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opinions and become Sec
tons of the International. This sOcIe-
ty becomes, therefore, to some extent,
a supporter of the striking system
The deliberations at the Congress-
outside some preliminary business,
were, on the creation and management
of this cOntingence and resistance
funds, and the subject was hinteu at,
Of SO enlarging them as to be abe, AZ
some future day, to purchase whole
coal beds and thus own and work them
IL common, thus enjoying the fruits q
their labor in COLLECTIVELY to the utter
most farthing Of their profits. | make
this statement as a suggestion to our
miners, to show that an enterprise, even
as vast as this, is not beyond the con
ception Of COLLECTIVELY Of poor, co.
treDply poor, but brave man, receiving
only from II to 81 francs day. | was
constrained to suggest, from the Pecu-
liar situation of the BOrrinage Coal Ba-
sin, that so complete cooperation, OF
the InternatiOnals, of all industries,
could be arranged, that reciprocal loans
could be made, so as to furnish alterna'
tely funds, adequate to any purchase
and thus buy up this entire coal bee
for the men who mine it.
For instance Surprising such a re
ciprocal cooperation existed. Tho ag-
gravation Of case, say the coal min
,41ers of Pennsylvania, compels them {
strong measures instead of striking
and spending their money in intolera.
bic idlcness, they negotiate for a recip
2 rocity loan from each contingent fund
all over the world and with this mon
ey buy the coal companies out, bag an
\ baggage, and conduct the bushes
/ themselves.
b This plan may yet prove itself PEI
{ fectly feasible, and by it all may even
/ ually become masters of their own pc
i sitiOn. shall not charge the Intsrni
G ton anything for the suggestion, an
+ will sequelize it with my opinion tn;
corporation Of workingmen must NAL
!. some pro gress before the dawn Of TN
! glorious era.
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LABOR ITEMS.

Thus Is settled one Of the most vexa
1rous question Of the day, and We arc
pleased that southern union should
have taken The initiative Principlc
and policy alike dictated the adoption
Of such course, and we have no doubt
1t will now be generally followed
throughout the country.
THE Typographical Union Of Wash
ington, at their meeting last Saturday
night, Feb. II, admitted to member
ship, j Keat Smith, colOred, by a vote
of 229 against So. The cases of Fred
erick Douglass, Jr., and La VeIette
Leath, also colored, were not definitely
acted on.
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A Sop to Cerberus,
The National Standard of Feb. 18th,
contains the following

Q
contains the following:
In the reconstruction Of the Cabinet. which \
: generally expected will occur about tho
iourth OF March, We learn, on good authori, ',
/ That the President is to BE- urgently requested
4 by comb nation Of the Labor and Land Re
formers, who represent a large and rapidly in.
rTeasing political strength to substitute the
Hon. George w. Julian, of Indiana, for Mr.
DclauO, a. Secretary Of The Interior. Mr. in.
Ian Is eHinently qualified BY his long expert
ence in the House, as Chairman Of the Com
mttee on the Public Lands ami his intimate
knowledge Of past legislation involving the in
terests Of that department. for the pOgitiop III
conn ctiOE with which his name is mentioned
lie is tried and true man, one who. thourh
representing Indiana, has rendered signal SER
vice TO the nation at large. We should be eS-
peclally gratfed with the selection of MI ia
lin for the position Secretary of TIE Interior
for the added impetus his appointment would
give 70 the cause Of Indianl civilization. The
President could not Summon ~ his aid more
trustworthy and eilici nt helper in that imp III
tant department OF executive responsibility.
The advert Of Mr. Julian IN the Cabinet would
give to 1t an added strength OF character and
a breadth ~ craftsmanship M nHill I'D has
hfthrrtr had O,l, tuD lt.I.
