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United labor bulletin., 1909-10-22

A representative of this newspaper
who talked with Mr.. Gary concerning the
alleged prohibition of different things in
the great Steel Trust city, learned that
this condition was not due to any action
by the Steel Trust.
1t appears that that part of Indiana is
at present in the control of the prohibi.
ton movement. We believe that it is not
the intention of the Steel Corporation to
prevent men from having reasonable free
dom. The great number of voters that
will be represented in that city will un
doubtedly be able to settle the question
for themselves. Certainly it would be
harmful and idiotic if they were com
PEELED to submit to the dictation and in
fiuence of a prohibition minority.
The advice of this newspaper to Mr.
Gary and others was and is:
Facilitate the selling of light beer and
light wine, which will satisfy the work
men, and all temperate men and women
absolutely.
Discourage in every possible way the
sale of whisky, and similar posons, that
breed drunkenness.
The kind-hearted, well-meaning prohi
zionist, sitting on his veranda tanning
himself, and wishing only good to the hu
man race, isn't good judge as to the
handles masses of molten metal, or the
United labor bulletin., 1909-10-22
THE COLORADO BOOSTERS.

One of the best cases of being consist
ent was displayed by our men who made
up our special train of Colorado Boosters
when they toured the state a couple of
weeks ago The way they boost for Colo
RADIO was fully exemplified. Their notices,
which they were displaying, Buy Colo
rado-Made Goods should of read, Don't
DO AS We Do, but AS We Tell You," for
if all of the people in the various towns
through our state were like that august
body, we would have no use for Colorado
goods Instead of them setting good
example for others to follow, they seem
to think we Colorado workmen can not
produce as good goods as can be made
elsewhere. We can not understand why
people, who pretend to have their hearts
and souls wound up in the advancement
of our state, can at the same time send
to some other state to secure their goods
We cannot understand why we, as the
citizens of our grand state, are any dill
ferent from the ones who compose our,
Boosters, and if the goods produced here
are not good enough for them, then why
should we be expected to use them? Are
they OF higher race tnan we, or "naI!
When our consistent body was making
preparations for their trip they found that
it was necessary to have some banners
and badges, so, of course, they set out
to get the things that were necessary and
this same committee got very busy writ
ing East to see what they could do and,
of course, soon were advised as to what
the cost would be, and then these boost
ers sent out of our state and bought their
badges and all other things they needed
in that line OF course we do not know
about the cigars they used on their trip,
but l think it a safe wager to say that
the most of them were of foreign make,
as we are very familiar with what some
of our boosters use at all times. We
think that before the men can go before
the public and tell them what to use they
will first have to start at home and in
stead of being preachers of our duty to
our state, let them become real boosters
in action and execution instead of just by
mouth, and then we may begin to reap
the harvest and not until then.
United labor bulletin., 1909-10-22
THE COWARDLY GUTTER.

To successfully fight the battles of la
Dor requires courage of high order. The
wage-earner without means who goes on
strike for more pay or to resist reductions
in wages. and does it without hinching,
is brave.
1t is such as these who have made
Unionism what it is today
1t sometimes requires, or has required
high moral courage to even be identified
with unionism in localities where hostile
commercial interests are in control, and
are INSCRIPTIONS enough to manipulate
the police. the courts, and the law to
serve their ends regardless of the rights
of citizens.
Sometimes in strong union centers feel
ing among union men may run high upon
certain issue, and to hold views oppo-
site to the majority may be unpopular.
but if a member is honest in his conyic-
tion he is entitled to respect providing he
is not running counter to the law of his
union.
1t is the strong men with the courage
of their convictions, who have refused
to be scared by the employers, or by
commercial interests, or by their fellow
workers who have built up the union
movement.
The gutter never won a strike, nor es-
tablished right, nor union, nor caused
a principle to be adopted.
The quitter seeks to avoid trouble even
by abject surrender
He seeks to sugar coat the union pill
to tickle the palate of commercial inter
ests regardless of the rights involved
In controversial matters, when his as
sociates divide sharply in opposing
groups, he seeks some middle or compro-
mise ground, in vain hope that he can
please both sides, and consequently has
the respect of neither.
He has the brains of a jelly fish and
the backbone of an angleworm
He is deeply susceptible to hattery and
a pat on the back by employing interests
will cause his chest to expand wonder.
fully.
Like steam engine without a gov.
ernor he has no control over his own
speed, and while glimmer of reason
might tell him he had a conviction and
ought to fight for it. his legs will run
away from him faster than he can think
III 1t is strike he is liable to come in
the back door before the last of his asso
ciates have gone out by the front.
In controversy among his associates
he can perform the acrobatic stunt of sit
ting on fence and hanging over both
sides at one and the same time.
He is not the stuff of which martyrs
are made
He has not single heroic figure In
the history of the whole world
Men of conviction, of purpose. of reso
: luton, determination and tenacity are the
ones who make history.
The gutter is of very little use any
where and least of all in the trade unior
movement.
His vacillating views and sail trimmint
methods win for him the contempt of hi.
associates
Some one has said "The Almight,
, hates quitter"-Shoe Workers Journal
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r Next week at the Curtis theater "Side
, Tracked" the funniest of all coined,
dramas, will be the Offering
United labor bulletin., 1909-10-22
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MAKE GOOD
BY Gus Brohm.

