The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-03-05

families of many Of ths heeessares o. NE ekat
it b usjuss. unwsrransEbls asd aneaiasafor Ut
the present time.
Resolved, That ne viii ma In any manner re-
Mane WORK q Cur respecsive hraochss OF ousi-
meas unless We receive shswages pad before
the stsiks.
Resolved, fhas the members Of this orgADi'
Eation, who are Hsw On . slriks seainst . r.
duesion Of ~agss, will nj resume work until
the Abbot Iron Company promise 20 give sne
wages 10 paid before ths strike TO all members
Of this organisation, and who were employed
by the company at the time Of the strike.
Resolved. That the members Of the CoOsoli-
dated Associations, now On strike, will, % much
az possible, keep away from the Abbot Iron
Compauy's millA.
Resolved. That the members Of the Conseli-
dated Association answer no questions asked
BY the bosses, bat refer them to the COMMITTEES,
to be appointed hereafter.
All Of which ID most respectfully Submitted
BY your committee.
CnARLrs w. KzLxR,
President of Puddlers Committee.
GEassH w. MoasAH,
JoHE w. SuaL@,
JozH 8. SAKRxs,
L Il. BARBoUR,
W.40. SaHPLEY,
JAcoB LAWRENCE,
RlcRARD SULLANs,
w. DAVID LEARrY,
WILLIAM BoYED,
MARIos NEwKrRx,
SAMUEL BoHD
Moan UNDnRwooD.
The men are determined to stand
out, and il seems to have resolved it
self into q question Of time.
THE cAN-MAK8Rs
held mass meeting on Friday night,
at Rechabite Hall, to which were in
vited al mechanics opposed to convict
labor. There was quite large at
tendance, and the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
WuxssAse Tia growth Of the State q Mary
land 70 tlufhigh and exalted position she occu-
pies a Stats Id the Union @ due 70 the hon
ess and uutirinx energy and free labor u her
citisens; and
WmasAs, Every employment BY the State
Of convict Labor, directly and Indirectly, tenda
to the abasement Of honest laDor. and eompeli
the honest mechanic to compete With compul
sorry labor, while shey Ut The same time ore
compelled 70 pay their share of meDsy % sup
port The inassuce that tends 30 make them
poor; and
WzERkAs. The action OF the State In employ
ing her convict labor upon the various machani
cal branches Of indussry, especially that Of car
making &c being the oaly paresy local trade in
the Stated has an iBAasaes Tor good or evil
throughout the State, which influence the me
chanics Of the State arc directly interested
should be asserted I'm jass and right direcsios
to the elevation and advancsmens Of honesl
labor; thesefoss, hs it
Resolved By tho Mechanics Of Baltimore, In
meeting assembled, That we regard the em.
ployment Of convict labof, directly OF indirect
", In the manufaCsnre of tin cans a q stigma
upon the past and fasaFe history IL the STATE, q
dirsct injury 70 Ill hooest lab0ring men, espe-
cially that class whose business or trade 10 thus
appropriated BY such compulsory labor; and We
respectfully ask the delegates from the city Of
Baltimore 10 the General Asssmbf nov 10
session. together with all other delegates TO the
same body, who respect free labor and honest
toll, 70 enact . Law prohibiting the manufacture
Of tin cans for oysters and fruit BY the coovicta
Of the Maryland State Penitentiary.
SUDDEN DEATH or POLICE CORNERSTONE
Lafevre jarrett one Of the Police
Commissioners for the city, on leaving
the residence of his brother, took the
city passenger cars TO ride to his
Broadway house, but before proceeding
very far he was suddenly taken i'll and
died in o few hours.
Yours in haste, VRRIrAs.