The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-23

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sarles OF life for themselves and theil
little ones. Hence we asked our, employers
| To give us the eight-hour work day-1nrot
1 TO burden them or c,irtail their profits
| for thdy are paying the men now IN theil
employ more than they were paying us
ny 81 and 81 per weelo, but In order thal
tho work might be divided among all ant
that all might have chance OF securing
| that living which n kind Providence has
| so richly provided from the bowels Of the
earth. For six or seven years our Inter
lational has been endcavoring to get the
| Iypothetn 10 agree to this DIVISIONS, but
| they will not consent. We proposed To
them I'VE years ago to drop fifteen min
| litcs a year for four years. and thus not
| to disturb business enuillbrium; so. after
| every possible conclatory measure was
| resorted to without success, as a last re-
| sort wo left our positions in the various
Offices In this city; and nov, after ten
weeks or idleness, they still turn a dear
| ear to us, and have brought TO our cry
men who have no other thought than the
dollars and cents they are making. caring
not what may happen or who may slfler
or who may pay the expenses OF. govern, ,,Ii,.
ment--men who can gather together their
all and depart to places unknown withln
a very few hours. while all we have and
arc IS Identified with Richmond. Her
GOD Is our GOD; hel peoPic alo oI' pco,
pie; where they die there will we die and
there will we be buried; the Lord DO SO 70
us and more also if ought but death part
us and them.
they cannot work the eight-hour day;
that 1t is too expensive; that the adj
ditional cost will come from their cilstom-
ers, and they are unwilling to pul TINS
burden upon them. Let us look at this Il
moment and see how far this is true.
Some Of the largest establishments In the
city We're paying OH the llth OF September
80 cents per hour TO all OF their men, ana
s. and 40 cents per hour to their best.
hands. Sixteen dollars per week Of As
hours Is only Is cents per hour; SO pray
tell us where the enormous increase comes
in. They are now paying, as stated BEFORE.
theirapresent force 81 cents per hour, ana
they acknowledge to us they get nothing
like the results from them they derived,
from our Dor; consequestly II Is costing
& them more. since results are not obtained.
They say eight hours will ruin their husi-
ness. II such policy as they are pur-
suing now Is not worse than Inc eight
hour day, then we arc free to admit we
do not understand it.
willing 10 place this Increased cost OF
production upon their customers. Won
der if this applies TO the State Of Vlr-
gnia-"the dear old Mother State. as
/ he politicians call her? The Sta te OF Vir-
gnla is probably their largest single GUS
toner
And yet in the contracts awarded last
week we, find their bids from 80 to more
than 200 per cent higher than the same
work was done for last year, averaging
about 90 per cent. on the entire schedule,
with the exception Of the work given
out when the bids We're opened the sec
ond time. And these bids too, with
force of hands they themselves admit to
be Inferior to those formerly In their
employ. Now. we ask a fair aud dlscriln-
mating public II this is fair treatment OF
adopt the golden rule-''do to others US
you would have others uo to you'-and
divide up the work of the city with the
less fortunate ON and thus enable al
to secure a livelihood? This, fcllow-citl-
zens, Is all we ask. sugar-coat 1t as you
may. Besides. is 80 cents per hour an
exorbiant price for printers labor.
when we take into account other skilled
workmen? Are not brick1nasons receiv-
ing from 30 to IS cents per hour for an
eght-hour day; the stonemasons and car
penters 30 cents: plumbers and gasftters
80 cents; and even the colored plasterers
And we might mention others, but these
are enough. Is the printer SO inferior TO
these trades-moraIly. intellectually, so
c!ally. and as a Workman-that ms SGT
vices, after an apprentlcesn !, 1 Oh N.Y. N.Y.
think not and do not believe our 1clllo"-
citizens think SO.
But this communication is already too
long, MIR. Editor ana, we lear VIII NC
consigned TO the waste-basket.
y Your kindness in the past, however, en-
couragcs us to hope you will let 1t see
the light of day. promising you we VIII
not again tax your patience and that OF
your readers with anything from us.
But will you allow us to say just rev
words more In closing? We believe we
have the sympathy of the good people or
our home city in our struggle for better
conditions and wish to say. If they wish
to aid us, they can do SO in a very SUD
stantial way. We have registered with
the Secretary of the Commonwealth OF
Virginia a patented trade-mark known MS
the Union Label" When they have
printing done, If they will request that
The label be used they VIII be sure to get
a good Job and have 1t done IN an Once
that Is willing to give its employees fair
conditions fair wages, and reasonable
hours. 1t will cost them nothing, will not
mar the appearance OF their printed mat
ter. and will show to 10000 working peo-
pie of this city that they have some Of
the milk of human kindness" In their
bosoips. Any member Of No. 80 will be
glad to give YOU q list Of the offices that
can furnish YOU with the label.
Again thanking YOU. Mr.. Editor, for
your considerations, and apoosizing for
the length of this commun cation, we are
Yours most respectfully.
M. r.. PACE,
y. W. BLAKEY,
W.T.. BOOTH.
j.. o. HAWKINS.
GEO. w. SCHLEIF,
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