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. Lincoln, Xebr., Feb. 1, 190S.
3-1 r. Good' Unionman,
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Dear' Sir: Although our big January sale, is a thing of the past,
we take groat .pleasure in telling you that we still have as good bar-
gains as ever. If you did not have an opportunity to get in on our big
"Five Lots" sale, come in now and get just what you want and
need at a pr ire that will please you greatly. We want to move the
stock in order to make room for the immense spring stock we must soon .
. disnlav. ' . -
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Iy the way, Mr. Good ITnioimiau', do not overlook the fact that
we can give you laln'led goods in practically all lines. Hats, caps,
shirts, overalls, work clothes, clothing, etc. Our lines of labeled
'goods are the biggest and In-st in this section of the country. If you
ask for the lalxl you'll get it, for wc have it.
Jf you want to save some money you can do it by buying your
next winter's underwear now, for we are making some big reductions
in price to avoid carrying the stock over. You can make big interest
on your money by doing this.
Again, by the way, we are watching your Labor Temple project.
We are going to give you something lesides "moral support." We
want to see a tine Labor Temple in Lincoln. 80 should you. !
Yours truly,"
ARMSTRONG CLOTH IXG CO.,
, Good Clothes Merhcants.
P. S. Getting pretty "nippy," eh ? How about a new overcoat
at a big bargain ? We've got 'em.
GOOD CLOTHES MERCHANTS
I SOME PRINTER DOPE
She insists that the "refining touch
of a woman's hand" is neded in the
official management of the home
and perhaps she is right. At any rate
Miss Wilson is making a warm fight
for the honor.
Next Sunday's meeting of Lincoln
Typographical Union No. 209, should
have a record breaking attendance.
On that day the local will go on rec
ord with its collective choice for the
various international offices. This being
true, it might be well to review a few
pages of recent typographical history. Thomas F. Crowley, of Cincinnati,
Two years ago we were in the midst has announced himself as a candidate
of the eight-hour fight, and The Wage- for secretary-treasurer. He is a three
worker advocated the re-election of times delegate to the international,
President Lynch on the theory that represented , the organization at , the
it was not wise to swap horses while International Typographical Congress
crossing the stream. The argument at Paris, and has twice been elected
will not prevail now, for, as we are trustee of the home. He has a "com
told by President Lynch, the eight- mittee of one hundred" that is boom
hour fight is won. He is now basing ing him to beat the band. Crowley
his claim for re-election on the ground will make good if elected to the big
that he has earned it. Whether he has I office.
or not is a matter to be decided by the
individual members. Whether or. not Before this issue reaches its readers
the eight-hour fight is won will be left, I the Hammond-Rose scrap at Washing-
with the consent of President Lynch, ton may be settled and again it. may
to Omaha, Minneapolis, St Paul, Phil- not. Hammond went to Washington
adelphia, Pittsburg, Los Angeles and to plead his own case, and put up the
other cities similarly situated. Over plea that his twenty-seven years of
four millions of dollars were collected I party service entitled him to the re-
from the 40,000 union printers of the ward. He forgot to mention his five
United States and Canada to finance 1 years' sit as postmaster at Fremont
the fight, and it would seem that with I and the honor of being beaten for con-
that enormous war fund almost any-1 gress by the aged Judge Maxwell. Or
body could have waged a winning I ganized labor - has protested against
fight. I the appointment of Hammond.
The writer bases his opposition to I Senator Burkett may be all right in
the re-election of Lynch upon many sticking to a friend, but he is play
things. He unhesitatingly admits ing mighty bad politics in supporting
Lynch's ability. He admits that as a I Hammond, and Hammond is 1 putting
presiding officer Lynch has the late a mighty severe strain on friendship
Tom Reed backed off the boards. He I when he asks Senator Burkett to. en-
admits his ability as a shrewd poli-1 danger his political future in order to
tician and as a "fixer." But he has I land a political plum for the Ham-
instituted some changes and estab- mond appetite.
lished some precedents that are dan-
eerous in the extreme. Instead of be-1 Plans are on foot for the establish
ing a representative body the annual I ment of a democratic weekly in Lin.
convention is but a reflex of the exe- coin. It is receiving encouragement
cutive council. The imperialistic doc-1 from the leaders of the party, and is
trine of lese majaste has been engraft- being pushed by a member of No.
ed on the organization and apologies 209, who is capable of making it of
are demanded for outspoken senti-1 service to democracy,
ments that grate harshly on the sen
sitive ears of the officials, threats of New Haven, Conn., Typographical
revoking charters or depriving of Union Is the first printer body out
cards following up the demands for 1 side of -Lincoln to invest in the stock
apologies. An effort to make the ap- of the Lincoln Labar Temple Build
peals committee a representative of ing Association. The investment was
the convention instead of the execu- not heavy, but it showed the good
tive council was frustrated by finesse, will and enterprise of the New Haven
and a, committee framed ud that is still I bunch.
a creature of the president and an
added expense of from 750 to $1,000
to a treasury already sadly overbur
dened by expense.
