New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-09
UNITED FOR EIGHT HOURS.
PoSToFFICE CLERKS IN SOLID PHALANX
RESrLUTIONS AND LETTERS REGARDING TIE
BILLS N CoXGGEss-sUMMER vACA.
TONS ASKED FOR

BILLS ~ COXGREsS-SUMMER VACA
TONS ASKED FOR
Tho POstoice CLERKS in nearly all first and second
class po'tolicc> in the United state, are WORKING
! haFmonioa-ly in combined movement to have
Congress pass bills Nos. G,fls and 6,ii0 making
elebt hours a legal days worl. with vacation %:
/ fifteen days yearly. Petition, have been sgheo by
thousands Of CLERKS in all parts OF the country ana
forv erGel to all Congressman and senators in wash
lngtol resolutions have been passed ana money has
+ been raised TO aid the of worldly m egh'
hours. which the postoflcc clerks believe they are
much entitled 30 the letcrcarriers, who secured
a legal eighth workday in 1S7s.
PO>tma scr General Wanamakcr has placed himseh
on record a, lavorng the bill for an annual vacation
Postmaster Van Colt Of tn city, is thoroughly Ill
! accord with the clerks under his direction. In the
last ten years the In Of the Ne" orN Po>,olcc
has increased - pcT cent and lis t"l net earn
ngs for year nearly +4,o00,O0o yet the force
Of experienced clcrs i small aud the "appropr-
alton" by Congress for the expenses Of the f"Stohcc
meagrc that nearly all CLERKS arc forced to work
| many h0nrS overtime without extra compensation
| The National Association ot Post0hcc clerks was
formed in convention in February last III Washington
Cor the express purpose Of bringing 10 bear the force,
ii organization and united action for the accomplish
ucnt ~ a legal woflGay Of eight hours ana an annual
vacation # two weeks.
rhc following circular letter addressed to the
po,oicc clerk, If the United state. and defining the
Pc i;ion of tr itonal Association Of Po'tomcc 'lcrf'
toward Postmaster General Wanamakcr ard Congress
has Just been sent out:
You have doubt this been appri'ed through
the public pre- of I'll" iii defining me h.s ." I w.,
Introduced IN behalf by General ketclani. inc
aunul leave Of absence If fifteen days, excepting from
lis benefits the third class Offices. Ihe report, on
referred 10 u" ~uN committee having me I'M ",
charge. The Executive Committee. VINE f'cih9 tla'
W" nave met with set bah. do h"t Nv d,' n,rai>'
dc-pair o The pi~'1Gr 81 the measure. alu VIII . cn
cIt ourselves to IN" utmost TO -rcurc aFrabi' acton
a, III" ,a'r t i" linn, i ,r t iIonc and once
there We feel that We viii win. ....
The Executive Commi Tee" through their Chairman;
request me - ak You = make >tronG' iofnai
protest. ia the hap Of petition. against me pa
burn. witch "hI II mas" ample provision Tor a..
,.tanf p,ua;cT,. -Epcriut ndcn',. cic itlnr"' me
maNimuu salary Of Tie rlcrh>. lon ,honh i"IW'Hh
~ . mrciiu, 81 the Executive Committee o. me
Sew Yorl. a-,ooi'ion it dc'idc!. in addition 10 other
entire New lor delegation in C"ntr-- aNhins t'lcln
20 ,'@ Their Irc"Te to nIn,N ne ,o ,raiiop and
E.hi hour bn, to the House Al once for final ac-
'''' PA oMNLgEY. SECRETARY.
