New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-21
LABOR IN MASSACHUSETTS,.

WHAT A MANUFACTURER THINKS OF THE CRIs-
PINS.
To the Edttor Of The Tribune.
SIR Having read your paper for more than
twenty years believe know your position the labor
question: and feel warranted in saying that you
would have advised the Legislature of Massachusetts, to
give the organization known the Knights OF st. Girls
pin" its sanction by granting IL an act OF incorporation
(as you did in your issue Of Feb ~, # you had under
stood It's true character Its cornerstone is the dogma
% that individual member of the organization shall
make any disposition Of his labor. That shall be done
by the organization 2. No member shall teach ap-
prentice without the consent Of Reorganization. Under
these two rules bound by solemn oath that they Will
under all circumstances be governed by the will OF the
majority its tyranny its members, and all per
sons working on boots and shoes, as well as over the
manufacturers. has become ntolcrable They dictate
who shall be hired who dismissed what shall be
maid and in fact find details OF the business too minute
for their interference.
strikes have been chronic from the date OF their organ
ization. When contracts taken by manufacturers,
there is no certainty thai they fulfill them without
loss for the demands the Crispns only measured
nv their power TO enforce them The character OF the
order is best shown by its acts One year ago III chicago
the had so much trouble with them that
they were provoked into taking the untenabe ground
that no Crspn should work in their factories The order
throughout the country rallied 10 the support OF the
Crisnins for four months. The manufacturers then
yielded aud with beartess crneltry ony less Wicked
than that SHOWN by the Crispins permitted every man
who had worked for them during the disagreement 10 De
driven from the city Except IN one factory, not man
Is allowed 20 boots and shoes IN chicago unless
unless he is Crispin. ,-. , che
A Misunderstanding between tho employers ana Tue
Crispins existed I'm this city for about Two months
causing a loss 10 tho city aud VICINITY OF about s4oVV
week, and bringing privatOn or suffering To aDo oVO
people The manufacturers having suffered severely le
past year by the unreasonable interference WIN thel
business by the Crspns, adopted the following statement
/ OF their position:
10 cobsqueue Of the extraordinary measures tAteh 20
from working the members OF AZ oisania'l'l hHn
kughis declarations that theY are EXTENDED
powerful all who refuse 20 JOIN them RON an N"iA
on boots this cts, bat 10 tue t lSte q"
Province aud shall exercise that power uu tHe "F
thor commands and des work feel ia d 10 me IOc
ADD especially all wOH for us, 10 maze Tue io"s
/ Geclafauous:
frf That the manufacturers whose are hereto anneied w
under no circumstance permit mSn OF body OF Meu 70 81
Judgment upon acton Of theirs 10 hiring OF dss any ono "ho
| H. OF may he, 10 their employ. .s-,---
SeHa All persons Who WORK Tor whether 'Spn OF
not during the between rs and tue "on or
Commence .ofk Nle oHtinuo 10 NoA dng
k shall never he dpAced for the purpose o restoring !" 'Ne
places auy peuols Who are out"
Third That will he the rule IN fAeiones 70
give persons Who continue wOrb during any slnfe " ui '"'
the preference
Fovyt Cpas len our employ from choice or
Intimidation Can return 10 work pTodib places are ho' Po0
tled. . .
The whole organization IN the United States has rallied
to their support aud they state In our Journals ha' lho