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Portland Labor Press
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HONOR ROLL.
The Committee on Subscription has
decided to extend the time to January
21 for enrolling ii|Hiu the Honor
Boll. All unions having placed their
gubscriptions, for the union as a
whole, with the Labor Press, by the
20th inst., will be plaeed upon the
Honor Roll, which is being prepared
for issue of the 21st inst.
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no noticeable changes h ive been made
in the department that would guaran­
tee such reduction were the old rate
justifiable, hence, we conclude the re­
duction is a piece of strategy intend­
ed to mislead the citizen and detract
the voter’s attention from the issue.
Should their little game succeed,
and the pro|Kt*ed charter ainendm' iu
and ordinance fail at the June elec­
tion, i* would not be twenty-four
hours before the old rate, and pos­
sibly a higher one, would be again
placed in force.
Therefore, let every voter he alert
to the true situation, und be on hand
to add his ballot to the enormous ma­
jority which will lie heaped up in
favor of free water.
THE POLICE RAMPANT.
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In the present case we know pret
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tv well the nature of the measures
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promised by the labor unions and we
W ear H rc o n d
believe no fair-minded legislator can
offer serious opposition ,o the enact­ I lished in the past ten years. Death
ment into law of any of them.
benefits, $54,447.50, death benefits,
The Oregon State Federation of members wives, $11,500. Donations
Labor has selected President C. H. other unions, $57,000.
Gram to lobby in labor’s interests
during the session. He is fully qual­
ified for the work, and we know our
interests will be efficiently guarded by
this old-time veteran.
Notice.
The I^ib<.r Party will meet in reg­
ular sesison, <ni W< nesday, the 16th
inst., in Cooks mid W aiters’ hall,
PJfiVj Fifth street at 8 o ’clock P. M.
All delegates should be present on
that occasion, as the adoption of the
platform of the party will he effected
at that meeting.
What ran lie the matter with the
,silice force of Portland!
Saturday, the 12th inst., about 10
o ’clock P. M., while a few striking
Car boy* were on the street near
Second and Yamhill, doing a 1'Atle
Notice.
peaceable picketing—along the lines
promised
hv
Mayor
Lane—a
hurley
A monster parade, in behalf of the
A DEFINITION.
blue-coat rushed upon the scene, giv-j striking Carmen, will take place on
Why not, “ Free Water” ! Do we
ing vent to language which would put Saturday evening, the 19th inst.
not properly say, “ Free Schools” !
to shame Beelzebub, calling ex-Presi- j The parade will start from Second
And in those states whore the system
dent Fisher a liar, with adjectives pre- i und Stark streets, marching to Wash­
obtains, is it not correct phraseology
fixed that we dare not write and after- | ington; thence up Washington to
to use the term “ Free text books” !
wards appear in decent society, swing­ Seventh street; thence to Morrison,
Yet, the editor of the Morning Ore­
ing clubs in ominous fashion and down Morrison to Fifth, north on
gonian in Saturday’s iss.uo says, “ The
threatening all kinds of destruction Fifth to Stark, down Stark to Third,
title of the Free Water Association
to the boys if they did not immediate­ south on Third to Morrison, down
is a misnomer.”
ly get off the earth.
Morrison to Labor Headquarters.
When we say “ Free text books”
Hearing the fierce maledictions
Every working man in the city is
we do not wish it to be understood
hurled in stentorian tones at the ex|»e«tpd to be in the parade—no dis­
that, like the Ancile of Ancient Rome,
humble carmen, a certain law-abiding turbance of the peace; no violence
they have showered down upon us
citizen who pays his taxes in the city will lie tolerated.
from the heavens above. No, it is
ventured near the scene of disturb­
By order of Committee.
cleurly understood that we get no­
ance, curious to know the cause of *♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦****•**»»»•»»»*
thing for nothing in this world while
so terrible and boisterous blasphemy. I L A B O R
NOTES |
we preserve our baptismal honesty,
On reaching the corner the citizen re­
but we do assert that when we own
ferred to was ! '“t upon by one of the
un asset in common, we have the sim­
I>eadville, Colo., newsboys will
peace (! ) officers and battered and
ple right to distribute that blessing
jostled and smote on the face by the form a union.
by the fairest and most convenient
fists of this booster until he was al­
Salem, Mass., has formed a union
mean*.
most smothered in gore!
of engineers.
