New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-23
DEMANDS OF LABORING MEN.
STRIKE OF THE BOILER-MAKERs


The strikes for higher wages and the demands for
other concessions have been entirely successful in
most and in others partly so. Few have been
without some benefit to the men.
The journeymen plumbers who have been on
strike for several weeks for 81 day, have
been unfortunate in the result of their efforts,
and they ordered. as n last resort, that all
the men who had returned TO work at any
wages to strike again yesterday morning
In view of the confession which many Of the
strikers made in regard TO their weakness, ana the
feeling of a large number OF those who had re-
turned TO work at any rate OF wages thev coud get
from the master plumbers il was thought that few
of the men would obey the order. AT a meeting or
the yesterday mt their headquarters il was de-
cded to abandon the strike and to seek work at any
price.
The brlcklayers are habtua strikers. II is their
habit to arrange their rate Of wages with the
understanding that II is to be adhered to by both
parties during the summer. Invariably. however,
they make further demands at the height of the
season. until ;heir wages are higher than those of
auy class of l9bOrers among the building trades.
This practice of violating fAith with the bosses has
been severely condemned by other trade union organ
izatOnS, whose members claim that such course
will not only iniure the building trade, but will
have a depressing effect on all other trades Tho
brickiaycrs of this city now receive % ~ day,
and they assert that no more demands VIII DO made
this year. 10 is believed by many, however, that
next month another strike will be made for an addi-
tIOnal nifty cents "a day.
The trades IN which successful strikes have been
made 90 far this season are the brickayers stone
cutters, carpenters, painters, plasteIers, tresco
painters, cOach-panters, trainers, cOOpeTs. cigar
makers shOcmakers hOrSesloers upb0lSterers,
biucs;One-cuttcrs and faggers. and some COM
paratiyely unimpOrtant trades. Besides these the
hOd-caruers made successful strike. The track-
men on the Hudson River branch of the New-Iork
Central Railroad obtained concession of 10 cents
a day from the company, and III several other
branches of unskled labor. such as tho
marble poshers, cartmen street swcepcrs helpers
to artisans and Others an advance of wages was Sc
cured.
Among the trades which have been unsuccessful in
their efforts for better pay the narblecutters,
the plumbers, TIE cOoperS IN NledemlnnS 6hop,
the Belgian PAYERS, Tie gTamte-cutters and the
compOsitOrs in The U0rld newspaper office and in
Martin B. Browns printing office. The plumbers,
! however were not entirely unsuccessful IN their
STRIKE as number OF them were given the
price demaEded account OF pressing work.
They will be discharged, however In a few DAYS,
unless they consent 10 take less than 81 day. The
association OF master plumbers bas grown to be
strong one and it has SO far most entirely opposed
the endeavorS of the men TO fix the rate OF wages
at 81 day
Inc movement which the engineers, fremen. con-
ductOrs and brakemcn employed on the elevated
roads agtaed so weakly for several weeks early III
the season, resulted badly on account OF bad
management and the lack of tirmness
which was so apparent among the men,. For days
the announcemrnt was made, We will strike to-
morrow If our demands are not acceded tor; but
Oh the following day they only repeated their
promise TO strike.
The strikes among the brewery men, bakers and
car-drIveTs, which came so prominently before the
public last summer, have notyet been renewed this
season, but there Is an unuercurrent OF teeling
among the men emI lOyed III these trades which
will doubtless have results at an early date.
Yesterday morning the 1000 bOler-Iakers en-
ployed III This city and Brooklyn made demand for
an increase of 25 cents day, W hch the bosses re-
| fused. The men stopped work at . o'clock and
| 1913 Bowery. The Boiler-nakers' Union numbers
80 900 members i'll the United states, and the men
will be supported by the entire organization. The
| boller-makers now receiving from ~ 90 TO $50
day. Some OF the firms have offered to compromise
the matter by q lesser increase, but the men have
refused to accept less than 20 cents
day advance and they cOntdent of
getting IL without mucn trouble. A large
meeting was held on Sunday at their headquarters,
at which the plans for the strike were unanimously
adopted. Several of the shops were reported as
giving the increase, and many others made PROPOSE
tons compromise the matter. These were refused,
and the men leel cOnh1ent OF the entire success OF
their strike
The strikers at the bIickyard III Jersey City have
been threatening the men who took tier places and
several of the leaders will be arrested. An unsuc-
cessful attempt was made on Sunday nigh: to burn
the buildings, and since then several policemen have
been on duty at the yard all the time.
THE VIEWS OF AN IRON MANUFACTURERS.
lBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.l
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 22.-There is rea-
son to believe that there will be general strike among
the coal miners and iron workers of Ohio and Pennsyl
vana districts on or before Juno l. Lloyd Booth. OF
youngstown, Ohio AMI p. L. Kimberley, of Sharon,
Penn both OF whom are prominent iron manufacturers
and operators extensive coal mines in Eastern Ohio
and Western Pennsylvania, are in the city To have
conference with President Chisholm Of the Cleveland
Rolling Mills with reference TO concerted action on the
part OF the manufacturers in OF emergency There
are reasons for believing that there ia understanding
between the employers well the employed,
and that 1t is the intention OF the
former to teach the latter lesson.
Mr. Kimberley thoroughly conversant with the coal
and iron interests OF Ohio and Pennsylvania. When
asked regarding the probability OF strike he said: be-
eye general strike will take place June l. Understand
that the Amalgamated Association decided ssturayto
demand an advance of so cents ton for pufders. Mil.
owners cannot afford TO pay this demand The iron
business is dull The price has dropped SO ton In the
last days This action Of the pudders Will force the
nropr,etOrs TO refusal OF their demands and strike
viii surely follow or the puddlers strike ali
operations must necessarily cease" 49,
Can strikers gain anything in the present condition
The men could not possibly have decided upon
time at which mo%ers SouG nv osIr Snoqs See no snd ~
not notH ' mil 10 Eastern Ohio or Western Penn:
syy9hHa Tyhsh is wST cO@pulsory after June This action
of the Anal gamated Association has been antci-
Ra'eb Tbe4e 9eS certainly no money being made
business present and strike could not result dsas
however, SsU before the workmen will be willing 70
gsm tho, work n at aaS S
in 1,n s vso Sey will hesd Se5 to %ant
reat general strike OF all iron west Of the
ieghapies There are least 10000 persons employed
in mills within the district named, with nearly twice that
nnmber dependent upon them How long do yon sup |
nose would support that many people 10 Idle
ness ~
VIII the coal miners striker 80.
Coal rninels are also getting uneasy. Iu addition TO
tho 4 ONO men now out the Sanevtle and ruscara
~as Valley districts nearly all the miners ia the coal
ragions az Nahoning and shenango Valleys have quit
work only q few banks upon which mills are dependent
for coal in operation, and they
viii nrobably shut down inside OF two weeks |
The miners convention at Plt'sburg Saturday also
took action which will probably result IN general
son of work that district After two days session
twas decided that unless the operators cease importing
coored labor general strike would be ordered for June
Mis- decision, n carried into effect will throw about