The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-08-16
TO THE MINERS OF THE UNITED
STATES.
Call for a Miners National Convention.

FRLLov woREsKS Il well established fact fact
demonstrated b, bitter psrouA experience that there
no class n the community whose lAbors are % unre
quilted and who much the victims Of the heart
les demands Of capital and corporations the Miner
In present isolated condition. powers.s 70 70
sst them Increasing these mai agencies are In DIV
or and innueuee-t requires prophet 70 fOretsn the
position the miner must occupy In few years unless
immediate steps taken 70 unite under . comm,
bead having for It's objects the lettering social
moral AMI financial condition The great dssidsrAtum
Of the hour bond Of unioR, consolidation Of inter
ssts unity u Actinu 10 fact the establishment a
Miner National organization, whose influence will be
sxsrted Ia behalf and whose strength will he sun
cient 70 protect the hour Of need contest too
often forced upon present means defeat and de
morAIation matter ho~ Just our demands; a con
test In which handful u have contend against
the power u aggregated wealth. This crushing in do
tail policy must be stopped. it idle expect that
our condition can he Amehorated.
The which has attended the efforts q the "
ious trades which have acted this principle show
Is Shat unity Of action accomplish The difficulties
axalnst which contend the difficulties which
they have surmounted and the reason isobyous What
the efforts Of union could accomplish the efforts
Of hfty unions HAVE accomplished What they have
These facts self evident that every miner and
bsrer in the mines admit their force and truth
IN consideration Of these fact believing that the mi
npe for such a movement and in accordance
nth the general desire eyinced on al hands We hereby
issue call for meeting q delegates from the VARIOUS
local unions. and 10 in general throughout the
country, for the purpose Of forming MSEEs NATIONAL
UNoS, 20 be held in the city Of youngstown Ohio, on
The second Tuesday IN October. 1873
The specific objects sought 70 he accomplished b. the
formation q such association are As follows:
l. consolidAuoI OF the entire body II miners Of the
United States, Tor the purpose q elf protection.
To AFFORD pecuniAry and mora sup ort "a such dis
tncts mas 10 forced To the alternative q strike
5. For thorough discussion Of our grievances and
the passage Of such laws safety and welfare
nlAnd IN the seveTai States.
Fellow workmeH-one vord in conclusion Let every
miner and aborer who reads tins cali realize that il
IN his interest it s issued. Act though success de
pended on your individual efforts. Make a beginning
Where no union exists form one without delay Take
steps 10 meet your felov-workmen 10 council Let the
men Of Pennsylvania the miners from Illinois Let
the miners from Ohio Virginia Indiana Iowa. Missouri
kentucky and Michigan, in short from every locality
where mining i carried On. come and together
form organization in which b. other will be pledged
70 brother-an organization which will form buluArk
alike in the dAy Of prosperity the hour Of Advers
y. viii YOU do %, DO you prefer to occupy your
present unenvable position The answer ana the issue
are IN your hands (Slgned)
JOSH SISEY. St Clair, SchuylkilI Co Pa Jas oHu
LoAAS, Plymouth, Lucene Co. Pa. gro. kSsHoES,
Belleville, ST Clair Co. III. JOIN POLLOCK n Law
renee stark CO.. o. JoHS JAMES Braid~ood, Will
Co, H. Communications addressed 70 John James
BrAidwood. Hill receive prompt reply.
PaPerS friendly 70 the cause please copy