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WORKMEN'S ADVOCATE COMMUNICATIONS. Sectarianism and the School. To V. Workmen' Adwcate; The jrenent crippled condition of our public schools in due to the influence brought to bear on public ofliciala by Roman Cutholic "nky pilota" and their satellites. Their object is to destroy the elliciem y of Beculur training in order to establish their own hot-beds of BUpenttition on a public basin. Orthodox protectants have no more love for heeular schools than their catho lic neiKhlHturs, (hey support them in a half-hearted way through fear of catho lic domination. An ex-catholic myself, living among and working with catholics, I am in a position to know what a stumbling block that form of superstition is in the path of social progress, If I were as familiar with the pen as with the monkey-wrench, I could sur prise some of those very advanced so cialists who Hatter themselves that the religious question is dead. l'KTEll (JlllBODS. New York February M. How to Reduce the Surplus. This is a curious world I Diverse and contrary are the aims and objects of the people that live in it. One has too much appetite, another not enough. Both seek remedy in exercise. One wishes to dispose of his goods, another wishes he could get them. As it is with indiv iduals bo with governments. Russia, Austria, Turkey, Italy, vainly devise means to till their empty treasuries. The United States can lind none to get rid of their surplus. It is upon this last question that 1 intend to write. A most remarkable thing it is, indeed, that, in the face of so much poverty crying for relief no other means can be found of reducing the surplus than the building of forts, arsenals, ships of war, etc. Does the country's safety lay in the hands of a few soldiers or in the millions of workinginen upon whom the government must call in time of dan ger? Is ib best for the country's safety to build fleets and forts or to endear itself to the workinginen, who must defend it, by improving their condi tion ? As a workwoman I ask the following questions: 1. Vhat right has the. coun try, when in danger, to call upon me to sacrifice my life when she in return deserts me u ben 1 am in danger of starv ation? 2, Why should 1 give my life for a country that will imprison me for no other offense than that of heing in en forced idleness? !!. Why should I be called upon to protect a country that leaves me without shelter, when through sickness or lack of employment I am unable to pay a few weeks' runt? Are there not many ways in which the country might expediently and profitably spend or re luce her surplus? She can reduce it by giving all her em ployes eight hours work a day, thereby reducing the army of the unemployed. She can give free meals in the public schools to such children as are now compelled to earn their bread in work shops. Hhe can take the vacant land around the cities, build cottages and Bell them to workmen at cost price, on easy terms. She can purchase the street earn anil run them at a fare less than the present and shorten the hours of the men. She can do many more good things that would he lieiulicial and profitable. Why, then, does she prefer to spend niillions in barracks and earth works? Because this isagoverinent of capitalists, by capitalists, lor capitalists whose existence in luxurious idleness depends upon the degradation and serv ility of the working people. J. Finn. Boston, February, 11)0. Factory Inspection. At the present lime there are two bills before the law makers and the vetocr at Albany. Organized labor had three bills prepared. One, known as the Van Ktten bill, calls for eight female inspectors; another, presented by the State Work ingmen's Assembly,, asks for ten female and ten male inspectors, one of the latter to be a mine inspector. The third bill, prepared by the Federation of La bor, has been wisely withdrawn, so as not to interfere with the Van Ftten bill. As yet it is very doubtful if either of the bills will become law. Under the present system of society factory inspection, like any other mea sure intended to benelit workinginen, is doomed to lie, upon the whole, a farce. All we can do is to make the best of it under the circumstances. Let us see what has been done so far in that direc tion. We liavo now one chief and two .as sistant factory inspectors. According to their own last report, nothing of any amount has been done ; no prosecutions have been attempted for obvious viola tions of law. At a hearing lfore a Senate Committee, JMr. Connolly, the chief inspector the man appointed to guard the interest of labor claimed tliat the law regarding factory inspec tion was unconstitutional. This is stu pendous, but it is true. lias any of the readers of the Advocate ever Been an inspector in the factory where he hap pens to be employed? If so, has he ever seen that anything beneficial was the result ? Let me dehcribe a 'isit of a fac tory inspector in one instance. The