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STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR
T R A D E U E 1 0 E S A R E T U E B U L W A R K S C E M O D E R E D E M O C R A C IE S .— W. E . G L A D S T O E E .
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P O R T L A N D , O R E G O N , M A R C H II, 1904
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W H O G E T S O U R NOT FOR CHARITY
No.
31
1 die of Jan u ary , when a m an asked me
and purpose.
for a free meal. H e was a deserving
There is but one step in a g reat
looking fellow and I said: “ Go down
p ro g ram ," D avenport said. “ I no
to the O ndaw a, th at is a charitable in
ticed w ith infinite grief th a t a dem o
stitution, and will give you som ething
cratic m em ber (H u g h es of New J e r
to eat. ’ I he fellow w ent aw ay and
Poor Folks Have to Pay in a few m inutes retu rn ed an d told me Produce More Work Than sey) of this com m ittee offered an
am endm ent to the naval ap p ro p riatio n
th a t he had been dow n th e re and
Same as Others.
Foreigners.
bill w hich goes th e w hole lim it of this
th at the man in charge refused to
eig h t-h o u r p atern alism .”
give him an y thing to eat unless he
L aw yer D avenport then told th e
As an inducem ent t> show and tell you more about this pro
had the m oney to pay for it. I m ade
gressive store, some one of our customers on Saturday Evening,
com m ittee he had taken sten o g rap hic
fu rth er investigations and found th at
April 2d, w ill receive ABSOLUTELY FREE S10.
rep o rts of his fo rm er
speeches
m any of the o th e r restau ran t keepers
against the eig h t-h o u r bill, edited
had had the same experience. W e then
T A K E T H IS T IP M R . M A N
them and published them in the
m ade a com plaint to the allied crafts,
B ridgeport papers.
You can dress better, and pay less if you visit this popular
th
at
if
we
w
ere
expected
to
pay
the
"I d em o n strated th a t th is bill ab-
Underhanded Business Methods
store. Step out of your way and be convinced.
union scale th a t the O ndaw a should Says a Yankee Workman Can solutely takes aw ay the liberty of the
Employed by Captain
I)o More Work by GO
em ploy n o th in g but union help and
w orkm an, he said, “and since th en
McClelland.
pay the union scale also.’
the beam ing faces and h ea rty hand
Per Cent.
“A new restau ran t has been sta rted
g rasp of union and nonunion m en of
m y hom e show s th a t th ey th in k I am
at S21 Stevens street, and the p ro p rie
th eir friend.” ,
to r said, w hile he did not know much
A few days ag o th e re appeared in about the O ndaw a, he had heard those
An em ploye fam iliar with th e ' in
R eferring to the labor leaders, D a
the A ssociated P re ss new spapers an eating at his place talking about it. dustrial conditions of G reat B ritain, v enport said th a t th e y th o u g h t th ey
article from Spokane th a t the C ooks’ ’A sh o rt tim e ag o a m an w ho does contradicted the statem ent of W al rep resen ted the sen tim en t of o rg an
and W 'aiters’ U nion of th a t city had
jobs around the tow n cam e in and lace D ow ney, the N ew Y ork ship ized w orkingm en, but they did not.
221-223 Morrison Street, lirÇ?er First
Î and were b o y co ttin g and picketing a odd
asked me for som ething to eat. I builder, at a recent hearing before
"I am satisfied th a t the g reat m a
charitable in stitu tio n — a restau ran t asked him w hy he did n o t go to the the house labor com m ittee th a t E n g jo rity of union m en are not know
w here those w ho had no em ploym ent O n iaw a, and he told me th a t he could lish m echanics produced 60 per cent ingly socialists," he rem arked. “T h eir
n o r m oney w ere fed. T h e dispatch n ot get an y th in g th ere unless he had m ore w ork in the sam e tim e with distinguished rep resen tativ es are m ak
also stated that the keeper of the O n- th e m oney to pay for it. H e told me sim ilar tools than A m ericans.
