THE WAGEWORKER.
By Wageworker Publishing Co.
Will M. Maupix - - Editor
W. P. Hogard - - Manager
C3WL
Entered m lecond-claM matter April 2 1. '.1904, at
th poatorBce at Lincoln. Neb., under the Act of
Congress of March 3rd, 1879.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Frank M. Tyrrell.
I hereby, announce myself a candi
date for the nomiuntion for the office
of county attorney on the republican,
ticket, subject to the decision of the
voters at the coming primaries. In
so doing I request the support of all
persons who approve my official acts.
FRANK M. TYRRELL.
Willis E. Reed.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the United States senate un
der the provisions of the "Oregon
plan." I inn for tariff fir revenue
only, against ship subsidy, for elec
tion of senators by the people and for
general legislation that will advance
the common good ns against the fur
ther encroachments of "the interests."
WILLIS K. REED.
Madison Neb.
A VICTORY FOR ORGANIZATION.
Welcome news, , indeed, that comes
from (St. Louis to the effect that the
long drawn out battle between the
Buck Stove and Range Co., and the
forces of organized labor is in a fair
th
We simply refer to Mr. Post's diatribe
for the purpose of showing to a think
ing public that organized labor is not
responsible for the present feeling, but
that it is all due to such fanatics as
l'ost.
We are not among those who com
plain about the tippearaiice of the Post
maunderings in the daily newspapers.
On the contrary we welcome them. We
have often felt that it would be well
for the labor press of the country "to
publish Post's attacks, believing that
it would not only have the effect of
further solidifying the ranks of labor,
but also have the effect of further
educating the public the fact that
employers of the Tost stripe, not the
wage earners in the ranks of organized
labor, are responsible for the tur
moil that hinges upon the industrial
problem.
The Wageworker commends Mr.
Post's latest belch to the thinking
public. It also commends it to union
men everywhere. It will convince
them more fully of the nee." of
thorough organization. It will also
convince ..over' man whose mind is
open to conviction that Post, not the
unions, is the prime cause of present
difficulties.
We heard the Fairbanks' speech at
the Omaha Ad men's convention. The
part published by the Associated and
United Press agencies was not de
livered at Omaha. Trust the Asso
ciated Press and the United Press to
stand up for the special interests.
Perhaps yon have noticed that the
Grand Trunk railroad in Canada has
not sought an injunction as yet. Can
adian judges are not in the habit of
catering wholly to the wishes of the
employers. That is purely an Ameri
can custom.
Some Lincoln employer." who de
nounce "walking delegates" have a
business agent whose duties are the
same us those of a "walking delegate."
The only difference is in the name.
way to be ended peacefully and witl
honors to both sides.
When James W. VanC'leave died the
chief foe of organized labor in the
great west disappeared from the )-cene
of action. His last years were embit
tered by his opposition to labor, and
he sacrificed everything else towards
nuking a tight against it. II is sous
having succeeded to the business, and
being cleaniniuded and high-minded,
were disinclined to continue tho losing
fight. True their father had succeeded
in having jail sentences imposed upon
the leaders of the American Federation
of Labor, but that did imf add to the
business of the company. Ou the con
trary, it resulted in still further losses.
The sons realized that it was rei'her
wise nor profitable to c.;,.'i.:u.- the
fight, and tiiey therefore luudo over
tures for peace. As always, organized
labor was ready for a peaceful settle
ment, just as it is ready for every fight
thrust upon it. President Compers
took up the matter with the managers
of the htove company, and in a few
hours pence was in sight.
The peace ngieomeut to be ratified
provide that Hithin thirty days the
officers of the various labor organiza
tions whose Member? are employed by
the company shall meet with the man
ager of the company and determine
wage scales, hours of labor and condi
tions of employment. The scales
agreed upon shall take effect within
ninety days after the agreement, the
wages to be based on wages and con
ditions in the shops of competitors em
ploying union labor.
