The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-09-15


in the northwest. Advertisements
are now appearing in a number of
newspapers for non-union printers to
report for duty in st. Paul and Mimi
eapolis on October 1. Permanent pos
itions at good wages are offered. 1t
is apparent from these advertisements
that the employers are planning a
general lockout in the Twin Cities as
it is not the desire of the local Ty-
biographical unions to declare a strike
at that time. Laying the question
of Justice in the demand for the g.
hour day aside, and considering only
the outcome of such a lockout, it will
be well for all non-union printers
to think twice, and even thrice, be-
fore applying for any of the positions
advertised. It is well-known fact,
conceded by employer and employe
alike, that the International Typo
graphical union is the most thorough
ly organized labor union in the world.
1t has Ion gsinc epassed it's infant and
experimental stages, and its members,
by the very nature OF their calling,
are the most intelligent in the ranks
of the wageworkers. It is the ambi-
ton of most country printers, or print
ers in the small towns, to sometime
hold positions in the large printing
offices in the cities. Many of these
are of the opinion that strike or
lockout is their opportunity to crafty
their ambition. This might prove to
be the case in some instances, but in
the struggle which the union printers
are anticipating the case will be alto
gether different. For more than a
year definite plans have been put for
ward, and the printers have been
drilled and marshaled even as Oyama
has directed the Japanese soldiers in
their various campaigns, and when
the time comes for the conflict Gf it
does Gomez the union printers of the
United States and Canada will be
found ready for the fray, and will
come off the field with flying colors,
and the non-union man will find that
not only his city position is lost. but
he will also find that the country
position which he left has been
usurped by another. Look before you
leap"
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Locller
have been visiting in Atchison with
relatives, and incidentally taking in
the corn carnival.
Mrs. John Sigourney received word
last Tuesday that her sister, Mrs.
Earl Naylor, was seriously i'll at Ne
braska City and left Immediately for
her bedside. Mrs. Naylor, whose
home was in Peoria, was visiting her
parents in Nebraska City. She died
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Sigourney
went to Nebraska City Wednesday
evening to attend the funeral, which
was held on Thursday.
Joe Hatch is looking after the ma
chimes in the Star Office now, Jake"
Greenley having retired. Mr.. Hatch
has been in Des Mui1::-s for some time.
He is glad to get back and the boys
are glad to welcome him.
/ President Greenley was in Omaha
several days this week, casting his
| ing sessions with the big wigs of the
| Omaha union.
The Indianapolis firm that secured
| the Woodman contract signed up for
| the S-hour day without making any
kick. The Office was in the Typo
thetae but pulled out.
In Albany, N. Y, the strike lasted
| only over night. The Argus newspa-
| per and job shop signed up, and the
| other shops can not possibly hold out
| There is something doing in st.
Louis. Old No. has got her neck
bowed now, after the little fiasco of
last summer, and is going to show that
she has go the S-hour fight of the
country concealed about her buxom
person. The st. Louis Typothetae
met last Wednesday night and decid-
ed against signing up for eight hours.
Before the meeting adjourned the ex-
ecutive committee of No. began call.
ing out the men-and the men came
out, of course. About 900 men will
be affected, aid it is believed that the
strike will be general before Satur-
day night.
Trouble is on in San Antonio and
Dallas, Texas, but in other Texas
towns the proprietors and the unions
have come together amicably and the
eight hour day goes into effect on
time. The cities named are import
ant printing points and the unions are
in shape to press their claims.