Unless We arc much mis ak N. ~ win
be found that GEO. W. JuLrAN ha. too
much foresight and common sense Il
ally his fortunes to the most shameless
Opoly-creating aud monopoly fos-
tering administration which has ever
held the relns OF power III this or any
other country The Labor Reformers
referred to will be found, on investiga-
ton, to consist Of Langston, Douglass
md the llttle clique who recently at
tempt d 70 transfer the colorrd labor
union {" IN" Republican party, hut the
dodge won't succeed When the Ma
lIonal Labor Party wishes to carry out
IT'S principles Il Will 10 So through some
other channel than thc administration
ot thr man who insulted its recognized
the late Hon VIM. II. Syl- i
Wis, ANA cody informed him that ne con
Sldered A un'Oorthy Of recognition a. his
hands
There are few men who have !
brighter prospect before thcm-than
Geo. w. JuIian-though The surest
way 10 sacrifice Vt would ~ to accent
he position referred 70 The working.
men have nothing To expect either from
he administration-the Republican or
Democratic parties-and the attempt
ow being made to create sympathy
nd votes for the former-in The ranks
f labor-is simply one Of those peri
die elrctioneerlng dodgvs-to which /
My the most unscrupulous and con-
,mphble OF our public men resort.
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SUCCESSFUL COOPERATION.

Among the many cooperative ell
terprlscs 10 be found in Great Britain,
few occupy a more prominent position.
few have risen from smaller beginnings
surmounted more difficulties, or now I'll
a more exter p "A field Of usefulness than
the Cooperative Society Of Dunfermline,
an interesting account of which is pub
hshcd 10 recent issue Of the Edinburgh
Reforn'er. Commencing in the summer
OF 1861, it has passed the ninth yearly
milestone Of It's existence; and if there
is any intelligence in the abstract idea
Of a society, it may now look back
over these nine years with unmingled
satisfaction When first established,
its failure was predicted by class OF
croakers whose counterpart can be
found in every American union A
previous failure gave a plausibility 10
their representations, and seemed to
justify the oft expressed opinion that
there was an unexplained element Of
craft and mystery IL the buying and
selling Of produce, groceries, etc, pos
sessed only by the professional sales
man. There was, however, a remnant
who still believed in the possible, and
had faith in a grocery store, and by
them public meeting was called u
consider the matter, and although il
va, sparscly attended il did not sepa-
rate until a constitution had been drawn
and committee appointed 70 make the
necessary arrangements tor the second
experiment.
On the morning uf Tie sixth ot June
1861, il was opened to the public, tn,
sales amounting to Ell. The seconC
days purchases exhausted the stock
On the third il was rcplcni~hed, an,
from that time e. the present success
has pcrchcd upon its banners-the but
Ger casks, the sugar barrels and tie TEL
chests have marvelOusly increased
New departments have been continual
| ly added ID the sale sheet, until ever,
imaginable article needed by the house
wife can now be found behind it
! counters.
When the society began operation
il numbered lao members. AT the en-,
. ~ 'Io ST. -. --', -..ff.
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FROM ERIE.

Mr.. Fehrenbatch, the able and pOpu-
lar President Of the MachiniHts and
P'--t-m:-r7' Union has been paying
tS -o Sr Pa. The press Of that city
-.ts rv..' % bis address,
Austin Hall was tolerably well GIIed
last night by intelligent, well dressed
mechanics. To listen To an address deIiv-
cred by Mr.. John Fehrsnbach, Prss.
dent of the international Union Of Ma
chinists and Blacksmiths, and editor Of
the HoRthly journal Of the order. Mr.
Fehrenbatch briefly laid down the pHn-
ciples Of the Union, which may be sum
med up az follows:
Mutual protection to contribute re-
lief to needy mechanics TO aid them
in obtaining employment; to elevate
the standard Of mechanical knowledge
in workmen and 10 obtain, as far Is
possible, fair remuneration for work
performed Aside from these primer
pies the Order is a benevolent society,
in case OF sickness and death, and one
branch OF il contemplates All insurance
for the relief Of The widows and Or
phans.
The speaker urged that the interests
Of employer and employe were identl-
cal and should 90 hand in hand tOgesh-
VI, and that anything that could dls
turb the mutual relation deserved the
condemnation If every honest man.
