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A CHUM'S FIZZI,i:.
ASTONISHING REVELATIONS
BY A PRACTICAL PUFFER.
I iilntr Ortianiziitioiis a hi i In re No
Oi-utii) i.at ion Nee"Mirv to Se
cure (iimil Wanes All ss
iniiit' Scribe "lines
Himself A h ii j."
A J i 1 1 1 ' i ) : 1 1 named Inm, published
ill Philadelphia, and i ic ol ft I . ac
cording tn its own rcprosetital ions.
In mechanics, 1 1 u i i 1 ' "'"i 1 and niun-
I I l':t i t uivs (which. I iv the way. is
rut lii'i' more of u inli l liuh I he iin ii-
tui calibre dl' its editor
Would !
seem tn warrant)
iiinl further- '
more, is iri'iirrl'iili devoted, though
no mention is niuiii' of this on it
till.1 p:i u'f. tn tin' i n 1 1 1 1 1 u' "I' 'lie
wares advertised in its juices : eon
tains a loading editorial mi labor or
gan i .at ions.
P.viilellth the article W;s Hot in
tended for the reading of persons
possessed of even ordinary diM'ern
lilelit. otlierwise the heading Would
have lieetl more eolisoliant with the !
eouelusiolis, I
1' niiiestioiialilv. it was supposed
1 IV the eilitnr. and his silpposil inll j
was. no doiiht. warranted by j i;i-t j
experience, that Ins readers, on see
ing (lie imposing caption. " Tlie
Piz.le of ' the I ' 1 1 i ids' would take !
it for granted, wit limit looking j
further into the matVr. that ail j
workmen's organizations had really
"Hashed in t he pan." Vet. on
second thought it strikes one that, j
considering the class of readers who j
fatten on the contents of this sheet, j
ii's very much like "earn inn coal to j
Newcastle," for certainly the em- j
ploying class would very likely know j
quite as soon as t his editor whether
t ho unions nail nz.iei
Takiii" this icw of the matter
jt
seems a ircut waste of energy to de
vote a column and a half in trying
to convince people of soniethin"',
which, if it was so. mine knew bet
ter than the very people addressed,
l.ut let us see what 1 his article is
really made of. Alier a llourish of
trumpets in regard to strikes since
1SS-.', we are treated to this pieoe of
declamation, to wit: "No or'raniza-
tion is necessary to Secure eviod i
waes. " N'oi'.v likely there mihl
be a ditTcreiiee of opinion us to what
is "'nod w uu'es.
Wo arc next informed that
" livery iu' Hirer is apl lo Know' bis;
value, and if circumstances warrant,
when lo exact it; and. oil the other ,
hand, no concerted action or oruania- i
tioii can maintain xvaes when other !
w iirlmeii can he ohlained, and are ready i
to take ihe acaul places."
It occurs to in
ure '' iiiu'r 1
laborer in exae
that circumstances
ikcly to warrant the
ling a just reconi-
pclise for his toil when
bor is or
ganized than when it is not. Very
likely, another ililV'Tenee of opinion
presents itself here, but fortunately
for ourselves, bulb theory and prac
tice, common sense and history, are
on our side, and I hut is bad for t he
editor and his funny article.
We are sorrv for this man. Of
course, even one has his little frail
tics, particularly editors: but most
of t lit m have tin tact to conceal
them. It is pitiful lo see persons
with slight assiniue proclivities
which, under ordinary circiini
st, inocs. are hardly notiocuble. "give
themselves awav" in the attempt, to
deal wilh subjects beyond their kdi.
Put let us draw the leader's atten
tion tn the altT part of this truly
luminous sentence.
No ciincerled action or organization
can maintain vvajjts wlieii other w ork
men can I"' iililained and are ready to
lake Ihe vacant places."
What a profundity of intellect is
displayed in these words! And vet
we have a glimmer, as it vvt re.
that, sointdiow. irganized Labor was
aware of this fad a week or two
prior to the writing of this sage
editorial.
