Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-01

meetings. said in part: Use Judgment IN
al things. don't molest property II Il car
be avoided. but stand pat and stand TO
rtther. A strike is a terrible thing hne
should be avoided where possible. but
when once a strike IS declared. stand By
your colors. for who will better your cor
ditons ~ you don't help yourselves
Other work Of Trainor.
Mr. Trainor was interviewed in behalf
Of the street car strikers by a committee
from the South Omaha Central Labor
union in regard to cost Of holding these
meetings. He wss told by this committee
that the union was getting short OF funds
and asked his advice. Mr.. Trainor said
GO order your printing done and rent
your halls and. II then you can't pay the
bills send them 20 me" Mr. Trainor again
showed where he stood with regard to
unions and the working classes. We re-
gret TO say. however that Mr.. Trsinor
was not given an opportunity to make
good HIS promise for John II. Van VIE
republican candidate for councilman. fur
nished the printing and. as any union
man will admit waited until the money
was on hand 20 pay the bill. He also
printed 50 900 cards bearing the inscriptions
walk and Show Your Colors," Il Love
20 Walk, but Oh. You Street Car" and
number Of others for which he didn't
charge a cent. He also printed a circular
called the Dying Scab' for which he re-
ceived no compensation. and numerous
other Jobs Of q like nature TO help the
boys.
Mr.. "BrAwny Union Man" further states
I want to know wherein Mr.. Tralnor be-
] friended labor by voting as he did as a
county commissioner during the recent
street car striker
II Mr.. "Brawny Union Man will look
over the records he will find that Mr.
Trainor did just what he was forced to
/ do under the circumstances.
As sheriff Mr.. Bradley has the power to
| appoint deputies and that he did during the
strike but as commissioner Mr.. Trainor
had to vote to pay them and his only re-
course was to cut down the bill II it seemed
too high, and this he did, and Mr. 'Brswny
Union Man" II you would sign your name
to the articles you take it upon yourseli
TO give to the Daily Slander. we might
possibly, find your sore place on the pay.
roll Of the sheriffs deputies, who knows?
We, the undersigned, have read the abov
through thoroughly and we each and sew
orally have looked up the records or wert
directly connected with instances Of recor,
mentioned and hereby place our hands a.
evidence Of its approval.
T. N. CONWAY, President American
Federation Of Labor Local Council No 71l2
WILLIAM H. McDERMoTT. % Mort
JOHN STEVENS, Former Secretary o
| Local No. 10, G. ]. L.
DAN DONOVAN, Member Electrica
c. II. VAN VIE Member Omaha Typo
graphical union No. lsO.
JOHN LYNN, $50 o street.
GEORGE STEVENS, President Stationer
Firemen, Local No. s.
All Active Union Men.
The men whose names are signed abov
are all union men and old-timers and ar
in a position to know. William McDer
mott was employed by Mr. Trainor an
was personally acquainted with him an
a member Of the same union. Local No. 8;
and marched in the same demonstratio
parade. Dan Donovan was member O
! the Electrical Workers union and EN-
ployed by the same company and a neigh
Dor and friend of Mr.. Trainor. Thoma
NJ Conway. president OF Federal union M
r 7ll2. was president OF the Central Labo
] union during the street car strike and ais
member Of the COMMITTEES on arrange
AZ NHdl llLles dAlO SOnNhg
standing as a union man is undisputeC
George Stevens was vice president of tn
Central Labor union during tlie controvers
and was also a member OF the committe
on arrangements at the time and an oil
war horse OF organized labor and ca
always be depended on. John Lynn wa
. secretary treasurer and handled all bill
and was a member OF the arrangemer
committee and has been a labor leader 1
= South Omaha for the last ten years Joh
Z Stevens is a member Of the COoper's II
D ternationsl union No 10 and is one of th
q few who accompanied the above name
committee and James Kotera in the
walks between Omaha and South Oman
during the strike, and in which walks ]
]. Trainor also accompanied them a nun
ber of times, in their efforts to assist tn
: strikers and they are all active union me
: and promoters and no man can disput
, their word and they all say that the aboy
is a correct record.