The labor organizations shall declare
all controversies or differences with the
stove1 company honorably adjusted and
the stove company agrees to withdraw
its attorneys from cases pending in the
courts growing out of the dispute with
the American Federation of Labor, or
affiliated organizations, and wiil not
bring further proceedings growing out
of past controversies,
This does not mean that the con-
icmpc cases win uo aropped. Ttmt is
a matter for the courts alone to de
cide. But tho stove company's attor
neys will withdraw from the case. Of
course the Kirbys and the Posts will
continue to stir up trouble by lies and
appeals to insane prejudice
The promised settlement of this fam
ous caso is merely proof positive that
organised labor is not opposed to
peaceful settlement, nor determined to
get all it asks for at tho cost of
fight. Arbitration and conciliation are
cardinal principles of trades unionism
When employers are willing to meet
employes half way, and when both
sides show a willingness to give and
take, there is seldom any trouble about
getting together. The promised settlo
ment is a victory for the methods o
organized labor. It is also a tribute
to tho good sense and the fairness of
the men who havo succeeded to the
management of the Buck Stove and
Range Co.
Remember the Labor Temple Benefit
at the Oliver theatre on Friday even
ing. July 29. If it is the success it
r-honld be it means a handsomely
oquiped library in the Labor Temple.
There are thoe who believe that a
state labor bureau should be run
wholly in the interests of employers
and carefully ignoring the interests of
labor.
Mr. Post's new union is just the
kind of a union to meet with the ap
probation of employers like Post. But
it won t help tho workers a little bit.
T"; ion men are invited to take notice
of ; ie j.etivitv of the ' Business Men "s
igue" of Lincoln, and act accord-
ngl'.
Senator Burkett is still pussy-footing.
despite the efforts of C. O. Whedon to
fit the BurUett feet with hobnailed
hoes.
The news froiu St. Louis is calculated
to make John Kirby, jr., bite a chunk
out of his own click.
MR. POST'S DIATRIBE.
Charles F. Post has thrown another
lit, and has belched out upon a suffer
ing public tho contents of his diseased
imagination and his putrid digestion
Croat Scot! Are the garment nnui
facturors of Lincoln afraid to have
heir factories inspected J
Lincoln trades unions could take a
esson in activity from the "Business
Men 's League. ' '
No party founded upon a purely
moral issue ever got anywhere politi
cally.
Politics makes
these days.
strange bedfellows
Clothes
Sale
This Big July Sale should appeal very strongly to every man H
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who likes good things to wear on account or the fact that this
store always stands for the very best of everything in men's
and boy's wear; nothing can be had here at any time that we
cannot fully guarantee in every way, and now that you caii
come here and pick from the largest and best selected stock in
the state, such as high class merchandise at so great a saving
to you as this Big Sale offers, you cannot, in justice to yourself ,
stay away or go elsewhere and buy.
Lot 1
All Suits that
sold for 30,
35 and $40
$23.60
Lot 2
All Suits that
sold for 25
and $27.50
$18.60
Lot 3
All Suits that
sold for 20
and $22.50
$14.60
Lot 4
All Suits that
sold for 15,
16.50, $18
$10.60
Lot 5
All Suits that
sold for 10,
12.50, $13.50
$7.60
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July Sale on
Boys'
Clothing and
Furnishings
CLOTHIIMG. CO.
GOOD CLOTHES MERCHANTS
Mens Odd
pants 1-5 off
Superior
Union suits
1-3 of
THE LABOR PRESS.
The Best Graft.
Fako consumption , cures net their
promoters $15,01)0,000 a year in this
country. Fake "friends of labor" in
congress and the White House get out
more than that. Portland Labor Press.
Sarcastic.
Senator Lodgo has blamed the high
cost of living to the expense of ad
vertising. If the newspapers go out
of business the nation is saved. Du
luth Labor World.
Unions Only.
How many times has a manufactur
ers' association ever established a
shorter day, increased the pay, or
buttered conditions in any trade? Not
one in ten thousand years. Only labor
unions do that." Tron City Trades
Toual.
Always the Way.
