The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-09-13
CONCERNING HOME INDUSTRIES.

NONS6nUNSN0 OO"G sN0SS 's6S'
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found an open letter from the Cigar
makers Union of Lincoln, addressed
to Secretary Written of the CONNER
cial Club, and through him to all
members of that organization. This
oren letter furnishes The Wageworker
with a text which it eagerly siezes up
on to preach little sermon against
this thing of preaching without prac-
ticing.
Secretary Written is to be compli-
mented upon his earnest efforts to Sc
cure new factories and business insti-
buttons for Lincoln, even though his
zeal sometimes outruns his discretion.
Being thoroughly familiar with the
whole matter referred to by the
Cigarmakers in their open letter, The
Wageworker openly and unhesitating
ly declares that the Cigarmakers are
absolutely in the right, and that Sec
rotary Written, doubtless without in
tention, has been guilty of doing the
local union a grave injustice by his
accusations. Some months ago Secre-
tary Written reported that it was pos
sible to secure another shirt and over
all factory for Lincoln, provided the
Commercial Club could guarantee 400
or 500 girls and women to work there
in. He Immediately opened regis
ing enough applications for situations
to induce the promoters of the new
factory to locate here. And because
The Wageworker entered vigorous
protest against any more girl fac
tories" in Lincoln, Secretary Written
declares that the deal fell through.
This has led him to call the editor a
labor agitator" and charge The Wage
worker with working against the best
interests of Lincoln. If opposition to
locating girl factories" in Lincoln
makes the editor of this humble little
paper labor agitator,' we proudly
accept the name. If opposing an in
dustrial movement which means fewer
American homes in the future, and
I'LL,
| tramping the streets in search of en-
p!oyment; more underpaid girls and
more men not paid at all-if opposi-
| ton to this sort of thing is working
| against the best interests of Lincoln"
then The Wageworker is guilty, and
| it is glad of it.
member of the Commercial Club, and
| is in a position to know something
about the sincerity of a lot of it's
| members who are always boosting
the home industry" game. 1t has seen
members demand eastern made cigars
after talking their threats sore for
home industry" and when their at
| tention was called to their evident
insincerity sheer at Lincoln made
cigars. 1t knows a prominent mem
Der who is forever talking home in
dustry'' who refuses to patronize home
insurance companies. 1t has seen
Commercial Club members who al
ways boost for home industry" come
home from Chicago and even Omaha
with suits made in those cities by
tailors not one bit better than Lincoln
teilors. More than SO per cent of the
cigars sold in the Commercial Clubs
rooms to members of that organiza-
ton are made elsewhere, and the men
responsible for this love to rear back
ic their chairs and promote the home
Industry movement" Yet these same
gentlemen condemn The Wageworkel
because it refuses to boost Lincoln
made goods which are the output oil
oyerworked ana underpaid girls, and
damn Lincoln cigarmakers because
they will not consent to reduction