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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-11-06

let us strike. They've learned whole. lot
while trying to teach a few things
This statement brought ont terrific round
Of applause. Then Mr.. Young explained what
tniorism has done for the tcamsters.
I'VE don't have to get up at O'Clock in
:he morning where are we'll or stanzed, .
be said. And we don't have to worl until
or O'Clock at night. Not much. We work
nine hours day, and we get lot more money
for the nine hours than used 10 get for the
thirteen or fourteen. And we cont have Il
take care of the bosses teams on Sunday, eth
er. We 60 to church with our families, and we
go to the parks, and we go down to the lake
front We have Sunday to ourselves now, but
we didn't have then
Wages are not the only thing to be con-
sldered III this matter Of unionis1n. There are
other things to be done, and when they are
done the wage question will settle itself. I be-
llcve III fraternal insurance, and [ belong TO
three fraternal orders. They are good things,
too. But after ALL the money | put into them
I'll never again. Maybe some other skate
will come along and spend it. But the money
| have put into my union | get returns from
right along. | have the fun of enjoying those
benefits. don't have to die to beat the game.
| might have worked for the wage l received
before | joined the Team Drivers union a
thousand years, and | couldn't have saved
money enough out Of my wages to build me
home Now my wife and my two little ones
have roof to cover their heads. Every week
my wife can take my envelope and out of it
save something for rainy day. Before went
into the union | couldn't have saved enough in
forty years to buy cotton umbrella. Before
we were organized our wage averaged S1.25
day. Now the teamsters Of Chicago get. S.
day for nine hours work and time and a half
for overtime. The who owns and works
his own team gets Sc day. In Boston, in
New York and in other cities we have Sat
,irday half holiday. Some of you Lincoln
teamsters wouldn't know what to do with a,
half holiday if you got it all at once, would
you?
No. wouidn't!' was the loud reply from
all parts of the hall
Don't imagine for minute that | am here
to organize you SO you go out strike.
A strike is the last thing l want to see I am
here for the purpose of organizing you SO you
won't have to strike in order to get what's
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-11-06

and delivered himself of few athletic. stunts
that were right up to the mark. MIR. Con-
niff made much better appearance than rs
per cent of the artists" who come out before
the footlights and remark, Ladies and gen
tlemen, with your kind permission etc, etc.
and then proceed to do it without permission
because the patient public has means of
preventing it. In other words Mr. Commit
made great hit, and the indications that
he will be often called on i'll future to help
make things lively at the meetings of other
unions And he looks good-natured tina:
the chances he couldn't refuse if he wanted
Sidney J. Kent spoke at considerable length,
and as usual held the attention of his audi
tors. MIR. Kent knows the labor game from
beginning to end, for he has grown up in
the labor movement and for several years
a member of the executive board of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Carpenters. He point
ed out the great changes that have been
wrought III the industrial field since he
boy. At the age of ten he was lndentured and
learned the trade of starbuilder He had to
get tip in the morning at or 5 o'clock, walk
mile to railroad station and take a work
ingman's train into the suburbs Then
mile or mile and half to the job, where
breakfast well dinner eaten, and
then work until at MI ght and home again
if the boss didn't hold him there hour
two longer as punishment for some fanced in
fraction of the rules That in England.
But the labor unions have changed all that.
Now the union men work eight hours a day
and have a Saturday half holiday. And i'll
addition to shortening their hours they have
secured more pay. In New Zealand. a coun-,
try settled by convicts sent from Great Britain,
they have organized and put into force the
best economic system in the world. They arc
not struggling for the eight-hour day in New
Zealand. for they have had it fifty years. No,
they arc now preparing to move for siN-houF
day.
Some of you teansters wouldn't know what
to do with a half-holiday if you got it, would
YOU queried MIR. Kent.
Mr.. Kent explained in well-chosen language
the objects and aims of unonsn', and pointed
out succinctly and clearly why it to every
mans advantage to Join the union of his craft.
He was selfish in wanting to better the condi
tons OF the tcamsters, because if they
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-11-06
ON THE OTHER FOOT.
Detroit Printers Take Hand in the Little
Game of Injunction

