New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-20
FIFTH DAY OF THE PIANO LOCKOUT.

no CHANGE IN THE sITUATfON-THH MEN WANTED
THE FoREMEN DISCHARGED
The fifth day of the lockout of the pianomakers
was not marked by any development of special in
terest long address was prepared by the men IN
reply TO the published statement OF the manufac-
turers in which it is said that whenever the work
men onpose the dictates of their employers the lat
ter cry out that their rights are infrnged upon.
Wages have of late years been regulated TO the
detriment of the workugmen by the necessities of
business. and now that the times have become bet
ter the WORKERS are only DESTROYS, they claim, of
sharing in the improved condition Of business
The men have attempted. the address continues.
TO raise wages from 10 to 10 per cent after they
were reduced nearly 50 per cent and see no reason
why those who began the movement Tor an increase
should be called comnunistlc demagogues. during
recent wears some Of the foremen have become ty-
ranta and the Manufacturers Union has no night TO
force the men TO work under those for whom they
feel only contempt. As far as apprentices are con-
cerned the men only desire that they may become
moral and skilled labOrcrs and ask that they ne
treated like men, not slaves. If competition with
manufacturers of other cities has become 40 Keen,
the manufacturers nj New-YoIk should not pay
from S25, 900 to S7jGJO each every year Tor
ADVERTISING and should otherwise reduce expenses
II wages were To be raised 10 per cent, the men
would not really be better off than they were before
the prices of board and clothing ana rents were
raised Tho manufacturers hint at the PosslplnN
of being driven from tine city by the encToachm'h'
of the men, but Their action III ordering general
lockout viii tend in that direction by forcing The
best and ablest W 0rkmcn to 90 elsewhere Tor work
Annl;cations were received bv the Executive Com
mittee of the Union yesterday from j. " IL.
Lamb and from Sulzbacher & Co. for cabinet
WorkingDcns Republican Association of the Sew
enteentb Ward sent word that they would
meet this evening and express sympathy Tor the
pianomakers, as well as take measures to renter
them snbst antal aid. letter was received from
the United Cablnetmakers' Association OF New
haven asking tor from fifty to one hundred sub'crp
ton lists and promising to canvass for money for
| the men thrown out OF work. Keports were re-
cclyed az usual from the men employed at various
factories. ii. Behning informed his former EN-
| Dloyes yesterday that they might come 10 work on
| the condition OF renOunclng the Union. Word was
returned that the condition could not be accepted,
| and also that after Monday next the men would not
| return except after an advance of 10 per cent
| had been granted to them Eleven men removed
| their tools during the day. Durham IL Sons
| sent word that hereafter they would, when
| needing men, engage none except members OF the
| Union. Three firms belonging 10 tho Manufacture
| crs' Union are working their factories with the
| usual number of men. These are Decker brothers,
who declined TO join in the lockout; IiazcltOn
| Brothers, who declined to discharge Union employees;
| and Smith, OF Brooklyn, whose men are SAID not 10
| belong 10 the Union. Bacon * karr are working
| about half the usual number OF men, none OF
| whom are Union men. according to statements OF
| the firm. Another story however, ~ told by the
| Executive Committee men Of the Union, who say
| that many of the Bacon d karr employees are their
| men.
| Union reported the receipt of considerable cash
| subscription from the Friendship Benevolent Asso-
| Grafton No. g. and of n letter from the Baltimore
| PianomakerS Union approving the action of their
Ncw-York fellows, and promising TO send them
money m a few DAYS. The S0calistic Labor party
| has espoused the cause of the pianOmakcrs. The
orkville and West-sde sections met Thursday even
| ing and decided to use all possible endeayOrs in
| their behalf.
connection with the various shop organizations was
held last evening in the IeutOnla Assembly Rooms
Tmrd-ave. TO express sympathy Tor the lOcked-Out