We had always regarded the editor
The citizen’s name, at bis request,
Allenstown, Pa., street car employes
of the Morning Oregonian as the
is withheld, but should anyone enter­ are organizing.
brightest in hi* profession west of
tain doubts as to the truth of the
Los Angele», Cal., trades unionists
the Rocky Mountains, but his conclu­
above statements he need only call at
contemplate starting a bank.
sions in the closing linos o f last Sat­
this office and we shall gladly sup­
urday’s editorial on this subject have
Richmond, Va., unions are planning
ply all names concerned.
shaken to the very foundations our
to erect a $100,000 labor temple.
Fellow-citizens, is it not high time
faith in his wisdom, logical and sin­
Sterling, Ilk, labor congress has
we move towards endiny this flagrant
cerity.
started
a fund for a city hospital.
abuse of authority under the cover of
Now, if Portland were the proud
Goldfield (Nevada) miners are on
a star!
possessor of a great power plant
strike.
Many business houses are
It is nseess to protest through the
wherein were generated electricity at
columns of the press; let us act on closing their doors.
the expense of the whole people of the
election day next June, nnd by our
St. Louis, Mo., policemen are fram­
city, then it would be quite as rea­
votes, relegate to the cool shades of ing a bill for a three-shift system
sonable to ask for free light as it
,M*litienl oblivion these imbeciles who and the eight-hour day.
now is to ask for free water—the city
fawn upon us for our votes but lack
New York employers are complain­
truly owning that utility. So, with
the moral courage and the physical ing of the new child labor law. They
fuel, meat, milk, eggs, buttsr, grocer­
stamina to see that justice is done be­ threaten to have it repealed.
ies and ad the other nonsense quoted
tween the man and the master.
Two thousand machinists employed
by the Oregonian.
in Denver shops received an advance
The weakness of this kind of argu­
ment on the part of the able expon­ CONVENING OF THE LEGISLA­ in wage* on January 1, ranging from
TURE.
5 to 15 per cent.
ent—the Oregcnian—is prima facie
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evidence that there exists no log­
The State Legislature meets today,
The Utah State Federation of La­
ical reason...g in opposton to free nnd from the unusual activity shown bor has resolved to circulate a peti­
water,—that is, free water in the by the many members who have been tion to Congress asking the creation
sense that public school education is sufficiently fortunate to capture the of postnl savings banks.
free, that police protection is free, much coveted privilege of a seat in
Because their pay checks did not
that free delivery of mail matter is that honorable body, together with arrive on time 400 men quit work at
free and that school text books are the ninny delegations of lobbyists the ear shops o f the Northern Pacific
free.
wending their way towards Salem, wa in South Tacoma, Wash., recently.
Fellow-citizens, do not be fooled by judge a lively session will be the re­
The German Miners’ Unions are
the sophistry of the Oregonian on sult
urging the organized miners in Great
this question. It has been shown
Two senators will be elected this
Britain to assist them during their
through the columns of this paper in i year, but we anticipate no trouble or
probable strike for a 15 per cent in­
an array of official figures that the delay over this matter. The people
crease in wages.
present water rate is and has been of Oregon have S|w>ken through their
The Eighteenth Annual Convention
the biggest steal ever perpetrated ballots; the mandate of the sovereign
of
the United Mine Workers of Amer­
upon a free and enlightened people, will has been issued, and there re­
ica
will be held in Tomlinson Hall.
ihat the system taxes to death the mains nothing for the legislators to
Indiaiia|x)lis,
Ind., commencing at
humble consumer white it lets go do but to carry into effect the fiat of
10:00
A.
