The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-06-03

last night ut Excelsior Hall, where every-
thing Of q public nature is talked Of. Mr..
Black, the President, presided. The qnes-
ton OF finance was again before them.
the discussion was not regular argument,
out suggestive Of future action
Nessrs Delany, Smith, Thomas and
Wnn took part, each occupying but a
short time. The disposition manifested is
10 utilize the bonds Of the Govern lent, to
furnish plentiful and safe currency to the
people. Upon this subject there is wide
ditfetence OF opinion. Some would have
National Bank, with branches through.
out the country, and others would have a
simple exchange OF bonds for currencv pa
per. On each of these propositions there
are again subdivisions of opinion, still
more complicated than the roots Of the
plans suggested. 4 i 1
This is the only political reform associa-
ton IN the city that holds open meetings.
The leagues and other trade. aneiat;A- ).
not allow the discussion Of politics; but in
this Labor Union. all political SUBJECTS to
be freely discussed. They commence their
meetings at eight O'Clock, and pass rapidly
over the business Of the Society, and then
commence the discussion, which must close
at ten o'clock. That is late enough for
laboring men to sit up after hard davis
work, and now that they have been forced
to yield the eight hour system for ten hours
day, it is even too much time out of
bed. The yielding Of ten hours a day is
only temporary, however, for reforms never
60 backwards. The great number of work
men and small amount of work has brought
about capitulsiion that will only last un-
til the eight hour army gains the strength
necessary TO fight again. Eight hours is
enough for days work. If man works
faithfully for that time nature begins to
! give way and the physical condition should
have time to recruit its energies.
1t would be much better for our city
and the people generally if the labor could
4 be divided among the workmen at any
number of hours TO keep them ali en-
plcyed. There is not much good sense in
making half the people do the work while
the eIher half are idle and starving for
want of employment
We wish the Labor Union success in it's
undertaking, and hope they may be able
to make their meetings interesting for each
ether. - ~
GOLDEN CITY LODGE or THE KNIGHTS
OF ST. CRIsPIN.
/ Saturday night the Crispins had meet
ing at Excelsior Hall. They are rejoicing
over the prospect that the Emperor o.
China will break off commercial inter
course With the United States Of America
They want him to get just as angry as be
can, with the hope that be will not let bis
people come here. A Chinese tract has
been translated in W ashington it is found
to be an anti-American, anti Christian
.]oeument; its Misrepresentation of the
Christian religion are said to be horrible
they are afraid the Christians will corrupt
the Chinese and make them as bad as
white people. The leading Radicals al
Washington talk about "taking then
through" and the Crispins are in favor o.
i they want Grant to get mad and swear
that be will send for Low and tell him tc
come bone. One Of them after the meet
ing was over, thought G it would be good
plan to leave Low in China and make {
sacrifice to the public good"
That big meeting at the Cooper Insti-
tute in New York, was good for them; th'
feeling against the immigration of Chinest
is being greatly intensified there; they
passed stringent resolutions at that meet
ing; By unanimous vote declared they
would not support anybody who favored
the immigration of Chinese. They ar,
right.
They have heard from Michael Sheehan,
who was sent to the Grand Lodge as {
delegate from the Crispins Of this State
he is making bis mark in New York be il
telling to thousands, who had never hearc
Of the competition Of Chinese cheap labo
10 this city, what the Crispns and othel
laborlng men are suffering here.
General Winn delivers lecture on the
Chinese question at Dashaway Hall mex
Wednesday night Everybody should g,
and hear him. ...'.
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