The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-11-23

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North we're visa &&E at -
Birmingha4 Mas& fs ~ %@
an.lsePessd with l.
misjaf 10 fill ali their !.
Which he has fsiled to do
At Che same time was distribute
lists of those who came ont on striA,
Waiting the southern counties and Scos4.
in search Of men, and failing, several ..
them csndidly confessed they were beat, bur
they could not 70 against the association.
Hsw The failure Of bsnks. 10. and conse-
4 quent high rates OF discount. the continental
4 war, md the iron trade lock- out have even
tualiy reversed our relative positions OF mas
VIE W toO oau0AtiO0 INV 1CtbDko W tuC Ructs
4 After q struggle extending over twenty tlffe,
weeks, seeing We we're playing losing game
after q sharp struggle to obtain q majority
lt.e strike was closed, lhipking it much bet
ter to try 70 maintain our position BY getiio.
- many or the old hands back to their sew
eral shops a. possible, rather than consult
ing mere personal feeling BY keeping sh.
town open Tor strangers, which would evi
IDENTIFY have grown worse and worre as the
back end advances. How IL has resulted, o.
far - regards we who were unsnimoust
elected at general meeting Of the men t.
act - day committee, only exhibits the pet
" tyranny OF uarrow-minded individuals,
who Il 10 no sell. praise 10 say have foano
themselves eopsidenbly over-matched on
any and every point By men whom they af
fecsed 70 despise, but who OF course, cannoi
and other saeh like circumstances. After
the close Of the strike Ne waited on our old
employer and the result, you already kn0w,
wrs me production Of the precious document
to signs ccDfessing that We had been very
nanghty For eadsavoring 70 obtain an adj
vance Of wages, bnt to 90 and sin no more
. suggestion TOO contemplate for any more
serious considBration than it has already
Obtained" The following notice Of the mat
Ger, With cspy Of the ssdocumsnt' appear
cd in oar monthlg report for 0ctober, 1866.
under the. head Of Trade latslligence
8. The Darliugton dispute has ended by
| the msn resuming Y FORK wishont obtaining
Nhss ehey struck fes. However uDpalatablt
this mar have been 20 our members, they
hnd the good sense tosee that circumstances
60 werB against theEE. and oonsidered q
good retrs6t butler than . bad bAttle.' The
| following 10 copy Of document presented
! y tfsree Of our membsrs who hsd been elect
red BY the DaFiineto6 brunch to conduct
their bosiness during the late dispute. We
need hardly state thst our member had. q
| slight objection' 10 dignifying the docu-
nent with their autograph, believing with
| AZ that the day for snclr nonsense Is past
| Ihe three members alluded to will reneive
from our funds full wages till hey ohtsit
lsuployment-' -
'sCoFY or DocunExr.
"DARIlseaoN, Sept. 1856.
*Ws hereby proniss end agree that, in
into the empIoyment Of Messrs. Richardson
: Co., We will not, % long - We remain in
their employ, or in tho town or peighbor-
hood Of Darlington, take any part whatever
In commencing, carving op, Or encouraging
any movements for obtaining any alteration
| Of wages, time or rules. for ths workingmen
- body, o. any other vorknen, then each
one Of 10 for himself !; ard thst In case Of q
strike among joiasrs taking place Or being
,'as,y css = . ss; s1as place. vs v''ssonsinas to
/ Had The szscativs council justifsd the
Aaa supported them In persevsring in il ?
NJ. Roe6uck. .-RsEesiiag back to that
strike at Torquay, was there. any ia&ax Of
business so the masters on that occasion
We have our monthly trade reports, Of which
| have furnished the. Commissioners with a
copy, In which you will ndd the state OF
trade stated 90 be good, bad, or isdifferent,
e the case mar be, from month to mensh
and from year 10 year; that is the ground
on which we judge-of sAe condition Of tbs
trade. II the particular case in question
there was every reason to believe that tbs
men we're going TO have 4 busy summer, and
Ipomparing things there With other towns
nsar them, We felt that they were nnderpaid,
and that the state Of Rade would warrant An
| Iincrease cfwakos.
1 50 th@t the ssrike really. originated ID Tor.
/ i4lay owl ok she briskness Of trade Z Yes.
Ard TIE brisknses Of trade on tho part 81
fths mastefs tsused the men to ask for q
/ increase Of wagesf Yes.
/ De the men In time q depression Of trad<
/ ever mention " the 4nasters .diminution oi
| uasNf 4 a nos very rsepral that mel
/ should mention Il bat I "a rofer to In.
1 stences Where men Ave agr6ea y u whom 1