Yes. we are mute sure that the
workmen have sensed this disagree-
ahle eolit ingency. e say sensed, tor
llic good editor of Inm intimates
ihut a union man is unuUe to com
prehend a i i 1 1 1 i 1 1 u of that sort,
eit her hv reason or experience.
1 Living sensed t he matter rut her
thoroughly, the .nn'i workmun hits
supplemented his resources in the
st Higgle for U little of the "pie" of
civilization hv the nefarious boycott:
nefarious lo the reudeis of (. at
least.
! hir I'liiludelphiu contemporary is,
; somehow, silent as lo this aspect of
i t he suhject. As he is palpahly hai'd
of hearing, though by no means
j slow of speeidl. it is IVUSoliulile to
' suppose t hul t his new "fad" hasn't
S heei i assimilated ley his scut of inlel
i licence. We cannot follow the deal'
' man through the entire weh of his
tedloll
trgiiinciit
w
lefehy he ell-
ilcaVol's to pl'oVt
hilt the lahor
nioveineiit is a, lizzie. Such was not
oil r purpose. We merely wished to
call attention to the article as show
in Lf how a person might mistake his
calling. Por if we accept the theory
that t he Inm man really intended to
prove the lalmr movement a failure,
we are constrained to pit v his pre
sumption". Clearly he is not the
man for t he ji i!,
Some person, ordinarily clever,
might Live put the lahor men upon
their mettle.
How sad il is to sec men leave
I heir vocations and blunderingly
meddle with matters, for which, per
haps unfortunately, nature never in
tended them, or otherw ise she would
have bestowed upon them larger
cerchral capacity.
Yes. it is sad.
Hut hd us lie kind to our would
he economic philosopher! we will
therefore ad ise him In return in
the writing of puffs. There is
abundant evidence that he will suc
ceed in that, fit 'lil.
Wo do not wish to he too explicit
as to (he evidence- it might mil he
considered complimentary, and wo
desire to he as polite a.-
enviiin-
stances win permit.
!
s sufficient." !
ut never let j
attempt to
A word to the wist
Let our
him. for
irL'ue.
friend pull'. I
his own sake
AT THE CAPITOL.
The t bin end of t ho labor wedo
ius boon inserted. Tim' members
i ol the
! electet
present legislature who were
iv Kiiidits of Labor support
are promptly moving in the lino of
our prinoiples. Por the first time in
its history our Icislat ure has a ( 'om
initlee oil Labor. A bill has been
iut rod need sweopino; from the statute
book the law under which waeesof
workmen may be seized for debt, and
two bills were introduced to-day do
signed to relieve women and ohil-
i di'eii. in part, Iroin
the heavy
iiiir-
biil
den ol labor in lactones. ( n
l provides that no child under P.
years of age shall be employed in
; unv factory, and no women nor any
; children under I ii years for more
; than P hours per dav. The other
: bill, which is oven more rigid, pro
vides thai no person under '.'1 years
of age shall be employed in any fac
torv in excess of In hours daily, or
I between the hours of noon and 1
: o'clock. No child under l "i shall be
employed under any circumstances,
and none between I .'i and Js years
old unless on a certiticate from Ihe
parents and of a physician that the
child's health will not suffer from
i the work. No chihl under Pi years
! old shall bo employed in any work
I dangerous to health or limb, or in
; any factory not properly ventilated
! and fitted with lire escapes. The
j State Labor Piiiieau is aiiihon.cd by
j the bill to appoint inspectors to see
; that the law is nol violated. Another
! move contemplated, it is said, is the
repeal ol the hieiinial session law
which was to
year. 'Phis
go into effect next
U.-cc of eunitalistlc
scheming should certainly bo thwart
oil. iir too nower ni controlling tin
legislature hv the peo
lould not
be abridged.' OrgaiiizedJubor must
work hard in this State'to lje letter
I'eJ'I't
eseiit. d next year in point of
; numbers.
LOTS WEAPOX.
THE BOYCOTT AS AN AID TO
A JUST STRIKE,
.lust ire Dcllliliuls It Mow It litis
YYlll'kl'll - I'll) in? tll' ( lists.
