The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-20
GARMENTS union REPLIES

Editor Press-There appeared in
Sundays Review an article pur-
porting to emenate from the men
who forgot their obligation and
stultified their manhood by staying
with the w. w. P. Co. when the re-
cent request was made upon the
company that the union men be
dealt with fairly and not be dis
charged simply because they were
union men. This request was fiat
ly refused by the company; admit
ting that men were discharged for
no other reason than the fact they
were union men.
The men who stand sponsor for
the above mentioned article desire
that the public be notified of their
position. We are of the opinion
that, left to their own discretion,
they would hardly think of going
into print and thus give the public
the open statement of their perfidy.
But man who is so spineless as to
turn traitor to his fellow men and
disregard solemn obligation will,
when the lash is applied, even go
into print and inform the public of
his utter unfitness for the compan-
ionship of worthy men.
The article in question is in the
form of resolution. And let us in
form you that while these resolu-
tons were signed by some of the
employees of the company, any child
would know that the whole prOduc-
ton is the work Of some official or
attorney of the w. w. p. Co. The
resolution make those who signed
it say they Joined the union in good
faith. Good faith! Ye gods! Good
faith in what? There are men who
will take benefits if It requires no
effort on their part; but if ever call
ed upon to make a sacrifice, how
ever small, they at once get under
cover. Then there is another class
of very contemplate beings who
would sell their souls for the privi-
lege of being slightly fawned upon
by the boss. These are the fellows
who will at the suggestion of the
employer join a union in order that
they might give information regard
ing any move on the part of the or
ganization toward lettering condi-
lions.
Dear public, it is the w. w P.
Co. that resolved Sunday morning.
aud those who called themselves
good faith" union men put their
to the document at the
request of the company. The ar
ticle mentioned further states: 1--WE
are convinced that when the COM
pany sees fit to discharge a man or
men it is perfectly satisfactory to
u.s." Certainly, they don't have to
tell us that-anything goes. And
the w. w. p. Co. fills the bill more
completely than any other company
we know of.
The article makes those signers
say that: "a self constituted COM
mittee Of the union wired an in
ternational officer to come here"
Too bad! The executive board
should have closed their eyes to the
fact that the company was using
them to help break up our union.
Mr.. McMorrow was sent for be-
cause we knew of the traitorous &C
ton and desired the assistance Of
superior officer to help us get rid
of them, and at the same time fight
the company Systematically. They
seem to lay great stress on what
they call 1.-The ballot box episode"
because the dirty work was found
out and they were thwarted in their
attempt to control the union in the
interest of the company.
They praise the company says
the article. They say that the
company has always been willing
to meet it's employees. The fellows
who stand sponsor for that article
know full well that the company
refused time and again to receive
any committee from their employees.
And we'll they know when our
crippled brother went to the COM
pany it fatty refused to give his ap-
peal any consideration and dis
charged him because he had the
audacity to appear in behalf of his
fellow unionists to protest against
unjust discrimination against men
for no other reason than that they
were union men.
AS to the second part of the Sun
day effusion wherein the company
makes the nonuniOn bunch get into
print, we will only say that we have
great deal more respect for the
nonunion man who fatty refused to
join our union and stayed with the
company than we have for the men
who took a solemn obligation and