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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-28
BY A, PETERSON.

The rosy period during which the
carpenters as all the other building
trades workers were considered the
aristocrats of the labor, is matter
of the past. The carpenters as well
as the other building trades workers
are now subject to the same process
of capitalist rationalizatione as all
the other wage earners in the U. S.
and throughout the capitalist world,
and are involved in the same general
process, facing the same evils and
have the same perspective before
them as other sections of the work
ing class, though there are also spe-
cific problems and evils that con-
front the carpenters.
The Building Boom.
Soon after the world war, due to
the shortage in dwellings, we had
a great building boom. In this great
speculation gamble, when builders
made big profits, bosses were forced
to pay more than the union scale
to good mechanics. Work on the
buildings was plentiful, the weekly
wage income was satisfactory to
the carpenter and when he proved
to be good boy, putting in a great
amount of work. during the day,
thereby setting an example to the
other carpenters and squirting them
on, the boss was not opposed to
adding a dollar } his daily wages.
In this way an extensive speed-up
system developed.
During this building boom, the
bosses were also in need of addi-
tional mechanics in the building
trades and they therefore doomed
the great opportunities" The
press and the union officials came
to their aid and trade schools pro-
duced quickly made bui ding trades
mechanics. At the same time, divi-
sions and subdivisions in carpenter
work was introduced, also piece
work and Jumping system (some-
thing which is against our union
rules). Skilled labor began to be
eliminated.
In this building speculation boom,
finance capital played a great role,
Standardization.
Row dwelling houses were intro
duced with standard styles, stand
ard sizes, mostly cut in the mills or
ready made for the assembly party,
with the best modern machinery
Mail order houses such as Sears
Roebuck and others, expanded their
business. The big mills in Washing
ton and other western states began
to pour into the building market
enormous quantities of stock sized
doors, windows and other kinds OF
trim. This trim was made under
open shop conditions where the
most miserable rate of wages pre-
vailed.
This stock, open shop trim, by the
way, was permitted in the big union
lied cities to be stamped with the
union label and used as union made
material. In the eastern trim fac
tories castings began to be ready fol-
the carpenter on the building just
to drive in a few Ills and be done
with it. Labor saving, and the
speeding up Of the completion of the
building became the issues for the
builder contracto and sub-contrac-
tor. The speed with which a build
ing was completed in the U. S. be-
came the marvel of the entire world
"The Carpenter" the union
monthly, was full of advertisements
and articles about petty matters but
nothing on trade problems. Dun
union officials were satisfied with
their good salaries and graft in
comes. Most of the carpenters, as
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contribution not to destroy Ameri-
can labor as our takers are soaring
US, but to build, educate and pre-
pare American labor for a real class
struggle.
To the general carpenters con-
vention of 1928, the progressive car
penters' national committee did
something that our union misleaders
failed to do. This progressive ma
tional carpenters committee made
an analysis of the revolution that
took place in the building industry,
and how we carpenters are affected
by it. The national carpenters
Trade Union Education League pro-
CRANE stressed the Importance of
amalgamation of all building trades
unions. This program was also the
vanguard of the 5 days, 40 hours
week, but when our progressive del
egates cane to the convention of
1928, they were attacked and ex-
PEELED. A reign of terror was in
troduced in the local unions.
However, these autocratic meth
eds did not work in the interest of
the union and did not help to solve
our problems. 1t only helped to
bring more decentralization among
the membership, more apathy, and
the method of depriving the pro-
gressive members from taking the
floor at the local union meetings,
which in the conservative and reac-
tionary local unions usually take
place from s p. m. to $3.50 p. m.i
merely turned these meetings into
cemeteries.
The Present Situation.
In the building industry, as in all
other branches of industries, bank
ing capital is directly or indirectly
the dominating factor in the situa-
ton. The individual craft contrac-
tor or the general contractor is
operating his business with loar
capital from the banks and credit
from the building material supply
houses. Not only that, but the very
structures that are being erected, be
they office buildings, or dwellings
are directly or indirectly owned OF
controlled by finance capital. This
means that the Labor Policy" ii
the building industry is dictated and
decided upon by the ruling finance
capitalist of this country. Ever
when cash is offered for building
material it is not obtainable if 6
said contractor violates" the man.
dates of the big employers, as ir
the case of the open shop drive
against the building trades in Sar
Francisco in 1921.
Unfitness of SO-called Leaders.
When we go into the problem anC
evils with which we carpenters are
confronted now, and take them W
one by one we can clearly see tha
in reality we had no union leaders
at all. We have the evil of the
sped-up system that makes us unfit
and undesirable for the boss on the
job at an early age-40 is the "deae
line" What steps did our unior
officials take for the aged, except
maybe our old age home in Florida
I will repeat what conservative
union member said about this ole
age home: II would rather jump of
Brooklyn bridge than go there"
The fear of being laid off at any
hour that the boss thinks fit, Gre
ates decentralization. The prevail
[ ing rates of union wages are mat
ter of "try and get it" and If yol
do not get it, you are forced t.
work below the union scale, which
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Carpenters

