Formerly Tbe Portland Labor Pre»»
Volume XVI.
Number 11
Owned and Controlled by Organized Labor.
Portland, Oregon, Saturday, June 24, 1916
A CALL TO ARMS
Whole Number 855
OEHEBAX. O B D E M
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ro u n d li t t l e body In
HUlt,
W ith a » m u g l i t t l e s m ile
»noot.
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cleun w h it« I
on
hi»
u g ly
WHY WE DROPPED
CHAMBER COMMERCE
T< m in y C a c k M u s te r rocked wn«l reeled
T o th e new te n t c it y on C la c k a m a s fie ld .
The
f o llo w in g
r e s o lu tio n
was
in a u n ifo r m to u c h h i» cap.
Any thinking member of organized labor who has had idea vor to impress upon you the necessity of realizing A A m boy
i T o m m y »aid to h i» F o rd : “Q id d a p ,” a d o p te d by th e C e n tra l L a b o r C o u n
T h u rs d a y e v e n in g :
T h e n »at in w o n d e r a t th e y o u n g » p n g *» c il
his ear to the ground for the past six months cannot fail i that the concern of one is the concern of all unionists,
bra»».
W h ereas, T h e P o rtla n d C h a m b e r
to realize that the union movement in this city is facing*
While the opponents of tin* movement are making l or w!oTna»» kno* ’ H* w>ul‘,n'« i*«jof C o m m e r c e h a s d e c la r e d f o r t h e
s o -c a lle d "o p e n sh o p ” as its
4 crisis.
a resent
the
play
to the wages
and working u To
.
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» that they
» are
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„ objecting
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c
. . . ho ld h im up. T h e v e r y l o t *
and f u tu r e p o lic y to w a rd s .P
abor.
A n d W h e re a s . T h e V e n t r a l L a b o r
The movement has been torn by internal strife and conditions demanded, this is not the real cause for their
« hu '*?ho™ xe X w f y ‘ »a n k.
C o u n c il o f P o r tla n d a n d V ic in it y has
petty jealousies; some of the organizations have assumed activity. They realize that in working for the enactment A"d
••H * art- ' u a r ‘ * r " '■«’ < i* n e r » i
th e re b y been c o m p e lle d to se ve r it s
“ go-it-alone” attitude seemingly losing sight of the fact of the People’s Land and Ijoan Law and similar laws the ..Thlr(1 Blr„,
rlgh(.. ,.Hme ,he a f f ill ia t n in w ith th e C h a m b e r o f
C o m m e rc e ;
tha>
danced
tiia< this is the very condition that the enemies of organ- unions are striking at the root o f economic troubles, and w h i i l e T ' t w t m n u k t i e .i«
n r « t m th « n e a r
■And W h e re a s . T h e p re ss o f th e c it y
p u b lis h e d in f u ll a n d g a ve w id e p u b
jz .d ^
hor strive to bring about.
1hat special privileges enjoyed hv the employing class |Tu,llin^ “V /’u. . „ a c r a n k , h i . ^ r .
th e re s o lu tio n s o f th e C h a m
rue complete abolition of all unionism is the only »re in danger of being taken from them.
Thr"
",e ”‘n‘ wh*re lhe li b c e it r y o to
f C o m m e rc e ;
( I 1 I 1* fa that
V**« V is desired
X* more by
*^,7 our
** * a enemies
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111 it is An<1 wh„ <r ye lblnh, There RtiHX, „ T h e r e fo r e , Be I t R e so lve d , T h a t th is
thing
than
to 1 lie
able
is I the
hist stand
of I intrenched
and
C o u n c il, in b e h a lf o f U n io n L a b o r,
I ill fro n t
lim n
to play one union against the other or one set of union men up to the labor movement to meet them with a soli<
n e t i x v i i v \v i , „ UM.,|
d r iv e a f u r n it u r e v a n .
re q u e sts o f th e pre ss th e sam e d e
n<l the M M w a lk in g d e le g a te
¿■gainst the other.
nr suffer a setback from winch
it will take • ve ears to 'A
g re e o f p u b lic it y f o r th e C o u n c il's
.
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.
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i
W a a a g a in re q u ire d to » ra n d an d w a it.
rea son s f o r w ith d r a w in g f r o m th e
A ease is now pending m the courts which will, if recover,
B u t no t fo r Ionic, th e p n i»e» be.
