The Oklahoma Labor Unit (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 10, 1910 Page: 1 of 8
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LET'S PULL TOGETHER FOR ANOTHER PROSPEROUS YEAR FOR ORGANIZED LABOR IN OKLAHOMA
tndoord by Building Trade* Cmi*J
• iU Allied Pnnhng Tmdee Cou«rd
£r-f——' by Stale Federation of Lnboe
CentTr.de. end Labor Cou eil
„0 THE INTERESTS OS ORGANIZED LABOR AND THE FARMERS' UNION OP OKLAHOMA
VOL
oklahoma cm, oklahoma. SATI HDaV. SKl'TK
III. imo.
NO. 1
TEDDY TOyS
with i
SCRUTINIZE YOUR BREAD
TELI.8 KANSANS THAT HE FA
VORS NATIONAL WORKERS
COMPENSATION ACT
(T'.y Pan-American Press.)
Washington, D. C., Sept. I. Labor
leaders m ttiis city are asking just
what i heodore Roosevelt actually huu
in mind when, during the course o. his
startling ivunsus t'.lty address, lie puic-
ticaliy deciartd himself in tutor oi an
employers liability law.
H.es the thought in the Roosevelt
mind model itself upon Hie haiglish
briefly summarized, the British
Workmen's Compensation Act of 1906,
gives compensation, when liability it
ebtiaiiisueu. to all occupations where
the employment is by way of manual
labor, clerical work, or otherwise, with
the exception of persons employee,
otherwise man by manual labor whose
remuneration exceeds $1,216 a year. It
also excepts persons whose emp.oy
Look at the next loaf of bread you
buy. in d if it lacks the union label
hand it back. You cannot aff rd to eai
scab bretd, even If it is given to you.
You cannot afford to put tuberculosis
germs into your stomach. You cannot
afford to help kill the men who do the
baking.
Yc u are helping to shorten your own
j supply of bread every time ycu buy a
j loaf of scab bread, if the baker-
union Is weakened it wll. weaken the
whole lire of defense against redac-
tion of wages, and it will be easier for |
the boss to reduce your income. I
I'uyir.g union made bread is conti to-
uting to your r*n life insurance. II is
strengthening the forces that are fight
ng for veil It 1= investing your money
where It will bring bigger returns than
are offered by any savings bank.
It is hard lo tell Ihe difference be-
tween a union man w ho does not buy
union label goods and an ordinary s, nb
'I'llere is excuse for the ordinary scab. |
namely, that he is aim-st forced to ]
seat! sometimes. But no union man is
ever forced to buy scab bread.
change.
SENATOR GORE WANTS
LA FO
TO RETURN
VACATTN
MurrJ
IT-OMI II,'. ]
HERO
EVLK
UNIONS FIGHT FOR ALL
It Is surprising how few people real j
y understand Just what the labor
unions are lighting for. Some think
•hat it s " light for shorter hours I
and better wages. This, of courso, Is i
one of the things organized labor is
battling for. I ut there are many
other tilings all over the country.
Men and women of labor are lighting —
tr better all mankind and many who j -mio-r qui
lacked courace to light ill lab r'' | UNIONS WILL FIGHT COURT RUL-
LABOR PARTY
FACES CRISIS
Madi-on. Wis., iept. 6,-Senator
finro of Oklahoma. sent a tele-
gram lo Senator LaFollette in «'hich
iUso excepts persons w nose emp.05 b™rcii Vitiating
nient ib oi a casual nutuie and vuio h ,wp:it of LaFollette
(Copyright, 1S>10.)
I ranks are enjoying the conditions
gained. Many in this city and others
| w ho work but eight hours a day in
toad of ten, must thank Ihe union
I men for this great privilege. Many
a' weary day of idleness was spent
walking the streets. Many a wife and
child have fell Ihe pangs or hunger
while the bread v Inner was on strike
for the eight hour day. We hope
some dav the men who aro reaping
the benefit will Join the forces that
gave It the sanitary conditions that
exist In factories now, was won 111
labor union lights. The wealthy, ro-
bust boy and girl who are spending
their lime playing instead of working
'in Bono factory must thank organ
j Ized labor, for the child la?ior law
| was one of organized labor's lights,
and Willie conditions have Improved
there arc still some wrongs to be
righted.—Exchange.
