The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-08-22

follews: Albert AthAm, William Briggs, r.
Burleigh, Henry Frazier. The last mention
ed two claim t. have Just completed their
apprenticeship. The two former have been
already circulared.
Any union who may have James broley'
late treasurer OF Pawtucket Union under Their
jurisdiction will confer 9 favor. a. well a. fur-
ther the ends OF justice by notifying me
Yours fraterntally,
VIM j. CANNoN, Int. Pres.
DAYTON, O., Aug. 10, 1874. +
To officers aud members Of Local Unions:
GENrLRNEN Union 30 objects TO the
abrngation of Art y, International Con
stitution. on the ground, that it is one of
the best articles in that document. We
cannot see Of what stuff men are made of
if they object to give to poor lridoU and
hsr halt-orphans tho small sum of ten cents,
especially when the husband and father
was member of their organization. We
have had the article in force only a short
time, and let us see the heavy drain it has
made upon our pocketbooks, Jan. 1, 1874
it went into operation, and during that
time levles for thirteen deaths have been
made. and the Executive Board say ten
more are pending, twenty-three altogether
a considerable less than one week, barely
eight cents per week to member Let
me ask those who object to the article 50
strongly, if one week has passed during
that time, that they have not squandered
more than that sum IN directions not quite
So Iaudable. | know have, and | don I
think | am any exception To the general
rHle
Think Of the benefit our individual mite
is to the poor, lonely widow and her chill
dren the misery it keeps from her door
for a short time, at least, and then ask
yourselves if you will give it begrudgingly,
or ask for the suspension Of the law legal
izIng the act. You who aretIsarrled, fancy
your wife and children lev husbandless
and fathertess with no more laid by than
a majority of the workingmen have. How
do Won think it would be with them
Don't You think an assurance of few
hundred dollars would be a great deal of
help t. them Don't you think you would
die easier if you knew the dear,
loved ones wodld have little
money brought to them, whereby
they could maintain themselves until such
time as they could look around and find
employment think you would, and if
you belonged to an organization you knew
would do this, you would thank the mem
bers belonging to it for their kindness.
Fellow craftsmen, don't have any more
Of this it is meanness Incompatible to
wish for the repeal of law so beneficial to
the worthy needy.
have 10 doubt the International officials
speaks the truth when they say local oth
clals have great deal of trouble To enforce
the Law. What lementable condition Of
things to he published to the world. But
such is human nature, to our shame be ii
said The Executive Board say in their
second reason. that Whenever members
are unwilling or unable to pay, a loss Of
membership Is the natural result, and any
thing which results IN loss Of member
ship. tends to weaken the Unions, both
numerically and financially, and should be
discontinued at the earliest practicable
moment" Let me ask question We
never lost in membership by levying as
fessments to aid sickness, did we If 50,
why not repeal that law also Understand
me, We are not in favor of its being re-
pealed, but if one law is to be repealed,
because it causes few save the mark
90 leave our ranks, We very naturally won
der what ought to be done with another
which has caused men to desert us by the
thousands As to the third reason, men
are not apt to take out retiring cards un-
less they have a good prospect of lettering
themselves, and | fancy man In those
circumstances would not mind tie small
amount he had paid in, (ten cents at tlme)
to relieve the wants Of the needy ; besides,
he would be at liberty to return to MS, If
he wished, which he would surely do, if he
had noS ale warS.i.i- &c nv GOING away
= q ne sEiSasse ..sr se Of its
=. --t@'lsnr fourth reason At the 1Prudenl
adoption We thought it would An"s''''
ducement for cigarmakers to JOIN us, an
think so yet. As for the idea Of men r,
ceiving the benefit without contributin.
do you suppose man would Join the VI
ion, and Immediately Afterwards die, so h
! family could get the benefits of the plal
, That idea is ridiculous in the extreme, an
it is useless to entertain it for momen
The fifth is because there is a gener
feeling that any future convention may r.
peal the law" We say never. rather il
crease the rate Of the levies, 50 we can sa
to the world We do something substantii
for our widows and orphans
Such, gentlemen, are our views on Il
subject, and We hope you will not let tn
act be done, for it is Of great important
to the unfortunately needy, who may
left behind by any Of us.
! Yours fraternally,
GEO. CAswELL,
Cor. Sec. Union 30.
NORWICH, \. y, Aug. 10, "A
To Locai Unions
Mr.. Dan Campbell drew card from tn
Union on the 18th of Jan. 1874, and returne
to this city on the 18th Of July with tt
above mentioned card. His reasons for
/ doing are as follows Mr.. Campbell stat,
that he went to Allentown, Pa he obtaine
no job, but was told of job being open
the town OF Emouse, Lehigh county, fv
miles from Allentown. He claims to hay
inquired for the address Of the secretary
the nearest Union claims he was told by tn
cigarmakers to never mind about sending h
card to any Union, as they 1.-THE cigarmake
Of allentown were about to reorganize
Union and then he could deposit his card
Allentown Union. States they did not o.
ganize on account of financial difficulty, an
he still having no address, he retained h
card, issued by this Union. He claims |
have worked ia the above named place SIEVE
weeks, and the balance OF the time worke
at farming and other branches Of labor. SinC
his return to this city, he has applied for
new card in this Union. Therefore if an
Union has any charges to prefer it requisite
to do so within thirty days
John Wilcox, late treasurer of this L MOI
who was suspended for violation of the Law
was at the last regular meeting reinstated,
having fully complied with the resolutio
adopted by this Union. We recommend Nj
Wilcox as fair and upright member Of tn
craft. AUG. KoHN, Cor. Sec. No. H.
HAMILTON, Aug. IL, '74.-Henry Owe
meyer and Jacob EIaskins have made apple,
tion to become members OF this Union. tn
former halls from Cincinnati, and the latt.
from Detroit. MARK CLoHEcY,
Cor. Sec, Box 3l2
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. ~, ls74-Gusta,
Gaellsehe, from Waterloo. Iowa, and Lou