The striking printers of Detroit nave taken
hand i'll the little game known govern
ment by Injunction and the first card they
led was jack catcher. .s.
When the union went out or strike to en-
force the eight-hour day the employers I'M
mediatoly hunted up Judge and secured the
old and very familiar injunction that restrained
the union from everything eating,
drinking and breathing. They would have
stopped them, too, if both air and water were
not free from corporation CONTROL and eating
something that could not be stopped as long
strike benefits paid. The injunction
did not hurt the strikers little bit. They had
not engaged in any unlawful acts and they
went on quietly with their game against the
Typotheta.
But the employers kept making trouble, SO
the strikers determined to try their hand at
the injunction game. On October 2S the Of
fccrs OF Detroit Typographical Union No. IS
appeared before Judge Mandel in the circuit
court and secured an injunction restraining the
Detroit branch of the Typotheta from con-
spring together to destroy the credit Of the
international Typographical Union and De
trot Typographical Union No. IS. This will
from sending out Circulars containing the fee
-bc fasehood that the International is abou.
bankrupt and the local union unable to keep
it's pledges to the non-lnion men who come
into the organization in preference to PLAYING
the rat
This is said to be the first time in history
that a labor union has brought an action of this
kind. and when it was brought the employers
were thrown into dire confusion. They have
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-11-06

thought for SO long that the Injunction was
weapon solely for the employers use that they
hand labor union cue from the same arsenal.
The Wageworker goes to press too early to
print the result of the referendum taken
last week. but bulletin from headquarters at
Indianapolis conveys the news shat there is no
doubt about its having been carried. They
only changes in the strike situation since the
last issue have all been in favor of the union.
Several towns have been squared and the
Typotheta crippled in other centers 1t looks
good ali along the line. 1t is only question OF
a short time when victory will be here to stay.
There never better fight, one better
managed. than the now being put UP by
the International Typographical Union under
the direction OF President Lynch Vice Presi-
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-11-06

Albert Young, general organizer of the In
ternationa Brotherhood of Team Drivers, adj
dressed an open meeting of Lincoln team
sters at Carpenters hall last Monday evening.
Mr.. y oung makes his headquarters in Chicago,
but spends most OF his time on the road in
the interests OF the great organization he
represents During the past month he has
been devoting considerable time to organiza-
ton work in Omaha, and he has met with
markable success i'll that city and i'll South
Omaha and Council Bluffs. When he Went
to Omaha he found the union in bad shape.
Its membership had dwinded away under the
terrific fire of the Citizens Alliance and the
men were discouraged Mr.. Young's first
work was to inject little ginger into those
who had remained faithful Then he went
after those who had fallen by the waysidc
and got them back into the fold with renewed
courage and enthusiasm. Then he went after
the men who had never been organized To-
day he has the coal drivers. the transfer driv-
and the laundry drivers of Omaha organ
lied into separate locals, and the tide OF Union
ism is growing stronger every day.
The transfer companies issued notice to their
drivers that any man joining the union could
consider himself discharged. The night OF
the first open meeting called by Mr.. Young
a dozen employers stood around the
ner of Fourteenth and Dodge keeping cases
on the men who were going up into the hall.
But the went up 1st the same. And they
have entered heartily into the work of putting
the Team Drivers of Omaha their feet
an organization. The Citizens Alliance is
putting every possible obstacle in the path
of the organizers, but it is not making much
progress. The drivers of Omaha. as elsewhere,
have learned whole lot bv experience, and
now they are profting by it. MIR. Young is
not yet through with his work in Omaha, but
he came to Lincoln to inauguratc the work,
time in this city and before he leaves this
section he will have thoroughly organized the
tcamStcrS.
The meeting Monday night was the largest
and most successful in the history of local 40
and that local has pulled off some very sue
cessful meetings More than hundred team
drivers responded to the call. and the attention
given to MIR. Young and tie other speakers.
and the deep interest manifested in organi-
zation makes the future look bright The
work was started right off the reel and it
other meeting for next Monday night, Novem-
Der &. and every team driver in Lincoln ought
10 be there. The reason why will be plain
enough to those who take the time to read
Mr. Ioungs remarks in this issue take
advantage of an opportunity to talk with him
for a few moments
Mr.. Young took charge of Monday nights
meeting and he kept the interest up from the
start. a colored friend and brother tore off
few chunks of banjo music and incidentally
sung a few verses and unravclled few jig
steps
Between speeches J. J. Commit sang solo
and performed a few fancy Jig steps that
earned him hearty recall, and he came back
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-11-06

