The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-03
LABOR HELD FULL SWAY.
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be solved by strikebreakers, strikes,
lockouts, niunctons by the courts or
by unfair employers. 1t is not ques-
tion to be met by sending labor leaders
to jail, for every labor man so treat
ed is followed by another leader, who
takes up the work laid down by his
unfortunate brother. 1t is an issue
which will be settled on the grounds OF
| justice and equity. And one of the
will have been harnessed when the la
boring man as producer is the first
factor recognized by the courts of our
country. Any attempt to destroy la
boris protection, the union, is blow
struck at the foundation of American
ideals. The protection of the common
people is one OF the essentials of democ-
racy.
There is not a class of people in the
world which has greater respect for the
| courts, law and order, than labor it.
self II doesn't ask for special priv
! ilege, and it claims only a fair chance.
| Ii will give good account of its stew
ardship.
| an the way of legislation, labor has
made some rapid strides during the past
1 few years and this in spite of opposi-
tion from employers. The ranks of or
| ganized labor have been increased 300,-
/ 900 since October, 1911. The old strife
| between nationalities which employers
often attempted to engender has entire
! ly vanished. No other body has done so
much toward banding together the men
Of these nations in a common organiza-
| ton of brotherhood as the labor union.
| And say this in no dsparagement OF
| the church and civic organizations.
When you find people organized, you
! find better working and social condi
| tons; you find men who are familiar
with the best ideals of citizenship and
acquainted with things that are really
progressive If labor should cease to-
exist to-day its past record would stand
as a living monument 10 the end of
time
I'm making my speech to-day / can
not forget to speak OF one factor with
which the lsboring man has TO contend;
Il is the selfish member of the organiza-
ton. | speak of the inactive man who
| is willing to receive the benefits of or
ganization, but whose lethargy is often
| times a drawback to the best interests
OF the union. The responsibilities of cur
| unions rest upon every trades unionist.
| 1t is one of the duties of trade unions
10 take care of the unskiled laborer as
well as the skilled; to provide means
for men of large families to educate
their children alongside those Of their
more fortunate brothers.
'In closing | would call your atten-
ton to the benefits that have accrued
from the eight-hour day Wherever
this time scale has been adopted | have
vet to find any abnormal signs of in
temperance and the conditions of the
workingmen have been manifestly bet
ter. Nor does one hear of employers de-
claring themselves insolvent as re-
suit of the shorter working hour. Where
laboring men cease their toll at the
end of eight hours, there will you find
that men of the besetting evils of So
ciety have been wiped out. | appeal
to you tradetfnionists of Barre to build
your central organization with a higher
standard of citizenship ever in view.
Let unity be the keynote of your best
efforts and in this connection l must
deplore the fact that all have not united
in concentrating to-day's observance in
enc spot. My closing message to you
is to bear in mind the three great es-
sentials of trade unionism. uniting, fed |
Grating and harmonizing."
The Baseball Games.
With slim attendance on hand at
l0:30 in the forenoon, Umpire Maberini
called the Barre Athletic club East Barre
Athletic club game. The Barre ap /
ion, frttrAp tho
of the season, finally nosing out a
to 6 victory. East Barre is represent !
ed by an outfit well qualified to per-
form creditably and up until the clos
ing rounds of the game maintained
3 to l lead. The local lads mustered |
together their ammunition and won out. |
The work of the winners was especially |
ragged. Berry pitched good ball and /
had Fowlie on the receiving end. Young
Grover Kenefick, the old Skidoo man.
was on the mound for the East Barre
team and was in excellent form. F.
Rourke did the catching. A sensational
handed catch by shortstop Mute fea-
tured the game. The nimble shortstop
leaped several feet in the atmosphere
and pulled the sizzling sphere down with
his gloved hand.
A great zeal more interest was mani
Tested in the afternoon ball game, which
started at 4:l5. The Logan Squares
of Montpelier opposed the Granite City
lads and had a large following packet
in the field. The Logans were fresh
from victory over the Hardwick A. e.
at Hardwck and were decidedly conf
dent of winning. Not this season has
any greater degree of enthusiasm been
evinced, the game ending 3 to in favor
of the Barre team. The Montpelier
team was strengthened by the addition
of Rovetta, the !. A. C. pitcher and
Bottigi, the center fielder of the Ital
isns. The youthful Gay was sent to
the firing line for the locals and the
Logans found his delivery puzzle, solv-
ing it for but few hits. Rovetta was
hit hard but in many cases was ex-
tremely favored through reckless base
running by the Athletics.
Barre scored in the opening inning
and again in the sixth. The Capital
city lads eyened the tally up in the
following inning with two runs,~-which