The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-08-09
Call for Il Miners National Convention

FrLLuN WoAAAKN Il = we'll established fact fact
demonstrated by bitter personal experience that there
Is csss "a the community whose lAbOrs unre-
quilted and Who much the victims Of the heart
les demands II capital and corporations, the Miners.
Iu our present ISOLATED condition, powerless to
them Increasing these ma agencies in pO~
snd influence requires prophet 70 foretell the
position the miner must occupy in few years, unless
immediate steps are taken % unite under common
head having ior is objects the lettering Of social
nl0ra- and financial condition. TIE great desderAtum
~ the hour bond 81 union consolidation Of inter
unity u setion fact the establishment Of =
Miners National organization, whose influence will be
sAerted behalf snd whose strength will be sun
Client NJ protect In the hour Of need contest, too
often forced lpun At present, defeat and de
liberalization uu matter how Just demands. a con
ties, n which handful 81 have contend against
the power 4 aggregated wealth. This crushing de
tail policy must be stopped Il is idle expect that
our condition be amehorated
The which has attended the efforts Of the va
Iou> trades which have acted this principle shows
shat unt, of ac,on accomplish. The difficulties
s.ain,t which u1w contend the difficulties which
fhe, have ,lruoauteI and the isobyious What
the efforts u could accomplish, the effort.
& dfty unions NAVE accomplished. What they have
dome do Y willing u use the means.
These facts self evident that every miner and la
horer n the mines must admit their force snd truth
d. consideration Of these facts believing that the mi
are ripe for such a movement, aud in accordance
With the general desire eynced all hands, hereby
cs for meeting q delegates from the vAriou.
Iocal Unions. and 10 general throughout the
country Tor the purpose Of forming Miners NAuoSAI
Cva>. ~ be held in the city q youngstown, Ohio on
the second tuesday ia october, 1873.
The specific objects sought TO be accomplished by the
formation " such association follows.
a Consolidation Of the entire body If miners Of the
JuItei states for the purpose q self protection.
. t. afford pecuniary and moral support to such dis
trcts BE- orcel % the alternative q strike
g PR thorough discussion Of our grievances and
the passage Il such laws safety and welfare do
msud w re several States
Fellow vorkmen-one word in conclusion. Let every
miner ard lsborer uho reads this call realize that il Il
his interest t issued Act As though success de
pended your individual efforts. Make beginning
Where union exists form one without delay. TAX,
STEPS % meet your fellow vorkmen in council Let tn,
men ~ Pennsylvania meet the miners from Illinois Lei
che miners from Ohio Virginia Indiana Iowa Missouri
Kentucky ara Michigan, ia short from every ocalit,
where mining carried 1n come and reason together
form orgsnzat0n n which brother will he pledgd
% brother organization which will form bull slrk
alike the day q prosperity and the hour Of sdrsi-
~ trTu yau d7eo. or Do You prefer TO occ py your
present unenviable position The answer and e issue
III your hands Signed
JoHN SISEy s. Clair, Schuylkin Co, Pa. JU O'HAL-
LnEAN. Plymouth. Lucerne Co, Pa GEO. 4 SeHoRE,
BelevIlle St Clair Co, III JOIN PoLL0tE \. Law
renee. stark Co, o. JOIN JAMES. BrsifEo d, Will
Co-, III. Communications addressed t0Joh James,
Braidwood. vil receive prompt reply
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