New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-01

OF Joint work with shared or common profits. and
tina this principle might be widely aud eadiy az
/ piled in the formation Of 'Tallors Working AssO-
| Citations That the existence Of working sssoca-
tons 10 other trades cooperating with similar IN
stitutOns in our own, would, BY an Interchange Of
produce and q consequent increased conslm pt0n
On the part Of the working classes open vast and
almost new home-msrketf r the productions o. Elg-
/ ish industry Finally, those wO-kmen who liked
the idea, were asked 20 meet the promoters 10 Cas-
Hest in order that they might learn % md I'D
one another, ard that body Of men might be
! rcedy 70 belin king the moment tle premises
/ could be made available. Several Of these meet
| incs took place The working men who attended
/ were quite ~ DOWN - tie promoters. rltl ~
/ or three exceptousl bur no difficulty arose as -
the terms on which the Association was to start ;
/ end at the last meeting, on Tuesday, the j.h Of
/ Fthmary. twelve of the men agreed 30 com nence
work in the shops in Caste-st on Monday, the 18th
| Of February. Nothing remsined now except TO
buy stock and to set the cutter % work a matter
Of difficulty for the promoters had 'o-eseen that
r successful start could not be made. unless they
themselves or their f-ierfs could furnish o suh-
/ ciont number of orders 10 keep the men employed
/ 'or The FIRST week a. 'casE They bad. therefore,
! examined their Owr ws-drCbes, and c.uslrfei
! their friends improssing upon them the necessity
/ q reforming q cir taio~s' bills. Tie slle.ce
/ Of tits precsu,ion was that before Saturday even.
| ing Feb. q a demand had been created, healthy
and ample enough to satisfy the most captions Of
political economists, and on Monday morning, Feb.
| il, at O'Clock, the manager and cutter were en-
abled to set their whole force to work in good
earnest.
The result so far is thus stated
81 will not enter into the little difficulties which
| have since arisen, and which have been easily
| overcome. They have just suficed to draw the
promoters and the associates more closely together
ard to convince both parties that their principle IS
living one and cannot fail while they carry II ont
honestly. Neither will ! set out a long statement
of the accounts but shall here mention that n the
first month suli lent business was done to keep all
the men at work nine hours and bali day on an
average; and that their WAGES averaged Il man
per week tor that period that Ia the second month
the men worked on an average ten hours day,
and obtained average wages o. Il IS 81 man,
TIE higher rate Of wages may be accounted for by
the fact that stoves and other tailoring cenve-
nionces had been fitted up before the commence
ment Of the second month, which enabled the men
20 work more easily. A sum has also been put
BY for rent rates taxes. and interest on capital
ard there is a airproft st the bankers.
need scarcely add that the custom Of the Asso-
citation has spread itself lar beyond the circle OF the
promoters and their friends. There now
twenty our men at work: the Association has
consequently doubled is numbers in two months,
ard there appears to be sincere desire the
part Of the present associates 70 extend the bene-
fits Of their position and their principle to the
greatest possible number Of their brother work.
men, II may mention that the workshops are
large enough TO contain with comfort 100 men az
work. The feeling which prevails in the work.
rooms is most encouraging; they are open to the
world, and those who take izterest in the mat
ter should 90 and see for themselves. A library
has been started, which amounts now to about
fifty volumes and there is talk Of instituting
weekly meetings for lectures and other purposes
in the lower workroom but this idea will of course
take some time TO work out and at present the dis
cUssiOn OF the regulations for the future management
and constitution of the association, which are to be
passed at the first general meeting OF the asso.
cates is a matter OF paramount i'm portance. aud !
will be quite much they can get through |
properly before the 18th of May. On that day,
too, before settling the rules and auditing the &C
counts the members will enter into the position OF
full associates for the present they are only pro-
bationers Though | have called them associates,
TO save conusionl; and | think that no fact can
prove more clearly that these men at least are fit
10 govern themselves than this,-that they vOlln.
ariy left in the hands OF their manager absolute
power OF dlsmissing any of their number during |
the first three months of their associated life"
The writer then mentions other similar move |
ments as follows might 90 to give some ac |
count OF a Needlewomens Association, which has !
been two or three weeks at work under the m an
egement OF a committee of ladies', and which is |
just established in a large and airy house, No. 81 |
Red hon square, as well as of two associations of |
shoemakers, whom the promoters have been able
10 assist, and who are working az Isl High Hol. |
born: and IL Tottenham Court Road and will |
well repay the visit Of any person curious in shoes.
Ia short all trades are becoming more alive every
day TO the truth Of the principle of associated la
Dor; body OF jOurneymen bakers, a second
Tailors Association, and union of all the trades
connected with the internal fitting up and finishing
OF houses are on the Of starting in London and
meanW bile the promoters have also received appli.
cations for ADVICE from several great towns in
England and Scotland. IL is their earnest hope,
howes er, that other persons in their station of
life, both in the towns OF England and in London
will now take the matter up"
The Tract then goes to illustrate the effect of
Competition, as manifested in the lies of trade
which it says corrupt the whole of society, extend
ing their influence not only to all persons concerned
in the business OF selling, but to customers also
Ii also asserts the humanity OF the wretched
jewellers in the novels of st Giles and the plague
anes OF Bermondsey, and presents the fatal con-
'equences Of going by ike the Levite on the
,ther side. If England is to be saved, il must
'e by helping working men first and chiefly
o be honest Competition destroys honesty and,
ct men say what they will, cannot be the founda.
ion Of Society. Neither falseh0od nor hatred can
re the ground OF human relations. And yet this
what the doctrine OF Competition would make
+ That Competition has its actual victims, thou
ands Of them, every week, from beings OF our
esh and blood. Its excuses can only be checked
Trough the power Of God which will give Broth
rhood victory over Antagonsm, Love over
Hatred, Truth over Falsehood. But the Church
an never participate in that victory if its mem
ers continue busy with their farms and their mer
bsndise, with buying cheap and selling dear all
be week, calling themselves Christians, and
opng to sneak into snug berth in Heaven, be-
ause they give the parson so ayear to spend in
hsrty and dawdle to Church in their best clothes
n Sundays, to call set Of equally well dressed
eople their dearly beloved brethren" IL can ,
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