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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-06-18
Lewis In Anthracite Field.

President Thomas Lewis, of the
United Mine Workers appeared
in the anthracite regions Saturday
for first time since his election. At
a mass meeting he announced he
would start a campaign to get all
active mine-workers into the union
rs the membership had been great
ly reduced of late. The leaders
will promise the men that the
union will ask for an eight hour
day and recognition of the union
next April.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-06-18
O1ganized Lab0Ys
Efforts Foized
To Secure Remedial Labor Legislation at Hand Of
Cannon's Congress--The Fight will be Contin-
ued this Fall at Ballot Box.

would probably be better pleased
at the defeat of Judge Jenkins
than of any other man in the
house.
Should there be a serious at
tempt to prevent Speaker Cannon
from succeeding as speaker, pro.
viding the Republicans carry the
house, all the force of organized
labor will be thrown toward some
other candidate. just now talk
among Republicans is vigorous to
the effect that the speaker will
have trouble in succeeding himself,
but the truth is the speaker has
strong, compact and smooth-run.
ming machine, well fabricated with
favors for his friends, and it is
easier to talk about ousting him
from the speakers chair than it is
to accomplish it.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-06-18

great law of supply and demand
every saving, frugal, self-denying
Worklngman is unconsciously
doing what little he can to reduce
the compensation of himself and
his fellows. The slaves who did
not wish to run away helped to
fasten chains on those who did, so
the saving mechanic is a certificate
That wages are high enough.
Does the great law demand that
every worker live on the least pos
sible amount of bread7 1t is his
fate to work one day, that he may
be able to get enough food to work
another? Is that to be his only
hope-that and death?'
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-06-18
Shake Is Coming.

Secctary Taft recently warned
the people that a fight between
labor and capital is coming which
will shake the foundations of
government. Wonder if he had
reference to the jolt that is due him
at the ballot box in Novemper /?
He will undoubtedly represent
capital. and lapor will agree that
the ''shake" is coming.-Nash-
vile Labor Advocate.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-06-18
THE CAMPAIGN
AGAINST LABOR
Will be Re1ent1ess1y Waged by Ma
tiona1 Association of Manufact-
urers and Injunction Champions.

The campaign against organized
labor is to be waged relentlessly to
finish. Trade unions, as all
active and militant agency for
raising Of wages and forcing of
better conditions, are to be met by
the National Association of Manu-
facturers at every point and resist
ed by every means and methods at
their command.
These selfish eXploiters well un
derstand that the working classes
are awakening to their real con-
dition, that they are rapidly be-
coming. as the sociologist would
say, class conscious, end are COM
ing to appreciate the fact that they
have been exploited of the real
value of their labor through all
the ages. And the employers
further knew that this great body
of working men and wemen, huge
and awful in the sight of God and
man, is questioning things and
looking into them and presents a
countenance Of restless determina-
tion that will change affairs might
lily unless checked.
The employers went to postpone
the day of judgement, and nothing
will be left undone to postpone it
that brains, money, political power
and dissimulation can do. The
courts, which the ruling and
property classes have made, have
been Interpreting the law, made
by the same class, from their
thornes of power and have been
declaring the law under the Con-
stitution on the rights of capital
and labor, and in every case labor
has lost and capital has won.
We are not belaboring the courts
or censuring the judges, but simp-
ly stating the facts.
| We want it to be sounded from
one end of this nation to the other,
that labor is not getting its due.
if equality and justice should be
the rule. We mean real Justice,
that kind of justice that should be
apportioncd between brother and
brother. And, as the laws seem
not to be constructed ON that basis
it would be well for the country tc
see to it that they shall be, as
early as possible, made and bot,
toned on that basis.
Do not charge us with speaking
against the courts, for we have
heretofore said that they may give
labor, or the working people, al
that they can upon precede Mt and
the law technically administered
However, we believe, judge sit
ting as a chancellor, should mold
his opinions by conditions and
facts in harmony with the rights
of man and not so much for the
protection of the sacred rights OF
property. For if property, which
is soulless. is sacred, how much
more sacred is the welfare of youl
brother, who has soul with pos
sibilities for eternity. And every
man knows that it is boast O
equity judges that equity is uni
versal enough and sufficiently
! parti cular to do complete justice
and equity according to the facts
however complicated and move
they may be, and equity acts il
perscnem and not in rem, ant
hence the rights of the man should
. be paramount to the rights Q
another mans property
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-06-18
Big Brotherhood.

