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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1907)
in- 3 K TRADES iRgkBLJCOUNCILg) VOL. 4 LilNCOIiN, NEBRASKA, DECEMBER (5, 1907 NO. 36 LABOR TEMPLE COMMITTEE. CONVENTION SNAP SHOTS. 3 nn7 o o r Annual Election by Stockholders , CUed for Tuesday, January 7. : This is the way the Labor Temple ttiock subscription stands to date: Carpenters Union Shares 115 Typographical Union ....Shares 115 Electrical Workers' Union. Shares IIS Hartenders' Union Shares . 100 Omaha Carpenters Shares 5 Vallejo I. B. E. W. ...... .Shares 5 Capital Auxiliary Shares u Barbers' Union Shares 100 Individual subscriptions. .Shares 434 Total Shares 992 The first, nnnual election of tliret tors of the Labor Temple Association -will be held at 127 North Twelfth street on Tuesday, January 7, 1908, be tween the hours of 8 and 10 p. m. This location and the hours were de cided on at the committee meeting InBt Monday evening. The date la fled by the articles of Incorporation. At this time there" will be elected six directors at large who will act upon the board of directors In con junction with the directors selected by the unions that have cne hundred or more shares In the association. At l.resesat there are Ave such unions Electrical Workers, Printers, Barten ders. Barbers and Carpenters. Each stockholder Is entitled to, vote for six directors of his own choosing, casting as many votes as he owns shares of paid up stock. Under the articles of Incorporation the cumula live system of voting Is allowed. For example, a man owning five shares of stock may vcte five votes for six men, or ten votes for three men or thirty votas for one man. Every director elected must toe the owner of one or more shares of stock before the ct&te of bis election. From the directors thus elected a board of seven trustees will be elected, and from these seven the four officer of the association will be selected, the directors designating ,them. . Secretary Ihringer was instructed to notify each stockholder of the reu lar election, and to enclose official proxy blanka. Proxies can be voted only by stockholders. The time or the commutes was chiefly occupied In dis ft the an- nual election and fam Ilia ng itself with the' legal and il points connected therewith. In order to acqua general 1 ubllc more bjects of lrpose of al labor urtheriD.Pi pdded to ett, gen iii Dock- engaged purpose bns. Air. rancisco e a II in tra veling llett has Ei orator, student ress will A tey fully 1 f I 1 vj I OiaJ We desire to call the attention sioual men to the two cuts embodied in this artcle. One is a picture of the Union Printers' Home at Colorado Springs, Colo., the other of the label of the Allied Printing Trades. Largely through the latter the former is made possible. The by the International Typographical Union for the benefit of its aged, indigent and helpless members. The institution consists of a mag UNION PRINTERS' HOME, Its bounty nnpurchasable ; its charity without price. Erected and maintained by The International Typograph ical Union. nificent main building containing library, barber shop, billiard room equipped tuberculosis hospital which ranks among the very best in the country; a superintendent's cottage, barns, sheds, etc.. and a number of sanitary tents for tuberculosis patients. These tents are modern in every way hot and cold water, bath, steam heat, sewer age and electric lights. The grounds are admittedly the finest sur rounding any public institution in the country. The Home is located on.-aui elevated site one mile east of Colorado Springs and faees Pike's Peak, twelve miles west. This Home now cares for about 150 print ers who are unable to work. Many of them are victims of the "white plague," and they are receiving the best care and medical attention that monev can procure. Hundreds of men in the first stages of con sumption have been sent to this Home, and have gone out into the world again, cured and capable breadwinners once more. It is not n charitable institution it is a Home. The guests there are merely taking what they have purchased. The Home is maintained by a levy of 10 cents a month on each member of the International Typo graphical Union. The grounds and but $10,000 of which was raised by union printers. The Home costs about $65,000 a year to maintain--every dollar paid by union print ers. Since its establishment in 1888, upwards of "$700,000 has been expended in maintaining it. It has cared for thousands; it has cured thousands ; and within its walls scores of men have received the best of care until the grim reaper's blade cut them down and gathered them into the Master's granary. and cheer and joy this Home has toilers who have been privileged to to every man and woman "Home." The Union Pressmen are preparing to erect and maintain a sim- paid in on regular assess- the rate of 50 cents a week. lion In town would. do the would mean a boost of the Labor Temple Marrh 1, 1308. And be