The New York herald., 1873-11-09
LLBOR'S EEBARRASSEIEETS.
The Building strike-Some Of the Contractors
Giving the Full Wages Threats Of Vio-
lenoe- Depression in BROOKLYN Gen.
eral Suffering Anticipated.

After the refusal OF the non-soc.ety men EN-
ployed on the building job at Bank and HUDSON
streets TO continue work unless at the regular
trade prices the contractor Is reported as having
given way to the demand. Like action was taken
at the new church corner OF Seventy ty-tnird street
and Lexington avenue. Both tie jobs VIII hence
forth pay the prices current be ore th. resolution II
the Employing Masons' Society. THIS WI leave but
very lew oI the brcklayers idle IN consequence OF
TIE attemptto to cut down the wages Very many were
heretofore unemployed on account Of the slack
condition OF building enterprises. This condition
Is hseiy 10 continue through the W Dter at least,
and 1t was ostenslDy with the idea revers ns IL
III tie Spring and stimulating the investment OF
large portions oi the floating capital which centres
I'D TINS city In works which would improve
ana extend the city while they gave increase to
Industrial employment that the builders proposed
to cut down tie cost OF building by reducing the
compensation for labor. II the capitalists could
be iD0uced 10 bulld houses and stores, say the
p,oyng masons, 1t would give us ample opportu-
nlty Tor business and would furnish work, moi oGly
for all the brcKlaycrs and hOu-clrrers, but Tor
the carpenters pIasterers, painters, piunoers and
Iooleis who are but partially employed here, and
10 many others who would be induced to come by
abundance 0, work.
ANOTHER SIDE TO THE QUESTION
To the brlcklayers, inasons ana no ol-carriers,
whose waaes tie cmpio{efs pro- osed to cultaii
by hlty cents per dai, tDe proposition seems TO
have another aspect. Ihey thlak tne bosses SIM
| ply wish 10 take from those VINO alb Ou ely need
IL half dollar day for the u tie ln0r remaining
now to DC done on joos lor wnlch the elm 1ioyers.
ny th:ir cpntracss are paid unae. estimates lg-
ured on labor at the old rates. Nothing is to be
saved 10 the capitalist by TINS reduction. Tie
w"rkingmen consider Il as simply wron -lnl CON
| version o. unds TO The use o. the Losses. WIN n
| should 70 10 exc out the laborcrs' Scanty sub
4 slstence.
4 AN ANSWER.
AS an oi'set to this the emnloyers comrlaIn oi
what they deem the disposition OF the q ades unions
to usurp the management OF their business IheV
! terms aud condito under which the bulding ell
terprises OF the city may proceed, and they cam
the right to buy labor in the cheapest market, as
/ they do ma JerialS.
| THE PROSrECT.
| As q general thing the bosses appear able, II so
| disposed, to procure as mach u,skllled labor as
they use at this time OF tie year Tor the wages
they offer. AS TO regularly trained hod-car iels,
they belong 10 the union which Is strong III num-
bcTs and money. SO lar they show no disposition
! to back out from their resolution TO MAINTAIN the
81 80 rate. though several hundred are idle from
the comolred effects OF the strike and previous de-
preston OF tne trade. Masons ana brickla,ei be-
longing 10 the nnfOns have no. taken the lowered
wages and not likely to do so. ii that Class OF
work goes on soon without the payment OF 81 per
day, IL VIII be by the labor Of men are not
members OF the unions
/ FALSE MOVE.
| At noon yeStcrd day several pc sons appeared at
| the new telegraph building at Broadway and Dev
/ street and assaulted the iaDorers Jhere with
threats OF viosence unless they struck WORK. These
threats induced several men who ia been at wov X
l TO leave the building in Obedience TO the demands
OF the invauers subsequently MIR. Smtth, oi th }
| firm OF smith Proagers, WHO have tue con Fact
induced most OF the laDurers to return and resume
| WORK. a few, however, pfoieSsei TO lear DclnE
shot, II tney remained, ana so beng paid OIL, were
discharged. No doubt TINS action on behali OF the
| laborers will be dlsciaimed and condemned oy
their organization, as they have no VISA TO do any
j thing wncn small tend TO forfeit the sympathy OF
the general pubic, winch would naturally be wltn