OFFICIAL PAPER
OF THE
stral ’ . abor COUNCIL OF
PORTLAND AND VICINITY
PORTLAND LABOR PRESS
- U . BULWARKS o r rCOERN DEMO CRACIES’ - W
T R A D E S UNIONS ARE THE BI LU ARK» w
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e
OI.AD8TONÏ
Number 51
injures olds ,
OF LABOR
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----------------------------e n e T , A N O ^ R E G O N . T H U R SDAY, FEBRUARY 17. 1910----------------- ; --------------------------
volume IX
OFF1C . 1 PAPER
o r THE
OREGON BTATE FEDERATION
-
MEMBERS^AR^ ERS OUR MISGUIDED
wiTU
A
LIV
E
CDICKinQ
Tlfl
FRIENDS DO
CHARGED WITH
US HURT
GRAFTING
yeon ~ favors BOARD
WORTMAN
&KING
UNION MEN
TALLE8T BUILDING IN THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
BE ERECTED BY UNION MEN
LARGE ATTENDANCE AND A
8TRONG SPIRIT OFPROGRE8
EXISTS — NO DELINQUENTS
The prospects for establishing
the
eight hour day In Portland are
The Thompson-Starrett Company
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I brtqbt.
has »«‘cured the contract lor the
At the meeting of the carpen
construction of the tallest building
ter» unions last Tuesday night ■
In the Pacific Northwest. On the
great progress » a s shown by th e,
Pacific Coast only the Call build
two locals. Number 50 Initiated j
ing In San Francisco Is higher.
five new members. Her sister local
This building will he fifteen
did its full share In taking In new
stories high and 100x100 feet In
member».
ground floor dimensions, on the
ixtcal 60S held another of It»
northeast corner of Fifth and Al
usually Interesting meeting«.
In
der streets.
fact, the boys say last Tuesday s
J. 11. Yeon, one ol our local
meeting was the best on record.
capitalists, Intends to have this
The Portland Catholic Sentinel of January 27
Delegates O. K. Hibbs and S. P
Ex-Superintendent
of
C«*stiuction
McLeod
o
the
building one of the finest and most
Rearlck made excellent reports of
modern monument» to art, use and Portland School ditsrict, in ’he following affidavit progress
pro
by the Central l*b or writes about the employers' liability la w a n
‘ Olds, W ortman & King, unfair to organized la durability. It will be the best
Council.
Business
Agent
and
Del
poses
its
remedy
for
the
solution
of
this
great
Indus
equipped business office building charges his superiors, Architect Jones and sonic mem egate to the Building Trades B W.
Portland. Pains will he taken bers of the school board witn graft.
Mr. McLeod Sleeman rendered a detailed report
in their present building and unfair because their new in
to construct quarters
specially
the good work done by the ' " “ ' a " marked copies have been sent to the secre-
lialf-inillion new home is being erected under open adapted for the various profes points out details specifically. The charges are serious. of
Building Trade» Council. This suc
- 4 a »
of the '»hot miions
V udl
The affidavit is printed, as Mr. McLeod has in cessful organiser further made
bhop conditions, have found a defender in Rev. Lu- sions.
Work to clear the ground will
general review of the good work
tlu-r K. Dyott, D. D., of the First Congregational commence March 10. The struc pressed the Labor Press with the honesty of his done by the Carpenters since last | c o i n m e i l t , the Understanding
•
• ,
ture is to be completed by March
»„trust In
in doubling w
their
member
er ^.¡j, be ai(je(i by first reproducing the article
in t e n t io n s
(August
eir meutuv.
15,
1911.
It
will
cost
1630,000.
Church.
...
U .ltn iio ii..
n l t i n t n s to Mr. Tones »hip and Increasing the strength
The Labor-Press opens U s r columns
io m b j
' p,he g,.ueral mwrof„. The of the Sentinel and then commenting upon it from
A witty, but rather cynical Frenchman, once said. Six thousand cubic yards of dirt
will be excavated and 9000 cubic
onrl
School
Directors
Beach
and
bleisclincr
tor
tlieir,
peaker urgvd «a«h member to do
“Dear God, défend me from my friends. I'll take yards of concrete and 2000 tons of anti »cnooi L/irc
| . 1l , t()r
his full part In «topping nine and the trades union standpoint.
structural steel used.
defense, if they so desire.— I-'Utor.
sllIel ,e U hour work at »mail pay by
The Sentinel writes i “The Oregon Federation
tare of my enemies.”
