The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-01-01
THE CIGAR MAKERS.

THE CIGAR MAKERS.
fcnBcial from the President Of the Q. H.I.Ul
CoLUEBUs, Ohio, Dec. 20, 1859. !
To the Editor Of the wORkmeHAs's ADvooAIE.
Please give the following correspondence a
place in your payer. Yours respectfully.
FRED. BLEND.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec &C. 1869.
To the Officers and Members Of Local Unions:
GENrLEMKN.-I mnst again call the attention
Of local unions to the fact shat there are many
local unions that i>.ua circulars asking for nfor
nation in reference 70 applicants for member
ship to their respective uniona In doing so
they only give the name Of the applicant, but do
not state where he worked or hailed from pre-
vious to making the application, which in all
cases is necessary. Unions have been requested
to comply with the above before, but it seems
they have neglected to do so. Ny attention
has been called to several cases where unfair
men land some of the worst kind applied to
unions for membership, gave a fictitious name,
and were published to the trade; but, under the
name they used, no union had any charges
against them, thereby they became members Of
unions. and, in many cases, worked as such for
ten months and year before they we're discov~
cred Il is but a short time ago that one Of our
western unions submitted a statement to me in
reference to q man who gave them fictitious
name, and it was through Vice President Lee
vine that learned his true name, aud found
that be was under charges to the Intern ational
union.
If local unions, when issuing such circulars,
will give the name and place places VII re
the applicant claim to have worked prev .Ous to
making the application, then il will be an easy
4, L.
application. In TIN future lin all Cases where
unions do not com by with the shovel, | shall
only regard such circulars as worthless docu-
ments.
OF late there have several complaints been
made bv local secretaries that letters sent TO
headquarters have received no answer. To all
such would say that have but few letters ~
ing before me unanswered, and these only
such az other unions are concerned with, and
am waiting tor a statement from the other
side before giving an answer. wish to call the
attention Of secretaries, when they submit =
statement 70 ne, TO be careful and direct il TO
the proper address. | have received letters
from secretaries marked "Mr. Blenn, Columbus,
Ohio; Erred Blent, Columbus, Ohio" Fired
BIynn, Columbus, Ohio" and S'Fred Blend, Pre-
sident Of Columbus Union, Columbus, Ohio.
Taking the above for samples, l think it is very
evident that some letters never received an an
swer, for the very reason that | never received
them All letters addressed to Fred Blend, Lock
Box l,2l7, Columbus, Ohio, will receive prompt
notice.
Any person, having any Of the constitutions
adopted at the 1st, End, 3rd and 4th sessions OF
the International union, will do me great favor
by giving me the use Of them during my official
term. Frsternally yours,
FRED BLESD, Int Pres.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 70, 1869 -Gustav voIl-
mer, Esq, Cor. Sec. Of Union No. Is, of St.
Louis, Mo. DEAR Sir Yours Of the 18th inst
is at hand, and, for the present, will only an
swer the last question submitted by you; sew
eral unions submitted questions similar to your
first, and have taken the subject under advise
ment, therefore, l withhold my answer for the
present. In answer to your last question, 1 will
say that the Corresponding SecretlrT Of Union
No. %, of Detroit Mich, did write to me in re-
ference to Elias De Vols case, and my answer
to Il was, that no union had the right to charge
more than the regular initiation fees for the ad
mission Of any of their own unfair men during
the time that the amnesty proclamation was in
force. (See WoRKISGMAN's ADVOCATE Of Nov
9th, 1862 This opinion was given to all
questions similar to this and published in the
Advocate at various times. Fratern4lIy yours
FRED. BLEND, Int Pres.
CoLUHBUs, Ohio, Dec. 20. 1894. s. Nun
day. ESQ.,, Corresponding Secretary Of Union
No. S5, of Dayton, Ohio. DEAR SIR.-You say
a man by the name of Ernest Wagner applied to
your union for membership, and you say Cincin
natl union claims his initiation fees, and you
wish to know what union is entitled to it. An
swer-H this Wagner was an unfair man from
under the Jurisdiction of Cincinnati union then
the initiation fee belongs to Cincinnati union, and
your union can only admit him by card. The
amnesty proclamation does not give union the
right to initiate an unfair man from another
union unless they have their consent. Frater-
naIIy yours, FRED BLEND, Int Pres.
CoLUxBUs, Ohio, Dec. 20, 1s6s.-Royal
Wood, E-Q, Financial Secretary Of Union No.
Is, of Boston, Mass DEAR SIR,--Yours Of the
18th inst is at hand. 1t is not customary for a
man to deposit his card with union unless he
can receive employment, but after receiving
employment he must deposit his card before 90
ing to work to persons properly authorized to
receive them. There IL no necessity for a maD
to 60 into strange city and deposit his card
with union unless he can receive employment.
Fraternalty yours, FRED. BLEND, Int Pres.
ION cial from Local Unions. Ordered published in the
WORKNGxAHs ADVOcArs.l
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 20, 1869 To Officers
and Members Of Local Unions; Edward NJ.
PAieger, clain to have worked under the iuris-
dictiOn Of Columbus union, has applied for mem
bership. Unions having charges against him
will please notify. US Immediately.
FRED. BLEND, Cor. Sec. Of Union No IA.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Dec. IS, 1859 -George c. !
Moser has made application to become a mem
Der of this union. Any union having charges
against him will please notify US one month at
ter date or sooner if possible. FRED. TECH !
MAN, Cor. Sec, box 1872.
FoRr WAYNE, Ind, Dec %, l86e.-Frank |
Brockman and Martin Heisermau have made |
application for membership in this union If |
you have any charges sgaint either of them you |
will please notify this union on or before Ihe
8th Of January next T. NJ OGER, Cor. Sec. Of I
Union No. 73, box 637.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 20, lS69.-B. F. Cunning /
ham, Canton, Ohio: Hiram Fetzminger, from
W orcester, Mass. Leopold Ewald, Mo-, ard \
Christopher Emgee, have made application for
Any union having claims will |
notify this union before the 7th January, 1870.
To all unions that have Endorsed the card of
William Tracy. He wishes TO be re lieved OF
The payment Of his loans on account Of pro
tracted disability Any union that will grant
his wish will please notify, FERD. SERNIN, Fin.
and Cor. Sec, G. N. U. So.
BUFFALO, Dec 26th, lS69-Any union know
ng the whereabouts OF a gentleman by the
name of S. B. Radcliffe will confer a great favor
upon this union by informing US Of the same at
The earliest convenience. PETER CADY, Cor.
Sec. Union No 2, box 2,7lO.
PATTERSON, n. j., Dec. %, 1s6s.-The follow
ng named persons are indebted to Union No.
10: George A. Vance and W. P. Lewis, $500
Zach Henry Rhumin and Charles Paulis, &I.O0
each; F. Vanderloet, Oliver Mont, John Con-
.sd, William Burland, Alexander White, Henry
Smith, james q. Ustick, Engeble Decker, John
hcGinnis, Henry Ransler, Michsel Isaacs, g. 90
zach. A. MAFTEr, Sec, box 5s4
Rock ISLAND, Dec. l6, IS69.-Any union