Telegram-herald., 1890-04-27
GREATLY STRAINED.
A Review % ths Situation In IL
ous-Tlsl Circ 90.
TEE SPREAD OF IHE STRIFE FEVER.
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serioas outlook = thsi reported trsn
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10 ths uasaslnsss 81 labor ~ sshsT lssse 81 tkst
city Azo tAls 10 likely 10 ouiEisste % Asy -
oae q she greatest strikes o. record.
"NesFly - 90 pGcs alag house emp eyes 81 chi
cage are said - Contemplate stEsse for tie
elght h0sr car. Harness nGkers elstsins
wczkers (~omenl. stsir-ouiiosfs ga ~
tsrs. frcn raoldsys. sAosmAksTs sHd ether
artisans have either ALREADY snnovreed
thsir 1ateution q soiss out OF are co,
tsmplstl4s sush Geuoa. Itis action o. TIE
part o. e. NAY trz1ss Is shegsc ~ be - aauss
he advice y leaders Who are en recoFs a. op.
posing strikes fos the e!geiAsuT esy in any eut
tho building trades.
The eject Of such = widespread strike upon
Chicago industries oaa soi lsu 10 Do hurtigl
That the wholesale strike ts sgsisst Tie advice
Of the American Federation o, Lseer 10 proved
By TIE issuance this week OF . circular 70 TIE
wage workers o. samuel CeIasefs. pIessdssi
o. that organisation.
Money 10 is said IS urgently needed While
the situ4toI n Chicago is ser1eseniiy grave,
that outside Of that city ts ouiy little bet
ter at least so far as ss euueias trades
Gre concerned. Strikes sf building esnes
or kindred trades fer an eight hour
Portland, Ore Indianapolis Ind; New York
City and Joliet. IL Nearly 1880 coal miners
are out IL the C0nuellsville region owing 70
wage diriculties. This stoPpAgs Of production
Is said 20 threaten the suspensioa OF blast fur-
naoes In Cleveland dependent upon tnis
source for coke f9r fuel The situation
Gs regards general strike 90 May 3 not Of
the best The carpenters ane other build ng
trades ~ Boston. Mi!NGSkec binninghs sm. Ala.
and Lancaster Pa. arc on record 80 pToposi &c
90 strike for shorter hours ON that date
More cheerful advioes are received from In
dianapolis and wheeling where the men have
practically gained their point ana gone back 10
work Al Louisville. Phi0delphis and Port
land. Me Il is said 10 strike will occur as the
employers have agreed on an Anlicie!e arrange
ment with their men
IAN in all the situation IN labor nstters IL
more strained than for several years. and ths
outcome OF the present oosoertsc movement
Will be watched with interest. The total mum
Der OF strikes Ia April was ise. involving IS, 81
employees. whereas last year during the
same month there were only sixty coe strikes,
/ involving s0o3 employees. Since January |
this wear there have been sos strhee. Involving
6sl42 men while in the first four nooths Of lag,
year there were only al strikes. inveiviag as
| ~ persons"
| IN CHICAGO.
| CHICAGO, April 26.-The eight-hour
| movement is TO be inaugurated by dem
onstrstions in Europe and In the
| United States on May I. The agitation
/ is universal among the white race ex-
| cept in Australia, where tho eight-houT
work day has been established for
generation and is acknowledged
as, beneficial to the whole com
munity. In Chicago about 500
| cigar-makers and about $4,000 arti
sans in the various building trades
have already achieved the gain Of a
standard work-day of eight hours.
/ The progressive democracy OF Chi
csgo has sanctioned the eight
hour movemen. by an explicit dec
laration in its platform, and
, the wsge-workers on our public
works enjoy the privilege of an eight
hour work-day. Chicago contains about
! 25, 900 retail stores and workshops with
over 100, OO) al work in retail trade and
custom work. and there are IL 527 firms
+ in manufacturing and wholesale trade
with 225, 794 persons at work within the
/ old limits OF the twenty-tour wards
Joseph Gruenhut, a prominent labor
leader, said yesterday that the fear OF a
great strike to be inaugursted May
seems TO be needless scare. The great
demonstration OF the 1st of the month
would doubtless be rather labor holi
day than the beginning OF widesprea ad
industrial trouble and business col pse
/ An effort was made to-day by Mr IA.
var In conference with Preside n
/ Goldie to induce him to recedc from the
position taken by him Friday and tC
meet the different committees together
This Mr. Goldie positively refuses 20 do
The directors Of the exchange were
ready 10 meet the different committees al
/ u, and 8 o'clock, but owing - the
( non-action OF the committee, headed
bv Mr. Fav,r, 20 have been held 81
noon, the other commissioners did noi
put in an appearance This would seen
to indicate that the prospects OF peace
are not very fstterlng.
While the sSort 70 reach an uH
derstanding /, in progress the basines,
interests OF the city are suffering terri
big from the sts<nauoH Of the building
trsds The trades most closely con