New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-29
LOCAL MISC jELLANY.
THE CRISP ms HESITATE.

Ahb Nhi'A elNS HESITATE.
1MEIR DEMANDS VAR .ous1Y RECEIvED-A GENERAL
STRIKE TT .sIPoRARTLY DEFERRED.
The JOurneyr Aen Cordwainers appeared yes
terd9 70 have something of the determined front
and swelling lords Of last week. As far as could be
learned the have decided rosOlue inactivity for
few days p0ssby TO give the employers time to digest
Aer DC naRds Certainly general strike took place
yeste day certain Of the Crspins had given forth
We 10 the and vigorous researches failed to find
ray had Joined the few seceders Nevertheless
Number OF the bosses expressed fears OF speedy out
BREAK though OF the hour when the bolt would
fan. The preliminary movements, consultations. and
plans OF the Crspin order have been conducted with
are secrecy this than before 1t gath
cred however that the general uprising may not be
expected before Thursday at the earliest
The Executive Committee Of the benchmen met in the
fourteenth Ward Hotel, at Grand and ElzaDethsts,
yesterday morning The answers of several employers
to the demand for increased pay reported. The
seers OF the organization urge the justice Of their
claim. saying that there dozen employers IN the
city who get the highest prices in the market for tne
boots and Shoes but that out Of these there are only "
three who willing to pay the rstrate scale OF Wages
- their benchmen, Who Il is officially asserted sNelaS
snly t12 in weekly receipts and must provide hnd-
tnss out Of this pttance besides in many cases.
nag their own workshops or the shops employing
kenehmen in the city, IS are olassed as ntsFr"'e -
seeondrate, and 10 as thirdrate FIVE OF Ine mrs 80
have already expressed themselves as NOV NV -
give the benchmen Increase one OF the seeonu GLASS;
nd tonr % the third class concur The Crispins say
Tat all the skilled labor OF the trade is ia their ranks
AND emnloyers could not turn out good WORK II theit
present benchmen were 70 leave them
Adam Young at No. $50 broadway tho largest eu-
,lover OF enchmen the city, whose workers cI that
las. number half hundred claimed to be the only en-
p,oyer IN Nev-York who pays the amounts per piece
which are marked hrstrate" on the Oenchmens sched
nile consequently there is no trouble with his men, In
hts shop they only ask for slight advance on fancy
work which would raise the price OF boots ana soeI -
cents per pair This Is he not unwilling 10 grant he
does not consider the movement OF the Crlsplhs uh
reasonable their aim being TO erns tne shOp sr % tb
third rate scale up to the second rate. me ouines
Of me S makes s 61f 6cy " viii Inc sncoesa
8 Cochran at ThIrteth-st. and Br0adWaV was reauy
10 encourage rather than deny the benchmen He had
been not long ago benchman himself, and could sym
pathiSe with thor grievances II they WORK logeInel
and are determined they cannot Do resisted despite tne
sackness of trade Dealers might not find 1t best 10
raise their prices to patrons TO correspond 10 the IN
creased expense just at present ont theS "ouu S0o
the demand Of the benchmen was met by 4. j.
Terry, at No SIC Broadway, on saturday evening WIN
the offer extra rates demanded Tor work lnado 9
reety to order and secondrate wages FOR shop go4d
HIS oenehmeu, OF whom ne employs ABOUT GoLei A9u
yet either closed with or refused the proposal IN
duh would scarcely pe adylsa9ie 70 IaisS
prices buyers; but fan IN the price OF golu may
trlng down the cost OF materials ana tAuS save ne GU
s. A. Meek d SON at No $50 Broadway, claim to have
q good understanding with their benchnen, say IneI
have received no demand iAOsS III 'hSAA
employ, and look for strike IN their shop.
Two dozen benchmen work for GlOLe Il Son, at Cos
Broad sy but half of them society men. Since
the gTeat strike of journeymen five years ago Gloze
Son nave careful 10 keep their shop OF the hands
of the Crspins. The representatives OF the Order ap
preejaing this fact had simply asked the firm pay
The increase, II the other employers yielded, and APP
pointed Thursday next as the time for answer. Mr
GioEe, jr sure that any strike would fal Teamme
are eneroachng the field formerly occupied by bench
men, and 99l0Oths OF the boots ana SHOES
"boitomed In the city are the product of II
i old story OF the steam loom supeTsedng the hand
of Ne
not for the society rule teammen shall not turn out
and for the fact that Is not yet clearly
proved that good work is made on the average by
teammen, the benchmen would be pushed aside alto
gether.
sIOte Bruce No. 43l Broadway, expected, yesterday
demand Tor an answer the proposition of the bench
IOen last week. Twelve out OF the 20 men beion
~ Crspn Order. In the opinion OF this firm EN-
pOyers cannot afford any increase especially at Till
time, and they have set their faces against IT, The
benchmen in general are satisfied with their present
pay and the agitation is the OF the Crsps leaders
Not the majority.