were all the other building trades
workers, were content with having
good wages. They were not much
concerned about their corrupt Off
Gals and about Brindelism in the
building trades. The bosses in the
building trades were surely content
with the situation. They not only
harvested the profit from the build
ing boom, but in addition to that
they prepared well organized CEN
tralized machinery. The Employers
Association in the building trades
acquired an inter-building trades
character and was we'll prepared for
an attack on the workers at the
proper time.
Fight the Progressives.
However, there were progressive
elements among the carpenters as
we'll as in the other building trades,
who were not content with the stu
alton. With great far-sightedness
they saw the new problems and
evils. Time and time again they
pointed out to the carpenters, that
their union officials were negleeting
to utilize the building boom in order
to build up real militant union
with clear program of class strug-
gle and to be ready to meet the
coming onslaught of the bosses
when the building boom would be
over.
The progressive carpenters in
their program which they prepared
for the carpenters convention OF
1924, did not only expose the unfit
ness of the corrupt offices of the
brotherhood of carpenters, but they
also brought concrete proposals as
to how to safeguard and improve
conditions on the jobs and in the
shops and to make the organization
strong.
Morris Rosen from the progress
sive local No. 376, who ran on the
progressive program in opposition
to the reactionary General President
Hutcheson, carried about 10000
votes. Corrupt union misleaders
nationally and locally began to feai
the growing progressive sentiment
They began to fear that it woulo
endanger their reactionary machine
rule, and an extensive campaign
against anything progressive was
begun. The most INSCRIPTIONS
methods were used. A hunt against
progressive local unions, especially
the Local No. 376, explosions Of
progressive members in the loca
unions, campaign against the
Trade Union Educational League
began. General President Hutche.
son went even so far as to create
openly in the monthly carpenters
magazine a sentiment against for.
eigners. A method was also init
ated to scare the membership about
the Communist Party which was
said to stake it's orders from Mos.
COW IN order TO destroy the Amer
lean Labor Movement"
These labor takers ought surely
to know the facts in the history Of
the American Labor movement, that
it was the foreigners from the rev
dictionary upheavals in Europe thai
contributed the greatest share il
building up and consolidating the
carpenters organization, and that il
was under the influence Of the First
International that our national ant
international unions in Americs
were strengthened. The third, the
Communist International, which il
continuing the work of the FRS
International, is making its grea'
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Later in civilian life he went little further
At first his Military Medal IN his pockes
and one day. the gallant deed going around
him. he stammered out bravely
"He was man, when alPs said and DONE"
you're not of these pacst roters,
are YOU? say, you fellows did hear what he sad?"
Buore felt hero stopped being anyone
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BUTOIRE
BUToIRE ss SF sEEgg
DISCONNECTED by these engma paradoxca words his

