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THE DIFFERENCE
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' We have before us an editorial sent by vice president George
Chandler of the C. F. of L. clipped from the Greenwich ; New and
Qjraphic or : beptember 2 I , in reference to the strike or newspaper
pressmen in New York. The editorial while sever on Organized la
bor in a way nevertheless winds up with a pertinent suggestion as to
the manner of avoiding such troubles and that suggestion is "do it the
way labor matters are adjusted in Greenwich." In this respect the
editorial says a mouthful. It rollojvs: ;
;7 " At the imperious beck of a Brindelized dictator the New York
daily, newspaper pressmen seem to- have outlawed' their own organi
zation in order that the Brindelizer may dentonstrate to the world
that it is as easy to deprive the people of their daily reading as to
freeze them to death by cutting off the coal supply, or starve them to
death by holding up the means of food transportation ; and to serve
notice on the public that the power of Brindelism has them by the
throat.' . , ' ' , ;'V-
New York and Pennsylvania are
wich in the matter of harmonious relations between Jabor and capital,
and might learn something to their mutual advantage by coming up
and studying intelligent industrial diplomacy. Here fhey will find that
when any probable disagreement impends between the "workers and
the employers' organizations it is speedily, and smoothly straighten
ed out by an arbitration board composed ofjsahs and sensible men
representing both ; and a strike, or an interruption of harmonious re
lations in 'industry is the most unlikely thing to happen here. ; ,
v But the labor situation in Greenwich is neither Brindelized or
-dominated by the bolsheviki.
, N The pressmen's strike was an outlaw uprising, condemned by
Organized ..Labor from President Gompers of the A. F. of L-, Presi
dent Berry of the Pressmen and other leaders right down to the last
Labor man who believes in the sanctity of the contract with the em
ployer. The strike is all over now, a failure in some respects but a
victory as far as the wages and working conditions. demanded is con
cerned as themen are practically all back' to work under individual
working cards from their international, but it leaves a bad taste in
the mouth just the same.- . .
It could have been avoided as the Greenwich News and Gra
phic suggests if the same system as employed in Greenwich was in
existence. In fact all strife between capital and labor could be avoid-'
ed if such a system was in' vogue every where for only once in a score
of years has there been any labor trouble, in Greenwich, the highest
paid industrial town in Connecticut and that strike came through
a local union which pulled away from the agreement and tried to go
it alone. ". C .. r""
In Greenwich .among the buildin gtrades and the contractors
there is an agreement by which is established a permanent board of
arbitration. This is made up of representatives of the contractors,
representatives of the tmions and an impartial third body made up of
business men,' common citizens and the like. All questions of wages
or working conditions are submitted to this .tribunal, the arguments
are made before it and it decides and its Hecision is FINAL- There
is no appeal. -
What has been the result. When . living costs went to sky tips
the workers asked their wages raised proportionately. The board
heard the plea, weighed the problem arid granted the raise. This
happened not once but several times and there was; peace and plenty
in the, Greenwich family all the time. Greenwich is a wealthy town
and" perhaps it might be argued that because of this. wealth the payees
didn't care what the other fellow was getting. On the contrary the
very fact of wealth made the decision more acute and-nothing but
common justice was ever-done in the increase granted." The system
was there 7-is still there and if it was everywhere there would be no
trouble in industrial lines. . -
"THE A. F. OF L. ROLL STILL SHRINKS"
X.
The above line appeared in many anti-labor papers during the
week in reporting the statement of membership of the American Fe
deration 'of Labor as given to the convention at Portland on Mon
day. Great stress was laid on the fact that more than 260,00 mem
bers had been lost tothe Federation or union ranks in the last year.
Which statement is a fact there were that number lost during the
year. " '
But what the newspapers of the country forgot to add was that
the American Federation of Labor had a house cleaning and the
260,000 lost were "kicked out" of the Federation. They didn't
even have a chance to stay in. They were found wanting in their
unionism! and filled in plenty with communism, anarchism sovietism
and the otherisms and as fast as they were found out they were "giv
en the gate." The loss in number was a distinct gain in quality and
today with the Federation as it is Organized Labor in America is real
"ORGANIZED LABOR" and nothing else.
Another thing the newspapers forgot to mention' was the fact
that since the war ended the Federation has been consistently look
ing over its membership and culling here and there where culling was
neceassary. During the war many thousands of draft dodgers went
to work in the factories and in order to protect themselves and the
wages that were being paid, joined the unions. '
Labor like industry at the time was sort of demoralized as to
personneL The factories grabbed every man and women they could
get and the unions received them as brothers and sisters when they
applied for membership. . But this crew was not at heart interested in
Labor any more than what Labor could do for them. The war end
ed and by thousands they were found wanting in the skill in the
trades that now eveiy union insists upon before a man is given a jour
neyman's card. They couldn't pass the tests and the unions refused
to have them rated as a "skilled mechanic" and drawing the same
pay as the really skilled man. - When they couldn't use the union any
more they quit and joined the open shop gang andthere they are yet.