to write series Of articles on the true rela
tons of the employing and employed classes in
America This is what the Era Magazine
calls "a new era for labor and it further
boasts that this will be lin many respects the
notable series Of magazine articles OF the
year
We admit that in at least one respect this
series OF articles will be the most notable Of the
year They will be noted for the profundity of
the Post ignorance of economic questions, and
it is only necessary to refer to one paragraph
i'll the October nstament to prove the
serton
After charging that labor unions are trusts
MIR Post claims that in effect labor is merely
the laborers product that may by him be sold
al the prevailing price OF withheld from the
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-11-06
market until the 1aborer thinks the price i
right. He says:

market until the laborer thinks the price is
right. He says:
According to an Interchangeable CONNER
cial law the who have certain prod
sell and obtain the price
desired from one particular buyer, may Of
fer this product to or more other buy
ers, and finally sell where they can get the
best price, or hold the product, in the same
manner as the farmer when trying to sell
wheat. or the ranchman when trying to
sell cattle, has right to seek the best mar
ket possible, and sell refuse to sell as
he peases.
The utter fallacy Of this theory when applied
to labor is 50 apparent that even the most ig-
norant day laborer can see it. Even Mr.. Post
can see it. but in his bigoted zeal and his in
desire for publicity he fondly imagines
that no one else is bright enough to do SO. Let
it be put plainly.
John Jones, hod carrier starts ont in the
morning to go to work and at the job is told
that his wage will be cut so cents day. He
refuses to sell days labor for S1.50 and seeks
work elsewhere. 1t takes him two days to
find it. No what is he going to get for the
two days labor he has been cartlng around?
The labor Of one day must be sold that day
it is forever lost. It can not be stored up
and drawn upon tomorrow. The farmer may
haul his wheat to town and either sell or haul it
home to await better price. The man who
lkens the farmers wheat to the workihgman's
labor is either foolish or knavish, or both
But Mr.. Post says that while the laborers
have right to refuse to sell until they get their
price they have right to play the part OF
bully and say that the employer shall buy labor
OF no one else. All that is very old straw-so
old and musry that it reminds us of some pat
ent breakfast foods. But the workingmen OF
the country are not SO much interested in that
as they are III preventing men like Post and
Ter mlllionaires from fattenng
les of the people, 2
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-11-06
To the Public.

Union printers throughout the country striving for
the Eight Hour Day. Strikes are in progress in Chi
cago, Detroit, ST. Louis, Cincinnati Buffalo and other
large cities Printers point with pride the fact that
they conducting their strike in orderly and law
abiding manner, and the added fact that they
winning. The justice of their demands cannot be
questioned They ask the support of the public You
help the printers by demanding the Allied Trades
Label on your printed matter
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-11-06

dent Hay, Secretary John Bramwood and
Hugo Miller. We may have Our little disputes
on the side, but when the printers want some
thing they ought to have they forget the diff
ferences. And the eight-hour committee is
doing the kind of work that calls for recogni-
ton
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-11-06

The Era Magazine. published at Deposit
\. Y, announces i'll its October number that
it has engaged MIR. c. W. Post, president OF
the Citizens Industrial Alliance of America,
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-11-06
MR.. POST AGAIN.

Writes to Expose His Ignorance of All Vital
Economic Questions.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-11-06
Mr.. Young's Remarks.

