The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-22

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discussion and perhaps denunciatlon
y 10 store for the "open shop = policy
q q me government printing office, on
Amerlean Federation Of Labor, now in
session in Normanna hall. A resolution
mas been introduced 4nnd special order
py Delegate Checking in behalf of the
International Printing Pressmen s
union, the Assistants, union, and the
International Brotherhood of Book
binders. The. resolution recites an or
der by Public Printer Charles a. Still
llngs directing the foremen and chiefs
Of departments in the, government
ployees whose services, can be dispensed
WITH baslng their finding on the eff
cheney, character, department, health
and cleanliness, attendance, length of
service, future desirability and special
defects of the men in question:. This
ORDER, the resolutions ayers, tends to
.humlllate'' the employees Of the Of
nee y! and AM will bring dissatisfaction,
dlscord and INSTRUMENTATION among
interests and efficiency Of the govern.
ment printing office. ., y It also SAYS
the resolution, tends TOT ssprejudice the
standard and independence Of an
American citizen.'' 4'1ss7 II l.ss a.
Demands Investigation. 5.:'s 5.:
The resolution calls on the Fedora
ton to investigate, thru it's executive
eou mel the general policy of Mr.. Still
l.ings toward the employees Of the Of
nee ana recommends that "heads of
departments removed from positions
by reason Of refusal to stultify them
selves by aiding in, such methods be
offered every protection possible by
the American Federation of Labor. 81
Back Of this resolution is a suspi
CON on the part Of trades unionists
That the proposed wedding out process
is a ruse to cover, the discharge OF
union employees. It lis probable. that
the .,open shop,' policy announced by
resident Roosevelt in the Miller case
Will come in for it's share of comment
"hen FMS resolution is takep UP.
Spirited and at times heated discus
sion Of the merits of. the trades union
paper and its claims upon union men
Tor support marked the opening session
OF the federation today. .s.s... 'l
Inc committee on education reported
a resolution which calls upon the va
rious affiliated unions of the federation
to support the trades, union papers OF
the country. :. ~ R:2. r. =.
Assails Labor Editors. ~ i,
Delegate Lewis :. !, declared that the
trades union editors were III the bust
ness Tor what there was in it, and. not
from on any deyotion to. the: union. cause
and deserve no more, support than any
other union print shop. E. G.. Brown
himself the editor Of a labor paper in
Brockton, Mass, took; prompt issue with
Lewis. He said: '@;"&: - ~:TS'#
tits the man who goes into trades
unionism for what he can get out Of it
who IS it's greatest detrinent: It is
self sacrifice and not se1fshness that
moves the world and this seIf-sacrifce
to the. labor; moven1 has rot beer
more conspicuously shown thanss byt: the
editors of the labor. papers,, L resent
the charge that no man ever edited a
labor paper EXCEPT H6fS5w h al. there is in
here, and make u, I'll 81 IT. 1,itfKs without a
dozen !t menyrisitng tohurI back the: brick
Mr.. Lewis modified his statement
slightly by. reterting* that whiles:it die
NOT, apply to all labor editors, it. did. ap
ply to: most Of them. Sam De Nedry
of Washington, D, c., wanted to know
why, if. Lewis did NOT like the existing
laboy papers, he did not start a GOOD
one himself. =. - :, %~[..,..
4: eraftefs and the Unions. = =, r..
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