This bunch is also credited now as a "Loss to Labor.", If its a
loss then, ever such loss is a distinct gain as the ranks of Labor are
now pretty well cleaned-and those still within" the union can safely be
labelled "as the best of the best of American skilled workers. - They
have got to be to hold their cards.
In the 260,000 "lost" there is also to be figured an internation
al or two which disagreed with the policy find rules of the Federa
tion and went off on a tangent. They have since come to see the er
ror of their ways and before the present convention is over will have
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movement or without.
square deal to ernplover and employee
principles of trade unionism and at the
often describe or advocate matters
policy. The publication of a signed
in any sense an endorsement of it.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1923
miles behind the town of Green-4
been reinstated, in good standing. This loss is only an incident to be
quickly explained and then forgotten.
What the papers r further didn't make any great bones about is
that according to the official report, the American Federation of La
bor has now 2,926,468 members fully paid up and actively working
for the benefit of themselves and their fellow workers and every one
of them is a real out and out American without any of the isms that
Europe is trying to install in the working class of this country. On
that nearly three million depends the foundation of these United
tsitcs -
Right here and now it may be said THAT FOUNDATION IS
SAFE. '
HOW 13 CENTS
Pennsylvania levies a tax of 12 per cent, on coal mined in that
etate. On anthracite coal at $9 a ton, this" tax amounts to 1 3 J2 cents.
Now we are told that the tax is responsible for a raise of 50
cents a ton on the retail price to consumers. Whereup a state 'official
arises to argue that therefore the tax' ought to be abolished.
Perhaps it oughts but if the operators were relieved of the tax,
would they reduce the price of coal 50 cents a ton?
Instead of repealing the tax and relying on the generosity of
the coal mine and railway owners, it might be better if the consumers
would begin to do things' for themselves. They hight look into a
system which makes a 1 34-cent tax yield a 50-cent increase in re
tail prices. If . the present methods of the coal industry are not cap
able of reform to eliminate inexcusable waste and profiteering, it may
be up to the consumers themselves to think out a sytem of state hand
ling of coal. Even better perhaps, they might give careful study to
the possibilities of consumers" co-operative production and distribu
tion of coal. .
It seems evident that so long as the public does nothing but
complain, it will get little- relief from exploitation at the hands, of the
coal owners and coal-carrying railways. - - - .
ANOTHER JOB
In its final report the retiring
the coal industry be placed under
troled through a new division of the
The board. found that the basic evil in the anthracite industry
is' its monopolistic character, and
sion will correct some of the worst
monoply. . -
' "In the bitumionus industry,
of operation were round to be the
these the commission believes can
federal control. .
We do not wish to appear pessimistic regarding the work of the
United 'States coal commission. In fact, we believe their investiga
tion has been of great value as, laying3 a foundation for a complete
reorganization of the coal business
; But after all,' the report of the
not: been of common knowledge for years. Its chief value, perhaps,
lies in the fact that it clothes that information with official authority,
while before it might be discredited
parties. ; - .' .; - ' ,
As to the remedy offered for
wax enthusiastic. If government
ihrough the interstate commerce commission does not result iriu any
more benefit to the general public than has come from the supervi
sion of the railways by.that body,
ers to bewell taken care of and
cordingly. ... ...
LABOR WILL KEEP ITS WORD
Suggestion that the labor movement is seriously threatened by
the "outlaw" strike vwas voiced by the directors of the National As
sociation of Credit Men, Meeting at Atlantic City.
The credit men seemto be
2,000 web pressmen went on an unauthorized strike in New York,
tying up most of the city's daily newspapers, the credit men profess
to believe the structure of organized labor is tottering and is in dan
ger of falling with a resounding crash.
They apparently, forget that
York are only a small part of the
and assistants union ot JNortn
fraction of organized labor as a
promptly repudiated the action of
that the pressmen must live up to their contracts and took decisive
steps to observe its contract with the newspaper publishers.
