The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-07
AMERICAN MECHANICS IN LONDON
The Reception they Met with on Arriving
Mt Thc,r New Field of Labor.

Fiom ~, T0nLni Ntindf,d, ~ -
About sixty masons arrived in London
Yesterday by the steamship Elysin, of the An
chor Line. from New York. These men were
Net c, at Trq,iIsepd by dcpula,i2n from t ne
special steamer to the Temple pier. immcdi-
ntcly oppOsit" the Temple buildings. whore
they ar, to he employed. The arrival ~ so
large n body OF strangers soon called together u
crowd, and the appearance OF the mon was
scanned very clo-tly. They look very fine
body. and some of them have the appCHranr"
of being of u superior rnss. \, the Temple
pier the men were met by n dcrutation from the
Masons' Central Strike Committee and NJ oncu
an attempt WIS made by the parties on strike To
induce the Americans to abandon their project.
As large crowd had hy this tinc assembled.
the police at one" ordered III" Reputation off,
not. however, before thDy had Induced one or
two OF IL" men I" 70 win them t. ihoir head
quarters in MH~un street The works on which
they will be- engaged are the new chambers Tor
harri-trr-. facing IA" IhnWr- cnhIul ncnt.
the contractor. When the works -topprd in
July last gi.shty masons turrrd out. tho 'oh be
ing about half finished. TIL" present batch. If
they set themselves t0 work. VIII almost supply
Its stated that I'm Am"ri ,n-ev.ral hundrc X Of
mnsons arc cngagod aud will ehory arrive to
fill up thc large works in thus country
At the new Law Courts matters remain "a
they were. Tho whole Of tn" siNiv foreigners
take their meals idailr the Promises ana the
Germans only leave nl nighL huge cnntr"n
has hocn set w IN Ia" basement Of these lHrgc
buildings. and M"ssrs. J. ,s- ana Motley have
been engaged to supply IN" men with their
meals. Alter the newly arrived Americans had
pnrtakpn of dinner n meeting took place mt tho
Sussex Hotel. viii h was addressed by several
OF tho masters and mon.
Mr.. Booth informed the men that there wns
plenty Of work for them to do. and they could
work either nine. ten, or even Twelve hours per
day II they chose. They cOuld work aS long as
tlcy liked. with respect to the works in pro-
gross In this country. there were many which
would take three or four ycurs TO finish. and
any one OF those nr'srnt could earn 100 z year
for that period. TIL" mon ~ Ensland had been
in the habit OF WORKING 81 hours per week.
and in that time they had been earning the
wugrs he had quoted.
One IT the Americans asked II th"v would he
allowed 90 have one of their counirymen ~
foreman.
Mr.. Booth-Ycs; W. will arrange that.
MIR. Bird then alluded tptho complaints which
had boon mndo rcsno ting the passage to Eng
land. II said arrangements had been made with
Mr~srs; ANDERSON. Of the Anchor Line. They
trcmcly regretted that the men had not been
treatrd ~ they should hive been.
Cries Of But they did not"
tell what sort Of u ship il was they proposed to
hiring the men over in. but he thought that Mr..
Ahho, should have seen To- that. the mon
liked to get up protest they could. and he
would see that II was sent To the proper author
titles.
An American-Tt is the chief steward We com
plain Of. So far ~ the Anchor Line was con
crrned he thought they were not to blame. but
the chief 81 toward Of the vessel was man unfit
Tor the post He assumed to be- something SUI
prrhuman. and iur removed above mankind.
He hoped that when the other Americans came
oyer they would be- treated IA a better manner.
when food WAS supplied 10 them 1t was not
handed To- them. but pitched at them n though
they were dogs. 1t WIS then decided to draw
w "a memorial to be forwarded TO the Anchor
Line Company.
Mr. RYAN. an American. spoke few words.
He said his great complaint was agninst the
surgeon. II "a man WAS uncomfortable. and
wanted anything tu keep his spirits up. all he
could get was dose of snts.
Three cheers were then given to Mr.. Bird. to-
gethcr with vote OF thanks. IN American
fashion.