Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-01
IS TRAINOR ON TIE SQUARE?
Question Answered Affirmatively by
South Omaha Union Men.
HIS RECORD AS A wORKNGMAE
His Card is Clean and hts voice and
Purse Have Always Been En-
ployed in the Cause of
Organised Labor.

says in part:
Now. that article is a mere assertion and |
is not backed by proofs. /. for one, want |
TO know where Mr.. Trainor was during |
the famous packing house strike. The |
writer of that letter was not resident OF !
the city at the time, and therefore, posi-
by, was unable TO state. Coming 10 more
modern history, ] want to know wherein
Mr. Train0r befriended labor by voting as
he did as a county commissioner during
the recent street car strike.
The writer Of that pubic setter takes II
upon himself to vindicate Mr.. Trainor, and
uses his official title In doing 90. One
thing is certain, the writer Of the letter
may speak for himself, but he does not
speak for the central labor organization,
or any genuine trades union. The union
known as the Federal Labor union. No.
7ll2 is a political organization. whose
mel mbers either hold political Jobs or seek
political Jobs and which was organized
solely for political purposes. And as such,
1t is looked down upon by the real trades
unions. 1t Is the organization which nov
travels under the name Of the Working
mems Independent Political club and which
indorses the republican ticket It's mem
bers for the most part are holding down
Jobs given them BY the republican ad-
ministration and are now being whipped
into line by Mr.. Trainor
Facts About oueenan.
The above should have been signed by a
"Brawny Union Man" whom We believe TO
be very close to Mr.. Queenan. and who
does not take it upon himself to disprovs
any Of the facts given out as respects Mr..
Queeuan other than the following:
William H Queenan, democratic candi-
date for mayor, does not have to defend
his attitude toward organized labor, now
or at any other time. He is a laboring
man himself has always employed union
labor and has extended a helping hand TO
labor whenever the opportunity afforded.
We wonder If this "brawny union man
will insist upon the above assertion, that
Mr.. Queenan has extended a helping hand
to labor whenever the opportunity ar
forded."
We have investigated the records and
find that Mr.. Queenan gave the contract
for building his residence at 1915 North
Twenty-fifth street to an employer Of un-
fair carpenters by the name Of Nystrom
the plumbing to Thompson & Co., then on
the unfair list, the painting to Gus Burden,
an unfair painter, who daubed paint on the
walls to such an extent that It became
necessary to paper the walls that were
| originally intended to remain white. The
only union man who drove a nail or did
1 an hours work In the construction of that
structure was an Omaha firm under the
caption Of John Rowe & Co. Mr.. Queenan.
you will note, did not give even this to
/ South Omaha union labor, but employed
the only union labor that was used on the
building in Omaha. Now what say you,
Mr.. Brawny Union Man"
| Mr.. Brawny Union Man" will further
note that. as organizer of the American
| Federation Of Labor, Mr.. Kotera does not
act under instructions from the Central
Labor union. but does work under the in.
structions Of the American federation OF
Labor and those instructions are TO refutC
false statements made against any and al
union men, and he simply acted under thost
instructions. Mr. Kotera has been a resi-.
dent Of South Omaha for the last twenty.
five. years and was a resident Of South
Omaha during the famous packing hous,
strike" and he knows as we know. that Mr.
Trsinor was a member Of local Pork Butch
ers union No. IS and marched in the dem
onstration parade through the streets o.
South Omaha with that union and Ioca
union No. 72 along with Jake Davis and 1
thousand other good union men.
Frank Hart's Statement
The following are extracts from letter
published in the world-Herald by a mar
whom we know to be a good fair-minded
honest union man, and, as it appears here
you will find expresses the opinion of tn,
biggest majority of South Omaha unior
men.
LETTER
SOUTH OMAHA March 2s-To IN,
World Herald; While / think no good car
be accomplished by newspaper controversy
think your article in Saturday evening
raper in an interview with a 'brawny'
union man, who Is a member Of the Cen
tral Labor union, but hasn't the nerve Il
sign his name, should be answered
This union man who is afraid to have hi
name appear says that Federal union No
7l12 is a political organization and on
would naturally infer that Mr.. Kotera wa
member OF that union. which he Is not
want TO say that there are some of IN,
fairest and squarest union men In thi
be found anywhere. As to Mr.. Trsinor
record during the packinghouse strike.
can find no one that could say a wort
against him In that regard. But that /
one thing that is used IN every local cam
paign in this city: I wouldn't vote for mir
because. he worked during this or tha
say that believe any union man in Souti
, Omaha can vote for Mr.. Trainor with
clear conscience. and II any more unIo
: men are interviewed 1 think they shoul
/ have their names used.
FRANK P. HART.
, 24 North Twelfth Street
Mr.. Hart has been a resident Of sout
Omaha for years and is a respected citize
and property owner. Mr.. Hart is secretar
of the State Federation OF Labor and wa
recording secretary of the Central Labo
union during the recent street car strilS
and was a member Of the committee on AZ
arrangements for the meetings as follow
: and at which meeting Mr.. Trainor spoke /
behalf OF the striking street car men
TrainOr and street Car Men.
The meetings were as follows:
A meeting held at the Labor Temple o
Tue sday evening. October T. with Thoma
Conway as chairman and the speakers a
/. follows: p. J. Trainor, p. c. Caldwell. {
= c Pratt, international organizer Of IA
r street car men; Ben Commons, also a
organizer, and John Lynn. then secretary
q treasurer.
n Another meeting held on the vacant u
along side the Packers hank at TWENTY
fourth and streets on Tuesday eveninI
October 25 at which Thomas Conway wa
chairman and the speakers as follows: {
c. Pratt and Ben Commons, organizer.
- Patrick Ford, president OF the Omaha Ger
y tral Labor union; Rev Fisher Of omah
{ and p. c. Caldwell and P. J. Trainor. VIII
were prepared TO speak, but did not b
cause Of the lateness OF the hour
! Another meeting held az the Labc
Temple on Tuesday evening, October 2
I al which the speakers were as follows
, Judge A. l. sutton, P. J. Trainor Re-
Fisher, p. J. LenihRn, z I. Morrow, p {
I Caldwell. Ben Commons.
: l Tba last rneafFnr was held af Rarfonl