The Oklahoma Labor Unit (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 24, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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YOU CAN HELP THE COOKS AND WA
WAITERS UNION BY PATRONIZING STRICTLY UNION
RESTAURANTS
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(1TV. OKLAHOMA, SATI'ltDAN
OKLAHOMA
CENTRAL LABOR BANQUET
ZEiGLER REELECTED
had made tlipir moBt prodigious
growth since the law had been put In
general operation.
Mr Dawson later appeared before
the executive council or the American
Federation of Labor and delivered
1 masterful -
compensation law. 'he council
very much impressed witn niB inu
Members of Congress Holding Union
Cards Honored by District of
Columbia s Men of Labor.
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I was re elected over his oponents by a
mn joritV of 90 votes.
1 For first vice. ^dent^red F. | resu.i^ -n^^«ee wM so
I Washington— The Central Labor
— 4 I Union of w ushington tendered a ban
exposition ot a worknu-n s { t() the union members of congress
— " and the executive council. o« Jum H.
very much impressed «.■• ----• :lt the New Kbbit bouse O i *•
iii-it"e knowledge and deeply Interested Klu.sts were present. I resident . •
in the facts which he had gathered j 0.Coimell, of the Machinists, acted as
Kll\0 HIW IT Hi I LIU) UrilMIMU
CONflDENl Of VICTORY SOON
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from all "sections of the world. As a
result of Mr. Dawson's appearance be
,, for urm fore the council, a commiuee honored guesi ami ma"
nee, I). N. lergusonof 1>rU.(, ml„er, of Lehigh. bp V , rted from members of the executive . jsti(. .lddrosB. featuring
W. Bennett of Chick- posed on the Becond ballot] « i <ollllcil to make a thorough investiga government employes ti
,e counting of ballots ' Aims, carpenter, of Muskogee. , of ,he scheme outlined by Mr. Rmut for a redress o
The auditors and teilei-8 of the Ok-
lahoma State Federation of Labor, M.
Akin of Shawnee, D. N. Ferguson of
Ardmore, and A. W. uc....*..* I „r Muskogee 'council to nm <- -r— . Mr
asha, tlnlshed the counting of ballots jAlj"®' C8et on(1 vice president, Julius tlon of the scheme ou inei
Of the Yecent election for Federation carpenter, of Enid, will run over | Dawson.
officers last Saturday, and announced • - - -• ■ u„n..v«tta
the results of the first ballot on Mon-
day Only three candidates were elect-
ed'rhe'''state*' Federation convention I <!ua E Koel1""' ,mlnter• ! Washington-During the last ses-
will meet in Bartlesville the third
Monday in August, being the 21st ,n" rman
dioations are that a large attendance I.
of delegates will attend the convention
this year, as many important laws are
to be considered.
This will be the third consecutive
convention at which Mr. Zeigler has
presided, and a better presiding officer
I It'll, ( '"C,
with Alex Mount, miner, of Henryetta.
For third vice president, Samuel At-
1ns, carman, of Shawnee, will be out |
against (lus K. Koecker, painter, oi
Tulsa.
CUT MADE IN TEXT BOOKS.
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u «- * profl I slon of the Ohio state legislatu
For fourth vic e president. P. J. Mee- ^ designated as "uniform text book
•arpenter, of Oklahoma ( itv, vsill , 4. _t1 , >f. Iiaac
Maxwell, earpen
bill aesignaieu . it iu lintiftr
be* opposed hy w. T. Maxwell, car pen- j bilTM ailed ofU the B,ate of
bell, carpenter, of hi Reno, and W. ^ eIlt i«V4 cents, it lias
Lindsey, miner, of Haileyville, b(ipn ahown that book companies were
have to make the race again. selilnE books made In Ohio at a lowei
price in other states than they were
at howe. According to the law now
111)011 the statute books, the school
: hook commission has a right to de-
mand a certain stipulated price for
books used in Ohio, based upon the
seiling price in othe'' states by Ohio
concerns. Should these book con-
cerns in Ohio refuse to accept the
commission's award, it Is rumored
that t lie state may go into the publi
' cation of books on its own account.
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lie-Elected
C. ZEIGLER,
President State
tion of Labor.
Federa-
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J. LUTHER LANGSTON,
He-Elected Secretary-Treasurer State
Federation of Labor.
For the office of auditors and tellers.
