The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-01
LABOR UNIONS AND TRADE SOCIETIES.
Socialists and Political Adventures in the
New Movement
PERSONNEL OF THE LOCAL FACTIONS.


like New ORR, to burrow, and whc ever would under
stand its condition. lis hopes and its aspirations must
delve into the recesses where u hides Almost every
trade has local organization and these hold regular
meetings rather irregular places, but to any one
except detective or reporter II would
DO easy task TO find them. There are
in this city more than forty different
trade societies, including the unions OF the bakers
boo,makers. brickiayers, brushmakers, brown stone
cutters, cabinet makers, carvers cigar makcrs and
packers coatectioners, engineers, iresco paiuiers
goia heaters, iron moulders, 'iongshoremeu, machn
isls and backsmlhs, painters, paper hangers. pias
terers printers, steam boiler and engine makers and
working women. number Of these societies meot
Coburger Hail. IN Stanton street, which, IN plain
Eaghsh, Is lager beer saloon few doors east OF the
Bowcry; soue OF them meet at Putnam Hall, at
rwciitn street aud Third avenue; at Pythagoras Hail.
in Canal streoi, and tho Gormania Assembly Rooms,
in Seventh avenue. But these meeting
Places alter all few OF the societies having any such
convenieDces real headquarters, and
even the International Labor Union which Is
sort OF central sun around which all the
planets Of the labor system expected
revulva, has no 9TH council cha than lager
beer table IN Coburger Hall. Where tue wage workers
who compose those unions live-where even the
officers may be toduG-is often matter OF uncertainty,
poverty compes them frequently TO change their
dwellings, so that their names seldom find place
the Directory, but they sturdy lot notwthstand
Unacceptable, Intelligent, active, earnest.
REAL LABOR SOCIETIES
These societies, really oilccred by real working
men and composed of membership comprising only
the working classes have political purposes
objects or they would burrow far out of sight
OF the political elements The average politician knows
as little about labor unions about labor iisel,
very sccrecy-this tendency to avoid tho haunts
OF political the latter
TO set up bogus LABOR Organizations which closely
semble the genuine article be mistaken for IL by
ut least hall the world. The trade societies
no connection afaliaton with the so.caied work.
| ingmen's parties, ana yet Blair, and Snupe, and
Joachimssn aud Dreamer pretend that their organ
za,ons really representative Of the workngmsn,
and to Certain extent their professions accepted
by other persons besides their followers. Tho pur
poses Of the TRADE societies represented their
councils may be gathered from the following
mary OF the principles of tue International Labor
Union OF America as enuncared ny the Provisional
Central Cpnm:ttce:-
| The reduction OF tho hours Of labor
Higher wages.
| Factory, mine and workshop inspection
Abolition OF tho contract convict labor and truck
Employers to DO held responsible Tor accidents by
| pegect cd machinery.
| Prohibition OF child labor
| Tue establishment OF labor bureaus.
Labor propaganda by means OF Il labor press, labor
lectures the employment OF general organizer and
| the 1usI abolition OF the wage system.
| Theso ends are to be gained by the following
| Methods
First-rhs formation OF amagamated union OF
laDofers, 50 that members OF any cail,ng
under central head and form part Of the ANAL
| gamated trades upions
lsecond--rho establishment OF . general fund tor
| bcnedt aud protective pur pesos.
IAird-ih he organxaiion Of all wo,kngmen In their
trade unions ana the creation o such unions where
| nono exist.
| Fowtt-rho national and International anal CANA.
| tion OF ali Labor unions
Inc workiugmen's parties, they arc called, have
no purposes or Objects but, Instead gcucr.
| ally mate 70 serve tho ambitios oil seiconstituIsd
LEADERS, In opposition to the real societies are
these political organ which seek to entrap the
working classes ny such catch words
| No SPECIAL Privileges.
| No Monopolies
No subsidies.