At ing every effort to com m it them to
daw a Inn, as it is called, C aptain Mc fu rth er th at he had been hired by Cap the h earin g last F rid ay on the eight- socialism .”
Clelland, had drenched th e pickets tain M cClelland to wash the w indows hour bill H aro ld Lom as, m anager of
‘You are fam iliar w ith steel tru sts,
w ith w ater from a hose th a t he was and po sts at the fro n t of the building. the C rocker-W heeler E lectrical Com- are y ° u not.-" asked A ndrew E urseth.
w ashing the w indow s w ith; th a t he T h e m an said he w orked hard for a pany at W ashington, refuted Dow -! “Y es. to some e x te n t,” responded
w as n o t opposed to unions, etc., but full half day, and that as he had n o th ney ’s assertion.
H e w as born in D avenport.
With entire New Store and
th o u g h t th ey w ere in p o o r business ing much to eat for three days he was G reat B ritain and served his ap p ren -j "A re there m any independent firms
N ew Fixtures
m aking a fight upon an asylum for p retty hungryy. T he w aiter brought ticeship in m achine shops before he outside of th a t com bination?” was
the poor.
1 asked.
him a 10-cent meal, and w hen he had came to America.
An Up-to-Date Store
T his article was undoubtedly sent eaten th at he asked for m ore and
‘'V ery few ," was th e reply.
W. D. Forbes, president of the W.
o u t by th e Spokesm an-R eview , the th e w aiter bro u g h t it to him, giving D. F o rb es Com pany of H oboken, N. I "D o you believe th a t the steel
Com e See Me.«
A ssociated P re ss’ ag en t there, and him a check for 20 cents. W hen he J., argued th a t its application would j tru st should have the pow er to regu-
E x p e r t O p t ic ia n In C h a r g e o f
also an enem y o f trad es unions.
presented the check to M cClelland the increase the cost of governm ent pur- ,ate e the hours and w ages of all the
O p tic a l D e p a r tm e n t
T he facts are th a t the R estaurant la tte r flew into a rage because the chases and tend to prevent m anufac men in th eir em ploy?” was the next
K eep ers’ A ssociation of Spokane dis m an had eaten so much. I have been tu rers from seeking governm ent co n question.
E x a m in e V o n r E y e s F re e
T h e I o w a J e w e le r
I certain ly do. T h e w orkm en m ust
covered th a t C aptain M cClelland was told, also, th at a blind m an, being led tracts.
n o t ru n n in g a ch aritab le eatin g house by a sm all boy, w as also refused at
“ It is im possible to have a fixed conform to the em ployers' condi
at all, but was p racticin g th e dirtiest th e O ndaw a because he had no day,” continued Mr. Forbes.
“ In tion, declared D avenport.
Now, suppose a m echanic should
kind of business in the nam e of ch ar m oney.’
m aking engine sylinders, if a cut is
“T he p ro p rieto r of the N ew Dewey started, it m ust be finished.”
w ish to leave th eir em ploy, th a t he
ity. T h ey found th a t he w a s ’receiv
ing aid from the public and was ch arg was n e x t seen and he stated th a t the
w ith
conditions,
“W h at do you do under the ten- was dissatisfied
ing for the m eals a less figure than O ndaw a was n ot a charitable institu hour sy stem ?” asked R epresentative w here would he go in A m erica to get
the others, and th a t a person th a t tion, as it was rep resen ted to be, but H ughes.
em ploym ent as a steel w o rk er?” he
T H IR D a n d M O R R IS O N S T S .
was asked.
had no m oney could not get a meal charged the same prices the other
“W ell, I m ust say th a t our m e
" I do n ot know ,” p ro m p tly ans-
at all.
resta u ran ts in th a t vicinity did. H e chanics are intelligent men, and if
T he resta u ran t keepers laid the sa id : ‘I can serve the same meals they cannot finish a cut before q u it w ered th e lawyer.