twenty five years ago, at con.
Vention held in Chicago. on
August 12, 1881, the United
brotherhood of Carpenters and
Jolners of America first saw the
light as a militant force IN the
helo OF organized labor. 1t started
with nucleus of twelve local
unions, comprising 2,O42 members
an told- 1t has now grown to
I,'oa locals in 1875 cities and
towns, with a dues paying mem
oersh1p of upward of161, 200.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-06-18
IMMIGRANTS AND
TRADE. UNIONS
The Rev, Chas. Stelzle Handles That
Question in an Entertaining Manner
This Week.

1 NC NSN, SudSs StSALlS IduolSS Audt
Question in an Entertaining Manner
This Week.
'sThim dagons is just spilin' this
country for US Americans, said
patriot, recently.
This remark reveals some inter.
esting phases of the immigrant
problem.
Four hundred years ago the
original Americans-the Indians
looked with great disfavor upon
the coming of Foreigners" and
they gave pretty strenuous evil
dence Of the disapproval. Ever
since that time, history has been
repeating itself. those whom the
Indians hated, scorned the s.riff-
raff'' which followed them. These,
in turn, despised the Germans,
the Germans could not tolerate the
Irish, the Irish will fight the
Italian, and already the Italian
considers himself superior to the
Slav. But each incoming race has
succeeded in lifting itself out of
the ditch, until today it is difficult
to distinguish the foreigner from
the real American. The inter
mingling of the race has actually
resulted ina better type Of man
hood than would have been pos
sible in the pure stock. The ideal
man will come out of this mixture
of blood.
1t is generally supposed that the
forelngers who have been pouring
into our country during recent
years really dominate the political
and economic life of the nation.
AS matter Of fact the percentage
of foreign born in the United
states was practically the same in
l9oo that 1T was thirty years be-
fore. 1t is true that there are
more foreigners in America, and
that in some cities the percentage
are greater, but as whole the
American is holding his own in
the matter of equal Representation.
There is practically no danger to
the economic life of the nation
through the coming of the foreign
er. At any rate, the danger is no
greater than it was thirty years
ago. There are other dangers in
our social and in our political life,
out safety from them depends
more upon the American than it
does upon the immigrant. The
American must show the immigrant
now to make the most of himself.
In this task the trades union can
helP Immensely. Indeed, the
trades union already touches the
Immigrant, directly, as no other
organization does. Here is a lob
which should engage the attention
OF the best statemen in the labor
movement.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-06-18

Philip and Henry Henuosy, of
Mason City, who are now employ
ed at the Plymouth mines, spent
Sunday the guest of their sis
ter Mrs. Frank w. Snyder. They
think that the prospects Of organi-
zing the Pomeroy Bend on the
West Virginia side are brighter
now than for several years, and
expect the mines in that section to
open up in full blast in short
time.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-06-18
DO NOTHING
CONGRESS
characterized c as a Lamentably In
efficient Body of Men by the
Minnesota State Federation of
Labor.

