Portland labor press., September 21, 1914, Image 1

Íparflanh Sabor ¡Press
Volume XIV.
Number 24
77
COMI’EKS FORESEES
CIGARMAKERS’ u n io n
WORLD’S PEACE
(By A. W. Join s.)
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Portland, Oregon, September 2 1 , 1914
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Whole Number 763
An Attempt to Oust
typographical union MEANS LOWER TAXES
AND BETTER WAGES
the Boycott Banners
Cigar Makers' Local No. 202.
Brother John Linden, of the Key­
stone chapel, -had the misfortune to
through their connection with th e
lose a brother. Albert J. Linden, in
Liberal Lea.me of Oregon, arc en
Euro]
Organized labor has not only en­
a
nfbtorcycle accident last Tuesday.
tering
upon
a
vigorous
campaign
nient
Members of No. 58 deeply sympa­ dorsed the home tax exemption
Ito defeat the Prohibition amend
thize with Mr. Linden in his be­ amendment, commonly called the
incnt to be submitted to the voters
human'
$1500 tax exemption, but it put up
•I
list
in,«-
some
of
our
good
citizens
are
very
much
reavement.
I
at
the
next
election.
encies—
¡over ;. quarter of the money ex ­
W. S. Powers, a former member of pended to get it on the ballot (not
| The following statistics collected exeivised o v er tin* fact that any person is permitted to
Gompci
• by the international union contains w a lk ,alo n g the streets of this city ami carry an advertise- this local, now in Seattle, was last coi ' ting the time and expense of
referrin
week set upon by a thug in that Alfred D. Cridge. secretary of the
a comprehensive statement of the
apbta
city and beaten and kicked so se­ league, who put in fully four months
of this war,” he said, effect of prohibition on this par­ ■•Hunt in tht shape of a banner.
verely as to endanger the sight of at soliciting signatures and attend­
th e
vanquishtnent of ticular business and conclusively
lieally it's not so much the carrying of the banner, or one
eye. besides losing a diamond ing to correspondence).
1U,
th e emergence of a so- shows that in this instance the lo­
cal cigar makers are making a fight the ta r t th a t th e banner is an advertisement, as it is WHO J pin. The robber was captured.
,.ie(v
. I t the people shall be
It is a measure that means lower
It is rumored that the Journal taxes to every home owner in O re­
, Uprei
d in which m en’s thought for tile existence of their local i s I s | \ ( j TH E banner and for WHAT pu r
union.
composing room is soon to he pre­ gon. more work at better wages to
,|,4|1
iv e n to the things of
sided over by a new super-'ntendent. every working man and woman in
th a t worries them
peace.
The union, therefore, appeals to
Wickham, ad man on Oregon, and the attracting to O re­
■l had been pressing friends amongst tile union men of
"Civ
W e v e n tu re the assertion that if organized labor was the Fisherman
Journal, thinks the management gon of thousands of home builders
acredness of human life the state to vote against this pro­
hottie
consciences
of
men. posed amendment since it is herein not u sin g a banner to advertise certain facts that it wishes showed poor judgment in putting and people of small means seeking
upon
had concerned itself with i shown that prohibition works an Io place b efo re th e public, you would never hear a word him hack on the board just as the opportunities. It will exempt p o s­
Know
fishing season was closing.
sibly a sixth of the property in
t ■
of life that men might ' injustice on their craft with no re­
elves and the world in sultant benefits to any particular Iro m these highly sensitive citizens.
Dave Davis, formerly with the Oregon, according to its opponents.
know
n y live in order to gain community.
Portland Printing House, is now But whosd sixth?
which
Speaking Indore the city commission last Thursday, employed
It is one of the measures big tax
at H. C. Browne & Co.
better i -tery over the elem ents
(fur Cigar Makers’ International
ml c •
inns. Science had sought ' Union of America has just issued a I lios. McUusker is quoted as saving: “ I t ’s a persecution
Lou Gottschall, who has been dodgers are putting up money to
defeat.
to wrest - o i n nature understanding circular showing the effect of pro­
th a t cannot be coped with in the courts.” You’re perfectlv reading proof in the State Printing Whose sixth does this measure ex ­
ot life t! t men might have life hibition on our trade.
These are
(Office at Salem, is back in Portland.
more abut dantly.
