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Sprin~field, Dl. Entered as Second.ClaB8 Matter, June 8, 11i08, at the POlt Ofilce at Sprin&,field, Ill., under the Act CJf Congreu of March 8, 1818. THE ELECTRICAL WORKER OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL BltOTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS Eltmf It to lISt !nIcI It SJl1IdIll, TIL, .lcI:orf1Q: tl let of COI(llll u SecllHlau )amr

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REPORT OF OUR DELEGATES TO THE CONVENTION OF BUILDING TRADES HELD IN W ASHING­ TON, D. C., FEB. 10th. TO 15th., INCLUSIVE.

The Convention of the Building Trades throats compulsory arbitration. That is Department of the American Federation of one-sided, and gives nothing to· the wage Labor was called to order at 10 a. m., Feb­ earners. It is for us to unite our forces to ruary 10th, by Bro. James Kirby, of the fight them. We agreed here in this conven­ Brotherhood of Carpenters. Brother Kirby tion upon a plan to submit for your con­ explained the reasons for the building trades sideration. I sincerely trust you will give assembiing together, and read a resolution ·this your careful consideration, and not adopted at the Norfolk Convention of the think for a minute we are trying to form a American Federation of Labor bearing on branch in order to divide the movement. On the matter. the contrary, we want to unite the move­ He then introduced President Gompers ment and be in a position where we can of the American Federation of Labor, who keep the employers from forcing down our spoke at great length, and he submitted throats compulsory arbitration, or the so­ the following part of the proceedings of called "open shop," as they are trying to do the Norfolk Convention, with a request that all over the country today. I trust you will they be embodied In the minutes of the vote in favor of the report of the commit­ Convention. tee. Treasurer Lennon-I am not' a member of Discussion on Report of Building Trades the Building Trades, but I want to ask "­ Committee. question. I would like to ask the committee November 22, 1907. what is their plan as to representation or Delegate McNulty-In support of the this Section in the convention of the Amer­ proposition as submitted b ythe Building Ican Federation of Labor. I did not hear 'l'rades Committee, I want to say that for that point brought out at all. the first time in the history of the Ameri­ Delegate McNulty-If I may be allowed to can labor movement the recognized, bona answer. The idea of the resolution is mere­ fide building trades of this country have ly to create this department. I understand come to a convention of the American Fed­ it is what representation will the building eration of Labor and have united for the trades have in the convention of the Ameri­ purpose of creating a Building Trade~ can Federation of Labor? Section that wlII unite the labor move­ Treasurer Lennon-Yes. ment of this country. I hope you will not think for a movement that it Is the Inten­ Delegate McNulty-The same representa- tion of the building trades to separate our tion all other trades have. There is no labor movement. That Is far from the change whatever in that respect. idea. The purpose Is to have the building Treasurer Lennon-What is the plan to be trades and the miscellaneous trades work followed to bring about solidarity of action hand in hand in every city in the country locally between the central body as now in­ to eliminate, If possible, the continual fight­ ~tituted and the local section of the building ing of building trades over the jurisdiction. trades? In the past we have made enemies of our Delegate McNulty - No building trades friends among the employers through union will be allowed in the Building Trades fighting over jurisdiction of work. We real­ Department locally unless that local union ize that unless the bunding, trades can be is affiliated with the central body. Don't united under one head it will be impossible think for a minute we are trying to separ­ to eliminate these fights. ate this branch from the American Federa­ The building trades have agreed among tion of Labor. We want automony of cen­ themselves to forget the jurisdiction quar­ tral bodies, and questions subject to an ap­ rels, and with the assistance of the Execu­ peal to this body at any and all times. tive Council try to create a Section that President Gompers-These questions are will eliminate those quarrels and protect all of importance for our future guidance. our friends among the employers. I do not Vice President Duncan-This proposition have to point to any particular city, but from the Building Trades Committee is the only the metropoli~ city of the country first tangible action looking to concrete work where at one time the most perfect Build­ amogn them that has ever been presented to ing Trades councn existed. As we look this convention. They have had something back we realize that were It possible for us in their minds all the time along, but it to again create that body as perfectly as it never found concrete shape until now. It then existed our trades would be in better this department I~ recognized and put into condition. We have seen many of the em­ use it will consolidate the scattered sections ployers forced into employers' association and detached portions of the buildin!:' trades for protection: we have seen them form the throughout the country. Some time ago we Building Trades Council and force down our had a so-called National Building Trades TABLE OF CONTENTS.

A Novel Idea ...... 159 Financial Secretary Notes ...... 156 Correspondence ...... 171-186 Information ...... •...... 158 Classified Directory of Local Unions 191 Lost ...... 159 Deceased Members ...... 159 Labor Conventions 1908 ...... 169 Donations ...... 160 District Council No.2 of the First Notices 158 District ...... 161 Report of Our Delegates to the District Council No. 6 of the Sec- Convention of Building Trades ond District ...... 170 Held in Washington, D. C. 134 Directory of Local Unions .... 186-19G Report of Delegate Cot!ghlin 170 Editorial- Comments On Constitution ..... 143 Supply and Demand ...... 139 The Science of Government .... 146 Senator La Follette---The People's The Awakened Conscience ..... 147 Tribute 166 Cause of Panics ...... 147 Treasurer Lennon's Report ...... 140 Parcels Post ...... 148 The Work of a Noble Priest ..... 141 Limitations ...... 148 Direct Legislation ...... 149 The Human Side of the Labor Official Referendum Ballot ..... 150 Question ...... 165

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DISTB.lOT OOUNCIL OI'I'IOXU. FIRST DISTRICT. President. Secretary-Treasurer. District Council No. 1-Chas. E. P. Taylor, Raymond Clark. 147 Ridgewood Ave., Newar k. N. J . 774 E . 19th St.• Paterson, N. J. District Council No. 2-J. J. McLaughlin, M. T. Joyce. 111 SarR.toga St.• E. Boston. Mas • . 117 Howard Ave.. Boston, Mass. District Council No.3-H. W. Potter, Robert Dickson, 116 S. Peach St., W. P .. Phildelphla., Pa. 921 E. Capitol Ave., Washington, D . C. District Council No. 4-Thos. J . Cleary, J . W. Cumfer, 923 Albany St., Schenectady, N. Y. District Council No. 5--L. L. Donnelly, J. K. Pa.ckard. 2623 State St.. Erie. Pa. Lock Box. 425. Elmira, N. Y. District Council No.6-Oliver Myers, F. W. Stubenvoll, 10&2 W . Bancroft St.. Toledo, Ohio. 61 Moore Place, Detroit, Mich. District Council No. 7-J. A. Groves, E. J . McDonald, 416 Wood ,St., Pittsburg, Pa. 240 E. Main St., Connellsv1l1e, Pa. District Council No. 8-J'. A. Monje&u, J. L. McBride, 136 Spruce St.. Toronto. Onto 226 Garry St., Wlnnl~g, Man. SECOND DISTRICT. la. and Neb.-James Fitzgerald. R. E . Perrin 1924 Lyner Ave.. Des Moines, I&. 1015 9th St., Sioux City. l&. St. L.- Harry Meyers, W. H. Coleman., 928 N. 17th St .. St. Louis. Mo. 1035 Laramie St., Atchison, Kan. Cook Co.-Martin Healy, E . J. Hayes, 470 Dickens Ave., Chicago, m. 76 Aberdeen St., Chicago, m. III. and Ind.-M. McNealy, F. R. McDonald, 2901 8* Ave., Rock Island, m. 14 Cross St., Aurora, Ill. Tex. and Ark.-W. M. Graham, Frank Swor, 208 Maln Ave., San Antonio, TeL Lock Box 61, Fort Worth, Texu. N. W. -Frank Fisher. P. S. Bixby. National Hotel, Minneapolis, Minn. 140 Pearl St., Oshkosh, Wis. Southern-E. E. Hosk\n80n, G. W. Brown, 416 Mary St., Evansville, Ind. Box 215, Birmingham, Ala. THIRD DISTRICT. Pacific-Hugh Murrin J. L. Cook, 865 Broadway, OBkIand, Cal. 1453 High St., Fruitvale, Cal. Intermountaln-J. R. Currie, W. C. Medhurst, Box 402, Salt Lake. Utah. Box 846, Butte, Mont. Centennlal-W. S. Campbell, Geo. E. Winters. German House, Boulder· Colo. 4603 W. S3d, Denver, Colo. THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 135 organization. It had for its purpose the standing as to what is contemplated. May government of building trades affairs. It I assume that Delegate McNulty has bee' had the most wonderful constitution I ever chosen spokesman for the committee upon heard of in all my life, and how it hung on this subject, and that he may answer a by the skin of its teeth this few years past Question or two that I may ask, not for my is a mystery to me. It, however, was more own Information, but for the record and for or less at some times a refuge for organiza­ our future guidance. tions that were not in line with the regu­ Vice President Huber-The Chairman of lar organizations in the building trades. It the Committee has no objection. had, as one of its governing features that local building trades sections in the building President Gompers-I shall ask either the trades conventions would be entitled to al!I chairman of the committee or Delegate Mc­ many votes as the number of locals in each Nulty or anyone else who can speak with section, the building trade to be represented authority for the Building Trades Commit­ by one delegate alone. The local trades sec­ tee. tion!=; thl1B governed the organization. ....";s. n::l= Ha've you in mind a specific sum to be tional building trade might have no delegate charged for a local charter of a Building on the convention floor. Trades Section, and if so, about how much, They had another qualification which set approximately? forth that when an appeal came UP against Delegate McNulty - The building trades a local section it should be referred back to had in mind a meeting that would be held the section in the locality from which it later on when you and other mebers of came. In other words, the offender was to the Executive Council would be asked to be be judge and jury. The trades affiliated with us to give aid in drawing up the de­ with this organization soon began to drop tails of such questions. The Building away, and something was sought to be done Trades Council, as yOU all know, locally for the building trades and the locals. There must have more or less of an income, but was no tangible head with any well regu­ that will be charged directly to the locals lated national or international rules to gov­ aftiliated with that Council, and to no orie ern matters of this kind. Now the report of else. the committee supplies means for governing the building trades along that line. It is President Gompers-I wO/lld like to inquire true it may be considered somewhat of an whether upon the charter of the Department innovation from the laws of the American of the Building Trades there will be some­ Federation of Labor; but the building trades thing of this character: "Department of the need some such governm.ent, some such con­ Building Trades Union of America, of the crete action; they need to have their affairs American Federation of Labor?" settled by men of their trade who know their Delegate McNulty-Yes; with "American conditions best. If this American Federa­ Federation of Labor" in big letters-about tion of Labor establishes a Building Trades that long. Department which will handle all building trades affairs it will give us a court wherein President Gompers-If Delegate McNulty affairs can be attended to on short notice. would indicate in words rather than indi­ It will also be a component part of the cate by his hanels, the stenographer might American Federation of Labor, and can sail get it. under its banner the building trades sec­ Delegate McNulty-Seventy-two point let­ tions or committees and consolidate them. ters. The rules laid down will be practically the President Gompers-That is a suggestion same in all parts of the country for the from the President of the International Ty­ government of the building trades, instead pographical Union. of having different rules in the various lo­ calities. I would ask whether It would not be wise for the headquarters of the Building Trades The subject matter needs some careful to be at the headquarters of the American consideration because of the establishment Federation of Labor, with suitable head­ of a department of this kind: but when it quarters provided for that department? is remembered that there has been a Na­ Delegate McNulty-It is the general opin­ tional Building Trades Council which has ion thta it should be at the headquarters of failed. when it is und~rstood there is a Structural Building Trades Alliance about the A. F. of L. which there is some misunderstanding, but President Gompers-Oought not some pro­ whose officers are entirely in unison with vision be made, in the judgment of the the American Federation of I,abor, you wiII huilding trades representatives. that a de­ see this will take its place and give us a partmental report be made to the Executive Building Trades Department in which mat­ Officers of the American Federation of La­ ters pertaining to the building trades can bor? be handled with authority. Delegate McNulty-Yes; we intend to keep The report of the committee proves that the American Federation of I .. abor thorough­ the organizations to compose this Building ly acquainted with all our doings; in fact, Trades Department are to be building trades we consider ourselves under the Executive affiliated in the American Federation of La­ Council. bor; the local sections are to be composed of President Gompers-I desire to say as a delegates of building trades and representa­ trade unlo·nist and as a delegate to this tives in the central body. The same system convention, as well as the President of the of attachment to the American Federation American Federation of Labor, the project of Labor follows all the way through. We has my hearty endorsement. hone it will cut out an this skirmishing and Delegate O'Leary-I don't want to be mis­ fighting we have had in the past. If Lhe af­ understood. There is no man on the floor fairs are turned over to those who know of this convention more anxious for a thing the conditions best they will have a better of this kind than I am, but we have been system of government than they have ever without authority for so long that I want to had before. see the best I can, backed by the American Delegate Scott in the chair. Federation of Labor, and with the consent of at least a majority of the building trades President Gompers-With every word that of this country. has been uttered thus far this Que~tion I am in entire accord. I believe If the propo­ President Gompers in the chair. sition is fairly understood and properly ad­ Delegate Feeley, Milwaukee-What I want ministered it is going to make for a greater to say is this: We have had this same solidification of the labor movement of our proposition in Milwaukee since 1904. When country, and It will eliminate much of the there was no Building Trades Council there former contentions. I repeat, however, that the building trades pulled like balky horses. it is necessary there be some clearer under- In 190( the building trades organized a 136 THE ELECTRIOAL WORKER

Building Trades Section of the central body as may be selected by the preceding conven­ there, and they have transacted their own tion. Special conventions may be called by business. A union that Is amIlated with the the President should a majority of the a.tHl­ Building Trades Council must be In the iated Nationals and International organiza­ central body, and a building trade a.tHUated tions so request. with the central body must belong to the Sec. 4. The basis of representation in the Building Trades Council. The proposition convention shall be: From National or In­ has given universal satisfaction, and there ternational Unions of less than 4,000 mem­ never was satisfaction in those crafts be­ bers, one delegate; 4,000 or more. two dele­ fore. The principle appUed to a national gates; 8,000 or more, three delegates; 16,000 body cannot help being a success if It Is or more, four delegates; 32,000 or more, five handled along proper Jines. delegates, and 80 on. Questions may be de­ Delegate Cullen-Is It the Intention of the cided br a division or show of hands; but International Officers to compel their local if a cal of the roll Is demanded, each dele­ unions to become affiliated with the state gate shall cast one vote. branhces? ec. 5. The delegates shall be elected at. President Gompers-That Is the report least thirty days previous to the convention made by the secretary of the committee. and the names of such delegates shaH be forwarded to the Secretary-Treasurer of Delegate Holland-I believe dele88.tes rep­ the Department immediately after election. resenting the Building Trades understand Sec. 6. No organization that has seceded, what they want better than anyone vote In or been expelled or suspended by this De­ the convention, and I move the previous partment, the American Federation of La­ question. bor, or by any National or International or­ The motion to close debate was carried, ganization connected therewith, or any local and the motion to adopt the report of the that refuses to join the National or Inter­ Committee on Building Trades was carried national of Its trade, shall, while under such by unanimous vote. penalty, be allowed representation or recog­ Secretary Morrison of the American Fed­ nition in this organization, or in any local eration of Labor was then Introduced, and or State Council under penalty of suspension made a most encouraging address to the of the body violating this section. delegates present, as did Vice President, Sec. 7. Not organization shall be entitled James O'Connell, who next addressed the to representation unless such organization convention. Vice President Duncan, and Is in good standing in the American Federa­ P. H. McCarthy of the California State tion of Labor, or shall have applied for and Building Trades were called upon to ad­ received a certificate of affiliation at least dress the Convention. but both refused on three months prior to a convention of the the grounds that they were accredited del­ Department, and no person shall be recog­ egates thereto. nized as a delegate whose National or In­ The convention then settled down to work ternational organization is not affiliated with and although at times there was spirited de­ this Department. bate, it was easily seen that all degegates Sec. 8. The officers of this Department present were sincere In their etrorts to form shall consist of a President, five Vice Presi­ a Building Trades Department that would dents, and a Secretary-Treasure, to be elect­ unite all trades under the banner of the ed at the annual convention by ballot, these American Federation of Labor. officers to constitute the Executive Council, As was generally expected, the work of and no two members can belong to the same drawing up a Constitution that would be organization, agreeable to all, consumed a great deal of Sec. 9. The President and Secretary­ time. but it can be said with credit to all Treasurer shall be members of the succeed­ deelgates present, that they were ready to Ing convention in case they are not delegates give and take In the Interest of harmony. but without vote, and shall be eligible to re­ The following Is the Constitution as election. agreed upon, which we trust will be carefully Sec. 10. All elective officers shall be mem­ read by all readers of the Worker: bers in good standing of their respective Section 1. This organization shall be organizations. known as the Building Trades Department Sec. 11. The terms of the officers of this of the American Federation of Labor, and Department shall end on the first day of shall be composed of National and Interna­ January following the convention. tlonal Building Trades Organizations recog­ Sec. 12. The President and Secretary­ nized as such, duly and regularly chartered Treasurer shal lengage suitable offices in by the American Federation of Labor. the city of Washington, D. C., at headquar­ Membership shall be confined to National ters of the American Federation of Labor and International Building Trades Organiza­ for the transaction of the business of the tions who are affiUated with the American organization. Federation of Labor, and which are uni­ versally employed In the Building Industry, Sec. 13. All books and finacial accounts either In erection. repair, or alteration. shall at all times be open to the inspection of the President and Executive Council. Sec. 2. The object of this body shall be Sec. H. All permanent salaried officers of the encouragement and formation of local this Department shall devote their exclusive organizations of building tradesmen, and the time to Its Interests. conferring of such power and authority upon the several locals of this department as may Sec. 15. The President shall preside at all advance the Interest and welfare of the conventions and Executive Council meetings huilding industry: to adjust trade disputes and exercise supervision of the Deoartment along practical lines as they arise from time throughout its jurisdiction; sign all official to time and to create a more harmonious documents, orders on the Secretary-Treas­ feellng between the employer and employe; urer, and devote his exclusive time for the to Issue charters to State and Local Build­ advancement of the best Interests of the ing Trades Councils for the purpose of at­ Department. He shall receive for his ser­ tending to building trades matters. Recog­ vices such remuneration as may be deter­ nizing the ustlce of trade urlsdlction, we aim mined upon from time to time by the an­ to guarantee to the various branches of the nual conventions. builEiing Industry control of such work 8.S Sec. 16. The Vice Presidents shall assist rightfully belongs to them, and to which the President in the performance of his they are ustly entitled. duties. See. 3. The annual convention of this de­ Sec. 17. The Secretary-Treasurer snail partment shall be held immediately follow­ keep a correct record of the proceedings of lowing adournment of the American Feder­ the conventions and meetings of the Execu­ ation of Labor conventton, a.t such place tive Council: he shall keep a list of all the THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 137 officers of the affiliated organizations; he respective delegations-elect, who shall com­ shall furnish all affiliated organizations with pose the Auditing Committee. This commit­ a monthly statement of all business trans­ tee shall meet at such place, and at such acted, and shall conduct all official corres­ a time as the President of the Department pondence pertaining to the Department; he may determine Is neces'sary for the proper shall have full charge of the fi,nancial af­ performance of their duty; and they shall fairs of the Department, and shall keep an audit the accounts of this Department for itemized account of all expenditures and be the preceding twelve months, and report prepared to submit his books and other ac­ upon credentials immediately upon the open­ counts to the Auditing Committee at the di­ ing of the convention. The expenses ot said rection of the Executive Council; he shall committee shall be paid out of the funds Of receive such compensation as shall have the Department. been determined by the convention prior to Sec.. 28. Resolutions ot any character, or his election; he shall not be allowed to leave proposItions for changes in this constitution headquarters on official business without the can net be introduceQ in the convention after consent Of the President; he shall furnish the second day's session, except by unani­ within four weeks after his election a bond, mous consent. to be approved and the amount fixed by the Executive Council, for the faithful perform­ Sec. 29. The convention shall have power ance of his duties as Secretary-Treasurer. of to order an executive session at any time. the Department; the expenses of bond shall Sec. 30. None other than members of a be borne by the organization. bona-fide trade union shall be permitted to address the convention or read papers Sec. 18. Regular meetings of the Execu­ therein,. except by a two-thirds vote of the tive Council shall be held semi-annually at conventIOn. such nlaces as the Board, in its judgment, may deem wise to select. Special meetings Sec. 31. The rules and order of business may be held in the interim, should occasion gover.ning the preceding convention shall be­ arise that may demand the instant assemb­ In force from the opening of any convention ling of the Council, by a call of the Presi­ of this Department until new rules have dent. been adopted. Sec. 19. The revenue for the support of Sec. 32. A quorum for the transaction of this Department shall be derived from an bus~ne:ss shall consist of not less than a initation fee on the National or International maJ~nty of the delegates attending a con­ Unions of one hundred ($100.00) dollars each; ventIOn. the sale of supplies, and by a per capita Sec. 33. No grievance shall be considered tax of one-quarter (';i) of one perecent per by any convention that has been decided by member per month upon members of 8:11 a previous .convention, except upon the affiliated National and International organI­ recommendatIOn of the Executive Council zations; sale of supplies to Local and State nor shal~ any grievance be considered where Councils, and charter fees which shall be the partIes thereto have not previously held $10.00. a conference and attempted to adjust the Sec. 2(). The President shall receive as same themselves. compensation a salary of $2,200.00 per year. Sec. 21. The Secretary-Treasurer shall re­ Rules of Order. ceive as compensation a salary of $2,000.00 1. Call to order per year. 2. Presenting credentials. Sec. 22. The Executive Council shall re­ 3. Report of Committee on Credentials. ceive for each meeting, and for all other 4. Roll ~all of Delegates. work required of them, and done under 5. Readmg of minutes orders of the President, as compensation, 6. Appointment of sta';ding committees. $5.00 per day. 7. Reports of Officers. Sec. 23. The above officers shall receive 8. Reports of Standing and Special Com­ transportation charges and be allowed $4.50 mittees. per day for hotel and incidental expenses. 9. Unfinished business. Sec. 24. Each affiliated organization shall 10. New business. be required to submit a written stateme.nt 11. Election and Installation of Officers, covering the extent and character of Its 12. Adjournment. trade jurisdiction, and when allowed by the Sec. 34. Where there exists three (3) or Executive Council and approved by the gen­ more. local unions or affiliated trades In any erla. convention, nO enroachment by other localIty, they shall, when called upon by trades will be countenanced or tolerated. , ~he: Department, be instructed, and for affil­ Sec. 25. On receipt of a claim of jurisdic­ IatIOn m local councils local unions are re­ tion the Secretary-Treasurer shall send a que:sted to affiliate with Central Labor copy of the same to affiliated organizations. Umons chartered by the American Federa­ Should a confilct in jurisdiction occur, the tlo.n of Lal?or where such central bodies parties In interest shall hold a jOint con­ eXI~t by theIr respective Nationals or Inter­ ference withn ninety days, and endeavor to nat~o,:,al organizations to form a Local adjust their differences, and it no adjust­ BulIdmg Trades Council or jOin existing ment has been reached within the prescribed chartered councils of this Department and time, the disputed points shall be referred the locals thereof, when chartered, 'must to the next convention of this Department be g<;>verned In accordance with the laws for a decision, and their award shall be bind­ of thIS Department. Ing upon all affiliated organizations. Sec. 35. Each organization affiliated with Sec. 26. The following committees, con­ a local council shall be held responsible for sisting of five (5) members shall be appointed the a!!ts of Its .members, and any local or by the President: orgl!-mza.tlon WhICh fails or refuses to dis­ clpll1~e Its members for violations ot the 1. Rules and Order of Business. workI!1g rules of the council shall be dealt 2. Report of President. with m accordance with the laws and the 3. Report of Secretary-Treasurer. secretary ot the local council shall report 4. Report of the Executive Council. th!l matter to the Secretary-Treasurer of 5. Resolutions. thIS. Department who shall notify the 6. Laws. Nat!o!,;al or International organization to 7. Organization. dlsCIplme their rebellious locals. Should the 8. Adjustment. National or International refuse or neglect 9. Local and State Orga.nlzations. to do so within sixty days, the Secretary­ Sec. 27. The President shall direct the Treasurer sha!l request the local council chief executive officers of three National or an!I the of'lendmg local organization tor the International Unions, at least ten days pre­ eVIdence In the case. which will be laid be­ vious to the holding of the annual conven­ fore the Executive ~ouncll at itll next relnl­ tion, to appoint one delegate each trom their lar or speCial meetmg, who IIha.ll take such 138 THE ELECTRICAL WORKJj1R action as, In their judgment, the evidence such salary as the cuuncil, by Il1otion or in the case warrants; which action shal! re­ resolution, may determine. main in full force until the next convention: Sec. ~6. The sergeant-at-arms shaH main­ Provided, however, No local organization tain order and perform such other duties shaH be required to violate any written as the local council may direct. agreement no:w in force with its employers, but when saId agreements terminate new Sec. 47. The secretary-treasurer may at ones shall not be entered Into containing a any time, either In person, or by deputy ex­ clause which will prevent any local organi­ amine and take possession of the books of zation from obeying the laws of this De­ a local counCil, and in case of the dissolu­ partment. tion of a local council, all moneys and other properties in Poss(!ssion of the local council Sec. 36. All local councils shaH adopt a shall Immediately be forwarded to the gen­ quarterly working card of uniform character eral office in such a manner as the Secre­ which shaH be carried by al laffiliated mem­ tary shall direct. bers, and to be paid for as the by-laws of the council may determine' and no other Sec. 48. No local council can be disbanded card shaH be recognized by the affiliated so long as two organizations will continue trades on any job or building where they their affiliation. are employed. Sec. 49. No member shall be eligible to Sec. 37. Wbere District Councils or Cen­ hold any office In any local council unless his tral Bodies in any organizations exist, the organization shaH have raid all Its Indebted­ representation to the Local Council shall ness to the local counci up to the first day come through that District Council or Cen­ of the current quarter. tral Body, as the case may be' and all bus­ Sec. '50. No lcoal council shall reject an iness between the council and their affiliated application for membershal by a local union organization shall be done through the Dis­ chartered by a National or International or~ the different organizations, ganization affiliated with this Department. ~~~~eC~~~~il:xfst The eligibility of all delegates whose creden­ Sec. 38. Each local council shall estab­ tials have been presented to the local coun­ lish . an executive board, composed of the cils shall be determined by the local coun­ preSIdent and secretary and one delegate cil in accordance with Its laws. This De­ from each affiliated organization. partment grants full autonomy to ail local councils in the government of their local af­ Sec. 39. The duties of lacal executive fairs in conformity with the laws of this boards shaH be to attend to any business as­ Department. signed to them by the local councils in ac­ cordance with the laws of this Department. Sec. 51. AI! demands for increased wage or reduction of hours must be ~ubmltted to Sec. 40. The officers of the local alliances the local council an.d receive its approval, shaH co.nslst of president, vice president, and under no conSIderation shalJ a local secretaTles, treasurer, sergeant-at-arms, and t"~IOn 0t: unions of any organization affiliated board of trustees. It shall be optional with WIth thIS Department be allowed to inaug­ the local council, If they desire, to consoll­ urate strikes without the local council's con­ date the offices of secretaries and treasurer. sent. Sec. 41. The president shall preside at the meetings, preserve order, enforce the consti­ Laws for state Bodies. tution and by-laws, and see that the other officers perform their duties in accordance Sec. 52. Three local councils or more in with the laws of this Department and Its !Lny State or province may form State Build­ local council. Inli\' Trades Councils in the United State~ or Canada with power to make their own laws Sec. 42. The vice president shaH, in the absence of the president, perform all du ties ~e~~~formity with the laws of this Depart- appertaining to the office of president. Sec. 43. The recording and corresponding Amendments to constitution can be made secretary shall keep a record of the pro­ only by a majority vote during the annual ceedings of the counCil, and attest all orders conventions. signed by the president. He shall be cus­ todian of the archives and seal of the coun­ Our Brotherhool was represented by cil. He shall furnish each affiliated union Brothers J. J. McLaughlin, William S. God­ with a copy of the proceedings of the coun­ shall, F. J. McNulty and P. J. Coughlin. cil, and he shall perform such other duties The latter, being President of the Inter­ as are elsewhere indicated In this constitu­ national Building Trades Council wa~ tion and assigned him by the council. He selected by your President In order that that shal) receive such. salary as the council, by organization would at least be represented motIon or resolutIOn, may determine. at the Convention Indirectly, and for the further reason that as President of the Inter­ Sec. 44. The finacial secretary shall re­ national Building Trades Council Brother ceive all dues and moneys to be paid to the Coughlin is thoroughly familiar with the council and pay the same over to the treas­ laws of that organization, thereby in a pOSi­ urer, taking his receipt therefor. HEl shall tion to render us good service In the forma­ keep an accurate account of all moneys re­ ceived and expended. He shall Issue all or­ iig~. of the laws to govern the new Organiza- ders for the payment of bills ordered by the counCil, the same to be attested by the sig­ The many questions relative to the Juris­ natures of the president and the recording !'iiction of Work that eXi.sts between the var­ and corresponding secretary. He shall make IOUS trades in the bUIlding industry was quarterly financial reports to the council. entirely ignored, as it was deemed advis­ He shall notify all unions in arrears, and he able not to consider in any way, shape or shall receive such salary as the council on form, any jurisdiction question for a period motion or resolution, may determine. of one year, thereby assuring us of an organi­ zation built alon.g solid lines, which at the Sec. 45. The treasurer shaH receive from end of that penod would be in a position and receipt for alJ moneys paid to him by to render deCisions on jurisdiction disputes the financial secretary, and disburse the and enforce decisions. ' same upon the order of the council. He shall keep an account of all moneys received The Constitution Committee was composed and expended and produce his books for in­ of one Delegate from each trade represented spection whenever called upon by the board which numbered nineteen. ' of trustees. He shaH not retain more than The Building Trades Department Is to have one hundred doHars ($100.00) in his posses­ complete autonomy over building trades sion at anyone time, and shall deposit all affairs, with power to issue charters to moneys or funds in such bank as the coun­ Local departments. No Local Union how­ cil may designate. He shaH furnish such eve,r can become affiliated with a' Local bonds as the council may require and recelvQ BuIJdlnf Trades Department until said Local ..

