New-York tribune., 1880-03-02
LNSLSrING IN RlTIEE WACLM

ACTION OF THK CABGNLT-M MAKrEs-oTEtNWAl M
rLoYEs DECIDE 10 EisR \ LpCG-OUE
The cabinet i-makcrs employed by Hcury Her
mann. who are on strike, met yesterday morning
and received the reports Of collecting committees.
The sum of money contributed since Saturday was
reported at nearly $500. Encouraging messages
were received from various bodies OF worhmcn,
urging the strikers not to yield, and promising con-
tiuued assistance. or Thursday next distribu-
ton of money will bc made TO those who are IN
need.
No sympathy is felt by the cabinet makers for the
machinlsts thrown out Of employment by the clos
,ng of the Hermann factories in consequence of TIE
strike. They argue that the machinisis did not
leave work until driven out. and are not fit TO he
received into fellowship that they need assist
ance. On the door Of the room IN which they m,ei
is hung the motto. ia German. Poland is not yet
lost." In the afternoon they were paid balance
due them, aud went to the hottest factory, expect
ing speech from Mr. Hermann aud oyerturcs for "a
compromise. but they were disappointed Mr.. tier-
mann has SAID that the mon continue on the strike
until March 20 he may be forced by the necessities
OF the Spring trade to yield 10 their demands.
The bagmakcIs IN Newark have de"lded I" uiIecl
their employers to discharge boy employed 10y thCu
Rnd to go "A strike II hcir wishes are not c0npheu
with.
The cmployf. Of Steinway & Son, met last oven
ing and decided TO maintain their strike. IN spite OF
the general lockout threatened by the Piano Manu-
facturcrs' Society unless they return t" work bY
by March l3 Speakers said that no CONSERVATION
had been caused by the threat OF closing the facto
rlcs, aud predicted tuat no lockout W"ult
he attempted. The mon showed genera.
willingness TO risk Their chances III
was stated that IN case the factories are closed the
men employed in them will not aRaln go 70 Woih
untIl an advance OF 10 per cent ia wages mas pecu
granted III every one OF thonl 'cPoi' " Wcio W li"uo
tho elect tle DiuuO-indhoir Ol DuiilHlOIt,
Boston and Philadelphia had sent upeidl con,
tributlOns to the htIlkcts ana III luluIc VIII
send tho whole of the 10 per cent increase IN
wages just granted them. uheNpectenS lutso SulllS
have been given by their fell0w-wOrkmen IN New
York, amounting, with the proceedSoI Aieconb Da,I'
10 81 800. OF the largo number OI men IN mo
strike only seveniy-tyo have applied LOT hiu. 10
These 80 week VIII be pad regularly Al'oI lead-
ing out the names of the who nave gone 70 Work
al The factory and one who has accepted employ nenJ
IN the F0urtecnth-st warcroOilS' thc meeting au-
louned until IA urdaV evening next. A piOposllon
was made to adjourn until tho lockout began Dnt
was voted down. Before tho meetlng began tlo
advertisement of a COmmunistlc ball, winch hung
in the hall, was ordered 10 lie removed aud tic
declaration made that no sympathy was elt IOi tao
Comm unIsts. ,
II was reported yesterday that the bOiler-makerS
OF the Morgan Iron Works aud tho Mott ana gum
tard Works had decided 10 demand an advance oi
l. per cent ia wages but inquiry Jailed 10 establish
the truth Of the report IL was btatod at tho once
OF the Morgan Iron Works that no such determlna-
tion had been taken By the men employed there'
except IN secret.
The Trade Council of New.York. otherwise
known as the Analgamatod Labor Union, met III
StantOn-st. last evening, and appointed JOhn FOR
tuEc and Edward T.. keone, the president ana the
secretary a committee 10 20 To Albany to-day ana
argne before leg islative committee III favor oil
thc Conyic. Labor hill aud the bill TO establish
Bureau ol Labor Statistics. This committee VIII