, 1877-06-15
Tao Failure Of TRADES. Unions TO Com.
bat the Inevitable
Gtzites Of Mechanics in Every Instance
1gnominious Failures.
Tow tho Newspapers oI Ncw York Propose 10
Sbake on Tho Caion.
Tno Tribune to Take tho Lead In this
Coming Movement.


Thousauds Of them, willing to work. arc nnablc 10
find nny employment whatever, while those who
arc fortunate enough to hold rtinatlons arc com.
pcicd II work at such reduced rates OF waEcs that
il {. only by The Gxcrcian Of the most rigid economy
That they aro nblc 10 support theEr families. The
woskmcn have not submitted 10 Tho repeated re-
ducttons TINT bav0 been mado without protecting.
strikes by tho various trndcs have been numerous,
but In every Instance the workmcn have been tlc.
featctt, being compelled to accept tho wages fen.
dcred lhcn. In acvoFAl instances these strikes,
Aaye resulted In dlsorgauizing tho trades
uuiona which directed them. How badly
dc,osa1lzcd these organizations arc Is
Illustrated hy the lntt strike which occurred In
this city. Tho frcicht-handlcrs, or 'longshorc.
n,cn. employed BY tho Pennsylvania Central Rail.
yoaL struck because the Company decided 10 pay
tAcla IA cents an hour 1natcad Of Ii ccnts. The
men etrlck work, bnt swarsns Of new men wcrn
found to take thclr places, and the Company had
no difficulty In procuring Its work donc. After
fpcndtng week hanging around tho anloons,
s0uanJor1ng whatever oI money or credit they Dos
sc.acd tho stslkcrs saw thal they must Yield Of bc
permanently kept out Of thcIr places, 20 they ro'
solved 10 accept the reduction md went to work.
Il Ia but a few months since certain members Of
the 'Longthorsmcn's Association weec expelled
for working for 20 cents m honr when the 1rico
dxed by tho Association was 40 cents an hour.
Yoa will hava observed, douht1css, that
these expelled /. mctnbcrs upp,lad to tho
Courts to bo sslnstatcd, and tho Court
"ss S..sson ts sad G1se ne s'ns IN hs '1t m u 1s
wngca whtrh itt members should receive, and TINT
iu attempt 70 DO 30 waa contrary to pnolss p9'tey
quite fund In Its treasury Tho men VINO ta1 Con"
tbu.cd to 1t very naturally objected to being de-
RIsat 70 e, trndee M umon. csn
not control tho actions Of their members, they
ecass ot onco 10 have m obcct in living.
THE rH1xThRs' Union
Of this city has Ind pretty serious tlp during the
past year, and thcEo is gfc trouble n Atose for II
u no fntFs anF s an sofss'y
10 it, existence l. on tho Gyo Of bursting. 4 ycat
aso t!e printers Hcte we're Kett!nf ihs asmS 5ees
5 ssF ~ ~ M Sy s fsssSsa seaS y s 5 ~ tss s
s"P'oSs snd %ase. IT, u! otIsr u Sranshs. fsiIis fiISs
uatariiy forward Sni ak1ca viii .e psopricto1s for
ssaS o tses [., :, qs too ad os
assai sa 70 sas ts1D was osrsd
st4iko laatod nearly thscc months, during which
non. Union printers, and the Union expended
10 600 In tho vaIn attempt 70 ,nn1nta!n helt rates.
Finally their funds werc exhausted they were no
longer ablo to collect assessments with which TO
ray tho Rtrikcrr and they wore Obliged 10 succumb.
