The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-08-24


From the NJ and IA Journal. IOr I,ay.I I'M
In the last number Of the Mochswisss' ds.d
Blacksaiths Monthly JOas~aI, IN an article
on the {" Coming Convsnsion, I" unions Ere
requested to instruct their delegates how
10 vote on the following propositDnA
FiEsA I, The enactment ef s.hw mAking
ID unlawfnl for any union to embark Inn q
mEike, except against Q prescription u OsR
msnben by employers or reduction I'M
wages. '-i
spPFentice question, looking 10 che estab-
fskment at an early day Of q rsgulxr sp-
prentice system throughout the country.
Third. The admission Of boiler maksrs
~ members.
Fourth. Making the OrsnAizatien Oath
hound. ....
Fifth. The abolition of the oARos Of SEQ
rstary Of the InsarHnss nspassmsaA aaA
yAmcing tho haasip~aB of che aa8ms umAmR ahe
seRsral 4 the Is-esidsnt.
Sixth. The EXTENSION u tine time for
the meeting ~ the / e.. say 10 four years.
This would release the organization from an
expenditure for conventional purposes OF
from 5000 70 $1,000 once every four
years, and at the end Of twenty years the
organization viii have saved at least forty
tive thousand dollars. We think il worth
while to try the experiment.
Seventh. To make provisions for the
organization d the Eastern States.
Eighth. The publication Of a German
translation Of our Monthly journal.
Ninth. The election of All executive
board, part Of whose duty it shall he to
audit the books Of the international Union
officers once every SIX months, and publish
full report to the organization.
THE IRON FAMINE.
The " iron famine now prevailing in
the world, especially in our country, has
brought out the fact that To keep our rail
road tracks in repair and iron for new
roads requires fully one-balf Of all the iron
production. The United States has now
sixty-fve Thousand miles Of completed
railroad
AN INYITATION
We hereby extend cordial invitation
to the members of the Amalgamated So
ciety Of England, and tender them the use
VI tile COiuulliS tl lIlc OOufttut- we nope
they will not hr backward in making suR-
gestions that will tend to mutually benefit
the members Of uur organizations, or prop
OsitiOns looking To- the adoption Of a reci-
prOcity treaty between the two societies
The time has come when something Of the
kind must be done, We think matters
could be easily arranged to admit members
Of their organization when they come here,
upon the presentation III a clear card, with
out any charge for admission, and rice rersa,
when our members 90 to England. Our
organization :" day, IN point Of number
and stability stands foremost among the
labor organizations Of America, and the
adoption Of a retriprocity treaty BY these
two powerful associations would indeed
strike terror tu the hearts ~ the enemies
Of labor
1880 r 40 DELEa.ATES
requested 10 purchase their tickets to Al
bany ria Cleveland. if they can do 50 a.
cheap as by any other route. and make il a
point to be in Cleveland. ready to start for
Albany, on the morning of September 10th.
Badges, credentials and circular Of instrue-
tions viii be mailed "a all delegates during
the month. Every Union will please send
the name of its delegate as soon as possible.
in order that arrangements can be made
for the accommodation of all the delegi ties