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WAGEWORKER
WILL M. MAUPIN, EDITOR
Published Weekly at 137 No. 14th
St., Lincoln, Neb. One Dollar a Year.
'Entered as second-class matter April
21, 1904, at the postofflce at Lincoln,
, Neb., under the Act of Congress of
March 3rd, 1S79.
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LABOR IN POLITICS.
Elesewhere in this issue appears a
dispatch under a Washington date
line, the same being sent to the Mil-
. waukee Sentinel by the Washington
correspondent, Mr. Arthur J. Dodge.
A careful perusal of the dispatch will
reveal the fact that the political lead
ers are becoming thoroughly frightened
at the prospect of organized labor get
ting Into politics. Of course the polit
ical leaders think that "organized labor
U making a mistake that will be fatal
to the Interests of union labor by
mixing up in politics." And, of course,
, the political leaders will now become
extremely busy among union men, tell-
i'ng them to "stand by the party," and
, advising them to not endanger their
labor organizations by allowing poli
tics to get Into the unions. If there
is' anything that political bosses fear
it is a concerted movement on the part
of organized labor to throw off party
ties and begin voting for self-interest.
Every scheme, every lie, every influ
ence that can be brought to bear will
be . brought to bear by the politicians
to keep the labor vote divided on
party lines. As long as that can be
done the grafters and the schemers
can have their own way.
If the union men of the Eighteenth
Illinois district do not defeat "Uncle
Joe" Cannon this fall they will be de
relict in their duty. There are enough
of them to do it without any trouble.
Let them meet in independent conven
tion and nominate a strong union man
for congress, and it is a cinch that he
will be endorsed by the minorltyparty.
This one union man in congress will
be worth more to the cause of labor
than all the democrats and republicans
elected by special interests.
.; Mr. Dodge's correspondence indi
cates that the bosses are becoming
frightened at the activity of labor in
politics. Bless 'em, we'll have 'em
scared to death in a year if we will
do our duty as union men and as free
American citizens. But the reference
to the Knights of Labor should warn
us against mistakes made in the past.
Let ' us ' not make the mistake of un
dertaking1 Independent political action
at this time; ''Let us demand the nomi
nation" bt union men by the two old
parties!'1 ' If the majority party in your
county, district or state refuses, turn
to the minority. And If neither will
recognize you, then it is time to put
an independent ticket in the field. The
chief tnthg Just now is to defeat the
enemies of organized labor and elect a
.few of our own members to legisla
tures and to congress.
, Central Labor Union Benefit at the
Oliver, Thursday evening, July 26,
tendered by the Fulton Stock Co. and
Manager Zehrung.
WINNETT WILL NOT DO.
The so-called republican machine got
just what was coming to It at the re
publican county convention last Wed
nesday. It was a shame to sacrifice so
honorable a gentleman as Rev. Mr
Ludden, and equally foolish for the
antl-machlne contingent to insist upon
the nomination of Dr. Winnett. When
tfifl machine managers selected the
lieutenant governorship and put up
Rev. Mr. Ludden it "played horse" at
a rate that would have put to shame a
' launch of ten-year-old boys. Anyone
.' with a grain of sense could see through
, the scheme, and it is surprising that
Rev. Mr. Ludden allowed himself to
be used, , He is too good a man to
, shelve in any such a position.
" . Dr. Winnett has bobbed up for about
" everything In the shape of an office
that has been mentioned. It was really
funny to see the so-called "antl-rail-'
road" contingent lining up behind the
gentleman who, as- mayor of Lincoln,
signed a midnight ordinance that al-
lowed a railroad to steal three blocks
of one of the principal streets of the
city. It was not strange to see the
Journal supporting him as the afore
said street stealing was for the benefit
of the Journal.
,The Wageworker is opposed to Dr.
Winnett for several reasons. ' In the
first place, he is not fitted by educa
tion or experience for the position of
railroad commissioner. He knows no
more about rate making and tariff
sheet construction than a "scab" car
penter knows about got hie architecture.
But, above all this, The Wageworker
is against him because he is not a
friend of organized labor, and by-his
words and actions has antagonized the
workingmen who have made Lincoln
great and Dr. Winnett prosperous.
At this minute he is engaged in
building himself a fine reisdenee and
it is being built by a notoriously un
fair contractor who employs "scab" la
bor in preference to union labor. Dr.
Winnett's attention was called to this,
but he calmly remarked that he had
nothing to do with it, and that it
didn't matter to him whether a man
was a union workman or not.
