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MOTTO : ORGANIZATION. EDUCATION AND ELEVATION;
ttEBENSBOBO, N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1909
VOL. V.
The Labor News.
Published by the Labor News Publish
r ing Company.
A. J. WILLIAMS, Editor.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
P. O. Box 833.
Subscription Price:
one year -SOO
.50
Six months
Entered as second-class matter May
27th, 1905, at the postoiflce In Greens
boro, N. C, under act of Congress of
March 3d, 1897.
ro?GRAPW7!"r.
Labor Day will not be celebrated in
Greensboro this year. More's the pity.
. The weather man is advised that
we heard him the first time when he
said: "Continued fair and warm."
Pellagr?, the new complaint, seems
to be a poor folk's disease. At least
mostly this class of people are suf
fering from it.
Of course we don't know it all, hut
our guess is 'that the man who has
to mortgage his house in order to buy
an automobile had better wait a little
longer.
"Good wine ruins the purse, and
bad wine the stomach," says an old
German proverb. Prohibition blind
tiger liquor Goes both. Therefore
"The awakening of China" is the
heading given to many long editorials
and magazine articles, but the real
"awakening" will come when Mr.
Roosevelt goes there on his way home
from Africa.
The negro preacher, who so learn
edly expounded upon the theme, "How
hot am hell," might, during the past
few days have summed up his con
clusions in two words: "This is."
Now that all the "infant" industries
have got all the protection they could
get under the new tariff, what is there
left for the rest of us? " That's easy.
It will continue to make the rich rich
er and the poor hungrier. But ain't
that what we voted for? Sure thing.
Good crops and education are side
partners. Without the former the lat
ter would be an impossibility. It will
be noted that wherever the- crops
are good our schools and colleges are
overrun with students,, and when they
are thin th attendance falls off tre
mendously. A business man, who thinks you are
a prospective customer, or that what
he says in favor of organized labor
may do him some financial good, who
will then go to a "scab" shop and
have his stationery printed, will bear
watching. Acts speak louder than
words always. Hot air will not buy
rations; neither will it pay the rent
which falls due with regularity. "Prac
tice what you preach," gentlemen.
There, is a company up in Virginia
taat is preparing to build a macadam
toll road from Danville to Yanceyville.
That looks as if . the people in that
section were going backward. Toll
roads nave been done away with in
civilized communities and in some of
the uncivilized ones. To get rid of
her toll Toads, Kentucky, several years
ago, burned all of the toll houses and
killed the toll-gate keepers.
A western town has opened up "rest
rooms" for the benefit of women shop
pers and the country visitors who
come to the city. Greensboro needs
a "rest room" too, but not for the
women. There are some of the tiredest
men on earth here, and they are al
ways loeMng for a place to "rest"
What's the matter of the Auditorium?
It could be thrown open to our tired
citizens; there is plenty of room, and
eould be fitted up with couches, sofas,
etc., at little cost to the tired ones.
With great glee does the Associated
Press, "the greatest news-gathering
service in the world," tell of the con
stables and the police shooting down
orkingmen in cold blood and the
abuse and rough treatment of- the
wives of the unfortunate men up in'
Pennsylvania. The steel magnates
may win the strike, win a few dirty
dollars, and be able to cry: "We beat
the union," but who is there that will
stand in their places? If there is such
a bunch of murderers deserving tor
ment of the 1 wer regions, it is those
"Captains of Industry," headed by J.
P. Morgan and August Schwab. Their
hirelings cut no figure in the matter;
they were destinea for hades before
they "accepted" their present jobs.
During the last 17 years American
coal mines haye killed 22,840 men,
made at least 10,000 widows and up
ward of 40,000 orphans. And yet they
have to strike against the coal barons
for better conditions and fight the
troops to enforce their rights.
As will be noted elsewhere in this
paper the Southern Railway has an
nounced another Popular Excursion
to Richmond.
