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WOBKMEFS
ADVOCATE,
gvUt 3 (Seat
ORGANIZE!) LABOR.
WEEKLY MEETING OF THE
CENTRAL LABOR FEDERA
TION. Tim I'ochester Strike Peware of
Newspaper Itcpnrts Dictated hy
Shoe Manufacturers who Actually
Own the Associated Tress and tin
State Hoard of Arbitration The
Miners -A I; rent ISenellt Per
formance for Iheir Kelief at
Thalia Theatre on Felt. .'.
A wi-ll attended meeting of the I '. L.
V. wit lield last Sunday.
A delegate of the l-Vderatioti of Bnok-kt-i
-pt rs and Clerks was chairman and a
delegate of the Millwrights ami Millers
was vice-chairman.
Credentials were reeeived from link
ers' Unions No. 1 and !kl, Confectioners
Nil. 7. Boot and Shoe workers, Cinlh iny
C'utters' Progressive Union, Vest-makers
No. 1 and the A rehitect tiral 1 ron-work-t-i's,
They were all admit ed.
A coniinnnioa. inn was received from
the "Wirths Union" requesting that the
organizations of the C. I,, 1'. imlure (he
proprietoi s of the various meeting daces
!o join their uiiion. Request granted.
A circular letter from the Interna
tional Boot and Shoe workers Union
M as read, as follows :
Boston, Mass., Jan. 1 1, Is'Jl.
To tin- (ijinrs mid Mrutbfi i f I Mciil
( ! ui:i"TIN i : It having app- areil in ihe
pi-ess despatches sent to the various pa
pers fliroiighoul ihe eouniry thai, too
lockout, at Rochester was at an end
owing to the stampede of the members
of our International Union, that they
had pulilicly declared their intention to
leave it, and had also expressed great
di-Milisfaction w ilit I he (u tcral lllicers
v.e are , ending out this circular.
The lock-out is no;, eirh d by any
siii aiis. The e unfavorable reports are
Miit out in the folio-Ainu manner:
Pilgrim Curtis, of the hr'ii of t'nrlis and
Whet ler, w ho are tie principal instiga
tors of t he 'i c. -elit lo k out Mel ! he light
against tin- I n lei mat ional Union, is 'lie
ow nei of tile principal iiew-p tper ill
llochesi'-r. the Vhifti u )" .h r i t 1st r.
William I'liiceil, chairman ol 1 1 1 . - Ss t . . I .
Do od of Arhh ; i' i..n o! Ne a ork. is th.
eieployer"s repia sent, itive on said Jioard.
and Is ai-o edlt.-ir of the I'liiitti 4(- ,'(tT
'im'i, thus being an einplo-. e of Mr.
Eugene ( 'urtis. i'he Slate Hoard of Ar
hitvaM'.n havi- held a hearing, 'of this c ise
in It iche-ter, Iml have rendered no deci
Mini. Is is i a.-)' to coin ejv. hou such
dicisioii would lie unfavorahle lo the
sheen 'id. ers of t hat city.
The newspapers t!i. m diout tliec iun
1 1-. not knowing the 1 cla! lolls ei-. ing
In tun it Mr. I'tin-cll and Mr. Cart is,
considered le- termer to he an :iu! ho lit y
n i -s I i r matt' rs. and thus published
tin se unfavorable reports.
The Assooiii ed Press correspondent at
h'oc!i(s!er is also an employe on the
Viiimi tl' A'h'i rtisri; iiiul con -i ipien' Ij
under the domination and iidluenee of
Mr. I'ur'is. 'I hits our members can
readily see why unfavorable press des
patches ai" sent out through ihe conn
I rv w ii.li a direct and brutal purpose to
discourage the shoemakers outride of
Rochester from making any more col
lections or sending any more money to
that city. In some places the pros des
patches have had (lie effect of discon
tinuing the collection ot money for our
hrothers and sisters at Rochester.
