Strike bulletin., January 20, 1914, Image 4

About Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915

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Individual Unionism
(From December issue of Machinists* Journal )
In the ! e an 1 -ir■ *- t. a*it« r«during tin struggle fr better thing-, in th** -rr gg!»- f**r
l;u, hb.ity, and happue--, t’< w kcr- r t hu-hand their res -uric-. conserve their enrrgie-.
a -nip. •’*■ it - f . lititi ruth 1- i •’ e at t iiitiuc lit I their t»bje* t All w.i-tclul »\tiava
ga:n« tin <i c«.(-c th, ring « * .* v and mean- iti t*-»!i^!* nit n*.«l -trite mu-t c- nn
t f, t ini | i, , .it1' j i*t mu-t .' :.doped, a- will .»• the methods that have be
me of-< Vet* i •- . -U quatrelu.c and '• - uu- nr jurisdictional matter- cau-e a wa-te **t
es*erg\ th..: « d bi latter . nip. v 1 .mam; and again t the * mm u enemy, wh»V the
i Id t ine t !• a ot an unst n..i *f lab r a! t -ne class of w rker- being superi r t » an thir
i, <t j : > t i\ttuvjfc., t t li :.gt r t i ,»t« 1 M-d*rn condition- require modern method
* v. is t r • * tain, and th tm 1- i mpl *e*i In flu w<>rkiis a ii w vear- ago, and which wert
,i g, r . .i. i v.i. iing outlived their u-etulm-s arid the period that
I. * vt ti • i.i rth \ a i in r m a means t combat tin m in the i ntinu *us
*: ; !lu workers ! I a better and h* »r 111C.
i1 „ . . t . .ii . . 1 : ni-til wa* suita1 ’« t thi tune- that bi ight
• t i \; ti i ul jin * i \ mi in .i to the w. - rket s that t. r itu d it. but it um-t i *w
. t ; ., r i i , a . . .ti i built ii industrial line- 1 he . 11 cratt otgam/ati- ns mu-t
a a i i \ tmriace t.e w iket- in the mdti-trv . t which the-e cratt- are
c. vh a t I - - a . ut i !> h, g ! tie. and the m -t c n * iv.it.ve among the uaft
*g..r, * ; ling • . :u «Ai- t. t:.v new condition- In tin- be- the greatest -trciigth
* j* . t\ i v! ang*- . . lapt itsell to new ioidui-n- i- it- uio-t valu
* ui i t the ; wir to * . when a * badge bee aim nece-sary. it would have
I !,.«-• ■ • tlu -aim a* *tl;er - i n i .U'tati-:.* incapable I change <r ot adapting
I! ti-.* t w -mi un i ug - have b> . me extinct
i r.. *■ • all vir tlu vs i i hi la- - . •; ul the idea that the w rk*r-. nre-peitive ot
4 : ; m. r . gr »; ‘ m d U . ne-. must combine t gitlier, » tie and indivisible,
r • i ; . tt * i tl . • • t }• dv 1 i.i- niav *u iii tar ««lf at pre-iut. but
i at a rk t at v\ l bring it a .: eventually l he pr- gre-- i- »1 w in -oim places
a i • , i l a th the i *, vet tie iinvi. [ - pr gres-uig with 1t i Unity in the direct n :
'• * . a . 1 .d tr . i.. i > * g: . i tut. s -1 w it and the w h-de trend tin m -ft
grc«- . t: i. s.i ■» * > taitily in t. at direction It may m t be very prun-uncl m
r v . u i a’!e t > tl *e n t iiukn g a study t tlie -abject. >« t the germ i* tu* re,
a- i it :* : ’> i t. ■ t tut.e until it itta i * its tub development ill* lias a di* trig
>. t i : * . .»t: 1 . u* c'' ' i.o.u i r alarm, for it is realized that many .
t . i tl.vi: . : e when tie new taki- tl* phut oi the . M i he worker-, th - *at
t i u .. w nc ■ - ' c ta; - at. ; ; wl ; t*u mighty t ric that ill ve- thing- m>!
