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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-15

is such thing as a race in life in which
the fittest is to win, why ought there not
be, at least, a fair start allowed to all The
racers2
Instead of robbing a man of individual
liberties, nationalsm will enlarge them,
and give the worker freedom to choose
his occupation. Mr.. Savage claims that
the state Of things as described by Mr..
Bellamy is impossible but he fails To see
that we are already drifting into it, aud
that the growth of the national wealth
is due to the very principles which the
natlonalists advocate, the working to-
gether of all, the manufacturing of all
articles by large concerns He fails to
see that companies of an industrial army
are already forming, that the system by
which they will be managed in future is
already developing.
Mr.. savage finally winds up arguing
that, even If they were possible, such
conditions would not be desirable, be-
cause they would stifle individual free
dom and bring about despo,ism such
as the world has never seen. This, how
ever. is not true and cannot be true. The
rosebush of Mr.. Belamy's metaphor can
'' '"iSi iioLi DSiilS ldhell OUT OF InS
Dog aud planted in a sunny garden.
Hunger does not make men better, but
IN the measure that men have fought SO
far successfully against hunger and want
have they risen from barbarism to a
higher round of civilization. Where
people suffer from hunger and want,
there you will find them on a low grade
of civilizations secured against physical
wants they will begin to rise. The move
ment caused by the grand ideas which
MIR. Bellamy has not invented, but, hav-
ing found aioat and having become in
splred by them, has more fifty expressed,
does not rest on false assumptions; the
aim to which it directs attention is not
out of reach, nor, if attained, will it be
dangerous to liberty or to the higher and
nobler aspirations of man.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-15

II he will, draw an income of $1,000 in
addition to the $4,000. In other words,
the terrible dilemma before him WINS
from the start and continues to be in an
ever increasing degree in the future,
simply this; He may on the one hand
riot away money, or on the other he
may grow richer if he choose.
Pot-Well :. in "a certain sense
relatively speaking =.
H-And, for being confronted with
such a dreadful dilemma, person is
to earn wages Of abstinence! If that
IS just, what amount of wages of abstin-
ence is not due us who are frequently
brought face to face with very differ
ent dllemma-the dilemma, for instance,
of choosing between hunger and cold.
How large, Professor, should not our
wages OF abstinence be;
Prof. You should not forget that
these economic relations rest upon eter-
nal and Interchangeable laws of nature.
H-That is false. The existence of the
present social conditions rests upon sta
tutes; remove the later and the former
disappear with them.
IrV,--GOu do not seem to hesitate
in denying the principal maxims of
our science!
H-~Of yo,T science--indeed not. 1t is
otherwise with true science. have an
other question, Professor.
PrQE-What do you want now? 1t is
impossible for me to answer all your
lncomprehensible questions.
S,-But, my dear Professor, consider
that we have brought this young fellow
here to cure him of his sIanderous con.
fusion of thought, and it behooves us to
instruct him.
Frof-You are right. only meant to
request Mr.. Hall at least 10 frame his
questions in a sensible way. Ask your
question, dear Mr.. Hail.
ITO be concluded ne,rt lceek.)
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-15
Discomfort ED FARMERS.

They Hold a Convention, Denounee Poll
tiCianS and Advocate Union with the
Organizations of Labor. - They Also
Seek Palliative In Cooperation.
Pursuant te call, mass convention
of the members of the Farmers Mutual
Benefit Association of Southern Illinois
was held in Centralia, Ills, on the 4th
inst, about every county in Egypt being
represented. The session was secret
one, but it was decided to make public
the resolutions adopted, which are in
substance as follows: The members
pledge themselves to vote for no one
who is not in accord with their ideas.
They declare the farmers are the poorest
and most abused men on earth. They
bitterly denounce party canvasses and
demand a halt generally in old party
methods, winding up their party decia-
ration with demand for woman sui
frage.
They recommend the organization OF
what shall be known as the Industrial
Cooperative Society of Illinois. with a
capital stock of 100000, and also the
organization of cooperative stores on
what is known as the Rochdale plan.
They demand general reduction OF the
salaries of all elective officers, National.
Congressional, State, Judicial, county,
and township. They advocate the unit
ing in one body of ali labor organiza-
lions. They recommend the organiza
ton of county cooperative fire insurance
companies, and also suggest that at the
next State meeting cooperative life
insurance company be organized.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-15
THE WORkMAN'S CONDITION

