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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07
STRUCK CLOSED SHOP.
The Remarkable Plight Of a "Rat"
Printer Attracts Attention.

The spectacle of rat" printer
working in closed shop with the full
consent of the Typographical Union
is strange enough to. call for more
than passing comment. There is no
such things as an "open shop" in the
printing business-it is either wholly
union or it is unfair. But non-union
printer named Edward j. Dale is work
ing in closed shop and no complaint
is heard except from Dale himself
Dale was employed in rat" shop
at Trenton, N. j., and sought to exc
out his scanty rat" wages by robbing
the poor box OF Holy Trinity church.
He was caught in the act and SEN
fenced to five years in the penitenti-
ary. And that's a CLOSED shop for
fair. But it isn't printery, however.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07
THE BRlCkLAYERS.
Work Has Been Slack for Several
Reasons Explained Below.

On account of the cold and wet
weather, and the scarcity of material,
work has been little slack with the
bricklayers so far this spring. But it
is picking up rapidly. Material is COM
ing in fast, and the warm weather has
started work on several big jobs. The
new Little building and the Christian
Science church will afford an unusual
lot of work for the masons this year
These are two of the biggest jobs ever
let in Lincoln.
Saturday evening, June 1, the union
bricklayers of st. Paul, Mimi, cele-
brated the twenty-fifth anniversary OF
their local, and from reports printed
in the st. Paul Advocate they must
have had a fine time.
The strike of the bricklayers and
masons of Ottawa, Ont, is a thing
of the past, and formal two-yeal
agreement has been signed by
which the men agree to work fol
one year for AZ cents an hour. After
that they are to get so cents.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07
FULTON STOCK COMPANY.
Continues to Draw Big House and Give
Great Satisfaction.

Great Satisfaction.
When Jess Fulton first broached the
subject of summer engagement at
the Oliver, Manager Zehrung was
skeptical.
1T won't pay, Jess"
well, I'm willing to take try at
it," replied Mr. Fulton.
So the engagement was made, with
results well known to the public The
season was a success financially and
otherwise, and now for four successive
years the Fulton Stock company has
played summer engagement, each
one SURPRISING the proceeding one.
To date the receipts this year are
ahead of a similar length of time any
previous year. and the company is
stronger than ever-which is saying
a whole lot.
Last week "The Cowboy and the
Lady" drew big houses and it was pre-
sented in a most acceptable manner
The first of this week Bulls and
Bears held the boards. Miss Enid
Jackson, who was unable to appear
the first of the week is again on duty
much to the delight of her many ad
mirers
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07
AN IDIoTIc STRIKE.
Such Fool Actions Bring Disrepute
on Trades Unionism.

A day or so ago $50 men in a manu-
on strike because they were not per-
mitted to have beer in the shops dur
ing working hours.
1t seems increditable that the lead
ers should be SO short sighted as to
counsel strike for such a reason.
a strike based upon such grounds
should have no support whatever
amongst the people and it is not
opinion or the help of other unions.
No strike has been successful when
not backed by public opinion and in
the vast majority of cases in order to
val strikes must be based upon some
sound reason.
1t is just such fools as the one re.
ferred to that brings the whole labor
movement into disrepute. 1t is the
causeless, senseless walkout which
arouses public condemnation and re
suits and always will result in los.
ing strike.
Leaders organizing, counseling, or
even countenancing such stupid pro
ceedings on the part of these men
! ought to be ousted from their posi-
| tions. They do more to damage tn
cause they claim to advance than any
other person.
| If the labor unions expect to &C
complish anything for their own good
they cannot get very far if they coun
tenance such proceeding as we have
| instanced.
| There will be nothing much to the
fight of these 250 men and if finally
they set any sense into their heads
they will make short work of the
and depose them from their positions
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07

