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The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-05-25
WORKERSLOCKED OUT
Reasons for Disagreement in New York Cloak
and Suit Industry

considerable expense as sham to
make the public and their customers
believe that everything is lovely now
in the garment trades. But the vast
bulk of the work is done for the
same manufacturers who own the
"show places" in the sweat shops
hidden away in back-street lofts and
tenements.
The skirt and cloak manufacturers
of New York City also threatened
to send their work to the shops of
other cities. especially to those in
Cleveland, and there the workers will
be made to work in cut-throat COM
petition with their fellow workers in
New York. By the same process,
workers in New York are uncon-
sciously, or through necessity, made
to cut the wages and degrade the
livelihood of the workers in other
cities.
That is one national feature of the
struggle.
But it is truly national question,
involving workers, in all trades, and
industries, and involving also the
American public, whether one of the
largest organizations of workers in
the nation shall be beaten down into
state of abject industrial serfdom
by the arrogance of employers who
thrive on the sweatshop.
This present great strike began as
a lockout by the employers, who re-
fused to abide by the decision of the
council of conciliation appointed by
John Purroy Mitchell, Mayor of New
York City. They faxed the excuse
that the unions were going to strike.
Public opinion stood by the workers
who proved that that assertion was
false. Finally the Manufacturers
Association boldly announced that it
was going to crush out all organiza-
tion among the workers.
The workers in the garment trades
are standing together in a magnih-
cent spirit OF self-sacrifce and of in
spiration for the common good. They
are making in their big field the COM
mon fight of all America for a fair
standard of pay and work and life.
They are demanding. the eight-hour
day and fair play for their labor.
They are demanding the protection
of the approved protocol arrangement
by which they can have some voice
! for the control of their own lives.
They are demanding real suppress
sion of the awful sweat shop condi-
tions by the only agency which can
suppress them or which can lessen
their evils-the organization of the
workers into recognized trade unions
If these workers lose in their splen-
did struggle they will lose only be-
cause they have tried to realize the
American rights to life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness. Their fam
lilies will be cast into wretchedness be-
cause they have tried manfully to lift
themselves, and their families, out OF
wretchedness.
Their fight is one Of the most mo-
mentus in all the great labor move
...,A of +b;e time
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-05-25
TO TEACHERS
They Should Organize for Protection and Mar
tial Advancement

discard" summed up the situation
tersely and prophetically in an ad-
dress to the Chicago Federation of
Labor the fifth of last March on"Ed-
ucation and Democracy"
"A great fight is now going on for
the control of public opinion. The
majority of you read daily only what
the plutocracy wants you to read.
They have bought up the muck-rak-
ing magazines and long ago they gain
ed control of the public press. The
plutocracy is now attempting to gath
er in the control of this nation by
controlling the public school system.
Throughout this country with few
automatically administered by off
cials, chosen by school boards repre-
senting successful business and pro-
fessional men. Teachers blindly obey
orders handed down from above.
There is flicker of revolt in Cleve-
land, in New York,and in Chicago.
/ trust that this flicker will develop
into fame that will sweep this
country.
The teachers are the last line of
defense of popular government. The
American Federation of Teachers ap-
peals to the forward looking teach
ers of our public school to unite in
our movement to develop an aggres-
sive citizenship in the ranks of the
teachers, to democratize the schools,
and thus to guard against the insid-
ious danger threatening the fibre of
our children, and the future of every
organized effort for democracy.
CHAS. B. STILLMAN, President
AN APPEAL FOR A TEACHERS
UNION
(From THE American Teacher"
the organ of the Teachers Union of
the City of New York
Teachers with few exceptions are
not organized. Teachers with few ex-
ceptions are regarded as being nerve
less and without backbone. Their
pay is miserable Their hours are
seemingly short, but their work is
exhausting. In spite of all this, teach
| ers have failed to learn the lesson
learned by labor everywhere name
ly, the necessity of organization.
Teachers have refused to recognize
that they are workers-highly skill
led workers, it is true-but neverthe-
less. They have failed to see the
identity of their interests with the
interests of all labor; and so the idea
of union has been repugnant to them.
No group of workers no matter
who they are, can resist exploitation
il they are unorgainzed. No group Of
workers can retain their manliness-
their independence-if they are unor-
ganized. No group of workers can
retain the self-respect of the commu-
nifty if they are unorganized.
The teachers plain duty therefore
to the community. to the children, is
to organize into one great Teachers
Federation or Union.
A democratic community has no
use for teachers afraid of their shad-
ows, afraid of their principals of
their superintendents, of boards of ed
ucation; afraid to criticize the exist
ing order, afraid to suggest reforms.
The children have no use for
frightened, over-worked, spineless,
spiritless teachers. They need self
respecting men and women, so that
they may develop into self-respecting
boys and girls.
And finally you owe it to your
selves. Fellow Teachers, toassert your
| Continued to Page Four
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-05-25