D avenport then resum ed his re
m a tte r before th e union and said th at they do at th e O ndaw a for the same tin g tim e they do not sta rt it; they
m arks about the “ty ran n y a,nd intol
th ey m ust be p ro tected against this price they do,’ if I cut m y steaks in do som ething else.”
underhanded com petitor.
T h a t the tw o as th ey do, and if I serve the same
“In boring a cylinder is there any erance of organized lab o r.” H e
O ndaw a Inn should em ploy union vegetables and kinds of m eats in the in ju ry in changing the m en at the praised Jo h n D. R ockefeller as a g reat
help and pay them union wages if same quantities they do, and I em ploy m achine w hen the tool is set?” was benefactor to m ankind, w hose “thrift,
sagacity and prudence enabled him to
m eals w ere to be charged for. T he n o th ’-ri but union help th ro u g h o u t, asked.
provide em ploym ent for the w orking
Spokane Record then in terested it and am n ot running a ch arity house,
“C ertainly not. O ne man can run classes.”
self in the m atter, and rep o rts as either. W e are prepared to prove the m achine as well as an o th er if he
T h e F a s te s t G r o w in g S to r e o f t h e N o r t h w e s t
th a t m any men have been refused
A sked w hat would becom e of the
follow s:
*
is a com petent m achinist,” was the
m
eals
at
the
O
ndaw
a,
and
if
th
ey
are
individual
liberty of the steel w orker
“T he H o tel and R estau ran t Em
reply.
who leaves the em ploy of the steel
• • • • • • • • • • ployes are actively p icketing the O n going to come in com petition w ith us
Mr. F orbes said th a t 85 per cent of
daw a Inn, and, ju d g in g from the in they should pay the sam e w ages we his w ork was for the governm ent. tru st, D avenport said he had full lib
• •
do
and
n
ot
pose
as
a
ch
aritab
le
insti
erty to go anyw here and get any em
creased business rep o rted by the other
H e em ploys fo rty to seventy skilled
ploym ent he could.
resta u ran ts in the sam e locality, the tu tio n .’
m achinists in m aking auxiliary en
T h a t C hristm as D inner.
diverting of patro n ag e is p ro g ressin g
•
m A NUFACTURES
gines and electrical m achinery for
[T he statem en t of D avenport, th a t
“F
o
llo
w in g is th e bill of fare sup naval vessels. H is shops run nine
nicely.
hours
a
day,
but
he
declared
it
would
i
b
J.''. * " >IlL '* rc 1’rese n tatn es (of
OF
U N IO N
f lìflD E
posed
to
have
been
served
at
th
e
O
n
“O n account of th e O ndaw a rep re
-C, . . to ____
. u . .:„ the
v . eight
I ia b o r> are m aking.every effort to com
senting itself to be a charitable in sti daw a In n to the children as well as , be im possible
establish
tution the cooks and w aiters were the grow n people w ho appeared at the hour day and run the shops at a profit. m it them (the unions) to socialism ,”
is not born out by the action of the
loth to place it on th e unfair list, but lunch co u n ter:
H aro ld L om as, W ash in g to n m an
recent
convention of the A m erican
“Soup.
now th at th ey have proven beyond a
ager for the C rocker-W heeler E lec
F ederation of Labor, which defeated
Chicken Gumbo.
reasonable doubt th a t the In n is run
trical C om pany, m ade a statem en t op
socialism by an o v erw helm ing m a
Fish.
*
purely and solely as a m oney-m aking
posing the eight-hour day in A m er
jority.
H is o th e r sta te m en ts are
Baked
Salm
on,
T
o
m
ato
Sauce.
venture they are in ten d in g to carry
ica under present industrial condi
equally
absurd,
and his self accredited
B
O
IL
E
D
.
th e fight to a finish.
tions. If th e eight-hour law day
popularity
am
ongst
th e union men in
Sugar
Cured
H
am
with
Cabbage.