It is learned from ' the local office!
here that many inquiries have already
been received about an Excursion to
Richmond; even before train was an
nounced, which indicates that a good
ly numbe- will take the trip.
It is with pleasure that we note the
increasing circulation of the Greens
boro Daily News. This paper, which
had a large circulation at its resump
tion; is growing rapidly each day, and
will no doubt double its circulation in
the next few months. The News is
all that could be desired in a daily
newspaper. Mr. Z. P. Smith, its able
editor, with his corps of excellent as
sistants, will make a newspaper which
the people of tr ; old North State may
well feel proud. Great and continued
success to them.
Surely it does not take some of the
citizens of some of our new "pos
sessions, long to get on to the good
thing. The vthrifty Panamans, recog
nizing the superior quality of labor
ers Uncle Sam has been able to se
cure, are systematically luring the men
away from their work on the canal
by paying higher wages than our gov
ernment had been paying. This plan
of securing foreign labor without the
expense of importation that the citi
zens of the two-by-four republic have
profited by the lesson taught them in
the circumstances upon which their
republic was founded.
It makes a body tired sometimes
to hear able-bodied men complaining
of their hard luck. Turn whichever
way you will, one can always see
someone who is worse off than our
selves. The streets of Greensboro
has recently furnished an object les
son in the person of a South Carolina
negro who was so unfortunate as to
have both of his legs cut off by the
railroad. But he didn't complain. As
soon as he got well enough to crawl
around he got, himself a stock of shoe-'
strings and pencils and went out to
work. He supports himself and two
children, and seems to be as happy
as though he .had no handicap. There's
nothing like being cheerful. Pessim
ism won't get you anything.
Here's a little storyette about tin
soldiers. The Seventh New York Reg
iment, which showed the white feath
er and disbanded rather than fight for
their country during the Spanish
American war, cut a big chunk of ice
recently in the mimic battle around
Boston. They belong to the silk stock
ing aristocracy of the metropolis, but
when called upon ,by Uncle Sam for
active duty they got scared and fluked.
But they are a brave lot when there
is anything doing in the sham battle
line where there is no danger. They
also shine whn called upon to shoot
down married laborers who are en
deavoring to protect themselves from
the greed of alleged "Captains of In
dustry." According to Senator Lee S. Over
man, junior Senator from this state,
the recent tariff bill was the highest
and most vicious; one -ever passed in
the history of this country. He said
the consumer must, under .existing;
conditions, pay a tribute to the great
trusts which control the supply and
demand of the different articles, which
are the necessities of life. But the Sen
ator does not pay ' to what extent his
party is responsible for- this state of
affairs. That's another story. But
some one will have to explain, it be
fore another election rolls around. The
people of the South have always been
led to believe jthat there was no re
lief to be had from the. Republican
party; but are the members of the
Democratic party who are in office
any better?
That was a warning, which a South
ern woman -gave to the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, In . session
at Savannah, Georgia, last week, that
would benefit them much should they
heed it Mrs. W. A. Murdoch, presi
dent of the International Auxiliary to
the Brotherhood, warned the men that
they should not forget that they were
laborers i -nd should deport themselves
accordingly. She said the engineer's
union had been dubbed the "aristo
crats of labor," and she feared that
they had got "stuck" on themselves
in confidence. Mrs. Murdoch seems
to be of the opinion of many others
in the ranks of Organized Labor-
that the time will come when the
Brotherhood will need the assistance
of other labor organizations, with
which they hive so persistently re
fused to affiliate for many years. A
swell job often makes a swell head.
TO NON-UNION PRINTERS.
There has been no change in the
Old Age Pension, scheme adopted by
the International Typographical Un
ion. The Insurance feature, which has
been argued before the membership
for several years, has been settled,
provided the membership at large vote
right on the proposition to be submit
ted soon. Instead of an insurance fea
ture, a proposition will be voted on
by the referendum to increase the
mortuary benefits, which would
amount to the same thing as insur
ance you have to die to get either.
