United labor bulletin., 1910-08-04


But perhaps Kindel wants the public
ity.
IL he does, those who are boosting
him as a possible political wonder
do not think well of his anti-label cam
paign. The Rocky Mountain News had
a reporter at the supervisors meeting
Tuesday night of last week. and while
hrst-page article was given the meeting
with Kindel as the "hero." not a word
was said of Kindel's ordinance removing
the label; and there is no doubt but
what Reporter Sullivan made note OF
the ordinance. But those who frame the
policies Of the paper and ferret out
"political wonders overlooked the label
ordinance to save their political pro-
tege.
But, Tommy. you might as well nave
given "Bedbugs" some publicity. for that
Is going to be all the rage for while
plenty Of 'bedbug" publicity; and we're
going to hang something on the tail OF
Kindel's political kite that VIII make IL
veer toward the mattress factory and
hang low and heavy on the political
horizon.
Last week Kindei said the label was
un-American-
This week he threatens to blow up the
tracks of the Tramway Company with
dynamite.
We ask our readers TO decide II Kin
del is competent to specify what is
either American or un-American-
II the label of the Allied Printing
Trades Council is un-American. then the
alx
aThc label Of any trade on Its work
is a guarantee that such work is the
best that is produced OF that trade
when you see the label OF the Gar
nent Workers on garments you know al
Once that those garments were made
under conditions that frown on the
sweai-shop and where living wages are
paid.
The Clgarmakers' label-when II ap-
pears on the box-is a guarantee that
the cigars were not made by diseased
Fqlipino children in low. dirty novels
and shlpped here by the trust; IL Is
guarantee that only the best conditions
exist In the factory and that American
manhood promotes this label to protect
nil who care to purchase those goods.
The Broommakers' label-twe should
bow our heads In utter disgust when
we think Of the man we supported Tor
such an important ofhce)--this label
shows that the brooms bearing II we're
not pcnitentiary- made to compete with
American citizens Kindel, should you
not class the penitentiary factory as un-
American? In New Jersey all peniten-
tiary-made articles must be labeled
"Penitontiary Made"-un-American.
A book could be written OF why the
above and all other labels should be
supported not because they are AMERI-
CAN. but because TUEy ARE THE
GREATEST SIGNS OF CLEANLINESS.
SANITATION AND PROSPERITY THE
WORLD HAS EVEN KNOWN.
labels are AMERICAN because their
support by the toiling masses will raise
the working class out of the mire and
give them that freedom from the yoke
OF the "system'' that the Declaration OF
Independence never dreamed OF.
The label OF the Allied Printing
Trades Council shows that the printed
matter on which It is placed was pro-
duced in an ONCE where the best OF
conditions. good wages and the eight
hour day prevail.
When Saturday night comes the mem
bers OF unions aniliated with tho Allied
Printing Trades Council have over
$4,000 to spend with the business men.
Under non-union conditions they would
have but $4,000 to $4,000. 49,.
which is the best for the community :?
A blow at the label is blow at the
foundation of the organization. and will
be resented by every force at the COM
mand OF the organizations with which
tho printing trades are aniliated
Every union man should make this a
special order OF business. Report 1t to
your organization; talk It over In the
shop; tell It on the street corners, and
apprise your wife and family OF the
blow that ''Bedbug" Kindel aims at labor
organisations.