The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-06-18
COLUMBUS, o., June
International President

COLUMBUS, " June III lofW
To Officers and Members of Local Unions uudes
the jurisdiction Of the Cigarmakers InternA-
tional Union:
GEErLENEN.-ManY complaints have been
made that unions do not promptly pay the sps-
cial assessment Of fly cents per week for Ito
members. have received many letters urging
me to enforce the law relative to such actions
others write to me again and ask how much they
are in arrears with their special Assessnenh-
To such l will say: examine your books aDd Sc
how many members you have had at work since
February 9Th, 1870, each week by that you
will see what the total amount Of the assessment
of your union amounts to, then deduct toe
amount your uBIou has sent, and If there ~ o
balance it is the amount Of your arrears then
make arrangements to Immediately send on the
arrears to the International secretary, in ordsr
that the board may go into a general inv estagA-
ton Of what each union is in arrears, With tne
assessments 1t would be necessary TO learn tne
average membership Of each union, and that
impossible at present, inasmuch IS many unions
failed to submit their quarterly reports Tor a.
many az two and three terms. Therefore,
request all unions to immediately (gentlemen,
use the word Immediately, and / hope that j.
may be understood in its full meaning) forward
on to tie international secretary all their qeAr
terlv reports up to the term ending in May tnen
ii will give the board an opportunity TO zee Wno
the delnquents are, and compel them 70 pv
up arrearages | hope that unions will eAsss
10 delay in this matter, and Immediately Sens
in their quarterly reports.
If officers Of unions will attend to this prompt
", they will save many Inconvenience Tor zoe
board ana the craft in general. Unions seudD
your assessment promptly; it will last but o Soo~
time yet.
Everything il working favorable for victory
in New York city, and from all accounts tsS
strike will soon be over.
Yours fraterHally,
FRED BLEND, Int Pres
CoLUMaus, o June IA, 1870.
To Officers and Members Of Local Unions IN
der the jurisdiction Of the Cigarmakers III
ternatiOnal Union,
GENTLEMEN have Just received the follow
ing letter from tie International Secretary. De-
ing letter received by him from New lOrA
city: ,o-o
NEW YoRK, June 5, lS7V.
Mr. ELIAS SMITH, international Secretary =
SIR,-In consequence of large number u
our strikers finding employment, me oennA
Executive Committee, have directed me 70 ~
tify YOU, that you should rot forward any no.s
money to our aid, and if il Is in your poWsa,
you can stop the assessment, for We Will oe 49,.
10 raise enough here to support those 'nA' NV
still out
The above il signed BY B Berlyn, Ocfref
ponding Secretary Of Union No. Is. H..
Unions will therefore discontinue the cotle.
ton Of the special assessment on its memoeiS
from date until further notice, but TINS .L;s
only be understood to refer up to the oa!e .,
circular Unions being in arrears VIA il ' vi"
collection Of the special assessment Snouiu y.
lect up To date, and keep the same IN Ioei' PO'
session until further orGers from the Doar@ ,hs
The conspiracy act being repeated = Il
that State known as the Kingston COnsplr,g
Case, and great portion Of the money n. d
inr used Il Vas therefore decided by the ooafu
to return the same to the unions from whom nn.
NM. n FRED BLEND, Int Sec