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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-01-10
Their False Pride Keeps Them
From Organizing and
RESULTS IN STARVING WAGES
And Lack of Protection Secured
By the Trades-Uo!on for
Its Members.

I-- Speaking recentl before an
audience made up OF women book.
binders, Denis A. Hayes, presideu,
Of the Glass Bottle Blowers AS.
sociation and fifth vice prssidan OF
the Amsilc.D Federation of Labor,
touched especially on the treat
ment OF the woman in industry a
compareI with her treutln cut by
tAe sane men in society.
Continuing, Mr.. Hayes referred
To the c.lEatroua courtesy accord
eel by American men To wonau-
hooi In Their social or casual inter
course. He declared that the
splrIt which actuated Sir Walter
Ra!eigh 20 lay his coat In the stree.
that England;s queen might pas.
without soi4ing her shoes was alive
and dominant today among Amcri.
can men in their social iif;-Shal
that spirit WAS iuculcated in the
minds of the boys in school and
fostered in all the teachings they
received.
But when it comes to the women
in industry ali thought of chiyalry
is forgottent The woman at work
receives just the consideration her
services will command from the
commercial or busines point of
view. When the woman goes look
ing for job the only consideration
the employer is willing TO accord
her is consideration Of how litt!e
he can induce her to work for.
. AR oil 81,
ouly protection the woman indus
try could hope for was the same
! protection her brother secured
and she must secure it III th- same
manner-by uniting with other
women in the particular industry
in which she was engaged and de,
manding fair wages aud decent
conditions OF employment.
Mr.. Hayes also referred to the
fact that one OF the principal ob,
stacies to the formation Of women 's
unions is the false pride OF tbs
/ women workers themselves. Al.
though compelled to work for a
! living, many OF them are disposed
to think that the joining Ola labor
union would tend to tower then
socia l.. This false pside. he sui
is responsible iu a very large de
gree for the failure of women work.
e;s to obtain the redress of grier
ances and the payment of a decent
rate OF wages. He strongly ad
vised the women in the biuderie=
to forget this false pride and u
unite with the Women Binder1
+ Workers Union IN an effort 7,
secure better donditions.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-01-10
Have Hammers Out.

The railroads have their ham,
mers out for Edward A. Mosely.
OF the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. They declare that he is
special pleader for labor unions
ana accuse him of juggling the
figures In relation to the accidents
on the railroads during the year.
They are fighting specially the bill
fathered by Senator LaEollette,
which limits the hours OF con tinous
employment of railroad men in scr
vice to IL hours This bill will be
voted on J ~. II, and the railroad
men hope to defeat its effective.
ness with amendments.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-01-10
AGAIN POSTPONED
Is Trial Of Meyer, Pettibone and Hay
wood by the Pinkertons.

The trial of Meyer, Haywood
and Pettibone was once more post
poned- 1t should have begun last
week, but was showed over
to the latter part of the pres
ent month. Pinkerton Mozart
land was unable to gather the
prosecutions with s-es, it is
claimed. The prisoners have
been In jail nearly one year and
during that period there have been
three posi- p 1nenents upon one pre-
tex or another. Il IS generally
understood that the money power
OF the nation is backing up the
Plnkertons and politicians to secure
conviction. Seven detectives are
kept constantly stationed at Cald-
well, Idaho, TO spy on every move
made by the defense who fur
nishes the money is kept, secret.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-01-10
IT IS TREASON
For Government Employees TO Organ
ize Says Chicago Preacher.

Chicago people are talking OF
little else nowadays than the union
izing of different classes of muni-
cipal employers. Teachers hove a
federation allied with the f d .
alton Of labor; iremen have a
strong union closely affiliated with
other labor bodies, and the police
men have actually started organ
izing, a union Of patrol wagon
drivers being the first in the field.
Newspapers published clrtoons
suggesting terrible possibilities III
cases of big fires and strikes where
there IS any feeling between nom
union and union firemen and
policemen and especially in the
case Of labor riots. The employers,
association are denouncing these
new unions and some OF the daily
papers and MANY preachers i'll the
pulpit also condemn them. One
reverend gentleman declared thas
organization of govern ment EN-
ployes is treason But the uEion-
izing Is going right along just the
same.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-01-10
|1OSr IMPORTANT IN HISTORY OF STATE
In the Organized Labor Movement and will be Largely At
tendsd--Rapid Growth Of Organization During Past
Year-Anns and Objects Set Fourth.