Sitinc of tlie llim'titteil
Musses lilt' Ail li
eu tc a (ill hie.
Tin
strike and the boycott aro ..
about the oiilv weapons that Organ-
ied Labor has the nower to use
against a egress ive capital at the
present time with etVeet. To bo
sure, there is the ballot, hut Labor
is not yet suHiciciitly educated to
manipulate it for its own honetit;
and so the organized workmen use
the weapons they can agree upon
using.
The strike is resorted to, usually,
upon the order of the majority, in
the case of strikes union"; organized
workmen. P norgaiiized Labor
i often engages in a strike, and from ;
ii. I'-1 1 t I leii rt he I losses n re ' iinraii.
i.ed, usually et lines out second
ii ,
1 1 hest.
I ho boycott, however, is not
usually carried out by tlie workers
because they are ordered to doit,
bllt by l'eiples
The cause for this
ret pi est is slated, and the justice of
the cause is relied upon to gain the
sympathy of the people; and as long
us the cause remains, the hoyeott is
continued.
Por instance, let us take the ease
of the Monti ii; Xrirtt of this city.
Pirst. the wages of the union men
were reduced and, secondly, non
union men were engaged to take
their places. The time hasn't come
vol when all non-union men can be
called rat s; lint w hen they take the
place of union men on strike, then
they are rats, which is the case with
the compositors on the Xrtcs. The
union printers requested their
menus lo noyeoii ine Aevs ior me
two reasons named, ami the Knights
of Labor of this city, among whom
aro many printers, did the same. As
long as union men are replaced by
others, then, a just cause for con
tinuing t ho boycott exists, and the
power to declare the boycott oil' is
oiny to bo used w
en
the rats aro
removed am! the old union men re
instated, as far as they may evince a
desire, or their successors named by
the union. If this is accomplished,
then the hoyeott may bo justly de
clared at an end by the parties who
requested t he boycott.
It has happened that rut and
scab concerns, in order to make a
fair showing, have paid their slaves
union prices, and even more, but
I he fact that union men wore de
prived of work always remained suf
ficient cause for boycotting. So
. -.1 u... v v.. ..I. ''..;... !.....
Willi inc. nt torn inm..,
Hold sent out circulars showing what
j wages his rats received, the boycott
i was still coniinucii. ami is, ami win
. be until the N"w York Tv pographi-
cal Pnion. No. ii, sends out word
: that the terms of the union are com
plied with.
."Solium partv has any rigiit to
... i - .i - I..
tirilrr tlie Imvcoil IO DO raised. ney
might roii, lest it. but thev would
have to show good cause, and prove
the organization who placed the boy
cott to be a conspiracy. Such a
case has never yet been presented to
our know ledge, however, nor is it
among the probabilities.
As to the tower of the IkivcoU, a
few instances will lie the best argument-:
The Haxall-Cien.sliavv Company,
Hour manufacturers, of Iliclmioiid,
v a. . w en
iilaceil noon the boveolt
i : i . .- .
list last April. Iiec.iuse thev lUili.ed
coliv bt labor ill the manufacture of
tlolll' barrels. The In.VOOU red ifed
the sale of their Hour to such an ex-
' tent that tb.-v surrendered to the
Knights of Lalwir who placed the
i boycott, and honest laW is now
emi'loved m barrelling their hour.
The Thalia Theater, of New
York, was boycotted at tlie request
of the Carl Suhin Cluh, .Musical
Protective 1'nion, und Central La
lmr Inioii. Pive weeks of this sort!
of medicine had the desired elTecl.
and the imported cheap musicians j
employed hv the manager, were re- i
placed by union musicians, while
the defeated manager paid the ex-!
pellses ineidel'IT to the movement
against his nefarious practice. j
Peter I lodger, t he in 1 1 1 ioiiui re !
brewer, discharged four union men i
without sati-factorv cause, and was
boycotted
1 1 is complete .surrender
.' followed alter sevariu nun
.potent bravado. lie. too.