Thla ovent was followed bJ a, aasncneon OF the
sys s
almost nnr pEico they choose TO lmy. While this
atfiko was II progress tic neWspnpcf ,rolf1ctnrs
of prices. Thcy wcte then paytn, bi cents POI
.hoasand for conspositfon IN n,orning papers and
's IT, g Ss SssasH nts
employers. who had a,kcd tor 10 cents reduction,
There woTs many neu'OeFs Of tho Union who wesc
N'''A'' irs RING MaxAozxEs7
Mr.. Jones, Of tho Times. look advantage Of this
faet, antl rnadc an Arrangement with hla printcrs
bV which h0 agreed u them Al fkHtH
thousand toT :yssr. ., snd III to eoaiiisate vsSkly
% s IL oss Sapee
aS tss5 to asss as' e 1a ss''' but h
@i1s @ ynioa's eontfel. The p!stest q
Of tho Union. lh!s provide. thnt the men l,ukt by
supplied VII, copy ~ tho Tine tho! a.o ssaut,e4 e,
sS thas s tso 'esins uosnne have ,a.
ics @ ,ka % %conposlilen Of a,atter whish neycr went
Into TUG la' 1essn tut a, tho 7r.bns pfo9ses
since tho paper was cntablsficl, and. having thus
Ionlorea iIHi 70 deslaro tnat tho 1ttSans wIlt 20
Cd, la y como c 10 Tho same determination. Tho
UeraiI, whlch il too eowasl1y ever 70 in'stato
any reform, agt always @ eager to taks :, y, I'd
viii 0c governed by ctrcalnssanccs. f!hls pun Is
carried uut, tho PrtHtAr' Union, ono Of tho most
Country, County, wiii Nit boeomo thag Of ths past Il L. an
astounding matter tho extent 10 Which tho Union
puLLpoznn Tna EMPLOYERS.
II nnsumcu absoiuto and complete control OF tho
Ss. 2, 14p s s1 s' s as1s s
Which, saouli 10 paid tor labor. ii wonid not res.
nt non-Gnton printer 10 bc cmploIei o.! AnY
I'm yfs 5.s I'll q Be- So By a. e. so
Chairman ae.od a. arlltratot between tha fotoman
stsan soa s' xe's % p a e, as &C., ns S'
Chairman. Mr. England. publisher cs tne San,
recently told mo that ho wae denied tho privilege
orensu against tho business department. Tho
''Chapelh iii tho Sun Office determined that rs tho
nan % eeuJ III not I'll bo a.eai:e or Il he va, srlEo t2
Of sil .handa would 10 necessary. 1nenmpctent
warsmcn arc ccsalnod In the san,s way and ny tho
san,0 power; " tie man ls only nlcHttF Uf the
"Iiackslnith" that, over handled ''.tIek." oat
Consents. Tic assnsns papsfs have had less
ttotblc, aone VI llon, having takun themselves
out from thc domination Of the LINTON long ago.
paying 3' ern!s per lllousani sssae q. and others
70 ss' sna S Sa ss az as f GJ ,a
would i,e FlaA 10 work for even les. than thess
pflcGst md know Of d proposition being nialu
last week by fill complement Of printers who
offered 10 d tho wors op an evening pares ior Is
.!ons af thy ttIntsr. ualon during the past year:
from most powerful organization to
WEAK AHp puRRtLa ASSOCIATION,
Bankrupt In IL Treasury. Mud .t,hou, power oye.
tts uallbs!s-slnuly as an illustration OF whnt
tsadcs. unions In general hayo suffered during tho
past year Or two. Having attemnted the impossl-
h!a BY lntstpoatIs ~ puny stsyngth III opposition
" those economics aud EctfeNclMents which WsFs
~ ine,itatle result Of ths pane and 10
nsce..a.ily gonss to the VAL: instead =,
over iho land, and ruling them Will
rods Of Iron, the tfndcs a19 seeking now 81
presoevc their organizations intact, in lhn vain
hope TINT she dawn oi bette, dass viii restore tpsi.
~ the employers and by thels own members; they
live soeR wages reduced frum tlaio tu tlGlo s(ll
thpy have fallen II potnt that. \ few years a2o,
II would have been dSsnrA i4upos.lble TO reach;
and thoy hGrs Witnessed The growing tndcpc14xnec
oflhe American mechanic Of Gictatou Of all kinds
and 1rtncs teuncu upon his own skill? and In.
L4xtEy+ Trades pniunlsM cut. neyuF again hacsMd
that pvuer t tho laad TINT Il was 30 shoGt tin,u
tlncc. Wills Ut Its zcai4 1t Abuhet it, pvweE mo.i
saamcfu1ly: oatsaIng Thy manhood Of tta nen,