Hc stated that the Order OF Machlnists
and Blacksmiths was radically opPOs-
WI To strikes, but where circumstances
were such as demanded and forced
change in the relationship, advised Co
operation a. the remedy. Not CO.
operation that meant quitting work IN
nj employers came u terms, but ne
use ofthe little capital workmen could
amass, and then honest, hard work Y
make them competitive producers ID
support OF this the speaker illustrates
by statistics uf cooperative soclenes
by wo.kmen il England, which hAd
been attended with most gratifying 70
suits. He alN1ded strongly to the ne
ccssily vt All workingmen taking some
interest IN the political affairs Of me
country; not wv the cats-paws OF Dem
ocTats on Republicans, but as men wn0
lad their own rights to see TO. Inc
land munupIIe- were 2 special o0lec'
Of his wrath, and his statements 81 70
he iniqmtou, manner ~ winch Sns
public domains had been sqnsnderea.
were backed Ivy 4 formidable array "
figures lie advised worklngmen y
make this an issue Al me polls ana give
1o vote M elect Y man 10 Congress uh'
ess DC is pledged 70 vote against any
urther bartyriuE OF the public JANUS
or the benefit of monOpOhes.
Nj F,lreubatch concluded WIN ~
.ppeaI to All machin SIS and hlacA-
miths w connect themselves with tGe
Tniou, ana gave some very pla ,1
easou for their doing 81. the address
,as able aui comprehensive ana ""
-cll received throughout
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Another SWindle.

JOIN G. Fremont and his cOnfreres
have succeeded at last in swindling the
people out Of $4,000, 900 acres Of The
public domain, to aid II the construc-
ton Of so-caled Southern Pa life Rail
road-an amount sufficient to furnish
farms for 100000 actual settlers. Wall
street, Of course, is to be ITS head
quarters.
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The telegraph was not much usea y w U.
pres, in England until February last 40.
somc of the papers use II az mucn o. mO "S
than ours, owing % the great faclii'leS ~.
low rates afforded them. orDerly
telegraph companies collected, transml IIos
and Sold news to the press noW' IN
large associations collect the news, Wncn ~
transmitted 70 he associated papers AZ w
low rates Of twent, five cents for W.
one hundred words sent between r
and o.. ", and ior scycnty-h'e wo'1 ~.
other hours. Papers IN Edinburgh ui- ~,
gov, and Dublin have wires conheoH-e
their local Offices, ~ means q ms M ~
with an editors office 10 London
pay Y yearly rental and every s'e NV "A.
seven o'clock operators are sent . NJ I. N
,es Of the papers, and have the eAoIu~ '.s
lso Of tho vine untI they ~ g -
From six to eleven thousand WORDS
transmitted every night.
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the present time It's membership can
not be less than about l400, and as the
increase during The last quarter has
been nearly twice the average We have
named, The end Of the first decade in
the soclety's existence will show roll
Of 1900 names If we assume that
each member has three dependents,
the number connected with this a>so-
citation rises to the very respectable
total Of 5000 persons. With few ex-
ceptiOns, these belong exclusively 70
the working classes.
The capital with which Il went into
trade at first was only ElO2 lis SID.
or this sum over $500 we're expended
on fittings and fixed stock TIE remain
der formed the narrow basis If a work
ing fund. At the end Of the first wear
it stood at G42l rs All. AT the end Of
last quarter it had risen to ES.OO4 Os
34d, so that while the present list Of
members Is almost eight times that Of
the original, the present a Mount Of
capital is eighty times the sum first in.
vested. In other words, tie capital
has increased ten times faster than The
membcrs-nine and half years pro-
gress exhibits an increase of eight hun
bred per cent. in the holders ol shares.
and eight thousand per cent. represents
their additional value. TIE sales have
risen from tG47l 49, 81 in the first 10
t32 962 los 81 in the ninth year. and
The combined profits from 1926 lis SID
TO f2792 Os I'D exhibiting hvefold
increase in the sales, and Souethinp
more than an eighttold augmentation in
the gross value OF the profits. Looking
al these figures in, another light, We
find that while the members m the first /
year purchased an average Of EI9
worth Of goods, in the ninth year their
purchases had reached All average of
t26 each. But the indiyid increase 1
OF profit has grown much more rapidly.
for while the members III the first wear
had the pleasure Of counting each
gam OF l4s I'd, the members during the
ninth year claimed an aveIa age profit Of
4IS. On the whole, the pcrccn'asr of
profit has been, with occasional ,aria-
lions, gradually augmented from rrr
cent. y the first {" - per cent IN The
ninth year Of the s"cIcty's operations.
