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KIRBY ERUPTS AGAIN
Spits out Another Tirade Against Trades
Unions it Young Men's Meeting
John Kirby, Jr., the pugnacious
bantam who occupies the bad emi
nence -of being president of the Na
tional Association ot Manufacturers,
has had another exudation of bile,
but It did not relieve to any great
extent his surcharged liver, for he
was compelled to eat part of it after
vomiting It up. At a meeting of the
Young Men's Hebrew association,
'held last Sunday in New York city.
he read a carefully-prepared and
highly-tinted address on "The Dis
advantages of Labor Unionism," but
before opening his sluice-gate of
abuse he announced his willingness
to answer any questions his. hearers
might a?k him.
It was the only one that saw the
light, and it' was: "Don't you chink
the best trade unionist is a dead
trade ur.ionist?"
Moffet got disgusted and remarked
.sarcastically: "Being a labor man,
I've got an engagement to dynamite
a building tonight, so I've got to
hurry home." He changed his mind,
however, and stayed, making a mo
tion that his questions be read, which
was not put to the audience.
1
Littlefield a Ready Tool.
Former Congressman Littlefield,
who left congress to become attorney
for several union-smashing corpora
.ous, presided over the meeting and
showed himself to be the same ready
tool of the plutocrats lit a public
neeting that he had been in the na
tional house or representatives. Kir-'
by's address violently denounced
trades unions and labor officials as
monstrous, vicious, immoral, crim
inal, barbarous and many other odi
ous things, and wheu he sat down
alady sang sweetly a vocal solo the
hurden of which was "Everything
Seems to Breathe of Love Tonight.")
Then the fun began. Thirty-seven
writteu questions, had been passed up
to Mr. Kirby. and " after pondering
over them for a considerable time,
he declined to answer them. Chair
man Littlefield went to his relief with
a statement that most of the ques
tions had been disposed of by Mr.
Kirby in his speech; that some of
them bad evidently been prepared
beforehand for the purpose of trap
ping him. and that some of them
were very sarcastic.
Kirby Called a Coward.
William Karlin, a Socialist candi
date fen the assembly in the recent
campaign, then took a hand in the
game and added to Its fervor, and in
terest. He also made a vigorous pro
test against the suppression of ques
tions, and demanded that those sub
mitted be read.
; "You are a coward," he shouted at
Kirbv, while half the audience ap
plauded and the other half protested
"You have misrepresented labor, and
you are afraid to meet the questions
of the audience."
At this Kirby, who is a little ban
tam rooster type of man, jumped for
ward to the front of the platform,
bristling all over, and shook his fist
at Karlin. , '
.' "No man .can ' call nie.,.a coward,."
he shonted. "I am ready to meet any
man. There are a whole lot of
questions here', and some of them
have been studied out beforehand.
Let me take these questions and
for your organization against some
employer who has been unfair to
you. Of course you see numerous
articles praising the great work of
the trade union movement and the de
sirability of better pay and shorter
hours and they, of course, take your
side of it when an employer refuses
to give you the conditions you ask
for. Of course that is the reason you
find so much more time for them than
for the labor paper. May you never
have to wait for . better conditions
until the pet ipaper of yours gets it
for you. As a matter of unionism,
don't you think it Is just as neces
sary for you to be ready and willing
to aid the other fellow as he is ljeady
to aid you? Then how can you long
er ignore the only means of publicity
open to the wage earners? Get a
germ started and see if you are not
in duty bound to give your little mite
toward making your paper , the suc
cess it deserves. The history of the
labor press all over this country, is
one big book of grand, self-sacrificing
effort on the part of those who un
dertook to run them and of the un
grateful, unappreciative and un-union-
ism of those who should and could
have made them great powers for
good. The labor paper is" what the
readers ive .it the power to be; Ready
and", "hearty; support of the labor pa
per always brings the emancipation
of wage slavery. It is one of the pe
culiar characteristics of some wage
earners they like to get licked into
submission if the hand that smites
fight your personal battles outside?
Do you not think that the best way?
Do you not find extenuation for your
lack of support? Then don't kick if
you fail to get better conditions.
Cincinnati. Chronicle. ,
study them over, and I can answer
them all. If you have anything to them is only fair and bedecked with
say, say it,
a coward."
Molfett Makes Kirby Crawfish.
E. A. M off ett, former national sec-
retMi-v of tho Bricklayers' union and
till a member of , that organization
was on his feet .promptly with a pro
test. Mr. Littlefield gently tried to
sidetrack him. but Moffett wouldn't
be silenced.