IS Ol 1111-
iaid the
costs.
Numerous other cases might he
cited, but the three mentioned,
showing great wealth mi the part of
the boycotted bosses, will suliice lo
illustrate the power of a boycott
scientifically applied. In each of j
those eases, aiso, the organizations!
placing the boycott, gave notice of I
its removal, and the reasons for the
same.
We have never heard of an organ
ization of work minion requesting a
boycott for any but a just cause, nor
would the people boycott anyone lo
any considerable extent without just
reasons thereto!-. So, also, uflor a
boycott has heen rei
.
esled and nut
! m hirce. t he bovcotters
require a
good and sullieient reason lor the
rebestowal of their patronage, and
those reasons ami all information re
garding the matter they expect with
right from the organization that is
sued the request to boycott.
The following boycotts arc in
force, not having boon declared end
ed by the organizations that origin
ally requested them:
New Iluveli Monihuj Xi ii's; cause,
reduction of wages below union
-H'iile and employment of rats; re
quested by New Haven Typographi
cal Pnioii, Trades Council and local
K. of L.
New York Trifiinir; cause, same;
requested by N. Y. Typographical
Pnion ami Central Labor Pnion.
Struiton i?t Storm's cigars; cause,
sumo; requested by N. Y. Cigur
inakors' Progressive Pnion. No. 1.
and Central Labor 1'nion.
Puller & Warren. stnes: cause,
same; requested by l. A. (is, Ix. of
L., Troy, N. Y.
Duelier, watch cases; cause, same:
requested by Brooklyn Watehcasc
Makers and Central Labor Pnion.
Hreunan iV White, shoes: cause.
j black list intr union men "Wo are
lighting Organized Labor and wi'l
will bury you," they say; requested
by X. Y. ( 'entral Labor I ' nioti.
'Adams Hros., hats; cause, reduc
tion of wages and employing scabs:
requested by South N'orwalk Hut
tors' Pnion, K. of I... und N. Y.
( 'tiit nil Labor Pnion.
Derby Silver Co., .. silver-plated
ware; cause, refusal to grant prom
ised advance in wages and em ploying
teuhs; requested by L. .. ("ill, K.
of L., I nit an n ia workers.
It is beeolliillir I he cllslolll. IlilU-
'
i ever. CVell Wit bout special IVtMlesI
ever, t
to liovcolt I he enemies
rganized
to favor
ic Labor
NV,n..,. f,
lose Wllo arc llieiuiiv ionic i.anor
movement.
In thiscilv. as ;i mailer of correct
t'ii-li,.s it is' recommended that I he
workillglllcli read the uhi VI l.x 's
AXlM.A1K for information cmci ru-
inc strikes and boycotts, as well as
for con Veliieltcc ill selecting from Its
business directory the linns W bo ad-
vert ise in its columns, thus show ing
their appreciation of ihe demands ol
Organized Labor, or at least, by help
ing themselves in this manner tiny
lighten the burden of the working
men in sustaining their own paper.
GAS TO MAKE ELECTRICITY
In a paper on the motive power o
V-
liamo-eleet nc machines. ,y
.Mr. San ii
, t ,- ,
""""
fore the Kngmeeung Society. King si ol
lege, London. It was .elltlo,,e, as lire
result of many i-xrimeiits that I.'khi
feet of Ls used t. pr.-lu..- iucaudes, mt
loctric lighting by means ..f a Ka, eiigmc
would as """ ,'llt :,s 11
. would if wnployed as an uinmiiiani m
1 the ordinary way.
A CRITIC'S COUNSEL.
One of the Meiiilen Stnl snien isCiilleil
to Onler,
What a pity thai Mr. William Wallace
l.ee, of Mei iilen, llie "Silver 'il V -dale.
man " was not horn a pool. The I'ouiii la i
lion -.tone of a pool is i magi Hat ion '
Mr. William Wallace l.ee has i.leiil v of il
as regards legislal ion for I hi' u age-Work
ers. We are afraid Mr. William Wallace
I ,ee has lii-en inoculated willilhe view:,
i (I'rol, Sumner's)
sun i i, al of
does no! s
the ri-Ii!
he Idle
e w liy
lo w,
idea. M i
man has
leu. tuel'
a day if
Mr. "ire,
l.ee
not
a
il,
e. I hi 1 1 i'.-m or in, lie hours
he w i-hes o do so. hv,
ou coiild w ork tueiits lour
hours on I of weie 1 1 iur il miu mi choose.