Beginning next year (providing, of
course, that the proposition is voted
on favorably, and it is believed it
will carry by a large majority,) the
death benefit will be as follows: For
membership of one year or less, $75;
for . continuous . membership of more
than one year and less than five, $125;
for continuous membership of more
than five years and less taan ten, $175;
for continuous membership of more
than ten years and less than fifteen,
$275; and for a continuous member
ship of more than fifteen years, $400,
which is the highest that will be paid
to any member by the I. T. U.i Of
course this can be supplemented1 by
local unions at their will, and is by.
many now. With the advantages of
fered by the printers it is a mystery
why some supposedly intelligent print
ers hold themselves aloof from their
fellows. Here are a few of the bene
fits to be derived: The old age pension
of $4 a week to those who have been
members In good standing for the pre
ceding twenty years; the death bene
fit as noted above; and last, and best
of all, the Urion Printers Home, where
the aged can go in their declining
years- and live happily and comforta
bly for the remainder of their lives.
Aside from these benefits, it is a
well known fact that the members
of the union are assured the fullest
protection In all their rights in the
matter of better wages, shorter hours
and better woiklng conditions gener
ally. Think these things over, Mr.
Non-Union Printer.
THE FAITHFUL FEW.
When the meetings called to order
And you look about the room,
You're sure to see some . faces
That from out the shadows loom.
That are always at the meeting,
And stay till it is through;
The ones that I would mention
Are the always faithful few.
They fill the vacant offices,
As they're always on the spot,
No matter what the weather,
Though it may be awful hot,
It may be damp and rainy,
But they are tried and true;
The ones that you rely on
Are the always faithful few.
There's lots of worthy neighbors
Who wi'l come when In the mood,
When everything's convenient
They can do a little good,
They're .a -factor .-in, the. order,
And are necessary , too;
But the ones who never fail us
Are the always faithful few.
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If it were notf for these faithful,
Whose shoulders at the wheel
Keep the order moving onward -Without
a halt or reel,1
What "would be' the fate of others
Who claim so much to do?
They surely would go under
I But for the faithful few.
Exchange.
Prosecuting Attorney Was the
prisoner In 'the habit-of singing when
he was alone? :
Witness Shure an I can't say, for
Ol niver was wid him whin he was
alone. : I : ' f
Each day should be distinguished
by at least pne particular act of love.
Lavater. M ,'; 'V.-'l J'itJ
Evangelism Is the gospel of Calvary
put Into active operation Gipsey
Smith.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LA
BOR AND THE SALOON.
(By the Rev. Charles Stelzle.)
Nearly one hundred International
officers connected with the organiza
tion -affiliated with the American Fed
eration of Labor have expressed them
selves as being in hearty sympathy
with the plan to inaugurate a Trades
Union Temperance Fellowship during
the sessions of the American Federa
tion of Labor to be neld next Novem
ber. The details of this organization
have not yet been formulated. A poli
cy and a program will be outlined at
a conference to be held in the near
future.: --But the Fellowship will have,
as its 4 principle object, the securing
of labbr halls which shall be free from
the influence of the saloon, putting In
to practical operation the recommend
ationp offered by President Gompers
at the San Francisco, the Pittsburg
and the Minneapolis Conventions. At
the Pittsburg Convention, Mr. Gomp
ers said: ?
"There is a constantly growing de
sire Among our membership to hold
their meetings in halls on the prem
ises of - which there is no sale of in
toxicants. In the interests of sobrie
ty and morality, I again urge that this
convention strongly recommend to our
affiliated organizations throughout the
country, that they Inaugurate a move
ment' which shall permit the use of
our public school rooms for the even
ing meetings of our labor organiza
tions It Is no new thing, therefore, that
this Is being suggested to the organ
ized labor movement but the men
who Relieve In Mr. Gomper's propo
sition, as adopted at three successive
conventions, have determined to or
ganize In order to bring it to pass.