(bid knows your kind of people have T >m Murray, an old-timer along empt if the big land speculators and
the facts as given over the signa­ lig h t. I’homas.
big tax dodgers are fighting it with
"It had s tu d ie d the nature and: tures of the presidents and secre­
tiie tl it bard enough. But the courts refuse to recognize this coast, and every other coast hundred dollar bills in a common
cause o f disease in order to con- taries of one hundred and thirty-six
I that amounts to anything, jjas here
pool? The so-called Non-Partisan
serve am
safeguard human life. unions :
it as ’• persecution.” They have «aid that we have a right | recently. Tom is some roamer.
: League in the Northwestern Bank
Trained r m ils were delving deep : Five thousand six hundred and
to tell the members of the unions and the public at large If you want any information per- building dares not deny this, and
into the s' rets of physical forces to
to the printing industry in Glares not publish the list of its
bring then under the control o f the : before prohibition.
that any particular person, film or corporation operates i taining
this city, call Main 2013, or better : subscribers.
w ill c i ■ ankiud.
They had har-
One thousand two hundred and its business under conditions which we do not approve.
still, come up to headquarters, room
The fanners in this state do not
nessed the waters and the winds to
; 207. Oregonian building.
a thousand dollars each of
the u i.e e !- of civilization.
Minds J forty-seven members lost employ­
Probably no one would object if we advertised the G. R. holden, formerly a member ¡average
ment during prohibition.
the kinds of property to he e x ­
rich ii
It lir e and love of huinan-
c Co. is unfair if we used the 1 of this union, left last Sunday even­ empted. A farmer in Clackamas
Allowing for the natural increase tact that Lipman. \\ olfe A
itv were -ttidving the ills of society
ing for Oklahoma City, where he ¡County (H. lhiessen, Milwaukie),
that every child might Ijave the right in business, they state that 2505 New York or Chicago papers, but we want the members
and his brother will operate a job shows that with an improved farm
members
really
lost
employment.
to be w e ll-b o rn , to develop its full
shop.
of over $11,000 assessed value, his
physical stature and to cultivate its
Ninety-five unions report that of organized labor, their families and their friends in
taxes would be increased one dol­
ir.ental and moral possibilities.
In : drunkenness has not decreased dur­ Portland to know the fact and IN T H IS PA RTICU LA R
PLAN TO AVERT STRIKE.
lar. He could easily come even by
all t h in . ' the purpose o f civilization ing prohibition.
clearing another acre of land, build­
had '
to glorify and enrich the ; Eighteen unions state that drunk-' CASE THE BANNER IS TH E MOST E F F E C T IV E
Philadelphia, Sept. 19.—The Inter-
ing a little more, or getting another
lives • -be people—all of the peo­ enness actually increased during MANNER OF LETTIN G THEM KNOW IT.
■ national Ladies’ Garment Workers'
cow
or horse. This measure would
ple
prohibition.
union has appointed two representa-
encourage him to do so. He points
"T h ir
w ere minds that were just
The rigm ‘o boycott is as old as the world and is not i tives
Sixty-nine unions report the cost
to sit on a proposed board of
out that a struggling settler friend
upon the verge of giving the world of living increased, and 80 unions
likely to lie taken away by the city commission of Port- arbitration that will attempt to ad­ of his with 40 acres in the hills and
the rich harvest of years of thought : state that the use of drugs in­
just differences between these work­
but $50 of improvements to $200 in
kind or anyone else.
and study
There were hearts dis­ creased during prohibition.
ers and their employers. Recently land, would pay 40 cents less taxes,
cipline:
y life and understanding
In Georgia. Kansas and Tennessee,
The second fiddle of the stringed orchestra that a mass m eeting of garment workeri and be encouraged to further im ­
that w e n ready to interpret the many unions were actually driven
was addressed by President Gom-
his place, and would find an
beauty a.id the truth of life in the out of business by prohibition.
plays when the Employers’ Association crooks its finger j pers and other unionists, when the prove
increased
demand for his labor now
worlds p o e try .
There were souls
deplorable conditions in this indus­
endeavored in its report of the meeting, printed last I try
necessary to support his family by
that were r e a d y to voice the heart
were discussed, and ultimatums day’s wages when ho can get the
of thing- in music.