Washington, d. C.-Sixty thousand
union workers in the garment trades
of New York City are making one of
the gamest fights to protect and raise
the standard of living among Ameri-
can wage-earners, that has ever TAX
en- place in this country. Perhaps be-
fore this is read that struggle for the
decent rights of wage-earners will
have spread to other cities, notably to
Cleveland, Chicago, Philadelphia and
Boston, and will have involved near
to one-half million workers and their
families.
The manufacturers in the cloak and
skirt division of New York City's
garment trades have declared a re-
lentless war against all the workers
whose united action has sought to
lift the garment making industries out
of the degradation and misery of
sweat shop conditions.
Three seasons OF abnormally large
profits have emboldened the Manu-
facturers Association in the skirt and
cloak trades to strike at the heart of
the unions of their workers. They
are doing openly now what they have
done under cover, but with growing
purpose, ever since the peace proto-
col was established in 1910
The workers in the garment trades
have made every sacrifice to do away
with the sweat shop abomination. AT
ter long and bitter struggle and pri-
walton they forced the acceptance OF
the Peace Protocol-"an experiment
in industrial self control" as it has
been called.
But that Peace Protocol provided
for decent working hours, sanitary
and safe shops, and preferential rec
ognition of the unions. So the Man
ufacturers' Association started in to
knock it out. Here is the way the
employers worked it.
They cut down the force of workers
in their regular or "inside" shops
which were under the control of the
agreement-and set up lot of so-cal-
led independent shops" which were
in reality sweat shops. Some of the
independent shops are really "inde-
pendent" and con the level" and that
makes the imposture all the more
shameful.
When the Protocol was adopted
there were between 100 and 1900
shops in the cloak and skirt division
or the ladies garment workers trade.
But now there are 2300 of these shops
the great increase being of shops
where the workers have been exploit
ed under the most terrible competi-
tive conditions. Also, shops that used
to employ 500 to 600 workers each
now employ only from 20 to IS each,
although the shops do three times the
former business. The answer is that
the workers have been turned out of
the factories where the conditions
must be fairly good, and the work
has been sent out to contractors"
and "sub-contractors" to drive the
workers in real slavery.
The "inside" shops with a few
workers will be "show places" along
Fifth Avenue. They are kept up at
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The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-05-25
BARRIERS Raise Wages

Guelph, ontario-The BARRIERS
union has raised wages from $l2 to
$l3 week and one-half over $40 per
week. 1t is stated that the new agree
ment means an additional s. a week
to these workers.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-05-25

In New York City on May 13 took
place tremendous demonstration of
the dangerous power over citizens
held by privileged financial interests.
The demonstration took the form of a
preparedness parade, participated in
by 145,000 persons. Evidence exists
which indicates that large proper
ton of these were coerced, intimidat-
ed or otherwise improperly induced
to march. The parade made clear
that those who control the livelihood
of New Workers want preparedness.
1t made clear that privileged interests
can get up big parade in behalf Of
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-05-25
RULES ON 1o-HoUR DAY

