The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-05-22
UNIONS WITH K1rrREDeE.

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UNIONS WITH KITTREDGE.
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: Senator
Kittredge has heen the chairman OF
the senate committee on patents ana
copyrights, and as such chairman he
had a chance to stand by the work.
ingmen OF the United States. Many
puzz!ing questions came before the
committee of which MIR. Kittredge
was chairman, and in every case the
big senator from South Dakota
showed his friendship for the workers
of the country. A bill was drawn by
Mr.. Kittredge which protected not
only the brain workers Of the u
cry, giving them the benefits of
their labor, but also the printers of
the United States who are entitled
to protection from the cheap labor of
Europe. If the Kittredge bill passes,
no hooks, or music or records OF any
kind can be produced In the United
States unless the work Is done in the
United States. Mr.. Kittredge has
worked INCREASINGLY In behalf Of this
measure, and he has so far won the
support OF the brainwolkers and the
printers and the craftsmen Of the
country that the Argus-Leader
during the past fifteen days has re-
ceived all the way from five to fifteen
letters Q day from every state in the
union urging this newspaper to do
what it could for the return of
Senator Kittredge to the senate.
One of the letters received in Sioux
Falls was addressed to G. f.
Brucker., secretary of the Sioux Falls
Typographical union branch 2lS. 1t
came from J. l.. Teeney, chairman Of
the legislative committee Of the
Central Labor Union. The letter is
dated at Washington on the 18th
OF May, an6 is in tull as follows:
Washington, d. c., May 10, 1908.
Mr.. G.. +. Brucker, Secretary branch
2lS, Sioux Falls Typographical
Union Sioux Falls, S. D., Dear Sir
and Brother:-As chairman OF the
legislative committee OF the Central
Labor Union Of this city. 1 consider
It my duty to call your attention to
the contest for United States senator
now going on in your state. The
representatives of organized labor at
the capitol desire very much the
return of Senator Kittredge. "He
has been t:ied here and not found
wanting" and we Go not want to
see a m1n whom we know is all right
defeated for reelection. Senator Kit
tredpe Is the nan who introduced
Kittredpe bill, Senate No. 1900.
The bill grants projection to the
printers. pressmen, photo engravers.
bookelnders, photographers, elect o.
typels aud I'm fact every employe in
che printing trades. He has proven
to be the friend OF organized labor
and we will esteem it a great favor
tf your organization will endorse
him and support him in the pri-
ma1ies We want a man like Sena-
tor Kittredge lin the United States
senate, as lie is a fair man. a Just
man and We "a count on him to
support every fair measure in our
Interests Any further Information
desired conce rniDg Senator Ktttredpe
Can be obtained from r. j. Can't
we'll. Editor Postal Record, and Sam
DeNedrey, Ed,tor-Trades Unionist
this city.
Fraternally yours,
j u. Teeney,
Chairman legislative committee
Central Labor Union
In addition to this, and in addi-
tion TO hundreds of letters which
are coming into the state. FROM
nearly everv state In the union, IS
an article In the Trades Uni0uist.
the oficlal organ OF the Central
Labor Union. The paper is published
at Washinuton, under date OF May
9th. 1t prints d two-column cut OF
Senator Kittredge, as ''Lhe friend
Of union labor and in the curse
of its statement about Senator
Kittredge says:
Senator Kittredge has endeared
llinls u tn the organized workers of
the country and especially all tue
Z trades IN tsle ptinting INDUSTRY for
the light lie is making in THEN
inteIesl. The Kittredge copyright
bill naW pentiing In the senate
pfess t, he prii TIM and b.ndisr
iii Anieriran cepyritht books IN
fOI; ign countries. Uader tile old
4 law thousands and thousands OF