C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e a n d f o r its
e rly »oon c a ir e o u t to »ee
decided favorably to the Employers’ Association, deprive
We believe that the union 'men and women of the city W F o h r o an t h o ’ r d h—
1 tw a » th a t b re a th e d »<* o p p o s itio n to th e “ o p en sh o p ” p o lic y
h
a
rd
.
the unions of the right to banner unfair places. Undoubt- are equal to the emergency fend that once they see the A n d T o m m y m e e k ly p re s e n te d hl» c a rd , ¡ t w o h ic be h as th e f o llo C o w u s n : c il h e re b y d e c la re s
i dly the next step will be to prevent picketing in any danger that confronts them tip “ will rally to the cause in F o r f u lly a m in u te th e G e n e ra l r e a d ,: The C h am b e r o f C o m m erce is p re -
s u tu e d t o be r e p r e s e n ta tiv e o f a ll
» th a tc h e d h i» head.
form.
:a manner that will win the applause of fellow unionists T " M h e r n . T in h o p m e a r p s le C x a ity
c k M u s te r.
W h o is h<? in te re s ts in th e c o m m u n ity a n d b y
The declaration of the Chamber of Commerce for the all over the world, (let together and stay together; if you “O h , ye/», re p r e s e n tin x th e C. o f C ."
its a c tio n has a rra y e d it s e lf a g a in s t
o p e n shop is but the beginning of a fight to exterminate don’t you arc due for one of the w orst drubbings you ever S eated In a c h a ir a t th e G e n e r a l’s side. th e o r g a n iz a tio n o f la b o r a n d w it h
H i» fa t l i t t l e buHom h e a v in g w ith p rid e , th e o r g a n iz a tio n o f c a p ita l
»
, received in • vour life.
the unions in this city.
See that . vour union is affiliated T S d a \ - r ^ Ckt . " X e hl2r? ^ U U . t h " « i ‘te T h e policy o f th e “open shop” is a
And i t ’s mighty apt to be successful unless the union with the section to which it belongs; see to it that vour
. . . . . .
, ,, ¡»>«’'0 of hypocrisy m as much as
men
ano women ot
oi the
me city
eiiv wake
waae from
irom the
me lethargy
letharg which union is affiliated with the < entral Labor Council and ;'!>d «>• ~ ----------- -— — ...... •* 1 ■ -
•n and
th e y "a re fr ie n d ly to L a b o r ” ; th a t
lias gripped them for some time past and guard their , with the State Federation of Labor and, above all, see to J u st as th ey had done It o f t ’ before.
" L a b o r has th e r ig h t t o o r g a n iz e ” ;
rights.
it that vour delegates attend the meetings and take part i T w r n in » to T o m m y , th e o i H t f e ' n o u I ve ! ‘ h a t
“ °P,cn * h °P p o lic y is a d o p te d
re *r
ad
by
th e m
fo r
th e
p r o te c tio n
to
This is no idle talk. I t is a call to arms of those who Un the proceedings
’
T h a t th e C h a m b e r o f C o m m ree w o u ld L a b o r ” ; t h a t
" i t m ea ns in d u s tr ia l
believe in the true principles of unionism. I t is an en-l
Wake up.
m u ch p r e f e r
! fre e d o m f o r th e w o r k e r s ,” a n d o t h e r
T h i» c a m p w e re lu I ‘n i l la m i th a n w a y
* b -
t
p h ra se s a re c o in e d t o s u g a r c o a t th e
h it t e r p i ll o f n o n - o r g a r .iz a tio n th e y
Sow you 8ee]s e e k to a d m in is te r .
,s a p r o o f o f
“PREPAREDNESS” PARADES.
LONGSHOREMEN ELECT
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B u t he go t no fu r t h e r , fu r th e C e r - r « !’» th is h y p o c ris y th e re is n o o r g a n iz a -
OFFICERS.
M e th o d s e m p lo y e d by th e e m
g o rg e
J tto n a m o n g th e e m p lo y e s o f a n y
1 e 1 m 1 b e , r . , o , f R th z e . a B o r a . rd
l
z.l f D ir e c t o r s
q u ic k ly th a t th e te n t fla p s m
p lo y e rs o f th e c o u n tr y to in d u c e i .At a re g u la r m e e tin g o f I o n g - ' H 0,*e
By L e n n ä P i T m a n n S t a h i
o
*■
bulged
t h e ir e m p lo ye s to e n te r th e “ p r e - i s h o re m e n , N o. 6. W e d n e s d a y e ve n - A t th e t a m ilt a r it y In w h ich T o m i n - ! o f ’ he C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e w h o
du lged.
th e
fo llo w in g
o ffic e r s
w e re
¡a p p lie s th e op en shop p o lic y w h e n
A lte r y e a rs o f t o il, s tu d y and e f - ' slave d riv e rs , im m e n se p r o fits fo r p a re d n e s s ” p a ra d e s are ju s t c o m in g 'in g
•Yea. 1 see." th e G e n e ra l r e p lie d .
