, 1876-07-20
THE joURNEYMEN TAlL0Rs.

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10 tas EIitor ac Taz tribune.
Cn1cAoo. ,Inlv 1o.--In seeking a spoce In vour
s. III. ~. 49,, ~ eon.fIoro.io,, ~
patIouat p @ question, occuptcs os m so much Of your
valuable Journal, writer should have good aud
sufficient reasons for asking for TINT which
othorrvt.. ,n,rht bc dnvotca ~ hcttcr and more
Interesting ss mstter.
When the interest OF any portion Of tho COM
muntty In whtct, We live rs affected, mad their
uosiaIoa mIestatcl by a portion OF tic daily
r aro.. and .hoy thsr,.o,vo. n,i.ronrcsn,,te5 h.
Interested parttes should and We bclieseat VIII,
be considered q sufficient rcason for appealing
to an independent and important journal like
TIM TRIBUNE to n,aco our grievances before
an impa!.a' anu a'se1,''.'naslns , Pau.c' 1aesa
ntcd by this feeling aud 6cfiso OF DUTY TO our
selves, we have been prompted to set forth &.
detailed account OF tho lockout OF the Jour-
ncvmen tailors cmpioyel by what arc known as
the tlrst-class mefchanttaslof1ns cstaDllsnmenta
Of this city, such a. ELY d Co., Ferry, md
others. The class Of work made by these cs-
a t. hs sast a..sr sp s, ase 5nEent liz msSy d.
Ind incl ly-moltlcd forms Of most OF our coutlc-
rTe, fm "o o,r na1ors 1s ouF
To ncnI,trs a knnwlcdre. tnstc, and a skill
ao neccssnry IN 4 ca'iIne that hns 10 much to do
In making in ihc dcficleneIcs Of nature requires
thourb t b % coat yest, M Or t,a,r Of pans NAV bo eut
bY a first-cinss cutter, IL the artisan wiio puts
them tnrstlor does not undcrstand Ills bust
ncsa. hcs}les having rood idea OF tle syrnmc-
try try 81 Of tho X human an franz, ait Tho
avail. The practical tailor, as well
IA being al, artist to a cortoiu degree must plto
Be @ lnors o. less of 4 scjontist, as must iii who
y Vii y anen that ~ ~ t.o,s ' of th e,s1 ~ mt
n,1narr ~ % intttyid,,a,s. Thcv rcnniro 4 ,necloi
traIainE and education to fl{ them for tbr|r yo-
cation. Surely, then, mon employed in a call-
rs requiring . asa preparatory t,Ia;ina,ag, ssa
rncd +as,e snti sEij, and abiiify nrr
Entitled to moro than ordiuary compenSation.
hs 'nc,e a1en 3or aro nt hcy @
s Mat Syc rc1s, 'p h,rs "su ~ da tsy
wn"id not EIth their nrescnt rats Of WAGES. be
70 .1s Is true
Srs annnot ae but aV
bE bs ES he hss a. regular a na Sd steady ysg we seaa Ba
lasts i @ oily ~ Six out Of the twelve
months II, tho year; that Is to say,
hG. "ly Ia ts IL intsrvais betWecn @ % the eaasons
theyy do have occasinna1 otid iof,a. Nbout ona
n SSvcrv twn ~ thrc" Tecks mt .nft1,.tent
howoynT. To mako INV materiai differcnca in tbn
's{Ne vii now ses whit a fonrnevman ta,br.
y,.Ljrw wAt ~ ~ Gr.t'J".. rstahiishmn,t t., ~,
mnke.' TO make a coat Ia the stYlc and manner
these estaLltshmcntx must have II mada ro-
T"irsa Nftrstwn mra haif h,nr. At,o-inw tnn
i9anrs ~ ! dav. il Wnuid takc ave ,inrs ~ nne.
Hfth y" ~ 1'' i.v ~ mnta cont IN
wh;ch thu innrnerman ia nafd naM.
To mn,<e natr Of nat;ts renuirea cfrhtcen honra
wort,nnn n fractinn oyer III ncr Nv: and IN r.
nnl.e n vest Il vii fase fmirtenn hn'r. nr onc
INV 'cn,l twn-afths. and ciye to thn makcr a
friction I untlcr $S.aa5 per day. Now, il We take
son srti.I, in.ts m heretnfore shown cnlv si1
n,n,,ths Il, tho vcar M W. tll ohs.in III xnt,ow
inp res1,its: A coatrmskcr viii makc sS5S.
@ Ycst.mnker viii earn 1851. 80, and nants.ruslor
sSnS SSS,4na"s' WA e~'A SSo'''0' 4A@ P@"s'A0>''
w Mc,v ,,,o,r J., c,cb i7urrc III, dr,1 .eo.,r ~
,,aEn -" n"tb,. ~ " H." nhsva .nnnt ~
hv the wav il vary 1hcra1.wanf W. al,nll hayc
tHc foiinwfnp ~ a YEARLY INCOME: 4 eont.
m.tcr fkM. vr.t.n sknr 34tn. = nsntsnnLs-
xaII1 '~' '~'' ~-"'
e1N Nav ,or N. cou.. -, ,hr uloc..out ,h,c+,
,t A'"" rrc..nt n1i.ts for fhn rnhi1r
must "vIS Understand d., thcre Is ~ no ik stFiko
5i1c,. 5rom @ strkc IN this th.a II - mathnH
10 Ss
wn%ss Stse,,o~," totr sn1s ons hiro tSon vcr
aaa as ncaq tSst ~ e H.. ~ as sass1 ~ o. ,a ~
fed the.r hands III thst 0 on On ~ certatn & isy @ they
reuue1 tn.e tSs 1xg got ,Scn Io,,,d ,at oe
cs1nn te ana % IT. ,nrr c ee weta H., IT,
She ro an n tho,. to % f',owe ,,9
aI ths rest are aEs1Ittag .,I results; " t..
lhs pelng 5ao aali seMson u III .hs pS
alou, 1u eMI1p!uyssc ~ ageg oonuua. Lee. .t,a. s.e{
euula put W sncM eastgco 70 a."e t!s ta VAT
ous cileumatamccs unao'S ss ~ agase 0Mn astet
Hlneu 70 IcouGo Tagcs, nnomhg' .hg' Ut ue..eeylne .ee
''ny " Nv tpar ,o nau ang, ",
.S o. W., tnc ~ 1o .a
stfae Sa edprt ~ prcsa es,a and enea to
The cnor,nity aud unrcasonabieness Of tho
proposition will bo easily understood Hhen we
consider that the yearly earnings OF skilled
ocna,c En-. ~ lug p,et ~ ~ " ~ lno
II % s5oo, and shat REDUCTION Of | Is Der cent t" On
tia wouid Icayo but t371 "A the rcsult Of yeara
toll. va Ask thu AmcrIca,l neonlo II thst ia
ialr yearly wages for American skilled mechanics.