, 1866-11-29

1 IC CVMG1LlCG AAfC AUC4Ay 45euCA AL 6V q
l;iils announcing Monday, December '
4 isrm Is hoiiday," Esay," t''k .na kreeonmendins
that all work shops ahould be closed On that I
day. From what Is taking place In London
the arIstoc1atic party Will hare gained much
By advancing as M objection to reform that
the people were indifferent about It. They
arc nov up and doing, and they must u1ti-
Mr. Lowe, the leader OF the "Adul1Amites,"
is not to be Invited aa usual to the Corpora
tion Banquet at Colne, for which borough he
sits by favor Of the recently deceased Mar
quIs Of Lansdowne, and 1t is added thst It
would not be safe for him even to make his
appearance there, Only three persons said
they would be present II be WAS invited.
From the preparations that are making for
hs 81 e snoad ast noe
1itical demonstrations ever made In this
country.
Trades Unions have assumed ian c1traordt-
nary Development IN England. far beyond
at first they were merely voluntary assocla-
tiUus, having charitable objects alonoi in view,
such as assisting members IN III health, aid
ing the widows and children Of deceased
liable nature. In process Of time, however,
it was seen that the funds collected for
charitable objects might be applied In main-
tanning or advancing the rate Of wares
snps ahe from hs
the funds TO this purpose was but NJ extern
sion Of the charitable objects for which these
societies were originally founded. and there |
nrc very few of them which do not nov COM
bine the twoiold purpose Of charity and |
wnge-dcttnce. There Is scarcely trade in |
the country that is not In union. The coal,
metal and building trades, in all their dtvis-
Ions and ramidcnttons, have their different
societies to which they subscribe so much
per week, and the fund thus created amounts |
In some instances to ten, twenty, thirty and
forty thousand pounds. These Trades uuions
have become real power, aud it is very df
ncult to resist their demands. It is scarcely
possible for single firm to meet successfully
combination Of their workmen, backed up
as they almost always are By the tuut Of the
whole society. The masters, In order to
make head against those combinations hsbs
been driven to couuter-nssociations, sGd
il not untrcquently happens that when H.
| men Of one finn make demands which thtc
rroPgictors consider uDjus'idabfc, the mas"
| icrs in that branch of industry have recourse
! 10 d lock out II that Is to say, close tha
workshops and throw all the men out OF
| work, Then the conflicts begins. The men
fall back on their reserve. live 60 y as far as
it goes, and make appeals to all other trades
lomstnblc perseverance on both sides, and 1t
is only those who arc intimately acquainted
with the working classes Of England That can
appreciate the amount of priralion and ab-
| 5UbUlE tlATNAtkuu luG3 tANult kAEf
yield. Many beleaTur.d city has become
famous In history for the endurance Of mis-
cries which were not greater than those sub
Mittcd 10 by the members Of some Trades
Unions on strikes or locked out. Even when
forced tn succumb, and TO accept the mas-
tcrs' terms, as Is frequently the case, the
mcn resume work beaten, but not satisfied,
and they proceed to mise up another fund to
sustain another light.
mastcrs send for operators to The con
tinent. This was done. III the case
of recent strike Of the tailorS
Of Edinburgh, aud the result was the
deftat Of the native operators. The British
foreign workmen, in thus lending themselves
TO injure the interests Of tbeir class, and
they went 70 far MS 10 propose at the Inter
national Congress Of worknlen, IA Geneva: to to
, was opposed by the French deputies. As far
. as can Judge the masters seem to be getting
, wcaried with these repeated contests, nnd
. they arc now beginning either to yield to
men me In the concerns Is participates in the
| profits, after q certain fixed sum has been
+ assigned to capital. 4 glance, however, at
an organ Of the working class viii show how
far or VIC still are from treaty Of peace
Workers, Look Outs" "Loudon Compositors
q Advance Of Wages Movement" tsuceessful)
Painte5s, Aavaase Of w-ges + Move@snt No.
= Makers Threatened Strike" Tailors
n Lockout In the North Of England" }" "Londor
q Operative Tailors' Protection Society,"
r "Amalsamatcd Society Of Carpenters ami
/ Joiaers lto cslee7aie M s9csezs) Ths Nex
: : Bakers strike,n " Factors Strike at Raw
:. tcnstall," "The Golfers strike.'
d The most important movement Of TIL
n kind going on at present Is - The Eorther,
Il | 11onworkers' Lockout" which has been l,
9 existence for seventeen weeks. By thf
r. ! lockout some 500 men were thrown out a
= EMPLOY ymcnt. The largest number who re
y cciscd aid from the funds Of the Society !,
It any one week was 1888. Last week G522
,e was paid to 2, ,G4s men. or four shilliugs +
10 each man. In this case the men are resist
d. ing reduction Of wages proposed BY th
in large 5arrow Rolling Mills made a
i. tion Of three per cent. (Which was nc
81 ncccptcd), they must be reduced to gres
Of El.aits. Strong appeals are made to Ii
ro other trade societies for support, but It Is nj
ae :. pcnaiture of seCo. That they have been abi
Il. 10 do SO for seventeen weeks shows how e:
OF tensiye md powerful theso societies Eeall
hi arc, and Indeed It requires only more unio
N. and more powerful organization to 1nai
~. them irresistible. These are the socleti
|so which arc about to make political demo
~ strntion next month, and the motto whie
,st they orc to !nsctihc on some of their banner
1t ~ Sa;i -, n4sle ~ ;mnrss.5nn Vii not =.
-. ,hn Corsrnment hnf m fhc .rvernI,
an. classes.
ov The anarchy and suffering produced
he strikes and lockouts have very much co
~ tributed to the snread of co-opcsati
-. | societies of one kind OF another. In some /
ur. stances-but few as yct-the masters, wea1I
oEa out By these ,perpetuallS recurring dist,
nee .i.n1' H. ~ na,,raru a,,e5 +, ssdi+,an
yer thhen ~ Ivy son.ein. nAu - aoatsa l.
pu.. nort,on 6r ihe nrofita.s This evstem. so
NJ. rs i, has cone. seems to have been attend
MIS- Win she oest sneGas ooea Iiouo,neat 4ta
he moral N other lnstans lug Meu tne
selves eoinolne N co'oPs'a.NG;. soctss.es,
,ga Wnen Meti mahasea, tae Icsuits ase susp.
bc So.a.i-, .ent.tIas ~ Wonrkastnr m
ILLS were oreanized IN 1922, "1ln capna.
ign 1ia anu - memoefs, aoa tne 70
W, III .nonnte1 to g ~ In the year and
Of ~. ,tron,v.ore 80 shows oner h.xtnr 4 an mt
'Fea s"s. = ~ n;ta1 X Gil VI and SaeTlw s,les
nav the amount Of Esq 900. The total sales Y
mic the commencement haye been 4al:,
tley WELDING profit Of ~, ~. 90 that II
istn- would be equal TO = Per cent. comnaene
En- At first as retail disttibutive stores the
.om. operative effort has developed Into nv
ton 1orms-'neo ieactat kssteln " soe
s uts Enr1and Co-oncrafiye Wholesale Scott
very nANHE ~. he e"Jget tne P PoieG "
<tins sayint. the profits Of middle men. This s
I.ca CIV Is doing business at the rate Of e3o0, d
&c Iii year. anu uAs hltuetto peen satneut
oui tor weekly fron Ireland and Tie resul
eneo that n sirr.ic nonrd of huttcr can he hsd