Make goodi
Cut out "if," could" and Should
And start in to saw wood.
You can still have the best
Things in life, like the rest
OF the men whove achieved
Just because they believed
In themselves. You're deceived
If you think fortunes come
With a rattle of drums
And a fanfare of state
To hand yours on a plate
That isn't the way
That she visits today.
You must get out and hustle and rustic
and brustle,
You need all your muscle, for-you've got
to tussle,
Plunge into the fight,
Hit to left and right,
And keep crashing and smashing.
Don't let up with your striking
Till things meet your liking.
For Gods sake stop bawling-
Instead, do some mauline.
It makes the world bitter
To look at a quitter;
Fate scowls when she sees
A grown-up on his knees.
A man with his health
rs a mine jammed with wealth,
Full of unexplored lodes.
why. the freckled-back toads
Have the sense to keep jumping
And here you are Pumping!
Come now, strike your gait
II isn't too late.
There's no such thing as fate
Drop that fool talk of luck"
Get grip on your pluck,
And buck.
Begin
TO grin
And win!
United labor bulletin., 1909-10-22
THE COMPLAINT OF THE STEEL
TRUST WORKMAN AT GARY
Reasonable and Natural-No Man Has a
~ Right to coerce Another.

The Steel Trust, with its hundreds of
millions of capital and enormous profits
and thousands of workmen, has built
model city at Gary, Ind.
This is a wonderful and a beautiful in
dustrial achievement. 1t heralds the end
of the old brutal system of competition
in industry and commerce, and it fore
shadows the future, in which emulation
and unselfishness shall replace both com
petition and selfish organization.
The city is beautiful, the houses are
model houses, the steel works are perfect
and modern. 1t is to be hoped that the
lives of the men will be as nearly perfect
as may be under the selfish system of cap
italistic exploitation.
ut is to be hoped especially, for the
sake of peace, that there will be no fool
ish paternalism no effort by the Steel
Trust owners to treat the worllingmen as
children.
1t is announced that the workmen are
dissatisfied because, as they say, they
cannot have their beer" They demand
the right to live as they please, to spend
the money that they earn LIKE GROWN
UP MEN, and to have as part of their
diet the drink that they prefer.
United labor bulletin., 1909-10-22

This very question was taken up with
Mr. Gary, the head of the Steel Trust be-
fore his departure for Europe.
A luncheon was given in New York TO
Mr. McAdoo, builder of the tunnels under
the North river, in honor of Baron Uriu,
the famous fighting commander of the
japanese navy.
Many able and successful men in
American public life attended that
luncheon. There was James Speyer, the
big banker, and Mr. Schiff another great
banker There were men distinguished
in public office, big manufacturers. They
ate quickly, talked briefly, and went back
to their work.
Every man there with very few, if any
exceptions) was among the most distin
guished in his line of effort and known al
over the United States.
Every man there with few, and per
haps no, exceptions) took with his
luncheon, as natural part of it, glass
or two of light wine or beer.
There was no thought, and no neces
sity, of saying to those men, Yor
SHAN'T DRINK ANYTHING;" and from
the little brown Japanese admiral up ant
down the scale of successful men there
would only have been laughter if that
suggestion had been made.
What applies to one class of men il
America should apply to another. Bank
ers and Steel Trust managers, and Japan
ese admirals and statesmen, should be
permitted to have their glass of wine OF
have the same right. AND THE PUB
Lie INTEREST DEMANDS THAT HE
HAVE IT
United labor bulletin., 1909-10-22

