The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-06-04
PHILADELPHIA. JUNE 4, 1871
O. ZEN J.. Rspoarsn


fMR TRADES.
Srovx AoLDKRs.-fhe strike 0f the Stove
ana aqllss~fs bunlAs = sllf persisted in,
without any increased prospect Of settlement
A few more Or the men have proved recusanta,
boa snsSek Ihsss MOI ytt, asr'viil sa@cisat
number 20 back 70 work, to ia'anywlss nOnPlas
The faithful Those who have wilfally violated
their sacred obligations, are said % be the same
Who assisted the bosses in the memorable
diflculty Of 'eS. The scab was I'm them. saga
friend, and they had not been true 10 their
devilish, Unborn propeasitiss, 10 the company, or
emulating the example of honest men, who held
their pledges % OF more value than few
palay dclIarsI IL conversation With Founder,
who locks upon the dieRculty rs O fair test Of
the relative strength Of the union and the con-
dition Of bosses and scabs, avowed that be
could mot be induced 70 believe trAitOrOus
unionist under oath, and that except in Gases Of
emssseDey, hs would NOT employ man 90 base
% to ebligate himself 70 union, principles and
chen, without = good excuse, return 70 employ
ment, whiae . strike or lockout was pending. |
fhese sentiments are those entertained BY all
honest men, ~bosAre nos blinded BY their pre-
judices, be shey .epspleysrg, Of employees. and
that ID what accounts for the fact, that except |
in very rare instances, scab IL never q skilf al
wotkeasa. The ec1imittee In charge of those |
looked out, have 40 cause 70 BE- apprehensiTe !
or the ses colt or ths cdascsR pa.shs- cOasrary |
they seem to anticipate early success as ! GER
faulty. The number Of idlers il being daily
iessened, ny Aoss are accepting, temporarily,
/" Jos" offered them, in other places. these
hsisg generally sasuFsa through che. agpHey Of
toe International Bdt6n. 's
TIE CoorxRs.-Those Of this craft, Who from
like ca use as the moldcrs, are iess nov locked
out, have as jet ev.depesd no disposition 20
obey the pGerile Gas Of their woald be masters |
They respond heartily amen, 70 tia, resolutions
reciting the recently organised fntspaasiooAl
Unions opinion Of che conduct Of the Hessrs.
and Shelley. which appeared in
the proceedings of chat body as Published in
the ADVOCATE week before Last The meeting
Of No. ., this week, vAs yxesy largely attended.
The story aAost,' that the men are on strike for
an increase Of wages peremptOsiIy denied.
Thosss &lf Sare Ost pyA. ana ION the
unfohs" VINO refused to sign away Weir right to
become or remain members of the union. Wages
have ncthng whatever @ do Win ths difEculty,
though It cannot be denied, that they receive
BY far too iitde FOR tue shcont OF labor and
apnRef q h M Z 5esa.ss4 e them. -.
II 4
loss to understand By What mysterious process
Of computation %, many Aaeet, TO have asces-
tanned the taet o. that" mace tbs var, wages
have advanced n proportion 70 the increase in
al ,ths .AssiSles tAAt -sates tote We 46e@sstic
,corodAy. y NE word. quoted are from an
article in. this weeks SasdAx Transcript, and
are immediately preceded BY the statement,
hat pries to the var, With eight or ZEN dollars
per week, "as mnrh in provisions. house rent.
and clothing, coHld be obtained, a. thirty dol
lars per week will now command" We think
these two assumptions are decidedly irreeoOcil-
sble. In tie fIst place, wages have not ad-
vanced in anything like ths same proportion as
food. faeI, clothing, aud sana Prior to the
WNHI Ctkue Ot bru 0OtA1bS fcy WGGAs W@9 SOu-
sidered only moderate, not large wages for an
ordinary mechanic, and We coubt much il the
average wages paid, including labOrers, was
much less than ten dollars, while during and
an0 the var. ID Is qnits certain that the aver
20 Il ast one peanyl msss tAsn els, Elndeed it
is that much. In this city, Iron holders, Car
penters, PaicterS asd, ye Last evening ascer-
tanned, even Ddckhysss ard PIasterers, are
working for from nine to twelve dollars, and Of
these the majority ars goodmeeAAnics While
no clsss Of ~srknen, whs isbes only tan hours
per day arespaM sves Saar dsltarA 50 tina. II
the pureh.s6pS psvsr If IN ddilars prior to the
war. wass4ssi 70 Ga g sAirtY dsIlars sOw, no
ordinary mechanic Or 1hstiae man except he
be employed b sses sspsda capacity, ssceives
wages bearing relatively 70 the present cost Of
living, the proporsion that his ante war wages
Bone aersts ~af eisss - tvins W tSnsht
the recent discussion between ConRreasman
Kelley. end Revenue Commissioner Wells, In
vh,sh he Istsss ala ~ former fSts I'D a.
% numerically. hthsalyssAtled the question,
as 2 Mhsthsr tbe vOskiasmAn wac a loser or
gamer By the altitude Of war prios& M. |,
Walls tlssriy proved that the wOtkiAgmAa i
compensated, and thAt all thi.
prats about dear labor IL snfcunded twaddie
Tse ReEspapers which publish the erroneous
statements. Of which the one above quoted is
a sample, do not pay their hands thirty dollars
per week, while ~e know personally, good
jourpeymen competitors Who work for nine
dollars, 70 tbss ve ore forced to me conclusion
that they are pHblished with q Sereknowledge
of their uncorrectness, and with the intention
Of creating faiss Impressions
liz TowS.-Pssidsnt rreyellick IVES 10 town
hs week. gbcr Jls Gay sfhis atriva Ne vas
taken in charge BY John Sinsy, President Of the
Schuylkfll County Miners, Who represents that
his constituency are on The tip zoe Of anxiety to