Oregon labor press., September 11, 1915, Image 1

Formerly The Portland Labor Pre»».
Volume XV.
Number 22
Owned and Controlled by Organized Labor.
Whole Number 8 1 4
Portland, Oregon, Saturday, September 11, 1915
Labor Day In Portland Civil Service Workers
Central Labor Council
Labor Press Boosters
Censures Oregonian
Because of tl p picnic given under
the auspices of the Central Labor
Council August 15th for the benefit
of «.he Labor Temple association,
posed agreem ent offered the m anagers by our Labor Day this year was observed in
Th. '»flowing statement relative to i rep
resentative*. and the m anagers' com m itt- •
.ttitude of the Morning Ore- which obviated any neceaaity of the m anagers a more quiet manner than usual.
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toward the Musician’s trouble ren ew ing or re ite ra tin g any standa they may
At the Multnomah Field in the af­
assumed rela tiv e to the m inim um -nurnher-
,
iuded in the report of thje Ex- have
of-m en law . and hence we have every reason
ternoon, many unionists enjoyed a
utiv, Board of the Central Labor to doubt the correctness of this assertion.
?„un,
last Friday evening and ’’ A bout 11 o’clock E. J . Stack, secretary of lively contest between the Bricklayers
tiered published in the Labor Press: the C e n tra l Labor C o u n cil; E. E. S m ith , pres­ base ball team and a picked nine
ident o f tke Labor C ouncil, and M a rry M ayor,
,v r Executive Board dee ma I t a du ty to
represeating the T h e a tric a l Em ploye*’ Federa­ that resulted more or less disastrous-
the atten tion o f the C ouncil and Its
¡L rrb ^ h ip the fla g ra n t and pernicious per- tio n, w ith which the m usician*’ union is a f­ , ly for the Bricklayers, but was en­
filia
ted . reached the Pantsges theatre, ehere
r. ,
i new» rela tiv e to in d u s tria l disputes
the theatre men were in session.”
joyable to all.
e ... . i by the M o rn in g O regonian
It is tru e th a t Pres. Sm ith and Sec. Stack
iiur f < t h * late controversy w ith the Th e-
!
A large number of unionists and
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the
C
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Labor
C
ouncil,
and
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Managers, fro m the inception to its
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n. thia paper through its columns e r and Sec Cam pbell of the T h e a tric a l Fed­ their friends attended the meeting
ualy and in our opinion w ith deliberate e ra tio n . did a rriv e at the tim e m entioned, but
nU.r
lid e ve ry th in g i»oasible to a b ra in of made no le p o rt on any ‘fight*’ a * there was at the Central Library, held under
nn r » backed by am ple resources to fu rth e r none, hard as the O regonian may tr y to make
As reported to us the the auspices of the Central Labor
L r furious schemes. to widen the breach it apiw ur there was.
negotiations th a t led up to a settlem ent were Council, and listened to an instruc­
nd
stir up prejudice and passion.
Prob­
, ru d hereto are clip pin gs fro m Issues of j not carrie d on in any belligerent s p irit.
tive, straight from the shoulder ad­
.re Oregonian, which, perused and studied ably this w h at rile d the O regonian.
hv anyone in possession o f tl
facts, and who
’’The labor representatives explained that dress delivered by Dr. C. H. Chap­
ti fam iliar w ith the tactics o* those who seek the m usicians were ready to give up theli
t,, die-« -Kaniae Labo r, w ill be recognised fo r fig ht providing they could get th e ir Jobs hack. man, whose subject was “What the
,hMt which they were rea lly intended nam ely. | To tkis tke theatre men readily agreed.”
United States Government Should
, mean* snd method to sow dissension and
T h ia is an absolute falsehood w ith no basis
A k rd
to quicken the desires fo r rep risal. • or suggestion of tru th in it, made up out of Mean to Labor.”
gr.4 t, arouse class hatred and stru ggle, rath er whole cloth, and appears to he an a ttem p t to
than b»ing dependable news item s to which fom ent an in du s tria l w ar.
