The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-07-06
NEWS FROM The OLD WOSLO.
Progress Of the Labor Movement.

Progress Of the Labor Movement.
DLUB-Huu~E FuE 1HE LONDON SOCIETY
~ CONFESSIONS.
The London Suciet, Of Compositors
being des4rous 81 erecting clubhouse for
the use OF it, members combining all the
features OF "A literary institution, have APP
ptaItd To the i.rnibers If both Houses Of
Parliament and 70 other influential per
sons for assistance in carrying %, that
object, and ia response IL that appeal have
received the liberal donation of ga from
Mr. j. Matter, VI. +.
GERMANY.
berlin. Wednesday The pruprietors
az engineering factories have determined
rs oppose the latest demands If the work
men by the uniform introduction of
working day uf ten hours, and a liked
rate Of wages. BY mutual consent they
have further decided not to employ for
two months. any wurkuicn now IN strike,
and that all seeking employment shall be
compelled to produce certificate Of dis
chs, , from thcir last place.
MEssRS MUIR 4 RpHARb have agreed
10 advance the wages of the typefounders
i'll their employment Dresscrs, per
cent; casters. 10 per cent; rubbers, 10
per cent; and boys. 10 and l.! per cent.
rHREATENEp GREAT STRkE A. rHF sol TT
YORKSHIRE tpALFIELp.
Throughout the coal district between
Sheffield and Earusley. the greatest atl-
tatiun prevails with regard o. the question
of wages The South Work shire Miners
Association d,l,.Lates agreed at recent
meeting t. ask for an advance II wages to
The extent al 10 per cent The men,
however. have found fault with the dele
rates. and appear t. have taken the mat
Ter INTO their own hands. They state
hat in the Iced. district 20 per Gems. hiss
been conceded, ANA that they themselves
should have at least the sans amount.
On SATURDAY morning the men AT the New
Oaks ColIetv Banisley, struck IN 4 body.
In the afternoon a meeting was held.
One uf the speakers said that the Golfers
found that rs they got the best coal Tor
Is "a per TN. ana The clay seam for Is Id,
the ten Ter c,ut advance would NJ the
nUst give them vi per ton, whist me
coalmastels would ten their customers
hat ma consequence uf the advance they
4 would require from D. to p per ton ad- f.
= .anSe. The men have set their leaders az
defiance. ami there are At least the men
employed at nearly - IF the largest col |
ieries W Yorkshire in open revolt against
~ hem. M,yuuge HAYS been held and IN
several C,.Frs the men have agreed to lunlt
he output of coal e. less than one half 81
Shat has been recently raised, 50 az y
compel III n employers to give what they
want.
GLASGOW TRADES CoUN,IL.- The elias
gov Trades Council met on " "Wednesday
night Mr. Bennett presiding. The masohs
delegate reported that the strike still con
-inued, go men being At present out. a
p y,.l....,-l from the Secretary to the
--4lts that there nAs "a"
I'll ,f lA- dispute between the en-
oJov,.rs aAl the men Icing settled
4 delera.e stated That the masters
ha1 declined to meet the men.
ietrer from the secretary To The Sunder-
and bottlemakers, stated that a deputa-
sayfron the Glasgow master hottlemakers
N,suret-1fttllv eudeavored to get the
SIN masters Ia lock out their men.
DENoSsrE ArGuN uF ACRIoULTURAL Lac
oHRPs-An outn-air meeting ~ agrlcul-
turaI labnrar- has been held at Chard-
Somerset. which was ATTENDED BY nearly
100 D.rsnus Mr. George Potter, 81
London. presided On the motion OF MT
James Mae. n was unanimously resolved
THAT this meeting deeply sympathlses
with the long-deIr-ssed condition OF the
Agricultural lasurers ~ Sumersetahlre, ana
approves VI the establishment n branch
Of the National Agricultural Laborers
Union 81 CharI. fur tie purpose of mn
re proving the condition. % the laborer, ahd
, he labor, D., sent pledge themselves I"
kecome ID, mh.rs Vt the mon, ana To use
karv effolr to iuIuce other laborcrs to do
kaxisaI THE West Of England Labor
~ Sern' Union. nov being formed IN Glouces-
u h..r IL max mo RAPID
progress. A large meeting was held, late
m Mouday NIGHT on q green by the road
xida in tie VILLAGE Of Staunton, between
,Slonmaater,hire and Worcestershire. Many
~ the labnrers wives we're present with
them. 1t was stated that III the group q
,iIIares Of which Stanton IS the centre
.hers g-,a nearly 200 members, all Of whom
AL Maid there entrance fees and we're
leepinq up their payments. One u the
men who spoke, carpenter, sketched out
n Republican scheme, under which the
,borery we're peaceably e mass toSe1heT
heir funds. and Herewith buy back ana
q fairlv distribute the large tracts OF land
hat had, ] 2 said, centuries ago uiliairy
come into :. hands OF their preseini, I"'s.
.-asux - scheme. however, dld not
hdw;;b ~ views II has hearers and
AArger,t advice e the succeeding
pot Esvasts ~ moderate but hrIh
lIoxpoy. u -npISG TRADE LoI
kTbe areat lock cont in the Lyndon
Ac tt~do cn.uai. need AZ Ii a. in., ON
as tERg. Some hrms did not smut !
-Ast.s until tre diisssF hour q the
Ill was eonsif Tat ~, 900 men
.,.G locked out at O'Clock. Some
y .rorlovars dismissed their men lii the
,ooI7,ing. some after the dinrer hour, but
.aos+ az the large firms allowed then men
~ Gniah their DAVIS work Some procssd- |
- ~ verbal limitations some by TSstii'g |
urrIttaa notice and others by exl Abe
~, nc tbs II motives, which IN lev s'7 ,
-, ,nconn,anied by expressions oi r.
-. m, a,sn1te had not been more M"
10 ov,anoed. As A rule, the whole ~
nc resolution passed At the Free 1 i
VI Tavern was acted upon, and maso
,ss& 1O:aI,1a~er. and plastercrS, had to pack
> IN q c,rnenters. There Iwere excep-
f#a..Aa h,,,,nv,r i'm which either partial or
49, se.,ct VAS given to the decree Of
A WeNS. 80 Assnciation. At the Brown
!. a. evening. there were numerous
4 III - ale on the diversity OF
n1neh's ,.a, IN from the several shops
puIss t;oh we're closed during the day.
q Jou0 -.'s.eIut;ve statements we're allKe
}. 5ED, t"o o,''. IA manner in which the men
!. a. al ssa 4-,',od or the impression they
k.sd Oeei esd as TO the real feeling OF lheir
lad Tecelseu lovcrs. Whethes the men
ii obtain their q 49,, =. a 80
sel,1 oss. 3 -
tx en- III,
- VII ...sorma tin which VI. !.