Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-07
INSULT TO- ORGANIZED LABOR
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toward Mercer. How does q man generally
feel when he has been literally slapped in
the face By ahothAk7, We understand thor
oughly thai Nj. Mercer and the Union Pa
ciho Railroad company. worked. hand IN
hand In the appointment OF this police
board. which has not q representative Of
organized labor upon It and whose forma-
tion was rendered possible. only BY busting
the union mems representative. II ie a
Mercer Union Pacific board and that 10 AZ
plain to ,us as, II is to either OF the DOM
inant factions. Mr.. Mercer must not think
for a minute that q single organized labor
man In Omaha is deceived In this matter"
Other labor leaders express themselves as
follows: ~
Charles Hart, business agent Of the
Walters union-The action OF the governor
ia very Unsatisfactory "a US. Our upion
viii meet Thursday and ] believe some ac-
tion will be taken. but until then | do not
desire to say more.
G. 4. Russell. business agent Of the Eisc-
|tricAl Workers unlon-The governor has
certainly caused a new alignment Of the
union labor vote. BY accepting the advice
Of Mercer and Baldwin he has driven into
opposite camp. every member Of the union
who votes the republican ticket, and for
this occasion he has probably added to them
many independent voters. The appointments
from the standpoint Of the laborine man
who has any self respect have been dam
aging to Mercer and that clique. But ! am
not surprised At II. even though Harry Mo-
Yea has hls promise 20 later than eAturdet.
Uaion Faeine strike Figures.
W. +. Peck, ,superintendent Of the Labor
T~empse-FFom the talk I hear among the
men VINO frequent the temple. there IL moth
ing but condemnation for the governor on
account Of his action. several unions have
adopted. resolutions ~denouncing hin and
others viii no doubt follow. The Union
Pacific strike no doubt had much to DO with
the activity Of John n. Baldwin in coop
Grating with Congressman Mercer. You see
the last unions which endorsed the candi-
6any Of Mr.. mcyea were those Of the etfik-
ing boilermhkefs. the blacksmlths and al
lied crafts. Several Union Pacific guards
who had never been sworn IN represented
themselves AZ olacers and we're arrested.
This would never do for the railroad Their
men must be permitted to do A. they please
to the strikers, In their opinion. The
promise made 10 Harry Move was made
before the extremity OF The union Paciho
WMI MA1WA AZ ~ AANA = - ~ N0NA~H"N
Baldwin and Mercer.
Harry Sage. delegate 70 the Central Ia
Dor union from the Brioklayer's unlon~I DO
not think re we're treated Right. We had
assurances from the governor that be would
appoint 4 representative Of Organised labor
and he asked for names 70 be submitted
to him. II he did not ike enc be could
have selected another, or called for 4 new
list. Harry Mcvea was LED to believe he
would be appointed up 10 within three
days Of the appointment and was never told
otherwise 50 far as 1 know. We all believe
the Union Pacific strike has something to
10 with the aclion Of the governor. He had
TO have men who had nothing IN common
with union labor on the board. SO HE word
was not psrmitted to stand IN his way.
Too FFiendIy 20 workinsmsn.
On All the states originally made up for
the new police beard. the name Of George
A. Mead. a member Of the old commisslons
appeared, as conceded. 7tfi1 said that Saw
age wanted to appoint Aead. but when
Mead's name came up for consideration
Baldwin ana Mercer entered strong obiec-
ton 70 Mr.. Mead. I'VE donf want such 4
man on the board baldwin Is reported
to have said, for he "a altogether too
friendly TO tho Working II was Mead
Who vigorously protested aeainst granting
blanket order for stars tor special police
men to the Union Pacific. when a REQUEST
II connsction with the pendlng strike WAS
before the hoard some time ago. The ar
gnment hat weighed against Mead for
standing up for the laboring men Of course
was equally strong against the demand FOR
labor Representatives, on the police board