THE ELEOTRICAL WORKER 139 has become connected with the Central There were contests for the offices of Labor Unions of their respective cities. This, Second. Fourth and Fifth Vice Presidents you will note, assures us of a co.mpact and Secretary-Treasurer, Brother Spenser organization that will be readily felt III the defeating Brother McNulty for the office of event of it becoming necessary for us to use Secretary-Treasurer. Brother William D. our concentrated forces against antagonistic Huber. the 8th Vice President of the Amer­ employers or enemies of the Labor move­ can Federation of Labor and President of ment. the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners It was predicted by many previous to the acted as permanent Chairman of the Con­ Convention that it was an impossibility for vention, and filled the office in a creditable a Building Trades to meet and agree amongst manner. U J..4! themselves. Those who held such opinions All that is left now to make the Organiza­ were sadly disappointed, and we are proud tion a success is for the representatives of to say that all Delegates worked to the end the Convention to use their endeavor to have that we must organize; or one by one suffer their respective organizations become affil­ defeat at the hands of the various employers iated immediately. The Organizations whose associations. It was the first time in the laws require a referendum vote in order history of the movement that building trades to become affiliated. will submit said vote ever had an opportunity to assemble together immediately to the members. under the banner of the American Federa­ tion of Labor, and they did not hesitate Formal application for a Department char­ to take advantage of that opportunity in ter will be made by the officers of the Build­ every particular. ing Trades Department to the Executive A resolution was presented by your Dele­ Council of the American Federation of gates and adopted by the Convention, name­ Labor. As soon as said charter is granted, ing the American F'ederationist as the Local Department charters will be issued in official journal of the Building Trades, and accordance with the adopted laws. the officers were instructed to confer with Such an organization has been sorely President Gompers so that space enough needed for a long time by tl;te Building could be reserved in the Federationist each Trades, and we are of the poinion that with month wherein matters of interest to the the American Federation of Labor behind us Building Trades would be published. in one solid organization, that strikes and The following officers were elected: James 'lock-outs will be reduced to a minium. Kirby, President, (Brotherhood of Carpen­ ters), Brother L. J. Hedrick, First Vice In closing, we wish to statc that your President (Brotherhool of Painters), Jas. representatives were honored by appOint­ Hannahan, Second Vice President (Hoisting ment on some very important committee. Engineers), Frank Ryan, Third Vice Presi­ Fraternally submitted, dent, (Structural Iron "Vorkers), Wm Mc­ Sorely, Fourth Vice President, ("Vood, Wire J. J. McLaughlin, and Metal Lathers), Chas. H. Leps, Fifth William S. Godshall, Vice President, (Tile Layers), ,Villiam J. F. J. McNulty, Spencer, Secretary-Treasurer. P. J. Coughlin. SUPPLY AND DEMAND. During former periods of industrial overcome by intelligent, comprehensive crises or trade stagnation, when labor and determined action of the wage­ complacently acquiesced in wage reduc­ earners, who by their associated efforts tions, the pOlitical economists of the day shall refuse to have their brain and proclaimed, and employe,rs generally fol­ brawn, their hearts and the hearts of lowed, the theory that the law of "supply those beloved by them, weighed in the and demand" governed all things; that same scale with the side of a hog or a "labor is a commodity to be bought in bushel of coal. the open market," and that the wages In connection with this subject your paid to labor were of necessity controlled attention is especially called to'the fact by the law of supply and demand. that for quite a period of years we have The laborers seemed defenceless; they not heard the claim of the inexorability were compelled to abide by the inexorable of the law of supply and demand dis­ so-called law, cruelly and heartlessly ap­ cussed, particularly so far as its applica­ plied; human hearts, manhood, woman­ tion to labor is concerned. I have looked hood, childhood, with all that these imply, in vain for now nearly ten years for an were entirely bereft of consideration. argument to be made on that subject by the old school of political economists and That the law of supply and demand the antagonists of labor. It may even has its place in nature and in primitive, seem strange that I should discuss it in natural conditions, no thinking man will this report, but my purpose in addressing dispute; but when we realize what science myself to this is to rivet your attention has done and what progress has been to the fact that the improvement in our made to overcome the primitive condi­ lives and in our homes is due to the or­ tions of nature; what has been accom­ ganized effort of the working people of plished in machinery and tools of labor, our country and to it alone. The reason in the means of transportation of pro­ for the absence of discussion by our op­ ducts and of man, the means of trans­ ponents of the so-called law of sU'pply mission of information and intelligence, and demand is due to the fact that the the fact becomes immediately patent that conditions of labor have gone onward and man has made nature conform to his upward; that we are in deadly earnest wants and that the original conception of and that we shall not permit ourselves to the law of supply and demand has been be forced backward or downward. On­ largely overcome, and can be still further ward and upward is labor's watchword. 140 THE ELECTRICAIJ WORKER TREASURER LENNON'S REPORT. A very interesting report submitted to November 80 ...... 11,496.25 the delegates ot the twenty-seventh con­ ~ember 31 ...... 14,012.64 vention of the A. F. of L. was that of 1907. Treasurer Lennon. The report tollows January 31 ...... 13,211.57 in full: February 28 ...... 11,531.86 To the Officers and Delegates ot the March 31 ...... 14,659.41 Twenty-seventh Convention of the April 30 ...... 14,310.95 American Federation ot Labor: May 31 ...... 13,802;57 Greeting: It was with particular pleas­ June 30 ...... 13,301.57 ure that I submit this, my seventeenthan­ July 31 ...... 13,932.65 nual report, to you as treasurer. The August 31 ...... 11,638.03 year h'3.S had its trials and disappoint­ September SO ••••••••••••••••• 26,749.90 lnents, in so far as our organizations are concerned; but, in spite of all ob­ Total funds ...... $285,870.86 stacles and reverses, real progress has been made by the Federation and its af­ EXPENSES. filiated unions, financially, numerically, Paid Warrants: and in the solidarity of our movement. Our hopes and aspirations for the future 1906. have been strengthened, and the wail of October 31 ...... $ 10,733.68 the pessimist is less often heard in our November 30 ...... 12,625.32 ranks than was the case in years gone December 31 ...... 12,929.38 by. The wage-workers are turning to 1907. the trade union for industrial protection January 31 ...... 14,135.02 in increasing numbers and manifesting February 28 ...... 12,938.24 their adherence to our cause as never March 31 ...... 14,188.52 before. Our difficulties, as well as our April 30B ...... 14,506.32 successes, are proving to be educators of May 31 ...... 12,578.45 the masses. Mr. Perry, Mr. Post and Mr. June 30 ...... 15,756.64 Van Cleave are, as usual, pointing the July 31 ...... 13,361.57 road on which we should travel and the August 31 ...... 11,787.50 trade unionists are going in the opposite September 30 ...... 14,420.20 directi0n, having discovered that as lighthouses to guide the mariner on the Total expenses ...... $159,960.84 industrial seas they are a failure. We Total funds ...... 285,870.86 are taking counsel of ourselves and of Deduct total expenses...... 159,960.84 our proven friends, and our enemies are looking on at our development and pro­ Leaves in hands of treasurer .. $125,910.02 gress with dismay and consternation. In­ Certificates of deposit in hands of Presi­ junctions do not scare us, for we are law­ dent Gompers: abiding citizens. The "Bucks" stove is Six certificates, McLean County Bank, of Bloomington, Ill., not calculated ~o warm the cockles of the heart of any trade unionist-no, nor of each $5,000 ...... $ 30,000.00 any man or woman that stands for a Five certificates, Third Nation- square deal. I do not mean a square al Bank, of Bloomington, Ill., deal in name only, but I mean a square each $5,000 ...... 25,000.00 deal as the carrying out of the Golden Five certificates, State Nation- Rule in oue industrial life. We propose al Bank, of Bloomington, Ill .., to keep.';arm without the 'ilse of any each $5,000 ...... 25,000.00 Buck stoves, injunctions to the contrary Two certificates, German-Amer- notwithstanding. ican Bank, of Bloomington, Ill., each $5,000 ...... ,.... 10,000.00 Be cheerful. The masses are awaken­ Two certificates, Corn Belt Bank Ing. The spirit of a true democracy Is of Bloomington, Ill., each manifest all over the world. This is the $5,000 ...... 10,000.00 day for hopefulness and for hard work. Remember that the Lord only helps those Total on certificates ...... $100,000.00 who help themselves. Stand pat for the State National Bank, open ac. 25,910.02 trade union. ImprOve wherever possible, both as to principles and methods. Be Total in hands of treasurer. $125,910.02 not dlsmayed at any obstacle. Remem­ Total in hands of secretary. 2,000.00 ber what has been done in the past, and go forward with confidence as to the Total funds ...... $127,910.02 future. During the seventeen years I have been INCOME. treasurer I have handled funds of the 1906. Federation to the amount of $1,575,287.96. October 1, balance on hand ... $111,540.60 Received of Secretary Morrison: JOHN LENNON, October 31 ...... 15,682.86 Treasurer. THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 141 THE WORK OF A NOBLE PRIEST.

Remarkable Achievement of Father DeNisco. HILE there may be occasion for boards and pale pressed brick, and with workingmen to find fault because stores along its main e.treet-groceries, ~ the clergy do not understand them markets, dry goods and millinery stores, it is a pleasure to find one who a druggists shop, a hotel, a "Banca Ital­ not only does but is wilnng to become iana: factory, a church on top of a hill, onA of them. with a mast-high flag pole and an Amer­ We bespeak a careful reading of the ican flag that marks out the spot ofr one following extracts from an article in the mile away; and gardens and gardens, and Jfl,nuary "McClure's" by Marion Hamilton then more gardens, all with grape arbors; Carter: and when one has apparently come to Less than fifteen years ago, we are told, the end of everything, a few more gar­ Roseta, Pa., was merely a camp of squat­ dens tucked under a hillside. It is the ters. It was known as "Eyetalian Town," garden aspect that first takes hold of and was given a wide berth by people of one's imagination when one comes to Ro­ the neighboring places, because of the seto. reputation for bloody quarrels which it "Of this town, which contains today won for itself in the Court House at East­ more than two thousand inhabitants, on. Still the poor little settlement grew Father Pesquale de Nisco is 'the de facto and flourished, after its own fashion. In Mayor, building inspector, health depart­ e;pite of lawlessness, there was commun­ ment and arbiter of all questions relating ity of language and religion, and a great to social conditions or bUl;iness undertak­ deal of blood lHnship dating back to the ings.' He is also the chief of the pOlice Italian Roseta. Able bodied peasant force, the president of the labor union, women soon added color to the scene and the founder of most of the clubs-social, an incentive to the work and the frays. literary, musical, theatrical, benevolent­ Babies, tottering over the door yard re, and the organizer of the famous brass fuse heaps, added more color and life, band, pride of Roseto and envy of the and shanties began to be homes where surrounding country, and of the baseball where washing flapped from the clothes nine, whose husky youths affectionately lines. Paths were widened into lanes; declare that he can umpire a game better lots were fenced in and many who had than anyone else." not dreamed of buying when they built hastened to secure the land on which ONE MAN'S WORK. their e;hacks stood. There were no stores It was in 1897 that Archbishop Ryan for the quarry workers were compleld to sent Father De Nisco to minister to the trade at the company stores; no factories, spiritual needs of his country folk, and no shops; there was no druggist or doc­ almost as the incredulous outSiders gazed tor nearer than Bangor; no anything, in this far-sighted and laborious man who fact, but their waste land and their attended the body saving and soul ;aving shacks-not even a church. The local Simultaneously, was out with the Jlick Presbyterian body made an attempt to do and shovel in his own hands, and the al­ "evangelistic" work among the inhabi­ most miraculous transformation of the tants of Roseto and even went so far as settlement was visible. A church with a to build a church among them; but Pres­ plaza in front, the land for a school house byterianism had little charm for the a cemetery and a park; beautiful gardens Italiam;, and "the Lehigh Presbytery fin­ responding within a season to Father De ally admitted that its experiment was not Nisco's gifts of seeds and his small money altogether a success. Bangor said that prizes for the best results-these were Roseto ought to be wiped off the face of the first things Bangor saw. the map." The fifty or sixty Italians had Then Father De Nisco separated the increased to several hundred, and the Italian from his long knife by a cam­ ramshackle village, "ready to break out paign in the pulpiL and in personal visits at any time with an epidemic of typhoi'] to the homes; by making himself arbiter or the long knife," was a stanuing dan· in all minor difficulties, while others ger. should be taken to the civil courts. He Meanwhile a small Catholic church had. declared also that he would stand off and been built, which struggled along and leL the law take its course in the next made shift to live for a few years, and affray. His people could not believe this, then went into the sheriff's hands. but when the two principals in a knife affair were arrested and he refused to in­ THE ROSETO OF TODAY. tervene, and each presently got nine That was the Roseto of fifteen years years in the penitentiary, that was the ago. But today: end of "Sicilianism." "It is a prosperous, lively little town The priest preached cleanliness a3 next with dwellings of good American clap- to Godliness, and often personally super- 142 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER intended the removal of rubbish heaps in upon himself the difficult task of keeping the neighborhood of dwellings. "You are out the strik-breakers'; and he succeeded law-abiding, self-respecting American cit­ to a marvel. izens," he would say, "Build comfortable, hTe. union won. The union went back substantial American homes fit for Amer­ to the quarries to work nine hours a day ieay. citizens." Lorenzo Falcone, the for a Uving wage--a dollar and a half a "king" of the settlement, set the example. day. And that dollar and a half was the Then, through incredible economies, the beginning of Roseto's prosperity. hUIl4bler folk followed his example, till the neat, well furnished home with a BUILT A FACTORY. good bath room became familar. ,Thorugh Father De Nisco's efforts a shirt factory was established-a large, AS A LABOB LEADER. airy place with plenty of windows and Most of the men in Father De Nisco's plenty of room-and here the girls of parish worked in the quarries ten hours Roseto make good waegs. a day, eighty cents a day, pay days three "It seemed to me," sayS' the writer who months apart, ana trading at the com­ visited it, "that all the girls there had pany's Eotores compulsory. He tried to very sweet and gentle manners, and convince the quarry superintendents that though they were a lively crowd when pay days should come at least once a they were all together, I saw none who month, and that forcing the men to trade could be called vulgar or bold. The fac­ at the companys stores was illegal. Sev­ tory girl whose wa~k in life did not cor­ eral put him off with vague promises. respond to Father De Nisco's iueas would One employing the greater number of walk out in short order. And these ideas Rosetans answered: are such that there is another thing you "You needn't come here, you damn old may look for in vain in Roseto-young priest, trying to run these works; not couples parading the streets' after dark. while I'm here, anyway." When a young fellow likes a girl, he must "John I'm sorry to hear you speak that ask permisSion of her parents to pay way," r~monEotrated the priest; "I think court to her. If ther consent, he calls you'll regret it." regularly and makes himself agreeable to "John" ordered the priest out. Th" the entire family; or, if he doesn't that priest collected the men's pass books., ends it. went to Philadelphia, secured through "Father De Nisco believes in early Archbishop Ryan an introduction to the marriages. Hardly a Sunday passes that president of the company and laid the a young couple doeS' not 'stand up' after case before him. Mass, and there are sometimes as many "Look at this book, and this, and this! as four at once. One and a half mar­ These poor, hard working men, with. four, riages a week is the accurate statistical average. hTe priest is baptizing the his­ five six little childr,en and the wIfe LO support. Look at this. This man has ing generation, at the rate of two a week." worked for three months every day and There are four hundred children in the all day and t,here is' just two cents com­ Sunday school, and Father De Nisco ing to hIm-two cents ta take home to knows all these small persons by sight his wife and SIX little children." and name. The astonished president could only as.. The priest is gradually training the sure him that there had been some mls· voters of his town to an appreciation not take. "Why, we pay our men a dollar, a only of their rower, but of their respon­ dollar ten, a dollar and a qua;,ter a day; sibilities. He himself conducts a class we pay all that anybody pays. in citizenship for the future voters of Roseto. "Then who gets the difference?" asked Archbishop kyan once frightened him Father De Nisco, knowing that the super­ with an offer of promotion to a city rec­ intendent was pocketing it-which inves­ tOr!;hip. The good priest entreated that tigation revealed to a much more aston­ he be allowed to spend his years in Ros­ ished president. eto. He is still there. "And John felt S'orrY," remarked Father , 1 want to die with my boots on," he De Nisco, meditatively. "He got fired," said to his interviewer who thus com­ This was but the first step in the re­ ments: "It was the man ready to die in dress of the quarrymen's appalling griev­ his boots who had tried himself against ances. It became necessary to organize lawlessness, poverty, confu5ion and a labor union, with Father De Nisco as plague, against close fisted quarry owners president; and the president ordered the an_ corrupt politics, and had won. - whole town out on a strike. He also took Rochester Journal. THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 143

EDITORIAL. PETE~ W. COLLINS.

COMMENTS ON During the past two years, or to be exact since J annary 1, 1906, CONSTITUTION. when the Constitution as amended by the Louisville Convention and adopted by referendum vote, went into effect, a great many questions not only as to the interpretation of many sections but as to the various limitations of the Constitution, the powers of the Grand Officers, E. B., Local Unions, etc., have been raised and in many cases the implication of sections of the Constitution have been questioned in various communications to the General Office from members desiring interpretation and decision.

While I have personally felt that a discussion of these various sections in question might be considered a deviation from the right of the Editor of the jour­ nal to discuss them through the journal, it seems to me that as Grand Secretary there are some constitutional questions that are not clearly understood, and I am firmly convinced that a discussion through the editorial columns of the journal would in no way be looked upon as an attempt to influence action on referendum amendments, and I therefore, feel it my duty to outline these matters so that they may be clearly understood and any action deemed advisable may be taken.

In the Constitution itself, for instance, there is no provision which allows a member in arrears to a defunct Local Union to be reinstated either through a Local Union in good standing or through the G. O.

The action taken when such application for reinstatement was made previous to the adoption of the present Constitution was when such members in arrears desired to become reinstated they would pay to the G. O. the sum of 35 cents for each month they were in arrears and be issued traveling card from the General Office which could be deposited in any local union.

This was the course pursued before the present officers assumed their duties, though there was no Constitutional provision regarding same. It was felt, how­ ever, that many members who desired to reinstate but who would remain outside the ranks if they were not allowed to be reinstated could be taken in upon the payment of 35 cents a month for each month they were in arrears, as the Local Union to which they previously belonged was defunct or in arrears.

