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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-10

take? What an absurd question. Only
a fool would suggest climb up over
those rocks in the face of an enemy
whose very familiarity with the
ground would give him all the advan-
tage. Don't talk to us. This is the
road we will take. Easy, delightful
and safe. Come on companions, we
know good thing when we see it,
Young men, stop Stop Hear me,
before you move on. / have here a
field glass of marvellous power and
reach, its name is past experiences. +"
Look through it, level it along first
one road and then the other. All, you
start back and turn pale. What do
you see? Let me look with you.
We are gazing down the broad road
Of what did you say-pleasure? Try
again. Yes, truly there are the green
nelds, the beautiful groves and the
gay companions waiting to give you a
good time. Have l then been de-
cefved? No-nol Look once more |
! thought | could not be SO mistaken.
There is a change. What do we now
see? Hideous black clouds have en-
yeloped the scene. Fierce lightnings
leap and play. The crash of the thun-
| der-bolt is family heard The horrid
glare of confagration. And look,
quick See those demon-like ferns
that laugh and dance about their vic.
tins as they push and jostle them over
Tat frightful abyss just beyond.
Down, down they go in an endless
stream; fighting, shrieking, blasphem-
ing. Do you want to follow them?
\ Now turn the glass in the other di.
rection. Not very encouraging on the
start off, | must admit constant
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-10
ELoPEMENT OF
YOUNG COUPLE
Hazel lnman and vergiI Warner Leave
Thursday Noon for Peoria
Where They are Married.

Some alarm was experienced by
the mother of young Hazel Inman
when her daughter left Thursday
noon and did not come back. but late
ly it was learned that the young girl
had left the city with Vergil Warner,
an employe at the DUPONT Powder
works here.
The couple were united in marriage
in Peoria, H., and from there they
went to Sterling, H., to see the pa
rents of the groom. Mrs. Inman ex,
pected them here last evening some
time, as young Warner will continue
in his present position.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-10
A Strong TALK
TO YOUNG men
General Secretary Hufstader of the
Y. M. c. A. Again Sounds Note
Of Warning in Stirring Per-
sonaI Talk
"cUT IT OUT is TOPIC
The Third and Last of a Series OF
Three "Pen Talks" to Young
Men, Written for The
Gate City.