: va* . * eve n • t< ; : ! u oitUuine. i'fiey l tm the real p"W*i. ;
in dirt, tt n « t di.-triah-m
Recent • * I .*e *. wn and pr nd beyoml controversy that where the k -
la. I -t -uht t in their ..r^a : • .t: n*. and w rked t g«t!*r :■ r a « mtu- i I
*. e - - ..a- e t. • t th- IU l ».• pattuu. .:. v ! "tillable w i.i n they i„iu acted t- -gethcr in t
p tiva. ate fa a* vi a'd p af.y - w hi II the alel.a filter*'d wa* w i.vf* tli* batfi -
i.. v p .i k .ti - w • ■ i . t \\ i r e v er ti v have c >mbtlied t. • out li i it tr ill tlu it \
rai.k- t • represent t m . .tv c 'inn . t: • t . .m- 11 m may r t ■ jamt r at lite city i...
tiny have ! «;. n. ' o -u>ci-*!ul vvl.eu ' . .-tl a iil-tur ba: * i - have taki u place Wi.-uv-i
they have tjM j so--: J a city > ^ . • r. :t tlie < -lln ial- I tnat g virninent iiav
fair .. i lllij artia. ili ti i .O^c . their «. : « when tm n wa- tr ubli l 111) did P t tak
111 g pa • br u
b civid by i {.. si ii - t i: . . ii c m .*t llnse expn.*-inc» have tauglit them that w
t nprt • tilat . * . q ’ . tti ha * i >. tr . t .» city* h vu; unit, witli all the in.o c i >
■! la a and p luc at it- . j ... tuy a- - i. t lie *»!atc t u-e this p-vver in bullying the v% ikef*
a: i w hipping ill cm mto -tihim--irn by means e .i ir direct .r indirect in the event of a i m
i i.i a jkir- ;i.»vc . ariu-i t.iat wi.m they a t t either they iuii ent-rce justice, anil that w n
tfu y la * to a>t t getiiei tmy .. at the n. i v o| their » pp nent- Ail Uo» is pu-hing Ul the
bred; n i t indu-triab-n When the uni > wiil take po*-e--io|i t the Mate, and the Mate
win bi made up ot t; • union- N new m. a i- sugge-ted here, tor there is an abundame < t
It - t to show that thete was a pel d m the worlds hi*t -i> when the trade unn ns wen part
: the state i he tr. ii unn.- »-i lyie, Atluis and R* nu were practically Male mstituti n*
1 h* > ciiose their e.wti b- -*c-. and pcM l ined ail tlie important work of the Mate 1 hey
i ..«ctvd lie r revenue* l hey pruvi-i ned .i accoutred her armies They built her temple
liny c instructed her r ad- id.ey gt un i I ir i rn. I hey conducted her carrying by land an 1
sea slavery apart, they were the Mate I.i truth, even the great Robber Mate of Rome, but
lor her ung dly rage n r e nque-t ami the -iavery ot captives resulting therefrom, promised tair
at oiu time to b< i ic a t; io c perative c inin nwca.th or grand communistic iralcrmty. -u t
a> many a worker with the eye- of faith »-• s beaming in the future.
\* an example oi In w the-e Id trade union-, mdu-tnaliy organized, carried out the work
n-r which they were held re-poiisible, t.ii Uowmg will show l lie lax Lollect* rs iXectigallu
L'nioii (Collegium; i dice ted the- pr—i.i . i the held, the sea aid the workshop and di-tributed
it a»n ng the citizens l he v '..cction made, the icunisters’ Union (\ ectuarn> set t - work t •
convey the -t-uc-. t • their distiiut.on it they wire lost uii their way the entire Carriers'
Unn n wa- held re*p- n-ible, and n t tin- ictual tiaim-ters concerned
1 he interdipnideine of the ancient union-—practically “organized by industry —was mar
ci and lett n t m m the i< -mic -> ti in n r the predatory pr*'lit nu«ngcr to leather Ills
ne *t.