“T he R estau ran t K eep ers’ A ssocia
could be m ade universal, he said, he
his hom e sta te is a bigoted assum p
tion is behind the culinary crafts, and B risket of Beef w ith G rated H o rse w ould be glad to see it established.
tion, and is a lie w holly in fact. H e
are lending them every possible as
radish.
“ If E ngland, F rance and G erm any
, is know n far and w ide in his hom e
sistance. A rep o rter for the Record
EN TR EES.
w ere to establish an eight-hour day,”
I state as a tool for the m ining co r
m ade the rounds of a num ber of the
Lam b P o t Pie.
said Mr. L om as, “the A m erican em
porations an d is recognized by union
resta u ran ts and chop houses located Braised S hort Ribs of Beef, Brow ned ployer could com pete.”
achinery i labor as a b'tte r enem y and a hireling
on Main. F ro n t and Stevens streets,
Sweet P otatoes.
“ Is A m erican electrical m
of the tru sts.]
and interview ed a num ber of the res
Fricasee of Chicken.
sold in E urope for less than it is sold I
_________
ta u ra n t keepers on the O ndaw a and Saute of Chicken G iblets on T oast. in A m erica?” inquired Mr. H ughes. I
tr
•
•
the effect it has had on th eir business.
“Y es; A m erican m achinery is b et-!
H e a rst s Suit Advanced,
B oston Baked P ork and Beans.
W h a t T h ey Say.
ter than the foreign make. It sells for 1 A dvanced over all o th e r cases on
RO A STS.
“T he first place visited was the Shoulder of P ork w ith A pple Sauce m ore th an th e foreign product in the the calendar of the Suprem e C ourt of
P o rtlan d Coffee H ouse. O ne of the
foreign m ark et, and it sells for less ( the L n ite d S tates, th e h earin g of the
WARRANTED
Sirloin of Beef an Jus.
IN E V E R Y D ETA IL
p ro p rieto rs of this place, in speaking L eg of M utton w ith Sago D ressing. than in A m erica,” was the reply.
I m otion of the* solicitor-general in the
N O T -T O . R I P
of the O ndaw a, said: ‘As long as the Stuffed Y oung T urkey, C ranberry
Mr. L om as explained th at he had I suit of W illiam R andolph
H ea rst
O ndaw a was run as a charitable insti
against th e coal tru st was taken up
w
orked
in
the
E
nglish
m
ills
and
had
-Sauce.
S f lh B S R O O M : S . LU. C o r n e r F i f t h a n d S t a r k S t r e e t s
on M onday.
tu tio n we had no com plaint to make
also been a dealer in Europe.
R oast Goose with C u rran t Jelly.
F A C T O R Y : C o rn e r G ra n d A v e n u e a n d E a s t T a y lo r S tre e t
a g a in sfth e m and intended to lend our
T he action of the S uprem e C ourt in
“
F
rom
your
o
b
serv
atio
n
.”
asked
M ashed P o tato es in Cream.
aid and support to 'th e m , but we soon
th u s giving this case a place upon
Janies
O
’Connell,
president
of
the
In
Pickles,
Cabbage
and
Celery.
P O R T L A N D , OREGON
learned th at they were not w hat they
tern atio n al M achinists’ U nion, "w hat the calendar ahead of other? en tered
D ESSERT.
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • rep resen ted them selves to be, and
E nglish P lum Pudding, F ru it Sauce. is the rative productive capacity of before it is based upon the H o ar act,
were cu ttin g into our business. It was
the E nglish, Scotch o r Irish mechanic w hich m akes a provision th a t cases
A ssorted Cake.
agreed am ong the resta u ran t m en th at
of ex tra o rd in ary public in terest and
as
com pared w ith the A m erican?”