The Minnesota State Federation
OF Labor gave expression to their
disapproval and condemnation of
the methods and policies of the
congress just adjourned in the
following resolution!
"We the members Of the Min
nesota State Federation of Labor
in convention assem- mbled, actuated
by profound senate Of our obli-
cations are law abiding citizens of
the most glorious republic on
earth, deem it a duty we owe to
ourselves and to all the people to
give emphatic expression to our
disapproval and condemnation of
the methods and policies pursued
by the National Congress which
has just adjourned and which by
universal consent will go down in
to history with the ignominious ap-
pellatlon OF the edo nothing con-
gresS.'
awe solemrly and unreservedly
vote 1T as the most lamentably in
efficient body of do things" that
ever misrepresented our nation.
The chaplains of both houses could
with utmost propriety, before God
and man have invited the senators
to humbly unite in the following
litany: Peradventure the good
Lord might forgive them what the
nation never can "Good Lord, we
have done these things which we
ought not to have done and we
have left undone things which we
ought to have done and there is no
health consistency or political hon
| eSty in us. Good Lord have mercy
upon our otTenses and save us from
the ire of a patient and long-suf
fering people whom we have gricv-
iously wronged, and grant that
they take no greater vengeance of
our political sins than to deprive
| us of our seats and reiegate us into
the oblivation that we SO justly
deserve. From greater disgrace
or punishment. Good Lord de-
liver us Amen.
AS a matter of fact no words
can adequately express the degree
of condemnation and contempt this
''do nothing congress- has de
served at the hands of the
American people. There can be
no palliating of their doings or
rather lack of doing. The usual
lame excuse of toregetfulness or
inadvertency, cannot be involved
in their behalf for a faithful and
vigilant chief magistrate again and
again reminded them of their duty
and demonstrated with them in no
uncertain terms for their negli
gence and inattention and non
performance of their legislative du-
ties. Resolved, that as delegates
representing 10000 Minnesota
votes, we are hereby unreservedly
and unequivocally going upon
record as voting the ''do nothing
congress- which has recently ad-
journed as the most unsatisfactory
aggregation of men pretending te
be legislators that ever infested the
national capital and we sincerely
hope that our beloved country
may never again be menanced by
so unless an assemblage. Further
resolved, that we will Individually
and collectively exert our influence
to prevent a repetition of such
imbecility as our national capita.
witness in the congress just closed
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-06-18

Vice President Lanham and Or
ganizer krallman addressed the
local union at Cedar Grove Tues
day evening and had a very sue
ceSSful meeting.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-06-18
BIG CROWDAT POWELLTON
Mass Meeting Last Sunday and
Also on Morris Creek-Many
New Members Being Taken
IN Organization Work is
Still Very Slack in the VAL
ley.

Organizer Craigo spent last
week in the. Raymond City field
and did some very effective work
for the organization
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-06-18

Bert Hastings and Aramando
Pelizzari were at Longacre one day
this week taking up the matter OF
changing the mines from a yardage
to tonnage basis.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-06-18


changing the mines from a yardage
to tonnage basis.
Vice President Lanham and Or
ganizer Krallman addressed the
local union at Cedar Grove Tues
day evening and had very sue
ceSSful meeting.
The officers have been quite
busy the past week adjusting
several minor grievances which
have arisen, and have handled
them all very successfully
Vice President Lanham and Or
ganiZer Krallmau will spend
several days in the Pomeroy Bend
in an effort to re-organize the
miners in that section and
strengthen the locals already in
existence. Prospects for their sue
cess is very favorable.
Work throughout the Valley
continues to be very slack with the
exception Of one or two places and
it is greatly handicaping the
growth of the organization, but as
soon as the operations begin on full
time the membship in this field
will be more than doubled.
The Local Union at Ward held
a rousing big meeting last Friday
evening and took in thirteen new
members. Several good speeches
were made and much interest was
displayed by the members. This
is good news and it is hoped that
Ward will double her membership
within the next few months.
Thos. Cairns will leave the first
Of the week for indianapolis to at
tend a meeting of the National
Executive Board on which he
represents the West Virginia min
ers. The Board will be in session
for several days owing to the fact
of the large amount Of business to
be before it. This is the first
meeting of that body under the ad-
ministration and several new faces
will be seen among the members.
Carver's school house grove on
Morris Creek was the scene of a
big miners mass meeting last Snn-
day afternoon. The men from
several locals in that locality being
present. National Executive
Board Member Thos. Cairns and
National Organizer Chas. Krall-
man made the speeches of thei1
lives and as 4 result much good
will be done on the Creek by the
men who attended and became en-,
thusiastic in the cause.
Uncle Charlie Pickering was here
from Mammoth last Saturday or
business. He says he is in the
race for Justice of the Peace tC
win. If he gets the nomination he
will certainly win as the miners
and other good citizens of Cabin
Creek District are becoming very
tired of the 'ssystem' that now
prevails in that district. Go il
Uncle Charlie and trim the s'slate''
candidates nominated by the Bald
wins and |tguards%on Cabin Creek
A large and enthusiastic mass
meeting was held at Powellton las
Sunday afternoon. All the miner:
and mine laborers in that section
were present and displayed grea
interest in advancement Of the or
ganiZation. The meeting was ad
.Ssed by President Davis anG
Sub-District President Hastings
who made interesting and forcefu
speeches and were accorded th'
closest attention by their audience
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-06-18