The movement has no relation what
ever to the Anti-Saloon League or any
other temperance society. Not any
one interested in it this includes the
writer has ever had any correspond
ence with the Anti-Saloon League of
ficials concerning it. Indeed, they
know nothing at all about It The
whole movement Is merely the ex
pression of trades unionists in
behalf of the entire trades union
movement, and the principal object
which it is hoped will be attained, is
the carrying out of the wishes of three
different conventions as expressed in
the resolutions unanimously adopted.
The matter will not be brought be
fore the Convention for discussion. It
will be purely a voluntary movement,
engaged in by those who believe in
the enterprise. Even though the
movement did not have the warrant
already given by the resolutions adopt
ed by the American Federaion of La
bor, it would nevertheless be the right
of any individual to express his opin
ion concerning so important a mat
ter, and to organize as he thinks best
with relation to it. Organized labor
is just now making the fight of its
life for free speech and a free press.
This is one of the fundamental princi
ples of our organization. One of the
fine things in connection with the la
bor movement is the free impression
that is permitted In the councils or
labor. Any sort of a discussion which
has for its. object the best interests of
the workingman, should be given the
freest scope. I have frequently boast
ed that the Labor Press Is the fairest
in the world, because it has admitted
to its columns criticisms against itself
which no other paper would dare do.
The labor press exists for the whole
labor movement, and not simply for a
part of it If the Temperance Fellow
ship movement, above suggested, Is
not to the best interests of labor, la
bor will know It and those who are
engaged in it want to know It The av
erage workingman is too hard-headed
to be convinced by anything but sound
argument.
The question must be decided upon
its merits, without any indulgence in
personalities, and the American work
ingman is fully capable of doing this.
IS THERE TO BE AN ERA OF IN
DUSTRIAL CO-OPERATION?
To be hopeful though surrounded
with which pessimism may be surmis
ed to be an indication of weakness.
That the placative word is the olive
branch of surrender of principle is
the estimation of too many very
worthy persons. It is not always pos
sible to broaden the view of men who
constitutionally and through educa
tion aij& environment have a narrowed
and warped understanding. But self
interest, the appeal of direct pecun
iary profit, has a wonderfully waken
ing influence and power In changing
the point of view. The attitude of
capital to labor and of labor to capital
still bears the stains of traditional
wrong. How long this shall endure
no one can say, but If two of the most
powerful Christian nations are vying
with each other, taxing and oppress
ing their peoples In making huge en
gines of death and woe, nineteen
Stundred years since Christ preached
the gospel of good will and f orbear
ance, we may well Imagine that sar
donic friends are well pleased for the
allegorical war which the Church
teaches is being strongly fought by
the infernals. The strong, rallying call
to reason, made by the. recent Peace
Conference in Chicago goes out not
pnly to the nations but to the ranks
'of industrialists.
The printing trade has passed
through a long and bitter fight, and
peace has come. The United Typo
thetae of America is now turning its
attention to constructive work and, in
many cities, President Fell and Sec
retary Macintyre have been lnuentlal
Iri organizing anew and employing
printers for educational and ethical
purposes, -which Is, strongly reflected
in the work done at the May meeting
of the New. York Typothetae. ; The
boards of trade in the East are doing
a notable good in establishing trade
usages and elucidating the principles
of . accounting. In this work no more
distinguished success has been at
tained than that of the Ben Franklin
Club, of Chicago. President Hartman,
of that organization, has held strenu
ously, to its principles from its in
ception, and has given freely . of his
time and means to bring it to its
Lpresent success and establish its fu
ture power of usefulness. . Secretary
Elllck fthaB worked unremittingly In
unifying ; the employing printers, , and
the accumulating experience of many
establishments and their customs has
made him a ripe adviser. A feature
of the Western movement is that sup
ply houses are co-operating intelli
gently with printers' organizations.