No one u ill deliv lo Voulh.ll li'.hl. Mill,
v on must he a ci v poor mechanic if il
v.ill lake vol all ihil lime lo make
eliolleli money to keep l.odv and soul to-
ueiher. Ii is a w ell known fact Ihal a
t'hmamaii vvork twenlv two mil of the
twenty four hours, hut wo hope you do
no pul oill'sell on a lev e u il h Ihe heal li
eu. You say v on do no! Iieliecil ise
lo attempt to rtylllale the liollis of labor
by legislation Whvu.n'.' You l.yi-dato
foi' t he brule and vii I hal il -.hall nol be
inhumanely heated. W hy not legislate
for Ihe toiling millions and say Ihov hhall
nol be inhumanely t reate lr Is it Inn nine
t real I tn 'I it lo make a child oiuloa fae
lory and work more than leu hours
simply because (iod has blessed voii w ith
eood health and v mi can do more than
v i uir share '; We are not all horn equal.
'I'lieu w h should t hose ho aie s( router
compel Ihe weaker one-, lo do as much
work as Ihe si rone; ones ?
If the people have a l itjit lo legislate
aguinsl inlempcraiici' in drink:., why have
thev not Ihe same priv ilege to leeislale
againsl intemperance in uoik'.' They
both stand on an equal fonline;, (Iod
lias ien to many good le-nlt b ; lo ol hers
lite rever t'. Thai good health is Ihcir
capital. Why should I hey use il against
the worker who is less blessed ill I his re
gard than they air.' They should Use il
to ameliorate the condition of Hie less
fortunate rather than lo drive them In
the wall. II would seem as if Mr. Wil
liam Wallace Lee was a believer in Ihe
old saying, "each for himself and t he
devil for the hindmost."
Is no! Mr. I.ee aware thai the reihniiiin
ol' I he hours of labor lo eight would nec
essarily pive employment lo oiic-lilth
more persons, I bus adding to I lie woiillh
and coi it cut u lent of I lie eoiiiiniuiil y ''. The
col ii bl ion of the w orki lig eople as a class
iind I lie cotidil loll of soeielv as a whole
would he benelitleil. The reduction of
the hours of labor loeighl would give I he
Wage Workers belter oppnl I llllil ies for
education and lor physical .and uieiil.ii
inprov I'liiriil . The vast improvements,
made during the last twenty live years
in labor--,'i iug machinery he -i nol bene
lilted labor in Ihe same proporlioii as it
should have done. Il has thrown mil of
clllploV I in 'III I hollsallilsol 'people t h rough -i
hi I I he coil nl ry ami yd I he hours of la
hoi' do nol decrease. The number ol nil
cmploved is constantly iie rea-ing in the
same prop"!-! ion licit improved machin
eiy is being int t'oduei'd. II von reduce
Ihehoiii's of labor more people vv ill have
i"'.
i .i i , i.. ni ; l
! consumption of the products of labor.
No one w ill deny this. The government
1 should be but the scrv ;i lit of t he people ;
but Ion often it becomes the master.
