New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-24
LABOR AGITATION.

THE PIANO LOCKOUT BROKEN AT LASI'
NEARLY ALL THE FACTORIES TAKE BACK THEIR MI y
UNCONDIuOSALLY-EFFECr OF MR.. WEBERs
REsIGNATOE-THE ATTITUDE OF The STEIN
WAYS UNCHANGED.
The lockout of pianomakers is virtually at
an end and Is confessed TO be 50 by manufacturers
The factories of the following members OF mo Manue
turers Society In operation Yesterday HaEieton
Brothers Ernst Gabler, ]. & C. Fisher c. ID. Pcase
Co.. Haines Brothers, Bacon & Karr Decker & Son.
Kranich & Bach II Behnlng. Billings Co.. and Smith,
of BROOKLYN. The following firms or individuals have
not vet opened their factories stock Co., sohmer
Co.. James & HolsrOm, J. p. Hale, W. E. Wheelock ana
Albert Weber II the reports Of the employees are TO be
accepted not one of manufacturers whose factories
are open read to them insisted upon their assent
to- the resolution adopted the previous day at the
meeting of the Manufacturers Society, which waived
the right Of saying whom the employers shall engage
who may be appointed foreman or now the question
of apprenticeship is to be regulated.
Decker & Son sent to their men written communion
ton as follows: Our shop open for you: return
20 work upon the same conditions and under the same
stains AZ when YOU left" This being precisely what the
men had asked, they decided to go 10 the factory
sohmer Co. sent literal copy of the foregoing com
municatlon 10 their men. who will act upon 1t this
morning. Krauich Bach took their men back uncon-
diiionally James Hostrom wrote to their employee
as follows: lyon are hereby requested to return to
meet this morning IIaines Bros said yesterday that
their men hsd accepted the agreement drawn up last
week. and the said they had not. The sole undls-
pu:ed fact was that the factory In full operation
W. f. Wheeloc told bis that he felt bound TO abide
by the resolutions of the society but that all the other
factories were he opened he should have to open bis
The men Of Billings CO. misunderstood the position Of
the firm and refused to 90 work. They reported later
in the day that they would be taken back as they went
out the promise Of an advance in wages very soon
J. p Hale alone. % the New-York manufacturers was
reported 10 have had no communication with MS men
since the lockout began. Albert Weber who on Monday
night withdrew from Manufacturers Society sent
word TO the Executive Committee that his might
return to work on their old footing. lie was informed
that he would called TO promise 10 per cent Of an
advance wages before the men wonld resume work.
and replied he would consider the question OF an
advance after work had been resumed His men do not
meet until Saturday next. Mr.. Weber said yesterday
afternoon, in conversion with TRIBUNE reporter;
ct am now out of the Manufacturers society and pro-
pose to stay out OF IT, had my reasons for rcsgn;nS
OF which DO not propose 10 stotc Nl.l 10 ladH
ace ly own business and think one boss = better
Than dozen Some OF The manufacturers, have DIS
covered, were very willing 10 have me Locked out aud
know why. was wiling 10 crafty their desire, so
long did not was ready 10 close Tor Two
months had the stood h. the original decision Ny
word 10 me today that they demanded 10 per
cent advance before coming back 10 work NY
reply that it thing to ask Tor the advance
and another thing 10 get it,
William stelnway was asked yesterday afternoon
what he thought OF the situation, ana shd' we are
very little affected by the virtual stOppaRc of the lock
out. Wnrn our first went strike we begged the
society 10 defer any resolution Tor two weeks. thinking
we shoud effect "A settlement. 1pe lockout not
ght for by Us and does nOt affect ~
the least. tho question Of dlciation we stand as
firmly as ever, and are entirely indifferent to what
other manufacturers may or may not a.
Mi Fugnau Of Sohmcr Co., Sad Yesterday There
Is 10 use trying conceal the fact that are beaten 10
every point ana turn. The first mistake We made was
IN locking nOn-unon men thus forcing them mo CO.
operation with the union Then we were weakcne from
tie start by the refusal OF HazcOD Brothers and l. g.
Smith 10 close their factories. Had every mcmhernft the
society stood firmly by the original resolution, We could
have won the fight"
The executive committee ~ the mems Union docs not
regard the contest at end the men OF SIX lac
still out Arrangements may De made today
with three prns Int there IL Likelihood OF a
struggle with Albert Weber ami j. +. Haze.
No explanation given sterGay Of the unc7p ctc
termination the lockout only few hours subsequent
To the meeting Of the manufacturers, 40 which II Was
said all MISUNDERSTANDING had been removed and per
feet harmony Of action secured.
4 meeting OF scandinavian wOrkmen OF I'll trades |
held aSt evening at Ieutoua Assembly Rooms, 10
eX press sympathy with the piano.nakcrs.