Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-30
NO DATE FIXED.
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coLUxsus. O., April 90 The rational
executive board Of the United Niue
Workers Of America has concluded that
ths time is not auspicious for a strike
for tho eight hour day. The following
address - the United Nine Workers Of
America hAs been issued.
~FkLLow sIssRs; From tue time ina, min
tag became "a Industry % import .Ice sithia
tas boundary OF tAs Ussted States the a9<s-
tion OF shortening the hours Of labor kss exist-a
in ~ minds Of the tAiAkssg as1 Of eur trade.
~ tie RssursI sUs Of evsl1t.on aaf sy .
prsstloe sad exercise Of a. snly patieacs and ~
Q guzpresslsa Of perseasi preJudice ga ths
part Of the 1iLsrs Of the eogstry dsrisg ths
last 500 PEARS ss lad arrived 81 the stage in
oSgsnisssion ~ our lAst aaaasl convention
sasa every frisa1 Of the aiasrs shrous aout the
whois land believed that tais great reform
viz eigtt hoars-wss within our easy grasp.
ana steps were taxen by resolution ana other
wise 10 insusarAte the system
"stsee that time N. werld las been startled
By one Of Tie most awe Inspiring strikes IN The
sanAls OF our trade. The eore workers Of the
Cosaelisvilie region for the last twelve weeks
hare been the participants in . battle wsssd
oy organized capital against organized labor
which caa only De termed the CORY preeus-
scr Of the seemingly inevitable strife
between the Two forces In general asa more
comprehensive manner. While the men.
voEaen ant enilcrcE of -this region have been
the victims - she sherns Vrits ana his ccpu-
nesf Wtechestsrs. ana while they are now
threatened with the still more cowarcly and
still more interruptions methods Of the das
tsrdly Pinksrtons II has been the duty Of ies
Urites Nine workers 20 render 20 those people
al the financial assistance possible and com
petioie with the laws of our orsarizAtien-
Therefore IL is annecesssry that ve should say
that the fau4s which under other oircum-
stances would have boon available for our pur
pose on the isr Of Nay have BEEN very ma,eri.
ally redsced
"As the czssodtans Of the interests OF the
people Who have placed us In the positions
which ve occupy We positively though reluc-
family refuse with our eyes open ana With .
full and complete knowledge of the situation to
,eopartize those interests. and will not be re-
sponsioie for the sccomp Anyins suaerings and
SACRIFICES OF sssr!Ee 20 our constituents and
their families
I'VE appreciate fully the holiness Of this
step werealize .ae disappoin,nsnt TO thou
SANDS Of our friends. but realizing that discre-
zion Is the better part OF valor ana that the
good general, rather than lead his army head
long TO disaster. prefePs 70 make al hon
orsele retreat We take the latter course.
and II IL can es called . retreat We prefer IL
rather than TO have the malsdictions OF
our people after they have suffered for
keeping back the truth from them, and have
determined at The present time TO continue q e
light IN the coke region with all our might and
vigor. We have therefore. passed the follow
ing resolution ana submit II 70 you with all
eandor. humility and respect:
Resolved That the eaght-SOur movement
be deferred for the time being and that the
time for action Do left in the hands Of the ma
tional executive board and the presidents Of
the various dissrfcts'
The executive board also makes an
s~,eal to local assemblies and local
unions for aid for the coke workers,
whose battle they say must be fought
to q victory.