Columbus, Ohio-State Attorney
General Turner has ruled that women
employed in kitchen and dining rooms
Of European plan hotels are under the
protection of the 1o-hour-a-day and
54-hour-a-week emplo yment law.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-05-25

Powell River, British Columbia
Paper Makers Union No 142 has Sc
cured a new agreement Wages are
increased a 81 a week for several
classesof work and the unionists have
won their point that the rates OF un-
organized mill employees should be
increased. These latter advances
amount, in some cases, to as high as
20 per cent.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-05-25
ONLY SLAVE DRIVERS OPPOSE

Boston-"It sounds logical to every
one except the veriest slave driver"
is the Boston Journals opinion Of this
declaration by the American FEEDER
alton of Labor:
Eight hours for work, eight hours
for sleep, eight hours for free time"
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-05-25
The New York Demonstration

any cause they favor, whether the
marchers favor it or not. Had they
desired, they could have arranged as
big a parade against preparedness,
with many of the same marchers.
Economic conditions are depriving an
increasing number of American citi-
zens of freedom of choice in such
matters. The parade has thoroughly
demonstrated that, and has further
shown that the upholders of unjust
conditions within the United States
are the most dangerous enemies
whom the people have to fear.-The
Public.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-11-21

Tonight the contest will be Masons
VS.. Holly Club. Thursday night, Elks
VS.. Junior Mechanics.
The league teams are composed as
follows:
Elks-Dr. g. H. Hickman, Harry
H. Cross, Herbert S. Killie, w. Roland
Warrick and Philip s. Irons, Sr.
Masons-B. Frank Clayberger, Jr.,
Raymond E. Thomson, Claude b.
Bullock, Benjamin E. CoIkitt, Harold
B. Allen, Charles S. Colby and Will
liam ]. Haines.
Junior Notwithstanding B. Burtis,
Norman Alloway, w. Frank Eddie
man, Frank J. Sleeper and George H.
Atkins.
Holly Club-Ole o. Moen. Harry G.
Claypoole, S. Albert Sleeper. Clifford
d. Cain, Frank o. Elberson and
Ryland E. Lippincott.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-11-21
Palmyra

Mrs. Mary TinDey, 81 years old, was
struck and instantly killed by an east.
bound passenger train due at Palmyra
at 5.44 on Thursday afternoon. The
accident occurred when Mrs. Tinney
was crossing the tracks on her way to
a grocery store near her home. Two
trains running in opposite directions
were passing at the time, and Mrs.
Tinney crossed behind one and was
struck by the second train. She was
thrown thirty feet.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-11-21

OF the Board Of Fresholders should be
first obtained before the extra clerks
were selected. Mr.. Davis said if there
had not been a compliance with this
part of the law the Board was not re-
sponsible for the payment of the bill.
Mr.. Russ said he was of the
opinion that when the county tax
board was given a secretary that officer,
with the three members of the board,
would do all the work. He said he be-
lieved that other members of the
Board of Freeholders had the same
idea. The bill was referred to the
solicitor for investigation.
The application of the Public Service
Company to make some siding changes
in Beverly and Florence townships
was allowed.
Mr.. Kayser, superintendent OF
schools, said there was absolutely ne
cessity for additional cabinets 10 NE
naners in his Office. The committee
ON court house and grounds was in
structed to act.
Solicitor Davis told the members
that it is of the greatest Importance to
secure testimony in cases where claims
are made against the county for DAM
ages. He advised the members to give
strict personal attention to every case
OF this kind and see that the testimony
is procured.
Two bills were presented for damages
to automobiles. One was from Sam
uel Stern, Of Riverside, who claimed
that his machine was damaged by the
Hainesport bridge. and he wanted
$21.05. The other claim was that OF
A. Eghart, of Riverside, who wanted
$12 for damages done by the Brsdge-
boro bridge. Both bills were tabled.
1t was reported that Freebooter Ed
win d. Rogers is very ill at his home,
and resolution extending the sym
pathy of the Board was adopted and
the clerk was directed 70 send copy
to Mr.. Rogers.
This concluded the business and the
meeting adjourned until the goth OF
December.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-11-21
cHERIFF's SALE.

