New-York tribune., 1874-12-01
THE ,LONGSHOREMEN STUBBORN.

ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING AT THE COOPER lNsIlIo IL
ADDRESSES BY RICHARD oGORMAN' ROGER
BURKE AND oTHERs-THE PLACES OF STRIKERS
EASILY FILLED.
II is believed that the strike of the long
shoremcn is failure. The owners OF SAILING VesscIS
deserted by their old hands. have been placed III 'ho
same condition as the prorrieors OF steamships and
have been compelled to order new hands Tor the YES
sells. At first they were embarrassed, experienced men
not being plentiful but finally they were enabled 10
get all the assistance they needed, at the rate OF So
cents an hour Yesterday all the piers were filled with
non. society men, who were working at the reduced
rates and there was not the slightest attempt made to
interrupt their movements With the large police force
at hand such an attempt must have been rendered
futile The vessels were loading and dscharging as
usual and there was nothing indicate that the old
hands were not at work usual. The steamer Cly OF
Montreal OF the Inman line was beng RAPIDLY dls-
charged and loaded, and il is believed Will be rcady 10
sail this afternoon at o'clock Tie efforts of the long
horemen TO get the hagmakers and others " unite Win
them in the strike have prJved futile
The main hall Of the Cooper Institute was ed last
night with the 'longshoremen strike who had assem-
bled in anticipation Of hearing speeches in their favor
| The most prominent persons Who were announced 10
speak did appear although stirring addresses were
| delivered by Richard OGOrman, COL Fellows Roger
Burke Thos. Jennings, President Of the Stale Labor
Union, and Major Bullard. The audience was full OF
enthusiasm. and applauded the speeches vigorously
Tho resolutions which were somewhat verbose, also met
with favor and person who expressed several times
| his disapproval of them was finally removed
| by the police. The meeting called to order
| by Roger Burke who spoke briefly, ana then
| nominated Richard O'Gorman as chairman. Mr. OGor-
man accepted the position, and asked leave 10 say lew
words There was in his behalf no actual antagonlsm
between capital and abor but by the union OF both Ill
a fair frank and friendly manner could be promoted
the happiness and security OF all ANY quarrel between
capita and labor could he, he said nothing less than
great disaster and should be avoided possible Again.
there was a contention between capital and labor lle
owners of capital in shipping and the owurs OF LABOR
connected with shipping had fallen into dispute Inc
owners of capital the merchants and stevedores. re-
oured the owners of labor the lOngshoremen TO MAKE
a large reduction; but the latter, while willing
70 make some reduction WOud not agree all, the
men claiming that they could support their families
on the proposed tcrus. on this issue lOOOo men ha1
thrown mn their work and the mere fact that 10000
| families had reduce their expenses was calamity
which every good citizen should seek 10 avert. II WE
tney were in the right to trust 10 public opinion when
always came out correc IN ne chd "en e @ i1ctS 49, Mgdo
Of the effect that the ongshoremen could
60 cents an hour Jr ght work aud hat no compromise
could be made by them with the merchants on any o'ne
Mr. Jennings who visited Europe for the purpose OF
exposing what he called the unjust combination OF the
tne 'loDgshoremcn, gave description of what he bad
DONE aud the reason why he had so long fought that
because the combination had said that the long ,hore
men would fiDally Ia We TO do what was required Ol
| them, namely. work on their terms.
Major Wm. Bullard, who claimed 10 nave peen Il II
worklngInan at one time, next followed with "a long
speech in which he pointed ont that strike OF 100
men was ,eriOus II they realized they said only s2
per week on The average the suspension OF tat LABOR
was $G000.O0 year. stoppaGe in the dlsburSe-
| Of q serious thing the nelShOOr-
| hood Of where the men lived.
| Dennis 5. Griffin. Secretary OF the WOrkingmen' s
Union did with the chairman on the Interests
of capital labor being identical Ten years ago he
| led the shiDwrghts strike, aud knew its results lie
| now asked the longshoiemen If they were prepared
| TO hold ont. 1t OF 10 use 20 depend on sister
unions aid hen there were not two organizations
| in the city in "a condition 70 do. lie believed their
cause 10 lust but the time oppoftuue Tor such
a strike7 He advised the TO turn their hands 10
| something else, but the way TO do so would not be
found by standing ule along the water fronts III not
prepared TO uphold the strike he would advise them TO
make the bost they could with their employers
Col John r. Fellows SAID that he sympathzed with
them When either capital or labor rose up In antag-
onism TO other the political aud commercial world
was sure 10 he disturbed. The wants OF the aDUrng
classes were greater in Winter than Summer While the
men conducted the strike in an orderly manner they
would have the sympathy OF the better classes; put II
they became distubers OF the they would lose
that sympathy aud render themselves ameDabe TO the
| law Speeches also made by Peter Ddly ana
| others belonging to different trade organizations