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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-11-11
MUST AFFILIATE
WITH THE CENTRALS
Local Unions are Compelled to Join
City Centrals by A. F. of I. Law
Passed at Denver Convention.

Hereafter all unions affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor must
affiliate with the section to which it prop
erly belongs, also with the Central Labor
Council and the State Federation of La
Dor or give up it's charter.
Such is the ruling the Executive Com
mittee of the American Federation of La
bor. carrying out the instructions given
them by the Denver convention of the
American Federation of Labor.
Since the above law was passed last
November by the national convention of
the a. +. of L., few unions have re-
fused to affiliate with their local central
bodies and State Federation This has
resulted in number of .iurisdictionnl dis
putcs. The unions outside of the central
body has no way of meeting the repre-
sentativcs of other unions. The result
has been general lack of understanding
and resulting friction.
Commenting on the decision of the
Executive Committee of the A. F. of
L., Frank Morrison made the following
statement:
I'm many instances the local unions
have the idea that their representation
in the central bodies and State Fedora.
tions is entirely optional with them, and
Il failure of a number of locals to be
represented is due to this impression
90 AT the Denver convention of the
American Federation of Labor a reso-
luton was introduced offering an amend
mcnt to the constitution of the American
Federation of Labor requiring the execu-
tive officers of all the national and in
ternati"nal unions to notify. their local
unions that they must affiliate with the
State Federation and central bodies
At the last meeting of the Executive
Council the instructions of the convention
upon this resolution were taken under
consideration and l was directed to com
municate with the officers of the national
and international unions, in the line with
the recommendation of the convention.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-11-11
MINE WORKERS
MAKE BIG GAIN
In Membership During the Past
Year as Shown by Secretary
Perrys Report.

The United Mine Workers had a mem
bership of 246,652 September |. IL gain
of 51,654 during the fiscal year. accord
ing to the annual report. of Secretary
Edwin Perry, recently made to Secretary
Frank Morrison of the American Fedora
tion of Labor.
The report covers the year from Sep
tember l, 1905, to September l, 1909. and
appears in the current issue of the United
Mine Workers journal. 1t shows that
the number of charters issued to locals
since September I, 1908. was 1863. and
the number of charters surrendered was
167.
The number of strikes during the year
was between thirty and forty, and two
thirds of all strikes were won. The num-
Der of persons involved in the strikes
ranged from 800 to 5000.
The cost of strikes during the year is
shown to have been $472, ,1S9.O9.
Six local and two general iniunctions
We're issued against members of the or
ganization during the year.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-11-11
MINNEAPOLIS
TYPO. UNION
To Establish Loan Fund For Mem
bers Who are in Need-Method
Will be Success.

Typographical Union No. 42 of Mime.
apolis is now considering Il new constitu.
ton and set of bylaws, u most import
ant feature of which is the establishment
of loan fund for needy members
This is being established to circumvcnt
the loan sharks who have preycd on work.
ingmen in that city.
Under the proposed law, members
will be able to borrow up to $50 if they
can get three sureties, and loans must be
paid back in weekly instalments.
a member securing Il loan of $50 is re-
uired to pay into the treasury $3.50 a
week; for $25, he must pay $l.50, while
for $40 and less, borrowers are required
to reimburse the treasury ut the rate of
81 a week until the full amount of the
loan is paid. While there is no fixed
interest charged, borrowers are required
to pay So for $50 loan, but there is no
additional fee except Il penalty of %
cents Il week for dcfaulted payments
The introduction of the loan system
factorily and has been of untold benefit
to needy members. The revenue derived
from fixed charges and penalties brings
the rate of profit up to about 0 per cent
IL year The loan limit has been reached,
in several instances, and more money
has been added to the fund
Secretary O 'Connor considers the sys
tenn good one for the union and Il good
one for the members.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-11-11
Printers Golden Jubilee.

