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WORKMEN'S
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levies 2, IU. 12
A VOl 'l ll'S DKSIItE.
HIS TENDER HEART BLEEDS
FOR THE BOSS.
How to Solve the Labor (iievlioii.
Inciilralinu a kindlier Spirit.
I'ainliiiu Hit' llori.iiii In-
.'lit Prattle Head
Sumner ami hit'.
We have received ail epistle from
a viiiinsj; man. wherein lie evinces
considerable interest in llf Vi:k-
mkn's Ahvucaii; ami its mission.
Mr says, among ol Iut I hings:
I have read your paper, 1 1 if Wmiiv
MI'.N's AdVih All:, for several week-., and
am very much pleaded with its earned
i loss in' the cause of tlie vvoil,in;;uien.
Would vml. hovvev.r, permit me In siig
;c,t thai a liel ler spiril should prevail
a nj4- (lie vv oil .hitmen as regards their
empliivers. The Ikism-s, as you call them,
eei iaialv deserv e some consideral ion, in
asmuch' as il is nwiiitf to (heir untiring
energy and tact that uaes can he al all
paid to their elllpli') cs.
I wi-h you would e;ivi- this your alleii
t i. hi, as l am convinced, allliouh youu
in years, that hy iueiileal inn a kindlier
spiril into the workmen, as regards their
masters, a reat slep will have heeu
taken toward solv in;- the " lahor ques
tion," ami eonseipiently hriehteuhhi the
horizon of tlie w oiiine,- class."
Ill view of
and, lii'iiee, t
tlie slioi'tiH'ss nl lite.
he uiidesirahleness of
i .1 . . i...
;inv suieri
UlOllS WorK lieillg uone o
us km if mortals, wc would call
diir friend's attention to the n Hess
mention nl' his ymitli in ni'.V letter
lie may write. Hi'' text ol' which is
clearly sullicieiit to detcrinuic the
maturity of his years.
Let our young I'riciul hy no means
imagine that we would cast any in
id ions slur on juvenility: on the
contrary, we have as g -eat eoiisidcni
lioii fur youth as we have respect for
old age. however conscious we may
lie of the imperfection of the one
ami the im potency of the other.
True, youth ami old age an' items
in the span of human existence not
to he ignored : hut. whether it he
the function "f t he former to indite
letters on lahor reform, seems, to
say the least, a trille duhious. Still,
our youthful correspondent must
not he discouraged on this account,
for, possibly, he may he an excep
tion. However, let him not over
work himself, and therehy invite
softening of the brain hy making
unnecessary
statements re atim: to
his age.
We would also say to our dear
yonng friend, when he impiircs.
Would you. however, permit me
to sic-i'-i'st?" etc.: Most certainly;
yi ui have, or anyone else has. our
trraeioiis permission to suggest any
thing. Nothing givs us lliol'l
pleasure than to grant such lilt I
l.oims liv no means hesitate to
male suggestions. Suggestions an
dear to us, particularly when they
emhodv ideas which recall to ustiie
innocent prattle of childhood. V on
further ask us to give our attention
to vour suggest ions. This paltry
favor von reipiest. as the context
shows, on account of certain definite
hues of reassuring tone which, in
vour opinion, will overspread the
the horizon of the working class if
we hut accede lovolir modest peti
tion. And what may this little demand
lie which you ask us mi graciously to
consider? Onlv the little matter of
inculcating a kindlier spirit into
the workmen as regards their mas
ters." Surely, it seems hut an in-si-iiiticant
thing you solicit: and
when we consider the recompense
which will follow, namely: "A great
nep will have heen taken toward
soh ing the lahor question and a con
sequent hrijih cuing of the working
men's hori.on," we are seized with
an almost uncoiitrollahle desire to
I rv it a couple of times."
