New-York tribune., 1877-09-15
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

~,ws or 4 MOLLY MAGURR-LEGIsLAnoS FOR

<xvrs or A MOLLY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOR
woREIxGMrN To BE DEMANDED.
rvsr since the late railroad strikers were put
= ,t, ones ION whether or not there would be an
- s,uer.l strike has been widely discussed Some
-. lai,ned tllat the time riots OF greater ex-
,t than the last ne. far distant while others nave
- en,,aatie ia their contradiction OF suea statements
ve.ter,lay a TRIBUNE reporter called upon member
% one o. e workinnens societies, aud eVnversed with
~, an this subject The wOrSingnan was a Molly Ma
;re ar .s Le prefers TO be called knight OF Labor
Ia substance OF hs remarks the question OF another
,,se of the different Lrothernoods and how they VIII
al I'M case thoy fud repetition Of their recent action
inevitable mas be summed up briefly a. follows;
..T,ere are I'm New-York az present" hc stated.
navfnc the same object N view, 90 nor att
IN unison, although they may act In harmony
Xi,h each other In Phiadc phla there are al
,sf A. many. acting the cooper ve syst m. and te
rber OF the societies prouOrtiouaey large III all
Towns I'M the Union These numbers include the secret
societies Tney have iu view prOiessci object 20 keep
an understanding between employer and employ 3D. but
lsfely owing 90 certain conditions, the leaders OF the
dfertut unions convinced tnc members OF tc advis1-
lofr ~ striking. aud the recent riots AN illustration
a. tHe influence which tae societies nave over lie men
These conditions stN exist; thcy are even worse now
than before tho strike and what are e hundreds oil men
out employment doR TAe strikers IL the late roi-
were put down promptly by the military (the lasi ilinS
expected by the stTikers but m the event oi another
suse they VIII be better prepared. Bur an effort is
being make to paciy those laborers who aie wih0ut
work There u % be a hiN presented 70 Coisre--
next month by Messrs. Butler Banks and Kelley. which
provides thar the Government shall furnish man, rs
settler I'm good aith, with tract OF land large enough 10
make a Portable farm nm seeds ana Tools ant
sustain bim year. cost oil winch s 10 stand as
mortgage he farm. II TINS can be DONE IL vii r
move superfuous working men Co the place WAefe
fleE needed, IN other WOr0s, prov NJ con- pc
tition between an American wOrEingIuan VINO canuo.
live deceUtv under Fl 25 day. and an Italian who can
eur1,0rt himself cCmfOrta hy on 80 cents "a daY.'
this bin j. not pass d." he eontlrued " ana
thai Son, too. there viii only course open FOR
worznginen to follow and they preparing themselves
for now Meetings arr being held both pubic al Sc
cref. OF the different societies rrIieSe MI = All
trafrs. VIZ. The Engineers brotherhood Brakes
MONS society, Iradesnisus society, ana tac Knights
~ Labor, otherwise known as the Molly Ma
1rllrfS All are acring together; The members
ar being Instructed now act lu such case. steps ire
being taken have arms III readiness 60 ut sac mile
t.rv ana al precautions VIII De taken 90 make the
~ ke II possible successful one. The promptness
with which members OF these sOcleiies act, may
be- illustrated by the fact, that Lately IN Phil
adephia, VIXEN tnc occasion seemed 10 war
rant 10. in less than TWO hours more than
ten thousand we're collected although 40 c0mnIn
ca.on perce p0c those NOS lcipTnC IN the NOV -
reu hcld between them IN case TIC future strike
Is successful, tie strikers VIII Insist the Government
taking N hand tie management Of the raiwaye, which
WI. lead. thought, 10 tAa Government tahing charge
OF all mines finally OF of tGe other trades, ana
thus prevent competition from running the l@Doier"