ING WHICH TIES
TREASURIES
UP
ment is cl a casual nature and who tMt country , LuKollette
are employed otherwise than tor the La*olelte T Ue drfeat* ^ says
enj.io)u i uaue or business, membei
of police forces, persons in the naval
or limitary bervice oi tne crown, out-
work. is, and all members oi the em
ployer's family dwelling in his lipuse.
i ue Workmen's Compensation Act
further provides for returns by em-
ployers, in such industries as the bee
rctury of Stat# may direct.
1 he total number of persons em-
ployed in the factories covered b>
these returns was n,MlO,IMJU in lOtia.
The employees injured in the factories
numbered litti,:!!>(, who received com
pensation amounting to $H,ldi3,.hiij, an
average of ^aU.tio. l he factory tatan-
ties numbered 951, for which itiiiu.loi j
cuuipeucauou was paid, an average of j
compensation amounting to Jl',-
tit,, uii a oi age of $i3o, was liaid in
24 taial cases resulting front industria.
disii..e, iii.ii $3i,00S, an average of $t>8,
in ..--1 disablement cases caused by in-
dustrial disease.
lusiantes the settlement oi
a oiaini ia inane by the puym>-nt of a
lump sum in lieu o! a weekly pay
menu m 19u8, out of 323,-U accident
ci. i..., ,;,.in were thus disposed oi.
eithi 1- ill ,,11 the happening of lh' acci-
dent or in a period during which a
weealy payment was made. In the
7,;.i . cates which were settled at once
without and previous weekly payment,
th . . .i-bO sum paid was Uut quite
$4-.
roosevelt has but recently returned
fr ,,iand and is undoubtedly in-
fouutu i.s to the marveluus cheap re-
sult. -cheap to the employers—de-
ri* tii lie m this act.
he iifc,ures are plain. A working
m .,e IS valued at from $tiuO to
$■;. . yii.h small things lost as lingers,
ten , . 1. eye or a leg, where there is not
to.i i uis: blement, are apparently set-
tles for bv the employers at an aver
ag, £ of $23.60.
i ion men assert that the principle
m; ue all right but how about the
price i
iio sevelt did not mention the price.
LilrOllruc. in*- •'
would ho a national calamity, he says
in the telegram. , ,
Later—1 aFolletto was renominated
by a large majority.
NICE L,TTF0rRFs'PrCIAL PURPOSE
The international Machinists have
nearly $100,000 in government bonds.
NO NEED fOR
PF
{ FOR US AND
THEN PREY ON US
he high cost of living, laid at the
la liner and wage-earner by
: ponent8, is due to other causes
\. our opponents want to pray
Ave minutes !• woek and pray
i.c rest of the week.
n.ers do not get too much for
i uucts nor wage earners too
r their labor, and, if I read
of the times rightly, the
f the messes for the profit
not continue everlast
There is a sufficiency of labor of all
kinds in Oklahoma City, the various
newspapers to the contrary notw h-
standlng Several times witmn thei
oast two weeks stories have been car-
ried bv two Oklahoma City newspapers
to the effect that work was plentiful
hare, or that it would bo as soon as 1
the packing houses were ready lor
operattcn. These stories were alleged
to have been obtained from the State
I'ree Emp'oyment Bureau, vet Mr.
Vance, v. ho is in charge of the bureau,
absolutely denies that any reporter
ever interviewed him or that he ga\e
out any sueli information.
According to officials of the packing
companies as stated by the morning
paper Wednesday morning, appiox -
mate'y 1 000 laborers together with
their families Will arrive in Oklahoma
City this month for the opening ot ho
packing plant. .lust why this number
of laborers should be imported when
many men already here are out of em-
ployment is beyond the understanding
of a big majority of Oklahoma citizens.
