The record-union., 1894-08-23

men would be. in certain sense. capital
lists. and their families would be protected
against want IN hard times, old age or
death.
Last winter Colonel Jacob e. Bloom,
who is the manager of the Baron de
Hirsch Trade School in East Ninth street,
brought about gathering Of mechanics
to devise plan by which employers and
employed could form an association
formed of a supreme council and subordl-
nate councils, with the idea that in ming
ling in social equality and harmonious
relations differences between them could
be discussed and adjusted in traternal
fashion.
The conference decided that it would
be best to make the scope of such lodge
not only social but providental, with
many of the features of the successful
plan carried out by the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, and on the lines of the
compulsory life insurance scheme of the
German empire, where every man earn
! ing less than 5000 year is obliged by
law TO insure his life. the basic idea be-
/ ing to interest ge-earnerS III the Gov
ernment that rules them and insure its
stability.
The plan was matured and adopted, and
the constitution of the order cites as its
objects mutual benefit and benevolent,
economic, fraternal, patriotic and literary
purposes. Its headquarters are ut pres
ent in the Postal Telegraph building. 1t
! has Supreme Council and two subor-
dinate councils at large. The officers of
the Supreme Council, who are unsalaried,
are:
Colonel J. e. Bloom, A. NJ, Supreme
President, Postal Telegraph building.
New y ork: Oscar Wiener, Supreme
Treasurer, $50 Washington street. New
ark, n. j.; Joseph Dughl, Supreme Vice
| President, 81 Commerce street, Newark,
n. j.; NJ. w. Lyon, a. NJ, Supreme Sec
retary, 40 Bible House, New York; Col
onel Alexander s. Bacon, A. NJ, Su-
preme Counselor, II Broadway, New
| York; A. X. Baldwin. NJ. D., Supreme
Medical Examiner, 29l Pine street, Now
ark, \. j.; Maurice Asher, M. d., Dis
trict Medical Examiner, l26 Orchard
! street, Newark. n. j.; q. w. Rolerfort,
III. D., District Medical Examiner, 243
Plane street, Newark, n. j.. 5. Martins,
NJ. D., District Medical Examiner, lS4
East One Hundred and Fourth street,
New York.
Neither race, religion nor politics. as may
be assumed from the list OF officers, is
considered in the admission of mem berS.
The officers named are the incorporators
of the order. The Supreme Council was
organized with mem Dership OF over 200,
and the subordinate councils are one at
| Newark, with 200 members, and one in
this city. A number of applications for
charters have been received. One of the
plans OF the order is TO enroll bodily ex-
listing social and other clubs. Another is
| to encourage employers to organize coun-
ellis, which could adopt in their bylaws
| provisions for shop councils, where
grievances could be discussed.
Some of the other aims of the order are
to establish employment books and
| system Of mutual aid to procuring en-
| ployment, q sick and accident depart
ment a savings and loan department. to
! furnish homes, life insurance, loans to
! members, and scheme OF old-age insur-
ancd certificates, beside a savings depart
| ment.
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
system, the circular of the order says:
1.-The company obliges all its employees
| to become members OF the insurance de-
partment which it has Instituted in its
| relief department. Thereby their en-
| poyeS have become more proyident,
thrifty and more efficient in the per-
| iorlnance of their duties. The employees
have appreciated the interest thus taken
! in them by their employer, who is repaid
by increased efficiency of their service.
The company contributes the equivalent
in cash and service of over 81 per year for
| each man in It's service toward tie general
relief funds. The Pennsylvania, the
Reading and other large companies have
adopted similar systems"
Now the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
/ will not accept an employe unless he can
| pass the life insurance examination. In
the order OF Round Robins, however, the
members are not required 10 be affiliated
with other than the social feature which
embraces the Council Of Cancellation and
| Arbitration, while they can, at option,
avail themselves ofeither or both the in
surance and savings and loan plans. The
general objects of the order are more
| fully set forth in the prospectus, which
says:
"The general objects of the order pro-
vide practical proyident method of
avoiding much of the distress which So
! ciety witnessed in the winter of 1851. 1t
| is strange that after the many years of
great prosperity in this country. one
bad year should have produced So much
| suffering. Again. it is manifest to the
most ordinary observer that the diver
gence between the employer and en-
pIoye classes is becoming broader day by
day, and is practically dividing society
! into two hostile elements, neither of
| which is Interested in the material pros
perity of the other. Both of these de-
fects and dangers can be materially di-
minished and guarded against 1t can
do more to check the spirit of anarchisln
than any other movement III this direc-
ton which is now eXtant.
.Self-help' has always been the guild
ing principle OF the American, and not
help from the Government. Let US.
therefore, continue to look for 'self-help'
for some aid. if not in solving the above
| question, yet, at least, in attempting to
do something to alleviate the present
anomalous condition, which is so apt to
be repeated decade alter decade. But, on
reflection, it is manifest there is some
thing TO be done in the way of directing
self-help.'"
The entire scheme of aid in misfortune,
old age. and death, the savings and loan
department, and social membership
comprehends the payment of assess
inents that would not seriously tax q
wage Garner, while the calculations of
risks are based on actual statistics. 1t is
probable that before fall the order will
have passed the experimental stage. and
that It's aims will be earnestly seconded
by many subordinate councils.-New
York Times.
/ CORONADO W ATER, McMorry sole agent.