¡d e a lin g w it h e m p lo ye s.
fo rt to p e rfe c t la b o r o r g a n iz a tio n s th e b o ,. lo n g h o u rs , u n s a n ita ry to lig h t. H e re is a sam ple o f w h a t e le c te d to serve th e e n s u in g t e r m :
l i f t ¿he la b o r e r fr o m th e r u t o f w o r k in g c o n d itio n s , n o a ssu ran ce o f wa> d o n e in D a lla s . T e x a s :
I M . 1’. < a n n o n . p re s id e n t : F. K n o p ff, A » he g la re d a t th e f a t l i t t l e m an at
m tn e a c tu a l a p p lic a tio n o f tn e
a n t __
.
In d ia » , y a y 2k, ik t s .
'v ic e - p r e s id e n t; .A. E. B a rn e s , h u st-
hi» »ide
. . . .
“ o Pen sh o p ” p o lic y u n io n is ts a re d is -
:h t com m o n m e n ia l, th e w o r k in g
e m p lo y m e n t, n o p r o te c tio n fr o n t s ic k -
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a g a in s t a n d re fu s e d e m -
incn and w o m e n o f P o r tla n d a re to ness, w a n t o r d e a th . T h e dues he T<> A ll F o re m e n :
ini»»ed.
t .
o m o rr o w u p .rno on. a t 4 .30. th e r e 1» ; t Jal
s e - c f r e J ta
J.
<.»n nore re » p e c t, H lr - r - r , I ’ll h a v e to ’ p lo y m e n t.
' e cast in t o th e d a rk ab yss o f s e rf- ’ pays lo r th e
open sho p
a re c o n - , o T ,K.
a j^ jtr ln tle d e m o n s tra tio n , o r "p re - 1 L.7" ,.. o'.""
. r y - " tr e a s i u ’ r e r ;
J *. Ros
in » l» t.”
1 he “ o p en s h o p ” p o lic y does n o t
iin n
a ll la b o r
u n io n s
d is ru p te d , fis c a to r y and leaves b in t a p a u p e r . pa re .ln e »»' p a ra d e , in w h ic h th e p eop le
Jn.‘1,sn 4 ■.*’
n a u g lu n .l,
g u a rd : c.
w o rk in g a g re e m e n ts set a t n a u g h t, were- it n o t f o r th e fig h t o f la b o r I >'/
a r e ta k in g g re a t in te re s t, a n d , L i n d , U
G lo ss A. O b e rg , t tru s te e s , • \ w th e C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e, in Pre v e n t in d u s tr ia l u p h e a v a ls a n d v io
•
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i
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i • l .
..»A 1 it I» 1b« <lt*»lrt* o f tlit* m atiH g em ent o f
T ilt* o f f ic e r s c lc c tc tl n rp tb c p re s
le n c e .
W itn e s s ,
L a w re n c e , - M ass./
each w h e re « » .
w hile the g ra s p in g e m p lo y e is a g a in o r g a n iz a tio n s to w ith s ta n d t h t o n -
A rm s tro n g P a c k in g C o m p a n y t h a t
____
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S ets fo r th th e reus»on, such a * It ha»
I C o lo ra d o , M ic h ig a n , O h io
to rule w ith a ro d o f ir o n w h ile s la u g h t o f g re e d , a v a ric e and d e s p o t- ! e v e ry m an In th e ir e m p lo y » h a ll he in e n t o ffic e rs a n d as th e y ha ve g iv e n W
th o u g h th e w a te r I» e x c e lle n t here,
-i-i.
_____
s a tis fa c tio n
th e y
w e re O u h r y . liv
laborers are to be h e rd e d as so is m
n .
j " “ A e ^ l m p r e » » upon -th e m «h at It la e x c e lle n t
e » a re en d an g e red w ith o u t n e a r-
.