Organizers have been switched from
boys whom it is estimated are tinker
the age required , by the child Jabot-
taws, the Pennsylvania state depart
ment of mining is. now about to con
duct an investigation: r
The president of the Miners' Union
at Colbalt,; Can., who was recently
arrested on the charge of inciting the
miners to strike, in violation of the
Canadian industrial disputes act, was
found guilty and sentenced to six
months imprisonment'.
The United States circuit court of
appeals recently confirmed the deci
sion of the United States district.court
of the eastern district of Missouri,
holding that it wag proper to enjoin
labor organizations from boycotting a
manufacturing company by forcing -
contractors to ' discontinue the use of '
products or. to do without laborers. ;
United States Consul Harris, of
Smyrna, reports that the number of
peasants emigrating from Asia Minor
o the United States is large, so much
that the Ottoman'" government, fear
ful lest the whole province be depleted
of able-bodied men, .has refused to
permit anyone to leave the - country,
except upon giving a guarantee .that.
he will Teturn. Piano. Workers' Jour-.
nal. - ....
Reports . from the far east and the
far west are to the effect that work is
slack and lots of men are walking the
streets. ' Things are a little better in
district to district without warrant and the central section.
at an expense that should not have
KEEP AWAY FROM FRISCO.
Conditions There Are Hopelessly Bad
. For. All Craftsmen.
Keep away, from San Francisco!
Pay no attention to .advertisements in
daily papers for men. ( Conditions are
not as represented. '.Wages are low,-,
conditions poor, living high and every
trade is overrun with. men.
NO SUBSTITUTE.
The magazines and the newspapers -
are making a crusade against substi
tution, against those who offer - for "
sale something "just as good" as the
article called for. There is no substi
tute for the union label, and for the
trade unionist , there is nothing "just .
as good" as the products which bear'
it. When we buy articles bearing the ,
union label we are . sure that; they are
clean that they are made in workships
which are sanitary, that for their pro- .
duction a living wags nas been paid,
and that when we buy , them ' we , are
aiding in the upbuilding of 'some or
ganization and in cementing more
closely the fraternal, bonds whereby
the. entire labor movements will be
strengthened ! . and . uplifted. From
President John Mitchell's Annual , Ad
dress.'. 1 '. '; :..' "'..,'7.: ';'.!
By the way, who are the prospective
candidates for delegates to the Bean-
town convention? Don't all speak at
once. ,
Better be saving up your pennies to
buy a ticket to the silver anniversary
celebration. It will be something well
been placed upon an already over
burdened treasury. The executive
council has usurped authority in local
affairs, and has withheld assistance
in other cases until patience ceased to
be a virtue.
The so-called "Initiative and referen
duni" of the International Typograph
ical Union is as lame as a one-legged i worth while.
duck. The initiative rests with a con
vention that never represents over Work is picking up a bit in Lincoln,
twenty-five per cent of the active I but still plenty of subs in sight to take
unions and is usually dominated by a care of all of it.
few selected leaders. The referen
dum part is all right as far as it goes.
There-are a whole lot of things con
nected with the administration of in
ternational affairs that need revision,
and in the estimation of the writer
now is the time to revise them. No I Legal Topics That Will Be of Interest
DRESS PATTERNS.
.vNew York Typographical Union, No. ,
6, states that the following patterns
f re .fair: ,. ui- 1
McCall's. ,t u
Independent Peerless. -...
Pictorial Review.
Union Dime. ,
Paris' Modes. .
Economy.
Home Pattern Company. ', ;,
All the Butterlck patterns and pub
lications are way up on the listof -
scabs, and should not be allowed in '
anv'1 worklnermfln'a linme. esnAcinllv ff .
he is a union man.
Frank Smith has been on the sick
list for several weeks.
SOME LEGISLATION.
charge, the writer honestly believes,
can be honestly made against James
M. Lynch's integrity. But his ad
ministration has been characterized
by a centralization of power that is I
a menace to the future of the organi
zation.
to. Unionists.
, A labor party, in Quebec, Canada.,
politics is talked of.
The law of New York state forbid
ding newsboys under fourteen years
of age from selling papers between 10
p. m. and 6 a. m. has been put into
effect. '-.
