The New York herald., 1874-12-01

many ships had gone down 70 TIE bottom o. sns
ocean oy the sniffing OF cargoss trThars So.
so II IS of serious importance Dot only 10 employeu
but 70 .ne s,sy Of New Yors nss 70 ,Ss matter
employment and work Indicates a calamity ths,
any good citizen s,,r, oufns to az ,, All ne ca!
time TO talk out what longshoremen mean.
The papers, more or less, nave been
stall pubic opinion. Now, tell your story, and
public opinion OF this city will always come righ,
snd do Justice at last. IL wants Iacts 20 do thar
this Is the time TO give hem lull expression. The
speaker wanted them TO get far play AS much as
aaa soon Dere e wiz be
uon n arrived at upon ratonal aha just OASIS
AR. Joseph Ashnore was then appointed SEQ
retary or che meeting. lie came forward and said
ns couio talx common sense 10 two or three or ms
ieiiows out ne could not talk TO all that crowd. g
asker the Chairman TO read the resolutions wnlcl
was was accordins!y done: rney were adopted amid
great ehthusiasm, and are as follows:-
%sa s%DSysa IN ysas SsaDs so%es
are s,eyDaS1s MsSs Of i y; sy 0Sr Merchants
necessary ann Pressing On Us ,educoE o. wage; an
soaa Ps fqy a end DuS
c, sssoyea @ , TIA. we yied men rich or Door
81 y ds'i sa 5 sS q s n SnN ne
e pe whe pesn Tms giys our labor oi
:eyes and families IN ordinary decsncy - ana comfort
ss iss ys% sf s.g. e isssnS :asSs sosssdp s
siA.y &C. cent. an hour for nigh. work eighty
rate me me aud s,eyeaorss require as
sfH na s s 81 s es.
Resoivsd That our employment is uncertain our aoo,
enc s sass a as
ana .s ,sS .,s
%ersSsn,s New are y ssklns
loss and suffering and that our cny OBJ thesen si9as Is
~ AMI our Which shall Be far eaa ns
abe am 9ermsaen. Th., mt co,or.,ua,e o,r
on Tie calm and dsniied bearing which they have Us.
new our rust mem no act or Violence
70 an, one sha cast dscred on our out
oU.gauons the public pre- calling nton
%s,sS @ s
that we any other iaboring men should be compelled
70 eve our aGoa 9r Masss too small 10 enable @ them to
m the Justice and good feeling O. our fellow citizens we
verdict public opinion IN favor - : -
Mr.. Jennings addressed the meeting, stating
that nine months ago he brought to the notice OF
the Chamber or Commerce the frauds that were
wards wards the walsh Brothers wanted him to
come before tne 'longshoremen and de-
ceive them, but although men could buy
hls labor. they. could not buy his con-
science the combination against 'ongshoremen
only consisted OF Six men, at the head or whom
were tue walsh Brothers, one Of whom has made
he pleased with the 'longshoremen OF New York.
voice in the audience, empnatically-.'He -
harp Confusion here occurred IN the body ol inc
was dragged out oy the police.
MIR. O'GOrman introduced a former worEngman,
Major William Burroughs, who said 1t was proud
privilege to meet the 'ongshoremen. 1t has been
SAID that the average wages q IN the men were Sla
and that sum was a great and important
interest 70 every citizen who lived as they
consoIdatinq labor as CAPITALISTS are jastiaed in
consolidating capitalY Every man who comes
ony % TINS pocS N pas ADDS he
dollars to the wealth or the country. (Applause.l
1t seems great shame tnat the shipowners VIII
not name some representative men OF their class
to meet able men OF your bodies, SO that inst
settlement or these yexed questions might be ar
rived at. Before the worklngman acts he mas 70
think or his dependent wire and children. The
capitalist does not nave TO think or this fact.
sisa week, and do not see how the IS shipowner @
can afford to pay you less than this sum- lor you
cannot LABOR ySa are wen m LED: on9 ~
go as prophet unto the capitalist and have JUS
tice done 10 the laboring man.
OF the WOrkingmen's Union, was then introduced.
He said he did not Ike, as general thing, to ad.
were usually called demagogues. using the work
ingmen for political purposes. He did not believe
it until the poor man could exchange his blue
shirt for White linen; when the iaoorer could
then ne would believe labor and capital were
equal. We lost the strike OF the snipwrgnts and
Others Twelve years agom%hicn ,m tn the speaker
at work 10 strike with us, and the men VIII
never win strike VINO depend upon other
people to sustain them. Have you determined
that you can make the opposition come To your
terms lyon have not you Will have 10 come "a
theirs. You win accomplish nothing II you re.
main idle and expect your friends to assist you.
The only question Is, Is this the opportune mo-
monrr
Colonel J. r. Fellows here came upon the plat
form, and. being introduced. referred IN general
manner 10 the objects or The meeting. lie thought
RI
gave the assemblage excellent advice and eau.
toned them against violence Otner speakers 1ot
lowed. wnen the meeting adjourned.
'Longshorssnen'sS Strike I'm Brooklyn.
The men who handle the hook and work along
shore entered upon the third week OF their strike
yesterday, maintaining the same quiet attitude 40
q whole that has characterized their bearing nom
the outset. They loiLersd about the piers, docks
and warehouses, smoking strong pipes and
discussing the prospects. Captain Ferry, or
the Third precinct, was on hand with large
any breach OF the peace that might occur. A large
number OF non-society men were employed upon
s pes M
ceived In compensation for their labor the paltry
SUM OF tnirty.nve cents per hour.
The Strike In Aoboken.
profound sensation was created among the
'longshoremen IN HoboKen yesterday morning,
when the German members. twenty-five In num-
Der, abandoned the association ami went to work
on the Bremen docks at the rates offered Dy the
company. This action was the more unexpected.
as the secessionists long ago pledged
themselves to stand by the colors
o. the society. Tne pretext offered
by them for returning to work was that their
families were III want. Previously they made no
application to the Treasurer Tor feliei At noon,
wnlle they were on their way 10 dinner, several
excited men met them ana denounced them Tor
their fathlessness. one oi the Germans named
fta afa IN n
t0l, and presented IL at the crowd. He was speed.
ny arrested on complaint OF the President Mr..
NARROW, brought before Justice White, and held TO
bail Throughout the day 1t took all the Efforts Of
Roundsman Hayes and the police, aided " Mr.
NARROW, to preserve order. Last nlgnt tine eX
citement was on the increase and extra squads Of
policemen were detailed TO watch the groups o.
men. To day all the companies are to employ new
hands, and Ii Is rumored tnat lone OF the Old EN-.
poyes on strike VIII get work there again.