. ' c .’ s ‘1ol*
p o lic y does n o t
b eer."
t u n s h a c k le in d u s tr y a n d m ake f o r
n,»ny s w t r e , s q u e a lin g a n d c ro w d -
t i n th e o j h * r r iz n d , t h e u n io n l a - i v p r y im p u rta n t th a t th e y he preeent. u n a n im o u s ly re -e le c te d .
fre e and u n tra in n ia le d tra d e . W i t -
in g to get to th e s c a n tily f ille d
b o re r, f o r h is fe w c e n ts p e r m o n th »nd th a t no excuiw* w ill
be accept«!, h
“o u r c ig a r e tte » c a ii’t po »»lb ly be g o o d :
RAISE WAGES. ¡ an
tro i.fih
re ce ive s m a n y b e n e fits . H e has a w e a r e g o in g to a llo w
e v e r y m an MACHINISTS
fu l
______
d a» f o r th e m a tte r o f o r d in a r y food, ness th e S ta n d a rd O il Co., th e W e s t
. T h e F r o n t S t. m e rc h a n t» a r e g e ttin g e rn U n io n T e le g ra p h Co.. T h e A m e r
I he C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e has so h o st o f h e lp in g h a n d s in tim e . o f i pUecken a g a in s t th e p a y r o ll, an d I f no
M a c h in is ts e m p lo y e d by th e A n u I
o v e r» to c k e d .
ica n B e ll T e le p h o n e Co. a n d th e
decreed
P o r tla n d is t o be an “ o p e n - a f f lic t io n ; re ce ive s ju s t r e c o g n itio n in lin e he w ill n o t be
paid.
W e hav^
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w
n
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n
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L
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h
e C
e h<M
r o ,ked
f C o •• m m e rc e , ac co rd - U n ite d S ta te s S te e l C o r p o ra tio n , e tc.
| v h a m
jB b M
-hop" to w n . U n io n m en a n d w o m e n
w h e n w ro n g e d b y fe llo w w o r k e r s o r g iv e n th e C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e th e A r b o r R a ilro a d at u w o s s o , M ic h .. I A m i th lllg
la v e not been b a n is h e d , as y e t. f r o m ; b y a n -u n s c ru p u lo u s b o s s : w o rk s r e a - ,
w a m ’^ v e ? * ‘ nTa'i' £
!’ a ve Sec,urc<1 «he n in e - h o u r d a y and
1 he "o p e n s h o p " p o lic y w i ll n o t
T w a » a noble Im p u la e , th in k in g o f t h e 'g iv e to P o r tla n d a p a r it y o f 16ng
ou r c itv . b u t th e y m u s t fo rs a k e t h e ir
s o n a b le h o u rs f o r a f a ir w age, in ¡there.
in c re a s e d w a ge s 1/a c e n ts an h o u r .!
he fe w re a l p le a s u re th a t each e n - | sho.rc ra ,c s a
s w a g e s ,'w ith c o m -
wavs fo rg e t t h e ir in d iv id u a lity .
fa c to r y and w o r k r o o m m ade m o re
We, th e r e fo re
w is h
you to ad v is e
A nd
M a c h in is ts ’ U n io n . X'o. 339, W o r -
tie o rg e E. H a r d y . E x e c u tiv e Sec- s a n ita r y each y e a r by th e e f f o r t s o f i p
r o
m
p
t . ^
jo y » .
|P e tin g p o rts . T h is can o n ly be ac-
I-. n a i u j ,
wrww ............. «• j
j —
-
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s t r e e t , w e » t o r n a r w o o n . p r o m p i i y a i r e . l#. r
M a««
has
a
n d l i c llu z l
! _ _
Ttut th a it t w a» th e p u rp o s e fo r w h ic h > r c i o l t tn
p lis h e d I b , » y , n a C o ast o r g a n iz __ a _ a. tio
n
one o f th e
“ w a lk in g d e le - th e u n io n s ; e n te rs n o t in c o m p c ti- i 4 so p. m ., an d th a t a ll be g iv e n a
M a s s ., n a x signed a
th
mates'” o f th e C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e . I tio n w ith c h ild r e n ; is n o t in a class I p o s itio n In th e p a ra d e , an d be re a d y to sho p a g re e m e n t w ith tile (.). & J. So re a lU y,y M r Ke"— TbuRlne»» o f lo o k in g I * " e w a te r fr o n t w o r k e r s , d e m a n d -
ha- spoken. H is w o rd s a re f ille d w ith
c o n v ic t
la b o r :
re ce ive s
«he !
“ p a ra d e “ w ill in c lu d e both th e M a c h «««e ‘-O’tip a n y .
I he e ig h t- h o u r
¡ in g and c o m p e llin g u n if o r m w a ge s
a t th e c a r d ) M u a te r,
t in not v e ry m uch s u rp ris e d
w ith th e w is d o m o f a S o lo m o n .
