The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-10-05

= On ths Clyde.
| Bow often within he lask tn years hal
Iynur sooisty Supported or naintained /
strike directly. for the pnrpose Of r11sina
wagss2 think there have besa only sons
i three or Tour tgo Ct RIaokhurn and one q
Preston, whsra the strike has bosa directly
Tor wages, and there has bsse q KeiKh-
icy, bot certsinly not mora that six Of thai
description. e1
\ And for reduction or hours, how msny
strikes have thers been I There has not
heen any strike of any importance for that
Iooject with the exception Of one at Glss.
gow, and that did not originate with our 90.
ciety. II "a
You understand that am not speeding Of
resisting reduction Of wages, but Of de-
handing change in tnat respsctf Yes.
Was the strike At Preston IN important
one No.
Which is the rest important strike The
most important strike Of tina. description is
| % present pending ct Blackbufs, where we
have something Ike couple Of hundred
Emembers ont.
| What is the object Of that strikes Tore
fsist reduction Of wages. We have had no
strike in the nature Of positive demand on
the part Of the workmsn 80 Increase the
wages, with one or two exceptions.
Within the Inst ten years has the society
supported any strike for the purpose. not Of
resisting reduction, but Of missing wages,
that IS my question If you. shorten the
nours B 10 tantaTount, Of course, TO affecting
wages. & y" .
Il speak Of wages alone. Has the society
within the last ton years supported any strike
for raising thsmf None or any importance.
We have rad several disputes, such as that
at Sharp & Roberts, at Manchester, but that
arose IRON the Butsbsr Of boys employed.
What = been the grounds or causes oil
such disputes ~ you have had in the trade
within the last ten yearsr They have prin-
cipatly been from piece work an the nun.
Der Of boys employed.
They have been, then, I understand, 70 .
the purpose Of enforcing or maintaining trad
rules Yes, regulating the trade.
Have they been for the most part 70 in
trOdnce new rules or to maintain those al
ready existingf To maintain existing rules
and customs.
Speaking generally, What number Of trade
disputes have your society been engaged in
over the last sixteen years (taking you back
at - .;.s-:. .a-a.L;rEI:.r
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P.s.SA'sups, ~ = ns.ouu0e on.use
e oou'l nOs sPeas Posls'ssy = - 'ns sxsc'
,srnDsr ~ ocs sn1y nv o:s1 very 70" inueea.
~ n-ss naa ;sA a:pSss. s'n ~ 's.snos . Io
- ,eassS [-srhss - :. .t. o.S ~
1that desor;rt;sp - which Won refer.
M. Rosbuek--Win you explaiu what the
diapute was IN reference TO BOYS being en-
ployeaf That they were lntroduced in A
4 hreer proportion than What the trade re-
cngn;ses II
VIVA A vou mean vh.r -, .ns.l ~
v,hst tha - ,s.ognl~s. ;a -. ;a,-,3,,o.
tor ~ bovsf ft demands an ths ciass AZ
work. For instance. in Ar engine fsetorv
yery few bows srs smulc. Al In oomnari.on
with the number of mn In m.chios shons
.nd tcc,-v,.k;,. ..e.aEsg .~a,t-, 49, -.
/. lsrvs 81 : rnn.hs~ s,riassd 80 - - 80. ~
.,...ss shsv - ;rt,eau..S -. = 49,
= 49, si..s.;.. s-s~~. 49,. -I,.
i. .sil's q.
snAt ne Lnsn nsss vSlectea 20 !.
u, Ooulu lne ISys ~ ~ woIx q ene msn
"'sn' Capsule VI o0'hs Posson
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ana ana tne masters snank fhey could p
] have no doubt they did. or else thay would
not have employed them.
why should yoa prevent master from
employln6 ocys7.no can 90 tne woFk we
nave perfect rignt % say Q nim, ~ yo9
employ certain NUMBER OF boys beyond
what We eence've 20 % ? proper number,
we WIN no. sor1 'or you. =, -. =.
proper number means tne number that
you ike = What the man think right.
01T. HdTTts0nl with regard 20 the wages