The credit men needn't worry.
ously threatened" by Jthe "outlaw" "strike. Thecontractsof orga
nized labor are not "scraps of paper," to be forgotten at the will of
. issatisfied group. Organized
contract and will keep its pledged
. TRADE UNIONS
Last March a Canadian court,
of the United States federal courts,
ciple outlawed trade unions. "
The court declared the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
to be -"an illegal organization, operating in restraint of trade," and
that therefore it had no legal standing in the courts to protect its
rights.. : . "... ' " ' .. y-:
Last Monday, however, the
versed the decision of the lower court, ruling that the union can not
be debarred from seeking its legal rights through the courts, the same
as any other lawful organization. '
AND IN THE BEGINNING WAS
PROTEST
BY CHESTER M. WRIGHT
Editor, International Labor, News Service
, r " ' No. 1 I : ,
Labor began the long fight to establish its right to life as
a part of the community, then to tear away the vast structure
that separated it from the rest of the commhiniy long days
of toifc lo wwages and other economics restrictions.
It had literally to fight and claw its way into being. As
the years went by protest was bred into its fiber and being.
Broad social benefits have resulted from Labor's unre
mitting protest. The public school, the ballot Sanitation,
) civic improvement. The library, art galleries.
In the beginning was protest. The labor movement was
born in the anguish of battle. The battle field was its first
love. "
Those who ruled with an iron hand in the early days
would allow it to be no other way.
Men and women worked ten, twelve, sixteen hours a
day; wages were a pittance.
The brave few banded together and began the fight.
Behold what they have achieved!
Look about; envision the progress. Give full credit to
the Labor Mpvement! ' '-'
From where we Stand today we may goas far as imagi
nation can picture; but just as the Labor Movement has
brought us up out of bondage, so it must be our great re
liance in the . forward march to the great and wonderful f ul
ness of life. In the beginning was strife and sacrifice. In the
present must be intelligence and unity..
BECOMES FIFTY
"DONE" WELL
coal commission recommends that
government supervision and con-
interstate commerce commission.
believes that government supervi-
abuses arising from such private
. .
over - development and irregularity I
main causes or inefficiency, and
be remedied to some -extent by
in: this country. : , ' . m
commission reveals little that has
as the propaganda of interested
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the situation, we can not as yet
supervision of the coal industry
we may expect the coal mine own
the retail prices of coal to rise ac
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getting unduly excited. Because
the pressmen who struck in New
International Printing Pressmen's
America ana are an even smaller
whole. The International .Union
the New York pressmen,, insisted
Organized labor is not' seri
labor upholds the integrity ot the
word
NOT OUTLAWS
following the anti-union policies
rendered a decision which in prin
'
Manitoba court of appeals flatly re
-
American Federation
(Continued from Page One.)
tive-council report which flayed the
klan and other secret organizations.
The temper of the assembled dele
gates was. expressed when James
Duncan,- first vice-president of .the
American Federation of Labor, read
the digest of the executive council
report which touched on the klan
situation.
"We know of nothing that could
be more intolerable or more hostile
to the purposes of organized govern
ment or the trade union movement,"
Duncan read.
Unless "signs are deceiving and
indications unreliable the extremist
or radical is to have little voice in
shaping leigislation during - the ses
sion. '
Delegates pointed to the following
developments which they said charted
the path the federation would lead:
i. The ultimatum served oh - the
Seattle Central Labor Council,
charged with, radicalism and ' insu
bordination, that unless it recognizes
and maintains at all times the su
preme authority of national and in
ternational unions on matters of jur
isdiction its charter would be re
voked. "
2. The expected move by the car
men's union to find a way of expell
ing William Zane Foster, notorious
red leader, from the carmen's union
on grounds that-he has caused the
impression that the organization is
red or radical in its tendencies.
2. The unequivocal flaying of all
boards of radicalism within . the fed
eration by Samuel Gompers, presi
dent. - s
Delegates to the convention expressed
the opinion that radical resolutions aim
ed to upset the well defined policies of
the American Federation of Labor
would get very little support at this
year.'s gathering.
Recognition of the Russian govern
ment, amalgamation of trade unions into
industrial unions and formation of a dis
tinctpolitical . narty by organized - labor,
are the three resolutions over which a
controversy might be precipitated.
fThe first little skirmish over the so
viet recognition resolution resulted in a
decKled victory tor the conservatives
backing president Gompers. Delegate
Max J. Sillinsky of the Tailors Union, j
one of the sponsors of the resolution
sought to have it referred to the com
rnittee on international relations but his
motion " was overwhelmingly defeated.
The resolution remains before the com
mittee on resolutions. ,
The amalgamation plan of industrial
unionism backed by William F. Dunne
of the Trades and Labor council of But
te, Mont., has been " long the theory of
William Zane Foster, radical leader as
ment.