M.,
Tuesday,
January 15,
seott free the valuable holdings of the electorate by ratifying the elec­
1907.
the plutocrat.
tion, to United States Senate, of the
The Amonkeag Manufacturing Com­
The question will be submitted to the choice of the people in both cases.
pany,
of Manchester, N. II., announ­
electorate, under the referendum, next So, we niav reasonably presume that
June, ami justice demands that every very little time will he wasted over ced an increase of 5 |>er cent in
elector does his duty on that occasion. that (Kirtinn of the legislative busi­ wages, which went into effect on Jan­
uary 1. About 18,000 employes will
Previous to the launching of this ness.
he
benefitted.
agitation for free water, we had no
The important work to come before
inti at ion from the Water Hoard of
any intentions to reduce the rate, but
on («ereeiving the awakening activity
on the part of the citizens for equal
taxution in snp|iort of our water ays-
tem, that noble body condescends to
cut the rate one-third. There is but
one interpretation of this reduction;
which is that the consumer has hither­
to been flagrantly fleeced for the ben­
efit of the lnrge property owner. It Is
only a month or two since the agita­
tion took on formidable appearances;
the session is that of passing into law
the numerous bills which aim at
promoting the welfare of the com­
monwealth. Many of , iiese bills em­
anate from labor organizations, and
it is our opinion that every bill bear­
ing upon the conditions of the labor­
ing class should be earnestly and un-
prepidiciously considered by the hon­
orable legislators. I
All that labor unfcna ask is a square
deal, and when the 5 overstep—if that
were possible—the bounds of reason-
The painters have just cause for
feeling elated over their record in the
United States during the year 1906.
Here is the record: Charters issued,
176: surrendered, 106; gain in mem­
bership, 5.416, number o f strikes,
100; won. 90; compromised. 5; lost,
5. Advantages gained without strike:
Increased wages and shorter hours in
100 localities; no reduction in wages
in tile past year; wages advanced one-
third, and hours reduced 15 per cent
are among the improvements accom-
jii
w. ‘g 1 ï
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Portland, Oregon,
Portland Labor Press
face Two
O ffice:
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Officers of the Jewell Textile
Council have been informed in a com­
munication from the Ixiwell Manufac­
turers’ Association that the request
for an increase of 5 per cent beyond I
that already grunted could not be
given.
The officers o f the United Mine
Workers of Indiana are asking mem-
hers-eleet of the legislature to pledge
themselves to vote for a bill creating
a commission before which all appli­
cants for work as a minor must take
an examination.
Following the recent sailors strike
on the Pacific coast comes a disagree­
ment between the officers of the ves­
sels which promises to result in one
of the greatest labor troubles in con­
nection with Pacific Coast shipping
of recent years. This is a strike of all
ship officers except the masters. The
trouble hinges on the demand of the
officers for overtime and an increase
in salary of $10 a month.
FAIR AND UNFAIR PUBLICA­
TIONS.
Fair List.
Leslie’s.
Harper's.
Gunther’s Magazine.
Appleton’s Magazine.
Southern Breeze.
AinRlee ’a.
Cosmopolitan.
The Popular Magazine. j
Scientific American.
Recreation.
The Billboard.
Broadway Magazine.
The Scrap Book.
The World Today.
Collier’s.
Success.
Reader Magazine.
Four Track News.
The Pilgrim.
Metropolitan.
All Munsey’s Publications.
Puck Publications.
Bob Taylor’s Magazine.
The People’s.
The Clipper.
Sis Hopkins’ Own Bool-
All Story Magazine.
Review of Reviews.
Life.
Arena.
Argosy Magazine.
Arkansas Magazine.
Everybody’s.
Pearson’s.
Smith’s Magazine.
Judge Publications.
North American Review.
Public Opinion.
Standard.
Etude.
Wide World.
The Commoner.
Ridgway.
Pacific Monthly.
Railroad Magazine.
Women’s Magazine.
The Home Magazine.
Ladies’ World.
National.
The Public.
The Outcry.
Unfair List of the I. T. U.
Saturday Evening Post.
Delineator.
Literary Digest.
St. Nicholas.
Town Topics.
Burr-McIntosh.
American Inventor.
Automobile Topics.
McClure’s.
Town and Country’.
Lippincott’s Magazine.
Farmer’s Wife.
John Hancock Ins. Co.
Ladies’ Home Journal.
Designer.
Smart Set.
The Black Cat, Short Story Pub Co.
Tales.
Brook man.
American Machinist.
Christian Advocate (New York.)
Vogue.
Catholic Standard and Times.
Lessons for Little Ones.
Farmer’s Advocate.
” he Musician and all Publications
of the Oliver Ditson Co.
Century, The.
'orum.
ew Idea,
todern Women.
Jodern Priscilla,
pm W atson’s Magazine.
’orld’s Work,
re Moments.
Farmer, Webb Publishing Co.
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