The ohject of this circular is to give
you the exact facts as to how said press
despatches are se it out, and to let you
know that the great majority of Ihe
shoemakers of Rochester are still out,
and refuse to go Iwk to work until the
manufacturers withdraw their ultima
tum, !. c. that they must leave the Jn
ternational Union. Some fe w have gone
back to work, as is the case in all strikes
of any magnitude, but every union in
Rochester lias voted unanimously to
bland by their guns and the Hoot and
Shoe-worker's International Union.
The manufacturers have become ho
desperate as to arm their seal s, with the
result that on Saturday, January 10,
one of the-e scabs, employed by 1". Cox,
got drunk ami drew- a revolver on
Rrother John E. Coyle, ex Rresulent of
Union No. f2, and a member of the
Shoe Council. Brother Coyle now lies
in a critical condition with four scab
bullets in bis body.
Two thousand of our memliers are
still out Miter ritieil by even scab bullets,
but in great danger of becoming hun
gry. Under these circumstances your
Oe'neral Officers bel again called upon
to apeal to you in th- strongest terms
to continue )our financial ax-i-lanee lo
these jeople and to redouble your efforts
in collecting the same. Pay no atten
tion to the press despatches sent out by
the hireling of the shoe manufacturer,
Eugene Curtis; above all, do not wait
until you get a large sum of money in
your hands, but send what you have to
Rochester, for one dollar now is worth
ten dollars two weeks fi mil now. The
money is needed there lor immediate
Use.
Send all money to Chai les S, Towne,
Box No. r7 lv iches!er, N . Y.
Fraternally y urs,
II. J. SKMT1NUTON,
t ieneral Secretary.
The committee on resolutions was in
structed to draw a public protest against
the villainous practices of the firm in
question and its agent in the capitalist
press, as related in tin- above docu
ment. The special committee on the case of
the Italian Mosaic-worki rs versus the
Knigts of Labor reported having at
tended a conference between both at the
oflice of the American Federation of
Labor, but so far no agrcenunt bad
been arrived at.
The committee appointed to devise
means for the relief of the Alabama
miners reported that it had engaged the
Thalia Theatre fjra dramatic perform
ance on Tuesday, February 1. i'he "Ar
beiter Bin-linen Club" of Brooklyn has
volunteered to perforin the "Khrliehe
Arbeit" or "Honest Labor." The regu
lar prices of the said theatre had been
adopted. The committee desired I hat 10
delegates he added to its membership
and the icqm-st was granted. It now
numbers 21 delegates and some good
hu-t ling w oik in-) betxpeeted.
At -I p. in. the "Solidarity Fund"
question was taken up. The proposed
amendment to the constitution of the
C. L. F., required for the establishment
of this fund, was published in the
WoltKMLN's AliVOI.'ATK of Jaliual) o, iis
then leported by the commit'ee. After
a discussion, which lasted two hours
and resulted in some amendments of
minor importance, the draft presented
by the committee was adopted, subject
to ratification by the ariotis oi f.ai'iza
tioiis. As now amended, it reads as lol
lows :
AKT. I.
A fund, to be called the 'Solidarity
Fund of the Central Labor Federation,"
shall lie raised and maintained a, fol
lows :
1 - By voluntary donations from labor
orgaei.alion.s and individuals.
2 I'y the net piocci ds of such fairs,
pic tins, conceiis. etc.. i.s the C. L F.
may ftoni lime to t.me deem expedu nl
to hold for the special belielil of til'
sai i fund.
:i--B) a monthly as-i ssuient of two
cents -per capita of membership upon
the ol';am diollS lepleseuied in the I ',
L. 1 .; t ii" aai 'iint of said asse-suieiit to
he p ud by t be s :i i I oi ganiz it ems on or
hetoie the ljth day of c;e b mouth.
