The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-09


Editors note The following let
ter is partially ser explanatory II
grew Oul Of dls,prhAnccs In the
ranks Of the hoWbc,s Of the local
plumbers ana steam filters union,
which reBulirI IN % number OF radi-
Gals being expelled from the union
hF The patriotic element The local
uiEduiEh'luu hts "a contract which
does not rNpir, uNrl next June.
some were demanding a violation Of
TINS contract tn Hl3or To put Tu.F1
prices as high aH exist on Humc ot
the adjoining town. r." majority ut
'uc m"uuof.hip stood tiImly for
th" sag ir'w ~ contracts II ls
significant shat the patriotic. manly
position taken by Mr. Smith IN the
following Iotl,r wax unanimously
sustained by the union and IT'S ofn-
,crsl
Tulsa. Okla. Nov. 30. 1919.
To the officers and members OF the
United Association Of Plumbers
and Stcamfttcrs.
Brothers:
ThoJr seems 10 he quite bit OF
dissatisfaction iu the ranks OF the
orgtu.2dtluu. created by the "Spul-
sion ~ some alleged union men from
ihr association These parties Wur"
never. according 20 our laws, entitled
10 admission IN our ranks. The ma
. Jurl'y "f them Rro OF tho class thhi
never DO any good Tor tH"ms" ives
ana 20 about the. country 'ryiuE To
create ilssrusiun ana disCurd whore
better conditions and hurnuny would
prevail, were It not for the dirty
,,,',..,.,, t,,.,,,,, ta.',,, Inust
',,,,, ,n, 49,, r., r9,,,, ~ n,g,nl,ed
r,t,.r ,r,n., ,,, ,,, ,'u, ,rtnrIs and
oro,.- ,,,n l., .rr,.y ,,r, NJ a breed
that should ho cyicrminatcd. not
only for the good ~ organized labor.
hut for the good uf humanity as a
whole.
Some two or three months ago, a
letter was read before the local un-
ion, No l76 of Tulsa. Okla, This
letter was approved by tho local and
ordered sent to headquarters for
puhllcatlon This local. and some OF
ia members. have been criticised by
some few frlcnds Of these alleged
"union men" also by some who
know nothing Of tho case except as
stated by these undcsirables. and
threats have been made as to what
Would b., done 10 the parties respon-
slble fbr tho letter hcinR written.
son knpw npythiur OF NE ictfer.,intil
II was read on tbo floor nt a regular
uectinp of m. local and that marty.
If l. smith. card No. 774s7. w!shes
Ia inform ,bts hurrh ~ taif-stvI.d
raformers u,hn vouId Jlsrup, heaven
and nun non out nv the roots. that
no win he I'm Tuls, IntN the time
rnrnes whom he wnnts ,n float again.
ne ia nn, ,leI here nnl has no fear
OF their undcrbnndcd methods OF
rafting ,,,.n ,.s tbcy say,
u.,,,,, a., -,
H o 'a"s''ous.
am sun ol ne tnnIe pp,hlon az
@ WIN "roie inc tiISt le',tr ana
la.' Nv Hpu'oE''S 10 IhINe 20 any
one "aht 20 say nEaih that any
man or SET p' illen tnht VII! trs 10
traI 'o"n an "riahIhhunh rounded
on 'h' pItne!pieS oi thr L, a. rs are
not our Irl'haS hhh 90 not oelvhs
~ wy N."s ''ah tac'' anu theS
S""NIu nov pe hc'"'ue the ifecuohl
an" ~ pIlN'ieEes que people tAat
SUI l"t pettet HN'hB cnhIhions'
not onIS ior thehseNeS' nut tor the
generations thht are To to'low
~ human peIlR ""u'u h'"oP 90
10" hs w c'nihit me 'tiihe Some OF
'neSe "ehtal ussehetH',S are EulIy
- w ~ iVn' uo''' .'' Il! "t
,'tr minus put u nag uoE tna'
'n"uEhI any'hIhE OF a heep MN
,pcNeu up loi leut theN "'thl SIP
nun oIsou' win Po"uered b'dSS
III II
IN my own Hiinu. ! Know mere
are innocent brulhers that nave had
To sufier expulsion ana other h"-
mutations Drought hh"ut ny these
people. | am sorry Tor them ana
Sih'rreIy nope me tn'e wiz soon
'"N' Nh'h me wv" tl'SN'H are us
tincily separated nnd those VINO maze
m" to sutter hesr ,h'nEs VIII be