The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-06-13

HEADar ,KrsRs CIGAR MAksKs' lNr UNIoN Or \. A.
CLEVELAND, May 20 1874.
IL The Viccrs and Nelabers gt Ciyou Mdksrs'
Unions

70 N, V1cers and NeD,bers et Ciyu Hak,rs
Unions
tCoNCLUpEn)
l. That the officers dcposed from their re-
spectlye offices. VIZ President, Henry Seebo;
Financial Secretary, Edward L. Requardt,
and Treasurer, Thomas McDerm,tt. be re
stored their respective offices for the bal
auce Of the term tur which they were elected,
and that the resolutions adopted hy the ma
lorty declaring them Ineligible q hold office
for one year he cNpuugrd and annulled, and
that they be entitled to participate in all the
privileges enjoyed 10y other members of the
Union.
,. That the vote Of censure passed upon
all the members who paid the special assess
ment be annulled and expunged.
A majority ii the Executive Beard favor
third condition, that those members pay the
special assessment who were in employment,
or not otherwise excused; but as Union No.
I came cut OF then strike with An unexpended
balance it is not made an express condition
In the event Of a refusal on the part Of the
majority y your members to accept, OF
abide by either or both of these conditions
as above mentioned, then you will immed-
lately surrender to me the charter and other
property of the International Union now i'll
your possess ion. at least within ten days
from May |, 1874, the date Of your next
meeting.
As you have through your Corresponding
Secretary expressed your willingness to abide
hy the decision of the Executive Board, and
by resolution declared your fealty to the
International Union, express the hope that
your action in this matter will correspond
with your Professions ] concluded by call
ing attention to the fact that by reason Of
placi the communication under a copying
press the impression of the seal had become
sonew hat obliterated, but tor all purposes 1t
was sufficiently perceptible.
This communication was received and
read at the regular meeting, held May !,
! 1874. but the gentlemen who now usurps the
office Of President, ruled it out Of order be
cause he could not see the seal plainly :
Several Of the members belonging to the
minority inspected the communication, and
at once appealed, but the gentleman who
presided would not entertain the appeal, but
the minority persisting he finally put the
appeal and as he had decided that he could
not the seal, of course the majority
could not see Il either. So he sustained
and the communication was not received.
Many of the members becoming disguised,
with these proceedings left the room, and one
proceeded to another room and took the
charter and placed it into the hands
of the President, Henry Seebo, where
, it now is, and where the Executive Board
propose to keep it as long as its conditions are
complied with.
The Secretary was then instructed to in
form the International President of the DIS
position they had made of his communication,
and then adjourned until the 18th of May,
in order to hear from him.
| wrote another letter similar to the first,
and extended the time until the 10Th, and as
there was no occasion to take a copy, they,
| hope. were able to see the seal. ! also wrote
still another letter, wherein after deploring
the divisions which had arisen among them,
and the consequences likely to result from it,
| added, Nothing is required of you that Is
in any way inconsistent with honor, manhood,
or Justice while it would be incompatible
with all three, for these members to remain
with you under the stigma placed upon item
by you for simply doing their duty to their
| fellow workmen, and to the International
Union, and in that event the International
| Union is in duty, as well az honor bound to
protect them regardless OF consequences
These communications we're laid on the
table, only one who had hitherto acted with
the majority" voted against it. The mi
nority" did not vote, being few in numbers,
as many had declared at the previous meet
ing not to attend another until justice had
been done them. Having received notice
from the Corresponding Secretary, who acts
with the majority" party-Of the DISPOSE
ton of nv communication, | at once wrote
to the proper officers and they have filled the
vacant offices as above set forth in the an
nouncement at the head of this communIca-
ton. The majority" before adlourning, ap-
pointed their three leaders in this insubordln-
alton, to prepare an address to you and pre-
sumo they will endeavOr to make you believe
that they are a committee APPOINTED by Union
No. |. and that Union No. has been sus-
pended. but the fact is that they represent
but faction of what had ever been lead
to believe was an excellent Union, but re-
gret to say that through the selfishness OF a
few men, who have endeavored by all the
means in their power to embarrass the Execu'
tive Board of the International Union, they
have divided it, but in doing SO they have
only separated the wheat from the chan.
Gentlemen andfellow craftsmen-If feel that
| should ask your pardon for making the
disclosures as above stated, to the public.
feel the humiliation as much as any Of you,
being one of the craft. They point a NOR
al" to every Union in the country which
should not 20 UNDECIDED. The moment few
headstrong men override all laws, or mora
obligations, and obtain possession of Union
or even a simple majority Of its members a.
in this case, from that moment officers be