The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-04-04

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have been somewhat tardy IN writing
YOU this time; she cause was b. my being
20 very much engaged Of late. BY asf
general news have no doubt you now see
that our Houses Of Legislature are In iuh
swing, and in the Commons, at leash ne
matters arc Of a very exciting character NE
chief Of which Is the state Of ireland ~ II 10
pleasing to see the great uuanimity Vat pre-
walls on all sizes now, that Ireland y grossly
wronsed by the Irish church. fleed by
common consent almost they ell ay IL IL q
hoary -headed iniquity "a fraH6G The only
question now -emaips now II issd Be dealt
with e put II out o. existence. The rene
| dies of the existing government sannot
touch il. All are in hope that Gladstone
will tell us how in the course Of tomorrow
night, or even tonight it may be.
You will have seen long before thus thai
we have got new premier in England No
one grudges the present occupant Of that
place the honor, yet 1t Is a wonderful affair.
Born Jew, the offspring Of an Outcast peo-
pie, only a few years ago in this country,
to become the head--the leader Of the great
country party--as the conservatives have
all along been called, looks ike a romance.
The fact discloses one Of two things either
the premier is man Of great energy, g eat
ability, or that the party nss in power have
little brain at their command. The event ls
more notable than that the Chief Magis-
trate Of your country should have been q
tailor or any other occupation Of that kind.
The Scotch Reform Bill has been passed a
second reading. The ministry have COM
mitted it to the House to make a good bill,
and there il some horo tAat If the Scotch
members only keep united in committee
they can make good bill Of it. This much
we are likely to have, for 'SCaledonia Stern
and Midi ten more melabers than they
now have. OF these, it may Be fairly pre-
licated, there viii be eight Of them on .h'
side Of progress.
IN REGARD TO TRADES UNIONS.
The event Of the day is the ruling Of
! Jnstic. Leech last Wednesday III Manchester
> The treasurer of the house painters uni0I
in consequence Of decision sometime ag,
given IN the case of treasurer Of anothe
union at Bradford, the fellow sand "nO lav
| could touch him, and that shey might d.
\ their best" They did their best, ami the
brought him before the justice or lord 0
The criminal court named, and be sentenced
him to ire years penat serD.tloe, telling him
and all 9th ers at the same time, "t0 rob the
trades union was Just rs great crime rs t,
rob a church or commit any other kind o
robbery The way in which this decision
J has been received BY the press Of The c0un
. try is different to what it was when the de
cision was given, that seemed to warran
that trades union funds could be rObbe'
BIZ any villain. As rule the whole pres
/. uttered a cry Of delight, made a song Q
praise on the matter, and with vulgar
swagger asked chow could trades union
dare to think they could have their fond
protected by law" The mercenary lot ar
! all but silent. many Of them not noting eve
: the fact There Is little duubt but tina
= Dodd is now doing a term Of penal servl
tude from tue yiliianous TEACHINGS (0n th
= decision mentioned by the hreling press 9
our country.
| rHR LONDON woRKrSGHAS's ASSOCIATION
! bias gwen notice Tor LABOR ReRliamen'
. There can be no deabt whatevers that sucl
: an assembly Is ruch wanted in this country
whether We will have one remains to B
D seen The time. fixed is MAY | am onl
: afraid that the disfsfous afe-so great at ID
| present time that iFNill not take place, or
It should that it via be Of character tina
: il will not renresens the great body Of tn
working classes OF Great Britain as
q ought. There are grand questions at th
moment for working men to consider, coul
a they only be got to do so in right au
manly spirit.
TRADE PROSPECTS.
4 The prospects of trade are now q It'll
e better than they were few months or eve
: weeks ago They are mot, however, all the
could be desired. - 0ne- thing seems to hav
: taken hold Of the minds of the employ in
> class everywhere in the country: they hav
D only to reduce the wages Of the workin
!, men to maze trade better. This seems t
be one of the greatest absurdities oni
. We have connections on all hands NJ pre-
s sent in the mining centres. Tbs men ar
e dying as from the wrath 10 come.
! Yours, &c, ALEx AcDoNALD.