SYRACUSE METAL WORKERS.
Washington—The men employed in
the metal trades in Syracuse, upprpx-
iin5iting ",000 in number, are in nego-
tiation with their employers looking
1 toward the adoption of a new iscale of
1,rices It is thought at this time that
I an amicable adjustment will be
reached. The metal trades desiie
raise of 10 per cent, hours a d
;tnd Saturday half holiday.
THIRD WEEK
(If RACING
istmaster. Speaker Champ ''lark ot
the House of Representatives was i i
honored guest and made a character
g the right o,
government employes to petition com
cress for a redress of grievances,
which lias been denied tlieni by execu-
tive orders. His expressions were met
with audible signs of approval. I on-
cressnian Wilson also made an ad
dress contining his remarks to the In-
sidious encroachments or the new-
Htvled theories on "efficiency of labor
typitied by the Taylor and Emerson
systems. ...
President (tampers delivered the .ni-
di-ess Of I lie evening and character zoo i
the remarks made by Speaker I li'ri.
us being characteristic and in harmony
with former expressions and acts. He
related numerous instances of a Kindly
spirit and feeling which Speaker ( lark
had always expressed toward the men
of labor. President Gompers .Hso
made significant reference to the re-
cent decision of the supreme court,
contending that the Important poin ■>
had been decided against the men of
labor while relieving the individuals
under sentence for contempt from pay-
ing the penalty assessed, "in the light
of recent events," he said, "the con
gratulations which have poured In
upon us as a result of the decision
muv have been premature. lie then
traced the activities of labor on tin
The strike of cooks, walters and
waitresses in Oklahoma I'ny is pro-
gressing to the entire sat ist act Ion of
union officials. New houses are bt lug
signed up every day, and the union
officials feel very much encouraged as
to the outcome.
The statement was made in the daily
papers Wednesday to the effect that
former employes at Reub's restaurant
had i'mptied a barrel of beans in tin
coal bin and had broken dishes when
the proprietors of the place had i
fused to sign up. This Hie union of I
cials emphatically deny, and asse t
that the statement cannot be pro* en.
j Such statements us these in the daily
papers are made to lay all the blame
lm |he union men, but level-headed
people in ibis city who understand tin
I present situation know these state-
j meiits to be untrue.
The three pickets arrested on last
Tuesday at the Instigation of Al. II
were discharged in court Wednesday
morning. Test cases were made, the
union men being given the privilege of
passing their "fair" cards on the
streets.
Mrs. Lee Sharp, wire of the proprie
tor of Lee's restaurant on W. Grand
avenue, who was arrested on I uesi ay
for disturbing the peace, was not able
to appear in court Wednesday and tin
case was continued until Monday
The officials of the union would liki
to know who the 19 propretors are
need tne acuviuoo .10 hnu ■ ; „«
economic and political field, referring who signed the proprietors agrmMii.nt
ihe retirement of Congressman Lit- ,10t to sign the unl™7h t many 'in the
tietleld of Maine, and the election ol ehitin there are not that many in in
tlelletd 01 M P«e. m„mharv nf , pri|„„ officials would alsi
ueneiu in i«i.,..v ,
titteen union men as members of th<
House of Representatives, as the re-
sult of the struggle and the activity ot
the men of labor. The Central Labor
Fnion of Washington is to be cougrnt-
, ,,j which
ulated on the splendid succ
intended its efforts.
lias never occupied the position. Mi. "" ('"."V-hnsen the contest w
Zeigler has gained in n J between Alex BayoHs, miner, of
deeding1^ertion^^deiat'i'.',,.' ofBcem.1 of McAiester and ^dney C. Wiles, ^ ^ ^ ^
ballot together with the candidates the >ace w 11 be beeen Lee ,a>no. ^ ^ be8, ,..u.es of the season which
who will he up for election on the sec- miner, of Phillip , ■ will close Tuesday, July 4. In making
ond ballot: i Penter'- of- Sh" -'
V. ('. Zeigler, for the past two years
president of the Oklahoma State Fed-
eration of Labor, was elected by "
MS RE OPENED
IIS HEARINGS
inter, 01 auawi.ee. „i„„,i„„ I „n the book considerable thought was
The ballots for the second elect!ion j up the ooo ^ ;|| (he tra(,k and
will be mailed to the different local ; «iv®' notybe the handicapper's fault
ed by a majority of 580 votes. 'he auditing attendance has been much largi r
A. W. Bennett, for auditor and teller, I year. than last year and the horses have
~ shown their best form in nearly every
icial study of this particular feature, race on Ladies' Day, Tuesday, It was
having visited various countries where estimated that no less than eight thou-
workingmen's compensation laws are sand ^ek has beeifexception-
in actual operation. His contention tendance all week has oeen e
was that the constitution gave the ] ally good
right of the federal government to
enact a law covering this feature and
putting it into actual operation by an
excise tax, and he based bis conten-
tion on the opening section of the con-
stitution of the United States, which
says: "WTe, the people of the United
States, in order to form a more per
CONSTITUTIONALITY OF PRO-
POSED ENACTMENT CON-
SUMES PART OF SESSIONS.