national unions holding charters from
the federation
Reviews Federation's Action.
Mr.. Gompers' decision was an
nounced in a letter to Messrs. Adam
Huener, Louis Kemper and Joseph
Proebstle, secretaries of the Brewery
Workers Union, whose office is in
Cincinnati In the letter he reviewed
the action Of the federation at Mime
apolis in November, 1906, when the
workers were notified that unless a
settlement should be reached en-
gineers, firemen and teamsters must
withdraw from the Brewery Workers
Union and no others be excepted
The fact that this admonition was
not acted upon is then set forth, as is
the resolution of the executive COM
mittee in Washington last March. In
the resolution of the council the terms
of the Minneapolis convention were
reiterated and the brewery workers
were notified that their failure to
comply has by their own action
worked the revocation Of their char
ter
The letter continued:
"On May l neither yourself nor the
executive board of your organization
informed the president Of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor as to the ad-
herence of your organization to the
decision of the Minneapolis conven-
ton. In lieu thereof you sent me
| telegram stating that the members of
the organization were then taking a
referendum vote thereon Up to- this
time your organization has not in
formed the American Federation of
Labor as to it's adherence to that de-
cision.
Union ovtes Its Refusal.
! Under date of May % you advise
me that by the referendum vote of the
membership Of your organization the
conclusion was reached to refuse to
abide by the decision of the Minneap-
oils convention Of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, the highest court in
the labor movement of your country.
| Now, therefore, I, in accordance
with the decision and instruction of
the Minneapolis. convention of the
American Federation of Labor, the
executive council directs me to say
that the charter held by the Interna-
tional Union of United Brewery Work
men is and stands revoked on this
date, and you will, therefore, return
said charter to this Office upon receipt
Of this communication-your organi-
zation being thereby disassociated
from the American trade union move
ment, the American Federation Of
Labor"
It is the general opinion that the
workmen will contest the order, and
long fight for reinstatement is antic-
ipated The brewery men have about
100000 in their treasury.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07
Plumbers Boost Big on
Labor Temple Project

There are not very many union
plumbers in Lincoln, but they make a
game bunch This week lot more of
them got into the Labor Temple
game Here are their names:
Ed. English, 1888 U.
W. Waack, 429 So. Eleventh
]. B. Estes, 1914 J.
A. " White, 1877 N.
J. K. Wilson, 1880 Sheldon.
G. c. Warner, 134 So. Twelfth.
N. K. Howard, 1902 NJ.
Chas. Burns, 846 No. Twenty-six
Bert Chipman no sooner took a
withdrawal card to become boss
plumber than he took down with the
inflammatory rheumatism and went off
watch. He has just returned from a
two weeks sojourn at Sycamore
Springs and feels lot better, although
he finds it little difficult to get up
after sitting down while.
Although new members are taken
in at every meeting the list remains
about the same, members getting
clearance cards and going to other
towns where the wage scale is better.
The local now has "a active members
The unfair bosses must be taking
notice. One of them tried to get an
advertisement in The Wageworkel
last week.
The negotiations which have been
going on for the past few days between
the striking plumbers and their former
employees in Hamilton, Ont, have re
ences existing between them, and the
men will return to work within the
next two or three days.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.
Figuring on q Home Of Its Own With
out More Delay.

Lincoln Typographical Union is fig
uring on securing permanent home.
and to that end will seek to make a
lease on a hall, fit it up and use it for
its own purposes. At the regular
meeting last Sunday the executive
committee was instructed to take such
steps as 1t deemed necessary looking
to this end. The purpose is to lease
headquarters. and fit 1t up not only as
a hall. but for social purposes. making
ample provision for Capital Auxiliary.
Plans for financing the enterprise will
be made by the executive committee
and presented at the July netting.
Fl. w. Smith. Fred Iringer and Fred
Nickel were appointed to take charge
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
The First June Meeting Will Be Held
Next Tuesday Evening.


