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The wageworker., 1909-09-25
A RIGHTEOUS TT
Arresans ceceerasseo ceoS(
OF Folly,

Ar~cSsnt Sosr>ratson Ceor
Of Folly,
The victory Of the strikers at the
Pressed STEEL Car companS's works
al MeNsss RoeSs is really a triumph
oi common sense The company has
surrendered On nearly every posnts
the anal VASE question is LEFT for
SSNstrSsSoa> but an advance is already
Gwen, Thus ends in deserved disaster
the stupid and hlWaSeCS0S policy OF
President He1stst and the other of
SeSals eI the company When the
strike NeSsn Mr. aonstot saiS>
There is nothing 70 arAitrate in the
pseseat dSfssealtS, The officers of the
company viii not meet with any COM
ssaSstos OF the men. The
Jobs are there tor the men as soon
IS they want to 50 back 10 work, but
the Sea who started all the trouble
cannot work for the company another
aay,~
well. after faftS~seyen days. the
strikers have all gone back to work,
the company is said TO have lost
81 e0e,e ,eOo and. what is worse, has
achieved the reputation of being in
etfsciently managed and utterly behind
the times in dealing with its labor,
Perhaps ten lives have been lost,
many people have been injured and
much property destroyed-an because
President Hoffstat believed that the
only right his men had was the right
TO Quit, As for the strikers, unorgan-
ized but with righteous demands, they
brought u great company to its knees
and have, We confidently believe.
taught salutary lesson to corpora
tion managers everywhere, - New
York Evening Post.
The wageworker., 1909-09-25

Soldier Sx6Es the uneleaniiness OF the
average kSl;aplao. and If YOU ask him
he will tell YOU that many poor
fellow came home in a box by TOO
close association with them. as they
are poison 10 the white man, They
are affected with a skin disease, and
a large majority are covered with
open sores or ScarS> LsproSS, oeri-
oeri> cholera, huhonic plague and other
infectious diseases are as everyone
Knows prevalent there. They sit half
naked and work and scratch, while the
air is rank with the smell of decaSed
rish and rank cocoan0t oil. which the
women use on their hair, Now. I'M
sgins one of these natives whose
teeth have rosted black by the con-
stant chewing of the betelnut, biting
out heads. which took particular
notice to see if they did, and using
their spittle to help paste the heads
ON their work, and YOU can form some
idea of what the American smoker
VIII SSS WHEN S4iS QuSl NNlslS S1SSS
far~famed Manila cigars ON the mar
Set, The United States government
spends thousands of dollars to quar-
antine against these Asiatic diseases
and when one leaves the island for
this country himself his effects are
thoroughly disinfected and. in the face
of all this, our lawmakers propose
to put their seal of approval on this
bill. which will put into the mouths
of thousands of our citizens a most
prolific means of contagion. and if,
as 1 firmly believe. it viii be the
means of injecting those filthy Asiatie
diseases into the blood of the Ameri-
can people. the present administration
can thank itself for it, 1 believe that
even the trust smoker. if he has these
things brought forcefully upon him.
will think twice before purchasing
these goods"
The wageworker., 1909-09-25
GENERAL MENTION.
Brief Bits of News Picked and Pilfered
From Many Sources.

So great has become the demand
for the Union Label on mineral water
in Brooklyn. \. Y. that the bosses
sent an Invitation to the Mineral
Water Makers Union for conference.
The Italian lime burners at Rock
land. \. V, went on strike for an in
and free and Independent American
scabs went to work in their places for
S1.15.
An agreement has been reached
with the John A Blutach Printing
| Company of Rochester. n. Y. This
firm has for several years done most
of the printing for the breweries in
Rochester.
The Allied Printing Trades Council
in Cincinnati wanted a desk. and they
ran all over town trying to get one.
They were unsuccessful in their search
but still insisted on the label, and
therefore had one made TO order at
/ the Cincinnati Butchers, Supply Co.
That's unionism for you. and the right
kind. too.
theatrical stage employees re
J ceived an increase of wages in all
Cleveland houses that will average
about s. per week
The Boston plasterers strike. de
clared July %. has been settled. the
master plasterers granting the men
| 60 cents an hour
The sterotypers of San Antonio,
Texas, have signed a new scale with
their employers that gives them a
substantial increase.
English servant girls are TO have
their hours of labor regulated by the
government Eight hours will CON
stitute domestic-s workday
Silk weavers in the Summit, n J..
mills are out on strike for higher
wages Jews, Armenians, Syrians
and Italians are involved in the
struggle.
The Allied Building Trades in Phil
adelphia ,,.'e going to build a Labor
| Temple. which will contain an audi
torium with a seating capacity OF
1900.
! In England the trade unionists are
| interested in the establishment of a
central labor college. which they will
finance The object is to train men
fer leadership in both union and
| political life.
The chauffeurs and cab drivers of
Greater New York are getting busy
and have secured contracts with %
closed shops As for the men them
| selves they are joining the union in
/ droveS.
Motormen and condutorS on the
| Chicago & Milwaukee and the Mil
waukee & Northern street cars get
The wageworker., 1909-09-25

