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The Raymer enterprise., 1922-10-26
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The Raymer enterprise., 1922-10-26
The Greatest Opportunity.

A little child Is always sacred
charge, and there Is no greater Oppor.
tunity than to direct young mind
through wholesome growth to realiza-
ton of the abundance OF life.
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-10-26

THAT old fellow says he Is not lonely
any more"
Got a wife"
Got a radio set."-Louisrille Cour-
ier-JOurnal.
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-10-26
Autos Increase In Belgium.

Belgium's increase In automobiles
since the war has been almost 100 per
cent, and now there Is one automobile
for every 230 inhabitants.
The labor world., 1922-09-30

,orney' the mayor etne eile1 OK 20,
sltce ana sllern1 snou'u pe: iney nao
an asreelnent WIN the ohly two
ne"spape.s IN .ne Guy .unoer walen
Inc secretary OF the empowers as.
.4 sg.tat:oii censored news i.ens anu
eans,a-as @ @a.s ,....s nsteii,ns ...s nuust' sIa
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The labor world., 1922-09-30

the city because no other employer
would hire him. His right to job
did not exist even in theory, and
his rights as an American citizen
in Muskegon depended, not upon the
provisions Of the state or federal
constitution, but upon the whim or
prejudice Of the Employers associa-
tion and their ,henchmen in public
office. ;s 49, NJ. = ts.# .,**Ezz~
OF equal interest, and of perhaps
greater significance were the tcondi-
tions which found to exist in Ma
rion, Ohio, a little over two years
ago. In Marion. the home Of Presi-
dent Harding, and where he held
directorship in several industrial cor
porations. there existed a manufac-
turers and merchants association, or
ganized for the purpose Of maintain-
ing non-union conditions. The asso-
ciation employed q secretary or COM
missioner, in whose office was kept
q card index system 81. every employe
in the industries Of Marion. The
Workman'ss name, age, and many
other personal items were entered.
the class Of work he was employed
on, the wages he was paid, and his
qualifications as. q workman.
No member Of . the association
hired q work knan without immedt-
ately reporting to the commissioner,
SO that absolute records could be
kept. Members of the assoc citation by
Continued ION page
The labor world., 1922-09-30
ISOLATION desired to secure an injunc-

sociation desired to secure an ipjunc-
'tion. 49, ~, =
No grounds for the issuing of an
Injunction had been created. by our
members and so that evidence coRd
be manufactured with which to ap-
peal to an equity court for an injune-
tion, the Employers association inn
ported three sluggers to beat up
union men so that union men could
be charged with having started a
fight. When these three professional
sluggers reached Muskegon, they
were not quite certain tof their
ground, although they had been hired
by the employers. u.s. z@ @5s'S: q
They therefore, went to the local
district attorney, who was also the
attorney, for the Employers asspcia-
tion, s and the Individual who had
drafted their constitution. and asked
him whether it was safe for them
to 60 ahead. He told them that 1t
was, and they went out to the foun-
dry and mistoo,s the foundry owner
for\one Of the strikers,sn md beat him
up as thoroughly as it had been an
ticipated our members would be as-
saulted. >2 s: :5... j. ~ s s s*
At the time of my investigation
found that the manufacturers and
merchants were thoroughly organ
lied to prevent rade-unionism from
Z existing in Mu3kegon. They were the
ones who determined who the dis
strtct. attorney. th,, prosecuting at-
The labor world., 1922-09-30

The Citizens Alliance takes ex-
cee1ling delight from time to time in
giving it's own kind of publicity as
to happenings in cities where labor
is credited with being we'll organ
ized, but it never says anything about
what happens in anti-union or "open
shop towns. It is left for labor pa
pers to do that.
Here is a story related by John P.
Frey, editor Of the Iron Molders'
Journal, which tells how the "open
shop" works in towns where such
Organizations as citizens + alliances
hold sway. One part. of it relates I'd
Muskegon, Mich, ,and the other to
Marion, Ohio, the home of President
Harding. Let the. story be told in
Mr.. Frey's own words: - Z
Some years ago the owner: of q
small foundry in Muskegqn, Mich.
who lat one time had been an active
member and a delegate to the ma
,tional convention OF cthe Molders'
union. became involved in strike,
the members of our union having
demanded higher wage. He~was
severely beaten UP in the yard back
Of his foundry. - :. [<t,s, m s,.. = 4
I investigated the case at the time
and found that he had been ASSAULT
ed by strangers. Later on.I read. the
official minutes of the Manufacture
ers ana Merchants association OF
Muskegon. ! found that after our
members had gone on .strikei the as
The labor world., 1922-09-30
1. F. OF |. LACKS POWER =, =,
TO CALL GENERlL STRIKE