After a hiatus of three weeks the
Central Labor Union will meet next
Tuesday evening. Indications are that
it will be big meeting, for several
plans are in process of incubation that
promise much for unionism in this
city.
The Labor Temple project will come
up, and it is hoped to get bunch OF
canvassers started out that will ac-
complish something. The matter of
the annual theatrical benefits will also
come up. A lot of union men seem to
labor under the impression that be-
cause they are not duly accredited
delegates they cannot secure admis.
sion to the meetings of the central
body. This is mistake. Any union
man who has paid up card is en-
titled to admission, and by general
consent is allowed the privilege of the
floor But only accredited delegates
arepriviIeged to make motions or to
vote. 1t would be a good thing for
the central body if union men would
gel into the habit of dropping in at
the meetings.
Let every union man who reads
this notice be present at the meeting
at C. l.. U. hall next Tuesday even
ing, and perhaps something worth
while can be stirred up.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07
GOOD WORK REPORTED.
Missouri Joint Legislative Board Sc.
cures Pleasing Results,


The Wageworker acknowledges the
receipt of the printed report of the
joint Labor Legislative Board of Mis-
souri,, the sender being its old friend
Charles Fear. 1t deals with the mea-
sures affecting the working people in
general and organized labor in par
ticular which were considered by the
forty-fourth general assembly of the
Missouri legislature, together with a
record of the members of the house
and senate on labor measures pre-
ganized labor
In addition to the good work of Sc
curing some new laws the committee
succeeded in preventing the enactment
ests Of organized labor. Among them
was a bill permitting the employment
of railroad police; poll tax law and
a bill repeating the BARRIERS examina-
ton law. 1t succeeded in getting a
law wiping out the so-called barber
colleges" one making recovery of dam
ages up to $4,000 for contributory
negligence, one compelling the shut
ting up and sealing of abandoned gal
leries in mines, and several others OF
prime Importance to labor. The joint
legislative board performed splendid
service, and the cost was insignificant
in comparison with the results
achieved.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07
LET JUDGES MAKE LAWS.

United States court judges are at
skies and sevens. Judge Speer, OF
Georgia, decided the employers liza
bility law constitutional, while Judges
Evans, of Kentucky, and Mccall, OF
Tennessee, declare the law to be in
valid. So it will probably go up and
then there's no telling what will hap
pen. What's the good of legislatures
and congress, anyhow? Why not have
the courts make the laws? The law
yers know pretty nearly everything
worth knowing.-Lancas (Pa.) La
bor Leader.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07
MONUMENTS VS.. FOUNTAINS.
Monuments Are All Right, But Foun
tains More Necessary.

Mayor Brown is hustling to raise
$4,000 with which to erect statue of
Abraham Lincoln in Federal Square.
This is a bully good move, and The
Wageworker hopes the mayor will
make it go through. We would chip
in and help erect the statue were it
not for one thing. The Wageworker
is holding out in order to subscribe
to fund that will erect three or four
drinking fountains in various parts of
the city-fountains at which men,
horses and dogs may slake their
thirst.
Five thousand dollars invested in
fountains of this kind would do a
blamed sight more good than sim
liar amount Of money invested in
granite images of dead statesmen
and Lincoln was the best of them all.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07
NOT FOR THIS PAPER.
"canned Editorials" Not Welcomed by
The Lincoln Waqeworker.

'Canneo EoitorIdiS moi welcomed py
The Lincoln Waseworker.
Every week The Wageworker re-
ceives a mess of canned editorial"
stuff from a concern somewhere in
the east. 1t is in the shape of proof
slips and is called Concerning Munich
pal Ownership" 1t is cunningly man
ufactured, and contains arguments
against municipal ownership of public
utilities. 1t costs money to get out
such stuff, pay postage and hire spec
ial writer's, and somebody with a self
ish motive is footing the bills. An
alleged New York humorist named R.
N. Munkittrick, is selling some of his
funny dope" to the men back of the
game.
The Wageworker is not using this
canned" material, although few of
it's labor, exchanges are. But we like
to read the matter sent us. 1t is so
cleverly worded and the foxy game SO
cunningly concealed that lot of edi-
tors who are busy and want copy in a
hurry use it, not knowing that they
are being used by coterie of men
who are making big money out of it.
The only way Concerning Municipal
Ownership" dope can get into The
Wageworker is through the business
Office at the rate of 20 cents an inch
and don't you forget it. And even at
that price The Wageworker promises
to combat the argument in it's editorial
columns
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07