the nnuuincent waSe OF IL cents an
hour. And a raise has ben refused,
Returns received OF the vote cast
by the members of the International
Association of Nachinists shows that
all of the old officers were reelected
Lets See-the city council has dis
eaSSed with graSISy and at great
the stop at near crossing" ordnance
and other welghts and important mat
ters, but what'n thunder has ii ac~
compliSheI anShows We inquire to
know,
The wageworker., 1909-09-25
HE WAS WELL EQUIPPED.

A Methodist bishop was recently q
guest at the home of a friend who had
two charming daughters. One morn
ing the bishop. accompanied by the
two young ladies. went out in the
hope of catching some trout An old
fisherman out for the same purpose
wishing to appear friendly. called out:
-Ketchin' many. pard?.'
The bishop. Strengthening himself
to his full height, replied: Brother. l
am fisher of men,
You've got the right kind o bait.
all right. was the fsherman's re
Success Magazine
The wageworker., 1909-09-25
Ten People Die in Hotel Fire.

Vernon, B. C.-Ten lives were
lost here in a fire that destroyed
the Okanagan hotel The flames were
discovered about two a m, and so
suddenly did they sweep through the
building that when the firemen ar
rived the ssairwayS Were wrapped in
fire and scarcely had a stream of
water been turned on the blaze before
the entir building was afiame Most
of the 60 guests escaped but some
were unable TO get out of their rooms
The wageworker., 1909-09-25
WE PAY THE BILLS.

The Norwegian government makes
loans to workinsmen at low interest
to enable them TO build their own
homes. Our government makes new
bond issues for the money sharks of
Wall street and lets the workmen pay
the interest.
The wageworker., 1909-09-25
SOME FAKE ORGANIZERS.
Detectives Form Unions Only t.
Smash Them.

Secretary Frank Morrison. of the
American Federation of Labor. has
received a letter from John Fitzpat-
rick of the Chicago Central Labor
body. containing startling revelations
made by one George ID. Maddox
Maddox was formerly employed by
the Edison Company in Boston and
did some detective work for them: also
for some other concerns. Then he
went to Chicago and joined the Inter
state Detective Agency, which concern
The wageworker., 1909-09-25
Is Hell a
Place or
Condition
By JAMES Il BUCKLEY. y q

believe
represent greatest possible
applied
conceivable bliss.
to a to
forththe
majority
Infants irresponsible persons, children In
light
which is in Them number
The wageworker., 1909-09-25

Only a very limited number of people
really enjoy what is called classical music
Grand opera Is bore to the average
it in order to seem as cultured as their
neighbors A few days since / was IN
Washington, ID. c., and strolled down back
of the Treasury building, where the Ma
rine band was entertaining the public IL
it a most excellent band and there i
hardly more competent aggregation OF
musicians In the country On this ocea-
sion, however, the selections did not en-
brace any so-ealled popular airs all were
The wageworker., 1909-09-25
DISEASED CIGARS.
Read This and Then Buy Some of
Those Sinking Manila Ropes.

tno$e SStukth9 Wanu1 ropes.
Excerpt of letter to MIR, George w.
Perkins. president International Cigar
makers Union. by Mr.. William
Bancker of Springfield. Mass:
Being very much impressed with
Your articles on the Philippine tariff
bill. wish to cali attention to a phase
OF the question which. so far as
have seen. has been entirely over
looked. namely: Health.
Il would like to have the following
published in our journal. hoping it
may be of some use to our locals in
fighting these goods,
Il served two years in the Philip
pines in the army. mostly around
The wageworker., 1909-09-25
Classical
Music
Enjoyed
by Few
By DR.. PRENTlsS HARRElL

classic cold number eeising
applause
heard Signor Tasea band playing Balr
what there Every of the enthusiastic
appaudd the echo and after
rendition of the that the audience knewhe familiar
catches the pand the bandmen threw into their
Of all souls
the of pleasure
this, ALL the
The wageworker., 1909-09-25
BOSTON CARPENTERS.

