The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-12-12

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ten ~ Or IN what olher maaner should or
could Congress BE- made responsible for such
4 nonsensicxl demandf The Eight Hour
usvsment, properly % called, u : f1rce, not
even approved Of By the Iabcrers themselves;
and II the latter should absolutely wish to
work no longer than eight hours day, the
disadvnntsgsr, resulting from the decrease
Of wosk done, will mosu Immediately affect
them. For, sup2osing be should receive the
same auount Of pay for the work he does IL.
eight hours, a. no formerly did for that Of
sen hourA then thA dimin1tion, made good
again BY raising the price OF all articles,
would fali most heavily upon the one q ho
consumes---nAmeIy the lsborer.
The answer 70 Qssestiea b is:
X The o 10 b<nds bear IN interest OF 0
pef csnt. IN gold and ere free from all taxa
tson. If this should be found improper,
then this question itself, disguised with the
cloak Of repatriation, had better been left
out entirely, for the Reputation ID Of tn
quessioner himsslf. We Ought 70 be ashamed
moreover, to sppear before the public nc the
present time with principle, bearing the
stamp Of dishonesty on les very face, pin
c,ple rs no party ever advoeated-even after
ia OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES has been pro-
nounced" We must be very cautious in
deed, lest We draw tDo near 70 such pyra.
mids, Or remain too far Il . distance, u we
wish 70 receive the entire impression Of it,
greatness u
In former article-of your paper, you re-
Ter 70 the . Workingmen's Congress ut Bfus-
sels, the Tesolutions Of winch, now take
the liberty 10 csmmuDicate to you, that they
may Be more esdeIy disseminated. Here
they ere, ~ taken from the B5ston Pho
nesr -
X solved, 1. That il Is the aim Of the labor
ers OF every country, not only 70 denounce open
IL and resolalely, through all constitutions
organs of the . International Workiugman'i
Unlon' every war OF nations against each other
but 70 stand ne one man, AZ all hazards, 10 re
fusing their aid 70 the useless splitting VI humai
BLOND, and the barbarous custom Of destroying
all property, and furthermore in refusing oil la
Dor con trbating to the maintenance Of grea
armies for
T. That we provide for the publication >
pamphlets, especially designed, 70 define IN clea
terms, TO every lsborer, who Is compelled u
serve in . standing army, his dates as man ant
tain rules Of conduct
5. That we make proper arrangements, In o.
der that the laborers may direct their Who'll
iufuene everywhere nrst against all mediat
and immediate insfigstors OF a war of nations
be they royal cabinets or The eonrtoirs OF big
finance, wherever they may be found
A. ~ instruct tine GENERAL Council to carr
into execution all measures harmonizing wit
these resolu tions, as time and circumstance r.
quire."
! The necessity and justice Of such pro
ceedangs is based upon experience ana
deep love OF humanity, FIR, after all, u
/ but the proletariat ct laborers Who furr
I ishes the great bulk Of our armies IN wal
The boasllng Bourgeoises Of "a goo
house" and "a good table" never appear
! p.-.. tue rampsrts even-after MI their &c
lbusiastic speeches. but they push the labol
ing man ahead to fight the battles for thea
Now, who pays the expenses of our laI
war? The laborer. Who enjoys its goo
resultss Our aristocracy. But our mob
aristocracy artfully disputes this assertlo
ia q manner, 50 dark a. il IL iDcomprshens
bic, and retreats, BY aid Of darkness, from
contest in which it would most surely su,
I cumb, if il. was carried on fairly and squaI,
lily. In conclusfon, L will call your stt-ntlo
10 the speech delivered nc Barcelona,
Spain, on the 81 OF November, BY factor
Operative.
\ This is the speech as taken down A. II
t:me.by q phonogs spher: Fellow citizens
have now listened to various speakers
both prudspt and imprudent-the former
accuse, the latter pity and cannot be'
] 10 hear. their language Tor sny great lengs
|. of hmH fAm 10 sorsA fhan piaan fsetoEI
Eeperator-but am free Ny views nj
about these: Wnat should you think ~
Company Of friends, intending % take !
dinner in the woods but occupies It-t
chiefly with discussing the various dis
es; thus giving chance TO passers-t
J 10 boot their provisions Are we not q
ing TX .ctly The sameg We quarrel abol
the frying pan, while the enemy y Al o
gates to steal our meat. There are m.
in our midst who will secretly laugh 10
their sleeves &C our petty qua'rels and th'
relate 1t over again nc the proper pisss n
we cannot do this There will be tia
enough Afterwards 10 indulge in such d.
cussions on the application Of each sne
princ,cle--but let US first secure The prins
pies themselves! These consriIu the grs
battle, which We must win NJ any cost
Which cannot be done. however, before Y
are DULY organizsd. propose, therefor
that We, as . party, at once agree concern:E
the list Of the election-candsdates for Il
courts, and that the result be forthwith cOu
municated, by means Of the telegraph, TO I
branches Of this association in the proysnce
that they may have an opportunity Of isstti
the same by debate. Ny dear lellow-citizen.
Words are well enor Oh, but resolutions q
never accomplished by mere speeches.
p. BcALER.