The workingman's advocate., 1870-11-05


The appeal for aid from No. being inform
al caused delay; being corrected the exec
4 tive board sustained the strike on ii
> grounds that union No. was holding OF
against large reduction Of wages, and
demand from the manufacturers that eac
If the strikers must relinquish their men
bership in any union of Cigar Makers.
The executive board being uncertain hov
or where to obtain sufficient funds to insur
} each of the strikers their constitutional sup
n port of seven dollars per week-there bein
o an independent order of journeymen Ciga
Makers in Cincinnati, and there bein,
an Incorporated union Of manu-
facturers' Of cigars there also. After con
5 sidering matters Il was agreed BY the exec
; utive board that President Blend and Vice
President Lavine should 20 to Cincinnati
and, If possible, bring about an honorabl
adjustment TO our cause Of the existing DIFF
6culties. Upon their arrival in Cincinnati
they caused committee Of seven from union
No. 4 to meet, q like committee from the
manufacturers union, out succeeded in &C.
cOmplisbing nothing, as the manufacturers
committee would coneede nothing In the
case'of the Independent Union of Journey
men they were more successful, as through
heir efforts the members of said order in a
body joined union No. 4, liberal terms hav-
ing been offered. Harmonious feelings aud
unity of action being thus attained, they
next concluded to recommend to the full
executive board to call in all the striking
fund in the hands of local unions, to be for
warded direct to secretary Of union No. 4,
as immediate assistance was necessary to in
sure success, and if that would not be suf-
6cient to levy q special assessment Of so
cents per week on each member Of local
unions, which was accordingly done under
the call of February 5th, 1870. The strike
continued for eighteen weeks, when it ter
minated in q complete victory for union No.
4. A short time after the strike rumor
was circulated to tho effect that after the
strike had ended that union No. bad vol
unfairly reduced her scale of prices in order
to prevent further troubles, which upon in
terrogation by President Blend, was confirm
ed by union No. thereupon the President
deemed it unsafe tc ask the craft to liquidate
the debts of union No. 4. The executive
board was consulted, and that body con-
cludsd to lay the matter over for final ad.
justment by the International Union.
The Presidents report further states that
unions No. Is, 81, 80, 81 were on a strike |
against a reduction of wages during the time
that union No. A was ON 4 strike, but did not
appeal for aid until after the strike Of union
No. had ended, nobly giving union No. 4
all the assistance that could be obtained. I
When the appeal was made it was sustained
by the executive board, and the call for I
special assessment of so cents per week con-
tinued. For various reasons the strikes of
No. Is, 81, 30, 81, did not terminate sue
The report speaks of small sttikes Of
nnians NJ 10 0e 20 ------.-~ -..Lsa tha
past thirteen months, all Of whom receisS -
support Of international organizations in
amounts ranging from s63 to 1875.
TIE President recommends a careful ex-
animation the report Of past strikes, points
out where in some cases our present system
Of conducting strikes bas net secured the |
desired end, land recommends that some
system of cooperation be adopted where the
strikers can be proftably employed to the \
detr;ment Of capitalists instead Of being sup
ported in idleness.
The President also points out where toe
present Internal Revenue Laws favor the
wealthy manufacturer, but is unfavorable to
the poor cigar maker who wishes to manu- !,
facture for himself, and recommends another
combined appeal to our representatives in
Congress for the repeal of the same.
After setting forth the great danger that
We are in, from the fast increasing Coolie
trade between the United States and Chins,
and the long list Of inevitable evils attend |
ing il, the President earnestly recommends
the united efforts Of our organization to
break down the ncfarious traffic.
I The President then referred 10 the alb
scondipg of Elias Smith with the funds of
the international organization, and reported
what action he had taken in the matter up
to the present time.
The President also reported The rcsigna
ton Of Treasurer s. " B. Swami, on Sep
tember 22d, 1870, and Of receiving the
books and vouches of that officer with $341O
the balance remaining in the Treasury, and
recommended the election Of Treasurer
and Of Secretary for the unexpired term.
He further recommended that standing com
mittees be appointed or elected for the sew
eral issues Of the call IN the following order
Committee on past strikes to consist Of
seven.
Committee on future strikes and cooper
ation, nine.
Committee on ways and means, three.
Committee on internal revenue laws,
three.
Committee on CoOhe question, three.
After impressing upon the representatives
the necessity of harmony and unity. hoping
that the session might be profitable and that
our craft might be placed in prosperous
working order, be closed biz report
Rep. Clune moved that committee Of
nine be appointed to draft new constitu-
ton.
fbe president, citing the provisions Of
the constitution as contained in section 8, Of
article xiv, declared the motion out Of
order.
Rep. Clune appealed from the decision Of
the chair.
| THE yeas and nays being called for, the
vote was taken with the following result -
Ysas-RspA Nasrr, StspOkman, Stsinburg,
Rsnss-4; nays. 81.
i Committes ON constitution. Reps Clune
SolOmans, Goldsmith, Sulshach, Kuhn
Naerr, Cannon, Mafitt, Fitzgerald.
The president also appointed the follow
ing committees:
Finance.-Rsps. Jacobs, Cox, Aubrey
Fitzgerald, Bora.
Claims and grievances-Reps. Aubrey
Oyer, kapsch, Ransler, Warrington.
Past strikes-Reps. Bonn, Struckman
, Krugar Eornav Andraws