Columbus Typographical Union No )
held its golden jubilee last Sunday after
noon by holding a banquet at which nearly
300 members and guests were present.
Addresses We're made by Governor Har-
mon. President James NJ. Lynch State
Printer Sullivan, Max S. Hayes. w. C.
Boyer, of Toledo. and a number of local
speakers. \ fine souvenir was issued con
tanning Il fac slmile of the charter is
sued to No. > half century ago, as well
as many interesting sketches of the
pioneer days. But two charter members
are still living-.1oseph T. Hayes. of Co
lumbus, and Capt. w. r. Ramsey. of
Washington.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-11-11
TO FIGHT
TYRANNY
Special Session Of the Pennsylvania
State Federation of Labor is
Called to Meet Next Month

Owing to the very startling develop
mcnt of industrial and political tyranny
that has recently focused the attention
Of the entire nation upon the state, it
has been deemed dNpendient to call an
extraordinary session of the Pennsylvania
Federation of Labor to consider ways
and means for rcnedyng those ills. The
convention will be held in G. a. r. Hall,
North Third street, Harrisburg, Thurs
day, December 9, and will be called to
order ut 10 clock Il. III. Only duly ac-
credited members of good standing in a
trades union are eligible to seats in the
convention.
The following statcmment has been is
sued:
''Fc are facing a crisis, and Will have
to meet it br;ively, unless we willing
TO submit to having our rights further
trampled upon. Government by injunc-
tion and judge made law, the unwar-
ranted, unrighteous and unlawful denial
of free speech and the right of free as
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-11-11
ANTI-BOYCOTT
ASSOCIATION
One OF the Latest Moves of The
Enemies of Organized " orking-
men of The Country.

According to the information conveyed
by an article recently appearing in the
Labor Department of the Brooklyn
Eagle, new form of warfare against
labor unions is under way. The article
in question is below:
An active campaign among employers
throughout the country aG;rinst the prac-
tlce of boycotting is said to have been
lately inauguratcd by an organization
known as the American Anti -Boycottinp
Association, with Offices in Manhattan
While active in circulariZing the various
employers associations and otherwise con-
ductlnG propaganda against the boycott
little can be learned in respect of the
membership of the Anti boycott Associa-
ton, and other information is obtanabe
officers. The application for membership
reads, Membership confidential = For
discretionary and polite reasons the mem
bers and contributors are by a provision
of the constitution made confidential -
The membership fee is $25, and the an
nual dues are onc-tcnth of l per cent of
each member S payroll.
The literature being sent out by the
association indicates that it does not re-
strict its activities to agitation against
the boycott alone, but includes war on
the eight hour day and the sympathetic
strike, the latter, in it's estimation. being
but another form of boycott.
n letter from the secretary to the en-
Ployers with reference to utilizing the
press, etc, says in part: 'While it is
true that there is much that is being said
upon this subject which it were better to
leave unSaid, yet, on the other hand. there
IS much excellent matter appearing al
random that lacks general perllsal because
of insufficient publicity. This work simp-
ly supplements i'll its educational influ-
cncc that which we are doing throuphOut
our test cases in litigation. Some one
recently said that no Legislative enact
mont becomes, properly speaking, a law
of the land until its provisions have been
passed upon by the supreme court. 1t is.
therefore. "A very wholesome thing for a.
country to possess an organization that
tests before the courts any law under
whose provisions or in spite of whose pro
visions report is had by labor unions to
so many of the actions which ieopardize
the fraternal relations of employers and
and employees. | shall appreciate very
much if you will acquaint me with the
name of any concern that has in opera
tion a profit sharing plan with it's work
men.
1t is not claimed that the \ nti- boy
colt association has any connection with
the National Association of Manu-
facturcrs or with the Citizens National
Alliance. (
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-11-11

INFLUENCE.
Of Organized Labor Upon the Immi-
grant by Rev. Chaikes Stelzle in
Weekly Letter.

