, 1879-08-12

CHICAGO. AUG. GA writer In this mornings
TRIBUNE nsks you to call attention 10 the 10
justice done tho cadets because they arc not
paid Who Is shc7 She is not q " "citizcu," but
'cadct on tho preferred list" visit, Mr..
Editor, you would send reporter around to In
tcrview the CADETS. in September, 1873, the
cadets began service thinking to work and
study nbout their business year. They sup
posed that at the end OF tho year the testimony
Of the Superintendent and Assistant Superin-
ten1ent would be laid before tho Board OF Edu-
cation, and appointments made Ia order OF
mcr[t. They wero mistaken. sOon atscr school
began the cadets who wcra ttru, tsrN poor, and
Ind Adermanlc friends, commenced kcolding
about working for nothing, and telling how
lrcatlfulfy poor they were. Their Influential
friends Ind them appointed during tho holidays.
Tlcu the cndets who Ind not quite 80 much In
flucnco nnd expected to support six brothers
md sisters, instead OF ten, were put GU "pEe-
fcrrod list" -
Tho cadets who were 90 sllly rs To think that
excellent work would bring it, reward arc pct'
thcr appointed nor on tho pr&errad list. When
hey aFe to Inquire aeont es WSs .ss }ls
ask, " How sha:l WI get on tho ltsti' they 1ro
told to have their influential friends push for
them. But the depths of unisers Rra not sound
cd until upon sayilg that they have no inauen-
tial friends they arc told OF girl who was In
dorscd bv nineteen Aldermen. and. ia spite ot
Tint, hntl to "eadct" six weeks-thirty days
before alic received permanent appointment.
The silly cadets thlnl Of tl,e!r forty wseks-
officials Will tell you Tint those on the l'at were
all recommended. Recommended By whonla
By tcachcrs who saw them wofkf II ~ obsesv-
Ing teachers, were those on ''tl,e list y a!l rec.
omu,yatlcd abo7e thosp "not on tho lIsta' II
catleis arc paid, It viii be tlosc On The ifsen
Now, Mi. Editor, please do not exert YOUR IN.
| tlucnce TO llavo the favored few paid, hut tell
ci,ra low to ct Oh tho lst.'' CADET.
| S,lary Reduction In tho Water Department..
To tht Editor af 1ae Tribune.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-'Yil you allow mo q
smal suacc In your valua5le paper to say a fow
words In regnrd to tic s Der cent reduction In
the Water Department. Carter Harrison would
have It appcar that It wns voluntary On the part
I Of the employees that their wages should ba re-
| dured, hut nt the same time ho threatened I'm
,uctliatc dlamtssal to any one who should OBJ
Jcct. Vow that ho has given us a chuucc to
howl. hope he Will get enough Of 1t in tie ft1-
t,,rc. While l1o may think that tllc men In the
Water Oil2e are receiving too much pay, he
should think Of the duty Of the men cnplorcd
ut the pumplng-wurks before he Hampers with
their nay. Willis those In the Office arc rccei7.
ing from S75 to 500 mouth for fer hours'
work per day, a,ld can wear ntce suit Of clothes
at tncLr labor nnd have evcry nights rest, and
Sundays Included, tho majority Of the men at
t,u pumping. works receive from e55 to
sG5 per month, aud have 10 delvo In
tho oil, smut, md dirt Of d poorly
yenti!ated f}rc.r0om or cngfuc-room every day
ia tho month {SupJnvs included); and, verS
often, after worililg ten hours. tt!ey arc re-
qaIrcd to come back ind work ,nll night rcoatr-
ng the engines, or filling tue place OF some sick
man.. 1t has happened frequently TINT they
}nvc bucn compelled to work continually thirty.
six hours without rest or alcep. All that With
| out one cent OF extra pay. As was stated By
tho City EnGlncer to thu Council. the cngtnuA
nre run tn tI,elr full capacity during tic day,
utd It can be sem lint tho unty time for repairs
is at night. 1t Is no sniai amount Of repairs,
ratl assure YOU. All must be done BY the n,ct
who hive worked II legnl days work previously
Now tlluse are so1no OF thu men uuon whom h!s
tIonor Is about to placu Ills thumhscrcw Il
squcuzu per cent cut Df tlelr wages, ant1 MAKE
It appear that II ts voluntary on their part.
think 1t would bo we'll to let this department
alone, or ho may Gul both pumping works
stnpped some noon, for men working sucn tlsurl
for elgh pay Ara not particular, When they cal
,lo 4. we'll, II not better, elsewhere. think th'
best thing his Honor cau do is not to intertcr'
with tlo uaY Of tho men, uill to SEQ Justice dou
ull, and tho men paid for their extrn time.
also think It would bu well for Ills Honor to taxi
o!l,cla notieo Of this, rs 1t may bc beac!c!al Il
him In the future. KNIGHT.