New-York tribune., 1873-05-19
LABOR AGTTATIONS.
WoRKISGMEN STUDYING THE RAPID TRANSIT PROB
LEM-REvoLTs IN VARIOUS TRADES.
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WORKINGMEN STUDYING THE RAPID TRANSIT PROB
LEM-REvoLTs IN VARIOUS TRADES.
A wOrkingmen's meeting was held on Sat
hrday evening in the large hail Of the Cooper Union IN
the interest Of rapid transit at public cost Geo. Blair,
President of the Packing Boxn"kers Union called the
meeting order and stated its object to be the discus
non OF the question Of rents and other subjects connected
with it. b. o. Ward OF the Iaternatonals, spoke for
sver an hour in advocacy of the peculiar docrles Of
ma organization. He contended that the Government
,honlA own the railroads telegrapbs, gas works. and
mat there should be end OF all mOnopOles There
.hould be cooperation by the people IN all matters
s. L Church was the next speaker lie SAID lie had
s.-asi the meeting with only one i9ea-Vha1 OF raplu
transit for the people. He charged that corruption hau
hoen tho only cause OF the failure OF his bhl before lhe
rglature One corporation held it by the throat ana
1d allow no road but TO euter the CITY, Ihe
crescent Legislature has spent half its time investigating
.be corruption of the last and the next would speu
half its time investigating the eorrupOns OF ts one
.n,ber of the Legislature had told him that II u.ey
oud send up to Albany half the money w" the rail-
road corporations had seat up 70 9ppose it they could
ret the t passed for the sympathies of the Legislature
were with them but the money was against them After
vther addresses, resolutions were adopted ceDsuring
Senators Weismann Benndict. and O'Bren for voting
against the peoples Rapid Transit bil aud asking
Gov Dix to sign the bill for the annexation OF lower
westchester County.
An adjourned meeting Trades Union delegates from
II organizations OF wOrkDgmen was held, on Saturday
evening, in the GernanIa Assembly Rooms, No. 29i
Bowery James Preston of the Stone Nasons Associa-
tion presided. The subcommittee appointed 10 take
legal advice the necessary to compel the
enforcement Of EghtHour law in the work on the
Fourthave Railroad extension reported that counsel ad
vised as means OF putting the matter into shape for
legal aeop that several men should be sent TO apply
for work on the railroad extension, and employed to
orh week and 70 quit their labor each day after eight
hours work. II full wages for the week should be de-
MED them suit might be Instituted Tor the recovery OF
full wages In this way the validity OF the EighHOur
iay might be tested. The report OF the committee was
ied and ii was resolved that each delegate should
renort tic state OF the case 10 hs particular organ%a-
non and ask for further Instructions. ,,,..,, ~,
Meeting OF ship oiners held in Military Han, No.
1es Bowery oa Saturday evening at Whlch deegatlO
Isd te s6nfoners 20 take action for an increase of
wages. ShIpjoneTs now receive io - y ~ " & - P S
and the aim OF the atator5 is 10 make - ne uniioih
rate that being the daily pay OF tbe CARPENTERS duu
eauIkers TO ths end the shpJoners are iormlhS more
thorough organization ana enIOhn5 nan NAM 20 10 49, ~ -
assoeaton There are about 800 shlp1Oneis ~ he CIV
hut all of them are not a. yet uhlted i n % ~
for increased pay Many dread strike cnt ~ ~ 20 i
cher failure years ago The leaders OF bne ata
ton have received promises OF aid from otheF lagoI
organizations and say that the enPoyob ahe hiect
most Dart willing 10 Increase wages tDOuBn tnoy opJ0
u raising the standard higher tlh - 10 ~ few daye
committee viii visit the several sbpy aIus @ IL az % 1900 y
and demand "a. Refusal will cause stlhel lno ~
of which will be determined by the numbers vi INC
Increasing society OF shipjOiners . =.
Tie iOurneymen eOrdWalneis whose movement "a "a
raise the rate OF pay 10 the SHOPS WheIe men M
sboeg are made Dcen gradually EXTENDED ~
tie lower class shops after It's general success WIN
fbose upper class, claim To have gained lhtlf
ends aud resolved Saturday 70 cease to-day from
fnrtuer special effort for that end. This week they w
boweycr present schedule Of increased rates 10 tc
actnrers OF ladies' Shoes aud Will declare stilke
A., fbeir establishments II the new schedule Dc rejected
he General Committee OF the Crisplns give as the re-
it III their agitation, thus far that they have made
sS secoudclass shops pay hrsCclass rates and have
l,f rn0sf OF tho third class ana unCldSalDed esJab-
iSe,ts nm 10 second class. Seven firms still stand
1 Inst ihem three Of them In BrOadwayi but as
Cu 1cicfy men are now fully employed at The rates
lV the society, aud as the cOntunaclOuh can
Ic afe cut of from te Dest WOIkmeh' Iof Jney can,
INV soccty mcn, the Crspin chiefs are satisfied
~ ss r9svtoen AgTsesboers who have leit e street