AKT. II.
henever an orgaiu. it 'on represented
in the Central Labor Feiicraiion shall
have exhausted all ils fiind-i in the sup
port of its -ti ding or locked-oiil mem
beis, it. may apply to the s dd Federa
tion for a donation or for a lo-m, as the
case may be. The application, together
with a statement showing (1 M he amount
applied for, (i!) the amount in the trea
sury of the C. L F. to I he cr. (lit of its
Solidarity Fund, and (;!) the various
amounts which the majority and mino
rities of the V. L, F. (the latter lo con
sist ol not h ss than twelve delegates),
propose to appropriate, shall immediate
ly lie referred to a general vote of all
the iill'dialed organizations. The amount
of regular monthly dues paid by the
members of said organization, shall
also be stated.
Each organization shall report in
writing, within twenty one days, the
result ot the vote taken among its mem
bers. Should it fail to so report its vote
shall not be counted.
Should the highest appropriation pro
posed fiiil to receive a majority of Un
votes, the votes cast in its favor shall be
counted in favor of the next highest ap
propriation, and so on, until a majority
is obtained for one of the proposed ap
propriations. AUT. in.
Should a labor organization outside of
New York City, not aftiliated with the
C. L. F , apply for aid the delegates
may, by a majority vote of those pre
sent at the meeting, donate to the said
labor organization, out of the Solidarity
Fund, a sum not to exceed one hundred
dollars.
It was then decided, to refer this pro
position to the uiiiliated unions, who
shali take action thereon ami report
within one month namely or Ix-fore
February i!:h, the result of the
vote respectively taken by them, stating
the miniiier recorded in the affirmative
and in the negative.
It was reported that ex - delegate
Micha-'l Mctjratli had died and the
follow ing resolution w as adopted by a
rising vote,
Wheklas, We hee.r w ith deep regnet
that Michael Mc!rath, the former de
legate of Bakers' Union No. 1 to this
body i-i no more among ihe living;
therefore be it.
RtCsui.VKii, That we express our most
hearlfeld sympathy with the family of
our departed comrade, who always and
under all circumstances did his duly to
his fellow men; and be it further
1.'i.mlvi:ii, That our secretin )- be and
hereby i.s instructed to communicate to
the widow of out bite friend and co
woi ker our sentiments.
A delegate of the Boot and Shoe
Workers was elected to aid the Carriage
and Wagon Makers in organizing their
trade.
The delegate instructed to represent
this body iit the mass meeting of
Brewers' Local Union No. .V) at l'ater
son, N. J., (which was called for the
purpose of condemning the action of the
l'assaie County Tiades' Assembly in lift
ing the ho) colt from A. Fink iV' Sons'
pool b er without not if ung the lire weis'
National Union) reported that be had
addressed a very successful in ctiug, at
which many trades organization were
represented, and the sentiment there
was unanimous in condemnation of the
course taken by the Passaic. Trades'
Assembly.
Sub committees of the Miners' Relief
Committee will visit all the unions thii
and next week to sell tickets for the Iltd
ol February. The tickets are not lo be left
for sale at any place ; they must bo sold
for cash as ihe money is ne ded iin
mediately. The prices range irom 25
Cents to Jjil.ull,
The Organisation Committee w-as in
struct! d to meet the Executive Com
mittee of ihe United Oeinmii Trades of
Brooklyn this week in reei-ence to the
coniempiated change of the name of
that body into that of Central Labor
Federal ion of Brooklyn.
The Customers' Dressmakers' Union
requested I he Arbil ration Committe to
wait upon boss Shirada, a!) Ridge Street,
w ho locked his men out for joining the
union. ( i ran led. The meeting ad i jru tiled
at ll.iiO P. M.
BROOKLYN.
American Section No, 1
This Set (ion held a special meeting af
l!2 Tompkins. Avenue, T'.iursday hist,
ComriiiMSchaefer in tfle chair.- Twenty
tickets were sold for the conceit of
Musical Progressive Union No. ;l in aid
of the locked out Rochester shoemakers.
