The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-08-10

while longer The only object they 49, = -.
complish is TO compel smployers v giys = nulk
to poor workmen as 70 god ones, abd r DIZZY
refuse 20 do 20. they Insist upon strike.
c-n--Did you ever belong % a Tpdsf
Union, sirf 3AE lixa p
Foreman--No aud don't want 20.
C-a--Theu how 90 you consider yosrseIl
qualified to judge
I.renan-wen. ,hsss my Saslhesa Yes
can't prove 10 the contrary. z 49, .s0a
C-n-There's no need Of proof Ysa evi>
IDENTIFY know nothing about what you are saIk-
Ing. Mesal cOwardice Or iacompessncy sloLa
prevents . workman from connecting himself
With union, and have no reason to believe
you are an exception to the rule.
kmployer-Nev, NIX here-tAats all very
nice. | tell yOu the bes. men ! have had 70
work for me were non union !msn. pWhat do
you cay to that.
C-n-Thss depends altogether on your defini-
tien of "bestn
Employer-wsll, mean the mee who Above
me to DO the debating. tell you sir, whes a
man works for me. ne has got 70 sllow me 10 10
the judge and do exactly 40 want him.
C--n--ExactEy So That's y0ur idea Of good
workman. Well, union man thinks he aas just
as much right to pat value on his evn labor
as you have 70 dictate to him.
Employer-So long as can find men to do
my work, they must do as want, and work on
my terms. take what offer, aud do days
work according to my idea
C-n-Now. sir. in your experience you have
had beth union men and scabs work for YOU. As
a class, which did you find the most honors bic
men or competent workmens When did YOU
ever find the union men advocate the same pay
ment 20 incompetent as to competent workmen,
or deny your right to discharge botch. Name
single instance And yet you insist that
these the only objects union seek to &C
complish. Moreover, didn't you always feel a
deeper respect for the man who placed proper
value on his own work and manhood. than the
man who surrendered both to you
Employer-0h, that's sll buncomb That amt
my ,oint | have known many incompetent
men belong 70 a union.
C-u--Yery likely. But when you were try
ing to break up a union, did you not hire al
most ANYBODY who came along, regardless Of
his ability, and can you blame workmen for
fighting you with your own weapons
Employer-Did you ever know fuss raised
by bricklavers soainst h"d -n-S~-" be-
cause he could not do his work
H-n-(A member Of the Bricklayers' Union
who was presently Yes, sir. know of just four
such cases last week
EmpIoyer-Were they members Of the union
H-n-No, sir. they we're not They did not
know their business, and would not have been
admitted had they applied
Employer-0n whose Jobs we're they?
H-n-0ne was on one j., one was on
Walls, and two worked on the North side. A d
now, sir, since you have said 50 much, chal-
lenge You to refer to a single instance where you
ever discharged a union man because he vas an
incompetent workman | have known you for
yoAs to be nigger,driver, aud no maa. who
had q SPARK OF self respect would work for you,
under any circumstances As to your foreman
here, he confesses he knows nothing about
union, and it rs eminenty proper he should work
for man who claims 10 own him body and
breeches. Unless there vas something rotten
in Denmark he would not be your apoIogist to
day and taking position which proves him 70
he lost to all sense Of honor or manhood. Good
day sir