Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08
LAB0R'S MAY DAY MOVE
sfAHrIHG rBE BAIL FOE EIGHT
HOUks Pen DAY.


PhiIndeiphIn Employ ers Consents
ting 20 Pay s3.I5 Per Day for Nine
Bours' work-Jhe strike IN
Chicago settied-Ikevies OF the
labor Field.
SCRANTON, Pa, April S0.-General
Master Workman Povderly Of the
Knights Of Labor, was seen a. bis homo
to-day by an Associated Press reporter.
he was asked his views concerning the
labor demonstrations to morrow. he said
that his position on this question WAS too
well known 70 need explanation. He hsd
always favored an eght-hour law. The
Knights Of Labor had also Endorsed it,
adopting . preamble favoring II Ut the
general assembly in 1873.
Al he understood 1t to-moEron's dem
onstrations throughout the country were
70 convince the public that the labor ole
asnt was really In favor Of shorter hours
for the toilsrs. Il has been alleged by
many that the eiRht-hour movement was
simply for effect, and that the workmen
did not really favor 1t. After the demon
STATIONS of Tomorrow II was TO be hoped
that thsre would be no untrue charges OF
the kind.
"Ths movement 10 secure an eight.
hour law Il universal ons, said Ar.
Powderly, ''And we are AL working
steadily for IT. Within the last few years
about 80 industries employing labor have
adopted IL, and still others have adopted
the nins-hour system. Ia sons IL
stances workmen received bat eight
hours compensation, and 10 otherz they
got ten.hours pay for eighthpuEs work
Oihsr industries pay their wdrkuen
ten-hours compensation for ntns hGars
work.
1.-THE plan which / recommended 10
the general assembly" continued DR..
Powderly, "wss to reduces ths hours Of
labor ons-hslf hour each year till III
eight hour system could he obtained with
10 hours pay. This has been adopted
by the linton Pacific Railroad Company,
and in three years their men will be
working eight hours daily. believe that
the American Federation OF Labor is con-
centYating It's efforts in favor o. the car
perters inst now, and u they succeed il
will be great gain to labor generally"
NossTER MEETIso m NEW YORK
EKw YoEK. April 30. Thirty thousand
lsborsra will tomorrow might inset in
Uaion Square and demand that eight
hours shall constitute days work. THIS
meeting was called by the Socialist Labor
party o. this city. During tho past three
weeks 100, 900 copies of the cail to the
nesting have been distributed ia this
city alone. One Of the most notable
features Of this meeting will be the
presence Of 10 600 members Of the United
Hebrew Trades. bpeecheA will be made
10 them in Russian. Their organization
has grown TO great proportions within
tho paa. three months, They are Social
ists TO a man.
Socialist leaders hero declare that the
whole world IL rolling on the brink OF Q
tremendous eiRht-hou strike.
A REVIEW OF THE FIELD.
Ahuot tw3-thirda OF the boB carpenter
in Haysrhiil, Mass, have granted then
men the nine hour day.
The principal bui ders in Lancaster
Pa, have dnoidad to grant the oarpenteEB
demand for nina hours and ga d dGy.
Thitty-sir contractors ami builder IL
Maiden, Aasa., have granted the nine
hour law.
'fhs mater builders in Fort Wayne
1AAst bhNS AIiNHNh tlo SNh4hA4 ~ "a Wv
carpenters for nine-hnuF working day
with minimum Of rs centa an hour
The men will strike.
IIongahoremen on Grand Junction whsr
10 boston, ys teIdsy Icfusen to handle
quantity OF haoon from the packing huu4
Of -guires 4 Co, for shipmsnt TO Ant
Worp, on the plea that it was prepared b.
nor union mon.
About / 900 coal miners in the yloiDit
OF PeoriA, Illinois, went on strike yestsr
d-y for ~ cspts a ton. III have bgel
receiving ~ oents per tor.
At meeting Ct German trainers i
New York, last night, 1t was announce
that So buaR.B had conceded the eight
hour day, aud that only bI we're holdiH
out
The railroad coal mina7s Of the Pitt
burg district will htliEs to day unlel
tho Columbia hcale il granted By tn
operators.
Tho demand Of the joufnaymsn masou
for zine hours day 1t Taunton, Mass
hos been conceded by u | tho employer