At meeting Of Methodist preachers
held last week in Chicago, a paper on
"Social Forces" was read by DR.. Updyk
of Englewood, H., and discussed at
length by the members present. The
speaker was very bold and emphatic in
his utterances. He not only deplored
the moral condition of the laboring man
and held that the church people were
largely TO blame foI il, but he also OBJ
jacted TO present social laws, which, he
said, regarded labor as a commodity to
be bought and sold. He denounced the
competitive system and showed how its
natural and was combination, At the
close of the meeting Bishop Foster deli
vered short address, in which he took
substantially the same position.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-15
OUR SAILORS.

They will hold IL National Convention in
New York. April ii. 1890.
The following call for a national con-
vention of seafaring men has been issued
by the international Amagamated Sal
lors and F'iremen's Union:
NEW YORK CITY, Feb. 16, 1890.
To ALL SEAFARING MEN, GREETING:
The day has come when the seafaring-
men throughout the world should claim
their own. The rapid growth of the
Union on the Atlantic coast, the eager
ness manifested by the men to organize,
and the general demand for a better
organization with unity of action
throughout the world, prompt us to
issue this call for National Conyen-
ton.
The Convention will be called to order
at 10 o'clock on the morning of Monday.
April a. 1890, in the Common Council
Chamber, City Hall of New York City.
The basis of representation in this
convention will be three delegates from
each Union of seafaring men.
Each delegate must be provided with
written credentials, signed by the PresI-
dent and Secretary of the organization
he represents. Blank forms of creden
tials can be obtained by addressing the
General Secretary.
We trust that you will send represen-
tatives and that the outcome of the
Convention will be the establishment of
Union, the ramihcations of which
shall extend to every American Port,
and bring the seafaring. men of our
Coasts, Lakes and Rivers into our firm
bond of Union.
Let us now make pull, strong pull,
pull altogether, and the oppression
under which our class has suffered for
so many centuries will speedily become
mere tradition of the past.
Yours, traternally,
HUGH McGREGOR, General President;
GEORGE WATSON REED, General Sec:
JOHN L. O'SULLIvAN, Genl Accountant,
n b. Labor and friendly papers will
please copy. The assistance of all Trade
Unions in every Port is earnestly re-
quested. Literature, Posters, Hand
bills, Constitutions and all necessaries
may be obtained upon application to
Headquarters, Hudson Hall, 216 Spring
st., New York City.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-15
X | N G B A r r o w.
ROBERT w. HUME.

IT'S long time sgO
I'd have you TO know
Since Labor obtained all Its own;
Since what a man made
Was his whole stock in trade
And stone was called merely stone,
No Id iers were then
Saddled On 10 poor men,
No money-law made-right could give
To task oil the pains,
And TO steal al the gains,
OF the workers" who labor to live
But, even when right
Was superior to might,
To men it content did not bring:
SO, loOki' < on high,
To great JOve In the sky
They besought him to send them a king
The God saw and heard,
He gave heed TO their word
And answered their prayers in his ire
so, down with roar
Something fell on the shore
Mid thunder, and lightning, and fire
Though awed by the sound
They soon gathered around,
While yet they felt chilled to the marrow
When 10 ! on the gro md
Right before them they found
No king But crazy old barrow
But those marked by fate
To writhe under the hate
And to suffer the vengeance Of beav'n'
Are tnCompagsed with liRht
That dstOrts the true sight
And in glamOr they dWell-tlll giv'nI
so these foolish men
Who around it stood then,
Dee ned that barrow Il chariot Of gold
So round 1t they drew,
And with feaity true,
SWore they'd serve whOmsoe'e r it might hold
Many rasCals there he
Who have climbed 1t you see;
And treated the workers" as slaves.
Who labor IN vain
Its dead weight TO sustain,
Controlled by the orders Of knayes
There's the awyer-the priest,
That have come to the feast;
And the SNUG politician Is there
The steaer Of land,
And the ighter-sO grand
Have by turns climbed into The chair
There's the mixer of toddy,
The QuaCk ana his hobby,
Who often ride in t-galorel
And the seller Of hoddy,
And any tom-noduy,
The sinners think tit 10 adore!
Who live by their wits.
The seat very well fits;
But not those who work with their hands
While those who consume
Can find in II room,
The rejected producer still stands!
Poor Labor and Right
Are broke down in the fight
While Mammon his golden whip cracks;
And miller and sailor,
And tinker AMI tailor
Are scored with 1t over their backs
Perhaps It's well meant
Ana old Jove will T, lent,
To us sinners right under the harrow:
When the Socialists rise,
And with wi te-open eyes,
Put an end TO the reign Of King Barrow
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-15

