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> 4* '««Nto I uary 21, 1907. Portland Labor Press ONSISTENCY OP THE JAPS loyal to their Emperor and they must remember that the late war had given them a grand education in how to han dle an enemy. They were told not to forget that Hawaii was Si t a Demanding Preference in Thia Conn stepping stone to the maiulanl, and when they reached the mainland they Trades Council Holds Jollification and try But Discriminate Against Discusses the Local Street must not forget that the Pacific be- F QF M E N l Foreigners in Japan. longed to Japan; that while the Carmen's Stnke. AND B O T J United States pretended to be friend ly with Japan at present it w is only because they were afraid of Japan. (N e w Y o r k H e r a ld ) Specials for the Week The most successful smoker of the In coiiclumon be adjured them fo re The Herald has received from Jap many given by the Portland Federat- member that a good soldier in the an a letter, the writer of which says land of the enemy was worth ten at i ed Trades Council was held last Fri- i day evening at Union Hall. Presi he is an American citizen, a Repub home. For Men's Suits and Overcoats which were $io, $iz and $13.50 lican in politics, and that he has been “ It is needless to write more. dent lxulwidge called the meeting to order and in welcoming the guests ex in business in Japan for more than This expresses the thoughts of these plained that the Federated Trades 20 years. In that time, he says, he people. “ It is common talk that the Inp- Council believed that the striking For Men’s Suits and Overcoats has made numerous trips to the which were $15.00 to $18.00 anese will ultimately t rntrol Hawaii, car men should be given an opportun United States, and has kept in touch even without military conquest. They ity to set their case fairly before the <L with affairs here. He asserts there can, if necessary, wait until enough union men of Portland, and according ly the union men had been invited to would be more letters of a similar na children horn in the islands become l nion Made Goods Here the smoker and mass meeting for the ture sent from Japan to the United of age to vote, if Japanese are not al , purpose of hearing from the ear men lowed the right of citizenship before- States if it were not for the constant and. If allowed the right of citi themselves, the progress they are u ak- espionage which foreigners resident zenship, with privilege of voting, they ing in the struggle they hove been en in the island empire have to endure. will then send coolies over by the gaged in tor tlie past month. The first speaker introduced was Organizer Foreigners, he says, are well aware thousand. Cus K uhn Prop’ “ I mglit take up other points, such Burton of the Amalgamated Associa that their servants keep constant tio n of Street and Electric Railway as the house tax, recently decided in Men'» and Boy»' Ou If Itter» watch on their movements and report favor of the foreigners. The United I Employees who briefly stated that 66-68 Third St., M ohaw k Bldg. tf> the authorities. The letter says: States decided not to enter this dis | whenever a local became involved in | a dispute with a company the Amal “ There are but few of us out here, pute, stating they considered the Jap H’m. O' Donnell and at times we feel as though our anese were right. But the Japanese ! gamated Association always sends a J- DrUeoll representative to the scene of the con mother country was making a great press wrote many uncomplimentary troversy to remain as long as difficulty B O S T O N M A R K E T O 'D O N N E L L mistake when dealing with Oriental remarks about us when The Hague exists, it is his 'duty to advise the finally decided in favor of the other & DRISCOLL propositions. One must live with countries and the United States 'hen strikers, and to disburse the strike D ea ler, in A ll h’in tlt of Preah a n d Halt Sten t, funds that are sent here every week these people to really know them and came in and nsked for equal rights ¡rpectal Attention U iw n to f a m ily S u p p lie, .Vain te l understand what their thoughts are under the favored nation clause. by rtie Amalgamated Association. Mr. Cor. lit a n d H u Phone m u d . n t,. P ir tla n d . Ore Burton claimed that lie had as mueh The other powers went to all the ex- for the future. right to represent the organized em “ Now that the San Francisco penae of fighting, and had it not been ployees of the Portland