On next Tuesday morning the
Fifth Annual Convention of the
West Virginia State federation of
Labor will convene at Assembly
Han in this city. This viii be the
Greatest gathering OF labor ever
sss,mbled in West Virginia, and
It's deliberations viii be watched
with interest throughout the entire
State, not only by the working
classe, but also by the employers
OF labor ard the great trusts of the
country. 1t will mark a new epoch
In labor union circles and will be
the beginning of a movement for
better things for the masses of the
people of the "Little Nountain''
State.
Inc most important features of
this convention will be the attempt
to secure legislation beneficial to
the toiliug masses at the hands OF
the present legislature; bringing
about closer a1iliation of all or
ganized crafts in the State; the or
ganization OF all unorganized crafts
aud the establishment of perma-
nent headquarters.
The Capitol City Trades Assem-.
bly, committee composed of j. l..
Heizer, E j. ,Creedon, John
L. Foster, John NJ. Fellows and
John Nugent, have been untiring
in their efforts to make the meet
ing a successful one in social way
and officers and delegates will be
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-01-10

out conscience, and unreasonable
That docs not excuse inju,tic,,
among workers.
The union man processes TO have
ideals. He should set good ex.
ample.
Inc union nun should think OF
me other side as well as ofhis own
re should deserve the great future
which Is before him by proving
himself, above allthings, lust.
The union paper should preach
strict loyalty to an agreement. The
word OF union man should be
considered ,ls good as the bond of
any mllllonaire. 1t is as good, very
often, but not always. ].
Union men should have rcspect
ior law, for the laws are made by
The majority, and the majority ar.
the government. If this majority
does not know enough to vote to
protect itself, it has no excuse for
using violence in place of intelli.
gence. Intelligent action Mt the
polls should be the earnest thought
oi every union worker, aud urged
upon workers by every union
newspaper.
In all Wall Street there Is not
among the intelligent men u single
one that fails to watch the laws aud
protect himself. Why should
Intelligent. workingmen al ow the
business Of the countryto be carried
on without their supervision or
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-01-10

needed legislation affecting the in
terests OF the toiling masses.
''We believe in autonomy to
trade interests and Closer unitv in
matters of general concern, heliev-
ing that III rae rlade- union system
OF organization the Waee-ear,ler
can find u channel through which
he or she can best meet and intelli.
gently deal with the problems aud
demands of the future.
"We continue in our adherence
to the eight hour day, to be urged
as a desirable, heathful and bene-
hclal reform In itself and endorse
the position taken by the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor looking to
its adoption by the various trades.
'sWe believe that there should
be equal pay for equal work, wi b.
out regard to sex or color.
''F'or these reasons we have or.
ganized the West Virginia State
Federation of Labor.''
The Federation was organized at
Huntington Oh April goth, 1908,
by National Organizer T. H. Flynn,
OF the A. z. OF L. with 76 dele
gates in attendance and A. w,
Jones, of Huntington, was chosen
President and j. II. Nightingale,
of Parkersburg, as Secretary Treas
urer. The second convention was
held at Parkersburg, with about
half the number of delegates pres
ent as at Huntington, Harry
Wright, of Montgomery, was cleo
ted President, ard J. H. Nightin-
gale was reelected Secretary Treas
urer. at the Clarksburg conven-
I tion which was held in 1895 it was
+, found that through the indifference
Of the officers that the membership
+ had deceased in an alarming man
ner and an entire change OF OFFICER,
aud methods WIS advocated an,L
John Nugent OF this city WAS e.ec-
ted President and Geo. \. Eotl-
man, of Ciarksburg. Sc cta!.y-
Treasurer. The convention was
he'd III Wheeling last year aud
Messrs. Nugent and HOLMAN wer.
reelected.
During the past year the organi-
cation has made rapid strides un-
til at the first Of this year there
were at1iiated and good standing
One nat Onal organization; one dis.
trict body; three central labor un-
ions, and 81 local unions, and by
the time the convention is called
to order at least thirty more unions
will have been affiliated or rein
stated.
With permanent headquarters
IL
Of officers and organizers within
one years time, with the present
interest prevalent for organization,
every union in the State will be
affiliated with the Federation and
thorough organization through
out the State effected.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-01-10