Prospects in and around Powellton
for a good increase in the near
future are very bright.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-06-18

The officers have been quite
busy the past week adjusting
several minor grievances which
have arisen, and have handled
them all very successfully
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-06-18

Vice President Lanham and Or
ganizer Krallmau will spend
several days in the Pomeroy Bend
in an effort to re-organize the
miners in that section and
strengthen the locals already in
existence. Prospects for their sue
cess is very favorable.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-06-18

Work throughout the Valley
continues to be very slack with the
exception of one or two places and
it is greatly handicaping the
growth of the organization, but as
soon as the operations begin on full
time the membship in this field
will be more than doubled.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-06-18

The Local Union at Ward held
a rousing big meeting last Friday
evening and took in thirteen new
members. Several good speeches
were made and much interest was
displayed by the members. This
is good news and it is hoped that
Ward will double her membership
within the next few months.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

And likewise were the yelps of irre- pressibie pain. the .simultaneeus drop- ping of the caudai appendags and the impassioned batter of fieeting feet well explained a
 The disturbing element of the dog race of the city had been muxzfed by devoted master to avoid any chance of trouble to his pet at the hands Of of the City Council the strict enforce ment of the ''muzzie law" is iena nded of the police of Montgomery. Some one. however. with fun making pro- clivities unusually developed had to a considerable extent modified the para phernalia generally termed a muzzie and to this modification was the dis comfort of dogtown directly due.
 Tn the two holes in front of the nos- trils corks had been placed. and through the curks hith extraordinary heartiessness sharp needles had been run. Therefore. when the dog, and he was of course absolutely ignorant of his equipment. approached another In loving caress touched his nose, the lat- ter entertained only the idea of re- moving himself fom the dangerous vf- cinity. And in doing so he voiced his feelings at the painful contact of the needles with admirable effect.
 No one knows what finally happened to the innocent but fear inspiring dog. Presumably some one took pity upon the loneliness thrust upon him and re. heved him of his repulsive incubus Doubtless he will have difficult time in bringing hmseif back nto the good graees of his kind.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
Dog With q Doctored Muzzle
 Was Summed by Other Dogs

It was poor, four-footed little cre- ture that ran about Dexter Avenue yesterday and wondered at the aver sion that those of his kind evinced to- ward his presence. Properly muzzled he feared not the guardians of the law. Well bred and with manners in- herited from a line of aristocratic an- cestors he could imagine no reason which would explain the extreme lack of cofdiaiity with which his advances were met.
 Canine after canine this canine him- self approached only to have his over lures met with a yelp of pain and a howl of diemay. Extending his sensi- tive nose in a tender caress toward one of his species he forthwith witnessed the hasty flight of the one honored by his supposedly innocuous attentions. and in dull amusement paused in his intended pursuit to reflect upon their unprecedented behavior. n N.t
 Possibly not until this hour has his dog intellect been able to fathom the cause of the phenomna encountered fin the course of his life. But to the hu- mans who lined the street the peculiar actions superinduced by the innocent manoeuvers of the gentlemanly little dog At first glance there was some thing distinctly mysterious Tn the awful conseduences which hts dainty method of introducing himself to those whom he might have expected to have a right to know entailed upon the ones en- countered.
 investigation disclosed. however. a good reason for the timidfty of even the large dogs subjected to the caress of the one Of insignificant physique.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
Increase in Last Year's
 Lumber Cut and Why of H


