P ortland L abor P ress
Volume XI.
Number 4 0
arrangements complete
FOR COMING CONVENTION
Portland, Oregon, December *21, 1911
CC-OPERATION SUCCEEDING.
Shop Owned by Local Plumbers Makes Splen
did Half-Yearly Showing.
Whole Number 6 2 0
CARPENTERS NO. 808 ELECT.
LOCAL FIXTUREMEN STRIKE
“THERE IS A BOYCOTT
NAILED TO THE MAST ■ — ‘ ¡ S S f Ä S S r * !
AGAINST THE OPEN SHOP
¿ luring the m onth the various unions und
On Ma\ 1, the date set by Plumbers’
The T. B. Wilcox and the Woodard. Clarke
Carjx»nters’ Union No. 80S has elected the
Fixturem en engaged in the m anufacture.
,X-jil iHtdies have elected delegates to rep- xxnl Ao. 51 lor an increase of wages, the 4 Co. Ixiveotts are just getting a gixai head- following, officers and delegates:
I assembling and hanging of electric and com
rt. JfY; then it < he coming convention of the fair employers stated they could not afford way.
bination fixtures, employed by the J. C. En
President—B. W. SI »»eman.
State Federation of Latxir. The nor the business warrant' the increase de-( All jn the know realize that T. B. Wil-
glish Co., 128 Park street, were called out of
Vice-President—Monte Coade.
^invention this year is to be held at The nianded. I he union thought otherwise, and cox as the result of this boycott is politically
Financial Secretary and T reasurer—Jos th a t shop Monday morning by Local Union
|ia||c>, an<l the opening session will lx; held instead of standing around the corner watch dead.
317 of the Electrical Workers, because of the
He bad ambitions to become U. S. Howell.
on the 15th day of January.
ing the other fellow doing their work, they Senator from Oregon. But either his greed
Recording Secretary—George Campbell havoc being wrought in th a t organization by
The convention this year will lx* of ut- appointed a committee of 15 to look over the or folly in having the Stone 4 W ebsters, i. e.,
i the continued efforts on the part of this firm
Conductor—Sam Farquhar.
B1„si importance to the wage-earners of this ground and report on the possibilities of co the Steel Trust, erect his new skyscraper at
to enforce the open shop on the fixturem en;
W arden—D. Cummings.
Bitter attack s are being made on the operation.
Delegates to District Council of Carppn efforts, by the way, th at have lieen more or
Sixth and W ashington, has lost him the votes
initiative and referendum laws, and also at-
The comm ittee found a shop with quite a pf union men. Also the votes of men who tere—Jos. Howell, G. T. H unt, Geo. Camp- less successful, for despite all measures used
( to convince this firm th a t “op shop” m eant
tempts are being made to frustrate the ef-1 stock of supplies that was in the hands of the believe th at our gfbat captains of industry lx»ll and J. W. Shelley,
[eet i'-iness of the Em ployers’ Liability Law. (court.
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_______ union
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surely call
secure, , __
responsible
con-1 Delegates
to Building/Trades Couneil- B. ! virtually non-union shop, w ith the attend-
called the tractors
to do their building.
building. Not
Not picl---------
pick out ■ W. Sleeman, - T. J. Lemmon, Jos. Howell, . G. . ing
the proprietor of
P ii h t wo m atters alone being considered at „ A co-operative organization,
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_ wages
_ and conditions,
,
the convention, makes it worth while tfhat Northwest Plumbing & Heating Company, a member of the notoriously unfair Erectors’ T. H unt and Geo. Cambpell.
the concern has firmly and consistently re-
every organization be affiliated.
was formed and this plumbing shop taken Association, which now through forty affili-! Delegates to Central Lalxir Council—G. T. fused to grant the union shop,
I he Electrical Workers have never Ixieii
Recent events of national iiiqwirtanee over, all the members of the union having ated firms is fighting union labor throughout i H unt, G. Schm idt, S. R. R canck, O. E. Hibbs
and Monte Coade.
deceived as to the final outcom e should Mr.
which have affected the trades union move the op|X)rtunity of becoming master plum- the length and breadth of our country.