\\ • !< ast « t pr gre*-, but h- w tt, .has. have we rclfogre-sed! We can retrieve, though,
w nut we iiave . >t, and gain a great deal m re it vm ait t gellier with intelligence and the
determmatn ii t achieve suc.ee*- tnr. ug.i industrial organizatioi. Uur course is plain and easy
ut a> c mphshmeut ii we but ait with reas* u, and eschew everything that would keep us apart
Lvtry W- rker in a certain industry, irre-pectivi ot the part he play- in it, must belong to the
~amc urn n. and the um u* that diclarc that this i- impossible mu-t niodily their constitutions
s - - t make it possible. Many oi these will go out ol existence, that i-, out oi exi-tence m
their pic-uit form, hut they will emerge tr in tiic change stronger and better, and more able
. s t ha l hey wert ever abb t do be" fore Any th tug and e very thing that
stand- m thi way and prevent- thorough industrial orgamzati *n mu-t be swept aside as soon
** »’ •* * v\ ■ a* litt.i tri ti n a- is practicable. All the metal trades inu-t get together,
and act together .. .* unit, w .c cccr the oCCa-n tl demands it. because it i-, only in this way
that modern e -nditi ih can be c ped with. A great step ha- been taken in tins direction at
the recent meeting : the Meta. 1 fades Section ol tlie A i oi L. at Mattie, Wash., but we
must bec i . - r . t I" n absolute strength in militant ability i- attained Think of this,
.lid t.i'K oi it . , usty. ..ml in tins way do your -hare in bringing about tlie new and
dc*.rc-d v iidili n- t i wi >. a are c ntinuou>ly striving. It is the right way. and the only
way. so d" y ur part
Increase In Freight Rates
bull wntt n l. • siil.j t .1 all incica-e in lmght rates as desired by the rail
r* •* ■*' ! *4U’ 'it.- , I,mil let cminis-ioii fhe principal tea- n given by the
,r "• ! tut " * i- t. i * • I diniaml <>l employes tor increased wage- President
• i t tut N \ , '■ .: \ il gives the direct lie to any such claims, hi a statement to the
pul . c, which wa uM'i.iai'is pu i d ver Ins own signature lie says that M la.MAN Ahih.
MLNI on the | i i utKKl I'l K \ 11. KIJ A1» Of I IClALb AM) L>IRh.i_ I tjRS is the
l1 aiii tl; at'' res c. v < r - Inps Again, tile investigate ns into the (man
s.a! finkti.ngs i t Prise exposing the -Ua ot the pa-t, account i t the financial dimcul
to s at pre- -t . ' ti i.t.ng mat c mpaiiy The suicide <>t Uasn, and t lie resignation ot J-rank
Hart;man and lay t the lllni i- t nral sy-tcin. alter the exposure ot the contract car re
pair sc me a . was l»ene:i. i.»! t the above named trinity oi thieves and so di a-tfous to
tl.e I • c- tt'.an. Iters m re .. that an increase ot freight rates is nut needed to make the
bUoiiilig an. pe r at ms I railways a more prolitablc investment lor capital.