Railway Eight for their stubbornness we would now ] school (piestion is before us, kindly be paying upward of 200,006 yen an & Power Co. as Mr. Fuller had to rep jterinit me to place before you the po nually that would have been contrnrv resent the (‘astern stock holders of the CUSS & PRUDNOMME CO. same company. I23 -I2 S FIRST STREET sition of Americans in Japan. The to treaty. Messrs. Elliot, Moreer, Burdett, PORTLAND, ORECON “ Please do not decide this Japan •Japanese demand equnl rights. Here ese question too soon. The United Fisher and Wright representing tin j is our position in Ja p an : BOOK States within the next 20 years will strikers, etch in turn spoke on some “ We arc here for business. There i phase of the hardships the ear men realize that Japan has upward of 50. fore, knowing the people, we do as 000,000 of people, and that it can [must endure if they wish to remain we are told. Otherwise it is wise to spare half of them. If we Jeuve our in the employ of the company, the doors open to them it will mean a fact that the company denied to its leave the country. loss to us of the entire Pacific Const. employes the right to organize was K E Y S T O N E P R E S S “ We are not allowed to own real- A U N IO N O F F IC E “ A copy of this letter Ins been severely condemned hv several of the estate property or to have any min sent to Washington. It will be in speakers. Secretary Burdett reported P R IN T IN G ing rights. We can only buy certain dorsed by the majority of the foreign that hardly a day passes but that N o t in tlw F r a n k lin A s s o c ia tio n securities. We cannot hold Japanese community residing in Japan, not ns some one left the cars and joined tile a o a n w e c o n d w t i i e e t ranks of the strikers. I’lio n e M ain 1 4 1 8 on certain mortgages. When in order showing their dislike for the Japan Mr. ('. A. Foster of the committee to do business we place certain prop ese, but of the one-sided manner in on parade was introduced and re|>ort- which the Japanese are .acting. For F I R S T N A T IO N A L B A N K — orties or securities in the name of a eigners in Japan stand all of these in ed that in order to allow the union OF PORTLAND, OR. people to show their interest and sym Japanese, and the said • Japanese ab conveniences, while the Japanese D ealan at.d Dap- ' tory and F in an cial Arant pathy for toe car men a monster par sconds, the courts will not even con ‘kick’ when they have the least pro no U nited Btatea. ade had been arranged for Saturday vocation. ............................................A L . M IL L S sider his act a criminal one. lh,er .....................................J. W . N EW K IR K “ One point seems to be misunder night. As Mr. Foster read the names — **We are not allowed to attend Istant C ashier....................w . C. ALVORD of the unions that had signified their stood in the Uinted States. There ind Aeeletant C ashier. .B . F. STEVENS Japanese schools, old or young. willingness to participate in the dem is as much difference between the L etters of credit Issued, av a ila b le In E u “ We are only permitted to reside Japanese of the Eastern States or onstration the enthusiasm reached a rope and the Eastern S ta tra in certain sections. those in the universities and those high pitch, as each union’s name was and te l»«raphlc tran sfers 2rk* B oston. C hlcaao. St.L oula announced the great crowd would rise 8t. Paul, Om T aha, San Fran cl «co, and the “ Such a thing as sailing a private who are crowding to the Pacific Coast and cheer vociferously and this con principle point« In th e h orthw eat. pleasure boat is restricted. We can as there is between the well-brec ne tinued until the rejjort was finished. Sight and tim e hills drawn In auma to gro of the North and the common iliL1 ¿ ? . Lonilon* PartB- BsrHn. F ra a k fo rt-o n - not leave a treaty port, unless with a J. J. Price of the Labor Party s|»oke H ong K ong, Yokohama, Copen- roustabout or field hand of the South, . C hiiatlana, Stockholm . 