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DrdmdtiS Persona.
HAMILTON VAN RENSSELAER,,
Principal stakeholder IN a manufacturing
corporation,
ANDERSON SMITH, A. NJ. Phi. D., LII. D.,
ID. d.
Professor Of Political Economy
JOHN HALL,
A factory h8al in the Stockholders cor,
poratlou
jim,
The Stockholders valet
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-15

scENE Antechamber in the Stdckholder's
residence on Fifth Ave.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-15
THE FIREBRAND.
A SOClALlSrlC HUMOROUS COMEDY
IN ONE ACT,
ADAPTED FROM THE GERMAN,

Copyright, 1890, by the N. Y, Labor News Co.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-15

The Stockholders valet.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-25
EDITORIAL NOTES,

The world will not get too fresh soon. It is officially declared that there Is salt enough in the Teesids field in England to supply the world for 500 years.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-25
Tuesday, March 25, 1890.
THE sOUTHRRN-NEGRO

Dr. A. G. Haygood of Sheffield, Alabama, Is one of the trustees of the Peabody fund, and he has made a careful study of the race question in the South. In answer to the question, What can now be done about the negro and the ballota he says: "But one thing can be done. Use the best possible means of preparing him to be voter; so teach him as to make him more of a self reliant man, no party's man, but real man, intelligent, virtuous and unpurchasable. :" ''If, he says, "this answer is not friendly to the negro, I ana incapable of friendliness to him." He says that the agitation of the subject of negro rights cannot fail to be of detriment, no matter what its purpose may be. z "A child cannot be rightly taught or reared, who, being the subject of perpetual family disputes, measures his importance by the amount of noise made over him." Up to January, 1889, nearly sixty millions of dollars has been expended on the work of educating the negroes of the South; more than million negro children attended the public schools, of which there are more than 16,000 taught by negro teachers. Two millions of the 1000, ,000 of negroes can now read. '.No chapter in history" says Dr. Haygood, "matches this one in the effort made or in the results achieved. So much was never done before to help poor and illiterate people, and 30 many of such people never learned so much in so short a time.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-25
THE NEWsPAPER CIRCUS.

The newspaper circus has again struck New Haven, and with characteristic generos- ity its managers invite everybody to see the show for very small sum. The advertising is as lavish, and confident and egotistic as that of all the other great circuses. We are told that there are more rings, more per- formers, a bigger menagerie and more curiosi- ties than have ever before been seen together under one management. In fact, as an old circus man once said, there is Ca oorpulent amplitude" of attractions. To be sure, only one performance day is given. but there is good judgement in this, for the town couldn't stand two. It has all it can do to recover from one in time for the next. It would be bewildered with more.
 It is vociferously announced that thi- circus has come to stay, and that New Has ven is hereafter to have a show wo1thy of the name. The habitable and uninhabitable globe is to be searched for fresh attractions. If a sacred or a profane elephant is wanted 1t will be had. The reptile department will be attended to with especial zeal, and the side shows will be distended with the freak fest of freaks. The price of admission will remain the same under any and all circum- stances, and if all the promises on the bills are not fulfilled 1t will not be the fault of the bills. New Haven is fortunate. "Hoop lal" every day is more than she deserved.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-25
HRKSOME SYMPATHY. Kindly Meaning People Who Will Not Ignore our mishaps.

