, 1874-01-22
NO. z.

organization uf the Seventh Section
~ Tho Chicago Worlktngnon,x Aaso-
cfntf0ta.
4llo uormnn workiugmon of tho North piy,-
sion held worry large meeting last night Ut 94
DlviHion street. for the purpose of organizing n
new Section Of tho Chicago Workiugnons Aago,
citation.
ailt. K1ltacttNER
waa called to tho chair. After tho rcatling Of
tho platform and bylaws, which hnyo nlro.ay
boon published In TIE TnlnuxE, tho Chairman
statoa tho object Of tho nlcotiug WIS to orgau-
izc. in order TO reast unitodly tllo oncroaci-
munts %,s of a a,41y sn9y Which, wa; noo other thnu
laboror. but to o,,riull nutl multiply tsojf,
Tho press Of Chicago Ind attempted to mako
tue worIa bol!oyo tat tho obloct Of the work.
vislon Of property, nna tho taking away uf q
nlan's horlBo anil lot from him. II was fa'Bo
tloy organized for tho purpose Of protecting
themselves against d powerful onemy, capital.
Mn. KL1NGa
then addressed tho mootng for oyor thirty miu-
utos. Ho especially dwct on tho subject Of
savings bnnks, telling his hoarers tim: they are
t,ow moro dnruatorioB for the purpose :.or awin-
alinG tilo poor mum out Of his scnnty earnings,
savings banks.
BROKEN rLEDaEs
Iiie Democratic, Republican, and the so-catled
,, Me.orn na party" haa outlivcd their usefulness.
which tho latter had mudo to tho worhingrnon?
fos, whom tho 20, 600 workingmen went to thom
to ask for work. they said thut tlloy had nu
money but they did l.avo 100000 to dopoait in
dfeonobaums Bank for tlom to speculate upon.
NO MORE CONTRACTORS.
Mr. ltlinHs thon eXpresaed lliB conviction TINT
al contractors wero s,sint1ors: tloy must oithnr
swi,ld!o the leople by having poor wo.k dono.
or or! they ewlnllo tho wor}sngtnan out Of hs right
fu! wages, III oaao they took a contract at Low
prices therefore, tho workinYnon must got into
power aud abolish tho contract system, lor il
tue tue Fly should give tue public works to tie
workingmon direct, Iettor work would bo done
and tho money would circulate moro among tile
lower ciaasos Of nocioty, aud not remain in the
possession OF CAPITALISTS
THE pnEss OF CHICAGO
was corrupt beyond redemption, and more ospo.
casly tho Times md tho Sfaats. zcitung Ho Vas
worry bittar OIL tho Timcs, Witch lad roccntlg
stated that for auch poople-that iu, work.
ingmen -t4oro should bo l,o rights to be re.
spcctot;; Tho ts.zeittng, too, threatened
would treat them as tho bourgeoso Of Paris id
tho COMMUNISTS there. Tie press was no
educator Of the pouplo It was moro in their in
tcrest to keep the general Intelligence Of the
people 1,, down. as they the Newspapers. wero do
The worsl Hmen Of Chcago would soon have
MI organ Of tlloir own. Tho general poverty OF
the class that was to support it would bo fully
compensated for by the masses that they were
able to raiso in itB support.
THE PANIC.
Mr. K. then aneerea at the ruling clasaes
crisis, while tho leaders Of tie
workingmen Ind forolold its coming
years ago. Now, when tho crisis waB
here, tho money aristooraov which wns tie
worst Of all nrisioclacies, told the worhipemon
that thoy lad no right to i've We will show
that the worl;lngmon did not come as boggars to
thom to ask for charity but as feee,neii TO do
lnand their rights, and. II necessary, to fight for
thom and obtain thon by forco.
OTHER SPEAKEns.
Attor Mr.. Klings, air. Arnold and sfr. Thora-
mark addressed tho meeting. The first nade
tho assertion Tint to knew LON reliable sources
that Alr. Hesing had made s2o0,0O0 INT Of tho
so-cafled Reform party which carried tho last
election. Mr.. Arnold also denounced tle leader
of tue Reform party.
The 1nootng then organized itself into tho
ton