Friday morning, to lead the public to believe that organ­ delivered that last year’s tw enty-six work.
MUSICIANS
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There were fingers whose skill
weeks’ strike would be duplicated if
ized
labor is not interested in the matter. We wish to relief
Wi’hosc sixth? Not the working­
was not granted.
could in te rp r e t life in immortal can-
men in the city. They have no val­
ya"' •
i here were the yeomanry
Transfers cancelled — P. Marino,, assure the people of this city that when the proper
LAUNDRY WORKERS ORGANIZE. uable land. 1 heir homes are mostly
in thi fields, th e factories and the Irene Walker, M. Frallicciardi, Irene
shacks and cottages worth but a
time
comes
organized
lalior
will
lx»
heard
from,
and
in
works), t,- giving all that was of Snedigar, M. J. Crusoe. Transfers
Buffalo. Sept. 19.—Laundry work­ few hundred dollars all told. They
'alue ir. m uocle and in mind to the withdraw i — Cornelia Appy, Ethel no uncertain tones.
ers
in this city have organized. At would have to have a house worth
production of things necessary for : Crowell, Gertrude Ward,
E. M.
the preliminary m eeting it was on the assessment rolls $1500 on a
the m a in te n a n c e of life and civiliza­
Fournier. Nathan Thomas. Rein­
tion
shown that increases have been lot worth five or six times as much
stated—I. B. Duncan. Applications
made in the price of laundry work before their taxes would increase.
I h f - c — ;d| these—have been sacri- pending—Joe Partipilo, piano and
discrimination and as rapidly as the last few years, but no wage in­ Most of the land values of Port­
I'crd to the service of the war mandolin.
physical conditions of the mines will creases have resulted.
The em­ land lie within a mile of Sixth and
If
a
mechanic
found
that
any
ma­
'r< " ::: a mad moment the coun- ! Members Please Take Notice—The
permit.
The
managements
further
ployes
are
not
in
favor
of
the laun- W ashington. Most of the building
chine had a useless and worthless
| r|v' of Europe are savagely con-
values are in the same circle. W ork­
attention
of
members
of
Local
No.
'•eninii;. to terrible suffering and
cog wheel in its mechanism that agree that so long as the best in­ drymen adding a 1 cent tax on ingmen do not own any of this
’ard'hips and almost certain death 99. A. F. of M. is called to the fact merely consumed power and oil to terests of the properties under their every bundle to meet the cost of the property; nor poor widows; nor
that the dues for the fourth quarter
these lives and talents that have
revolve it, impaired the efficiency control may he fully conserved they operation of the compensation law.
of this year are due and payable on of the machine and reduced the de­ will not employ any new men until The workers charge that this is an newsboys vending papers.
een saved, cultivated and enriched
Hundreds of millions of dollars
October 1 and delinquent on the 3d. sirable product, while at the same all of their former employes who attempt to discredit the new mea­
al th ’ expense of so much thought
are kept off the tax rolls by the
If not paid by the last of the quar­ time preventing the smooth opera­ desire work shall have been rein­ sure.
a"' e ft. .rt
Bodies that have been
privileged few whose lawyers know
l’r ”v(i(
|,y sanitary regulations ter member shall be fined an addi­ tion. he would immediately begin to stated.
how to dodge taxes. To reduce
tional 50 cents and stand suspended think how it could he cut out. If
MAKE
STEADY
ADVANCES.
. ul
a fte r long, hard struggles;
t. »es and make good times vote 326
( from all rights and privileges of with one s’ ke he could disconnect
THE
WORLD’S
GREATEST
I
11' and minds conserved by membership.
FINANCIER.
Los Angeles, Sept. 19.—With the X Y es. and see that every man and
it and pitch it out of sight, why
'"r’ ""rkdays; young men that
Members
of
this
association
be­
signing
up of another shop, the La­ woman does it whose association
should he not do so? That is why
’l,r'
• >0 much jn sacrifices, in
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I
he
world’s
greatest
financier
is
longing
to
lodges,
clubs
and
frater­
dies’
Tailors
union is attracting the and friendship you have.
the
people
of
Oregon
should
vote
. and possibilities, arc now
'the
Oregon
farmer’s
housewife.