They are no bnge- the apparently "de
lighted" but secretly reluctant sources
of tribute for printers' functions, but
are part of the effort to lift the print
ing trade to its just place in the in
dustries. In Minneapolis, Omaha, Sin
Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, Los
Angeles, and many other cities, the
employers are co-operating with tie
supply houses in this way and, in
some cases, co-operating with the un
ions also.
The International Typographical
Union has undertaken industrial ed
ucation for its members and for print
ers generally. Its distinguished suc
cess in this effort has won the ap
plause of the foremost educators of
the country. Inspired by its success,
the Bookbinders International Broth
erhood is preparing for plans for sup
plemental education; the Interna
tional Printing Pressmen's and Assist
ants'. Union Is about1 to consider the
subject and the Photo-Engravers' Un
ion is working along the same en
lightened path. "
That these efforts are peace move
ments no one will deny. The day of
a candid recognition of the fact of our
industrial interdependence must Come.
It will come with a true perception
of the responsibility of each interest
to protect the trade against malign
and disintegrating influences. The
longer that day is delayed the longer
will the . prosperity which should at
tend this industry, on which all human
development depones, be delayed.
The Inland Printer.
TEN TRADE UNION COM
MANDMENTS. (By W. J. Shields.)
1. Thou shalt attend the meetings
of the union, and be not tardy, nor
leave before adjournment. Your in
terests are at stake, see that they
have the attention of your personal
consideration.
2. Thou shalt take an active part
in the meetings and regard thyself
as the chief pillar of the union and
the one without which the structure
could not stand.
3. Thou shalt shake hands and wel
come all the newly initiated brothers
and thou shalt see to it that this serv
ice is continued until all are within
the fold.
4. Thou shalt love thy brother as
thyself and prove it by helping in
cases of need. Cultivate feelings of
mutual concern to the effect of se
curing employment one for the other.
5. Thou shalt at all times insist on
the union rate of wages and work
within the limit of hours prescribed
by the laws. In the doing of this
you improve the'trade.
6. Thou shalt make an engagement
to be present at all open meetings of
the union, that your social conditions
as well as your intellect may be im
proved. 7. Thou shalt leaver the- prejudices
and personal dislikes at the door and
enter the union in the true spirit of
brotherly love and a desire to serve
humanity.
8. Thou shalt do thy part in the
union faithfully and well, before thou
shalt deem thyself fit to judge anoth
er's lack. Judge not lest you yourself
be judged.
9. Thou shalt consider thyself the ad
vance agent of each coming meeting
and bring to the same some thought
that will prove instructive as well as
profitable to the union.
10. Thou shalt regard thine own acts
and character as the criterion by
which the public will judge the union.
Remember its humane mission and
strengthen It by flawless acts and dig
nified support
POPULAR EXCURSION TO RICH
MOND, va: via southern rail
way LEAVING GREENSBORO ON
NIGHT OF SEPTEMBER 8. FARE
$3.50 ROUND TRIP.
The Southern Railway announces
its last G' and Excursion of the season
from Charlotte to Richmond Septem
ber 8th. This magnificently equipped
train will pass Greensboro 12:00
o'clock midnight, night of September
8th, arriving Richmond 6:15 a. m.
Tickets will be good returning leav
ing Richmond on any of the regular
trains up to and Including Friday,
September 10th.
The fare from , Greensboro tor this
trip is on'y $3.50. ,
Richmond being one of the most at
tractive cities In the South no doubt
a great crowd will take advantage of
this opportunity for such a nice out
ing at a small cost For. further , in
formation see flyers or your nearest
agent or address the undersigned.
W. H. McCLAMERY, P. & T. A
Greensboro, N. C
Douglas & Do
Attorneys at Law
Room 4, 5 and 6, Greensboro Loan &
, Trust Building 1 .
Greensboro, N. C
uglas
LABOR'S NATIONAL PLATFORM.
1. T The abolxon of all forms of in
dustrial servitude ' except as lalpun
lshment for crime.
