Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-18

looking a little fierce and somewhat sur
prised, but l put a bold front on and be-
gan my little story. After a hard strug-
gle he found seats for US and seated him
self on his desk. He listened courteously.
although with rather bored look, and
said: Il know nothing OF this matter,
don't pay much attention TO such things,
have no use for the unions. II a man has
anything in him, he doesn't need any union
to boost him. l started in with 80 cents
in my pocket and no union to back me.
I employ my men whether they are union
or not, treat them fair ana expect good
service. My men are all satisfied: when
they are not I discharge them; wouldn't
have a dissatisfied man on my place; he
is dear at any price. My experience with
union men has been that they are inferior
workmen, always on the lookout for
trouble. had some carpenter work done
here by a union firm. l watched the work
and found a man taking five or six strokes
of hammer to drive a nail. (Mr. Cole
did not say how long the nail wasl. 1
asked the contractor why he did not fire
that man, and said he could not nail up
boxes for me- The contractor replied that
every man on the job. "
BY this time 1 was getting rather warm,
and Mr.. Cole pausing to get breath,
said: That contractor could have fred
that man II he wanted to; no man Is
obliged TO keep an incompetent workman,
that the union aimed and did require a
standard OF competency, but, as was the
case with every good thing, you would
find some taking advantage. and that the
union could not be blamed for unscrupu-
lous individuals"
Experience of Two Years Ago.
Mr.. Cole continued: During the trouble
with the restaurant people two years ago,
happened to have a union man working
for me and sent him on an errand 70 the
Eenshaw. After he had gone one of the
other men said That's pretty tough on
him, as he is a union man and they are
taking snapshots Of all men delivering
goods there. 1 said Call him back; 1 don't
want to expose him to ridicule He has
shown his good will to me by going, and
appreciate II but will send someone
else, which shows that Mr.. Cole respects
the sentiments of fellowman, If he was
! union man. and which shows that that
man, IL he was a union man, respected
| the interests of his employer more than
his own, and yet Mr.. Cole thinks the unions
composed of INSCRIPTIONS men looking for
trouble.
Then he said he went himself, to the
| Henshaw, said co the Fellow taking the
pictures. Here. IL you want a snapshot
take a good one" Here his face took or
a broad smile and his gold teeth shone
which smile completely TRANSPORTED his
| face q would like to have one of those
snap-shots) and we began to like him bet
ter. Then he told us of a trip he tool
to ireland and Scotland last summer, wher,
some of the union shipbuilders-at leas
he presumed they were union men-in Bel
fast and Glasgow laid off work on Frida!
and enjoyed themselves till the following
Tuesday, mostly drinking. Could any o
you union men in Omaha afford that?
now asked Mr.. Cole II he would use hi
influence with the executive committee b!
asking them to keep out of this troubl
and to have his work done at fair place
He smiled, but did not promise. We thei
asked whether he used the label on hi
printing and he said, mo, ma am, I wan
no label or ornament on my goods. D.
you see that2'-showing us a letter head
THAT red seal with my name on 1t is al
I want them to see and will have nothing
to detract from that"
II see you have an eye to business MI
Cole, and know the value OF good adver
Using. but turn your other eye. also, an
add the label, which is small, will detrac
nothing from your name, but will be
guarantee to those who are looking for
Il assure you there are lots of them) tina
you are a square man, and a friend to tn
people who keep up this town and who wi
make 1t a point to support your goodi
Why, If we ladies' can have the label o
our visiting cards you can surely have
on your letter-heads."
Again his big smile spread over his fac,
but he evidently thought it useless to sa
anything, as the other ladies had got I
like him by this time and had begun to te
him where TO place the label and ho'
much he would like It when he saw it, an
! whenever we ate his oysters we woul
: think of him and that It was the best trad
! mark he would ever find. but he did nj
} promise. We should have liked to sta
longer, as We were enjoying ourselves an
| Mr.. Cole was so delighted to have us cal
but time was passing so we thanked hi
for our pleasant reception ana took OF
; Coieway. singing Long Live King Cole
and hoping he would have a better opinio
t OF union men in the future.
Isaac Carpenters Attitude.
8 Our next stop was at the Carpenter Pap,
3 company, where we met Mr.. Isaac Ca
: penter. Again we told our story and aga
: we were met by the same reply. that !
: knew nothing OF the trouble and did n,
q think the business men had anything to I
: with 1t. but as for himself he thought I'll
= idea of an eight-hour day was absur
Unions were carrying the thing too far ar
5 were never contented He could not pc
e sibly run his business on an eight-hour ds