The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-11-02
MINUTES or EVIDENCE


MINUTES or EVIDENCE
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Royal Commission appointed 70 Inqnlre
into Trades Unions.
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The Righ. Hon Sir wnulM BsLa in the ohsss.
The Right Hon the EAR or LrcHrrstb.-
4Ss he Rsat lion. sL EDAusD wALrr. HAN, Bar..
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sir DANIEL sOoos, Bart MP
HERnAs hHAIyALs, Esq., G. b.
JAsKs BoorH. Esq., C-B.
THOMAS Huszrs, Esq VI p.
FREDnRIc HAREisos. Bsi- N A 500
MR ALLAN Examined.
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Mr.. Booth-havc You any Of the London
Trades Council rules with your They are
simply for self government. H- ~ R
Are there no printed rules. Yes, bat they
are simply rules prescribing certain hours Of
attending and so on. They do not interfere
with disputes. M 1FF
Mr. Hughes-Do they interfere with the
internal working Of the societies which
belong to that Council Not in the slightest
degree. ss.if
Mr.. Booth What is the object OF tha. as
sociationg II exists for the purpose Of look
ing after Parliamentary affairs. For instance,
looking after bills which might happen to be
before Parliament which would affect the
Interests Of workingmen generally. For in
stance, If there was dispute in any partic-
usr trade, representatives might 60 from
trade to the Council and make their case
known. They would then give them a GER
tincate to 90 to the different trades Of Lon
a o. kbat IN c1r ff fhnxy
ed IT,
Mr.. Harrison-It 1t is purely dehberative
body, Is it not, without any fun ctions beyond
that? Yes, without any functions beyond
that.
Mr. Mat.hews-Ii is little Parliament in
fac, Well, according to the views OF some
it is rery little.
AIr. Hughes-TIave you any other papers
which you wish 10 put IMP have some
papers with reference to different things
which | thought ! might have been 4ues-
toned about. | may say generally that
there is nothing connected wis cur assee..s-
tion in any shaps or form bus what | am
ss,ast auxious that the commissioners should
be male aware OF, we have no secre Is what
/ ever. *ft
CAarnan-Have yau anything more to
state which you think would be Of advan-
tage to Us in our iaqury? To show the cor
pleteness o. our organization, | will just
state tnat all the branches throughout the
association ara sevel with uniform set OF
books from the geasrAl Office, 50 that the
book keeping throu shont the society Is alike
70 wherc YOU will. There is another point
which NAV mention You have before YOU
the proposition form waica IS used Oh the
entrance of a member. After a person Is
once admitted, il he wants TO rem we from
one place 10 another, Se give him what we
call a clearance, from the branch to which he
has belonged 70 tee oraach 10 which he re-
moves. If be has been ID, the soci-ty less
than II months, we give him this blue clear
ance (producins thc sane) n be has been
get.iag himself discharsed by drink or any
other misconduct, we give hlm TINS red one
(t.r9dueisg 4, !, and the black one Is Tor mem
/ bers whose conduct mas been satisfactory,
and who have been more than Il months in
the society. n adiitlon 70 that, II q mem
Der wants to travel from place 70 place, and
receive bis rrilef, that Is to say his sut-ol-
work money, We give him what We call his
/ travelling card. Ii he goes TO Reading or
Bristol, or wherever he mrY 60, be- can be
Y TeHetc4, Anu tOdt iS-thtcfca ut ttftc 01o8 w
tae secretary there, and a ehequs gwen him
for the amount which be is enutled TO-. =
Mr.. Harrisou--What is the exact phrase
now in use as to tramps, rs IL members on
,favei, = or what " ity We generally call
them mambers on travel. t3iz l..Bf
You do not object to the use Of the vord
tramp" do yous No.
| You would say that they were tramps
seeking employ yment? Yes. Then, toe, 'ths
| Comm. ssioners will see from the monthly re-
port which have, put IN that We can get q
return or schedule every month from each
| branch Every quarter also we have . re-
turn, ana here is the form tproiucing itJ
that the secretary is supplied with foe the
purpose Of filing up. ASFsfsrence has been
made to overtime, may state that in .1S45
/ the sectional society to which belonged or
| tered 81 re for the best esssy upen the
qasstisn Of overtime, and the prize was
gsinsd by q. susgesn.s band il " for tbe
information Of the Commissioner (handing
In the same), because | dare say they viii
! learn some interesting facts from it tending
| 70 show the effects OF overtime on the con-
stitutioh of men. Besides that, We have
directed our attention to cooperative objects,
and we also offered prize for the beSs essay
| on the question OF the investment Of money,
and, Mr.. Yapsittart Neale, . barrister-at-
was tbe gentleman who gained the prize ior
that. The Conmissiopefs therefore viii zee
tlist We hase pdtourselves to great deal of
trouble 10 5rder 10 bring ourselves pfoReEiy
BEFORE he. public, and that We have iDeurred
: soad deal ri i 1penss IL II = tcIddelipg As
81 D. GoSoscah Who kasrs ri III lstudic.tao,.s., ta,s,
when you offered those prizesi 4 commi.-
tea appointed quite apA6 from tbs society.
Mr.. Hughes-Ycur society, hus nlver
adopted co-operAiion. in .Any .Yayy No, We
haIe not adopted, the principle, but they srs
Opposed tG the using. Of the 1nnda Of. the
sosietY fofs sihat object They NJ, lfsy on
ara going TO have q co-operative workshcn
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