Yes. think of it if we could just
ahoul solve the ever-present, the
knottv. the apparently irreducihle
lahor iuestion, and eonseipiently
paint the sky red for the workiug
iiieu hv inculcating a kindlier feel
ing towards t he hosses. why should
we not do it? Kspecially when we
reinemher how- as our juvenile ad
iser remarks our to-bc-holovcd
masters expended such untiring
energy and tact to prevent us from
stan ing !
Consider, fur a moment, our hap
less predicament if these kind gen
tlemen, the hosses, should wilt in
energv and drop a little of their
.... .i i i ' i
tact. '1 hat is the light in w men
our friend "young in years" -
views it. How sad would he our
lot. We would starve quickly;
whereas, now, we are only famish
ing slowly. loll see, the I losses
would he sal'e.i for a time, at least;
they could deour tlie iitlle residue
always remaining after wages have
heen, with inconceivable tact, dis
trihuted among the ingrate work
men. In other words, thev might
eke out a scanfv suhsisfeiice on their
capital.
We should he oblircd to watch
them eat, while we starved.
The police would undoubtedly set
to it that no hreach of the peace took
place during the starving period.
Perhaps it mav he best, after all
to heed the advice ol our triem
upon whom the weirlit of years has
not. as vet, descended, now woiiii
it do to pass 'round the bat and di
vole the proceeds towards proeurim
testimonials of our regard for thosi
bosses' untiring energy and heaven
inspired tact which preserves us
from the untimely and dctcstabl
death of starvation?
Yet hold ! there falls upon our
ears a murmur of dissent, faint as
the echo of the hunter's horn upon
the hills, when the mists hunjr
heavy in the valley ; hut as we listc
the murmur rutlters volume am
orinulates itselt into the trenuinr
exnression o disi'tist: "Cm, irive us
1 t '
a rest !"
e are alraul, O Iriemt ot adviS'
orv turn of mind, that we cannot
coinplv with your trivial demand.
We have an inkling that the 'kind
lier spirit towards the employer" has
heen fried time and again; yet it is a
matter of record that, for years upon
years, the workman grovelled in the
dust before the man of " untiring
eticrirv and tact," but, somehow, the
labor quest ion is unsolved, neither
has the murky horizon of the work
ing class shown any signs of the
flesh-colored tints mentioned in your
epistle.
No, voting man. you are evidently
a little off: we ad ise oii to wait
until vou are a month or two older
before you venture counsel to work
ingiiieii. Yes, read tlie Vui:hiKXs
Anvoi n:. and wait till you are
less voting in years," and, perad
venture, ymi will hit upon some
plan of real merit, whereby we can
mint the "horizon of the working-
i
lass" in unfadinir blue and irold.
We have great hop's of you : and
we tru-t you will not disappoint us:
airain we say renew your subscrip
tion for and read the Wii:kmks's
Anvoi aTK, and thereby widen your
moral and mental vision.
iUw .ttaucn, (Connecticut, Sunday, ikeembev 20, ISS5.
If ymi, however, refuse our coun
sel and. w ith the perversity of youth,
choose to walk in evil ways, hear in
, , 1 .. V ...
mid we nave warneu you. i on.
ill tiud it vain to " kick against
ic pricks."
I Jetter than a miserable struggle
igainst the inevitable ; better than
i succumb slowly and with untold
. , . . , i , i
iimuisli to the mows oi urgain.cu
.aimr; iictter you snoiuu pass
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ivvav" quickly : and to that end we
idvise you, in that spirit of true
harity which ever strives to lessen
the pangs of a fellow-being, to read
Sumner and die.
W rite us again, please.
LOUIS RIEL.
Sin i a i.-1 i:ii ii UA i ii' l-'i:in:i! A iioN,
1 1 Palace Chambers,
it liridge st... London, S. W.