The trade union movement has
never empowered or authorized Of
ficers of the American Federation
Of Labor to call a general strike. de-
clared the A. F. of L. executive coun-
ell at it's recent Atlantic City meet
ing, which repeats numerous state
ments to thin effect, and which are
just as often ignored by persons who
periodically. insist that the A. F. of
L. call such a strike. ~ (
The executive council stated that
it nor any officer of the A. F. Of L.
has either the right or power to
call or advise a general strike"
The executivt council took occa-
sion to. again notify the shop men
that every assistance within its
power will | :, accorded them so they
may s1cceed in their contest with
the railroad executives. >>>1,1
The labor world., 1922-09-30
HOOVER. SCORES
BIG I|'| COAL. | | i PRICE [!
Commerce Secretary Declares |!
Price Exaeted an Outrage. !.

:
The present price Of bituminous
coal is. declared IAN outrage onthe
American public" by Secretary OF
Commerce Hoover. - :. .+.zs -. ~ :
The cabinet official does not agree
with neswpaper editors and other
amateur economists who lecture
miners on the vast amount Of wages
they have lost because OF their
strike. ,,'"s - ~s',' ~.
1.-THE estimate of miners wAges
lost in the five months is not q cor
rect basis Of !. estimation because
over a. period Of 1s months we will
probably consume approximately the
same amount Of COAL" said Secre-
tary Hoover In: other words, the
miners. will work more days in the
week, and produce more coal in the
next six or eight months than they
would have produced il there had
been no strike, and this the wage
roll Of the next six or eight months
will be- larger and will, in a consid-
erable degree. compensate the loss
during the suspension.
The labor world., 1922-09-30
CHURCH COUNCIL
TAKES CRACK Al
|N|JUN7||o.N| j Writ | | |
Church and Social Service
Commission Sees Menace IN It.

The administration can not sus-
tain the shop mems injunction un-
less it is held that: the strike is a
conspiracy, and IL the administration
takes this view Of the strike, 'labor
will naturally conclude that an act
Of congress (section 20, Clayton
law) has been violated "
The above summarizes the posi-
ton Of the commission on the church
and social service. Of the federal
council Of the churches of Christ in
America in a statement on the adj
ministration's injunction. =, :. -. = .s =.
The church men declare that the
Injunction has accentuated ''sus-
pense, uneasiness and disconten1'
1t is shown that the court order does
not even allow picketing recently de-
clared, justifiable by the supreme
court .(Granite City decision). and
that "the officers of the organiza-
tions are enjoined from the perform
ance of their duties even in the most
orderly way, and from the regular
use of the Srganization fupds.' $ ~ :. = +
-=!'.To NAL ea.aes Of injunctions Of au
extreme sort whenever@sa court car
be found to issue them, means that
commonly. recognized rights may. be
denied without, due process Of law
Labor's prejudice against such actioo
is based upon a record Of undoubtsd
injuries. The opinions Of courts have
been very inconsistent, carrying
much uncertainty as to what Is. tc
be treated as lawful and what un.
lawful. !. ~, q r., "
THE present situation is one. Of
suspense, uneasiness and discomfort
which the issuance OF this new re.
straining~ order has done much tc
accentuate." .s,-,s.. .ssr,,.s, x -. -, T.,
The labor world., 1922-09-30
MINERS \ |: ! s SHOULD ) ! / ! D.
CLAIM VICTORY
Gompers Says Politicians Are
Entitled to No Credit For It.

