The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-07-17

erful in itself, exercises the most control
it does BY combination. It consolidates
railroads and lines Of telegraphs, combines
commercial enterprise, securing the advan-
tages Of monopoly, and re moving the effects
Of competition. There is not q workman
10 the country that Is not in some way or
other affected by the union Of capitalists.
II makes farmers pay double freight On grain,
and il makes the mechanic 10 the city pay
this added freight on oil they consume.
The trades unions Of manufactures are in
a chronic state Of strike against every man
who wears their fabric. They dictate, in
many cases, the amount Of labor operatives
can perform, their compensation, prescribe
the condition OF life in which they shall ex-
list, and measure out the degree of happiness
possible TO them. But when these same
operatives form union to resist this dlcta.
ton, to secure to themselves the blessings
Of life, liberty aud the pursuit Of happiness,
to make them yield something beyond the
permission of these trades unions capital :
ists, then combinations become infamo us,
the nurseries Of crime, and the strong arm
Of the law are invoked for their suppression.
There is only one way Of putting down
Trades Unions, that VII prove etfectusl
When the wrongs against which work '5g-
men combine cease when the laborer shhl
receive the fruits Of bis indus ~ when the
unnatural antagonsm 81 capital and labor
shall pass away, there will be no more cause
or Parliamentary Committees. and no more
leaders in the partisan press, from the me-
tropoltsn journal to the village croaker,
against the nurseries of crime" To re-
move these wrongs. and to hasten the ad-
vent Of ibis millennium, is the mission Of the
true rtformer-and the principles Of the
National Labor Union.
we have omitted to mention that M. Nun
della has recently introduced bill into Par
lament, the aim Of which Is to remove excep-
tional legislation, and to protect Trades
Unions Id the enjoyment Of their property,
dNA LLhA Tue sAulr - HirtNAtE WITH idNui
from many quarters where only opposition
" as expected The following telegram from
London 10 the American press, on Friday
morning, shows what wonderful change
has been effected in popular opinion during
the past few years. l. says
The Times to-day observes that the spirit 10
which the House Of Commons have lstsv dis
gussed the Trades Union bill, speaks volumes
i0r tbe effect Of an impartial and exhaustive
inquiry The increased attention given TO the
subject is not the effect Of pressure Of Union
leaders on the legislature, but is due to the
greater knowledge and wider experience Of
members. Although the bill "a not likely TO
pass. the principles Il contains viii form the
basis for Government measures 10 b. introduced
next session, which will repeal ali laws making
combination illegal, relieve workmen from spc-
cial penalties for Trades Unions offences, and
bring their funds sithin the provisions Of the
Friendly Societies Act The TNKs in conclu-
sion, says Trades Unions viii continue 70 exist,
whether protected BY Parliament or not True
craftsmanship vii. seek either TO augment or
reduce tleir in6aences, but accepting them as
facts. give them free scope for legitimate deyel-
Opments