Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01
THE MOVEMENT IN HART
FORD,

According TO our ponllcai phllos-
ophers" the second year after presiden-
tial election is always remarkable for
the general thriving of business; and
inasmuch as the party with the motto,
Protection to American Labor" was
victorious, business indeed, must be in
fourishing condition.
But in so far as our locality and
vicinity are concerned, this theory has
proved an absolute fallacy. Business
did not flourish, but the very contrary
prevailed last year. Having had very
mild winter, so that outdoor work was
hardly ever interrupted on account of
the weather, people may think that at
least the building trades must be active;
the fact is, however, that these also
have been and are very quiet.
Manufacture in general is extremely
dull, and an unusual number of oper-
atiyes are out Of work. The same may
be said of all the trades represented
here, with the exception of the typos
who alone report steady employment.
Many of our workmen pride them
selves on being conservative; by that
term they mean and understand that it is
more profitable to them to play cut
throat one against the other than to
act tremendously together against their
respective bosses. This is the main
reason why the trades are SO poorly
organized in our city.
But preparations are being made to
bring the scattered forces into the
ranks of organized labor.
The newly organized Journeymen
BARRIERS Union promises well, 81 out of
81 BARRIERS having joined it.
The Painters and Decorators have de-
cided to work 8 hours on and after
March |. This resolution has been in
dorsed by our Central Labor Union.
The Organization Committee of the
G.. L. U. will try to organize Harness
makers Union; also to bring into the
ranks of the g. l.. U. the Iron-moulders
and Bricklayers.
Endeavors are also being made to
bring the tailors together. This is a
tough task, however, inasmuch as each
tailor seems to be be sort of 'philos-
opher'' claiming the privilege of differ
ing from the other in his understanding
of aims and purposes.
Owing to the avowed conservatism
prevalent in our city, it is easy to com
prehend that the political movement Is
in no better condition than the trades
union movement On the other hand,
however, lodges, with all their nonsens-
ical humbuggery seem to flourish. Some
men belong to several of them, and
their time is so taken up by that sort of
buncombe that they have no time left
to attend to any other question, how
ever vital and farreaching.
The politico- economical movement, in
our sense, is carried on here by the
Nationalist Club, in which the English
speaking are taking growing interest.
Its members are quite enthusiastic and
active. Several good speakers have
been here already.
The Educational Club Progress,
composed of Jewish workmen, mas
arranged a sociable in aid of the pro-
posed Jewish newspaper "Arbeite'zei'
tang, to be published in New York.
Mr.. NJ. Zametkin, of New Work, will for
the occasion deliver an address in Eng
lish. The affair will take place Tuesday
evening, Feb, %, at Sangerbund Hall
Cor. Main and Morgan streets. The ad
mission fee being only 10 cts. person
it is hoped that their endeayors will be
crowned with success.
Our German Section, s. L. P, has also
arranged an evening entertainment, tC
be held on Sunday, March 2, at Kast
ner's Hall. No admission fee. Prepar