The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-09-05
FHE CIGAR MAKERS.


from the date o, application.
official From the President 4 ne Cgarmsk~rs l. u
CONCLUSION.
What organization of labor makes less pro
vision far strike. tha1 Ne a. and what or
ganizatiuu has more strikes than we in pro
portion u DIR memberShW. None. %
unions enter into STR >S7- Totally unprepared
for them they rely upon their sister uniops
for tlrir support they ignore thG motto :
" In time Of Peacei prepare tor var the
sineWs Of war which, they look Tor and have
a right 10 expect y Re not forthcoming the
International officers appeal W. yaIp; deaf
ear is turned to theA instead III the ready
outstretched hand u assist them; the men
on strike look DO vaiubor the expected and
they finally sucyumh 70 their employers, and
are recorded As .uui,ar' men by those Vh'
were not on STRIKE, 1 a general strike the
union is disItuiri. ami the next quarterly
report w the international Secretary shows a
large decrease w mcmbetsnip This process
has been going uu inr years a. all previous re-
ports OF the International Officers viii show
viii any particular plan e organization alter
his. Will any plan ut organizatIon muse
INTO the trade more liberal disposition G"
provide for the proper support VI strikes or
Nil any plan which can TN adopted .'y d..
have a tendency 70 render strkes unnecessary
by pertoctng orr olganHaun,
Tins disposition 20 strike dn sim'st every
occasion has produced the greatest demoraI1a-
ton to our whole organiration and tins has
never heeu more u than during the last year.
Ata time when the better Judgment NJ our
members shoIii TEN them to bd their time,
and accept the situation. they haye plunged
recklessly into strikes. even when they knew
such a course t. Dee actually suicidal. The
consequence has y,ru Jus; "uethird Of our
unions have hal strikes within their Jurisdic
ton while til other two-thirls have had to
support them The frequent demands thus
made upon them creates dissatisfaction and a
loss Of membership. wlile the inefficient aid
gwen 10 the unions on strike, causes them 70
say that THE International mon i power
less to fulfill It's promises or guarantees Of
protection We may indeed have the ability
to found an organization powerful enough d"
guarantee protection " it> members pr"rfh'1
.y J.J t. .L . ..-.y ,,,5
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girc but the question which presents lt-
self IS. II they are not willing C. assist each
other under our present organization. Will
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NAV indeed change our plan w organization,
but We mot change uyu. amt as the sus-
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the same "le" . ''''
10 produce radical changes NJ men prihcip'e'
L..fors IL can bs etf-rti1p.
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Some "I our unions 's'-e Alie"l w L'' M
l,.,i /. II i'd, Ill. ,,b..n +b.,i tnd them
'utf III 3,+b.,IIt,, ~ ms I,arura
So ~ ,,.,-t, tLs Iav. auJ sapI
the1 n .H'7 IMP Mild. .,...',,.r,'.,, IN
10 IAe LN'cuIlr' ''''' ~ fP.'.i,..
an, " /" III N' aHs79 49,.
II h.,r4 ma, th.,
u't .'".'' p"1 ".7 i.I,,i,,,I,,,.;.,. ~, -
az '-'l. ny" '- a5.l ~ .Is,,,ai th..,,
.h; 1890 ,,,.,.,,,s
~ .'''' .r.,,t,,r 70 othar. tho
-. -, ,...ir,.,,, ram otbers neither
n, INN. t-..-,, J.ha International mon
MN -. ,lt M. ,,.u,nars ,rno resuect Its
L.. - 49,. L.st 81 IT, ability. but those who
...,.. .,,,i, ..i..,t IL t.,rast II rha ,ruaniza
.. j., ,,,,-.. ~ tn.,, moral ana necuuiaTv SIM
80 oo,.,+t.l A.. ,,., ..,rs,,i .,-,ti,,r frnm any
P'l' are y ~ ,l, !, rir
49, III II. ,,-. ..l1ftr.p'.'i
NJ .'.Il...aIl,,.i. g.. tho .l,p,,s of s,.s.
..,I, - .,4bsr .,r.,,,,,zarIn9s AID
,r,',.h ,,i,,s rr,,,..I sD.,..sxtnI
tnapk I'M. geutls,ne,, for the reference. a
IL viii luye me AN opportunity to compare, or
rather contrast them win ddr own. Com
n,r,s,ns are udIous. and NAV prove doubly SO
=, ..,,- ..... y.t AZ The r1sN of offending |
,,-,II ,,.,,r,,,, a teV Of the leading features
-,,n n... ,.l.,..d ,-,,,iu,,.r organlzations than
49,, \, tni ,-,,, M rad uniofs
-. go 49,, 81 Cleveland d are located
~. Ey...,,t,, u r,artrn.nw of the Mac inists
a,J tt.,.Is,,,rt,s trrarnatt,nal Union The
..K,,,rnarn,,nd Of Locomotive Engineers
I'm. 1,,o,.,.r. International L mon. and the
..N,o.r. Mammal Association" and from a
,.,r,trI ,uy.st,yatlon INTO their working. and
ory,a,,z.t,,,u. NO c.nciusi ,us must " Al once
ap,,ar.pt Liberty and diffusion oi Iuteil
genes, among the memfvr- nave made the nrst
three mentioned u those org lIIZ atoms
tower ii strength ANA pruterLpu, NOT alone
change Of system. lne Inst named, The
Miners" being but recently nr-amz-d, Vet
numbering twenty -nve thousand members, /
need not refer u az tins tIuy.l line first
mentioned organizluon lt,s been IA existence
nearly hfteen years, aut four years ago ala
not number thirty unions. To-Day they num-
Der over one hundred and eighty unions
What has produced TINS change from one OF
the weakest to one IT the strongest organlza-
tom affirm a. ain Liberty and lutelh-
gence They worked foT years on the pen
ny-wise' system as We afe doing; they found
it did not pay, Uney concluded 1t was better
to pay a dollar out Of thsir pocket IN order TO
keep the two which the Employers wished to
take out they dlscoveSad that in order to
have protection they mast first have thoI-
ough organization. aud that to obtain this. re-
CURED time. money. ana al ability to show