The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-06
EIGHT HOURS GOES HERE.
THE CARPENTERS AND JOINERS WIN
THEIR FIGHT HANDS DOWN.

Pretty soon Another Trade WIN Step Up
with the same Demand-GomPer Makes
Speech 10 the Few Strikers.
The first step OF the American Federation
OF Labor In the attempt to make eight hours
the acknowledged limit OF a days work has
been entirely successful 30 far as this city is
concerned The carpenters and joiners. who
were selected to make the first test. proved their
previous assertions yesterday by clean
demonstration that less than 200 men out OF
5000 had been compelled to strike, all the
others having secured the concessions they
demanded. When the Conference Committee
OF the United Brotherhood and the Amalga-
mated Society met at Clarendon Hall yester-
day morning they found a smaller number OF
strikers there than even they had expected.
President Nicholas r. Mahon and Secretaries
James Lockerbie and w. d. Woodward re-
ceived reports from the shops where strikes
we're In progress. The record showed that 296
employers had acceded to the eiRht-hour de-
mand. The principal employers who we're
holding out we're Hedden 4 Sons. who manu-
facture in Newark: Morton 4 Chesley. who get
most OF their carpenter work from Boston. and
only have 1t set up in the city, James ElgRr OF
Twenty-fourth street. near Ninth avenue. and
J.. c. Herman. The latter is the contractor for
tho Pulitzer building. and was the most obsti-
nate OF all the employers.
The Conference Committee found plenty OF
invitations awaiting 1t to arbltrate with en-
ployers, but only those who showed a disposi-
ton to surrender were treated with. Sub
committees went out to see employers who
were inclined To give in. and these committees
returned at short intervals with favorable re-
E aa mere Sns f S
LETT on strike. with prospects of their going
back before night. 1t was ANNOUNCED that
especially as he will soon have to employ about
33OO men or some contracts ne has undertaken.
word, that he would accept the schedules pre-,
pared. and his men Will return to work to-day;
Shrys,ie Dykes Of Twenty ninth street and
Bros. OF $50 East l3sth street. Daenler Of East
Nineteenth street, and saunders Of l24th street
and Morris avenue were reported to have ac-
coded.
About O'Clock. President Samuel Gompers
Of the American Federation, who returned
from Louisville on Sunday, walked into Clar-
endon Hall There was not many men pres
cheers. lie said he felt like addressing tho
men as Fellow Cnips" He congratulated
them upon their success. anu upon the sub
stan tal successes throughout the country. lie
continued as follows:
We are now IN the middle Of the swim We want
are going to have As was well sand ~ your Genera
have SSis tho SRt
hour chip on our shoulders and We are not gong toilet
ssxni GSgT meye@en, means higher wages 10! every
VEN for pleasure more time time to spend nd With
your wives and families and an improved state Of ar
living tell you that man who is not with US III this
%6o hour not S favor Of EI"'; woFsus The DAY
IN q S 9f
does not matter to me who tie man IL no matter how
Be in the rAIEs Of any %Sor "rsaruti"H the man WHO
talks in favor OF nine honJs an enemy to US and to
working day Of eight hours for every man aud woman
tGe p5
e. lead tn mo ,o and ano!her orgaGEaon has
!crs have succeeded And Judge YOU have succeeded
employers IN his city have nceeded to your domanGs
m v have mo- sS bu 'wS n W s S w
sE S s nS hours tn m On aSa
saw =" men N line and the bosses saw II was
So rapy gan and G see only % s SSisf'
or two when you win ali be at work again am pleased
of our demonstration. throughout The country Our
sTk ii
to wish you success. for success is yours and ours
After Mr.. Gomrers had gone these further
gains were reported Morton & Chesley, Gil
bert & Sweeney 1872 Duane street; Miner GO
nue. Patterson 4 Weeks. Fiity-nnth street and
Fifth avenue. and Hickey East Thirty ninth
1t looked as though there would not be fifty |
men out this morning The police reserves |
were held at the police stations during S the
lessness Of this was demonstrated before the |
close of the day. and the men were relieved:
shop, 9l4 EOwery. went out on strike yester- |
day. n the afternoon Mr. JaCobv called them !
in and gave thom their wages and dismissed |
them all. Mr. Jucoby said he was sorry to have !
them g.. He also snid that the trouble orig |
mated outside his shop. A committee called |
upon him ana said il had been sent by his en-
ploynes to ask for an Increase OF wages. There /
upon he. replied that he would make inquiries |
very soon In an hour he was informed that |
they had boon ordered on strike.
Tho employees Of Mr.. Jacoby met upon tho |
sidewalk after they mad been paid of. They |
said that at meeting some weeks ago 1t had |
been proposed TO ask for an advance OF wages |
all around. Mr.. lacOby would not listen and |
the employees were ordered out on strike.