The society is to pay the physician monthly. His salary shall be whatever the officers agree upon. On the first of each month should he neglect to perform the duties assigned him, his office may be declared vacant by the President and a new election take place immediately. ARTICLE VII. All benefits shall cease at the expiration of six weeks from date of disablement. ARTICLE VIII. No money shall be paid out of the fund except upon warrants drawn by the President and Secretary and that for benefits only. All claims for benefits for disablement must be signed by the society physician. ARTICLE IX. All members becoming disabled must at once notify the Secretary whose duty it will be to notify the Physician and give the address of applicant. Benefits to be allowed from date of report to Secretary in case of one week's disablement. ARTICLE X. The Secretary must be notified by all members changing their residence. ARTICLE XI. The regular meeting of this society shall be on the first Saturday of each month immediately after quitting time in the office. Special meetings may be called by the President. ARTICLE XII. The officers of this society shall consist of President, Vice-President, Secretary, Financial Secretary, Treasurer and Physician, to be elected semi-annually on the first meeting in January and July. ARTICLE XIII. It shall be the duty of the President at the commencement of his term of office, to appoint a committee of two, who shall serve for his term, to attend all meetings of the society. ARTICLE XIV. Any member leaving the employ of the St. Louis is no longer a member of this society and the money paid in is forfeited. BOYCOTTING. Boycotting as a new method of warfare of labor against capital, has only been introduced into the United States within the last few years, but in that short time has proven to be most powerful, if resorted to by organized labor. The following table, prepared by Bradstreets, after a close and careful inquiry into the growth and employment of boycotting in the United States, contains a classified list of boycotts within the last two years: From this table it will be seen that the most extensive use of the boycott was made by the typographical unions; the most successful ones, against employers of Chinese labor, cigar manufacturers and dealers and postmasters; and those made against a street railway, broom manufacturer, box manufacturer and knit-goods manufacturers are claimed as total failures. |