N uts, Raisins, Apples and O ranges.
we w ould send all who asked for free
“T he British artisan produces less national im portance m ay be taken
“L. E. G urry and J. E. M addux, who
m eals to the O ndaw a. and th o u g h t, in
w ith the sam e tools and m aterials. o ut of th eir reg u lar o rd er on th e cal
w ere chef and second cook respective
asm uch as th at place was receiving
endar and advanced for an earlier
ly at the O ndaw a Inn at C hristm as Man for man the production is not hearing. T h at the suit o p R e p resen ta
cash and o th er co n trib u tio n s, that it
so
great
and
the
to
tal
production
ifot
tim e, have m ade the follow ing sta te
tive H ea rt against the coal tru s t
was no m ore than rig h t they should
m
ent concerning the peculiar m ethods so m uch,” said Lomas.
was one of ex tra o rd in ary public in
feed the deserving applicants. I sent
‘Is
th
ere
not
a
world
tendency
to
by w hich Captain M cClelland runs
te re st and national im portance need
a num ber of myn th ere w ho had asked
Ititi a n d 1 6 8 F i r s t S tre e t
the Inn as a ‘charifable’ in stitu tio n : w ard sh o rter w ork days?” w as asked. ed no d em onstration. T he request
me for free m eals, and all of them ,
“Y es,” he said.
that the suit be advanced on the cal
“ ‘T h e above bill of fare was not
with one exception, came hack and
“ Is the production
dim inished?” endar was m ade by S olicitor-G eneral
served
in
full
C
hristm
as
at
the
chil
told me th at Captain M cClelland had
was th e question.
H oyt, who m ade clear the im portance
W e show a line of FU R N ITU R E and CARPETS, CURTAINS
refused to give them an y th in g to eat dren's “free” dinner, for w hich it had
“N o; education and efficiency has of the 'case.
and PORTIERES to fit any purse, whether it be for a PALACE
unless th ey had the m oney to pay for been donated by the people. C on enabled the w orker to produce m o re,”
T he m otion before the Suprem e
or for modest COTTAGE.
C ourt which was heard on M onday
it. I think it a sham e for a place like trib u tio n boxes had been placed all Lom as declared.
is an appeal by the In te rsta te Com
W e have the goods. We sell at L IV IN G PRICES, LATEST
th at to receive d onations on th e plea over tow n for ca*h contributions, and
Mr. F orbes co rro b o rated Mr. L o m erce Com m ission from the decision
th at it is a charitable in stitu tio n when in addition the public and business m as’ statem en ts and gave several of Judge Lacom be of the U nited
STYLES and RELIABLE MANUFACTURERS.
th ey do not give aw ay any m ore meals men co n trib u ted liberally of supplies. com parisons an d illu stratio n s of B rit- S tates C ircuit C ourt of the N o rth ern
th an the average resta u ran t along this A m ong the things contributed for this
11 shops to em phasize his opinion. D istrict of New Y ork, su stain in g th e
At the recent convention of the m em bers of the union with the condi stree t.’
m em bers of the coal tru st in th eir re
purpose and not served to the chil
Daniel D avenport, 'th e anti-B oycott fusal to subm it in evidence th e ir
Boot and Shoe W ork ers of A m erica, tion of trade in all parts of th e coun
“T h e next place visited was the dren w ere one side of beef and one A ssociation a tto rn e y from B rid g e agreem ent w ith the independent coal
w hich was held at C incinnati, it was
w hole m u tto n by E. H. S tanton, tw o
p o rt, Conn., repeated his form er de o perators, by w hich coal was to be
decided that a departm ent of infor try and the prices paid in the dis Main Coffee House, Mr. S tew art, the
m ation and price lists be established trict. T his additional feature to the p ro p rieto r of this place, said: T had loins of pork by W ilson & Ball and a nunciations of the A m erican F ed era shipped to tid ew ater from the mines.
in connection w ith (heir headquarters. h eadquarters will necessitate the ta k supposed the O ndaw a was a charitable 20-poung tu rk ey by Mr. O ’C onner, of tion of L abor, declaring th e o rg an i On this evidence hinged th e success
of the suit of Mr. H ea rst ag ain st the
T h is departm ent will furnish the ing of 1100 feet m ore of floor space. institution until along about the mid-J
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zation was socialistic in its principles coal tru st.
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