Workmen's advocate., 1890-05-03
THE STRUGGLE!
GENERAL SURVEY OF THE
 BATTLE FIELD,
Unexpected Magnitude of the Eight Hour MOyement-COntagiOus En. thusiasm-Large AccessiOns to the Ranks of Organized LabOr-PrO. gress along the Skirmish Line.
NEW YORK.

hour demonstration to take place on Union Square under the auspices of the Socialist Labor Party have been reported from time to time in this paper The last meeting of the Committee on Ar engagements, which has grown into a conference of 90 delegates, representing over 70 organizations. was held at the Labor Lyceum on Saturday night and an account of its proceedings will be found elsewhere in this issue. From the reports given by the delegates it appear. ed that the combined membership of the organizations represented in the con- mittee aggregates 27,O00 The follow ing organizations have decided to participates:
 Brotherhood of Carpenters X Joiners, Unions $40, 491 and 5l3,
 United Pianomakers, Lodges 1, ?, 3, 4 5 6 and II.
 Furniture workers Union No. z Machine V oodworkers union No. 19. Eccentric Enaineers Nos and 8, Bat bers' Union No.
 Typographical Union No [. Int. Cigarmakers' Unions Nos 10 90, Al and IA.
 Bakers Unions Nos. and G2 Confect ners Union No.7 r.
 United MachiHists.
 Gilders and Picture Frame Makers Union, Carriage and Wagon Makers.
 Silk Ribbon Weavers' Progressive Union No. l.
 West Side Association of Silk Ribbon Weav- CTS
 German Walters Union.
 Aurora A socation of Walters Progressive Musical Union No i. Carl Sahm Club
 Locksmiths' and Railngmakers' Union. ' -Cornlce and Skslight Makers Uuion. Phoenix Labor q of Brass Workers. Amalgamated Br sswOrkers' Union Mo- 1. Sailors & Firemen's Union
 Advance Association of Bookhinders Franklin Association of Pressmen Newspaper Printers Union No. l. Federation of Clerks X Bookkeepers. United Upholserers.
 Brewers Union l.
 Beer Drivers Union.
 Firemen's Union No, 1.
 Ale < Porter Brewers Union No. 1. Portland Cement MaSons' Union No. 1. Portland Cement Laborers' Union No 1. Brcklayers' Union No II.
 Progressive Laborers Union No 1. German Painters Union.
 FrescO Painters Union.
 Custom varntshers Poshers' Union. United Framers' Union.
 Turner's Progressive Union No. 34. Purifiers Union
 United Clothing Cutters
 Tailors' Progressive Union No. 1. Custom Tailors' Union.
 Union If Furniture Workers
 Millwrights' Miers' Union No. l. Operators X Cloak Makers Union No, 1, (Nine Branches)
 Hans Sagau Association of Shoemakers CiVarmakers' Progressive Assembly. Slate < Metal Roofers Union No. 1, Kneepants Makers i'nion No. l. United Hebrew Trades Representing 10000 organized workers
 United German Trades of Brooklyn fentral Labor Un on of New York Socialist Labor Party, German, American and Hebrew Sections.
 At least 15,000 members of these various organizations will participate in the demonstration and will make it one of the grandest manifestations of labors strength ever witnessed in New York. About 30 of the organizations above named have decided to make May holiday.
 The direct battle for eighv hours was opened in New York by the CEMENT MASONS AND CEMENT LABORERS who made the demand on April 1. After bitter struggle of two weeks the men scored complete victory all along the line.
 The great struggle of New York will be that of the
 CARPENTERS, who, on April 10, by vote of 734 against 175, resolved to demand eight hours and $3.5O day from May 1. There are four carpenters unions in New York: the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters, the Progressive Association of Carpenters and JoiGers and the United Order of American Carpenters. Their aggregate membership is about 5000, of which 2,500 belong to the Brotherhood. The three former organizations have acted in conjunction through com mittee with respect to the eight-hour question; the United Order refused to join in making the demand. A number of employers have already agreed to grant eight hours, but an extensive car penters strike may be expected.
 Eight hours will also be demanded by the New York and Brooklyn
 TRAINERS and strike may be expected.
 THE MILLERs' AND MILLRIGHTs' UNION has also decided to demand eight hours and s3.50 day.
 TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION Eo.7 has made the office of Herman Bartsch