The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-02-15

In the February Journal will be of in
terest to the members of the Typo
graphical Union. The organizers seem
to be awfully busy these days, and If
they are getting results commensurate
with their expense accounts they are
certainly going some.
The twenty-five organizers and spe-
cial agents spent $3,523SS during jan
uary, Vice-President Hays leading with
$346.55 for Expenses to st. Paul and
Indianapolis and services and ex-
penses in Philadelphia" ST. Paul, by
the way is Mr.. Hays home, and as J.
c. Devereux, Jr., lives in st. Paul, 1t
looks to the uniniuated as If Mr.. Hays
lwere charging up to the boys the ex'
penses of little visit home. If this
intimation is an injustice to Mr.. Hays
he will accept proper apologies.
Organizer Fisher of Omaha spent
$51.7O to go to Burlington, where he
performed some good work, but while
Mr.. Fisher of Omaha was in Burling-
ton, 800 miles east of his home town,
Organizer B. G. Brady travelled from
Cincinnati to Omaha, and from thence
down to st. Joseph and st. Louis. at
an expense of $2S3.60. Just why these
two organizers should cross each 9th
ers paths at an expense of something
like $500 is mystery to the boys be-
hind the assessment. Organizer J. E.
Fancher visited Huron, Deadwood,
Pierre and Sioux Falls at an expense
of $236.04, of which amount $4S.75 was
for services and expenses" in Sioux
Falls. Presumably the rest was for
expense, which indicates that Mr..
Fancher was going some" The or
ganizers averaged over $3.50 each dur
ing the month. During the month the
eight hour day committee spent ST.
413.20. The receipts for the month
We're $177,405.58, and the expenditures
$144,544.3S The International now
has on hand balance of $311 ,312.54,
OF which amount $12,74626 is, in the
Cummins memorial fund. The atten-
.tion OF the United Typothaete is called
to these figures. Sixteen months fight
ing, and after spending $3,000,000 the
union printers have $31 ,,312.54 in the
strong box. And there are only about
$4,000 of us in the United States and
Canada.
Frank Swigart of St. Louis, No. 8, is
wondering if it is his turn next to be
Shelby Smithed,' Swigart is the mar
who has done most to secure contribu
tions to the home library. He has
been working night and day for the
library, but the other day he received
a shock. President Lynch peremptor
ily ordered him to cease soliciting
books for the home. This was in ac
ccrdance with decree of the execu
tive oouncns~ Lynch notified Swigar
that the council always found wa!
TO enforce its mandates. He managed
4 toffnd way when he went after Shel
& by Smiths scalp, even if the way
Z was brutal in the extreme, and coll
I trary to all law and precedent. Swi
\ CART shows disposition to ignore tn
4 mandate of Str James the Great, an
\ If he does the matter with be threshe
out at Hot Springs, and maybe ther
will be enough delegates present wit
real spines to prevent another Shelb
Smith lynching. The order of tn
council and Swigarts reply will b
found in the February Journal.
President Lynch has his pictur
taken the other day. He was walkin
alongside lot of wagons loaded wit
100000 blotters-count 'em-1 900
000-which the executive council
going to distribute to boost the labe
Then half tone was made and prin
ed in an Indianapolis daily. Copie
OF. the paper containing the pictu.
have been mailed widely under pos
age paid by the assessment
Mr.. Post in his Square DEAL make
the astonishing assertion that the U
ion Printers Home at Colorat
Springs was built with contribution
that came mostly from men who wei
not and never had been members
the Typographical Union. Charles Y
Pest, editor of the Square Deal" is
liar. He knows he is liar. Ever
body who knows anything at all abo
the Union Printers Home knows tn
Mr. Post lied when he said it, and thu
know that he knew he lied when
said r. Nine-tenths of the cost of Il
Union Printers home was borne
unior1 printers, and 99k per cent
the e'st of maintenance is borne
mem ers of the Typographical Unic
Annanias wasn't one, two, three wi