People's voice., 1895-05-02


the accident has been caused by the negli-
gence Of another employe.
PUSHING THE BEER BOYCOTT
Every Union printer in ST. Louis has re-
ceived the following card, sent him by
typographical Union, No. s: To the
Members Of st. Louis Typographical I'm
ion No. S.-A fine OF 25 cents will be as
sessed against any member found guilty
Of drinking non-union beer. Chairmen Of
offices will report to the Union all men,
bers found violating this rule. Anheuser-
Busch Brewing Association and VIM. J.
Lemp are the only recognized Union brew
cries. Drink Union beer only.
Louisville, Ky.
X. OF L. STATE ASSEMBLY.-Broth-
ers: At the last annual session Of the
State Assembly OF Kentucky, the State
Master Workman recommended that some
arrangements be made TO raise a fund TO
put an Organizer in the field for the pur-
pose Of organizing the State wherever
possible. He also recommended that the
office of'Special Organizer be created for
above purpose, said Office to be attached
to the State Treasurer, so as to
combine his salary with the fund. pro-
viding it is raised, so that he will be en-
abled to take the field and build up the
Order
We. your Committee on Good Of the
Order beg leave to report the following:
We recommend that the Office of Special
Organizer be created and TO be coupled
with the Office of State Secretary-Treas-
urer, and that fund be created by levy
ing per capita tax on the membership
in good standing under the jurisdiction
Of the State Assembly OF Kentucky Of 10
cents each quarter said per capita tax
to accompany the regular quarterly re-
port.
We also recommend that this question
be submitted to the Locals for action and
If majority report in favor of IT that it
shall become in force on the next report.
When the report was submitted by the
Committee. and came before the State
Assembly Rep. Worsley moved TO amend
by submitting two propositions. One for
10 cents per quarter and one for Is cents
for the April and October report, making
two taxes in the year instead Of four.
The report OF the committee was adopted
as amended, and you now have a choice
Of two propositions.
Accompanying the circular all Local
Assemblies will find a blank space ar
ranged so that you can vote intelligently,
and hope you will vote on this question
promptly so that | can notify you how
the vote stands in time for your next re-
port.
1t seems hard to impose an extra tax
on the membership at this time, but,
brothers, something must be done to build
up our Order elsewhere or We are hope
lessly doomed TO slavery. In my opinion,
il this proposition is adopted We can
boom the Order and make ii power in
Kentucky. So let us ,ry, brothers, TO see
what we can do. If we don't do some
thing to check the hand of the corpora
tions we are hopelessly doomed. II ] had
few dollars now to take the road could
organize several new assemblies, but as
It is now my hands are tied and l can do
nothing. 1t is understood that if this
proposition is adopted and there is enough
Locals organized to reduce the tax that
it shall be done Act promptly, and
think we can build up the Order so that
we can check the oppressive ways of Cap
ital by good legislative means.
A. S. WORSLEY,
State Secretary-Treasurer.
Cleveland. q.
MUNICIPAL STREET RAILWAYS.-A
new national organization of street rail
way employees was formed in this city to
take the place of the Amalgamated AssO-
citation of Street Railway Employees,
which, it is claimed. is now practically
dead. The new society will he known as
the National Street Railway Employees
League. Organizers will start out and
visit all the principal cities The leaders
in the movement here claim they are in
communication with hundreds Of street
car men who are anxious to become allied
with them. The resolutions adopted by
the new association say that previous Or
ganizations have failed to accomplish their
objects, and strikes have failed TO give
relief. Municipal ownership Of street rail-
ways is declared to be the only means
whereby objects sought can be attained.
The platform favors eight hours for
days work. weekly payment of wages
and the licensing of street railway en-
ployes. An insurance and sick benefit is
provided for members.
New Orleans, La.
sCREWMEN'S STRIKE. - The first
break in the white screwmen, or cotton
leaders strike, which has caused such
trouble on the levee in New Orleans for
months past. occurred last week. when a
large number of the men agreed to work
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