The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-12-31
Yours FrateFnally.
FRED BLEND, Int Pres.
>. W LAvISE, Int. Vice Pres
TROs CLUSE, "a Int. Vice Pres



| . W LAvISE. Int. Vice Pree
THos CLUNE, I'd Int. Vice Pres
WEsTnELD, Mass, Dec. Is, ls7o.
FRED BLEND, Eso-DEAR Sir;
Your reply 20 Union No. Ill is most ambiR-
uous, and decidedly Que sided You rive he
right TO said Union, by telling them to use
their own pleasure either 70 retain Mr. Marka
asa r ember, or eject him vet YOU say whiIa
Mr. Marks complies with the laws goveruinR
mAnniacturerr,he y not an employer so long AZ
ne Mr. Marks does rot employ any one. Then
sac Union has clearly no right, no grounds to
eject Mr.. Marks from membership I hold Il 10
not 10 the power Of any Union to eIpel mem.
Der who has not viOlaIed any part or parcel Of
the Constitution OF the International Union.
M. Marks, according % your own understand
ing has not committed any infringement OF Law
by which we are all governed, nor violated any
60 which he can he held amenable. Then why
has he been handed over 10 be dealt With by
Union No. Ill, as they in their Judgment think
proper. What has be done What has be been
guilty Of that should subject him 20 retention
or dismissal, a. a member, Al the will and plea-
sure of said Union. Sec 2, OF article /. has
not 60 nythlng whatever to do with the case
IN question now before US. That Mr.. Marks 10
/ praetlcel cigar maker in he full sense and
meaning a the expression, Union No. Ill, /
presume, will not attempt to denv. The evil
dence Of his membership fully establishes that
fact, uulets incompetency can be shown il tho
art OF his profession. All there is to the Law
that says the definition Of practical cigar ma
ker shall be len to local Unions to determine
means simply that l. is the duty of each and
every Union not 90 admit as members such men
as are known to be incapable Of performing
their work a. masters OF their trade All others
Except those the Law provides for in said SEQ
fNpU y . hair ~
ability, aud under no charges, are eligible to
membership, and cannot be rejected.
trust Justice will be done Mr.. Marks in
this case They want 90 know II Mr. Marka
can work a. home of evening for himself
and be q msmecr at the Union. There being
nothing in tie Constitution OF the international
Un'on that prohibits mis- being amember, I say
YES, and hope you will 70 change your commu-
nicatiou addressed to UnioR No. Ill, as to give
said Union to understand Nv. Marks 10 BY all
right entitled to mem bership.
Respectfully,
SAMUEL s LoNOS, Int Treas
PHnADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 81. 1870.
FRED BLESD, international President
DEAR SIR Ia the case Of l.. Marks Va Dea
Noises Union No. Ill il il nv opinion that pec-
tions and 2 Of article l, OF the Constitution
Of the International Union apply TO the case in
question Srction lst provides that Local IN
ions shall be composed OF practical cigar ma
kerS Section ID xcludes from memberahip no
practical cigar makers except employers. M
Marks position | conceive to be equivalent To
hat Of . member Of Cooperative shop that
Employs no hands-who,it is expressly provided
q he latter clauses Of section And shall not be
deprived Of membership. Therefore, II iamv
,piaion that Des Moines Union No. Ill has 40
light 70 eject Mr.. L. Marks upon the ground M
orth or cause hi u 10 Withdraw.
Yours fraternally.
THOs ]. BrRcH, Int secy.
COLuNBus. O., Dec 20, 1870.
majority Of the Board concurrinR IN The
bove decision, i therefore stands approved.
FRED BLEND, Int Pres.
coLUxBus, O., Dec 90. 1870
Q ofhcers and members Of Local Unions un-
der the Jurisdiction Of the Cigar Makers In.
ternational Union
GESnEHEE: I hereby notify yeu chat Che
adopted At the special session Of
70 international Union, held I'm Syracuse, "