The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-08-19


Of such damages shall be retained from
any monies found due said miner, and If no
such amount is found due, the same shall
stand as just debt, and liable 10 Judicial
adjustment.
The company reserves the privilege,
however, of closing fbe mines ut any time,
or Of reducing the number OF miners or
discharging such of them as the uPerln-
tendent may think proper, aud no cl1lms
shall be made by the miners for slack WORK
or suspension Of any kind Whatever: Under
the new system pit car formerly hlled TOT
twenty bushels) is to contain 1000 pounds
of clean coal, after said coal has been
dumped and passed slowly over the present
long main screen Of said comgany. Only
few of the rules and part Of the agree.
ment was considered. There are several
rules in the code which are necessary, and
might be established without any opposition
But these rules that prohibit free men asso'
ciating together for honest and honorable
purposes may safely be regarded as I'M
fit to see the light Of day. The above COM
pany seek to deny their workmen the PRIV
ilege of combining together, while they
themselves seek to be a combined power
> Special attention is due to that part OF the
agreement which requires every man e
give two weeks notice before leaving. Thn
might be considered reasonable enough pro
viding the company would give TIVE weeks
= notice previous to discharging man, ex-
: cept in case of a gross violation.
Coal miners may safely be regarded q
4 producers of the staple articles Of trad
e and commerce They have felt and stll
feel il absolutely necessary to unite togeth
G er in order that liberty and justice may D
7 perpetrated amongst them. This the
claim to be perfectly in keeping with th
laws Of our country. This law system, I
le an alarming extent, interferes with ilbert
Z and freedom. 1t is for the district and Stat
d to unite with their influence and means
nip and crush the monster system IN Il
bud, and never allow it to become q custoI
1 or law. By SO doing it will be blessln
% to the present generation, and for ages y
10 to come. But by folding our arms an
e allowing the system to live, we reduce Oul
o. selves to something less than we are d
signed to be-MEN Society and intel
y gence will spurn us and look upon us wi
q disdain. 'No man liveth to himself"
: The rights and privileges of miners
n the future hang upon our very impOrta
: decisions to-day. 1t becomes us to tho
= ougbly analyze this system and live al
I act today honorable to ourselves, and u
forgetting our pOsterity, who in ages
j. come may rejoice at our conclusions to-da
Some of our brethren belonging to
! John Lodge have seeded or withdraw
from the organization, and have SUBMIT,
a. to, and are now working under the ruI
H. and agreement of St Johns company. L
US do our best to bring them back to t
IN ranks again. Share a subsistence wi
* them, let US have all things in common, al
quit ourselves like men.
Of The following gentlemen were in tn
TX introduced to address the meeting Fran,
Doyle, Thos Smith, of DuQuoin, Jam
nd Edwards and Mcdonald of Murphysbol
With much credit to themselves, they q
an vocated the rights and claims Of miners
O. the right at any time to associate for hon,
and honorable purposes.
l. The speakersfrom Murpbysboro in ope
rs ing their budget Of philanthropy and b
q, nevolence, said that as part Of the hor,
OF able Miners Benevolent and Protect
Association humbug, four hundred me
DO bers would give half of their earnings
D. support the men of st. Johns returning
n the Association. Cheers and loud a.
plause.)
10 At the close Of the meeting the followi
T. resolution was passed unanimously.
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