At the meeting of the Executive
'ouncil of the Social-lleiuoeratic
'('deration, held on November '.'ii.
he following resolution was unani
mously passed :
'That this lneetinirof the Hxecutive
( 'ouncil ot the Soeial-1 emo( ratie federa
tion protests stroiidv against (lie judicial
murder ot Louis Kiel, whose only crime
was to make, alter years of useless peti
tioning, an armed stand against the tyr-
rany ol the I lonnnioii iovemmeiit anil
the rascality of the land thieves whom it
supports; that this meeting further de-
lares tlntt tlie execution ol luei is
mother proof of the brutality of tlie rul
ing classes, aliKe in every country , iigauisi
those w ho make an unsuccessful attempt.
to resist their oppression.
II. W. I.Kl' Secretary.
READ IT-
liurnette (i. Haskell has an in
structive, as well as thoroughly in
teresting, condensed biography o
Karl Marx in the Denver l.tihin
E nij Hirer of the ."it h insf. We ree
oinincnd it to those who are seek in
information upon the labor quest ion.
Address hitler Kwii!m oils
mcr street, Denver, Colorado,
price of the paper is live cents.
Lari
The CO-OPERATION.
A Capitalistic Si hcnie that Will (.rind
bahor.
While the working peofde arc
here and t here organizing their lit
tle co-operative enterprises, the cap
italists are "going them one better"
in the same line. The following,
from I'riHjiTsx, shows how well the
enemy understands the art of co
operation: There is a. movement of New
York capitalists on foot, to coiisoli-
date the rail roads ol tin l unci
States. The plan, if consummated
will astonish the world on account
of its dimensions. All the railroads
of this country are to he brought
under the control of one president
and his necessary committees. In
other words, the railroad magnates
are "tired of tin- long feud over
freight rates." and desire to come to
an understanding, stop all competi
tion between themselves, so that
they may more thoroughly grind the
public."
This is a far different sort of co
operation than that which we arc
contending for. namely, the Co-op
erative State, which will include all
the people as beneficiaries instead of
the select few.
HOW DO THEY KNOW?
The capitalistic newspapers pub
lished a sentiment last week that
shows the ignorance of their writers.
"The Knights of Libor." they say.
'have no use for Socialists." As
an answer, let these scribblers be
provided with copies of the K. f L.
platform.
In ienee :ilid ill art the manV
are the slaves of the few.
CAPITA lS Till! MP.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND
THE MILITARY POWER.
I'alsi IiiiihI the Mainstay of Capital.
(uiilal buanls the InstiiraloiN
of Crime Those lerrilile
Socialists Tlie looiu
of Capitalism.
yolwithstaii
ng the latter-day
friendship fur the
tssuranees ol
olliec-seeMiiir poi
. i i
icians ami the
of unorganized
ii I he snap of the
servile oheillenec
lordes of laborers
political party w nip, i ne worwers uuu
i i .i i i . . i
that under the ' ew administration
they are as as ban or worse oil' than
ever. I licy as tniicn rent, pav i ucir
i . . . . . i :..
'ood costs t hem as many hours of
toil as ever to procure it. t apital
till reigns supreme, and counts its
servants bv majorities.
liven in these days of steam and
telegraph, trulh . travels slowly, and
falsehood. Capital's I rum p. Hies with
lightning speed to every hamlet in
the land, deceiving and prejudicing
the masses against I he reform move
ment and t hose engaged it il.
Is there a noble band of workers
on strike for honest wages? Capi
tal's most humble servant, the daily
press, spreads the news of riot and
lawlessness. Is there it tumult
among starving and ignorant wage
slaves clamoring for bread? The
capitalistic, press sends out reports
of ."socialistic" iiL'ilation. Is there
it ifrunken riot of servile scabs ? The
Associated Press spreads falsehood
broadcast and union men are li
belled. Docs labor protest against
robbery? Tis impudence. Or
against rack rents? 'Tis agrarian
isr .
Coward Capital is a liar. I'nor
ganized Labor is gullible. Much is
necessary for the ot her.
