The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-29
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THE Suburban. a magazine pub
Hshed monthly at Whiting. Ind, and
covering the Calumet region with
circulation of $500 devotes It's leading
editorial space to an appreciation OF
the LAKE COUNTY TIMES, it's aims,
methods. it's attitude towards labor
unions and its treatment of it's en-
ployes.
The Lake COUNTY TIMES has been
pleased to ignore the attempts of other
papers in the Calumet region, which
are aghast at the growth of it's circul
alton. popularity and influence. to
prejudice the minds of the unthinking
against it. 1t has never been the poll
Icy of this paper to dignity with con-
sideration those who would underesti-
mate the intelligence OF the people of
this region and clog the wheels of its
progress. 1t has welcomed all the I'M
fair criticism that has been showered
upon it and by ignoring it has turned
1t to good account.
At any time it might have given an
explanation such as the one appended,
but with faith in the discriminating
taste of its constituents it has not con-
sidered such answer worth while.
The editor of the Suburban. writing
under the Allied Printing Trades label
No. So says under the caption THE
LAKE COUNTY TINES"
'.In these days OF turmoil and strug-
gle on the part of labor organizations,
men should be very careful not to
hart their friends by unjust and ig-
nOrant abuse. We are sorry to note
that many men In and around South
Chicago are endeavoring to harass
the Lake County Times of Hammond
Ind, under the mistaken apprehension
thnt they are aiding their brother union
men OF the printing trade.
"TheFe is not the slightest fOunda-
tiOn for calling the Lake County
Times sc0b production. At the re-
quest of the proprietors, delegation
from the South Chicago Trades and
Labor Assembly visited their plant
and were afforded every opportunity
to thoroughly investigate the eOndi-
tiOus in that office. Prior to that time
two Populations from the printers
union had visited the place. The result
OF these Investigations disclosed the
fact that the Office of the Lake County
Times was manned exclusively by I'M
ion men, who were all working under
excellent conditions and were perfectly
satisfied with their situations. The
firm pays the Chicago scale and IS alb
sOIuteiy a closed shop.
s.Naturally, all good union men like
TO see the label, but I'm the printing
trade, rs in many others, there are
firms who while paying the best wages
and employing union men exclusively
do not use the "Iittle joker" Every
man has the right TO refuse to purchase
an article that does not bear the label
but before he starts shouting "scab" Ia
should investigate. We are in possess
sion of n letter from the secretary o
the Piano and Musical Instrument Max
er's Union ina which he states that NJ
though the kimhalI Piano company i
unfair towards organized labor, Their
nre many firms which employ uniol
Iabor exclusively hut do not use tn
label. So if is with the cigarmalNers
s-ssnion eigarmakers manufacture mil
lions of cigars in a year which do no
bear the label.
saThe Chicago Tribune, Daily News
Record Herald. Chronicle and othe
daily and Sunday papers do not bea
the label, and yet they are not boycott
led. Whys-Because they employ unto
Iabor exclusively. Let endeavor I
reckon the Lake County Times-les
they ask themselves the question
Whether it is worth while TO pay unto
,,-a.es and observe union conditions an
SIN be branded as ''rats."
1t is said some Of the neNvsboys re
ff,Se TO handle the Lake County Times
1t is also said that the newsboys be
long to union-and they certatni
wear buttons. 1t is also a fact thH
these same Deyysboys who refuse I
handle a paper produced by union me
exclusively, viii shout themselVe
hoarse every week end trying TO dispos
Of the Saturday Evening Post-one {
the worst enemies OF labor and I'll
pr0prietcrs of which have been At bite
warfare with the printers union 10
yearly two years. II the union news