And ii is remarkable that last year hlS
Dcen the most profitable Of All Tie
lNth year, with a capita. Of c4225.
reaches per cent, y lille the
ninth, with q capital Of f7IU6, attains
he handsome rate IF s. per cent. on
ne value III the sales The entire sum
Irawn for goods since the opening Of
he stores To the issue of the last re-
ort is Ll80,419 Is IL, and The total
ro6t 10 the members, eI3,lO5 lis 0kd. /,
During The first three years The |
remiscs Of the society, although they n
ad opened a branch IN kIsln street, a
'ere twice enlarged. Then came The 0
lthculty Of its day. No further extern 4
ion could be attained, and other sui,a- q
lie premises could not BE- found What .
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M -.@
u
would secure il the allegiance u those
fer whose interests It was cheated.
And while the representative from and
numerical strength of-our labor unions
would give it its distinctive character
they would, in great measure, ,bridgc
the gulf-which lies between capital
and labor az il is only by and through
systematic organization, thai this
strength would avail aught n aipolitic-
Al pr social contest That the National
Labor Union has endeavOrcd t. carry
ont this programme is evinced ~ the
acknowledgements received from its
bitterest foes It has been admitted
Oh all hands, if the workiugmen Aemain
true to its pledges, and carry ont its
principles, the hour Of party r.le will
becomr Thing Of the past; thd reius
of power will be transferred u their
representatives, and the Object for
which i was called into cxisterE e will
Az certainly be effected.
But right On tile heels Of these Az
surauces, and while the ahlcsg minds
in the nation are preparing to advocate
it- principles-the discovery Y made
that a. it aims AZ political actiou) work
ingmen have no interests which:can b.
'ubserycd thereby!
Political action forsooth-wfilr our
Legislators are creating a cc,l,rahzed
government which ere long viii make
Trades Union impracticablc-d~ insti-
tutions existing only by suf,,rance ;
while the coal monopolists Of Iknusyl-
vania are arranging for tile importation
ot barbarian hordes-cheap hnl,0n Ia
boz, and the Congress of the United
States is considering TIE prop5ety ofI
granting further subsid,ps-so the
steamship companies importing them
while the cigar makers throughout the
country are groaning under tho duties
imposed which have almost p& alyzed
their trade while $4,000, 600 acres If
public lands are voted to llcst MI
Wall stree gamblers, and The protests
Of workingmen cannot receivt a re-
spccttu hearing while III ove7v State
legislature the interests Of The sew are
advanced at the interests IF tho many;
while penitentiary schemes, ccAlspira-
cy laws and work house iobs-,tre the .
order Of the day; while, in sl6rt, the
whole political structure is undergoing
a radical change transfot nation
from democratic government to a
consolidated despotism, working
men-are cody informed it il ir+udici
gus fer those most deeply Interested in
tue results-to attend the Labor Con
gross, because its deliberations l,artakp
ola political character because i aims
to thwart the design Of the destruction
lists, and preserve to future genetations
the blessings Of free government. Can
nfaluation 90 farther? Why it IL this
iuditference-this moral cowardice- !
this blind faith IN The promises O party
leaders which has embOldened them ,
to enact the very laws--frOm VIII ich re-
lief is now sought
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BREVITIES

Mr.. HINCHCLIFFE has presented a Dnl
in the Illinois Legislature, providing
for the collection of claims Of working
men, etc.
WE have received an interesting let
ter from California Will appear IL
our next. Also a series Of articles on
the Land Question, by Mr.. Peters q
Washington, The first Of which will 81
published March A.
LET everybody read Mr.. Smev'a let
t.- ana ,,aia tba t,ur olr-t t'
H.ur-ti-
-l ME- -ltN -ou tra -l. A, ....
the United States against the oppressi, e
and unjust taxation new imposed on
them was presented in the House Of
Representatives on Friday. by Mr..
Stevens.
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CHICAGO, FEB. u, 1871.
GEO.P. WELL a CO..
40 Park Row. New York,
s.. NJ PETTENaILL CO.

nm N \ \ \ 7 Y n Y z Y %,
RI PARK raw, New York
ARs n, -oS agents ior chs WoRKHeNANs ADvooATt in
thst rir and wv aurh,riz.d " contract III ins,,tng
sdvsrfi ,ucnt Tor At cur lowest cash rates ,Ad-
vrrser N th-t ciy ar5 requested " -avg their l9yors
with either of tie Above house
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stances, must ut the same time have he
come more careful and conslderate.