The Trades I'li'ionisls, Socialists
and Knights of Labor of the Pacilic
coast are agitating peacefully against,
the curse of indiscriminate importa
tion of Coolie labor. The capitalis
tic press must divide these educat
ing forces. I low ? By creating a
prejudice against that portion most
dangerous to the life of corporate
monopoly and so we hear that the So
cialists arc planning murder. Is
murder dangerous to the monopo
lists? Certainly not. If it were
here might be justice in it. is
iii-l iflml llir ritiiilitlisl. inn ill, for
they hire the Pinkei'lon thugs load,
;ts provocative agents to incite the
I debased and ignorant to deeds ol v io
lence. Why? To have an excuse
for passing re.-tridive laws against
the labor organizations; to create a
public panic in order t hat a great
military force may be saddled upon
I he people.
Private capitalism knows its doom
is scaled by the growing intelligence
of the working classes. Therefore,
thev must be kept iii ignorance.
Hut. there is the pliplic education
- there are the free schools, il may
be interposed. Yes. and there are
the heavens. f w hat. use are the
schools to the children of the mill
slaves? Do the public schools teach
anything that would educate the
children out of wage slavery? If
not. then even public education is
Capital's servant. P.csidcs, of what
what bcnclil is the public school to
the chil l that goes from the cradle
to the shop, from the shop to the
I g''a-'.
Are there such .' Ask the
' Commissioner of Libor Statistics of
the Slate of Connecticut. Dues he
know ? That depends upon whose
servant he is the people's or the
capitalists'.
When will this nieht niiire end ?
When the workers of the world
unite, have fa ,h in themselves, and
trust not the cunning enemy; when
the charm of the gentle voire, the
soft hand and the glossy enat of Cap
ital's orators and manipulators is
broken. When Organized Labor
controls the legislatures, the courts
and the executive olliccs; when
the nation is organized upon an
industrial basis, and "industrial and
moral worth, not wealth, shall be
the standard of individual and
national greatness."
Then, and not. till then.
VARIOUS UNION CIGARS.
While, It I iif anil Ked laihels All Iter
imiii.eil hv the Ii. of I.. J
A prominent member of the Hart
ford K. of L. called at this office it
few days since and remarked upon
the confusion existing in the minds
of union men regarding union-label
cigars, mentioning an incidenl which
settled t he quest ion among Hartford
men.
A member of a local assembly
therein buying cigars called fur those
w ith ii union label. The dealer said
he had none, and it was so reported
in the assembly. Some of the tiien
bers had the same experience, and it
was resolved to purchase cigars of
such dealers onlv who lept union
label brands. The etTcct was that
the dealer referred to complained to
the wholesaler who supplied linn and
he in his turn wrote to tlie maniilac
turer about if. The reply came I Intl.
the goods were union made and the
proper labels were authorized to be
attached. They were the red labels
of the Cigarmakers' Progressive Un
ion, (hie of the members of the as
sembly thought the only genuine la
bels were blue; so the ieneral Secre
tary of the Knights of Lahor was
communicated with, and his reply
satisfied the Knights of the genuine
ness of the red label. The Philadel
phia cigarmakers who issued the red
hiiicl were reported to lie imi only
members of the Cigarniakei's' Pro
gressive I'llioll but of the K. of L.
as well.
There are three kinds of union
cigar labels: white labels lire issued
by the K. of L.; red labels by flic
Cigarmakers' Progressive I'nioti,
and blue labels by the the Cigar
makers' International Union. This
being the case, only ignorant or
bigoted men could discriminate be
tween them. They arc all recog
nized by the K. of L. , the Central
Labor I'nioii of New York, and
locally by the Trades Council of
New Haven.
The cigarmakers of New Haven
don't pretend to compel their em
ployers to use union labels it is a
matter of choice and business with
them. One manufacturer here who
employs union men exclusively, and
pays higher prices than are paid
elsewhere, says that the uniform
union label placed on Ins boxes
might lead customers to confound
his cigars with inferior ones bearing
the same label. It is a matter of
business wit h him to make his cigars
:i distinct brand.
WOOD CARVERS.
