Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-23
rHE TsirED sveRKMES.

J. j. upehar0h, founier OF the Order
Of Uultsd Workmen. nos on the Pacific
Coast, visiting the Lodges heFoaboni,
vas born IN Nsrlh Guoitaa March a6,
is20. and IL IN bis G6sh year. He vas
the son Of parents 10 sloe humble walks
OF life. and his boyhood and youih we're
passed similarly 20 that Of other
farmers ohiidten. Az q yauDg man he
drifted into meehsnisal Occupations.
married and asttled daWn. For over 70
ysars saocr eGin9 ISIS lie Was In the sal-
ploy of railroad conpauies OF PennsyI-
vaniA, ooenpyiea for the greater part of
that tins the position OF master me
ehanis IN The shops. Willis in tbia DO
sitton he saw many ways In which the
life Of the nieohAnii might be- Inn
proved. Having 10 visw, dest, primer
pally, ths idea Of bringing employer
and employee together In q fratarnsl or
Rahsxation for = bssssr mutual under
standing and the prevention of strikes,
aud seenndsFiis tbs sdncaiion, eleVa.
tion and ffatrrnizinQ 1T the masses aud
proper provision Tor tas future OF
their families be aou,msnued evolving
bis plan for the formation OF the order.
THIS wss In Apsi', 1865, All knoS .has
tbs order has 80 fir oatgrown its
ORIGINAL scsps that the secondary idea
befofe mentioned has become the
primary one, and tha order. instead ~
being cosfinsd 70 mechanics. EN- raees
~ classes OF society, tiven the highs 1t
ottscials in the land. A. 10 the re-
maindsr OF thu story we give 10 Ia bis
ewn words:
"oa UotobeF "a. 1873. at MeadvilIe,
Pennsylvania, S,ffrF.0a Lodge No. 1. A.
U. U. w., was institatsd With fourteen
members. Ga the morning Of the 18th,
hanniber OF The fourteen, demanded u al
the cords 'sehiie ml.is. be stricken
from the constitutions / pegsistently
tstaaRd 10 do -. and the recorder 70.
landed 70 every ssstmlIer hrs entrance
Tee. can assure you that the future
booked dark, bus was determined 10 DO
my dnty. On N0vsmher 81, the seoontl
nesting night, sevan OF The fouFtesa
eane forward and paid their ensran,s
Zee ftf The second time That evening
We took IN tgo neg members. We went
70 vofk vfth renewed energy and de-
termination % try and bald up the In
aant order. When We weFo nine monthh
Old Ne had twenty nlealbern.
when my mind runs bank I can
hardly realize the faci thas OUT noble
order, now over 10000 strong, is the
entErowth Of thai tpig planted IN
Afadsille. Pa, 10 OsYt. ~, 1865. lie
lsfowtn Shove the jugtlee OF oair cause.
Let ~ not Rtow weary IN we'll doing.
bus pnsh TIE good work forward uutil
n Y nan Y ssoaehs sIndsf ils bench.
10 order 10 protect hlm In his Justly
insfiisd fame aud altos no one 10 divide
NE honsrs With him. tae supreme
ModSN OF 1893 placed on reDerd its ieci-
hlan proneaneing Father ppahnsoh the
0fiettiai faondeF Of the osder and is
professor dusinR itsinfisntile years. TIE
2eay has also voted hiin the bonars OF
Fsss supreme Master Workman, and
insmbefs Ut the order evatywaere are
i,steeininR u their privihgs O. cheer the
teeiinine years % the ola uan and
life.
Quitting all reference % nationality,
political epintons. oF discrimination al
!iisttnettoR or prefesslaces, bot beiiov.
ine Ia tue existenee Of q God. she
tifessisf and pnesnfvsF Of The universe.
and reeoEnizine as a Fundamental prin
Nipie. that tSeIainess 10 ourselves and
slthera = = dsty wkioil should be the
constant Aim and care Of al, she fol
lowing are substituted - sae aims and
Earps,ses u tne Aneisnf Ofslsr Of United
WoFkmsn;
]. ia emhraee and give eoaal uro-
isetacn 70 ell classes aud ali kinds Of
iAeef mental snd pAysiesll; 20 sasive
EARNESTLY q tmprove Iho nnrnl. iutrls
leesnsh snd social ecndtasae Of its mem
hsfsi % eaaeAser hy wAslsnaane pFe-
iiapts, tsatefnal Adaiaaisian. aud snA.
lWAhsiaA aid. 30 tnsptFt q dan appraeia-
tA0n OF the stern Ftkhlhiligaea and ~.
responsibilities ~ life.
J. To cFesie fpnd iur The hanaes az
lts aiesnesfs. dnFirx naksis@a or asAssr
uisabistss. and IN casa al death % tssx =
!lsspsiaatsd eun 60 such pernas a. NAV
he dsaaKnaisd BY eAnh lnanheF, shas "a.
Aeiank him 10 gaAfantee hss fasnAiy
iigainst want.
. The adoption 0l anch secret work
and inssns af sseaenitIsa a. viii iaanfs
the prgstetton ag IN nsrpesEs wharrynr
t1e order may exist
4 10 held leesurpa, read ESSAYS. Al.
"a . res snteufsoas and lusssrosSa.scaa.
iinecsifase fsseareh ia ara, seienoo ard
istofstare, aud. uhea pFEcsie4ale, male
tain \ library Ter the tmaEavennent o.
he members.
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