Mr. Young then took the floor and made
rattling good talk. 1t is to be regretted that
only brief summary be reproduced. Mr..
Young lacks many OF the graces Of the pol
ished orator, but what he lacks of fancy -four
ishes he more than makes up with ability to
talk plain, practical sense straight from the
shoulder. There is no lodging about him. He
talks readily, but it is the talk of a man who
thinks a whole lot OF results than of
fancy flights.
MIR. Young introduced himself by saying
that he was the man who organized the team
sters of Chicago. "They tell you that the team
sters' strike in Chicago failure, he ex-
claimed 1T is not true.--it was magnificent
success. There are 5000 union team
sters in Chicago than there were before the
strike. We in better shape than ever, and
its safe bet that there won't be another strike
of teamsters in Chicago for long while for
the very simple reason that the bosses won t
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-11-06

lbeneftted every workinglnan in the city would
sbe benefited He closed with earnest plea
to every teamster to lend willing hand in the
work OF making the organization perfect in
Lincoln.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-11-06
General Kelsey Talks.

General Kelsey spoke briefly but to the
point, and urged the teamsters to get together,
He knows what unionisrn does for the work
ing1nan because he had gone through the mill.
He has carried card for upwards of forty
years and every day he has realized benefits
from it. Get together said General Kelsey,
mot for the purpose of engaging in strike,
but for the purpose OF rendering strikes un-
necessary. a strike should be the last resort.
Get together for the purpose OF bettering your
conditions. Get together i'll order that you
may help each other.
Will M. Maupin editor of The Wagework-
er. spoke briefly and told why he was union
He also urged the teamsters to get to-
gethcr, saying that if they wouldn't help them
selves they ought not to ask others to help
them. Capital has organized said he.
Money has organized as never before. Now
you get together and organize the capital that
lies III your muscles and brains and take adj
vantage of the opportunities that lie before
YOU.
The daily sentinel., 1905-05-17
Plead Guilty to Horse Stealing.

This afternoon oddie Barber,
raigned before Judge Byers for pre-
liminary hearing. The Judge bound
him over to await the action of the
district court.
Bond was fixed at $500. which
Barber was unable to fill, and he was
remanded to jail.
A few days ago Barber went to the
livery stable of Erwin & Osborne and
secured horse. Leaving the city.
nothing more was heard of him. The
proprietors of the barn. suspecting
that Barber had no intention of re
turning the horse. notified the sher-
ms Office and search was instituted.
Information as to Barber's where
lbouts was received yesterday. and
this morning MIR. Green captured
Barber about Is miles southwest of
the city He was travelling toward
this city when captured.
1t seems that he intended to get
across the hills to the southwest;
but, finding that impossible. turned
around and was going to try n new
route.
Barber is well known in town here
and has been engaged in ranchng
For some months he has been drink
ing pretty heavily and has been in
trouble frequently.
1t is very probable that he will
snend the summer in iafl AWAITING
the convening of court.
The daily sentinel., 1905-05-17
w A N T S

FOR RENT Five-room dwelling
Apply at SOC White.
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms for
housekeeping. 23z North Spruce.
FOR sALE-3-room house. Easy
payment. w. s. Wallace. $50 Main
street.
FOR RENT-House; modern; sew
en- rooms: newly papered and paint
ed. Apply 145 Rood street.
TO RENT-Furnished rooms with
bath and first class table board in
connection. SO3 South Seventh
street.
FOR sALE-The best corner lots
in Grand Junction. corner Main and
Ninth streets. See Frank Thompson
or ]. A. Munson.
LOST-A ladies' handbag at a
point near the postoffice. Must have
dropped from seat of carriage own
er desires bag returned on account of
associations connected Herewith.
Please return to this office.
The daily sentinel., 1905-05-17
Ldy-Ndttin@erMercantiIeCO. Co.
Corner 4th and Main Streets

corner AIN ana Main SIreetS
Bad weather for the past 6 weeks
is the cause. We planned on an
early spring business and pur=
chased large and superb stock;
buying much heavier than usual.
The result has been as every one
is aware that women have put
off buying until they were satis-
fled that spring was really here.
1t comes too late. Our stock has
kept aCCumulating until it is too
large for this time of the year
and must be reduced.
The daily sentinel., 1905-05-17
Fau1tless1y fashioned
suits. coats, skirts
and other apparel for women
At the lowest obtainable prices
L. A..L -N L.

