The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-12-18
EDITORS | | l LABOR |
PRESS HAvE FORMED
!. nice LITTLE UNION
Press Asso ciation Of Writers on
Labor Papers Gets Under Head
way with Glowing Prospects. a

4. The labor editors of the II country
nave at last gotten together and have
formed q Labor Press association. Tff$s !, I
i. Ihe first step in this direction was
taken at Toronto when @twenty-three
OF those who have for years pushed
pencils and pounded keys Il to boost
union principles convened and de-
clded that press Organization would
De about the proper caper.l# j11sl sg=f
Inc following were elected officers
or the association: President Charles !;
Nv: Fear. of Joplin, Mo-; first vice
president, Edward Hirsch, OF Balti-,
more; second vice. president, R.D. $
Stewart, Of Cedar Rapids, Ia; third
vice president Edward Stephenson. of
Winnipeg; northumberland, Will
M. Maupin, of Lincoln, Neb .g#
H.: Permanent organization was eff
afected and a constitution and bylaws
we're drawn up. t4,< 49,. -~~ r. =. e, Z
Vow in a tersely worded pfoclama-
tlon or which the following are ex-
cerpts secretary-Treasurer Will Maui
pin Is calling on all. good men and
true who. can look the definition of
labor editor squarely in the face to
rally to the cause and send in the.
$2.50 necessary to start the ball roll
Ing their way: .sz / = -. ~. -:
H. Reciprocity Now Due. - 80
-. I'VE feel that the time has come
when, if the labor press is to be made
the potent weapon that it should be
In the armory of the organized labor
movement, it should receive some
thing more than resolutions; that the
time has come when the crafts that
ask us to boost their labels and pro-
tect their interests, should at least. do
something towards helping us bear the
expenses incident thereto. Nj =. - >, *>[-%
I'VE: desire here and now that it be
most distinctly understood that the
editors and managers Of labor. news
papers Of the United States and Can
ana are not asking that they, be sup
ported We; are only asking that DIR
efforts be appreciated in. that sub
stantial way that is meted out to 9TH
ers who work shorter; hours and re-
ceive' therefor something more than
resolutions and Communications. If 1T
Is true, as we believe, that the laborer
is worthy Of his hire, then : we, the
labor editors of this continent, insist
that we should receive a just compen-
sation for our efforts-a wage that
can be exchanged at the grocer's
counter or through the wicket at the
office of the coal dealer e'>..>. 3.
Thanks Don't Pay Bills. :: =.
Eve rejoice when we are accorded
praise, but the printer and the press
man are surer Of their wage when
those, who adopt eloquent resolutions,
and those who submit label argument
accompany the same with the coin of
the realm. We rejoice when a label
craft thanks us for our efforts in its
behalf, but the publication bills are
not reeeipted thereby. I =:
; I'VE have at this memorable con-
vention of the American Federation
of Labor organized, the. International
Labor Press of America, and have
adopted label therefor, for which
label we. shall ask the same hearty
support and loyal consideration that
the labor press has given to the labels
of other organizations Of workers.
We ask, and have right to expect,
that the label crafts which so unceas-
ingly ask us to boost their labels shall
now boost ours, and do as we have
always done, accompany the vocal de-
n1and for the label with the physical
transaction consequent upon the ex-
change of commodities. .<<-.. l.. Il
; I'VE beg leave to submit that, if.
one-half the money, now spent by na-
tional and International unions in cir
cularizing local unions and city central
bodies was expended in advertising in
the labor press, IS per cent more.
people, would be reached, the atten-
ton given would be increased a
crafts would be far greater, and, the
lot Of the labor editor be far hap
pier" iE ' @,.-:. IT.. r.. - T..