Comrade Kuhn at the same time called
attention to the collection undertaken
by the S. L P. in aid of the Alabama
miners, ''lie following oflieers u
llii'ii eh eted : Orga i i.cr. Ado ph Rinki I;
Rec. Sec'y. .1. N. ige.i ; Fin. Si c' , Ph.
li.il's. re-elected by acclamation:;
Treasurer. ,. Lark. Del, gates to the
Count) Committee, Kuhn, Mohr and
Lo- Veil
A fter tiie elee' ion t he comrades joined
a meeting of ( n rinan Section No. -1 in
Ihe same Iiiiililing, . Ineiy discussion
took p! ice and it was es. hi d to hold a
joint meeting on Jan. 22. u! e2 Tom pk i us
Avenue. Comrade Si bite! cr was elected
t o address t be inei t ing on th .subject :
Tin- New Veil; Soi i.ihsls and the Tia le
t. nioi.s. A pii.e from tie f or brought
sM ':0 additional to tic pot) fund, ;he
lie-!,) winner having very generously
donah d it.
A New American Sect inn S. L. P.
Formed in Bniokl) a.
A mas-i-nieet ing was held last Wednes
day at Wolfiath Hall 171) Richard street,
South Brooklyn, under the auspices of
American Section No, I! for the purpose
of organizing a new Section, to b
known as American Section No. -1.
Comrade Rnrdollo acted as Chairman
and Martin Baumbergcr as Secretary.
The English Speakers were Comrades
Matched of Brookl) n and Wilhire o;
Los Angeles, Cal. Comrade Seubert
spoke in ( iei man. Twenty one charter
members wi re enrolled and the follow
ing officers were then elected : Agent,
Henry Hani ; Secretary, Joseph Zw icky;
Treasurer, Albeit (iress.
Delegates to the County Committee :
.Martin Daumberger, Olto Schmidt,
Henry Lunge.
A I ter the election, all the speakers and
members of section No. 3 congratulated
the new born child and wished it good
luck and mccess. The next ineeling
will be held at the same place next
Wcdntsday, Jan. 21.
The Philadelphia I'resx says that "care
fully prepared statistics of the coke trade
of the Connellsville region for lslWshow
the last year to have l-en a record
breaker. During the year just ended
the Connellsville producers marketed
ti.221.5H tuns of coke, and the bulk sold
at a Ix-tter price than coke has ever
commanded since 1"7!). The output for
the first two months in the year was
sol 1 for $1.75 ier ton, and the price for
the remainder of the year was $2.15.
The trade of the year nny. therefore,
Is- said to represent in round figures aa
income of $I2,9-Xi,t)uO."
SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY.
The SiTliuiK of New .lemey Meld u Stiite
t'mu ent ion nml lct-itle to Take In
ili. 'intent 1'ollliral Action.
The New Jersey Sections of the S, L.
P. met in convention on Sunday after
noon the lSli mid., ill Newark. The
hall was appropriately decorated, The
dclegati s, representing Sections Eliza
beth, Patorsoti, Newark, lloboken,
( iiittenbcrg, Union Hill, and Camden,
were called to order by Comrade E.
Scheer of Newark. As soon as the
necessary proceedings of organization
were disposed of, ihey turned their
attention to the ohject for which the
convention bad been called together.
The first question presented was
whether Ihe Socialists of the State of
New Jersey should henceforth take in
dependent political action. A general
debate ensued, in which al1 the delegates
took part, and resulted in the unanimous
adoption of the following resolution
which was presented by the delegates
from Section Elizabeth :
"Wiikuh ss, There is in existence to
day a class is possession of power where
with to turn to their own and sellish
put poses t he laws, the rights, and the
lieedom of the people ; and
" Wlir.ltKAs, By reason hereof that
class has come into the absolute posses
sion ot all the means of production ;
ami
"Whkkkas, Such a Condition of things
drives and keeps the woiking class the
only one duit produces the wealth of the
nation down to the level of wage
slavery ; ami
" Will', ii has. The existing political
parlies cannot, owing (o this inherent
corruption, w ipe nut the class legislation
of the present 'social system; Socialism
iiione is qiiablied to insure to Ihe labor
ing class the product of their labor;
therefore be it
"AVsofVf(, That the Sections of the
Mate of New Jersey, in ('(invention A
sembled on Sunday, the 1-sth day of
danuray. ISO I, at Newark, N. J., wH
henculorl h take active part in the po
litical campaigns of the laud as an
independent, political party."