Gust drop, eh?" H..
Butoire flew into a temper.
"Now then, get off it! Who dyer take
me for?"
And not another word, not another
inch, could they get out of him.
At first he blushed, but at length grew
quite sporting about taking water with his
meals 1t wasn't easy to begin with. When
he said that he would never thirst after
wine again he had lied, not without feeling
the secret smart of pleasure, but he had
Putnam patriot., 1929-10-03
FOR THE UNDERTAKEN
Connecticut 9th in Manufacture Of
Collins, Caskcts. Etc.

Connecticut ranks twenty-seventh
in the country in the number Of es-
adjustments engaged in the manu-
facture Of caskets. collins, burial
cases, and morticians' goods, the de-
partment Of commerce reveals in it's
final report on the census of manu-
features taken last year.
OF the $40 establishments engaged
in the industry in the country in 1927,
the year on which the census was
based, three were in Connecticut.
Massachusetts led the New England
states in this respect with thirteen
such establishments, four were in
Maine, Connecticut and New Hamp-
shire had three each, Vermont two,
and Rhode Island one.
The products of the industry dur
ing the year under review amounted
to STA, S90,s50, the value added by
manufacture or the value of products
less the cost Of materials, supplies,
fuel, and power being SAL 500, 1881,
according Go the report.
Putnam patriot., 1929-10-03
ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNT

District Of Woodstock, SIS. Court Of
Probate. October 2, 1929. Estate Of
Marion A. Starr late Of Woodstock
in said district deceased The admin
istrator having exhibited his admin
istration account with said estate TO
this court fer allowance, II is OR
DERED--That the sixteenth day Of
October, 1929, at 1870 o'clock in the
afternoon, at the Probate Court in
Woodstock be, and the same is, as
signed for a hearing on the allow
ance Of said administration account
with said estate, and this court di-
reefs the administrator to cite all per-
sons interested therein TO appear AT
/ said time and place. by publishing this
order in some newspaper having 8
circulation in said district and by
posting copy on the public sign
post in the town Of Woodstock where
the deceased last dwelt. ROBERT f.
I HARRIS, Judge. 40
Putnam patriot., 1929-10-03
Annual
Town Meeting
NOTICE

The legal voters of the Town of
Putnam, are heueby warned TO meet
in the Town Hall, on Monday, October
Z, 1929, at $50 o'clock in the forenoon,
in annual Town Meeting, To transact
the following business.
/. To elect by ballot the following
officers: One Assessor for three years,
one member Of the Board of Relief for
three years, three Selectmen, Town
Clerk, Town Treasurer, Agent of
Town Deposit Fund, two Auditors,
Collector of Taxes, seven Constables,
two Registrars of Voters, three mem
bers of the Town School Committee
for three years, and three members
of the Library Directors for three
years.
Z. To authorize the Selectmen to
borrow sufficient funds TO meet the
expenses OF the town until the next
annual town meeting and to give the
notes OF the town therefor.
3. 10 make an appropriation to
meet tine expenses of repairs of the
highways.
4. 10 make an appropriation to
meet the expenses OF repairs of
bridges.
5. To make an appropriation to
meet the expenses of the Public
Schools, including music and supplies,
q. To make an appropriation for
Memorial Day.
2. 10 make an appropriation for
Armistice Day.
8. To make an appropriation for
the Red Cross.
o. To make an appropriation for
a free bed in the Day kimball Hospi-
tai.
10. To make ara appropriation for
the Woman's Board Of the Day KIM
ball Hospital
H. To lay tax to meet the OK
penses OF the Town.
II. To make an appropriation Tor
the expenses OF the Public Library.
10. To see if the Town wal appro-
PIRATE the sum Of Sl,s45 u order TO
participate in the $500 allotted 20
this Town for State aid Roads.
{ IA. To DO any other buaine 9 r-o9-
or to come before said meeting,
CLARENCE l.. PIERCE
WILLIAM +. WARREN
EDWARD +. GIRARD
SClectmen.
Dated at Putnam, Conn.,, this oath
day Of September, 1929. 1910.
Putnam patriot., 1929-10-03
d. A. R. STATE MEETING
Those Attending VII Hear Presidess
Ger aeal Hobart

