New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-01
The Pari. workmcn'. Associations.

The Yufis w OfHmsns AssottutVu-s
we take the following from late article in Fra
,e,s Magazine
Against low wsges remedy mag he found in the oPe-
gstgc parneTshps Associations Ouvrlefe TIE mos
pacca result Of the February revolutions aud which
age made such progress IN France dnrin giho pos yod
have before me bundle on de' as on ee'l'on' oi
belonging 20 these associations, which spa hoo'
prevents from referring to at length Tbs i"ors who
sSe sixty men on ON average ~ Wplh WIN a,ou 80 "a
lsicus' hare been workn for tho last iweiyemonh on
oqufl waee and have reay Vi 90 per ceu prot on 9s
ness Of $4,000 ayegr Another taiors association ~ Dor
dealS thirteen men IN u need 1900 pTohl ~ iOg M lhs
wgk ne by he job, but with equal right TO dividends
The arm chair mskcrs (uenvsiys IN fdstsud seventy IN
lumber began with capital Of Gif, and have business
now worth O0OOOf ayesr The cabinet makers (ebeRes
ia the zane yad-the Cour ST. Joseph IN the tanbourg ST.
Antoine have, Ike them, much mlre work Than they can
10, through and work well that they are able u sci
some vhsi dearer than the'r capitalist rivals The cook
who Unfortunately divded INTO seve raj RIVAL associa
cnf tone OF which has leely aod afford to give the
wong oasses good hreakas' al four sous as they can
obtain elsewhere for ten The pavcurs. who have two as
soceOns have got into their hands by tender large Pof
ton Of the paving Of Paris To that extent has me move
r1snl spread thai o associations, by their Delegates ar
engaged IN forming Union des Assocdfoas the main
object Of which il 10 establish what IL termed by Them
mutually OF credit by Of exchanRc-bonds, payable
labor and PRODUCES great idea, the main development
81 which is owing gentleman we'll kaown BY he sbo
ii0ust efforts and resident amongst us jules Le
eheyslier lOur French Correspondent IN London-Ed
ITO IN AcIea Ss r"s a. Te,s Tsse
The prireipe of association appears to me tho only
sseiua remedy sguns the fearful beating down OF wages
below living prices against This fearful realizing OF csP
as imaginary profits out OF the starvation and
one share but in thousand In those trades where fair
profits yet be obtained without renchng upon inc due
@ % 10 Se ppe ma. the marriage between capita and
labor be established upon firm basis In those trades
weere the profit has been annihsed BY delusvs cheap
Ne The place OF capital by combination and an exchange OF
labor And let those who feel with me that tho operative
sustained In this effort TO rescue himself nom
he present thTaldom and that all who, Willingly or unwl
ungy have contributed to bring him into that TIN adom lie
under the deepest responsibility toward himle all such
faIher his delverance.
Even though IT should not be by aiding the formation
cooperative partnerships lot II be by promoting these pro
lecve unions OF the United States Of which the Peoples
Mn offers example whereby the operative classes may
he enabled by combination TO purchase their provisions an
hc materials Of their labor at wholesale prices and 80
avoid the extoron Of the hneksers and ehesp provision
Protective unions let II be by that OF labor maTs or ex
changes under proper regulations and which might DO use
france with reference TO the analogous Cites osres to
epsco those fatal houses Of call and poonse reckonngs
which shown in late letter respecting the condition
Oi The taloTs 10 be the ruin OF so many ~orkmen OF
again. Of permanent bazaas OF shops where the produce
81 The workmans labor may be sold At prce which shat
fairy him. and deifay the outgongs, without
seeking Further project"
- Robert w alsh in the Journal Of Commerce
uad the Boston Trarelier have lately boon asseve
rating roandly that the experiment osthese French
Associations CT Workmen was a failure The
above statement from E0=er's Magazine may be
taken as reply to those calumnies on the working
clssses but we will add few figures from the very
report Of Leon Fsucher the great enemy OF in
dustrial reform and the elevation Of the laborng
classes. on whose authority Walsh and the Irore
ler phsorth their statements.
The associated psviors Of Paris number $40, and
obtained from the city their own bldcontraots to
The amount OF 100000 francs or $4,000. The as
ISOLATION raised the rate Of day wages from francs,
tae usual pay of apsvior, to y. so that each man
got more than DO would have received as an ord
esry journeyman, la addition toths each member
les received dividend of LIS francs. ssS, as hrs
share in the pro6,s. all OF which looks like any
iheg but failure But this is not the whole rs the
report states Tho work has been executed with
the greatest care while the strictest order and dis
'Ppe, and perfect regard for the rights OF indi-
udual members. have prevailed among the worn
nea !" the saving to the city on its contract with
the Association. as compared with other Jobs OF
Paying has been 10 per ceaf aud were oil the paw
iag OF Paris done in the same way the saving to the
City Treasury woald DO 100000 francs, $4,000 a
year. These be 1t observed are the figures of the
ckcisl report.
Some heavy Jobs on the railroad near Limoges.
which is built BY the State, were taken by Associa
uoas The Official estimates tor them were 2,OSs,
Ssairancs. s4cS0oo The worAmen who took them
&d vel by the undertaking, bat the Government
labe,ter. The WORK was doOe in the best man
her sr PCS, 27S francs, making saving OF '7l5iS
tsees o. sls40Oo, This is a specimen Of what may
bs,hne generally by change which shall bsias
Aoptedacers into direc: relation with the oonsu
9x, and dispense with thoss parasitic inferno
duses whose interest impels them to get the u'
sost possible out Of beth parties. Toat cnsaSe
esa only Be accomplished By Association
&c S Francis 4 Co. have received the
Loxaex ASr JOURNAL" "Tas JoyRSAl oF pksisS.
80 ~CaAnsxss Enaxspkea JOURNAL" each Of which
ss ioehrk reputation to demand any further comment
as searsAl esreulalou OF the Art Journal especially
sea exet The mosi favorable influence on puele ssie IN
esahy, containing 1t always does ecP'oos tuoo
'aicsraaon on subjects connected with Ar ana uaf
'sA ~ exquisite spsciueusL
Nosis Act OF GIsi.-An incident mas oeen
40 e 70 exhibiting unasasl tnoaghainess ana eaa1on
A.. usfetsm on the part Of young giTs ina eess
s usn passing notice few evenings ago, VS. SIei
80 cesssved ,Ast tie rain bad caused par Of lhe emu
70 give way, and earely cover up The hlroao
moving thai the tram Of would pass Nenz ~
nwcrk y remove the obsirustou In sew rarpies how
she heard he train approaching AZ fearful rate and
a:es'ng her hnmxne sfcst 20 clear the track. she ioos