New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-25

Whoever is IN the habit OF smoking he very
finest imported cigars OF the very choicest
brands. made IN New-Yogk and sold at the
rate OF twenty-five or thirty for one dollar,
viii he Interested in the latest tabor trouble.
Il il startling fact that produce III tins
city about 5000, 900 cigars per week, all ia
ported and Of the very Choicest brands, "ith
the most interesting Spanish names ending iii
Dad and lila and 'Dor0. The Ncw-Gork
workmcn who manufacture these foreign luXu-
ries in factories have struck against the
women and children who make them
lii tenement houses. The main purpose
Of this strike is said to be to get
the work back from the houseS 10 The
regular manufactures, and 1t is also argued
that tho prices paid I0f home work are quite
inadequate, even though tho system should
be continued AZ usual in such eases. the
.. .eyancrs are % little miscellaneous, not 10
say paradoxical. and whoever would fully Gn-
drrstlnd the matter must give his days and
nights to the consumption Of lntimidadS aud
Conchas.
There are several side questions which servo
20 complcato the pro5lem-whether cigar
making is Il healthy business for. childronl
Whether women and children can make as
good cigars as men and possibly will the
Coming Man smoke cigarsi That extraordinary
parsonage, upon whose devoted head will be
hcapej al manner of political, sanitary and
social puzzles, will most certainly not smoke
cigars. if he cannot ge5 cigars. Should the
strike continue and spread to other parts Of n
smoking world, the Coming Man will fall back
upon the elegant simplicity Of the pipe, and
70, Atl hora ha
proper to observe iu passing, how odd it il
that we hear nothing of any strike OF smokers,
especially when we consider the quality of
many of the Intmdads and Ccnchas, and
Other brands with names expressive of perlec-
ton, which turn out on fumigation to
be dreadful trials of thu temper, and
no better than, nay, not so good as the
Short SKIES two for Il penny, OF mn
older and happier day. IF the cigar maker be
unlaillv used, so is tho cigar consumer, WHO,
when he seeks cOmplaccIcy, comfort and eX
bilaraton in this world OF troubles, finds him
self half poisoned, and swindlcd ont Of his
money and his temper. He Will DC for the
system of labor in the trade which will insure
him the kind e cigar which he supposed that
he Was purchasing. BY aud by, the smokers
viii hold IA convention after previous caucuscs
in the smoking cars, AMI VIII take measures
in self defence. We only nope that they may
not be bloody.
As for the political economy OF the matter,
that, too, is q little curious scientifically, the
very worst cigar which it is possible 10 con-
cciye OF. is luxury with which anybody can
dispense, and which great many had mach bet
ter give up for the rest of their lives This strike
isn't like these labor turnOuts which threaten
To- freeze us or leave Us naked next Winter,
yet Il vii excite great interest, and be talked
about by thousands who do no. exactly COM
prehcnd The difference between capital and
labor. Hero are millions invested ia the pro-
duciion of an article which IS in no sense
Of 'he word necessary OF life. which
many respectable persons regard IA nui-
sance, and the use OF which costs great deal
of money, even in these hard times. Cigar
makers strikes, therefore are hardly likely To
excite any great cOmmUtion, or to render nee
cssliy the ciliing out of the military yet 10
those concerned in them. we suppose that they
are EXTERN y interesting. They would be
lore 30 if, 10y any possibility, they could
altogether cut off the consumer from his
accustomed enjoyment But, come what
may there will be IA plenty OF Intim
dads and C0nchas, all made Of the
very best Vuelta Abajo leaf. Tho