The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20
Butte Meas.
THE PREAMBLE.
Explanatory Statement OF the Trades and
Labor bureau of Finance

tsaDOF buff au OF EtuHuft-
AS stated in yesterdays Standard.
the Silver Bow Trades & Labor bureau
of finance was organized Saturday
evening. The preamble Of the constitu-
ton of this organization is as fol-
lows:
Believing that the urgent need of
the country at this time lies in the
direction of monetary reform. because
IL is principally through the medium or
our present monetary system that la
Dor is being deprived of a just reward.
and realizing that concerted effort on
the part of the people in every part OF
the country is absolutely necessary in
order to secure the inauguration.
through legislation, or that monetary
system which would incline to secure
to labor a more just reward, and which
consists In an expansion of the circu-
lating medium and in the extension of
primary money from the gold to the
bimetallic standard, by admitting sill
yer to the minis for coinage free, and
| thereby restoring 1t to Its full money
function at the ratio to gold of 16 to ],
and realizing that great agitation Is
necessary in order to accomplish such
general and common understanding
of these facts as will secure this effort,
and as the most important work to be
done to effect this result must be done
outside of silver-producIng localities,
because these localities are the most
populous and because all the agencies
of opinion there are under the direction
of the money power; ana as the best
means of counteracting the influence
of the gold orator and press is, we be-
| lieve, to send men to those localities
| whose good standing in our own labor
unions will be a credential as to their
| character and qualifications, and Will
secure for them a respectful and at
| tentive hearing.
Therefore, calling on all members
| to consider the justice of this cause.
| the merits i'm these recommendations
and the necessity for immediate action,
we declare the objects of this organiza-
| ton to be as far as possible to provide
| means for securing and maintaining
members of our labor unions who are
| qualified to lecture upon the subject,
to travel throughout the East from
now until after the presidential CAM
| paign, and arrange to lecture and or
ganize, and annex this bureau Of
| finance or headquarters for the discus
| sion of the subject and for receipt of
! bimetallic literature in as many labor
| headquarters as possible, these lectur-
ers to receive $3.50 per day and hotel
and travelling expenses and to be fur
nished by their union with such cards
and credentials as will secure for them
| an entry into their respective organiZa-
| tions throughout the country. Proposed
plan of organization for the bureau Of
| finance to be annexed to the Silver Bow
Trades & Labor assembly. This organ-
| ization shall be known as the Trades &
Labor bureau of finance. The organi-
/ Zation shall consist of bureau to be
annexed to the respective trades and
| labor assemblies of the state.
THE bureau shall be located in the
! city of Butte and as an annex to the
| Silver Bow Trades & Labor assembly,
! 401 ftC ira
/ ton and control. The officers shall be
chosen from among the delegates and
/ alternates constituting the assembly,
! no member being eligible to office who
| is not in good standing in his respective
union. The officers shall consist of
! president, a financial and recording
secretary, a treasurer and an executive
committee, or board of five directors.
| The secretary shall keep an accurate
| record of the proceedings of the meet
| ings receive all moneys contributed
| and keep a true and itemiZed account
| of the same and turn the same over &c
the treasurer. He shall have charge OF
all the correspondence of the board ano
be compensated for his services. The
| treasurer shall receive and care for the
funds of the bureau, and receipt to the
| secretary for the same. He shall keer
an accurate account Of all receipts ano
all disbursements and report to the
board of directors whenever they may
| elect He will pay no bills save by
order signed by the president and sec
rotary. He shall be required to give 6
good and sufficient bond, to be ap
proved of by the board of directors.
1.-The board of directors shall outline
the plan of operation and direct tn,
movements of the lecturers in the field
They will require from each lecturel
under their supervision that a full re
port of his work and experiences b.
made to them not more infrequentl!
than once a week. They shall have
general supervision over all the prop
erty and finances of the bureau. The,
shall have meetings at least once ;
week, and shall report the progress o
the work from week to week at eacl
meeting of the Trades & Labor assem-
bly,"