We had 4 queer experience the other
night at meeting of local We
initiated five candidates, and it required
the services of as many different in
terpretcrs to obligatc them. There was
Il Swede, Il German, a hungarian, Il Bo
hemian, and Il Ercnchnan. The fellows
had lots of fun about it, but it was
serious business to the officers who were
doing the job Every one of the candi-
dates went through the entire perform-
ancc without smile. Those foreigners
were certainly a solemn bunch. The ccre-
mony reminded me again Of the pledge
required by the American Federation Of
Labor, that it's members will ''nevcr dis
crinlinate against Il fellow worker on ac-
count of creed, color or nationality
1t ism to be wondered at that in
some parts of the country there is this
feeling against the coored man among
some trades unionists, because there are
many eminently respectable citizens in
the same communities who keep them
out of their churches and all other or
ganizations with which they are identi-
fed. 1t S hardly Il square deal to hold
against the labor union the charge of dis
elimination when all through the South
and in certain sections of the country.
these folks in the supposedly better
classes are doing the same thing.
But when it comes to Il straight out
and out proposition with reference to
the foreig gners. you can t find organi-
Zation that does more than the labor
union to Americanize him. All you We
got to do to get the proof is to 90 to
the stock yards district in Chicago and
study the influence of the labor unions
over the thousands of foreigners of diff
erent nationalitics that work in the
yards. Or if you travelled through the
coal fields of Pennsylvania among pretty
nearly the same class of people. YOU
would find the miners organization has
been great civilizng agency among
them. The miners union have their
constitution translated into nine different
languages. Most of these foreigners
come to the country with the idea that
the word government means oppres-
sion. Through the labor union they
come to know that it means friend.
These immigrants are real flesh and
blood people, with human hopes and in
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-11-11

again, rs in the spring the new agree
ment of the miners and operators has to
be made and they are better qualified
for the positions than any uew men could
be. Bro. G. W.. Eppuing had pick stuck
in one of his fingers last week, but is
getting all right again. Bro. C. A
lionaker stuck Il pick in his foot also,
winch made quite painful wound.
Brother Epplng and wife were driving
to her fathers last Saturday and while
going over rough place Mrs. Eppling
was thrown out and received a severe
shock.
Well, l hope to more of the boys
get in line and send in some news to the
Argus SO we can know what il going on
in the District.
WE'LL WISHER
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-11-11

semblage, under which our people are
smartIng, calls for immediate and de.
termlned action. Unrestrained assump-
tion of undelegated powers by govern
mental functionaries, and the total disre-
gard of all moral and statute law by our
overgrown corporations, who brazenly de-
cihre that they are a law unto them
selves, IS sure to lead from the path
OF democracy to absolution Legislation
fastening upon the backs of Il free people
military institutions such as, for example,
our Pennsylvania state constabulary. is
progress i'll the same direction
1t IS time to be up and doing Every
moment of delay gives the enemies of
political and industrial liberty further op-
portnnity to forge more links in their
chain of oppression. With the outrapes
committed at McKces Rocks, New Castle.
PlttsburS and other points in the Just re-
cent past, together with the unparalleled
proclamation of the chief burgess of Van
dergrift, prohibiting the Labor Day
parade, fresh in our minds, we have in
spiration sufficient to stir the state from
center to circumference.
Do not fail, therefore, to have YOUR
union represented by one or more dele
gates in this the most important gather
ing of the men of labor that our state has
ever known
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-11-11

splratIons, with human needs and human
hearts. They are men, and they must be
SO regarded.
Perhaps it is because this has been
recognized by organized abor, that the
union is so influential with him The
public school has it's place in educating
his children, but he, himself, becomes
most familiar with American institutions
and customs through the labor organiza-
ton of which he become a member. Here
he gets rid of his clannish instinct. He
comes to know more about the brother
hood Of man. Here his standard of liv-
ing is elevated. Here he learns his first
lesson in democracy.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-11-11
BR1LLIAN NEWS.