The best feature about this fine
_ .
duly manufactured at the East S,
& t<> lhp n<m.uul<m Ilian on
I,
Alex
McLeod,
being
high School for Mr Beatty Th
« >n(|
hl> aI)|,llcBtlon of Labor will prepare an employers liability aw o
How true this saying is in many cases ad can building, however Is that the work sworn, depose and say:
•able was transferred to a doctors
la
unll)„.
will be done by u.ilon men under
be voted on in the November elections of this year
That
I
was
employed
by
tne
office on th - west aide for th
„.¿gered by the sus
closed shop conditions.
The
Thompson-Starrett
company
School
oBard
of
School
The
Thompson-Starrett
Company
,„embers committee wan
Ôlds, Wortman & King ate now suffering from t h e la r g e s t construction company , No. 1, Mu tnomah County, Oreg . ute of female member» of -1 - I
“The proposed law is not sufficient > revo
Reach', family. The cost of ma.
gonle werU. ago tionary.
Insofar as it seeks to surround the work
In
the
United
State»,
has
found
(or
about
four
years,
and
Just
p
r^
j
overzealous friends.
terial and labot for this table wa
found „
having a
M e m b e r , by non-pay man will, safeguards against accident, it is to he
that It can do the best and cheap to about three month» ago. That paid for by Schoo. Dl.trlct N r t
One of these is the Rev. Dyott.
originally engaged a» super-
est work by employing the most I i . wa»
B. While working < »■
_»iwa»« a mm nilttee. corn
" " - ™'
commended, and likewise in making it a
In a recent sermon, with the text, “Let us go
arcnueci
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.
w ,n V
Tager
and O
Beilis.
¿ . ’a - f -
...I'..d
o
im i ,. offence ft neglect these safeguards. But in the mat
over unto the other side” (Mark iv:35), this rev
detail, for the
” ed lo check this lo»«.
" paclPr‘“ g )d
m an
who has brains j : supervise the .raa“
manufacturing
ot ' Twenty eighth. Creston and Hoi
erend gentleman calls -the representatives of organ .. a rule a „ man
The
committee
has
made
I uv V I' »»* » * » - ' —
—
— --
- good, as ter of remuneration for loss of life or limb the pro- ■
enough to be a first-class mechanic liie
the ? equipment for the
East
—
etian school buildings. These 1 pre- shown by the good work douc by
ized labor of Oregon demogogues, agitators and always joins the union of his.trade High School and later to super l.atcd. oil'«
and M
also
prepared
part of them. As soon as a member is posed law would retain the costly and uncertain
.—
—
1 detai’s
. . b.»i**
. - r — prints a - for
thi»
This company constructed the vise the repair department. ztnnart the
»nd
the near susp«nslon bis natno Is rp- system of litigation now in use.
J ,lo ta .
Portsmouth, Terwilllger.
anarchists.
. . . Meier & Frank building, it now. That »“ t h lie , ' ar,°"* a
¡Arleta.
Portsmoutn.
pOrt)q, « o ih e committee. To date
ments
I
found
that
iner*
The preliminaries to the real meaning of this among many other great »true-
A-ernon, Albina H om e, e » ^ Rich £
eve,
lures
which
It
Is
raising,
is
build
sermon are best omitted. The full text can be found
ing the >6,000,000 city hall In New-
X S iS “ ““ ““
...... .
°' “ W.
' " T A. ""•rlrr
" i,h hiS
* k''‘‘ C
^ t ^ i , deadl
in the Spectator of January 29. The Specta or is York.
Butcher reported som« In
The success of thi« great com- wtatspreau.________
fr„,„
,h«
District
.
o
court
to
get
damages,
or
in
case
ot
his
aeaui
the organ that panders to the vanities and weak panv,
The'foHowing are some i„.«.„^alabotit four years. No. 1 paid for ___
teresting things from the District
always paying union wages
his family must do so. Court proceedings are costly
nesses of Portland s plutocracy. Dr Dyott eiidcn b and’ employing only union men, Is “'A“ “!’ w ^ U str n c te d by A rchitect
w o * 1 p e r f o r m ^ for^Archl- Council.
W. A. Butcher, J. W. Weatherby
best answer to our cheap and
and uncertain. Moreover, they are slow, and it oftett
and
E.