8L P etem - permit, and it is next to impossible who is worthless and filled wit!) de on the political situation and dwelt lioacnw, Zurich, Honolulu. on the fact that when Inbor learns to '.Collection« m ade on favorable term«. to secure such a permit. The Japan based ideas. strike at the ballot, then no longer “ The above is written purely from ese go anywhere desired, but a for would a corporation like the Portland & T IL T O N egner cannot enter any port of Jap a |Mitriotie standpoint, from one who Railway Light & Power Co. be able L A D D knows these jienple only too well and BANKERS an (except the regular open ports i their inborn dislike for anything for to arrogantly defy the laws or control flip police force. from the water front. E s t a b l i s h i d in I 8 6 0 eign, unless it means something to IV. E. Pitschke spoke on the ballot, “ At the theatres the Japanese rah their own benefit.’’ a weapon the workingman should Transacts a General Banking Buslneaa is 60 sen. No foreigner is admitted make use of. He urged that all un Interest Allowed on Time Deposito under 2 yet (200 sen). The Strikebreaker. ion men should see to it that they an “ The hotels are on a similar basis. C ollectio n» m ade a t pointe on favo rable registered and their votes east for Of all the freaks upon this earth ». L e tte rs o f C re d it ieeued a v a ila b le in “ It is a known fact that justice No greater one ere had a birth, those candidates that stand for labor term E u ro p e end a ll p o in t, in th e U n ite d S tetee. interests. . , ? , , h L eXC« * ', f e .i.nd ,e le a re p h ic tr a n s fe r s ' cannot be had except in the higher Nor better illustrated Darwin’s •o ld on N e w Y o rk , W a s h in g to n , C hicago, S t. I Messrs. Gram, McDonald, Radding L o u is , D e n v e r, O m a h a . San F re n c ie c o and plan courts, and every case against a for V .r io u , point» in O regon, W a e h i. gton and and Trunimer were called for and all Id ah o . M o n ta n a and B ritia h C o lu m b ia . Than that of the strikebreaking eigner is carried to the Supremi E x c h a n g e on L o ndo n. P a ri« , B e rlin , F r a n k spoke enthusiastically of the deter man. fo rt, H o n g ko n g , Y o k o h a m a , M a n i l l a and , Court before justice is given. The Lc mined fight the carmen are making. H o n o lo lu . At another’s job he will stay gat ion at Tokio knows this point, Like a leech in the month of May, The entertainment was furnished only too well. by Jos. K. Thompson of the Lyric MERCHANTS NATIO NAL B A N K — For a few shining grains in pay PORTLAND, OR. Theater, which consisted of illustrated Of the golden sand. “ In taxes foreigners pay double 1. FRANK W ATSO N............................ President songs and moving pictures. Professor R W V r n v T A M ...........................V lo a -P ra a ld a n t \ the rates paid by the Japanese. Newman presided at the piano and OEO. W. HOYT....................A sslstuat Cashier ' “ The treaties state positively that Shyloek’s collar he loves to wear; their offerings were of a high order. T ra n s a c ts a g e n e ra l b a n k in g buslneaa. p aid on tim e deposits. 1 foreigners shall not be subject to war H e’d lick the hand that put it there. It was nearly eleven o ’clock before D In r te a f r t e s s t a ad le tte rs o f c re d it Issued, a v a il- 1 Judging by the way he acts, the last number was rendered and the able In a ll p a rts o f th e w o rld. t<es or duties. They were levied True manhood he certainly lacks, crowd departed. The Trades Council C o llectio n s a s p e c ia lty . Q o ld du st b o u g h t s ‘ 1 i<t the same, and we did not think Or lie would never stoop to tpke ah. . . . . isc to raise an objection. But the Ills brother's job for a nickel’s sake, is to he congratulated on being able to arrange a smoker so complete in And defeat his efforts to s'iake. ■s arc as stilted. every deta’l; only one thing was to An insult off his hack. <ì|The simple fact is that the Jap- be regreted, that was that the hall was UNION MEN SMOKE UP Page T h m See That Thia Badge it W e s by the Teamster Who Does Your Graying W H E N YOU S E E W IN T E R tra T0G5 O K S o r T H IH K L A H K L 8 Y ou w ill k n o w It w a s p r in te d In a n o fllc e ruu u n d e r f a ir c o n d itio n s . Itciu a u d it o n a ll y o u r p r in tin g , $8.65 $11.85 Psrtlasd Alllsd Pristiag Trade« OCMPOliD OF 13120886 T h e T y p o rn » p h le a l U n io n I ! 