There is a remarkable and peculiar
fascination about the youth OF every
age, and particularly is it so of the
present rushing, hustling period, TEEN
ing with the very quint-essence OF
youthful enthusiasm and brilliant
achievements.
What age has ever produced such
splendid specimens of young. aggres-
sive manhood as the present, which
seems like a fairy tale of we olden
time with its mysterious and won
derful inventions, and its marvellous
and far-reaching conception of truth
and the eternal destiny of man.
When | wrote my first article to
you, young man, / had in mind the
second, but did not then expect to
appear before you a third time in per-
sonal talks of this nature; but as
look out over the vast territory OF
life's possibilities for good or evil
in you fellows; and not only its
possibilities, but its responsible.
ties as we'll when l note the
crafty, skillful play of the devil and
his emissaries in human form for the
souls of the strongest and bravest OF
you, the~veryS pick and flower of the
splendid army to which you belong;
aye, for every. soul that he can lure
into the net of sin with his hellisf
temptations, my heart and deepes
sympathy go out TO you in your strug
gle, and to the fore IS of darkness ar
rayed against you goes my bitteres
hatred and antagonism.
Do not, under any consideration
think that l am setting myself up a.
a standard OF excellence or an ex
ample for you to follow. for l am, Tx,
yourself, subject to errors and tempta
tions, and many times fall far shor
of the best standard of living; never
the-less | speak to you with NOR
years and knowledge of the world
cunning vices and devices to my cree
it. and with feeling of hearty CON
radeship that fills me with desire t
serve you If l may.
Young men, do you understand tn
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waters are whirling and tumbling just
before the fatal plunge, and the thun-
der and roar are terrifying and deaf
ening. You take one last look at the
snore through eyes blinded with fear
and vain regret Friends are standing
there ringing their hands, and, oh,
how quickly you cover your eyes TO
shut out the sight-Mother, with the
tears streaming down her faded
cheeks. and her hands clasped in pray
er; but even her faithful and unceas-
ing prayers cannot save you now. You
have trified too long; you have
reached and passed the point of safety,
and now,
Hear me, young man, Today you
may be able to pull ashore. Tomorrow
twill be too late.
Cut it out" while you can.
Two lads are playing on the rail.
road track that curves sharply just
beyond them into a deep cut. Some
one CHANGING to pass that way stops
and warns them of the danger. Bet
ter "cut that out, and play some
where else, he says Oh, we can hear
the train in time to get out of the
way, is the reply. And the play con.
I tinues.
4 Suddenly, and without warning, an
4 express train comes swiftly around
the bend. A startled cry, a quick
spring to escape, a slip, and a lit
tie crushed form for a fond mothers
tears to fall upon
Just beyond the point of safety. and
- too late to escape
Before you lie tworoads. One leads
4 ever upward, it seems. And it looks
like pretty stiff climbing up there
Rocks and boulders appear strewn
along the path over which you mus,
pick your way. You must have to
meet the devil up there, intent upon
your destruction; and my word for it
he'll give you the fight of your life
You shake your head and turn to look
at the other road
All, this is different. This is a little
more like it Level as floor and
Just gaze at those broad. green fields
stretching away as far as eye can see,
those shady groves and sparkling
fountains The road is in good condi.
ton down here Cay companions
thfong the way and beckon you on
to countless and varied pleasures. The
fellows YOU chum with are, (some Of
them) going this road Ana is II noa
sible you ask us which way we will
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! Importance of your position in life
with relation to this great country of
free, self-governing people? Do you
realize that you are of a company that
will some day rule this land of ours?
Standing within the shadow, and I'M
der the protecting folds of the flag
we all love and would die for, doesn't
it make the blood Jingle in your veins?
Are you not proud Of the distinction?
1t makes your heart beat quicker
and every pulse throb with deepest
satisfaction when you contemplate the
fact that you will soon, or perhaps
even now have voice in the making
/ of your country's great life and laws.
That you have part in keeping her
ton and country of the world
What has made her so?
Wherein lies the secret of this gil
gantic power?
Is it the splendid equipment of
Drawn and muscle developing day by
day within her?
Is it the vastness of the riches AID
wealth accommodating year after year?
Or is it the mighty influence of
schools and colleges that rear their
massive structures everywhere over
our broad land, implanting knowledge
in the minds of millions of our own,
and peoples from other lands?
Listen. July 4th. 17T6, a few of
our brave countrymen met and decid-
ed that unjust oppression must cease
That men must be allowed to worship
God with perfect freedom and govern
themselves; and with the Holy Bible
as their rule and guide they went
forward. "Cut it out" they said, and
despotism was swept from our shores
| in the most effective and decided man
ner.
| It seems but yesterday that the cries
of the downtrodden people of Cuba
We're waited to our ears, and William
! Mckinley, our beloved and martyred
president, said ''cut it out" and our
brave boys sprang to arms at the
word and the command was literally
and forcefully carried through to a
/ glorious victory.
Thus has success ever been ours,
and that because we have fought not
/ alone under the proud banner of the
stars and stripes" but also under the
pure white banner of righteousness
and God-given principles.
Young man, herein is the true secret
of perfect and worthy success.
If you have lurking, contemplate
sin, breathing its evil influences into
, and blighting your lives, "cut it out
: don't tride with it.
But, you. say, it is such little sin
and | am getting SO much pleasure
out of it; I can stop any time
No you can't, Young man. You cam
: play with sin Sooner or later it viii
catch you off your guard, and sudden
: ly you are in the rapids with the gril
t of their mighty power upon you Jus
below is the awful cataract TOWARD
2 which you are rushing with resistlest
and sickening speed. You see at las
= your danger and pull and tug at tn
: oars with all your might, but the cur
, rent has caught you and your pun,
strength cannot avail against its tel
E rife force and power Yonder tn
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-10
RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS WANTED.
The Government Pays Railway Mail
Clerks $500 to $1,000 and Other
Employees up to $500 Annually

Uncle Sam will hold examinations
throughout the country for Railway
Mail Clerks, Custom House Clerks
Stenographers, Bookkeepers, Depart
mental Clerks and other Government
Positions. Thousands of appointments
will be made. Any man or woman
over 1S, in city or country can get
instructions and free information by
writing at once to the Bureau of In.
struction. 372 Hamlin Building, Roch.
ester, N. /.
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Stature Matched His intellect,

F"HSN'TSu TITS THtcTTcct,
Thackeray was six feet two inches
in height, and Sir II. W. Lucy says the
great novelist wore a IN -inch hat.
beating Dickens and John Bright by a
full half inch.
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-22
LEAGUE LENDS SUPPORT.

