The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-05-07
.EIGHT-HOURS.
Inauguration Of the Movement In
Various Cities.
Chicago Seems To Be Taking the Lead
. with Cincinnati Washington and Bal
tinore in Her Wake--Successess
Strikes and Lock-Outs.

CHICAGO, May Although yesterdays
meeting OF the Trade and Labor Assem-
bly, was looked forward to with more
than ordinary interest, the attendance
was but small. George Schilling in giving
an abstract of the Eight-Hour movement
so far, remarked that the situation was
exceedingly hopeful. Chicago was lead
ing the country, but the danger was that
other cities in the United States would
remain behind. This might compel Chi
cago to go back for time. Then there
were two other difficulties. One was
that not all trades were as completely or
ganized as could be desired. This might
be remedied by hard work on the part of
the Trades Assembly. More import
ant was the question of wages.
Some trades, notably the furniture
makers, had insisted and were insisting
upon an increase of wages. Unless such
an increase was obtained in other cities it
would not be granted by the manufacture
ers of this city. Something must be done,
and must be done at once. He advised
the establishment of an executive Eight
Hour labor council to keep the whole
movement under control and help in adj
justing existing or arising difficulties.
AS the practical results of the Eight
Hour movement, Mr.. Schilling stated
that the brewers, about one thousand
strong, had secured a reduction of hours
from sixteen to ten; the bakers from
fourteen and sixteen to ten; the furni-
ture-makers, eighteen firms had consented
to eight hours work with ten hours pay,
and the clothing cutters and tuck pointers
had secured the same advantage. The
employees of the South Side cable lines
had secured eight hours work with nine
hours pay. The International Cigar
Makers Union had reduced hours from
nine to eight. Beer barrel makers had
reduced hours to ten, and in most of the
important building trades, such as brick
makers, stOnemasons, carpenters and
hod-carriers, eight hours were an estab-
liShed fact. This had also been secured
by the typographical unions, they having
adopted the six-hOur system of compost
tion. The machinists and blacksmiths
had eight hours work with eight
hours pay and the most important of the
packing houses had adopted eight hours
work and nine hours pay. This was
true of Hutchinson's establishment and
p. ID. Armour would inaugurate the Eight
Hour system tomorrow, and not make
any reduction from wages under two dol
lars. The Schattler Wagon Mandatory
had adopted the Eight-Hour. system; the
butchers, fully one thousand, would
hO4h lCA lISI ISdu VI lOuIIGCu uOuLSa tLO
several leading dry goods houses had
voluntarily introduced eight hours work.
THE MAYOR OF CHICAGO ON THD sITUA-
TIoN.
CHICAGO, May 3.-The mayor, upon
being asked what he thought of the situa-
tion, said it was a question he could not
| discuss. "The strike he added, how
| ever, ''is one of the largest ever seen in
| the city. The streets are filled with idle
and excited people who are demanding a
| lessening of their hours of work. The
! majority of them are laW-abiding citizens,
and know that Chicago's business pros
! perity means their prosperity. l hope,
| therefore, that there will be no trouble,
! but great deal depends upon how the
employers meet the men. do not mean
that they should accede to their demands,
| and will not discuss that question, but /
mean that both sides should be
calm and temperate if serious trouble is
| to be avoided. If they meet in this
! spirit, believe that few days will bring
| them to mutual understanding. have
/ faith in the good sense of the people, and
upon this l base the hope that there
will be no difficulty
"Have you made any preparation to
meet any difficulty that might occur?"
"If had / would not tell what it was.''
"In the case of trouble, will the police
/ protect the peoples property"
property of all kinds will be protected
to the fullest extent. l am bound TO do
this, and will use the force to its utmost
to restrain all illegal acts"
"Have any instructions been given to
the police?"
sit would be impossible to give it in
structiOns, for no one knows what will
occur. The disposition so far has been to-
ward quiet, and in the event of change
! all that can say is that the police force
viii be ready at a few moments notice.
They can be wired in all directions and
massed to meet all emergencies. This is
all l could have arranged for, and this is
the every day arrangement"
t'Then nothing extra has been done?'
az am keeping cool, and orders have
gone to the police for them to keep cool
also. l do not want to see any trouble,
and I hope / will not, but if it comes the
people will find the police ready and
determined to do their duty"
THE FREIGHT-HANDLERs.
CuCAGO, May 3.-At a meeting of the
striking freight-handlers last night it
was agreed to stand firm until the COM
panies accede to their demands. All in
dications point to an exciting day to-day
Heavy forces of police and firemen will
be in readiness at each station. It was
stated last night that the thousands oi
strikers would move on the Mccormick
reaper works at seven O'Clock this morn
ing and force the men there to quit work.
1t is Stated that two hundred freight
/ handlers from Iowa and Wisconsin have
been imported to the city by the Burling-
ton road and they have all been sworn in
as deputies. 1t is learned that the COM
pany is building barracks tor the new
men in the depot. The strikers are
threatening to burn these with dynamite
For three hours last night incendiary
speeches were made by some of the lead.
ing spirits of the strikers, and it is very
| probable that should the company at
tempt to move freight to-day they viii be
resisted by force.
| THE EIGHT-HoUR MOVEMENT IN CINCN
MATT.
CINCINNATI, May 3.-The Eight-Hour
demonstration advertised to take place
Yesterday afternoon was a failure as far
as the street parade is concerned. Not
more than twelve hundred men were in
line, and they were principally Swiss ap d
German Socialists. The trades unions
and Knight of Labor organizations dis.
claimed any and all connection with the
affair. The Socialistic element was only
( E7teresteQ IN the exercises ana parade
and the red flag was the color under
which the participants rallied.
After traversing the principal streets
they moved in the direction Of the Belle
vue House, where five thousand persons
congrsgated to listen to the speech of A
e. Parsons, editor of the Chicago Alarm
and Wm. B. Ogden, of this city. BotE
were Of a Socialist tendency. One of The
notable points of Ogden's speech was that
the surplus in the United States Treasury
went to supply a standing army with
American rifles to shoot down American
workingmen. Parsons saids ssCapitai