New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-30
THE EIGHT-HOUR DEMAND.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND MEN TO STRIKE.
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS IN CHICAGO ASKING FOR
MORE PAY AND LESS WORK


CHICAGO, April 29.-It appears now to be in
evItabe that Saturday will witness tho beginning OF
great struggle between employers and employees over
the eght-hour question in this city. The inclination OF
the employers appears to to withstand the demands
OF the men for the pay for eight hours work
formerly paid for hours Tho unions. almost with
out exception have formulated the demands OF the
asiiators for working day of eight hours. In nearly
every instance the Old rate Of pay Is de-
mandcd aud in numerous cases an increase
OF pay is demanded for the shorter hours.
The furniture workers. aside from the justice OF their
demands, arc largely responsible for the dllheues
which besct the new movement They have already
been Trades Assembly for the demands
for eight hours and 20 per cent increase in pay, FOL
lowed by two or three extensive strikes.
The trouble on the railroads ia likely to prove serious.
The swchmen several roads the point OF going
out Tor the causes as existed on the Lake Shore
road and yesterday tho employees In tho freight houses
took up the cghthour movement Eightythree OF tho
oighty.fve men employed in the "opt freight
Office OF the Burlington and Quincy Railway, In
Cansst pettoned company last saturday 10 adopt
the eigh-Lour system May l. No attention was paid
to the request until to-day when two officials OF the
road met a committee OF six OF the The men werc
Informed that the eghthour ruo could not be put in
force aud that the demand would granted. The
men went away, and it is expected that they will 20 ont
Saturday morning. formal demand was
made at to-day by the freight
handlers on the Galena division Of tho Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad for working day Of eight hours
and ten hours pay The petitioners include the clerks
truekmen messengers and laborers They all declare
that they will stop WORK II The officials their petit
ton.
committee OF the freight handlers waited on p E.
Wilson. OF the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad.
at noon to-day They asked for eight hours work and
ten hours pay Mr. Wilson replied that he would present
their request the proper officials OF the road and return
an answer tomorrow night The men went away ap-
parenty satisfied, and continued to work the remainder
OF the day. The demands tho same all the roads,
and it to-day that the freight handlers
OF the city had agreed to their demands They declare
they will tic up" every roa in the city, II necessary.
to enforce tho egnt-hour rule Tho number Of freight
handlers in the city is lGO0.
The New Organized Furniture Manufacturers' AssOcia
ton has adopted resolutions refusing the demands OF me
Tor eight hours work at ten hours pay with 20
per cent advance piece work They have unanl-
mOusly decided to close their factories May If the
claims OF the insisted on. The association has
10 mempera Inc aoo meu oI Iue pruns"lch Dalho. nc
Coender Billiard Company, who struck yesterday arc
stlll out.
The firm Of Rothschd sons whose men, to the number
of 2iO went out yesterday said they had decided TO ac
cede TO the demands OF their Cincinnati men, The CHI
caso men seem inclined TO return to work. ana IL was
thought that this action would cause them TO do
The employees OF the W. L. Frost Planning Mill Com
pany to-day asked for eight hours work day with ten
hours pay. reply was given that the company
would to eight hours pay for eight hours WORK
The only wOrkingmen to make demand thus far and
reoede from It, the DoXmakers Thcy state that tey
will continue at tho plan for some time
longer. The Adams IL Westlake. the Crane brothers
Manufacturing Company which employ 1000 men are
willing eight hours but at the Old ratio OF
pay. In planng-nill, furnlturem making and iron IN
dustres Alone where demands haYe been mace or est
and been refused. it involves the ten-hours pay
IL is estimated that fully $1,000 worklngmen are nyoveu
who will stop work Oh saturday both sides adhere 10
their present declarations. THIS docs not include the
brick aud and the railroad employees WHO
seem certain to be involved In the strike.