Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-18
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and a friend to labor; will very gladly pro-
test against any interference on the part Of
the business men and will always have my
work done at a fair price Piles OF print
ing matter bearing the name OF a firm
which has been one Of the chief factors in
this trouble, laid on a shelf over his head.
We mentioned the fact TO him, and he said:
NO more work could go there from him
until this trouble was settled"
We thanked him from the soles of our
feet. and our tired legs took on new
strength as we left the store. Next we went
to william Hayden. one woman said:
81 am afraid OF him. He is awful when he
gets mad. He may throw us out"
/ said. There are four of us. Come. on"
He received us very mildly and said: II
left the association two years ago because
did not like its methods. I DO not believe
Il has any business TO NEEDLE In this AFFAIR
and will make It a point TO voice my pro-
test. am giving my worl, 20 a firm just
starting out and will always be fair to
union labor"
After that we would have gladly let him
throw us out but he kindly expressed his
pleasure that we had made him acquainted
with the facts and bowed us out The man
ager of the Lilliputian Bazaar was very
chilly, indeed. and our visit there was short.
Nebraska Clothing company. Black the
Halter Kelley & Heyden, Berg-swanson
company and Omaha Clothing company all
were visited and all found friends of labor
and carrying labeled goods. We told them
how important it was at the present time
to have the label on their goods.
wilcox Admits Knowledge.
Major wilcox of Browning. King & Co.
was the next. The timid member Of our
committee said: HE won't do thing but
freeze us out. l went to him one time
for an ad for our Easter edition and he
| froze me stiff / am afraid of him"
1 said: 'Tm not afraid OF any living man
and am going
we found him in the gallery. and again
told my little story-I can say that now
without mistake. He turned to me rather
/ fercely and said:
ut is positively mistake. 1 am in a
position to know. The employing printers
did 1t themselves. Most of them are mem
bers of the association and are entitled to
! its support or they would not pay in their
dues very long They brought their trouble
| to us. We did not go after them. The
| business men have come to the point where
they are to run their own business, and
will stand for the open shop first last and
| all the time"
|
very glad, Mr.. Wilcox, that you have come
out honestly and squarely and told us the
truth. You are the first man to own up
that you know anything about 1t, and il
we are misinfor1ned we are glad to be put
right. The others declared they knew
nothing about It,"
Some of them do know" he said II
believe in organization, but not in the
methods employed by the unions. One man
refusing to work by another because he is
not a union man although he may be Just
as good a workman"
"Can you not see the reason for that?'
1 replied. 1.-THE nonunion man could say,
L will work for a dollar less than that
union man., and nine out of ten employers
would hire him. 1t is the nonunion man
that needs protection, and is lacking in
sense when he cannot see where the ad-
vantage lies"
Then he said: "It Is an unfair system
paying every man the same wages when
one may be worth only half of the other
There is not man in the Typographical
union, but what is worth all he gets, and
} If the others who are worth more are will
ing to take the same to keep his end up
is that not commendable?
His Idea of Wages.