, 1877-12-02
THE TRADES.
Discussing the Project OF Forming
a Labor Union.
The Friends Of the "Amalgamated Work
ingmen" Do Not Garry Their
Point

/
n;ne, for the nurposc as was stated. of consider
inn Tho nronnsition. now bcino aritatea In the
Fast of organizing Labor Union.
There we're. about fifty present., the
following unions being reoreseutcd: Up
holsterers', Crarnakcrs', Printers, Stone
cutters, Ctothino- Cutters,. -Silvcr-eiILcrs'. !
Coonerc,. Moldcrs,. Tailors,. Blacksmiths' and
Nochfn,sts, carnentcrs,. Fnrnitnre-yorkers',
roh;net-moters, painters,. RricKmaker's Shoe
,n,,.ers,. md stair-buIders'. A, R, Parsons
ras c,ccted Chairman, and j, ". Stone, Secre-
+,rv
Ar. Porsons stated tho object of assembling, |
md of71od that the intention was It to increase
,yoooe ,,v raluc;no the hours of labor" The |
1rnion ,sas tn HI taken hold ct by the trades
,,r;o,e +bo n,cu,hcrs Of which we're to see that |
avery i,enart,nent of bor-strcet-swcepers, |
hrd. d.carr;srs. norter,. clerks, servants, those !
rho had not trades AZ we'll rs those who had
rms made a nart of the organization. What was
sonrrt was the amaleau,ation Of all workers.
~ was nronoscd also to have beneficial and
sick fnnt1. The movement was we'll under way
IN Enp,opd opd France. and had now a good |
foothold in America.
Aoo. 49, -. .,.s,,,.,+ +,o ,,,++ar of aIabor
'.7a =, -, ,,,,tu onothcr time.
Unlon eoulo oe oelelie'4 uA.i4 ""''A~A
LIZ 4AfOA~A tAS o1&%A'A'14""A0A -
A TRADES COUNCIL OR ASSEMBLY,,
and ma,}e g motion that the meeting proceed
49, fo-.s e,,oh Council
~ - -. ssr1., .+.o,+;,, +o what xras
known as the "Amalga1nated Workingrncn ~
"a stcret organization. which. though It had been
~ n~;.te,co hut short time. had throughout
- ~ eN4''~o ~ ,4,als ,,;,t;,, If ,,o,hers-
the eounI.5 "oout n"AA = . .....s,..;,1 ~
hand workers. 1t was good, substantial Or
T.. no. vonched for and balloted for.
4e sf+oo, +rodac-np;one were
foufleeu 49, toa,oe in +his
represented III '"e N0
city, but they came 10 the Meetla1' Ho'
as representatives Of their unions ont as me-
ctan1es. iouisseu ~o ,,.,,1.,, f,o of these
Council OF their own, auu Will n'e ~ '~
uare established District Council WAS orgau-
;,oo ard 9nis hodv made the laws fo- its own
n'u' n''u ,rho t:ra nd t,onncil would meet in
| 1ur1suictlon' Ane w.. ~ Ta,,,,,-r ,nd from
keauan la, = ~ 1ou1d l ~ he the grandest Labor
| Convention ever held IN America He hoped
,s.,, 49, o.t;r> ,r,c taken toward the organization
oeAo'e r,, l.. t,h;,,po the,, would con-
OIL ahotneF "ou5 ;" .':.:,, .r;+t, +ha ama)ra-
| slider the matter Oh unftlnt5 WILL Ino 1nn4N'-'"
mated Workingmcn. ....,
NJ Mnrran thought Mr.. Kavanaugh's re-
marks we're foreign to the subject under con
| sideration. The delegates had ocen sent u IIs
| meeting 70 DTIAulZt3 eO L4ot eA~J ~oN
| tremendously together, and concentrate tnciF
| efrcnoth Uniting with the AMalgaulateu :" olh,
| iupmen was all Individual matter. lucy cou'u
not ioin il as q body.
! Mr. Goliwater sald ne vas a1nonS 'nn nnd Nbe be
favored it because nothing could, be accom-
| Wished without unity. The Council could eon-
ssinr the condition OF trade. aud declac
whether they should strlke' anu uaf u, ra:;,rn i,s
strike al! tho unions could a1d them III sec'l1'n
victory. ..,,,o
Mr., Kayanaugh remarked that the tfotoie
had been that "orhn1cn H., ~ dn;re, thav
would never succeed: J., touo ~ conncf7 as Gid
Mr.. Myers
MIR. scu1LLISG =,
did not believe III secret eentra, ooosh t hold II
ticir I meetings with closed doors, in order tna
the bosses might not hnd out "nae NJ .nr Eo..'s
ug what were the rights OF labor was tue on on
way to secure success lApplauss,;} a;;,;,;am nro
nco,,lr had better knowledge OF economi
Questions. In the central poay tnesc elassa,c;
should be discussed openly and lnlofinatro'
disseminated. Workipgnen. as rue, oellTt ~ "
was true to q certain extent, but their stsenst
Ind hecn badly utilized. Discussion shoH1u ~ -
had in order to find out the best nlooe u p'o
ccdurc to obtain what tney desi1eu: t:, uoco;r.a
letter from friend who is "orklne IN Luz lrnI LILLY
i, il Pennsylvania in reference TO secreI an
= ization which he saul was "ol'lel1u., ~, n ~,
Il ought to exist everywhere. n1ai "u2 4,1o
travelling in the West to take III tle 1iaue
unions. ,,.ho+ c;~+oon assemble
= D. NJ Ponscbeck sald tnat sAteStl a,,;a nv
u had recently been 0rsai'leu III q .;otE;, !, "
the ''Amalganatcd N0rklu211leA soe.S ~ or,fe
> travelling very iast, lie .,nu nopeu 1'ad, 'N'
would not e5ta6ilsll unel.e4 secrot ccntr
e Mr.. Kirby did not beieve III seti.. H. Wnil
- body, aud made a feiercnee 10 'n' -'104'
y Maguircs. :, ~
y Mr.. Ponscbeck saio tne1e "as nosu, ,ioan,,tt
way Of Molly MaGufsni ia tnc 2'''="@
IL Workingmen. ,..- e T oh
n Leagues in this country showed ti1 tuere liI
'r lie secrecy. Otherwise they WOULD oe cou''o1''
- ty politicians. oo mn NM, ,>,.
% THERE WERE 1,500,o0o MEMbEAs on 1nH An7
GAMATEp "oRh1SdAES
!" in tho United States. ~ ,
Mr.. Goldwater asked, tneIe "as trl1 1GGm 81 c;os
ganization, why It diun1 ne1p LIE ''''"1A7 ~'''@
makers i'll New 1ofh. .. - -oc mt ca1,,
"a Mr. Williams rcplleu t1at ~ Hao ~ ~ 49,
Of 11nnn to help those VINO ulu 1lot oc'osS " ~
Mr. Sclliliius said that aif au9' ~ ~ hn1 ~,
was false to its principles that o1o no' ne'P A-
ur On d strike. .,,o+ +,,aro ,re
in Mr.. Morgan made the POM lua' ~ I,,,.tr'
men present VINO sceIneu si usFtu tho1. shon1d II
In the oolcct o. tne ,,e time in adyertisi
1- ! t1,o;r