Dear Mr.. Editor:-I thought that
would drop you few lines to let vou
know how things are moving down here
" ork is very good at this place. Some
of the boys still hustling for new
members and result three new ones
were added to the roll at the last meet
ing. hope to see all the men at Ray
mond City in the organization before the
first of April ! see by the Argus that
all our officers are still hustling in the
interest of the organization and l GER
tainly hope that they viii all be re elected
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-11-11
Do You Buy "Cho1era" Cigarss

1t is reported that the " United Cigar
stores are in trouble over the importa-
ton of cigars from the Philippines. It
is sad that the government has dc
manded that the United Cigar Stores pa
the regular cirgar duty of $3.50 per
pound and % per cent ad valorem on
their Manila importation of one million
cigars because the cigars were trans
shipped at Hong Kong instead of com
ing direct to this country from the Phil
ippine Islands.
If the government can make their
claim stick, it will be great blessing
in favor of the union cigar factories of
the United States who are Gehting tbe
trust stores.
Insist on the Blue Label when buyinp
cigars and you will get the pure article,
and not the cholera breeding. sweat shop
article.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-11-11
LOCAL LABOR
NEWS NOTES
Kanawha Valley Central Labor
Union Meets Monday Evening
at 7:30 at l. B. L. Hall.

The regular meeting of the Kanawha
Valley Central Labor Union will be held
at 80 o clock Monday evening at l. B..
l.. Hall, 20 l.. Summers street. All dele.
gates are requested to be present and all
Union men are cordially invited to be
present.
The Constitution Committee of the Ka-
nawha Valley Central Labor Union will
hold Il meeting at the mine workers
office, in the Smith building, corner
Quarter and Hale streets, at 3 clock
Sunday afternoon.
The Painters Union mcc1s in regular
of importance.
Regular meeting of the Carpenters to-
morrow night.
Ned Sims and Harry L. Mills, of
Wheeling, two of the best known labor
leaders in the State, were here We'd
nesday on business.
Subscribe for the Argus now and get
all the labor news. Only $l.0O per year.
If you have a boy or girl who wants
to make Il little Christmas money have
them write or call on the Argus. We
have a plan that will interest them. y
We take pleasure in calling your at
tention to the advertisement of j. Chas
Ernst in this issue. He is making Il
special discount of per cent on all
jcwelry purchases made before the IToli
day rush. Better cali and see him.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-11-11
T'eSiic"t Gompers' Report.

In his report President Gompers gives
thc largest space to Il consideration of
legislation affecting labor A comnlote
summary of the injunction PROCEEDINGS of
the bucks Stove and Range COMPANY of
"'. LOUIS against Vice President John
mitchell, Secretary Frank Morrison and
PRESIDENT Samuel Gompers. forms a part
of the report, so that cit may be avail
able as 4 historical record.'
Referring to the decision of .Just;ce
Wright eon December %, 1908, adiudp
ing the labor leaders referred to guilty
Oh contempt of court for alleged viola
uon OF the injunction prohibiting the
publication of the company's name upon
the 1--WE Don Patronize list'' of the
American Fcderationist, President Conn.
crs says:
The language and manner of Justice
Wright in delivering his opinion upon
'hc quit of the men charged with dis
obcylng the terms of the injunction, the
TACT that he had given his opinion, or
permitted it to be given, out in advance
the whole mockery and formality of ask
ing MS whether we had any reasons to as
nounccd, when he had determined on the
sentences in advance; all these, as well
as the matter and manner of the arrange
mcnt for the scene and the delivery of
the opinion and sentence indicated the
unfitness of the man to wear the judicial
robe and occupy the judicial position.
And what, after all, are the grounds
upon which Justice Wright held the de-
PENDANTS guilty of violation of the terms
of the Injunction? When the in junction
was issued and went into effect, both
temporary and permanent, we proposed
to test the principles involved before the
established legal tribunals. BY instruc-
tion of and with authority from the
EeNcutive Council the name of the Bucks
stove and Range Company was removed
from the we Don't Patronizc' list in
he American FcdcratiOnist
'Thc allegation charging me with
violating the terms of the injunction
were that ! did. or authorized, or di-
rcctcd to be DONE these things; because,
by authority of the convention and of
the Executive Council / sent to our fell
low-workcrs and friends an appeal for
funds i'll order that-we might be in Il po-
Continued on Fourth Page
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-11-11