Dr. Chapman showed up in a con­
Oregonian patrons are e n title d in re tu rn fo r
’ ’The fo llo w in g agreem ent then was draw n vincing manner the workings of “In­
r ,nd money.
.
I a » a c ro w ning exam ple of this practice we up:
” ’The d iffic u ltie s th a t have arisen between dustrial Oligarchies,” past and pres­
'rJer m p a rtic u la r to the a rtic le appearing in
; Jie th e a tric a l m snagers and the union m usi- ent, and concluded by stating H to
Saturday s O regon ian. A ug. 28:
1 cions have been settled s a tU fs c to rily to the
‘ ‘ Musicians Give up and S trik e is O v e r.”
his belief that every worker
We claim
this
heading
was
purposely parties concerned and the uni« n musicians w ill be
worded so as to be offensive if not u n tru th * hr re-em ployed.’ ”
should
, as a matter of right, have
The greatest portion of this p a rag rap h re-
ful whicto it is.
The M usicians, a ctin g on
ported positively by the Oregonian as being an an opportunity to work either for
the advice o f the C e n tra l C ouncil, became a
jirty
to an agreem ent satisfactory to the " a g ree m e n t." is in re a lity a statem ent fo r the himself or for someone else at a
press, agreed ui>on by both aide*, a * covering
. I ufi
ans and the m anagers, snd which was
a ll the points in which the public m ig h t be decent living wage.
i
s basis of settlem ent, and which e ar-
interested.
I pH w ith it a Stipulation callin g fo r fu tu re
” I t was firs t signed by E. J. S tack, secretary
He also contended for the right
Mfpnations w ith the m anagers
In doing
obs the M usicians in no m anner gave away ' C e n tra l Labor Council, and I . Leeeer Cohen, to engage in honest business and
i secretary P o rtla n d P rotective Association.”
up rights they m ay feel they are in posses­
T h is is correct in so f a r as the gentlem en placed above the right to vote the
sion
and this is recognised by a ll concerned.
1 m entioned signed the statem ent re fe rre d to.
"Demand ts C a a tre l N um ber a f M en in O r-
The agreem ent th a t was d raw n up fo r a basis right of men and women to be se­
rieatras is Abandoned by P n lo n .”
Thia I»ositive statem ent, purposely worded so of settlem ent was composed of several hu n­ cure in a job.
' a» to lead the reader to believe the w rite r dred w o rd s ; was w ritte n by the union rep re­
sentatives ; was not changed in any w ay by
Unionists and other workers should
via in possession o f the detailed facts o f the
the m anagers and was signed by six d if f e r ­
raat if false and m isleading in as much as no
never
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newspaper representative was given any de­
tail, as to the settlem ent by anyone in au­ fected. in cluding th a t of the m anagers.
Dr.
Chapman
speak.
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’’Thus probably w ill end a controversy th a t
thority. and if any self r e s e c tin g newspaper,
began e a rly In the sum m er snd th a t has been
Eugene E. Smith, president of the
her a use o f rum or, believed the M usicians had
w a g in g w ith more or less a c tiv ity ever since.”
acknowledged th e ir position was w ro n g , as
Labor Council, closed the
T h is is the firs t admission of the O regonian Central
tms statem ent would im p ly, it would have at
th a t they were te llin g of things o f which they meeting with a twenty minute talk
least stated th a t such was its belief.
were not thoroughly in form ed.
'‘Plea is Made fa r Jebs.”
T his is a deliberate attem p t to represent
the Musicians an being on th e ir knees to th e ir
employers, s condition which they are most
decidedly not in . nor do th e ir em ployers wish
them there.
The tru th of the m a tte r was th a t only upon
the strong representations o f the C e n tra l L a ­
bor Council to the e ffe c t th a t in consideration
of fu tu re negotiations they should w ith d ra w
tneir demands, did the M usicians agree to ro-
cede at this tim e fro m th e ir position, and this
totem ent is m alicious, false and in s u ltin g to
aw M usicians end m isleading to the reader.
