The sun., 1880-02-29
WILL THERE BE A LOCKOUT?
QUESTION 7HLT INTERESTS FOUR
TuOISdND PLANO MAKERS.


r,.m.-The wniiamsburuh Tniior.' Meet .
'..,r,I.. Reported from various Points. |
mo most noteworthy feature OF the mani /
,os,ations Of discomfort among workingmen In
,,,,S .j,v ia the strike OF tho pianoforte makers
,n'0 u ~. tactories OF steinwny 4 Sons. which
A. :ao,nns TO result in the closing Of about forty
Nia,o ,sctories and the locking out OF some
ooo men. The piano manufacturers have re-
s',,od unon this step In case the employees |
=, stairway 4 Son do not resume work ut the
sid ro,es prior to March l3. In that event the
,rrds of the Piano Makers Union will DO Sc
..o,,lv taxed to furnish support to many who !
,,iI, necd MD Others Of the piano makers are
,mnlv able to support themselves and their
families for long time without assistance
having the savings OF manv years well invested
There arc Mt least flfy Of Steinway x sons men
ubo own one or more houses. and proportion
.,o number can be found in smaller establish
men,s who havc been equally thrifty.
Thore hns been no lockout by piano manu-
,oc,urers in this city since 1864. Twenty-Five
Arms were then engaged in the business. and
,ho lockout was general. 1t was thought that
the men would soon come to terms. but they
bed out for seven weeks. They had then no
union as now, and they numbered twenty-hve
hundred The pres ent strikers say that they
are able to hold out much longer. and thnt
other trades unions will delay any strikes they
may have contemplated in order to b. able to
assist them with money. An understanding OF
that description exists to some extent among
the unions. Many Of the strikers deplore the
action OF their comrades. but are compelled, as
members of the Union. to- join with them. They
would much prefer being quietly nj work earn
ipg money. They have now no money coming
n' and no definite idea when work will DO re-
suned, , ,.,,,
Arms NJ piano manufacturers. employing from
twenty to 100 men. will not be able to suspend
yGkk Tor iortnightwithout stopping altogether.
They have obligations. the strikers say, which
onIy the manuincture and speedy sale Of pianos
will enable them to meet The men helieve that
the larger houses will not loan, th"s" firms
ierring to see them fail and cease their compe-
ttlnn.
bail last night, from which about $1,000 was
realized. They will hold meeting Tomorrow
evening to discuss the situation:
caInatmakers still unwilling to yield. has dis
charged the 400 machine men and wool carv.
srs Of his three city arI1rirs sGms o,n 70 MY o
their fellow workmen to follow tn" example nf
the cAbnemakers. Mr.. Herman hns also
employing 6S5 men. and ne proposes selling me
lumber in the former without working IL up.
He ,says that the demand '9r furniture Is Slack SSlnrk
25. when demand will spring up. and he will
be obliged to pay the wages Of the Cahinrtmak-
ers' Union. If his men do not return before on
the trms he offers. He recently engaged men
In Boston but when they visited his factory
they w"re persuaded by the striking men to re-
Frederic Kelp one Of Mr.. Herrman's bed.
stead makers. OF 80 Clinton street. cut his wrist
with n razor on Friday might. in II H. OF tenn
porary insanity. He WAS taken to Bellevue
hospial very weak from l. IS Of so?d. ,s 'nf i, is
ness did not distress him. and that he has sui
fered from mental arrangements Tor many
MIR. Hcrrman's men receive daily additions to
their fund. and their officers and orators keep
The reports Of strikes soon to take place In
several trades are not borne out by conversa-
tons with the officers Of many Of the unions.
There is universal uneasiness. but the treas
great majority OF members could not pay their
dues during the late years OF depression; and
now rcnrrhned. but far more still continue out;
side. The shoe manufacturers hnve nearly all
yielded to the demands Of their men. The
Lath"rs' Union will meet to-morrow with
view OF endpavorng to enforce the payment oil
50 q day. Some employers do not object to the
Tn 200 cabnetmnkers in the employof Hes.
ter Brothers are tnlking Of q strike. The firm
have a contract for building the. 81 800 OOC
avenue SDS and Fifty-frsi street That part OF the
work nnconnr,ted with their own trade has
AT mass meeting last night in Turn
Tailors' Union No. 2: 4 e2mmittes ON OF six x was .a
sembIe to-day In Karl's Hall. Avenue A; The
object OF this meeting will Il BE- TO perfect the ar
ranG-ments. made at the Wllliamsourgh meet.
work. It was, said by the speakers
fore, II they hoped for success that this RIea
1um6eF nun sn9pd act harm.ni"%sly To Ss
ence Committee to place befor. the New York
me me''ing me proceedings taken by , thahm and tC
they would, by showing to the bosses an'
manufacturers the business Of their cai
eDeS, hnr purP2se rm muen LETTER tnan mar 10y sl
authorizrd 10 have q list prepared for distr
button Of th9sn menniiiacturers Who after ,,, a.
refuse to nccede to the demand for an in
craas" of paw.
PHu>D .LPHIA, Feb. 90. = The threatepeC
lockout by ths piano manufacturers in N"Nv
YORK has caused some uueasiness In the trad
here, and upon thr representations made b.
lourn"ymen. the Schumacher Piano COmpan,
informed their hands to-day that their waG"
Wou'd he raised ten per cent. beginning oil
Troy, Feb. 2s.-There Is little II an!
change in the great strike at COhoes. Som
tpeleye ina! It VIII extend 70 all the mills. hu
oSl Is INA tna' the hHPdS al iS IN IN
test with III" Harmony Company and be gov
erned aecordiugly. i cannot be denied. how
ever that spirit Of uueasiness exists in tn
factories now running. The Harmony Com
pany agree to give one hour for dinner. an
intimate that unless the strikers re
sumo work, a lockout will be ordere
soon. Should the Harmony Com pan
grant the increase other manufacturer
must follow suit IL is well known that durin
tne past lew years the Harmony Mill ere ,re
atY"!' 'O"'. - d. a ua!iy loss to the corpora
ION IN order 10 give the hands employmen
anu ior that reason many cltZrns do not uphol
me strikers. The striking Operatives ars form
Ing an association each member OF which
pledged to stand out until the manufacturer
accede 70 their demands. Over 2 500 ha,
nghed the roll Committees to solicit aid fC
the strikers will start out next week II ths etr
continues, e open air mass meeting will
hel on Monday afternoon. and speakers fro
aher cities will bs present What will be II
result OF the gathering 10 a source OF gre
anxiety. as 1t is feared that some OF tho spsal
re. oy the use OF unwlse language may pr
slpltate general strike. The operatives III
generally commented for their orderly bearn
Ahu no disturbances are feared.
Jacob II. Dunn, David BDland, Peter Curr
Sohn Cahil William Phillips. Daniel Kelly. Co
5elius keefe. Michael Leary. and ii. LanniI
pmlth. the striking polishers implicated in II
rlot IN Spring avenue this city. last night. we
stralgned this morning. and pleaded not gull
70 charges OF causing a riot, assault and ba
ery. and disorderly conduct. With the exec
uon oil smith, who was discharged. the d
lenuants were committed To Jail TO- await
examination on Saturday next, Bail was r
FUSED. All tho injured men will recover. ~
men had been in the employ of Ho
Wynkoop. nickel platers. but stru
on on, Thursday for an advance Of fte