The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
ExACTIoNs OF LABOR UNIoNs
work Being Driven Away from New York
on Their Account-Some Instances.

| hAdCIIONS OF IAbOh UNlONb.
Work Being Driven Away from New York
| on Their Aocount-Some Instances.
Many large employers Of labor In New York
and its neghborhood have begun to consider
seriously tho possibility of some OF the trades
being driven out OF the city. II not out Of the coun
try, owing TO the frequent demands which trades
unions spring on them without warning This
applies with special force to the trades connected
! with iron ship building and repairing In which
there Is competition In other countries where
wages are lower and conflicts between labor and
capital not so bitter II is a well established
fact that the owners OF ocean steamship lines
are beginning to defer making necessary repairs
70 their ships their arrival here, until they
turn TO Europe, account OF tho constant FRO
ton between tho trades unions and the employ
the questions Of wages and hours oflabor.
They save money at all events by holding of
for repairs and in some cases even gain time
by dong so.
Representatives Of some OF the largest con-
Germs engaged in work OF various kinds for iron
steamships who were seen by a Sun reporter,
said that in many cases strikes and labor troubles
were the cause Of work not being done in New
York They said that they were not opposed
TO trades unions and believed that they would
always exist in some form, but they objected
mentioned that Of the White Star liner,
the Oceanic Her agents wanted to put
than one hundred al work in her engine
opm when she was at this port but as the unions
were making demands Tor wage schedules
the lines represen tatlves decided 10 spend moth
ing here Another case cited was that Of the
owners OF the Wilson Line OF steamships who
had intended TO have work done here OF
their vessels that would have meant at least SIS,
600 in wages for New York mechanics Owing
10 the unsettled state Of affairs az to union wages
and conditions the managers decided TO do that
work alone which their own force could perform
whil the vessel was here
The superintendent OF very large concern
In South Brooklyn which manufactures hoisting
engines and stationary and marine bolero and
has been involved in general strke Of the pattern
makers for the nine hour work day. which beg an
three months ago said Yesterday:
The men themselves are the losers when they
strike withou, due consideration In the
OF the pattern makers who los, the strike here.
after beng out many weeks the demand was
Tor a nne-houT work day and 81, 20 day. in.
stead o! So so for ten hours. which they had been
ecevnE. They were willing to accept the re-
ducuon OF wages on condition OF working an
| hour less day. This made small increase
an hour in the wages. not enough 10 have weig he'd
! with us II the pattern makers alone had cen
| involved Blu, If had granted IL the boiler
makers, machns's and others would have do
mnnded the ninehour day without any reduc
! ton OF wages, the pattern makers paving the
, wny for their dem nds There are four hum
| bred foundr.es altogether in the United S,ntcs
! where hosting erg mes ore made and New otk
| has not only 10 compete with them IN tins and
! other trades but also with England end Ger
, many where the UeCcs ore lower and ME men
| Work ten ana eleven hours day.
IL is hard 10 get trHde back once il Is driven
a nyy. , No., 2 s[ea, while ago large stove A.
them TO Jersey City because Of constant uou les
/ VITA the Unions here nus htout 400 or 500
New Eo.S mec6snGs lose Ess,, Thsh now
| UNIONS will always exist, but Tia need 10 reCog.
nl7e. pracutniiy not merely IN words tina, EN-
Their own members IRON disaster
The manager for large factory for the man
! brooklyn, part Of whose trade r. supplying pumps
! to s,eamsh ps sad that tho tendency Of rcpeaied
! doubt that they were producing q disastrous
| eject IN many cases.
IT may seem !nconsis,,n n, after expressing this
| opinion TO say it. ne said but all the came have
| never opposed trades unions believe they will
ALWAYS exist and hold that both employers and
employees nave the right to organize | know
some labor leaders, "a they arc called. who are
| moderate and logical and who can discuss quos
wnv bu, there is a tur5nent Gle nent in The trades
! union which does all the mischief I his clement
VIII either not c"nccte any right u employers or.
| gu"stiona Of wages or hours n labor comes ur
II the easiest thing in the world to persuade
| the p"n! the turbulent clement 's stronPrst on
| A mnssmectnE is called, the turbulent speakers
sup'rsttucture Of grievances which arc almost
enl rely I'm ImaE'nnty IL pilrd on Ihr3 Ne npd!,
whoop and a shout without counting the cost or
thtnhtnS ON the results i they lose How can
such strikes be successful In most cns"s II the
| grievance hAd been presented In busincSs-ike
way without eynCgrtatou there woul,I be no strike
ms man believes that labor unions would
| but not tor long time 10 come In the meantime
they would hive TO pas through much Tibulntion;
| methods would not b" n pleasant one
| The unions will ultmatclv have to employ as
lehrr icaAcra men Of dGercn. stamp from most
| Of those they have now" he said Il have talked
| 10 some lahor leaders who take square straight
forward view ri things but con ess there are not
will have to he an ADLER and much higher paid
man than the present leaders Ho will have TO
The rank and c ", Jealousy viii VII he s" out Of tho 10
question and to get the proper man they will have
% pay salary that would look riIicuouslv high
TO them now. Before that period however,
believe the unions viii have hard Time Trades
will hc driven away to other cities and countries,
! ever thing cunes right"
Another representative Of an employing firm
snil that III" union ironnO llers In refusing to
order sympathetic strikes on behalf Of the pattern
makers showed streak of horsescnse and set q
good example before the other unions The Iron
noudcrs' niun had ri" by which IL could not
order a sympathetic strike unless II had been
asked to do 50 before anv conlic, took place be-
tween emnlovees and employers The pattern.
makers did not respect this rule Another rule
Of the Iron o ders' Union was that II could moi
OrlCr n Svmpatheiic strike unless II con.
WINGED that tn" strike would reh'lv aid the tradr
on behalf Of which the svmpn thrtic strike would
be ordered In this case the lronno ders' Union
came tn the conclusion that bv ordering sym.
pathetic strike Il would be vlctimi2ng Its own
members without helping the pat'ernmakerA
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