The adoption of this resolution
necessitated t he adopt ion ol a scries of
provisions locking to Ihe iigi!iiou and
organization of the Stale, and kindred
matters. These look up the rest of Ihe
Line and were satisfactorily disposed of.
Bif.ce adjournment the Conu-ntiou
Wits addressed by Alexander Jonas and
11. S. WllshllC of Suction New Yolk,
w ho pointed to the progress of .--oci.ilisl
thought among the people, loihe in
creasing clearness of the problem in the
minds of Ihe working classes, to the
geiieial drawing ol th11 work ingnicn
under t He Socialist ha liner, a ml tin i II) t i
the great significance of the Socialist
v.iii1 in New York last November. Th"
speakers w ere fn queiiily inti i t aipled by
iipjilau.se.
NATIONALIST CLUB NO. 3.
Mr. II. B. S ilisbury, the well known
author of the ciever Naiioiiali-1 romance
"The Birth of Freedom", delivered last
Sunday a lecture at the club cut hied,
"Let us come topcihci." The lecturer
lor'. rii) ei the d'-.-ulfoiiue.sS of the fight,
as at jiresent conducted; he mentioned
several points on which sev era I w iegs of
the 'cfoini army are at one, and he
drew a jiicluie of the f'ti rmers' move
ment showing that, while Ihe latter evi
dently had no clear idea of just what
they wanted, they in many n-siei ls dis
played an adaptability to understand the
u-onomic issues, ami that the movement
should be used and the ojijiort unity im
iroved to cause the now wide-awake
farmer to hear the gose of economic
justice to all.
At next Sunday's meeting, the 25th
instant, H. (i. W II hire will deliver an
address entitled "What are we to do?"
On Sunday, February 1, instead of a
lecture there w ill lie a d' bate at the
cluli, the subject being Socialism or In
dividualism. Walter Vrootnan will re
resi ut the former, and juctnresque
Edward O'Sliea the hitter side.
The Boston MmnifurluiTH (lur.itte
says that "in view of the fact that the
question of municipal control of electric
light stations is being frequently dis
cussed in this country, and is likely to
be brought uji for more general consi
deration, it may be of interest to note
w hat has been done in other countries
towards settling the question. Oermany
seems lo have decided in its favor, and
in all thy large cities, w ith one exoej,
tioii, the system of municipal control
has Is eu adopted"'. In England, private
corjiora' ions are still a controlling ma
joiity, but the matter is being more and
more favorably considered.
lADIMilMIIA.
FRUITFUL AGITATION IN THE
QUAKER CITY.
A Well Attended Mtvling Held I nder
the Auspices id the American
Section-.Speech of A. ( alma.
Another good meciing was In Id here
to day urn ler the auspices ol t he Ameri
can Section of theS, L. P. of Philadel
hia. Comrade DeBruyii of the
Flemish Section presided and alter a
short sjieoeh introduced Comrade Cahan
of New York, w ho Ihouroughlv explain
ed the meaning of the w ord "Socialism''
and also the aims of the party. He said
in juirt :
"Times have been w hen Socialism was
generally ridiculed, even by intelligent
peojile, who had no other reason for
ilesjiisiiig it than that it was foreign
origin. It is different now-; muivt s iind
foreigners have the same grievances,
for which they also need the same reme
dies. Every wage-earner is a Socialist
at heart. They are all dissatisfied with
their condition, fired of being iiiinsd
upon, and robbed out of what should be
theirs. What is this feeling of dissatis
faction? It is siniily Socialism that is
gcrii inaling within their own breasts
and they do not know it. Om.e the jieo.
pie realize this fact, the movement is
bound to siread even faster than in
(iermany. 'Ihe irogress has lei n shown
in New York already al the last election,
when (he labor candidate obtained 1 1,(((
votes; which means that among the
Socialists in that slate, there are 1 1 OIK)
citizens, Chicago is the next, place
where wo juopose to enter t he contest,
and California may he the next, on the
loll.
