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About The times. (Portland, Or.) 191?-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1912)
Yol. II. No 1. PORTLAND, OREGON, APRIL 20, 1912 STATISTICS SHOW THAT UNIONS ARE NOT MATERIALLY INCREASING UNIONISM A GRAFT ON MEMBERS Lady W arw ick Says Life Is Best W o r th Living at Fifty Price 5 Cents SAILORS ON TILLAMOOK WALK OUT AND NON-UNION MEN ARE EMPLOYED It cannot be truly said that ever o f value in return (except When a move was made recent painted. With passengers and trades-unionism is increasing to a paltry $4192 for “ strike ben ly to unionize the crews of the general freight, she will leave for any appreciable extent in Great efits” ) but, on the contrary, by steamers operated by Elmore & Tillamook tonight. Britain. The membership in its action without investigation Co., the sailors on the Tillamook Captain Hansen says that he is 1910 was only 15,888 greater (as it alleges) in the McNamaras’ walked out, and for awhile it be not averse to employing union sail than in 1907— three years before case, you and your cause are now gan to look as though the vessel ors, but, as his vessel for the most while the number o f unions de suffering humiliation and loss of would have to be tied up. Rut the part has been running only to As creased from 1221 to 1153, a loss prestige? What satisfaction is it union longshoremen agreed to toria on the trip down from the o f 68. From 1901 to 1905 the to you to have them telegraph load the vessel, a non-union crew coast, he found it impossible to se membership was practically sta “ Sent Clarence Darrow $170,- was employed for her, and she cure men who were affiliated with tionary. Here are the official re 000,” while, right now, Darrow sailed for Tillamook on schedule the organization. He explains turns for the ten years, 1901 to is appealing to his friends in last evening. there is no sailors’ union in As Chicago for money to pay the ex 1910, inclusive: In sympathy with the men who toria, and he had to take outside Number Mem- penses of his coming trial on left the Tillamook, the sailors on men. It is for this reason, it is bership. bribery charges arising out of of Unions. Year. the Patsy, belonging to the same said, that no particular effort was 1,969,424 the very case (McNamaras) for 1901 ... ........1,282 line, went out. Again the long made to keep union sailors on the 1,954,594 which Gompers and company 1902 ... ........ 1,250 shoremen made no objection to vessels of the line. 1,931,558 sent him $170,000 for fees for 1903 ... ........ 1,237 The Tillamook and Patsy will loading the craft, and Captain 1,901,674 himself ($50,000 to begin with), 1904 ..... __ __1,211 Hansen, her master, soon made ar continue to come through to Port 1,928,560 and for Job Harriman and Jo 1905 ... ........1,209 rangements for employing a new land for the next few months, or 2,122,241 seph Scott? Who needs your 1906 ... ........1,232 crew. It is announced that she until one of them should be need 2,419,816 wages money most— they, or ------- 1,221 1907 will sail for Oregon coast ports to ed for taking care of the salmon 2,383,244 yourself, your wives and your 1908 __ ......... 1,195 night. The crew leaving her did trade down the coast, when As 2,362,450 children? toria probably will be made the 1909 ... ........1,163 not belong to the union. 2,435,704 Again, are you aware, union la northern terminus of her run once 1910 .... ........1,153 American trades-unionism, as bor contributor to Gompers and So far, the sailors on the Sue II. more. Just now the entire fleet is set forth in the 1911 report of the company, that in the ten years, Elmore, the flagship of the fleet, kept busily employed taking care American Federation of Labor 1902 to 1911, you sent that con have retained their berths. She of the traffic to and from Port (and every last man, woman and cern (see its own 1911 report) came o ff the Oregon drydoek yes land. Of late one of the steamers child is counted therein, doubt no less a sum than $207,766 for terday, after having received mi has been bringing part cargoes of “ strike benefits” and that all you less) compares as follows: nor repairs and being cleaned and coal on the northbound trips. Year. Membership. or your fellows have received 1901 ___________________ 787,537 back for that purpose in the ten 1902 ............... 1,024,399 years is $73,984, and that they 1903 ................................... 1,465,800 now hold $133,782 o f your money 1904 .................... .......... — 1,676,200 so contributed? Could you not 1905 ........... 1,494,300 do a good deal of good for your 1906 ................................... 1,454,200 selves and yours if you had that Frank II. Powers, o f Powers & 1907 ............. 1,538,970 money now? Estes, a few nights ago was round And, again are you aware, 1908 ........... 1,482,872 ASTORIA, Or.— W. T. Neff, the ly cheered for the effective way in 1909 ___________________ 1,482,872 union labor contributor, that in I. W. W. agitator, who was sen which he called the bluff of one of 1910 ........ 