"I demand to be heard,"-said Mof
fett. "Mr. Kirby Iras talked about
the restriction of production by for
WdiUnar men to lay more than a cer
tain number of brick a day. I am
an official of the Bricklayers' union
and I deny that It has ever placed
uny such restriction on output.
want Mr. Kirby to say where there
is any such rule in our constitution or
bv-laws or agreements. I want him
to answer my seven other questions
They were asked for, and I demand
that they be read. Let the audience
Judge whether they are . worth an
swering,"' ,.'
but don't try to-call me
The Charge Repeated.
.Karlin reiterated that Kirby was,
afraid to answer the questions and
began to talk about capitalist moral
ity as exemplified by the Secley din
ner. The meeting was . aujuurueu
with Karlin, Moget and others siill
insisting on the questions.
The meeting began peacefully with
a song by Mr. Brennan, a tenor, who
"Longs for the day, Katiine.
When the sky will be blue
And the srass -will be green."
It was a fair inference from Kn--
by's speech, however, that the sky
would refuse to grow until the para
lvzina: influences of unionism were
extirpated forever. ;
BELIEVES IN LABOR UNIONS.
Mayor Wing, of Tampa, Fla., in
welcoming the Building Trades de
partment of the American Federa
tion of Labor had the following to
say:
"If you will show me a city where
organized labor is weak I will show
you a city that Is on the decline, be
cause unionism means- good wages
for an ' honest day's work, and the
prosperity of ' every community de
pends to a large extent upon whether
or not the workingmen get just com
pensation for their labor. If they re
ceive" proper compensation for their
work "they can better support and ed
ucate' their children and make better
citizens of them. . From the ranks of
your- children today we must look
for our future presidents, senators
and lawmakers. ' In organization there
is strength." Colorado Industrial Review.
CONDITIONS
Tr-'. -
DEPLORABLE.
jewels then they go around kicking
and growling at conditions. WTby don't
they support their 'officers and their
press so that the large public may be
enlightened as to the tiins of trade
unionism and enlisted under'its 'ban
ner? It can be done. Are you go
ing to help do it here in your home
valley? Are you going to let person
al feeling get the better, of your
unionism? Or are you going to sup
port trade union propaganda first and
Announcement In Regard to Tobacco
Workers is Startling.
Secretary Tracey of the Union
Label Department A. F. of L., has is
sued a statement regarding the con
ditions in the tobacco trade that are
most startling.
Secretary Tracey .bases his . an
nouncement on statistics recently is
sued by the United States govern
ment that "about 90 per cent of all
the smoking and chewing tobacco
and cigarettes manufactured in the
United States, are the output of the
American Tobacco Co., more familiar
ly known as the tobacco trust. In
none of the factories operated by
this " gigantic corporation are there
employed any union men or women,
In fact, to be known to have mem
bership in a union means instant dis
charge. Nor is the output ; of the
other 10 per cent, to any degree, the
product of union workers."
In referring to the cigarmaking
branch of the business, 5 he says:
"This same corporation Is also en
deavoring to control the cigarmaking
industry, and is operating factories
in all parts of this country, in which
the great majority of their employes
are children, who receive but scanty
wages and are compelled to work
long hours in poorly lighted and bad
ly ventilated shops. Together with
this, the cigarmakers are confronted
with a large , number of non-union
shops, in which practically the same
conditions apply. The subsidiary
branches of the American Tobacco
Co., are In control of the cigarmaking
industry in Porto Rico, and before
many weeks have passed will -be in
Control of a large portion of the in
dustry in the Philippines.
"At the present time, and for sev
eral years past, there have been ar
riving at the several ports along the
Atlantic coast from Porto Rico an
average of 10,000,000 cigars a month,
and the number is increasing.
"Before the year has expired there
will be dumped on the Pacific coast
another 150,000,000 cigars from, the
Philippine Islands ,and this amount
is to be admitted free of duty every
year, making the total amount of ci
gars that will come to this country
from both places amount to about
300,000,000 a year; The production
of cigars in the United States has
been materially reduced in the past
two years, and with these amounts
above mentioned, it means loss of
empolyment to over 6,000 cigarmakers
in this country."
