The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-05-30


itv succeeded in collecting S54 80, but they
state six weeks instead nf five, the money
collected for the sixth week was returned
They cndeavor to make it appear As small
ami insignificant affair, hut small and insigni
tcaut though It may lie, it reflects more credit
upon those who paid it. than anything those
Law quoting gentlemen could possibly do
Had the members Of the various local unions
acted as h.y hal done. the unions on strike
depending on Them for AID, could with justice
cNclaini. Give as less Law and more money
Of course had those gentlemen themselves
been On strike and required and, they could
not couscIcutlausly touch cent unless II was
o tlercd to them according to law. oh, dear.
no. could not possibly think of such thug,
certainly not ct course, they would have
insisted that the Executive Board should not
order a special levy for them, as long a. there
was ia the local treasures an uneNhausted
dollar certainly they would mot.
Here is a tine specimen Of partially telling
the truth and which | have partially alluded
to Ia rcttrrin. to my communication they
state, " and giving Union No. until the 18th
DAY Of May. to comply with his decision, or
Ia the event Of a refusal he would suspend our
union ana call for the charter. would re-
fer YOU to the extracts OF that communication
gwen elsewhere, for a reputation 81 that
statement Union No. | ~ not suspended,
neither have the Executive Board entertained
any idea Of suspeuding IL. The trouble Is,
that these gentlemen think they are Union
No I, and lahoring under that hallucination,
they endeavour to make all the other unions
believe that Union NO / is suspended
Again they state. That communication
was laid on the table. only one vote IL the
negative, but they forgot to add the words
the minority not voting. there being but
few Ia attendance, the others having stayed
away, having become disgusted with the pro-
cvedngs at our prcyl"G~ meeting
Now, II We take the words f. Union No. |, "
wherever they occur ia this document. and
substitute IN their place, the words Il our
side, "our crowd. ar r our party. or some
thing similar IA effect. then II Will pass a
very fair ana truthful document, With the
slight corrections ! have noted
Ia conclusion. let me inform these gentle
men that Union No. ! is not suspended but
j. they pr any one they represent desire To
l"in h. they viii uud the names ana address
~ the officer % whom they may apply. in the
same paper wherein their communication
announcing It> suspension appears. aud have
wv doubt that they will W. admitted ~ mcm-
hcrshIp under such limitations % restrictions,
~ thc uuion may dc.m necessary, la order "a
insure rs future safety. The union viii pro
h1hlN hr heard from IN next issue.
Yours tratcruallN,
WN Ill tA>Iu>. Int. Pres
HAErfoGp. Conn. May l.. 1874 The fol-
lowing named members NJ this Union have
been suspended for non-payment Of dues and
assessments Geo Newsletter. John rropson,
Adam Dresh, August Lehneman, Walter
4 l. D .4s 4 N
Fred H. King, James Camp. VIM. Eeegan j
Hess. Louis Falkenrch, George Nccmans,
Michael Kraft. Chester IL ichry. WIN.
hoffman and Heur, Vested
Abel Fenekamp has made application for
membership in tins Union. CLAIMS to have
served has time IN New York.
VIII the Secretary Of st. Louis Union
please scuc me a receipt for - sent 70 him
to the credit ot Jacob Fletcher
G.. FAN>t<c.
cor See. liek EuV 20
nfrEorr. Nav p. 1874 Thomas Towns
end, George Dalton. ana Louis Roland AL
from tins jurisdiction, have made application
te become members w this Mon. The fol-
lowing were expelled fer non payment of
dues International strike Fund and Strike
Assessment Ella, Goldburg, Henry Sicvers,
James Carol. John A. smith. Henry Flcttcr
Isaac Williams. Jacob Dichl and Julius
Turk Fem a. IFNkIE.
Cor See Union -
NEvhEK. MAY U.s. 1874 Union l3S has
suspended John a. eager, James Namck
and Horace klscr, t"r nuu-payment ut dues.
j. r. hickersou, See, Box Al.
BALTIMORE. MAY - 1874 Unions are
hereby warned not u receive any Travelling
Cards signed hy u. tullmgton, Pres, L.
Lang. Fin >ecy., a. they are no longer
officers of Baltimore Union No. !. The true
cards Will be signed II ~ebo. Pres. Il. l..
Ecquardt. Fin >ecy- l.. T. EoHNEE,
Cor Sec Union I. So Pine Street.
CINc~NArI May 20, 1874 John Wiede-
recht and John Beratta, both of this city,
have applied for membership.
r. SHAFFEE.
Cor. Sec Union I. =. q. Box 2S2g.
IuAc,. MAY - 1874 "A special meeting
OF Cigar Makers Union No. - Of Ithaca, was
held May 10Th Mr.. George Madden was
accused aud found guilty Of scabbng, and was
fined fifty dollars $50. All good Union men
are warned to have nothing whatever to 10
with said Madden, he being Scab Of the
very worst description.
CHAs W. RIRBLE, Sec Union II.
NJ Cohen. have made application for member
ship t. this Union The following persons
were expelled and fined $50 each, and ordered
to ~ advertised FOR working ii unfair shops
under this jurisdiction Frank Otto. A. g.
Howe W. II Geary. T. Manning. q. A.
Harrington, Nathan Beck. H. Porcelain 4
Leake. lately from England, a. Cohen, X.
Good. Cornelius Renter alias Cockcnaler.
Robert Campars alias COX. Jarvis Bronx
was inedi S25 at the last regular meeting for
conspiring against the interests nf inns Union,
and working IN an unfair shop
Per Order Of Union IS
Lofts T. JrNIo, Cor. Sec
ALBANY, May 20, 1874 At a regular
meeting of Cigar Makers Union No. S, held
on " ednesday evening. May IL, the follow
ing resolutions were adopted
Whereas, It has pleased the Almighty
God il his infinite wisdom. to take from cur
midst our esteemed friend and fellow crafts
man, Chas. A. Carroll, and
Whereas, Our deceased companion mad,
during his long connection with our Union,
entitled himself to our favorable regard by
his personal merits and social companionshp,
we deem it the duty Of our Union to take
such action as viii fully express due sense
Of his many worthy qualities, and MS regret
for the loss Of an estimable member there
fore, be 1t
Resolved, While We humbly bow down to
the decree Of Divine Providence, yet We re-
gard with profound sorrow, the loss Of a
worthy associate and faithful member Of our
Union, and an industrious mechanic.
Resolved, That We also deeply sympathize
with the bereaved father and relatives of the
deceased, IN the severe afiliction which his
demise entailed upon them.
Resolved, That the above resolutions be
published in the WoRKINGMAN's ADVOCATE,
and a copy Of them be transmitted to the
father of the deceased
MICHAEL +. Hogan,
WALTER JOINS,