The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-01
BEAUMONT UNIONS
ARE VERY HEALTHY
HENRY N. WALKER TALKS I'm
TERrAINlNeLV WITH EN-
TERPRIsE MAN.
EDUCATING LOCAL lABORtRS
on Tuesday Evening Mr. Walker WIN
Address an open Meeting OF
the Retail clerks.-Edu'
tlonal Measures.

81 have found the labor unions 81
Beaumont In a decidedly h'a''hE'
vigorous and promising condition III
foct the labor situation here Is OK
cedingly good. Nearly all the various
lines are organized and doing w'''
the shops are practically a'l union
shops, the unions are united ana
milling together and the understand
ing between capital and labor Is Suo'
thai differences are slight ana every
thing Is running smoothly.
This was the statement iaSl 'E''
ming of Mr.. Henry NJ. walker lu'
organizer for the American FrucI"'
ton of Labor who is making i,'au'
mont visit. Mr.. Walker has hech
here several days and viii remain
about n week longer. He Is stopping
at the New Navarro. Last night ne
conyorscd pleasantly with an Enter
prise reporter in the hotel loDDy' 'ak
ing occasion TO speak OF ms WorN
here and of the work OF the fcd'ra'
ton in other places.
Educational Lectures.
MY work in Beaumont, resume"
Mr.. Walker. has been and | thlhK
will be especially easy. | ina con
ditions SO satisfactory that there Is
little | can say or do to improve 'he
situation. Since coming here sever
al dave AGO | have addressed num-
her of the unions and during the re-
mainder of my stay will meet one OF
two more unions each evening.
have organized one new union ana
NAV organize one or Two more puI
for the present my work Is largely
of an educational character.
II am endeavoring to teach the Ia
horing men and women here the a"-
vantage of carrying the idea OF union
ism out to the utmost possibility. AZ
tho same time | urged them to ADOPT
n conciliatory attitude III the Seltle-
mcnt of all disputes and to nc very
careful not to fly off on tangent
when il looks as if there is trouble
ahead | have also urged them not
to break contracts, but this Is lault
seldom heard of in labor circles any
where any more.
Hearsay Evidence.
"There is a tendency on the part
of many laborers to jump at concIus-
ions and TO accept some other TEL
lows word regarding conditions IN Il
DISPUTE between the members OF a
union and their employers. | urge
rhe men to investigate thoroughly
before they act and to use every ct-
fort at their command to settle their
differences quietly and with the
least possible friction. or course, II
it becomes absolutely necessary 10
strike to get their just rights ! say
strike, but | try to show them now
this can be avoided in a great many
instances.
Another feature of the education
al lectures I've been giving is that
pertaining to the patronage OF union
establishments. | urge the men to
be members of a union first, to work
for union man, to earn a union dol
lar. to give the dollar to a union
wife and then to demand that the
wife spend the dollar with a union
dealer. Unless she does, that dollar
cannot possibly get back. in wages,
to a union workman. | hope my
visit will prove beneficial to the
unions as well as to the employers
of this city"
Meeting Arranged.
One of the features of Mr.. Walk
er's visit here will b the open meet
ing of the retail clerks on Tuesday
evening. At this time Mr.. Walker
will dcliver an address and il is an
ticipated many niGnists, as well as
many others generally interested in
the question, will be present.
The meeting will be held in the
old city council chamber on the tri
angle.
Last night Mr.. Walker addressed
a meeting Of the electricians. To
might he will address the carpenters
| Tomorrow he will meet the printers
ami bar tenders. Monday he vii
| talk TO the plumbers and BARRIERS
Tuesday to the retail clerks, street
car men ami painters, and Wednes
/ day TO the General Assembly and the
! Womon's Labor League.
The latter organization was formc,
/ by Mr. Walker The first evening h,
was i'm the city Over thirty wOmCr
, have signed a. members. The ohioc
4 of the league is 30 promote the buy
ing Of union made products and m,
patronage of union stores and shops