There Is no gainsaying the fact
that this is a deplorable condition
that faces the tobacco an dcigar
workers, and it also exposes the
sham shibboleth of "protection to
American labor" paraded by dema-
goglcal politicians. The tobacco
trust, having obtained control of the
large factories and plantations in
Porto Rico and the Philippines, and
no further use for "protection" , and
clamored to have its coolie-made pro
ducts admitted free of duty no mat
ter whether such a proceeding would
drive American workers into the poor
house. The trust w J 9 partially successful
and secured a compromise that placed
a powerful club in its possession with
which to pound the independent union
factories, and a Washington corres
pondent -stated after the Aidrlch mon
strosity came "downward wtn a,,
dull thud on the people's backs that
the American Tobacco Co.'s agents
are already busy planning to' secure
legislation at the first favorable op
portunity to admit all tobacco pro
ducts from . "our possessions'" free
of duty. ' '
If this conspiracy goes through and
because of the political helplessness
of the workers it looks as though
the trust will triumph for the "inter
ests" control enough congressmen and
senators to gain almost anything de
manded by "non-partisan" and "pat
riotic" methods then it will be a
sorry day for the tobacco and 'cigar
workers, for it is out of the question
for them to compete successfully with
the Asiatic coolie laborer who ' re
ceives but a few cents a Say. ;
' The Cleveland Citizen, in summing
up the situation. Bays:. Tbere is no '
way out of this dilemma except to
send a few of the cigarmakers aiifl
other craftsmen to congress,-- instead
of smooth-tongued lawyers and others
hostile or indifferent to the needs of
the . toilers, to kick, up . a rumpus and
expose the hypocrlcy and corruption:
of the old political gangs. .
"This may sound like a sterotyped
recommendation, but the trusts ap
predate Its full meaning much more
reaany tnan tne worKers. xney Know,
that the Lord helps those who help
themselves. ,, ,.i
f'Meanwhile those who,'-use tobacco
must demand the blue union label on
the packages and boxes. , it -is- the
only immediate protection the tobac
co workers and cigar makers have,
notwithstanding the "fact' that they
have patiently , listened ' to bunco
statesmen blowing their bazoos for
years."
II TORONTO.
Labor Temple Has Proved to be a
Profitable Investment.
The annual statement , of the di
rectors of. the Toronto Labor Temple
shows that the year's business was a
profitable one. The receipts amounted
to $13,568.33, leaving a balance of $1,
856.18. The assets of the company are
the -building, $35,888.34; furniture,
$7,500. The profits show an unde
clared dividend of over 13 per. cent.
The excess of assets over liabilities is
$17,309.87. The original allotment of
stock has been taken up, and the sin.
gle transaction of $5.00 for the year
closed the final allotment. At present
there is no stock on the market, and
the company will not Issue any roore,j
as the stocA as it now stands is worth
more than double what was paid for 1
it.
When 'the wife of a union man goes
through her husband's 'clothes in per--forming
her 'regular "touching cere-,
mony," she stfould 1 respect the label.
If she finds one in his clothes she
should go easy and at least give, her
spouse an ' even break. If no labei,
she should take' everything in sight
and spend it for label goods. Western
Laborer. 1 - . ; " ' "'
It isonly by organization that labor
will be able to demand its just share
of what it produces.
OFFICE OF '
Dr. R. L. BENTLEY
SPECIALIST CHILDREN
Office Honrs 1 to 4 p. mv
Office 2118 O St. Both Phone
LINCOLN. NEBRASKA
Kirby Tries to Explain.
Kirby explained through Mr. Little
field that he had used the brick
business merely as an illustration of
a principle. He didn't know whether
there was any each rule amoug the
bricklayers, but there was in other
trades, he said, and so he imed brlck
luying as a handy Illustration.
"Oh-o," said Moffet. "so there are
no facts, only 'illustrations' a kind of
moving picture show of illustrations'
wlthniit facts. The inference that
the bricklayers hail such a rule was
plain, and it is untrue. Are all his
illustrations like that? I want the
rest of my questions read. Read
those questions!"
Then there was a lot more dispu
tation and evasion, ,and finally one
question, by some one e'se, was read.
Kirbv's Only Objection to Unions.
The oniy things that Mr. Kirby had
against the unions were mai uity in
sisted on having members; that they
favored the union label and ' the
elosed shop, that they went on strike;
that they were against, injunctions,
and in favor of a minimum wage1 and
an eight hour day, and that they had
no use for scabs or child laborers as
apprentices. With these few excep
tions, Mr. Kirby said that the unions
were a good thing oh yes, except
that violence and murder were a part
of their daily life.
Kirby also had a good deal to say
against .the limitation, of output, but
evidently did not think this applied to
the hot air industry, as he talked the
ears off his audience, being very long
winded for such a little fellow.
nJaiil
MM
UNIONISM.
Are you a union man? What is the
creed? Is it part of yours to knock
the paper that is doing its level best
for you and the trade union move
ment and all that the term implies?
Is it part of your creed to find var
ious excuses for ducking the sub
scription list, or finding excuses for
the union's not taking it as a body?
Is it -a part of your creed to brag
of your "unionism" and then say that
von have so manv other paneis to
read you don't find time to read the
labor paper? Of course you believe
'the other papers are free of scab
advertising and that they will fight
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