, 1881-03-27
APPRENTICES.
Effect OF Trades-Unton Rules on the
Apprenticeship Question.

| n, ~ rditor ~ ~ fnfcaoo 1,r,h,,u<
c,,c.oo Norc,, On -yo,r s,,,,;,as tio,s r., ,ost
CH1cAoo, A1arcn @o'-a our su2Eesaons III Just
| Saturdays md Sundays TRIBUNE on trades
! unions, 1 think, are most timely. This is tho
-.oss ~. ~ a,.a. ~ ~ s'as. ~. ~
ans set u cssass nonopo.aSt7' - in'su. nol ~.
aptly be styled protection gone mad' Tor the
yocate such u system Of projecting foreign Ia
hor aroInst home talant ana homa Industry
Have M We, indeed. % come to rhis3 It has been said
that 'sit Is the genius of America when 1t secs q
great wrong to reettfy it." This Ia the next
stea. esn cu.l'ne most etsens., ~. ~ ~ ~
on every consideration OF the quesuon II IS ap-
parent that the present practice ought to be re-
formed. First. on the sound economic principle
tna+ thara should ha M antaoonfsnn herwean
ut1. uoeo sapuu 20 ~ aa. 70" "saa.
| capital and iaoor' oat fatner me most perfect
accord. These questions should be LETT to reg
ula1e themselves according to the universal law
Of or suuply md demand. The employer
should be Us free to purchase labor In the cheap
est market rs the laborer to sell in the dearest.
The man who is not willing. to work for q GER
min ,vnVa hna u nerfect rir6t to sav so. tlt he
has no righr to interfere With and restrict the
iiberty OF another man whose family muy be
suffering ana say aat ee sna ~ mol hor IL + nd
a1i the n2oteonon m thaf @ is noedads No mechgnIc
| With INV pride about him will undermine
Ths refrn' wa,,d give MS etter aass Of me-
| chanics In brnfn. hand, and heart. The educa-
ton that It young men receive in this country.
| nersavprarce pnH self-reIiance enrendered hv
frce Institutions ike ours. Iift them above thelr
inH"snces cpmhfned ~ viii the Gax,critr and
neleritv which are tho peculiar characterIstics
! ~ rhis are and Natinn have rcnttered them
| absolutely better and quicker manual laborers.
If nroof Or thfs were needed would refer to the
fact r. p hat wberens fftv yards Of IathnT used to
! be considered q good days work, American skill
ms nada 15G 1,1ite ns common And It is q
known fact that foreign mechanics cannot com
nare with the few Amcrfcans we nave Tor
Sspoed = especially.
| mars fnteiIirent the man the moro skiIlful the
| mccHarics This has lonr aro been conceded.
~ nn;n atrnn"th and stnn,dness ia heavjiy han-
ijcnnned @ IN tto race @ with he reasonnr. thInk-
ng daa n he WE have ,so ve
nassr saen viii, ficcept coat On nr a cent of
mnnav twentr-fm,r hn1,rs after they rnt their
Paard PPaa r. rhev h sonia bent i" the landiady
T1,nv wnula not even eat If they could i've
without. Some Of them do try to subsfst largely
~ d.;nIc Thnr aithar have ~ family or have
desertei them. Thsy ara fo,1d-mouIhed clam
orers t for short hours and biz wages. They are
the reserve corps OF the GREAT army Of tramps,
md nre the yeriest n solicitors r. in the Republic
Thev ~ ~ ara nwe1.s ready for t.str1Ec for thew
6avs e nothing 10 lose After drawing bis pay On
her from the verv class thew ostracised nickel
to huv q ni9hts LODGING, Nor viii. they scruple
to tell tell you r now they hey sot drunk and dlssipated
fheir nonav. ror they sander the whole class OF
mechanics with the presumption that they ali
,1o rho Same TheV are a nomadc tribe They
have 70 abiding pLace and conse!e sa themselves m
the winter in tha HriGewel. This Is no fancy
sEetch Int drawn from life. and can bo verified
.r y r1s pna "nU nny s evennr in rh
season1 o. MY 1'
Under the reform suggested by THE TRIBUNE,
iargeiv vive nincr to sober active jntelliUent
9 It5ifftv ftsI MINI e, vim tf,us nssrcd snmn
v1Stole @ means OF snppofs ~ 80 ond pef
tn1navsrs and CONSUMERS Of gruceries. dry
FOODS. furniture, ETC., thus giving to those airy
h,,dtas T., anawar r. evcrv o1verIsement fnr
an nt,co hnv ~ at Il ner week local habitation
and sa hsh The sowntry , ge will Be
laJeI hv - res,dent ponatinn with an inrerest
in the - Tcommnnity. And the conoomftant re-
snat w Pc tne o. 1h poer t o. or rppy
vnnth xnw frnm vice. and the develonment Of The
SDick swlvellers' Of our country into sturdy,
nnnn nj the % trndes to American Youth and en-
opG ns 'I5 fhe nrincfnoiIv Of nrr
~ a,e, ~ ~ r3c - anv re"ra ~
ea,n eaeue" tAo "0'4e Ao- - s9oA AN1""' '0N1o ~
eotv, ann+ha, fao+,,ra ~ eon7o ~ +he nrotcctfve
" unlons notapy tnG 81 pnUo rhcann l
LIZ, nEstU y; hotd @ ~ fr n;ov ~ Tho 1,;ist ~
Presidential eampaiga while Politicians are are
rtnganf ene d !. t,i Villa az mi IN
- aa ;,I4. 10 ,;th rts roanoraa
Ntu VIZ ne - , hu ys iss w., haIonI ~ 4ha
the masters are the slaves OF thctr men? The
promptings OF his generous heart nre worth
nothing to you He may be the blackest k1nu
OF !. M nG aaae ~. o ~ ta5
I'm !. free and enlightened Americnns need
this protection against one or TWO negroes? He
Is led to believe he can JOIN, nna encourage 70
Apply. ana, no nateGe nf+ nUm tsh9 ;nchea ~
him he ia conti,maclously rejected by the be-
sottcd Idiots who have neither the decency nor
diplomacy to disguise the fnct that i IS on &c.
count OF coaor wnm 10 10 i NIX ,aieh s1e lales ts
anv onnsr than was absolutely necessary to
nav his IS for the privilege of being "let nlone.
to be free to work for any man who chose to
employ hlm: ~ snelr actaon tney coIpei Ha.n
to 10 11,u Soa tho '.ooJ FGrt1ne r. net }nto nsna
shop" or the ability to follow Mr. Webster's I'D
vice and appy "up-stairs." he must pe.forcc
gravitate TO u hote! taple. stl tnls IS tao very
t a!u, ~nu q ,oav ,I., % an nrthinss. vet rnv
are not willing to give him a white mans
chance" which every man in this country ought
to have. ny lust polnt IS this: Ihe union fails
" h4 ~ ene it;1, ta st }o
whiio some men were Commanding $3.50 per