St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-18
TO REPLACE STRIKES.
Novel Scheme Being Discussed by
Leaders of the Labor Or
CARNATIONS.
1t Is That Unionists Shall With
draw Their Funds From Saw
ings Associations.

CINCINNATI, Dec. IA movement is
on foot in the city which will cause
quite stir among the wage-earners
and business men of the country when
the details are made public. The
scheme is being disc ussed quietly,
and data is being gathered by few
leading trades uniOnists, and no one but
trusted members of organized labor
have been admitted to the cOnclave.
The promoters did not meet with much
encouragement at first, but the idea has
steadily gained ground, and now hun
dreds Of workingmen are among its
supporters, eager for q chance to give it
trial. The movement is designed to
prevent repetition of the disasters
which followed closely upon the lock-
out at Homestead, the Buffalo railroad
strike and the miners strikes in Ten
neSsee and Idaho.
1t is proposed that when strike be-
comes necessary or lockout is precip-
itated by corporation against union
lists, that general order shall be pro-
mulgated calling upon every union man
in tie country to Withhold from circula-
ton all funds that he may possess and
control, so as TO cause Strlngency in
the money market and thus compel the
business men of the United States TO
bring such pressure to bear upon the
corporation having a strike OH its hands
that it will be forced to yield to the de-
mandS of its employees, or show disp0-
sitiOn to settle the differences between
them. The plan. when put in operation,
will be far teaching, and the effect, it Is
claimed. will be felt in every branch of
trade throughout tine land. Said trade
uniOnist OH the subject:
"HeretOfore when q big strike or
lockout has been inaugurated we have
found ourselves on the outside OF the
shops or works idle and without an in
come, consuming our savings or sub
sisting upon strike benefits or starving.
Under the proposed plan we will be at
work earning wages. We will with
draw our savings from building aSSO-
Citations, banks and other like institu
tiOnS and hoard our current wages. The
large funds of the vrrious international
and national bodies will be Withdrawn
with the other money. We are i'll
formed that the business of this cOUn-
try is transacted on money circulation,
in coin and paper. of about $40 per cap
ita, and, taking everything into cOnSd-
Grafton, we think we can smash things
more successfully this way than by
any strike or boycott. | don't think the
militia would be of much avail In such
state of affairs. Another thing. If a
financial crash should be preciDitated
OH us our savings would be safer in our
own pockets than in any savings or
banking institution"
"Of what benefit will this be to the
trade unionist? Will not the hard times
consequent on a financial crash be felt
more by them than BY the rich?"
Not necessarily. heretofore, when
a few spectators have cornered the
money and crisis precipitated, the
wage.earners have been caught without
any money in their possession and the
failures of banks and savings institu-
tions have absorbed their hoardings.
This time they will be the moneyed men
and Will be enabled through joint stock
companies to become owners of factor
les, shops, etc. Who knows but what
we will be able TO convert the bullion
lists to the tenets of greenback faith? |
believe this scheme is well worth the
trial"