JJu JSETL-JPi
Vrp'""n;7insterpational union to purchase shares of
a i "i " 1" j r t v 1
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labor, predicted that the resolution pro-
rS"g m ? ." '7 y ?
labor would be defeated at least four to'
one if brought to a vote on the boor of
the convention.- , . ' ,
Jhe action of the Seattle Trades
Option whirh led to the nrartiral oust-
section wnicn lea to tne practical oust-
A)UI1C11 111 eHUUrblllH UlC ra.UHJcll5 OI lltitl
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A. F. of L. was also a pertinent matter
before the convention.- ,
The opinion seemed to be that Seattle
council would be served with an ultima
tum to renew its allegiancse to the
American Federation ofj Labor or sub
mit to expulsion. '
A labor leader close to ' Gompers is
said to have told . friends he would not
"give a nickel for Seattle charter."
Gompers was riori committal.
Delegates from over the entire coun
try were particularly interested in the
probable decision as the convention was
about to open. The situation, as they
viewed it, was a test of whether a unit
' within organized labor could radically
diger from principles of the federation
and stjj retajn membership in the par-
anu sun retain mcmuerbiiiu in uie par-
Radicalism, coming with the internale f ,aw ,s constitutional, there certain
at Moscow through o delegate sent to l f reasonable rational doubt that
Moscow, and in subordination t na- f,e law NOT unconstitutional,
tional and Washington state federation Therefore the proposal of the Amer
of labor officers, were-among the many ,can .-Federation of Labor is that Con-
rliarffes levelled at the Seattle ronhirt.
".
In addition to toe general union
recommendations the council made
the following proposals:'
FARM UNIONS. -.
"While we have no wish , to offer
unasked advice to those who occupy
any other field in our productive life,
we feel that we may suggest that
agriculture the great life-giving twin
of industry must find its , way
through to orderliness and justice by
adoptoin of substantially the same
methods which we advocate for in
dustry. We fail to find any oppor
tunity for difference in principle. -
"It is our hope that the farmers
will continue their work of organiza
tion and that we may have and give
assistance in pushing forward the pro
gram upon' which we believe depends
our future national well-Jbeing and
safety." . .
CHILD LABOR LAW.
"The agitation for the child-labor
amendment (giving Congress power
to prohibit employment of . children
under 18 years) should be taken up
by every sjate and city central body
and local union in the Untied States.
There is great opposition to child
labor legislation in certain districts
of the United States. This applies to
the textile industry, the beet sugar
industry and portions of the south.
The convention- is urged - to take
strong ground in demanding the
necessary legislation for the protec
tion of child life.
THE SUPREME COURT.
"Since the ratification of the Con
stitution, by gradual encroachment
the Supreme Court "--has assumed
greater power than that exercised by
either or both the legislative and ex
ecutive branches of our government.
There is 'no check now upon the
Supreme Court. It has assumed pow
ers NOT given by the Constitution.
"The Supreme Court is composed
of nine men selected by the Presi
dent, sometimes not alone for their
judicial ability but for political or
other reasons that are not given to
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BYTffiWAY
Comment and Criticism About
Things Doing in the World.
Union photo-engravers are not afraid
to strike out from the beaten path. Inr
stead, of depending entirely on old-line
methods of pushing unionism, they have
adopted . the newer plans of killing the
non-nion shop by purchasing a control
ling nterest in the concerns that owns
it. " ' ' : '
At the recent convention of the Inter-
l ,. rtt vr tt: r
North America, a resolution was passed
"dw "Pon the defense of funds of the
stock m whatever non
union shop or
est by it, 'to se-
shopsi may be deemed best by it.
cure a controlling interest or encourage
nd assjst Qr to8establish engravg
shP or shops wherever or whenever the
establishment of such shop on shops may
of advantage iri .fip htin tPhe J
called 'open shop' employers."
That's eliminating the non-union shop
t I ;. -l .1
1UV. as 11 s a saie Dei mat ine non-
h rntrnl f . wtuVk . K-atn
' vr ' w..
nssfeor at cmfwyp etaoi etaoin etaoinsm
iness or at once become a union, estab
lishment. - -
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Holland is a small country but the
Dutch labor, unions do things on a big
scale, despite their nation s lack of size.
Kecently the bocial .Democratic party
and the Federaton of Netherlands Trade
Lnons held the largest demonstration
in the history of Amsterdam as a pro
test against the proposal to build a .new
Dutch fleet. The demonstration was al
so a protest aginst the attempts to
change the 8-hour working davi -
tu nnr,i:r
Five to four decisions are
men out of nine declare
fr,.ri.,f
rr r,,
snail nave power to re-enact Dv
ja two-thirds vote ' any Jaw declared
1 unconstitutional bv the Supreme
Court. '
COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA.