Her
nal
organizations
please
especially
attention
of
the local labor move­
350 X Yes and get rid of the lobby-
r
the marvelous machinery of
at this time agitate among your ridden .expensive, interfering, utter­ daily investments exched in shrewd­ ment because of steady advances POLISHERS’ STRIKE SETTLED.
I y and devastation.
I ' ar this lie our boasted civiliza- fellow members in the different or­ ly useless State Senate. It is the ness the clever transactions of Wall made. The agreements are the re-
Detroit. Sept. 19—The metal po­
Street and no business concern or i suit of practically a 100 per cent
i
. an this be the Europe of ders for the employment of union biggest drag on honest legislation
lishers
have settled their strike
corporation,
however
ably
officered,
i organization, and provide for the
[
'"".'son sang; 'Better a hun- music at all fraternal, lodge and and efficient state government we
has ever been able to approach her j union shop, improvement of work- against the firm of Caille Bros., who,
club
affairs.
Only
by
the
individ­
have,
and
no
reason
on
earth
exists
„■ ,
o| Furope than a cvclc
in economy. She is the state’s ablest i ing conditions, abolishment of piece it is claimed, attempted to inaug­
ual co-operation of every member why it should not he scrapped.
01 vat hay?” ’
trader
and her transactions more ¡work, the eight-hour day. no Sun­ urate non-union conditions in their
of the association can we rid our-
shop.
, nearly reflect the progress and pros­ day work .increased wages and the
. selves of the competition of the tnan
MINERS* STRIKE SETTLED.
perity of the country than the re­ d iv id in g up of wQik in slack time.
who plays for $2.00 a night. As a
ports of our clearing houses.” says
rule these non-union players are
Vancouver, B. C.. Sept. 19.— The ' Peter Radford.
BED WORKERS GAIN.
engaged by ladies, or else by men
J 'r a n 't A. Riley, of the who are opposed to fair conditions long strike of United Mine Workers
Nock and Pier Carpenters, and the union men who patronize1 at Vancouver Island has been de­
Life is too short to waste it in
The Central Labor Union of In­
New York, Sept. 19.—At a mass
th, r
, b ; it business is good in the affairs are ignorant of the fact clared off.
The companies agreed longing.
meeting of muff bed workers it was dianapolis, Ind., has sent to the var­
u, ' "n ' bne. Practically all the that they are supporting a non­
voted to strike unless better work­ ious unious a copy of resolutions
ii,. t ','. \ are worHing and they have union element. Get busy with your
ing conditions were secured. One adopted by that body, recently, in
i< r r
' at Prese,tt. This union brothers and sisters in the differ­
employer has granted the demands which the true conditions in the
'k ill, d "’"b °f about 100 men highly ent fraternal orders, whether you'
of the union, and these female work­ plant of the E. C. Atkins Saw M an­
mpe,
' *heir profession. They make your living by dance work or
ers will in the future receive a ufacturing Co. are set forth.
iioo.' ' i ' r> Saturday evening; have not. and you will soon begin to get
The Atkins concern operates on
Saturday half holiday all the year
. ‘/'" d an ce and are much in- results. Don’t delay; start today.
round, ten legal holidays with wages the ‘ open shop” plan in the follow ­
eral |
'*1e a ^ a*rs
*bc gen- Wherever you happen to meet mem-
paid, a weekly wage increase of ing departments: Machine shop,
th in ,
r ,novenicnt as well as 1 hers please remember that the Vil­
S3 each and a minimum wage scale grinding and polishing shop, to o th ­
ing. setting, filing and hardening
Thpi
*' ,c.o nccrn them directly. lage Inn Cafeteria is still on the
of not less than $10 a week.
'‘ffi|jate(, with the District , unfair list and members patronizing
shop, also blacksmith shop, as well
Carpenters.
as plumbing, steam fitters. sheet
WOULD REDUCE HOURS.
this place are liable to a heavy fine.
metal workers and woodworking
u Ik,zA'L.k‘'£?„,br<,uS.h‘ to our »Mention that aoliritors for
CONVENTION CALL.
At the recent convention of the shop.
1 COMPLAINT MUST BE SIGNED.
TELEPHONE COMPANY are informing the
■ I t t tcm ational
Photo - Engravers’
' HLH of this city that the d ifficulties between their
W a' t" n g to n . Sept. 19.—The A. F.
