Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1891-01-10

po0h printer, employer OF laOOr claltn-
ing to represent the Tackmakers' Ma.
tional Union, but whose real business
IN the councils OF wage-workers has been
for years, notoriously, that of an agent
OF the Democratic party. This Foster
was the Secretary of your Special Com.
mttee," and its report, which we shall
presently consider, was his work.
The two lrst paragraphs of this re.
! port as quoted in your letter. are for
the most part made up of meaningless
| phrases, such as the professional poll
! llclan has long been accustomed to use
IN his public treatment Of the labor
| question, In SO far as they contain any
thing that is at all tangible or Compre.
henslble they are contradictory or un-
true, and plainly intended to keep the
wage workers divided by hypocrtical
appeals to the right of individual opinion,
even when such opinion is the product,
not of reason, but of race prejudice in.
dlvidual seliishneSs and Temperament"
The third paragraph states tlagrant
| untruth III language calculated to de-
celve. by the cunning addition Of the
word ''partlsan' to the word "politiCs,'
1t falsely asserts that the A. +. of l.. is
committed against political action of any
sort; whereas, in fact, the A +, of H., at
| its Columbus Convention held in Decem-
her 1886, placed itself ON record, by re
! solution, rs uureServedly faVoring and
recommending independent labor move
ments of the working class. Again it
| says: 1--WE cannot logically II admit the $.
l.. 7. to representation and shut the door
! in the face Of other political organiza~
| transformed to achieve social progress
Everybody knows that there is no such
| political organization in existence out
side of the Socialist Labor party. But it
is by deprecating ''partsan politics" that
| partisan politicians succeed in excluding
| the 5. H. = from the councils of Organ.
lied Labor, while throwing wide open
the doors of its central bodies and con
ventions to the old plutocratic parties
under the borrowed name of "rack
makers and the fictitious one of Fed
eral Unions"
Finally, the conclusions and recon-
mendations Of the report ignore all the
testimony and arguments presented on
the side of the G.. l.. f. at the meeting
J held by the special committee.
| We therefore believe that the Detroit
Convention had no opportunity of fairly
deciding our case. For the injustice
done us, we blame you, and you alone.
We believe that most of the delegates
who were instructed to vote against us
would now, i'll the light that has been
cast upon the subject, be instructed to
vote otherwise; and we appeal from
the Detroit Convention to the various
organizations represented therein, with
the conviction that they will so instruct
their delegates to the Birmingham Con-
ventiOn next year as to admit the dele
gate that we shall send then and there.
And so long as the s. l.. 7. remains
a pure labor party, having in view the
| abolition Of wage slavery and the sub
StltutlOn OF the cooperative common
wealth under a self government of free
workers, for the competitive system
under a desp0tlC government Of pluto
Gratis; so long as that party sends liz as
delegates honest representatives of the
aspirations Of labor, we shall prefer
their company and cooperation TO that
of the Fosters aud like agents Of the
Doodle parties
Fraternally yours,
ERNEST BONN, Cor, SecN.
THE ALABAMA MINERS.
l.. Sanial reported that the Special
Committee appointed TO devise ways
and means for the relief of the Alabama
miners had issued an appeal, which he
read. He then urged the delegates to
press its consideration upon their re
speCtlve unions.
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
Messrs. Christian Pattberg and John
Laugman appeared as a committee from
the United German Trades Of Brooklyn
and requested the appointment OF
committee for the purpose Of aiding the
Journeymen Bakers Unions. The re.
quest was granted and committee ap-
pointed, consisting Of delegates Carstens,
Vogt and Bohm.
The special committee on Leibinger
and Oehm reported that III conjunction
with the Uniled German Trades OF
Brooklyn, the Engineers Union, Brew
ers' Union and the Local ExecutiyeBoard
Of the Brewers, the trouble there had
been successfully settled, the firm agree
ing to renstate the two discharged EN-
ployhS and also engage an assistant engl-
neer. The report was adopted.
The Organization Committee reported
that they desired permission to ask the
unions for list Of members and addres
Sos. which would enable them to aid the
BARRIERS Union IN organizing the craft
'nto districts. Permission was given.
The Brewers Union reported that the
Paa,aic Iraiea' Assembly had lifted the
special boycott on \. Fink and Sons
pool beer without notifying them or Civ
ing any reasons for SUCH action. The
-ponduE secretary was instructed
Ia pro est against the action Of that body.
The said Assembly i represented IN the
American Federation OF Labor.
The Architectural lron-workers re-