The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-01
Another Turn the screw.

I'll" l.onwShorCmcn's Protective Union AZ
sociat.on held al extra meeting on Frid;,
night and adopted the ioilcwin:: resolution:
H|pi'rj, flat nn nr:nlri ui this t'nnn
Shall br allowed ia work q, storing. or store
AMY "":t"n. for any sirvclorr who is moi st
m"rhr: ot this rninn. unirr pain "i ru:
lined in the >';m of len HoilnrS.
Th" adoption of ili~ resolution is aHoihrr
stride forward, Vi first the lcn@>hnicncn
,trtcl; for higher wage. This movement
'w;;.; :; failure because noil-tn,E workmcn
in abundance could bc had 10 Io The work
required. The Union then determined not
To work oil amy foreign ship until II ,lrvrlorc
who had mrn discharged Was restored 10 his
place. And now they Sormnly resolve tla,
they will not work al all under any stryc,iorc
who * hot Il member ri the Union. This Is.
to III! nlrntS and purposes, Il deliberate ali
tempt tn force the employers To engage the
services of y particular class of men.
whether there Is. or is not. respectable anl
trustworthy s,cvc,ioYr in tho Union. is To hr
Of no consequence. Tic Unien men declare
that thcy will only work for Union steve
dorc'. and ihcy hope tp he able To force the
employers - agree to their conditions.
|, must not hc understood that WE uucs-
ton tie riwht of thr Union lon.shoremrn
to coniro! their own body. They may line
their members anil rilr their mcnlirrS us
they please. Iiui thi: does not cunui.. hem.
They aS!, now. that; The control OF all the
storage business l;r given to them, and To
them alone. We do not know that they have
done anything to merit this trust. Vio-
lrnce, threat, and unreasonable claims have
characterized their action from the very be-
ginning. And while we are anxious ,ha,
The lom-Silo:cmcn unl all other workmrn
should have every proper privilege, we con-
slider il no less important that the employer
should have fill protection in The enjoyment
"i the right 10 engage whom he plrasrs, ami
upon the hest terms l,r can make.
The experience of TIE l,as, few days shows
clearly Thai the Union lon"Shorrlnrn arc
going from 'ial To worse. Nor have thry
reached their haltinc point. IL H. then. hiyh
time that the shippers and shipping agents
should take steps To protect themselves and
those whom they represent. Fire must he
iol:rlil with lire; prescription with proscrip-
ton. Wha tie lonwSllorcmcn have done
they are responsible for. The employers mus,
Eow offer an elective resistance o. rive up.
for @oo;i and I'LL, all control over their own
aciorS and their own property. The most
simple plan is for the shippers and shipping
agents To determine not 10 clnploya ..Union''
ion@-horcman in amy capacity. This will
work cure, in The interest Of the hundreds
nj steady nIem who are nuw srckin.: work.
Ii can bc done il the shippers stand together
a' The lonGs!lnrcmcn stand Together And
ii amy employers high or low. are SD wr;.i;
~ to act against their own Interests and the
interests Of the working classes. by awrcr:u.
tD what the Union demands. lei them .ln,,cr-
stand that they. in the face oi The com,nm-
nifty. mus, hear tho brunt of whatever comes
i'll the future. oi their greed and want oi
pluck.