The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-03-22
The Molders.
Prom the NoldeI, International journal
ENGLAND And SCOTLAND


Tie report Of the Friendly o,ciyty. etc
Daniel GuIle. Secretary, February ), 1873.
SAYS
BROTHER MEMBERS In bringing be-
fore your notice the 22d Monthly K, port
yuu will see that the number on the bona
tIon and SICK Benefits are lower this month
than last at the same time Wv are com
PEELED to admit that trade Is npt 80 good a.
II appeared Ia be IN the December Monthly
nor can this be wondered at. when We con
slider the unsettled state Of the market for
coal, coke. and iron. As yet there IS not
much I" complain about, but there can w
no doubt that, if things continue as they
are. it will do much to mar What otherwise
wonlC be a very prosperous year We must,
however make the best If the clrcum-
stances, and be glad that We are ia 50 good
position, ana 50 vel prepared for any
emergency which may take place having a
consciousness that though evils DAYS may
come, We have net "a any way brought
them about.
Since the issue of our last Monthiy. the
Trade Congress has held It's session, ana
We can only SAY 1t was the best that has vet
been held. and no doubt much good h. the
cause Of labor has been done Our friends
ID Leeds deserve our best thanks for the
etfurts they made To make the members uf
the Congress comfortable These labor
parlIaments must eventually do an amount
VI good, if rightly and properly carried
out. as they are the means Il bringing a.
the front All the important questions II IL,
day IN connection with labor, ana there
cam ne uu doubt their Influence. In addl-
uuu Up that Of thu London con mIttees has
had a powerful effect ~ bringing the GOV
eminent to the conclusion that il vas 4
Wis, step to mitigate the term of imprisuu
nenJ VI the unfortunate gas-stukers from
twelve months 70 four But that lniti.a-
tIon must not satisfy US as members Of
trade societies for the very fact of leaving
the term Of Imprisonment At four months,
tells us plainly that the law ~ conspiracy
can be brought 70 bear upon US al any time
when We may be comp"hed To strike a shop,
however We may be oppressed The laws
must be made So PLAIN and intclnuble.
that We shall be able At an times u Know
whether we are within their meaning Or
not. 10 this end We must work PEACEFUL
Iy and lawfully, but at the same time firm
IN and the day - not lar distant wh-n
Jur Lawmakers viii need our votes. We
must then make IL test, ana not give a
vote to any man unless he is prepared "a
give us the justice we demand, VIZ the
same law fer the employer as for the en-
Pioyed. We therefore think It a vise ar
rangenenr that each year the various trades.
by their representatives, should meet and
consider What is most needed for the gen
,ral good Of the whole
The report Of the Associated Mnlders Of
Scotland, John Fraser, Secretary, for Jan
nary, 1873, says
We are still able to show an addition to
our funds On hand, although the return 81
our Idle members shows the highest mum
Der reported since the publication Of the
number Of idle and working was resumed
IA May, 1870. The highest number from
that date till the present was in January.
1871, when l22 were reported Idle. Last
month l45 were returned this month
we show an increase Of %, or 2O4 in
receipt of idle benefit. We do not re-
quire to search far for the cause Of this
when We consider the disastrous dispute
which has been carried on 50 long between
employers ANA employed IN the coal trade
Tins Is felt very seriously IN every branch
Of business, but IN none more than our
3 artlcular line. where coal enters 50 largely
IA producing the manufactured articles
There IS every hope that this dispute L.
now drawing to termination, but the
stock is So far reduced that there is little
Prospect ot any material reduction lii price
being made Tor some time that those
holding back orders IN our line, with that
hope, must now press them forward. in
order To get full advantage of the spring
trade. On the whole, when We reflect on
the extremely favorable year which has
just terminated, and the hopeful prospects
with which We enter ON the new year
there is little cause to CO nplain of the
present temporary depression.
The report further says that the vote 50
far as heard from on the propositions sub
mitted by the l. NJ |. U. Of America il
almost unanimous.
The failure Of the firm of Woods, Sons
& Co., Of Pittsburg, has demonstrated the
fact that Just employers do receive and
command the respect and assistance Of
their employees. The employees Of the
above firm, to the number of one thou
sand, agreed to work for three months
without wages, to assist the hrn to get on
their feet again. OF course the wages
we're to be paid when the firm got over their
difficulties. The large majority Of these
men are Trade Unionists
Trade very good, and moulders in de-
mand in Buffalo, \ T., and Springfield,
Ohio.
On the afternoon of the 9th, Louis Hal
haah, a molder in Dennis Longs pine
foundry, in Louisville, was crushed to
death by flask falling upon him. which
was being hoisted out Of pit He was a
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