The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-10
THE STRIKING ST. CRISPINS.

What the Men say-What the BOsses
Think-A Lively Time Ut Hand-rhs
Old Fight Renewed Between Capital
and Labor.
Mr.Tawrle a boot and shoe manufacturer, Of
No. 50 Church street, said yesterday to HERALD
reporter that the society men are doing every.
thing in their power TO drive their trade out d
this city. The craftsmen are never content. 40
cording to Lawrie, when there is business bone
to PICK, the workmen want the FIRST pull Of it.n
The cutters have struck Tor shorter hours (nine),
the reason OF which unprecedented proceeding,
Mr.. Lawrie AYERS, is that they want to 'get home
beside their wives" Country manufacturers can
get up a cheaper boot than those OF New York, fOl
wages with them are lower; and If things were to
90 as the men want them employers might as well
shut up their factories.
cutter stated that two years ago this branch
of the trade passed resolution demanding the
observance of the nine hour rule Then the
society men were not strong enough to enforce
this law; but now they think themselves SUI.
flciently well organized to obhge compliance, and
hence portion OF the cutters went on strike yes
terday, or, rather, suspended work. 80 as to have
clear understanding" with the manufacturers.
The cutters are satisfied with their rate OF wages.
and only dislike the long hours item which they
are expected TO work daily. 1rSt class cutter
makes S2 per week. q second class S22
VI,
five men on since yesterday morning The reason
seems TO be that Kegan claims to run third CLASS
shop, whlle these men wish to rate MIN IN the sec
ond category, class higher. This distinction
fixes the class OF WORK (of which there are three
kinds turned OUT, aud would bring higher price
to the shoemaker If his employers make second
instead of third class goods. AZ is stated that the
country manufacturers cen get up work fifteen
per cent cheaper than their city fellow tradesmen.
The principal makers have gone TO the country in
consequence OF this The city makers cannot COM
pete IN the same class of work with prison labor,
!
petition Ine difference between Mr.. Regain and
his men seems to be eleven cents on the bottom
ing of each pair OF boots; That is To say, this Is the
sum that divides second from third class work.
The following is a list Of the principal shops from
Baw Bros, Reade street; bowling, Warren
street; Ricn Warren street; Williams, Warren
NJ Began College place. hey
Neelies, No. 81 Warren street, and a few other
places of minor Importance. IL was difficult to
learn even an approximate to the number OF men
on strike.
Mr.. Rich says that during the panic and dun
times ali winter his house Kept the men at work
on reduction OF only ten cents pair boots
or shoes, and now the men, when times are
Frightening up again, want the nrm TO 60 PACK ,a 70
continue or some time, but appears 10 penevo
that the men cannot hold Wen together ne says
there are something like 9l2 society men Ia tne
city. They lately mad on hand about $780, put xns
would last only short time. He also states Inas
during the entire dulness OF last WINTER MS nouso
Kept all hands at work, they making from ms $40 to
500 per week, to the manifest loss OF Inc nr .o-r
Tue strikers, VINO iook mhe Id va Sesn competeiv
in the hands OF the capitalists. The late duness OF
trade enabled Manufacturers to wiring the ,d most
men cav that it was only possible to make 81 or IS
per week. and therefore Their families had to
nnrrnn1m,se5 long ago to pay Old prices from tho
ppevnnne of this month, but have since natiy re-
fused to fulfil the agreement, and hence compelled
the men belonging to different branches of the
craft to organize in sell-defence. The workmen
are retcent about their plans or demands but look
con ddeht of triumph. They have the appearance
of men who, stung by acts which they consider
iniustlce, have determined to resist.