Zahler
reported
all
arrange
.bought this paper would reach the right hind of the
J. Jones, who was en ,P‘o>eJ'.
R rocei,ed full pay from School
unfair “open" shop companies who T.
by th. School daBoar rnbrnb
? ™r' ‘ . A work
ments made for the grand bull at
of late are putting up some build
happens that damages are awarded only after >ea »
people.
ordered by Architect Christensen’s hall. Eleventh and
ings In this city with cheap and by the School Board e J supervt«-
Yamhill streets, for Friday, Febru of litigation when the sufferers may have passed
lng
architest,
to
P«^'"™
'Jones
to
pack
the
furniture
and
poor mechanise. These companies
the bread scattered upon the waters.
in the office of Director
household ¿ooda in certain ary 25. These boys are working
the near future will either have work
V. Beach, In the Board of T r a d « | ^ r ^ » e h o ld ^ g o o d ^
rA».,rn
overtime to make the affair the beyor.d the reach of financial aid.
Omitting the preliminaries, the real sermo In
to pay fair wages or shift to other
the P»t
wood
an
'
“W
hat
is
needed
is
a
system
which
will
return
building.
Such work wa«i p e r - J « ,
Th>* I did. Thia fnralture. best ever given by h«
scenes.
The
great
capitalists
of
is ouoted as follows:
.
. Portland who of course have lots formed and paid for by 8 c * * a
ahlppea to Mr. Boaeh's butcher». Local 808 ha» put all
«Mry
In
thw
tr
aaoda
t<
f
the
jnjured
man
or
his
famibf
a^asonablc
com-
“So also does our text illustrate the capital and of
fun«)»
necenunry
1«
thefr
haada
business since, are realising that ‘T a d d m o n 5.......... work c e r t a l a l ^ y reBdence
employ a large
orchestra
and
’:
^
,
r
h
nT?M“
v
<
’
fo
°r
pensation
for
his
loss
of
earning
power
This
Com
labor question. The capitalist ought to s’ud> ''( " It does not pay to have their build m a teria l for Mr. Beach’. oMN
•retire toher things necessary for
ings poorly constructed.
These
pensation
should
be
certain
in
amount,
not
depend
labor question from the workingman s side. The property owners, who are also m ^h S c h ^ The ¿ ' t »' labor .s c h .^ .h d ^ v a ld for by School Dfs- an occasion of the kind.
Secretary W. J. Shelley was re
working,nar ought to see the capita ... s side Noth engaged In various kinds of busi
quested to write a protest to ent on the feelings of a jury or the oratorical talent»
ness. realise that cheap labor hurts X T a . ^ : ^
X , ^rtih-ethhou^n. Washington against an Increase In of lawyers; and it should be available at once.
• ,e can be settled by imperious demands, threats, business, while well-paid labor Is
No
L
t
the
Albina
Homestead school. second class postal rates.
“This points immediately to a system of ob g
rikes boycotts and wicked agitation; that, is, noth- good for business.
Tbe business of the evening w-a«
That
under
direction
of
Archl-iaI
in
a
i
iiiiufi
u
iiw
i—
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The really big men in business
— —
—
I «oniinncJ • fr — ■ ■»«» O " n T a . ) l .
completed before 10 p. nt., and the atory accident insurance, the cost of which 1» to be
teet
Jones
a
massage
table
w
a
il
can be permanently settled. The working man, are realising that "good principle
Lyric tlwater ticket drawing made
also good business.” It cer
8. P. Rearlck, E. Zahler, Ralph a fixed charge on -d u stry and not Jo^ come out J
s such, is not as much to blame as the demagogue, Is tainly
Is good principle Io pay
Ricca. G. Granqulst ahd W. Tager the wages of employes. We in America have laggct
,e agitator and the anarchist who arc trying to workmen good wages, work them
were the five lucky ones, each re
reasonable hours and* treat them
eeivlng two tickets to the Lyric far behind the best thought of Europe in these
limb to some unholy ambition over the stooping 'fair.
(Labor’s Version.)
theater free. The next drawing
The
committees
of
the
Building
boulders of the workingman.
Some anarchists
will, be next Tuesday evening at
Trades Council fully went over
tCIS' “Many of our readers, as workingmen engaged
or before 10 p. m.
By
William
Rex.
the ground with Mr. Yeon. That
lUirht to be in the penitentiary.
The Carpenters are d«dng things
(With Apologies to Kipling.)
certainly showed good
and they know It, » shown by the in more or less dangerous occupations, must be di
“Here is a building being erected for the occu gentleman
business sense In giving this con
full attendance in the large hall. rectly concerned with the outcome of the proposed
A
fool
there
was,
and
he
toiled
away
pancy of one of our business firms, which has always tract to the Thompson - Starrett
(Even
as
you
and
1 ),
Company.