1,562,112 the thirty-one years, 1881 to 1911, tenced to pay a fine of $20 or to the soap-box orators. IKE some other foreign celebrities who have recently come to this coun (Continued on Page 2.) Decrease since '04, 6 years 114,088 try for lecture or concert engagements. Lady Warwick was Insured serve 10 days in the eity jail For night after night the street Federation (Gompers & Co.) * by the manager of her lecture tour, the sum being 1100,000. Her Itin Wednesday afternoon, was re haranguers had been drawing big receipts in 1909........... $232,377 erary of thirty lectures extends from New York to Chicago, and her Do., in 1910............. 193,470 leased the next day on payment crowds in Sixth street, in front of subjects are •’Personal Recollections of Famous Men“ and "The New Era In Decrease in 1910 & 1909 38,907 the Old World.” Although she Is a Socialist she will not Include socialism o f bis fine by E. J. Lewis, of Seat Powers & Estes’ store, and on this Receipts in 1911............... 182,188 among the topics which she will discuss In her regular lectures. The countesa, tle, one of the officers o f the I. particular occasion George M. Hy land happened to be passing and Decrease in ’ l l from ’ 10 11,282 who admits that she Is fifty and whose youngest grandchild Is of the same age Decrease in ’l l from ’09 50,189 Hereafter U. S. Flag W ill Be Hung —seven—as her youngest child, says that the best time of life Is after thirty, W. W. organization, who arrived heard one of the speakers shout and that she finds the world more Interesting at fifty thun at any earlier age. at noon Thursday. A meeting out that he would like to “ spit on The decreased receipts in 1911 in Court, and Applicants Will was held Thursday night in the the American flag and trample it were in spite of the fact that in Have to Show Respect. that year the membership (so Finnisli Socialist hall to protest on the ground.” Gompers says) ran up to 1,761,- Hyland, entering t lie drug store, No members of the I. W. W. T w o Foreign Experiments against the action of the city in 835. These federation official fig need apply for citizenship through arresting Neff, but this was a related the incident, and asked W ith Oil Burning Engines ures prove that, even though the local courts. A genuine re Powers if he had a flag. very tame affair, the response more names are being put on the spect for the American flag will “ You get the flag and wave it from the working classes of this membership rolls, less of union be required from all applicants for in front o f the fellow, and if he labor’s wages is going into the naturalization papers, and any ad city not being very enthusiastic. tries any monkey business, I ’ll ar- Federation (Gompers and com mission of sympathy with the an A man calling himself A. McDon rest him.” Hyland is a special pany) treasury. The receipts re archistic principles of the trouble ald. secretary o f the I. W. W. of deputy sheriff. ported for 1911 do not include some organization will bar the ap Portland, called up Mayor Hen Powers secured a good-sized flag the $225,000 or more which Gom. plicant. This is the ultimatum of derson by long distance telephone and forced his way through the pers deceitfully dragged out of Circuit Judge Kavanaugh. union labor’s wages (to the loss yesterday and demanded the re crowd, and, as he approached the “ The Stars and Stripes will be o f union labor’s wives and child hung above the bench at the ses lease of Neff forthwith. When soap-box orator, he addressed the speaker. ren) to defend, or rather to pre sion of Naturalization Court,” said informed by the mayor that Neff tend to defend, the McNamara the Judge recently. “ This is an “ I understand you want to spit would be released when his fino murderers of innocent laborers. innovation, but at a time when so on the flag. Here is your chance,” was paid, he became wrathy and and Powers waved the Stars and The Evening Journal of Albany, much disrespect to the flag and to N. Y., remarks on this head: asked if the city of Astoria in Stripes, amid the applause of the American institutions is being ex “ Likewise, the vouchers show hibited, I think it behooves the tended to throw down the gaunt majority o f the crowd. - The speak ing how the McNamara relief court to do all in its power to let to the I. W. \V. Mayor Hen er, who Powers describes as a fund was expended have not yet check the treasonable practices of derson replied that the eity “ pig-eyed, bullet-headed specimen been filed.” this organization. o f humanity,” stopped short, would throw down the gauntlet looked confused and made no an Unwittingly, the Journal for “ I shall see that the applicants to any person or persons who de swer, while a gang of sympathiz got to recall the fact that one for citizenship are familiar with voucher was filed by telegraph the flag and what it represents; fied its regulations and violated ers crowded