II
would be a loutish government
Ihal
f its
u mild not look out for t In- interest
j creatures the people. We are afraid
that Mr. William V" Mace l.ee has been
indulging in the h a-lnsh ol
lUoUopo-
hsl. w hich ha- brought him to thisd."ead
ful stale of ne-eieu'c. Paacr up. Mr,
l.ee. Trv and lidp -.nine poor fellow
along and mike hies journey a little
le,-. rugged. P.e I'r-s of a theorist; Im-
more pra'tieal. Spend the time yu j (erhy w ho are struggling for indus
give I., tiewsp.'ip t inti rv icw ing to li lp- t rial 1 1 1 i' t v - and blend. Letthere
ing along the emancipation of Ihe wage- j . M crowded house. The public
worker si, that when you " -hiillle oil' j will he highly elite rluilied, besides
thin talc.il" the wae -workers can m lug t he pleasure of assisting ill
sav : "The . w.ril was better for voiir t be crushing of a cruel -and seltisl.
having loe l " Ymt -hoiild rememhei- J greed which actuates the Derby1
that Man ns Vureliiis nin e declared that j silver bosses. Tickets lliaybo had"
he could not i. iish :i happme-s whi. Ii at Trades Council Hall to-day
nobodv -hilled but himself; and Marc j (Sunday) from '.' to 4 o'clock p. in.
Antonv,
uIk-ii i etires-ed ill the ebb of
fortune, cried out that he had lost all
,c,-"i! what he had given away. Mac.
L0(1 STRIKE ENDS
THE WIREDRAWERS SETTLE
THE BUSINESS.
'
Tlie Men It it rn i nir lo Wink hv lliu
la An Ollleliil Tcloirritin lo
(lie I'resitb'iil of the A. V.
oI'I.iiikI S. Y."I.H
I s Have I'l iue."
I hir readers will be pleased to know
of iheeoneliisiiiti of the longest strike
on record in this city. The wire
drawers employed tit the New Havoii
wire work, who struck against the
last of a scries of reduct ions of wages
in .Inly last, and who have gallantly
maintained their right to organ iza
lion and fair wages, have come to an
understanding with the proprietors
of the wire works, and settled the
long strike. Lust Thursday two de
tachments of the strikers returned
In work under the new conditions.
No agreement being possible on the
piece price, il was finally agreed that
they return to work by the day, at a
price satisfactory lo the men. The
company thus secures the services of
experienced wiredruwors, and ac
knowledges the Pnion, while the
men with dignity and justifiable
pride in t heir well-tried unionism,
returned lo work.
When the first ilelutdiment of re
turning strikers appeared on the
brow of the hill overlooking the
mill, their old fellow-workmen, the
laborers, appeared ut the door to
welcome t hem, and when the men
came w ithin hund-sliuking distance,
hands wore clasped, and some of the
favorites were "rushed" through Uie
mill amid the hurrahs of the labor
ers and to the astonishment anil
eoiisteruut ion of the few scabs that
still remained. die of the men in
reply to ". qiicsljon said that
L-l-i-l-larry licilly was p-p-p-p-pack-ing
his v-y-v-v-valisc; at, any rate he
was out ofjsight.
The following ollicial telegram was
sent to Ihe headquarters of the A.
A. of I. and S. W. on Thursday, by
I be Secretary of Llin City Lodge:
Wn.i.nvi Wi'.iai:, rrosiilent, Pittsburg,
Pa. Trouble amicably sett led. A. A.,
of I. and S. W. recognized. No one xii;-"'
t iiiiized.
Thus a protracted struggle is
brought to a close, and the men no
iloiibl, echo the sentiment, of the
boss : "I et us have peace."
THE DERBY STRIKE.
Tlir llnys Stiiinl l inn The Minstrel
Sliuw.
There is not much to be said at
this writing of Ihe Derby strike
that is, not of Ihe sil nation there.
'I'he men are getting ready for a
am siami iiiiu. i 10 ine
i
. l e ... I ' . i . it. .
time of going to press the company
ha l not, given their decision. Many
other joint stock enterprises in
which the proprietors of the silver
shop are interested may be affected
by a national boycott, if they con
tinue mulish.
i n i: Misi t:i;i. now.
Particular attention is called to
Hie advertisement of the minstrel
anil specialty entertainment to be
given at the Atlieneum on Monday
(to-inorrovv) evening, for the benefit
of the strikers. Lot Now Haven
show her sympathy with the men of
! ! nine ailil SCO lire VoUf SOaiS. liOUU
the advertisement on
page.
the fourth
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