The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-07-20
THE IRON MOULDERS.


As announced in our last we have receiv-
cd copy of President Safin's very able,
interesting, exhaustive and instructive all
dress, delivered before the session Of the
Iron Moulders' International Union, re-
Gently held in Troy, N. Y. From it We
CLEAN many items Of interest not only to
the craft, but to the various labor organic
ptions throughout the United States. In
his opening remarks he says
In accordance with Section one, Article
four, Of the Constitution, herewith pre-
sent statement Of my official acts during
the past two years, with such remarks and
suggestion in relation to the present condi-
ton of the International Union, and bear
ing ON its future prosperity, as, in my
Judgment, are necessary for your enlighten-
ment, and to assist YOU in the performance
Of the duties incumbent upon you as the
representatives of one of the leading trade
organizations Of the world.
NEW UNIONS.
During the term, tho following new IN
ions have been organized No. SR6, Park
ersburg 211, Beaver Falls; 218, Cleveland;
2l9, jackson; go, Saginaw; 22l, Joliet; 222
Rogers Ford 223, Springfield, ILL., pa,
Burlington 225, Lancaster, o. 226, Wv
andotte; 227, Elmirs 228, Hanging
Rock 229, Monmouth, Ill. $50, Rock
Lsland 23l, Reading 232, st. Paul
1913, Quincy 334, Rome, Ga Total, 10.
REoRGANIzED.-No. &c, Hamilton 20.
BrantfOrd 50, Reading AZ, Ironton IS.
Indianapolis 90, St. Louis So, Fort
Wayne III, Terre Haute; llS, Keokuk
l3l, Racine l57, Bloomington 40, Au-
rora. Total, IL.
The debt Of the union IN 1871, amounted
to s36, 041.93, of which S25, 749.9 81 has
been cancelled under Mr.. Saffn's admins
tratiOn. The balance, amounting to SO
292.O7 Is owing to Cincinnati, Pittsburg,
and London, Ont, unions No new debts
have been contracted during the past two
years.
STRIKES
with varying success during the same peri
cd have occurred in Pittsburgh, Savannah,
Toronto, Bridgeport, Con, Cincinnati, and
Hamilton, Ont The ost cf these strikes,
which was promptly aid, amounted to
rs, 459.87. Unauthori1 4 strikes occurred
In Cleveland, Racine, and Detroit.
FINANCES.
The financial report is certainly encour-
aging. The receipts from July 1870 to
July !, 1872 amounted to S4S, 264. o. the |
expenditures to s43, POI. 81, leaving bal
ance in the treasury of $5,O63.57, divided
as follows: Balance on hand |. U. tax
50, 65S.1S; strike tar, 81, 4O5.30. The es-
timated expenses FOR the coming ten years
are &26, 10000; the estimated receipts,
$S5, 10000 On this question the President
says:
The estimated expenses, exclusive Of the |
SIC, 900 old debt, are large, and, In the az
gregate, considerable Of an increase over
the expenses of the past two years, Is will |
be seen by q comparison of the figures. / |
do not deem II policy to overestimate our
resounnes or underestimate our expenses,
preferring that if there should be disap-
pointment ut the end Of the term, it would \
be o pleasurahls one, the receipts being
above and the expenses below the estimate.
SUSPENDED MEMBERSHIP.
The subject Of suspended membership is
dwelt upon at length, and some very
wholesome truths laid down. The system
which allows unions u report as in good
standing members who have been In
arrears for months is condemned, AZ entail
ing an unnecessary burden upon these men,
bers who have generally lived up to their
or ending by q request to the
|. U. 10 cancels part Of their indebtedness.
We emphatically indOrse from experience
The following /: No union should be oblig-
De TO pay more than il collects, and no
union should pay Lees. Every dollar COB
ecsed for taxes should 60 to the treasury
u the international Union. And it should