The Labor enquirer., 1886-06-19

aI ArRO PARK, Oh SUNDAY laSI, WIS sue
cess in every way. The attendance was
moderately large, aud a general good
time was had. The assembly cleared 3
neat sum of the useful. The committee
having the picnic in charge deserve
special praise.
The Short Hour Movement
In its report of the short hour move
ment among industrial employees at lead
ing cities Bradstreet's recorded the ap-
parent success of more than 100000
strikers and non-strikers who sought
tea hours pay for fewe hours work. 1t
was Ctated one month ago that 100000
employees bad struck for fewer hours at
full pay, of whom $4,000 had had full
concessions granted them, and that l50,-
700 others had obtained concessions
without having had to resort to strike.
Within few weeks past the statement
has gained wide currency that the eight
hour-or the short hour-movement
had proved complete failure, and &C
companying detail went far to prove it.
It becomes OF interest, nevertheless, to
learn as near as can be, the extent to
which conceded shorter hours at full pay
still continues In force, Investigation
into the result of the movement at Chi
cago tends to show that the apparent
success is not so small as has been as
serted. There are good reas MS, it says,
for accepting tn following totals of
those getting full wages for fewer hours
work daily.
Packing house employees, eight hours,
10000; cloak and clothing makers, gents
furnishing goods, etc, nine hours, 5000 i;
clerks in dry goods and grocery retail
stores, 10000; building trades, stone and
brick masOns, carpenters, plum bers,
painters, etc, $4,000; total, 10000.
At Philadelphia, 500 roofers and 400
cornice makers have secured ten hours
wages for nine hours work daily.
At New York City, the success at
tanned is more noticeable, in all in
stances full wages being paid for nine
hours work. Clothing cutters, 1000 !;
marble cutters, 1000; roofers, 5000; ;
carpenters, 5000; machinists, 900 var
nishers, l,50O; total, % 900.
The outcome of the short hour strike
at Pittsburg has not been very satisfac-
to,Y. The totals of successes are:
BrickIaYers 900, plumbers $50, car en-
ployes 300. total l,45O Compromises
were made in some instances. The re-
suit gives ligtIe advantage to employees.
The total number Of employees receiving
full wages for shorter hours at Detroit
is as follows Building trades $500,
painters 900, tobacco hands 400, total
$500.
At Grand Rapids the short hour
strikes were a failure, as practically
none of the industrial employees there
are receiving full wages for fewer hours
work
The successes of the short hour move
ment at St. Louis are tabulated as fol-
lows: Building trades $500, tobacco
factory hands 700, iron workers 1000,
miscellaneous, t 500, to;al reported $500.
The boss builders at St. Louis demanded
a return to the ten hour system, June 10.
At Milwaukee ten hours constitute a
days WORK, with but trit1lng exceptions.
The tobacco factory employees work
eight hours, but did not strike; total
300. Cincinnati EMPLOYERS appear retl-
cent; anu employees are inclined to be
somewhat boastful as to their outcome
there. So far as can be learned sixty
houls' pay for fifty-seven hours work
per week has been made in nearly all
instances"
At Washington 400 bricklayers and 500
carpenters are working nine hours for
ten hours pav-l, 200 in all. At boston
not over fifty of the brlcklayers who Sc
cured eight hours after striking are still
at work on that basis. A large number
are employed only nine hours day.
perhaps l5O altogether, So Tar as Is
known ten hours is again the universal
day with Boston carpenters, plumbers
and painters.
There were, as precisely reported Ioo'-
600 who received shorter hours without
striking and 81, 900 who struck for and
got them. The falling away has evil
IDENTIFY been nearly one-thlrd' as the
totals from cities hen reported are no"
but 6S per cent of those given in May
The aggregate will probably fall away
still further as competition presses on
the short hour employers and employees
The Engine OF Destruction.
When the Illinois women piled their
children on the track before tue loco
motive during the recent railroad STRIKE