New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18
TIE LONGSHOREMEA'S SURRENDER.

WHAT THEY HAVE LOST By TIE sTIik" And WHAT
THE STEAMSHIP COMPANIES HAVE GAINED.
The formal surrender Of the lOngshoremcn
took place yesterday. Their Convention had voted TO
accept the terms Of the steamship agents. aud the
strikers informed the seyedoros yesterday that they
ready 10 wOk for 20 cents an boar for day aud -
cents hour FOR night WORK, and IA addition d 2Arc
the uninas dissolved. Tbis gratifying to the steve
doTcs, bat the nonsocicty mon were wJrking salts
fact0rly the reduced res AMI had coma forward TO
the assistance OF the stcaInsh? companies At critical
peroi ii NOT thought riSho TO dismiss item sum
MARTY, and The Icpentant Ou,n0rCm1a were told that
they would have 70 wait their tUrn. TIl4 reply Ia
many xpcc'e, ~ the appellants sIppb1c that
on OF their jcrcnc' and tong service WIKI the
conn iBes obey wOul preferred at the same rates 10
the hands. Hdny Of the ldt;"r however, nave ne
v,iy proficient, and Indeed IA some cases axe con-
fldcrci 10 be- superior 10 tao OLD hiD1s, apnc OK wa ~
asserted, lad become Negligent and careless. II
some cases, however. the old men were set to work
yesterday the places of the least .ent Of the Dew
men, willie a very few Of the strikers, principally
belonging to UaioD No re.usol to 10 boand by tue
action OF the Convention and sail tey would not Work
for less than the Old rates. This produced tt.c or no
eff ct upon the remainder o. tho lonGshorcmcn or on
tie sevedorcs and they VIII DO anxious To reconsider
their determination before days, 10 1t 10 under
stood the treasury Ia nearly dpoicI AMI there Il
10 further provision for those who aro ont or work
Tie r,pre sentative bodv-consistng of delegates from
all the unons-hayin, declared the latter disbandcd,
woud seem to make tho mlter h1al. Toe
feeling against the leaders o. tho 'iong3h0re-
mems unions IL pronounced. Mr. Re1rlOn OF
Union who has been from the BEGINNING conscr'a-
five I'm his views and cuun-ecd moicrite acton ana
through efforts principally, the ab1lon 81 the
Society pronounced stated Yesterday thdt ne Tcdi
ICED tnat the leaders had blundcrci al the way Hou
and the evils winch had bealien them the Result q"
bad ud gmen who hal controlled thc acton Oh
the unions. lie said that the 'IonsShorenen nan 1851
confidence in them and &c could never Dc FtSiihcI ana
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already lacked the Indispensable ceicht Vi eoheSoh
and their was gone.
Az result OF the strike there are now from aUo 20
4Vp persons OF employment WHO have D"en rtcciV.
ing good wages for several years past Tor oalng ana
vessels and the probability IL that most Of
VIII OF employ iueut during inc winter
There are 900 to 5000 ongshuronen now work
TO take Old prices and who lost from s3 10
SIS "a week by holding out Tue aggregate loss 10 hem
cannot be less than Sl5OO0 There about $500 long
shorcmcn who being paid by tho owners Oh sallig
not have steady work. and are employed oly portion
the time. because freighs are :ht and The owners
have TO increase the tarn III order 10 pay or te add
uonal cost Of loading. This retards shDmenis ani
affects the employment OF '0Dgsborcnen Tile result OF
the strike the steamship companies has been wost
favorable Tue reduction IN the wages paid amounts
$500 to 5000 week saved To the companies
aud toward balancing the losses which they
have been compelled To suffer on eac one VI teir Trips
TO from Europe during the past two menths, ana
they confidently state that wneh lac men sha nav
become more eth lent trips Will be made to pay.
Then those Ines such the Bremen ana hauiDurg'
which now have several vessels withdrawn hnd are
running only iortnghtly WILL run reSulary once OF
twice week, previously. The owners Oh SAILING yes
sels vino are paying the OLD rates. state tht Iney
do alter their contracts Tor carry
ing freight ut specified tunes sbal nave ocen e4ecutcu
They agree In tho opinion new rates must uit
mately prevail throughout the city and say that NY
degrees the vesseLOwners will adopt the new prices