“ t.a b e r CeuneU Asked te In te rv e n e a n d Re-
V r»t M anagers te R e-em pley Ousted Farce—
Players te Get W e e k ’s N otice.”
The O regon ian here states positively that
the Musicians asked the C ouncil to intervene
and requested the m anagers to
reinstate
ousted*' members, but they would have the
reader th in k in other portions of the article
that the M usicians stru ck.
The t -nth o f the
cmm * is th a t the M usicians request« « he C en­
tral Council to support them In a nght and
ousted" members were not m entioned by
them to the Council except in so f a r as they
stated th e ir members had been locked out.
"By w ith d ra w in g th e ir demands fo r a m in-
imum-number-ef-men rule, the union m usi­
c ia n « . who q u it th e ir jobs at the
P o rtla n d
theatres s few weeks ago, Frid ay secured a
promise fro m the th e a tric a l m anagers that
they w ill he re-em ployed a t the end o f next
week.”
The U nion M usicians secured no promises.
Through th e ir representatives they secured a
«tgned agreem ent and in th a t agreem ent there
was no m ntion as to tim e when U n io n M u-
iicians were to go hack to w ork.
In some
instances the non-union musicians were hired
with sn understanding th a t they were to re ­
ceive a week's notice in event o f discharge
The Union M usicians demanded and receive
two weeks* notice.
"The u n io n musicians com pletely abandoned
their fo r m e r contention th a t they must have
the rig h t to te ll each th e a tre m anager in town
hsw m any men he must employ in his orches­
tra. snd eagerly sought a settlem ent w ith the
managers th a t would reinstate them in their
positions from which they have been severed
for nearly three w eeks.”
The Union
Musicians, as before stated,
never have
and
never
w ill
‘'com pletely
abandon any of th e ir righ ts as im plied here,
and once more we must state th a t the M u-
aicisnt never sought a settlem ent w ith the
managers in the s p irit here described
“The m anagers a t firs t were relu c ta n t about
aeiotiating w ith the union men at a ll. They
pointed out th a t they are gettin g satisfactory
»nice from th e ir non-union musicians and
hat the public also Is w ell satisfied.
The first representatives of the Musicians
*> approach the manage -a were those of the
Central Labor Council, who reported the m an-
»(tera would be pleased to meet w ith Ih e m st
their meeting and listen to a n y th in g they had
to «ay. and at this m eeting a com m ittee was
»Pt*>inted by the m anagers w ithou t hesitation.
The service o f non-union musicians no r the
*ati«fsction given the public by them were
never discussed by the m anagers w ith ou r rep­
resentatives.
T h is p arag rap h is false in its
entirety.
“It was fin ally agreed a t a m eeting th a t con­
tinued u n til a fte r m id n ig h t F rid ay n ig h t th a t
m anagers be p erm itted to give
»«ir present employes a f u ll w eek’s notice of
tissdssal.”
•V. »uch m eeting as described here occurred
dur representatives shortly a fte r 11 P. M .
Friday, waited on the m anagers fo r the pur-
,u’* of getting th e ir signatures to an agree-
r"(‘nt in form ally agreed to p rio r to th a t meet-
ir,K. said agreem ent in no w ay m en tion ing
non-union musicians.
A statem ent by the
Manager» was made to our representatives as
■ probable tim e U nio n M usicians would go
*»uck and this statem ent was accepted as fa ct
hy »ur representatives, who urged th a t union
men h,. reinstated as ra p id ly as possible.
"A t the end o f th a t tim e those of the old
'raploye, whom the m snagers w a n t to take
» i l l be taken hack.”
•hi* would in fe r th a t i f the m anagers did
not ,.Hre to ^.Jngtate th e ir fo rm e r employes
’ hey w, re not hound to do so, when in fact
II * understood th a t as f a r as num bers em-
pl'*'
will perm it, the fo rm er employes w ill
'* «'••instated.
