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WAGEWORKER
WILL M. MAVPIN. EDITOR
Published Weeklv at 137 No. 14th
tt., Lincoln, Neb. One Dollar a Year
Entered as second-class matter April
.1, 1904, at the postofflce at Lincoln
Jeb., under the Act of Congress o
4arch 3rd, 1879.
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jl "Printers' Ink," the recog-
Jl nlzed authority oh advertis-
jt ing, after a thorough investi-
j gntfon on this subject, says:
jl "A labor paper Is a far bet-
Jt ter advertising medium than
jl an ordinary newspaper In
jl comparison with circulation.
Jl A labor paper, for example,
Jt having 2,000 subscribers is of
jl more value to the business
jl man who advertises in it
jt thi an ordinary paper with
jt 12,000 subscribers."
JUDAS GETS HIS SILVER.
Daniel J. Keefe, president of the
Longshoremen's Union, and formerly
a vice-president of the American Fed
eration of Labor, has been appointed
commissioner of immigration by Presi
dent Roosevelt This is in conformity
with a plan arranged by Roosevelt
during the campaign and then de
nied by him.
The price of Keefe's treachery as
an official of the American Federation
of Labor and a representative of orga
nied labor was a political job. Hav
ing agreed to the political plan of the
Federation, and having with his own
band signed the official pronounce
ment, Keefe sold out to Roosevelt.
This labor Judas has received hie
silver. He has been paid the price
of his treachery. He was bought like
a sheep in the shambles. By whom?
Theodore Roosevelt.
And Dan Keefe, hired to play the
traitor, stands just as high in the
estimation of honest workers as tin
man who made the bargain and paid
him the price.
Immediately after Keefe made his
treachery known it was charged that
he had been offered the position mado
vacant by the death of Frank P. Sar
gent, the office to be the price ot
his treachery. Xeefe denied it. Sec
retary Loeb denied it. Theodore
Roosevelt denied it. And now comes
the appointment to prove that thr,
word of Keefe, Loeb and Roosevelt
Is such as to fit them for active mem
bers of the Ananias Club.
When Judas, betrayed his Master
he had the grace to be so ashamed
of himself that he went out and
hanged himself. Dan Keefe will not
measure up to the standard of Juda3.
He will not hang himself. He will
glory in his shame. And the man
who bought him will continue to pose
as the great moral exemplar of th
nation, the great foe of the prevari
cator, the 'virile enemy of the wrong
doer. We repeat it Dan Keefe, the pur
chased, is not one whit worse in his
treachery than Theodore Roosevelt,
the man who handed over the pur
chase price.
O, DOUBLE FUDGE!
The official journal of the Piano,
Organ, and Musical Instrument Work
ers' Union was one of the official
journals of trades unionism that bit
terly opposed the political plan of the
American Federation of Labor. It, at
least, must be given credit for being
willing to say its say, and not hide
under cover like some other official
organs while yelling to the labor
papers to "go It!"
But the P., O. & M. I. Journal was
not content with opposing the-"Gonv
pers' Plan." It ridiculed It to the
limit of its- vocabulary. Now it calls
it the "Gombers fiasco" and offers
this bit of post-election advice:
"To Mr. Gompers and other leaders
of labor we venture this advice
Urge labor to stand on its own bot
torn, economically and politically;
let It strike politically as you would
have It strike economically. Urge
the formation of a political party of.
by and for labor."
The utter foolishness of such ad
vice is at once manifest to one who
delves a little into political statistics,
There are approximately 16,000,000
voters in this country voters who
vote. Of this' number less than . 6
per cent belong to trades unions.
Now wouldn't a political party num
bering 800,000 votes cut a tremend
out lot of ice politically? But, the
P., O. & M. I. Journal may say that
it refers to all workers. If so, all
the more foolish. If it is impossible
to persuade 800,000 well organized
and comparatively w"ell disciplined
men to vote as a unit, in heaven'B
name how can we expect to persuade
four or five million unorganized and
undisciplined men to vote together
along industrial lines? If ' we can
not organize them, bow in the name
of high heaven can we persuade them
to vote right?
The only way organized men can
hope to win politically is to solidify
their votes, not as partisans but as
union men, and by holding the bal
ance of power compel the majority
parties to make terms. That was
the "Gompers plan." And that sen
sible plan is the one bitterly opposed
by the official journal of the Musical
Instrument Workers on the silly plea
thta it wanted an independent labor
party.
It is so easy to say, "vote together."
But if men could see their own in
terests and act in accordance there
with, there would be no political par
ties, no religious sects, no rich, no
poor. -
An independent labor party "would
be easily organized. But its success
would be what the late Senator In
galls called "a d d irridescent
dream." Labor will come into its own
politically only when it acts independ
ently, and by thus acting forces the
leaders in partisan politics to deal
with organized labor.
