The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-03-11

and the union would cordially cooperate
with the stone cutters
BoHEMIAN WoRKINGMEN's BENEVOLENT
Association The Bohemian Workingmen $
Benevolent Association held their regular
u,ontly meeting on Sunday last, at Bohemian
Hall, West Taylor street. The meeting was
hugely at ended The following are the Of
Il ,,rs for the ensuing term President, Frank
P,cl. Vice President - Siketa; Record.
iug Secretary, Frank Jirsa; Financial Secre-
tary, Joseph Ote.dovec. The Association
meets c,e \ second sunday afternoon.
THE BtickLlEEs. The .urne va en-
brlcalay,rs held su ali armed r.e,,ug ias,
Sunday afternoon, 10 B ,henian hlll, 4 'ni
rs West I.ylar street; The as catio' was
regularly DrgAut1-d and the fYllavirg ofiicers
! elected i"i the ensuing t,r.a President,
Michael Ma srty; Wee President, John Tar
lyle; Reco,diug Se,retar, John w Foster
Financial Secretary. X ,bcr; Charles; Treas
ure., Patrick lark H. officers elect were
duly Installed ID ta,ir respective offices Mr..
W. Stanley helHg present. was called upon
:" address 'ht mee'''s' "hich 'e di' az some
lehgth. iHe ''ih'hl-'ti ii'h 'he stone GUY
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prlvii,g, ,f Addressing the meeting. 1t was
'heh ordered tHat tAe '"A.r appoint dele
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Meeting ~ t,EINErNNKEES. a meeting
OF cabiretmaAtis. and others EMPLOY Ell in the
afternoon IN the mUu room ri Z ,hemiau
Hall. West Taylnr street. about 30 beIlg
present. The meeting w., called 10 order bv
Mr.. William Jtti-rs, who MS chosen to pre-
side The Chairman sand the meeting had
been called to consider the best means for OBJ
tanning the enforcement If the Eipht-hour
law He said the factories were oyerstocked
and there was a surplus Of labor m the mar
ket.
Mr. Zmmons made motion 70 have the
business Of the meeting conducted IN TIA
English Language. but il being understood
that both English and tiermau sneakers would
address the assemblagr. ,ne motion was not
acted upon
Mr. stanley said he was there bv invita-
ton, and was procse,Iin,, 10 adIr.ss h.. and.
ence. when he was intcrruited bv the Chair
vino SAIL II would be necessary to have the
consent of the meeting Consent having
been granted. Mr Stanley proc.eded He
SAIL IL WAS necessary IA ah.+a ,b.. h,,,r. -
labo-. III order 10 command l.isur. + ? ,o.,,+.l
Improvement He d,d not liza ~ maxi.
COMPACT with Nm. ,n,,I.,,..r. t,r IA. ..,...
that it was not binding. When il suited tia
interest u the employ ), they womb y,olate
the compact. regardless If the interests ~
vnrLir.,n,ep -rb. .,.,.,..-.. ,-.,.-.
Unit
~ ie1I'is stronger than sealing ~aA. The
mar het vas overstccked, and chat was the
reason why he bosses are Yov, y, t.,-o, "
;t.l u1
~ P'"s s'ocA i
$500 ".''it fp4 ~ N'fh
ten and twelve hours Per day. Mr.. Stanley
made some facetious remark, IN ,elati,p r.
vopn,, n,eu .,..t., ..., ,,.....,..I
''''' Wy ''1, '0s'S
"a h'"'c oIA"IoS' oe"sleads, ttc- tie drew
comparison between skilled and unskilled
labor. saving the common l,bor.r ,yb invests
p.itb.r ,,,,,,a,. ,,.,,. t,., ...-.l 90
-->' Si''V
u'S' "''-l' you WHO nave invested hve years
work at 1t, ana five cents day for keeping
your tools IN repair are obliged to work for
ol-Zo day tuder such system there is
no justice. he concluded by saying the Eight
hour La" was the fundamental Law, and made
strong appeal ioF the abatement OF the hours
u toh.
Mr. Lmmons spoke strongly ~ favor Of the
organization Of an English branch If the
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