The duties and decencIr. Of life obtain
a tirmsr hold and an improved ohserv-
anre among those who find the reward
Of tru@ality falling tn their IoL Parties
who never thorght Of saving anything
are now agrrcably surprised to find
themselves tn owners Of ESQ or eIOO.
and are ready 70 open their minds to
more genial and clevating influences.
When shall We have the pleasure Of
recording a similar instance Of success
among our American wOrkmen ? When
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ing into the prison system vaD.--n
our State. eallym
eve feel that from this cor
much good can be done, for no ,n,'S'on
deny that under our present tOue can
OF prison labor much injury ard system
arises. ""u abuse
I our committee can not clos.A
report without returning Their nh
and hearty thanks to the lu"ers
Representatives Of Hamilton ~ ols and
counties for the many acts Of I;nS ot0e'
shown ms while at the capital aI
the delegates from the yar;on, arsO .
Unions for their valued ass;.. llSO'
Each and every one did his dn,s .AuOe
good results will ensue. Am of aoa
Is respectfully submitted 'HcA
I: J WHrrr.
WM. SAFFIT
Delegates u Trades Ascent.
! CINCINNATI, Feb. 20, ISL
After the report had bean -,
vote Of thanks was rendered n Naa
White anil Satin wv the able m0 u'StS
IN which they ha represented ~ In
terests Of the As-embly at Colu my III
} 4 vote q thank was also tendsraJ us
the Hamilton County Delegation S 30 :
! other members for the aid eYtendes ~ J,
! the Trades Assembly Reprssentat;Tva".
: "A delegate reported that Will :.
Columbus bill was presented i !
prominent member ofthe Senate nr.,'
e ING tor the repeal Of the insolvert 49,
Q whereby prisoner sent to the W.
; house can swear out his insolvenev ~
i be discharged, at the end of ak moot ~
c Imprisonment for fines, and 70 coD,;nu,
Z such Imprisonment until the 6ns, u.
e worked out The bill was so iDbnm :
y and obnoxious that it was immed;a,aIu
Q returned to its author.
y After a desultory debate On di#.,
:, ent subjects the Assembly adjourned,
= UaOx.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-29
WASHINGTON.
Reported Expressly for the ARsus.l

Reported Expressly for the ARsUs.]
LONDON, April 29.-Advioes from Paris
say the Comm anists have, through mistake,
attacked and captured Prnssian battery.
Its restitution has been demanded.
The VersAilists yesterday expelled the
the Communists from Sn importaot position
in the village of Les Molineaox, and ocou
pied it in considerable force.
A dispatch from Versailles says that the
Communists have been defeated at Lesbruy-
ere and Sevres and some of their officers
captured.
LoNDTN, April 28.-The Tribune's Paris
special yesterday says that Groussea an
nounoes that persons and goods of foreign
ers shall be protected under guarantee Of
the rights of neutrsls and the proverbial
hospitality of France, and that NO furniture
carriages, horses, or apartments of foreign
citizens shall be subjected TO reputation
New YoRK, April 28.-A special from
Paris at midnight Of the 26th, says the de-
laration of Bismarck that the northern forti
shall remain in the hands of the Germans
gives great satisfaction to the Communists
/ Gen darmes in St. Denis are becoming
numerous, and the loyal national guards
there have bean organized.
NJ. Seguin, second chief of the war Office
attempted to reach Versailles but was ar
rested at the outposts. DR.. Dubois sd
vauced to explain that Seguin was a stat
officer arranging the positions of the ad
vsnced posts, and he was arrested also; bu
afterwards they were liberated.
lie Rappel soys the correspondent of the
London Times has been arrested.
It is stated that while the Prussisn
hold St. Denis, the northern railway wi
remain open and cary provisions to tn
city.
At 10 O'Clock this morning heavy mu!
kerry firing was heard in the direction c
Bas Meudon.
A new journal called Paix has appeare
in Paris, but will probably soon be SUI
5 pressed.
The Ottoman Embassy in Paris has bee
struck by two shells.
The harbor of Kiel 10 open for navigl
ton.
8 The government has suspended the opel
/. ations of the write of habeas corpus
i district of the county of Westheath, 1r
land.
> Here the line bustsd-ditso operator,