These kings of industry are just like the Auditor—Maywood.
English rem ain olxlurate. but have hoped
ment. makes it im perative th a t organized liers. From th a t time on there has been a
kings of old. The more the people subm it, Trustee—S. P. Reariek.
against hope to avert a clash by finally oon-
labor stand shoulder to shoulder as a united working force of from 18 to 40 men.
T hat the volume of business tran sact« , by the ore autocratic liecome these kings. We Delegates to Oregon »State Federation o f . vincing the firm th a t a good; clean union
body. The »State Federation, comprising as
jt (ires all the organizations of the state, the company has had its effect, is evident all know that King Baer of anthracite coal I^ilxir—O , E. Hiblis, Jos. Howell. J. F . shop was the best for all concerned,
.Matters reached a clim ax this past week
should receive earnest support, as it is the when one reads the figures. Since .May 22 strike fame solemnly declare th at Divine W eatherby, G. T. Hunt and T. J. Lemmon.
legislative branch of organized lalxir, and we work has been contracted for to the amount Providence had |4aceu him and his fellow-' Delegates to Northwest District Council— (when the representative of the Electrical
are learning more and more that through of $38,937.58. Of this sum $9,504 has been directors in charge of the mines. That thev J. F. W eatherby, T. J. Ixmimon and O. E. i W orkers paid a visit to the shop and found
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the benches manned with boys and appren-
proper legislation we can best remedy the ills paid in wages. Plumbing material amount- were only accountable to God. However,
tices. Realizing th a t further parley would
ed to $27,228.84. Cartage cost $742.75, and the successful strike of the miners and a sub- j
that confront us.
MUSICIANS MEET JANUARY 2.
I lie ruinous, he im m ediately took note of the
The local com m ittee on arrangem ents, the office and „other expenses amounted to sequent conference a t W ashington, D. C .,1
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headed by J. R. Foresm an, has lxx»n b u s y 1 $1.848.
explod«! th a t saereligious and inhum an ¡Call Is Issued for Assessment No. 3 to Pay ; conditions and received from his executive
, board instructions to unionize the shop or
planning the convention details. The com-1 These results were accomplished on a total plea.
Death Benefit.
, eall the union men out.
mitt«* reports th a t the halls of the Knights (investm ent of $5,797.17. The institution
Also there was a king in France who said
After two meetings with the employees
of Pythias have lx»en engaged for holding the ( has merchandise on hand worth $3,487, and that he was the sta te ; that he was supreme.
Death assessment No. 3 is herebv called to
„-.-inns of the convention.
.
' the accounts receivable also aggregate a eon- He was Louis the Fourteenth—Louis the pav death lienefit of late member W arren H. an(I a conference with the firm, the form er
Great. But not so long after there met a Camp, due and pavable with next q u a rte rly ! was found to be» impossible. Promises were
The hotel rates are as follows:
siderable sum.
niade to «U ust the ratio of apprentices, b u t
The Dalles Hotel, $1.50 per day, two |x»r-, Like all other co-operative movements, parliament in France.» T hat parliam ent re- dues. January 1 to 3, inclusive.
Adm itted on transfer card; J. M iller,! to unionize the shop was another m atter.
sms to room allowed.
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¡much has depended on the m annagem ent. fused to vote supplies to the crown. And
All non-union employees were given a
Hotel Albert, $1 to $1.50 per day. two per- Its affairs have lieen in charge ol Phil Pol- the king and his whole establishm ent went Local No 73
' chance
■
to join hands with the Ele
Electrical
lock,
the
manager,
and
success
has
come
¡the
way
of
useless
things.
And
went
this
Transfer
card
withdrawn:
A.
