The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-28
THE WAGE FARMERS.
Western Central Union to Have
q Course of Lectures.
DEFICIT OF THE Ex-PRESIDENT.
Typographical Union Thanked for
State Of the Local Trades.

At the meeting OF the western central
Labor Union last Wednesday evening a
set OF resolutions was adopted thanking
the Seattle Typographical Union for reim-
bursting the Roslyn relief fund in the
amount embezzied by J. l.. Murphy, late
president of the Central Union.
The first of the Western Central's series
of public meetings will be held in its hall
on Wednesday evening, December Z. Jo-
seph Shipper will deliver an address, TAX
ing for his subject Looking Backward"
President Armstrong has already made
arrangements with number of other we'll
known speakers and thinkers for addresses
on social and economic questions and the
series promises to be very interesting.
John Lamb, ex-iabor commissioner of
Minnesota, will probably deliver the Sec
ond lecture. Mr.. Lamb is one of the clear
est thinkers and most fearless speakers
and writers on economic questions in the
West. His Labor day speech here at
tracted the attention of all the thinking
people in the city who read it, and his
coming address will undoubtedly be
worthy of consideration by every person
taking any interest in industrial problems.
President Armstrong has just received
copy of the appeal from the officers of the
American Federation of Labor, urging
that each member OF labor organization
contribute portion Of his days wages on
December IL to form a defense fund for
Homestead strikers under arrest The
circular will be laid before the Western
Central next Wednesday evening.
The circular recently issued by President
Samuel Gompers of the American Fedora
ton OF Labor, calling the meeting of that
body to convene in Philadelphia on De-
cember l., dwells at considerable length
on the grave aspect of the labor disturb
ances which have occurred during the
year, and the necessity on this account for
4 full representation being in attendance
Referring to these disturbances, the circu-
lar says:
Never in the history of the labor movement in
America have important events followed on the
heels OF each other as have bsen witnessed
within the past few months, nor at any time
have the 1ortitude, courage and sincerity of the
wageworkcrs been more thoroughly tested. Tho
power OF concentrated and corporate wealth has
been exerted to a degree never before attempted
to overawe, intimidate and crush the toi.er.
Private standing armies, brought in TO fasten in.
justice upon labor at Homestead; the militia of
the state at Buffalo; the standing army of the
United States at Cnur d'Alene are fresh Incl
dents in the memories of all, as we'll as the vo-
lasions o! faith az Tennessee and in other parts
throughout our country.
The efforts OF the organized wageworkers to
seek amelioration in the condition of the wealth
producers of our country by gra iual evolution
airy methods and 10 keep pace with the develop
mcnt and progress OF improved machinery aud
the concentration OF wealth is not met in
spirit OF fairness, but opposed and antsgonizad
as II our movement was destructive rather than
constructive: that we Were enemies instead of
friends OF the people. Every element aud force
at the command OF the cupitalistc class is being
utilized and strained in order to hunliliate de-
feat and destroy our unions The hope is en-
tertained that when our unions have been
crushed out OF existence the workers will prove
more docile and slavelike to their employers
their masters.
IN such trying times and under such circum-
ssances it becomes our duty to demonstrate TO
the world that there is sufficient manly courage
within the breasts OF the to.lers to declare their
unalrerabie and inalicnable right TO struggle
on fearlessly i'll the contest for better condi-
tions. In the face of the opposition now made,
let Us but falter and We are lost for all time. On
the other hand, II We manifest our knowledge
as to the best course TO pursue to defend, pro-
tcct and advance our rights and interests, as
well as the ea-nestness and manliness to pro-
claim and retain them, we shall secure CORE
spending degree of respect of both our friends
and enemies. and a greater share o. success will
attend our efforts. At no time shall We have
better opportunity to show these characteristics
than at the coming convention of the American
Federation OF Labor. We therefore urgently i'm
press upon the minds OF all trade unionists en-
titled 10 representation 10 send their full quota
OF delegates to council aud advise with us upon
such action best calculated to promote the work
OF improved conditions aud final ernanci patton.
international and national unions with
less than 1000 will be entitled to one dele
gate; for 1000 members or more, two dele
gates; for 5000 or more, three delegates;
for 5000 or more, four delegates; for
81, 900 or more, five delegates, and so on.
Local, trade or federal labor unions, state
federations, central labor unions, trade
assemblies or trade councils, each will be
entitled TO one delegate.
I.ongshoremen have had fair week for
work, though the light coal receipts prac-
tically shut off the loading of Goa. vessels
Quite number of vessels arrived with
cargoes, however, and the discharging of
these kept them pretty well employed.
The building trades are quite dull, though
there is more work than there was year
ago. Carpenters will probably find a
moderate amount of work until after the
first of January. anyhow.
But few sailors were shipped last week.
The members of the Seattle union deny
that any OF their number went over to
Tacoma to interfere with the non-union
crew of the bark Enoch Talbot. They say
there we're plenty union sailors in Tacoma
to take care of "a little matter like that"
A Zig Storm Threatened.
The following storm signal dispatch was
received from Pague, the Portland OBJ
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