John W. Bramwood announces him-1 , The weekly, rest day bill, which
self a candidate for re-election to the! provi(je3 that all employes, shall have
office of secretary-treasurer. The one dav of rest in the seven, was an-
writer believes that it will be to the I pr0ved by the Italian Chamber of
best interests of the organization to (Deputies.
select some other man. It would be United States Senator Flint, of Cal
difficult to select a more capable man fomia announces that he will in
so far as ability to perform the work is troduce a bill in the next congress to
concerned. But personal matters are restrict immigration of Hindoos.
such that Mr. Bramwood's candidacy The teleeraDhers' eisht-hour law
is not, in the writer's opinion, for the paed by the Missouri legislature
beat interests of the body. . Jonnny was declared unconstitutional by
Bramwood, courteous, genial, able and judge Bradley of the circuit court at
tireless, has endeared himself to tne 1 Harrisonville, Mo.
memDersmp in many, many ways, uui Th Canadian Trades and -Labor
. Printing Pressmen nd Assistants'
Union Meets first Wednesday even
ings, Carpenters' Hall. J, H. Brooks,
President, 728 North Eleventh street;
Ernest Werger, Recording Secretary;
W. D. King, Financial Secretary.
his graceful retirement now might.
after all, be best for him and for his
fellow craftsmen.
Congress in annual session at Winni
peg, Can., passed a resolution urging
the abrogation of the treaty betwesn
Great Britain and Japan so as to pave
the way for Japanese exclusion
German factory legislation forbids
a woman to work within a month- of
the birth of her child, and the work-
Of course Frank Morrison must be
nominated as one of the delegates to
the A. F. of L. Not to do so
would be a calamity. He is on of the
big men among printers and one oflmen'B insurance system insures her
the big men of the Federation. He is I gratuitous medical assistance , and
secretary of the A. F. of L., and Presi-1 half her ordinary wages.
dent Gomper's right bower. I judge Strimple, of Cleveland, Ohio,
There are plenty of candidates for I has refused to grant a temporary in
delegates to the Federation. Among junction against the Amalgamated
them are Sam DeNedry of Washington I window Glass Workers of America to
and Charley Fear of Joplin. Two betrl movent the union from' fixing wages
ter selection would be hard to make.
Both are experienced in the work,
both having oeen organizers for the
Federation. Both are "labor editors,"
and both are "square men" in every
sense of that term.
Miss Anna Wilson of Washington is
a candiate for trustee of the Home.
Labor , Leader Bath, of West Aus
tralia, condemns the amended arbi
tration act introduced by the govern
ment of that state, as a primitive
measure aimed at trades unionism.
and actuated by the worst manifesta
tions of party bias.
In an effort to get out of the mines
and breakers between 7,000 and 8,000
LINCOLN LABOR DIRECTORY.
Local secretaries are respectfully
requested to keep this directory cor
rected up to date. Locals not herein
represented should instruct their sec
retaries to make out a list of officers
together with their street addresses.
time and place of meeting, and send
to The Wageworker, 1216 South Six
teenth street. .'
Allied Printing,. Trades Council
Meets third Wednesday evenings, Car
penters' Hail. Charles Kobalter, Pres
ident,. 505 South Tenth street; J. H.
Brooks', Secretary-treasurer, .728 North
Eleventh -street. . ..- - s t
:. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,
No. Meets .every .Thursday'
evening, 1034 O street, C. M. Ander
son, President;. . W. L. Mayer,. Finan
cial Secretary, 2335 Q; G. E. Vennum,
Recording Secretary, 1605 K street. :"
Musicians' Protective Union No.. 463
Meets first and third Sundays,. 11 a.
m., Bruse's Hall. W. "T,'f Pinney, Pres-'
ieent, 2602 W; N. A. Otis, Financial
Secretary, 2234 Q;. W. . C. Norton,'
Recording . Secretary, ' 1533 North
Twenty-fifth. '.'..--,. -,. ', .',..-f ''
Journeymen Barbers, No. 14
Meets first and third Wednesday even
ings, Bohanon's Hall. R. L. McBride,
President, 1648 Q; A. L. Swinker, Fi
nancial Secretary ; Wood, Recording
Secretaryf. 1 '
Lincoln Typoghaphical Union No.
209 Meets first Sunday afternoon,
Fraternity Hall. J. R. Bain, President,
121 Stjuth Thirtieth; F. H. Hebbard,
Financial Seej$tifjr, 1527 Washing
ton; Henry Blngaman, Recording Sec
retary, 1538 North Twenty-second.