Member Of the Daughters of the
American revolution attending the
Connecticut state meeting OF the
organization will be privileged to
hear Mrs Lowell +. Hobart, president
general Of the d. A. r.. address the
convention on October.
Mrs. Hobart Will spend the period
Of October IL 70 Is in New England
attending the various State meetings
Of The States.
She win be in Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, on October is, will 70
from there to Waterbury where she
viii stop over the sixteenth on busi-
ness, and will go TO Norwich on tha
seventeenth TO address the State
meeting Of the Daughters in session
in that city.
Putnam patriot., 1929-10-03
DIED

STUBBERT - In Providence, at
Rhode Island Hospital, Sept. 90
Miss Florence Stubbert Of Grams
ton, r. /. Formerly Of Putnam.
VALADE-In Putnam, Sept. 80
Louis Valade, aged So years.
ENNIS---In Putnam, at the Day Kim
bah Hospital, Sept. 20. Floyd En-.
mis- Of Brooklyn, Conn, aged 81
years.
FOSTER-In Providence, Sept. 70
Edward White Foster, aged "a
years. Formerly Of Killingly ane
Putnam.
LEONARDO Cliftondale, Mass.
Sept. rs, Mrs. William NJ. Leon
ard. aged SO years. Formerly Of
Putnam.
LEWIS-In Eastford, Sept. 80, Mar
Z. Lewis, aged 76 years.
Putnam patriot., 1929-10-03
BORN

PLACE-In Putnam, at the Day Kim
ball Hospital, Sept. 80, a daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Place Of
West Gl0cester.
GODsON-In Norwich, Sept %, a
son. William Godson 3rd, 70 Mr.
and Mrs. William Godson, former
~ Miss Esther Bixby Of East
Woodstock
BUTsON Noank. Sept. rs. a
daughter, Constance Priscilla But
son. 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Harold But
son, formerly Miss Pearle Cady Of
East Woodstock.
Putnam patriot., 1929-10-03

riot No. z. and make an appropria-
ton for same.
Article 80. To see If the Town will
vote to empower the board of Select
men 10 transfer from one appropria-
ton 10 another any unexpended bal
ances.
Article 81. To transact any other
business proper to be done at said
meeting.
Dated at Thompson, Connecticut,
this 18th day of September. 1929.
JOSEPH A. LAF0NTAlNE,
FRANK A. PELLETIER,
FRANK =. kIES,
40 Selectmen
Putnam patriot., 1929-10-03