A deliberate in te n t is here
* • " * ’> to leave the impression the Musicians
• nii ie d into complete submisaion.
The manager* reta in tke rig h t to nam e the
J'umbrr of men th a t they shall em ploy, but on
l"r other hand, agree to employ none hut
musicians snd a t union wages.
The
"•"•« ers never objected to tke wage scale.”
statement is. fo r some reason known
’’J 1’ ’ ® the w rite r thereo f, correct.
A t that
“ »«»riant w ill ha rd ly concede this tru th
• “ * : ihlished w ith any idea o f fairness to
Labor.
The vaudeville houses as w e ll as the mo*
•¡rntP'r ’ Ur* th e a tr* a ar*
* 7 the agree-
<ke theatre
. An *
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r trut'y. and succeeding os it does
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eeding
r u m , it, une
one m ig
ight
n t nw«w
ho|»e • f nr * the
th»»t which fo llo w * <il«i not bell
any
’ ruthful in ten t.
rhr
own hrld , n e t t in g a ( * h le h
' " ' « . d t h . lr d t t . r n ln a t U n n . t ta a t-
» »n, tr rm . (ra n I h . n a a lr ia n , o tb tr than
• iiM h " ”
*•»» n . a l t l a n , ' d t-
't ih» rnttting in nutation thera waa a pro-
” It
started when the M usicians’ U nio n
sought to force the th e a tre m anagers In to an
agreem ent to employ a m in im u m num ber of
men in th e ir respective orchestras, the m in i­
mums to he fixed by the anion regardless of
the needs o f the theatres o r the a b ility o f tbs
m anagers to p a y .”
The union M usicians never sought to force
any la w on any one who could no* a ffo rd to
abide by it.
C o n tra ry to this the M usicians
through the C en tra l Labo r Council told the
m anagers th a t wnere it could be shown busi­
ness would not ju s tify the proposed m inim u m
they would meet th a t house or houses h a lf
’ way.
’’The m anagers pretested snd refused to en­
te r such sn agreem ent.”
T h is is correct and probably is a onth er slip
of the w r it e r ’s pen.
" T h e m usicians then sought to secure a
prom ise fro m the m an ag e r* to re ta in the nnm -
ber of men a t th a t tim e employed, and never
to em ploy any fe w e r. The m anagers likewise
refused.”
The M usicians have no knowledge bearin*;
out this positive assertion by the O regonian.
" J u s t about th a t tim e the L y ric , Pantages
and Empress theatres decided to cut down
th e ir orchestras by one m an each.” '
I f the Oregonian had wished it could have
easily given in this instance exact in fo rm a ­
tio n . as the m anagers cut th e ir orchestras
A ug. Ifi.
"T h e union m en. on the ground th a t this
action violated the principles of the p lan th a t
they w ere proposing, q u it.
Th e
theatres
prom ptly obtained non-union players in th e ir
places.”
The union men " q u it” because they re­
fused to work in violation of a law o f th e ir
union, and not because of any violation o f a
"proposed p la n ."
’’ The m usician* trie d to get the stage hands,
bill posters and other organised attaches of
the theatres to go on a strike w ith them , hut
these other men refused.
They succeeded,
however, in gettin g the union musicians in
the m oving picture houses to q u it. They tried
also to involve the m otion picture operators in
the strike, but fa ile d .”
There are incorporated in this paragraph
four separate nnd d istin c t falsehood*, not even
<iun!ifi»d. as is usual, by saying " it is so re-
lH>rted" o r "fclleged.”
The M usicians never
asked
iy stage hand, h ill tmster or m oving
picture to strike.
These men never refused
to strike. The M usicians' U nion never nulled a
musician out of a picture show, and never
asked an operator therein to strike.
"T h e m anagers m eanw hile considered the
incident closed.
The musicians, eager to get
their job* back, asked tke C e n tra l Labo r Coun­
cil to negotiate fo r them .