2. Free schools, free text books and
compulsory education. : "
3. Unrelenting protest against the
issuance and abuse of injunctton pro
cess in labor disputes. v-r--;;
4. A work day of not more than
eight hours in the twenty-four hour
day. . ;,YJ;
r - 5- A strict recognition of not over
eight hours a day on all federal, state
or municipal work and at not less than
the prevailing per diem wage rite of
the class of employment in the vicin
ity where the work Is performed.
; 6. Release from employment one
day in seven.
7. The abolition of the - contract
system on public work. ; r ; '1
8. The municipal ownership- of pub
lic utilities. : .
9. The abolition of the sweat shop
system.;- : ;i .
10. Sanitary , inspection of rfiukm
workshop, mine and home. ; V
1L Liability of employers for in
jury to body or loss of life. :
12. The nationalization of telenii
and telephone. ; '
13. The passage of anti-child labor
laws in states where they do not'erfat
amd rigid defense of them where they
have been enacted Into law. : w
14. Woman suffrage co-nnai ' with
man suffrage, the Initiative and .refer
endum and the imperative mandate
ana rignt of reealL
15. Suitable and plentiful nTAr
grounds for children In all cities.
16. Continued agitation for the nub
ile bath system In all cities. ,
17. Qualifications in nermlta to
build of all cities and towns, that
there shall be bathroom and h&fhmnm
attachments in all houses or compart
ments, used for habitation.
18. We favor a system of flnmna
whereby money shall be issued ex
clusively by the rovernment. wt
such regulations and restrictions as
will protect it from manipulation by
the banking Interests for their own
private gain. ...
19. The Initiative and refermnm
and the Imperative mandate and right
ui recall.
The above is a partial statement of
the demands which organised labor.
in the Interest of the workers aye, of
uw ywpie oi our country makes
uwu muaera society.
Higher wares. ahortAr wnrvtt 1
ter labor conditions, better homes bet-
viu aaier worjesnops, factories,
mills, ana mines. In a word, a better,
higher, and nobler life. ; ' C
ConseiOUS Of the inntinm nrtanm
and nobility of our cause, the "Ameri
can Federation of Labor appeals to all
men and women of labor to join with
us In the great movement for its
More tnan two million wage-earners
who ha vetreaDed the a.?
ganizatlon and federation appeal to-
uieir uroiners ana sisters of toil to
Unite With them unrt narftMnotA fn
ui ua
glorious movement with its attendant
oenenjs.- ..-,.-,. v ... v-
There arc affiliated to ttm imtHMn
Federation of Labor 118 International
Trades Unions with their 27,000 local
unions; 3& state Federations; 637
City Central Bodies and 650 Tsvai
Trade and Federal Labor Unions hav
ing no Internationals.
w nave nearly 1,000 volunteer and
special organizers as well as the of
ficers of the unions and of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor itself a1tb
willing and anxious to aid thein fellow
workmen to organize and In every
other way better their conditions. ,
SAMUEL GOMnatS, Pres.
FRANK MORRISOM. gec'y.
IMPROVED ORDER RED MEN..
Eno Tribe, No. 61.
Graded School Building, Revolution
Hills. Meets every Thursday even
ing 8 p. m., from April to October;
October to April, 7:30 p.; m.
Degree of Pocahontas. Washita No.
o Revolution Mills.
Meets eve'ry Saturday evening 8 p.
m., from April, to October; October,
to April, 7:30 in.
MANAGER We want a - eood man
who has $1,000.00 or more to invest,,
to manage a branch office for us in
the Loan, Real Estate and Invest
ment business. We ; can offer : the
right man' a contract which has'
some future to it It will ' pay yon
to investigate this proposition. : Na
tional Loan and Trust Co., Tifton,
Ga. ' - :
LAD IILS I0 OliJ i
Uf S? linking of baring an OgT
trlch Plum any time aoon, it nill be to
tout adrantage to write for our pric
list. We can mt6 you at least one-third ,
of the price. Osh or Installment.
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