Evening journal., 1910-11-25
DORNEY LAUDS
TRADE UNIONS
Ninth Anniversary Of the
Brotherhood Of Painters
Celebrated
REFRESHMENTS GALORE
AND SOME SPEECHES

Local Union No. 449, Brotherhood
Of Painter, Decorators and Paper
hangers Of America, composed OF
railway and ship painters, celebrated
the ninth anniversary OF the organiza-
ton of the local last evening at the
headquarters. No. s15 Market street
A fine lunch was served. and there
were refreshments galore. Cigars
We're then lighted and the president,
J. l.. Smith, introduced John M. Dor
ney, member of the local.
Mr.. Dorney delivered an address on
The Origin and Ultimate Purpose OF
Trade Unionism." The speaker sketch
ed rapidly the rise OF trade uniouism
in England. Ireland and Scotland, its
transplanting to America, the rise OF
the knights Of Labor" and the con-
seQuent evolution into the American
Federation OF Labor" In closing, Mr..
Dorney said: Trade. Unionism has
done more for the toilers of America
than all other movements combiued.
It has increased wages, shortened
hours, brought about factory and
railway legislati ~. and it has e. bt
for the factory children and working
women. II has done more to stamp
out tuberculosis than any otaer move
ment In America. Il has raiseh the
standard of intelligence among the
workers. II is "A 8choOl of American
citizenship to the newly arrived for
eigner. IL has cultivated the spirit OF
fraternity among tbe toiling millions.
lt has visited the sick, cOmforted the
widow and buried the dead.
naelly in its Insurance department.
Al this Trades ti,ionism Oas done.
But ask you all to night 20 ,akn this
thought home With you, all of those
splendid achievements are. indeed a
crown Of glory to organized labor. but
the ultimate purpose of organized
labor Is to make men really free.
I'VE have adopted political and re-
ligious liberty. but we have not as yet
attained Industrial liberty. When we
shall have secured industrial liberty,
then trades unionism will disappear
its mission Will have been fulfilled,
its work finished. In order TO bring
about industrial liberty we must have
Legislatures and a Congress that rep
present the people, not the interests.
In order to secure men who will Leg
islate for the toilers, we must be in
telligent enough 10 elect men who
represent the people. That necessi-
| tates thought. Here lies the ultimate
work of organized labor, TO educate
/ its members, to make of them inde-
dendent voters. Right royalty has
organized labor begun its work.
CAS- a proof Of this statement, con-
suit the election returns all over tn,
| nd 1af A in
that we are only starting"
Short addresses were also made b,
Thomas Taylor, James o. Kane,
L. Smith, p J. Joyce, Richard Scot
Lewis Baldwin and o. B. Cole. all Q
Local 449. Speeches were also mad
George McCloskey. Norris Dixon an
Joseph Keenan,, of Local No 634.
The committee OF housepainters Il
charge of the celebration comprise
the following: J. F. Russell. o. L
Cole, Jas. o. Kane, Isaac Saxton AM
Joseph Cash. During the evening.
thirty-two pound turkey was raffiel
of, the winning ticket, No. 4S, wa
held by Neal Lapierre. Of No. a.
Local Union, and living at No. 81 Rid
die avenue.
Local 44e has long roIl-call.
very healthy bank account, and an en-
ergetic membership. The condition
of the brotherhood at large is splen
did The brotherhood is organized Il
every state and territory in America
and in every province in Canada
There are nearly $4,000 members Il
good standing. and they are the yer
pick OF the craft The brotherhoo
stands high on the roll of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, being ex
oeeded by only two organizations, tn
} miners and the carpenters.