The 5000 union carpenters of Bos-
ton have secured an advance in wages.
The new scale is i7s4 cents an hour.
an incrase of four cents The sched-
ule calls for Saturday half HOLIDAYS
the year round.
The wageworker., 1909-09-25

/ believe that Jesus Christ was tszsh-
er come from God, and though the doc
trine of eternal punishment Is awful I
accept it upon His authority If It were
possible 10 believe otherwise would gladly
do so; nor can comprehend the state of
mind OF any man living upon earth who
can take any other ground
In the descriptions given of the misery
of the wicked and of the happiness of the
righteous material symbols are empIovesI-
Fire consuming the flesh and worms that
die not are the strongest material symbols
of misery; gold. harps. white robes =xrn-
The wageworker., 1909-09-25
STAND BY YOUR FRIENDS.

The Hatters' tsrike is not fully set
tied all reports TO the contrary not
withstanding- Support the cause by
buying no fall hats without the little
emblem OF justice.
The wageworker., 1909-09-25
CABBAGE Salad.

Remove the center of a small cab
base to leave thin she'll Cut the
part removed very fine, chill and mix
with a boiled dressing Set the cab
hase shell in nest of curied parsely
M. cress and fill with the salad.
The wageworker., 1909-09-25

A flying machine would be I~vaIuabIs
on north pole expedition
Even IN its present form it would serve
TO carry one much further and. of course
faster than any other means of transportz-
tion.
do not mean that trip could be made
to the pole and back, but with ship a. a
base the range of exploration would be Irn-
mensely widened-
One could chart much undiscovered
country with little effort and with rnathe-
matical accuracy.
/ am firm believer In the value of air
ter commercial service, such as the carrying
The wageworker., 1909-09-25
Disguise.

Were we to take as much trouble
In being what we ought to be as we
take in Disgusting what we really are,
we might appear like ourselves. with
out being at the trouble of any dis
guise at all-La Rochefoucauld.
The wageworker., 1909-09-25
A Home Made Cherry Pitter.

Take an ordinary strong wire hair
pin. insert two ends in a cork insert
the round end of the hairpin in a
cherry where the stem came off, and
Dit can be hooked out easily, leaving
cherry firm and whole
The wageworker., 1909-09-25
Hareherrx Iarts.

One cup chopped seeded raisins, one
cog we'll beaten, two lemons, juice and
rind: mix together and bake in small
folds OF puff paste.
The wageworker., 1909-09-25

many reform meaures for the preparation OF granting
Since then
on the part OF the people visible regard the adoption Of
stuton and the establishment assembly
Whether these prompted
change IN the governmental
least substitute for
ar This sentiment well portrayed the OF local
No whether radical
government entry and than that all
have object in and that a
ernment As the public
we'll infer how the people looking
representative assembly,
Chinese
think Lolng short of accomplished question
fronts them how they viii
pledge made by the again. repeated
it only natural that broken
The wageworker., 1909-09-25

HE MOVEMENT for constitutional government China
dates back to 1885. when coup detat brought about
by the radicals led by kanYuWei result OF the ina
mlnous defeat the hands OF the japanese 1856 Bur
real effort made until ago mpe-
rial ect issued September 1, 1906, the
people constitutional government This brought
by the travelling who abroad and studied
the nature and the working OF constitutional
The wageworker., 1909-09-25
Flying
Machine
for North
Pole
Voyage
By EVELYN BALDWIN

ships in carrying
of of light for of
The wageworker., 1909-09-25

are made. II the people OF the celes-
tial empire will maintain the rate of
progress, in the near future the pro-
gressive. viii and must vindicate the
conservative element.
Who says that sChinaman" is not
fit for self-governments
The wageworker., 1909-10-16

some of the older and larger unions
have more successful or profitable
annual ball this winter they will have
to go some.
Nearly one hundred couples enjoyed
the dancing program, the music for
which was rendered by Bruses union
orchestra. The programs were dainty
little affairs, miniature glove being
attached to each one, and these will
be treasured as souvenirs by nearly
all who were there. The dancing be-
gan promptly at 9 O'Clock, and con-
tinued until a late hour. The mem
bers of the union were tireless in
their efforts to show their guests a
merry time, and they were highly sue
cessful. AS a social affair it was
equal to any affair of the kind in the
history of local trades unionism. The
Gloveworkers of Lincoln have every
reason to be proud of the success at
tending their first annual ball.
The wageworker., 1909-10-16
GONE TO WASHINGTON.

