The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-15
LABOR NOTES OF
VIDE INTEREST

the financial world and what ire
mendous power for good they could WELD
did they but have a slight conception of
| how best to use the wages they receive
and which have been enhanced by and
through the trade union movement.
The manufacturer or merchant in
business is in business solely for the
profit the business affords him, and he
usually strives to satisfy his customers
by carrying the goods they desire to
buy; consequently. it is the purchaser
who determines, in the final analysis,
the class of goods offered for sale.
Granting that this is true statement
| and we have never heard it successfully
icontradicted, the presence or absence OF
union labeled goods in any line lies who'll
lly with the members of trade unions,
| for if they are consistent and practice
what they preach, there is no good rca
son why at least 30 per cent. OF the
| daily necessities consumed in each house
hold of trade unionist should not bear
a union label. If this condition could
be brought about, and, as said before.
it is primarily the duty OF trade union
| lists to demand union labeled goods,
what an aid it would be to all trade
unions! How easily child labor, sweat
ship and prison labor could be abolished
and in their stead be established the
fair days work for fair days pay,
with practically every male adult stead
lily employed in such a manner and under
conditions that permit OF the proper rear
| ing of a family.
Men, do little thinking on this ques
ton; for once You start to think along
this line. you will see how easy of solu-
ton is the question OF the abolition OF
strikes and lockouts, or at least their
reduction to a necessarily small mini
num- You will more fully begin to
realize your duty towards your fellow
man i'll making his walk through life
more pleasant. The next time YOU 90
into store to make a purchase, whether
it be collar, shirt, or a suit of clothes,
a pair of shoes, a hat, a cigar, a loaf
Of broad. or any of the many articles
that can be procured with union label
ATTACHED, use your purchasing power to
your own advantage and for the uplift !
Iof your fellows by refusing to exchange
the money earned under union condi- |
tions for the product of child. sweatshop |
or prison labor. Be consistent and prac-
tice what you preach.
Official returns from the referendum |
vote on election of officers in the Inter !
national Typographical union show that I
James Lynch has been reelected pres
dent. The vote for Tracy Of San Fran
cisco and Duncan of New ork for vice
president shows an extremely close vote, |
with Duncan elected. The delegates to
the A. i. of L. convention are Morrison,
Hayes, Mccullough and Stevenson, with
Morrison leading the entire ticket by
10000 votes.
A word of congratulation to General
Secretary Suitor of the Quarry Workers
international union on his selection to
head the Socialist party nominees as gov
ernor of Vermont Secretary Suitor is
one of the many progressive young men
who are imbued with the highest appre-
citation of their class interests. His
whole heart and soul are for the general
uplift OF the wage-earning masses.
On a referendum vote just taken by
the International Association of Maehin-
lists, it has been decided that no officer
or member shall hold membership in or
become member of the civic fedora
tion.
In signing up the Baer cigar factory
Of Los Angeles, the union cigarmakers
have won a notable victory. The fac
tory originally opened as a union con-
Germ, but in April, 1907, it refused to {
sign the new scale of prices and since
that time has been non union concern. I
The cigarmakers, however, have kept up
an active contest against the products {
Of the firm, and as a result an adjust
ment has been secured and the factory
viii again employ none but union cigar
makers.
The legislature of Massachusetts has |
adopted the resolution ratifying the j
amendment to the national constitution e
or the direct election of United States {
senator's by the people. Massachusetts, {
5 the first state to ratify the amendment J
.ince its submission by Congress to the 5
several states. :
J. w. Bryce, president of the National 9
Trades and Workers association. alter
90 of c. w. Post with offices in the
sawdust factory" of the famed union
,uster, recently invaded Washington,
J. c. 1t is reported that he went there
or the purpose of visiting the members
f the local trades and workers associa-
ion. A meeting was held at the Offices
f the Builders exchange which shows
hat the trades and workers association
# that city is perfectly agreeable to per.
hitting the employers to establish wages
nd conditions of employment. As a :
mutual admiration society. the trades q
nd workers union surely is entitled to
he blue ribbon.
A large soap factory at Stratford,
England, has informed its employees that
GREATER the work week shall be 81
ours. instead of 80 as heretofore, and :,
hat there is to be no reduction in wages. 4
District Oorganzer Ironside of the
american Federation of Labor has sent /
or a charter application for the horse
hoers in this city and Montpelier, Ev e
nv iourneyman horseshoer has signified !,
is willingness to join the new organiza- :. :
ion, also to affiliate with the Central :
abor union of Barre and vicinity. I
The annual convention of the Interna-
onal Ladies' Garment Workers was in \
assion the week of June 3-S at Toronto. :
anada. Secretary Frank Morrison of ;,
he A. F. of /. was in attendance and !.