The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-29
IIhChINISTSOF
ARSENAL STAGE
meet At HOTEL
rsnIncnt Speakers Feature Best
Annual Gct-Togcther banquet
At the New Harper.

Tne ROCK Island Machin1stS
lodge. No. 81. held the most sue
cessful get-together meeting In its
history Thursday night when 400
members attended the annual ban
quet held at the New Harper hotel.
Il. The program included music,
short talks by number OF promi-
ient persons and principal adj
dress delivered by N. p. Atlas.
president of district No. A. having
full charge Of negotiations at WASH
ington. ID. c., for machinists' unions,
the members OF which are employ
I'd In government arsenals.
The entertainment committee was
congratulated from all sides for
the program. President A. L.
Geiger of Arsenal Machinists' lodge,
No. 81, gave the address Of vel
come. Henry GuenthermaD served
as POSTMASTER.
Mayor Harry NJ. Schriver was
called upon to deliver short
speech that fitted in with the oc-
casion. The mayors talk was re-
ceived with loud applause.
Among others called upon for
short talks were Congressman w.
J. Graham OF Aledo and Congress
man Harry Hull Of Iowa.
" Many Give Speeches.
Albert Fensterbnsh of the union
sang, and the Shumate twins OF
Davenport gave a round Of enter
tainment. The Elks' quartet sang
several songs and were well re-
ceived.
Joseph f. Prendergast, former
travelling examiner for the United
States free employment service.
rave a talk that renewed his pop
ularity with the machinists.
J. Lowry of the union gave a
short talk, az did G. A. Webster,
organizer for the international
union.
Mr.. Atlas in his talk bore out
well several points that he had
taken up with the machinists in
their regular meeting the first of
the week. Mr.. Alias has been en-
gagged in Washington with import
ant business with ordinance Off
Gals in behalf Of government ar
senal machin'sts.
As a grand finale the meeting
broke IN with singing, and a gem
eral social tine.
Crabam's Talk.
Mr.. Graham said in part:
"You represent one Of the most
important and influential of the
trades unions of the country. The
machinists' union comprises the
most highly skilled workmen and
hence IS a very considerable force
In our. civic life.
For the purpose Of mutual help
and protection you have associated
yourselves together. The right to
form such association and TO con-
tinue their work is social right.
which our people and our courts
have time aud again assured and
treasured. Not only does such IL
right Of organization exist, but il
those who labor are to have any
right to organize must carry with
II every necessary power to give
the legitimate work of such organ
ization prbper effect, So it is that
the right TO organize carries with
It the right Of collective bargain
ing; otherwise, Of what use Is the
right to organize? That right can
not and will not be abridged. and
granting. once. the right of col
lectively stopping work exists. AS
tho right Of the employer to shut
his doors exists. so the right Of the
workmen to cease work exists.
Loss to Az.
but when the employer closes
his doors or the employees cease
work and economic loss results -
the man loses his labor, capital
loses its return. II must appear to
all that there is but one method Of
eliminating this loss and that is by
voluntary cooperation between en-
ployer and employe. The old con-
ception OF the relation OF labor and
capital was that of two bargainers.
each OF whom was striving to gain
such personal advantage as he
could; the new conception Is that
Of parties In common enterprise.
In which each has a personal and
D financial interest. When this
thought has been fully accepted,
then frequent cessation of our es-
sential Industries may be avoided.
Some Of you are employed.
am told, in the great Rock Island
arsenal. the greatest manufacturing
arsenal OF the United States. l am
panied to see in high quarters a
disposition to return this institu-