The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-08-23


stance, where officers have been discharged
Tor the same reason. The result can be
easily toresceu sIdent members decline
70 accept office. am they fall into the hands
OF transient members, and aru continually
changing. ann lN of tht business III tie
mon becomes dounged IN CONSEQUENCE
We might go 'n and enumerate further
the evils VI tAl. >ss en-, bot Ne furbear
as II Is apparent o. all thoughtful men #
uur trade.
utEN sH"rs.
This 4. aquesuun Which demand, JAc
most car 'tu ana SERIOUS considerations
Much cu he SAID .or ant against the sys
ten n ~otkitg wttl unfair mrn MA are
inclined t. beh ,y, La. il l. a question
winch San best be settled BY Local 1 mons
themselves Ii mon huds II tu tie III
iere>ts - ats members I, WotN with unfair
men there should be 40 Law to RESTRAIN
them from doing 81. II Ne sish to regain
our strength and retain 1t. We must not
impose t"p many restrictions IN our mem
he's While We hold L. the principle chat
II i e. the interest 81 every man % belong
"a q mon, yet We contend THAI i Is the
dut! OF the governing power al the mons
not % curtall the scope W. field NJ labor nt
its members
We think all Will agree With Us Nhen We
say that a great change has taken place ~
the business of cigar making during the
last nine years While the organic laws q; the
international Union bearing Ju tins ques-
ton have remained substantially the same.
indeed AZ the last session they we're even
made more stringent by an actual prohbl-
uon this Is a serious objection which We
hope the neat session Nlll remove.
We claim u l L,,al I Mon tuds II TO
its interest q. allow u, m mhers 70 work
with uut. .auIau uyu. th,N 3. iuld w per
united .t o.. ~. l.. B., cauItry 50 extended
and d.,rt~ A.d a. .uls. whtI labor Is III
deml .i .a, section. and ia excess IN
anutA.r Nhl should q general law be ap-
Piled fn an sections alIke. Nht the circum-
stances 50 essentially differ
Because in the town of tlere are
nifty cigar makers. alI mon men should
they say To- the mon ia the rem, te town
" vhtrr uiue-teuths ui the cigar
makers are non uuuu men, you shall not
work with them, even though you should
receive the prices you ask We think, de-
cIdedly not
But there are other reasons why We favor
the propositions We are contendlng for
principle against great odds mon
men are In minority, which i
gradually growing smaller, no doubt, by
our own laws pa "A great measure. While
We are continually narrowing our held VI
iaburs We thereby enlarge the field OF thoss
Who Oppose us and every day shows some
accession ~ thyir ranks Should We con
tlnue 10 hold aloui and see our members
drop from Us one Dy one, and select what
many are beginning 10 believe is the better
field for their labnrs We believe not.
We claim If members Of a | mon have an
opportunity of lettering their condition,
by working with u.u-unIon men, they
should he IcuDItrrd tu embrace II, amt
Il We accord them that right, they Will re
mann Union men ID Wy a. not, the
chances arr. they all become noa-uuIm
men. am hr Vhu Is not with US Is against
Fellow craftsmen We viii not discuss
this subject further. We lav before you cur
views We believe that many 81 you can
not, or will not endorse them We know
that the Idea 1t working with union
men Is repuguant To many good men A.
We stated at the outset, We have no desire
to enforce them On you we simply invite
you to discuss them among yourselves be
fore the Convention finally decides on
them, should you approve them, al We
ask Is that you will elect representatives
who will WIT, tur the propositions or petit
ton the International I mon &" pass favor
ably On them, as Nr believe they Will be
for the best interests If our International
and Local Organizations.
Respectfully submitted Cigar Makers
| mon NJ. l.. Cleveland. Ohio.
VA j. CANNON. President
q. LAWkENcE. Rec Secretary