Rev. j. p Hutchinson, field secretary
for the Lords Day Alliance, who is in
Denver working for the observance OF
Sunday at the postoffice, appeared before
the Union Label League last Friday
night and requested the support OF the
league in the movement to do away with
unnecessary Sunday mail work. Hutch
inson was received with applause. Dele
gates moved that the League lend its
endorsement and the motion was
adopted The League later instructed
the secretary to write the mail clerks
regarding the label being placed on their
printing.
Organizer Simons of the international
Printing Pressmen and Assistants
union of North America was granted the
floor and made an extended talk regard
ing the strike of the Web Pressmen at
the News, Post and Republican.
Frank Seeleman of the Photo-Engrav-
ers' union was named on the committee
to collect funds for the Los Angeles
strikers in place of Ernst Kemmler.
The Broommakers asked support for
their label.
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-22
cIeARMAKERs ELECT.

The semi-annual election of the Cigar
makers union occurred last Saturday.
The following is the result:
President. Chas. Hornberg; vice-presi-
dent Herman Schmidt; financial secre-
tary, ]. w. Sanford; recording secretary,
Geo. NJ. Edwards; treasurer, c. ]. Moor
house; sergeant-at-arms, julius Krause;
trustees. E. Bretschneider, ]. Ed. Falk-
enhan, Otto Jurgens; auditors, d. C..
Leader, E. S. Lynn, B. Welham; execu-
tive board. Geo. B. Bohe, s. ]. Butler,
Harry Falltrick, D. c. Leader, M. E.
Mills.
Delegates to the Denver Trades and
Labor Assembly for the ensuing six
months were elected as follows: Jas. E.
Faulkner, L. NJ. French, C. ]. Moorhouse,
C. Henry Hyman. Joe Arata. Chas. F..
Konnak, H. J. Ptacek. Sol. Kondritzer
N. L. McGregor and Thos. ]. Bartle.
Label League delegates for the ensu-
ing six months are L. NJ. French, NJ. Fer
nandez, Jas. Reed, C. ]. Moorhouse. Joe
Arata, F. A. Mangini d. ]. Booker and
J. w. Sanford.
At the meeting Wednesday evening a
committee from the Web Pressmen, who
are having trouble with three OF the
Denver daily papers, was admitted and
moral support was extended them
committee report calling attention
to the Teamsters' union also drew the
moral support of the union.
Ten dollars was donated to the strik-
ing Garment Workers Of Chicago and
like sum to the striking members of or
ganized labor in Los Angeles.
A committee reported that they would
have complete list of all Denver-made
cigars printed in a neat vest pocket
folder for the benefit of the public out in
a short time. 4
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-22
Thirty-eisht Employees In Mattress Fac.
tory Walk Out Owing to Trouble With
Foreman.

Thirty-eight employees, including Is
girls, of the Kindel Mattress factory at
Sixth and Wynkoop streets, went on
strike Wednesday morning of last week,
declaring that they would no longer
work under the orders of Foreman Law
renee Brady.
Their action was based, they allege,
upon the abusive language employed by
the foreman Seven of the girls have
returned to work, but the others declare
that they will not go back until change
is made.
Supervisor George Kindel, owner of
the factory, refused to act as mediator
in the matter, and informed committee
of strikers who waited on him that the
management of the factory was in
charge of his son.
When Mr. Kindel was asked regarding
the nature of the strike, he replied that
the strikers had no grounds for griev-
ance.
"The foreman probably said damn it,
or something of that kind, and the en-
ployes took it as ansexcuse to create a
little trouble. | shall take no action in
the matter
A conlmlttee coInposeu Vi II. NJ oai
rity, j. K Wyatte. Philip Kaiser and w.
IT. Colloley are looking latter the in
terests of the strikers. The committee
says that it will carry the fight to a
finish.
A few years ago the upholsterers in
the Kindel factory were organized, but
George Kindel broke the organization
and since that time has been running his
factory on the open-shop plan. Kindel
will not deal with union and does not
believe in the union label.
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-22
STRIKE is ENDED.
All of the Thirty-five Hundred Garment
Workers Back at Work Under Union
Conditions.