DEPUTY LABOR COMMISSIONER.
The editor of The Wageworker has
been appointed deputy commissioner
of the state bureau of Labor and Sta
tistics by Governor-elect A. C. Shal
lenberger. Something more may be
said later concerning this matter, but
at this time the editor desires merely
to say this: It will be his aim and
effort to so conduct the affairs of
the office as to benefit the workers
of the state, reflect credit upon the
appointing power and credit upon the
appointee. He believes that the best
way to "play politics" in the office
will be to make the office of real
service to those for whom .the office
was created. John J. Ryder, who now
occupies the position, and whom this
editor will succeed, has performed
splendid service under adverse con
ditions. What he has accomplished
will better enable his successor to
make the bureau what it should be.
And Mr. Ryder has set a pace which
his successor realizes will make him
"go some" to equal or excel.
The appointment of W; B. Rose
to be a judge of the Nebraska su
preme court seems to spell trouble
for Senator Elmer J. Burkett, the
gentleman who slapped organized
labor by foisting one of its bitter
est enemies upon it.
The gas company may be able to
find a man who can fill Homer Honey
well's shoes, but if it ' does it will
be mighty lucky. Here's hoping it
will, purely for the good of gas users.
The Ohio courts have decided that
a contract calling for the union label
is void. But that's only another move
in the game that is being played
with the workers for pawns.
By the way,' the man who is in th3
habit of yelling "liar" often and
vociferously is quite apt to be some
thing of a prevaricator himself.
Now wouldn't you rather be Sant
uel Gompers barred from the White
House than Daniel Keefe elevated to
a fat job by Roosevelt?
Yes, thank you; The Wageworker
will go right ahead only it will try,
to be a little better, and of vastly
more service. -
In that Keefe matter somebody liel.
and it wasn't Tim Healey, wno
charged that a deal had been made.
Benedict Arnold Keefe didn't cut
much ice at Denver, but he seems to
have found congenial company at last.
Funny stunt! The Lincoln Ad Club
boosting for Lincoln and smoking for
eign made cigars at its suppers.
If you buy your Christmas good3
of Wageworker advertisers you will
make no mistake.
Also, too, and by the way, you can
get Christmas goods that bear the
union label.
Editor McEwan of the Duluth Labor
World has been appointed labor corn-
I
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(the f roper ttoiii
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missioner of Minnesota by Governor
John A. Johnson. And Editor Ken
nedy of the Omaha Western Laborer
drew a farm In the Trippcounty land
lottery. Gosh! And after all these
years they begin to come the labor
editor's way. . , - ,
Buy your Christmas presents early
in the week and early in the day,
and of merchants who advertise in
The Wageworker. Give the clerks a
chance to have some part in the
season of good will.
On the level, now, was Dan Keefe
the first one of the Federation officials
to be approached with that little of
fice bribe?
What's the matter with organizing
a state federation of labor?
What you want is Distinctive Style Clothing. Something
with the "tang," the "verue." You want it right as to
style, color, fit, wearing qualities and "set." And with all
these you want the price right. Well, this store gives you
all these things, together with a price range from $12.00
to $40.00 and every garment worth the money.
THE UNION WORKINGMAN
who wants all the above enumerated factors will find them
present in the Brock Clothing. This make bears the union
label, and there is nothing better in the clothing line,'
everything considered. We are proud of ' this line of
Union Clothing.
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Overcoats $10.00 to $40.00
Clothing $10.00 to $40.00
Workingmen should see our line of union goods, and their
wives should visit our Children's Department. Everything
for the boys.
ARMSTRONG
C L OTH ES MERC
Now what shall be done for the
president of Charley. Post's engineers'
union? Isn't he deserving of some
thing equally good? '
Merchants who advertise in a paper
printed for workingmen are the mer
chants who deserve the patronage of
workingmen.1
THE LEATHER WORKERS.
Win
a Signal Victory in Chicago
After a Hard Struggle.
The Amalgamated Brotherhood of
Leatherworkers on Horse Goods have
scored another victory. The employes
of L. Kipper's Sons, Chicago, consist
ing of 85 mechanics and 19 appren
tices, ' went . out on strike October-13
on account of unjust discrimination.
J President Baker, on reaching thtj
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Windy City, decided .that the firm was
entirely in the'' wrong, their actions
being even condemned by the Manu
facturers' Association, in which they
held membership. The result of his
efforts was that' the strike was- set
tled satisfactorily and all the em
ployes resumed work last Monday
morning.
CAPITAL AUXILIARY.
Capital Auxiliary No. 11 meets
Wednesday, December 9, with Mrs.
George Freeman,' 2361 Lynn street.
Traction Vine street car passes the
door.
The semi-annual election of officers
will take place at this meeting, and
a large attendance is requested.
Patronize Wageworker advertisers.