The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-10-11

submitted by the Executive Board to Loca
Unions direct, thus obviating the necessity o
a session every year, which entails great eS
pense ou the Unions represented the adup
ton Ut this section will enable your Execu
tive Officers to be prepared for any uniorseeI
emergency that may arise between the scs
sInns OF the International Union.
rHE rER CAPITA TAX.
The increase la the amount Of per capits
tax was ndercd necessary ia order to pro
WIDE the means hy which the officers could
transact the ordinary business ct the Union,
wirhuut embarrassment u themselves 1t /.
hoped. however, hat the increased per capita
taN is only temporary. IN order t. meet the
contingent expenditure and your Executive
ntt.eTS expect, In virtue Of the section abnv,
referred TO, to soon he able to submit t. YOU
4 proposition to reduce it.
rH. OPTICAL ORGAN
uuc other point which the resolution m
,riucts Us t refer u Is. the failure u certain
mons tl tu'd their part of the contract en
trtcd into WIfh tur Editor of our official or
-Iu TINS NuERf>rMAN'S ApvuCNrE. We
rcgret the Necessity exists for aludlu- to this,
but that It dres exist. is attested hy the fast
that the Editor personally informed Us that
there were several Upions to which he had
sent papers regularly for year past, and in
many cases prepaying hostages, had inserted
their cards, notices &C., and IN return had
not received one cent from those organic
tons TINS Is indeed a poor return Tor the
fpthtulnesS the ADVOCATE has evInced in
serving our Interests II was generally con
ce,iau uy All thar Mr. Cameron had fully per
Formed nus part nt the contract made between
the International Union aud him. For the
small amount Of $40 or So per year. vast
amount uI expense IN printing l. saved TO
you. Besides, Nuu have a ready and conveu-
Irut mode ~ Y mmuuication with each other
line members vi those Unions IN arrears
should bear ia mud that there are other men
besides cigar makers who require pay for
their labor, and that to do unto others as you
Wuuiu have others do unto YOU. is a. true to-
tty 1> when 1t was first uttered We sin
gerely hope tur the reputation of our Craft
e. hear d" more complaints Of this nature
and Ne would respectfully urge on those Un-
Iuu, 20 arrears 20 Mr. Cameron, To settle with
him as promptly as possible Editors are
had people "a owe money To. word u the
wise l. sufficient.
NuUNC ON TIE ANENpNE\r>-
Before concluding, We desire to impress
upon an Local mons the necessity of taking
the vote pa the Constitution, and transmit
ting the same III the International Secretary
no matter what the result ut your vote may
he. Yea 81 NAY. yuu should record It with
him. ami that promptly. Local Unions. See
to ID that yuu perform your iuty IA this mat
ter Read tue law on the subject, and do
not ran the risk oi being fined for negligence.
And now, fellow craftsmen, we think that
We have. pa a measure. performed the duty
assigned us by the Convention, Impcrtectiy 1t
is true The rest we leave M your hands
And If our humble efforts ~ addressing YOU
Wlu result in even the slightest degree by
improving the condition Of our organization.
W. shall teel that We have hreu am, IL repaid
tur OUT Ahprs
Fra.rually Yours,
NN y CANNu> Prcst.
Iu~Ern BokIE>. 1T V Prest
IHEu. FIzGEEALp. "a y PRIEST.
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fFiIN A Jennie. Asst Necy.
Executive Board