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THE LABOR ADVOCATE
The Labor Advocate
A PAPER FOR ALL WHO TOIL
Ollicinl Organ of
The Building Trades Council
of Cincinnati mid Vicinity
Issued Weekly
V. E. MYERS Editor
Husincss Office, 31 Thorns Duildlng
1'hone, Canal C511
Communications should be on hand not later
than Wednesday to insure publication.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR IN ADVANCE
Entered at the postofficc at Cincinnati, O., as
second-class mail matter.
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Cincinnati, ()., August 28, 1D15.
WHO ARE THE PIRATES?
When well thought out plans on
protective unionism are ruthless
ly tossed aside by a clique of al
leged ardent protectionists, whose
chief aim in life appears to be the
classification of Cincinnati as. a
town of small comedy calibre, it
is about time to heed well direct
ed criticisms of The International
Association of Municipal Elec
tricians during their convention
in this city this week.
When we figure that for more
than eighteen months the Elec
trical Workers of Cincinnati have
been endeavoring to accomplish
the very thing advocated by the
International Association of Mun
icipal Electricians, it is .no small
wonder that those directly op
posed to locally licensed electrical
workers should be granted the
publicity they evidently crave.
Owners of large buildings in
Cincinnati placing their faith in
the statistical efficiency of Bill
Culkins, have declared in a body
that they are out to save the piece
of copper bearing the stamp of
Abraham Lincoln. They arc of
the opinion that a carpenter or an
engineer already in their employ
can install a complicated electric
system just as handily as the elec
trical worker who makes this par
ticular branch of industry his life
study.
That these "protectionists" are
viewing the industrial situation
through the condensing end of the
magnifier is aptly demonstrated
when they stupidly overlooked the
ultimate saving on their collec
tive insurance hazard. This fea
ture of their apparent short-sightedness
will undoubtedly be
brought to their speedy attention
by the various insurance compan
ies carrying extensive fire risks in
Cincinnati, as the insurance haz
ard will naturally follow the de
cision of the "protectionists" who
voice through lusty lunged Bill
Culkins, their intention to haz
ard their properties through the
inefficiency of unskilled labor.
Moral: Merchants have a durn
cd fool way of perte'etin' them
selves in lots of things, haven't
thev?
Western railroad president has
turned down an offer of $250,000
a year from the Baldwin Locomo
tive Works. We never refused
an offer like that in our whole
life.
CUT IT OUT.
No action could better demon
strate the necessity for the pass
age of the amendment offered
by the Constitutional Stability
League than the attitude of the
present State Government.
Governor Willis fathered the
McDcrmott decentralizing bill in
the last legislature placing the
appointment of the Liquor Lie
ense Commissioners in the hands
of the County Auditor, County
Recorder and the County Clerk.
Presto !
Immediately followed the coali
tion of the County officials with
the Stability League.
The County officials offered an
amendment to the constitution
extending their jobs for two years
longer.
The County officials and the
Stability League worked togeth
er, the Magic Wand was waved
quietly but firmly with the end
in view that the political finesses
of Governor Willis should be sub
jected to the brilliancy of an un
alloyed searchlight.
The staunchest friends of Gov
ernor Willis, after a pow-wow
lasting less than thirty minutes,
resulted in a referendum called on
the McDcrmott Bill to re-establish
the appointive power back to
the Governor.
Governor Willis has issued sev
eral interviews, in which he stated
as being opposed to the Referen
dum, but his friends throughout
the Slate nevertheless are hust
ling for it.
What's the answer?
Union men, it is up to you to
vote against this measure, and cut
this .needless agitation out.
WILLIS' PRESIDENTIAL
BOOSTERS.
"Honest" Matt Glaser, of the
"no-strike," "no-drink," and ''no-
referendum" movements, has tak
en Governor Willis' presidential
aspirations under his wing. When
Col. Glaser starts out with a new
movement, he carries a huge mag
nifying glass in order to get peo
ple to see things in the light that
he represents them.
