New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-06-09

tect men and women in their oc-
equations, in their lives and limbs,
and in their rights as citizens. We
seek also to secure such legislation as shall
tend to prevent the unjust accumulation
OF wealth, to restrict the powers ofmonop-
olles and corpora tions, and to enact such
wise and beneficial legislation as shall pro-
mote equity and justice, looking forward
to the day when cooperation shall super
sede the wage system and the castles and
classes that now divide men shall be for
ever abolished. We recognize the service
rendered to humanity and the cause OF
labor by trades organizations, but believe
the time has. come, or is fast ap-
preaching. when all who earn their bread
by the sweat OF the brow shall be enrolled
under one general head, as we
are controlled by one common law-the
law Of our necessities-and we will gladly
welcome to our ranks or to the protection
OF our banner any organization requesting
admission, and such organizations as be-
lieve their craftsmen are better protected
under their present form OF government we
pledge ourselves, as members OF the grand
army OF labor, to cooperate with them in
every honorable effort to achieve the sue
cess which we are unitedly organized to
obtain, and to this end we have appointed
special committee to confer with a like
committee OF any national or internation-
al trades union which shall desire to con-
fer with US on the settlement OF any Diff
ficulty that may occur between the mem
bers OF the several organizations.
REPLY TO THE TRADES UNIONS
We have received a communica ton from
a committee OF the national officers OF some
of the national and international trades
unions requesting certain specific legislation
at our hands, but as we believe that the
object sought and stated in the preamble to
the communication above referred to can
best be accomplished by conference be-
tween a committee OF this association and
a committee OF any other organization. and
AS the propositions contained therein are
inconsistent with our duty to our members,
we therefore defer action upon said propo-
sitions until a conference can be held. The
basis upon which we believe an agreement
can be reached would necessarily include
the adoption OF some plan by which all
labor organizations could be protected
from unfair men, men expelled, Suspended
under fine or guilty Of taking the places OF
union men or Knights of labor while on
strike, or while locked out from work, and
that SO far as possible, a uniform, stand
ard OF hours and wages Of labor
should be adopted and that men OF
any trade enrolled in our order and
IueIllDeFb Oh UrdueS UNIONS, may NOT come
in conflict because OF the difference in wages
or hours OF labor. We also believe that
system OF exchanging working cards should
be adopted SO that members OF any craft
belonging to different organizations could
work in harmony together. The card of
any member OF this order admitting to
work in any union shop, and the card OF
any union man admitting him to work in
any Knight OF Labor shop. We further be.
lieve that upon demand for increase OF
wages or shorter hours OF labor made
by either organization, conference
should be held with the organized laborers
employed in the establishments; when the
demand for the increase ofwages or rcduc-
ton OF hours is contemplated, action upon
a proposed reduction OF wages or other
diff Guilty to be agreed upon in like manner,
and that in the settlement OF any difficulty
between employers and employees the organ
izations represented in the establishment
shall be parties to the terms OF settlement.
Trusting that the method proposed herein
will meet with your approval, and that
organized labor will move forward and on
ward in harmony OF effort and OF interest,
we are yours fraternally.