done? 13 has represented emplo committee, and left las: where he of a big . back to rest still that better Tiraifcs waom of Lincoln's business and profes Union Printers' Home is maintained COLORADO SPRINGS, COL. the rooms, dining rooms., kitchen, and executive offices: a well- buildings are worth $150,000, ail No tongue nor pen can tell the hope afforded to the weary and worn-out call it by that word which appeal whipped into shape. After that the meetings will be held every two weeks. At the first regular meeting after adopting the constitution and by-laws the local will select a member of the I.abor Temple committee and three delegates to the Central Labor Union. The local is in fine shape, the member ship being larger than the most san guine predicted when the work of organization began. This young union is going to cut a big figure in union circles because it numbers in its ranks a lot of seasoned union material, as well as a lot of young enthusiasts who want to learn the union game and play it square. SOME WRONG-DOERS. sident Roosevelt's Strong Words bout Criminals in All Walks. iling in stocks, corrupting legis- imaking fortunes by the in securities, by wrecking rail- destroying competitors -these forms ' of ki the capitalist, are far than any ordinary rient or forgery; yet extreme difficulty to iient of the man ilar Home for their aged, indigent and disabled members. They will be successful,, too, and they would have done it ere this only their organisation is comparatively young when measured by the age of the Typographical Union. ; , But jthe Allied Printing Trades have done more than the work out lined libove. They have enabled their members to build homes of i their jwn, to educate their children, instead of forcing them to be- THE UNION g TRADES WlSSf COUNCIL rf The, "Union Label" on all your printed matter will cost yojtt not one cent extra, and will win for you friends and this consciousness of having helped a good and worthy cause. "Write "Union Label" on the copy when you send it to the printer. It is a Business Builder. 1 : - con breadwinners in the playtime 's - . - ter citizenship and to become greater factors in the upbuilding of their respective communities. They have done this through their or ganisations, which have secured better hours, better working condi tion, better wages and greater skill. The use of the Allied Printing Traces label is an evidence that the user is willing to help the print ing tradesmen to better and higher things. It is an evidence of the best workmanship done under the best conditions by the most con tented workmen and women. It is an invitation tomen-and women who earn $175,000 a year, and spend it in Lincoln, to spend it with the users of the label. Its use appeals to organized labor because it shows a willingness, or a desire, to enable us to care for our own in stead of leaving them to "Organized charity, skimped and iced,' In the name of a cautious, statistical Christ." ( We are proud of the Union Printers' Home, and we know you would be proud that such an institution exists were you familiar with its history. W e are satisfied that if you knew the Home and what it has done and is doing, you would willingly join hands with us in our efforts to enlarge it and make it more useful. You can do this by demanding the Allied Printing Trades label on your printing. The use of the label costs you nothing, hut it helps us wonderfully. Besides, the offices entitled to the use of the label will give you the best work for the money. , , ' It this happy Christmas season, remember that Organized Labor tries to care for its own instead of calling upon outsiders for contribu tions or leaving its helpless ones to the charily of the general public. When you use the label on your printing you are contributing towards the betterment socially, morally and physically of those dependent upon -the printing trades for a livelihood. most guilty of them, most responsible for them. The business man who condones such conduct stands on a level with the laboring man who de liberately supports a corrupt dema gogue and agitator whether head of a union or head of some municipality, because he is said to have stood by the union. The members of the busi ness community, the educato . or clergymen, who condone and , encour age the first kind of wrong-doing, are no more dangerous to the community, tut are morally even worse, than the lsbor men who are guilty of the sec ond type of wrong-doing, because less is to be pardoned those who have no such excuse as is furnished either by ignorance or by dire need. From President Roosevelt's Message. GOES TO DENVER. American Federation of Labor Con vention There in 1908. The next convention of the A. F. of I., will meet in Denver. The federa tion met in that city in 1891. We sre right glad the convention cams west, as it will give the western cities a chance to have a visit from the heads of the different unions and phey will get acquainted with