Just as soon as The Wageworker can
see four or five convenient drinking
fountains for men, horses and dogs
in Lincoln, it will gladly chip in its
mite towards a statue of Abraham
Lincoln. But Lincoln can get along
without another statue far better than
men and animals in this city can get
along without drinking fountains.
When some one starts out with a
drinking fountain subscription paper"
The Wageworker wants to be allowed
to get in way up on the head of the
list.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07
BREWERY WORKERS EXPELLED
Refused to Abide by Decision Of Min
neapoIis Convention.

Refused to Abide by Decision Of Min
neapoIis Convention.
Washington, June lin the absence
of President Gompers, Secretary Nor
rison of the American Federation of
Labor today made public Mr.. Gompers'
announcement of the revocation of the
charter of the International Union OF
Brewery Workmen, because of it's re-
fusal to accept the terms prescribed
by the federation.
The action will affect all the brew
cry workmen's unions throughout the
country, comprising membership OF
about 10000. Asked for statement
concerning the effect of the action of
the federation, Mr.. Morrison said:
The decision rendered by Presi-
dent Gompers is authorized by the ex-
ecutive council. 1t not only sewers
the connection of the International
Union of United Brewery Workmen
with the American Federation of La
Dor, but, under the constitution of the
American Federation of Labor, it will
prevent the 400 or more local unions
of the brewery workers in the various
parts of the country from being rep
resented by delegates in the 600 city
central bodies and the thirty-six state
branches affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor or from receiv
ing the support or recognition in any
way of the members of the 11S inter
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07
THE ELECTRICAL WORKERS.
Celebrate Another Anniversary and
Have a Royal Good Time.

Oeieprate announcer anniversary and
Have Royal Good Time.
The Electrical Workers Union cele-
brated another anniversary last Thurs
day evening at their hall on South
Tenth street. The wives and sisters
and lady friends of the members pro-
vided cakes that would have taken
first prize at any cooking school, and
the union provided ice cream in abun-
dance. In addition to these refresh
ments there was a short program, and
then the dancing began.
Every year the local electrical
workers celebrate the anniversary
of the union, and each celebra-
tion sees more new faces and
better feeling. The local is grow
ing in strength and finances. and
while doing SO it is also growing in
unionism
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07
NO STUDENTS THERE.
Spokane Walters Draw Wages That
Listen Good"

Listen Good"
The second highest scale paid to
walters in the United States is now
being paid by the leading ,cafes and
dining rooms of Spokane. Some time
ago the walters drew up their new
scale and submitted it to the propri-
etors, with. the understanding that
they were to demand the wages on
June Is. Several of the employers
took the matter up at once and be-
gan paying the scale without waiting
for the time to arrive which had been
set by the walters. The scale follows:
Ten-hour men, SIS week with SO
cents an hour for overtime; six-hour
men, $3.50 week, with sc, cents an
hour for overtime; twelve-hour men,
$3.50 per week. Work after the
aters, IS cents for two hours. For
fairs and carnivals, $21 a week
straight overtime. These wages in
clude board.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07
What's Doing Among
Lincoln Trades Unionists

of the work of securing a monument
for the union burial lots in Wyuka
cemetery. Little trouble is anticipated
in securing funds with which to erect
handsome marble shaft to the mem
ory of the deceased members of No.
2O9
Three new members were elected to
membership at last Sundays meeting,
and considerable busirAss of impor-
tance was transacted. At the July
meeting the officers-elect for the en-
suing year will be obligated. Vice
President Peat presided in the absence
of President Coffey.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07

