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


To the Ohices and. Members Of Local Unses.
uadet tie jstisdiesien Of the lnssrsas'onA
Union, gtA#
GESrLEMEx Having read the article pub
lished IN the ADVOCATE by Union NO. 4, We
will reply az follows In the FIRST place they say
that having read the charges and insults oner-
ed 70 them by this Union, they concluded 70
respond, although such prejudiced and san-
derOus charges ere not worthy Of one woro or
letter in defence. Does Union No. mean 20 say
thai il insults them for any one TO tell tne
truth or do thew mean that what We stated was
fAlsef We wish them to distinctly understand
that what We stated were plain, simple neon
tr YER iOls facts Union No. states that M
Blend ordered . report giving full account Of
the strike Of ls69-7o, giving the name OF each
striker &c. Il was all right for Union NO. = TO
furnish a report, but they reported too much
for their own good; they reported that certain
individuals helI due bills against them Who
have no claims against them whatever; for in
stance they say VIM. H. Hopkins holds due
bill against them Of ga, aud bis due bill has
been cashed. They aAy thar he (H0pkips) was
on strike Geven weeks and he was only Oh
the strike six weeks; they say mat Geo. Kicker
vas on the strike nearly two months, and be
says he vas only on the strike four weeks and
three days, and they claim that he (Ricker)
holds due bill against them 10 The amount OF
$50 or $40, I've believe) and he says they do
not owe him cent Henry Kicker holds due
bill Of 81 against them, and they stated that it
was $2l, I've belieVe), they say that Chris
KHsuft holds due bill Of ga against them,
and be says bis due bill amounted to ", and
he tore that up; they claim that Julius Wesler
holds due bill Of t2l against them. aud he
says they do not owe him cent lt will be seen
that in the csses Of Henry and George Kicker
/ ~ - ~ and IL IL
for this reason their names were published in
the Advocate dated Jan. 9lst, and We never
received that paper, but UnioUs shich received
that paper can see whether are correct or
not Local Unions where any Of the men that
we're on that strike at work will question
them as to what length OF time they we're on
| the strike, and what mount Is still due them
and then refer to the lists published in the
| ADVOCATE dated January 2lst They can
| see for themselves that the statement Of Union
No. 4 is false, it will be seen by referring to
the article published by Union No 4 that they
| ignore this poiCt of our statement entirely, but
they claim that according 10 she International
Consultation they should be reimbursed for the
IS, coo which they claim TO have loaned the
| International Organization. Now fellow crafts
men they know very well that there ID no arti-
! Gle 10 the Constitution which provides that they
shall be reimbursed, therefore they instituted
the dodge Of publishing long list Of names
hoping thereby to blind their fellow craftsmen.
and be reimbursed in that manner, but We are
happy to state the dodge has been discovered
and will not works for We land We hope) all
other Unions throughout the country will not
let them rest until this matter is satisfactorily
settled. 1t 10 a remarkable fact that no other
Union ever claimed that Ihey shoald be rem
bursed for money during strike. DID india
! napOlis U mon No. 80 claim il no. But when We
sent them aid they returned il saying they had
gained the victory and dad not need it, and we
take the opportunity right here to return
| Union IS our sir cere thanks for their upright
AID manly eOndueI in this respeet Uniou No
4 also On - Oh ~ ne cal shem corrupt ssd en-
p'iHcipaled because they held out molly against
an organ led body of manufacturers and We do
most smphaticslly deny the charge but We do
call them corrupt and uaprincipled for publish
Ing long list Of the 4mes Of indy rdaals par
porting that those individuals held due bills
az INST them for certain amour :, when the
III Of it (fOr sught We know is false aad We
do Call them corrupt and unpnncipieJ for pay
ing q man who was at work 81 per week
They demand of US to make known that mans
n me, it vas Henry Meyer. They say ii the party
whO gave this information had been man
and sensible OF his duty AZ q square aud upright
member Of our org Animation, he would have
made that cnlprits name public long before
this, and that one is N bad she other Ii they
had read our srticie az they should they would
have seen that we stated that the person Who
gave US the information and the person Who
received tle 81 we're one and the same Union
No. also says tbeV saved this Union from 90
lug up the spout ard that they viii give us two
instances. One Of a man VIM. a. Hopkins Clor
be Is the person alluded to) who sofdr his due
bill at large discount for which they we're
ana In 4 ha1 -
value and costs also. Mr. Hopkins most EN-
politically denies that they had to paw one cent
Of costs Fellow craftsmen We wish in p.rtie
ular to call your attention TO the point Ne are
about TO make here Toe poiIt is this; in one
article Unio1 No. says that they are indebted
70 Mr.. Hopkins ia the sum OF 324 aud in anoth-
er lin Al attempt throw a slur a. Mr. HspkIn.)
they say that he has sold due bill aAd contra
dict their own statement. The other instance is 7
the case Of Mr.. Geo. Kicker, the IN ~ wuo had
$500 in Adae's l. Cos Bank thev say thew
paid his Wlfe 81 per week from the ssTiklDs
funds, while he was at work ia Indian aRoiis and
when he Kicker vas not entitled to il, aud
while other poor men had TO put up wIIh IS
or a per week. TAis ia bright light in which
to present themselves amt il; aud is 10 an
acknowledgement Of doing just what we Aecus-
ed them Of doing in Mr.. keye-s case, and they
seem " insinuate that be Cause a.. Becker had
$500 IN the Bank be was not entitled TO am Of
tie striking funds, but it IN alters not whether
ne had $500 or g., 900 in Bank he was entitled
70 ~ per week as long as he was on the strike
and no longer. But should like 70 know
stat Mr.. II ,pkins due bill or the $3.50 whicL
Mr.. Kicker had il Bank had to do With this
C0ion going up The spout Uuion No 4 says
nat alter having gained the victory not Ony
tor themselves bat iOr the craft at large they
Ia
small sum OF $lB.I6 the balance OF tue 70 per
cent of arrearsges Tuis charge is false and We
will OF plain in order 70 fefure IT, IL was stated
in she Advocate that our arrearagss ounted
70 $50. 81, but there was several men expelled
from this Union for refusing to paw their az
ssssments, and when Mr.. Blend passed th ough
here on his way to Toledo We asked him if We
had TO pay their assessments and he said no.
Therefore their arrearsges, deducted from the
$50 SO, left US the actual amount we ha0 10 pay
20 per cent. Of which gas IS the amount which
We forwarded to Union No. A. they saY We
claim that they adopted s.rssolutioR not to pay
aly more capItation tax, which is falsehood
We did not say they adopted resolution not
TO pay any more captatiOD tar, but that they
1 adopted resolution not to pay any more capt.
tation tar until the Executive Board should
Esnd them some money which is the truth. They
| say tncy uopo tue DdgLou Y mon Will ACb more
manly not catch up all these reports aud
blaoer them about like old women, but when
they charge any Union with q nlisdemeanor, 10
maxi sure Of the Verscity OF the charge be fore
| making it publicity. We wish them to dis
tinctly understand that We are sure Of the We
| racity OF the charge or would not have made
/ it. but the reason Uaion No. 4 do not wish these
facts TO be made public 10 because they do not
wish their fellow Craftsmen who aided aud sus-
tanned them in their strike, and Who stood side
by side with them in the conflict to know that
they have been guilty Of trying to deceive and
defrsud them. They fought nobly and gained
the victory for themselves and the craft at
large, but We should like to know how nobly
would they have fought and how much Of a vic
tory would they haVs won IL il had not been
for the willing arms and helping hands Of their
fellow craftsmen, and yet they say ave fought
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