The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-22

liberal salary per week. the Contingency OF
age general movement e provided for BY personal
CONTRIBUTIONS amounting 70 only ten cents per
month, while local districts can increase taxation
at their pleasure.
Az MT. Siney came forward he was greeted with
tumultuous applause. He said 81 feel battered In
coming 6qn cc before snls immense GATHERING am
more accustomed TO work than TO speak, and can
not: therefore, pronounce an or tion. Since my
arrival here the feeling has. prevailed that came
were law would say. do not strike under any cir
cumstances whatever, II the honor OF labor can be
made, must be in defence OF the right and when
unoertaken must be carried through In simple
defence OF pure and honorable motive. Let me
look at the situation. At this season not much
coal II shipped, the companies hold It on their own
hands and, they having no desire for the resump-
situation upon the workmen and urge them to
strike Inc employers and cera ain representa-
them curse. The Remuneration Is-"AllOw not
sa ,s representatives OF trade unions TO mingle
WILD society;" But the cry y ridiculous because
men men. as sloan, Brisbane, Parrish ana Gowan, IN
e esst anS millions s,,o Of
dollars On the SUBJECT %sc Of r. ws HI ns a@
months. The press was reIcent. and 1t was not
until ater long time that heard OF the trouble.
iaborers repaired to their native countries in poy
erty and disgust. Those who remained simply
e csiyed promises to pay four months alter date.
DSeonAo uCopOA oSO onu An"AJ w
The speaker then referred to the notorious John
mcgee NC, ,aw whereby people were cast out Of homes
INTO the snow He then gave the OBJECT, intent
ana purpose OF the new national Order
e eut . not SO July as your correspond
nois nave already entered the Or0er, the
speaker stated; and now the people Of Pennsyl
vanla must decide upon what they would do
Spurn as you would viper the man who tries to
SOW uiscOrd 1t Is easier to cope with large cor
poratons than with individual operators. Sign
the new constitution, for you Will secure capital
CnaC WIN protect you In your need. He then cited
celebrated issue In Great Britain, in which the
Workmen took the stand which the new copstitu-
tion In America advises. and by so doing accumu-
lated capital OF over $2,500,0OO When the en-
pl0yer urged an unreasonable reduction OF wages
the President OF the Labor Union issued card
ADVISING all laborers to strike, and the result
was tnat the unreasonable reduction was
not made The speaker closed with an earnest
appeal TO those present. He denounced the at
tempts made by capitalists to organize strikes,
and pointed them to the new constitution OF the
order. as the means OF their defence He spoke
Tor TWO null hours, carrying with him great APP
plause and very exciting demonstrations.
THE EXCITEMENT GROWING.
me meeting closed with a resolution that in case
those lew men working at the Empire Mine do not
receive ct once their pay long since due, they will
make formal demand Tor 1t. The Empire Mine is
now on 1re, and the men demanding pay are
nRhtlng the flames. In case such demand is not
complied with the connagration will be allowed to
go on unlmpeded.