"Born Americans have heretofore
been prejudiced against foreigners, But
the latter, once nalur ilized, have a voice
and vote in t he ruling of I his country ,
and they must exercise theii rights as
citizens in order lo help their American
fellow-workmen to shake oil' I lie ojiu es
sion ami tyranny under which both
have to stiller.
"Some people ihinli that the Social
ists want loo much in demanding that
the government should take possession
of the railroads, telegraphs, expresses,
etc. 1 'ut. I hese mi 1 list l ies are cat ricd on
In government in other countries; whv
i.ot ill America Now, suppose I am a
new-;, arrived foreigner hoie, innl
in A 1 1 ii I ii -.1 1 1 whom I get acquainted '
W illi snows lue ,'ii'oiit the oily. In one
he c he'll oiiit out "Mr. Wananiaker's
tore," But a mill' further on the same
street he'll raise ins baud and say
"There is our pel oflice." What does
that "our" mean? Il simply implies
(hat the "( J.iM rnim ii!", in ot her word--"Th"
Pen ile", on ns 1 he ', ,-i oil ice; that
i i cry citizen have a i bale III it, that
noi , 1 1 1, si audi ng t In - low- : ales ol po-l age,
the employes of it ate 'belter paid and
bet Ii r 1 1 ealeil than il it were in die
hands of an individual era on poral urn;
tbiil the piolits made out of it arc tinned
be k lo I ho people instead of being
I l iclieteil bv hoc nl lei's.
"II Mr. Vanamal-ei- was to own the
Postal Service, how long would il lake
before the rales would golli, I lit- till Ill
let' ' i'- woi king bonis he increa-ed and a
general culdowii in salaries tike place?
Not long, imb ed; and (he letter car
in-r, who now gets Irom -f,'1) lo ." a
week lor eight hours a day, would soon
have to be content with the same treat
ment in the Adams fix press Co.'s em
ployes. The Posl-ofliee being a 'Social
ist ic institution"', in other words con
trolled liy t he "People' , why f hen should
no' the 'li I nut), 1)111) inhabitants of this
country in the same manner manage the
sending of jiackages and the carrying of
passengers and ( reights.
'Something strange is the large and
steadily incn asing number of lraniis
the country is overrun with. Is it be
cause the jiositiori of tnimji is a desirable
one, or i.s it because peiqile are driven
into trauiiistii against their own wih?
Every day some new machinery is in
troduced, w hich is lionnd to throw out
of einjiloymeiit a certain number of men
or women. Some are successful in se
curing another job, others are not, and
w hen the hitter's means arc exhausted,
(which thanks to the cajiitali.-t, they are
not too well supplied with) they are
hound to deind upon the generosity of
those whom fortune has favored with
better luck.
" Manufactuiers often boast of their
machinery, never in the least jut) ing
the poor wretches whom (hey have de
prived of ! he means of a liveli hood by
it, and to w horn all the latest inventions
of the age are nothing without a break
fast. "Take the cigarette manufacture as
an instance. Five large factories were
on)ietirig with one atiotle r. They em
io)cd hundieds of girls. By the intro
duction of a machine that required only
feeding, the larger portion of the girls
w ere discharged, their services lieing no
l..i.,'..r rt..i..H lli. i. ll.-.t ll u
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employers found thai coinjx tilion was to j
their detriment, and they formed a i
trust, which enables them to control the
market
" Why cannot the wanking peojile join
hands, follow their example, and con
trol t he labor market? Work eight hours
il day, instead of ten and twelve and
make room for those w ho now have to
tramp.