q = w. Dickson, leading member of
the Carpenters Union, packed his grip
the first of the week and hiked down
to Washington, D. c., to look into a
little proposition that has been made
to him. He will help receive Presi-
in the big parade that greets the big
chief of the American Federation OF
Labor Mr.. Dickson didn't tell us
if it is good enough for him to con
slider we hope it pans out all right
The wageworker., 1909-10-16
The Labor Temple
Now or Never, Friends

service to thousands of men that other
institutions can not do because they
are not able to reach and interest the
men. The Y. NJ. c. A. is a magnifi-
cent institution, but in the very nature
of things it can not and does not offer
attractions that appeal to many men
attractions in themselves harmless
and often helpful. Mechanics like to
get together and talk over their
trades; they love to smoke their fra
grant pipes, to indulge in friendly
game of cards or pool, and mingle
socially with those they work beside
during the weary hours of the day. 1t
will benefit the employers because it
will make possible an easy method of
securing men when the occasion
arises. 1t will benefit the worker by
aiding him at all times to secure en-
ployment 1t will create civic pride
because it means more property own
ers-and property owner is always
a conservative to a greater or less de-
gree
1t is the intention of the board of di-
rectors, if everything goes well, to add
a third story to the building just as
soon as possible, and thus make pos
sible an assembly hall that will ac-
commodate fully thousand people
The building itself is 50x100 feet in
size, and expert builders are a unit in
declaring that the walls are amply
strong to carry another story. 1t is
open on three sides, thus insuring
good light and ventilation, and is in
location that insures a steady in
crease in value as the years go by.
The association, through its direct
ors, asks the unionists, the business
men, the professional men and the
churchmen of Lincoln to join hands
and help secure for all time this valu
able adjunct to the social and mate
rial welfare of Lincoln
The wageworker., 1909-10-16

There is a big strike in Omaha. The
employees of the street railway com
pany are carrying on Industrial war
against their employees On the one
side are the managers of the company
with Mr.. Wattles, business man of
high standing, president of the COM
pany, president of bank, president
of the Corn Exposition, president of
about everything else in Omaha, at
their head; on the other side are the
men who run the cars.
The gist of the matter is this Some
five years ago the men formed union.
The company has always refused to
recognize it, and Mr.. Wattles now
says that in the future they will en-
ploy no man who does not agree to
remain outside of any union of street
railway men.
When the news of this strike was
heraIded abroad in the newspapers it
had a strange psychic affect. More
than nine men out of every ten inn
mediately chose one side or the other
and assumed that that side was prac-
tically in the right. AS the strike
progressed each side accumulated a
mass of evidence and argument to sup
port it's cause.
One side reasoned that things have
come to pretty pass if business men
cannot run their own property, to suit
themselves The demands of organ
lied labor are unreasonable, many of
their regulations are unnecessary and
some of them are childish They call
attention to the fact that riots have
marked the course of most strikes,
from which this one has not been en-
tirely free; the consequent loss OF
property, and the occasional loss of
life. They deplore, most of all, the
disregard of law which is inherent in
the union or is fostered by these at
| tempts to enforce unreasonable de-
mands. They shudder at the shadow
of anarchy that is creeping over the
land.
! The other side protests that there
are no such persistent violators of the
law as the great corporations. That
under the most rigid construction, but
little of the property they operate is
their own Their rails are laid upon
| the public streets. They lay claim
not only to the streets they occupy
but to all the rest, preventing any
competing company from carrying
people for lower fare. They are pay
The wageworker., 1909-10-16
IN WINNIPEG.
Canadian Unionists Find a Labor Tenn
Pile Pays Them.

pile Pays Them.
The Winnipeg Trades Hall building
is owned by the Trades Hall Co., the
predominating stockhoIder in which is
the BrickIayers' and Masons' union.
The Typographical union, Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners, MouIders
ard Stonecutters are also considerable
stockholders, and a small amount is
held by Individual union members. The
building is 52x1oo, four stories and
basement, the whole of which, with
the exception Of part Of the ground
floor, is used for halls and committee
rooms. The building has cost the
company about 100000, the cost being
considerably augmented by calamity
which overlook it when just nearing
completion, it being wrecked by a
storm.
The wageworker., 1909-10-16
IN Los ANGELES.
How Labor Temple Pays in the City
Of Angeles.