Ignore Our mishaps.
 When suffering under certain afalctions one is likely to become so irritable as to re- sent sympathy, says the Youths Companion. If people would but ignore our griefs we feel that it might be possible to bear them with philosophy, but questions have the effect of rousing demon of opposition. A young lady employed in public library one day fell from the top of stepladder, and not only called upon herself the attention of the entire room, but was quite conscious that she pre- seated forlorn spectacle ingloriously pros- trate and covered with dust.
 No one was so ill., bred as to laugh. but one after another of her associates rushed up to her uttering, in fague and chorus, the natural sympathetic questions:
 "How did you falla"
 "Are you hurta"
 "How did it happsna"
 "Did you lose your balancs3"
 In the midst of these queries the victim preserved an unblemished front of courtesy. Finally, however, came silence, and her would -bs rescuers were lust turning away, when up rushed the janitors who had just heard of the mishap.
 "Why, Miss Smith, cried he, in genuine interest, "did you falls"
 Miss Smith turned upon him one coldly whitening glance.
 "Now, MT. Green,' said che calmly, "I got down here on the floor and rubbed my clothes in the dust to amuse myself"
 And then the different workers dispersed to their several occupations. During the recent epidemic of influenza iu one of our cities gentleman, who was suffer ing acutely from it, went down town one | morning and on the way he met at least 6 dozen sympathetic friends. At the twelfth | encounter his patience was exhausted. "Have you the prevalent cold" inquired the twelfth assailant, a burly, good-natured man.
 "Yes, "said the invalid, ,captiously, s'I have Have you the prevalent sympathya" The retort was hardly courteous, and tn, man himself felt ashamed of it afterward l but ct the moment it seemed to do him good
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-25
THE WARDROBE OF QUEEN BEss.


 Some Of the More Remarkable Gowns
 lA Her Exsensive Collection.
 An inventory taken in the year 1900 of the wardrobe of Queen Elizabeth enables us to estimate the sumptuous attire with which the Virgin Queen at once delighted and astonished her subjects. She had at the date named 99 robes, 1s8 kirtles, 269 gowns round. loose and French), 186 foreparts, 125 petticosts, 27 fans, 96 cloaks, s3 saveguards, s5 doublets and IS lap mantles.
 Her gowns were of the richest and eossliest material-purple, gold tissue. crimson, satin cloth of gold, cloth of silver, white velvet, cloth and satin of dove color, drake color, horse-fesh color and very popular color known in those old times as s'lady blush.n Some of tke Queens dresses are worthy of special note, says the London lady. A frook of silver cloth, checksred with red silk like birds eyes, with demi- sleeves, . cut of crimson velvet twisted on with silver and lined with crimson velvet. A French kirtle of white satin, cut all over, embroidered with loops, flowers and clouds of Venice gold, silver and silk. The fore part of one drees was white satin embroid- cred very fine, with borders of the sun, moon and other signs and planets of Venice gold, silver and silk of sundry colors with a border of beasts beneath, likewise em- bIoidsred.
 Other gowns were adorned with bees, flies, spiders, worms, trunks of tress, pan eies, oak leaves and mufberries; while some were resplendent with rainbows, suns, clouds, fountains and flames of fre. Her buttons were of fantastic device, some being in the shape of flowers and butterflies, and those on one gorgeous dress were. in the similituds of birds of paradise. Altogether, the Virgin Queen, when arrayed in all her glory, must hays aye, ressmbled 2 ps pEelinis; Nature"
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-25
SCR PS.

Mrs. Grump-"Bobby shall have to tell your father about you; you've been fght- ingl" Bobby-"Well, mum, hain't been licked bad enough now without having an- other scrap with paa"-Texas Siftings.
 Aunt Coupon-'tAnd now, Georgie, how do you like tho fine gold watch I sent you on your birthday" Georgie-"I liked it pretty we'll, aunty. After me an' Billy Smith got tired hesrin' it tick we busted 1t open an took out der works. Bills got der spring tied onto his dog. It's a bully dog, too!"- Jewellers Review.
 Patient (who had just had his eye operated upon)-"Doctor. 1t seems to me $50 is high price to charge for that job. It didn't take you ten seconds" Eminent oculist-"My dear friend, in learning to perform this op. eration in ten seconds I have spoiled more than two bushels of such eyes as yours."- Chicago Tribune.
 Gus-Why, Algy, what is the matters Are you sicka Algernon-No, my deah fellah but I'm frightened about myself. A doctor told me yesterday that the air is pwessine on me with pwessure of fifteen pounds te the inch. That's tewwible thing and don't believe can stand 1t much longer. = Munsey's Weekly.
 Miss Minnie-Mr. Figg. you really must buy a ticket for our ball. It is for the benefit
 