The end Of the anthracite coal
strike is a victory for these work.
ers, declared President Gompers,
who indicated that labor will give
little attention to the claims of poll
ticians who seek credit for the set
tlement.
''The anthracite strike, which end
ed in such glorious victory for the
miners, is just another example of
the power Of goal owners to exploit
the public and commercialize the
suffering of their employees by fore
ing them into idleness," said Presi-
dent Gompers.
why didn't the mine owners come
to the same terms last spring?
"First-Because they wanted to
dispose Of surplus stocks.
''Second-They saw chance to
rob the public by profiteering.
Third They hoped for violence
by the men in order to arouse pub
lie resentment and government ac-
tion. weaken the spirit and morale
of the men and destroy the unions.
''As a matter of fact the mine
owners had everything to gain and
nothing to lose, realizing as they
did. that the miners were, and al
ways would be, ready and willing
to come to honest terms.
Zone hundred and fifty-five thou
sand working men in mass, hun
gered and sorely provoked for five
months, so conducted themselves
that not single arrest was made,
and they bore the sacrifices and
hardships with such a spirit of SOL
idarity and determination that to
them should be given all the credit
for victory, rather than to those
seeking political capital"
The labor world., 1922-09-30
FREE SPEECH|S
PURE BUNK SAYS
ORGAN OF MONEY
Wall Street Paper Declares Its
But Side ISSUE

Stop your silly stuff about free
speech and get behind Attorney
Daugherty ir his attempt to smash
the shop mems unions.
This is the advice given newspa-
per editors by the Annalist, "a mag
azine of inance,-commerce and eco
nomics." The article has first page
prominence and is written by Ben
tamin Baker, whose sentiments on
trade unionism will meyer gain the
i'll will of Wall street.
Mr.. Baker is impatient with those
citizens who join with labor in pro-
testing against the free speech pro-
hibitions in the administrations in
junction. \
Cant you see that the shop men
were conspiring; that they chal.
lenged the government" screams
Mr.. Baker who insists that under
the circumstances the attorney gen.
eral is justified. The writer then ex'
presses this sentiment that ought to
make John Hancock turn in his
grave:
I'VE Americans are somewhat
overtender of this shibboleth Of free
speech"
The attorney generals tactics were
bad. but his Intentions were O: K.
is the position Of the Annalist writ
er, who deplores that so many peo-
pie have been led away by such
:side issues (Mr. Bakers term) as
denial of free speech, Tree press and
the right of assemblage. These "side
issues are nothing as compared
with the movement Of commerce and
Ito be whispered) what some of the
rail executives attempted to do to
the shop mems unions.
The article is notice to the at
torney gene-.l that Wall street still
loves him. EN- though he did make
a boob play by his famous anti
union shop utterance and prohibi'
titns, according to Mr.. Baker, "that
were at once p pularly interpreted
as an attack on the American citi'
zen's constitutional right of free
dom Of speech
The labor world., 1922-09-30
WOULD IMP'EACA
BUFFALO MAYOR
Street Railway Company Wants
to Gust Square Official.

In it's attempt to smash the Street
Car. Mer's union the Buffalo. street
car company, wants Mayor schwab
Of Buffalo impeached. The company
secured an Injunction which prohib-
its jitneys operating. Citizens pat
ronize the jitneys, however, even
though the drivers collect no fare.
Most Of the passengers tip the driv-
ers. The company wants the mayor
to enforce the injunction. Spoilers
are employed to check up jitney pas
sengers, and these reports are for
warded to the mayor.
The strike has been on for sew
eral weeks. Members of a company
union" operated by the Philadel-
phia street car company are acting
as, strike breakers.
The labor world., 1922-09-30
BIG DISCOVERY
MADE,BY BURNS
Federal Detec-a-tiVe Exposes
Secret Strike Order.

It happened in Chicago. Great ex-
element in Judge Wilkerson's court!
Burns detective exposes secret
strike order issued by the A. F. Of
l.. railway employees department.!
The attorney general presented the
secret order to the court!
Prosecution considers capture of
this important document master
move that can only be equalled by
arresting the parties who hit Billy
Patterson and kidnapped Charley
Ross!
Officers of the A. F. of L. railway
employees department never dreamed
the order would -all into the hands
Of outsiders. But to the surprise of
the uniOnists, Eur. had a stool pig
con, called "operative," placed in
one Of the unions. The trade union
executives are dazed at this new
move. It is the first time they ever
heard Of it, and now fear their mail
has been opened and a new inven-
ton known as a dictagraph placed
in rooms where they have met.
The capture of the strike order is
treated in d sensational manner by
the daily press, nd extra editions
are being issred. p
Latest-Sorrow and gloom per-
vades the Eaugherty squad of union
smashers. Even Judge Wilkerson
could not uphold the stool pigeons
affidavit when he secured a copy
of the shop mems strike order. The
judge ordered the affidavit thrown
into the waste basket. -,
The labor world., 1922-09-30
Opens CAMP AI|GN .
TocURB D COURTS. O. |
4. F. Of [. Launches Movement
For Amending Constitution.