The ladies of this vicinity who particular as to
what they wear-and what they pay-wil be
The daily sentinel., 1905-05-17

the United States has been inaugur-
ated and carried forward successfully
through the cooperation of such So
cieties with the municipal organiza-
tions. There is every reason to be
lieve that much good may be accom-
plished through the league in this
city. The men and women who com
pose these organizations are not
dreamers or sentimentalists, but are
those who see beyond their nose and
have a desire to benefit the whole
people by a little unselfish work on
their part. But what's the use OF
giving any time or notice to croak-
ers2 The least consideration given
them, the better, under any circum-
stances. There is only one way to
proceed and that is to go forward.
without any thought whatever of this
small band of malcontents found in
every city and who are against every
public effort for the upbuilding of a
city.
The daily sentinel., 1905-05-17


There seems to be disposition
among the citizens generally to see
some form of celebration in this city
on the Fourth of July The fireworks
exhibition two years ago on that day
was most pleasing, and there seems
TO be no reason why there should
not be something of 4 similar nature
pulled off for the pleasure of the
people. The Chamber of Commerce
is making a canvass of the merchants
and others. and report will be made
at the next meeting. If there seems
20 be a disposition to enter into the
spirit of an old-time Fourth of July
celebration, with new features added,
there is every reason to believe that
the Chamber of Commerce will ia
ther the proposition. For several
years nothing was made of the day
in this city and it was much regret
ted There is no reason now why a
form of celebration shall not be
evolved and carried forward to a
successful finish.
90.
From the present outlook it is
hardly possible that the world will
nave the satisfaction of knowing
which is the greater fleet, Togo's or
Rojestvensky From reports re
,eived it is believed that Togo will
not risk a battle on the sea: not that
he is in the least afraid, but because
there are too many vital issues hang
ing upon his success or defeat. The
ports of Japan are not impregnable,
and in case of marine disaster they
would be at the mercy of Russia $
great fleet of armored vessels. From
strategic point of view the determ-
ination of Japan is good strategy.
In our judgment Japan would be the
victors on sea, as they were on land,
vet hardihood is not always best dur
Ing war.
The daily sentinel., 1905-05-17
Heroes and Cowards.

Great occasions do not make heroes
or towards. They simply unveil them
to the eyes of men. Silently and i'm
perceptibly, as we wake and sleep. we
grow and wax strong or we grow and
wax weak; and at last some crisis
shows us what we have become.
The daily sentinel., 1905-05-17
EIcctcd Officers.

The following officers were elected
At the meeting of the directors of the
Citizens Gas & Coke Company this
lfternoon;
President, w. +. White.
Vice president A. h. Sampliner.
Secretary, w. S. Wallace.
Treasurer. w. p. Ella.
The daily sentinel., 1905-05-17
Iarnest Peanut Eielda

The largest peanut fields in the
world are in Guiana, on the north
coast of Africa. Peanuts are grown
there by hundreds of tons. but the
quality is inferior to those grown in
this country. Most of the African pea.
nuts are shipped to France.
The daily sentinel., 1905-05-17
CIGARETTES at Course Dinner.

1t is sometimes the custom in Rus
STA for each lady at big dinner to
smoke a tiny cigarette between each
course. This is supposed to assist
digestion, besides removing the flavor
of the previous course from the pal
ata
The daily sentinel., 1905-05-17
Not Likely.

It is reported that a Highland
preacher who was vigorously denounc
ing the sin OF slothfulness reached an
unexpected climax by demanding Of
his congregation; DO you think Adam
and Eve went about the garden of
Eden with their hands in their pock-
ets?"-Chicago Record-Herald.
The daily sentinel., 1905-05-17

Mrs. NJ. Sigaloff of Denver arrived
in the city today at noon for a visit
with the family of NJ. II. Loefiler
Mrs. sigalon and Mrs, Loehler are
sisters
The daily sentinel., 1905-05-17

Too much Muslin
UNDE RWEAR
a discount of 20
per cent. on this
lot of Fine Goods
The daily sentinel., 1905-05-17

Tolxio. May IL Especial The
British steamer Lincluden has been
seized by a Japanese warship south
of Korea.
The daily sentinel., 1905-05-17

The French steamer Quangnam
has also been captured by a Japan
ese warship near the Pescadores is
lands.
The daily sentinel., 1905-05-17

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