New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
GLASSWORKERS DEFIANT.
EFFECT OF THE STRIKE ON THE MARKET.

EUROPEAN MANUFACTURERS yUBILANT--JosBERs
BUYING UP THE STOCK IN SIGHT.
The breach between the striking flint glass workers
and the proprstors growing wider AID the dincues
becoming more complicated ~ days 50 by ana inps
thence is developed on both Sides The threat made py
che manufacturers that all the fires would DO
drawn yesterday morning the men did not return 70
work at the employers did net have the desired
effect uron the strikers They did net 60 10 work.
but aggregated larger numbers than ever az thcr
headquarters at Leonard and sholss sts
and declared that the employers playing game Of
"s,un" that would net worx" The fires were not
drawn either The probabilities are that speedy
settlement strike will not be arrived at az the
es express their determination to resist rssouey the
evident piaa Of manufacturers to "freeze out the
employees by shutting down all factories until the
strikers money exhausted They are plentifuy sup
piled with funds now and are extremely defiant
In the meantime prices for glassware look toward an
advance Nearly all Of the factories closed and I'm
porters are doing a bigger business than thsy ever
dreamed OF. tariff OF per cent on ordinary glassware
not worry European manufacturers. Some OF the
tsbbers here friskng over to Europe TO buy up
large supply Of Boheias glass manufactured at
regulation freerads rates. to import it hero 1t looks
rs though the factories in this country TX wspested
Murrayst dealers predict correctly would not open I'M
til September unless tho strike ends In couple OF
weeks
The Bohsmian manufacturers sending over
wares here absorbing part OF the trade that
will be extremely difficult. according to some Dealers 10
take away from them 10 said that the fall trade In
glass this country extrsmey COED and the faco
opportunity ANYTHING aside One tobber here said
yesterday that In his Opinsn johbers had bought up
enough stock in table glassware and lamp ehimneys 10
about months and that at the END OF that
time EuropeaA products would have an easy tine o. III
here But sther dealers thought that extreme view
the situation for they believed that the market was
well supplied and would hold out for leHg time against
foreign competition. Some dealers said that tney
did believe that wholesale 1nvaseh
BY European goods would be productlve
of much HARM wsud be only temporary fer ID the
would again control the market Every man. Nc wever,
emphasized the lew cost of making bohemian glassware
One dealer said that the cost IS Bohemian makers OF
lamp shades for example about equal TO the cost OF
labor The pinch is likely to come In lamp ehmnsys In
particular - c..
dealer and manufacturer said that the United states
led the world pressed glassware sending their PROD
ucts to England, Australia and South America. but,
said he. need protection In hand made ana oscora-
tive Behemians import small lamp SHADES that
them less TO make than the labor alone mere A
great shades imported They are ssd here TOT
ftylys cents Dozen after the duties have been pad
pally lamp chimseys and tableware bohemian COB
lets gosd possibly and they are or dif
ferent style Importers csnd the price mp as they
pleased while the manufacturers here would nave 10 lie
idle until September" ~,
had inst heard of friend In Pittsourg
who buying up all the glass gsbets in thatcv; sew
dealers mentsned incidents Of this Kind ana
said that nufacturcrs III Europe ere us
lighted to learn OF this strike.