The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-05-29
TINE INDUSTRIAL CONGRESS-.

Q rous and encouraging response
, ENscruNE DEPARTMENT, INDt sIKAL CoSsREss
~ rHs ISuEn STATES
indianapolis. lud, Ma. l. ISIS }
: 10 On Trad, ant Laioy A dissertations
BRoTHERs very important session 81
+ the Industrial Congress has Just adj burned
after adopting a tut and complete platform
as IL, IA it, wisdom, deemed Just marked
, cat PLAINLY the course that should be pursued
IA or,ei to secnre thc Ultimate adoption and
Practical Application II those principles pro
Nbed the hearty cooperation OF TIE organ
. izcd wurkingmen can be secured upon tins
question depends our success aId the veal
uI woe Of labor's nights la order that |
may clearly understand upon what | may de-
rud tur support ii the work assigned me as
cfiIcl executive officer, | nov appeal e. You
t"t Al expression OF your views, Willingness.
ami ablhtN to cooperate IN the move uirnt.
You wul INST require I" snow what Is
proposed to bc accomplished, and how u Is to
be done
we propose to put INTO practice every one
81 the principles We declare a. "a, lust solu-
ton OF the vexcd question 81 capital and la
boz; and secure the offset OF labor reform,
as therein enumerated Especially, We pro-
pose to effect the repeal 81 ala Laws that DO
not bear equally upon capital and labor and
/ the Enactment uf such a. viii secure "a labor
IT'S Just nights AMI privileges.
The establi shmrut oi a Just monetary sys-
TEN that Is IA harmony Wi.h The spirit ana
genus % our republican institutions. through
| the adoption OF the nterc"n' eftbie BOND
/ system which has been So frequently en-
doTscd BY tins Congress. ! ne eslADiiShheht
4 OF Bureaus of Statistics Of Labor :" thAt II
may he known what Is the true '"nui'l'h OF
labor, the suffering aud wrongs y "hi'h y Is
subject sod. ia the absence Of these being
no" proNIdNd BY Law. We desire 10 obtain ana
compile all such statistics that We 81 o"iiect
lhis viii doubtless reveal to Us the need 81
many more measures az relief v Inch We will
then Dc enabled to obtain, but winch are
now beyond our power t. conceive
On and after the 4th day of July 1910, we
/ propuse to reduce the hours Of labor To eight
I per day, that We may realize the a"NahtaSes
OF sufficient leisure to ~ come aoIuaIhted with
our true interests and the proper Node to
\ protect them
These and all otheI measures tina; may lie
deemed right and Just, and tending to the
I elevation Of labor, what propose To
secure.
I We propose to accomplish these ends by
thoroughly uniting all trade AMI labor organ
zations. each member thereof, for tins one
| special purpose, with this one special object
IN view.
! We desire "a form Local Unions or Lodges
as rapidly as possible under the various exc
cutive heads the different trades have estab-
hshed, and trades having no executive head
or where there not members sufficient Of
any one trade to form | mon and the vari-
Gus trades unite IN an anal gamatIon, We lie
sire them to charter under this Congress.
Where there are sufficient Unions OF Lodges
in any one town or county, We desire to form
Local Industrial G ,uncils OF Trade Assem-
blIes, composed IT delegates from each trade
or labor organization therein. In every state
OF Territory We desire to organize a State
Council or Assembly. composed Of delegates
from each trade OF labor organization within
the state. Aud from these state Councils
or Assemblies, We desire to have elected the
delegates t. the Industrial Congress. These
delegates being fully instructed what course
to pursue, can truly and properly represent
you IN that body, and secure the object YOU
desire.
We believe that through these means we
will greatly facilitate the work of organiza-
I ton each vii be made stronger and more
efficient the whole more powerful and in
Z tiuentlal In order that We may be able to
I form an opinion Of the amount of this work
that can he accomplished. and the success
with which We may meet knowing that all
NuANtoN fAr kttlS upon lllNltN dCilOu Oh
\ the workingInen themselves. We have de-
termlned to make this appeal and that you
may BE- thoroughly conversant with the pros
poets and progress Of the movement, We pro-
I pose TO publish hy circular the result Of our
investigations IN accordance with the eucour-
a1ement with which we meet You will
| therefore please answer each OF the following
4 questions, making the answer to correspond
with the number OF the question. The result
Of these answers will lie published in totals
\ by circular, and our future coarse plainly
marked out for your approval
LIST. DO you, as an organization, endorse
the i Declaration Of Principles" Of the In
/ dustrlal Congress, as herein enclosed
2nd. Are you in favor Of having them put
into practical operation speedily as posi-
! bic.
/ 3D. DO YOU believe the Industrial Congress,
by uniting all trade ard labor organizations
OF the country for this one express purpose,
can be made efficient in securing these objects
. thereby betterlng the condition OF the lndus :
trial classes
4th. Are you willing to appropriate, for the
use OF the Industrial Congress sum suih
to carry on tins wmk, not to exceed three
cents per member, per year: Ii 80 please
forward the amount ~ tue President ~ the
Congress at once, that the work may 20
/ speedily forward
7 9Th Do you believe the formation II State
\ Councils or Assemblies, composed Of dele
I gates from each trade or labor organization IN
! the State will lie an efficient means Of secur-
I ing such State Legislation is necessary, IN
/ order to enable you 10 realize the objects you
desire
z oh. Are You willing to actively cooperate
/ III the confirmation pf such Councils OF Assem-
] lilies hxr ,itutr MI ptratns thereto with n
| stTHetiOns to act your representatives III
advocating the principles and p actlces you
\ endorse as beneficial to your order, your
members and the industrial classes Of your
| State.
/ eth. Are you willing to appropriate such a
/ sum for the use OF the State Council or AS
sembly as will be necessary to enable 1t to
accomplish that which you desire, not to eX-
ceed ten cents per member per year, the same
to be paid when called for by the chief exc
cutive officer Of the State Council or Assem-
bly,,
Sth What is the number of your member
ship, and what amount may be relied upon
for each purpose herein specified!
We believe that by taking prompt and de-
cislve action upon these principles, thus show
ing that we propose to act up TO our profes-
sion, we will create such an incentive to or
ganization as will enable every union OF lodge
to reap a very large return for the small out
lay required to prosecute the work, and We
propose to give every organization the full
worth of the funds so invested.
Please do not lay this circular aside, MOI
place it on file, until you have acted upon
each question, and instructed your secretary
to forward the record Of your action, as it l;
Of the utmost Importance that we should
thoroughly understand what unity of purp5s'
exists for securing practical benefits from thu
principles we advocate.
We have the honor to remain,
Respectfully Yours, in the cause Of Labor
JACKSON H. WRIGHT,
Prest. Industrial Congress,
3OS East Washington St, indianapolis, Ind
NJ f. McKIERNAN, Secretary
Ior Hnnsac and Ninth ST 1rnv N