basis of the earnings of their 2,577 mem
bers whose payments varied from l per
cent to per cent of the wages earned.
Among them were three unions of hat
ters, one of gold pen makers, eight of
compositors and two of glass WORKERS.
Label League meeting held Friday
night with one of the largest attendances
for some time. There was much business
of importance transacted The various
unions reported a steady growth. A COM
munication was received from the Inter.
national Brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers stating that their convention had just
closed and they are putting forth extra
efforts to bring the seceders back into
the fold.
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Next week the stock company at the
Curtis will offer the best of all tramp
plays, "Side-Tracked," a comedy drama
that for IA years has been the standard
in its own particular line.
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Smoke La Exploridad Havana cigars.
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-28
Better Than a Sit of Bread

BY Marie F1inge, age 10 years, 1921 West
Third street, Grand Island, Neb. Red
Side.
There was a little girl about the age of
. years by the name Of Sally Groves.
SALLY father bought her a pair of red
shoes with red strings in them, but she
thought it would look nice, to have yellow
strings.
She put the yellow strings in them and
thought they looked real nice.
Sally had been taught to obey, and her
mother thought they looked too gay, 50
she took them out.
Just then the doorbell rang and an old
mar was there and said, MY dear little
miss. will you please give me a piece of
bread? / have walke a long way this
morning and have had no breakfast"
"Oh! I'm so sorry for you" she said, and
she CAV the yellow shoe strings to him.
The man took them and went off.
He met a lady on the street and her rub
Der was coming off. He got on his knees
and tied 1t on with the yellow shoe strings,
and for his kindness he received a hearty
breakfast.
The lady gave him constant work about
the house and garden. You may be sure
he didn't forget to call and tell Sally
Groves of his good fortune,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-28
The Little Hero

BY Harry Brodkey, Age 10 Years, Omaha.
Red Side.
Little George was 9 years old. He lived
with his mother and father on the farm.
One day little George went out to play.
Suddenly he heard a scream. He ran very
fast and he saw that his mother had fallen
down into the well.l He ran quickly and
told the farmers who were near the house.
The farmers came and took his mother out
Of the well. When his mother was out she
threw her arms around George, for she
thought she would never see George again.
When Georges father came home he said:
You are a hero, my son, for running so
fast for help" After that all his
called him "the little hero"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-28
Two Unselfish Girls

BY Helen Cross. age II Years, 212 Front
Street, North Platte. Neb. Red Side.
Rose Barclay was 10 years old. Her father
was a banker, so Rose had everything she
could wish for. But she was a good child
and helped everybody that was poor all
she could. 1t would soon be her birthday
only twelve more days. As 1t was, not
very long before her birthday, and as she
was to have a party. she began to send in
vitations. There was one poor girl that
Rose invited. Her name was Mary Larsen.
1t happened that Mary was the last one
to get there the night of the party and
all the girls snickered when she came into
the room because she did not have on as
nice clothes as they did. Each one was to
have a game, and the one that was the
best got a necklace. Rose got the necklace.
but she said she was going to give it to
someone that was at her party. Rose
noticed that all OF them began to whisper
to each other about something. all but
Mary. She didn't, but she guessed. So she
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-28
The Wonderful Cradle

BY Alice Viola Porterfield, age II years,
110 South Thirty-second street, Omaha,
Neb. Blue Side.
morning l saw a caterpillar slowly creep
ing over the leave Of our grapevine.
The next morning 1 found that he had
eaten a great many leaves during the
night. He kept on eating leaves until L
thought there would be none left.
One day after a big dinner 1 saw him
fasten a 'silken thread (Which seemed to
come frcm his MOUTH to the grapevine.
Then he slowly twisted his head around
and around until he had wrapped himself
In a sliken blanket.
Summer dwindled into fall, and then
came winter with Its snow and icy winds.
The Old Year went and the New Year
came; but the silken cradle in which my
caterpillar was was hidden did not open,
but simply swayed in the wind
At last the warm spring sunshine came
and one day in May 1 heard rustHng like
that Of leaves, and turning l saw the era
die slowly open. / waited to see the cater
pillar come out, but in its place there ap-
peared q beautiful butterfly that slowly
crept out and unfolded its velvety wings.
oh! Oh!' crioed all the children, as the
butterfly scared out into the beautiful
May sunshine. And 1 did not regret the
caves he had eaten
CThis is simply a story we had to repro
duce. My teacher read it to us about a
week ago and I thought I would send 1t
to you.)
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-28
A Visit to Boston