Dr. Winnett does not deserve the
vote of a single loyal union man, and
if they vote in their own interests
they will return a majority against
him at the fall election, provided, of
course, he can secure the nomination.
In Omaha the' merchants are scour
ing the country to secure labeled goods.
They carry union clothing, union shoes,
union hats, union shirts, union collars
and cuffs, union collar buttons, union
suspenders, union " garters, . union
drawers union - everything that is
made. But Omaha has a wideawake
Label League. After six weeks of
earnest effort The Wageworker man
aged to secure the signatures of fiffy
Eix union men and women to a pledge
to buy nothing but union-made goods.
The merchants of Lincoln are not try
ing to get union goods. "There's a
reason."
When a union man prefers to loaf
six days and draw a $12 benefit to
working when he has a chance and
paying the 10 per cent assessment to
help gain the eight-hour day he is a
"snitch" and a disgrace to the union.
Are there any printers of that kind
living on the money put up by their
working brethren?; ,
"Sandhill" Moore is a good union
man and he tried desperately to secure
the nomination of Caster for the legis
lature. Now will "Sandhill" Moore
demonstrate his unionism still further
by voting for a couple of union men if
they are nominated by the democrats?
Tell the wife about "Gripe Guts"
Post's treatment of his faithful wife
and his liasion with the stenographer.
Then trust the wife to throw the Post
stuff out of the window and replace it
with "Egg-O-See," a union made cereal
food.
Congressman Pollard's vote has been
recorded in the interests of organized
labor on the two or three occasions
that labor's interests were before con
gress. Central Labor Union Benefit at the
Oliver, Thursday evening, July 26,
tendered by the Fulton Stock Co. and
Manager Zehrung.
Choose ye this day! Will you stand
by a party ticket put u? by scheming
politicians, or will you stand by your
union principles?
The best way to get even with
"Gripe Guts" Post is to laugh at his
insane ravings and eat "Egg-O-See."
Get out and hustle for the Central
Labor Union Benefit at the Oliver
next Thursday evening.
C. L. tT. benefit, Oliver Theatre,
Thursday evening, July 26.
A winning strike can be made at the
ballot box.
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.
Where Unions Will Meet to Enact
Their General Legislation.
July 21, Springfield, Mass., Ameri
can Wire Weavers' Protective Associa
tion.
August , Toronto, Ont., United Gar
ment Workers of America.
August 6, Chicago, 111., International
Brotherhood of Teamsters.
August 6, , National Association
Insulators and Asbestos Workers.
August 7, Milwaukee, Wis., Interna
tional Glove Workers' Union of Amer
ica.
August 12, Colorado Springs, Col.,
International Typographical Union,
August 13, New York City, Inter
national Stereotypers and Electrotyp-
ers' Union.
August 20, Boston, Mass., United
Gold Beaters' Xational Union.
September 3, , Elastic Goring
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Second Annual Benefit
Lincoln Central Labor Union
OLIVER THEATRE, TtllRSDAY EVE
Courtesy of Mr. Jess B. Fulton and Mrv Frank C. Zehrung:.
Usual prices of admission. Name of play will be announced later. , Timely specialties between acts. Tickets
exchangeable at box office for reserved seats for sale by delegates to the Central Labor Union.
BE A BOOSTER!! AND BOOST NOW!!!
Weavers' Amalgamated Association.
September 3, Toronto, Ont., Inter
national Brotherhood of Maintenance
of Way Employes.
September 6, Toronto, Ont, Saw
Smiths' Union of North America.
September 10, Milwaukee, Wis., In
ternational Union of Steam Engineers.
September 10, Danville, 111., Interna
tional Alliance of Brick, Tile and Terra
Cotta Workers.
September 11, Buffalo, N. Y., Ameri
can Brotherhood of Cement' Workers.
September 13, Boston, Mass., Cotton
Mule Spinners' Association,
September 13, Hartford, Conn.,
Table Knife Grinders' National Union.
September 17, New York City, Inter
national Wood Carvers' Association.
September 17, Niagara Falls, N. Y.,
SOME FIGURES FOR UNION PRINTERS.
The Union Printers of the United States and Canada have "been
fighting for the eight hour day since the first of January of the pres
ent year. For nearly seven months every working union printer has
been paying or is supposed to, have paid 10 per cent weekly, on his
earnings in order to finance the eight hour cause.
