The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-02-05

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the Elght-Hour Law of the State should
either he more effective or erased from th,
statute book. After alluding to the ap
premiership and convict labor questions h.
touched upon
TIE NEGRO QUESTION,
as follows:
The negro, as emancipated, tells that b,
Is free, and will no longer submit to occup,
positions Of degrading nature, but viii
seek an equality with the whites in tn,
trades and professions. am strongly i'm
pressed with the necessity Of preparing fol
organizing the colored workmen. Coloret
delegates from various trades were presen
and participated in the last session of th,
National Labor Union.
In reference to
COoLIE LABOR,
the address takes strong ground against tht
tinnPortaton Of it, but says in the true sens,
of the word, to emigration no objection can b,
made. and such measures should be taken a
would notify Congress that the workingmer
of this State are determined to have stoI
put to this importation.
During the Fall campaign, movement
in favor Of the
ORGANIZATION OF A LABOR PARTY
was inaugurated in several localities Of the
State, and not without some success. Hay
ing been called on, by letter and otherwise
during the year to encourage political nc
ton, and even to call State Convention
to act and make nominations, all of which
| had no authority to do-believing the
workingmen of the State not well enough
organized, united, and educated for separate
political action-I declined to act. have
no doubt you will be called upon to consider
this question, and will therefore leave the
matter in your hands, without comment OF
recommendation.
| would impress upon all the necessity Of
sustaining
THE NATIONAL LABOR UNION
and its officers, as well as to aid in the pay
ment Of its Presidents salary. Some dissa-
tisfaction prevailed in New York with re-
ference to the character Of some Of the dele
gates admitted to seats an open disruption
appeared inevitable at one time, but better
counsels prevailed, and the question remains
at rest for the present There was no dele
gate present from this body at the last Ses-
sion, and recommend that this assembly be
at the annual session, to be held
at Cincinnati. August 1870.
STRIKES.
As much as we may depreciate the inau-
guration of strikes as injurious to the em-
ployer and the employed, as well as being
detrimental to trade, they are found to be
a necessary evil, inasmuch as no remedy
has yet been found whereby labor may as
sert its rights in its unequal conflict with
capital Cooperation is the only preventive
yet known, and that has not made sufficient
advancement to obviate trade strikes. An
number Of strikes have taken place
the past year with varied success. The
Trades Unions Of New York. with their
HAfnown rberaiity, are 'continuaIiy be-
sieged to render assistance, even to organ
izations outside our State, until almost un-
bearable, and they have been compelled to
turn deaf ear to all appeals
The address recommends the drafting Of
bills regulating
THE EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN
ln the cotton and woollen mills and manu-
of the State; prohibiting the use
Of secondhand and old barrels for re- packing
flour, sugar and meal the enactment of a
Lien law. making the claim Of labor first !;
for the protection of life and limb, holding
the contractors responsible for injuries to the
where it can be proven that it is
occasioned by imperfect scatfolding etc.
In conclusion, the address counsels mo-
leratiOn, and suggests the laying aside Of all
selfish feeling in reference to respective or
CARNATIONS.
After the appointment of a Committee on
consisting Of Messrs. Fencer, Of
New York Cribbin, Of Rochester and
Cameron, of Albany, the Assembly took a
recess until 2 p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The members reassembled at 2 P. M. The
report of the Committee of Credentials show
ID th, following organizations represented
Lodge 10 50 X o c., Troy, P. IT, Leon
srd Typographical Uni n No. 8, New York, n
w. Young Typographical Union NJ. A. Al
bauy, Thom : willi4rJ; Carpenters and Join
prs' 80. Z, Alb nv. William Qlirk Stove
N Ouutcrs, Albany, s s Eldridge Operative
Painters Union, New York, James Connolly
No. 5, Syracuse, j. j. Jnnio;
No. 2. New York, j. W. Browning
Lodge II X. 0. s. G., Utica, Thomas Judge;
Painters Union, Albany, L. N. Coon; Working
nen's Assembly, Monroe Co., Henry Cribhen
Lodge No. 81 K. o. s c., Albany, Michael
Murray; Blacksmiths' Helpers, Albany, Van
2 ndt Br ,dt; Wooden Spinners, Cohoes, Nal
colm hcPhsil Cigarmakers No. 66, Kingston,
J. g Cummings; Lodge No. l42 X o. 8 G,
New York, A. Oppenheimer Lodge No Al X.
D. s. O., Albany, John Coleman Coopers
Union No. A, New York, p Fl. Sullivan; Tin
Copper and Sheet Iron Workers Union, Al
bsny, Nicholas Hackett; Masons' Laborers.
Cohoes, Dyson Ashworth Lodge lO5, X. o. S.
e., New York, Thomas N. Fencer, N. P. Mur-
ply, John Dunn; State Lodge, X O. s. c.. Ro-
chester. Edward Martin; CoOpers' No. 7, Al
Michael Connolly MachInists' and Blacksmiths'
No. !, ALBANY, James McGrath, Joseph N.
Burch; Workingmen's Union, New York, w.
J. Jessup; Cigarmakers' No. 90, N. RotEschild.
The president then presented bis
ANNUAL REPORT.
He stated that be had not had Time to
write up his entire report, but he would do
the best be could. He said workingmen
bad made good progress in organizing trades
unions. The Germans especially are tax
ing lively interest in extending the princi-
plies of trades unions, and he claimed that
much of this could be attributed to the Ar
bitter Union (German) Of New York city
The societies which have made the best
progress arc the Crispns, and next to them
are the Machinists and Blacksmitbs, which
he complimented very highly. Little pro-
gress has been made in reference to the re-
duction Of hours, the only organization
gaining the eight hours beng the Brown
Stone Cutters Of New York, who gained
1T without a strike. He reviewed the va
rlous strikes throughout the year, which met
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