, 1877-05-08
THE TROY STRIKE,


Thor, N. y. Mar mo doubt long before this
you have been mado acquainted with the nature OF
tho labor dlnlenltca that hnve for tho past s,x or
eight mouths bccn agitatEng our city. hut 1nns.
mich IL In tho ptsueAl Of your columns hato
found nothing dcdnltc In relation 10 them, hnyo
thought that detailed account Of their causes and
probable Effects might not prove untntcteettng OF
all our valuable Industries, no ono has been aIecs.
ed 80 dlsatttousty by the present buslness stazna.
ZION a. iron manufacture, snd none today, when
indcat1ohs ot business fcvisitn being herald.
cd Throughout tho land, present such iiscunraetne
prospects for the future. The cauee OF this
al least 60 far "A this country Is concerned IL I'D.
parent. reproduction has been followed by liz
legitimate effects, and until these nso eoautcraeted
BY gradual consumption of tho commodities pro-
ducnd, our iron manufacturer and employees need
not expect resumption Of activity. Furthermore.
tho Hnwlllnencss Of capitalists 10 feinvest thctr
1nohcy IN such prccations Interests will hays lis
depressing results.
Troy stose manufacturers have for the past two
Or three years been complaining OF thes inability
TO compete with Western manufacturer. Thsy
asseft that few ycafs ago they weru able to COM
and The greater part OF highly lucrative trade In
tho West, but that since the Chicago and Dc.
trolt firms hato attained fooshold Trojan
supremacy has boon on Tie wahe. Now
u IL at IN end. It Il an undIspntcd fact thpt
stoves bearing the Imprint Of Detroit manniac.
h&to US1H N4ANiA tAV t4Hk year QUcFfG IN
llu1son lireF markets At prices below the coat ol
etmtfa! stoves nnde In Troy. This being the CASE
To5an eaHas,a:. Gss1.t enough songht means
nciEhbost. ASA hrst tesott they opened warfare
UPON taeir men 70 the shape Of reduction OF
cd excessive, and Al a consequence struck. Ali
.e:oved not .o yiea pstele nsa il s.eo sot PSs See
moIldcrs in different parts OF the country, lie
strikers would undoubtedly have suffered great
Within tho past faw wesks tho difficulty hss as-
the worknsn had CAUSED all ths trouble, and upon
ists org,ns stssnas 10 Jay, We arc ID IL ihs lnid.t
of = Lockout - well - stftke. Those who prs
9Sn1 70 k1w ~ anon + asts5 ta 4 sove
ia!. ~ aetecment was Aligned By which each man.
ntastntsr r.om',ed e DO a in hr power to oreF.
ese iSe sSS q bnds e
edes ,OseA fof q hs tns
t' thn fsaaaE may form ha own Judgment from what
Nj. esf1n., President of Tho National Iron.
Moaldors' ~, Union. w.s tn The city few weeks ago
ssf h.sss held eas eei"Pd3'is I'll ~sr tas sas
nor m willing t9 subrit e redueton. e guarantee
81! tho terms of she!r Employer, eSeept shas IL IL
nsmbel Of the litter determined seeoldins to ths I
et'stinatcly refnse to. conccds anything, aud,
Furthermore nro resolved to employ no maj,
as sssnsG ss IL sS % Of s 5s
e d iss,s .hsh he presented {. Gat u. Ss
s pet i fnss I'LL veso e. sff iii ss %
might 30 said. tho affair would bp Of purely
local Importance. but the worst featufe of
.neo Fu!el. WARREN Co., u oi Es oasou Evs, :.w
q to employ @ non. .Cnion mouldcs, tho lower. part
trouble, A lkfEE RuuEI an4cIh1
In constant Attendance about the foundry; atran.
GET ats :sfased sds'mttanee, a.! Of ats
come cees.sty to escort .he worknen I 10 and az from
thait homes. EscrT urennR shout o'clock Fitst
stEses from from cong,es. aox to tns saop II lined
boaaS msalders seeompsniea BY ,hsir M a piatoon Of
Police r,, stFess contain, Tho ,eadensss q
nj 'es' Msalson a,sass-.nt iss. ,bs
appearance q such people with thsif children upon
thH s,aswsfs H. ana In open windows y .syeey
lin to It: III orr best cisixcns-men and women
whip move IN tho hlghest walks u life. .-cougfrgato
~ ~ y aasf ns wf.n T. ;Ss arc sq!n hons
o. civilization 81 to i1ilow their example and con.
ieel ssa deserved compliment to sactsnt police
foree. Although thefo ate almost nightly a.slnltz
npon ron ta'on msn yet The pstPctrssets y thsse
ssTe'ifs ss' s s1 a: :..spis iis"p!s cat, s
Qlu slkHR1 1Eet Lee. WAG p0HflQ On F&tGE.1
street. had occasion 1ltle after dnsk ons Sstnf.
day evening 10 lcars tho houao for the purpose Of
purchasing paper - stand ! lew rods sway.
1,nrux, who had threatened 70 tako his lj5e II he
thsSsw I; 10 Of '1s pH.e. lss nopaon nodet
lsatus, but pateea On. White returning with biz
&c sesa @ss elasas
All-toufn, blinded With blood, md cEazel With palm
his nstei'e;s as;ssi1n.s s three 10 number jumped
II with 4, groan ~ sank motIonless. TO mako
tholt hO.llsh work sonpleto. ono Of thc suillaus
Tho prosrate man. Assistance soon arrived, when
tho injured man Tas conveyed ' tho station. .house
snt hfs wounds dnsssed. gasux, whou he Dc.
4s sss s a a'. S.aai N
nea arc aol. ho"syef, aI.a,s the sufferers. Two
wcso art upon BY thrce men While returning II
their homes few nights a!nce. Taxing in Tic s!sus.
selves lshina a,a.oaicns stoois, md. drawIay
their rcsolsets, opss,sd upon The fualsna. These
n turn soaeat sosst. and then began lively sast
bullet ateut A. BIZ - good :sized luor- cub liz.
70 one ot .hs'F assll1aats This indi,tdua! very
T. al sm sa.sea
whom The hunt for ths wounded man begnn. Thero
Wan trail Of buot It least thrca quarters Of mile
hopes Of disco1cry we're At IN end.
T1esdAf evening The unemployed workiaxnlen
hsa on ths = s.fxst fronting Tho
gatsd were ron,malldcrs. They were Addressed
by several ablS spsaksrs, among whom wurs Al.
Nav York. sisadfsss Allegiance 10 tas Untoa ind
2 dseontlnnancc u the assaults upon non. Unioo.
Isis vsre advocated = she only neans Of securing
sst order prevailed, tot9llntandlng ths hstncsndl.ry
advice OF two local iumb. b.skuiis, and thc workinG-
men deserve ~ ilss pras'a they aru receiving tor