New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-19

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and an Inspecting Council, beside the Fs..S.
Council. observe 4 special provision for ths az
pfivaiion Of Office, exclusion, &c. Of fapctons,;s
and members for intempersnce, among other dsi.
quencies. retiring fund 10 also provided for' :.
| well a. a mutual relief fund. The results az ~.
cash book are tn be plscsrdsd every week AZ shs
societys head Office, and must remain 90 exhbitsI
! Tor a fortnight No member u admitted exce,k
| upon a favorable report a. TO bis " morality saS
capacity" sigued by three members Of tho Family
| Council
In the Faubourg ST. Antoine is to be found
large } ard. called the Coar st. Joseph which l.
almost wholly taken up by three operative ASA
citation g. the Arm chair. makers the Cabinet-mskers
! and the Uphosterers. The Last are mail ss,os
stion, following coniessedy ia the wake OF the
others. But l never saw a more inspiring sight
| than that offered by the workshops OF the 6Sst.
named association extending through room after
nom over the top floors OF the houses on nearly
three whole sides Of the yard filed with men Tor
| whom labor seemed more passion than an en-
| ployment. The Arm chsir-makers began with
Lothng; the purchase Of their first log OF N abo-
gsny was told, would tell like q novel; their
business Is now worth $4,000 a year The Cabinet
makers bene ath them have some Of the most beau
tiully finished furniture l ever set my eyes on.
they boast Of selling already somewhat dearer tina.
the ordinary trade, through the mere perfection OF
their labor
The Csbre ct makers association is founded on tho
principle of the unlimited responsibility OF members
the names mentioned in the deed being fifty
three In ALL while its provisions appear 10 have
been carefully worked out IL is one OF those as
sociatioDs which have received an advance VI capi
tai from the State, and In exchange for thats1pport
it has had to reDounce the principle Of equal proits
profits being divided proportonstey to the amount
of wages earned by each member. But as a check
upon this provision, the Democratic spirit has laid
genuine progressive tax" upon the highest paid
members, by raising the proportion of the sans 10
be stopped out of their wages for the purposes Of
the association; { 2. fl0 per ceAt out Of a days
wages OF 2s while one OF ~. is smerced to the ex-
tent Of go per cent Only $40 per cent Of the
profits are divided among the members, while TO
per cent. are carried to a reserve fund. IRE man
agerreceiyes 472 year, with bis lodging; ne 10
authorised 10 raise a loan OF $4,000
The Masons and Stonecutters have long been
considered among the most industrious, orderly and
honorable Of the Paris trades. The preamble 70
their regulations and various passages In them
bear witness to these qualities;
The operative Masons and Stonecutters, since
the Revolution of February, have resolved to form
among themselves an association, and to unite their
interests, in order, by this means, 10 proceed to-
ward the end Of msnity-universsl brotherhood.
The association proposes to remedy the scan
dslous abuses ROW existing in the carrying on Of
public works-abuses ruinous at once TO the State
and to the workman By entering into direct rels-
ton with Government or with private persons, it
will be enabled TO undertake works at a cheaper
rate, and yet TO realize profits which will allow its
members TO live in ease, themselves and their FAM
lilies; and soon, we hope, the other trades con-
nected with building being organized into associa-
tons, and mutually responsible that anarchicd
competition which is now killing industry will dis
appear, and all will be able to live as brothers
together.
"Our association has also for its object to assist
its members in sickness, to allow pensions TO the
aged as well as TO the tnUaiids of labor parties
disabled by the accidents Of work. &c"
must pause here to point out the way in which
the idea-the Church-idea-of universal brother
minds directly with the union Of all the trades
connected with building" Alas the trades con-
nected with building may be united and mutually
responsible, and yet we may be very far from Sec
ing all men live as brothers together" Some
thing more is wanting for that, something which
machinery can give, and yet something which is
near at hand, and suggests that machinery ITSELF
and breathes in the unconscious words Of these
men. Something, did sayf No. some One who
bath said THAT they all may be one a. thou.
Father, art in Me- and / in Thee, that they also
may be one in Us: That the world may believe
that Thou hast sent Me some One in whom
mssons and stonecutters, and shirt makers and
tailors and kings and rich men, and wise men Of
the earth must believe before they can live 40
brothers together-Christ Jesus the Lordl
STILL there il in these regul ations Of the Partisan
Masons and Stonecutters a smack Of genuine hon
esty and kindness, and selfdenih too. No pro-
fits are TO be divioed until the sum total exceeds
$4,000, which IL to remain az capital, and to be
considered as divided into shares Of 81 each, Civ
ing per cent interest but not giving the right to
profits, and represented by certificates, which ara
either nomnstive, or 10 bearer. Every member 10
obliged to hold at least one share OF 10 by the
end Of the first year of bis admission, the money
to be raised either by small nstalments or stopped
out Of wages. No member Is admitted les usual
in these associatioDs) but upon the presentation Of
wtatta huS fbas 70 bn
merely proposer and seconder by courtesy, as in
club; they are to guarantee the morality and 10
borious habits Of the candidate" The demand for
admission must be in writing, and must contain
the name, quality, place, and date OF birth and
dwelling place Of the candidate, mention OF tho
principal works which he has executed, and an en-
gsgement by him TO respect the statutes and regu-
lations of the Society, OF which be II to be pre-
viousy informed by bis pledges On admission,
he is bound to pay into the commca fund the
amount Of one weeks wages, or to allow that sum
to be stopped out Of bis four first weeks earnings
The members, in each trade, are divided into dis-
tinct categories,-three among the Stone cutters.
four among the Masons,-forming regular HER
arcby, the grades of which can only be passed
through particular conditions and the wages for
which differ. Ii 10 specifically pointed out tna1
"the wages have not the character OF ordinary
wages, since in association the sums periodlcaiy
paid to the members are but advances on me snare
In general profits to which each is entitled We
call such an advance wages in order 70 employ
word with which all are familiar" The net pro-
fits, after dedactiDg all reserves, are equally diyid
ed among the members who shall have wofAs"
either for the association or out OF It,
The hours of labor may be fixed either by the
" + amily Council" which apportions the labor 70
be done, where there is not enough for all, begin
ming by the Oldest and those who have the most
numerous family to support. Members for whom
work cannot be found are entitled to seek employ
ment elsewhere, but they must give notice thereof
10 the Council under pain of fine Of 50 much per
days work done without such notice. and under
aggravated circumstances, of expulsion. A relief
fund is formed for the sick and wounded, IS vel
Enr ihair xixas xxidova or childran and