'Propaganda has been carried on in
the United States in accord with the
tenets of the Red Internationale, an
organization which is completely xun-
der the domination and dictation of-
the Russian Communist oligarchy.
The catchword of the campaign in
the United States is 'amalgamation'.
"Our tade-union movement must
be maintained at the highest degree
of' efficiency and solidarity.- We look
with-apprehension upon the treachery
ous. and tragic untruths which are
agitating these workers. We repudi
ate utterly and completely every sug
gestion and taint of autocratic char
acter and .we propose to proclaim our
purpose to defend the democratic in
stitutions of our labor movement and
of America against all incursions no
matter from whence they come.
IMMIGRATION.
"The cry is coming fromlill parts
of the United States for the Ameri
canization of the foreigner. No bet
ter time could a campaign to this
end be' launched than at present, and
its success would be made more cer
tain by complete restriction of im
migration. Illiteracy is growing at a
rapid rate. Congress soon will be
called upon to decide between the
greed of unfair employers and the
self-preservation of our people.
"The executive council realizes the
seriousness of the situation and urges
that the convention- in the strongest
terms possible point out to Congress
the danger to our institutions if im
migration is not restricted to a great
er -extent than is provided in the
present law.
UNEMPLOYMENT.
"We recommend the American
Federation of Labor actively par
ticipate in all endeavors to reduce
unemployment. In addition, we have
no hesitancy in emphasizing the fact
that the most potential factor against
unemployment is the resistance
(Continued on Page Six.)
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Sixtv-five thousand nersoris. reore-
senting 1,500 deputations from all over
the country, joined in a procession, with
banners, flags and Jjands. Forty special
trains and many special boats carried
people to Amsterdam.. . '
The demonstration undoubtedly gave
the militarists And anti-unionists some-
thing to think about and , they probably
won't, be in a hurry to try to "put over"
rnAif nrAfrrimc ' 1 hair 1 1 a
the people are awake and can't be fooled.
r . - .
Judge Gary , and his friends haven't
made good as phophets. . They predic
ted that the 8-hour workday in -the steel
industry wouldn t work, but reports
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irom many aistricrs snow tnat it is a
! ahi - -
i "v..vi.v. wv..
- Lates to report on the success of the
8-hour day - is the Southern Ohio .. Pig
Iron and Coke Association, which was
recently told by its committee on wa
ges and hours of .work that a number of
merchant furnaces in the district had in
stituted the 8-hour shift on continuous
operation at furnaces. , ' , "
The plan was reported to, be working
very successfully from the standpoint of
both employer and employes. At least
two of the furnaces installing the 8-hour
day reported that they had been able, by
a better division of the, work, to reduce
the number of men required to operate
efficiently the furnace as compared with
the number required while working two
shifts. Reports to date indicate that the
men are working more steadily and more
efficiently under the new plan.
And where do you think this report
was published? 'Whvj in the Iron Age,
leading organ of the steel industry and
one of the most vociferous declaim ers
of the assertion that the 8-hour day
wouldn't work!
'. yr
"The problem of securing an adequate
remedy for the injunction evil is one
that challenges the very best thought "of
our most capable thinkers," says Presi-.
dent John H. Walker-of the Illinois
Federation of Labor. ; ,
Let Mr. Walker be of good cheer.
Organized labor will, tackle the injunc
tion problem artd will solve it as it has
solved other difficut problems in the past.
- .
The railroads are not 3oing so badly,
thank you, despite the fact that they
are alleged to have been utterly "ruined"
by Federal control during the war. -
Here's the New York Central report
ing a gain of 264.47 per cent, in net in
come for August over the same month
last year. And the Baltimore & Ohio
xrts net operating income for the first
nine months of this. year, as 34,755, 42,
an increase of $22,264,522 over the same'
period of 1922.
Not so bad, not so bad !
NEGRO BANKS SHOW
REMARKABLE INCREASE
Washington, Oct. 5. One econom
ic result of the migration of Negroes
northward during the past year has
been the impetus" given t the estab
lishment of ' Negro banks and the
growth of Race bank deposits. Wash
ington, New York, Philadelphia, Chi
cago and smaller cities are centers of
increased activities in the growth of
Negro banks. Messrs. Brown and
Stevens, bank promoters of Philadel
phia, are now observing their $133,000
building, erected a year ago, do a
thriving business; and the Prudential
Bank people of Washington, after a
month of. business, report splendid
growth. "
All workers should read a Labor
paper, the capitalist press will sel
dom, support the cause of Labor.-
.
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