Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-18
kLITTLE, LABOR LEAFLETS
NJ BY @W.E,Me LERNON.y


"a manipulated by a Chicago gam
bier resulting In great suffering to
those who are hit hardest by such OPP
erations-the toilers--ls the following
poem by s. T.. Kiser of the Chicago
Reeord-Herald:
bade him hope away;
"Be brave. be strong" ] said,
He fingered though, to say:
MY present need is bread
I praised him where we stood,
l spoke of clearing skies
And zeal in brotherhood,
And love and sacred ties
with courage In your heart
And with your goal set high,
Go forth to do your part
With manly strength" said l.
Poor wretched, craven thing,
He could not understand,
But stood there shivering
And holding out his hand.
The roaring blasts blew chill
babe him press ahead
And claim new hopes, but stu
He humbly asked for bread.
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Ever since it became known that
President Taft had invited the execu-
tive council of the American Fedora
ton of Labor to meet with him TO ais
cuss problems with which the couhcli
has to DEAL much interest mas peen
aroused among union men In tnls CITY
aa to the result of the conference anu
were highly pleased at the attitude as
sumed nv the president at the meeting
this week. In the course of the meet
ing various questions were discussed,
including the matter of the in1unctlon'
the eight-hour law, convict labor, WORK
on the Panama canal and the right OIL
political refugees to come 10 tnis Couh-
A "a rrof
anti-injunction law was one OF tne
most important policies of his admins
tration and that his position was
clearly defined in his inaugural al
dress Mr.. Gompers, as spokesman Ior
the council, urged the president 10 en-
force the eight-hour law as 1t VIII ap-
nlv to contractors on public buildings
and In government work and declared
that 1t was the desire of organized Ia
hor that convict labor be regulated so
as not to come into competition WIFI
free labor, and not prohibited entirely
as some seemed to think. Commission
err NeilI, who was present at the con
ference, urged the presloen. W asn rs,.a a .
a further appropriation from congress
TO enforce the child labor law In the
Instruct of Columbia, and the president
agreed to consider the matter.
Notwithstanding the fact that In the
delegation were representatives or IA
Dor who opposed vigorously the elec-
+ion OF Mr. Taft, he appeared greatly
nIeased with the meeting and said ne
would be glad to confer further Win
the representatives of organized laDor
at anv time and the suggestions or inc
executive council would be given due
consideration. A,,,.o1,,
untrue the report that American work
men belonging to unions were being
disnlaced by foreigners and nonunion
men in the work on the Panama canal
prenarations are almost complete Tor
the bazaar to be given by the woman
Label league in the Labor temple, ana
the two large halls are now receiving
the attention of the corps OF oecoIatols
which has in charge the work OF
Transforming them into booths and cozy
hooks where the visitor may view ana
purchase union made goods OF the ul1-
farent unions or rest while listening
10 the orchestra which Will pc III at-
tendance during the four nights OF the
bazaar. Many of the organizations are
placing applications for space anu
should this continue all cannot De &C
connmodated. so the committee IN
charge has adopted the plan of "hrst
come. first served" April % Will pc
"Pasadena night" when the Woman's
Label league and the Central Labor
council of that city VIII attend IN
body. The bazaar will be conducted FOR
four nights. commencing April 70.
Tohn M. Dormer of the Topographic
cal union is confined to his home with
an attack of the grip, which threat
ened for time to result in pneumo-
MIA. He will be unable to attend to MS
duties for some time.
For the purpose of finding out how
MANY of the unions affiliated with the
Central Labor council intend to partici-
nate in the allegorical parade during
the Elks' meeting in this city in July,
a call will be sent out to the different
bodies to attend a mass meeting in
Labor temple to discuss the matter.
Unions will be asked to be represented
by three members with power to act.
and 1t is expected a large attendance
will result Organized labor is DESTROYS
of being represented in the parade, and
many unions have signifed their inten-
ton of participating. and this meeting
will probably determine in what man
ner they will take part, whether as in
dividual organizations with separate
floats or one body with float to rep
resent the unions in the Central Labor
council This meeting will be called at
as early a date as possible.
Delegates from the Stage Employees,
Transfers and Coopers' unions were
received into the Central Labor council
Friday night.
C. N Hughes, business agent of the
Machinists union, read a paper before
the Central Labor council Friday night
which was of much interest to the large
number in attendance. The subject
taken was the Apprentice System"
and Mr.. Hughes exhibited thorough
familiarity with the question in all its
phases. These papers, which have come
to be a regular order of business in the
council, are creating wide interest in
the membership throughout the city,
serving to augment the attendance at
the meetings and at the same time in
struct the delegates. The subject
chosen for the next meeting of the
council will be 1.-THE Advantage of the
Direct Primary to the Working People,
and will be handled by 7. D. Fennessy.
At the meeting of the Central Labor
council Friday night the contract be-
tween the council and the manager of
Chutes park was ratified This is to
cover the celebration which is to be
held in the Chutes May 23, when or
ganized labor will entertain it's friends
with mass meeting and general good
times. Various features of interest will
be provided for the day in addition to
those regularly employed at the
amusement resort. and most of the
amusement concessions will be con-
Quoted by the members of the council
Walter Macarthur. editor of the Coast
Seamen's Journal of San Francisco,
will be the chief speaker of the day.
The committee which has the matter
in charge is composed of President w
A. Engle and Secretary L. w. Butler.
Mrs. Mary R. Worden, wife of w.