The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-06-30
LABOR NOTES FROM
THE FIELD.

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but who refuse to advertise in your
labor paper. This is also true of the
merchant who will tell you that he
believes in union labor and wants the
union mems trade, yet persistertly re-
fuses to advertise in a labor paper.
There is common understanding
among many of the larger merchants
that they will not patronize the labor
paper, and hope by thus withholding
their business from such paper to
force their suspension, or at least to
weaken their NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Union Banner.
1t is the duty Of union men to sup
port and encourage their duly elected
officers. and refrain from comment
ing in public places on the manner In
which they administer the affairs of
the union. If their actions are open
to comment, go to your union meet
ing and declare your sentiments. Re-
member that your officers, in the per-
Torrance of the duties devolving up
on them, often have to make great
personal sacrifices in your behalf. En-
courage and do not discourage them.
Buffalo Progress.
If we were only half as wise as the
"Knocker" pretends to be we would
never have any fear Of making a mis-
take, no matter what we might under
people who know so much will not
give us the benefit of their knowledge,
but simply stand back and point out
our mistakes, instead of coming for
ward to point out the right way
Leather Workers Journal.
Even in the South, where race hat
red is so prevalent, the negroes have
been admitted into the trades unions
while they have been barred from
other organizations that are antag-
onistic to organized labor The color
barriers have been broken down by
labor unions, and not his color, but
his character bars the negro when
he is barred.-Leavenwort Review.
All this rant and cant about the
open shop hallueination is positively
enervating. Reduced to it's final analy-
sis, it means simply that the work.
ingman shall not be allowed to COM
bine for self protection. However, the
manufacturers, stockholders and
bondholders can have all kinds OF
close corporations for the purpose Of
mulcting the public-Tobacco Work
err.
The recent attempt upon the life of
the young King and Queen Of Spain
by anarchists was one of the most re-
voting crimes in history. We have
no sympathy with tyranny, we have
infinitely less with anarchy Tyranny
can be met and overcome by lawful
means anarchy should feel the iron
arm Of the law at every turn-Roan-
oke Industrial Era.
If you wish to merely honor a man
on parchment or chrome. Don't
vote to elect man to office merely
to honor him. Vote for the men who
stand openly for the things you want,
chief of which is the right of the peo-
pie to attend to their own business
Elk.
Every purchaser is an employer of
labor. The man who buys, for in
stance, non-union hat, employs
non union halter; a non-label coat or
overalls, employs a non-union gar
ment worker, and so all along down
the line-Nashville Labor Advocate.
Economic unity is bound to bring
political unity. Only the blind do not
see that the trade unionists are awak-
ening to the necessity of united po-
litical action-Cap Makers Journal.
The printers are still marking up
winning scores.
The women cooks of New York are
forming a union.
The Grand Trunk railway trainmen
have been promised an Increase.
Suburban railway employees of
Cleveland have secured an increase of
one cent per hour.
Resenting a cut of ten per cent in
wages, 100 weavers in the Allentown.
Pa, mills are on strike.
The Horseshoers of Cleveland are
to be granted a Saturday half holiday
and SO cents an hour for overtime.
Seventy five master steam filters of
New York city have offered their men
IS day beginning Aug. l.
The Electrical Workers of Erie, Pa,
struck against the impositions of the
light companies recently.
The Bartenders of New York will
demand an Increase In wages Septem-
Der l. The union has over 1900 men,
bers.
A committee of the National Civic
Federation Of America has arrived a,
Queenstown, England. for the purpose
of studying the question of municipal
ownership and its effect on labor con.
ditions.
The master plumbers association of
New York has agreed to pay the jour
neymen plumbers $5.25 a day begin
ming July 1.
The Electrical Workers of Grand
Rapids, Mich, with the exception Of
three shops, have been granted the
eight hour day.
The Laboritess Of England are to
have daily paper published in their
interests. 1t will be known as the
Majority.
BARRIERS Of Buffalo. N. Y, have been
granted an increase Of $3.50 per week,
They have also been granted an after
noon and evening off each week. II. SIS
5 The BLOCK Coal field OF Indian q and