The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-31
Hope In the
Middle Ages


The eescTipsiOs O: tAs H..
~ the usodsra wos44 n 8 Af's
never more gue tAA. - "a
&c the sphere O. s.eas.-..g 3D.. -
even here u eaAaos - -. as
urely without rvs~rva,sz :. ="
don Globe remarks We 20
combining in order 70 ga. H
wages and better co=4!,so-, ~. ''f
Or 10 settle disAxreaza-,,
masters and uea. = ,As -
and fifteenth centuries a.,
course. their asscc!a;!cr.
much smaller scale ,Aar -.
workman Of the prc.e=, d,
ninean, As their dispute .s.-
pared TO our own. tAey g.a.ss.,
siderable interest for :,
while the action o, the tie. z. -
periods exhibits a re.-A-k.,..
unuiiy Of aims and Ee,Ao1. =.
forts to end tho trouh!aa -.
both the masters and By T.. -
traitors called In 10 JUDGE -
them and their employee !lur.,..
extraordinary difference A,,xe~.
dieval and modern views O. "a -.
Of labor and show how e-7.--,.,'
the position OF the workman IA, -
proved.
Curb Placed Upon cerrelna,,s..
The black death, which t.sc.,.
England In 1889. w>A esa~-,a,
virulent among the poor Ant ca,
OF large numbers OF lAbore.. g..
who survived. realizing their o. =.
ure. perhaps for the FIRST tn. =
fused TO work unless they -er..,.s
much higher wages than thew -,
been receiving. The govermea, ;.
sponded by passing the .ta;g,. =
laborers, which forbade Auy O., :.
take higher wages than be h,s :.
ceived before the outbreak Q. =,
plague. and both 'givers" and -n
ers" Of excess wages were pQrllA.
The very year that the statute VA
passed there was trouble Anoar y.
shearmen Of London: the nAs,s1
complained that II dispute aroa, -
tween one Of them and his MAJ y,
servant went to his fellow work-u
and by GOWN and conspiracy be,vs.
them" they ordered that none aro,r
them should work until the us
master and his servant had COZ. 70
an agreement. To put a stop to Tn
state Of affairs they made AZ o-S
nance, with the sanction OF the uGyx
and aldermen. that In the future IL
putes should be settled by the vsr3sa
Of the company and that servants -
fusing to submit TO them should %
handed over TO the mayor Tor pss
ishment Later regulations require
all members OF the craft % take
stringent oath OF obedience 70 lie
wardens and forbade any shsArun 70
give work to q servant 81 vIItAscs
with his master.
A Strike In the Year 1891
In 1887 the Journeymep cort
wainers were charged before TIE LAY
or Of London with forming an liefL
fraternity and with assaulting ost q
the trade who would not join Il Ia
ringleaders did not Deny the aoeos
ton and also admitted that Dozst
can friar had agreed TO petition -
pope for q confirmation OF the f't'sN
nifty, SO that no man. on pain q q
communication, would dare TO hf'
vxyfth
declared would weaken the hbe'as
Of the city and the power OF 10 2.
ficers. He consequently eonuRS
them TO Newgate, 10 remain he'
until he should be better advised VIZ
to do with them. and bis final ~
ctsion Ia not recorded.
The letter books of the city Of b@
| don contain accounts OF the supp'~
sion Of workmen's associations
three trades-the saddlers, the hs
ors' and the bakers. They are =
very much alike. and It will fuE"
quote one Of them. The master
dlers asserted that the serving n<'
or "yeomen," oftsntimes held neshn
and that they demanded double
wages they used to have The nav
to whom the complaint was nso@
dered the Representatives OF ne w
parties to confer together and n.y.
the result to him
Meetings Were Prohibited
On the appointed day they re'ui -,
and the serving men assured hiih
they had not tried to raise Fass~
begged to be allowed TO contno ..
meetings. but all 10 no purpoe
decreed that they should henoe
be under the rule of the hAs's,s
the Guild, and that they sh0
longer have a fraternity OF theh -.
or hold meetings. At the saDe :.
however, he enjoined the MASTER
govern them properly. and p,,
to afford them speedy Justice i
ances were unduly inflicted -.
| them, and this Is the only inc'o1
In all the cases We have consio
any sympathy whatever being 80
with the mems point OF view
mission to the rule OF the mast -,
wardens must have been go
irksome, when, as happened 10