The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-12-14


i".. Of the meeting, the time had arrived
~hen the whole question Of wages, hours
81 labor, and prices Of coal should be re
considered.
TINPLATE WORKERS
A special meeting of the united tinplate
workers Of Edinburgh and Leith Mas held
ia the Tailurs Hall, Potterrow, On Mon
day night, when member q the trade
gave an able and exhaustive report On the
confederation of the united trades Of
Scotland, showing the benefit to be derived
from a confederation numbering. II 20 q
l,eeted. over Ju,W0.
EDINBUkG HoksE-sHoEEs.
On " ednesday evening a large meeting
u this trade Was held Ia Buchanan 5
Hotel, High Street The chief business
Nas the consideration Of the property ot
serkln my an advance in wages. After the
matter had been fully discussed, resnlu
tiun Vas unanimously adopted to the effect
that a request lie made Tor an advance IN
drivers wages t. jtIs, second fireman to
3ls. and first fireman t. JOS per week.
sIkIAk OF kAiLMAN SERVANTS AT DCALIS
All the laborers employed at the Dun
dalk Junction have been on strike IN CON
sequence. of one of their number having
been dismissed for refusing to carry d
la, ssa2v from All engine driver 10 the
foreman Ot the locomotive department.
They induced the porters to rom IA tbs
strike, leaving without notice. The work
was considerably Intrrferrd with, bat men
~ere speedily drafted IN 10 supply their
places.
rHL DISPUTE ~ rHE IRON TRADE " THE
GLADE.
A conference between representatives ~
the Clyde Shlpbuilders and Engineers As
ISOLATION and the Iron Trades Short Time
League Was held ON Tuesday ia the Kelig
ious Institution Rooms, Glasgow, for the
purpose of discussing the questions IN dis
pute between them as to hours and ~fsS
Ii may be explained that the D'>-l nave
been locked out since Friday - anu Iile
master suggested a confers~'0e a Siiiiii''i
conference was held IT, 'eoru@ry last "heh
II VA understoOd ~ the men 10 nave been
.or...d that tLe men should get on the lst
! e Mar,L asst the "A hours instead Of the
= !. -11ut a reduction Of wages, and that
e,.aH the LIST Of November they were to
work 81 hours without reduction Of
wages There is dispute as to the mean
ing Of the agreement, the masters holding
that the wages t. be given for the u hours
Are the wages which were paid for the 81
hours in February last, and the men main
tainin. that the wages t. be paid for the
II hours are the wages which they had
been receiving for the "a hours up till the
lock out last week. The masters in their
conference yesterday minated their will
ingness to give the ii hours, to be divided
at such periods Of the day as the men
chose, and t. submit The question as to
the exact meaning Of the agreement IN
February last to arbitration. The delegates
from the men replied that they had no au-
thority to comply with such request, but
added that they would submit the propo-
sal to meeting Of the men to be held that
evening. The delegates of the Glasgow
iron trades met in the evening, when the
result of the conference was reported 1t
was resolved to submit the proposal of the
masters for arbitration to the various shops
on strike, and to report their decision to
the masters. Letters were read from DUN
barton and mverkeithing, stating that
bollernakers and engineers could ind EN-
plOynent there.
THE IRON WORKERS sTRIkE
The delegates Of the iron workers Of
Edinburgh and Leith met on Thursday in
the Waverlew Rooms to hear q deputa-
ton from Glasgow express their views upon
the present position Of the trade III Glas-
gov. 1t was stated that there were between
6, 200 and 1900 workers out ON strike in
the iron trade, in consequence OF the
masters declining to agree to the 81 hours
movement. A motion was carried unani-
mousiy to the effect that the meeting ap-
prove of the Edinburgh and Leith iron
workers giving their full support, morally
and pecuniarily, to their brethren in Glas-
gov. During the evening several speeches
were delivered upon the position Of the
wOrkingmen of this country, expressive Of
their dissatisfaction with the present sys
tenn.
COOPERATIVE soIREE.
Last week the members Of the Perth
Cooperative Association along with their
wives, sweethearts, and many friends in
terested in cooperation, held their annual
sOiree in the City Hall The chair was oc-
cupied by Mr.. John Grace, the president
of the association, who was supported on
the right by Mr.. John Borowman Of the
Wholesale Cooperative Association, and
on the left by Mr.. Mc'Inni Of the Co oper
dtits Neas, and committee After tea the
chairman briefly reviewed the progress Of
the association during me last twelve
months. Messrs. MclnIis and Borrow
man next addueed convincing pr .ois II
the benefits arising to the industrious
classes from cooperation