The
committees
are
employers’ liability law. We should be pleased o
,cen'honorable in its dealings and has helped to build entitled to considerable credit for For a cage and crumb, with nothing to say
have them discuss in The Sentinel the practicability
ip the business interests of our city.
1 he firm, their good work In connection with (Some call it worse than death grim and gray)
of including an insurance feature in the proposed
this gieat contract.
tself, does not own the building. Those owning n.
But the fool he called if his full days pa\
COMMISSIONER COM-
LABOR
(Even as you and I).
:,r having it erected, have in some manner incurred
lnw. ’
•
PELS OBEDIENCE
Rev. Luther R. Dyott, D. D., of
1st Congregational Church, Calls
Ex-Superintendent of Construction
Makes Affidavit Private Work is
E m ployer’s Liability Law Will Not
Done at School District Expense
Catholic Sentinel Thus Advises
Be Sidetracked Even Though the
Labor’s Representatives Agitators
gcnwall}. needs money, and he need, it a. cnew So
Would bring back to him his reward f
The Vampire
mat-
LAW ENFORCED
The Sentinel i«i wrong in Its opening sentence,
HONOR DEAD
the displeasure of some persons belonging to the
where
it savs, “the Oregon Federation of Labor will
Oh,
the
life
we
waste
and
the
strife
we
taste—
ranks of labor. Now, the workingmen have been
On February 9 Deputy I.abor prepare an employers’ liability law to be voted on
And
the
work
of
our
head
and
hand
Commissioner Gram had J Wtck-
called upon to boycott this same firm, having no BARTENDERS PAY TRIBUTE TO
Belong to this world, which does not know
strom and son, owners of a plan in «lie November elections of this year.
DEAD COMRADE
ownership of the building. The spite is to be visited
(And now we know that it never can. know)
ing mill at 8cap|wK>se, arrested for
Tltc law already has been prepared. Has re
falling and refusing to provide
upon this firm because those having gi\ en t e o ense
And does not understand.
safeguards for their macnlnery, a« ceived the endorsement of the State Federat.on of
A.
W.-
Carter,
member
of
the
cannot be reached by our local labor circles.
provided In the factory Inspection
Barteriders Union, v.as run oyer
Labor in annual convention. The petitions to ent.tle
law.
“If my information about this matter is incorrect by a taxicab on 'Sunday morning A fool there was, and he lived a slave—
Before
the
caFe
could
come
to
(Even
as
vou
and
1).
this law to ,«bmission of the direct vote of the peo
front of his home. He died a
I should be glad to be corrected, because I have triei In
the Wlckstroms fully com
To a master who drove him remorseless to grave— trial
few hours later.
.
piled with the law and were let ple are now being circulated th ro u g h r,' the State.
In 190&, (And «
to ascertain the facts on both sides. But, it my in Carter Joined the
v 'w union
n ..»—
h
. c
o
u
i a
2.-« off
with payment of costa.
No body of men, except a specially called con
and while he had been . in .—
business
rgt R u t t b e £o u l never dreamt t l l.l t n iS ll t e tic.
Commissioner Hoff and Deputy
formation is correct, then I denounce the position o for himself for the last two --
years
vention
of the Federation, could change one word
Gram gave special attention to
an active
active ™em^er
m e m o e r of
(Even as you ana l).
certain labor organizations in this matter as utter > continued an
this
case
and
were
prepared
to
the local. “He stuck to the old
make a test If necessary. How in this law.
„
reprehensible. It places such workingmen, them flag," feelingly said Charles Grass-
Oh, the miseries he lived for the crumbs he received- ever, the policy of the commis
While the friendly attitude to labor, usually
man,
secretary
of
the
union.
selves, and not this firm, upon the ‘unfair list Such The members on Wednesday af
sloner Is to see the law enforced
And the kicks which a dog would abhor,
the time of the deputies given shown by the Sentinel, is understood and appreci
courses pursued by workingmen will help the cause ternoon turued out in full force to He took from the man who care«! not to know w >- I and
around the factories rather than ated by the active union men, it is entirely out o
pay tribute to good old Carter s
In court trials. So when the \\ lek
of the “open shop,” and little or nothing more.
remains. He was burled in Riv (And now we know he never eared wli) )
stroma gave proper protection to the question at the present time to expect labor to
“On this question, as upon all others, where m erview cemetery.
And did not understand.
their workmen, the case was reverse itself on this law.