Bers«».
sins allow«!.
Workers,
but some could not see the light
Resign«!: J. W. Specht.
Other hotels and rooming houses, 50c to largely through the m anner in which he has way Ixieause he was short sighted and refused
and were blind to their lieet interests and
handled the business.
| reasonable reforms
Transfer card issued: W. E. Barker.
$1 |x*r day, two persons allow«!.
stood in the way of adjustm ent I t was a
R einstated: John »Seltenreieh.
Just so it is with men of the Wilcox type.
The Dalles Hotel will lx> made the head
Snuspended for non-paym ent of dues: G. clean issue and a strike was called.
Instead of giving the work on his new sky-
quarters for the convention. Any delegates
The Electrical Workers are proud to say
DONOVAN
VISITS
PORTLAND.
Anderson,
F. Anger, J. P. Caldwell, E. R.
I
scraper
to
union
contractors
the
worst
enemy
desiring to have rooms reserved will write to
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of union labor was preferred. The« union Brower, R. Doane, F. A. English, R. y th a t those who had kept their cards paid up
John R. Foresm an. 809 Union street, The
Thompson. M. J. Denny. P. F. Kissner, I. B. during the efforts to unionize this shop re-
Dalles, chairm an of the Committee of Ar Boot and Shoe Workers' Representative lalxir withheld its labor supply.
Duncan, ( ’. M. Romig, C. H. Stevens, D. D. ' sjxmded prom ptly to the eall. Two ex-
Here
in
Behalf
of
Organization.
Now
union
labor
is
withholding
its
money
rangements of The Dalles Central L ibor
members who had let their cards go in ar
Stark.
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; supply through the b i j t o t t .
Council.
rears because they found, upon investiga-
No
Has
of
organized
workers
deserve
\
King
Wilcox
will
be
rje
g
a
te
d
into
the
has-
The
next
m
onthly
meeting
will
be
held
on
Regarding railroad fares, the O.-W. R. 4
, tion, th a t it was unnecessary to carry them
Tuesday, January 2, a t 11 o ’clock a. M.
X. allow, on the certificate plan of fifty jx?i- more credit than the Boot and Shoe Work- (bp<;n ?lass- were o thet foolish kings,
I to work in this shop, remained a t work. J.
sons or over attending the convention, one ers’ Union. It has struggled with surprising-1 tm o n men and friends of progress gener-
8. McLean, of T hrteenth street, is one of the
FIRM
FAVORS
‘‘OPEN
SHOP.”
lv
discouraging
conditions
and
won
out.
|
«»y
determined
to
stay
out
of
the
Wilcox
and one-third fare from Portland. Dele
weak sisters, and W. H. Banes, of 995 E ast
Vuy,{«„the pro*
gates will buy a one-way ticket from Port One of its general representatives is the gen- j building
Electrical
Workers
Send
Circulars
to
Mer-
|
Sixteenth,
is the other
.
land to The Dalles, demanding a certificate ial and experienced J. E. Donovan. He ¡ s | d « ^ ° f the Portland Flouring Mills,
chants
Explaining
Controversy
with
A
Mr.
Flaeke,
a
political
economist
with
Another
im
jxirtant
thought
in
this
connec
for the one-third return rate. As the rail now in this city looking into conditions and
the
C.
J.
English
Company.
i
blinders
on,
also
bowed
hw
head
m
hum
ble
road rate from Astoria to Portland is but 2c endeavoring to secure a greater demand for tion: The Panam a Caaml will be finished
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submission and is taking his $4 per day
in
1914.
At
present
a
European
imm
igrant
a mile, it is impossible to procure any reduc the union label on shoes.