1* U rin tln ir Prvaaiuen'a U n io n T h e W eh UreMinen*« U n io n T h e M allem * U n io n Ea<lr l io o h b Zudem* U n io n H ro th erh o o d o f H o o k h ln d em P h o to K ngruver»' U n io n b toreotyp em * A E le c tr o ty p e r n ’ U n io n OF TEAMSTERS' No. 162 M sets B ear? Tuesday Io Union H all I NATIONAL UNION OF THE UNITED BREWERY WORKMEN j* LION * tv ClothinoCo PRINTING r Display the above card in the shops if you do not see the card, please ash lor i t The following is a list of the unfair barber shops in the city: All 10-cent barber shop», all Japanese barber shops, and all Chinese barber shops. OF THE UNITED STATES e t t i » akava Trad» Mark can ba tasad saali Sags and Packages ai Ualen Mada Bear C .P JONES Cigars , Tobacco. Pipes Fruits and Caifdies ARE YOU A UNION MAN? A lt (Natte* Union G oodj a & p tciaU y 131 N. 6TH ST., PORTLAND. OR. Phone Main 5 5 8 0 BINDI n G Í I STRIKE ANO BOYCOTT To Union men and women and their not large enough to accommodate the sympathize'»: 'Ihe Home Telephone Now hangs his lovely photograph— Strike and Boycott are »till on; anything hundreds that could not gain admis to the contrary is not the truth. Enough to make a monkey laugh— sion. W. L. T ri t.t.i ngkr , Business Agent, In a very conspicuous place, Local No. 125, I. B. E. W. To which he submits with the Cigarmakers Elect Officers. "Ì c not want foreigners here, and M °in g everything within their to drive them from the couu- \y. The reason the true facts are grace r generally known is that every for- On the evening of the 14th inst. resident is watched and it is not And cheek of a government mule; Local No. 202, Cigarmakers loteini- Obedient to Shyloek's rule {policy for him to state such facts for Ot which lie's the strikebreaking tool tionn' Union, elected and installed 18 7 Morrison St. {publication. the follnwig set of officers for the en Ever hugging the trace. C. J. & M. MAHER, Proprietors suing term: President, Steve Spain: “ Permit me to repeat a eon* crea Open All Hour» vice president, Norman .Samuels: re tion heard several days ago, which Does he come from the West or East! cording secretary and label custodian. H e’s |>eculinr to sav the least; really prompts this letter. On the Ask for the union label and the mer For if he’d get of his brother’s M . I . Sage; financial and correspond chant who waits ob you will respect last steamer for San Francisco, the ing secretary, W. H. Fitzgerald seat, NipiK.n Mani, alwut SO soldiers em- From which he earns his bread treasurer, Duncan Stewart, sergeant- you for being consistent at-arms, August Thomeskra: extra and meat. I barked. Dining at a tea house I hivi- member executive board, Ray Tolm- ! pened to occupy a room adjoining ihe So that he could the battle win ston; trustees, T. L. Banes.' Hoot. LEE M. CLARK, P resident Against the rogues’ gallery sin. banquet room, where about 100 Jap- Schultz, L. A. Ilelboek; finance eom- JEÖ. M. ORTON, M anaoer Saint Peter yet might let him in, lanese had assembled. During the nntlee, A. Cheyenne, H. A. Duke. A. By paying his fare complete. C. Moffatt; delegates to Federated ^nner a major o f t ie regiment the L. A. T. Trades, W. H. Fitzgerald, \. C. Mof Jldiers belonged to made a brief fatt. Norman Samuels; Labor l’r - - a ech, part of which 1 jotted down It is reported that all the non-un trnstee. W. F. Sage; delegates to ionists at fourteen colliers in Wales Lalmr Party, Lvle Dryfnss, W. I'. findnce- joy (f stated that while his conl have joined the British Miners’ Fed Sage, Barney Vermeire. W E P R IN T fere leaving the land of the (•ration, and out of 2,206 nont.nionists in seventeen other collier«, all but A workman to |>e a man must be C O N S T IT U T IO N S , B Y -L A W S , W O R K IN G they must always remain 446 have become unionists CARDS, uETTERHEAO S. ENVELO PES: a union man. IN P A C T A N V T H IN O Y O U M A Y W A N T I Pap’s Coffee House LOTS HOM ES Then See That This Label is on Your Custom-Made Clothing IN V E S T M E N T S L o t» on eaay p a y m e n t« ; th e y a re high and a ig h tly , e b y w a t e r , e le c tric lig h ts and fine c a r s ervice »•» H u m e « in a ll p a rts o f th e c ity a t prices fro m 81,000 to $10,000 R e a l E s ta te In v e s tm e n ts o f a ll kinds. DEMAND IT t t is an indication o f f a i r con ditions. and takes the place o f boycots, strikes and lockouts FRED C. K IN G 506 Commercial Block Fone Main 3652 ad and Wash. Sts Do You W ant Fire Insurance? ► ♦ ♦ » ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ...................... The Outlet Clothing Co. THE — HOM E AND HEADQUARTERS FOR Union Labeled Goods A R E S IT U A T E D A T T H E V. E. col pionisoo ami fusi sis . i W H E R E T H E B E S T T H A T ’S M A D E IN M E N ’S A P P A R E L IS K E P T r-a-aaai Something* N ew Som ething Good “The Robros H at $2.50 A H at of Style A Hat of Quality Roberts Bros., 3d & Morrison SO LE A G EN TS PHONE M A IN WLLTNOMAH I'llIM IM , CO 705