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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 4, 1909)
faminghaus and Holluig Makers of Lincoln and Queen of Hearts Cigars Union ado WHATS the use to look like a bum when the Palace Suitorium does Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing? Just tickle the Bell Phone 1053 and we will do the res . 1218 O STREET MONTHLY CONTRACTS SOLICITED We famish a galvanized can free to oar customers (ity dit$ (o. DOTH PHONES 114 North 12th street We clean grease traps We haul manure, vaults, cesspools', etc rubbish, ashes, garbage Examine same free- etc-, on short notice BOLD WORKERS AND TIMID SOULS. Several years ago an English court held that striking employes were liable for dam age in ease of strike. The British House of Lords sustained the decision. Defeated in every court, the workers awoke to their helplessness, raised the cry: "Trade union ists for parliament," and at the following election placed 35 of their fellows in the English law-making body. And the notorious Taff Vale decision was repealed, after the workers defiantly an nounced to their rulers, "If you don't re peal this decision, that endangers our homes, we will sweep the island at the next election." The mighty English government dropped to its knees, and a law was passed, called "The Trades Disputes Bill," providing, in short, that if an act is legal, when done by an individual, it is LEGAL FOR A COL LECTION OP INDIVIDUALS. Strikes were thus legalized, and now English women and children are never threatened with having their homes confis cated for damages if the men refuse to work under debasing conditions. How was it done, you say? Listen: Men like Kier Ilardie, Ransley McDonald, Ben Tillett, Vietor Grayson, and scores of others, are real LABOR LEAD ERS. They showed the utter helplessness of workers" WITH THAT LAW UNCHAL LENGED. They didn't fawn or truckle. They didn't tremble before imaginary power. They dared the government to move, if their fellows would only stick. These men were not interested in jurisdic tion fights, nor did they jockey for indi vidual gains. Nor did they use their office to prove their conservatism against iniquity and wrong. More than this, they refused to beg for favors at the hand that enslaved them. In America, at the present time, "the property of Danbury Union Hatters is tied up by the same sort of proceedings that brought on such a revolution in English politics. But we had forgotten the incident until the Steel "Workers are asked to "fork over" $200,000 damages for daring to strike. Nothing is said by our lady-like labor press or our genteel officials, who are not expect ed to move as long as the "ghost walks" and our membership remains docile. Probably the old-time politicians will some day take pity on us and desert the powers that place them in office. Then, AND NOT TILL THEN, will the American labor movement's present course be vindi cated. - So let us continue to pray and beg, lest we be called "radical." Toledo Union Leader. Sunday Chicken Dinners a Specialty. Phones Belt FI155; Auto 4721 troy's Etey Bee Caffe O. R- KLOCK, Proprietor 1020 P STREET Open Day and Night Meals 20c and Up Have Holcomb & cMake Your lDUII SUIT We Use the Union Stamp Oui Wozk Guaranteed Suitorium Wozk Called foz and Delivered Holcomb & Son 1442 O St. Auto 4583 Capital Electrical Engineering Go. Not Incorporated Phonts: Offict, Btll 237, into 3077 Rtsidenct, Bell A-1884, Auto 2428 1313 N Street Lincoln, NebrasKal We submit drafting plans and specifications for all kinds of erecting and electrical -work. Motor work. Automobile coil repairing. Telephone exchange and electric light plant installation. House wiring. TThO ViODEDQ Miooy Fancy Baked Goods Confectionery AND Canned Goods Tell us what you want, and we will please you. F. R. HELLERICH 1429 O St.