Workmen's advocate., 1890-10-11
WASHINGTON, D. C.
The Nationalists Ask Few Pertinent Questions to the Binghamton Strikers.

The Nationalists Ask Few Pertinent
 Questions to the Binghamton strikers.
 At the regular meeting of Nationalist Club No. 1, Washington, D. C., on Wednesday, Oct 1, before the regular order of business, the floor was given to committee If delegates from the strik- ing cigarmakers of Binghamton. Mir. JavoiSki of the committee, graphically drpicted the condition of affairs at Binghamton, stating among other things that injunctlons obtained by the manu- facturers were being served upon all who ventured to assist the strikers in any way, the merchants of the town and his own landlord flor remission of ren) being among the number; that numerous arrests had been made of pickets and others for violation of the injunction; that those arrested, among them two women, being unable to furn ish the excessive bonds required, had been committed to cramped and unheal- thy quarters in filthy jail, where they will bp compelled to remain unti! Novem- Der; and that he himself had barely escaped arrest and the same fate as those already imprisoned, for the of- fence of being one of the committee for whom he was then speaking, appointed 70 soli". aid for the strikers. Mir. Javois- Xii closed by asking the assistance of the Club. At the suggestion of the chair a collect tion was taken up, as result of which $10 31 was handed over to the committee. MT Javoiski was then questioned by several members of the club as to whether the strikers were being taught that strikes were merely temporary expedients and that there could be no material and permanent betterment of their condition until the social system which rendered possible the present state of things was abolished and public substituted for private con- trol of the Tobacco as we'll as other industries It appeared that they were not being so taught, but that a large body of workers Were pledged to the support of such measures as municipal c0utrol of light, water and street rail- ways. Then ensued the following coIIoquy.
 Mr. Smart. What do your people ex- pect to gain by these things?
 Mir. JavolSki. We expect to reduce taxes and other expen-es.
 Mr. $. Then you will be able to live cheaper?
 Mir. J. Yes.
 Mr. S. Then you can also work cheaper?
 Mr, J. No; by organization we can prevent reduction of wages.
 It appears from this that the men of BinghamtOn need to be taught first prin- ciplps.
 Tie Committee then retired. first thanking the club for the assistance re- ceived, the Chair suggesting that they again present their case at the next meeting of the cub, when there would probably be larger attendance. The regular order of business was then pro ceedt with, and after the reading of the minutes and an interesting report from Ihe Comntree on Information, through Mrs. Pauline Hansen, the chair offered the following resolutions which were adopt.d
 Resnired, That this club is unable to find language sufficiently str ong in which to express its condemnation of the shameful and outrageous manner in which lhe machinery of Justice is being urostituIed to the violation of the rights of American citizens by the tobacco manufacturers of Binghamton, N. Y., and the power winch they poss ss hy reason of their wealtl: used for the c er- cion and oi precision of labor in every possible way; and that this club pledges