The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-27
WILL They STRIKE ?"
The Trades Unions in Mo.
ton Once More.
LABOR AND CAPITAL IN COMBAT.
Meetings Of the United MasOns, Carpenters,
Woodworkers, HorseshOers, Join.
ers and Other Trades.
A STRIKE EN- MASSE THREATENED.

Once mere the struggle between labor and CAPT.
tai has commenced, and this time the battle prom
ises to be nercer and longer one than ever known
before. On every side the horny-handed sons OF
toll are moving in secret combination and capital
lists, manufacturers. producers and master me-
chanics are marshalling their forces to make fight
against the demands of their employees. The Eight
hour League, the growing power OF the trades
unions, which is in fact formed after the
fashion OF the Council OF Ten, and which
boasts OF being able to bring $4,000 men
in this metropolis alone into line against capital.
lists, has been making preparations quietly for
some weeks, in view of the fact that employers
have been persistently, since the opening OF the
Spring business, attempting to make their men
work ten hours q day, instead OF eight hours, tho
time adopted as law by the state OF New York.
Manufacturers who have employed large quantities
OF machinery declare that they cannot afford, with
out severe loss, to allow it TO stand idle sixteen
hours; and the workngmen, on the other hand,
insist that the time has to prove that capital
lists cannot bind them body and soul, and that even
the claims Of nanimate machinery must give
way to the lawful rights of iathers OF fami-
lies and voters of the Republic In this general
movement Of the trades which is now being per.
fected, and which in the course Of fifteen or
twenty days will burst on the community in all the
panoply OF full and thorough organization.
clasped hands; but the Germans are accused OF
hanging back and impeding the movement, and
the statement is made almost universally that
German mechanics have endeavored to underworld
and underbid their English-speaking brethren,
anus th 10 pr ha ame
The United order Of Carpenters OF Kings County
held meeting in Brooklyn, ana have been the first
to take decisive action and III the following reso-
lutions have made known their determination to
uphold their rights:-
Whereas the avariciousness Of some of the master
carpenters to combine unions for their better welfare
manly system o. TsaSsIng vases t1e harsh in;
labor and e enae we s
for us to establish rate OF hours that we work
sIdef ourselves %e skilled IN Of the
do, comparatively great outlay for tools and
consider ourselves the poorest
$s day to the proper support OF ourselves
Resolved That and after the 7th day Of April 1875
we the ear l Of Wings county,
Resolved, That unless the Mechanics accedc to
10 resume work until demands com lied with
Action has been forced on the United Masons Of
poratiOn, who have had a number OF men employed
to do some necessary mason work ON their track
at 1o4th street; Aboa: one hundred and fifty
masons who did not belong to the Union were here
employed at forty cents an hour of ten hours q
days work The rules OF the society are fifty cents
an hour for eight hours work. number OF society
men called on the men at work the Harlem
road, and told them that they should not work
a. at snca rates and tf nat adey ought to o
men were receiving SO 20 a day. The $50 men
listening to this address stopped work, and the
subordnates Of Mr. Vanderbilt, 1t is said, collected
$50 men in Connecticut and New Jersey to take the
place of those who had stopped work. meeting
Demilt Hall, in Second avenue, Mr.. William
Keenan,, President, In the chair
.d Mr. BANKS moved the following, which was
whereas the members of the Stone Masons' and tho
various trades unions in this city have worked eight
hirsngs viii be resisted ali hazards By every member
Resolved That we call upon all working men to use
Resolved, That committee BE- appointed from this
cae demand the ~ Hour
sent to the various trades unions in this city.
Mr.. TOoMEY seconded the adoption Of the rcsolu-
tions and shey were carried with only two dis
The gas stokers have made an attempt to strike
against the imposition OF twelve hours day In
stead Of eight hours, which they have been work.
ing since last sumner The gas companies, It Ia
said have built hunks in their gas houses and will
feed and lodge those who desire to work twelve
hours day.
A number OF journeymen horseshoers employed
In Twenty-etghth street, between Eighth and Ninth
ployers have, 1t s said, violated rule OF thet
society in not paying them their full wages.
city have had some differences on minor points,
and conferences OF private nature have been held
between the bosses and the tradesmen, the results
Of winch have not transpired as yet.
Meeting OF Wood Workers.
The Journeymen Wood Carvers (Sculptors)
Union. Mr.. John Renter. presiding, held general
meeting at the Germania Assembly Rooms last
night, for the purpose Of continuing the work OF u
reorganization OF the union, with view OF being
xrl.tn
occur in the Spring case of a gen.
eral strike, in Which the union might become
involved. The debate amended consttu-
tion, which had already occupied several OF the
previous meetings, was concluded, resulting In its
adoption. one oil the main points new In the con-
stitution is provision providing for meetings OF
delegations representing the different shops at
stated intervals and on special occasions in cases
OF emergency also providing for action TO be
works and publications IN the interest OF the
trade. The election Of part Of new board OF ON
for the ensuing year resulted in the re-elec-
ton Of most OF the Old board
Several new members were initiated and re-
port was submitted by Mr. Ferdinand Jubltz, show
ing that the finances OF the Union are in good
condition, and that there Is surplus OF $1,03O i'm
the treasury The Union numbers over three
hundred members, composed OF German, French
and English speaking members or the trade the
majority being Germans The average wages OF
this class OF workmen Is SIS and $40 per week, by
eight honrs' WORK per day.
In reference TO the pending threats OF renewal
OF general eight hour strike IN the Spring, IL was
authorifatively stated that although the Union has
not abandoned the eight-hour principle, no Efforts
to enforce the eighthour system or an Increase OF
wages will be made by the Union this year, unless
q general strike should ensue. II the latter should
be the case, it stated, 1t could not be avoided
to be involved in the same.
Ferdinand Jubitz, who represented the Union at
the New York State Workingmen's Assembly, held
in January, at Albany, submitted report OF the
proceedings OF that body, including series Of
labor statistics showing an extensive system Of
trade unions organized throughout the State.
In the course OF the proceedings William J. Jes-
sup, formerly President OF the Sta tie WOrkingmens
Assembly, briefly addressed the meeting, review
ing the progress OF the organization in this State
during the past six years.
NAVAL PAYMAsTER B0aART.