m .scoSG si were We g nqush the hour, amer
ObD1 them "oa not lessen 70 ias owner as COS, Of so1'asoo coz
|
continue % "g the oI. AZ PTs:i.s % S that e the
or p:iHiers that their requirements great
greater h, more @ time TN !; Tsqur.d 20 lean bis
siIcan ucson upon the aodgement O the hour Of
will honorable effort to frn establish The
s,olr,d That any joiner now working
hours within the city limits be aat are heoy asked either 70 gut or
Mr.. Moss on taking the chair expressed his earnest
meeting he stated is ns life aud vigor into those
workmen who have been luke in the cause OF their
rights Our aim Ia TO regain what we won last yearthe
| Eigbt-9om system-which has been encroached upon
by employers, simply because there were falthess fol-
lowers the camp OF the carpenters Some Of the mas
carpenters show disposition TO grind us lower than
any trade. Such employers must be taught lesson Tho
tsrs which demand the eight-hour rule. Their work
must have superior intelligence and superior tools To
necessary Since the demands upon carpenters are
greater than upon other trades, they should
men lie was glad to that the great body OF jour
neymen carpenters set on carrying out the eight
John A. Nolon President OF the United Order OF
American Carpenters aud Jolners said that the only
the eghthouT rule enforced last session. was that many
OF the jomneymen had been dereict in their duty.
Many traitors have broken their pledges to their fellow
ourneymen since the strike OF last year. and have there
by brought necessity of meeting tonight to take
action against eneroaehng employers. Tue journeymen
have been attacked. They must prepare Tor the fay
II you wish 10 work ten hours day multitudn-
cries mo-! Norl you must be ready for harder
baltic than ever before Your worst foes are your ie
lows fhOpe when you meet the traitors you viii know
| how 10 treat them The main point OF Mr.. Majors
speech which he insisted again and again, was that
the representatives OF the journeymen had intention
OF compromising nine or ten hours mad been re-
ported AS chairman OF tho Conference committee ON
Of cf0 the R' chief body Of carpenters he Ofcisy
| affirmed that the Journeymen would accept nothing
sibity OF compromise Crhis official denial OF current
rumors greeted with great appisuseJ The speaker
day-the wages for which about half Of them
ingwhe pssterers get - % and bIiesiayeIs ~ Car
Many Of the wrongs OF workmen were Inscribed TO the