Several prominent citizens ol Mus
kogee arrived the middle of the week
to witness the races and they declared
that thy were more thafi pleased with
the manner in which racing is con-
ducted here. In the party were lams
Bixbv. George W. Barnes and I
Peeratn A. L. Sponsler, president ot
... , waB
SUMES PART OF SESSIONS. I States, in order to tonn a more pei- Pegram, A. I. apousie. ■ ■
- fect union, establish justice, insure ,|,e Hutchinson Hair of Kansas was
Washington —The congressional domestk. tranquility, provide for the j als0 a visitor. Mr. Sponsler is pres -
anmisslon appointed to investigate t common defense, promote the general dent of the Centra Jockey club and
Tnbiect of workmen's compensa- welfare," etc. He laid stress upon : has many good things to say about
e subject ot woiKiiens i wei.a . «„rnlnnte the i„,.„i rarin. and the good prospects
of "workmen's compensa-1 welfare," etc. Me lam siress u,™ )ias many goou m.i.gr ... ---
t on has received its hearings. At the the fact that the words "promote the ,(K.a, racing and the good P'"0SI)e<
last session previous to the one men-, general welfare" gave the law making | for racing all over the coun .
tioned adjournment was taken upon , power of the federal government I ™i™ and methods,
the suggestion of the commission to | ample authority to establish a system
.■wait the decision of the United States j of workingmen s compensation. It
Kiinreme court in the Standard Oil, was also stated that the collection
Tobacco Trust and other cases, for this excise tax would be direct fi'"1"
the reason that in these cases there | the employer, and he, in turn,
reason ... • ■ lt t0 the cost of production, would be
distributed and eventually paid bv the
consuming public. This feature ap-
(If IN1EREST
1(1 SMOKERS
"Six years ago a farmer in one of
our leading counties put bis initials
on a one-dollar bill. The next day he
came to town and spent It with a
merchant. Before six months bad
passed be got the same dollar back,
our limes In three years the bill
•ame back to him for produce
three times he heard of ll in 'he
pockets of neighbors. The last time
he saw the bill was three years ago.
He sent it to a mail-order house, lie
will never see that bill again. 1 he
dollar bill will never pay any more
•liool or county taxes for him, will
never build or brighten any more
homes in the community. He sent
it entirely out of usefulness to him-
self and his neighbors when he sent
it to the mail-order house.
Patronize the home industries, the
home merchants and the union made
mars. The ones that have the Light
nine Label on the box. Build up our
state, and to do this you must keep
the money here, to employ those at
home. Let us all try this for one year
and note the difference.
The above story is from the reverse
side of a very handsome card gotten
out by the Cigarmakers Union of l)u-
luth.
llie I Cttoun , |
were points involved which, when de-
cisions w«re handed down, might
shed light upon the enactment of the
measure under consideration. The first
session of the reopened hearings was
devoted to a discussion of the consti-
tutional phases in the enactment of a
compensation law. There were pres-
ent representatives of the American
Federation of Labor, together with
representatives of the railway brother-
hoods and attorneys for numerous
railroads. Attorney Miles M. Dawson,
an expert actuary, also appeared In
advocacy of such a law.
under
iur laiuifi « • —
new rules and methods.
