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

and which had been unanimously sustained
by all conventions, and concluded by stat
ing that because they had striking funds on
hand which they failed to report that they
could not use that pretext in order to
secure for themselves immunity from paying
the special assessment, without rendering
themselves amenable to the law.
The letter was read at their regular meet
ing IN January. and ITS r, ception developed
the fact that there were two classes Of men
in that Union those who desired to pay the
assessment Of thirty cents per week, TO and
! No 4, and those who did not, those who de-
sired to belong to the International Union,
and those who did not, those who were will
ing to abide by the laws, and those who did
not Among the former were the President,
| Financial Secretary and Treasurer, aud over
| fifty others hut the latter had few majority,
and they voted again that they would not
all Union No 4 because in doing 50 they
,roUd :iviate the lar their striking fund not
| be.ag crhdnstcdi (Csenernus, liberal men tdtc
! abaii' members your example Is worthy
OF ncing followed by all workingmen, and
venture to say that they will never he found
assisting anyone unless they can do it accord
ing to law, and in legal manner.l After
stnutly coutesting the resolution not to pay
the special assessment, the members who de
| sired To pay, met together and paid 1t,
amounting to eight dollars and fifty cents
which money was RENTED to me by Edwin
| johnson, to forward To Union No. 4, he not
knowing the address Of the Receiving Board
of that Union In acknowledging the receipt
of the money for Union No. 4, took occasion
to express my appreciation Of their action IN
assisting their fellow-workmen in Union No
T. and also my regrets that SO many OF their
members should be found opposing them and
their officers in enforcing the laws, and
| pledged to them the protection Of the Inter
national Union rs long as they concerned 70
| the laws This communication was shown To
one Of the leaders Of the majority or dis
10y al faction, at a meeting when they were
paying the assessment, and tn which he hal
been invited At the next meeting Of the
| Union this gentleman came up with long
preamble setting forth that the President,
| Henry ~eebo; Financial Secretary, r. L. Re
quardt: Treasurer, 1hos. McDermot; Edwin
| Johnson. and others, had been holding meet
iugs ANN collecting the special assessments,
contrary to a resolution adopted by the
Union. that they had been revealing the
business If the Union to the international
Pre-. dent, contrary 10 law aud that they had
eutt INTO a conspiracy with the Inter
national lIcslucht W ofueT 10 o"tslill P"eSss
sion Of It's funds -! The resolutions de-
clarcd the above named officers suspended
from their respective offices, and the case Of
the 'conspiratoTs' were turned over into the
hands If a committee composed Of men who
Ike themselves cared more for thirty cents
than they did Tor the harmony OF their mon.
This being done "a their satisfaction and &C
eoiding To the pre- arranged programme, they
htAt pi"cteded 70 eject men VINO IA" sn"" T"
tht necessary quaiihcatlnhs u W thc "ll'ccs
Z" their satisfaction, as theN hau AIS" te'useu
T. pay the special assessment
the committee to whom was referred the
charges against the minority, reported
finding the charges true as enumerated N the
pieanlp'u 81 ~ NJ N"s1ihS' Ihe ''ulio' u .uA A
l'n'"uc'i'n' ana III we" "i the past 600 o""
oucy VIZ n 'le ne'e'''i,ls
tte i'9"'ei'' Fi'iAi'oi'it ''coio..''y ""', ~
urei, &c ic,i'"Ne" rom 'nei' "'"oes "i'" nc II"
eii-ihie w hoid once lot one year anu Iha'
. r"'' q cc'S"rf ~ PaSSrf on az me "'e"''ers
tao irt'" N, 4'cntd essesS"'.". inns report
"aA aaopted ms y the iirst c"se 'iiAt haS
e"ine !" my Aho"iesise "n',e uei H,.e l ~
oS'Ne" 'ii' eeNSuio "a "'"1is' ioi -
~ thelI own private P'tAc.' men ~" "0ie
engaged ia struggle TOT IheiT IiSn's AS"iiS'
the tyranny 81 eaPltM.l g.,
ms outrage having no" peen c"hsuihaied
according to the programme 4i the leaders
Lhe iei'"sed "I''cerS ani h'e'iioe's E W. n".'
p !, ceNsuIo'' 'lle.,le' - ny o.i'..
SeIti"6 i'isi V"o o ~
',"'e' IN r'Piy ~ 'ho pio'JsV 80. \
- y ~. ~.
ltcsldcht, an" hilsreprtsehtaOiohso VI "h"'
,,-.t,,,l;,,,, +ha+ baJ ,yritt.p IN insulting
I.tt,r and threate,,i,,g them with suspensiop
MA tTnfartnnat,lv f7r the author of this
reply, - called, possessed copies cf all my
correspondence, which | Immediately trans
n.ittti to the other members Of the Executive
Board. "a that those gentlemen could Judge
for themselves the truth of the statements.
With them also forwarded the appeal Of
The minority. and they unanimously ap-
proved the position had taken in protecting
the minority. even If to do 50, it should
become necessary to demand their charter
| then addressed to them another communi-