The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-31


him the effect OF unionism on the char
acter OF man.-how IL developed indepen-
dence and manhood-how it equips man
to assert himself, instead of standing
cowed and servile with cap in hand be-
fore his employer.
Tell him all these gains have been
made within the last 80 years. Before
! that time men were denied even the right
| to organize. Laws declared that these
workers constituted conspiracy But
despite these obstacles, men united.
They formed debating societies and es-
tabished small labor papers. Slowly,
and one at time, they toppled over old
ideas maintained by lawmakers, profess
sors, economists and students. Upward
they trooped, out of slavery and bond
age, until to-day they stand over 2,000,-
600 strong, with a representative in the
presidents cabinet and with governors
and statesmen proud to say they once
belonged to trade union. Tell your
nonunon friend some OF these things
the next time he asks what our move
ment ever did. An intelligent answer
may result in making one more active
worker in the cause of labor and hui
manity.
The paving cutters union of Granite
Vile has affiliated with the Vermont
State Branch of the American Fedora
ton OF Labor.
All citizens who are interested in the
continuation Of the drawing school and
the question Of an eight hour day for
he hnlr, IL, hs az. MI tap ~
mcnts should not overlook the fact that
these important questions come up for
consideration Tuesday evening, June 3,
at the city meeting in the opera house.
Pursuant to an agitation having been
carried on for many months by the pa |
permakers in Holyoke, Mass, all the
Independent mills in this section have at |
last granted the request for an eight
hour day, or as the papermakers phrase
it, three-tour system. The last OF the /
mills to grant this request
was the Valley Paper company, and the /
shorter workday will go into effect in
that mill on June 80. Some of the mills
Of the American Writing Paper company,
the trust, are now operating on the
eight-hour day. None of the five mills
in Holyoke has been granted the shorter
The American Writing Paper
however, has granted the
three-tour system in their mills else
where, but SO far has failed to do so in
the city. Efforts are now to be made
TO secure still further extensions of the
.hree-tour system in the mills manufac
turing the higher grades OF paper.
/
The Boston Central Labor Union re-
emily placed all the United Cigar stores
n Boston on the unfair list. This ac-
ion followed an order by the trust man
lgers to the effect that in the future no
,igars made in the union label factories
would be used in their stores. When the
United Cigar stores were opened in Bos-
on several years ago, similar condi- i
ion existed, but the demand for union
made cigars became so strong that the
rust was compelled to put in line of {
abel cigars. Now the trust, feeling it /
las become important enough to cut I
mt the. sale of union made cigars, has !
ssued this order.
While the sundry civil bill passed both {
ouses of Congress, and the contentious
1 the labor organizations and farmers
MONS were incorporated therein, minor
hanges in certain provisions OF that .
1easure sent il to conference of COM :
lttee of both houses. This conference
ommittee has thus far been unable to
gree, the Senate insisting upon the !
louise receding from its position in re-
ucing the number of members on the
GARD of control OF the national soldiers
ONE. All other points have been set u
ed
Every barber college in the city of st. !,
ouis has been closed after hearing I
efore the BARRIERS state board of exam =
ers. which established the fact that I
conditions existed and mem ?
.ed the public health. The licenses of =
Ie colleges were revoked. These barber
lleges that are operated in various Il
ties throughout the country are usually Il
sease breeders of the worst sort. Bar Il
Il work is done gratis and, as a rule, y
ese shops become extremely filthy and e
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John Mitchell has been given recess