The minimum dues to members of local unions under the old Constitution was 60 cents per month and when the new Constitution was adopted and went into effect the minimum dues were raised to 75 cents per month. After conference with the Grand President and by decision of the Executive Board it was deter­ mined that the former method of reinstating members in arrears to local unions defunct through the G. O. be carried out, but instead of charging 35 cents per 144 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER month, the sum of 60 cents per month was to be charged and the member i88ued a traveling card from the General Office.

There has been during the past two years a great many objections on the part of members to the payment of this 60 cents per month, the contention being made that the same was unconstitutional.

Under the Constitution there is no provision that members in arrears may be accepted as new members in Local Unions upon the payment of another initia­ tion fee. There have been, however, previous to the adoption of the pr~sent Constitution (and since its adoption), where a special effort was being made for organization, a decision rendered by the G. P. that Local Unions could accept members in arrears to their Local Union as new members.

Again under Section 7, Article 5, the Executive Board has the power to take from the General Fund a portion not to exceed 25 per cent of any existing sur­ plus, the same only to be used for the purpose of organizing and defense. Some communications have been received at the G. O. questioning the power of the Executive Board to determine whether in case of vital necessity was to be deter­ mined by the Executive Board or the membership itself.

The question has also been raised that as there is no provision in the Con­ stitution giving the Executive Board the right to grant a remission of per capita to Local Unions and that such remissions are unconstitutional. Though previ­ ous to the adoption of the present Constitution such remissions were granted by former Executive Boards.

The question relative to the provisions in the Constitution as to members who paid their dues to Local Union Secretaries and on whom per capita was not sent to the G. O. has also been raised, and the contention was made that where a member had paid his dues in good faith to the Secretary of his Local Union and where per capita was not remitted on him it was an injustice to the member to make him again pay the per capita which should have been paid by the F. S. who received dues. This question in itself where the Local Union is in good standing is one that is easy of settlement as the G. S. compels the Local Union to make good the per capita collected from the member, but where the Ldcal Union to which the member had paid his dues is out of existence and the member can produce positive proof that such dues bave been paid the G. S. bas no authority to credit him with the same, although as an act of justice to the member himself some such provision should be made.

Again in the various loans made by the Executive Board of surplus in defense and organizing funds the question has been raised that there is no con­ stitutional provision governing same. A great many appeals have been made during the past two years by District Councils and Local Unions for an appro------.. ~----~

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priation of funds for defense. These various appeals if submitted to the Execu­ tive Board and allowed would exhaust every fund of the Brotherhood. Under Section 3, Article 24, of the Constitution the Executive Board are empowered to submit for referendum any new law which they deem necessary to govern the Brotherhood and Section 1 of the same Article states, "they shall receive and determine all proposed amendments, proposed by Local Unio:q.s and may, if they deem it necessary, submit same for referendum vote." The conten­ tion has been raised that submittal of proposed new laws and suggested amend­ ments could not constitutionally be made on the same ballot. These points with particular relation to the two sections mentioned are rather matters of inter­ pretation. It seems to me that the various questions raised in this comment are worthy of the careful consideration of the membership and whil~ I readily recognize the fact that the submittal of a great many referendum amendments occasions con­ fusion and sometimes error, the fact remains that some provisions are needed to COVC1· the questions raised. The duties of all officers under the Constitution (as are the duties of mem­ bel's) are clearly defined in the Constitution and no officer desires to infringe on the duties of another. Where the Oonstitution is specific and where there is no question of its interpretation misunderstandings do not arise, but where there is no provision of the Oonstitution and decisions are made either by the G. E. B. or the Grand Officers, questions are many times raiseCl as to the right to make them. I am firmly of the opinion that periodical attempts to amend the Constitution cause confusion and it seems to me that when an amendment has been submitted on an Article of the Oonstitution and is either adopted or rejected, no other amendment to such clause should be put within a limited time. It is the desire of the Grand Secretary to carry out the letter and the spirit of the Oonstitution as it applies to his duties and where he finds that the Oon­ stitution is inadequate to meet the questions raised he has no power to officially suggest a remedy other than through the official columns of the journal. As Section 1, Article 34 gives the right to submit amendments on petition of five Local Unions no two Local Unions to be from the same State, the Grand Secretary has felt that such provisions as from time to time would be necessary and which the members would be familiar with would be suggested in this man­ ner and has therefore been reluctant in the past to make any extended comment on the requirements of the Oonstitution. It is a fact that there are a great many members who protest against any action not clearly defined in the Oonstitution itself and though in many instances the implication of sections are clear they refuse to accept the implication and desire that the strict letter of the law be lived up to. This is commendable but in carrying out its intent occasionally some injustice is done as mentioned in the previous sections cited, owing to the absence of specific clauses covering cases that need attention. On the referendum ballot itself which was submitted in October and which was declared illegal, the matter contained on the referendum ballot was received ...,

146 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER by the Grand Secretary from the Executive Board and was submitted for refer­ endum action. The Grand Secretary has no authority to determine what amend­ ments shall or shall not be submitted or their legality and he has no authority to change the proposed amendments which are turned over to him to be resubmit­ ted. While it is not his desire to evade any responsibility that belongs to him, it is not his desire to accept responsibility that is not his.

THE SCIENCE The science of government as it is practiced today in thlb OF GOVERN­ MENT. country seems to be based on men alone and not on principles, and where effort is being made for better civic government or for the enactment of legislation against special interests we find conditions exist­ ing which are absolutely bad. This condition of affairs is wrong and the sooner it is fully realized by the people the better it will be for all concerned. When in 1787 the constitutional convention was called for the purpose of es­ tablishing a basic system of government for the Uinited States, which would be permanent. There were many men attending that Convention who were there to represent special interests and who believed in the pepetuation of a system of gov­ ernment opposed to popular sovereignity. These men were insistent in advocating their form and endeavored in every manner possible to inject into the proposed Constitution sections which we:pe at utter variance with a republican form of government, particularly Alexander Hamilton a man absolutely 'an aristocrat without a sentiment of democracy in his whole being, proposed that thc executive be elected for life; that the senators of the coordinate branch of the government be elected for life; that the governors of the various States be selected by the President for life. Happily for the young republic Hamilton did not succeed in incorporating into that great instrument the end which he sought, although he did succeed, however, after the election of Washington in being the man behind, and did succeed in carrying out with others of the administration a form of government in conflict with the Constitution. There were other men in the Con­ yention who were there representing the interests of the people and though tM interests of the people at that day seemd diversified this division was caused not so much by the difference of belief in the democratic form of government, but by the instrumentality of individuals prominent in the public life of that day that were at heart opposed to a democratic form of government. The Constitution, however, was adopted after a most bitter and partisan discussion and after great debate. It was logically the best document drawn by men in that period and it has come down from that day to this as an instrument worthy of its advocates and founders. The Constitution itself is one of enumerated powers and not one of power by implication. During the century and a quarter which it has been in force it has given general satisfaction with the exception of those periods when the judicial branch of the government determined that th&y were the powers for enacting legislation instead of the Congress. Tl;le Supreme Court on one hand and the inferior Federal Court on the other have enacted more legislation in the form of "judge-made" law than there are THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 147 amendments to the Constitution and the usurpation by this branch of the govern­ ment of the powers vested in the legislative and executive branches is one that calls for a halt. . The Federal Courts outside of the Supreme Court are not warranted by the Constitution and their existence depends on the will of Congress, which in 1801 legislated them into being. As to the advisibility of subordinate departments of the judiciary there is no question but when a branch of the judiciary unauthor­ ized and unwarranted by Constitutional power usurps to itself the power of legislating it is evident that a remedy is needed, and that remedy is in the hands of the Congress.

THE On every hand these days we hear men with national reputa­ AWAKENED tions, and others who are budding into the limelight explain CONSCIENCE. that the awakening of public conscience is due to the fact that they prophecied so and so long ago. Whether or not these men really believe that they are the cause of an awakE:ned public conscience, the fact remains that it will need a greater campaign than that which has been made in the past; with leaders greater than those of the past, to really make a real awakened conscience possible. Though the supposed conscience is apparently awakened, the fact re­ mains that is is merely rubbing the sleepers from its eyes. The people to a great extent are responsible for the condition of affairs· that exists and though they believe that something should and must be done to relieve conditions, they are evidently attempting to gain the point desired by a lade of instead of a concen­ tration of forces. It is indeed of moment to those who do not believe in the awakened public conscience that such a condition of affairs be encouraged and it is their desire to help along this condition by the raising of false issues and the obscuring of the reai ones.

CAUSE OF It must be evident to anyone who gives some thought to the PANICS. cause of financial stringencies that there is something radically wrong somewhere. Now days when panics OCcur there seems to be a unanimity of opinion from certain sources that there is something wrong with the country's financial system. It appears to us that the fault lies not so much with the system as with those who are selected to guard the interests of the people. When one considers the fact that the amount of watered stock in tha past ten years has amounted to over ten billions of dollars and that shrinkage from this water in the past year alone has been three billions of dollars, or alIl].os/Q' as much as the total amount of money in circulation in this country it is evident that panics are easy of accomplishment. This ten billions of fictitious values were placed upon the eighty millions (of people with the exception of the favored few) to carry as a burden and man­ ipulators in Wall Street and other centers where financial greed holds sway have seen to it that the real issue itself would be clouded and are asking that new' legislation be enacted as a remedy. What character of legislation can be expected from the introducer of t.he Aldrich currency bill in the Senate? A man who has always represented cor­ porate interests and who receives his greatest revenue from these same interests. 14S THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

He acts as a -steering committee in the Senate for the most powerful combination of selfish men i:p. the country. Unfortunately, these interests havc not been the ones to suffer by this tremendous watering of the supposed gilt-edge stocks and bonds. Those who have suffered invested in the various securities upon the belief that the names of financiers meant honesty. There has been a rude awakening and while we regret that the sufferers have paid dearly for the lesson learned, we hope that it will be an example for those of the future who are likely to take a chance.

PARCELS Owing to a systematic campaign on the part of the great Ex­ POST. press Oompanies of the United States, the parcels post system as recommended by the Post Master General and the President cannot be inaug­ urated until such time as the people become thoroughly aroused to a realization of just why this opposition exists. The Parcels Post is as far off today as it was a century ago owing to the strenuous efforts of the Express Oompanies to prejudice this much desired system in the eyes of the country merchant, with the bogey of the mail order house. The influence of these companies is so great that it may take some years before the Parcels Post in conjunction with the P. O. department of the Government can be established. It is very evident that the agents of the Express Oompanies throughout the country are most active in making a special effort to secure petitions against the proposed system for the edification of the country congressman. The work is being done in such manner that the subject for discussion by the village Solomans at the cross roads store is: the "evils" of the parcels p

LIMITATIONS. One of the really great issues confronting the people of the country today is the abrogation of the limitations of the Oon­ stitution by self-imposed authorities in judicial capacity; and the enumerated powers of the Oomtitution arc being relegated by judicial decisions to the back ground and "judge made" laws are taking its place. Federal judges are making decisions with no real authority upon which such decisions are based and even in cases that have been decided by the Supreme Oourt an interpretation has been given to the Oonstitntion on legislative enact­ ments that is not only unfair but un-warranted. The judicial mind apparently believes that those interested in judicial decisions are not the people, but the legal luminaries who are merely interested in as far as it is of interest to the fraternity. Oongress, under the Oonstitution, is empowered to legislate and the judiciary is an entirely distinctive branch of the government and one that was not intended to be the legislative branch. Oonditions, however, have changed, and today the judiciary has ignored the Oongress and takes upon itself the re­ sp

DIRECT E'x-Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw in a recent ad- LEGISLATION. dress before the Missouri Bar Association declared himself against legislation by direct vote of the people, and in an elab­ orately prepared argument attempted to justify his contention on the ground that the people of today are too much wrapped up in their business affairs and too little versed in Statecraft to administer the affairs of the government wisely. He cited as reasons why the people should not directly adlniniste~ their af­ fairs by the initiative and referendum the fact that few people could off hand tell the names of the nine members of the President's cabinet. Mr. Shaw said that he was addressing men who belonged to the profession most likely to be well informed on public questions than any other, yet he felt perfectly free to. offer to divide $1,000 equally among any five gentlemen present who could name the nine members of the President's cabinet. If Mr. Shaw expects that a knowledge o.f the perso.nnel o.f the President's cabinet is necessary to properly initiate or determine legislative issues, he has evidently made an error and the absurdity o.f his position is apparent; he expects the average citizen to know by rote the nine members of the President's cabinet when the men who.m he was addressing and who are supposed to. be fully in­ formed o.n matters o.f government failed to qualify. In the passing to obscurity of such men as Shaw a hopeful sign is noted and direct legislation seems near.

At the recent Conference of the representatives of the Metal Wo.rking trades which was held at Cincinnati on February 17th and at which a' representative of our Brotherhood was present, Consti~ution and By-Ilaws were adopted for submittal' to the various Internationals. The organizations represented were The Int. Bro. Electrical Workers, The International Association of Machinists, International Moulders of America, The Pattern Workers of N. A., The International Blacksmiths, Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Foundry Employees, Metal Polishers and Brass Workers, Inter­ national Stove Mounters, International Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen, International Steam Engineers, Steam and Hot Water Fitters, and a representa­ tive of the American Federation of Labor. This conference was called for the purpose of bringing the metal crafts together and upon a system of organization as a department of the A. F. of L., which would materially aid the crafts in strengthening their position and making closer affiliation and greater results possible. We believe the results to be gained by this concentration of fo.rces will be of material benefit to each craft concerned.

There are always men who. would rather destroy than build up. Some are destructive by nature,others by design and many by ignorance. The labor move­ ment has its share and each local its quoto. These agents of treason se~k to destro.y that which has ,taken years to build. Watch them!

A knowledge of the law has made rogues of some men, who otherwise might be harmless. 150 THE ELECTRICAL WORKE'R

Flattery is the ammunition of the selfish.

The easiest things to accomplish are the things that are never begun.

Without I5elf respect no man can hope to attain a real permanent success in any calling.

A man who is a poor counselor in his own affairs invariably overestimates the value of his advice to others.

Men who are most anxious to lead seldom make the best generals. Honor is the life of character and the man who possesses it should prize it as life itself.

OFFICIAL Owing to the large number of amendments submitted by the REFERENDUM Executive Board we deem it necessary in this issue of the BALLOT. Worker to insert the complete amendments as they appear on the official ballot resubmitted for referendum in February, to the end that care­ ful consideration may be given the amendments in question. It is advisable that each member study in detail from this issue of the Worker the proposed amend­ ments so that a thorough understanding of the same will lead to intelligent action. Many of the amendments submitted by the E. B. are of great importance and careful attention should be given ~hem.

For instance, the proposed amendment to Section 3, Article 5, raises the p. c. tax from 30 cents to 40 cents and the proposed new Section to Article 5, Section 5 proposes the creation of two additional funds the death benefit fund and the defense fund.

The proposed amendment to Section 9, Article 5, calls for a minium inita­ tion fee of $5.00 instead of $3.00. The proposed amendment to Section 1, Article 6, raises the age of eligibility to membership from 18 years to 20 years. The proposed amendment to Section 1, Article 10, makes it compulsory when a member is indebted to his L. U. for six months dues that his name be stricken from the records.

The amendment to Article 1, Section 1, is a most important one as it is pro­ posed that a graduated death benefit from $100 to $300 be put in force. In con­ sidering this amendment it is also necessary to consider the proposed sections 4 and 5 of Article 5 which adds the new death benefit fund and proposes to raise p. c. tax from 30 cents per month to 40 cents to provide for the graduated death benefit.

The proposed amendment to Section 5, Article 14 is a most important one and created considerable discussion at the Louisville Convention. It will be seen THE ELEOTRIOAL WORKER 151 after a careful examination of the amendment that it is proposed to eliminate the clause in the present Oonstitution which allows (J; general transfer in any branch of the trade without examination by a member who has been in good standing for three years. The proposed amendment to Section 4, Article 18 is also an important one, as it is proposed to make eligible any Grand Officer whom the E. B. selects to succeed the Grand President in case of vacancy, instead of one of the G. V. P's. The proposed amendment to Section 8, Article 18 increases the allowance for ex­ penses of the Grand Officers from $2.00 per day to $3.00 per day. The proposed amendment to Section 4, Article 19 is also a most important one as it is proposed therein that a general auditor shall be appointed for the purpose of auditing all books of all L. U.'s and D. O.'s, his salary t(? be $125.00 per month, and $3.00 per day for holel expenses. The proposed amendment to Section 7, Article 21 is also an important one as it provides for an assessment twice a year of $1.00 on each member of the Brotherhood, the receipts from such assessments to be placed in the defense fund to be used at the discretion of the E. B. to assist local unions involved in difficulty. The proposed amendment to Section 1, Article 24 is a most important one as it provides that the E. B. shall meet once a year at the G. O. instead of every two years. The proposed amendment to Section 10, Article 24 is a most important one as it provides that on the recommendation of the G. V. P. of any district of the 1. B. E. W. and endorsed and approved by the G. P. the G. E. B. shall have the power to loan or donate or expend for the good of the 1. B. E. W. 50 per cent. of any existing surplus in the general fund, provided the vote stands at least five for to two against. The proposed amendment Article 26 is also a most important one. In April 1907 the following amendments to Article 26 were submitted and carried by referendum vote. Amending Article 26 by striking out Section 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19. Section 5 was substituted for Section 4 Section 10 for Section 5, and amended to read as follows: "It is agreed that all agreements shall be signed by the 1. B. E. W. through the D. O. and four copies shall be signed, one for the D.O., one for the employer, one for the local union and one for the T. B. E. W." Section 17 was substituted for Section 6, Section 18 for Section 7. Section 20 was substituted for Section 8. In the amendments proposed by the E. B. it will be noted that the amendment marked Article 26, Section 21 is to be a new amend­ ment to that Article and while it is designated as Section 21 if carried it will be a new Section to Article 26 and will be so designated. 'l'he reason that this amendment to Article 26 is marked Sec. 21 is because our Oonstitution shows that the last Section to Article 26 is designated Section 20 and it was therefore, felt that if this new Section was designated on the official ballot as Section 9, Article 20 there would have been considerable confusion owing to the fact that the Oonstitutions in the possession of the members do not "

152 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER contain changes made by referend1,1m which were submittt!u April 1907 and therefore, if the member in voting on this proposed new section to Article 26 compared same with his Constitution he would find that the last section in the Constitution showed Section 1?0. The new section if adopted will become Section 9 of Article 26. It would have been a waste of some hundreds of dollars to have had new Constitutions printed for amendments that appeared in the July Worker when the E. B. were to submit amendments at their September meeting, and if such Constitutions had been printed it would have necessitated an extra edition of the Constitution and a consequent loss of over $300.

The reason for touching upon these various amendments is not for the purpose of influencing in any way the action of the members voting, but to assist as far as possible to an intelligent under tanding of the amendments submitted by the E. B. It is hardly possible to expect that a member can act on the amendment., submitted without plenty of time and due consideration, where there are so many of such great importance to the organization. At the last Louisville Convention the major portion of the time spent in debate was occasioned by the amendments to the Con.,titution ftnd as radical changes are proposed in the amendments submitted it is absolutely necessary that each member give them his careful and best thought. Under the Constitution sixty days is allowed members to vote 'on these pro­ posed amendments and the returns must be in the General Office by April 29th. It is absolutely necessary that the referendum method as it appears on page 42 of the Constitution be carried out, for no votes will be counted that are not in strict accord with the Sections thetein.

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

OFFICIAL BALLOT Referendum on Constitutional Amendments FEBRUARY, 1908

OFFICIAL BALLOT When Voting on Amendments make X cross FEBRUARY, 1908 .. 0

ART.I~I PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

Amend Section 2 of Article 3 by striking out all words after For the I the word Jurisdiction in the second line and substituting the Amendment. I III 2 words of the territory covered thereby. which will make thel------I-- section read as follows: Against the "Each charter must state the class of work and jurisdiction Amendment. of the territory covered thereby." _ THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 153

ART. \~\ PROPOSED AMENDMENT. Amend Article 3, Section 4, by adding "and the cost of the charter outfit shall be paid the General Office," which would For the make the section read as follows: Amendment. 4 "Sectio.'l 4.-When a mixed L. U. is divided Into two or more III L. U.'s representing dit'ferE'nt branches of the trade, each mem_I------I-­ ber of said mixed L. U. shall be transferred to the union having Against the jurisdiction over the branch of the trade he is working at; and Amendment. _____ ~ _ =th.:ce::c-.:c:.:o::s::tc....::Of=--...:c=h.::a:::r~t:.:e:.:.r_o=u.:.tfi=t..:s:::h.::a:::I:.:.I...:b::e::...:p:::a:::i::d~t::.o-...:::th:.:.e::::-..:G=e.::n::e:.:.r::a:.:.I...:O=ffI:.:.c::e:::.__ .. _I-.:~~~~--_1 For the 3 Amend Section 3 of Article 5 by inserting 40c (Forty Cents) Amendment. v instead of thirty cents in the second line. I-A-'--g-a":i-"n"'s~t-'-7th~e=:':"I-~ Amendment. For the v 4 Amend ArtIcle 5 SectIon 4 by strIkIng out the word 30c and Amendment. insertIng the word 40c. Against the Amendment. ~ - - -o-A-m-e-nd-:---=S~e--'ct""'lo-n-5-of-A:C;rtC;-lc""I'e-::5--;b-y-s--;tC:Cri;Tk-'-In:-q-ou--=t-t:-Ch"'e-w-o"-'r""d:-Cf;-:o--u-=-r In the second line and substItuting the word six and insertIng the FO~r!i~~dment. v 5 fu°ri~: I~d~~~h f~Ue~~fi~'nfeU~hl~~d w~~fe~~~/~~~"se~~~~~ ~~~d ,;"ord ______"The receIpts of the Brotherhood shall be divided Into six Against the funds to be known as the General Fund, Reserve Fund, D. C. Amendment. Fund, ConventIon Fund, Death Benefit Fund and Defense Fund." Amend Section 6, Article 5, by inserting after the words "General FUnd," in the fifth line, the words "5c in the death benefit fund," and substituting 20c instead of 15c in the 5th For the line, which will make the section read as follows: Amendment. "Fifty per cent of all receipts outside of per capita shall be v 6 placed in the Reserve Fund. Twelve and one-half cents of perl------I_ capita and 50 per cent of all other receipts shall be placed in the General FUnd. Five cents of the per capita shall be placed Against the in the death benefit fund. Twenty cents of per capita shall be Amendment. placed in the D. C. fund. Two and one-half cents per capita shall be placed in the Convention fund." 1- For the 9 Article V, Section 9. In 5th line of Article 5, Section 9, strikel-;~Ac:;m:=e:.;n",d=;:m~e:.:n",t::'·_I __ V out $3.00 and substitute $5.00. '. Against the ______I·~~A~m~e~n.d~m~e~n.t~.• I For the VI 1 Amend Section 1 Article 6 by strlklnCl out the word eIghteen Amendment. on the 3d line and InsertIng the word Twenty. Against the ____~~~~~~~~~·~~~=_~·=_~~~~~~~~~~-----I·--A~m~e~n.d~m~e~n-t~. NEW .SECTION ADDED AS AN AMENDMENT. Article VIII, Section 6. Any member of the I. B. E. W. For the having his card paid up to date shall be entitled to vote at any Amendment. VIII 6 General or Special election for any or all OffIcers: he shall also 1______be entitled to vote on allY question submitted for referendum vote pertaining to the I. B. E. W. in any local in which he Against the may be at the time vote is taken on affirmation that member Amendment. has not previously voted on this question. For the x Amend Article 10 by striking out "his L. U. or" in Section 1.1--;c-A,-;-m_e",n,..d-,-;-;-m_e_n_t--'·_I __ Against the ____ . __ ---:-;;c:;-=:;-:--;:-;:-,-;-:---oc-:::==-::::--;o;-:==--;--;:-:::-;=-=--=---;c;::c:---;;===-= ,.__ A_m.e.,n .. d,;;· .m.e.,n .. t... Add after the last word in Section 1, Article X, the following'- words: "When a member Is indebted to his Local Union for six months' dues his name shall be stricken from the records." For the x 1 Section as amended to read: Amendment. "Any member indebted to the I. B. E. W. for ayn sum equal to three months' dues shall be considered in arrears and sus­ Against the pended. When a member is indebted to his Local Union for six Amendment. months' dues, his name shall be strickne from the records." - ~ Section 1, Article XI. Amend Section I, Article XI, by strik- ing out al lof the first line and up to and including the word benefits, in the second line, and insert instead: For the "Any member suspended for a violation of this Constitution Amendment. or his Local Union laws or for no-payment of dues, fines or assessments forfeits all previous rights and benefits." XI 1 The amended section to read as follows: "Any member suspended for a violation of this Constitution or his Local by-laws or for non-payment of dues, fines or as­ sessments·, forfeits all previous rights and benefits and to be Against the reinstated must be in good health and free from physical dis­ Amendment. ability or bodily ailment, except as provided in Section 3, Article VI." -~S~e-c~t~i-o-n~2.~A~r~t~ic~l~e~XJ~.--A~m--e-n-d~S~e-c~t~io~n~2~.-A~r~t7ic~l~e-l~I~,~b-y-=s~tr~i~k~in~gl"------I out the words beginning with or on the second line and ending For the with the word B, on the third line. The section amended to read: Amendment. "A member in arrears and suspended may be reinstated by XI 2 paying all arrearages and fines. It shall require a majorityl------I- vote at a regular meeting to reinstate a member but no appli­ cant for reinstatement can be reinstated on the night his ap­ Against the plication is made excepting as provided in Section 2 of Article Amendment. 7 of the Constitution." 154 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

