Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-04-20
Strike Three!
BY W. c. AYE

BY ". {. AYE
UnprogressiveneSs bat in the final inning of game
against bigger better Champaign The last strike will be
delivered April q when the city votes ON the SaOO Illinois
Central subway ordinance The Twin City Federation of Labor
is expected to do its turn again the mound and deliver the
strike that date which viii put the finishing touch unpro
gresseness and victory for Bigger Better Champaign
The attitude of Union Labor nthe two recent elections
hard roads In Champaign county and progressive admnsa
ton in Champaign has brought lasting credit to the Twin City
Federation of Labor
When the First Third Sixth Tenth and Eleventh pre-
cncts poed mammoth vote for progressive city adminisr
ton in Champaign on last Tuesday they did exactly what the
progressive of every class expected of them and they
being chered from the denes for the third strike April 2
The vote in these precincts which are strongly pro1abor
not averse to bearing their share of the making
bigger community and furthei shows that Union Labor Is
awake to its interest well the interest Of the whole
people.
Throughout its entire history the Twin City Federation
OF Labor has manifested spirit of pogressvene and because
of this the organization has its battle for living wage and
has commended its organization to all who think in terms of
gles The organization has further proved Its consistency in
advocating the forward movement in every line of civic improve
menand is up to the members of this large and nfuen
a body of women to cnh the previous Victories of this year
by mammoth maj ory vote favorng the subway ordnance
April "a This what other progressive voters of the city expect
of Union Labor and what the need of the hour demands
The Subway ordinance represents longer step progress
than the city has ever taken in its history is safe to predict
uadrennum will mean as much to the Twin Cities the uniyer
the project 70 undo eb that has been accomplished
elections and if this project defeated the organizations that
contribute to its defeat will lose all that they have gained in
The present conditions the Illinois Central lines in
corporation is embarrassed the university Ubana
and Champaign electric railway company the auo and pedes
an the Stadium and other interest of consequence
within the entire county.
The Illinois Central railroad has offered Champaign the
best proposition the city will ever receive similar project If
that project defeated through the backdg Of voters of
Champaign April "A the offer will probably not be repeated
the construction of the subways may be indefinitely postponed
and the city offered another proposal by the Illinois Central
corporation it will undoubtedly be at figure far in advance of
the present offer
Possibly by further negotiation with company the
might stand chance in of getting reduction from
spring indication of the stability of Champagns citizen
ship is evident that the voting population the city does not
propose to its affairs upon penny saving basis.
The citizens of Champaign willing pay what
modify worth and they have the of that commodity
years advance of expectations they willing pay pren
um for the privilege of using it, That sign of progressive
city
Much has said against the form of the proposed
dnance during the campaign pointed out by
ddaes opposing the city administration that certain clauses
contained something equivalent to joker and the defeat of the
ordinance form advocated in the fear that the
ctys interests not properly safeguarded 1t evident
that practically all OF this pure campaign talk Later IN the
campaign the objections virtually withdrawn when they
found have retroactive effect 1t confessed that
the attacks upon this ordinance the chief of the
whemng defeat of the economy candidates The ordinance
stands upon its merit and be read and approved by
every Champaign That has merit be determined
ton the part of the city commissioners and the city engineer
with the legal advice of able attorney The costs est
mated upon the basis of the union scale and argument
needed to conclude that union labor will be employed through
out every department of the construction work.
is in the interest of Union Labor to vote this enterprise
through 1t also within the of Union Labor cast the
the Twin City Federation of Labor having endorsed progress
svesm in the last important elections in Champaign, will
fail to cnch their previous victories with mammoth majority
vote in favor Of this ordinance.
Endorse the subway and the entire Illinois Central inn
project Tuesday and let the election judges call
"Stike Three You're out Unprogressveness Who's up?"