Electrical W orkers No. 317 have beep com- gained by he Electrical Workers.
tion of cates on this line. The secretary has
The label is a sure sign of excellent work to reach the Pacific Slop!*'pays a little sum of pelled to w ithdraw their members from e m -, Borne day these three will, as is custom ary,
$100
for
fare,
not
counting
his
living
expenses
taken up the m atter regarding fares on the manship and quality. I t means th a t men
Southern Pacific, and delegates will be noti and women are employed a t better wages on the train. Therefore the bulk of these ploym ent with J. C. English Co., 128 Park | «h en the smoke of battle has cleared aw ay,
and under better conditions than prevail in ! immigrants stay east of Chicago. W ith the street. This firm, which handles electrical and the victory has been won accost som efu-
fied late r if reduced fares can be secured.
ture representative of the Electrical W orkers
All organizations eligible to membership the non-union trades. I t means th a t no completion o ith e canal this fare will not ex- fixtures, has endeavored to establish open or member thereof, and wish to become a
^ j y
ten8 of shop conditions by employing boys to do a
are urged to affiliate with the S tate Federa prison labor enters into the construction of
large part of its work, and other methods full-ff«lg«l union man w ith a nice green
tion. The initiation fee is $5 and the dues i vour shoes.
ticket.
Brother Donovan has come up from »San (thousands of European laborers and meehan- have lx»en «jually unsatisfactory.
I ¡4 cents per member jier m onth. Any or
And some day they will howl like wolves
As a result, the union has withdrawn its
P™r inlo_the Pacific Coast states.
ganization desiring to join the Federation Francisco. where hundreds of working worn- '« ’
because of this cold, cruel world, cold and
workmen
and
prepared
a
circular
letter
to
If
the
workers
of
the
Pacific
Coast
states
are
can forward the initiation fee and one month en assemble in one hall and proudly wear a
"T h e Woman s* Union U b e l thoroughly organized, these immigrants will business men with the purpose ol presenting cruel to them because the Electrical W ork-
dues to the secretary, William Noffke, Lalxir union
reasons for the rupture and requesting th a t 1®°* will lock askance a t them and possibly
Temple, Portland, Oregon.
League there is doing good work in all lines lx* absorbed by the unions and become an lm- the m erchants and business men send their delve a little too deep into their past records.
portant factor in the development of these
but in no one line has greater progress lieen
But this does not worrv the t n « l and true
states. If. however, the unions are weak work to firms disposed to tre a t their work
ELECTRICIANS BUSY PLANNING.
made than in creating a depiand for the
mem.iers of Local Union 317.
and the Em ployers’ Association powerful, men fairly and justly.
union label shoe among those who live from
There are rattlesnakes and many lizzarda
these tens of thousands of incoming workers
Annual Entertainment Occupies Time of i union wages.
on this old earth of ours.
PAUL
ATTENDS
CONVENTION.
will
become
a
curse
to
themselves
and
the
Committee on Arrangements.
One of the best assurances th a t the Boot
They tell us the good Ixird has an object
workers now here settled. Wages will be
i and Shoe W orkers’ Union is on the right side
Portland
Delegate
Is
Witness
Before
H
ouse!’”
haring them here. What that object » ,
, The com m ittee appointed to arrange for ' is th a t it helps boost for other labels, and de lowered, hours increased, more millionaires
tbe Electrical W orkers do not profess to
Committee
at
Washington.
the second annual ball of Electrical Workers mands union lalmr in everv jxisaible way. be made.
know. Neither do they profess to know
workers who go into the Wilcox
No. 317 is hard a t work. Each mendier of In I te to n it ,,w n ,« large p n b u i k l i n Union
why scalis are scabs unless is is for the same
« or who bov (too™ marked
D.
W.
Paul,
of
Portland,
who
has
lieen
in
the comm ittee assures T he L abor P ress
H o o r S M ill./: W
- future ,n i« ry (or
attendance a t the convention of the Interna reason the drunken father gnve to his son
that, although the ball last year was the so
for his continued state of intoxication, a sort
cial event of the season, the coming enter any position in connection with the enter themselves, their children and the workers tional Seam en’s Union as one of the three of a horrible example to keep them in the
delegates
from
the
Sailors’
Union
of
the
Pa
who
come
to
our
shores.
tainment will surpass in every detail.
prise.