The New York association having
been appointed to e'ect the Central
Committee for the National Wood
Carvers' Association, has elected the
following gentlemen to serve two
years: .lohn C. Iloltz, recording
and corresponding secretary, Pitt
street; I'Yrdinand Menu, financial
secretary, L!'J l-'orsytli street : Frank
Detlcf. " treasurer ;" Henry Flobr,
John Fredericks and -Max Pftind
heller, trustees; all of New York
' city
3?vlcc 3 (Tent
Tin; WIIIK STIMKU.
WHEELER ADVERTISES FOR
SCABS IN VAIN.
kiic; Alcohol lakes a Ibiml So Does
Insanity. Larry lieilly. I lie
Scab Hilly Knotli's Cus
tomers llndi Dai
ley's Duty.
As was predicted, the overtime,
" racket " at. t he wire mill turned
out to be a failure and a scare, and
the culmination of events this week,
springs a grainier scheme on the ini
territied wired rawers with which the
sanguine company hope to strength
en their position. So "on with the
dance, let joy be uneonlined," for
life is too short to waste in mourn
ing. Having shut one of their two
engines down, the idea struck the
resourceful Oalpiu that he would
divide up his unwholesome crew and
put half of them on night turn,
which, all hough entailing a great
increase in operating expenses,
might bring about that climax de
voutly wished for by lun, viz :
The
demoralization ol t
Hie. eolhtjise of the
ie strikers and
strike. We are
ed to believe that such an event is
far distant and this, as have former
schemes, will " fail to connect."
The W ire company were advertis
ing in all of the New York papers
last Sunday for caul sleel wire draw
era under an alias. So, we must
come to the -conclusion that they are
ashamed of their degraded nanus
perhaps on account of blighted ivU'ee- ,
lions of the weU-inforined wdmhaw-;
ers. It is even asserted that Mr.i
Parker, the New York agent for the
tremendous skins mis hid liiiuseli
under a pile of manure at his rustic
retreat, in New Jersey ever since ho
inserted the useless uad." The
company seem possessed with the
idea that their last chance to bank
rupt the wired rawcrs has come.
Larry L'eilly. who came to New
llaveii'iis ii scab some time ago, do
niandcd i'.'O of the I'nioii men and
a weekly stipend, in return for
which he was to keep away from the
w ire mill, has turned out to be a dis
honest, wretch, having gone to work,
for the scab firm. Only two days
before he went lo Work for them, he
received from the strikers the sum
of $P. lie is reputed to Ik
"worth" from ."i,oi to S,00i, in
vested in real cslafe in South
ii t - v - .1 nn : . r ii
irooKIVll. AeW i 01 K. I 11 IS lenow
l ins lenow s
her scab, T( tfc
to their hoCiT
in company with anot I
.McCarthy, returned t
much the worse for wear last Mon
day evening, and (heir appearance
seemed to be evidence, enough of the
rumor which preceded them, thet
they had had a lively light over the
question sis to which was the iw.t
contemptible scab of the two. A
third parl y was supposed to have in
stigated tiie affair between then),
who was none other than King Al
cohol himself. His royal highness
certainly accomplished all that could
be desired. Kdwurd Sandare of
Ferry street, another scab recently
imported, was hustled off to tho
lunatic ouiirtcrs at the almshouse on
Tuesday, his alleged brain having
become somewhat tangled in a su
preme effort to compute the interest
on scab wages. Thus does the Al
mighty take sides with honest labor
in its" battle against hypocritical
bosses and debased slaves. As we
go to press the rumor comes that
Hilly Knoth, recently elected coun
cil man for the Seventh Ward, has
taken in some of the scabs, recently
domiciled at the dcfcict Hotel Svea,
as boarders. Fact is, fourteen of
their names were on his tick tslatc j
f r rum hist week, so there seems to a '
oe some foundation to the rumor. "(
Peter Winn still procures his ;
three kegs of beer for sale to the S.
scabs every Sunday. Hugh Dailey
was notitieil of these proceedings on
Wednesday; therefore, it is expected
that he will do his duty in the mat- ! 1
ter. We 11 see.
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