By virtue of a writ orferi facias to me di
rected issued out OF the Court OF Chancery
of the state of New Jersey. l Will sell at
public sale, on
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 80, 1916
between the hours of II and 5 O'Clock in
tne AFTERNOON OF said day tto-wit at 2
oclock) at the Court House, Mount Holly,
M
All that house and two lots of land situated
on the north side of Landing street, in the
tilage of Lumberton, county of Burlington
vnd state of New Jersey. and in Barclay
Halnes plan of lots is numbered ITO and ILL
bounded as follows. viz: in said description,
beginning at corner Of Ill and runs ~, by
sa me north forty-one degrees west ninety
five feet to a corner in said lot in the line OF
Pear street. thence (2nd) along the line OF
Pear street north forty -nine degrees east
| twenty-four feet to stake corner, TO cor
ner to Elton r. Warwicks lard, thence tSrd1
south forty-One degrees east passing alOn
| the center OF the partition between the
| house on the lot hereby conveyed and the
| lot and house of Elton Ri Warwick ninety
| five feet to a stake IN the line OF Landing
street. thence (ith) along the line of Land
| ing street south forty-nfne degrees west
twenty-four feet to the place of beginning.
| III is bounded as follows, lying on the north
| side of said Landing street. Beginning at
corner of lot no thence along the edge OF
said street south forty-nine degrees west
| twenty-fOur feet to a corner OF No. tll2) lot
| of b. f. Rossell, thence by the same north
forty-one degrees west ninety-five feet to
/ the edge of Pear street, thence along the
line ofthe same north forty-nine degrees
east twenty -four feet to a stake corner to
said lot No. 40, thence by the same south
forty one degrees east ninety-five feet to the
place of beginning, let there be what there
may be the same more or less, excepting
and reserving i've feet of the whole front Of
the same on Landing street for the purpose
of widening said street as by reference
| thereto will more fully appear. Being the
same premises of which Hannah, X. Shinn
| became seized by virtue of q deed from
under the hands and seals of Alya b. War
! wick. and wife, dated March 5, 1910, and re
corded March T. 1910, in the Burlington
County Clerks office, in Book 458 of Deeds
| page so, etc.
| Seized as the property OF William g
ShinD, ct ais, defendants, and taken into ex
ecution at the suit Of Charles Coles, executor
of Martha M Powell, deceased, complain
ant, and to be sold by
WILLIAM T. STECHER,
| V. CLAUDE PALMER, Sheriff
| Solicitor.
Dated Oct. 30. 1916. Prs. adv. fee s2s sc
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-11-21
CHEkIFF's SALE