¡ b e n e fits o f o ld -a g e p e n s io n s and s ic k j b lack and w h ite em p lo ye» , an d w e h a ve ^ a y w i ll be in a u g u ra te d b y re d u c in g
f o r th e sam e w o r k d o n e u n d e r lik e
I T u m m y ’» m o n th popped open an d h l» ! *-o l, ih « io ils in
a ll p o r ts . E s ta b lis h -
He c o m p la in s th a t
some u n io n I b e n e fit fu n d s ; is e n c o u ra g e d and j secured a band to head o u r »ectio n o f tn e w o r k d a y e v e ry th re e m o n th s
eye» » tu c k o u t.
. m e n t o t th e "o p e n s h o p * w o u ld o n ly
1: i n dem and $5 a d a y and can do so h e lp e d b> h is fe llo w w o rk m e n w h ile j t h Ka',,“ rH(‘l ej>artn,ent w i,l b e lin e d up by u n t il D e c e m b e r 2, w h e n e ig h t h o u rs
w
| T h e » q u Irre lH had g o t h im beyond a I r e s u lt in fo r c in g w a ge s lo w e r a n d
b u rie d
w h e n j|t » H f , and" It w ill, th e r e fo re , he’ up to sh a ll be th e ru le .
and d e c e n tly
much w o rk , and n o m o re . H is b u m p liv in g
¡ T h e C h i m K o n i m m ^ S o w he be- '
¿ h t' ' ar,i o u » P » « » «" a " cf-
oi k n o w le d g e w o u ld p e rh a p s re d u ce dead. .And m a n y , m a n y m o re ad - (e ach fo re m a n to be on hand in o rd e r
PLUMBERS RAISE WAGES.
eare of’ hiH n,en
Kan io »««—
t o r t to na ve th e lo w e s t w a ge in
som ewhat w e re he t o in v e s tig a te an d v a n ta g e s im p ossib ile to e . n u m e r a te .;10 tHke A
a U
tf
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R M S T R O N G P A C K IN G CO..
T w a » a .fbk«* o f th»- G e n e ra l*» an d he each p o r t th u s le a v in g th e w o r k e r s
.As f o r th e C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rce ,
b a m th a t th e g iv e n a m o u n t o f w o r k
laug ie<l i«e-h«e
U n io n
p lu m b e rs and t h e ir ent-
B y E. b. F llp p e n .
a « «he m e rc y o f e v e ry s e lfis h in t e r -
d id
it e e v v e e r r s sta
a . n i y y . th
g b
ut ,
ed is a m in im u m a n d n o t a m
e n tion ed
o it
ia n
m d i f o
o r r a
. o in
..g
>.u.
p lo v e rs at N e w B r it a in C o nn ha ve I
laxim um a m o u n t th a t m u s t be p e r- th e "o p e n shop.-
H as it e ve r done
W e h a v e n ’t a d o u b t in th e w o r ld
(| i f f , . r v n (.;..
- r h"L lt‘
c V e»." » a l.l th
t h e , G e n e r a l, “ te e -h e e la I CSU,
ma
•rmed b y th e w o r k m a n in o r d e r to a n y th in g f o r th e u p lif t o f th e w o r k - b u t w h a t ju s t suefi m e th o d s w e re
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INDUSTRY’S TERRIBLE TOLL.
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F ro m J a n u a ry 1 to Ju n e 1 o f th is B u t b e lie v e me th e b u tc h e r b o y is and
m a c h in is ts ,
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y e a r B62 m en w e re k ille d in in d u s in th e p ic tu r e to o . a lth o u g h th e y ,
Dutch p a m p h le ts w h ic h a rc g iv e n t r ia l e s ta b lis h m e n ts in P e n n s y lv a n ia . like«. B o b b ie , h a v e n 't seen h im ye t. b o ile rm a k e rs .
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ut at p u b lic c lin ic s in th o s e c o u n A« a re s u lt o f th is s la u g h te r. 537
tries.
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w o m e n w e re m ade w id o w s . 1.109 c h il-
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th e p r o c la m a tio n to P r e « i d e n t re p u b lic u n iv e rs a l re n o w n .
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n n p r o te c o n d itio n s and re ce ive tw e e n th e tw o c o u n trie s .
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re p re s e n te d f ir s t b y P o r f t r io D ia z .
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SECURE EIGHT-HOUR DAY.
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Exploiters Blamed For Mexico’s Troubles By Yucatan Workers
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