Mr. Vimce in expressing himself in
regard to this matter Thursday said
"It seems that certain interests in
Oklahoma City are deliberately adver-
tising a shortage of laborers and me-
chanics in Oklahoma City for the fftii- ]
pose of floating the town with unem-
ployed labor preparatory to forcing a
reduction of wages. 1 would suggest j
that seme preparation be made by the
same interests for giving these men
employment or else the people will be
forced to care for them this winter b.
charitv and hard times, such us never
have been experienced here bcroie,
will result."
The supp'emental statement made
by the bureau with the report for Aug-
PARADE WAS THE LARGEST IN
HISTORY Of OKLAHOMA CITY
Monday's Labor Day parade was, marching back on Broad™, to^Main
easily the largest of any other In th U ( a(lc disbanded.
history ot Oklahoma City, In spite of ,p||0 | h()r qUCen( Miss llebecca
the gloomy day and the intermittent i Owon llod ,u„,n her throne
showers. Yet the Trades Council,, and gu,-founded by a group of beau-
having the celebration in charge, rea- j tifut yoimg women, followed in line,
li-ed that In no other way could the | T|le float was of beautiful design and
crowth -ind magnitude of the various I was drawn by four horses, following
history of the c y. ^ i(^ blue sashes draped over their
i In numbers, in strength and in ei- houjdera Martial music atended the
, fectiveness of program, the P"rau< J.irst division
Am %£&£
the principles for which laborers, in and pink badges
national organization, staid. I The electrical workers and sheet
ti? -JSS&! 3SrJK?x«r Si
Monday morning, was one of cqp-, worU(.1P stniettirM iron w«r>-
tinned interest and satisfaction. • PUIters and bod carriers.
,„s asffjrsiM vk sr-Xj« — - *
t,lne?-. ^v0tHteTbu\ewiTdoned a«T c'laude Thomas, lending the s-conil
(lly Thomas T. Ryan, Correspondent
of the Pan-American Press.)
London, Sept. 6.—The Joint board
representing the general federation of
the Itrltisli trades unions has deter-
mined to fight for the pollticul life of
the Labor party whoso campaign
funds are threatened with extinction
by the Osborne judgment. This throt-
tling decision prevents the unions
from using their funds for parliamen-
tary purposes.
Presided over by Mr. Shakleton, M.
P., Ihe joint board's proceedings
were secret In tho matter of detail but
the actual results of the deliberations
were given out in a report which, ar
tor charging thai tho Osborne judg
ment has invaded the rights the
trades unions have possessed for fifty
years, demands that these rights he-
restored.
Continuing the report outlines the
proposed plan of campaign as follow si
"The board regrets the decision or the
government not to grant facilities for
the consideration of the hi 1 introduc-
ed during the present session to carry
out this object, nor even to give a de
finite guarantee to provide for the
payment of members' and returning
officers' expenses, and having regard
to the injustice of the decison tjnd
I of the urgency ot the matter, the
i board calls upon all affiliated organ!
zatlons. In view or the misrepresenta-
tions of the position which have ap-
I poured 'in the press:
' "(1) To co-operate In enlightening
i public opinion on the issue.
j "121 To approach their parliamen-
tary representatives on the subject,
and
'(I!) To urge their members to
"This talk of punishing dishonest makl. thiH ;l test question at all elec-
eiectlon officials of this county Is very Hons." ,m. i* •,
and proper, but how about those j It
•higher up,' whose money coiruptetl , b t W|1H
II, election Are they to go tree_when jllHt these same condi-
tho were the main cause of It all. UonH into existence because
So said h. •!. Giddings, local attor • n()to|.ioUH Taft-Vaie decision
ney, in his addr< ss Monday altcrnoon ^ |||n,.1|( 1H.U w|pe out tho un
at the labor day celebration at the fall ^ ^ tr,.usuri,.Si i, iH more than likely
grounds. , ,h „ower ,,f organized labor in (Jrcat
.... | "behind every dishonest ball > y (!l.lt,,ln w)ii mr,.t. thfs crisis in a like
In j will find a dishonest dollar. Let us \
ALWAYS THE CASE
In Tueoma a large shop that signed
up with the machinists is working two
shifts a day to try and keep up with
orders.