All of the Thirty-fve Hundred Garment
Workers Back at Work Under Union
Conditions.
The strike of the Garment Workers in
Milwaukee which resulted from the wave
of discomfort among the sweatshop work
ers of this craft which recently found
expression in a strike of 10000 men and
women in Chicago, was brought to an
end last week and every one Of the $500
strikers are back at work under union
conditions granted by the employers.
The workers will receive 54-hour
week., time and a half for overtime
double pay for holidays. and the settle
ment of their grievances direct with the
employers instead of through the sec
ton foremen.
Unions have been formed among the
employees in every one of the shops. The
international organizers Will remain In
the city several days. in order to perfect
the organization and to continue the agi-
tation to bring every worker In the shops
into the union.
The settlement was brought about by
arbitration. The following men composed
the committee, which made the award:
Congressman-elect Berger, Mayor Emil
Seidel, Frank j. Weber. president OF the
Trades and Labor assembly; John Hum
phrey, secretary of the state board OF
arbitration; NJ. Bltker and A. Stone.
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-22
THE LESSON OF THE ELECTION.
(By James j. Hill. of the Great Northern
Railroad.)

The last elections have taught the pol
iticians and the country something valu-
able; that is, that party lines no longer
exist to an important extent and that
men are thinking along independent
lines and voting and acting along these
lines. The demagogue and the agitator
have held sway SO long 1t is really re-
lief to see the flag OF warning that has
been hosted for their benefit l do not
mean to say. either, that independence
OF political thought is confined only to
business men. 1t has grown immensely
among labor men and all other classes.
The aboring man is no longer swept off
his feet by buncombe. sweeping asser-
ton and promises He wants something
definite am told, too. that the negro
voters OF the country exercised unusual
independence in the last election. thou
sands of them voting the Democratic
ticket for the first time. am of the
opinion that the demagogue and the agi-
tator will go more slowly hereafter when
he attacks everybody and everything In
sight and merely appeals to the dissatis-
faction OF people. He will fear that big
Independent vote that is cautiously
watching him and his movements. II is
highly probable that in a few years there
will be little in the way OF party lines
in the United States.
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-22
BIG STRIKE SETTLED.

A settlement has been made with the
Machinists of the Missouri Pacific rail
road company and the men have re-
turned to work. The strike has been on
since the middle of Last summer. The
strike was augmented recently by the
Boilermakers, Blacksmiths, Tinsmiths
and others of the metal trades, and the
Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain roads
were feeling the fight made on them
These are Gould lines. and the men
working on other Gould lines, such as
the D. & R. G., had just taken strike
vote, and it is said that the result of the
vote would have meant a strike. Whether
or not the result of this vote was tipped
off" to the Gould management is not
known, but after the vote a settlement
was speedily reached. kilograms at Ma
chinists' headquarters say that good
terms were reached.
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-22
THE BEGINNINGS OF
MODERN TRADES UNIoNIsM.
(By the Rev. Charles stelzle.)