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land desired and that the purchase
price would be deducted from the con.
sideration $4,000 which Mr.. Nike
loft has agreed TO pay for the whole
tract. which includes the greater part
of the crown OF Oak Hill. Chairman
Thurston sa d the situation created
by Mr.. Nikololf's letter Seems rather
peculiar" The chairman Of the board
was apparently az q loss to under
told 1t was then that the mayor
said. THE communication is far diff
ferent than | expected" lie also
showed he was perplexed.
After some discussion il was voted
that the mayor be empowered TO see
/ Mr.. Nikolon when he gets back; also
the bank officials, and see if he can not
/ purchase the land desired for $500. X
/ not TO take over the option.
Chairman Thurston stated that
/ specifications for building the founda-
ton for the tank are all ready TO send
/ out the minute the city il sure Of
acquiring the Site lie again stated
/ that il is not a good business pro-
/ position TO ask for bids for the cree
ton of the tank on land the city does
not own.
Police Repsrt
When The meeting was called to
order az $40 p. m, ali members were
present except Aldermen Desjardin
and Vadnais. The report Of the cap
tain of police for the month of Sep
TENDER showed thirteen arrests. None
of the defendants were sent to jal.
Fines and costs collected tota4led
$232.6S. Tramps lodged, seventeen
Doors found open and secured, FIVE.
The Fiagpole
Alderman Mignault Of the highway
committee reported that the flagpole
offered 10 be erected in Wilkinson Park
by the Veterans of Foreign Wars can
be erected without cutting any trees.
He stated that the post was also will
ing to assume the care Of the park.
Alderman Dubois stated that al
member of the V.F.W. committee had
interviewed him and stated that they
did not wish TO erect the flagpole un-
less one of the trees bordering the
park could be cut SO that the tablet
could be seen from Pomfret street and
so that the flag would not be worn out
by 1uttering in tree branches.
Mayer Richard said that one thing
should be made clear--that the city
is not averse TO having The flagpole
in the park and that the efforts Of the
post are appreciated.
Aldermen Dean and Ames said they F
would like to see the hagpole in the .
park but would not like to see any
trees cut down.
Alderman Ryan. who Is a member
Of the post. said he would like 10 see .
the flagpole raised on the rocks near
the falls. This suggestion seemed 70
meet approval. Alderman Ryan said
he would suggest il TO the next meet
ing of the post. Ii was voted that
the matter be left with the highway
with the committee TO
meet with the committee Of the
post 10 see II some suitable site for
the flagpole can be determined upon.
cossing Business
The clerk was authorized 10 draw
an order for 5000 for the payment
Of the city's gravel bank due by octo-
Der ] 9th.
Alderman Mignault stated that the
city's colt and such paraphernalia be-
longing to the highway department
as is not needed win be sold at auction
at the William May farm, road to
0ctc Der 14th.
The meeting adjourned for one
week after c rent bills had been APP
proved and ordered paid.
Putnam patriot., 1929-10-03
MARRIED

MARCoTTE-BEGIN--I North eros
venordale, Sept. 80, BY Rev. Leo
Lavallee, Miss Eva Begin and
Euclid Narcotic.
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Death Notices

LANqDoN. JAMES J.-Age "a years. be
formerly Of 443 r. Oakland Ave, father
% Mrs r. L. Weber. Detroit, Mich.
James 4 and Robert Langdon Of this
CITY. brother Of Mrs. Daniel Cangany OF
Indiana polls. MIS- Edwin smith, IoleCC.
Howard OF Idaho Falls. Idaho. and Roy OF
Lakewood. Fla. died Sunday noon at his
late residence. Lafayette and Kissel roads
dence, z a. m s.. AnthOnys church. Bu-
rial ST. Joseph cemetery. Frees invited.
PIERCE. HENRY DOUGLAs-Died Nav o.
1929. IN the 32ud year Of his life Ne
moral services at his home, 1915 N. Ne
ridiau St. on Friday. MAY 81, az 2 clock.
followed by communal services a. crown
Hlll. Friends are invited 70 attend Kind
II omit flowers.
WILKINSON. ALLEN A-Passed away
Sunday evening. Services at his residence,
544A Washington blvd. Wednesday. Z p
N Friends invited Interment at later
WILLIAMSON. CARRIE D.-Beloved wife
Of Claude williamson. sister Of Mrs
Lillian Chase Mrs James Borden Harry
and Roy Hasewinkle. passed awsv May
81. Ecrvices at Trinity II. Z. Church
Wednesoev. 2 p. m Burial crown Hill
Friends invited
WRIT. JOHN W,-Age As years. brother
OF Mary. Rose, George Writ and uncle
st residence l62 Douglass street. Funeral
Friday. MAY 81 al $50 a. m. from Finn
Bros Funeral Home 1899 n Meridian
street. Services S. Johns church 900
2 m Burial at Holy Cross cereterT.
Friends invited,
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