The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-02-01

neht place in the labor nlavemaent vet we
have not met with that success we anticipated.
IL should not discourage ua but let rs strive
t. organize ourselves that there VIII be no such
thing as fail when we AGAIN make the denlsnd.
| While | acknowledge the agitation OF the re-
| duction Of tie hours ~ labor. il is my Opinion.
that each and every branch 81 mechanics
should become thoroughly organized, aud
that each trade should have sufficient funds
on hand to assist their members dnring such
demands where there funds On hand.
\ such strikes. IN my opinion. will lie failures.
thereby weakening the cause We 80 much
\ spouse Soon after Mon No | u Toronto.
4 canada. vas organized. | requested Secretary
I browning to issue q circular 70 the local
I mons, asking them t. endorse the action q
\ It's officers ia organizing said Union, 1t he,ng
out q the United States While waiting 10
/ near from the lO1Al Cniuns. No. ]. oi Lanada,
\ Was forced TO strike with other trades for =
4 reduction II hours ii labor. which they failed
/ ia accomplishing October ~. 49,, ! re-
I ceived communication from Lhlcag" stating
that the Unions there we're forced "a 70 on y
strike, AMI asking trr assistance 70 sustain
them. The Unions 81 chicago having failed
"a comrlv with the Constitution. ] requested
them to appeal q The local NOUS.
~ KIT woEA
! At the i,st Convention. held At Albany
| city. New lork. tile delegates were request
"a to initiate macy Of the meInhers OF their
| respective Unions they could. \ ouT Pres
Idrnt. soon siter arriving a. home. forwarded
| a. each member a copy 81 the ritual, who had
| made application a. the same. l must here
state that some ~ the local Unions, in adopt
I ivy the secret work, put Of their mei.i-
1 h-fs ta considerable trouble ~ granting them
I TIA, ling cards u the new work, which VAS
I in tlrrvt cunhictIrn with the National Law.
Z Having received many communications On
tins SUBJECT asking for advice. | have inyIn-
aI,ly irciled that no member could he fuiced
I NJ take any other obligation only that n tho
Constitution N the National mon. have
$50 stated t. those asking advice tiat the
members no have been initiated could not
~ ieharre,i from the privileges ~ member
ship. while they cOnforined 70 the laws |
have heard IT no other complaints from ;his
source At The last Convention your FrvSl-
dent requested the delegates present
To urge upon their respective L mons the
necessity OF forwarding their sesiI-aEnual
reports to the Secretary, g. that he could
lew the tax for NJ d Of Albany which lad
been laid over from the PIttshurg Convention.
Tile local Cnioa, failing t. comply with the
request. your Secretary was unable ~ issue
the circular for the tax. Having received
e, eral commune ations from NJ. u Albany,
asking the reason Why | hal not levi,j the
taN, ! stated that Il the fault 81 tile local
I mons in not iOrv ar,IuL their report bui-
ny the month NJ October YOUR President
authorized the Secretary to issue circular
to the local I Mons nptItyIn. them II the time
tile National Union would assemble al Indian
apohs, and also to levy the tax for M. i II
Albany Receiving no answers 70 my commu-
nications u the Secretary, and as during part
" November and December. ! Vas compelled
a l.A-
the Secretary hai been sitk aud unable t. issue
the circular, which I had authorized him u
issue 70 the local ATOMS
CONCENTRATIONS
a. That tile name " Brirklayers' National
Union Be changed TO Bricklsyers Information
III niun
>. That tile sum VI fur hundred ana four
dollars 500 due NJ : II Albany Ne paid
them from the Treasurer ~ the National
U mon
3. That the ommlttee 81 Ways and Means !
provide more abundantly for the wants VI the I
uIou. A. there has been great draw back I
fur the want 81 funds IA the hands ~ YOUR |
officers during tie year
4 That the lncal mons pay their dues il |
advance tur the rirst nine months. a. that viii |
assist your officers y pay their indebtedness !
~ Il accrucs
p That the National Union adopt the .
ritual d secret wur4 ~LI-n J. beng used ~ .
the local Unions
] cannot close this report without returning 4
my sincere anu heartfelt thanks ~ the officers
and members III the local Unions FIR their
pr1mptHess ID All business matters u the Sec
retary and Treasurer Vi the National | uIun
It is hardly necessary fOr to say that they
have gwen me their UnuIy Ided SUPPORT III
every effort Tor the promotion " our craft. n
hope that coming together TINS, our
Eighth Annual Convention may rebound to
Uur benefit, ahd that AHWis- Providence
may guide our deliberations v lille here
JAMS r. kIEBY.
President " the l. y II
The report was referred u a special com
mittee 81 five. consisting VI MrSsrs Muvre
SMITH Lone, HoOten. and Hanl1n.
After fixing the hours Of the sessions W the
Union, from a. IN. to u p m, and from : p
m to p. M, the Union adjourned
sECuNDDAY's PRO EEnINGs -MoE>I>D -s,,loN
The U mon was called u order ~ O'clock
by President Kirby
Mr. Rihl moved that contractors friendly
"a the cause lie allowed to attend the session
~ the Union. which was amended 30 a. IL
allow indianapolis 4 mon No. ID invite any
contractors u the meeting they WISHED, and
then pas sed I'M
NJ FALSE REPRESENTATIONS.
The special committee t. investigate ami
report all Unions who may have reported
less number ~ members than they had on
their rolls July 1, 1872, reported that they
had examined the only case submitted t.
them-No. Chicago They tnd from the
report OF the Secretary that NJ. > made no
report for July, and that as the Committee on
q fral .ay,A, - "A
to a seat a representative Of that III Mon
the report II said committee be adopted The
report was concured in
Mr.. ,. ". Browning, the Secretary, then
read his annual report
SECRFTARYs REPORT.
In introducing his report the Secretary con.
graduates the Union upon the advancement,
both numerical and financial, which has been
steadily made during the year, until the U mon
is stronger than it has been for several years
The success Of the Union has put an emphatic
denial upon the oft repeated statements Of
capitalists that we have no purpose, and work
more harm than good After the close OF the
last session the Secretary corresponded with
the various local Unions upon the subject II
presenting the name Of Meredith AlOOre, of
syracuse, eN President Ut the mon, to the
President Of the nted States for appoint
ment upon the commission to investigate the
relations between capital and labor, and.
without an exception, every Union responded
favorably. Senators Conkling. Fenton Hoar,
Wilson, and others with whom the Secretary
proffered their influence ia the
same behalf But the tell appointing the
commission failed to pass. and the letters from
the different Unions must remain to Brother
Moore only as an evidence Of their confidence
and trust in him.
NEW UNIONS.