The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-06-26
FROM NEW YORK.

New NoEE, June IS, 1869
La he EDITOR M ths WoakNGwAS's ADVOCATE.
Perhaps Y word W sgo from a working
mau in New York Will prove interesting to
your readers. This IL tie very centre Of
trades organizations the greatest number
and tha largest of any city in the United
States. I, is bere where more energy and
.lil-i.us Judgment is necessary than IN any
other City FL tbe United States TO control
Cha abb and flow 0f the tide Of labor and
tle creation II harmony IN shis great city,
is task tha, must be allotted 70 judicious
lud l1resc.ng men. While We have some
Such men advocating this great reform, there
are others of an ambitious ana innova ling
kind, Who eg.ct the z Iod judgment Of those
mlH- ana SOW progress ~ tue result. Work
i1rme4. ~. class, are ignorant and Do not
comprehend tleil true position and reckless
legislation, ami conflict D. the order Of the
dav. Sufficient evidence of tDis act Il ap-
-nt from the Iate strikes and their result.
sy ar- lIke d child that il sick, but can
..I when there BE- something depressing
them, but tley can & tell what w where IL
+, ard they 30 % work and tell their EN-
pl0yers they must have more wages, and II
their demands re not accepted to thev strike,
whether prepared for It III nur Now the
great evil r., the supply of labor exceeds
thc demand, and until We can make tue de-
mand exec ed the supply vi. TIE strikes in
creation will not remedy our condition.
Nov, the question IL, bow oan We increase
the demand Z think there are several WAYS
10 30 10. we want a strict apprentice Jaw
60 begin with, for without il We can DO moth
ing Our slow progress IN trades 0rgauza-
ti0us is 90 be attributed 20 the fact that men
who have served long enough At bu siuess
20 yet the rudiments, place themselves on
tbe market as i0urneymeB, and will not give
their adherence TO any organization. for the
reason that the minimum rate Of wages e.
tablished bv these organizations is regulated
hv che standard Of full apprehticed work
men, and consequently placing incompetent
men % position where they must ask more
for their labor than IL II worth, and the re-
suit is they are repeatedly discharged and
kicked around Nov, believe the best
thing il 70 get an apprentice law in force,
ana then give these incompetent men a
chance 20 70 back and serve the remainder
III their time. This Will one way tend 10
increase the demand. If eight hours can be
naugnrated this viii in another way in
crease the demand
Another idea which ! believe is original
with myself, and which strikes me as a good
aue ID increase The demand, and that Il, to
establish Joint Emigration Societies between
tle Eastern and Western States the East
ern States societies collecting and shipping
the immigrants, and the Western States
societies purchasing the land, ana placing
the immigrants upon il with implements to
work it. This would greatly tend to in
crease the demand 10 mechanical labor. We
want 90 divert the mind Of young men grow
ing Up, not entirely, bat 10 great measure,
from the idea Of learning mechanical trades.
OF tiocAlng TO the cities, and show them that
nlne are 80 truly happy and independent a.