, 1879-07-21
EIGHT HOURS.
Talk by Ira Steward to the Trade
and Labor Council.
a Blast at tho "Conspiraoy Law.
Tho Indignant g:reeter.
Tho EghtRpur Leagat Deneuste Commissioner
Rallor iur Ills Course.
TRADE AND LABOR,

Waller Tor Ills Course.
TRADE AND LABOR.
IRA STEWARD.
The Trade and LaborColinrtl mot yesterday
afternoon at uhlichs Hall for Tho apparently
sole object Of giving Air. Ira Steward another
opportunity TO talk ou tho cight.hour question.
Something like 100 tusn. with very small
sprtnkllng Of women Ant1 children. made up thc
audience. Nr. D. Il. Stsecter preasded. Alr.
Steward was introduced to tho nesting, nnll Get
out at osico upou his speech, drawn from
formidable nile Ut manuscript lying before him.
He hal good deal to say about the power and
rights Of labor, tic influence Of good habits.
ETC., reinforcing his owq statements with many
quotations, aud touching now anl then
on the cigtt-hour question. Tile
millennium Of labor reform. a. he put It, was
The absorbing Of nonopolies cut of existence.
Un to illls point tho speaker had only referred
to his manuscript occasionally to lleln bin, out.
Now he proceeded to real some reflections IN
"IIow to Gel Livlng,n md the pile gradually
grew less In slza. What ho read, particularly
hts remarks In regard to tue condition uf won-
en- under the present sYsfem OF things Ills ex-
position OF wlfat hG concetvcs to be true ecou-
on1Y nnd real extravagaEce, sounded vcry much
like whst be 1atuly delivered at Fnrwoll Hall.
Once Mr.. Steward looked ut hs watch, art1
said l,c had written something OH tic subject Of
"1luman Proercss"; hut, unless It svas commit
ted to memory. or vcrY carefully lIstonod to,
1t was npt to lose Its force. lie was really III
dolbt> he said. a. to whether lie Ind best read
it Or not, AnI would Ike so,na indication from
the audience as to whether they wished him to
70 on or let the matter 70. Beng invited to
give MI Indication, thu audience proceeded to
Indicate bY poi1niing tue floor will, their fact,
9onlewbnt encouraged, tho speaker wont on to
show at length TINT human prosrcss-thnt is to
sar, ,prospcTty-dcpcade upon the obtaining Ut
All this led up to demand for q reduction Of
the hours Of labor as wealth-ncseascr. il
was ! O'Clock when air: Steward turn.
s,,ct cd tho ttst s,s paEe svo. Of rl.;v hs MANI;
anything That hchad not previously said, oItlcr
at Ogaen's urovc OF Farwc]I Hail. III wind
lE up he referred to Commissioner WaIter's
luttcr to Frank Adams On the subject Of pre-
senttng city employees With 10 cents q day
through reducing tho hol'7s Of labor, with til
suggestion .hut both Waller nnu Adams should
be retired nl' their ot1lcini lttc be madc as un.
comfortable for them "a possible. Tho, sue-
f. b to % GScesa n ppane
turned bis thanks for the reception nccorlctl
tim. and credited the work!nginen Of Chicago
ior having ral1roadsd the e'gh,.hour movement
Into q prolniuaucc 1t lad never before assumed
[Applauae. i
Tie Chairman read !,
TIE roIlow1So ADDRESS
for the general information Of shn meeting:
TO TUE WoRElEaMEN or 1LLtso1sI
HALL. or cmscAoo Tirou,sAp,ltcA1, UY1oy. M.
10. cn,cAao, July ID. 1S1!l-l'norMEna: We huyu
h. nera of rhicapu If hss fous mem
namely. Mes.rs. j. AWoodWard, Jaios J o'Leary.' % ~
"rs ow hSa IL @ ons qss 70 aa
e Ct'tama' M % 1oI.s On aPe enarip o' consulting 70
i"i ,,nn,t"s"rs ~ A. ~ sii',ntn,. HasaeNe -
AZ ths i.akesido prinsiHE COMPANY "o'' S"o"n
fr y i 10 hi VIII N os s" -
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1ecsfcn wlsen dsss te ,cnnefea h ny
thcas ,,.mhcrs n ourlihinn '' '''so''u "osftS OF
nni1v whic tney 4 ,1 s s3d tae LILY o ,cy D
IN sya nsyer o sne,s o 9 H. men wno
an' s'aG nntsd o;ssa!fst|s ''sN'' "a'n0n'0Hs
fhicaro sa Hea;tn sd n Il wa. rssm'x ea o.
ast orenccs sottd fham.eiyaass w. esoSea IT,. a. 70 ios
as,s ;sss t s, sssa Co.
yhsn !eft Yery !cw W9q Toald work for tl.e atu,
IN ni ,r1c5 ~ ,s n,s y, I fraosled 20
thus uu succedng viii s lmpo,ted " Sr ~osk
tne ~ ~ n ~ t ~ tGu ENG es9s ancmpt-
eu' uat ~ nc ~ a ~. vuI onun usea every per.
snhhvo M sz ~ ,Hnso caU U.s. s 70 acsert the
ha.s MN, eH InS ~ h"t !as' ~ !Me un'on. many
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thta csnirarr H., yas aa"ea Iathll.
;ts neoys ibeso nv ,"n .ayo attnaa ana aHaes
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~ rs Ene ts sU ~ ~ nHS sn!n nooFo Htatcd
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A".nSs; ~ ~ orv t,yo or ,ncr. ,,s-,or. c,,..,.
MY t"o or muFe petaoae conspire and agree |
togtsnef "sln iho Itannuent Or malicious intont,
W'ons.any nnu wackuaiy, s 70 ln!are tno pcrson,
caa9actes' puaiacss, oe ntqpelLy ot another.
.,,iasoS anu ssetF III 1nSn o!tehaes and crcry
@ psss9n e1mu 'etsn,aJ ~ IT, a. common law,
aan1t 10 y tao tenstsit!arJ not gx:
ceSalnK h1se yents nf anen not exceeding Sl O00."
Ihe o.laenee dise!oasa 1aat what oceAta ~ eYHry
stlKe OF tssase-nnaue'ns nun 10 ston and thlnK
t1ht ,3Ix