 washineton. Aug. so.--( -(speciaL)-- Figures of the lumber cut in 1907 compiled by the Bureau of the Census and the Forest Service showed the largest total eyer reported In the United States. exceeding by over seven per cent the cut reported for 1906, until then the record year. This does not necessarily show 2 larger actual cut than in 1so6 for the returns ob- tained last year were more complete than ever before. The figures them selves disclose some interesting facts.
 Tn 1907. 2S.s50 mills made returns. and their production was over forty billion feet of lumber. This Is believ- ed to include ninety-five per cent. of the actual cut In 1906. 22.sss mills reported about thirty seven and a halt billion feet. Since according to these figures nearly twenty-nine per cent more mills reported last year than the year before. while the increase in production was only a little over seven per cent. 1t might be thought that the amount actually manufactured must have been greater In the earlier year. This. however. would be too hastv inference. for 1t Is aimost who'll lv among mills of small individual out put that the gain in the number of establishments reporting has been made.
 A classification of the returns by States and regions throws additional light on the situation. Individual changes. as for example the remark ahla rise of Texas from eighth to third place among the Iumher-produc- inE States, are doubtless accounted for primarily by the greater accuracy of the 1907 figures: but in the majority nf eases the advances and declines can be traced to specific influences.
 Before the year closed the general husinss depression was severely felt in the lumber industry It was not. however. the most important cause of a falling of in the production of the year where falling off occurred. For decline In production took place sr1v in certain regions. The south is the region of greatest activity in lumber production. and yellow pine the most important wood. forming thirty-three per cent. Of the entire cut of the country. The cut of yellow pine reported shows an increase of thirteen per cent. over that of 1908. In the early part of the year many of the Southern mills cut so heavily
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

that. In spite of the curtailed output which followed the business disturb ance later. the total was greater than ever before. But in both the Lake states and the Northwest a smaller cut was reported than for 1906. though the number of mills reporting h. creased.
 In the Lake States the failing on evidenced tho waning supply of white pine. Michigan. which for many years led all the States in lumber produc- ton. and then gave way to Wiscon- sin. sank In 1907 from fourth to seventh place. while Wisconsin went from third to fifth. Minnesota as late as 1905 held fourth place. Last year 1t went from seventh to ninth. It was not until the latter s0's that the as the most important source of ium- Der supply Since Southern pine Is abundant in all the Atlantic Coast States from the Carolinas to Texas. the region as a whole will doubtless maintain ltsse.leading position for some years .n spite of the fact that at the present rate the bulk of tho timber will be gone in another de- cade: but in totals of production by individuai States the leadership has since 1905 been held by Washington.
 The figures of production show that during 1907 Washington fell of very decidedly from It's huge cut of 1908. while Its sister State, Oregon. Is cred Ited with slight increase in It's total, In the early part of the year Wash ington suffered from car shortage. and at the end the combined effects of business disturbance and higher freight rates had brought the industry almost to paralysis. oregon kept up It's cut because of it's larger propor- ton of coastwise and foreign trada. These two States together produced more lumber than any other two States tn the Union.
 1t is . striking fact that though lumber prices have been steadily go- ing tip during the last half century. the per capita consumption of lumber has also been going up. Tn 1850, ac- cording to the best figures obtainable. the average consumption to each per- son in the country was 250 feet in 1900. 460 feet. and in 1907. 4so feet. This illustrates what has been found true the world over---that with indus trial progress the demand for wood be- comes greater and greater.