Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-01
STRIKES AND SOCIALISTS.
A CHICAGO WORKMAN TELLS
HOW HE WAS ORDERED OUT.


j0rity Determined 20 Fight tt Out.
CHICAGO, April 30.--The 7inles this
morning prints an interview with an
American employe of the Rothschild fur
niture factory who, With his fellow work
ers, is out On strike. The man says
"You have no idea Of how ashamed am
of our action in this hasty strike. Why,
if we had been left alone by the Union
agitators we wouldn't have struck at all.
We are being used as a cats paw for
lot OF crazy Dutch Socialists over at
Brunswick's billiard factory. We were
all right until fellow came into the shop
and told us we were slaves, and ought 10
stop work and come to an assembly and
get protection. We went. 1t WAS more
like lunatic asylum than mutual pro-
tective union. Finally when our case was
reached some Dutchman that didn't be
long to our shop moved that we go out on
a strike. There was a veil, aud in less
than one minute we were ordered by the
union to strike. l own up was Just as
nard and bot for the union as the rest Of
them until that time, but when l saw a
lot Of crazy Dutchmea shutoG over $500 a
day III wages without giving the question
two minutes consideration il made me
sick. We are IN for 1t now, but tell you
| was never so sore over anything in my
life. lam going to do everything / can at
the meeting Friday TO order a return TO
work"
LOOKING FOR THE EFFECT.
The Chicago business men are disposed
TO look at the Real Estate Board tor any
approaching depression. Next 10 it the
Builders Exchange is the most sensitive
to the touch OF labor agitations and
strikes.
h. A. Cummings, President Of the Real
Estate Board, said yesterday; ''The pres
ent labor agitation has had very de-
pressing effect. 1t has hit us very hard.
rhe investors decline TO purchase or to
complete the agreements under way.
Then we have always done a large busi-
ness in suburban furnishing Of small lots
to lab0ring men upon which to erect their
little cottages. Thattrade has ceased en-
tirely. The men are saving their earnings
for what many 0f them believe Will be a
great and universal strike, The discov-
erv Of increased cost OF building or OF the
uncertainty of building enterprises being
carried through will cause an advance Of
rents, That Is certain. The market for
real estate is terribly dull In tact, there
is none. Men Will not buy when it is uu.
certain whether the business men of chi.
cagO will be alioWe Dy their employ es 70
run their own hne4fs.sl'
George {. Prussings, OF the Builders TX.
change. VINO has given the labor problem
much attention. said: "Tbis eight-hOur
agitation has thoroughly put a stop tOtbC
binding industry IN Chicago. No cOntrac.
tor that l know Of, and know nearly all
of them, viii undertake to put up build.
ings in any given length of time. The
manufacturers are nearly all ready O.
turn the keys in their door and await re.
suits.
LIKE LAKE LASHED BY THE WIND.
The workingmen are liEeaiake iasned
by the wind. They are turbulent. and no
man can satisfy them by argument or 10y
reasoning with them. I think that Mr.
Crane has hit the mark when be says il
his men strike he will simply close and
see it out. | tried the other dav to con.
vince myself that the builders of Chicago
were doing one-siXth Of the usual amounl
of building. but when ! figured il up
found that we were not doing one-tenth OF
it. This does not mean the cancelling OF
a few small orders or odd jobs here and
there, but the withdrawal OF millions,
which will be locked up until it Is all
over"
The eight-hour movement was empha-
sized this morning in advance Of the day
announced for its Inauguration. Clark,
Bros. S Co.'S. furniture factory at Blue Is
land avenue and Robey street, is idle,
500 employees having struck. The men
demanded eight-hOurs work and TO Ohours
pay. The firm told them they could not
agree to this ana they ali left. The firm
say the factory will be kept closed until
the labor question is definitely settled.
Tne 81. Nicholas Toy Company in.
formed it's $50 employees dat it would not
grant ten hours pay for eight hours
work. The employees are stlll ab work.
The Hercules Iron Works on Canal
street will inaugurate the eight-hOuT sys.
tenn with ten hours pay, beginning to-
morrow for one month.
NO VIOLENCE INTENDED.
Joseph Gruenhut, Of the Central Labor
Union, and one Of the leading spirits o
the eicht-hour movement, said TO a re-
porter last night: "rhe people need not
fear any trouble or violence in this EIGHT
hour movement. The working people oi
Chicago are too we'll organized. For that
reason Chicago is the best starting point
for this work. You may be sure there
Will be no mob here on May
1. do not believe there h
an unorganized trade IN Chicago. nor do
think there are wOrkingmen out Of tO(
VINO do not belong ~ some order. Toe
Germans aud Bbuemlans as mass
are Socialists. They belong % laDor or.
ders united IN the Central Labor linton oI
nterna.ional Working Peoples Associa.
tion. The Central Labor Union includes
delegates who are sobeT-headed men, WHO
would not allow anything to be done
unless II was beforehand well considered
rne knights OF Labor do not coma oul
openlyln favor OF the movement, but IL is
very likely that in case OF the success oI
the German Socialists the Knights will
pronounce FOR It,"
The immense iron works OF the Crane
Bros Manufacturing Company. Will
close down tomorrow night l1r several
weeks AZ least. The company intimares
that it Will then inaugurate the S.hOur
system, and deems the shutdown neces.
sary 10 arrange Tor the new order OF at.
fairs.
The Goss a Phillips Manufacturing
COMPANY, which owns very extensive
planing mills, has arranged FOR an S-houf
working day with al its employees on the
hasis Of eight hours pay, beginning TO.
morrow.
TO CONTINUE WORKING.
Committees representing 1000 men, em.
plOyed In the Chicago rolling mills, after
consulting with the owners of the mills,
reported back " the men and they decided
for the present 10 continue working on
the S.b0ur piau.
The employees OF the extensive coal
docks aud yards at South Chicago struck
for an increase OF 2 cents per ton for
handling coal. As there we're several
csrg0es at the dock awaiting % be dis
charged the companies had no option and