DID YOU KNOW THAT?
More than 3,000 women In (irrat
Britain die in childbirth every year.
Not that many men arc killed In bat-
tle.
PUNISH TOE
gei" the"giver'of"that dishonest dollar ! unflinching fashion.
M well as the maker of that dishonest | Tve nntalr employer the man to
ballot—the tempter as well as ttu' | wboI!1 „„ ..bllgation is sacred and who
tempted. , . on tllc aiert to take advan
",t is not the need of laws but th ,,f Mi buBiness rival and Ins em-
need of law enforcement, that is th< . i;, (>urso an(i a detriment
crying need of Oklahoma county. • • f.oniinun|ty. if all employers
"Whei'i ver you find cheap labor• ^^."00^ act on the s„„are.
'you will tiud disorganized labor, and . W()„ (j |)(. few strikes or lock-
wherever you find well-puid lubor you j woricmen are the
will find organized labor; and thus, | ■ bn(,kh()IK. ,)f a community, and
unfortunately, cheap lubor sets " j. (h() Bmounl „f money in clrcit
standard for an entire craft. lotion paid out as wages that gauges
Tho best method for organized 1 ,,rof,y of a town or < ity. The
labor to accomplish its ends Is to re-. . f dishonest and utirair
main strictly non-political, righting tor , , , on]y work to the detri
those Who ar.. for It and against « '" " ! '.'n, ot the wage earner, but di-ar
who are against it. Ilemain true to | t,usincs« and help lo bring on
your leaders, ever remembering that| nd har(1 tjme8_ ,f enl
they are studying conditions while | uld get together, meet the
you are creating them, and that petty /pesentatlves of tae union and
I jealousies are ihe only media that can ^."Yo ™ , mutually satisfactory
I aecempllsh the destruction of your or- ^ ^ wageBi instead of trying to
h wore ganizations. t one another's throats, there would
"The best answer to be made to tne - •
Owen, clad in pink silk, anil her ladies- dress also was I>«"''l«;r- ^r""The best answer to be made to the|cu. ™-neri fOT aiy"of them ... gain
in-waiting, were the chief feature of a turned teamiteri* union Charge that "nloniim ls a truit U Uiat ^ dlihoneit advantagt by r.•during
thwmyprahl. marshal of the day, ac'which Is only one year old and has 1. |t tafo^he wages. The living wagej-jh^bari.
wu. not continue e\eriasi- oy me uuicau anni«ra.
e re going to get more, and ust is to the effect that . • « 1
e. mill the right Of life, lib | tiers were lmade f°r worlii and o! th^
pursuit of happiness becomes, great number onl> 6.- were 11
pad "Tho nilvertisiiig ot the opening oi
'HI UUIiiu'-i .
"The advertising of the opening or
the packing plant September 1 said
Mr Vance, "has caused an influx or
butchers. Seventy-nine applied tor
I jobs. Of that number nearh all ue
| working at common labor. Four htin-
la.. sept. 6.—The applica-! dred and fifty carpenters applied for
and not a glittering gen
Si muel Gompers.
ST^.TES JUDGE
: .KDS GRIPE-NUTS LEMON
com panied by Teon" Derr.color bear- j membership hundred
er, headed the parade which mom. PI marched en loot, but
S no rt h and *on -
tlnued as far as Ninth street, counter-] (Continued on i g
THE QUEEN CONTEST j
the few.
\\ . Post of Until- Creek,
restrain the American Feder-
nhor and the IV.-clc Stove and
ef St. Louis, from entering
- ti shop agreement Mas de-
le United States court here
■irtlh H. McPherson
MULDER !NrOCEvTS
TO GAIN THEIR ENDS
W. Va., Sept
th? National
rrs of America
bodly hurt
8.—Two
?oard of
were at-
it r'lnrk?-
Va
a lie?
dete"tiv«
; 1 operators. The
badly hurt, were
• Vorksville, Ohio,
f Canena.
