The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-06
THE CRIsPINs' STRIKE.

ITS CAUSE, AS DIFFERENTLY TOLD BIZ CROSSES
AND ''sTRIKERs."
The strike OF the followers OF ST. Crispin daily
assumes a more alarming form, and 1t is difficult
TO say when the end will be. me cutters from
Burt's establishment sui hold out, and the bot-
TONER'S" formerly employed by the well Brothers,
OF No. so Warren street., maintain a like attitude.
AT Burt's shop, yesterday, the general business
was transacted as usual, the forms" Of the strlk-
ing cutters being filled by non-society men. Mr..
r. Burt, Jr., said that at first they thought their
old men would reconsider their action In leaving
work and return, but, as they chose to act on the
offensive their forms" were quickly filed. and
now the business is carried on TO the satisfaction
OF the firm.
Another visit was then paid 70 the men at No.
go Chambers street. These men claim that MIR.
Burt mas not acted fairly toward them, and wan Is
TO break up their society. They are determined
10 hold out, and do not want TO return TO their
former employer. Another letter was received
yesterday asking for TWO more good cutters 10 go
to Utica, which was responded 10 at once, so tnat
ont OF the eighteen cutters on strike but fourteen
remain
or their contest. The men also claim mat the
new employees at Burt's shop DO not turn out one
nalf the amount OF work mat they could, so that
tue firm Is still losing. meeting OF TIE men was
neld Yesterday, but no definite action was taken
beyond the ueLermlldtlOn 10 'OOll QUIZ until tue
"DO-ses" succumD. The treasurer OF the society
was around all day, and paid out the weekly al
lowance TO eacn man on strike.
THE "BOTTOMBRsi STRIKE.
The strike OF the ''bottomers" ana stock filters
employed by Wen Brothers on wednesday was a
new topic or conversation among the Crispins
yesterday. Mr. Well informed HERALD reporter
yesterday thag about lorty men were on strike In
his SHOP He had been paying egnly cents per
pair Tor boys shoes. Inc business has not been
good for some time. He lad heard that the men
employed by Hannann Radisb, In Warren street,
near CHURCH, had consented 10 reduction In
price, ana ne was willing % pay the same wages
they had agreed 30 take. His men consented with
out murmer, ana last week ne pald them az
reduction OF ten per cent as follows :-Seventy-two
cents per pair Tor mems shoes ana sixty cents per
pair for boys shoes. AL bis Gen accepted tneir
pay, and every thing went on as usual
until Tuesday, when ne was called upon by the
"cOunclln OF the society and asked 70 sign some
paper. lie refused, and the men STRUCK" He
cannot say Why Dis men dld thls, as ne was pay
ing sac prices as agreed TO by tue men.
THE ssTRIKERs' - STATEMENT
~ as fOllOws:-Mhen H2nnann Badlsh pro-
cured q reduction OF ten per cent rom their
men, Wen Brothers heard OF IL, and asked US for
the same. After due elaboration we conceded
the reduction, and she next week Well deman ded
further reduction o. slX per ceAt TINS was
asked because We'll Brothers, on account Of our
frs concession imagined our society 10 be very
/ weak. We have $4,000 Ia tue bank ana we
\ can hoh out Just a. long a. we choose.
\ The paper we asked Mr.. Wen 70 sign was simply a
promise ea taat he SHOULD SEP SQUARE - Crsplp's
\ the man mo presented IL was not sWndlcr VINO
had obtained lot Of STOCK but good member Of
the society, VINO purchased LOT oil goods rom MT.
/ We'll and pald Tor ali OUT the lass order--a bill
amounting 90 &9G-Waen Ne went into DauK-
ruptcy. Therefore this was a legitimate Dusness
transaction. the strike was solely on account OF
/ the proposed SIX per cent extra reduction our
/ organization Stands on nrn basis ana we can
night IL out. When we work we never average
over $40 or fl7 per week.
Mr.. Wen denies mat nc ever asked a reduction
| other than the one which the men granted lie Is
wiling, he says, 60 pay The same price Oh otner
I 'DOsscs, - but no more. Some new aeve.Opmeuts
are expected to-day.
The ''B0tt0mcrs" society met LAST evening, ri
the Tenth Ward Hotel ana 10 was determined 20
support the men now on strike at W ell Brothers,
] No so Warren street. The strike Is asily assuu.
u Ing ore alarming shape.