The labor unions of Los Angeles
have Labor Temple which stands on
a 1oo-foot by 125-foot lot. The build
ing is 80 feet by 1875 feet, seven stories
high. The Union Labor Temple asso-
citation is Incorporated under the laws
of the State of California, and is capi-
taIized at 100000, divided into 100000
shares at $1.oo each, restricted to
union men. The property is now val
ued at $4,000. Although not entirely
finished, sufficient space is occupied to
produce rental of $500 month. This
does not indicate that the campaign
engineered by General Otis to rid Cal
ifornia of trades unionism has met
with any encouraging success.
The wageworker., 1909-10-16

bers with gratifying regularity. Seven
new members have been added dur
ing the past month, and there are
several applications on file. The or
ganization is full of ginger and al
ways ready to take front place in
the work of boosting for unionism.
The Wageworker cheerfully acknowl
edges that it has no better supporters
that the Union BARRIERS of Lincoln
The wageworker., 1909-10-16
THE GOVERNOR REGRETS.

A committee consisting of Misses
Sturm and Edstrom and Mr.. A. H.
Potter, representing the Glovemakers'
Union, called on Governor Shallenber-
ger Tuesday to extend to him an in
vitation to attend the first annual ball
of the union. Governor Shallenberger
expressed regret that previous en-
gagement out of town would prevent
his acceptance and said he would try
to arrange it SO as to be present at
the second annual ball of the organi-
zation.
The wageworker., 1909-10-16
BLOOD POISON.

Sam Chaplin of the barber firm of
Chaplin & Ryan, is suffering from a
in confined to his home on South
Twenty-fifth street. While his case is
"a serious one the attending physician
is assured that the patient will be up
and around in a short time. A lot of
friends are hoping that Chaplin will
be on duty again in a few days.
The wageworker., 1909-10-16
oLovEWoRkERs' BALL.
First Annual Function Of "Baby Un
ion" Was a Great Success

The Gloveworkers' Union of Lincoln
is one of the youngest, and perhaps
the smallest, unions in Lincoln, but
neither size nor age counts with it
when it comes to making success
of its social affairs. This was proved
Wednesday night when the Glovework-
ers' Union gave it's first annual ball
at Fraternity Hail. Certain it is, if
The wageworker., 1909-10-16
THE BARBERS.
Expect Something Good at the Meet
ing Next Wednesday Evening.

When the BARRIERS Union meets
next Wednesday evening the members
expect to hear something good, for
Delegate Mcbride will be back from
the national convention at Milwaukee
and have his report ready. Advance
reports from the convention are to
the effect that it was a warm one
and that lot of business of deer
concern to the organization was trans
acted.
The local union is growing in mum
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-27
A CHANGE IN HAWAII PUBLIC SENTIMENT

The Hawaiian Islands have brought
Japanese here by tens of thousands.
After being brought here, most of them
landing as coolies who never saw n
coat, a conar or pair of pants, they
have been paid wages that would have
looked fabulous in their old homes,
and they have become, many of them,
quite a dudish lot Of strikers. While
paying them high wages, this commu-
nifty has taxed itself to give free edu-
cation to the children of these aliens.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars are
being paid by citizens of the land to
educate these Japanese children. We
doubt whether there is anywhere else
under the sun a community which pays
as much as does this Territory for the
education of alien minors. We are
quite sure that there is no other which
pays as good wages to Japanese labor
ers. What is the result? Strikes, un-
bearable "cockiness," lawlessness, ut
ter contempt for our police and laws,
unless physical force is brought into
play,-and a return to Japan month by
month of hundreds OF thousands of
dollars paid here in wages to these
fortunate aliens tenants of American
soil. Is this game worth playing
any longer? We do not think it is
The people of Hawaii realize now as
never before that it is not. From the
year 1909 the future will date an
awakening fatal to japanese domina-
ton in Hawaii.