The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-02-15

Innd tort 0r Hx@bk them came late one n1gn'
By h GAih iGto OariK The men saw them
b1t they oonsidersd that their policy was
NOT % sDsak 70 ahemsu that uight bus ths
nsxt mefnine |; hesaaae they knew that they
could not ees = by train that night.
Il had bp that The mas
ter shouf here the men
lodged, With their
tools nt Forming
The men % Fte by .
sssssss sssssS.I n.s' .ae
4 ter camelt case
the men haa "a
tion ann y
imakinsH tn 81
other mem '.e
are mode . mis-
taken. Il
/ Qhaixn 80 are good, bad, and in
different :. al cl9sses ? There are.
Mr. Beath--Dc you think che Cardiff case
isEs remsrksble instauee % moderation in
pioksting2 No, could giye you SCORES Of
ChsirmAn-You say that you might get
these men who come to fil the places Of
others to 20 away, that you are st liberty BY
Dicketing, BY planting watchnen round the
house TO ave warning TO those men that they
are undelsellipg other men aad ought to 20
away; isfhere any other application Of trade
funds in che way Of hindsring men that You
think legitimatep No. know Of none but
20 complese my evidence on the picketing
| system, think4t desirable that you should
know thai. there are class Of men 10 all
trades who maRsfta business 20 6nd where
strikes are pending. Ln Cardiff there we're
no less than forty men that tame In during
that STRIKE, and would MT leave the town.
The men were obliged to subscribs IA order
70 keep them from filing their places. The
moment that | came In and settled that
strike, those men weat Of IL it were a
question ofthis kind-thst there were large
number OF non society men Who on principle
went into shop, coaId admire that /; bat
that is not the case. Where an employer
finds twenty men to in the places Of those
on strike, you will ind that twelve months
hence ten az them are in the society, while
the other ten will be absolutely worthless
men, and the employer viii be only 100 glad
to get rid of them.
Mr.. Boofh-They come expecting more
than the ordinary wages in consequences Of
the way in which the union 10 interfering
with the workmen; is mot that sos No
they come for the striks. pay, and the beer
attending II.
Mr.. Msrivals-waissrs an a. Psovidsncs p
| There IL no mistake about "A.
Earl Of Lichksld-To whst arguments on
the part Of the pickets do ron ettribate the
result in tho case Of Cardiff There was Q
little .outspoken and Q LITTLE solid argument
The men told them that il hey stopped and
worked there they woulda=be underselling
the men who were on strike. They said,
"Well, se knew nothing st Ill about Il, and
We are quite willing to g. And where
ssste = ore one nan .nes stop IN case hke
Lord Elcho-1Did thew ~ them .mnlov-
mani elaewkara9, No fhf5 --era .tsrsctaa
I.by a eenssel adEeys
De YOU mean 20 ,.o
bad come there 60 their
faree paid to taks nIaca
where they were no .oyment :
Yes.
' HSs 49, - ~ S-,..
oannos saJ. saAs !" 'las - .-Hs .s.a.oe
rusS ~. int Nh = .'I II s..s - 49, scS;as
ct Chester, where IN employer Who ,oald not
posaibiv nut twentv man al has advertisad
for fifty non -societv man
M. Huehss-T6a exnssses Of nicl s,ins
do not appear in that book ID YOUR ac,ounts
They are ali sent in I'm Z weekly balance
shest. fT
Nav .sk vhaaI,er vo, sxar s,.rlovss .nv
nar.on A. ! y;na n rwha : A.. rsIs.;.;n. A.
Allowance from the sociesv{ No
Then, in fact, ths fickssine ia not an sx
pense @ The societ-f , Ifitis a iony ~ al
the men NAV receive an ADDITIONAL "a. a day
towards sifeir strike pay. OF course they
irsqssatly % !. for nothing, and generally
sns ..,os 81 h.vs. y uS'; !. y ,urn A'a 'AAs
~ -. IT,
Ar: fIooert iveksT f7'Anea snd ior'ner
e1amlneo
10 Cnairmsn-1oa aAss heard what has Deer-
'atsa ~ sar' APplonAtsn} = soere s2ysnaag
wnico you hSse say ussilS 70 aver sne
stasemen. sou nste Maas No,sxoeps snAs
80 "a . saIt s, az sae meAs' ~ eAss CON
Illoas.ons =. As soou sny oenciency
- mus :'e sny $sososs l nave
"aue !" :ue lusua1loncy ~ 'ne taym en".
Inc witness HisnareWh
-4kT. lsassEf AffiRs4ea<tt &zFhsr examined.
Cbairmau-We have ress5Iad %, 80 .;va
An onpeNunitv Of maktns roms s.s.sv.sn.s
rbicb Won wish "a nai1. 6,ss I sh;as IN
resnsci 70 M. TsofsFs = 49,. 1s.s IA
so,ss ntsmant vhicb ~. ,.;sk q ..-.;ss. 90
n referenee "a tbat NAM I al. .s S.s;ss -
trasscans ,,r d tima ~ IA -. s .s;..;,.n -
cause hnS - ides whss 4, ~ - .s-Sa ~ iS.s
| tina that Ish0uld b. go, - - ~ .nd
| therefore wns unpref.rsd II d.si,. nv n
add that there are - 49, .c.,.s.- ~ ;n-
come that Mr.. TucRss - 49,. ;aso
account; gave some " -" ~ !. .Sa,.snU .aso
to the shilling week ~ ~ 40. - ;.sa rvn
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