the LABEL: of youth, to fit themselves for bet ranks out here. The re-election of President ' Gompers and Secretary Xi orrison was ; of course expected, fclong with the rest of the officers. From the press reports It seems Mr. Compers was a more popular man at this convention than any preceding clue, and he will , continue to be re elected again . and again so long as he has the health and Btrength tc v-ield the gavel or to perform any of the countless duties that come his v ay. The Laborer congratulates "the old man" on his re-election and the federation , on again securing the services of that printer-man; Franft Morrison, as secretary. Western La borer. . i NOTHING UNCOMMON. The Evening News recently printed a story of a western man who mated geese with ducks and produced a hy brid bird that fooled all the natural ists. Nothing funny about that. More than once we've seen some great big goose lose his heart to a tlear little duck and mate with her, and the re sult was an offspning that, became f dude and the dude beats anything the naturalists can scare up in the animal kingdom. , How Labor Leaders Impressed .the Noted Preacher-Machinist. SAMUEL GOMPERS. Short in Dtature, a giant intellectually. The massive head of a shcolar, the broad shoulders of a workman, the strong jaw of a captain of Industry. Can-. tious ,but corageous, slow and delibV erate in speech, carefully weighing every word. Renders his decisions in epigrams. Kindly, benevolent, a lover of humanity. ANDRED FURUSETH. Sailor, la bor legislature expert, with the speech of a Norseman, the appearance of a human eagle, the uncompromising foe , of opression in every form. . VICTOR BERGER Socialist leader, editor, advocate of far-reaching reso lutions, solitary annual objector.' Looks like a German school-master, believes in the unstinted use of literature, and has HTiHminriari fstlfh fn itltlmato success of Socialism. FRANK MORRISON. Master of convention details. Quiet, confident, sometimes blushes like a school-girl. Might pass for a preacher or a poli tician. .MAX MORRIS. Promoter of labor exhibits, champion of the clerkclass.' Genial, generous, energetic, and an inveterate boomer of Denver as a con vention city. JAMES O'CONNELL. Always on the joo. Serious-minded, thoughtful. judicial. v An alert presiding officer, a clear-speaking debater, incisive, forceful, convincing. . JAMES DUNCAN. Never far from the people. Easy to imagine the gran ite cutter's apron tied about his gea-. erous wuist. The twinkle in his eye suggests a store of humor. Has a fondness for replying to "the gentler man with the Milwaukee dialect,". with a. burr that, betravs the land of his birth. ; - JERK SULLIVAN' Up-to-date slant; expert. Wore more diamonds , than any other delegate to the convention gifts from his appreciative national organization. Insists upon-havlng a chaplain in every local of the fear tenders' League. Formulated the opening and closing prayer used in their regular meetings. JOHN E. LENNON. Watchdog V the Federation treasury. Has a voice that penetrates to every ' corner of convention hall. Frequently supplies pulpits in the interest of labor. Knows every labor question so well becaus? he knows some other things equally well. WILLIAM E. MEEWAN. Carries with him the freshness of the lake breezes cf Duluth. Maker of the La- bor .World of that city. Secretary- Treasurer of the Minnesota State Fed eration. . If given half a show he'll take it, anyway will make his mark in the world of labor. DEXNIS HAYES. Gentleman with all that the term implies. Sensi tive of other's feelings, gracious, cul tured in manner, refined in speech. The glass furnace or something else. faas burned out whatever of bitter ness or malice that may have been his. May his kind increase in the labor movement we need them. . FRANK DUFFEY. Bluff, but not a bluffer. Leader of a delegation of veritable giants from the Carpenter's Brotherhood next to the miners, the biggest of them all. Chairman of the Committee on the "Van Cleave" mat ter whese report will make history. S. L. LANDERS. With a Canadian heart and an American spirit,, making the Garment Worker's cause his own, t exploiting their label, educating the public as well as the solitary garment worker through one of the best labor papers printed. Rev. Chas. Stetzle. ONLY NINE LEFT. - , Of the 303 occupations adopted by male bread-winners, all but nine have teen adopted by one or or more women. No women are reported as United States soldiers, sailors or marines, as members of city fire- de partments, as telegraph or telephone Dnpmpn annrentices or bplners to roofers and slaters, or as helpers to steam boiler makers or to brass work ers. . BOUND SLAVES. In view of an Injunction against strike obtained by the Lackawanna., the switchmen of the combined east ern railroads will withdraw their de mands for "an increase in pay for the time being, or until the industrial prospects due to the financial strin gency are more clarified.