WooAard, Clarke 4 Co., with a retail store cific, accompanied a delegation of sailors to straight and narrow way.
Last year there were 800 couples dancing
a t Fourth and W ashington, also wholesalers, W ashington, D. C., after the close of the con- (, B ut enough of them , for even . union m en
and m any were tu rn « ! away. The illumina
BUILDING
TRADES,
ATTENTION.
are playing the Wilcox game. They are re vention where he apjieared as a witness lie- have stom achs th a t sometimes become nau-
tion was brilliant and indicated what could
ceiving the same ‘ treatm
* ent from union fore the House Committee on Merchant Ma seated. The Electrical Workers promise a
lx* done by electricians along this line.
p retty little scrap, and in the m eantim e ju st
rine and Fisheries.
The ball will be held a t the Armory, Mon Council MAets Thursday, December 28, to labor.
The delegation urged the passage of the to help the thing along, let all organized labor
Avoid Holding Meetings on Holidays.
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day evening, January 14. B urchard’s or
Wilson
bill to improve the condition of men and friends remember th a t the J. C. English
chestra will furnish the music.
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, T.
J. A. Dunn, who has serv«l the Barbers’
in
seafaring
trades. A t the convention Bro Co. are running and will run until further no
Because Christmas and New A e a rs Days jjnion as a business agent and also as dele-
tice a scab shop, unfair to th e Electrical
come this season on the regular meeting
(;ent ra| L a lo r Council, has em- ther Paul served as a member of one of the W orkers’ organization and in consequence to
PAINTERS DISCOVER ORATOR.
committees.
nights of the Building Trades Council, it was [ bark«! in business. Brother Dunn opened
i all organized labor. (Signed)
decided
Monday evening to dispense with Up a i)arbgr s hop a t 354 Morri»on street. He
L ocal 317, I nternational B hpth -
The recent smoker of the P ainters’ 1 nion
SHIP CARPENTERS INSTALL.
acquaintanoe and his friends wish
Eiuioon of E lectrical W orkers .
"iis largely attended and the program of these two meetings and hold one meeting on
BUCPe-B
music, speaking and story-telling was en Thursdav evening, December 28. Delegates
Ship Carpenters’ Local No. 1 has installed
to the Council are urged to remember this !
joyed. The big feature about the smoker
BRICKLAYERS DANCE SATURDAY.
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + the f o l d i n g officers:
change.
"as the drawing for $30 worth of merchan
President—A. Robertson.
New delegates accepted were: C. John-
dise. The th irteen th num ber out of the box
First Annual Entertainment to Be Held at the
Vice-President—John Holton.
son, J. Jukes and W. H. H arrington, of the +
REPEATS POSITION.
won th e prize, and was held by Ira D. »8mith, Plasterers; R. Hollywood, of the Tile L a y -; .j,
Swiss Hall.
Second Vice-President—John Dumbrosky.
"ho also won the gold watch raffled by the
Recording Secretary—Chas. Gregory.
ers; J. Sharpe and J. A. McLeod, of Machin- j
To those critics who have so avid
Central Labor Council last spring.
On Saturday evening, December 23, th e
Financial Secretary—E. G. McKay.
ists No. 63; J. Tucker and D. L. Hogan, of ( + ly accepted this o p |» rtu n ity to rail
On receiving the order„Bro. Smith gave a n '
o,>’
Bricklayers’
Union will hold its first annual
This
means
the
old
crew
is
sticking
to
the
against the officers of the trade
exhibition of flowery oratory which lasted |
ship, blow high or blow low. The union is ball. The entertainnifent will include danc
union movement, we again say, as
fn r
O 1Z
o n J iro v o ( iv n lD M U in
*
l » a t til
prosperous to the lim it of Portland's open- ing and whist, a num ber of fine prizes having
we said on May 10: “ We are thank
been secured.
