Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-13
PRINTERS, FRATERNITY.
A Declaration of Prineiples-No An
 tagOnism Between Capital and La

A Declafat1On OG Fflnc1pIes-NO A Ae tagOnism Between Capital and La. bor.
 A branch of the National Printers Pro- tective Fraternity has recently been organ l ized in this city with eighteen charter mem- bers, and will be known as Connecticut Fra.
 ternity No. 5. The society starts under very ! favorable auspices, and is ofHeered as fol. lows
 George T. Aldridge, president; David Evans, vice president; Charles H. Thompson ! secretary of finance; Arthur c. Sherman
 secretary of records; William W. Works
 treasurer; John E. Skinner, sergeant-at- I arms.
 Trustees-John s. shull, Louis B. James
 Thomas B. Dowden, Clarence H. Ryder, Al
 fred w. Gleason.
 The principles of the organization are thui
 set forth:
 To whom it may eoneern:-Beiieving that | in the methods heretofore used in the settle | ment of disputes there has been tendency to disregard the rights of employers, of fel low craftsmen, and the claims of the family, | and that harmony between employer and em ploye is far from being realized; believing ! that strikes and boycotting are injurious ir ! their effects rather than beneficial, and see | ing no hope of discontinuance of these | methods, believing that there is more pros pect of better understanding between em. ployer and employe under the National Printers Protective Fraternity; relying upon arbitration as means of securing an equita- ble adjustment of differences: Whereas, Experience has shown that good results can be more effectively accomplished through organization;
 Whereas, Organized labor, whether of two zc x1.~ AL Therefore, We have associated ourselves together under the above Fraternity for
 mutual protection and aid. We believe that as thoroughly competent and trustworthy men can be obtained under this as under any
 system. We stand upon Arbitration solely
 platform broad enough to hold every trade
 or class, employer as well as employe-dis- carding other methods as unsatisfactory to all parties, and propose to give this thorough and practical testing. As free and independent citizens and printers we claim the same rights, privileges and i'm munities as other organizations.
 The following extract is from the consti- tuition of the National Fraternity:
 tWe do not believe that the mutual inter ests of capital and labor can be furthered by their taking positions of antagonism toward each other, or that the differences between them can be properly settled by the force of lockouts, strikes and boycotts.
 "We believe that those methods have proven failures for the purposes for and are also destructive of the indi- viduai freedom of the workingman, whom we declare to have a natural right to the con trol of his own labor, as well as the capital ist has to the control of his own money within the bounds of the common needs and the public good.
 "We believe that organized labor can, in thia dav and cnnDtrv aQfA1v anna0l fn arhI- tration for the satisfaction of it's just de- mands and that this mode of settlement will be the best for both capital and labor and the general welfare of the country"
 The society also pays weekly benefits of $5 in case of sickness, and in case of death of member in good standing mortuary benefit is paid to the family of the deceased, if he had been member six months, $50, and in creasing $50 for every six months member ship until the amount reaches $500. The as- sessment in case of death is $1 upon each member.
 All employees who are competent in at least one department or branch are eligible to membership, as well as all persons who are proprietors or stockholders in any printing or publishing business.
 The obligations of the Fraternity are thus set forth:
 I, -, do hereby pledge my honor that will support the Constitution and By laws of this Fraternity, and the Constitution and Bylaws of the National Fraternity; that will abide by the decision of the majority in all matters pertaining to the welfare of the Fraternity; that I will procure employ ment for brother member in preference to others; that will assist brother member in distress; that I will not divulge the proceedings of the Fraternity, and that will not join or belong to any organization to this Fraternity while mem- her thereof