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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1910)
H In JULIUS PEPPERBERG Independent Cigar Factory 813-815 O Street Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 18, 1910 Fred Ihringer, v Sec. Labor Temple, . Dear Sir : I notice your announcement in the Wageworker that the Wage Earners of Lincoln are trying to wipe out their indebtedness on the Temple by another issue, of stock. The organization you represent is a if commendable one and I in placing the entire issue in the hands of those favorable to the Wage Earner. You may place my name on the list for $50.00 more stock. Yours very truly, R.V.P. JULIUS PEPPERBERG THE EDITOR'S LITTLE EXPERIENCE If you think it is an easy matter to tale. the witness stand and answer the questions fired at you by sixteen bright young fellows who want to know -something, and know why they want to know it, just try it. That was an ex perience of mine one night this week". The debating squad of the University of Nebraska is preparing to take the af lirm-tive of the question, "Resolved, That the trades union advocacy of the .dosed shop should receive the support of the public," in the debate with Wis consin, and the negative in the debate with Illinois. These young men, am bitious and eager, for information, in-i vited .ue to a session with them for the purpos-e of ascertaining how little I know. At least that is what it looked like to me. Glad indeed I was to be of whatever service possible to these young fellows. My great regret was that I was so in capable of shedding light on the ques tion. But I at least have the satisfac tion of knowing that I did the best I could. Grilling as was the examination, I shall always look back upon it as one of the plcasantest experiences of my life. I sat up in front, and facing me were sixteen young fellows, keen of in tellect, anxious to get at basic facts, and pureed to the limit with questions that went right to the heart of things. They smoothed the way for the victim which was me by a hearty greeting. Then they went about .the business of. " the evening, courteously but firmly, and the only thing I can liken to; the way they fifed their questitfns is" the way a , -gatTing gun section -gets 'busy; -When in action. - ' ' The questions were not haphazard, for 1 ,ol6zen committees had been inves-: " tigating, each a separate phase of the trust you succeed ' open shop vs. closed shop" question, and each committee wanted to know the whys and the wherefores. The ans wers had to be to the point, too. If it wasn't clear they simply hammered away until they got all the information possible which was usually not a great deal, but the very best I had in stock. From 7:30 until 10:00 the grilling con tinued. Had my back been turned to that bunch of inquisitors my courage would have failed me. But it was an inspiration to look into the eyes of young fellows bent on getting at the real facts, and although admitting my inability to handle the question ias ably as ia score of my fellow workers rijrht here in Lincoln might have handl ed them, I left the chair feeling that I had at least given them a little in formation which, if followed up would make them far better advocates ' of trades unionism and the closed shop than I hope ever to ibeCome. But, after all, the most pleasing fea ture of the whole thing is that the uni versity is getting . down to practical things. The young mien who are delv ing into this labor problem are going to exercise a beneficial influence on in dustrial conditions in the days to come. Tt is enlarging their mental horizon; it is enlarging their sympathies; it is putting them into close touch with the workers -upon whom the whole social fabric rests. - L If I succeeded in any degree in shed ding a bit of .light upon the questions those splendid young fellows are study ing I - am moTe than repaid for the Lerrific rrrillius thev subjected -me - to 1-ii:,b-Tuesday night. . For .the opportu- it." r-f-eyTefrine. however feeblv, the ea.jas for the union faith that is "ithin me, I thank Professor Fogg and the debating squad. For the privilege of meeting and learning to know such a bunch of splendid young men eager to get wise to practical things I am even more thankful. If the squad de feats Wisconsin I am going out behind the office, swell up' a bit and pat my self on the back, claiming softly and to myself some of the credit. If they lose I'll merely blame them for having made the mistake of wasting their time in trying to, extract information from such a hopeless subject as my humble self. And lastly, I frankly admit that' I thought of better answers to most of the questions after I had got home than the ones I was forced to give on the spur of the moment. But isn't that always the case? , ' W. M. M. CENTRAL LABOR UNION. Routine Meeting in Which Usual Busi ness is Transacted. " Very little other than routine busi ness was transacted by the Central Labor -Union at its meeting last week. The principal feature of the meeting was the election of Frank M. Coffey to represent the body at the American Federation of Labor convention in St. Louis next ' month. Several, little matters relating to local conditions were discussed but no definite action taken. The chief work before the central body now is to finance the delegate to the Federation convention. .Mr; Coffey will go down there with the avowed intention of making a game fight to secure from the Federation some recognition of this section of the middle west some thing that has 'been woefully lacking for years. IN A PIG'S VALISE. Union men of Los Angeles enter suit against Gen. Otis of the Los Angeles Times for criminal libel and he is placed under bonds of $200 for appear ance in court. Editor Blighton, of The Voice" of the People, Tuscon, Ari zona, is sued iby capitalism for crimi nal libel, and he is thrown into jail and bonds of $14,000 are demanded ere he can enjoy his liberty. We are certainly all "equal before the law." : 'Miners' Magazine. TEMPERANCE WORK. Jingle Today I saw a man raising a glass of beer to his lips. I called to him to stop, spoke three words to him and instead of drinking it he dashed it to the ground, splintering the glass into a thousand pieces Mingle My stars! You must be a second John B. Gough for eloquence. What did you say to him? Jingle I said: "That's non-union beer." Toledo. Union Leader. AND THEN SOME. iWhat organized labor wants and should have is justice. We have com pulsory arbitration now, so why talk about that. A federal judge acts as a ibuttinsky board of arbitration and settles the whole thing. Organized labor has enough compulsory arbitra tion. Oklahoma Labor Unit. 'Mr. Union Man, what are you doing to combat - the determined effort that ia being made to drive the label out of Lincoln? RECTOR'S White Pine Cough Syrup Is a quick and positive remedy (or all coughs. It stoqs coughing spells at night relieves the soreness, soothes the irrita ted membrane. and stoqs the tickling. 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