COMPANY and the ELECTRICAL WORKERS have been
union the executive council was in WELFARE COMMISSION HOLDS
A great many unsigned complaints
settled. S i t H IS NOT THE CASE. This company still
HEARING.
j structed to take steps to bring about
th irtv .. "
t’1e call for Bs are received by the State Labor 1
refuses to allow its employes to belong to u labor organi­
| a 44-hour week instead of a 48-hour
I’f l i i l i
annua' convention, to Commissioner. Mr. Hoff wishes to
zation. This company does not want to ARBITRATE it"
-IrlplP
Hor‘icn,a«ral Hall, Phila- ¡inform the piddic that the name of
At a m eeting of the State W el­
i week, which now prevails. This
difficulties with the Electrical Workers, nor do they sub
dai .
winning 10 o'clock, Mon- ¡the re rson signing the complaint is
¡would mean a Saturday half holi- fare Commission, held last W ednes­
gest a settlement in any way. All we ask is the same
,
' r!"ig. November 9.
day evening, the matter of a mini­
I day.
always held in the strictest confi­
conditions granted to us by its competitor in the tele­
phone industry.
1 he question of raising the presi­ mum wage for women employed in
t at), ' , ' nt,,Ied to representation. dence. and asks that persons send-
dent's and secretary-treasurer's sal­ the canneries of the state » «s dis­
WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A CLOSED SHOP, only
:h,«rt, 7 ’ "7* n,ust have obtained a I ¡ng in written complaints give their
for the right of the men in the employ of the company to
ary will he submitted to the refer­ cussed. Considerable time w.is spent
h( ,
b ast one month prior to name and address, so that the Im- !
organize, snd the rights of their men to belong to ’ the
endum.
going over the subject and Chair-
•r r,.
' tion. and no person will rcau may inform the complainant a«
Electrical Workers.
man I) Hara appointed several com­
ir,.
‘ 1 ,?ed as a delegate who is to the action taken by the bureau.
IT IS THE HOME TELEPHONE COMPAN Y that wants
m ittees to investigate the conditions
N or .
’n g °°d standing of The Labor Commissioner has no jur­
a CLOSED SHOP against the UNION MAN. We will let
r
"ration he is elected to isdiction over a great many of the
♦
We wish to call special atten- ♦ and report later. It is hoped that
the jieople of Portland know through the columns of the
subjects contained in tile complaints, i
♦ tion to the Labor Day speech ♦ by taking the matter up now a sat­
PUBLIC PRESS when a settlement has been made. Any
information cheerfully furnished by Marshall
♦ <>f Col. C. E. S. Wood, which ♦ isfactory arrangement can be made
want higher pa y .
M ETAL
W ORKERS
O RG A N IZE.
♦ a p p e a rs o n another page of this ♦ for next season.
R e p r e s e n t in g th e e m p lo y e s at the
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELEC­
♦ issue. Mr. Wood as some very ♦
meeting were Mr- M. E. D aniels
Sept. 19.—The Stage Em-
Grand Rapids, Mich.. Sept. 19.—
♦pronounced
ideas
about
labor-
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TRICAL W 0RKER8, LOCAL UNION NO. 125
'' Hie Musicians unions Sheet metal workers in this city
♦ ing men and economic ques- ♦ a id M r s . W illiam Addis; represent­
’’ ’ited new agreem ents to now realize their mistake in allow-
♦ tions in general and is not ♦ ing th e public w ere J. C. E n g lish
,r|.igers asking for wage Big their trade union to lapse, sev-
♦ afraid to express them. It will ♦ and A. M Churchill, and the em ­
and other changes. The cra' years ago. They have reorgan-
♦ be worth your while to re a d his ♦ p lo y e rs w ire II O. Holt, of Eugene;
’Go applies to moving Bed and made application for a
♦ address carefully.
+. J. F. Staugel. of Woodburn; W. S
Allen, of ''a h iii, and A. Rupert, of
”’es.
(charter.
peace will follow the
• a war of aggrandize-
mjuest, to divert people
constructive work of
Hid democratizing tend-
the views of President
Labor Day speech, in
rite present continental
.
ABOLISH STATE SENATE'“
T rX Ä
ALL MEMBERS WORKING
ATKINS FIRM IS UNFAIR
Notice to the Public
P o ri lau d