tu the pteonce : t. .nil r brewer I Mississippi, President Markham, head of the Illinois
A c ut i a. y st< iii, ti a :■ i : i ..it ills company had nine million dollars .( surplus with
wi.i.ii to i.„ht th- -Hike i tin I ederati n ot Railway Shopmen, and that iiitceu millions more
v i he ' curt I ir i.. in.i inis, t. t ich Wall street. He also -aid the company - operating
expense- had been m ua-ed by heavy -now- in winter and high water in the -pung and I
c aid saf. ) add t .at t c • ral -tnki through bur seasons and two Culi-C' iit.. - years has
caused all added exp-nse How. r in its finaimal statements the company -till pr claims to
the public that It Is paying hi. I- \ w, it under the above system of management which
tney thems, Ac- admit an . hold a- to deny, and after the ollu lals v ie t . pay them
scl.cs extiav agant -alaru - i- : t...- . I >. c to ask for a 5 per cent iucre.i-i in ir. ght iati-' No
d ul t tin itci tit. i i met c mi.. n will receive petition-, troin URt.AM/lKit ,,| ir,,m
l ORGANI/EU 1-MI i 'll l >. playing that the railroads Ik allowed an ncrca-e in Ircight
rate ti nt they, tie enipl ye n hr granted an increase in wages Many of thr-e signa
ture- are '.timed b. c r i ll wi.i S ine sign from entirely selllsli motives, and perhaps there
are s tl.e wl In ne-t'v belt. . it t b- right Kill can any fair-minded per n b live it right
to ta lining pul lapci cent increase in tran-portati n -u . .. everything
'.hr that a It-. ' u . i a null increase may he given to those in the employ
■ t ti.e tran-i rtati n c mpanir While the railways are clamoring for a •, per cent nerrj c in
. arrymg rati- the exprtss c nij ones are making a reduction of f7 per cent in their charges
How an these two ' ntfarv and pp- -mg facts he reconciled- The organized employes should
,, .. „ . V ... i )n- mcr.a-cs they have ever received tn their wag*e jMBflfli
;,J the Ms .ml ol .l.Mtx oi tl.r.r rgan.rat.ona. In a few Word*, .
I , , „|, , t!.i .Ii' or ..tl •<•!»'• 111 '*'*•" ""M “P «*fore the
.1,1, , t!, mp'o>..l. as the deserving ones; but when the eMglejgJ^BW
o'". t,..n. ask -nation « -mpanies for an increase in wages. JV1
,-sMc- •' ISTS A\l> CNI.ESIHAItLd c5JJ«
~A- UAI|^B
The Last Great Panic? |1
. %tfx |, ... , .lt„| ,..,ur i.t S.-ciali-t 1 "--mists have proven beyond egg ^i.1
., „ , lit... .Uglily o.g 'bat ..oi liner. NEVER, havea«Bafl
started; and indications are that this new astj'l
, than anything . I -hr kind that we have ever had before.
, , ,. \\ | ,t »te the . Hi • ■ -ters of infallible Socialist Economies ^2sl fl
w t
Ii' I ncs ei I 11" I.<on. •mists told us. was ‘"rreiu t, T I
... • • they • ul regulate i-i-.«!«i. to n within the limits iJ fl
' J prevent - luction—the cause of peaks. * '■
. „|,y ... lux • .. pan- .in I xxhx this panic will stay with ut for «
’ of I* mmo.lities has been fairly wed seg^m fl
lie to I ' <ge-. vegetables and fngt^k’fl
II ,, runs I. thing ai t ... tar ahead »f the market either. "w fl
. . ' •* , r k • l i .or | r -l.it • «ml it is much more terknu. * ■
-‘111.1 f miles Ten year* ago tht I
■mi| u .. .1 Idun l .ti l. m avt «• Only a wmall part of the tows m3 I
, - ttl ,t. tf m I .It i it ! I - wera »»r ga* ami water service. TkofcCfl
, ,. ,| ,h, , 1111 .* II. rc fairly well filled I
, , idem pell. •' third, arc tor rent, the office bnild^p^H
,ill- t-. .its ' t : -. — in* idy graded and paved. Tht a^ I
- i , m.r, u- water services for the vacant lota esc I
