The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-06-06


deemed a. held for speculative purposes, aud
we therefore demand that the same be i'm
proved by the owners by either building
thereon or putting said lands under cultivA-
ton. or else they shall be sold 10 landless per-
sons.
Resoiced, That We demand Of the United
States and Of the State Oi Ohio to repeal all
laws whereby prisoners are let out on contract
to private contractors, aud we demand that
the criminals be employed IN mechanical and
laboring pursuits, and the products Of said
labor be sold ut the highest market price, and
the receipts thereof be applied To educational
purposes.
Resoiced, That we demand of the Congress
Of the United States and Of the Legislature
Of Ohio to pass a law making eight hours la
Dor the maximum Of day work.
Resoired, That those who have served AS
members o. the General Committee in arrang
ing for tins meeting be appointed Committee
ON Organization, for the purpose Of perfccting
unity OF action Of the workingmen and
farmers Of the United States ~ an Organiza-
ton and
Resoicc,i, That said committee meet on
Saturday, May Is, for the purpose OF pcrma-
nent organization.
In pursuance Of the last resolution the
committee met on the 23d, and organized
by electing the following officers
President, K. j TyrroIl LIST Vice Presi-
dent, r. III, Canheld "a Vice President,
). II. McCabe Treasurer, John Me
Beard Recording Secretary, G. Good
man, Corresponding Secretary, Louis
Dehls.
1t was then moved and carried that the
organization be called the industrial
Nottingham Party
The Corresponding Secretary was then
requested to send the names aud addresses
Of the officers to the ADVOCATE and re-
quest that they be published.
We want to correspond With all similar
committees appointed in the different
cities, and also with all labor organizations
in the State, for the purpose Of forming a
State organization, and putting ticket IN
the field Ia the fall
If the Secretaries Of the different organ
IZatlons viii address me, they will receive
prompt answer. Yours i'll the good work
for the emancipation of the working
slaves LOUIS DEHLs.
YOUNGSTOWN Hill, May 80, 1874.
To the Editor Of the woRKISdNANs ADVOCATE
1t will be remembered that about five
months ago the operators or superinten-
dent took some anImOsity at some Of the
men employed in the AberdaIr mines, and
discharged the said men, Their brethren,
alter investigating the matter, thought Il
Was not just and right, and insisted up,
the men getting their employment As
usual. This the superintendent stubbornly
refused, and conseqI entity strike ensued.
A gentleman, So called, Matthews by name,
came there with tbs intention III carrying
into effect some of his yiic tricks, in which
he has been successful ia the Mahoring
Valley, and as far as ! have been inf .rmed
Boosted Of his hoped-for success heie like
wise. The strike was continued with the
utmost determination On both sides, until
two weeks ago, when ii was proposed that
the grievance should be settled by arbitra-
tion, which the superintendent agreed to,
and the men appointed their man and were
willing - abide 10y the results. But for
some reason unknown to us the operators
promise, and several days passed away
without any further excitement. On the
9th of May the Aberdair Company
Thought that by getting On their premises
the black sons Of toll, numbering twenty
seven, with a report that ON the following
day one hundred more of their colleagues
were coming, and on tins the supposed
success Of the strike wholly depended but
Oh the Philippians arriving at the AberdaiI
nnd az escort ut sO-called militia u guard
them tu the cumpany's boarding house
from the assault Of an inoifensive set Ol
miners, Who were more excited through
tear than any ntentlOn Of maltreatina
them. Of this they we're soon convinced,
;ls they met together AS soon AS the ne.
grues arrived they sent t. the men of the
mime, and asked them ii they would not
meet them IA cpmmnittee.
The miners consented, and SIN men wcrt
chosen and sent aside and talked over the
matter 1t length Tie negroes assured
Them they did not come to reduce wages
nor to take other men 5 employment from
them but on the contrary they wanted A.
men, ana If they stopped here they were
willing to JOIN the National Union, or
otherwise return fJonT whonce they came.
Bat they assured as that they were delude'i
here by false representations and were
also assured that obey could make from -
t. 81 per day, aud THAI there was not nor
had been any existing trouble wIth the
men of sstId place .sud If otherwise, a
guarantee was given sand men 70 pay all
expenses incurred and send them back
where they came from. DId they 10 Tins
No. As soon Us the traffic dealer had &C
complshed has Vorh, lie stepped away as
mysteriously as ala the III mask III tie
white abby, and lett the intended victims
10 the heartltSs mercy IF Matthews and his
colleagues, who, after lndiue out that then
design was frustrated, intended t. hunger
poor SanibO, and stopped las grub III the
boarding house, as they would with al
honest worhInguen Who earn their bre.,I
by the sweat at their brow, ana assure
you | do feel sorry ~ know that such rls-
cality is supported by some Of our fellow
workmcn, who are not worthy Ia bear the
name Of brother IN amy society, nor arc
they ht for an honest community. This
very operator knows that if they we're il
their power they would not hesitate to take
the advantage Of them III any way, even to
pick their pockets, providing they could
get away clear if thcy did and advise
my brethren to have no snclrty with such
men, whatever, but to discountcnance them
ia every respect as contemplate objects
of destruction, whose poison is on their
tongue, and whose hearts are rs false ~
the face Of DeIlah was fair.
Now, MIR. Editor, there il one thing |
would wish the public to take notice Of.
Mr.. McClarry could order a squad Of so
called militia from Canton and another
from Canal Fulton, headed by the great
Bangler. | would like to know who had
the authority to grant the use Of this So
called militia, or the audacity, as | am in