ART·I~I PROPOSED A:\IIE~D'lfo;:\T. I Amend Article XI by adding the following as Section 6: . For the Section 6. Local Unions must send ·tc) the General Office back Amendment. XI S per capita tax on all reir;stated members up to and Including ~A-gainsCt~ h~e---- the month their names are stricken from the records of their _____I L. U., as provided for in Section 1 of Article 10." 1__ A.m_e.n.d.m_e.n.t_·1 I Amend Section 1, Article 12, by striking out the entire section and Bubstltutlng the following: For the "A funeral benefit shall be paid to the heirs of each member Amendment. XII 1 who has been in continuous good standing, in case of death,I------I­ as follows: Not less than one year, $100; not less than two Against the' years, $150; not less than three years, $200; not less than four Amendment. ___ years, $250; not less than five years. $300"-,'_' ______1. ______1 ! Amend Article 14, Section 5, as follow-s-: 1 After the word dues on the sixth line Insert the words "less I the p. c. for the life of his traveling card." After the word pay on the 15th line insert the words examination fee and after the I word card on the sixteenth line Insert the words In L. U. of , same Jurisdiction. For the Amended Section to read as follows: Amendment. If a member has not been for three years In continuous good standing in the Brotherhood and the L. U. to which he applies for admission has a hiQher Initiation fee than that paid by him when initiated he shall pay the difference before being ad- mitted and given a workinQ card. His dues (less the per, 5 capita for the life of his traveling card) shall begin on the 1stl------I·­ XIV of the month following the acceptance of his card. The amount of dues paid by him in advance of this date shall be returned to him bv his former L. U. less the per capita. No L. U. shall requ ire a m",mber to pay the difference In initiation at a greater rate than $1.00 per day for each day he works. In no case shall a Journeyman member who has been In continuous good Against the standing for three years or more be required to take an exam­ Amendment. ination or pay examination fee or any difference In Initiation fee or any sum for a worklnQ card In L. U. of same Jurisdic- tion. He shall upon the deposit of his traveling ·card in the ____ local union be issued the necessary working card. Amend Article XV, Section 3, by striking out Section 3 and Insert as follows: "Upon the return to the trade of a former member out on For the withdrawal card, he shall deposit his withdrawal card In the Amendment. L. U. that Issued It with the sum of one dollar ($1.00) for each year or fraction thereof since the date of its issue. He shalll ______L_ XV 3 be subject to the same conditions in relation to benefits as laid down for reinstated members. In the event of a member hold­ ing withdrawal card working at the electrical trade without Against the the consent of the L. U. issulnQ It, his withdrawal card shall Amenliment. be declared null and void and the holder thereof duly notified ___ in writing by the L. U." Strike out entire section and substitute: I ,Section 4. Should a member hold a withdrawal card that has , not been declared null and void per sections 2 and 3 of this For the ' Article desire to return to the trade and is a distance away Amendment. [ 4 from his former L. U., he shall deposit the withdrawal card ______XV I with the F. S. of the nearest L. U. before commencing work. l The F. S. of the L. U. with whom the ex-member has de­ posited his card shall promptly forward the card with cash Against the I accOmpanYing same to the applicant's fC)rmer L. U .• whose F. Amendment. I S. shall return the applicant's new traveling card. ---,- Amend Article XV by adding a new section tc) be known asl------. ; lISection 5: For the Section 5. With the consent of his Local Union any member Amendment. that may be promoted to the position of Manager. Superintend- ______XV I 5 ent or General Foreman in the electrical trade may. with the I consent of his L. U .. deposit his card 'In the General Office. Against the where he will be enrolled on our books as a general office mem- Amendment. ____I Iber. Hjs dues to the G. O. shall be forty (40) cents per month,"I ______1 Amend Article XVI, Section 3, to read as follows: "The G, V. P .• upon arrival at the scene of trouble. must use For the every endeavor to settle. by honorable means. said difficulty and Amendment. XVI I 3 if same is Impossible he shall order the R. S. to notify all mem-I------: IIbers of the L. U. In good standing in writing to attend a meet- Against the ing to vote on the question by secret ballot. said vote to be Amendlnent. .final." 1______---- Amend Article XVI. Section 5. by striking out all words after For the the word decide, on the fourth line. The amended section to Amendment. XVI 5 read: "Any member going to work for any companies or in- dividuals declared in difficulty. in accordance with the laws of Against the ____ t~h~l~s:....!I.:... ~B~.,--=::s~h~a~ll~b:.:e:...!fi~n::.:e:::d~s:::u::.:c:::h~s~u::cm~....:as::::::....:h:..:i.::s_=L~._u::::..:.._m!!!:a!:yc.....:d::.:e:::c:::l:::d:::e:.:.,'_·_II_~A~m~ei:.n:.ld~m~e~n~t_.1 For the , Amend Section " Article 18: Change the letters on the sec-,-:~A~m~e:::n::.:d~m~e~n:..:t::.. XVIII ond line from G. V. P.'s to Grand Officers. '-Agatnst the Amendment. THE ELEOTRIOAL WORKER 155

ART·I~I PROPOSED AMENDMENT. For the Amend Article 18, Section 8: After the words G. T. sub- Amendment. XVIII 8 stitute $300 instead of $200. Against the --- Amendment. To amend Article 18, Section 8, to read, after headquarters, For the 8 "but in no case shall a Grand Officer be allowed to draw more Amendment. XVIII than $3.00 per day for said Hotel Expenses in addition to rail- Against the road fare." Amendment. --- New section to be known as Section 4, of Article 19: A Gen- eral Auditor shall be appointed by the G. P., whose duties shall be to audit the books of all Local Unions and District Councils, under the direction of the G. P. and check up same with the For the I records of each L. U. and each D. C. at the G. 0.; he shaH see Amendment. to it that the F. S. and Treasurer of each L. U. and the S. T. of each D. C. is legally bonded and that the amount of money XIX 4 to the credit of the L. U. or D. C. in the hands of the officers' balances with the books. The R. S. and F. S. and Treasurer of all Local Unions shall deliver to said Auditor all books, papers and other property upon his demand. The Auditor shall Against the furnish a bond to the amount of Five Thousand Dollars to the Amendment. E. B. He shall receive a salary of $125.00 per month. also railroad fares and $3.00 per day Hotel Expenses while away from the General Office. --- Amend Article 21, ,Section 1, by striking out the paragraph beginning on the 5th line and ending on the 10th, and substi- For the 1 tuting in lieu thereof "He shall receipt for all moneys received Amendment. XXI for the 1. B. and after entry is made in the books immediately deposit it to the credit of the 1. B. joint order of the G. S. Against the Amendment. --- and G. T." For the 6 Amend Article 21, Section 6, by striking out the words ten Amendment. XXI thousand dollars ($10,000) on the second line and replace same by inserting the words twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). Against the I Amendment. New Section added as an amendment. Section 7 of Artir,le 21: "During the months of April and For the October of each year. the G. S. shall levy an assessment of one Amendment. XXI 7 dollar ($1.00) on the entire membership of the Brotherhood, same to be placed in the defense fund and used at the dis- Against the cretion of the E. B. to assist locals involved in difficulty called Amendment. I ---- in strict accordance of Article 16 of the Constitution. Amend Article 22, Section 3, by striking out G. T. in the first lme and substituting the word "he" and striking out "to the For the E. B. to the amount." Also strike out "for the faithful per- Amendment. formance of his duties," and insert "for the safe keeping of XXII 3 all moneys entrusted to him (which must be approved by the E. B. and deposited with the G. P.) but he shall not have morEl than $25,000 subject to his order at any time. All further Against the funds must be deposited subject to withdrawal only by joint Amendment. --- Signatures of the E. B. The section would then read as follows: "Article 22, Section 3. He shall give a bond of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for the safe keeping of all moneys For the entrusted to him (which must be approved by the E. B. and de-. Amendment. posited with the G. P.), but he shall not have more than $25,000 XXII 3 subject to joint orders at any time. All further funds must be deposited subject to withdrawal only by joint sugnatures of Against the the G. S. and G. T. and countersignature of four members of Amendm€'nt. the E. B." After the word Treasurer on the fifth line: Amend Article 24, Section 1, to read as follows: "It shall be the duty of the E. B. to meet at the G. O. during the month of For the September each year, at which meeting they shall employ ex- Amendmf,nt. pert accountants to audit all books and accounts of the G. S. 1 and G. T. They shall attend to all business properly brought XXIV before the Board. At the regular biennial meetlng of the Board they shall receive and determine all proposed amend- ments proposed by any Local Unions and may, If they deem it Against the necessary, submit same for referendum vote. They shall pre- Amendment. pare blanket bonds to bond all L. U. F. S.'s and treasurers through the General Office." For the XXIV Article 24, Section 2: Amend Article 24, Section 2, by chang- Amendment. 2 !ng $2.00 per day for expenses to $3.00 per day for expenses. Against the Amendment. Amend Article 24, Section 10, by making present Section 10 read Section 11, and substituting new Section 10 as follows: Article XXIV, Section 10. New ,section. On the recommen- For the dation of the G. V. P. of any district of the 1. B. E. W. en- Amendment. XXIV 10 dorsed and approved by the G. P., the G. E. B. shall have the power to loan or donate, or expend for the good of the 1. B. E. W. 50 per cent of any existing surplus In the General Fund, provided the vote stands at least five In favor to two Against the against. The E. B. to make full report to all L. U.'s, stating Amendment. the reason for such action. 156 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

ART·I~I PROPOSED AMENDMENT. Article 26, Section 4. Change Section 4 to Section 6 and In­ sert new Section 4 to read: ( "On the first meeting night of each month the F. S. shali For the forward to the Secretary-Treasurer of the D. C. a duplicate Amendment. copy of his per capita reports to the G. 0." XXVI Section 5. Any L. U. two months in arrears to the D. C. 5 shall be 80 reported by the Secretary-Treasurer to the G. S., who shall immediately notify such L. U. of their arrearage, Against the thirty days after such notification. such L. U. failing to pay Amendment. arrearages shall be suspended and their charter forfeited. New Section added aa an amendment. Article 26. Section 21. In cities or towns where there are not enough Electrical Workers to form a local union and it is not practical for the electrical worker to attend the meetings of the nearest L. U., the G. V. P., D. O. or official organizer of the For the 1. B. E. W. shall have power to initiate any electrical worker Amendment. eligible to membership in the 1. B. in said city or town as district members; they shall be enrolled on the district mem- bership book or the D. C. and shall pay to the Secretary- XXVI 21 Treasurer thereof fifty (50c) cents per month as dues. The initiation fee for such members shall be $4.00. The D. C. shall l------I-­ send $1.00 for each member initiated, and 40c per month per capita to the G. O. When a district member desires to leave said city or town he shall be granted a traveling card by the Secretary-Treasurer Against the of the D. C. and he must deposit said card in the L. U. in whose Amendment. jurisdiction he desires to work. After his card is once de­ posited in a L. U. he cannot again traIlBfer it to the D. C. books. Amendment to Classification and Jurisdiction of work. For the Amendment. INSIDE ELECTRICAL WORKERS. Agains~ To include moulding for wires and all raceways for wires. Amendment. PJtTJtR W. COLLINS, Gran. Secretary.

FINANCIAL SECRETARY NOTES. HE Financial Secretary is the protec­ A COMPLETE DIRECTORY cannot be T tor in a large degree of the benefits , published in the WORKER until the of the individual member of his L. U. names of the officers of the L. U. and he should exercise the greatest care are forwarded to the G. O. and we would that those benefits should not be jeopard­ request that directory Slips that were ized by any action of his. mailed some time ago be properly filled • • • out and returned so that the members F A MEMBER through his own negli­ may not be inconvenienced in writing to I gence jeopardizes his benefits' the F. S. ex-officers, whom they believe still hold is blameless but he cannot evade the positions in the local unions. responsibility if through his own negli­ gence any member becomes in arrears. • • * • • • EVER fail to place due stamps in the VERY F. S. is the recipient of more N member'S due book when he pays E than his share of criticism. dues. The member is entitled to this and it is a protection against error. • • • * * * T IS A GOOD RULE to follow in writ­ HE position of the F. S. is a most I ing communications to use short T important one and the duties are words and short sentences. They are exacting. easily understood and mistakes are avoided. Many men like to write long • • explanatory letters when a Simple state­ ment would fully cover the ground. It INANCIAL secretaries can assist must not be expected that we can say F greatly, when desiring a statement every thing desired in a single sentence of the standing of each member of the but we should fully cover the ground in L. U. by writing the names in alphabetical one explanation. order and the card numbers, on regular * • * p. c. sheet and forwarding same to the LWAYS report withdrawal cards is­ G. O. and statement can be forwarded A used, and date of issue to G. O. without delay_ THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 157

HE F. S. should e;ee that his report OSTAGE stamps in book form are con­ T when properly filled out and remit· P venient for mailing reports, and are tance enclosed is immediately sent to always at hand when needed. he G. O. and not held for days after its completion...... • • •

HEN initiation fee charged by the HEN p. c. sheets are received at the W L. U. is $5 or under the amount W G. O. they are stamped the date to be remitted to G. O. is 11 and where received and are turneu over to checking over $5 the amount to be remitted is $2. clerks for verification. As there are a ...... rgeat many sheets received each day con­ siderable time is necessary in the proper HEN you issue T. C. to a member verification of these sheets and conse­ W see to it that per capita for life quently there is some delay in sending of card is sent to G. O. and thus protect duplicates. It is essential, however that the traveling brother. these sheets be properly verified so that ...... the members standing will not be jeop­ ardized on acocunt of unintentional er­ INANCIAL secretaries should endeav· rors. F or to keep their mailing list up to date and insofar as possible see that all * ... * changes of addresses are sent to the G. O. so that each member may receive his s ALL the positions of financial sec­ WORKER without delay. Owing to the fact A retaries and treasurers have been that a great deal of difficulay is experi· bonded, notice of changes made should be enced in getting out the WORKER it has forwarded to the G. O. to be attached to usually been sent out the middle of the the schedule bond. Each secretary is month. My intention, however, in the requested to forward to the G. O. the future is to see that the WORKER is sent name and address of Treasurer of his out the first week of each month and as L. U. near to the first of the month as is pos· sible. * * * It will be necessary, therefore, that all letters and articles for the WORKER be N FORWARDING death cleams see that sent in early. I all papers accompany the claim and ... * ... if claim is legal check will be forwarded same day claim is received at G. O. If HEN orders for supplies are r>ent the papers are not complete there will be de­ W order should not be written on lay in paying claim. letters requesting information but should be written on regular remittance blank. ... * • • • • NFORMATION letters should be writ· E HOPE if any F. S. has a com­ I ten on separate sheets and not writ­ W plaint to make or a suggestion to ten on p. c. reports. As there are over offer that he will not feel backward in 600 locals in tile Brotherhood and many sending same to this office, for it is only requests are received each day from var­ LY rectifying the errors made and putting ious local unions for a complete standing into practice rear>onable suggestions, that of the membership of the L. U. and a progress is made. great deal of work is necessitated on this account and it takes time to get these ... . . reports out and keep up the regular work of the G. O. U's. at the General Office that a * * * W E HAVE found on the records of L. ISTAKES will occur but should be great many errors were made in the rec­ M rectified; if you make them correct ords of members and it is our endeavor them; if the other fellow makes that these records may be made continu­ them see to it tnat he does likewise. ous. We have, therefore, found it neces­ sary to advise financial secretaries of er­ ron, made for some period back for we * * * believe that each member is entitled to a. ELAYS on many occasions are un­ correct record at the G. O. even though D avoidable and at other times are considerable work is necessary to com­ caused by mistakes. The character of the plete and verify record. By assisting the service at the G. O. to a gfeat extent is General Office in this matter the financial dependent on the cooperation of the finan­ secretary can oe of service to the mem­ cial secretaries. bership. 158 THE ELECTRICAL WORKIDR

NOTICE. George Augustine come home at once, your mother is dangerously ill, not ex­ pected to live. ----- We are advised by letter from Colum­ bus, Ohio, that one J. C. McCoy is trying to be reinstated in the 1. B. without pay­ omclal Journal of the ment of fine imposed upon him by this Local Union. INTERNATIONAL ~Coy scabbed during our strike in 1906, after having served as business Brothcrllood of Electrical Worken agent through most of the trouble. Yours fraternally, Publl.hed Monthly. ROB'T C. FLETCHER, Recording Secretary. PETER W. COLLINS, EdItor. Providence, R. 1., Feb. 2, 1908. Plerlk BuUdlnl'. SpringfteJd, minot•• I Jake Underwood, ex-brother out of Og­ EXECUTIVE OFFICE ..S. den ,Utah, left Boulder, Colo., leaving a Grand Pre.ldent-F. J. McNULTY, board bill of twelve dollars, also taking Plerlk Bullding, Sprin&11eld, mtnoia. Bro. Roy B. Canada's tools. All brothers Grand 8ecHtarT-PETER W. COLLINS, look out for him and it seen please notify Plerlk Bulldlng, Sprtn&1ield, DUno... me at 1450 Bannock street, Denver, Colo.

As The Electrical Worker reachM t21. men 'Who do the work and recommend w order INFORMATION. the material. Its value &8 an adTertildnc lIledium can be readilJy appreciated. If Bro. Earnest Neimeric sees this please communicate with Fred Dinnett, 225 Sh!l.wment ave., Boston, Mass. SPRINGFIELD, ILL., MARCH, 1908. If Jas. Y. Dorman, formerly of Locals .Advertising rat.. may be .ecured b,. writ­ 21 and 210 sees this kindly communicate lac to the JDd1ter. with Jas. Craigo, 225 Shawment ave., Bos­ ton, Mass. Would also like to hear from PMa JoumGl uno ftOt be held rUpom£. Willie Harris of Local 299. Thanking you in advance and best wishes for the for ,,",",a tWfIf"UHd. ItIf OOfTUJ)OftUnta. .re 1. B. E. W., beg to remain, Yours fraternally, Th~ ",rat Of each month " the cloriftl1 JAB. CRAIGO. ~e; .0 COW ,",uat be m ovr AeMa OIl or before. Informati~ as to the whereabouts of Robert McNabb, WIll be appreciateil by G'fIj H. G. Fox, 1519 E. 66th st., Cleveland, DUnol. State Journal Co., Spri~ Ohio. THE ELE,CTRIOAL WORKER 15~

If Bro. Geo. Clark, carrying a card out Local No. 250 would like to have the of Sault Ste. Marie sees this notice he Traveling Card of J. C. Pfiefer of Local will please write to his father, No.3, issued July 16, 1907, as Pfiefer left C. If. CLARK, town with a motorcycle belonging to a Iron River, Wis. firm here and the same has given Local 250 a bad name. We all have wheels and Kindly insert in WORKER that Bro. H. can not do business with the firms. They Lasmier "ould like to hear from F. Rabi­ keep telling us of an I. B. E. W. man dean. stealing a $65.00 machine, so .~ you can Fraternally yours, give me any information of said party, T. JOHNS, you will do a favor to 250. Recording Secretary. Jos. A. SMITH, 296 Prevosh st. The undersigned would like to know San Jose, Cal., Jan. which (CURTIS) Bro. H. P. McGory of Local No. 62 of Youngstown, 0., was re­ ferring to in his letter that appeared in DECEASED MEMBERS. Nov. WORKER. Please answer through the WORKER. Resolutions of condolence have been BRO. (BABE) E. H. CURTIS, adopted by the several Locals on the 11 N. Royal St., death of the following members: Mobile, Ala. Patrick Sweeney, L. U. 381, Chicago, Ill. Aelius Schunstrom, L. U. 31, Duluth, Information as to the whereabouts of Minn. D. M:. Grace will be gladly appreciated by H. C. Kigndinger, L. U. 250, San Jose, J. J. Grace, Aruprior, Ont., Canada. Calif. Peter Jorgenson, L. U. 217, Seattle, Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Wash. L. E. Falls, who left Boston for the west, William H. Diggins, L. U. 243, Vin­ taking traveling card from No. 103, please cennes, Ind. write to D.1\'[. Murphy, 109 Albany st., Hartford, Conn. ------A NOVEL IDEA. Any information relative to John Teas, last heard of in Des Moine!;', Iowa, two years ago, will be appreciated by Grant Galesburg Editor Has a New Gatlin, 1645 N. Summit ave., Pasadena, Calif. Method.