firm is notilied some days I fore the inspec tion that such will occur. (This is as good as to say that a five or a ten must be kept ready by the boss ; so at least some of in thought). On that certain day the boss sends the very young chil drena great joke for the poor little ones to some remote loft ', the water closet is made to look like a stage orna ment; the well guarded elevator can not be used till after the visit, and a new broom stands unblushingly in the cor ner. The shop looks like Oi-ken's poor doctor's office, when the rich iunt is expected. The employes don't know what has struck the boss till they see him enter in the company of a gentle man, both engaged in tileusant conver sation. The latter takes a hurried glance around. No questions are asked. "Who tlied can that he?" asks one of us after their departure." "Oh, the factory inspector," another remarks. A subdued laugh follows and away wo work at our daily toil, Factory inspection now is not an ar rangement to prevent the boss from en dangering the health or life of his "handsj' ; it is another chance to provide a sinecure for political heelers at the public crib. Why? because the inspec tors are not appointed from the ranks of organized labor, who are experts in fac tory working, machinery etc., but from the office seeking mob of politicians. Should u woikingman be appointed t such an office, he must have at the same tune a "big pull", which latter qualifi cation counts the most. At preunl the issue is, shall the factory inspectors be appointed from the heelers of the repub lican Senate or from the democratic heelers of Mr. Hill. When at a meeting of the Brooklyn Central Labor Union the above criticism was uttered, a delegate remarked ; "I cannot stand the abuse, of politicians; we are all politicians, either democratic or republicans." And when a vigorous protest was entered I rom t lie oilier side he added with the usual ignorance or malice; "Or Anarchists". By the laugh that followed he could tell that he hit "alongside the nail". 1 leave it to you, readers, to mark the difference between a democratic or republican politician and a Socialist. Criticism is but one sided, when noth ing better is offered. Well, here it is. I suggest that the central bodies elect the factory inspectors, who can lie with drawn at any time if they tail to do their duty. 1 am aware that an inspec tor w ho would do real good work would soon be "broken" by the combined ef forts of capitalists, but what else can )ou do, under the present rotten system of society, to make factory inspection elfective ? lilSTAV SciIAI-'l Kit. SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY. Proceedings of Hie National Eiceutirc Committee. The last regular meeting took place on Friday Feb. I I, at the Brooklyn Labor Lyceum. Max Forker was elected Chair man ; absent and excused, Hy. Kuhn. The Treasurer received fil'J.OO for dues and l 1.(55 for agitation-stamps; the ex penses were $15.25. The Treasurer also reported to have sent if 2,001 by telegraph to the (icrman Comrades for the Keielis-tag-oloetion, which takes place on Thurs day Feb. 20. The presssnb-cominittea. reported that both party organs w ill bo published in doible size as special agita tion numbers, containing a large picture on thefust page and also articles from the pen of prominent writers. These numbers will appear in the middle of March for the celebration of the anni versary of the l'aris Commune and it is hoped .that all Sections will send in extra orders. German communications from llolyoke, Evansville and Cleveland were ordered to be published in Per So ittlixt. Section Evansville reported that it has joined the parly-organization again. Section Cleveland reported a well attended meeting, where Mrs. Jo hanna Greie of New York delivered an address and IT new members were en rolled. This Section already counts 15 members. Section Long Island C'iiy also reported steady progress. New nienibf rs are enrolled ai every meeting. Comrade G. Schaefer was delegated to address a meeting at that place cm Feb. 22nd. Comrade Fat t berg was delegated as a speaker to Newark. Section Albany sent 1 10 and the Central Labor Union of Chicago f 110 for the German Reichstag election. Sections Lawrence, Mass., and Troy, N. V., reorted concerning the action, which they have taken in regard to the proposed agitation trip. The Se cretary was instructed to file all answers in regard to this question and publish a summary of them later on. As the New York S clion has invited l'aul Grottkau of Chicago to address several agitation meetings in that city and vici nity, the Secretary was instructed to request Comrade Grottkau to hold meet ings in all the principal cities on his way from Hini to Chicago. The Executive will account for the expenses. However, tiie New York and all of theirSections are informed that it would be of more in terest to the whole party to notify the Executive of similar steps in the future in