, 1879-07-28

Tlle WprktnGwotncu's uni01t lleu Its regular |
eemitnonltly Meeting yesterday afternoon at I
Uhllct Hall, Mrs. A. ?. Stevens III the chair.
After calling The meeting to order, the |
President stated that thu Union had been or
gapizcd for thu purpose OF hcttering the eondi-
tlon Of worktnGwonen and tle working classes III
general, a,ld auy discussion regarding that sub.
joct would -bo in order, aud everything efac
would be out Of order.
A lawyer named JcElrics spoke very effectively
and earnestly against the eeisht-our movement.
He said the movement was contrary to co.nraon
sense. A man Ind the right to work as long ua
bo plcascu, aud no amount OF legislation couid
prevent him from II.
hIr. Rogers, who followed, could not coincide
with tic previous speaker. Tic cight-hour
Increment was not started to get morr pay AMI
less work. but to tlnd work for the unemployed
worltngMcn.
this cnusc. lie believed that this was one of
tho finest movements ever gotten up by the
workngmcu. 1t was humanitarian move
mcnt.3 II man can mako living In
eight hours he ought mot 10 be compelled 10
work longer. By reducing tlic hours OF labor.
onc.tIth uf the army Of unemployed would find
| work and bo enabled to !tyc. lie would l!lo to
sec the man wllo dared say that thtA moYement
| was not right, Such nlan mas either q knavu
or d fool. a Inau who pata a laioEcr but 10
cents tlny when he was worth dollar aid a
hall, WIS thief ind rDbbcr.
Mrs. Fisher could sce no justice In half the
workingsncn worhIn. s!xtcci. hours aay while
tho othrr half were ont Of work.
| Mrs. Stevens wna glad Tic gueallon Ind bocn
brought up. hut tnAn WHO advocated si1tecn
| hours work MS Il days Labor could mt expect u
be handled with kideloycs III n meeting Of this
| ktnt II wuFktngw0iian had Il, work hut
eight hoslrs tlay sl,c would t.aye more time 10
attend to her fplllIy duties. Theluoyenytnt WIS
III favor OF the men u,n1 uornen who we're called
| ttantps, FencEndes, u1El worse, hecausp they
could lind no employment. The emploscr
would lose nothing BY the change, nnd even IT
tho extra cost To tl.c consul'cr, who ngatn, wcre
tAa working classes. The worklnEwOmcn aud
worktngtnon Who did nnt a!d n this moYan'snt
grtaty II error earcd le h'Sh 1a paK y tue
sYstcm tmpFuetieabIe, aMd VI . for tl4i'
clallsts. in her op,plon, missionaries
ns sum- %d %Sef I p Mp1 70 s
HARLAN tlial scndlng missionaries to convert tho
leatue1,. No amount Of outside pfcssure
ought to deter those prescnt Irom tho work
slr. Je!rrics, III reply, to The attacks n'ado
upon h!u, wanted to asl why It was that tiie
tlrst p!uuk IN the socia!st pstf tform DECLARED tho
cEht-hour systcln iinpEacticable The Socialists
lmyc mada III: labor question study, and tuey
Yere supposed 10 ls,uW we'll what WIS required
to better .he condition, Ut t!p working cIasses.
T'csu men have found out te4at tlo system was
| ltQHFHCLir1EE. 2fu IQAGE uU EAEttl eOtttpEk
men Of women % .o = lll;e amount q work.
Surll thing WIS not possible either In
con,u,ou oy dnnlestle lite.- Suppose
one woman ias eight ei'!dssn, Who nrs well
behayct; shc Inns al easy t!1ip. Another
wou,un lias tut two children, but ill.belayed,
ni,d slle las to work day nud uight tn get along.
One n,au will Bayc money ui.t ilfe comfortably
Oh 81 week while unptilrr caahGt lnakn noth
they need not reduces the hours Ut lpbor. What
thcv needed was reduction ~ the per cent Oh
capttul, No hutton can live BY paving f0 per
cent on capital. II they would usc !l'e'r energies
10 bring ,own the Interest Un capital 70 ) pcr
cent tlsu they would accomplish usc enps they
sought An easy money nlhrkct would hegcs
plenty q work Ihsy wSntt St ;alt at MN s1ls
argument. ilc had Ills honest optnion, and ho
dafed lu express It In epitu Of all at'use: auu-
ppss every mau had just Slu III his pocket IT,
2; so.n,orsowf o Workincn.en u.'tst learn to Know
tnelr puwertf they mvaut to bettcr their co,l0i-
tion. TRry had voted ,he Republican ticket an,!
the democratic ttsket unt aln1 thy hna w., ,, yotel
hour movuIucnt could never SUCCEED; II waa ga
ifon "oFf!1S, sS, more d. tn'n 50. e'shi houas wss
Ilis divine rgSt to work rs long Us he plcasui.
| thu Cruat ryil was that money cUH.nlInlea too
high per cent. They must bring down Thy In
} tprcst On 1noney to ut least Der CENT That
wins alI llat Was nreucI to btttcr tho cohQitton
A Nr. MeJutec, froul Dounts Kearney's King.
dom, padp q long una tahnreA orguMont to
counseract the Idea auyanced by W. Jetfries
After Bpmr further lalk thu public Was au
tourned, u,a the inc1nners Of thr unlon RECON
, ypued iu kacrut sess]on " tsansast resulal
Foutlua busipcas.
THE cAb4SEr-MAKERs.
Tue Cabinct-aiakfrs' untQn hsld meeting a
No. 81 Wcat Luke street at 10;N O'Clock yes
tesslay moEnIng, IN the Interest OF tho cooper
stlgp furniture company when they arc abpu
| forming lu the city.
L kPtns5ii3ant Allru acernian tho c}tAff. He rcti