The Benjamin Electric Mfg. Co. of Chi­ Here is something clever and cute from cago, have received notice from the Na­ the Galesburg Labor News: tional Board of Underwriters that their "Whether or not the manufacturers' as­ new No. 903 Attachment Plug has been sociation, who were behind the Buck approved. On account of a number of Stove and Range Company, in instigating unique features which this device em­ the suit will accomplish their desired re­ bodies it has met with unusual favor with sults is difficult to say. Trades unionists the trade. The manufacturers have been fail to see wherein they will. For no compelled to take special measures in power on earth can compel a man to buy order to meet the rapidly growing d.e­ something he does not want to and an mand. The fact that it is now ·National announcement something on this order is Code Standard removes the last obstacle enough to indicate to a union man not to in the way of its final acceptance. De­ buy: ' &'criptive circular matter will be sent on . It is unlawful for the American Fed­ application. eration of Labor to

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of BOYCOTT James Leahy, a lineman, or should he see BUCK STOVES AND RANGES this notice, please write to M. B. Leahy, Justice Gould, in the Equity Court care Watertown Electric Light Company, of the District of Columbia, on De­ Watertown, N. Y. cember 17, handed down a decision granting the company a temporary injunction preventing the Federation LOST. from publishing this firm as Traveling Card No. 7838 issued by 250 UNFAIR to H. C. Kightlinger in May last. De­ To ORGANIZED LABOR posited in any LEJcal please send the number to me as Bro. H. C. Kightlinger "The above could hardly be construed died in Beaver, Utah., on December 27, to confiict with the law, since it is a 1907. statement of facts." 160 THE ELECTRICAL WORKFlR

DONATIONS. ten weeks on the other, with about 75 men on strike and about as many more F.D1TOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: loafing. Thanking you again, I am, The following is a complete list of all Yours fraternally, local unions that donated to Local Union J. A. GROVES. No. 14, to help fight the reduction in Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 26, 1908. wages, up to and including Feb. 26, 1908: L. U. No. 43 .. $10.00 L. U. No. 150.$ 5.00 SUCCESS. L. U. No. 25.. 6.00 L. U. No. 39 .. 15.00 L. U. No. 97.. 5.00 L. U. No. 381. 10.00 L. U. No. 49 .. 10.00 L. U. No. 36 .. 10.00 Geniu5', that power which dazzles mortal L. U. No. 92.. 5.00 L. U. No. 191. 10.00 eyes, L, U. No. 87 .• 10.00 L. U. No. 166. 5.00 L. U. No. 34.. 5.00 L. U. No. 270. 2.00 Is oft but perseverance in disguise. L. U. No. 298. 2.00 '!... U. No. 286. 5.00 Continuous e1'l'ort of itself implies, L. U. No. 278. 5.00 L. U. No. 139. 10.00 In spite of countless faills, the power to L. U. No. 173. 5.00 L. U. No. 22.. 5.00 L. U. No. 77 .. 10.00 L. Tif. No. 353. 5.00 rise. L. U. No. 83 .. 10.00 L. U. No. 130. 2.50 'Twixt failure and success the print's so L. U. No. 143. 5.00 L. U. No. 467. 5.00 fine, L. U. No. 91.. 5.00 L. U. No. 346. 5.00 L. U. No. 258. 5.00 L. U. No. 221. 5.00 M~m sometimes know not when they touch L. U. No. 137. 10.00 L. U. No. 451. 5.00 the line; L. U. No. 196. 2.50 L. U. No. 283. 25.00 JU5t when the pearl is waiting one more L. U. No. 128. 10.00 L. U. No. 116. 5.00 L. U. No. 86 .. 10.00 L. U. No. 331. 5.00 plunge, L. U. No. 61.. 5.00 L. U. No. 223. 1.00 How many a struggler has thrown up the L. U. No. 149. 5.00 L. U. No. 420. 1.00 sponge! L. U. No. 15.. 5.00 L. U. No. 117. 5.00 L. U. No. 17 .. 25.00 L. U. No. 517. 5.00 As the tide goes clear out it comes clear L. U. No. 553. 5.00 L. U. No. U8. 2.00 in; L. U. No. 45 .. 25.00 L. U. No. 118. 1.00 In business 'tis at turns, the wisest win; L. U. No. 345. 15.00 L. U. No. 494. 5.00 And, 0, how true when shades of doubt Brothers we wish to thank you one and dismay, all for your generous donations. Know­ " 'Tis often darkest just before the day." ing that there is a lack of work all over A little more persi5tance, courage, vim, the country and knowing that 5uch con­ Success will dawn o'er failure's cloudy ditions tend to weaken us financially, rim. makes us feel that you did your level best Then take this honey for the bitterest and that is all that could be required cup; from a horse. There is no failure, save in giving up. We are still on strike against the Du­ No real fall, so long as one still tries, querne Light and Allegheny County Light For seeming setbacks make the strong Co.'s. Up to the present time we have man wise. only lost four members, two journeymen There's no defeat _n truth save from and two apprentices, which we claim is within; a record breaker, considering, we came Unless you're beaten there, you're bound out in the dead of winter and have been to win. out three months on one job, and about -c. c. Cameron_

INGALLS ON GRASS. Gra5'S is the forgiveness of nature­ washing into the wasting sea. It invades her constant benediction. Fields trampled the solitude of deserts, climbs the inac­ with battle, saturated with blood, torn cessible slopes and forbidding pinnacles of mountains, modifies climates and de­ with the ruts of cannon, grow green termines tbe history, character and des­ again with grass, and carnage is forgot­ tiny of nations. Unoutrusive and patient, ten. Streets abandoned by traffic become it has immortal vigor and aggression. grass-grown like rural lanes, and are ob­ Banished from the thoroughfare and the literated. Forests decay, harvests perisb, field, it bides its time to return, and flowers vanish, but grass is immortal. when vigilance is relaxed, or the dynasty Beleaguered by the seven hosts of winter, has' perished, it silently resumes the it withdraws into the impregnable fort­ throne from which it has been expelled, ress of its subterranean vitality and but which it never adbicates. It bears emerges upon the first solicitation of no blazonry of bloom to charm the sense spring. Sown by the winds, by the wan­ with fragrance or splendor, but its home­ dering birds, propogated by the subtle ly hue is more enchanting than the lily horticulture of the elements, it softens. or the rose. It yields no fruit in earth or the nude outline of the world. Its tena­ air, and yet, should its harvest fail for cious fibres hold the earth in its place a single year famine would depopulate and prevent its soluble components from the world.-John J. Ingalls. THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 161 DISTRICT COUNCIL NO. 2 OF THE FIRST DISTRICT.

Report of Pres. J. J. McLaughlin.

Spent the month of January in New port whether their mission was a success York acting with the Grand President on or not. the New York situation as I have already reported to the D. C. I don't believe we MAy 5TH. need any further explanation on the Had Brother Joyce send out a call for matter. meeting of the Executive Board of D. C. calling them together in Providence to ll:EBRUARY 1ST. take up the matter of Finance strike of Called to Worcester by Local No. 96, Local No. 258. had conference with committee to devise ways and means of getting certain men MAY 13TH. who were working out of town and did On request of Cable Splicers took up not feel like joining the Local as they their matter and had same straightened were working for a fair contractor. It out. This was a case where Local No. was nothing more than justice to the 396 in the city of Boston could get the members of No. 96 that they be compelled men in they refused to affiliate with the to join or get out of the shop. I was Local in their respective locality, having informed by Brother Strout that they the complaint to make that we meet every agreed to join and signify their intention day so I believed it was for the best in­ by filling out application. terests of the I. B. E. W. to allow Local No. 396 to take these men in. FEBRUARY 7TH. I was again called to New York by the MjAY 15TH. Grand President to act on matter con­ On call from Brother Holbrook from cerning the I. B. E. W.; also took up the Local No. 224 of Brockton to meet Com­ Walters case. Had him square up with mittee trom Local with Brother Joyce to Local No. 99 of Providence. go over their new agreements before pre­ MARCH 16TH. senting same to tl\e contractors. Returned to New York on call of Grand MAY 18TH. President on matter pertaining to the new Local; also Philadelphia strike. Sent telegram to Gr. V. President to meet me in Norwich, Conn., on Monday, ApRIL 1ST. May 20th, to meet contractors to see if we Brother Joyce and myself went to Prov­ could not sign up an agreement for the idence, attended meeting of Local No. Local. While waiting for the Grand Vice 258, advised them as they were about to President to come I took up the local sit­ go on strike at the time; also took up the uation with Brother Moriarity and I don't matter with the Executive Board of the think it would be out of place to say that D. C. Notified Brother Kimball to report Brother Moriarity was the only one we to L. U. No. 258 and give them all assist­ could depend upon. The meeting was ance possible; also inserted adds in Bos­ held in the local rooms and you can just ton papers requesting all men to stay imagine our surprise to find out that we away from Providence until trouble was not only had the contractors to fight but settled when all Locals would be notified found that -the President of the Local officially. would side in with anything that the con­ tractors might say and would refer to him APRIL 10TH. to back up their statement and right here Took No. 258 matter on strike up with was where Brother Moriarity showed his Brother Kimball trying to devise ways trade unionism and deserves the thank!! and means to avert the strike if possible of the Electrical Workers for his manly without losing the good name that Local stand as he was the only one who knew No. 258 has in the I. B. E. W. the local condition that we eQuId depend upon. One of the very obnoxious article!! APRIL 19TH. in the agreement was a list of tools that Left for New York on receipt of tele­ the contractors wanted and was agreed gram from the Grand President pertain­ to by the local committee and the con­ ing to the I. B. E. W. Three days con­ tractors that we succeeded in cutting out. ference on matters in general. On investigating further we found out that the only hardware dealers in the city MAY 1ST. were the electrical contractors and it was Had meeting with a committee of Local to their advantage to fight the tool ques­ No. 258 at headquarters of Local Union tion. We also found that the men were No. 103. I believe the committee will re- working for anything that they could 162 THE ELEOTRICAL WORKE'R get and it was a difficult job to set a this meeting as the brothers from No. standard scale which meant an increase 223 will explain it. from 50c to $1.00 a day, but after long conference we succeeded in signing a two AUGUST 30TH. year agreement, first year, $2.75; second On request of Local No. 99, Providence, 1908, $3.10. that I meet their committee and see what can be done to better the condition of the MAY 17TH. members of said local. The delegates of Took up the matter of Local No. 410, of Local N.o 99 will explain whether our Rutland, Vt., with the organizer. On mission was successful or not. May 24th on call from local committee of Local Union No. 224 of Brockton to meet INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF contractors in regards to signing agree­ ELECTRICAL WORKERS, NEW EN­ ment. We had the pleasure of meeting GLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL. one contractor and after considerable dis· cussion we made arrangements for an· other meeting. It seems the only reason MINUTES OF MEETINGS HELD SATURDAY AND they had for not meeting with us was SUNDAY, JANUARY 11 AND 12, 1908. they refused to meet with any outsider no matter who he might be. MORNING SESSION. MAT 31ST. Meeting called to order at 10: 30 a. m., In company with President Gompers with President J. J. McLaughlin in the and Grand President McNulty, we met chair. the head of the A. Bell Tel. Co., President Roll call of officers showed Vice-Presi­ Viale, who received us very courteously. dents Spellman and Connolly as absent. Preaident Gompers made our mission President McLaughlin appointed the known to him and then Brother McNulty following committees: started to make his statement. Right Credential Committee-J. W. McDonald, here I might say that President Vaile L. U. 99; Chas. Hanscom, L. U. 189, and paid marked attention while Brother Mc­ W. A. Dunn, L. U. 396. Nulty was talking and had answered Committee on Officers' Report-M. A. seweral questions in relation to the griev­ Murphy, L. U. 104; E. E. Graham, L. U. ance we had against the company and 521; W. D. Hubbard, L. U. 30. asked to have all grievances submitted in Finance Committee-J. H. Mitchell, L. writing so that he mi~ht look them over U. 223; D. O'Herron, L. U. 264, and W. carefully. As there had been consider­ D. Kneath, L. U. 396. able talk from certain sections of the Resolution Committee-So A. Strout, L. country that Brother McNulty has been U. 96; E. B. Connors, L. U. 104, and Fred too busy with the A. Bell Tel. Co., I might C. Hatch, L. U. 426. add that there never was a time that Minutes of last meeting read and ap· Brother McNulty could not meet Presi­ proved. dent Fish, that he wished but it was a Organizer L. W. E. Kimball's report re­ waste of time as President Fish abso­ ferred to Committee on Officers' report. lutely refused to interfere with the local Adjourned at 12:40 p. m., for dinner. management of any of his companies. Afternoon session called to order at 2 p. m. JUNE 7TH. , To the President and Officers of Dis­ Had the Secretary send out call for a trict Council No.2, we the undersigned meeting of the Executive Board of the Committee on Credentials, have examined District Council to meet in Providence. the credentials and report the following are entitled to represent their Local JUNE 8TH. Unions at this Convention: Received a call from the G. P. that I Chas. W. Hanscom, L. U. 189, Quincy, had better come to New York and Mass. straighten the men from my District as James B. Oakes, L. U. 189, Quincy, they were about to rebel against pay­ Mass. ing up. Daniel J. Shea, L. U. 189, Quincy, Mass. Fred C. Hatch, L. U. 426, Portsmouth, JUNE 26TH. N. H. Talked with committee from Local No. E. E. Graham, L. U. 521, Bridgeport, 223 of Brockton on agreement in the Conn. headquarters of Local Union No. 103. S. A. Strout. L. U. 96, Worcester, Mass. M. J. Moriarty, L. U. 96, Worcester, JUNE 29TH. Mass. By appointment with Brother Joyce and R. A. Ripley, L. U. 99, Providence, R. I. Brother Kimball we went to Brockton to J. W. McDonald, L. U. 99, Providence, meet contractors but still refused to meet R. I. anybody but local men. I don't believe it E. B. Connors, L. U. 104, Boston, Mass. is necessary for me to go into details of M. A. Murphy, L. U. 104, Boston, Mass. THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 163

M. Birmingham, L. U. 104, Boston, al officers and their committee appointed Mass. by the president, C. Hanscom, J. J. Mc­ B. A. McKenzie, L. U. 258, Providence, Laughlin, S. A. Strout, M. A. Murphy, R.I. M. T. Joyce. J. J. McLaughlin, L. U. 103, Boston, On the request of Organizer Kimball to Mass. take up a matter relative to two brothers in arrears to L. U. 224 of New Bedford, L. W. E. Kimball, L. U. 103, Boston, Mass. Mass. On motion the whole matter was laid M. T. Joyce, L. U. 103, Boston, Mass. over until tomorrow. S. H. Smith, L. U. 195, Danbury, Conn. Adjourned at 5: 15 p. m. D. O'Herron, L. U. 264, Pittsfield, Mass. W. O. Hubbard, L. U. 30, Boston, Mass. SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1908. J. H. Mitchell, L. U. 223, Brockton, MORNING SESSION. Mass. Meeting called to order at 10: 20 o'clock. H. J. Keith, L. U. 223, Brockton, Mass. President McLaughlin in the chair. W. J. Kneath, L. U. 396, Boston, Mass. P. J. Sullivan, L. U. 396, Boston, Mass. COMMUNICATIONS. W. A. Dunn, L. U. 396, Boston, Mass. L. U. 426, relative to condition of Elec­ D. Duval and J. T. Doran, L. U. 377, trical Workers at the Portsmouth Navy Lynn, Mass. Yard, referred to Resolution Committee. Brothers Cavanaugh and Hayden, L. U. Resolution Committee recommended 385, Lawrence, Mass. that L. U. 426 furnish secretary of Dis­ D. M. Murphy, R. J. Lovenhanf, L. U. trict Council with all matter pertdining 37, Hartford, Conn. to the Electrical Workers at Portsmouth Navy Yard, and he forward same to Signed by the committee, Chas. W. Washington at once. H.anscom, Walter A. Dunn and J. W. M!c­ Donald. By-Laws of L. U. 37, referred to a com­ mittee, Kirnhall, Stone and Dunn, and the On motion report was accepted and del­ By-Laws were approved as corrected by egates seated. this committee. Delegate J. W. McDonald of L. U. 99 All Electrical Workers keep away from was appointed reading clerk. Duluth, Minn., strike on. Also Schnec­ Brother Matt. J. Horohan, representing tady, N. Y., strike on. District Council No.1, of New York, New Jersey and vicinity, asked that L. U. 310 Bonds from Co. returned. because they of Stamford, Conn., be transferred into did not bear the printer's label. their district, as it is very near New York City and makes it very bad for the BILLS. New York contractors, as the contractors M. T. Joyce, six months' salary as sec­ in Stamford, Conn., pay small wages and retary·treasurer, $12.50; J. W. Barton, ex­ work long hours, and he also believes that penses cO New Bedford Trade School, by transferring said L. U. to his district $4.00. that they will enjoy better conditions On motion bills were paid. than they are now working under. Finance Committee audited the Secre­ On motion the request of Brother Horo­ tary-Treasurer's books and found same han was granted pending the decision of correct, also requested the Local Unions District Councils No. 1 and No.2, also owing per ratio share for transportations Grand President McNulty. to the July, 1907, meeting of District On motion the Secretary was instructed Council, to pay same as soon as possible to furnish Brother Horohan with acre· so as not to delay the work of District dential so as not to hinder him in his Council. work at Stamford, Conn. Brother Charles W. Winslow of the Moved, seconded and carried that the Commission on Industrial Education, was President of the District Council's report given the privilege of the floor to tell be printed in the WORKER. what the said Commission is trying to On motion the Secretary was instructed do for the Electrical Workers in the to have Article 6, Section 1, of District school at New Bedford, Mass. Council By-Laws printed in the minutes On motion, Brother C. W. Winslow was of this meeting. given a rising vote of thanks for his very interesting talk on Industrial Edu· ARTICLE 6. cation. LoCAL UNIONS-DuTIES OF FINANCIAL SEC­ Moved, seconded and carried that the RETARY. president appoint a committee of five to Section 1. The Financial Secretary ot confer with the Stage Employes on the each Local Union shall make a duplicate agreement that was drawn up at Wa.sh­ written report on official blanks, furnished ington in September by our internation- for the purpose, to the Secretary-Treas- 164 THE ELECTRICAL WORKEfR urer of District Council, on the first mit same to the Massachusetts State meeting night of each month, of the per Branch Legislative Committee before capita tax paid to the General Office. January 18, hu8. Delegate Stone of Local Union 223, On motion Secretary of District Coun­ Brockton, Mass., was granted the privil· cil was instructed to write Vice President ege of the fioor on a member in the ar­ R. S. Maloney of the Massachusetts State rears to another Local Union. This Branch, A. F. of L., and have him use his whole matter was turned over to the Ex­ best endeavors to unionize the Electrical €cutive Board of District Council. Workers now working for the Lawrence Adjourned at 12: 15 p. m., for dinner. Gas and Electric Company. On motion Secretary of District Coun­ AFTERNOON SESSION. cil was instructed to write Grand Secre­ Called to order at 1: 15 o'clock, Presi­ tary Collins and request him to send each dent McLaughlin in the chair. Local Union in the New England District Delegate Ripley of Local Union 99, their standing at the General Office, also Providence, R. I., granted privilege of a duplicate copy to Secretary-Treasurer of floor in regard to Brother S. H. Smith of District Council. Danbury, Conn., relative to his expenses Moved, seconded and carried that the to District Council Convention. On mo­ District Council put a special organizer tion the Secretary-Treasurer of District in the fleld for two months, and at the Council was instructed to reimburse Dele­ end of two months the Executive Council gate S. H. Smith. take a vote on keeping him in the field Committee on Officers' Report recom­ longer. mended that all Local Unionfi in New Nomination for Special Organizer, Enghnd District affiliate with the Central Chas. W. Hanscom. Labor Unions, State Branches of Elec­ Secretary cast one vote for C. W. Hans, trical-Workers, also the State Branches com for Special Organizer. of the American Federation of Labor. On motion, Brother Moriarty was reim­ Recommendation concurred in. bursed for his car fare to this meeting. Moved, seconded and carried that when Moved, seconded and carried that Exec­ a delegate is forced to use a sleeper in utive Board of District Council meet Mon­ attending District Council meetings that day, January 13, 1908, at Local Union charge same with his transportation. 103 headquarters, and take up whatever Finance Committee reported that the business was referred to them. per ratio share for transportation to this Moved, seconded and carried that the meeting will be $1.20. minutes of this meeting be put in the Nomination and election of officers. WORKER. First Vice-President, J. W. McDonald. Brother Moriarty entertained the dele­ Second Vice President, Wm. D. Hub- gates with a few recitations. bard, 17 votes; E. B. Connors, 26 votes. Adjourned at 6: 10 p. m. Third Vice President, S. H. Smith. Fourth Vice President, Fred C. Hatch. RECEIPTS. Secretary-Treasurer, Martin T. Joyce. July 14, '07. Received from S. Organizer, L. W. E. Kimball, 34 votes; A. Strout ...... $ 150.00 Chas. W. Hanscom, 18 votes. August 19, '07. Received from Next meeting place-Hartford, Conn., General Office ...... 200.00 7 votes; Portsmouth, N. H., 9 votes; Sept. 7, '07. Received from Providence, R. I., 2 votes; Boston, Mass., General Office ...... 200.00 30 votes. October 1, '07. Received from Tellers on election of officers, Delegates General Office ...... 200.00 Stone, L. U. 223; J. B. Oakes, L. U. 189; Nov.. 7, '07. Received from Judge, M. A. Murphy, L. U. 104. General Office ...... 200.00 On motion Secretary cast a ballot for Nov. 29, '07. Received from S. President, First, Third and Fourth Vice A. Strout ...... 23.86 Presidents. Dec. 19, '07. Received from The President instructed Delegate Mur­ General Uffice ...... 200.00 phy to cast a ballot for M. T. Joyce as Secretary-Treasurer. Total ...... $1,173.86 Moved, seconded and carried that the Executive Board of District Council de­ EXPENSES. vise a new method of balloting and report July 24 to August 24, '07 ..... $ 181.97 on same at next meeting of District August 26 to September 17, '07 157.14 Council. September 18 to October 20, '07 315.45 District Council No. 2 request Grand ,October 23 to November 29, '07 221.65 President McNulty to send Auditor to December 4, '07, to January 8, New England District if the amendment 1908 ...... 202.87 <>f the constitution is adopted. January 9, '08, to January 11, On motion the Executive Board of Dis­ 1908 ...... 38.26 trict Council was instructed to draft 'a Public Service Corporation bill and suh- Total ...... $1,117.34 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 165

Collected on per ratio share for chusetts. Committee are J. iI. McLaugh­ transportation to July, 1907, lin, M. T. Joyce, L. W. E. Kimball, E. B. meeting of D. C...... $ 27.64 Connors. Amount still due D. C...... 19.28 On motion, Organizer Kimball and Vice MAltTIN T. JOYCE, President Connors were instructed to go Secretary-Treasurer. to Boston City Hall and inquire into the number of men working for the city of Executive Board of District Council Boston classified as e"ectricians and who meeting Monday, January 13, 1908. do no electrical work. Meeting called to order at 10: 30 a. m., Matter regarding late Brother R. An­ Brother McLaughlin in the chair. derson death claim referred to Vice Pres­ On motion, Organizer Kimball and Vice ident J. W. McDonald. President J. W. McDonald were instruct· In the case of reinstatement of Brother ed to go to New Bedford and confer with in controversy between Local Local Union 224, relative to Brothers Unions . and 223, the Executive Board Pierce and Mandley. decided that the check in question of Matter regarding Brother Minkelwitr., $1.30 be sent to Local Union No.7. Local Union 351, Meriden, Conn. Secre­ Voted that Organizer Kimball go to tary instructed to write General Office re­ Portland, Me., Local Union 399 at earliest questing Grand Secretary to send all in­ convenience. formation regarding the disputed death Voted that Organizer Kimball go to claim of late Brother M'inkelwitz. Haverhill, Mass., and get all property be­ Executive Board voted to send Special longing to 1. B. E. W. now in possession Organizer Hanscom to Quincy, Charles­ of defunct Local Union 470. town Navy Yard and Portsmouth Navy Voted that vacancies in Executive Yard. Board De laid over until next meeting of On motion, a committee was appOinted Board. to inquire into the feasibility of adopting Adjourned at 1: 10 p. m. the savings bank insurance scheme to ap­ E. B. CONNORS, ply to members of 1. B. E. W. in Massa- Secretary Pro Tem.

THE HUMAN SIDE OF THE LABOR QUESTION.

BY REV. CHARLES STELZLE.

III. OUR BUSINESS AGENTS. an employer to know person­ city or section of the country and appoint ally, a thousand men, and to or select a man who will represent their deal with them individually, is an intersts in the matters which have to do utter impossibility. Because of with their general welfare. He then be· the nature of the present industry, col­ comes their business agent or "walking lective bargaining has become a necessity. delegate." He is the expert on all mat­ This must be true at least so far as gen· ters pertaining to the craft, as they have eral matters are concerned. Further· to do with business relationships. He is' more, the "employer" may really be divid· spokesman of those who have elected ed into a hundred stockholders. tI isn't. him. His instructions come from them. often that a single individual has a cool He does nothing excepting as it is approv· five millions to put down for the starting ed by the body of toilers who have placed of a business enterprise. When this is him at their head. He not only protects the case, these stockholders will elect a the men by his wider knowledge of the board of directors, who, in turn, appOint state of busines's, but he protects those a superintendent or manager, which indio who might otherwise be subjected to vidual is rarely a r:.tockholder. The stock­ punishment because of their active in· holders have a perfect right to do this, so terest in behalf of their fellows, in the has the inuividual employer a right to matter of securing better working con· have a manager represent his interests. ditions. It is also perfectly legitimate for anum· When the Business Manager or Super­ ber of concerns to combine and form a intendent representing the stockholders so·called trust, which combination of in­ declines to deal with the Businesr:.' Agent terests may eletc a general manager. or walking delegate representing the em­ But the thousand workingmen must ployes, he forgets tnat he, himself, is sim­ have the same privilege. They too, haTe ply a business agent or "walking dele­ the right to combine, either as represent­ gate," and every argument which he pro­ ing the force employed in a particular duces against dealing with the men's rep· shop or factory, or they may organize all resentative, comes back as a boomerang the men of their craft in a particular upon him:;elf. 166 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER SENATOR, LA FOLLETTE-THE PEOPLE'S TRIBUNE. BY GJlOBGJ: w. BOBCRSENIUB IN IlION nAIL.