lo tin. u n at i 20 square miles of perfectly guod toa|g|l
... ..ii it a a. utterly unproductive and uteltM ■
, t, .1 • e l i d ha. enough vacant houses to provide ^ 1
.itiou En i-h vacant oln.es for a Mi |>er cent utnMh ■
gh s.i. utl • Ira population of 2 000uuo people. hMl
n . cal estate We have provided tt*q|ml
. . . v.ar. m • -ore \mt that real estate does leliwi
I . h .In-try can take a vacation for fiv^ etflufl
., i i '• t! ■ r cities on the Pacific oust. AN I Ml
, „ , ! | 1 \ »\ HUH I; -1 ;:t r• 111 :r• 11*. 1 ' «»•*' I
. t x t r ;-t -Sm t Tt.il «'tate w«>ul«l mean a decrctti Hkl
\ . tt t; > n t,»tc* jitiltlltrs arc organized, %«> that vhfl||Efl
. t p.»> rent t ami pr-.ht-* on the vacant home
ufr.irv tiir laws ami theories of scientific
^ . . , v r t \ -i ;s .’ k it v t ll.it ! 1 I s s| 1 I I
.wit !'if inli ’ 1 here i» not so very much lumber ob fl
l • v% i’, t -u;*| !v twi tlit normal deiiiatul. And the lumber jfl|q||*l
It I ! 1. tht lifw unlust r v When there is a check to building mdllty|3||
t1 , rr : -In *.• t h< . k t > the pr.»duti n s !utul»er And construction work sod oeto |p fl
w t he II all- ted m greater t I. •• degrer I
\., ; -• I X r year- ac there were hardly eaoaW W 1
I lull-, manuia. tut. d to supply the tn st urg.nt need-, now there are about as many I
i |.hi a- there ..r< in actual u-r I
.\;t. giih.r. I beh.ve it is a conservative estimate to say that one-third of the nominal
mg t r.c . t the large industries will be idle tl. gr.ater part of next year.
What aft we g. mg t . do about it Our sciriititic economists have repeatedly eai M^fl|
ently informed u- that it i- iw use to organi/. the unemployed—because they have a* fMl^^g
p w.r Hut they are here, and there will be millions more of them very soon. All fj^fl
we believe it .>r n t. if w. like r d'-n’t like it. u we take advantage of it or Ml; tf^^^fl
npr.-sent power a i l gr-aler and nu.re threatening power than any equal number
ill .me thing ». may t>. quite sure Tin. panic is most important and most
Ii threatens dc-truct: ti and disaster to all \nd I firmly hrlteve that the worker* Mg
i t- win. .ail d . anything that will tend to alleviate the suffering and finally bring
conditions
It I- up to all reliels t > make preparation- to take tare of the interests of the
re.imar them and educate them -o a. to sax. them troni unnecessary hardships—they tg^^B
l.-r rm ugh at best \n.t make the bosses tome through with Some foodstuffs. Make
ph.yers think they t uld rather have jubv tor all the slaves.
Yours for Itidu-trul Ereedom B. E. NILSSON.
TOO % l .
U- d 11 a in 1'iitfht •Jr»-.«rii' f tuai* riuw
i * *ui > 4iv built Hi tn« an
J \ | hi'Ii hui* m lull in- -f 'h* cotmriir t me,
Wv {Mint ua a i-litur*- lair
| Hut \»i' in*-.»r »t• • t" . 'lutlu
| That U|. tutuie lll*» u a a>-.
\ i that tin !*• i*» tiauatr H.t* bviiiK brought
I :il> a it <• «iu.<Kl.t today.
r » the clierl*lie<l liaun's of the «• l tint*
j • • .r « ■ « .»11- Imi k«4i l ca»!.
j Mfl a M»i« t Voire tall* thruugh M* lii"r> * hall*
| I • « * util** t* «• ;•«* -
It'll, l."W*v*r dear are the Vi»ioli-,
vv e to i .t -far* » • »ta> .
I-'i "in i><.I "I the M"ii* w «• (Hunt mu" on
I " the lull* * that call today
We've the ’ll" a In which to labor'
"(Ml If;. now m which lo be’
\l»'l the .■ a a 'lit- w all .all ir wn
Thro iai." .t **» eten.r >
rhe t»ai*t •iifl th* futui* are *• * u»w «,
l.ut th* |>r**aent ii* uur* for aye
I ua 11* glirii lo t>uIi*l our heaven
In th*- kingdom of t"da>.
