Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-04-21
CLINTON. ILLINOIS, APRIL u. is1A

position 10 the resolution stating that IA. belle,
that 1t assumed great deal tha was not tru.
sh'h as assuming that the black smiths we've clam
"rihg Tor this sort of Organization but thai a..
had n'N"r received sngi. official commune 4, lan
from any ba' ksmiihs 1"cal union III this country
demanding anything of the KIND u. said the la
b"r movement had advanced step by step until
II was nov la position t. enforce demands Oh
employers. but II SEEMED that Just as they were
getting In that position some one would com.
along and try I" driN. wedge into the orxanixa-
t"h ahd dl'id' II, that he would uot that there
Wa an Impure molly" behind tias movement bal
thai he believed thai lafgr ,mplo, .rs were en-
dnrsiug .NsfNt thing That trnas to TAX. away
strength from the present. organization. thar he
did not Irl'N" In pattiug h.iot. hi- eraI some
tbtng thar they hai not sskrd for that he kn. y
thetr w"re udi, Idna1- wherc that wu,ld k.
I" So" III" International pftleets knocked sky-hgh
and Ia "A Nefs short ume tpos" iudi, iduais would
h" attempting I" oteup1 the places made vacant.
hat his trHft had had experience In the past
ct thr.e tchts with meetings beng rsll'd by Ger
tain crafts shd his "fafl being solicited To make
certain d"'nahh- NJ IN" general officers. that he
believed that whenever the honest sentiment orig.
mating In his own craft demanded solicited
anything that IL" general Officers ought to give II
IL them II possible. ar give them a chane. to get
II, but this proposed demand comes from sources
outside III" craft. and he dtd not believe II was
his official duty to put In the official journal
something for them TO vote on that they had
solicited aud did not represent their sentiment:
that b. was a thorough F-derationist and had done
as much, possibly, as any other individual To bring
about a solid federation u. crafts and IN. right
thing do to make a NOR. solid organ
tzaton. that b. was not In position to say nor
would ne saw thar n. would pu, OUT a proun.i,l,n
to his craft TO vote on when there was demand
FOR H. lie conourr-d In President Franklins state
ment that this Is most scientific form OF organi-
zaton as II exists at present. and nothing should
lie done which would tend to split II asunder that
there Is strong sentiment against one big union.
and this would he only stepping stone to one big
union; that he could see It no other way was OPP
posed to II and hoped 1t would be voted down
Delegate Mckenna of tn. carmen stated that ne
knew many men on the American continent were
looking to this present assembly TO find some 50"
luton for the difficulties confronting them. that
he came from a part OF the country In Canada
where they had worked along Federation lines for
| a good many years, with Trades and Labor Con-
gress that full OF vitality as the American
Federation of Labor and they had time and again
endorsed the spirit Of Industrial unionism; that
h. was convinced that the day would come when
would have great big Industrial organizations,
but that the day not yet at hand that on
the Canadian Pacific line they had had a Fedora
/ tion sine. 1905 that had met with much success
a. any other system federation operating under
/ the railroad department, but that In spite OF the
success that they had met with there existed many
internal troubles growing out of craft Jealouses
and that long as this mutual dstrust OF the
various crafts existed II was impossible TO hope
for an Industrial unon that this resolution calls
for each craft publishing In It's journal the spirit
Of industrial unionism, and that many lodges would
| vote for Industrial unonism because many indy
l,assi at this particular point In history arr
passing through a sort oil despair and VIII vote
for proposed relief to find out later that they
have made a tremendous mistake because Of craft
understanding. that any empi"ye OF railroad
.hop pr.,ent wa. familiar with this fact and knew
To what the different crafts dis'rusted each
other. that he was opposed to the resolution al.
though he was conv nced that eventually Industrial
unionism would prove TO be remedy, but not AZ
I this time
| President HeberlIng OF the switchmen spoke on
! the question. In part. as foilows rms mas go.
| into discussion OF one big Industrial union ana
her. Is what Is before you now. ! want TO say Tor
tn. benefit Of the brothers that have In my oitee
a contract signed by an industrial union Tor the
| swi,chmen In Rome Ga. In 1910. which took effect
the first day July OF that year. for one dollar
and a half for IL hours work and no overtime
rate Of ia cents per hour want to say TO you
! that there an Industrial organization IN TINS
country with over two million men In II and they
Il nen
this country, but only made tramps out OF them
! and maj wa. IN. knights Of Labor. There never
va. an Increase OF wages for craft In this big
! industrial organization They put US on the hrihs
iin. and then We could 20 some place e'se anu
leave our trade craft on account Of the black
rs, In a period OF seven years and two months
the craft Organization that represent eontendihs
against all the forct OF the railroad corporation
and rival organizations taking our PAGES nav
added 10 tn. pay OF every man In that period "i
i tim. not less than 10 cents an hour and as mueh
Is II cents an hour In craft sneh as our 'n'l.
IL no, over 10000 men In the United states an
when II comes To a majority question, where "oui,
We he Ne want s"tehmen 10 f.pi' 's'n' us, - ~
! I believe that machinists should have machnis's
10 represent their craft Now, today We are i"'''-
Ing a Federation which Is the only iosieai s"i"'i"h
/ nf the labor movement cement these units 10
srth.r which have done 80 much to ahNah'' ~
/ t,bnr movement of this country. You may thlk
ah,nt hts Industrial unions of Europe OF any part
III the United states, but The craft unions nav
. ,., ,,,,. Ia .hort.n hours and make the highest
standard of Wages that exist to-day than any form
! nf organization in the world Now, Ne pr"t"se de-
/ .trnying what has been done by TINS f"drratl'r
The agitation over the country OF IN il'Hs.,'a,
/ Workers n. World - one hig uhl"h an" "h't'
! ,ra th.N DOING They dr-troAinE the ofsahi-
,alions that have done 81 much for III" WORKER 'a
~. mast Due thing thsy want l. cheap card
| / want u sae to gu. whon A"u has' ke 'H'"P
,inion ,uu ha,. got A cheap nul"n man. hHl "h''
/ -, -. "A sfrik. af "a cheap union Nou viii haN"
/, lot ~ .h,ap scabs Who viii break A"nf sim
+ In frW minutes The" ar the 'Nfstehs's ~
mon thai h.,s. bern Ia this game feT . Ht'ie am
have had IN. moral courage Ia STAY win - sd''
| A man that h always jumping up AID Shanfihs
! and wanting "a hc autttet, / have Is" patience
with him=inrn that want to destroy 'h' itoar
movement ia this country "A moA emeht I" "i#,,'
~ hay. never contributed aud saN adNa~'sil''
,4,,y ~ ~. II, | haV. me- MY travels have never
..nt,itut.1 ~ their entire lie - exceed saeo l"
~ i5bar mocpents hut on The "thef h'' "a"
+ = - -. han,st worker cut ot lGi'afsis of