FAR-SEEING political sagacity has Seven hundred thousand dollars in back marked La Follette's every move. taxes were reluctantly paid into the state His opponents say it is only evi­ treasury by the railways and the noble dence of political shrewdness; his army of rebate shiPPers left the battle of supporters declare it is statesmanship. the 1905 session to the railway lobbyists, When he declared the railways were to fight Singlehanded. not paying their just proportion of taxes This session was another uncomfort­ in Wisconsin, he stated a seIt-evident able pugilistic round .or the railways, as truth, but no one ever had dared make it La Follette, prOfiting by previous failures a political issue. With this, and direct and lack of system in other states, mes­ nominations by the people for his rally­ saged the legislature to pass a compre­ ing cry, he waged contest after contest. hensive rate bill in which the rate mak­ Victory was achieved after successive de­ ing power should be based upon actual feats had been philosophically accepted valuations of railway properties. Rea­ and finally an ad valorem valuation of sonable earnings in actual values became railways was secured, increasing the the new issue and at that session after a railway taxes nearly a million dollars a feeble protest the railways were com­ year. pelled to submit to a law granting com­ The railways accepted the law with bad plete rate making powers, giving the grace and threatened a wholesale advance right to determine railway valuations as in railway rates to meet the increased a basis for rates and abolishing all re­ tax. They frightened every shipper and bates, including railway passes. enlisted their support in opposing further Altogether this seemed a bad day for "fanatical" legislation. the railways, yet, although La Follette's With perfect confidence La Follette out­ drastic new lobby law destroyed the use­ lined a new issue, providing for a rail­ fulness of many expert railway hench­ way commission whereby all rates would men, the roads succeeded in killing a be controlled by the state. two-cent passenger rate bill law and a co­ A second bitter contest was waged by employee bill. the railways and denunciatory mass meet­ Wisconsin's governor had advocated a ings of shippers resolutioned against law compelling all roads earning $7,000 Wisconsin's fighting governor. Five hun­ per mile to grant a two-cent rate. dred of these shippers audaciously ap­ Through competition this law would have propriated to their use the state senate controlled three-fourths of the mileage· chamber during a recess, all brought to­ within state borders and was reasonably gether on railway passes to meet the dan­ sure to be sustained by the courts. gerous man over in the executive cham­ For twenty years railway employees ber. had been subject to an extreme judicial La Follette's first railway commission construction of what was known as the bill never got through the lower house. "fellow servant" law. In case of acci­ It was gleefully stamped to death by the dents, every employee serving as an en­ joint action nf these railway lobbyists gineer, fireman, or brakeman, found him­ and shippers, but only after months of self guilty of contributory negligence un­ stormy hearings. der the supreme court decisions. Com­ However, at the session of 1903, the paratively no recoveries could be had for legislature passed an innocent resolution injuries through defective machinery or authorizing the governor to investigate negligence of co-employees. his claim that railways had not paid their The railway employees enlisted La Fol­ legal share of state taxes in former years lette in their cause. The extra hazardous under the old gross earnings system. It character of their employment and other was a sop contributed to the railways and considerations that existed warranted the was passed without serious opposition in introduction of a bill which would sub­ order to humor the man who was so hard mit all questions of comparative negli­ to placate. gence to a jury in every case. The ef­ At the next session the raIlways sud­ fect of this law was to prevent courts denly awoke to learn this innocent reSOl­ from directing verdicts in favor of rail­ ution had become a surgeon's probe and ways as had formerly been done. over seven millions of concealed earn­ The passenger rate and co-employee ings returned to shippers in the form of bills occasioned a heart-breaking struggle rebates, were uncovered. The names of on the part of the railway companies, .... ut these shippers who had been granted re­ both measures were defeated by close bates, singularly enough, were those votes in the senate after having passed found attached to the shippers' resolution the assembly. of denunciation passed in the senate All the laws promised by La Follette chamber at the preceding session. as state issues, had .... een placed upon the THE ELECTRICAL WORKEH 167

statute _Joks. The ad valorem railway talked to empty benches, as the digni­ tax law, anti-pass law, railway commis­ fied senators tried their old-time hazint; sion law, anti-looby law, acts to prevent propensities. Then curiosity got the bet. political contributions from corporations, tel' of them and they pushed aside the were all the result of his contests. It is green senate doors to view this new, especially significant that of all these so­ earnest, vigorous expounder of railway called rauical laws, none have ever been corruption and oppression. repealed and none even attacked in the His logic was irresistible, his manner courts. devoid of dress parade. The crowded gal­ His opponents had now ceased to dis­ leries that sat with him through the long cuss those early questions of difference hours of debate were joined by the curi­ among themselves as to whether his pur­ ous senators before its conclusion, and poses were governed by selfish statesman­ when La Follette took his seat at the end ship or dangerous demagogy. Anything of the most exhaustive railway argument to get rid of him was now their cry. ever delivered before any public body, he La Follette wanted to remain in Wis­ was the reCipient of congratulations from consin; to clear up a little insurance leg­ his colleagues. "Railway valuation is the islation, pass the co-employee bill and a basis for rate making." This was the few other worthy measures that seemed Wisconsin idea and this was his constant desirable. His friends and enemies by slogan. His amendments to the bilI were combining decided otherwise. A vigor­ rejected by a majority of the senatore ous western fighting senator was needed and a weak law was passed, only accept­ among the Aldriches, Platts, Depews and able because stronger than existing laws. other senatorial corporation veterans. La But La FolIette's seed bore fruit. His Follette's friends wanted to have him slogan was heard from the capitol to the shake up the dry bones of the senate with White House, and the last messages of his Wisconsin ideas. His opponents were President Roosevelt vigorously declared more than willing to make it unanimous, for the valuation so necessary to railway if he would temporarily leave the state rate making. La Follette claimed no and give them a breathing spell. On the copyright on his ideas thus appropriated, day of his election his worst enemies but smiled grimly at the many evidences were all present to help "bury" him in of conversion to his school of railway rate the sleepy old senate. For a year he kept making. everybody in doubt as to his actions and If the Interstate Commerce Commission then sent in his resignation as governor does not get sufficient power to control and acceptance of the senatorial toga, railways it will be because La Follette much to the satisfaction of his associates loses his health, voice and vigor. He Call and relief of his enemies. survive with the loss of either one alone La Follette, after laying a sure founda­ as has been evidenced by his great strug­ tion for securing the various measures he gle with disease in past years. He has believed should pass, regretfully consent­ never before been so healthy and never ed to be buried, only stipulating that he before been so confident of success. He might be permitted to be present at the carries his banner far ahead of the firing obsequies and occupy the same chamber line. He sees the enemies' strong posi­ with his distinguished corporation col­ tion while the average statesman is try­ league, Senator Spooner.. Spooner was ing to discover on which side of the the senate leader, the president's adviser, alignment it is desirable to falI. Once lo­ the statesman par excellence. La Fol­ cated, La Follette pounds away persist­ lette, who had met the "Spooner" issue in ently with his battering ram, never paus­ every campaign at home, was only a pro­ ing to eat or sleep, but just keeps pound­ duct of Wisconsin's woods, one who could ing away. Something is sure to fall and, wait until the second session and then judging from the unbroken series of vic­ might speak,-according to senatorial tories, in the Badger state, it is not hard custom,-if he would be good, not noisy. to predict what the results will be in na­ But that was La Follette's great weak­ tional affairs. Poor financialIy, confront­ ness; he had ever been disrespectful to ed by powerful political enemies, singly his elders. Sawyer, Babcock, Quarles, and in combinations, his victories are won Spooner and other great politicians from by direct appeals to the people. Wisconsin, knew it. They had marveled One determined, perSistent man 19 at his impertinence more than once, but worth a score of weaklings. No man ever in the" sleepy old senate there was burial answered to the title of persistence more -and rest-so they thought. than La FolIette. He is a personification One day, early in the session of 1906, of the word. La Follette secured the fioor. For three His Wisconsin idea has been embodied days he piled law books up before the into the national co-omployee law. It is astonished solons in reckless confusion. not quite so strong, not quite so complete He told them more about the railway in its protection to railway employees as situation than they had ever known be- the new Wisconsin law, but it is a rad­ . fore. Day after day he built argument ical, revolutionary measure, compared upon argument. The first few hours he with senatorial tendencies of a decade 16~ THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

ago. La Follette was its champion and Wisconsin do not escape. That's what he secured its passage without any fanfare did do until Spooner left the senate to of trumpets.. take up the cause of the railways and . Ths disclosure of frauds in Indian coal Mr. Harriman, professionally. lands was a sudden explosion among fa­ Tored interests. It occurred in La Fol­ No other man in public life today is lotte's committee before the new Badger placing the searchlight of publicity so senator had squarely placed himself be­ effectively ,upon the records of public fore the table. Western methods had men as Vl'isconsin's presidential candi­ educated this wonderful man in locating date. It is an unpleasant task at times woodchucks and in firing center shots and requires a courage of convictions, an without asking permission or waiting ad­ independence of partisan ties that is mag­ vice. He scored a bullseye at once, caus­ nificent from the political standpoint. ing a special message to be issued by the president to meet the startling frauds. Such is La Follette. Without a peer as a constructive statesman. Firm as a rock That is his one distinguishing charac­ in his determinatIOn; fearless as the teristic. A dozen men can be named who knight of old, possessing only a straight· are brave, honest and blessed with good forward message to the people for his intentions. Whenever the opposite party weapon, an unimpeachable record of of­ is to be assailed, whenever a little polit­ ficial integrity for hiS armor. An orator ical ammunition is required and a little of persuasive powers, possessed of an un· party prestige to be attained, they are to usual experience in both houses of con­ be relied upon. gress and in the executive chair of his La Follette is measured by no such native state, no man has enjoyed equal rule; he was turned out of an original privileges and no man has made better . mould. when the great contests were use of his advantages. A use that has held in Wisconsin in four campaigns, ever been in favor of representative gov­ wherein he was a central figure, he took ernment and in the cause of the people. the stump, openly demanding the defeat of every republican legislator who had La Follette scored two victories in the proven himself to be faithless and recom­ 1907 session of the United States Senate, mending the return of "right" democrats. the fruits of which are now being enjoy­ When La Follette returned to the lecture ed by railroad men throughout the entire platform after his first senatorial ex­ length and breadth of the country. One perience, he went at things in much the was in the passage of a new employers' liability law which established as a same fashion. principle of federal law the doctrine of He read out the names of Aldrich, comparative negligence. Heretofore, when Foraker, Platt and other corporation sen­ an employee was injured, the employer, ators who had helped to defeat good leg­ in order to set up a complete defense in a islation. He did so wherever opportunity suit for damages, had but to show that aft'orded. In his Chautauquan lectures on the employee was guilty of slight negli­ the Pacific coast, on the library steps at gence. Under the new La Follette law Pittsburg, in the corporation atmosphere the fact that the employee may have of New Jersey his voice repeated the been guilty of contributory negligence is names of those voting right or wrong. no longer a bar to recovery if it can be Specialists in voice culture claim they shown that the employer's negligence was can distinguish a wealth of irony, scorn gross in comparison. No incident in that and grim humor in La Follette's tones session of the United States Senate bet­ when reading ofr the record of faithless ter illustrated La Follette's elements of public servants. They find a perceptible leadership than did his fight for the pas­ discordant tone repeated with distressing sage of the bill limiting the hours of ser­ sameness .ike the clanging of a trip ham­ vice of railroad employees. Heretofore, mer, and every blow counts, for it is a there had been no limit to the number of blow in the interests of right government hours which a railroad man might be a body blow at corruption, never before kept on duty. To La Follette sixteen essayed by any public man. In the hands consecutive hours seemed a longer day of La Follette it has become an instru­ than men who have in their keeping the ment of wonderful Power. He says to his lives and limbs of hundreds of thousands audience with a bland smile that cap­ of people daily should be permitted to tivates his hearers, "Now we will see how work, but to limit the hours of labor at the vote stands. No man should be aU was a big step in the right' direc­ ashamed of his public record. It deserves tion. AU manner of testimony was pre­ careful consideration from his constitu­ 'sented to show that many wrecks had ents, indorsement if right, condemnation been caused because men in charge of if wrong." trains or some part of the railroad ser­ Then he reads Mr. Platt's record to his vice had been on duty so long that they New York constituents; Mr. Foraker gets could no longer keep wide awake. Six­ the same treatment in Ohio, and Mr. Fair­ teen hours La Follette thought was con­ banks in Indiana· and Mr. Spooner in siderable of a concession to the railroads, THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 169 but the railroads fought the bill with all only after the railroads had exhausted the pressure and influence they could every trick of parliamentary practice, the wield. After days 01 fighting La. Follette bill limiting the hours of service of rail· succeeded in forcing through the senate, road men to sixteen.

LABORS CONVENTIONS, 1908.

January 6, Ballard, Wash., Internation­ Blowers' Association of the United State~ al Shingle Weavers' Union of Amprica. and Canada. January 13, Cleveland, Ohio, Inter­ Julyq 7, Buffalo, N. Y., Amalgamated national Slate and Tile Roofers' Union \Yindow Glass Workers of America. of America. July 13, Toronto, Canada, International January 31, Indianapolis, Ind., United Piano and Organ Workers' UUion 01 Mine Workers of America. America. April 6, Toronto, Canada, International July 13, Indianapolis, Ind., Lithograph­ Association of Fur Worktrs of the United ers' International Protective Association. States and Canada. May 3, Brockton, Mass., International July 13, MinneapOliS, Minn., TheatricaJ Union of Cutting Die and Cutter Makers. Stage Employes' International Alliance. May 5, Youngstown, Oh'io, Amalga­ July 18, Holyoke, Mass., American Wire mated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Weavers' Protective Association. Workers. July 20, New York City, International May 11, New York City, Actors' Na­ Steel and Copper Plate Printers' union. tional Protective Union of America. August 3, Buffalo, N. Y., National As­ May 11, St. Louis, Mo., American Fed­ sociation of Heat, Frost, General Insul­ eration of Musicians. ators and Asbestos Workers. May 11, ---, United Brotherhood of August 4, Detroit, Mich., International Papermakers of America. Glove Workers' Union of America. May -, Detroit, Mich., International August 6, Detroit, Mich., International Tin Plate Workers' Protective Assoc'ia- Brotherhood of Teamsters. tion of America. August 10, Detroit, Mich., International May -, York, Pa., National Print Cut­ Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen. ters' Association of America. August 10, Boston, Mass., International June 1, St. Paul, Minn., Brotherhood Typographical Union. of Boiler-makers and Iron Shipbuilders August 10, Boston, Mass., International of America. Stereotypers' and Electrotypers' Union. June 1, Detroit, Mich., International August 11, Indianapolis, Ind., Shirt, Association of Steam and Hot Water Waist and Laundry Workers' Internation .. Fitters and Helpers of America. al Union. June -, Washington, D. C., Interna­ August 24, Milwaukee, WiS., United tional Union of Journeymen Horseshoers. Garment Workers of America. June -, Mobile, Ala., International September 1, ---, Table Knife Grind­ Printing Pressmen's Union. ers' National Union. June 1, Columbus, Ohio, Chainmakers' September 2, Milwaukee, Wis., Ameri­ National Union of the United States of can Brotherhood of Cement Workers. America. September 7, Denver, Colo., Internation­ June 1, St. Louis, Mo., International al Association of Machinists. Association of Marble Workers. September 8, New York City, Interna­ June 8, ---, International Ceramic, tional Photo Engravers' Union of North Mosaic and Encaustic Tile Layers and America. Helpers' Union. September 10, Boston, Mass., Spinners' June 8, Cincinnati, Ohio, International International Union. Brother hood of Bookbinders. September 14, Montreal, Canada, Jour­ June 8, ---, International Brother­ neymen Stoncutters' Association of North hood of Tip Printers. America. June 8, Milwaukee, Wis., The Commer­ September 14, Philadelphia, Pa., Inter­ cial Telegraphers' Union of America. national Union of Steam Engineers. July 4, ---, Amalgamated Leather September 14, Philadelphia, Pa., Inter­ Workers' Union of America. national Brick, Tile and Terra Cotta July -, Atlantic City, N. J., National Workers' AJllance. Brotherhood of Operative Potters. September 15, Salt Lake, Utah, United July 6, Erie, Pa., International Long­ Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners shoremen's Association. of America. July 6, Buffalo, N. Y., International September 17, New York City, Pocket Jewelry Workers' Uuion. Knife Blade Grinders and Finishers' Na­ July 6, Cincinnati, Ohio, Brushmakers' tional Union. International Union. September 21, Indianapolis, Ind., United July 7, Baltimore, Md., Glass Bottle 'Association of Plumbers, Gasfitters and 170 THE ELECTRICAL WORK8R

Steamfitters' Helpers ot United States and November 9, Denv(>r, Colo., American Canada. Federation of Labor. -September 21, Indianapolis, Ind., Inter­ November 10, Bangor, Pa., Internation­ national Association of Bridge and Strut'­ al Union of Slate Workers. tural Iron Workers. November 12, Vinalhaven, Me., Lobster Fishermen's International Protective As­ October 5, Washington, D. C., Bakery sociation. and Confectionery Workers' International December 7, New Orleans, La., Interna­ Union. tional Brotherhood of Maintenance-of­ October 5, st. Louis, Mo., International 'Yay Employes. Union ot Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers. December 7, Brooklyn, N. Y., National October 20, Cohoes, N. Y., United Tex­ Alliance of Bill Posters and Billers of tile Workers ot America. America.

DISTRICT COUNCIL' NO. 6 OF SECOND DISTRICT.

ElnTOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: movement in this direction justifies us All locals in D. C. No.6 of the Second in again recommending that local unions District (covering Iowa and Nebraska.) see that they are not only represented, You are hereby notified that the Third but that their best material is sent, and Annual convention of D. C. No. 6 of the that favoritism does not control the elec· Second District will be held in Sioux tion of your delegate to this convention. City, Iowa, beginning at 10 o'clock Tues· The duplicate of the original creden· day, April 7, 1908 at Labor Temple Hall. tials should be returned to this office Credentials in duplicate. have been prior to April 1, 1908. mailed to all locals in the district, an,l Fraternally yours, it is earnestly requested that they Will be represented. Headquarters will be R. E. PERRIN, Sec.·Treas. established at the Modamin Hotel. The 1111 West 14th St., Sioux City, Iowa. importance of this convention to our Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 27, 1908.

REPORT OF DELEGATE COUGHLIN.

EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: Washington on the 16th and stopped over To the officers and members of 1. B. for three days at Cincinnati to attend E. W., who are now and have always that meeting, which was called to order been interested in the jurisdictiOn of their at 10 o'clock on the morning of the 17th craft and the maintaining of national by Mr. O'Connell, general pre5'ident of the and international bodies from which that machinists, in Douglas hall. There were protection can be had, will be, I hope, present ten national organizations repre· glad to learn that I was appOinted by the sented by about thirty delegates. After Grand President to attend a meeting of going through the regular form of exam· all the national officers of the trades en· ining credentials and appointing commit· gaged in the building industry, which tees the body got down to work and met in Washington, D. C. on February framed a code of laws on the same plan 10th, to form a national B. T. section of as the one framed by the B. T. section at the A. F. of L. in aC'cordance with the Washington, the week previous, which instructions of the last. convention of that will be submitted to all the unions en· body, held at Norfalk, Va. gaged in the metal industry, for a refer· I arrived at the capitol city where I andum vote. After getting through with found Brothers McLocklen, Goedchll and that part, the conference elected Mr. President McNulty, up to their eyes in O'Connell, of the machinists, pre5'ident, business pertaining to the interest of the and Mr. Tray, of the molders, secretary· organization. I immediately got into the protem. The meeting then adjourned to harness with them and in myoId fash· meet again on the third Monday in June, ioned way, helped them the best I could. when they expect a full delegation from We adjourned that body on Saturday, all the unions engaged in the metal in· the 15th. dustry, will attend the convention and I then was instructed by our Grand form a permanent organization, which President to attend the conference of the will attend the metal trades industry in metal trades industry, which was to meet general. Yours, jn Cincinp.a.ti on February 17th, so I lett P. J. MCCOUGHLIN. ']'HE ELECTRICAL WORKER 1'(1

CORRESPONDENCE

Stockton No.1. right and when we do you will ask us :E1DJTOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: why we did not come Eiooner and we will Local Union No.1, Ladies of the I. n. ,,-,onder ourselves. Be of good cheer, E. W., is e.till very much alive and sIsters and brothers, help boost the thing healthily busy. We have had our con­ along for there may come a time when stitution and by-laws printed and electeu you will want a little boosting your- the following officers at our first meeting selves. Fraternally yours, in January, to serve until the first Thurs­ MRS. EDW. C. DAVIS, day in July: 1541 E. Scotts Ave., Stockton, Calif. President, Mrs. Edw. C. Davis; vicp-­ president, Mrs. H. McConnell; secretary­ Indianapolis No. 10. treasurer, Mrs. A. Perry; business agent, EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: Mr!>'. Edw. C. Davis; custodian of the Having been misfortunate enough to door, Mrs. P_ H. Pendleton, and an exe­ be elected Press Secretary, will have to cutive board of five. make a start, so here she goes. Friday evening, January 10, we gave Well, No. 10 has not had a letter in an entertainment and supper hoping ttl your journal for 80 long that all sister realize enough to pay for the printing d Local nions will think that she has fell our constitution, and although we did in and covered up_ But she has not. We not realize our financial ambition we were are still striving to make her better. certainly repaid by the interest shown in Well, as to work there is not much do­ our organization. We are the only or­ ing at present. Work is about to a stand­ ganization of union men's wives in this still. We have several brothers that has city and the I. B. E. W. boys seem to done nothing for several weeks and some feel pretty proud of us. of them works at what ever they can get. Now let us blow our horn a little louder, No rebuilding. No new work. Nothing We have secured the replacement of but repair work and little of that. Sorry Japanese labor by white labor in two to say but Bro. H. Koonts has been on cases, one of them considered particu­ the sick list for about seven weeks is larly aggravated. We have secured able to be out again with the aid of promises of other merchant!>' to carry crutches and also Bro. Tom Hubbard. union made goods in any line possible, Brother Hubbard was working for the if we would let them know where they 'Indianapolis and Cincinnati Traction Co., (the label goods) might be bought. One known as the "Red" line. He was work­ merchant even promised voluntarily to ing on a tower car and the tower turned throw out a certain make of goods that over and in lighting broke his ankle, and he had been advertising and pushing for now with the aid of crutches he is able a year if we found the goods to be made to be out again with us and brothers, we by scabs. Other merchants not being are glad to see them for No. 10 has not agle to get union made goods in certain had very much bad luck with disabled lines have refused to carry anything that members we are thankful to say. does not bear the "made in sanitary con­ We have two brothers out of town that ditions" label, E,O there we have beat the some of the brothers would like to hear sweat-shops a point. from, they are Brothers Frank Shelhouse, We have made our local work all for Card No. 28354 and Frank Greenwood, the good of union labor in general, the Card No. 2474. Brothers, they are true I. B. E. W. men needing no help here at blue and don't be afraid to treat them present, but as soon as we have formed right. a national organization, then forward tJ Well, as our convention has come and the work for the I. B. E. W. gone, Bro. J. Ryan was elected Vice Presi­ You men need not smile'ot our attempt dent and success to Brother Ryan for all to form a national organization for al­ brothers wish him best of luck. ready we have letters from Oregon, Min­ On the evening after the convention we nesota and New York, from ladies who gave a smoker and we think that all vis­ desire to organize locals and then uniie iting brothers had a fine time and if they with us in forming a national body, and did not it was their fault. Bro. J. O. they come. Just this morning we !'e­ Clark had his two sons up for a sparing ceived a letter from Ogden, Utah, asking match and they did fine. After the boys fJ.b9Ut our work. We will "get there" all came Brother Clark and Eddie Seamon, 172 THE ELECTRICAL WORKFI.R.