ON he receipt ~ .h, letter bv Me Chicago Post
Office clerks, Association at IT, last mccin. r'>olu-
tn,i~ wcr, AZ once adoptr! that They mot "arn'' Is
3c.ifc ihc pas ~ House Iili 40. 6.ii- when
provide, for p'rr Il rest or vacaN"n fo' post
ONO" clerks ~ uitocu GiNN aNludilA ''' VI'IP'
involved lr. been recognized %, Congress IN granting
II, carrier, such A -acator ard We al, cNfeu ion
= thai ur.v.a. 20 oUr-'lNe,. the ground that
olr work j. mh.ait'iv and copiuu-. an' that =
periodical ret is uccc.-it, - men who 'pk every
SUNDAY zoe ~. year. aud who tno" That holidays
are lou. celebrated only through reading the news
PAPER The ioli,vinV a'neudmcu Wa approved;
PROVIDED further. Tat all clerks or employees who
have -.rNri continuously for tho period g" ten yfNfN
30 po-to'lcc ~ tne hi't Ga, 'iall it @l tgo
Ilr chest al d
the department u whi, they arr employed ana shall;
fpr every year oi -yi'r. afr IT, hf,i year. be- pni
49, salary au additional -uw q 500 until their salaries
reach tl' mn.taia,l amount
I'm addition 90 much quiet and effective WORN ar-
coupl bed in Na,lir los the National Association
Of ro-on,,c CLERKS the New York Po~toncc Clerks
local association has sent the following personal ap
pool o all senator, and congressman from th, state
ihro'.h o.. president Of the association. y. H. Is.
born. IT,:
Ina only sue mat can be raised in GPpo,tGn , to
las necessary 10 srnt him That ln'tl'c "'rr n"l an
additional sim ncod'-i effect % tho" REFORMS,
81, got hesitate e. assert that they would meet WIN
,cFiou, opposition from no quarter. Therefore Deg
yor {, looA ~ the" facts:
uud~ruIid a condition ACKNOWLEDGED o. exist by every
Postmaster General zinc" the time Of ID" Hon Thomas
= rh,t the sy-t"m which cmpowcr, postmaster
10 exact oyrrWor. from the c"~i- without 'nulFh
.ati"n therefor 3, unjust aud prlror1iif' "i d,'"n
tent which may tend 10 destroy the efficiency ana ac
cur;ic, - n" -'ryc'.
door, Il Cgugrc-, appealing for Justice. rntta.
ynu in their name uiu them not AWAY. lh'Ir Claims
are lust and reasonable. They a>h no more than N"u
have already conceded % the cag1cr -"r'icc with tue
mot -atsflctor, r..uit-. The -lmpithy and good
VIII nf hr people and press throughout The aui hay"
been cNcGird 10 Them and score 81 m"U'r> "i N"nI
honorable bod, have attc,tcd their sympathy and
promised thcir aid.
From All plr's # the c0uuiry. from Main" !"
California. comes The news 0f "a" united action ~
po,tolicc Il .rh, ina calling upon their representatives,
iu Cougrr-, - work for The passage - the three bus
which viii mrlc their live, littir brighter.
In >au Francisco the local pH-tofhcc Clerk ~
eocilpu hl~ taken unanimous action on Oh" question
uf the eight hour worhdny. aud have passed rSon.
tio, asking Cpurrn-, t. pa House E!il No. dil"'
providing for 81 Worbday Of eight hours. ard lill 40.
otis. for vacation of t"o weeks yearly. the r'N"l
tiun, being similar In respect, 10 those adopted
los the chicago Postal CLERKS N~rWal"li ana 'h"'
with this quo ti"u:
Il not Ju-t that who ml," sacrifices. who
resist temptations which well uls Irresistible. 10
Wli'~' committed ~" -pr.al. pphN'hl ana
commercial uud"Ur" and Literature. should r.
rcVr a compensation which viii enable then 10 hfc
and to save sufficient t. provide against want
tuOug the public men WlO nave Jt.'H III
praise of LEGAL Woriday of tlht h"uf- Tor ''oNriH
ncnt cuplotr> aud P0tplicc clerk, pirt.cui1rly .hd
vino now advocating the pi-,a-' through con
CIV, ~ such h- General kcclhpl, First Assist
ant f,-tna General GARRISON Postmaster Cornelius
Van colt Il thi, city: Amos j. Cummings. Congress
man Bingham. and many more Congrc,snen aud scna-
tor.
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