The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-06-14


on the school board and both of Du-
luth s corporation loving daily papers
have fairly burned with love of the
union men. To show their love in
practical form, they even consented
to seek and select a union card man
for member of the board to succeed
o. A. Amundson.
AS most well posted people know,
such benevolent old autocrats as J. R.
GcGiffert, Madam Davis and C. Francis
Colman, aided and abetted by Rev.
John G. Schaibly and Col. A. c. Lee
Due, gave Frank Crasweller power of
attorney to pick and choose. His
choice rested on R. j. Coole, a West
Duluthian who works in the G. N. r.
machine shops and belongs to the ma
chinists' union.
Of course the board of education
already had real union man in the
person Of Charles G.. Firoved. The
Little Commoner was a union card
man for many long years and, at one
time, was delegate to the Trades and
Labor assembly from the BARRIERS
union.
While an employer, Mr.. Proved
could not carry working card, but
when he became journeyman some
time ago, he at once took out his card
and again became an active member
of the union.
1t will be quite a surprise to the
old autocrats to learn that there now
or fyun ho al
board, but such is the happy state of
affairs.
Of course the autocrats do not recog-
nize Mr.. Firoved as a union man be-
cause they did not pick him out. Then
he is a barber and autocrats do not
like the smell of fancy soaps and bay
rum that so often scent up m n while
ne is working in a tonsorial parlor.
If the autocrats really recognized
Mr.. Proved as union man, they
would not have dared to snub him and
ignore him so persistently for the past
two years. Every dog has his day, as
the East End lady said when she
loaded Toodles into her $4,000 car for
an airing. Dogs, as well as school
boards, benefit from an airing now
and then.
Director Proved, union card man,
exploded bit of a bomb among the
autOcrats and any time-servers that
there may be on the board of educa-
ton when he introduced the following
at the last regular meeting of the
board Of education, viz:
RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, The recognition of Or
gained Labor has been accepted in
principle by the Board of Education,
and
WHEREAS, Organized Labor in this
city has been refused recognition by
the Duluth Show Case Company, cor
poration owned in part, if not actually
controlled by the Marshall Wells
Hardware Company, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Board of
Education of said City of Duluth
hereby refuse to purchase any goods
of any description from said Marshall
Wells Hardware Company until such
time as said Duluth Show Case Com
pany shall arrive at an amicable and
satisfactory understanding with men,
bers of Organized Labor now locked
out.
After clerk Bronson finished reading
the resolution, director Proved said:
81 move the adoption Of the reso-
lution.'
~ second the notion" chimed in
director Coole.
The silence was so heavy that you
could have cut it with knife. J. R.
McGiffert, for one of the few times in
his eight years of manipulation on
the board of education, lacked power
of speech. Madam Davis nearly tainted.
Rev. Schaibly seemed to be offering
a silent prayer for guidance. One
could not tell whether Col. LeDuc was
going to run or have a brainstorm.
Eyes Of the autocrats were silly turned
towards lawyer Crassweller, a clever
pinch hitter.
"Er-er-er-er," eloquently began that
talented gentleman. Then he STAN
mered a few words to the effect that
the subject was one on which the
members of the board were so terribly
ignorant; that the resolution was
something that required great informa-
tion and consideration; that, in his
humble lawyer opinion, it would save
many Of them from stepping into a
deep hole if the resolution were laid
over until the next monthly meeting.
That was what his remarks really
meant.
The frightened autocrats breathed a
deep sigh Of relief over their narrow
escape from going on record. At the
next meeting, the resolution will be
overlooked or some excuse made to
pass it by second time. After that,
school board election will be past and
Madam Davis and Mephistopholes Nc
Giffert will be retired to private life.
What boots it theni Let come what
may.
Later on, Madam Davis got back at
director Proved in truly catfish
manner.
Clerk Bronson brought up the mat
ter of clerks and judges for the annual
school board election. It always has
been difficult to get clerks and judges
for that occasion. Teachers and women
patrons Of the schools have helped out
by serving in the past.
Madam Davis thought il highly un-
desirable for any Of the teachers to
serve on the election boards this year.