T '-iday’s meeting
w ith it * atten din g results fol.ow ed .”
The managers evidently did not consider the
incident closed w ith th e ir em ploym ent o f non­
union musicians, as proven by the negotiations
that led to the settlem ent, and the M usicians
did not go to the C en tra l Labor Council in
the spirit described herein.
I f the U nion I^abor representatives and the
T h ea tric a l M anagers had assumed the same a t­
titude as did the O regonian. P o rtla n d would
have been Involved in sn in d u s tria l w a r s im i­
la r to th a t brought about in Los Angeles and
Stockton by the enemies of labor.
Is the O regonian by this attitu d e conserving
the interests o f the w o rkin g people of P o rt­
land and Oregon ? No.
A re they thus conserving the interests of
th e ir advertisers?
No.
They strongly rem ind your Board in this
instance of General H arrison Grey Otis and
his Los Angeles Tim es the foe o f labor.
The O regonian s a ttitud e is one th a t dis­
courages the consum m ation of *rade agree­
ments between employer» and employes.
Y o u r Board deplores the a ttitud e and ac­
tiv ities of the O regonian as just instanced,
and cannot re fra in from com paring this a t­
titude w ith th a t of the other dallies in our
city, and u n til the O regonian sees fit to pub­
lish facts and facts only w ithout coloring and
a plain prejudice we w ill not accept Its pro­
testations of good w ill tow ards labor in good
fa ith , and w* w ill not i»ermit our m em ber*
to he blinded to its true position, nor le t it
hide behind the fa c t it em ploy* union men in
the plant.
on “What the Central Labor Council
and its Allied Unions is doing to
bring about the condition described
by Dr. Chapman as being that which
would assure justice to all workers,
men and women.”
He held the strike and boycott are
potent factors when used by organ­
ized workers and justifiable when
argument and reason failed to pro­
duce results in the way of equitable
wages and conditions.
Other unionists were present at
the James Larkin meeting at Arion
hall and learned about the English
and Irish Labor Movement.
Larkin severely arraigns the Am­
erican I-abor Movement for its craft
bickerings and urges a more con­
scious and solirf'crt’ganization.
Taken all around, the worker who
was looking for rest, recreation or
instruction was amply provided for
this Labor Day.
STATE UNIONISTS TO MEET
Labor Famine Has A Value
Officers of the California state
federation of labor have issued a call
for the sixteenth annual convention,
The San Francisco Bulletin is not . be glad to take hia job. By this sys­
to be held at Santa Rosa, beginning
Monda.v. October 4.
horrified at the prospects of a labor tem wages are continually kept down,
famine, which some good people are and as wages are low, the standard
of living also is low. And low stand­
fearful of because of the European
• -"f' <i> <y
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ards are a menace to the nation, coun­
BARBERS NOTICE
war. The editor presents his views terbalanced only by the limited con­
I thusly:
venience and profit derived by employ­
Barbers Union No. 75 will
“A shortage in unskilled labor will ers of cheap labor. Cheap labor
hobl its regular meeting Tues-
i be one of the most fortunate things makes a cheap and un-free nation, in-
♦ day, September 21st in the For-
that can possibly happen to this coun­ I asmuch as the great bulktof the peo-
!<• esters Hall, 4th and Washing-
try. In late years our gravest trou­ : pie are included under the head of
♦ ton Sts.
bles, and our most galring injustices, : “labor,’ and must gain or lose as
Busines sof importance.
have
arisen from an oversupply of working people gain or lose.
