The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-15


talists. Perhaps our greatest cigar
smokers will be interested in seeing the
scale OF prices for making cigars that
the bosses have agreed upon: Regalia
Intimidad, from $86 to $32 per mill; Reina
Victoria, from $32 to $50; Henry Clay,
fine, from $22 to $40; Henry Clay, COM
mon, $40 to $1S; Concha, Flora de Fumar,
Rosa Santiago, and Concha Intimidad,
all from $50 to SIS; Espanoles, from $1S to
SIC; Figaro and Retaco, both from $16 to
$14; Mediano, from SIT to SIS; and other
brands Of inferior quality In proportion.
The painters are also in commotion.
On the Sd inst. a card appeared signed
by ten leading firms, declaring that ten
hours should be legal days work, ex-
cept nine hours on Saturday. This was
Immediately followed by another card
from the Protective and Benevolent So
ciety of the workmen, announcing that
hereafter nine hours would be days
work. A strike has not yet occurred,
and they are working variously in differ
ent shops-some ten, some nine, and
others eight hours per day. What is sim
gular is, that the small employers gen.
orally consider eight hours enough, while
the large employers and property hold
ers, who have jobs by the day, insist
upon ten hours.
1t is generally the fact that men Of
moderate capital are far more just to
employees than those of large capital
and extensive business. When an en-
ployer becomes rich he becomes moro
exacting and more greedy of undue
profits.
The brown stone rubbers have been
defeated at all points. The dispute has
been as to the eight-hour rule, but the
bosses got the better Of them and they
are working nine hours.
That large class of workmen employed
in New York City in lading and un-
lading ships, called 'longsho horemen, are
in general commotion.
Last season their wages were reduced
TO 80 cents per hour by day and 40 cents
by night, and they are on a strike for 40
cents both day and night. Ship owners
have been working the sailors and green
hands in the hope of carrying their
points. The societies have not exactly
struck, but they impose fine of $40 upon
every member who goes to work for less
than 40c. At some wharves the men have
yielded.
Disturbance between labor and capital
in New York seems to turn chiefly on
the eight hour rule. We must add what
we have frequently urged, that the eight
hour system is necessary in all large
cities, and employers should be ashamed
to oppose 1t. They should get together
and agree to work no set OF hands more
than eight hours per day.
Why! For the most conclusive rea-
sons. If laDorers rent comfortable
apartments in the heart of the city in Or
der to be accessible to their work their
wages would not support them. Should
they 60 to the outskirts for residence,
the distance they are often compelled to
travel is so great as to consume almost
twelve hours in work and travel, requir.
ing such an invasion of the period of re-
pose ana recreation as no human being
should be compelled to submit to in this
great epoch Of civilization.
The only way in which comfort and
economy can be promoted among the
working classes is for them to get coun-
try residences and work only eight hours
per day. One Of the Boston roads has
a train that carries to all points as far
out as Lynn at cents, like our street
cars. The same accommodation will be
afforded to the workmen of Cincinnati
when demand for it shall have been
created. This would be living in
human-like way. 1twould be something
like liberty and independence.