The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-05-05

seems strange that a statesman of such
e.uInen rs MIR Gladstone should lay down
"A doctrine true IN every respect. and Vet
fail to see that It apples - both uionists
aud non Uuiunists. Ii the four nou-l u
i,nIst- which formed the minority 60 which
Mr.. Gladstone alludedl have the right To
ssv I'VE viii work for nothing, surely the
Thousand Onlnnists have ri -ht to say.
Then We will not rk at Al or re-
verse the cas-, and suppose Mr.. Glad
stones 'miJi.ri became the majority
Let ,hu,e DC 1000 non uluuists snd four
Unlunsts MIR Gladstone ,uid hardly
then deuy the right t. the latter ~ r,tus,
to work with the former Of course NJ
general rule can be lard down as CAP when
Umonlsts should work sIth non ninnists,
aud y hen they should refuse NJ 4" ~. "
"a in an cases a matter NJ trade. Mr.. Glad
stone tuli the Aston cilers that such a
refusal Vas "In,an and d,shauorshIe: but
tar more cogent reasons could b. given "a
Show that when snct,t ~ men do work With
non society iaen. So far as the former are
concerned 1t IS Az act 90 courtesy, ~ not
# cpumendAbIr charity.
That Unions force masters 90 pay bad
I WurkMeu the same wages as good M Amau
/ IS not true, and the very idea would ho
secuted 10y all sensible ui"nlsis- The mo-
! mon th1l suth Us ihv case IS h'Nv't., very
general. aud % is surprising that Mr.. Glad
I Stone himself has fallen INTO So nm tri .u-
able au error. "A uuilurm rate az pay eN-
{ lists iu the army. navy. Government offices
Asia other institutions, in which drIstucrats
have been able to appropriate the maxi
v u
wv their irss fortunate brethren; INT the
l Trades 7 aiouisfs have uot WIT learned "a
piagu.e such injustice. true, tho Unions
sometimes agree uNou mininrum RAGE IN
wages. n"t ths 4 qnlte another thing. ~
"A I'A' 'e h'l ""i'" 'll"' "l,' mum hD 'h-
uayer n,ed engage hm, VIM" lt hc hr q
n'n ri SUPERIOR sA'.i. "F extraordinary
N'l''"- '"'.iiN' d''Ir III h' hI"" 4" thr
amount ri WAGES Am th' IA'Ntr may trri m-
-,lu,i T" give um. ri course. where sag $
'r" i"io l'y iNe GAY. uniform ra'r ra
t'raIly springs ut" 'Nisttut'. j. Isl. how
ever, agreed upon between the master, amt
men, " Is m,rr conventional arrange
meHi ana may he abandoned hy either
side as svuu as ~ Is found unjust ur ,'-
prrsslye. il Iu,st boz rmem n,ryd thar
when wages have settled down to q ''uui-
form rate. rh.t f- aIaays below the
average. and is therefore q ru o. The
masters Irl-l.-..r Il. Them ia .ft.r
respect. Nhloh hs. t,..t. ..lr.-,..i .rr ht Mr.
Duuuiu1 81. ttr fru. PLACING .Ht u...-
potent anna incompetent H-. tlr same lry,I.
saws that gentleman. '.tli. uniform rate
has been bitterly cuu...a u-I wv. NJ .Ne.u..-
In. th- incompetent alr. .ythar. Az -h-
laty Bradford meeting uu. VIZ rh- speakers
cave as a reason against Trades Unions
tHat BY ha Vas met ehIr :. rarr tht u..4I
rates. dud a. The ui.n would u.t a'.uu
auy at its meu.b.rs rr NORA fyr i,-- white
l- VA z member he llI --- ua employ
raeut. Al sf he ier' it. a minimum raf-
Is THE rate whici Che least courc'rnt u-
innIst Is worth, ana lf The man cannot c.u.
up -u that -.audard, the trade society cares
not how soon Dee leaves n. ~ rfactlc, rhe
masters never complain III this minimum
or ''uu form rate. tn-y kr.W the al
vaita-'s ~ it To-" well O. indulge 800 any
such complaint. 10 Is only heard IS An
argument "a ben ,h.y ERE airing their grew
auces, aud laying thr blame 90 every r.Ii
under the sun ta che action - Trades o.
IONS lt Is klut - reasoning Saich may
fairly Doe considered a special plea.
There ire. however. still -Nma traces 10
z desire amongst tul.n.~r- fN retain rules
which would nr mlrs huu'rut in rie breach
than lu tle observance .r.i AS tlr t..ul ~h
ANA impuiItir regulations which base Irn-
70 s.rac-i tha trcA aver, society. aua
winch until recently V-ra enforced wv aiI
thpIr rl-ur. T.r rGI. -htt nu t5l,kluyrr Is
allowed ta ,.t machine. iua ir bricks ,au
uulv rx.-t wh.r ani where -hr heads W.
. thr hrlrAl-yrr- alc as dull IN, -he trtck.
/ rh.y- .t Ir r.4..r,s r,r, little ruteil-e
tn discover tllr tht more bricks there ary
tr lay tha marrhr-h '.ttrs uifI hr r,pa.r.l
ta Tan them ana Az extra demand Z r labor
always means use ru wages. "Nu bricks
tN he used 10 Manchester Chat are made
beyond an arbitrarily tX-l boundary line
averaging about three aui bali miles
from the ENclauL-. Is rh- spirit If a rule
as absurd and selfish - another ani-i ur-
de- hat u" bricks shall bee Wheeled iu "a
barrow. or that masters must employ half
TIE men they require Sia.u- go Marches
Ter Ar all their WORKS within a'treH miles 81
tuat city "itit 100 the existence 90 % rule
that every trcaiaytr shall have a llhor-r
OF attend upon HIM. whether there D @nrk
tnr the latter ~ lnt. % d tIihclit to he-
iitFr. ftN such ahsHrditles a. these tN-
III u many Trades Unions, ami il would
or muth better u "'lh4 swept Away, they
we're suPpIanted ~ the means y promot-
lh- lecI''lc'l euncatl"h. n Iuirs affecting
'Le I''.'" III the VOLS and n any steps
Nhlch ""uI" -I,e 4 'Aat = Deiter right ~
'lie 'ltIe n sAll'oo workman than many
MI lAti' n"" I ssess.
lerh'ls "ht III the btst means ~ biiug-
h9 about Such an Improvement as that just
ludic1tra "nulN hr that the utmost posi-
ole PuhHciiN should rs gwen - the pro
cetdln-S N trade societies. THIS would
si'S 'he i'Nollc confluence IN thtlrdrclsions,
ana remove N 'in them the stigma which
aI'acnes 20 them as secret societies.
mere Is atotrrht brhei that their policy
Is determined upon ia the dark. aud car
l. a