The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-10-23
From the Loadon Bee Hive
The International WOrkIngmen's Assoc
GIat1On.

From the LoadOn Bee Hive.
The International WOrklngmen's Asso.
cIatIOn.
| Meeting of the Council, Tuesday, Septem.
Der 28th, Mr.. Applegarth in the chair. Th,
following letter was received -
New York, Sept. IA.
We beg to inform you that the Paper-stainsrs
Union No. 1, Of the State of New York, is al
present on a strike for an advance Of wages 81
hall cent per roll on water cOlOrs, and one cent
per roll on oil colors piece work, and week
work three dollars advance on all colors. Our
employers having threatened to fetch men from
Europe, you would very much oblige by sending
notices to the different places in England, Scot
land, ireland, France, &c, to make it known
what paper-stainers are wanted for a, New
York.
By order Of No Union,
R. II. BRoUGHroS, Pres
I JAMES FULLERTON, Sec'y
Ii was agreed that thu request be com
7 piled with, and the Secretary was instructed
/ 10 forward copies of the letter to cOrrespOu-
dents II the association abroad
A letter VAS received from the Secretary
Of the National Labor Union, U. s., in which
the following remarks occur:
Your letter TO our late chieftain, w. III
Svlvis, found tim in the embrace of death, and
the toiling millions, both of the new and the
old worlds, had lost as true a friend as il was
possible for a man to b.. The excessive work,
plysical and mental, attendant on the positions
ne held was the immediate cause Of his death.
Your letter was read to the Congress, and the
result was the election Of delegate to your
c ,ngress May the good work 60 on until Ia
Dor, the creator Of all wealth, is redeemed from
the thraliom Of its own productions"
The basketmaAers of Marseilles are locked
out, for j lining the association and giving
credentials TO a delegate at the Basic Con-
gress. A letter from Hidden, near Dussel-
dorf, IN Germany, announced that the silk
printers and block cutters Of Messrs. Ores
sard and &C., have beeR turned out because
they are not satisfied with their treatment.
They have no settled prices they are paid
every fortnight, and never know what they
are likely to get until they have the money.
The firm has threatened to fetch men from
Z gland, father prssumptuous threat. A
letter from Mr.. Jessup, president Of the
New York State organization, stated that
ttrre 325 trades organizations united now
IN the State.
The Committee on Emigration reported in
favor Of reciprocating the desire of the La
Dor Union Of the United States to establish
an emigration bureau, under the joint di
reetion Of the executive Of the National La
Dor Union and the general council Of theTn-
ternational Working Mems Association.
That in case Of wages disputes occurring IN
America the council should, BY all means in
is power, endeavor to prevent workmen
being engaged in Europe By American CAPT
talist, for the purpose Of frustrating the
aims Ut the labor unions in America. That
as Mr.. Cameron, GU behalf Of the National
labor Union, had undertaken to furnish at
the earliest opportunity all the necessary
information, statistical and otherwise, res
/ pecting hours Of labor, rate Of wages. pro.
bable or actual demand for labor, facilitie.
Of access to land, &c, IL the different parts
Of America, the definite organization Of tie
Emigration Bureau be postponed until the
required information was il possession Of
the council The report was adopted.
A letter from General Claserct, whose
expulsion from Paris created such a sensa
ton, was received. He has again settlet
down in New York. His letter was addressed
10 the Congress-, hut arrived too late. HI
urges the delegates to insist upon the aboli.
ton Of standing armies, complete education