order to organize these trips for the bent-tit of the whole party. Further communications from Albany, Hart ford, St. Louis, Greenpoint, Meriden, Baltimore and Detroit were finally dis iHjsed of. G. S. The receipt of a sample copy of thU paper is an invitation to subscribe. English Capital In American Hats. It is reported that a Mr. Iluebner, who says that ho represents an English syndicate, Is arranging for the sale of all the hut factories in New Jersey. Mr, Iluebner asserts that he has secured options from all of the manufacturers except the firm of E. V. Connett & Co. Mr. K. V. Connett, head of the firm mentioned, the largest hat manufactur ers in the Oranges, New Jersey, when questioned in regard to the matter, siid that he had not given an option to Geo. E. Iluebner for the wile of his business, and that he did not propose to do so. .Mr. Connett said he regarded the repre rentatations made up to this time as "all wind." There is, he claimed, little or no money in the hat trade now. Some of tfie firms would, no doubt, he glad to sell at the prices they had named, and would be foolish not to, if they could. ( 'ummings, Mattews & Co., of Orange Valley, denied the report that they had given Mr. Iluebner an option for the sale of their business. It is said, however, that Mr. Iluebner has secured options as follows: McCall Brothers, 17".0tu; Austin, Drew Co, if 275,000, ami MeChesey & Fisher, 1 25,0(10. These are considered very high prices by per sons familiar with the trade. PLATFORM OF THE S. L. P. The Socialist Labor Party of the United States, in convention assembled, reasserts the inalienable right of all men to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. With the founders of the Ameri can republic we hold that the pur pose of government is to secure ev ery citizen in the enjoyment of this right; but in the light of our social con ditions we hold, furthi rmore, that no such right can be exercised under a sys tem of economic inequality, essentially destructive of life, of liberty, and of happiness. With the founders of this repub lic we hold that the true theory of politics is that, the machinery of gov ernment must be owned and controlled by the whole people; but in the light of our industrial development we hold, furthermore, that the true theory of economics is that the machinery of production must likewise belong to the people in common. To the obvious fact that our despotic system of economics is the direct oppo site ot our democratic system of poli tics, can plainly be traced the existence of a privileged class, the corruption of government by that class, the alienation of public property, public franchises and public functions to that class, and the abject dependence of the mightiest of nations upon that class. Again, through the perversion of de mocracy to the ends of plutocracy, labor is robbed of the wealth which it alone produces, is denied the means of self employment, and. by compulsory idle ness in wage-slavery, is even deprived of the necessaries of life. Human power and natural forces are thus wasted, that the plutocracy may rule. Ignorance and misery with all their concomitant evils are perpetuated, that the people may be kept in bondage. Science and invention are diverted from their humane purpose to the en slavement of women and children. Against such a system the S. L. V. once more enters its protest. Once more it re iterates its fundamental declaration that private property in the natural sources of production and in the instruments of labor is the- obvious cause of all eco nomic servitude and political depend ence; and Whereas, the time is fast coming w hen, in the natural course of social evolu tion, this system, through the destruc tive action of its failures and crises on the one hand, and the constructive ten dencies of its trusts and other capital istic combinations on the other hand, shall have worked out its own down fall; therefore, Ik- it RtKoliYil, that we call upon the peo ple to organize w ith a view to the sub stitution of the co-operative common wealth for the present state of plan less production, industrial war and so cial disorder; a commonwealth in w hich every worker shall have the free exer cise and full benelit of his faculties, multiplied by all the modern factors of civilization. We call upon them to unite with us in a mighty etfort to gain hy all prac ticable means the political power. In the meantime, and with a view to immediate improvement in the condi tion of Labor, we present the following "Demands": SOCIAL DEMANDS. 1. Reduction of the hours of labor in proportion to the progress of production. 2. The United States shall obtain pos session of the railroads, canals, tele graphs, telephones, and all other means of public transportation and communi cation. 3. The municipalities to obtain posses sion of the local railroads, ferries, water works, gas works, ehvtric plants, and all industries requiring municipal fran chises. 