me following preamble sets
1orsn the aims and objects of the
we, the organized workingmen
ana women Of the State of West
virginia, have long been convinced
ol the In portance and necessity of
harmonious and cooperative action
10 secure our mutual Interests. lust
tonPensations for toll, and limit
ing the hours of labor to afford op-
porcunlty for mental culture and
neathtuI recreation, and recngniz-
tn2 self-preservation demands the
eioSer union of all trades and
ooulcs OF organized labor in order
thdO equality of right and privilege
may be obtiined for ali organized
sollers, we, the representatives of
trade and Labor Unions of West
Virginia, in convention assembled.
40 hereby mite our forces for la.
p0r's emancipation and call upon
az wage workers throughout the
esas to join with Us in obtaining
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-01-10

royalty entertained during their
leisure hours. The social feature
oi the week will be the love feast
..hu banquet on Thursday night at
odd Fellows Temple.
Inc committee has secured very
irrp'H aud unique badges for the
omcers, delegates and visitors
wHich will be distributed at the
nail On Tuesday morning.
me election of officers will occur
Oh lhe last day of the convention
anu as there are several avowed
tSanoloates Tor each Office a spirited
pected.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-01-10
President Charleston Tpyo. Union
and Member Entertainment
Committee.
intelligent criticism and opposition

Intelligent criticism and opposition
when neededf
In conclusion, we say to union
men that it is their duty to sup.
port their labor papers. They
should encourage those that rep
resent them III the literary field
and that work for them.
The workingman is feeble if he
cannot afford to patronize those
that protect his own interests.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-01-10
Hit the Rocks.

Men and Women, a publication
worth over 500, 900 one year ago,
gave up the ghost a few days ago.
There's reason"-it fought the
eight-hour day.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-01-10

For all the reliable labor news
read the Argus.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-16

time only saw him for a minute |
but ! like him. f. II Wheatley came !
back TO us with smile. The Wheat |
leys nearly all take our paper for
they are all oid-timers and know
many people over the county. Il. l. |
Hargrove says, I'm try YOU one Just |
for luck" IN bet We keep him.
]. c. Maloney has nice home and |
everything he wants. He is as pleas |
ant as pleasant can be and | wouldn |
pass his place without stopping, He
paid me for the paper for E. +. Bar
field and | got on \. l.. Arbaugh Is
young man who lives with his mo-
Their. He took my paper too, Tor ne
said he liked to read II, w. *. Jett
is an old bachelor. | went there last
spring and asked him to take my pa
per He said that he didn't suppose
he needed it, but | says. Maybe
your wife would like a good paper.
He says, Il hadn't thought OF that,
III take it" | went away and in writ
ing up my trip | spoke OF how good
Mr.. Jet was to his wife. when he had
commend him to any young. good
looking widow, who wants good
husband. II. A. beavers Is another OF
our regulars, but he was away.
Mrs. Pauline Piper looks after her
! own farm which she manages we'll.
! She took the Enterprise and the Dali
las News both. She loves TO read and
| is a most pleasant lady. c. E. little
| gave me splendid dinner. He has &
little boy who is fine. jolly little
fellow and anybody would love him
| for his anna bleness. w. S. White was
| not at the house but his wife sent a
dollar out. and said no use TO hunt
him up for she knew he would sub
scribe anyway
Rev. j. n. Giles has oeen on our
list for many day. He asked me
about "Innocents Abroad and said
he was his friend always. Mr. Hud-
son STAYED with Rev. Giles on his
first trip through the Avalon country
W. ID. Young came back 70 us Just
like he did before, for Enterprise and
News too Mr. Young is "A successful
farmer and makes lots OF cotton. His
neighbor, Mr.. Seabolt had just lost
two fine mares from blind staGeers.
Quite loss that only hard money
can replace ]. T. Nenable laughed
at me about my paper. then paid me
for IT, He is jolly man and viii Joke
YOU little II YOU don't watch out.
=. H. Hareus has charge OF an the
Cartwright farm of l.2ou acres. He
has done lot nf improvin- lately
and things have q new appearance.
He raises red Jersey hogs 20 sell and
they are as fine as split SIR he has
a number of big far ones to kill out
this hot weather Won't dc for mat
SO he keeps feeding them u" cent
corn My Young friend. Winsate. was
then az home. he says be saves his
money aud ere Ions De- viii pei up
shop far himself
Next morning I went tr avalon
where IN Petty save w' t.t oi
printing and r. F. Craftou aue A..
". MILES. hoth -ussys-tgj merchants
af that town. toah my paper stars
was there and 3 aa. bim un posi- Ast.
too. faF the first tims ttiHa hHf n"I
far tbs he kuow IS "a tnnpts
fea me tat diunrf iv 'aHfe.ist
ATE veteran aad Ra@ H ..t @HF fur
/ faut fare Re8fa ue uat H HaA
battle. 4HH WHH
/ Xtskshufs Nt aikei 0 g#
ahile sad he sauNs AtaN PEP
/ tsih abaut. gaI He hss ..s apeHt
| eu lu bts tlme au8 BIAS eese fNw
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-16