There is always something doing
among the union carpenters of Lin
coin Every meeting sees new men,
bers added to the roll and new jobs
squared through the persistency and
diplomacy of the business agent. The
meeting last Tuesday evening was a
/, stemwinder, and five new candidates
were initiated, with several more on
the waiting list. Every member who
Is able to work is at work, and calls
for men exceed the visible supply.
Some time ago Paul Bartlett started
to putting up two good sized residence
buildings. He employed non-union
men for a time, but after watching
them work and comparing them with
union men on other jobs he got wise.
AS result the non-union men walked
the plank and the Bartlett jobs were
squared by putting good union work
men on them and Mr.. Bartlett, al
though he paid the union men higher
wages, realizes that he made an eco
nomical move when he unionized his
work. It's the same old story-the
good craftsmen are in the union OF
their craft.
The Sawyer fats, one of the biggest
Jobs in recent years, is at last COM
pleted This gave employment to
union carpenters for nearly a year.
The carpenter and brick work was
thoroughly union, but the plumbing
and painting, let on separate contracts.
went to non-union concerns.
Dad Hallahan returned from Hast
ings the first of the week, where he
has been working for a month Or
more.
Business Agent BLY, ran up against
queer proposition one day last week.
Passing a job being done by ''scab"
contractor he noticed that non-unioa.
ist had on a carpenters union pin.
The wearer was formerly a member
OF the union, but was dropped, a fine
OF SIS being placed against him. Mr..
Bly, asked the man why he. non
unionist, was wearing a union pin,
and the man insolently replied. "It's
my pin, bought with my own money.
I've worn it for two years and I'll
keep on wearing it," Mr. Bly, arg"ei
few minutes and went on hi; woy
A few days later he saw the man still
wearing the pin. Then hs got busy
with the law books and he Tng w
SOM. thing that will interest every
wearer of the union button, including
the aforementioned non-union Cur.
lenter It Is a section Of the Ne.
hraska statutes which makes it an of.
fensc punishable by stiff fine or i'm
.)"j onment, or both, for a man to wear
the badge, pin, emblem or insignia OF
any secret, fraternal of other order
when he is not a member in good
standing of the aforesaid order whose
pin, etc., he may wear. Mr.. BIZ
brought the matter before the union
last Tuesday and was instructed &c
set the machinery of law in motto
whenever ne 1Ound nOn-unlOn car
penter wearing the pin emblamatic ol
the union.
The Woodworkers' Journal is not fal
astray when 1t says: You don't heal
Vt very many welfare clubs being es
tablished by concerns who feel sure
that no labor organization is liable t.
spring UP among their employees"
The Kansas City Billiard Table com
pany is on the unfair list.
Carpenters will have no work Oh
the new Little block, but being loya
citizens of Lincoln they rejoice to SCI
such a fine business building goin.
up. 1t will mean more building OF
which carpenters will have a goo,
show.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07
HOW IT WORKS.
Perhaps President Higgins Of Press
men Can Explain This.

FeTHdpS FreSIueHt higgins OF FTeSs-
men Can Explain This.
When the Chambers printing house
agreed with Typographical Union No.
2 for the eight-hour day and the union
shop the kid" decided to put the
whole plant on the eight-hour basis.
Since then, however, the l. P. p and
A. U. having entered into an agree
ment with U. T. A. for nine-hour day
until 1909, and the local pressmen hav-
ing recently signed a similar agree
ment with the Philadelphia Typo
thetae, the pressroom of that concern
returned to the nine-hour day this
week.-Eastern Laborer
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07

The first four months of this year
sixty-seven stonecutters died in good
standing and received $1,000 by return
mail to pay their death benefits. Ten
passed away out of benefit This is
the largest number of stOnecutters
that ever died in that space of time
in the entire history of the General
Union. -Stonecutters' Journal.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07
A NEW ADVERTISEMENT.

Union Overall Manufacturers Present
Claims to Lincoln Unionists
Elsewhere in this issue appears the
advertisement of R. L. Mcdonald &
Co., st. Jospeh, Mo-, manufacturers of
the famous Red Seal' brand of over
alls. The R. l.. Mcdonald Co. has
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-07
MRS MAHoN ILL.

Mrs. Mahon. wife Of the president
of the Amalgamated Association of
Street Railway Employees, has been
very i'll at st. Mary's hospital, Detroit.
Hopes are entertained of her ultimate
recovery, however.