Daily Republican., 1886-03-27


The Morocco Exchange OF Whining
ton and she Executive Committee oil
Districs %, Knights Of Labor, had a|
conference last night at the Clayton
House, which extended nom 80 tol
IL 30 o'clock, In reference to the ques-
tiop OF increasing the wages OF labor In
the production OF morocco principally,
and incidentally In reference TO the
interests OF the morocco trade. The
conference brought forth an intelligent
collection OF facts In relation TO the
morocco industry, and ALEC brought
forth the plan Of the Knights Of Labor,
bsfore but little understood Though
the conference was long one, u was
mot long enough 20 permit n conclusion
and . ANAL settlement Of % important
o matter as claimed attention. The
morooco Interests are PECULIAR, and the
manufacture Of IL belongs exclusively,
by ITSELF We doubt II there Ia an
other branch Of industry In the coun-
try more intricate and having more
particular points that need an intelil-
gent watching 10 make it profitable,
both 70 the manufacturer and the
lAborer.
The manufactures pointed to their
we'll nlled GASES Of goods on hand, for
which they had NO sale, ~ evidence OF
the trade and - Arguments why they
could not submit 70 compulsory i'd
vance In wages, and the Executive
Committee OF the knights held mp the
disparity Of wages paid In Philsdelphia
and Wilmington as . reason why
wageaehould be increased In the latter.
This presentation brought out . CON-
parison OF the cost Of the production OF
morocco in the advantages whish the
larger city possessed In ending . mar.
kes for its productS With all these
interests on hand TO investigate and q
price list Of labor containing some ATTY
different items TO calculate on, 1t IL no
surprising that the manufactured
should desire more time for deliberA-
tion- Ga the other hand the employs
were restive, not 30 much on acooun
of the wages which they received an,
which they deemed inadequate, - from
. saspicion that their employers con
templAted n "shut down" As soon q
they saved the present stock from per
ishing. This seemed TO be the mai
reason for hAsse in the settlement, ana
was urged with great foroe by Nj
johnson, the main spokesman Of tn
labor delegates.
The moss reAssuring part Of the cor
ference was an assertion Of Mr.. j ohnso
that the employees did not want 70 fore
thetr employers to give more than ID
pro6ts OF the trade would permit R:
assuring also was the proposition o
Mr. ohnson thAt.the whole influence {
the powerful orgAniE alton OF the X night
OF Labor would be brought TO ben
upon Congress 70 have the duty o.
IndiA-t tanned leather raised 70 suoh .
extent rs 70 prohibit the import alton (
IL to this country.
The India tanned leather is produce
by Sepey labor, which costs about fou
cenn day, and, Notwithstanding th
duty OF ten per cent imposed, it
sstll imported and becomes . powerfI
element in the reduction OF diesel
wages for American labor.
Though 1t may be several days y
before . pr oper understanding Is q
rived ~, it is quite certain that q
parties will have better idea Of Il
situation, AMI each party will be Pr
pared TO make CONCESSIONS that vi
prove Of lasting benedE As Mr.. Bake
President of the Morocco ExchAng
expressed himself last night, the NJ
rocco manufacturers Of WilmingtC
are not going TO shut up their worl
II there Is any money 10 be made in q
trade. The manufactures, the m,
and the capital were all here, and the
do nos wish to be driven out of q
trade. Equally expressive was q
remark o. Mr.. johnson that there We
other places anxious 10 take eo.h Z
trade and the labor, il Wilmiugt
could not make some advance o.
hold it. Mutual concessions are st
needed. The trade should not
driven from Wilmington, neither
We believe il will be, and IL is sincere
hoped thu; when the conference me
on next Thursday evening, all part
will have . better understanding
what one wants OF the other, and Il
the result will be lasting agreem
With which all will be satisfied.