Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-01
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plies to themselves and that,
you remember. too ,ba. .s'n'lls.
fortnight ago, when elaborate W..
ra.lons mad been made by cer,ai p'epa1
tators to bring about STRIP 'h y
same plant, only eight workn,.. AZ
Izoo walked out. You rememhsr w
mat the previous strike was A.
gulshable from the ordinary MS. asa
workmen in that strike was ..
ed to be called in three senar..a ''eif
IN which I am interested, bn, pa pla'1
any other plant engaged in ,ho w
general kind of work and ,ba, 81
mand was made, among o,bar a.
ana despite prevailing hard tjmss sI
an immediate all-around increass.
~ per cent in wages, althonsh ~
,hree plants We're paying at Ieas,
less than the prevailing rats ~ s'
True Nature of Strikes
The recent attempt has boou
eo 10 only two of the plants in v1 ,'.u.
am interested. "Ilea
recall to your attention thai.
mlllarly known and seem;ne,v y
want facts in order to bring more nov n III.
~ TO your attention the true na,n.'
'he strikes against the industrias
Whlch am interested. yor h0
pelleVe, personal knowIedea -
iact that one Dennis D. Drjscou i
uhtll MS recent removal nv Mo.1
Curley. enjoyed the emo,umant
We'll as the honor received a, ,bn -,
OF former Mayor Fitzgerald, Of
once of penal commissioner Of ,ba i
Oh Boston, is at present secra,arr
an organization, of what legal cls.
ncatlon l do not know, ca,oa
Trades Union Liberty League rba
pose OF which, however briefly :.
ed Is to defeat me and nstiona,
hibition.
II was this same Dennis D. Drir
Who at the time of the FORM, ;.
tempted strike of the three nla,,.
1913, was proposed to me. as cora.
or OF the Commonwealth hv hi,,..
ana by John F. Fitzgerald, for aDnor.l
fheht as chairman Of the prison ror
MISSION board. with the assursnc. ~
II the appointment We're made \
strike at each OF the three plar,s v,~
be called off.
Oriscoll VS.. Workers
In other words, DriscoUs str,,
on the other side OF the coin fns
strike OF the workmen; if DrjsooA, :,
10 win, the workmen must losa
now Mr.. Driscoll's strisA. ia a,
same nature. If he were to wi3,'
only would the workmen lose I'M
'antages of national prohibition
actually. there wouldn't be sucb Z
as a steady Job in Massachusets r
DriscoH still had his health,
1 believe you will be convinced
on very brief consideration. II
close relations existing betuse,
Oriscoll and all the persons and
poratlons engaged in the NJ
charged. The object of their att5t
certainly a common one. You Z
however, be impressed with In. q
that the interests really injured
public interests entitled to your
tention and protection.
Have Common obiee.
The letter continues at length. csa
ed from newspapers, and at one pi
reads:
While / am convinced that neas
Mi. Conlon nor Mr.. Driscoll has ID
real authority from either unorgssy
workmen or organized labor, / bsgsu
you viii find that they have CON.
mon object and common auhgay
and are both. working for The an
employer. 1t Is clearly shown BY tss
activities that they are both vorhl
trades unionism for all it is WORT
Drlscol had Edward S. Alden pres
Gent of the Massa chusetts branch
the American Federation Of Labo
present at the first meeting Of Drl
coils Trades Union Liberty LeagaI
at taneuil Hall. Sunday. called TO
sanlze and inspire work against
and national prohibition, to say
Drlscoll has the Endorsement Of
ganlzed labor. There is just as n
authority, therefore, for the pos
Drlscoll as a labor man as for Con-
No strike has ever been authorize
basis for Mr.. Conlons activities
no reason or justification exists foi
activity of organizations of worS
in policies under the Leadership
DriScoll.
AS a matter of fact, I think you
very easily substantiate my GU
that the strikes against me, the
saults upon Massachusetts induso
and the campaign against Foss
national prohibition emanate from
same source. ] do not say this
any feeling nor 10 the prejudice OF
men whose names | mention