New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-01
ANOTHER STRIKE BEGUN.
GOLFER MAKERS AND IRON SHIP BUILD.
ERs TO GO OUT TO-DAY.
.-vrRE BLOW TO THE INDUSTRY IN AND NEAR
THE CITY PREDICTED 1T THEY

SUCCEED
Ala special meeting OF the Brotherhood Of Boiler
oTs and Iron Shpbuilders. District Lodge No
a atlantic Seaboard, held at Military Hall last
,aning a strike was formally declared In all OF
.so shops which have refused TO grant the demand
~ a reduction In the hours Of labor. The strike
IN affect shops in Manhattan Brooklyn Port
pichmond Greenpoint Hoboken, Jersey City, Eliza
sha,hport and Bayonne engaged in the shipbulding
industry
u Is estimated by the leaders Of the strike that
mora than fifteen hundred men will fail to report
o., duty in the shops to-day In addition to these
about a thousand others, blacksmiths steam ham,
roer drivers machinists and others will be thrown
ont Of work by the action Of the boilermakers and
ship builders
The meeting secret one. and the doors
we're closely guarded. Delegates present from
che nine lodges in New-York and the neighborhood
composing the District Lodge. William NJ. Boyle
the president Of the District Lodge and who holds
a similar Office in the Metal Trades Conference
presided. All of the delegates were In favor of
treme measures
The men well organized and the statement
that the brethren who strike in Chicago for
A. eight-hour principle had about their fight
restored confidence 10 those who were inclined to
wait little longer 1t also said that three
shops employing 1877 men. had acceded to the de-
rands Of their men and that these shops would not
be affected. -. Ai1l
President Boyle said that the employers had
oeived more than two weeks in which to consider
the demands Of the men for eight hours day on
old work and Saturdays and nine hours day
new work at the rate of wages He said the
average pay of the men at the present time was
I75 day. He expressed the greatest confidence
IN the men winning their fight, they were well
organized all over the country, and men could not
be brought from other cities TO replace them. He
also said that the shops were full Of work, and
would have grant the demands OF the men or be-
Ia ole daNla rad
that the bonermakers and iron shipbuilders were
about the only trades in the marine industry that
had not received concessions from their employers
In recent years.
Mr. Boyle said he would open headquarters In
Military Hail. No. l9s Bowery. this morning, and
that the quarters would be open until late at night
The regular meeting of the Metal Trade Confer
tnce was held in the German Odd Fellows Hail.
Fighth-st., last evening, and action was taken eH-
pressing sympathy with the action Of the boiler
makers and shipbunders but the conference de-
cded not 10 take any part in the fight at this ume
several OF the boiler makers and iron ship builders
a. the yard Of the Morgan Iron Works said yes
,erdav that a strike was ineVitable unless 'Ie
bosses acceded to their demands The men were
willing to talk yesterday but were un"uIlhs 10
give their names. Said one Of them: although
tbev,ve had our notice for DAYS we haven't heard
= 1,ord from them. That's what the men don't
ike. The bosses have ignored the union alto
gather If they had only said. Well boys We
cer.t Give YOU what you want just now because
our contracts won't let but we Will Try 10 make
,btngs better as soon we can. why. everything
would have been all ight The men ieei sore
about the way they've been treated.
The men al the Morgan works said that tney
1,a,e NOT certain that the backsmiths who WORK
a. that place would go out, but they said that
,bara were many others who would. They predlct
+bat fourteen hundred men will be out this morn
ing. - A., $500,
All Of The yards ct present busy the men
ssving that the employers cannot get worKlneh
enough At the Morgan works seventy-hVe men
ara atswork on a Mallory Line steamer hfty on
STANDARD OH barge. and about five on the NaFo
Line steamer Niagara. The work IN these gAIuS
would be seriously retarded. The h. I. Morse
iron Works in West Twenty-sixth-st, are making
-auatrs ~ the Government transports Meade and
sedgwfck. The firm says that strike would cost
Them 500 day.
the superintendent Of the Morgan Iron Works
dij not wish to give his name, but when asked
about he talked Of strike said:
81 An know much about 1t, for haven't made
any Inoutrles But 1 do know that should these
men succeed in q strike 1t would mean that IN the
future New-York would not get any jobs worth
ssu0. Ship owners simply would not stand tho
extra cost Why should they, whGn they can 81
{Cvfv miles M the river, to the Delaware or 10
places the coast and hnd men 4ha' "o'A '''1
hours a day and make no complaint . I-.bo,
That's where the men are inconslderdIe' ~ ny
were TO make such movement UNIVERSE My a.
~ no with Them If successful in one ocahy aou9e
tbey would only do what the snip carpenter s oI
thlryye years ago. , Mhy; was an almost un-
frnkcr line of shipyards. The carpenters struck,
and there has not been been Sea w9"oeh 0''''
rSo SjneTiniendent went on to say that II the
men gained their points only s msI , dTpaii rine
would be done in this city, ana me i@I MAJ
1.orks herea bouts would have to shut doWiI