Telegram-herald., 1890-09-09

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Thsrs Is sFsFy prospects ef pilsAsd
hattie BET sssa TIE Socialists aaa sAsiF
oppcasnts a. the -.sl 4aa al sea zrsss II
sas fsats Caioas ~ LivsrpeoA Fer .
tims tae soazress 14s n>sa ons oS long
tAs principal sssats ~ me Ys@r. tAs
Eaost lAgsrsstiaz shs practical
poiat of vie~-of tas sroDof congresses
~hieh ia EaglAad the arst meath OF
satana brsAgs forth- Il i reported by
abs pre.s aaA Fsg ardsd hY TIE pHblie as
Eivlax 4s6ni1s and authoritative *
pression o. ths wishes ana feelings
Of organized labor Tue impeadiag Goa
grsss Is regarded .lth snhAaesa later
tsrsst becaass Is a believed that it will
prove = tarniny point In ths fortunes
Of trade uaisnisn 4&l IN tae progress 81
labor orgauizatioa. Fer tAs Socialists
intsnd renewing shs battle for suprsm-
scy in ths congress which Wa begaa st
Sweden last year, and 10 thar snd have
bssn busily preparing With naay
good PsoPis In England it has been con-
tlaually s0ures Of Satisfaction that
ths uRions have ksps free frota Social
istie d0etrins. thsy are nov wondering
with much concern hew long the unions
viii escape the contamination.
The rise OF Socialism in the
eOuneiis Of trade unions is, OF course,
almost shiaz Of Yesterday. aud 10 has
besn brought Aboat BY the introdue-
tion os new men, nOt-at least, not TO
any sKtsns by the oovsrsion of the
old URtil the last few years, English
Socialists held ioof from tho
moderate doctrines they cas-. many a
snser There were, Of course. few in
divlduAl Socialists in the ranks OF the
Uni0nisss and ia course OF time some
OF these conceived skrewder policy
Hitherto Unionism had been almost
entirely confined 20 skilled labor, the
workman whose capital was only the
strength OF his sinews and the power
OF his muscles hal had no part in its
'crsation. no voice in its policy
and only small share in its result.
Il was among the democracy of labor
as compared with the trained mechan-
les and artisans who ara said 10 forlE
It's aristoeracy, that tho seeds od Social
ism could Dc sown wsh the promise of
a rich harvest IL the day laborers
and other disunited classes of work
people could be organized into unions,
81 their voice eould no heard at the
Congress, II was thought that good
stroke Of Socialistic policy would be eff
feeted. few enthusiasts set them
selves 20 this task and were successful
TO some extent. In this way Mr.. Lewis
LYONS became prominent as the organ
izer of the tailors. But il was the
triumph OF John Barns who. since first
entering as an engineer had been a
member Of the Arnalgamatesl Society of
Engineers. as the leader of the dock
strike that signaMzed the success of
the Soci alists' new departure. As tho
direct result OF the strike there came
into being the Dock Laborsrs' Union,
which now numbers so 900 mesnber
and has an income o< 500 p week. AS
its indirect result, legion of other
ORGANIZATIONS have been formed, enlist
ing large classes of men who had hith-
erto been beyorsd the pale of Unionism.
IL il to this reserve force that Socislis m
looks a. means of capturing trade
unionism and which will dou btless
make itself felt more or less effectively
al Liverpool.
In point Of numbers the power loom
weavsrs appear 20 be strongest, with
80. 600. the engineers coming next with
-. kar in, ha
Dock Laborers' Union. The Northum-
bsrland & Durham Miners Union mus
ters about 5000, and Carpenters and
Joiners' $4,000.
At the end Of 1889 ii was reported by
the Registrar of Friendly Societies that
there were 2SS unions. but is is estimat-
ed By Mr.. Burnett. the head of the
labor Bureau, that the number Is
really three or four times "a many A
small part of the great increase in the
number of societies during the past
4wo years - due - the spread of the
spirit Of combination among work
ing women, which Lady Dixie and Miss
Potter have done so much to promote.
Dressmaksrs. tailorssses. seams tressss.
lsundresses. masohms kers. shirt and
collar makers and var ious other sec
Sions OF workwomen are now banded
together in unions and entitled TO rep
rsssntation at the Congress. The
movement. 10, must be confessed, how
ever. has been formed from without
aud not from within their ranks. In
some of these societies none of the mem
bers at present ars quslihsd to represent
than a. Congress aud the ladies who
have initiated them would not be
eligible 60 scs ~ delegates. The rules
OF shs Congress require all the dele
gates 20 be working membe OF the
societies theJ represent. and under
these rules Mss Edith Simcox last
year had the credentials received from
the London tsilorssses returned 20 her.
The Socialists tried hard last yssr 20
raise Mr.. Brosdhurst from the Secre-
tsryship. bit completely failed A
month OF tro ago. however. Mr.. Broad
hurst. whose health for soms time has
not been Of the best. gave notice Of his
intention 90 resign. and 40 tbs
battle viii be fought ever again
at Liverpool The Socialists viii
doubtless make . desperate Effort 60
rut che Of their sumber into the oesce.
The eruoIumsnts of the Sscretsryshi p
are. of course. small. but the induence
attached 80 &c = large. Mr. feorgs
Shiuton. the Secretary II the London
Trades Couneil-s federation. a. IL
were. of The Metropolitan sociesies-
il likely % be proposed a. the snee@ssor
e. NJ Rrosdhurst. While Mr. Threlfsll.
Of sheffield. viii probably be the can