to his uncle. T. j. Stewart. Forsyth,
Ga. and III bet 1t brings him TO
Texas. J. a. Robinson gave me my
dinner and kept me three or four
hours. for It was raining. He lived
near Wyatt last year but Is back
nearer home now. He has two pref
ty children, a boy aud girl, and
they are bright and attractive. | saw
]. l.. Byrum sitting on his front gal
lerv looking happy and contented.
asked him If he was taking 1t easy
and he said, You bet | want some
of his buff leghorn chickens TO lay
eggs for my breakfast. L. ID. Hudson
has five or six banks of potatoes,
which are keeping nicely. He VIII
sell them for good price. He has a
lot of turkeys too and makes money
more ways than by raising cotton.
| G.. l.. Wakeland had a thousand dol
lars worth OF mules hitched to a
| buster, but he had them putting. he
paid me SO 90 for the Daily Light,
! the cheapest and best paper for the
money.
| Maloney means just what it says
for Mr.. Maloney owns the whole bus
mess. He is one of the best men out
and that big clean-shaven face OF his
! is always smiling. | didn't get &c
stay with him long for l knew it was
going to rain so | had to pull Oh
through the mud. J. M. Freeman gave
me my dinner. He was born ant
raised in Washington, D. G. an
knows the federal city as well as
know Waxahachie. j. l.. Daniel j
a big fat man with a twinkle in hi
eve and love in his heart for his fel
low man. He can talk all night ant
all day TOO. and he will entertain you
too He believes in saying good things
about ones neighbOrs and he prac
tees what he breaches. He told me
q story and ! think it worth relat
ing. Once he says, Il lived close
to an old gentleman who was never
known 10 say an unkiud word of any
one. This old man was great sing
er and loved to sing. One day a
mice looking fellow came into the
iueighborhood to make up a singing
school The old gentleman assisted
him all he could, got up class fof
him. and took him To his home Ia
hoard. all free of charge. The school
went on all right for a few days,
when one Saturday the teacher want
ed to 90 to- town and borrowed the
old mans fine mare To ride. lie
never returned himself nor the mare
,either \ lot OF ms Went over one day
land what We said about that singer
was e. plenty. but the old man only
,stroked his beard and said. Well
There vas one thing. he could sing.
| MIR Daniel has lots of chickens
hogs. turkeys. mules and . flo~ine
lweu that affords water enough foi
1.-The whole neigh hurhood
T. l.. Hagier lives close Ca kaA
land as / went pacing by his place h
called fo me- aud SAYS. DO YOU know
who cam furnish young married
mau a good county paper had
lthe very article The Young man va
IA T. Cato who has Just married b
Miss Huffstetler aud wanted ta star
triuht he III handsome Souus trl
Iiow and Z ltAe hts looks aud 81
sent be Ions before be Will De- on'
taf aur sfaid eittxyns / iuEEed Uu til
ID ,amr to a. NJ DIXON iie wHa SONS
.but Mrs pisoa paid me for mN pa
usf sud aald shv lowed t' Fead 3d. y
. tpiI toa fisbt no@ 2 hove q" h'
! hfaeasd su. Esd if tnu saat we %
. An a.. bsaf ls.sf BRAS STA mN NJ w}f'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-11

there
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-11
Petitions to an Emperor.

One Of the most interesting features
OF the emperor's visit was the number
OF petitions which were, so to speak,
thrown at him during his fortnight
stay Scarcely once did his majesty
drive out from the Hradschin without
somebody attempting 10, present an
appeal. Usually the petitioner was q
small child and occasionally a woman.
Most of the requests were for pc
cuniary assistance. The emperor was
always extremely courteous, and
when. as frequently happened, the let
Ter missed the carriage and fell into
the road he invariably ordered the
coachman to stop while the document
was brought to him. The household
.ehancery Is now dealing with some.
thing more than hundred petitions
thus nnccremoniously presented. All
of them are carefully investigated, and
whenevG 1t Is possible something Ia
done for the applicant. Prague CORE
spondence Pail Mall Gazette.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-11
BOTH OF THEM SATISFIED.
Business Man Had Joke and Book
Agent Practice.