BY Elsie Hamilton, Aged IA Years, 2029 L
Street, Lincoln. Neb. Blue Side.
Helen Summers, a girl of IA years., was
sitting at her pleasant home in Long Is
land, when her uncle brought in the mail.
They always ate breakfast before they
opened the bag, and today they were max
ing plans for a summer vacation. Helen
had been studying United States history in
school that term and was greatly interested
In 1t.
II know where I would like to CO." said
she. 81 would like to visit some Of the
places Of historical interest such as Boston
and Philadelphia"
THAT would be very nice" agreed her
mother, and it would help you in your
lessons, but I fear It is impossible, as 1
must stay here with your sick grand
mother"
Yes" agreed Helen, a 1 will try to
be good and be contented."
After breakfast the mail was distributed.
ceived one from her Aunt Irene. When she
had read It for a little ways she turned and
said to her mother with a Grey Of delight.
"Oh, mother. did you ever hear of any
thing so delightful"
1t turned out that her aunt was making
a visit to Boston and invited her to go with
her, and would come for her as 1t was on
the way. OF course, Helen was allowed to
go, and when they arrived in Boston she
had a grand time. They visited all the
historical scenes and Helen was p~articu-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-28

dried grass, after which a piece of rotten
wood was ignited and smouldered gloomily.
Then to Glrlie's horror she beheld for the
first time the Whitehead figures face. 1t
was aged, wrinkled, hideous. cruel! Grille
sank into a corner of the cave, hiding her
face in her hands. She was in the cave Of
a wicked old witch. She realized her
danger and trembled with fear, not daring
to take a second look at the horrible face
which was turned toward her, and which
was plainly visible in the freight.
"Ha. ha. ha! Do you know me. little
lamb?" asked the now harsh and cracking
voice of the witch. II have a nice home
here in this cave, my dear. AL l needed
was a young companion, and you shall be
that desired person. You will grow up TO
be a fine witch and while you are young
your power will be unlimited. 1t is only
after one has grown old and ugly like l
am that one has TO keep ones face COW
cred by a veil when going about in the
disguise Of a fairy. All, ha, ha! Didn't l
trap you nicely. my child?"
"But-but-but you will not keel me
here?" pleaded Grille In trembling tones,
LET me go TO my dear old granny, who Is
III and needs me. Please let me go at
oncel'
mo. no, no." declared the old witch.
g~rinning terribly. Il have waited long for
a young companion. l must keep you now
that I have you safe and sound. I'll teach
you all my tricks and you'n soon be a fine
young witch. All. the mischief We two
can do in the world!' And the old witch
smaoked her thin lips and gurgled in &C.
stacy. "Ah. you are a pretty little oneI
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-28

Grille, a feeling OF fear coming over her.
She had heard that only wizards and
witches lived in caves and that fairies never
dwelt in such places. inhabiting the clouds
and mountain tops only.
"Ah. yes, my child" replied the white
robed figure" keeping her face covered by
a white veil. Sometimes we fairies go
into caves for a little secret study. Even
failtes must nave privacy at times. 1 am
studying the stars and must steal away
from the other fairies OF my band"
Grille, half afraid. decided to follow the
white-robed figure to the cave and thence
to her own cottage, where she hoped to
have her grandmother restored to health.
They walked rapidly up the mountain
side and after going a considerable dis
lance the white-clad figure-still keeping
her face veiled-turned suddenly into a
great shadowy clump OF trees. Then above
Girlie's head appeared a huge ledge of rock.
In the side Of which yawned a small black
hole. The white-draped figure started to
climb up some rude stone steps toward the
black hole, which Grille knew to be the
entrance TO a cave. Grille followed, for
she was now too much afraid to refuse to
obey her strange leader. and the command
had been, Follow me. my child"
Once inside the cave Grille could see
nothing. for total darkness reigned. BE
not afraid" said the voice that had been
conversing with her. but 1t had suddenly
grown harsh and grated on Glrlie's ears.
Then there flashed a dim light in the fur
Their corner OF the ave, and Girlie saw
that her companion had struck fire from a
piece OF flint. catching 1t In some bits OF
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-28

