The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-29


moi; just.
When the weather is as hot as it has
been for several days past, then it is
good time to keep cool mentally 1t is
the easiest thing in the world to de-
velop a crouch when the thermometer
records 100 in the shade Men are
more apt than dogs to go mad during
a hot spell. The best of friends get
on edge and swear; husband and wife
get cross and angry, the children get
cranky, and everything goes wrong.
The only way to correct these things is
to keep cool mentally
Speaking of ursurpation of author
ity by the courts, here is sample case
that hberty-loving people should pom
der over.
The miners of Westmoreland county,
Pa, went on strike some time ago, and
the first thing the employers did was
to secure an injunction preventing
them from pretty nearly everything
save sleep and breathe. Among other
prohibitions was one against congreg-
ating on the public highways, parad-
ing or gathering in groups of two or,
more. Shortly after the injunction
was issued one Of the striking miners,
John Campbell, died His comrades
wanted to bury him, but before they
could hold funeral and accompany
the remains of their comrade to the
cemetery they actually had to get
written order from Judge Mcconnell
permitting them to do so. Three
American flags were carried by the
miners. AS the funeral procession
moved slowly past one Of the mines
the owner, backed by twenty-five de-
putty sheriffs, ordered that the Ameri-
can flags be lowered, and they were
lowered. And this ain free America!
What do you think Of it, Mr. Work
ingman? What do you think Of it,
you men who fought to make that
flag the emblem of the free?
And government by Injunction
does not raise protest from those
people who are excited to frenzy by
the thought Of exhibiting the pictures
taken when Jack johnson knocked
Jim Jeffries into kingdom come.
And Charley Aldrich, the man who
prevented county option three years
ago, is now posing as the county option
candidate and being boosted by lead
ers of party that stood still on the
liquor question for twenty years.
There's always something strange and
peculiar about politics.
l am in hopes that the unions of
Lincoln will all fall into line this year
and make Labor Day day long to be
remembered. There are peculiar rea-
sons why organized labor should make
a particularly strong showing in Lin
coin this year. Equally true it is that
there is every reason why the Labor
Day celebration should be participated
in by the men and women who are
keeping business going in this city
You may talk about your Commercial
Club and your Ad Club, and all your
other clubs, but the one great factor
in the financial life Of Lincoln is the
wage cdIIlluS CldSS"CIc CLASS UUdC Is
keeping men at work by shortening
the working day, that is keeping the
wheels Of business creased by keeping
wages up, that is protecting the weak
and helpless against the greed of the
would-be exploiter of labor Here is
the gospel truth-if wages in Lincoln
were all on the basis of the unorgan-
lied industries, the volume Of Lincoln
business would not be more than one
half of what it is now. This fact
should be carefully considered by the
business men who may be thinking
of joining forces with the union bust
ing organization known as the ''Busi-
ness Mems League
Congressman Norris felt the stand
pat steam roller at Lincoln last Tues
day. It's pretty hard going up against
the postmaster-revenu collector ma
chine in Nebraska
Your fanatical prohibitionist is sit
ting tight and saying mighty little
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