Brother Clark knocking Seamon out in the working man is beginning to realize the third round. that his hopes l1e through organization. Well, brothers, why don't more of you But don't think that the minute you get come to the meetings? When you have a a Union Card in your pocket that your Local Union in your own town and don't duties end there. You should attend the get up once or twice a year your take meetings regularly and encourage your little interest in your Union. I wish also otlicers to a greater efrort and see that to notify the readers of the WORKER our the business is carried on in your inter­ newly elected otlicers are as follows: est. The brotherhood has hundreds of President, J. Ryan; Vice President, J. members who are Card men. What it IDiss; Recording Secretary, J. O. Clark; wants is union men who can show by Financial Secretary, W. B. Gritlis; Treas­ their deeds that they are what they claim urer, W. J. Malone; First Inspector, R. to be. Blue; Second Inspector, Ed. Reed; Fore­ The biennial report of our Grand Sec­ man, J. Cochran; Trustees, J. Harmon, G. retary is out and I see that the progress Mitchell, C. Thompson; Press Secretary, of our brotherhood during the last two L. Neel and our meeting nights are every years has been wonderful. Even the Tuesday at 36% East .vashington street. scarcity of work all over the country dur­ Any traveling brothers coming this way ing the last year has had no material stop and see how we do business. Be sure effect on our advancement. you have the green goods on you and you The membership and our Grand Officers will be treated right. are to be commended on the way they Well as this is my- first attempt, had have conducted themselves during the better ring ofr, wishing all sister Locals difficulties of the last two years. success, But we can do even better during the Fraternally yours, next two years and we will do it. Attend "DOGGIE." the meetings and show by your presence Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 30, 1908. that you appreciate the efforts of those who are working hard to make your Pueblo No. 12. future better. EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: I see in the January WORKER on page 43 As it is my place to look up news I something that should interest the wife will endeavor to furnish the brothers of every electrical worker, yes and the with a brie faccount of the' happenings electrical workers, too. The ladies of of this vicinity. There isn't much in Stockton should be encouraged in the this part of the country to talk of as work they have started. We should not there is no line work going on and it only give them our moral support, but I looks as if there i5n't gOing to be any would be willing to give the ladies of De­ for some time, and it is also dull with troit the financial support of Local No. 17 the inside wire work here at present. to organize and start the work in this We had a few visitors from Denver and part of the country toward the same end the west of here but they did not stop the Stockton ladies are striving for. long as there is no work here and we Now brothers, don't make excuses for have some of our own brothers out of not attending meetings, especially when work. caught down town standing on a corner on meeting night. Be a man, it's up to No. 12 is very sorry to report the sad you. news of our Vice President, E. W. Jack­ Yours fraternally, B'on having his six year old boy killed "X. Y. Z/' by the street car on the 16th of the Detroit, Mich., Jan. 30, 1908. month. Will close, with best wishes to the I. B. E. W. Philadelphia No_ 21. Yours fraternally, F. P. MANLEY, EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: Press Secretary. Local No. 21 has had slack times Pueblo, Colo" Feb. 24, 1908. around here for several months until about four weeks ago and a big sleet storm came through New Jersey and tore Detroit No. 17. all the telephone and telegraph lines EDITOR ELEcTru:CAL WORKER: down for miles around. The companies As I have not seen a letter in our hired all the men that came through otlicial journal in some time I thought I with or without tools and the Bell Tel. would assume the duties of Press Secre­ Co. did not bother whether the boys had tary and let the brothers hear how No. cards or not. The company wanted to 17 is getting along. Although times have cut the linemen to $45 a month and their been a little hard and work slack this board and about 30 or 40 quit and there winter we have been taking in new is several miles ot poles down yet. They members every meeting. Last Monday are making no neadway (I hope) but I night we initiated six. which shows that would not advise anyone to come this THE ELECTRIOAL WORKER 173 way for the West Jersey and Sea Shore wish to thank all locals who have donated layed off about 60 men in the last week to the appeal which was asked for and and there are lots of brothers still also request all locals forwarding dona­ pressing brick. I guess I will ring off, tions to state the amount and where sent hoping all Local Unions success, I re­ from, as we have received one or two not main, knowing who forwarded same. We have Fraternally, not had any' desertions from our ranks BERT CHA:.\1BERS, since the last writing. The boys are get­ Press Secretary. ting all the work they can, and the com­ Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 16, 1908. mittee on lock-out mU5t be complimented for their work in figuring on a contract for a large church, which they took away Duluth No. 31. from the contractors' association; this EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: will keep some of the needy members I am sure all the brothers and Sister busy for a while. The working members Locals are anxious to know how we are are helping their needy brothers, moral progressing. and financially at each meeting. Hoping We are able to hold our own and are we will be able to report some encourag­ getting a little information all the time ing news for the next issue. which brightens our hopes, some of the With best wishes for all. contractors are weakening and we expect H. J. GmBs, P. S. to hear of them breaking away soon. We Local 31, Duluth. are sorry to have' to report the name of Duluth, Minn., Feb. 25, 1908. W. H. Brust, from No. 18, Detroit, who has gone to the bad and pushing a gang Cleveland No. 39. of non-union men. This has been a dull EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: winter for wiremen, the money stringency The companies in this vicinity are do­ followed by the lockout has made it so, ing nothing at all in the construction no building of any ldnd going on, the line, with the exception of replacing the spring will be welcomed by all. lines destroyed b ythe storm. Our boys are doing remarkably well During these times of adversity to the and keeping a good stiff upper lip, during working classeE; I think that it is the such conditions. Our business agent, Bro. duty of every man who has a situation McCullum, with the help of Bro. War­ to help those who are not -60 fortunate; necke are dOing splendid work on the in modern industry there is a great divi­ committee, supplying the boys with what sion of labor. By virtue of this divIsion jobs they can run across. We are glad of labor men are made interdependent. to say they beat the contractors out on No man lives for himself, but every man one or two jobs, where it was compulsory lives and labors for the benefit 0 fhis fel­ to have union men do the work. So much low beings. When a man invents a new for the good of the order. They have method fro the utilization of the electri­ their eagle eye out for more. cal forces, it is not that he may have Well, brothers, we can see this is to be the 5'01e benefit of his invention, but that a fight to the finish and we hope to see his neighbors may use it-that all man­ the finish with us gloriously on top. kind may have the benefit of his labors, Give us a lift if you can, moral or finan­ and that they in return may contribute cial, we will be pleased to hear from you. to his happiness. All honest and true I remain, men are working for other men. H. J. GmBs, If a man works oniy for himself, he is Press Secretary. an outlaw, a counterfeiter, or perchance Duluth, Minn., Feb. 3, 1908. a forger. All of the labor we perform is a service of love ofr others. Duluth No. 31. We who perform this service have a E'J!TOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: right to demand a just reward that we To all locals greeting: Brothers w~ ourselves may live and enjoy the fruits are still existing, although it was the thereof, and he for whom this service is expectation of the Manufacturers' asso­ performed has imposed upon him the ciation and the Builders exchange that duty to render this reward and the ser­ we would be down and out before this, vice is rendered in the hope of receiving but it looks as though our opponents will a reward. It is the scope and function have to acknowledge they are beat befol'e of unionism to see that the working long, the members locked out are keep­ classes receive this reward in a just pro­ ing in good spirits and hoping for the portion to the value 01 the labor per­ best to turn their way ere long. The formed. Organization of the employed city is at a stand-still as far as work in is a re5ult of competition. As man toils the building line is concerned and the for others in the hope of receiving a re­ spring work is being held back until the ward, there rises a series of activities drastic conditions, which are on at the which is called competition. Competi­ present time, are in a settled 5tage. WP. tion exists among men engaged in the 174 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

same occupation, and it is a desire to Wichita No. 44. render service to others that a reward EDITOR ELEcTB..rCAL WORKER: for such services may be obtained. As this is my first letter to the WORKER We may divide society into the em­ I hope it will escape the "junk" basket. ployer and the employed. Employers Well, brothers, I have not got very compete with one another in the bidding much to orrer at this writing as news is for contracts and the sale of their pro­ very scarce especially so in reference to ductions (theoretically). The employed work. have repealed the law of competition among themselves to a certain extent by It is very dull here at present, same as establishing a uniform scale of wages. most everywhere else. Yet, the boys of Unionism has obviated the struggle for No. 144 have been pretty lucky so far. employment among the workers, by this M;ost of us have been kept at work which I refer to that method of securing em­ is a good deal this time of the year with ploymnet by cheapening the price of the big financial fiurry still hovering labor. Let us see what would happen if about us to some extent. Yet things look we -had no labor organizations. Men a little brighter than they did. employed in the same trade would natur­ We hold meetings once a week on ally compete with one another in several Thursday nights. ways were they not organized, or con­ I can not advise any fioating brothers trolled by some code of lawo'. To secure to come this way as there is nothing employment they would compete with one doing now but any and all brothers that another by skill and industry. This class should happen through here will find one of competition every union man desires of the best bunch of boys he has ever to propogate as it distinguishes him from run up against. the unskilled non-union man. We always have a good crowd at our If unorganized men would compete with meeting most all of the boys attending one another to secure employment by of­ whenever it is possible for them to do so. fering to work for smaller wages. There We are all looking forward to get a is nothing so direful in its resultE!', so de­ settlement with the Bell Co. and a more grading to manhood and to the cause of prosperous year for 1908 than the past labor as that which is produced among one has been. workmen who compete with one another Brothers if we win with the Bell it by cheapening. the price of labor, for It will mean the extirmination of a lot of gives rise to overwork, which is brutaliz­ rats. I wonder if they will be able then ing, and to want, which is the death to retire and live dormant for the rest of knell to a progressive nation. their lives from the fruits that have been Organization is the normal ocndition of 'grown and prepared by the sweatshops mankind. No man can live for himself, of the union man's brow. nor can he labor for himself. Those Still there is one thing they can not who make a vocation of non-unionism rob our union brothers of and that is a during labor troubles are enemies of [,'0- clear conscience and we will yet by su­ ciety, for it is their avowed purpose to preme efforts be able to bask in the sun­ lower the standard of wages-to reduce shine of prosperity and this time is draw­ the toiler to a system of slavery. These ing nearer day by day. people are the Judas Iscariots of labor­ Brothers one thing do remember if you the hero of the trusts. Non-unionism is are not square get square and if you are brutalizing, as it tsands for all that i5' square, keep square, and let us not be low and degrading to mankind. Union­ found crawling so close to the ground ism is the only hope and salvation of the and as the reptiles of destruction. It is workingman. Few comprehend the mag­ strange to think that these poor rats can nitude of the industrial struggle that is not understand that they can be con­ being waged today, Even those in the quered. The white man has tamed the movement do not seem to realize its seri­ wildest of beasts. (Why not the rat?) Oliti aspect. When any wrong rises 1"1 Success and happiness to all brothers. society, it must be righted, here is the Sincerely and fraternally yours, philosophy of justice, for so long as this F. J. TESSIN, wrong remains the struggle must con­ Press Secretary. tinue, and when the solution is not a~ Wichita, Kan., Feb. 3, 1908. cOIll,lished by methods of peace, it musl be rectified by more stern methods. I would be untrue to every toiler if I Belleville No. 50. dill not implore him to strive to be in the EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: moving current of unionism, for h?rein Being nearly time for our WORKER, I !;es his salvation. guess I had better get my letter together Very rfatern& 'ly. but as everything is dull here, we have not mUCJl news. THE PRESS SECRETAlty. We had a good attendance at our last Cleveland. 0., Feb. 26, 1908. regular meeting but it would have been THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 175 better if the absent members had been number of months, I will try to have present. something to say each month, if only to The assessment for the Kansas City let the readers know that our charter is 5trike was discontinued the last of t11e still hanging on the wall. year. We are having a little up-hill work The boys have been chasing trouble here at present. The contractors seem for a few days caused by a snow·storm determined to make this a scab town, but otherwise work is very slack. and as work is slack, we are not iIi a position to do much except to "say noth­ It was with the great sadness that the ing-ana saw wood." members of Local Union No. 50, I. B. E. W. extend their heartfelt sympathy to I will try to have more to say next our ex·president Albert Bertshinger who time. Fraternally, had the misfortune to lose his truE>ted A. G. SPAULDING, companion, his wife, who passed away Press Secretary. February seventh, after a short illness. As news is scarce and as I have taken Milwaukee No. 83. up enough space, I will close wishing all members success, I am, EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: Fraternally yours, As it is about time that the brothe:';; D. M. MALLINSON, should hear from Local 83, I will en­ Press Secretary. deavor to let them know how we are P. S.-Brother Bertsinger requested me situated. There is absolutely .'lothing to thank the brothers through the WORK­ doing and prospects are very slim until ER, for their flower offering and kindness April 1st. Quite a number of brothers shown to him and children during their are out of work, and have been for some trouble. time. Wisconsin Bell is laying off their Belleville, Ill., Feb. 24, 1908. men and have kept only those that are necessary to keep it in operation. Mil­ waukee Northern Ry. Co. laid off all <::olumbus No. 54. their linemen with the exception of EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: three. F. M. E. R. & L. Co. is doing Last Friday night, Dec. 27, 1907, Local nothing; besides they do not want a 54 elected the following officers: Claud card-man on the job. They claim it is C. McGinnis, President; John Cathrell, cheaper to break in men for linemen Vice President; F. C. McCormick, Finan· than to pay the wages for experienced cial Secretary; L. G. Taylor, Recording men. Secretary; William Temple, Foreman; Bro. Frank Fisher, President of the Fred Darby, First Inspector; Norman Northwestern District Council, is with us Day, Second Inspector. for a few days. Also Bro. James Kane, We have raised our dues to $1. Sorry who is known all over the country, and to say we have not raised our attendance one of the best unIon men that any any. brother would wish to meet. If we had The inside wireman held their first reg­ more such union men in our Organiza· ular meeting last Monday, December 30, tion we would be able to push to the 1907. Will be known as Local 600,-suc­ front very rapidly. He is a "''1ion man cess to them and hope to hear from them through and through and wants every­ in near the future. one to know it. Brothers Reid and Meyers have hon­ The officers elected for the ensuing ored us with a visit since last letter to term are as' follows: President, William WORKER, and I know they appreciated the Nash; Vice President, C. Deitz; Record­ large ( ?) meeting. They spoke, too. ing Secretary, F. Curry; First Inspector, Brothers, don't start the New Year in G. Kelly; Treasurer, M. G. Leahey; the old rut, get out of it, and you will Financial Secretary, P. F. Dye; Second find the pulling easier. Inspector, W. C. Felker; Foreman, J. Wishing a successful New Year to the Segerdahl. I. B. E. W., will hang up. All correspondence should be addressed L. G. TAYLOR, to P. F. Dye, 197 Fifth St., so all brothers Press Secretary. please take notice. I will also give ad­ 986 Jaeger Street. dress of our hall so that visiting brothers will have little trouble in locating us. The hall is' called Pachon Hall and is Norfolk No. 80. located on the third floor at 325 Chestnut EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: St. We meet every Thursday night. At our last regular meeting I had the Trusting that this will be in time for honor of being elected to the office of the next WORKER, I beg to remain, Press Secretary, Local 80. Fraternally yours, As Local 80 has not been represented F. CURRY, in the corresllondence column for quite a 637 Madison St. 176 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

Georgetown No. 89. to mention, and we were told the decora­ tions were the best we ever put on. The EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: hall was decorated with about 1000 red, As it haa been some time'sine I have white and blue four candle-power lamps given you a few dots from old 89, will in strings radiating from the center of endeavor to let you know she is still in the hall, and wrapped with bunting. the ring. Everything is moving along In the monn-llght dance all the lights smoothly and we hope to make 1908 one were out except the blue and they we'.'e of the brightest and most prosperous in dimmed to the limit. Old Loona's smil­ the history of old 89. We are expecting ing face shown down upon the happy to take in a couple of new members now throng from one of the windows and they soon. All of the old officers were elected would not let up until the moonlight for the ensuing term. Suppose the money dance was repeated five times. Old Sy stringency has affected most of the boys and his wife, Maria and the wheel-bar­ everywhere. Things are beginning to row, monkeys, .bear&', pigs and numeroUS brighten up again though. Have been fancy cosumes made merry for a packed reading one of Bro. Robert G. Wright's gallery. After the ball everyone de­ books, "Practice What You Preach," and parted with smiling faces, well satisfied certainly think it is fine. The boys all with the evenings entertainment and the seem to enjoy reading them very much. local is somewhat better off financially. I believe February is going to be one of The International Boot and Shoe Work­ the severest months of the winter. It ers gave an entertainment in the council has been very disagreeable here. ball showing the different union labels, With best wishes, I am, illustrated songs and moving pictures but Yours faithfully, am sorry to &,ay they did not practice J. M. TURNER, what they preached in this town, at least, Press Secretary. and it will do no harm to ask them a Georgetown, S. C., Feb. 18, 1908. few questions and see that they employ union teamsters, electricians, etc., if they Elgin No. 117. come your way. EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: Not much doing in this town now, four or five of our brothers loafing. In the January Worker, Brother Le Wishing the Brotherhood success, es­ Baron from No.9, takes up the subject of paying sick benefits to our floating peciall the 'ones in difficulty, I remain, Brothers. Now I agree with Brother Le Fraternally yours, Baron, the floater is the binding link that F. A. PENNOYER, holds our brotherhood together, and Pres&' Secretary. should be taken care of regan rIess, but Elgin, Ill., Feb. 26, 1908. there are several ways in looking at this subject. New Orleans No. 130. We will assume that L. U. No. 1000 has a membership of about fifteen and EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: E;ay 30.00 in the treasury. Brother John I am writing this article to contradict Doe comes to town some fine morning a Eotory that has got into circulation and deposits his card with F. S., ani through some unknown source, to the ef­ pays one month's duesh. L. U. No. 1000 fect that Bro. Patrick C. Ryan of Local has one on sick list and Brother Doe No. 130 of this city is scabbing in the meets with an accident shortly after his "South." While Brother Ryan thinks the arrival, and is taken to the hospital. The story hardly worth contradiction, yet it usual benefit is $5.00 per week, and about is the opinion of Local 130 that a story of the fourth week some of our good Broth· that nature being let go the rounds of ers are taking to the tall timber&' to avoid the country without contradiction, might assessments and Brother Collins would be construed by honest and well-meaning be sending out a search warrant to find brothers in all parts of the country as L. U. No. 1000. equivalent to an acknowledgement of Now I would suggest that the general guilt, and ought to have some statement office make a universal sick benefit law however small to set matters Eotraight. I to govern auu locals, say Brother Doe want to say Brother Ryan is not scabbing. transfers from L. U. No. 1000 to No. 2000, Never has scabbed; and the odds here are then two locals to pay jointly all sick a million to one that he never will scab. benefit claims by Brother Doe for a perior} In proof of which statements we wish to of three month&' after he transfers his submit a few of many facts which we card or locals discontinue paying such could give. For the year ending Decem­ benefits and district counsel assume th~ ber 31, 1907, Local 130 offered a prize of responsibility. It seems to me this would a kit of tools (value not to exceed $30.00) relieve the smaller locals. to the member who would bring into the Our annual masquerade ball was given Local the largest number of new mem­ January 30th. It was a grand succesr;. bers for that year. Brother Ryan won we received compliments too numerous this prize. Does that look like the work THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 177 of a e.'cab? But when the Local tried to February, 1908, do denounce such state­ pay him, or award the prize, Brother ments as a wilful and malicious false­ Ryan meekly refused to accept either, hood manufactured from the whole cloth; saying that the consciousness of having and, be it further been able to build up and advance the Resolvea, That Local No. 130 do now interests of the Local was ample pay for and here give a vote of confidence in the work and expressed the hope that Brother Ryan; and, be it further the Local might do much better the Resolvea, That Local No. 130, offer a coming year. If a man has a yellow reward of fifty dollars for the identity streak in him, however small, when put of the brother respone.ible for the false­ into a position of honor and authority hood. by his masters, the temptation to show it Resolvea, That these resolutions be is irrer;istible and he will show it.. sent to the WORKER for publication. Brother Ryan has been foreman of the New Orleans, La., Feb. 25, 1908. electrical construction work on the "Maison Blanche" one of the largest and finest buildings in this city. He has been Birmingham No. 136. there over a year. When he took charge EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: he had only one or two card men on the job. They were journeymen. The other As I was re-elected Press Secretary at twelve or fifteen men had been sent to our last meeting of January 6th, I will him from the office of his employers and try and let our brotherhood at large had no card. Now, if Brother Ryan was know how Local 136 is living and how even slightly inclined to go wrong he things are around Birmingham. At our could have gone complacently on and ran meeting of January 6th we installed a the job just on that basis and justified set of officers in the field. I would like his actions on the ground&' that the Local to take each name separately and com· had no closed shop agreement in New ment on same but space will not allow. Orleans. But in our local's ee.timation they are a very competent set, as most of them But he didn't do anything of the kind. were re·elected. What he did do was to throw all consider· Well, here is where I start my tale of ation for the wishes of his employers on woe. Things are looking more than the laoor question aside jeopardizing his gloomy in and around Birmingham. own job, and suggested to every man the Work has come to a standstill, it seems, bosse&' sent him to take out a card :in here, though I believe that it is pretty 130 and thee.'e suggestions were made in much the same all over the country. But such a tone and manner that the most it seems duller with our city since it stupid could not fail to understand the went dry. 'That may hurt for a while, full portent of his suggestions. We boys, but it is to be hoped thing&' will could fill a copy of Le WORKER with such turn out all O. K. in the spring and that examples but what's the use? Brother work will be better than ever before. Ryan never scabbed. ' Brother Ryan is Now, a word to the boys of Local 136. one of the most tireless, the most fear· You know the wheel of time is rolling less and the e.trongest worker for union· around and we have got to get together ism the union cause has in the South. and get our shoulders to the wheel of MAT WHALEN, success and push hard, for judging from Press Secretary. the outlook of things in our city we must get to work and work hard. Now is the WHEREAS, It has come to the notice of time and we need the aid of every Local No. 130, I. B. E. W., that some un· brother. We r;hould all go to meetings principaled mischief maker who evidently regularly. Don't stay away with your is as yet unknown, has been Circulating arms folded and expect others to do your throughout the country a falsehood to the part, for we all have a place in life to effect that P. C .• Ryan, of New Orleans, fill and no one else can fill that place Local No. 130, is scabbing in the South; like you yourself. Now, boys, you all and know how we stand better than anyone WHEREAS, To let such falsehood go else and you know what we have got to broadcast over the country unchallenged do and the sooner we act the better off or unrebuked, might, by leading honee.t we will be· and that is to work on the brothers in other Locals, who are un· two open shops we have in town and try acquainted with the facts, to consider our and get them on the right side and on inaction as equivalent to an acknowledge· our side. ment of guilt on the part of Brother Well, boys, as it is growing late I guess Ryan, and in the long run do irreparable I had better pull the switch. Wir;hing injury to the untarnished and honorable the I. B. E. W. success and always at its character of Brother Ryan; therefore, service, I am, be it Fraternally, lJlesolvea, That Local No. 130, in regu­ FRANK B. KELLY, lar meeting assembled thIS 14th day of Press Secretary. 178 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

Fort Worth No. 156. that he should do something to help the EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: camie. He don't want to be bothered, he Local 156 is getting along O. K. Since is too busy thinking of the air castle that the attendance card system has gone into is always uppermost in his mind. In effect, our attendance Is much better. I fact, he don't care for the foreign laborer, hope other locals will adopt this system. the unions, or anything else; he just We are getting new members frequently. wants to be let alone so he can make Work here, inside and ouu,ide, is surely his good wages that the martyred union dull, and I would advise brothers not to men have obtained for him. If he would come here now looking for work; but, if lift his head from his work and reason they do come, with the "paid up" card, a. little, probably the thought would flash this local takes care of them. Without through his mind that it is wrong for the "goods" it is "Skiddo." him to submit to the foreigner working Bro. Ed. Shotts has recovered from a beside him, as he is taking an Ameri­ seven weeks' lay-up from running a nail can's place, even if it is a laborer's job. in his foot. Bro. J. P. Roberts has re­ He may think, "Oh, well, the American turned from Bowie, Texas., where he has can get another place to work," and handled a big contract for Kane & Co. seeing his air castle before him again All our boys are trying to become better refuses to think any more on the subject men in every way. Things in the town and continues to be the impostor which of Denton are quiet, in fact not much he is. work in Texas this winter. You may ask, "how does this foreign With be1>t wishes to all members, I element affect the skilled mechanic"? It remain, Fraternally, does not affect him directly, but indirect­ ROBERT G. WRIGHT, ly it affects him as it takes food to live. Press Secretary Local 156. The price of all labor is reckoned from Ft. Worth, Texas, Feb., 13, 1908. the common laborer's pay. If a common laborer cannot demand a reasonable Canton No. 178. amount of pay, the same cause will pre­ EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: vent the skilled mechanic from demand­ At our last regular meeting the follow­ ing the just pay due him. When the ing officers were elected: President, V. foreign element came into the market, P. Muse; Vice President, J. W. Steen; being ignorant and unskilled, all they Financial Secretary, J. P. Thomas; Guard, were able to sell their services for was Jesse Cline; First Inspector, C. E. Simetz; at a price detrimental to both the em­ Second Inspector, R. J. Holman; Trus­ ployer and the Ametican mechanic. As tees-Twelve months, George Eberhart; the stream of immigrants grew steadily Eighteen months, S. K. Haines. The larger they started to undermine each meeting was well attended. I think this other, probably not much but just enough was due to the fact that the members to force the American laborer to look were all notified that there would be a for other employment. Naturally, he smoker. We had the smoker as per would look for something better and be­ schedule and it was a pronounced suc­ ing unable to produce the same results cess. Proof of this is that it was an as a skilled mechanic was also unable to elaborate affair (as anyone may judge) demand the same rate of pay. This for the total expense was only ten cents, flooded the market with a cheap but that being a large sum of money at the willing class of incompetent mechanics, present time as· nearly every member is working for from 25 to 50 per cent less out of work, owing to the hard times. than the skilled mechanic could demand; It seems strange that there should be but what affect has this on the skilled hard times at such a seemingly prosper­ mechanic? The employers' see that by ous stage, but from all indications I see hiring a few more men of this class they no other term to cover so completely the can layoff a few of their high priced conditions of today. men and still get just as much work We are beginning to feel the effect of done. These mechanics who have been wholesale immigration, these immigrants laid off and not being able to get employ­ who have nothing to loose and all to ment immediately at their former high gain, come to our country and not only price, take another job at a little less for enjoy the cream of prosperity and then the present, but before long they can find return to their native country and enjoy other employment at a higher price. ease and luxury which the American There are other mechanics looking for workman cannot afford, but undo what these jobs at just a little less than they work we have striven so hard to accom­ are getting. The first ones decide that plish. It may not appear to the workman they will work for the lower price named who is so absorbed in making his little by the second ones in order to keep their fortune that he hasn't time o.r money to employment. So, by degrees, the skilled devote to the protection of himself, that mechanic brings his own price down the foreign laborers working around him while that in turn brings down the price are discounting his own services. This of everyone who works for wages frQm class of workmen don't want to be told the foreman to the common laborer, THE ELECTRICA.L WORKER 1"19

