, 1869-01-27
TEE PROPOSED APPREN rICE
Law.
Letter fiom r. ". Gate4, E.a,

'"t W Hc 'i1lC2-o lHonGc.
notice meetings being leid for the rrr-
pusc uf aulrudp,. the Annren,icr Inv Tim
Lcin law md thc f,on.;ct ,,1,,- 1o,,. n,
H., 49,. """'.t .''''4 4a"s. "
' ,''' "'.e no'naoS 70 say. VI tac
apprentice law 1t lnay be well 10 Inquire
what the object ot tic lniMc movers in tlis
matter l.. Aud. first, negatively. II rarnnt hc
to u,o, Il voupr ,n,n ,,tt,- ,,,,;.,,a
1a,-,, ,,.,;.'1 r.,' ~" opto! .,'u'I'es ~
.ss... ." ''"u.s' lo' 'nc 'enosss oi thla move.
1hcfil arc a1 tut Aead OF large nuln5rr Of
examinations IN this cl'y who ure opposed to
tn:inr apprentice, rulrln-ctl fcycr,, Il, !,
yrry jim,,r1 ry,r,t, In ~ ,,,y,so,, ,,' ~
,,t,.,.m.:,',. -. ~ u'n,'e"' ''a'''
"'"s'"''"e thoFs' an" nave III huIneT-
"'ss raScs undertaken to delaic to
to employers how maay apprentices should
hr employed, how mucl, .houll 1r Inv.
wurl. ,,c ,1,rIn,- tnt1u.I =. '"" '.,'. -. u".
""". W.. ''a'n'E "'''c" u control ihaau'
"st"r'rt |eNc'l't Iefllafs III II IL" lnstanrcs)
In ihr!i sn'.inrfs, inny II not bc that tllvy IT,
tcMd to accomplish their ruepusr tn il diIlrr.
:, II eannnt h. In s.rur. n hr,,rr n ,,.,,r
r1a'rrs oil mnnu@c,urcl work intlI, rnu,,.
Try, lur thu llll rru,u,rs to tukr buy, rour.
trp, ,rur, ,.ld. au. limit ,h.,r s,ry,,,. IN t,n,,
Years. Win ~. llinl m unt l., s. ,,.,t h'',
from fourteen i" ,hirrn ,n,,,,,t ~. It.,,' "Us
even n rrrnn,l NJ th,r', ,nt,
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NAV bv iultlIui ami I'm ihr ne,t af
hr ruu, Tin mind or tba ~ ,,,,. =. IN, -,
Whipped nj such III ugr, ind In nli , ttuIc. M
uuirrd .,ch tui wnn11 In ,t ~ M ~ ~ ls
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In nav linn, at,o,m al, VIII is hta. ms't
nt Ih.n nixoi,s irn.rs i,,kin,, - t"s unGit
rtnts tjcarIv in NJ ,ninf 'T"as ~ ",.e' i"oile
nur,,rr inv ~ tn,nrso ii",.t. tuu' ~ nase M NJ
in ,a"',far1,,rnr t'at 1saess J, ,s nila 80 nu"'s
Xix ~ H. nnt "',.. H. tat n'ua ~ l'hpJ Js'
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"a,. .', ~ ~" ..rtK t.'lureis hhd
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E"ot 3u1Ak ,ne'', ""' na'q ho fnf'h,s
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~ ,n'' ~ ""ht ~ .''lmttf W"t!s Er"nt
p,, ppi, ',a ~ ,'',, "'1', ,u,', WI s'ls ktSA'e.t
"'""i w.. " ",'m .n,ent h'f f'''lt'lr1 ~
III u s'a. ~, =" ~ '4il,su Wy M"a t1'' ny
"s'phf' H'''.' l"ae w 'n!Hh"t lliAhs nhr ,"rtnt
l''rn NJ t"l hia ia!lahlt, hut nluuL In ~ lhn
~ ht'' tna VT arn Alhlnat III The presently III,
liFrls t."l"!rns npun n.reltani.a iu,parand
from "tl!rr rnlalltrlss I.hnk thr1llE. hlle
| WMlslppa |" .lny aud you will Had The
| hhlllsd Wnrklncu are from u!htr rntlAtrlcs,
Wlrsc thry tn.e Ia ,cryu srytu yelra tAnI
tnl'ltlsiy, too,> to ret truic. Turcc.
ioacths, ut l.,st, arc of til, rlu-s !:
| HH9l' lAH UluHT i1HF[h nrt RIM
away apprentices, nut ut all reliable for yuol
work. lake the m:rhaulcs ont OF our
workshops to-day who learned I III ir trades in
the did country, and this Ioas.cd country Of
mnr> would make apoor exhibit .! thc me-.
el.a1ie ,n arts % y Wofld's Exps.iti'n. so,
| l,y far too low HOW, Pass such laws as are
proposed and the prcstnt low standard will
Sink out OF sight, so fur Us American born
mechanics are concerned. II is we'll under
stood lltas our Apprentice las affords no
1,rotcclirn TO the master. III shops whcre
sttat skill is required there arr but
four apprentices, and III some uouc at
a1i. Ii Is very difficult. 10 ret 4
boy into my machs4e shop iu this ci,r.
There arc lfG applications rejected yhrrc
Slr. Editor, take bog of seventeen years tfor
| nn good shop would think Of taxing boy Of
1ourtecu} and ,rv it, aud YOU will 7sar 1hjs
! rrisain 1ru1n all alike 1--WE can't make it
pay We lave 10 security that they viii stay
ticclr time out tsc law atlur{ls no rcl,ct i
they run away, ami VT prcfcr the imported @ d
! ;necna,,ic, wlo has been OBLIGED 10 scrr,. tmii
time suI Is u workmau.'; hsrc Int
ftw anntcn,;ccs in uv s,nn. r. bn.
cause II pays but little, c:cn If thc
NH stays h,s mi torn, nat 1oss t,o,; 3,,,,
Hno,s sn7 r. un1ar sn,.o,, @ ao. .t.., :, ~ ~,
is stxrntrsonc hare NJ tott,, a,,,1r",,,;an ~
tor MANI ~ rxrrnt ,S1,an fhr hn,.' t.,,
rrrna In5,, ne ". tr;,nis ~ ;ha u,S ~, usSn "
",n,aa - ,'3,.n ,ny Va t,,,t. - sn'; ~. ~" VIZ ~
W. have Is rst1in rno,, 'n ncchon;, - su
trua and ren'ai,s il, nv r,'e emn1nv !, !. nu c,:
! e,n,1, etro,ro -, -, tp'"5' ~ A4t.
| eNeA4 s4'NFe ~ 1' N'1e - ooGa NV la4s II
Is casalS eAFlatncX FFsL. Inc hoy com
mences at work hc knows nothing about
| perhaps drilling holes. i !OFeuntl Mt ~ q,
~ n.s w" ; s " asi'ee ] h. ;i. q lsn'
SeconG A. soon as h. ,s 81 1,s as w ou'15 Ei
@ h AS ,s9 sao nc ~ chanosd n sG's 90 as 70 ur
o nr;. ne any us' s Gs enanea u .si1e eom