A movement to return to con.
gress the full law-making powers
with which 1t was endowed by the
trainers of the constitution" has
been launched by the A. F. of l..
executive council. = .:
In announcing its purpose to urge
a constitutional amendment by which
congress may strike at the authority
Of the supreme court by re-enacting
any law the court declares uncon-
stitutional, the executive council
said: ., e
EVERY great advocate Of democ-
racy has feared the encroachment
Of the courts. BY a gradual process
an intolerable condition has devel-
zoped. The congress is no longer the
final authority Of legislation. The
supreme court is the final authority,
and five men, a bare majority, de-
termine the issue.
I'VE are governed by an arbi-
trary, autocratic. bureaucracy of
five. This is an abject surrender of
constitutional authority, which be-
trays the purpose and the clearly
stated intent Of the founders and
makers Of America today. We are
little less than an automatically ruled
nation" -
The amendment will be introduced
in lcongress at the earliest possible
moment, and its adoption will be
one Of the political aims Of organ
lied laborS. throughout the country.
The labor world., 1922-09-30
BUFFALO STEEL and TIN
WORKERS ARE FORCED our

A strike at the Wickwire plant, on
the outskirts of Buffalo. followed the
formation of, local of the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers. The plant was oper-
ated on the anti-union basis when
it discharged one of the employees.
A committee of the men called on
the management to urge reinstate-
ment. AS this procedure is against
the ethics of the anti-union shop
they. too. were discharged. The plant
was then tied upy and the workers
ORGANIZED.
The labor world., 1922-09-30
HERE. IT COMES;
ESCH RAIL Law
TO HAVE teeth
Kansas Congressman Gets
Huneh From Can't Strike Law.

Representative Hoch of Kansas;
now greeted as ''Hoch the Kaiser
has introduced a bill in congress to
put teeth III the Transportation Act.
It is known as H. r. 1851 and
sprinkled. through Its provisions are
excerpts from the =. compulsory la
Dor, law of Kansas and the labor
clauses Of the Esch- -Cummins Act.
It is therefore an anti-strike and
compulsory labor law with severe
Penalties for violation.
It provides for the establishment
of a board Of railroad adjustment
consisting Of five members appoint
ed by the president. Wherever the
railroads and employees cannot agree
the dispute is referred to the board,
which has power to subpoena wit
nesses and if any fail to appear It
may invoke the aid of any United
States district court.
All the book; and papers of the
present railroad. labor board are to
be turned over to the proposed board
OF adjustment. The proposed board
Oh ADJUSTMENT IL given pO"eI ~; uC-
termine the. business and reason
ableness of wages, hours of labor
working conditions or rules and
practices" -,
While it permits collective. bar.
gaining, the bill provides that nc
agreement Can be made "in conflic'
with any rightful orders issued by
the board" This would destroy. the
principle and the effectiveness Of
collective bargaining. - =; i I
No matter what wages, hours o.
conditions are agreed by the board
they have to be accepted by the EN-
ployes on penalty Of fine-of $1,000
or Imprisonment not more than ont
year or both. Therefore it is an anti
strike and compulsory labor law o.
a most reactionary character. /
Representative Hoch is undoubt
edly trying to put life in the politica
prospects of Governor Allen Twhos'
compulsory labor law in Kansas ha:
forced him to- retire from the gov
ernorship. s.<.e.s-u- .,s&.s=* r.. Z
The labor world., 1922-09-30
GROUP INSURANCE FOR y
POST OFFICE CLERKS

