, 1873-12-23
In reply to fnrthor questions, Mr. K1inck ro-
ferrad to tho following:

In reply. to further questions, n1r. K1inck ro-
forrad to tho following:
AN ArrtAh TO THE wonx1NoMHH or cn1cAao.
FEt1ow-WonKMEN: BlnCe tho general financial
and commercial crisis Inns mat1o atlch Irresistible
away NIL over tho civilized counr!es, md haa bniicd
ns {Dorgeoiaie) IN aminisering nj kintls Of aacR
remedies I'll ntd OF to rotten condition Of tho social
situation IN order to no Or at oast mitigate tho crl
BiHhc consequences Of thta crHta fill III quick
ecasio with full weight, upon o 1aboring clasH. You
knew Tint he whoo daily rrcss is IN tho Eervico Of
trtcu eco!ve public opinion on ho subject Of tha
crsie, inserting TINT .lo worst ia oyor" But suc
Is mt tho ease-ho crisis llGs hardly comnehccd, and
dreds q thousands Of will bo thrown ont Of work
and will bu rendered homeless nnl pcnniicss, and
duccl to ruin or bankruptcy. This crteis wue
predicted twenty-five yeara ago by ncn we'll acanan-
Cd In tue science Of koeial economy who statistical
stitusona md nattcr of overrrodxction aud they
repeat In moro md moro fhortor intervals. Whiio
tloneanls Of workmcn and business nre reduced
to po;ery aud misery, the gaming tho proats.
md, III concentration, nfslneH Bt danEctous
ntslc. There Is but one remedy to oppose with s,1c-
eeAs the damaging consequences Of this fearful oisis-
the work ingnen into one solid organization Already
are tho workngcn Of thu Oil World as we'll 40 those
n Ncw York loston PhtIAelrha. md IN other places
Chicago stand back7 Is thoro not ns great
compulsory necessity upon ,la hero az anywhere
inspired with less feeling Of duty? Or nro thoy pos
aesHed Of esR moral courage to protect themselves mud
the er {nss Sa;t r. TO VERT W. liant mud e to ya4
For thls purpose let lis Join, md n Into ono solid
organlzatton Not ono stay awuyi LIT him who
socoty for W united acon thu evil will 10 re1neycd
over1lcd magazines With tho stan of lite and empty
tcncucnts-that tho maRses should starvo freeze to
uehth. or wander without sltlter. 4 nlflbpr Of
workngnen'a societies Of this city have innugurated
aGt y
139 West Folk ssrces aid Ga md 10 wost Lake street
s ss Hs'R fly w,o ~ committees q syey
in tho afternoon to o'clock iu tho evening" whoro M,
plicatlons will be received Of al1 out Of employ
into book for that purpose. Al as practicable
thereafter tho Tario,,s committees will eo1ect commt-
tse which viii 10 Instructed to present aud urso the
/. Work for all who havu no work md are ab1o to
work, with sufficient wngcs.
r!e out Of tho Troasu1y. t
8. All disbursements to bo mnde by committee ap-
polntod by worlngmcn. for tue purpose ofIair dspe-
l. In case OF Insufficient cash In tho Treasury tho
credit Of tho city ahnll DO resortcd to.
Tho CITY Council canuot zefnse ths Just demand Of
aiding In the necessary means fur uphodiug the life
necessities Of the majority Of Its Inhabitants 80 much
the 1css as thta samc city voted md assumed debt Of
capitalists andholdcrs, aid professional po1iticans.
We only aak for tho nccosaities Of fc WorkinRmcn
Rally Join In the phalan1f Let your nMmtcr and
atrong organization be your mud your fany's sateyt
For re hayc nothing to ose mud every thng to Kain
TIE WonK1N0MEHfa COMMITTEE.
F.A. l1oFFaIAN, Jn.
In response to questions askcd by reporter
yesterday, Afr. Frnncis 4. HoiFmnn, ..Tr., who is
p1esidont Of tho Worlsingmcn's Association (!tr-
batter Vorcin), and waa ono Of tho orntors at tho
Sunday meeting, gevo bis views, aB follows:
Tho persons Mt tho meeting wanted work. and
1rero willing to work. Thoy we're willing to work
for d subsistence, anything TINT would koep
them from starvation. They fully appreciated
tho fact that there had beau panic, ind woro
prepared to govern thomselvoH accordingly. They
wero willing to work at reduced rates, but they
wanted y w0rk H. Ho was snrpr4Gd At tho general
tscipated that such d fine Glars Of
peoplo would DO in attendance. There we're
those who might DO disposed to go into ex-
coHBes, but tboro was a worry tlno majority that
Of them could not appreciate our form Of Gov
ernmont. They came from paternal countries,
whero tho Governments could, and did, give
money to tho people when they were III distress.
They should get something to do, and thora was
no denying them that
WHAT He WANTED.
He would suggest that the city use all tho
money IN it's possession to prosecute public
improvements. Hou did not mean they
should build thoc Court-Houso, but men
and in constructing sowors. Ho I'D not
think tho frost would into:Tero very much with
that kind Of work. Tho frost had not struck
worry deop into the Garth. III cold weather men
could work bettor on tho highways aud In Howors
than under tho hoat Of summon.
He did not bclicyo tho City Government
should be m insurance office, banding instit1,-
tion, or m institution to feed people, but tho
very principle of Bcif-prcsoryntion should make
1t give wor! or money to those wllo wero in
otn NAH ot,r
liable societies wero oqual to the emergency,
but, under extraordinary oueB, It WAS tho
DUTY Or THE GOVERNMENT
to como to tho relief Of tho people. II not,
there would be famine, disease, and, in conso-
quenco,. IN unftncas for work when spring open-
cd. Crime would incrcaso Tho man WHO stole
Was Kept In prison. At least, his life wnB cared
for he got enough to cat: If we took such
caro- OF The criminals, why should NC not tako ut
least aa much care Of thoso wloRo only crime
charity were generally partia1, aud not evon-
handed in tho distribution OF MD. Then
taoFt. thoIe was so,,a kind of boggary about ac-
as nlcmbers Of the body polite tho needy hsd a
right to demand assistanco from tho Govern
nlent.
THEY MUST HAvE WORK.
Hc Was awato that the financial condition OF
the city was ANYTHING but prosperous. but the
patriotism of tho people would ndorso their
action. It would be better Investment to nut
money in public improvements than to po con-
PEELED to increase tho police force. Tho neces-
sities of tho working classcs demanded prompt
action. Privation existed to very great oxtclit,
few might take advantage Of aid from tho city
to do nothing. but as q general thing, those
who could get work would scorn to tuke aid.
Perhaps thero WA q
supsTRATuM or oos1MuE1sM
at tho bottom OF the agitation. The people aaw
too many mon gotting rich unjustlv, which made
them disttustful Of our institutions. There
should be q modification of tho latter, 30 III to
mako them conform more to Communistic
notions. Tho dangerous olasB of tho pooplo
would havo no influence on tho great mass, pro-
yided tho city came In and helped those who wore
iu want. Ho did not know exactly tho
nuIuhar Of n,at Of ot,,los1,aa1,t