around Powers and and that by Frank Morrison, also that they have a proper feel tried to push him away. its ordinances. Gompers’s side partner, which ing of loyalty for it and for the “ What’s your game with that constituted authority of the Gov read: ra g?” demanded one of tin- crowd. “ Sent to Clarence Darrow, ernment. L’ ntil an applicant can “ I ’m here to defend it against convince me that he is in sympathy $170,000. you or anybody else; just start What Darrow did with the with our institutions and is op something, if you dare !” and Pow $120,000 left after he got his posed to the present tendency in ers stood his ground. He was not princely “ retainer” of $50,000 some classes toward anarchy, I molested, and when the speaker re. has not yet been publicly made sh^ll not consider that he has slimed his ranting, no further men known. the vouchers of Ilarri shown qualifications which entitle tion was made o f the flag. him to citizenship.” HOQUIAM, Wash. The Aber man. Scot, et al., not •yet being on file publicly. And the assess United States Naturalization deen eity council last Friday ment ami collection o f the great Examiner Ilazzard is here from Se pased a resolution declaring the sum was public as far as union attle, to be present at the hearings Red Finnish Hall, the meeting! labor is concerned. Will the con today. lie states that the menace place of socialists and the I. W. | tributing union labor ever be told of the I. W. W. propaganda has W. organization, to he a nuisance i what was really done with its been realized by many courts in the Northwest, and judges are re $225.000. or more? and ordered it closed indefinitely Look at it this way, union la quiring candidates to state their ABERDEEN, Wash. All Hin by the police. This action was bor contributor in 1911 to Gom willingness to defend the flag be dus have been discharged from the taken after Superior Judges Mo fore admitting them to citizenship. pers and com pany: Donovan mill and replaced with “S E W ENGLISH MOTOR R A IL W A Y COAC^h ser and Irwin issued an order cit white labor, and they will he paid Federation receip ts... ... $1*2.188 The judges who have already tak ing Mayor J. W. Parks and Chief o ff at other mills as fast as pos Mc-Namara collection ------ 22->.000 en the matter up include Judge P h o to b y A m e r ic a n P r e s s A s s o c ia tio n Hanford, of the United States of Poljee [,. I). Templeton to ap sible, All plants but the Western IK di»tiirt»efl conditions in the coal raining industry here and abroad Court, of Seattle; Judge Frater. of Total contribution in jtfve particular interest to the inventions designed to free transporta pear and show cause why an in-1 mill have already resumed, and it 1911 $467. 1 SB Seattle; Judge Easterday. of Ta tion companies from depend»Mi< upon coal as fuel Recently the first jnetion should not be issued re is expected to begin work soon. Do you union labor men not coma, and Judge Sol Smith, of Nine o f the mills have had full so called motor liner, the Kelandia, ever seen in Kurland reached Lon straining the authorities from in crews report, and some havo realize from tbqge figures, union South Rend. Judge Frater recent don on her maiden voyage from Copenhagen to the Malay states. Her ton labor contributor to Gompers and ly dismissed the application of a nage is 3,TIG; her horsepower 2.500. She burns kerosene and has no smoke- terfering with its meetings. The ¡ turned away applicants. Picket company, that last year you took foreigner “ with prejudice.” when «tacks The Great Western Railway company of Kngland is conducting a complaint says two socialists so ing by the strikers has about $42.188 more than $1000 a day the foreigner admitted that he series of experiments with a view to superseding steam by electric power. It •defies, the Finnish Sunday school I ••eased, and the strike is looked (Sundays included), out of the would follow the dictates of an or has installed on one o f its branch lines a roach which is Independent of and other organizations have upon as a thing of the past. Few wages you worked for, and sent ganization to which he belonged, ► team fiower, overhead wires or coal It Is fitted with an oil burning engine suffered because the police nailed1 er Greeks and Slavonians are seen "Mich transmits its power through an electric motor. Accommodation Is pro* it to that non-working, gvt-money- even if they should conflict with » "ii for forty-sis passengers, and a maximum speed approaching thirty-live u(> the doors, which was done to, on the streets, railroad men report easy firm in Washington, D. C., the constituted authority of the t o * < an hour has been attained put an end to the meeting of the i ing that they are leaving the city and that you got nothing what country. in large numbers. Í. W. W. in the eity. SOAP BOX ORATOR ASTORIA MAYOR NOT AFFECTED CALLEDBYPOWERS BY I.W.W. BLUFF COURT WILL BAR I.W.W. MEMBERS 1 HOQUIAM COUNCIL DEGLARES i W.W. HALL NUISANCE HINDUS GIVE WAY TO WHITE LABOR T