The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-09-12

Mr.. ALEXANDER Med DONALD, Examined.
Can you point out what it should be ?
Yes. submitted to Mr. Ayrton a copy OF
bill which | can put In here, and which
Mr.. Ayrton took time 20 consider, but when
the committee was granted it was deferred
til the report should be made, and now the
committee have reported fsvOrably to the
mems claim, and ! am happy to say that
that report in respect to that point was cor
| daily concurred in by large portion Of
the mine-owners who were on that COM
mittee
What is the principle that they would re-
commend for the suppression Of truck
They have 30. recommended principle but
l,that further steps should be taken in re-
ference to Scotland to make q more strin-
gent Act.
But the law Of England IN this matter
applies equally to Scotland, does it not
Yes.
Chairman-What would you propose
That in the case Of any man having truck
shop, directly or indirectly, it should be held
as felony
NJ. Mathews-Are not those the words
Of the Act Of Parliament now, batting the
felony, that they shall not, directly or indi-
recGly have q truck shopp No, it says that
| they shall not directly or indirectly compel
nsen 70 60 there.
Is it not fact that all the men are paid
| in money in Scotland There are instances
where they are not paid in money, bEs where
they are paid by loans.
II they are not paid in money can they
not 20 before q magistrate and claim their
wages Certainly.
What other steps can you devise in law,
in order to prevent people paying truck,
| when the men can 90 before the next magis-
trate / have stated that should make
| the law that il should be felony for m en-
ployer either directly or indirectly to hold q
| truck shop, and look upon the truck shop
not only rs being q serious evil to the men,
but also to the :nine-owners who wish to
deal Justly with their workmen and honestly
with the public.
Mr. Booths there any other amend
ment Of the law relative TO the truck system
that ycu would recommend That is one,
and all the other minor matters detail from
that.
That is, then, the principle Of the amend
mentsf That is the principle. / contend,
| sud those who sympafhize with me contend,
that IL is direcs injury TO the owner as weil
as TO the workman. Take for instance the
case that have given vou Of IL truck shops.
That employer can produce bis labor
cheaper and out sell the men who have no
truck shops.
Earl Of Litchield-- you mean that oil
thsee eleven truck Stops belong to the en-
ployerf do.
Mr.. Mathews-Does the employer pay in
truck then No, be pays in money, but
the arrangement Is such that all the money
has to be spent there.
i Lord Elcho-How IL that done The pay
ID In money; you get paid monthly, and
sou get advances every day. IL engenders
habit Of improvidence, and the result 10.
lthat large number Of the men 20 to thu
pay Office In this way and receive the money
II they 60 away with the money there il |
book which passes between the pay CLERK
and the store keeper, and If the stpre-keep
,, er's book does not tally with the money I'D
vanced to certain party tonight: then !
you 20 back tomorrow YOU do not get any
money; and then In large number Of casa
there are day warnings II the store keepe
| communicates with the overmsn, and th
man is cautioned that be has taken ava,
money, II he takes Il away again be kn0w
: the consequence and the result 10, u bsial
. daily or hourly warning, or no motto
bat that Of the moment the man 10 fec
tersd. A
Earl of Lltchfeld-That 10 what you csl
carrying on the practice Of truck indirectly
) Indirectly. Wa
= Does not the present Law meet the case q
carrying on the practice of truck indirectly
J No. l think that you win And them I'd
hitting, indeed stating before the commit;
, fv1anv fhounaod p011oda direcflv made ont q