 Figg-But is she really deserving, do you thinka
 Miss Minnie-I know she is. She has done lots of work for the girls of our set and al ways let's us set our own price.-Terre Haute Express.
 Miss Emory Hugh Cat the glove counter, -"See here, young woman, you have will fully cheated me. You marked these gloves fves, but when I got home found they were two sizes larger. There!" Sales Rirl-"But, Madam, they fitted you to per. fec-" Miss Emory Hugh (severely)-"What has that got to do with its'-Dry Goods Chronicle.
 In youths bright morn he feels ambitions thrill And in the field of human strife engages, Resolved to make glorious name that will Go laundering down the ages. When age has carved its wrinkles on his brow And he has drank in life more gall than nectar, He's very happy if he gets place
 As custom house inspector.
 -Roston C.o,1rier
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-25

The world will not get too fresh soon. It is officially declared that there is salt enough in the Teeaids field in England to supply the world for 500 years.
 A baby has been found in Chicago, and note pinned to the youngsters clothing bore the legend. "I come to attend the worlds fair" A baby with such discretion as this need not fear that 1t will not be well taken care of in Chicago.
 Woman continues to be heard from. Os- kaloosa, Kansas, for two years completely under tho rule of the woman snffraglsts, has gotten along so we'll that the women officials are about to be reelected without any oppo- sition to speak of. The rule of the petticoat works SO we'll there that it is likely to spread through large number of towns and cities of Kansas in the coming spring elections.
 A correspondent who has .been staying at the hotel in Cannes where Dom Pedro is writes to deny the reports current of late that the mind of the deposed monarch has become affected by the many affiictions he has recent- ly undergone. The ex-emperor constantly walks and drives in the neighborhood, and his manner. though melancholy, is said to be composed. No restraint is placed upon his actions, and to all appearance his general health is better than it was on his visit to Cannes two years ago.
 There are 2,6OO men and 600 women em- ployed as street sweepers in Paris, besides $500 moro workmen engaged in draining, paving. planting and similar service. The foremen of the sweepers get $1 day, their deputies eighty cents and the rank and file about seventy five cents for ten hours' work. The women work shorter hours and get about forty-dve cents per day. They all have to find their own tools. It is now proposed to increase the wages of the sweepers and to retire them on pension of $1o0 per year when they reach sixty-fiv years of age. The Medical Journal publishes the follow ing interesting facts: Of 86,S31 olergymen 18O died of infectious diseases. The usual experience of an insurance company would have made the number 239; that is, tho mor- tality of the clergymen was only 79 per cent. | ~@>AAeAesey SASsss>e -s"~~ | of physicians from these diseases was 127 above the usual rate, pointing to the greater danger of contagion in the case of the physi- elan than in that of the pastor. Of lung af. factions, excluding consumption, 311 clergy men died, instead of 32S, the number expect. ed from mortality tables. Physicians died of such diseases 115 per cent. above the average rate. Between the ages of twenty-siz and forty-fve the mortality of Roman Catho lic olerRymen, compared with Protestant ministers of the same age, was as 137 to 109 while between the ages of forty-six and sixty five the difference was as 154 to 100, and be tween the ages of sixty-six and eighty five al 118 to 100.
 According to Iron, one of the most interest ing contributions of Professor Nordenskjols to popular science is his exapination-whel about 80 degrees north latitude, befor 1 reaching Parry's island, to the northwest 9
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-25

A baby has been found in Chicago, and @ note pinned to the youngsters clothing bore the legend. "I come to attend the worlds fair" A baby with such discretion as this need not fear that 1t will not be well taken care of in Chicago.