Life insurance for members of the
National Federation Of Post Office
Clerks at reasonable rates is an
nounced by President Hyatt and Sec
retary-Treasurer Flaherty of that or
ganization.
All good-standing, members, be-
tween the ages Of Is and 60 years,
who are in good health will be in
sured without d medical examination.
The benefit will be $500, and the
cost.$8 q year. The benefit applies
to both male and female members.
TheN> contract is entered into with a
Dayton. Ohio, lite insurance COM
pany,. and has been approved by the
Ohio superintendent of insurance.
Satisfactory: arrangements will be
made to carry the benefits Of mem
bers who leave the service or whose
service promotions deprive. them OF
active membership.
The labor world., 1922-09-30

whcelsmen, watchmen, boats
, seamen on vessels of the Lake
the three-watch system, or eight
on any association vessel which
system for the deck crew. .
testimony given before committee
Of congress Investigating the United
States Steel corporations: without a
spirit Of egotisn I may say that the
Pittsburgh Steamship company has
got to be the voice and the other
fellow the echo.'' !" -
II am giving you this, concluded
Mr.. Nolan in his circular, $50 that
you may know the real reason why
the sailors on the ships Of the Lake
CARRIERS association have been
forced to work eighty-four hours a
week while the sailors on nearly all
other boats which are not in the
Lake Carriers association work only
fiftyrsix hours week.
The firemen and other employees
Working below deck on all Great
Lakes ships. including those Of the
Lake Carriers association, enjoy the
three-watch system. or eight-hour
day..
Package freight boats were once
outside the Lake Carriers associa-
tion.. They then employed the three
watch system. When they Joined the
Lake Carriers association they put
the two-watch system, or 12-hour
day, into effect. It seems that was
a requirement for membership in the
association.
The union took strike vote in
<July on proposition involving the
,eight-hour day and an increase in
wages. The U. S. department of la
bof tntervened and attempted to
bring about a conference, but the
Lake Carriers association refused to
meet with the union. The carriers,
however, authorized the department
Of labor officials, to say that they
would grant an increase in wages of
SIS month, but they ignored the
request Of" the union for the eight
hour. day. ~ -. -,
1T was then. deeided," says Mr..
Nolan, ito quickly. canvass the, sit
nation and ascertain. the sentime ent
OF the; sailors employed son: lake car
riers' ships. They voted almost unan-
i1nously in favor Of strike for the
.eight-hour day
The labor world., 1922-09-30

On October ], 1927, a
wains, able seamen and ordinal
Carriers association will demane
hour day, and will refuse to sal
does not establish the new watcl
The above is the exact copy Of the
official strike notice sent out from
Chicago this week by K. B. Nolan,
secretary of the Sailors union Of the
Great Lakes, and posted at all sea-
mems headquarters. The notice is
issued in accord with the referen-
dunn vote taken by the union which
was practically unanimous in favor
of such action to enforce the eight
hour day system"
In all cases crews on strike are
requested to report Sunday morning
at the nearest office Of the Sailors
union. The strike has been sanction
ed by the. International Seamens'
Union Of America, Of which the Sail-
ors' union of the Great Lakes is a
part. It comes at time when ship
ping on the Great Lakes is at its
peak.
In circular letter addressed to
all officers and members of the
union, Mr.. Nolan states: 1T might
be we'll for you to. know the facts
about this strike and: why it is
called.
THE Lake Carriers association
he writes, is dominated by the Pitts
burgh Steamship company, a subsi-
diary of the steel trust. While the
Pittsburgh company owns but 80
per cent Of the tonnage in the ass
sociation, it dictates the labor policy
to the other members through the
fact that come of the cargses car
ried by the so-called independents"
Is steel trust iron ore and could be
withheld from them if the trust saw
fit to do so.
Even if the other boats could get
outside iron ore cargoes, most of the
loading and unloading docks on both
ends Of the lakes are owned by the
steel trust, and boats could be un-
necessarily delayed and discriminate
ed against at such docks. ~, So.
''The fact that the Lake Carriers
association is dominated and con-
trolled by the steel trust is veryxwell
illustrated by the following remark
made by Mr.. Colby. manager Of the
Pittsburgh Steamship company, in
The labor world., 1922-09-30
AND IN THE SENATE. TOO.

In speech in the senate on meth
DDS employed by Wall street. Mr..
Heflin of Alabama said: 'Mr. Presi-
dent, stated. and before I conclude
am going to say again. that this
bunch of money buns feel like they
own the government" X - ,:
The labor world., 1922-09-30
REJECT WAGE SLASH.

Representatives of organized pots
terry workers and employers in the
Atlantic City sanitary branch have
failed to reach wage agreement
The bosses demand drastic wage cuts
which the workers refuse to accept.
The contract expires Nov. 4 next
year. - =. .o.