The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-04-01
NEWS FROM TINE olp ,soetD.


From our latest Foreign Exehangssl
GALAsHIELs.
The operative masons here have intipA-
ted their intentions Of ceasing work on
Saturday il their wages are not raised from
81 to sgd per hour.
REDUCTION oF MINERS PAY.
The File and Clackmannan miners have
received notice Of 10 per cent. reduction
in wages, ON account of dullness Of trade.
The coaIowners of South Yorkshire and
North Derbyshire on Monday resolved to
reduce the wages 10 per cent. About TO-
900 men will be affected Ly this step,
which, it is not thought unlikely, will be
resisted by the Miners Union.
CLOSE OF THE FOREST OF DEAN STRIKE.
The strike at Messrs Brain Brothers
ColIiery, Forest Of Dean, affecting 1000
men, terminated on Thursday by the col
liers accepting the proposed reduction.
NORTH OF ENGLAND TRADES.
On Saturday, about thirty additional
men employed at Messrs. X. a w. Haw
thorn & CO.. works, Newcastle, received
notice to leave their employment next
Saturday. The wOrkmen employed at
Messrs. X. Stephenson 4 Co. 3 works, in
consequence Of receiving notice from their
employers during last week that il they
did not accept . reduction Of wages,
which would be made known in the course
u feu days, patches Of men would be
paid ID, and in the end the works would
be closed, met at the Lecture room, Nell
son street, ON Saturday night. After 3
long discussion ON the subject, it was
unanimously decided to resist any reduc-
ton whatever which might be proposed by
the masters. meeting of the delegates
Of the masons and masters was held on
Saturday, at Newcastle, in order to see if
some satisfactory settlement OF the dispute
could not be come to. The masons asked
rise Of "a per week and the abolition Of
piece work. The employers offered 20
| give % advance, but refused to alter the
existing arrangements regarding piece
work. The delegates representing the
men, however, intimated that they were
commissioned to accept nothing except the
Il increase, making S8s . week m wages
The masters refused to give 20 per cent
increase, and the men will accordingly
come out on strike on Monday morning
arbitration being also refused The del
/
the employers at Mr.. Storey's office, ON Sat
urday, and offered to accept 2s instead of As
advance, but the masters refused consider
ing there was no room for the advance in
the present. condition Of trade; the men
will, if no arrangement is come to in the
meantime, turn out ON strike. On Satur-
day morning notices were posted at the
Britannia Ironworks that the premises
would be closed next Saturday. As nc
fresh orders have come in, the directors
have resolved to close the works. This
will throw a large number Of men idle, and
add further gloom to the prevailing de-
preston. The Britannia Works have
been kept going pretty regularly until now,
and there 10 no certainty when they may
be started again.
CARDINAL MANNING ON TRADE UNIONS.
Lecturing tn large audience of work,
ingmen ON Tuesday at Hackney, on 1.-THE
Dignity and Rights of Labor Cardinal
Manning spoke IN favor of trades unions.
Labor was the working mans capital,
and he was justified in combining with his
fellows 70 defend it, provided nothing ex-
listed In the combination to bring it into
conflict with the principles Of law and or
uez. Recognizing the Dement'S OF Tree
trade, the Cardinal deemed that its prin-
ciples should be allowed to govern the
labor market Long hours were very
injurious, and the employment Of
married women in factories and of
young children in agriculture tended to
undermine the social fabric Working
men of whatever grade who honestly en-
deavored to do their duty, were entitled
to honor, but his EIninence regretted that
in many places where the wages had been
increased and the hours shortened, there
was a great increase of incompetence,
which was the curse and the shame Of the
! English nation.