Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-09-18


ssfalr" and what articles ar
)'unfair." The subject woul'
come up in their regular de
alterations and they could g
about a systematic campaign ii
support of union made good
and against the rat" article.
| may be badly mistaken il
this statement-but am pref
lily certain that | am not-whel
l say that there are not a hun
dred women in Missouri Vale,
who ask, when they make thei
purchases, whether what they
are buying is a union or non
union article. Of course, il
purchases as clothing they cal
learn, through the presence o.
lack of the label, but most wo
men look for the article tha1
contains the most value for The
money they pay. That is Their
first thought unless they be
long to a labor union auxiliary
Then they are more particular
because discussion among thei,
fellow members has impressed
them, more than anything yor
could say, with the importance
of the subject.
Merchants of this city are
more than anxious to buy goods
that will meet with the approx.
al of the families of unior
men. They, as a whole, are
heartily In sympathy with
union men. know this thro
the several conversations
have held with prominent bust
ness men. The facr is giveT
additional proof by the pledges
OF cooperation given a few
weeks ago to a committee OF
union men, who called upon
Missouri Valley merchants TIC
ask them to handle only union
made goods. They were unani-
NOUS in their willingness to do
anything possible TO please
their customers. So, it would
seem, all that is necessary to
make this absolutely a onion
town, as far as the necessaries
and comforts Of life are con.
cerned, is to keep merchants
constantly posted as TO what
You want and the only way to
do that is for the members Of
the unions to keep their pur-
chasing agents namely, the
women folks of their families
informed.
No one will gainsay the fact
that the best way to do this is
through organizing them in
auxiliaries.
The suggestion that members
of the locals organize their wo-
men friends and relatives,
came from Frank Reinemeyer,
a Chicago delegate to the meet
ing of District Is, of the Boil
ermakers' and Helpers and
Iron Shipbuilders' union. 1t
was met with loud applause
Everyone present was in favor
of such a move. Among "ev-
eryone present" were many
of the powerful leaders of the
Boilermakers'. They said they
had thought of such thing as
bringing together the women
sympathizers of the cause.
However, no definate action
had been taken. Toastmaster
Burgoyne stated that he more
than approved the idea, and in
dicated his enthusiastic sup
port of such a movement. 9th
ers, in personal conversation,
said the same thing.
Now, in the words of q IA,
nous Tammany hail boss, when
he was accused of crool1edness.
"What are you going TO do
about it," Are you goirg to
continue along the old way,
losing at least half your
strength? The Bible says that
1T is not good for man to hive
alone" | know it sounds con
ceited to say it. but the writers
of the Bible have by complete
approval, and most asspredly
He who made that statement
the Creator of all good hand
ed down a maxim that will
stand as long as the germs OF
life are able to exist on thls
cooling sphere.
If it is mot good for man t.
live alone" individually, chen
how much worse must it be f.,
man to attempt to live alone
collectively? Modern life will
not permit it and modern con