He has landed a man named
"Williams" as chairman of the
Willis Campaign Committee, and
this Williams person is an eye
doctor, which shows the wisdom
of Matt's selection.
Col. Glaser figures on the Wil
liams person distributing some
kind of glasses so that the public
can see Willis as a presidential
possibility.
At present the eye-glasses of
labor regarding Willis are all
smoked.
Ami Sand.
"What do you consider the best foun
dation for success in business?"
"Hocks." lioston Transcript.
Convict fil.
First Lawyer Did his speech carry
conviction?
Second Lawyer It did! His client
got live years. Judge.
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Jitney bus drivers at San Francisco,
Cal., have formed a union.
Labor unions in Missouri have gained
10,000 members in a year.
There is a growing demand for wom
en on farms in Great Britain.
More than one-half of the factory
workers in Japan arc women.
The British National Union of Rail
way Men has $2,575,000 in its treasury.
Union printers at Toronto, Can., ask
for an increase of three dollars a week.
Fancy bag workers at Birmingham,
Eng., arc now paid as high as $25 a
week.
St. Louis may ordcr medical inspec
tions of restaurant waiters and cooks,
'Frisco Milkers' Union will amalga
mate with the Milk Wagon Drivers'
Union.
Twenty women arc to be given em
ployment as train conductors at Sal
ford, Eng.
Cleveland industries in the last six
months of 1014 reported 8,072 injuries
to workers.
Government returns show that there
are 41,054 unemployed in the city of
Philadelphia.
Unions on the Pacific coast arc advo
cating a universal eight-hour day for
that section.
There should be at least one woman
factory inspector for every 25,000 work
ing women.
Thirty per cent of the workers in the
clothing trade of New York have the
eight-hour day.
Workers in Kansas City breweries
and their employers have signed a
three-year agreement.
Sixlv-six papers are now in the La
bor Press Association, fifty of them be
ing weekly newspapers.
Pennsylvania State Federation of La
bor reports an increase of eighty local
unions witlr.n the last year.
A member of the British parliament
is in Canada to secure workmen for
munition factories in England.
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At San Rafael, Cal., a new charier
amendment provides a $:i a day minimum
for laborers on city work.
The A. F. of L. is making a deter
mined effort to organize the elevator
operators, porters and janitors.
Every master baker in Oakland, Cal.,
has signed the new working agreement
of the Bakers' Union.
The pay of the London (Eng.) po
lice is to be increased by $40,000 a year
on the aggregate during the war.
"Safety first" rules have reduced fatal
accidents 118 per cent in a year on the
Boston it Maine railroad.
Waitresses arc taking the places of
men in the swell London (England)
clubs.
English railroads arc employing
women as ticket collectors instead of
men.
The Musicians' Mutual Benevolent
Association of St. Louis owns its head
quarters. Pouuhkecnsie (N. Y.) board of pub
lic works has granted employees the
Saturday half-holiday.
Two-thirds of the women workers in
the Tokyo (Japan) factories receive less
than Ifi cents a day.
In 18!)S Boston electricians were paid
$15 a week of 54 hours. They now earn
$21.20 for a 41-hour week.
The State commissioner of labor of
New Jersey has asked for legislation that
will require a shorter workday for wom
en and girls.
As a result of continued agitation Jer
sey City (N. Y.) Horseshocrs' Union
reports nearly a score of shops have been
organized.
Bradford branch of the British Tex
tile Workers' Union is agitating for an
advance of 15 per cent for all textile
workers.
Wage increases are a feature of the
new agreement between employers and
the Printing Pressmen's Union of Can
ton, Ohio.
In 1870 about 53 per cent of employ
ved
women were engaged in "domestic and
personal service;" in 11)10 only :iu.5 per
cent, were so engaged.
Governor Walsh signed the bill which
provides for pensions for laborers em
ployed by Massachusetts municipalities.
Pontypridd (Wales) educational au
thorities have refused to sanction the
employment of children under fourteen
years of age.
Glasgow (Scotland) constables have
petitioned for an increase in wages, or
a special allowance, in view of the in
creased cost of living.
