Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-06-27
Not for Their Much Speaking.

Not for Their Much Speaking.
There is soreness in Local AS
sembly, No. &c, the American Pro-
tective Association of United Garment
Workers of Baltimore, which no salve
will heal.
There was time when greenbacks,
literally applied, would have proved
"the pound of cure" but that time is
past"
In fact, it is now too late for even
the free and unlimited coinage of
silver to save No. 26 from dissolution,
devastation and death.
To save space the JOURNAL will
quote briefly from the sad story as it
has leaked out from those whose obi
cations" never to tell-no, never"
have been washed away by the tears
of disappointment and restitution
Hans Breitmann had barty,
But we're is dot barty now?
There was a strike for higher wages which
the employers could not pay.
The strike no longer exists.
Moreover, it has left the unfortunate peO
pie who participated in it worse off than they
were before II occurred. Then nearly all had
work of some kind; they had a good men,
bership in their assemblies, and there was
much enthusiasm among them.
There are at least $500 hands out of work,
and those working are fortunate to get three
days per week at no more than 81 or IS each.
The secretary and treasurer do not hesitate
to say the strike was uncalled for-that there
was no cause at all for striking.
Why did they strike?
The same authorities attribute the whole
unfortunate affair to three modern economists
Thomas Jefferson, alias Barney Berman
James Madison, alias Frank Felzer, and
James Monroe, alias Joseph Silverstein-three
walking delegates who, the officers say, were
gifted for the time with those wonderful
powers which can 'make the members of
the various organizations believe day is night.
"They urged" it is charged, THAT the strike
be made, and their reasons were as the laws of
the Medes and Persians, not to be discounted"
Mr.. Felzer, it seems, was master
workman on a salary of $3.50 per
week, but what Berman and Silver
stein got is not clear.
They wrought for contingent fees
probably.
And now that the strike is over and
the large majority of their dupes are
out Of employment indefinitely, it is
said these three "are solidly fixed for
work with ,he National clothing COM
pany."
But the worst of all is-'they are
known among the Hebrew humorists
as the German, Rasin and Mahon' of
l.. A., No. 26."
General Secretary Charles F. Reichers
comes in for heartless remark also. Mr.
Richter says that people are mistaken when
they regard him as the Jealous patriot he
claims to be'
And so on.
There are several valuable lessons
to be CLEANED from this story, two of
which only will the JOURNAL assist it's
earnest and intelligent readers to
evolve
1, The walking delegate, whether
local or exotic, like everybody else,
has his living to make in the way he
has chosen. That way involves loss
of living by hundreds of others other
wise, his own is not made. Hence, in
this region, as elsewhere, he is the one
man of all men to be avoided.
2, The sad case of Mr.. Reichers also
teaches that monopolists of patriotism.
whether individual or massed in Star
Spangled Banner trust companies, are
are not to be regarded as apostolic en-
signs, much less as close corporations
of martyrs.
During the war down South it was
common saying
Those old West Pointers never select a
color-hearer from those who itch to carry
the flag.