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“The existence of a labor surplus,
labor. In federal law labor is no
longer a commodity, but in practice with its accompanying symptoms of
it has been frankly regarded as such. low wages, has another result which
The ‘going wage’ and not the living should appeal even to the money-
I standard has been the test of what minded. Cheap labor is a brake on
a laborer should receive. In the great mechanical progress. Muscles take
eastern industries races whose stand­ the place of skill and brains. But as
Eou& ago through all the tideless traik of years.
ards of living were rising have been soon as men’s time and strength are
successively replaced by newer, more J valued at something approaching their
When strife and passion ruled the virgin world,
ignorant immigrants, who would be real worth, there is a tendency to ex­
Helpless to mold his will or shape his destiny.
content with less. Some great indus­ pand their power by inventions. And
He stood, the pale, pathetic figure of the age.
tries are literally parasites upon the in almost every respect a nation which
incoming immigrants.
has developed a privileged employing
Brutish, unlearned, oft shackled like a serf,
“The statistics of unemployment class, and an abundant unprivileged
are as yet very incomplete, but those laboring class—as we are on the way
Hewer of wood, tiller of fields, whate’er the task may be.
in existence indicate that there is a to do the moment we begin to tolerate
He plucked his wage-pence from the sordid earth
constant labor surplus, which is not a chronic labor surplus—is bound to
Like shameful largesse flung a trembling slave.
entirely absorbed, even in the most stagnate and to harden into something
No thought of freedom flared his stolid brain—
prosperous times. In slack times the like a caste system.
His but to know the word of sharp command;
surplus increases. When it becomes
“American laborers may hope for
too great to be ignored there is a brief as great a gain if the artificial scar-
His but to cringe beneath the master’s blow,
flurry of public interest, with sporadic ' city caused by the waV is prolonged,
To suffer pain for halting and for disobedience, death.
public and private charity, and other as it should be, by wise immigration
Hopeless, he gazed upon his brawn of chest and th ig h .
symptoms. The point to remember is laws. If immigration is intelligently
And flexed his arm to watch the giant muscles play.
that most employers of unskilled, un­ restricted some of the economic evils
Feeling the godlike strength within, and yet a slave
organized labor pay each workingman of the day will cure themselves with­
. a wage determined by the presence of o u t further governmental interfer­
Lacking the kingliest gift of all—Intelligence!
unemployed workingmen who would ence. ”
Évolution of tbe Worker
Then, in the dimness of those shadowy years,
Perchance some hulking fellow, keener than the rest,
•
Waking one night beneath the sombre, starlit sky.
Gazed on the weary toilers sprawling o’er the field,
The rules committee of the Chicago been fought tooth and nail by both
Huddling together for warmth and companionship.
board
of education has recommended the press and big business interests.
Beheld their united strength, felt Ins own impotence--
"They went to the courts and com­
a
rule
to the board that would abolish
And thus in that dim groping brain the Great Idea was born.
pelled the largest corporations in this
the ten hers' organization, affiliated city to pay millions of dollars in taxes
At last, when deliverance came, it came snail-paced.
to the trade union movement.
Not like the golden sunlight blazing athwart the path.
that had been dodged before. They
In a letter to President Gompers, exposed the trust newspapers who oc-
But as the fog, slow lifting its drab form,
Secretary Nockels of the local fede­ , cupied school lands at ridiculous low
Discloses in the distance strange and grotesque shai>es.
ration of labor, gives these reasons rentals wherein hundreds of thousands
Like a fantastic dream, vague and intangible.
for the antagonism:
of dollars were lost to the school
Teachers’ Union Opposed
Slowly the mists rolled back; dauntless and unafraid.
Face to the morning light he pressed his onward way.
What meed of blows was his, of blood and tears.
Defeat, oppression, soul-searing sorrow, aye, and death!
Still struggled he, with millions of his kind, to gain
The far Olympian heights of his desire— Equality!
Whilst darkling overlords, gazing upon his face.
Saw hope shine forth where late had l>een despair.
Ring down the curtain of the midnight past! Behold
The heir-apparent of the slave of bygone years—
The Sovereign Worker, chief bulwark of the world!
Grave eyes fixed ever on the heights beyond,
He stands, the product of a worid-old war.