4. The public lands to be decla.d in alienable, Revocation of all land grants to cororations or individuals, the con ditions of which have not been com plied with. 5. Legal incorporation by the States of local Trade Unions which have no national organization. 6. The United States to have the ex clusive right to issue money. 7. Congressional legi-lation providing for the scientific management of forests and waterways, and prohibiting the waHte of the natural resources of the country. 8. Inventions to be free to all; the inventors to be remunerated by the nation. 1). Progressive income tax and tax on inheritances; the smaller mconios to be exempt. 10. School education of all children under 14 years of age to 1 compulsory, gratuitous, and accessible to all by pub lic assistance in meals, clothing, books, etc , where necessary. 11. Repeal of all pauper, tramp, con spiracj, and sumptuary laws. Una bridged right of combination. 12. Official statistics concerning the condition of labor. Prohibition of the employment of children of school age and of the employment of female labor inoccupations detrimental to health or morality. Abolition of the convict labor contract system. 13. All wages to be paid in lawful money of the United States. Equaliza tion of women's wages with thoqe of men where equal service is performed. If. Laws for t he protection of life and limb in nil occupations, and an effi cient employers' liability law. POLITICAL PKMASOS. 1. The people to have the right to pro pose laws and to vote upon all measures of importance, according to the Refer endum principle. 2. Abolition of the Presidency, Vice Presidency and Senate of the United States. An Executive Board to be es tablished, whose members are to be elected, and may at any time be re called, by the House of Representatives as the only legislative body. The States and Municipalities to adopt cor responding amendments to their consti tutions and statutes. 3. Municipal self-government. 4. Direct vote and sen-ret ballot in all elections. Universal and equal right of sulfrage without regard to color, creed or sex. Llection days to lie legal boh days. The principle of minority repre sentation to be introduced. 5. All public officers to be subject to recall by their respective constituencies. 6 Unjform civil and criminal law throughout the United States. Admin istration of justice to be free of charge Abolition of capital punishment. LOCAL NOTICES. tirr all kinds of Job Piinting, ya to tlie Stuff(rd 1 Minting Co, TRADES UNION CALENDAR. Meetings Kcgularly Held at Trades Couu ell Hall, 701) Chapel Street. Delegates to the Trades Council received at the regular meetings, cm tbe first and Third bun day eveulujjs In each month. Urewkhs, alternate Sunday mornlntrs. BsoTHKBHOon or Cabpkntius and Joinsks, 'ill Wednesdays. ClUARMAKKiiM (39), 4th Tuesday In month, 7:30 p m. Executive Board every Saturday, 5 p. m FUHNiTUKB wokkbrii, au ana 4tu Friday evgs iJiunitk Cutters, 3d Saturday eveniug. HoRsK Shokiis, ad Tuesday evening. Iron Moulders (00), ud and 4th Friday eves. Iron Moulders (TT), 1st and 8d Friday evenings Journeymen Uaseiw', 2(1 and 4th bund ay at h:.ju a- m. Mi bical Protective Union, 2d Sundays. 2 n.m Stone Masons, 1st and 3d Wednesday evenings. Tailors, s!d and 4th Mondays, H p. m. Trades Counc il, 1st and 3d Sundays, 7:30 p. m l tpohrai'hical, 4i a w eunesciay, s p. m Wnon Carvers. 1st and 3d Tuesday evenings Workmen's Co-operative Finn Insurance Co every Sut urdny, 7 p. ui. For New Haven and Vicinity. UUAND INAl (JrUATION or THE NEW HAVEN LABOR LYCEUM ON Sunday, February 16, 1890, at 7:o0 p. m. Arrangements by (he Karl Marx Chili E.rt raoi'i Una ry 1 V njra m me. Admittance, 10 Cents. The Arrangement! Committee, Vai l Zimmkiimann, See'y. THE UNION LABEL. At the Pourteenth Annual Session of the Clgarmakers' International Union, held at Chicago In the month of September, two, tbe following every box of Cigars made by Union men. Ittcied t Auifionty of Via cigar Mixers' "n" mumi wni.1 mm itm'zH Union-made Cigars. m SHU Ctftifitf, TM MQpniMlMflllllMf barmtMnnMhin-Cbs WfaW mimm or nu aui hmu' larmwwiiii nww. ooouc mwm. tt filtht rnim.t.Muui vrawMAHwir. Ttr. m imwmij km Clam id ii nm nt Mm. Ml hrinpaMi if M UW te paox If you are opposed to the serrlle labor of Coolies, smoke Uulon-made cigars. If you are opposed to oontrtcts for conytct labor, in deadly competition with fre labor, smoke Union-made cigars. If you favor higher wages, smoke Uulon-made cigars HTTHE COLOR OF THE Th above Label wm Indorsed by th Unions of the United Statoe and Canada) bj of Mew fork; by the State Trade Assemblies by a larf e number of Local Assemblies and Districts of the Knights of Labor. SEE THAT THE LABEL IS ON EVERY BOX T . I - l II , 1 .... . . NEW HAVEN. AMERICAN SUCTION, H. L. P.-Regular Meet lugs the 1st and 3d Friday evening of each month. nONNKCTICUT STATU COMMITTEE meets I 1 brunr i,iil unrl Ctivll, Wh.,....!.... 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