"Another re-ult of competition and
labor saving inventions is that the mar
ket is overt-looked with hats, clothing
and shoes, while t hounands of wretches
walk the streets in need of wearing aji
Jiarel and have not Ihe means to buy
any. Il 'every man in need Could alford
tosiiiiy himself, there would not be a
single iair of hoes or one hat h it and
the journeymen hatters and shoemakers
would not be forced into idleness,
"Machinery has proved to be a blessing
to capitalists, Let the wot kingmeii then
turn it into n blessing for themselves,
by overthrowing the tyrants who now
rule us under the masks of reibiilicau
ism and democracy. Let us unite our
votes at the ballot box for the genuine
"Labor Ticket," (Ureal aiilause.)
New members were enrolled, all of
whom are known to be good workerH,
and we do not doubt iliat our efforts
will be crowned with success.
Fraternally,
A. VNllOltN.
Pilil.AiU'.i.l'iiiA, Jan. lsth.
YONKERS.
HolnuH of dm W. sleli.ster l la Tim
American Section S. I 1'. ut Work,
At the last regular meeting of the
Westchester County Cential Labor
Union a delegate from the S, L, P. was
in the chair. A committee which had
been iiipoiiiled to visit New York to
solicit aid for the painters, who have
been locked out seven weeks reported
that, they had recieved over $100 from
the vaiious unions and assistance from
delegate McLaughlau in keeping the
New York men from coining lo Yonkers,
during the jiresent trouble, The dele
gate fiom L. U. 2ol U. I i, of 0. stated
I hut a circular has been sent to all
unions in the building trade asking for
committees from each to form a plan
for a general wanking card and also
that they will wank with none but union
men after April 1st S!)1.
It was decided lo furnish jiress re
ports of the ( '. L, U. proceeding i to
the Yonkers Ihnli llriuld and the
" Wiik'kMi'.N's Anvii wri:."
The question of holding a series of
lectures for the Working Women was
laid over until the probable cost could
be a .eel lained.
Socialist La hou Pautv.
A icgiilar meeting of the American
'sei-liou of the Socialist Labor Party
was held last Sunday at Central Labor
I .'nioii Hall with Comrade Charles
I i 'el her in I he chair.
A I'm,.. ::iii'(i Irom the Manhorchor
Frohsiiin was granted the privilege of
the llnor and slated thai the members
desired lo join the Socialist l.aiior Party
in a bod), but to be allowed I he same
il IV lieges aa ihe New Yol k Lieilcfl ttfol,
which has also joined (1,,. party. A
committee of two consisting ol Com
lades Edmund Mullcr and Scludlz w ith
a coinuudee to be npp tinted from the
Uermaii Section ami the Frohsuin will
meet and make arrangements lor their
admission as a body.
The following subjects wa re decided
upon for discu'sjon at Indue meetings
of the section: First, Of what benetit
to the citizens, ;iH a body, is the High
School? Second, Is there necessity for
a Spring and Fall election in this city ?
Thud, Can we not suggesl a dan
whereby the political machine will bo
overthrown, and the citizens them
selves nominate candidates for public
ollices? Fourth, Advocate the municipal
control ol streetcars, gas and electric
lighting, also for establishment of a
iubhc park, with music occiisioually,
lor the jieojileol this city. Fifth, Advo
cate the abolition of the contract system
of street repairs, and the election of a
supi riiiteiideijt of street reiairs and
ga'bage removal, w ho w ill engage com
petent men at fair wages, i. e., not less
than the union scale, and see that the
work done be con jileted in a manner
that will not need to be done again
w ithin a few days, as it is at present.
Prof. Daniel De Leon will delivers
lecture before the meinbeis anil their
friends on some one of the above tojiics
on Sunday, Feb. 1st, 10 a. m. Tickets
will be furnished ujiou implication to
members.
A jiajier on the jirognss of the So
cialistic movement was read and the
meeting adjourned to Sunday, Feb. 1st.
There are now a dozen private Iwinks
in London that do a larger business than
the Bank of England without being
compelled, as the latter is, lo carry re
serves of money in heir own vaults.
The recent suspension -if the Barings
has eailed attention to this fact, and the
feeling is trowing throughout Great
Britain in lavor ol extending in some
way ihe public control over privattj
banks