The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-11-15

S'SH NNtti tlu- the sons OF their own mem.
otrs' arr selfish and short-sigllted becaus,
they prevent a supply Of skilled labor al
efudte % the increasing demand ~ popt,.
lAIuu and wealth, AMI make il rerrssar,
ior employers TO import foreign warkmen
while they compel great numbers M Amer.
lohl youths 10 live 10y their Mis-. consumers
y the earnings Of the very men who for.
Daue them % become producers. and m one
iufih or another a tax upon the community.
ant therefore q tax on labor
- lAcse statements are true. the trad,
unions are playing losing game. They BRO
P'Se ana pursue plans ~ relief which must
''S'itaoiy operate against themselves As
"iiSul-eIs. Niule they InilIct only tempo
''fy 'oNs oh capital, that loss byiu, limited
t' contracts made before an advance in wa
~ 'r a curtaIlment Of the work DAYS
y h"t then. shall labor be ground IN the
adst, helpless and hopeless Or like tb.
ll,.4e" athlete, strong and blind. MIL I-
uU. down the pillars uf modern ..,,i,.ry
ami crush itself aud It's uppressors iu ,lu,
t.iiN'"- ruin! Their Is lo need W either
alternative Capital and labor arr, r,.lt,-
,,"lS dependent. Neither can De- profit
amy employed without the other. Ii ~ n,
Hl po-tic m capital 70 cypress labor. as ill
labor - destroy ~ paralyze capital. And
aitei All, what is capital but labor stored
up i"r future Use As the tv-wheeI aeon
initiates force f1r the work the engine ba,
q" 90. SD he Who has the industry to earn
ami the scli-denIal To save. becomes
la-.st accommodates labor ana converts h
lA1' force To- move other labor The wealth
lest capitalists ia tins country beuan H..
With nothing but their hands ANA hiram.
IAe wise kug said 'he that would bavr
friends must show himself friendly A.
50 tAat capital ana labor ought /, n,
friends then Tee their representatives
the employers and wurkmeu= show Thorn
selves friendly Il employers would feel
AN" manifest sympathy for their WurkmeU's
troubles and slckntsstS. take All interest In
tAelr welfare. rejoice with them that re-
Joicr, AMI weep with them that wcep. ana
treat them As Christian men should treat
human beings having the same sensibiIiri,,
as themselves aud moving On ~ H., $500
eternal dustlui-S. II Is quite possible, than
the envy and hatred which The pnor .frrp
bear toward the rich might i've place \.
loyal anu kindly sentiments
but unfortunately these classes du nut
understand each other They stand aIuof
and misunderstanding IyLeutntcy into
enmlty. } heard % printer Ina .rgat nut.-
Asllu4 house SAY Wr seldom Sy. the rr.-
purtpr and he newer speaks Oh. u. T
heard d observation-disclosures. Who rfp1,Ipy,i
many mul arl BAYS. >ag that he AHA nnt
SNOW the names NOR Jhr faces of his ant
pryntlc,s j heard coal miners say. and
GEAR With truth. chat THU operators would
hc lur. distressed by the loss II a p,71l.
than uy Che AIliu- w man. heard a
grdN haired ltr-eum say have .1yeu
jhc strength ot uy manhood To- this FORCE
and now ! am turned tut TIKI "A broken
down horse. tu stdrve. Sulh culualle iu-
rs the parent ut bitter thuugbt,
"hu bitter words ou thr Part W. those WLo .
hi, lAus thrust uut ~ the pale w human
10y NV" long "lu such EMPLOYERS CON
lemH the Irlcepts III HIM Him Who SNAKE
ts never man spake, and whose heart
y@arn,t n sympathy for the lonely AM
dDnr-t-.daeH r. PLAY. ~ Gis work
h- 'rrarl .-l.-u--A ~ Labor inform.
thot ~ those industrial establishments
France whore there Has been reciprocity
benefits and courtcsles between emplo,.
ana w"rhMeu. where the operatives rscei,
constant employment from youth to a.
aud have no fear ~ BEN. discharged
tilnes OF financial pressure and low price
and above ail where tile laws af GA Z,
"beyed and Christial morals prevail tbe
Is l. also reciprocity of cDnfderca m,
good VAL the wurhmen ami their fapiIi
art comfortable and couteur.d and Il
propuet"rs prosperous Ts ii possible IN
envy, which has been called 1.-THE vice
repnhhcs. Is 81 Iuvcterate In tb4 INF.
states as to be proof against such Kim
ness generosity and SYMPATHY The
are great manufacturing establishments
ms country, in which the aged and III
ah-cd, the widows and orphans. are n.
urlNen away Z" starve, or T. seek refuge
an almshouse They are humanely car,
tor, and the men IN such places wor
cheerfully, and strikes are not tboprbt n
There Is no secret about this. It il simpI
grace instead of greed of MammoD
july Last, a National Industrial Conare.
was held at Cleveland, Ohio. 1t was CON
posed ~ delegates from the trades uuinr
az some ten or twelve States. and its nv,
ceodlngs were marked with "a rpt,{t-y,,t;
o-ErI shllIry nor always manifested bv IN,
lar conventions. The Congress adopted
declaration II principles, which contain
50 much good sense, combined with som
questionable pro POSITIONS. as to cballsnr
the thoughtful attention Of students M i
cial science. The declaration gives M
view u what the sober and reasonaIl
class OF labor reformers fear and denraciat,
and the remedies which they prescrib,
Iher platform contains the FOLLOWING, mr.,
osltlons and Recommendations
lhe consolidation u an classes Of prod,cers ~ =,
tui'td States, preparatory % appeal 10 tb4 hsiI
bcN whenever such appeal shall be noedful
Ily establishment 81 bureaus az labor .,.,i.t; d
The state and Nat ona Governments
Reservation q the public lands for actual settler
No more for railroads aud speculatory ''''
Tie adoption u measures TO rrornot. tt.. t.i.t -
safety ~ miners, manufactures ana builder
Productive and oistributiye cooperation
The substitution q arbitration f0r str,ls.
The enactment Of equitable apprentice iau.
The abolition az contract labor in prison,
The non mp rtation Of Cinnamon
Reduction Of the hours II labor
A national legatendcr currency ~ ~ ist,.i t.-,t
To- the people
With the exception 81 the last three v
commend these propositions To the favor
able notice Of all classes and if the Con
gress intends that only those Chiname
shall be excluded who are imported d
speculation and farmed out as quasi slaves
we believe that majority Of the America
people will indorse their exclusion. Blu
there would be inconsistency in the exclu
sion OF voluntary immigrants, whateve
their country or race. For if the member
of the American National Industrial MOI
accept the creed IF the International As
ISOLATION, and We fail TO perceive how the,
can logically reject it-that is. If thew "a
1or the solidarity Of labor and the co-oper
sem OF worklngmen everywhere the,
cannot consistently make distinction be
tween Europeans and Asiatics. provide,
that both seek our shores of their own fire,
will. The financial proposition was no
adopted without opposition. and it, Ian
guage does not clearly express what its adj
vocates mean. The proposed circulatin.
medium Is to re based on the faith and re