& H4 H. a
i wonder" said the tall man in
the suit OF faded black, II !. could
interest you in new and cheap edi-
ton OF the works OF Anthony Troll
lope, 4 don't know" answered the
man. at the desk. Go ahead and let
ME hear what You have to say The
book agent began at once. Every
student of literature knows" he said,
that Anthony Trollope was one of
Englands great novelists. Ii Is true.
perhaps, that he wrote for limited
class. And so on, for ten minutes,
No said the man at the desk. turn
Ing again to his work, you haven't
succeeded in interesting me bit. ?
That's all right. reioined the talr
man in the suit Of faded black, replac.
Ing the sample volumes In his yalise.
with imperturbable composure. I'M
have Just started out canvassing with
these books, and | was only practic-:
ing on you" w.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-11
swILrED sxwxvrHK LxUNrRv.'
Somewhat Peculiar Transaction, But
II Went.

When a perfectly strange woman,
came for the soiled clothes three
weeks ago the mistress Of the house
came to the conclusion that her own
laundress had simply employed a
new messenger. and made no com
ment on the circumstances. But when
two weeks had gone by. and still the
old laundress known as Susan. no
last name having been mentioned
did not appear. the mistress of the
house felt that she would be lacking
In her duty II she did not make some
inquiry about her. Where Is Susan 4"
she asked the tab and bony structure
who came for the clothes, AShe has
gone to Pennsylvania to live, yes
sum,"'returned this person, with com
posure "She went to Pennsylvania
some time ago, an she lef goodby.
Ger yuh, but s'long es yuh didn't seem
tnh motifs ! didn't say NUM-" nut
why didn't she come and tell me and
allow me to make some engagements
about my laundry" asked Susans ex-
mistress, We'll, she lef' yo' clothes
tub mch. She made q will an' ler
dem clothes tub meh. Wese allus
been good friens, and SO wen she lef'
she say may wash 20 clothes long
ez ] wush tub. an dere wuz. no use
use worrying yuh bout 1t, now was
dere" To which moderate and sen,
sible question the mistress Of the
house could only remain speechless.
baltimore American.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-11
WHEAT VERY WEAK
Partly Because Of Wire Troubles But
Mostly Because of Bearsh Re-
ports--cther, Grains Affected

! Cairo, H.. Aug. WHEAT. -
Business in all pits was seriously in
jterfered with by the strike of the
operators Of both telegraph com.
ipanics. Trading was naturally con
fined to pit traders and local floor
operators. Wheat opened weak. hi
fact very weak, partly on the wire
trouble but more on account Of the
bearish. showing Of the report on
winter wheat which was not Issued
early enough yesterday to affect the
market. Liverpool closed ri to VI
higher and cables that the govern
ment report is construed there as
bullish Statistics are almost entirely
lacking Local receipts We're 297 cars
with worlds shipments estimated al
S,S0o000. d little business is being
done daily for export and the snppo-
sition is that the volume is greater
than generally reported, We need,
however a big export demand To hold
the market at this time
CORN Corn was sold aggressiyeN
by pit traders ut the start but ruled
rather steady around bottom prices
the balance of the day. A number OF
reports came in from the southwest
of too dry weather af
fecting the crop but the forecast Is
fol showers with cooler temperatures
in that district, Cables We're firm on
i better demand, Liverpool closing "A
higher Local receipts were 229 cars
with no estimate received Would
buy the May on any break.
OATS Oats were affected to less
extent than the other cereals and
ruled very quiet around bottom prices
Reports such as were received
showed no Improvement in threshing
returns and in some districts it is
claimed dealers are refusing the new
rats en- account OF their extremely
light weight We feel very bullish on |
his cereal. Local receipts We're 80
,ars.
PROVISIONS Provisions averagehI
'Sncwhat lower mainly in sympathy |
With grain. Moderate offerings from
scattered longs were taken mostly by
hree large packers who are evidently
nut for bull campaign. This support
lcscd the market firm. Cash trade is
$4,000 hogs estimated for
Ionday and $4,000 for next week.