She took out her shamrock and looked at
1t again. Some way 1t didn't seem quite
real. The green was brighter the veins
more transparent. In small letters on noe
leaflet she read these words, "Three
wishes" Kathleen hardly believed she
was awake. She called, Donnie! Dennie!"
but he was too far away to hear so she
decided to make her wishes alone. well
first" Kathleen began, II want a new
dress for the celebration of st. Patrick's
day. There now, how selfish / am she
thought. So she said, wish mother did
not have to work so hard making lace"
She paused to think Of a last wish and a
beautiful fairy stood before her and said,
II am the fairy queen, now choose which
flower you like best, 1t shall be your last
wish" and when Kathleen turned around
there was a bower of every different flower
imaginable In the Emerald Isle from the
stateliest to the lowliest. She saw a tiny,
wee, yellow-hearted daisy hid in the leaves
OF a finer flower. II take this" well
chosen" said the queen, 'for that will give
you purity and humbleness."
All at once someone called kathleen!
Kathleen! tits time for our walk, GOMEZ
and then she realized that she had dreamed
It, but she never forgot the flower lesson.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-28
(Honorable Mention.)
Ned's Boat Ride

By Beulah Keithley, Aged 10 Years, Su-
perior, Neb. Blue Side.
Ned was a boy Of about II years Of age
and lived in a large farm house, only a
short distance from a lake, on which Ned's
father had often taken him boat riding.
Ned's father did not allow him to go
for a ride himself and so after asking
his father several times that day to take
him andNhad been refused he decided he
would sneak away to the lake and try his
luck with the boat.
After unlocking it he Jumped in and
pushing it from the stake felt sure he
would have a nice ride by himself.
Then reaching down for the oars ,he
found he had forgotten to put them in
and so the boat gradually kept floating
and floating down the lake.
Ned had begun to feel frightened and
thinking all the time how he had dis
obeyed his father, wished he had stayed
at home. At last he drifted up against
some ~shrubbery and lodged.
A fisherman not far away saw him and
rowed to him. bringing him safely to the
shore.
Ned ran home and told his father all
about his boat ride and said he would
never, never try it again.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-28
A Story of Benjamin Franklin

By John Barron, Aged IL Years. Monarch,
Wyo. Red Side.
There was once a little BOY whose name
was Benjamin Franklin. One day II was his
birthday and his father gave him some
pennies. As he was walking along the
street he saw a boy with a whistle. He
asked the boy where he got his whistle.
The boy said right over there across the
street. Franklin went over to the store.
The man asked him what he wanted. He
said, Il want a whistle" The man said,
How much money have you got?" Frank
lin put all of his pennies on the counter.
The mar took the pennies and gave him a
whistle. When he got home his mother
asked him how much money he paid for
the whistle. He said, "All of my pennies"
His mother said that was too much. lie
said he wanted the whistle, and his mother
said he could keep it. This happened when
Franklin was Z years old. Franklin was
the man who discovered electricity.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-28
The Wise Old Mouse

By Howard Gilman, Aged Q Years. 1042
South ~Twenty-eighth Street, Omaha. Red
Side.
A wise old mouse went on tiptoe into the
kitchen to see If Jane the cook had swept
up all the crumbs. There, to his surprise.
he met Buzz the cat. "Oho!' cried the cat,
''this is lucky. Now 1 shall nave a fine din
ner." The mouse saw that he was caught,
so he said. Thank you. Mr.. BUZZ, but II
I am to dine with you I should like first to
put on my red Sunday coat. My old gray
jacket is not nice enough"
This amused the cat. He had never seen
the mouse with his red Sunday coat. per
haps he would taste better" thought ne.
VERY well. Mr.. Mouse he said. do not
be long, for 1 am hungry. 1 will wait for
you here"
The mouse lost no time, but at once
popped into his hole The cat waited all
day, softly singing to himself, but the wise
old mouse did not come back again.
Since then there is a new proverb in cat
land. II is this: "A mouse In a gray jacket
is sweeter than a mouse in a red Sunday
coat"