(By the Rev. Charles Stelzle.)
From 1924 to 1912 the unions had been
swayed by many kinds OF political and
economic ideals. They had passed
through a period of hysteria which left
them comparatively weak and non-effect-
ive But at the end Of this period they
had settled down to the realities. They
had been disillusioned as to the matter
of social revolution. They began cam
paign of education among the rank and
file of their membership.
Strikes were less frequent and the
more sensational prosecution of the lead
ers of labor was almost abandoned. The
leaders, themselves, were better edu-
Gated in the principles of trades union
ism. A propagandist movement was in
augurated and there were many paid or
ganizers, especially among the miners in
Great Britain and Ireland. The leading
feature of the trades union movement
during this period was a strong resist
ance to legal oppression. The earlier
trades unions consisted of completely
separated or loosely combined local
clubs, each exercising large measure
of individual freedom and controlling Its
own funds and acting on its own fnitia-
tive and in its own behalf The Anal
gamated Society of Engineers, one of
the strongest unions of Great Britain,
made an advance beyond this primitive
form of organization. 1t was not only
built upon national lines, but authority
was vested in the central governing body
which alone had the power to call
strikes. Its financial system was also
thoroughly worked out through a series
of benefit funds, providing for protection
against old age, death, sickness and acct
dents. 1t was not long before the other
great trade unions were organized upon
the same basis until today there exists
in the trades unions in England, power
full social and benevolent spirit.
A historic incident in the development
of trades unionism is what is known as
the Taff-vale decision. In August, 1900,
the Amalgamated Society of Railway
Servants engaged in strike against the
Taff-vale Railway Co. This strike did
not differ from many other strikes, but
the general manager of the Taff-Vale
company determined to fight it out in
the courts. The trades union was
charged with persuading and intimidat-
ing workmen to break their contracts
Will inc iahway anu aiuih5 anu opo'eihS b
acts of violence which together injured
the railway company. The amount of
damages asked were s111,55O. The cor
poration won it's suit but the Court of
Appeal unanimously reversed the deci-
sion of Justice Farwell The company
then appealed to the House of Lords and
the latter held that the members of the
association, individually and collectively,
1srI. frf4 tod
sternation in labor circles where it had
been commonly held that trade unions
could not be sued 1t was this decision
of the House of Lords which led the
British trades unionists into independent
political action in the Parliamentary
elections of 1906.
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-22
uNloNIsM IN WYOMING.
Miners Blazed the Trail, and Other
Crafts Followed.

The principal industry of Wyoming is
coal mining. In 1905 the total of the
United Mine Workers of America in Wy
oming was All members. There are
now 6,447 in good standing. In this short
time a district treasury of 56,105.23 has
been built up. besides large local treas
uries. The workday has been shortened
from ten hours to eight, and wages have
been raised on the average 20 per cent.
Working conditions have been improved
in every coal mining town in the state.
Other crafts and trades have made
great advances in the localities where
they have succeeded in perfecting an or
ganization. notably in Sheridan. where
In the last five years the carpenters have
reduced their hours of labor from ten
to eight and raised their wages from 40
to so cents per hour. A state fedora
ton was organized Aug. 20. 1903. and
has afiliated with it 61 local unions,
comprising 10 trades and crafts.
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-22
ADDRESSES GOVERNOR.
Gompers Wants Investigation Of the
Strike In the Irwin Field.

Washington, d. c., Dec. s, 1910.
Hon. Edwin S. Stuart. Governor of Penn
sylvania, Harrisburg, Pa:
Sir-At the last annual convention of
the American Federation of Labor, held
in st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 1926, particular
attention was called, by those more di-
rectly interested, to the conditions pre-
vailing in the Irwin mining district of
the state of Pennsylvania. the conditions
being such as finally resulted in the mine
workers going out on a strike of the
men employed in the mines of that dis
trict The entire subject matter was dis
cussed at considerable length upon the
floor of the convention and the conven-
I-tion directed that you, as governor of
the state of Pennsylvania, should be
urged to appoint commission to inves-
tigate the conditions leading up to the
strike of the mine workers in the Irwin
district, and also to investigate the con-
ditions existing since the strike was in
augurated.
I most sincerely hope that this matter
will be given your immediate, careful
and favorable consideration and action
snd that you will let me have a word
from you in regard thereto at your early
convenience.
| | have the honor to remain. very re-
spectfully yours,
SAMUEL GoMPERs,
President American Federation of Labor
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-22
!. !. !. !. !. : !. :. !. !, 80 !.
INJUNCTION GRANTED.

The hearing of the application
of the Denver Rock Drill and Ma
chinery company for an injunction
restraining the Machinists' union
and all other labor organizations
in the state from in any way as
sisting the Machinists now on
strike at the Rock Drill company
was concluded in the district
court Wednesday evening and
Judge Greeley Whitford granted
permanent Injunction. The
prayer of the applicants may not
be granted az made. The particu-
lars will be made public Saturday.
If the injunction is made as
sweeping as the applicants de-
sired, The United Labor Bulletin
will be restrained from in any
way commenting on the strike,
and no union man will be allowed
to communicate or publish the
particulars in the strike Of the
Machinists. The application COW
cred everything.
A few joIts of this kind will
wake up the union men of Den
yer.