The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-11-06

advised were adopted and referred to the
Lodges. Sec. 2, Art. 3 was, upon thu
recommendation Of the committee. on mo-
ton, amended 10 read as follows
The Vice President shall preside n
the absence of the President, and i'm case
of his death, resignation, or inability ~
perform his duties, they shall devoIve
upon the Vice President, who shall con
tinue in their performance for the balance
of the unexpired term. In sltch cases the
ErecitlU Board shall elect u Vice President
In the absence of both officers. the Board
shall elect President pro tenn
Sec. a, Article VII, was amended 10
read thus
T" Before sanctioning a strike, all lawful
ways and means, including an offer to
arbltrate, shall be adopted, tth Hs piglr ~
| eTecttng an amicable settlement between
the employers and employees"
Sec. z, Article VIII, was here made the
base Of great deal Of discussion. the
Committee having first submitted THE fol-
lowing as a substitute for said section
which was adopted
" Should any change be made III The
mode of working Or the price paid f0r the
digging Of coal III any county. district NJ
ISOLATION az members, whereby they cln-
sldered themselves aggrieved, the officer
ln-chIet Tor the organization ia the county
district or region 50 affected, shall call a
representative meeting of the section.
giving timely notice to the General Presi-
dent, to attend either in person. or to an
thorize the State Vice President 70 attend
IN his stead. 1t will be the duty of this
70 Al
fully IN all its bearings and after mature
dellberation thereon, have full power to
settle the same, and the entire Association
be bound by their decision. ANY action
by the members contrary ID the spirit NJ
the above, shall not be recognized by this
Association"
Sec. 3 Of the same article was amended
to read thus
" One dollar of the initiation fee for
each member admitted into this associa-
ton, shall be forwarded to the general
treasurer Of the association, " the officers
Of the lodge into which they are entered,
70 form fund for contingent expenses
the twenty-five cents monthly dues 60 be
sent also To the general treasurer AZ the
end OF each month, to form a special fund.
y be used only tor strike purposes.
Sec. Of the same article was amended
to read
There shall be per capita tax upon
all members Of the association. levied bv
the officers ~ this Executive Board. and
irheH called for Jv the General
President, 70 the Treasurer NJ aid IL, meet
ing the current expenses Of the associa-
ton"
The following section was made tO take
the place of sec. 4, in article 10. Sec. 4
% be made sec. NJ the same article here
after
The annual convention may at any
session propose amendments W this con
stltutlon, which amendments shall be
forwarded by the General Secretary to the
lodges for their acceptance or rejection"
Signed,
DANIEL j. THOMAS. THOMAS RUSSELL.
DANIEL MCLAUGHLIN, JAMES HAYES.
ROBERT ALLAN, John ARCHIBALD.
On motion, the report Of the Commit
tee on Constitution was adopted A. amend
ed and read.
On motion, all articles Of the bylaws.
as they now stand, conflicting with the
as amended, in case the lodges
ratify the same. the general officers be and
are hereby empowered 80 make them CON
form and be III harmony with the same.
On motion, Messrs. M. J. Walsh and
Thos. Russell we're appointed 10 examine
the executive decisions " the last wear.
and instructed TO report un their constltu-
tionality.
by resolution it was agreed to hold an
evening session, 70 discuss the question of
cooperative production IN connection with
the Miners National Association time
fixed for the night session being half-past
seven.
The secretary, BY the request of the
president, at this juncture read a very able
paper, descriptive Of certain coal lands in
one OF the Southern States, as suited To
cooperative effort in the production Of
coal. 1t was considered AT this stage ~
the proceedings, to be unwise to make the
matter, as whole, public, 20 for time
we are compelled to withhold everything
IN connection with the enterprise. till its
has been investigated, and A
report made thereon. The concluding
passage of the writer, we think will bear
reading, and may do some good. We in
sert 1t here
In concluding my remarks, permit me
to say a few words of general encourage
ment in behalf Of the enterprise which you
have under consideration. L. as an hum
bic individual whose hands have, for over
forty years, been solled by labor. have
ever felt that honest toll was not degrad-
ing. | have felt that tho individious dis
tlnctlon which exists in society, ami in
the business relations Of life, IA an ex-
crescence on the social and political organ
ism, which must be removed by the scapel
OF social and political surgery. | am a moral
and social aggrarian, and clamOr for an equal
distribution Of consideration and respect,
where moral and intellectual qualifications
bear the stamp Of Gods coinage az the
brain, though indigence and want may
cloth the man In cleanly, tattered rags
How may we change this condition How
may we tighten the weight Of the burthen
which oppresses us How otherwise than
by combination Of our single feeble
strength, consolidated till IL becomes too
strong to be resisted In union there is
strength, and though a single twig may be
easily broken, yet number closely bound
together, may defy the power Of the
strongest
Let them be organized and sustained
in union practical in its purposes and
operations, sustained by that spirit of con-
cord which characterizes the fidelity Of
every citizen to his country. Support il
by that boldness Of heart and strength Of
arm necessary to repel an invading foe.
By proper and judicious direction Of
your energies, you can assert and maintain
your dignity, your personal and social in
dependence, which combine to reflect
honor on your vocation, securing 10 your
nd ~,
positions which are the birthright of every
toiler in the land. In the aggregation of
which no single effort can hope to attain.
Your full rights and just powers are,
in all laudable ways, to subordinate capital
to your control, and assert the preemi-