United labor bulletin., 1912-12-26
No Decrease for City Employees.


decided joint meeting between the supervisors
and aldermen Monday morning of this week Such strong
wages received that the supervisors and aldermen
almost UNANIMOUSLY decided to recommend to the council
that the proposed sashng of among the lowpad
employees be discontinued.
The objections were begun at the meeting of the
Trades Labor Assembly Sunday when resolution
which in another column OF this pre-
that body unanimously passeu,
assembly before the finance
committees OF bodies and make the objections OF
the assembly
This action heads of the departments to
action and Allison stocker. treasurer Auditor Markey
Lindsey Sheriff Sullivan and others appeared before
the committeeman and entered protests against the pro
posed cut in wages that could not be mistaken 1t might
and leaders the Progressive party Among these
will De noted the name of Allison stocker man who
again been condemned by members of
eanzed labor for past actions Labor should give Mr.
Mr. stocker candidate for ofce he did not ask Tor
the support labor but the other hand elected
with opposition. But since his election he has
fairly and squarey and supported labor in their
demand He of the substantial friends of labor
in the city administration shown by his every action
since election
There are three men behind the to cut wages
of The Bulletin desires that they
be given the credit for the proposed action They
Mayor Arnold and Aldermen McLain and Walker.
ALDERMAN MeLAiN-LAeoR MAN.
:. Alderman McIain is of city aldermen -:
Brotherhood of Carpenters ::
:. He is member of the finance committee of the ::
board of aldermen He has been of the ::
= advocates of the in wages. and declares that
: he will make a minority report to the board He is
voicing sentiments of labor, but his =
= narrow views. His record as member of the
Brotherhood Carpenters is the a
!. ber of the o aldermen. Members :
!. brotherhood say that McLan has opposed every
:: raise in that advocated by the Car <
= penters' union He has shown his unprogressive
: his ununionlike principle. his unhtness
= the people OF his ward and the city, and =
= should be SO remembered
Since committees
proposition Mayor Arnold has out with
that in accord with the
sition But The Bulletin knows whereof it speaks and
desires 10 here and that the proposed cut origin
ated with the mayor We know where the meeting
secretly held meeting the did the die
tatin to those in he NEE As
Walker. that his caliber is much larger
than the size of the man.
Supervisor Kindel has made public statement that
he will proposed program for economy and
viii include a wage This is good news,
shows that Mr. KindeI changing front with the
change of public opinion.
Sheriff sullivan voiced the opinions of the Progress
when he said the committee: We have had
enough Of this politics That's noble business for
fellows, proposing TO cut 50 month on some giri
clerks salary. looks well for take IS month
from guard the Jail he shouted Il tell
you engaged in mighty small business The sher-
ms Office is selfsustainng This year | back
$4,000 the city Next year hope to be able
to do the same still YOU are satisfied You want
squeeze the last nickel out OF the city employees.
You hurting the community. We elected
spring platform that declared for living
city empioye. Does this look like it? You
taking the bread and butter OF the mouths OF the
who work the city You taking the shoes on
yourselves This action will lower the standard of
all the city 1t will hurt the community much
anything could do. glad that salary can't be
and as Tor turning II oack TO the city III DO nothing OF
the kind | mean to cent that is coming me
and | mean that the men under me get what is
coming to them.
of departments This also included union who
employed the city shops and other places We in
union work below the scale of their
this city. Now that the proposition has been
the first make protest against the cutting of wages
of any empoye of the city