A few months ngo a few hundred
thousand zealous individuals resolved
to put tho meat trust out of business
by boycotting the meat markets. The
result was an increased price for
steaks. At present a few hundred
thousand people are bawling their
heads off crying against the exhibition
of the Jeffries-Johnson fight? pictures.
The result is that thev are the most
i
widelv advertised show stock in the
world and the owners will just about
double their profits. Fort Wayne Labor-Times
Herald.
Looking for the Money.
Taft has a big stick for the . back
of labor. When the proposition came
up in congress for omitting labor un
ions from the provisions of the anti
trust bill, lie "informed senators and
representatives that the paragraph
must be removed," ana it went out,
138 ayes to 130 noes. That is the one
' ' trust ' ' Taft seems determined, to
break the labor union. Other trusts
pay campaign funds and so must be
protected. Pueblo Industrial Review.
A TRIBUTE TO LABOR.
Congressman Sulzer's Splendid Pane
gyric on Trades Unionism.
I believe in the greatness of Labor,
and I want to do everything I can as
a legislator to protect its inherent rights
and promote its best interests for the
lasting benefit of all the people. I
want labor to have as much standing
as capital in the halls of Congress and
at the seat of government. We have
a department to represent finance; we
have a department to represent war;
we have a department to represent dip
lomacy; we have a department to rep
resent our internal affairs; we have a
department to represent commerce: we
have a department to represent justice
all supported by the wage earners,
and in the name of eomraon sense why
should we not have a department to
represent industrial peace, as exempli
fied by labor, the most important, in
its last analysis, of them all? The cre
ation of this department of labor will
be a long step in the right direction in
the commedable movement for indus
trial peace, amd through its agency, in
my judgment, the perplexing problems
c?n be quickly solved in a way that
will do substantial justice to ail con
cerned. In my opinion, all labor wants is a
fair show, an equal chance, a square
deal in Congress and out of Congress.
Labor is indefatigable and unselfish,
sympathetic and consistent. It does not
ask for more than its just rights. We
heaA much about equality before the
law. That is all labor wants. It seeks
no special privileges.
Labor makes no war on vested rights.
It does not rail at honestly acquired
wealth. It is not antagonistic to legiti
mate capital. It would close no door
to opportunity. It would darken no
star of hope. It would not palsy initi
ation nor paralyze ambition. It stands
for the rights of man; for the greatness
of the individual; for equal rights to
all and special privileges to none; and
so I declare that capital and labor must
be friends, not enemies. They should
act in harmony, not antipathy. Their
interests should be mutual, not antagon
istic. In our complex civilization each
is essential to the other, and they should
walk hand in hand. To prosper they
must be at peace, not at war. Each
is necessary to the other. Both have
their rights and both have their limi
tations. The inherent rights of labor,
to say the least, are as vtested as the
sacred rights of capital. Labor makes
capital creates all wealth and should
have equal opportunities and as much
consideration; but the trouble seems
to be that labor does not receive a fair
share of what it produces. It is the
duty of the just and sagacious legisla
tor, in the interests of our civilization,
to see that there is less centralization
and a more equitable distribution of the
fruits of toil. Congressman Sulzer.
Close students of economics and so
cial conditions say the great depart
ment stores are hot beds for tubercu
losis and immorality.
Hentlemen and Ladies HATS Worked Over New , '
or Cleaned and Blocked. Fixed under our Guaran-
tee are O. K. We have a Dressing Room and can
sponge and press your clothes while you wait.
TED MARRINER, 235 NORTH 11th STREET
First Two Doors North of Labbr Temple. Auto 4875; Bell F1 509
Practical Hatter, Expert Cleaner and Dyer
Named Shoes are Often Made
in Non-Union Factories.
Do Not Buy Any Shoe
no matter what the name unless
it bears a plain and readable
impression of this Union Stamp.
All Shoes Without the Union Stamp are Non-Union
Do not accept any excuse for absence of the UNION STAl
foot &SAp
WORKERS UNION
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UNION STAMP I
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Boot and Shoe Workers Union
246 Sumner St., Boston, Mass.
JOHN F. TOB1N, Pres. ' CHAS. L. BAINE, Sec-Treaa.
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