The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-21
LABOR,S BATTLE.

Progress of the Eight-Hour Movement as
Viewed by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SO Sue
cessful as Anticipated.
New York; May 17.-Bfadstreet's, in
summing up the short-hour totals for the
past week, says:
The short-hour movement has been far
less successful than was anticipated by its
more ardent friends one week ago. AT New
York City, except in the case of the cigar
makers, it has been failure The piano
makers and the furriers have returned to
work on the ten-hour basis. About 500
men in the furniture trades are on
strike for eight hours. There has
been a break among the German
carriage and wagon-makers and only 500
are out of work, 800 having made terms
with their employers. The German brass
workers and machinists have 300 men idle
on strike for eight hours, but the English
speaking men in these trades are seeking
nine hours and have made no general
strike. Two thousand clothing cutters
have been granted fifty three hours week
without striking.
SAT almost all cities where the move
nent was general the situation is reported
to be improving In short, labor disturb
ances in this particular direction have
greatly quieted down. At Milwaukee and
Cincinnati the eightrhour strikes have al
most entirely ended At Washington
there is no particular change in the Sitlia-
ton as reported week ago. There have
been no recruits at Pittsburgh, but the stu
alton there is not very much disturbed.
"A more detailed report from Chicago
shows that the totals of those actively en-
gagged in the eight-hour agitation have
heretofore been understated. The totals
are as follows
Lumber-shovers and 1aborers. -. 10, 900
II
Clothing, cloaks, suits and gents furnish
ing makers, women. ..............., -. u, 0C0
Do, men. Observation-Disclosures. $500
Furniture and upholstery men.......... 1000
Employees Pullman oar-shops and kin ~
dred enterprises at Pullman. $500
Miscellaneous trades. .......... 1900
Total. ........... g., 500
The number of workmen in trades be-
fore specified who are idle in consequence
of these strikes is approximated at $4,000.
The total number of workmen who have
gained a reduction in hours in all trades is
placed at 10000 to 5000. 1t remains to be
added that the number given as on strike
at Chicago, in the first four classes noted,
aggregating $4,000 employees, are now
locked out by associated employers. This
action at ChicSgo, to some extent at Gin
has evidently influenced many who con-
templated striking to change their plans.
Figures supplementing those published
last week render possible the following rec
ord of the eight-hour movement at leading
industrial cities as telegraphed Bradstreet'S:
| Total reported striking for shorter
uOuFS. lJU,UVU
Total securing shorter hours by striking. $4,000
striking =. 49, 100000
Total number reported engaged in the
short-hour movement ............ 1000
with details from less important points
it is probable that the aggregate of those
striking would be likely to reach 100000,
pointing to $4,000 prominent movers to Sc
cure shorter hours. The apparent failures
10 secure shorter hours among strikers
amount to 14S 600 probably to nearer 1907
000'
[Since the above was written the last of the
strikers in Milwaukee have yielded to their
employers and resumed work.