With head erect and heart thr.t knows not fear,
He calls no man his master; serene he waits
For the unfolding of that larger day when all and each
• MEMBERS OF L. U. 48, I. B. ♦ Shall reap the guerdon of the years of war and strife;
«
E. W. ATTENTION
♦
Content to turn, when loud the siren shrills the close of day.
And shape his footsteps home where loved ones wait
Local Union 48, Electrical
His coming; and in his breast the mighty hope
Workers, will hold a special
meeting Wednesday 8 P. M.,
That with the setting of another radiant sun
Sept. 15th, when the Special
Draws one step nearer that great universal hour
Committee appointed on ways
When prince and pauper, men of high and low degree.
and means will report. This is
Cemented by the bonds of love and brotherhood,
vital and you are urged to let
And chastered by the fires of centuries, shall merge
nothing interfere with your at­
tendance. There is a fine for
For aye in one vast Federation of Mankind.
non-attendance.
With this issue of the paper begins and their underlings, and this will
the subscription of the Civil Service mean the political emancipation of
Workers Union to the Oregon Labor civil service employes.
The civil service union is affili­
Press for its members, and we bid ated with the Central Labor Coun­
you welcome.
cil and is of material benefit to the
The organization of the workers labor movement as a whole and in
who, by their labor, safeguard our turn is benefited thereby.
lives and property, keep our city
By subscribing to Labor’s paper it
clean, sanitary and beautiful, who .has taken another step and should,
in all departments of our city govern­ when conditions permit, affiliate with
ment give unsparingly of themselves the Oregon State Federation of Labor
at a to often stinted wage, that our and thus complete its lines of de­
best social and physical interests may fense.
be conserved, was epochal in the
We hope the civil service workers
local labor movement.
| will take full advantage of the Ore­
Despite all obstacles this union gon Labor Press in their struggles
has grown and will continue to do to better conditions and to right their
so and because of thi«, civil service injustices and wrongs.
will become what it was intended to
The Labor Press is your paper and
be—a protection against politicians | is for your use.
EDWARD S. KERN.
“Ever since the Teachers’ federa­
tion dared to affiliate itself with the
' labor movement, the trust press and
the large corporation interests have
howled themselves into a frenzy. The
idea of a teacher teaching the chil­
dren in the public schools belonging
to a labor union was horrifying, and
ever since the teachers joined the Chi­
cago federation of labor they have
MIRE MEN’S NEW SCALE
Electrical Workers, union No. 69,
of Dallas, Tex., has signed an agree­
ment with the Contractors’ associa­
tion. The union is recognized and an
eight-hour day will be the rule.
Wages for journeymen shall be $5
per day from July 1, 1915, until July
1, 1916; $5.20 from July 1, 1916, un­
til July 1, 1917, and $5.60 from July
1, 1917, until July 1, 1918, and $6
from July 1, 1918, until July 1, 1919.
Wages for helpers who have worked
at the trade two years or more shall
be one-half of journeymen’s rates.
UNIONIZE OLD FIRM
board every year. They exposed these
large corporations in the legislature,
showed them up in their true light.
“In the last legislature, in the very
last hour of its session, by some hocus
pocus arrangement, the senate ap­
pointed a committee to investigate the
school board, but which has turned
out to be a committee to put the
Teachers’ federation out of business.”
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TEAMSTERS* STRIKE ENDS
The teamsters’ strike at St. Louis,
Mo., has been settled. Several hun­
dred workers v. ere involved and much
feelinf, developed because of the em­
ploye's’ refusal to increase wages and
improve working conditions.
STRIKEBREAKERS FINED
Two strikebreakers employed by
the Rice, Barton A Fates Mahcine
and Iron company at Worcester,
Mass., were each fined $50 for carry­
ing concealed weapons without per-
' mits.
The Holmes-Dakin Cigar com^wny
BAKERS MAKING GAINS
of Hannibal, Mo., has reached an
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agreement with the Cigar Makers’
Organised bakers in New Orleans
union. This firm has been doing bus- are conducting a vigorous campaign
mess for nearly fifty years.
I to bettei trade conditions.