The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-28
THE WEAVERS' KICK.
Opposed 10 Reduction Of Wages
in Single Mills
Only 4 GIFT TO EASTERN MEN.


The following OPEN letter hiss been ADJ
dressed 70 the Shingie Nsnufscsarers' -.
soeiation By T. W. Diekerson. president OF
West Coast shi1gie weavers' Union. NO.
-, OF whsscosu. In relation 10 the reduc'
ton In wages proposed By the manoisct
prers 81 their last meeting:
To the sstngss Assocission--Dav ssrs. AZ
yous last messing, held sn Rsnkss hall. seattle.
zoo oeeiaed % Try and sssss the price OF
shtnslcs PER i,poU snh lower sns scats OF
waess established By shs West Coast satnge
BeAssn' Cnsos.
Al last the mil owners regard 40 - . body OF
towss. strength, usefulness. md row tbs union
will endeavof to help the association 70 advance
Sac prses Of sh.nsies II the association men
will 0afy prove loyal 70 ous another and cos
ssndsfsssi one another ana tosn us In this battle
Sof higher prices We viii Try ana shut evesy
saili down for thirty days. snd II they DO nos
edvancs il that time. vhy. do not By ell means
start wheel until prices DO satisfy The assoes-
t!on. IL II very essentisi 20 us union msu that
you sss your just dsmands. iof there are great
saany men. women and children depending On
us for their daily bsesd.
Another point: why Il is that the shingis
tuslaess II u stsndstiiis Became Jon have
fesn ssl;ing shingles st such iow figures that
ssers 10 mot e~rs OF profit In IL. aud ws feel
enhanced N think tnas you would lot EAstsrn
layers gsbbis up Ill this elegant cedar as
each outrageous low prices - ei.t9 per
l.ne 10 2 and ai7o per 1.oo % 2,
WHARF you should gst q Tor TOT and ~ for 20 2
sad then that % cean profit psr loo
would b. Aoasing around In our wesessn towns
snd supporting the shingie industry. Bat %
far the buyers East have taken advantage of
you. aud actually robbed you Of prices, cedar.
rsiiis aud everything that mortgage could get
claim on. Not each mii. understand. bat .
coed many.
Nov ron propess 70 give scale Of wages that
The svssage run OF thc 10 mills 10 IN sTefags
lot oves ave months out Of the year. You
ssxs knot sawyer, for example. at Is per day
end paying q per week fog board. Please
figure faT yourselves. aud 80 II there 10 any
thing very encouraging 70 . sbingie weaver.
Row. then. the scale OF wsgss you o6ss and
Jnbiish II being paid back East today. snd
hoard st oz75 70 3so per week wish some
Gis.p tesestsd businsss men would inquire OF
tae grocery Dealers In any town In this stats.
end they viii tell You that ~ soon - . weaver
gvts bis check Il II paid 20 them for provisions
az for board. ] could tell OF many instances
whsfs IN honest shipGls wssvss eos % far In
esot that he had 10 leave town, could not get
woEk. and Of course the shingis weaver gets the
lame Of not paytng his deoss- Remember we have
ssorc ssstriesiou on . brother union man than
sae public II aware Of. bot this settles 1.-THE
soald gee No york Now then. Q cut In our
seals Of wages u out o! the question. at least
eio.onO 10 ready for n 10 light with. and some Of
your own association men remarked that n the
ssusou men would submit 70 the association
esaie OF wsges you would sell shingiss ss . still
lower price. Anything 70 make yourself safs.
fow We cannot imagine where you would de-
rive any beneat BY cut In wages. - it would
cay take more good money out Of the West and
sAsp the came money East that you should have
n building up tho shingle industry as home.
Cur motto IL. live and let live. In conclusion
Will say that Any time tho committee appotatcd
- meet the officers OF the shtngls weavsrs'
union wtshss TO do %. please state q what place
sad time yc1 wish TO confer With ~ and you
viii and us seady tor business.
r. w. DICK RRsoS,
President ". c. g. W. q. No. 10. 1000 Elk street,
New " natcom.