After plr;lding through the streets of
Toronto, Can;Ida, over 300 delegates to
the ,wrnty ninth annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor assembled
in MASSEY Hall Monday morning for
wha, promises TO be the most important
gathering IN the. history of this body.
it i believed that, by holding its con-
.rntium here, tn" American Federation
uf Labor signifies it's determination Of
maintaining he unity of the labor move
m"nr ON the American continent against
the uatrhuatiuns Of American and Cana
dian capitalists, who, us has been pointed
out from time 10 time in the columns of
ii" labor press, aimed at the sevcring
OF tn" labor movement of Canada from
that Of the United States.
1t Is for this meeting to determine,
among other important matters. whether
an appeal shall hc made to the United
States Suprrm" Court in an effort to
keep Gompcrs. Mitchell and Morrison out
Of Jail.
Undoubtedly Il resolution will be in
troduc"i declaring for free speech and Il
ire" press, and it is expected that an
appeal Will he decided upon
There is also a belief that an effort
will b" mad" to get Legislation at the
approaching Congress annulIing the sen
i"n"'s. That as final resort President
Taft vii! cancel these sentences is an
o'h"r runur being banded about.
II IS believed. too, that something will
b" don" :" bring about more unity of
actio" an th" political field. to the end
that organized Labor 5 political power
may be used harmouiously with it's eco
,nonlc efficiency.
"'hrr important matters are: y prop
osl'lon of aiiIatiou hrtwrrn the \. +.
oi l.. and the Western Federation Of
Miners. and tn" bringing into the fold
"f a tar-" number of .ocaI unions IN
'H"n'ana. Iiaho, and the inter mountain
states VI. IL. D"uoghuc. president of
Tile M"H';na Stat" Federation, declares
'"'' Ia" y +. OF l.. officers have neg
'"r'"i labor in that state. and that un-
''NN something is don" for them at this
convention new national organization
III I'll" Yves; Is liable to result
"hs"g'o'>" pr",cd representation.
IL" convention opened at 10 o clock.
I"" delegates Wrr" welcomed hv Mnvor
Joseph oliver. T"romrn: William Glnck.
'"-' I"miuI"n Trades Commissioner :
mon. W. l.. Mckenzie. and Minister of
Labor for 'ir., lr,ri,,i,,, Tr,,, NJ ID
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-11-11

We want a correspondent in every local
union in the city to furnish items of
interest to his trade and organized labor
generally. Have your next meeting ap-
point one.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-11-11

Affiliation with the West Virginia
State Federation of Labor is the first stem
toward abolishing the peonage and
guard system in this state. Make
application at once.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-11-11
AnERlCAN
FEDERATION
In Session at Toronto, Canada, With Over
Five Hundred DELEGATES Present
Sentence of Officials and Rights of Free
Speech and Free Press Will be Dealt
With President Gonnpers Report

countries delivered addresses for the abo.
'i''oh OF war and and the attainment Of
oi UNIVERSAL peace. 1t was my pleasure
10 voice the sentiments of Amer;c. 70
workers for labor's solidarity and for
the fraternity of man.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-11-11

Secretary a. d. Lavinder, of Local
Union No. 2724. of Tomsburg, informs
us that that body is making gains in
membership at every meeting. Eleven
new members were initiated at the last
meeting and will continue to gather them
IN the fold of the organization as long
any remain on the outside