(1 that the
rv cloved
and Charles
work and only two ' were made
and they v.er- rilled.
"One hundred and twenlj f-n
bookkeepers, salesmen and stenogra-
phers sought work. Only two were
furnished emp'oyment. A .total or
S.Sf.n eernmon laborers ..npileil and
r,2H were supplied with worl- 1 ' • n'j
one call for domestic!" « ' (lc "1"
! these wen I laced TV *:-ro - ap-
j pllentiors for fan nd -. can.
: were mad ■ .
I "A e-mpiri-.n -lib 'he report of
the Mnslt. gee bur. au shows a s'miifi-
1 ,-nnt difierenee. Only calls for
h- lp Of all kind were manic anil -■,a
■ persons te de app'lcatien for work, ..
nior.'il:" - than applicants. One hun-
dred end eighty-one ci'ls w ' ' mod"
for common laborers there and only
148 sought work."
(By the Little Fellow in White.)
The reccnt Labor Queen contest
which was won by Miss Reboce.
Owen, demonstrated that although tin
contest was a "hot < ne and the f '< 1
I Miss Rebecca Owen, through the
columns o. The I 'nit, extend- I "r sin
!thanks to her many .riciids l"i
their loyal support, and highly appro
elates the kindness of Mr. and ■■
Iioach. who went to the trouble
WE'RE ALWAYS READY
The 1'nlon Social Club, which is be
ing organized by The Little Kellow li
White," will make It necessary f r
Tin nit to increase Its stuff of ".lope
. rtists ' Dances, socials and parti.-
will be given bv the club and The
(Unit being equal to the occasion has
. mployed a society editor, at an enor
inous expen-e to the managem '
Who will ' rite up every social funt
i ot prosperity* It is the unfair and
unscrupulous employer who causes
trouble, and in ninety nine . as. s mil
of a hundred, is directly responsible
for strikes.
NOT THROWING AWfY
MONEY OR
E-ERGY
; plui
ing
!m
ran high at times, ev^rvthing wasll.; rnessluc up their hort
:eful at the finish. I at I a. m. and divine
and bURgy
Owen t'
pe:
Miss Grace Coombs, the defeated 1 ■ r hon
i dldate proved to !)<■ a "Rood Iok *r | hotna.
d accompanied the Queen and l.er
ijf1 c of Honor and was later enter-
( '. t v t'.icm at th• * fair grounds.
orybody is satisfied and out of
,n (1 street in South Okli
M r
prominent
Win. O'Ma
in tlx
11 ion takit
When i' c m<
I v hy we're right in
| you have any <
ji-Fk \'t r the r- -•: ty
him all ; bout it.
'denen's entirely
.
to putting on style
in it, FO whenevei
; rail up Black
•tv editor, and " '
When we read of a Stati' Federation
. f 1 • bor working for th*- initialand
referendum, its they are d"in^ in \\..si
neton, Arkansas, Arizona, Ohio and
nt her Ftat ;s, we knou they are not.
throwing away their energies and their
t reasuries.
SIMPLE FACTS
ef the Cook?
in •
iill up.
c men ire "
nd tor speaki
iren are not i
f them being.
H d to or mm
4lv ..... . . ^ new organization will Ik* |
'"vv.•rd to'be known as the I'nion So-
' 1 Club, the members of which vi 1
i • ve parties. snH. Is an.l danee
thereby strengthening 'he cause of j
■
*.,V member cf organized labor
ntion;
ti. Pc
1 Mrs.
. p:C <EPf WOULD STRIKE
> pros-
men
• v.
ruble."
< lilit*
C
v. Mo.—t
1 T OF
"E ET C '
li: lil
rim
•mbership Mad those
are Invited to call
South Robinson on Sunday, a
and three s
k Island frc
h"re Tuesd;
at
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