The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-27

tries when invested In other indus
tries would employ four times as
many men and give practically four
| times as much wages. Mr.. Oyster
then quoted the leading iaboring men
| in the Western states as follows:
| He continued:
! ! will read here a paragraph:
| Allentown. Pa, Jan. IL.
An overdose OF liquor influence In
labor union affairs has driven the
Allentown Labor Herald, official pa
per OF the labor movement in this
city, published by David Williams,
right over TO the side of prohibition.
| The fop Is a big one. for the Labor
Herald has been n conspicuous de-
fender OF the liquor trade.
In tho editorial he says:
We have fought against local OPP
ton and prohibition until, like old
ST. Paul fighting Christianity. we have
had our eyes opened and found we
were on the wrong side. And we
| have no hesItancy in saying that
I since we have found out where We
are at we intend to use the future
TO remedy any mistake we have
made In the past. and rectifyf is pos
sible. any harm that we have done"
Again he says:
THE editor OF this paper believes
that intelligent women should be &C
corded the same rights at the ballot
box, at least, as some drunken. ignor-
ant bum. and for this reason these
class conscious bartenders. who
would sell out their union for a
cheap non-union cigar or support an
nnti-labor political candidate in re-
turn for a smile from some gang
politician have opposed us bitterly"
The complaint OF this paper was
that the Bartenders' union, or the
head of the Bartenders union, in
Pennsylvania. supported man who
had been branded as an enemy OF
labor for some political position Ia
the state. and that was the last straw
that broke this labor papers back.
and they came right over on the pro-
hibition side.
Mr.. Chairman. have here some
articles showing the activity of men,
! hers of labor organizations in MiChi-
gan and in Kansas and In some other
states
! Senator Richard Jones. OF Mime
sofa. will speak on Union Labor
versus tho Liquor Traffic. l. c.
Lewis, d Columbus labor advocate,
will also speak on lebor's relationship
TO tho I'auor traffic.
] l. r. Tailor, master OF the Ohio
state grange. will speak on the sub
tect, THE Farmer and the Fight"
/ Here is another quotation shown g
the good effect of prohibition:
Labor Man Pleased.
Says action of workers has good
effect in the state campaigns; union
lists not ready to serve liquor inter
/ ests
/ One OF the prominent dry workers
/ in the Nebraska statewide dry canl-
/ paign was /. J, Copenharve. one of
the most influential leaders in the
state.
Mr.. Copenharve has received g. let
/ ter from Frank J. Pulver, formerly
! president of the Denver Typo
graphical union and an official of the
! international union. praising the re-
suits OF statewide dry law In Colo
RADIO.
In the letter from Mr.. Puiver he
says:
> I'm my opinion, the trades-union-
lists of the country--or a portion OF
them at least--have demonstrated that
no longer will they play second fiddle
to the liquor interests.
THE result OF the labors OF Our
fellow unionists On Michigan and Mon
tana are quite as gratifying as those
in Nebraska.
Yet, at tho recent convention OF
the Western Federation of Miners In
Great Falls, the delegates. by tre-
mendous majority, declined to endorse
the resolution dished up to 1t by the
saloon interests. And take 1t from
me. this had some effect in the Mon
tana campaign.
Il am still open to conviction. and
any of our wet union friends who car
show me where the liquor interests
have ever done anything Except to
make trouble) for the general labor
movement l will give 1t considera.
ton"
am In the same position. Mr.
! Chairman. II anybody can show me
the benefit that alcoholic liquor hal
done to any man, woman or child, and
particularly organized labor. I am
willing to consider that question with
| him.
have here an extract from the
New Republic of October 30. 1915:
Detroit Union Labor Men Organ
ize to Fight For Michigan Statewide
| Hold Dry Meeting in Fraternity
! Hall For Boosting Prohihition--Hear
Senator Jones, Duluth Labor Leader
Detroit. Mich. Oct l4.---Union la
Dor men of this city have organized
in the fight against John Barleycorn
and the Trade Union Dry league OF
that city, with an initial mem bership
| of 100, will take an active part in the
campaign TO put Michigan dry on No
vember Z.
Frank X. Martel, of the typograph-
! iCal union, ls the president OF the
new organization. and is also one OF
! the best known trade unionists In the
state of Michigan. Charles II. Black.
| financial secretary. and r. K Harris.
electrical workers union, is treasurer"
They adopted strong resolutions in
! favor Of prohibition.
DIR. Cannon's Address.
Or. James Cannon, 1r., referring to
| his connection with the Anti-Saloon
! league, said In part:
| 81 wish TO say that / speak alto
| gether In representative capacity
Most of you know the name OF the
| Saloon league. It Is one OF the
efficient organizations Of the nation In
reference TO the prohibition OF the
Illquor traffic. and In practically every
state OF the union II Is carrying on its
work, having n general superinten-
dent and two or three assistant super
intendents. in many of the states. and
1t has been working steadily in this
nation now for nearly twenty years
to destroy the beverage liquor trafTie
IT he's az it's motto, as you know. The
saloon must GO That was the origi-