Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-08
LABOR PEOPLES MEETING
ADDRESSES MADE n SECRETARY r4E Aon.M
Al ORGANIZER FOR HATTERs NORTH AMERICA

The friends of organized labor held
an enthusiastic mass meeting at The
court house Thursday night and listen
Cd - The addresses of two gentlemen
DISTINGUISHED in the circles of union
ism II. V Kelley, international or.
1anizer tor the Hatters tnien of
North America, aud G. II. Moore. sec
retary and treasurer of the Arkansas
State Federation of Labor. Both of
them delivered very able addresses
and received the closest attention and
interest ef their auditors throughou1.
The asscmblase was called together
/ Ey Mr.. Evans Of the Pine Bluff Typo
graphical union, who introduced j.
K. l-aneston, the chairman for the
evening. Mr.. Ian3Ston in turn intro
deeed the first speaker Of the evening.
Nj. Moere, who held the interest ol
the attendants for an hour.
Mr.. Moore addressed himself TO the
ank and file of organized labor, and
showed the advantages Of labor organ
izatons from a business standpoint.
He showed where every wage worker
should feel an interest in labor organ
lzatlons. for by their means families
were benefited organization afford
ing them better wages and shorter
working hours. He said that today
the labor organizations of the country
were facing crisis in their history:
that there were more than two mil
liens of unemployed who We're ready
to step into the positions of laboring
men at cheaper wages BY organiza-
ton wage earners had a better chance
to protect themselves against the en-
croachments of organized capital,
which is being strengthened daily. He
said that organized labor only de-
nlands living wages. enough to pur
chase the necessities for their fami-
lies and a few of the comforts of life.
He detailed how by the use of improv-
cd machinery which demanded of its
operators every moment of their undi-
vided attention, care and skill, so
much more work could he turned out
in shorter hours than was possible by
| the old methods. Men could not
| stand the strain of these machines if
long hours Of labor were imposed up
on them. 1t was killing to both mus
Gle and brain
He urged the consclidation of ali
crafts into one federation and the
unity of labor.
The speaker devoted some time to
political issues of the day, and urged
the necessity for labor organizations
along political lines. and for union
men to protect themselves in the po-
itical issues of the day, and to see to
Il that the LABOR organizations have
honest friends to represent them in
the legislative halls of the country
He advocated direct taxation as a
remedy for the evils and the burdens
country. He claimed that by direct
legislation an end woud be put to
i CT Eruption in legislation.
He touched on the eivls of child la
tor and the matter of pauper imm-
grafton from European countries. He
showed how the colossal fortunes of
ip0c Of tIo o+,,r,
accumulated by means of the high tar
if system and the indirect taxation
! of the people. His remarks on the
/ practice of railroads giving rebates to
Tie trusts in order to crush compet-
ton were timely, Mr.. Moore is a flu
ent speaker and seems to be we'll post
ed on the issues of the day.
The next speaker of the evening"
Daniel P. Kelley, was introduced, at
the close of Mr.. Moores remarks Mr.
Kelley is national organizer for the
Hatters Union of North America, and
j tesides is splendid speaker. He
was given the closest attention
throughout.
After paying a pretty tribute to the
labor unions of Pine Bluff, he set forth
in glowing terms the benefits of the
American Federation of Labor. He
made strong plea for legislation
against prison labor, and urged his
hearers to be careful not to purchase
an article unless it bore the seal of
union labor. He said that the labor
organizations of the country were in
better shape than ever before. He de.
scribed the fight that certain hat man.
ufacturers were making against the
fatters union, and told how. by the aid
] of injunctions, the hatters were en-
joined from enforcing boycott
against the scab mnufacturers, and