—Kr.*ti» tfie Ti -<Tiy Weekly It* view.
SALT LAKE RAILROAD ATTEMPTS TO
GET BOILER MAKERS AND MACII1N
ISTS FOR ITS LAS VEGAS NEV.. SHOPS
WHERE STRIKE IS ON. BUT NO MEN
WILL BE SENT THERE WITHOUT FIRST
BEING TOLD ABOUT THE STRIKE.
Th«! th- Sail l,,k. lullroad Ir .1 lrtn|.lIn. I.,
'""'""I"*.. n» •• .1 ■•!».• to .. alrtko
! h"'*k* i» .1. v. loj.. .1 ► ii.i.n wln n ii »»« learned
that the ratlin..I ufii, ia|, had pl.t. d r.,ta,.t |
a ' ' •1 I ' * t trill.It trt. Ill It.at. r maker, and i
■ •" lain .1 0|.a at la., Vtgaa
■Vav \t the tint. I ha app.h all.ill. w.r. n, id.. |,,r '
tha man the H'Im.hi. ii, charge ,,f n.,. nun - a.
.. .. "" ml they did not know
that a airlke »«> In progreaa ,.n the Salt lak.
8upt. N J Davenport, whu la in charge ,,t the
1 • • " at ..t, that h. had Ju.l been a.Ilia.d
that a «'nke la In progr'-aa i,u the Sail lak. and
,(’1' " “ 11 Ih-'.'.gate it., matter thoroughly
“You may Bay now." .aid Davenport lo a reporter
U»t no workman will be ,,„t „ut „„ a|iy j.,t.
If a alrlka la in prugr. «. without being fully ,a
' ■" "f «hr fact ,hi; The :
' w up lit .he men. wheth.
ar thay want to take the Job. ur nut under ii ..
, 1 ,l . 1 11 1 ih'lough Inve-tigation
uf eondltlun, on the Sal. l ake t,ef,,r, m,„
■ W h.i do you think ur the Idea „f ,he munleipal
.riki-1. ‘ h’ln.g , .1 men tu break a
“I don t think muel of the Idea. r,n|l.d 1
l.r f.. ,hH *■«"■•« I... Ihe right •
" r- ■'7'" ^'l lo'we y *r, °i
■ ' iiS-cJ:;
r*.7
hri.lay. ' ouncllman Kre,| c Wheeler .aid inai' i
all of Ihe emi VII,. It l,„,eau to ref,,.. . .
men out on any job. e, informing them ,.* .n |
■••iflin ri» but that he wuuid
i»' n 11 ■*hi| With a view of
• m- u Hie council Haturday.
ilman llainea W Heed la ala#
ma 11** * Jbjett. preparatory tu
- 'i . i . ihr council.—Loa Angeles
I THIt l or tmiKU.
Tlx n oita atrlke when their
receive no consideration at
empi"> • i • Kor Ihla we are often
it ia unquestionably a fact that
• ffectlt* in iiu teasing wages, and
wag*a ate «onduel%e tu human
»aml> are not larking »»»
•l<> not strike simply for the fun
hr* aua* w* want tu live better than
lung We • Io not atrlhe without first
«t»rtaken »o secure an adjustment,
c»#nferen«e is o'* «-ded. a
luma with* .1 a atrlhe Hut whs
’h• re la nothing to be considered,
weapon we hate—that la. to ceaee
h - has don. for the working
"f real substantial benefit can never
—John It l<ennoa.
tlM NIthTi lIMt’RK l»tlR>—
TAOiMA. Jan IT — Machinist a and
<*hl«ago. Milwaukee and l*ug»t
••n th. Tiu.nu Kaetern railway hava
agreements that Include wage Incr
NOTICE
Sand all bmmwjt far
to Carl E. Panoa, Baa D.
u«a c hacks, drafts, or aan
NOT USE POSTAL MONEY
I DO NOT RIDE <■
SHIP OVER THE
ILLINOIS
OR
HARRIMAN UNI
DO YOU? .