Corporation.
| Arb,tra,ion-not Strikes
| Same Pay Tor Same Work 10 Both Sexes.
But even with tbeso principles inscribed upon their
banners IL not surprising that labor keeps aioof
IRON political gaDizston, Tor 1t Is oil tho penal
| ties Of all political movements in this country that
| their direction Is seized ny old party hacks who
can no longer find places OF power or profit IN
| the recognized organizations Real workingmep
like Mr. Spcyer, tho treasurer oil tue Executive CON-
mttcc of The Intern ationa Labor Union declare that
| labor has sympathy with the workingmsn's par
tics, aud point TO me OF tho four factions ia
THIS cry prove that the work Ingmen's parties
have sy mpfhy With labor II necessary tuat all
this should be understood as preliminary 10 under
Standing the siguihcspcc aud Importance Of the party
| movement which Is now breaking like AN angry wave
| upon the shores OF democracy anu repuocanism.
| ruE FACTION
II II not for the organ o. labor, feeble
ami partial as II is, and the conspiracy Of Wild and
| uptrammeiied freedom which calls itself the Com
mune, tho tour factions which went to syracuse the
otner day would not have nad an existence But Tor
these phenomenal the battle ior tie political Gognas
and doctrines OF the national party would be ught
Ine field Of established poical Organization.
still, the phcnomena are not now, aud even the iac
tons which represent thom have been long struggling
for recognition. For years past both the Blair iac
ton ana tho Joacn ilnseD- ianion faction have been
| OF little importance In Themselves. we're IN
| disattvo OF the disease whica UNDER
| George BLAIR Is a boxmaker OF the Filth Assembly
district, who especially obnoaous to the nov sad-
crs OF the Labor League. |, Is urged against hun that
he Is a champion oil the Eigut Hour law who
his factory all hours. and nh advocate OF the Chdrcb
bill who employs Tour boys aud only two Ac
cordug 20 snupc he u Tread OF labor aud the labor
iDg man 35+ days IA the year and worker Tor Tam.
many Hall on tho 365,n. 1t rs unden,aoic, however,
that Blair was The organizer OF a labor
his own district before shope lott Rockiaud county
Tor what he ,vdeniy consdcrs Tho greoasr pastures
OF New York. and II there IS or Is huubus IN tn
movement II must be ACCORDED TO him that no
the Original Jacobs OF political labor or
Topoi;s The Joachim sen. HaniSn iaelrou "a what
| has been known the Bread Winners League.
II urged against JoschimseD BY tho sbupe
faction that he raised 10 the ueDch vi the Marlns
Court ny twced aud according to the same authority
Haniou 10 well known political aeventurer, VINO IL
wpg 10 work Tor any man any party that viii pay
HIM tor his sorv,ces But Whatever may be the tra,n
| In regard 10 these men the Bread Winners League
1 !
out oil The throes OIL public discomfort Assumi OK
RESPECTFULLY OF labor ana dsdainpg the age esAivc.
ness OF the Commune, these leaders md soeic
paved the way Tor the crop Of relormsrs who are
now ready to hold ~ the horny hand OF honest oil
| GLANCE Ar ruE REroRMEgs.
Nothing excite grea CT derisiou than glance al
ths names OF this new crop OF relormcrs. There arc
nrst OF ali ~. senator and ex-Congressman Dreamer
tail lamppost straight as arrow, ana wiry as
| olitician--a who been Tam many nd anti-
TaInnaDy by turn but whose ideas oil re- orm ara 70
! strirted to the ncshpcts; Rufus y. Andrews, who
shuflles from Que political party 10 another whenever
thore 10 whisper OF u change In puDiic sen time Mt
| but who somehow manages TO arrive early or to
leave too soon tor success; George n. Mclean. OK.
street C0minss oner, over thf own by Tweed but all
his HE worker only IN the political field. and Theo-
| dOre H. Tvmuson, lawyer and apitator mt IN eng,.