PROTECTION FOR ALL
The Western and Southern Life Insurance Co.
HOME OFFICE CINCINNATI
W. J. WILLIAMS, President
Assets Over $9,000,000
Insurance in Force Over $85,000,000
In our Industrial and Ordinary Departments, life insurance on all
approved plans can be secured on insurable risks. Premiums can be
paid weekly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually.
Loru Rales, Absolute Security, Prompt Payment of Claims.
Are You Insurable? Life Insurance Eventually Why Not Now?
To tlio Xuw Hand on the Job.
Come, my lad, 'tis daytime;
Do not lurk
In the shades of playtime,
Get to work I
Hard things lie before you,
Things to tire and bore you,
Things to triumph o'er you,
If you shirk.
Don't be gruff or grouchy;
That won't do. .
Don't be slack or slouchy,
Just be true
To the best within you
And amid the din, you
Won't let evil win you,
There's your cue I
Choose your field and till it,
Have a plan.
Take your place and fill it
As you can.
Don't let dreamings hazy
Come to make you lazy,
Crank-, cross or crazy;
Be a man I
Denis A. McCarthy.
SPIES IN THE UNION
Never before in the history of or
ganized labor have its enemies been so
powerful and so well organized and so
insistent as now. Big corporations and
wealthy firms and individuals are leagued
in the crusade against the workers, and
nothing will satisfy their greed for
power and money but the disruption of
lnlinr nrtrnnizntinns nnil flip ri'rlnrtinn nf
tile" workers to a state of peonage. To
tins cntl tney nave to control through
secret and corrupt lobbies the national
congress and State legislatures. They
have sought to control the churches, the
press and the universities, colleges and
schools of the country; have employed
detective agencies to furnish armed
guards to coerce workers on strike or
those who show signs of rebelling
against low wages or oppressive labor
conditions and to furnish spies to join
local unions and get into central bodies
of States and cities and international
unions to furnish information to em
ployers' associations and other subsidiar
ies of the National Association ot Manu
facturers. Of course, this information
is of little value, as the proceedings of
most of these bodies arc conducted pub
licly, desk room is furnished reporters
and printed copies of the proceedings
are published daily and distributed to
members and reporters. Where these
spies get in their effective work is fo- j
menting discord and dissensions aud in
dividing the workers into quarreling
factions by the injection of personal ani
mosities and extraneous matters.
1 he spies and agents arc in every
large union and many small ones, are
in the conventions of the American
Federation of Labor and the State fcr
erations and in central bodies of cities,
and all true, loyal union men should
be on the lookout for them. When a
member or delegate is perpetually
starting ouarrels and constantly as
saulting the characters and motives of
officials, committee men and members
watch him. If he is not a hireling of
a detective agency in the employ of
the National Association of Manufac
turers, then he is gratuitously doing the
dirty work those people arc glad to pay
for. Philadelphia North American.
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AMO-Bill
Installs
Gas in Your
Furnace
We know you will enjoy its
heat, convenience, and cleanli
ness, therefor make you this
LIBERAL OFFER
Should you for any cause
become dissatisfied by Feb. 1st,
1916, we will remove the con
nections and give you back
your TEN.
In order to enjoy the advan
tages of this liberal offer, your
order must be placed so the
work can be completed by
Oct. 1st, 1915.
Union Gas and
Electric Co.
Fourth and Plum Sts.
MEDALLION
WHISKEY
IXGKKASK HKNKFITS.
Detroit. The Amalgamated Sheet
Metal Workers' International Alliance
convention increased death benefits
from $100 to $200. President Hyncs,
General Secretary Bray and all other
officers were re-elected. Boston was
chosen as the next convention city. The
period for holding conventions was ex
tended from two to three years.
THXTIFjK WOHKKllK ACTIVK.
Greenville, S. C. Textile workers in
this section arc becoming interested in
the trade union movement. In two
years Anderson Textile Workers'
Union, No. 0G0, has reached a member
ship of SfiO. It is predicted that with
the opening of fall business the union
will increase its membership to 1,500.
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