SHEkIFF's SALE
directed, issued out of the Court OF Chan
Gerry of the state of New Jersey, / will sell at
public sale, on
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1915
between the hours of IL and O'Clock In
the afternoon of said day Ito viii at .
Ociock), at the Court House, Mount Holly
N. j..
All those two lots of land with the build
side of Wetherill str, ct, between York and
Lawrence streets. in the city of Burlington
aforesaid, described as follows:
Number One Beginning on the north
side of said Wetherill street, at a point dis
tant two hundred and one feet three inches
eastwardly from the top of the east curb
stone sn on lawrence street, and running
thence ~ northwardly, along the line of a
lot conveyed April IS, 1906, to the said party
OF the first part by said The Farmers and
Meen Ia building and Loan Association,
and IN the same line continued, one hun.
dred and one feet six inches to the south
west corner of a Federal street lot now or
formerly of George Y. Vansciver, said cor
ner being distant two hundred and five feet
eastwardly from he outside of the top of the
curp stone on Lawrence street; thence (2)
eastwardly along said lot of Vansciver com
veyed to him by BENJAMIN Samson A. n
1866, twenty feet to the southeast corner of
said lot; thence t3) southwardly, along the
hne OF lot formerly of said Association
now of Pauline K. Pugh, about ninetv-eiph}
rect 10 said Wether1ll street. thence ~ west
wardly along said Wetherill street, twenty
feet to the place of beginning.
Number Two. Beginning on the north
SIDE OF said Wether1ll street at a point OBJ
posite the partition wall between this house
and the house adjoining on the east, now or
formerly of Joseph j. Read; said point
being distant about ninety-three feeJ west
wardly from York street; and extending
thence westwardly along said Wetheriil
street twenty-three feet; and then the said
lot extends northwardly of the same width
or breadth, about sixty-seven feet six
inches; bounded on the north by Leonard,
east by said Read. south by Wetherill street
and west by lot formerly OF Thomas Dug
dale; the centre of the partition wall be-
tween the houses being the east line
Being the same premises which were con-
veyed to said Ivans Petit by The Farmers
and Mechanics Building and Loan Associa-
tion OF burlington, New Jersey, by deed
bearing date January ~, 1907
Selzed as the property of Ivans Petit et
ux. ct al, defendants taken in execution AT
the suit OF The Farmers and Mechanics
Building and Loan Association, etc. com
pla1nant, and to be sold by
WILLIAM I. STECHER
= AZ 20 We " AI oo Sollcltor. Sheriff
DaIeu Oct' 70 1916 Prs adv lee S25.02
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-11-21
Monthly News Letter from the
Farm Bureau
The Burlington County Farm Bureau
issues the following bulletin of interest
to farmers.

EdIll DUl eau
The Burlington County Farm Bureau
issues the following bulletin of interest
to farmers.
DAIRY CONDITIONS
The dairymen throughout the coun-
ty are organizing splendidly for concert
ed action relative to the price of milk.
ITnon taking a census of the milk stu
alton weIfind that, under average con-
d;tions in the county the average cost
for the year of producing quart of
milk lies around cents. The present
indications are that the cost will be
greater than that this coming year;
therefore, the milk producers feel iusti-
fed in asking 81 cents net for their
milk for the next six months. the price
after that time to be fixed by joint
committee representing all the ship
pers of milk going into Philadelphia
and Trenton. Some of the dealers are
offering this price and it is reported
that more than five and half cents
has been offered. The mere fact that
a high price is offered by dealers at
this time should not make dairymen
feel that there is no further need of or
ganization and cooperation. If the
dairymen are thoroughly organized
they will be prepared 60 present solid
front if any attempt is made to force
down the price after this agitation cools
down.
SEED POTATOES
Good seed potatoes are hard to obtain
at any price. Those who have raised
their own late-crop seed feel very indie
pendent and satisfied. There are re-
ports that Virginia growers have
bought very heavily of Cobbler seed
from Maine, and should this state have
a good crop we might expect the early
potato market to be we'll supplied.
HOG CHOLERA
Hog cholera has broken out in two
different sections of the county and
hogs in infected herds have been in
jected With serum secured through this
Office, with the result that no more
animals sickened or died. This Office
will do all in its power to assist anyone
who is troubled with this dreaded dis
ease.
A mixture of equal parts by weight
of salt and acid phosphate was applied
at the rate of 600 pounds per acre, on
alfalfa on the H, ID. Culin farm at
Hainesport, after the first cutting. The
alfalfa became diseased and neither the
fertilized plot nor the rest of the field
made any material growth after the
first cutting.
On Henry S. Lippincott's farm, at
Marlton, 500 pounds of salt per acreap-
plied with other fertilizer gave an in
crease of TX bushels of corn over a
similar amount of fertilizer without
the salt. One thousand pounds of salt
in similar demonstration showed a
loss of 4 bushels per acre over fertilizer
alone. On the same farm an applica-
ton at the rate of $50 pounds of nitrate
of soda per acre gave an increase at the
rate of 14H bushels of corn per acre
over the check plotreceiving no nitrate.