Montana news., 1911-12-07

accusation of any prejudlced persons
who may criticize us In this case.
Stick together boys and out OF this
darkness will come sunshine and with
Il the dawn OF a better day. Organ
lied labor has many enemies who will
take this opportunity to assail US.
but we are strong within ourselves.
our movement has done too much
good for the masses of the people OF
machinistioDs OF a body OF organized
this nation to be disrupted by the
capitalists or by the actions of a few
unfortunate misguided individuals who
have posed as a part OF our great
hayemovement.
THE strike situation from all points
and angles looks good. so keep the
good work up boys and above ALI
to win.-Wm Harmon. International
vice-President International Assoc
Iation OF Macinists.
Viye- President Buckalcw's Report.
All Of last week was meeting
with the Rock Island committee and
trying to reach a satisfactory settle
ment with the management For some
time 1t looked like a strike as the COM
pany had built fences around the
shops and made other PREPARATIONS TO
carry on a stlke. The Fedeation was
making a demand for two cents per
hour increase in wages which the
company refused TO give and when
the Federation took a strike vote It
began to look serious. However. the
matter was settled and you can tell
any one concerned that in the midst
Of the fight on the Illinois Central
and the Hartman lines the general
one of the roads. the Rock Island
managers association has permitted
System to sign up with the System
Federation and It is n good agree
ment too.
The officers are now in a position
to give your strike more attention
as the Rock Island matter has taken up
about two weeks OF my time and in
addition to that, l got all of the dele
gates to agree to go home and those
who had not already put on an as
sessment, to do so for the benefit
of the men now on strike. by this
you will see that We are gaining
/ ground all the time. / know that u
the general managers association fel
that there was a chance for the other.
to lose that they would never have
signed up win the Rock Island Fed
Grafton.
This is not the time for the sun
shine patriot or the summer tim,
union man. We are facing a crisis
4 #aH.-- - -. ---s,>.,s .i,,,as of an
lives and the man who stands hi
ground and fights for his rights, tn
rights of his family and his countr.
will be crowned with honor and low
in his life and one whose taking ava.
will be an hour OF regret to his peopi
and his country and whose grave w
can mark with a shaft of grandue
with this inscription Greater low
hath no man than. that he gave
his life for his friends.
Tyranny and He'll are he two wors
things to conquer. To deal with hel
is a question for you and you alone
but to conquer tyranny 1t requires III
combination of those who come unde
it's ban to suppress il. 1t takes nerv
and grit to be a man, but whateve
1t takes. be a man and a fighter 70
justice and freedom
l must warn you again that ther
is a two-iegged animal walking an
sneaking around among you who's
putrid hide is sending forth a stenc
that would put a skunk to shame
whose presense makes you thin
more OF your dog. He ones iooke
IKE a man but since he began {
do the company's bidding in matte
of going among the men telling ther
to go back to work and quit the srik
we define him as a cross between
hog, hyena and shark. Wonder VIII
will take the name.
Stand firm do your duty and do
now. ID. Buckalew. Vive-presideI
I. A. of NJ.