Our proposed employers
understandings and unhrotherliness are involved, we
closed.
further JNFO
^ as ^ ¡ p p ^ of his blood-sucked hide
Under the provisions of the fac ,¡ability law is the best expression of this type of
need fair play* for all concerned.
tory Inspection law the labor com
Solcmon nuu
and Moves. .
and 1).
-
I
1 (Even
r - v c i l as you
yvvs «»»»'•
missioner or his deputies visit law tried throughout the United States.
“In the court of truth, reason pleaded the causeo in« »oioniuu
by the cam L n a v * do| . ! W h i c h b e H lit fh t h a v e saV €<l if be only bad trice —
I manufacturing plants and
aft^r law was defeated at the last session of the Legisla
justice, not with a one-sided application, but wit , i t it UUulU, ”
lars would be paid to whoever res
ers what safety devices to use ture through the worst kind of jobbery and trading
facts from both sides. Nothing less will satisfy,
cued nnothei tnan from drowning.
Thirty days are given to comply ever witnessed even in the discounted Legislative
It didn’t take them more than a
with these instructions. Then if
ing more is demanded.” .
(Even as you and I)-
minute to arrange that one should
The Oregonian, which always can
changes are not made during this Halls of Salem.
Now what are the facts in this case ? Let us have fall In and be rescued by the oth
period, a letter la sent by the be depended upon to oppose any measure for the
er. and the ’ stakes” divided. In And it isn’t the blow, or the red-blood flow,
labor commissioner
specifically
truth. Not verbiage and denunciation.
went Sol. and found It rather
stating all safety requirements and relief and safety of the workers, is writing t] ‘und*r‘
That
stings
like
a
white-hot
brand—
The truth is. anil the Oregon State Federation o deeper than he expected. How
Informing the obstreperous party
And, lastly
Labor, the Central Labor Connell of Portland and ever he splashed about, crying: It’s coming to know that he never did tr>
that It has another thirty «lavs to ous editorials against the proposed law.
•Come on. Moses! Save me! To conquer his lord and make lwn know » h j
comply with the le » . Otherwise, and m ain ly -to show the drift of the c u rre n t-th e
Vicinity and tl.e Portland Building Trades Council Moses hesitated.
arrest will follow.
And force him to understand.
he said, ’ I’ve been read
Such a letter had to be sent to Oregon Employers’ Association is opposed fo the
ire prepared to substantiate it—that Olds, Wor man Ing -S ol,’’
that notice board again and It
the Wlckstroms.
N eglecting to
X King, when they needed larger quarters did not savs, 'Ten dollar» for a dead body.
comply. Deputy Gram caused t i e hw .
. . .
i .k .
The workers know that if this law is passed, the
arrest. Wickström today Is wist r
require that their building should he put up by union Now, do be reasonable."
than
little
h
ums he
uw was ’ - a —
—- while ago.
^M/i viilincr of men and women will stop*
IMPOSSIBLE.
an«l the planing mill owners have m a im in g a n d k illin g Of m e n d ll
'''" ’The flimsy pretext .ha, the Trustee ComP»ny of
been given full warning that the b e c a u s c ¡ t w | | i be too expensive. Our great corpora
FR ID A Y E V E N IN G , FEBR U A R Y 25
The electrical »tody crate is now
|18w must be obeyed.
tions have no souls to damn or bodies to kick, as
Portland is erecting this new budding and lha Olds. bearing fruit.
"Are you a conductor? asked Christensen’s H all, Eleventh and Yamhill Streets
Mrs. Butts (even ly)—John, dear, every one knows.
The paid manager, say, of the
Wormian & King have no say as to labor co,, hmm >, a l»d of an omnibus guard.
If you should give me >2b for a every one knows,
"I
am,”
replied
the
courteous
,
It.sselvn
tvpe.
cares
only to pile up great profits on
Extra
large
orchestra
Special
features
new hut, don’t you know It would ■
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is an ¡mult rt> the intelligence of the smiling Olds the
official.
M .H ., .«I watered sioeh.
mCr“ K ‘t
shrewd Wortman and the active King. Also an in "What Is your name?"
W ill be greatest ball of the season
.....................
"My
name
la
WooJ."
sult to me intelligence of every trades union man and "Oh, that can t be," said the boy.
,
/-onfc I adies
cents! should say It would be a miracle.
Admission, Gentlemen
cents, la d ies.
•Tor wood is a nonconductor!"
woman of Oregon.
V |» s w s
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CARPENTERS’ DANCE
I u r t u
R I v w aa
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