shop policy.
piece work. If the result is favorable, it (
ful to our critics for their good ad
The comm ittee in charge has scoured the
eucsung and looking up W ebster’^
the last union in the Building
vice, b u t we believe we know our
large
Swiss Hall a t 282*^ Third street. Ad
1 he smoker was given on the ™ «"«o « Trades Cnun(.U working under the piece sys-
LINEMEN, TAKE NOTICE.
business, and we propose to conduct
the tv.elfth anniversary of the existence of | _____ ;il ____ »hn nro. tinp
mission is 50 cents, the ladips being ad m itted
I . w in n« 1VT T
V Pnintnrs Dec ’ tern will have discontinued the practice.
ourselves in accordance with the
Leal No. 10 Brotherhood of Painters, D ec-;
Oakland (Cal.) Building
The regular meeting of Linemen No. 1L5 free.
dictates of our best judgm ent. The
nrators
d Papcrhangcrs
Pannrhnnirprs of America
America.
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.. acknowledging
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"rators an
and
The com m ittee is composed of the follow-
¡Trades
Council
receipt ..f
of
next
w«*k will lx» held on Tuesday instead of
trade unions of this country, not
boycott circulars and ask«l for further in
Monday evening. Work is reported as be- ! «»8 • . P. H. Scanlon,
. Henry K Sandburg, Bob
the present critics o f the trade union
ing
very
good,
the
local
having
found
it
diffi-
M
McBride
Sam Naum ann, Alex
MEATCUTtERS’ UNION NEWS.
movement, have built up th a t
formation.
cult latel v to supply enough men for the work "
»nn<* »V .a ,er Grandfield,
movement to the I remendous force
th at has offered. If there are any m em lxrs i , J he ' lntp,? th ‘R com*n*' Saturday evening,
The usual well-attended meeting took
th a t it is today. As représentâtive
PLUMBERS CHOOSE OFFICERS.
unemployed
they are urged to report to t h e '
A g° ° d
‘
eVCFy
place last W ednesday and several candidates
of th a t movement, we lielieve we
one
who
attends.
W'c obligated. Local conditions are quiet,
business .igent’s office.
understand the desires of its mem
Plum bers’ Union, No. 51, has elected the
‘’w n lerin g the season of the year, though
bers, and we will endeavor to make
following officers:
STEAMF1TTERS WINNING.
thM uture seems prosperous.
GIVE BENEFIT BALL.
these aims, aspirations and desires
I
President—F. C. Holland.
The success of the local is in a great meas-
effective through the channels th a t
Vice-President—H. L. Moe.
we due to the support of union men and
A benefit ball will lx» given bv the Shop C incinnati .—The Steam fitters’ Union,
wc select.” —Extract, irom state
Recording Secretary—F. A. Goettling.
"omen patronizing only shops displaying
Federation a t Christensen’s Hail, Tuesday which has been on strik* for about a m onth,
m ent issued at conference of Execu
Financial Secretary—O. f arlson.
the shop card.
evening, January 7th. The proceeds will lx»; hasdjeen successful in reaching agreements
tive Officer: of the Internationa!
Treasurer—E. H. Sutton.
used for the purpose of aiding members of j with over one-half of the firms involved in
The m eat boys earnestly request a eontinu-
Trade Unions with H eadquarters
»Sentry—Tom Fellows.
the Federation now on strike. The money the controversy .with a bright outlook for a
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Rame’
insuring them in the n^ar
in Indianapolis.
Chairman Executive Board D. H. Mac-
_ used in the purchase of a ticket or two is complete settlem ent with all the firms very
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shorter houre and conditions, which
th y richly deserve. Look for the shop card Farlane.
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1 shortly.
Business Agent—G. w . McConnell.
and always.
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