For the coming week there will be
added features every day at the race
track and the crowds are expected to
be larger than ever. In addition to
the handsome purses, any number of
long distance handicaps have been ar-
ranged, and several short races are on
. j feature ap- program'to give the iast sprinters
parently met the views of those who a (.hance it is believed that Sain F
and his half brother George Washing-
till Ul ill J ^1 11 « •••
parently a unanimity of opinion among
ill those appearing before the commis-
sion relative to the needs of such a
law There is a difference, however,
as to the manner in which it Shall be
applied. The discussion oil the con-
stitutional phase of the quest on
which attracted the most attention
was that by Miles M. Dawson, of New
York. Mr Dawson has made a sp-*
were present and actively interested
Mr. Dawson's narrative of the opera-
tion of this law in Germany, which he
stated in his opinion and that of those
who have made a thorough investiga-
tion, was tne very best plan extant,
was excedingly interesting. Under
the operation of the laws in Germany
poverty has been almost wiped out of '< "^ „
appear ... existence and employers and employes during the meet
There is ap-! are in accord with the general plan
ton will be entered in the same rac
again and some of the races will find
half a dozen or more winners at the
present meeting.
Nothing but praise has been heard
on all sides for the excellent mannc-
REYNOLDS' OPINION
in force. True, some minor details
need alteration, but as a general prop-
osition It has worked very success-
fully. In an interview with Mr Daw-
son after the hearing closed, he stated
that the compensation law of Germany
uu.>..r> Everything at the
irack suggests the best there is in the
way of facilities and the weather has
been nothing short of ideal. With the
exception of one day, following a rain,
the track has been fast.
One of the biggest events yet to be
run is the Independence Handicap.
that the compensation law oi ueriiiauj ,.... tntv 4 \
other hand, the organizations of labor J track have been entered.
Washington Prevlaling sentiment
in America relative to judicial inter
pretatlon of laws is reflected In Kng-
land One of the greatest newspapers
of Great Britain, Reynolds' Newspaper,
editorially contributes the following
anent Winston Churchills' recent
speech in parliament: "Mr. t hurchili
has made himself the spokesman of
an enormous body of public opinion
by his comments upon the manner
in which the law courts have lost the
contidence of the people in matte: s
where class and party interests are
involved. He was careful not to at
tack any individual judge, nor did he
impugn the good faith and honor ot
the bench. He clearly stated that the
bias was unconscious. He has never-
theless been subjected in the house
disgraceful attacks based upon
•monstrous misrepresentations' of
what he actually did say. He was
precluded by the deputy speakers
reading of the rules of order from
making any reply or explanation, rhe
country, however, needs none. It is
with him."
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compact. Union officials would also
like to know whether these proprie-
tors who signed the proprietors agree-
ment are making business tor eacn
other or is I lie public making it.
There are members in the organiza-
tion who are well to do citizens ol
Oklahoma City, and still the fighting
proprietors claim the niembereiptn
be little less than a lot of hoodlums.
This is a very bad way to light by run
ning down an organization
At the time the agreei
I presented to Al. Rueb and Geo. Hough
ton these gentlemen became very in
dignant. but since that time the two
Imin have apologized to the members
of the committee ol the union
Harry Richard, proprietor ol the
Manhattan, absolutely refuses to
recognize the union in any way, and
sayB he will never accecde to the d< •
mands. . .
Mr. Spahr, now proprietor ot King i
chili parlor, made such a demons! ra-1
tlon on lhe streets the other day he
was put under $1,000 peace bond. H<
weighs something over 300 pounds and
I when he got obnoxious the picket on
and duty at thai particular time, a 120-
' pound man, knocked Spahr down. At
that time Hie police interfered and
while the picket was being held Spahr
hit him in I he face. The next (lay
Spahr was seen in front of his pU
of business with a butcher knife in his
hand. . 4 fVlot
Several of the proprietors stat< tnai
their business lias not been hurt dur
ing Ihe Strike. Why are they making
such a fight if ibis is the case.
Union officials intend to put all iam-,
pant proprietors under peace ioik s
Who are .-aught causing disturbances
Mundy claims Ihe proprietors will
win if it takes a year to do it. Ihe
union men say they will win if It takes
the years, as they are back,
ally and morally by their Internationa
union, also the Stale Je ' ,
Labor of Oklahoma and the entral
Trades and Labor Council of Okla-
homa City. The union men ot ot
crafts in the city should be • ar. ml
and not get In unfair places when pa
ronizing restaurants, and thereby help
the cooks and walters to will then
"^Proprietors of "unfair" restaurants
in the city have made the statement
that the union men and women were
hungry now and that it would not. take
long to starve them out. I his is not
the case, as meal tickets are being fur-
nished to all union men out ol worn
atld to those who walked out in sym-
pathy with the union men and women.