Every week our "official journal is filled with glowing -promises
and beautiful predictions. Figures gloriously compiled and beauti
fully mixed up are giyeri from month to month, and nothing left un:
done to make us believe that the
great victory. ', ' '
Is it not time for some results?
the "paying line" know a little bit about how the money is being
spent, what direct results are'ieing achieved, and what has been done,
in the months gone by?
Perhaps the men in charge of
the best they can. Admit it. But is the best they can do commen
surate with the money that it is costing? Let the figures fronj the
official journal tell the story. In this table the reports printed in the
Typographical Journal are used, the June report, however, not being
obtainable, therefore the June reports are estimated on an average
with the other months. .
The following table shows the
tices and allied craftsmen carried on the strike benefit rolls for the
months named : !
Month. Journeymen. Apprentices. Allied.- Total.
February...
March
April
May..... !
June, (est.)
July
Now digest those figures. After, six months of fighting there are
just 505 fewer journeymen on the
according to the report printed in the February Journal. Thpreare
11 fewer apprentices carried on the benefit list, and 144 fewer allied
tradesmen on the benefit list. In six months there has been a reduc
tion of 144 in the number drawing benefits.
In estimating the number working eight hours the editor of the
Journal figures without warrant. He takes the number working
eight hours under contract, then adds 40 per cent of the remainder,
and claims the total as working eight hours. He might as well claim
60 or 90 per cent. Common fairness demands that we take the num
ber working eight hours actually,
ures from the Journal, the June figures being the average of the four
months preceding:
Month. - . ... Journal Est. - Actual
February ............ v 37,741 ' 34,674
March . . . 38,988 36,844
April
May ......
June (est.) ,
July (Xo figures presented inthe
These figures show that at the end of five months of effort we had
gained the eight hour day for 2,922 men. "What did it cost ? Let the
Journal's figures tell the story:
February receipts, $144,547.03; March receipts, $155,974.47;
April receipts, $143,131.01; May receipts, $151,435.99; June receipts,
(average), $148,772.10; July receipts, $275,761.15.; Total," $1,019,
621.75. But that does not cover the total expenses of the fight by any
means. The Journal affords the information that seven unions, with
a membership of 15,338, retain all of the 10 per cent assessment, and
finance their own case, except Chicago, which receives $1,000 a week
from the international. This represents a total of $22,338 per week.
Forty-eight unions with a membership of 8,152, retain all and in addi
tion receive constitutional benefits from the international, save Cleve
land. This represents a total of $9,600 per week. Six unions, with
a membership of 793, collect the assessment and retain half, or $600
per week. Two unions, with a membership of 531, retain all they
need, or $660 a week according to the Journal. . These sums- are not
sent to the International and do not, therefore, appear in the reports.
In twenty-six weeks these unions collected $860,860.00., The total
collected and disbursed by the international, added to the total col-
(Continued
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America.
October 1, Minneapolis, Minn., Inter
national Photo-Engravers' Union.
October (first week), Toronto, Ont.,
Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers' Inter
national Union.
October 8, .Milwaukee, -Wis., Coop
ers' International Union.
October 16, Paterson, N. J., United
Textile Workers of America.
November 5, Bast Bangor, Pa., In
ternational Union Slate Workers.
November 12, Minneapolis, Minn.,
American Federation of Labor.
December 3, Boston, Mass., Interna
tional Seamen's Union- '
December 3, New York City, Nation
al Alliance of Bill Posters and Billers
of America. ' '.
assessment is being used to win a
Is it not time to let the men' on
. '
the eight h6ur campaign are doing
number of journeymen, appren
4,977 327 642 5,946
5,079 341 488 5,908
5,059 342 488 5,889
4,872 401 601 .5,748
4,996 353 555 5,904
4,472 328 498 5,308
strike benefit list than there were
and by contract. Here are the fig
39,222 37,228
39,433 37,596
38,846 36,585
Journal.)
on Page 6.)
ON TO MEXICO!
Word comes to Lincoln that Jess
Mickel, formerly of Lincoln, now. of
Harvard, will shortly go to the City of
Mexico to accept a position as machin
ist In a big print shop. We'll hate to
lose Jess from Nebraska, but if he
must go we can truthfully say that
when he lands in Mexico the average
of trades unionism in that republic
will be materially increased. Ollie
Mickel, formerly of Lincoln, is running
a linotype on the City of Mexico, daily
known as the "Two . Republics." "
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