United labor bulletin., 1910-01-07
THE LAeoRING MANS LAMENT.

1 was a fool in Nineteen Ought Nine,
But what's the use to weep and repine.
I've made New Years resolution
That l shall put in execution.
Henceforth, | shall, as far as able
Purchase goods that bear the label
I'll boost the label all l can,
And urge it upon my fellow man.
Boost the label! Well should smile,
Well boost the label all the while.
Well boost it by day, we'll boost it by
night,
Till the scab-made stuff has taken it's
fight.
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The tramway cars on a cold morning
are great deal like the stories we hear
of the North Pole-BELOW ZERO, and
then some. If we had the laws they have
in some of the principal cities in our
United States then the city council
would force the tramway to keep the
cars warm so that people would not have
to freeze while paying for ride.
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We are in. receipt of several letters in
dorsing the plan of the labor unions go
ing into politics, and if we ever hope to
secure our just rights, then we must get
very busy along this line.
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All of the union who have elected new
officers will confer a great favor to the
unions by dropping us a postal and let
ting us know who the new officers are.
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THE sWITcHMEN's STRIKE AND
THE RAILROAD SITUATION.
In the battle that is now being waged
by the switchmen all through the north
west is something of great Importance
to the organized employees of the various
railroads The outcome of this strike
will have a large tendency in mapping
out the future of all the labor unions
who are connected with the railroads.
From the daily press reports we read
that all of the men in the northwest are
contemplating going out on all of the
roads throughout that part of the coun-
try, and if such action is taken it will
mean that there will not be any trains
moving on those roads. Well, we hope
that the other unions who are in the
railroad service will awaken to their
duty and stand solid for all of the other
men who are seeking a fair wage. Since
the increase of living has advanced SO
much, we have yet to find where wages
have been advanced accordingly. So with
that full knowledge of the difference, l
think it time that all of the workingmen
would get busy and stand solid. In our
press reports we find that Mr.. Ryan, the
president of the copper smelters in Mon
tana. has issued an order that if the
miners attempt to assist the switchmen
that they will close down all of their
smelters in the state and force all of the
men out of work 1t appears that the
men who are in control of the various
industries are determined to make the
workingman get busy and control some
of the government machinery.
Although the orders have been issued
by this company threatening the men
with discharge they have not needed the
threat, and we are also informed that
the company has not as yet put the or
ders into effect If the condition of our
American government has got down to
such state of affairs as to make us
work against the interests of our fellow
men then / say it is time for us to quit
calling ourselves free people, but to
the contrary, let us have Kingdom and
do away with our farce Of election. II
ever there was class of men who need
more pay It is the switchmen. They have
the most dangerous work to perform of
any of the railroad men. Their work is
Of such a nature that they may have
the,r body crushed at any time, or leg