The management of the Maje.-tn
theatre gave a benefit performance
last Thursday night for the striking
cooks and waiters, and a nice sum *\as
realized from this source
The charier for the colored mens
union of cooks and waiters arrived he
first of the week and the orgaiiUa' on
was perfected on last Wednesday
Declaring that the union cooks, wait-
ers and waitreses were interfering
w ith their business by the passing out
Of cards bearing the names of union
restaurants, proprietors of non^-union
restaurants made complaint to hie
of Police John Hubatka on last Mom
dav. Hubatka got busy and ordered
the union men and women to stop the
work of picketing. However, the good
work went along as usual, notwith-
standing the fact that some ot the
union men were arrested, ihe cases
will be tried as test easel, and In cuse
the union men lose all people passing
out cards on the streets or Oklahoma
City will be prohibited from doing so
111 me future. Dentists, shoe stores tree
newspapers and several other busi-
ness institutions in the city use this
mean .if advertising, and why should
the police deny the union men and
women the same right?
Tuesday at the noon hour quite a
crowd gathered in front of one of the
nonunion restaurants on West ('ra"a
avenue, after the proprietor ot the
place had attracted the attention of
passersby by the loud talk and oath*
he was using on the street m front ot
his place of business. 'I he union men
and women were not making any ills-
turbanee at all, the only eibject be ng
to pass out a few cards bearing lie
names of union houses in the city.
This certain proprietor shouted out on
one occasion that lie was In the right
and that the "people of the city was on
his side." However, it was a notice-
able fact that "the people were not
lulling over each other to get seats
In his place of business al that partic-
ular time. This same fellow threatened
to get a gun and.run the union men
away, but police interfered in a mild
" Now life lias been injected into the
Strike situation by the announcement
thai Ben Gordon, national organizer
from Washington, D. C., is to take
charge of the situation In Oklahoma
City.
CLAUD CONNELLY APPOINTED.
State Labor Commissioner Charles
Daugherty announced last Wednesday
that lie had appointed C. 10. Connelly,
miner, of Lehigh, as assistant factory
Inspector. The appointment is eflee--
tlve luly 1. Mr. I onnolly is a popular
worker for the cause of organized
i i.,i ,,r in the state, having served at
rganization. labor in uie f , Fed
tll„e the agreements, were jfljrt vj« on committees
of importance for the upbuilding of the
cause The labor commissoner is
to be' congratulated for his selection
for this Important position.
Mr. Daugherty ulso made the an
non,.cement that J. (Ml. M"or| Ar ;
had been selected fo ti
position of statistical! in the office at
Oklahoma City.
SALESMEN TO ORGANIZE.
Washington—The travellng siileS'
men, Insurance agents and collectors,
of Toledo, Ohio, recently held a meet-
ing With the object In view of forming
a union. Definite action has not as
yet reported, but it is understood
that those in attendance pledged them-
selves as favorable to such an organ-
ization.
BOOT AND SHOE
WORKERS CAIN
continued advance jn wages
secured with increasing
membership.
Washington—An amicable adjust
nient of wages in the lasting depart-
ments throughout southeastern Massu
chusetts by the Boot and Shoe Work
ers' Union, Involving 2,b00 empioj .,
aggregated an increase in wages ap-
proximating $1100,000 a year.
The Industrial Workers of the
World, following their usual methods,
were successful in deluding a sutflc ent
number of the Brooklyn union of Boot
and Shoe Workers to strike In viola-
tion of its agreement, with the usual
result that the Industrial Workers
failed to make good their lurid prom-
ises and the men have returned to
work, and reinstated themselves n the
recognized organization, while the. .
W W's have migrated to other ti Id.
to continue their nefarious practices
In Montreal, Canada, two large silo
manufacturing concerns have merged,
one of the firms in the consolidation
having been 111 agreement with the
Boot and Shoe Workers for many
years while the other has previously
conducted its factory on ihe "open
shop" plan. The merging of the two
concerns has worked to the interest of
the Boot and Shoe Workers ' nion,
however, for a new agreement has
been entered into whereby union Boot
and Shoe Workers will be employed
exclusively thus giving the organiza-
tion practically a maximum strength
in that city.
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