I have taken considerable time of those Next meeting night we meet in our who read this but I just want to try and new hall, Trades and Labor hall. Well, illustrate how very essential it is for bro~hers, if yo.u are thinking of traveling, one man to stick to another. It is very don t come thIS way looking for work as evident that there must be some power there isn't any just now and furthermore by which the individual can protect and these chilly blasts are powerfully pene­ !'.trengthen himself. How can he do it trating just now. in a more open or noble way than by Fraternally yours, going up to the local union of his craft JOHN M. OSWALD, and pledging himself that he will not Press Secretary. work for less than a stipulated sum? Oshkosh, Wis., Jan. 28, 1908. Promise not to cut his brother's throat nor his own for a few dollars. He must come into the union at once and thereby Topeka No. 225. help create the power that is so much needed at the present time and not say EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: that he don't see how a few men can As No. 225 has not had a letter in the remedy the trouble that exist!'.'. If every WORKER for some time, I will endeavor to one thought like this we surely would be write a few words to let the brothers weak, in fact we would be no more than know we are still in line and fighting the slaves. Let us all pull together, try and scabs and the Missouri and Kansas Tele­ get all the members we can in the union phone Co. just as hard as ever but there and make good union men out of them isn't many scabs left in Topeka to fight afterward. When the greater majority as they have nearly all been laid off. of people see that they are wrong by One of the chief of them, and I must staying out of the union, then, and not acknowledge an old room mate of mine, until then will they ever be able to better let one of the horses run away with him their condition. I have deviated a little the other day and threw him out against from the general substance of the letters the soft side of a brick building and he published in the WORKER but it is written didn't know whether he was a scab or a with the spirit of unionism, which is all big sore for some time. Of course we that should inspire anyone who writes were not all sorry. for the WORKER. There is no work to speak of here. The Fraternally your!'.', Ind. Tel. Co. has laid off all but assistant J. P. THOMAS, foremen and one splicer, I being the Press Secretary. splicer, and the foremen amounting to about four in number. Oshkosh No. 187. Well, as news is scarce I will wipe up. EDITOR ELECTRICAL v.,r ORKER : FraternallY yours, Brothers there is a place on the map B. W. BENNETT, called Oshkosh. Were you ever there and Press Secretary. had fun with the boys. Well you would hardly know it by looking in the WORKER East Mauch Chunk No. 244. as there hasn't been a letter in this jour­ nal for a long time, so I will try and EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: write a few lines and let you know that A few lines from Local Union No. 244, we are not having fun all the time as we will do no harm. We are doing business have now got down to business. Work is at the same old stand. In case some of scarce around here, nothing doing what­ the brothers forgot the place, we meet on soever, quite a few brothers out of work. the third Sunday at 2 p. m., Hess hall, Brother Bauman of the Light Co. met Centre street. with an accident. They were letting a As for work, thingS' are pretty dull at house under some wires, he slipped and the present time with a few of the fell about 30 feet. He broke his leg and brothers laid off and quite a number of hurt his back. He was in the hospita.l others. We have quite a number of three weeks, but is now able to be electrical workers running loose in this around on crutches. Brothers Derosin, neighborhood that we should get in line Davis and Myers are at the Light now. if there is any way of getting them. Bro. Fred Miller of the Street Railway met with a bad accident. He was trim­ Well, we had a few new faces at our ming a tree a.nd his spur strap broke and last meeting. If we can keep it up. Wake he fell on his heaa. He was unconscious up and come around once a month for an hour or two for a good cause. Can't you for three ~d.ys. The doctors say his chances are very slim to pull through. spare even an hour or two. Brother Evenston of the Bell was Things around this part of the country laid oft and ex-Bro. Bill Hobbins took the are just what we make them ourselves. wagon for a month or two. We have a few members on the sick I believe all the inside wiremen are li!'.t. Bro. Bert Armbruster has been bed­ working; inside work is Bcarce here just fast with typhoid fever since November a.t l'r!leent. 29, 1907, and is still laid up with same. 180 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

Also wish to say for brothers that let Hoping you will find room in the th&mselves run in arrears that Local 244 WORKER for this correspondence, with best is getting down to business in the line of wishes to the I. B. E. W., I beg to re­ sick benefits. Read your Local By-Laws main, carefully, PRge 6, Article I, and page 7, Fraternally yours, Articles 4 and 6. STANLEY J. TALASKA, Don't forget to report to your sick com­ Press Secretary. mittee which are C. Huber, Harry Balliet, Ashland, Wis., Feb. 21, 1908. P. Kattner, A. Campsie and A. Armbrus­ ter, for they mean .usiness also. On account of vacancies in Local Offices Fargo No. 285. we had the pleasure of electing new ones: EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: President, C. Huber; Vice President, Harry Balliet and one Trustee, H. Arm­ If you can find space in your corres­ bruster, to succeed Bro. J. P. Tracy, who pondence columns for this letter, I will was granted a withdrawal card. deem it a great favor. Local 285 have held two very successful meetings dur­ As we have no Press Secretary, I gues!> ing the past month, and everything is there is no dariger of getting called down. running along very 5IDoothly, work To escape the waste basket, ring o:l'f. enough for everybody, but no surplus. G.W. M. At our last meeting we adopted a set East Mauch Chunk, Pa., Feb. 22, 1908. of By-Laws and have them on their way for approval. Ashland No. 255. The open shop movement has not EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: caused any very great alarm in Labor As Loca.l No. 255 has not been heard circles yet, although I understand it is from since it has been organized, and as to be brought up at the next Trades and I was the lucky boy for Press Secretary, Labor Assembly. I will try and make myself busy. Now a word in season. Remember that Our bunch is not very big at the pres· your Local requires your assistance. Do ent writing but there's a lot of stray ones you give it? Remember you owe more around here that we are gOing to land than just simply your dues. Each and if there is any way of dOing it. Our every member of the great labor army charter is open for sixty days and during should be ready at all times to extend those sixty days we are going to keep the a helping hand to push along this great goat busy as he hasn't done anything for movement. Be always ready to assist the some time. officers of your Local, and always bear We're going to have a little smoker and in mind that you are only one, and that something to eat-I mean drink-at our the majority rules. Do not air your next meeting and the way the boys are internal grievances too much before the talking they will all be there. public. Keep them for your meeting room, and remember that your opponents Work isn't very plentiful just at pres­ have the same right to their convictions ent but in a month or so there will be as you have to yours. something doing as the Light Co. and the Telephone Co. will begin dOing a little Do not be a knocker. Be a worker. repairing. We had a good winter here for One knocker can easily undo the work of outside work but the work was shy. a large number of workers. Organiza­ We had election of officers and the fol­ tions which are free of knockers and lowing- officers were. elected for the en­ have workers are always found to be suc­ suing term: President, Harry Hanson; cessful. Vice President, E. F. Byers; Financial A calm and earnest expression of your Secretary and Treasurer, Jno. Hawley; opinions cannot be construed as knock­ Recording Secretary, F. S. Tanner; Trus­ ing but a continual growl because the tee for 18 months, James Gaynor; For 12 majority believes the opinions of othera months, Fr. Ellis; For 6 months, J. Wil­ are more to the benefit of the organiza­ loughby; Foreman, W. E. Turner; First tion than yours is nothing but knocking. Inspector, J. H. Welton; Second In­ When interested in any subject before spector, S. J. Talaska; Business Agent, the organization, do your be5t to make S. J. Talaska. your views plain to the members, and Our Local meets at the Longshoremen's if they appeal to them as of the best in­ hall every first and third Tuesday of the terest, their vote is gained ancl your ideas month and any brother that comes along become part of the organization. If the our way wtih a paid up card is welcome other fellows opinion should be the one to see how we are getting along. We like selected, turn to and try to make it work to have visiting brothers at our meetings so as to benefit the whole, not commence as half of our Local boys don't show up. to knock it, and by so doing, spoil what It seems they forget, still some of them might have turned out to have been of are right on the spot at 8-(Good for great benefit to your organization. Re­ them.) That means me for one. member, each one has a. right to his own THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 181

opinions, and that the majority should and pull together why it won't be very rule. long before our city will be among the Trusting, Mr. Editor, that I have not best organized cities of the west and our taken up too much of your valuable time, boys getting good pay. and thanking you again for your kind­ Respectfully submitted, ness', I am, with kindest regards and D. B. BROOKS, best wishes for yourself and the 1. B. Press Secretary. E. W. at large, Portland, Ore., Feb. 18, 1908. Yours fraternally, CRAS. E. PARRY, Press Secretary. Ogden No. 316. Fargo, N. D., Feb. 21, 1908. EJllTOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: Just a few lines from Local 316 to let the Brothers know "what's doing" here. Portland No. 317. Things are pretty quiet here at present EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: as they are nearly all over this district. We have had some of our members desert I suppose the brothers are beginning to us, but it makes the rest of them morc think that Portland or its Press Secretary determined to see the trouble through. is asleep as there has been no letter in The names of those who returned to work the WORKER for such a long time. Such are, David Crocket, W. B. Evan"" John is not the case however as Local No. 317 Liberty, Robert Summerville and Otto has been steadily adding to its member­ Halberg, who was out on a withdrawal. ship until it numbers nearly one hundred Some of them work about two or three inside men, and a sub-Local of some days per week and in the meantime are fifteen picture machine operators whose trimming trees. There is not much do­ wages have advanced $5 to $15 per week ing in the inside Wiring line just at pres­ since their affiliation. ent, but we lool,r for better times in the The organization of the picture mach­ near future. We are expecting a job to ine operators was largely due to the ef­ open up for the Western Union in a short forts of Bro. J. D. M. Crockwell, our time, and things look better for the near Financial Secretary'and Business Agent. future. We do not have a very lage at­ Still, we cannot say Portland is well tendance at our meetings; we would like organized, yet as we are still working to see more of the brothers come up and on the open shop ba5is with the scale at see us a little oftener instead of loafing $3.50 per day and one shop on the unfair around on the street corners. list. If BrotherS' M. O. Lundholem, S. E. Work is quite slack here at present Talley, Zimmerman and McCarty will communicate with Goddard Bros., they although the signs seem to indicate a will savethemselves future trouble. busy summer as building is starting early Yours respectfully, with a great deal of it. Recording Sec. Local Union No. 316. Our officers elected the first of the Odgen, Utah, Feb. 24, 1908. year are as follows: President, Frank P. S. Brothers Crocket, Evans, Sum­ Crockwell; Vice President, C. Butterfield; merville, Halberg and Liberty were finea Financial Secretary, J. D. M. Crockwell; by the Local, $500.00 each. Trea5urer, Geo. Barrar; Recording Secre­ tary, F. E. Scudamore; Statistical and Press Secretary, D. B. Brooks; Foreman, Lansing No. 352. M. E. Myers; 1st Inspector, Pickett; 2d ,EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: Inspector, Niedennan; 1st Trustee, Fur­ Being appointed at our last regular guson; 2'd Trustee, Farrar; 3d Trustee, meeting as press secretary, I will en­ Saunders. deavor to have a few lines ready. Our meetings as a rule are well attend­ On December 28, 1907, we installed the ed and our President preserves order with following set of officers: President, C. J. very little need for the gavel. Clark; Vice President, Clarence Davis; There are a good many hard union Recording Secretary, Chas. Edington; workers in our Local, ",ome of the new Financial Secretary, A. H. Coli ester ; members of the Brotherhood, but mostly Treasurer, Earl Edington; Foreman, Bert old timers who have been fighting quite Rhodes; First Inspector, E. Bouck; Sec­ a while may be, and who I think some­ ond Inspector, Clyde Foreman. times, get a bit discouraged because it Just a few words to the brotherhood at seems to them that they were having to large, most of the Local Unions larger do it all by themselves, so some of you than No. 352. other members who have been reaping all We at present have a Local Union of the benefits "take a hump on yourselves" about 22 members "paid up" and a few and "speak up in meetin', and do a little "not paid up," very few, but we are thriv­ "rustling" on the r:.ide with the non­ ing as we have a majority of all jobs in union man working with you. town except the Bell and you can bet And, if everyone will do all they can your old hat-hats are out of season just 182 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER at present-we jog the memory of the agreement with them, and they are well non-members, regular. satisfied with the goous we deliver, which We have only two or three members we of course prove to be of the best. out of work this winter. Well, brothers, if this does not reach As my time is limited and this line of the waste basket, I will try and let you warm air is liable to disgust, I will close hear from us more often. I am, for the present. Fraternally yours, Fraternally yours, HARTWELL 'r. REAVES, COLLESTER. Financial Secretary. Lansing, Mich., Feb. 8, 1908. Columbia, S. C" Jan. 31, 1908.

Allentown No. 366. Ithaca No. 409. EDITOR E:L.ECTRICAL WORKER: EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: Well, brothers, I have been re-elected Will you kindly publish in the WORKER Financial Secretary, and as an additional as soon as possible the following letter of graft job, Press Secretary, it keeps me thanks for me: hustling to make my appearance in the "I, F. M. Zorn, wish to thank all mem­ WORKER. '111is Local is now entering in­ bers of all Locals in the United States and to its' sixth year in the Brotherhood, be­ Canada who contributed benefits for pur­ ing organized February 27, 1903, and con­ chasing my artificial hand and foot. It sidering circumstances at times have all was appreciated very much by me and progressed fairly well. The trouble here proves the liberality and good hearted­ is the brothers are so absent-minded ness of the I. B. E. W. I hope all broth­ about the date of meeting, and most of ers and Locals will have the best success the time the same faces at every meet­ in future and those Locals who are hav­ ing. Brothers, you must get busy and ing bad luck and could not contribute, I keep life in your Local wherever you be, trust WHl come ahead soon. With best always bear in mind ,that dead things wishes to all, I am, never grow. I am sure if we take more Yours fraternally, intere!)t in the Local it will be for the F. M. ZORN." betterment of our Order. Ithaca, N. Y., Feb. 14, 1908. Hoping you will publish this in the next WORKER, I beg to remain, Fraternally, Watertown No. 421. CRAS. HOFFMAN, EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: Press Secretary. Wishing to surprise many of our Allentown, Pa" Feb. 17, 1908. brothers if not it will be our journal. I hope you may have room in our Columbia No. 382. WORKER for the following: Roll call for EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: 1908, F. J. Willis, President and Business Well, brothers, as we have not had a Agent; Vice President, H. Leonard; Re­ word in the WORKER for quite a while, cording and Press' Secretary, H. F. Lowe; and some of the brothers are getting anx­ Financial Secretary, Edward Meyer; 1st ious to see Local No. 382 speak once Inspector, Thomas Burns; Foreman, Geo. more, I will try and give an account. Warren; Treasurer, H. J. Dobbs; 2d In­ We are still in the ring, although a spector, John Evans; Trustee for 18 little backward in letting others know it, months, A. Kernehan; Trustee for 1 and am glad to say that we are having year, D. O'Connell. very good attendance at our meetings and I am sorry to say that inasmuch as the holding on to all that comes our waY,fal­ readers of the ELECTRICAL WORKER hav­ though the scarcity of work in some lines ing not heard from us would say that makes some of us feel blue, we neverthe­ work is almost at a standstill here. I less keep a grip on ourselves and await would not advise any of the brothers to the opening of spring when we look for come this way looking for work for there better conditions of the money market is no fish in the pan here at present. and a better condition of our respective As this is our only official mouth-piece lines. would like to say to those brothers who We are having a very dull season are not in the habit of attending the around here at this time, and therefore meetings will have the pleasure of read­ are well able to handle all work in sight. ing this notice. Our meetings are held We have elected all new officers for the on the first and third Tuesday of every next term and expect to be one of the month and we would like them to come winners for first place in the ranks of to the meeting and air their view!)'. We Locals for the coming year. will be pleased to see you. The most of us enjoyed one of the best r will close now by saying to all mem­ holiday seasons for years, owing to the bers of the I. B. E. W. that by attending good conditions of trade and the fairness every meeting you not only encourage with whiC'h we have been considered. the officers but you know what is going We have only three contract shops here, on in your Local. You don't know your­ and am glad to say that we have an' self if you have not held an office how THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 183 much it encourages the officers to see a One thing sure, such a man has no large attendance and it makes better heart or principal. Now if it was a small union men of you. Don't talk on the fortune he was taking it would have been street corners but go up to the hall, you worth his while but to think a man would have a voice there as well as the other lose his honor as a man for a small sum brothers. like he lost his among his fellow crafts­ You will have to excuse me, for I am man. not much at writing up anything. Well, changing the subject to one that Hoping that I ':Lave not taken up too does not hurt the heart quite so much, in much space, with be5t wishes to the the work line there isn't anything doing I. B. E. W. at large. at present and don't expect any till HENRY F. LOWE, spring. There are a few of us here at Recording Secretary. present looking for a better time. Watertown, N. Y., Feb. 24, 1908. One of No. 457's old faithfuls, C. A. H. San Bernardino No. 477. Altoona, Pa., Jan. 29, 1908. EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: Detroit No. 553. It has been a long time since Local No. 477 has been heard from, but we are still EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: on deck with only a few members pres­ Since by last letter last month there ent at each meeting. is no change in the situation here in D~· Work is very scarce here now in the troit, the city where life is worth living, electrical line, the Telephone and Light as they say. Some of the brothers left Companies are only keeping up the trou­ hanging around, having nothing to do, ble that shows up. and nothing in sight. The home company Our 'Distri(:t Organizer, Bro. John btill have the same amount of splicers White is with us at present and will working, and five are working for the round up some of the non-union boys if Bell Co. The rest are chewing wood an1 possible. We will have a smoker and are trying their- best to keep body and open meeting Thursday evening, Febru­ soul together. So if you meet any broth­ ary 20, while Brother White is here and ers heading this way, tell them to steer I hope there will be a good aLtendance clear of Detroit, for the whole state of and some enthusiasm aroused. I will Michigan is strictly on the "bum" for write about it next month if alive and in our line of work. Even Ty Cobb, the good health. base ball player knows it and is keeping I will now blow a fuse. away from here. Fraternally yours, I am sorry to say that the attendance O. POTTER, at our meetings is not as good as it ought Press Secretary. to be, but I do not think that it would San Bernardino, Cal., Feb. 21, 1908. help any if I should say any more about it. I think that every brother fihould at­ tend the meetings. It is not only a paid­ Altoona No. 457. up card that makes a brother a good In justice to the faithful few who tried union man; it is more than that, you so hard to hold No. 457 together and want to keep in close touch with the would have succeeded only for one grand other members. If you are in doubt of mistake of plaCing confidence in the anything, bring it up in the local and wrong place. Our Financial Secretary your brothers will gladly give their was not bonded as should have been done opinion about the matter and hear yours. and net results are, ex-Bro. and Finan­ It helps to educate; nobody can say that cial Secretary, Frank C. Williams appro­ he knows everything; if he thinks he priated nearly $100.00 of our funds and it does he is conceited and does not what left us in a rut we were never able to get he is tal~ing about. So brothers, attend out of. But then there is the old say­ the meetmgs, we are all glad to see you. ing, '·there'll come a time." Let us do afi a German told me the other New, brothers, herl3 is a lesson in sup­ day, "uns Goirmans ve moost sthick 'to­ posed good fellowship, the Local placed gedder one by anodder." With best the greatest of confidence in our former wishes to all the Brothers. brother, F. C. Williams and now you see B.SCHULTZ, what we get in return. At present he is P. S. 553. a proprietor-suppose he needed our good Detroit, Mich., Feb. 27, 1908. money to stan in business but he ma.y want to come back to work some day and Springfield No. 566. have to have a card and if he happens EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: your way for once show your colors as a Hip! Hip!! Hurrah!!! What do you union and send him along the path he has say on 566? Tie. I am going to ask chosen-the dishonest one for such a man for space enough in the WORKER for a is not worthy of any help and for the few lines to let the outside boys know ones he wronged he never need expect that Springfield is still among the living any. and well. Work is quiet here at present, 184 THE ELECTRICAL WORKEm at; there is very little new work going and a few flood lamps. We done so well on, but all the boys are finding something that we will do it again some day. to do. Our Financial Secretary, Bro. J. I would not advise anyone to come here F. McInnis resigned his office last meet­ just now. Yours fraternally, ing, and it was greatly against our R. P. GALE. wishes we parted with him, as he was Oakland, Calif., Feb. 28, 1908. a most competent one. "Freddie" says he has so many things to attend to that he Oakland No. 595. feels as though he could not devote as EDITOR ELECTB.ICAL WORKER: much time to "the books" as they really Lots of sunshine, time and men, but no deserve, in order to keep things tip top, work. It is a kind of a hard proposition and we all favored him there. Besides, to have that sensation of wanting to ren­ we Know he has (two) at home now, the der an equivalent for a living and when last one is a little (black head.) "Fred­ you apply receive in answer that sweet die" is· tickled over it and says, "By tuned melody "nothing doing." Gosh" it's a climber. Being one of those on the eligible list We put at his desk, Bro. J. A. Lemont. for the Sons of Rest, if I must add, not of Joe is a little stubb, but he is certainly my own free will, but through force of all to the good and like Ikey, he is circumstances, and having heaps of time after the "mun." Our president, Bro. H. and nothing to do, I will take the oppor­ F. Dawes, is having some ilttle difficulty tunity of spending some of it (through in getting members to attend meetings the courtesy of Bro. Gale) on a letter to regularly. The same trouble other locals the WORKER. has, I suppose. We gave an open meet­ I dare say at the present there are ing and smoker to a full house on Thurs­ about 80 per cent of the boys of No. 595 day, February 6th, and it was in every re­ on the idle list. These are the times spect a grand f,uccess. We had with us when all kinds of inducements and bait that night as speaker Bro. L. W. Kimball are held out for the men of organized la­ of Boston, our New England organizer. bor. Less money and longer hours are With his pleasant smiles and a most advocated. interesting speech, things were certainly Old Otis and his bombshell cartartic enlivened. First class refreshments were known in print as the Los Angeles Times served in an up to date manner. Music, has got unusually busy taking shots at f,inging and dancing was enjoyed into organized labor. the wee sma' hours. Then comes that far off voice of that We have also a neat initiation team Honorary Illuminated and Illuminating now, and put one new member over the Member of the Prevention of Humanity line last meeting with success, and we to Mankind, Prof. Wendell, of Harvard, in expect about four new ones next meet­ his speech before the Twentieth Century ing. Club, of Chicago: His ravings are as follows: Now, as the lights are getting dim, I will close, with best wishes to the I. B. 'UNIONS, NOT RICH, NATION'S TY­ and good luck to all brothers, I am, RANTS, SA,YS WENDELL. Fraternally yours, JAS. A. McINNIS. Professor Declares There is Divine Reason fOr Upper and Lower Classes. Oakland No. 595. Chicago, Jan. 25.-"The upper class are absolutely the superiors of the people EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: they have surpassed, and one is disposed Just a few lines for the work to let the to say that God made the reason:" boys know how things are in Oakland. This was but one of the many startling Work is slow here and it don't seem to statements made by Barrett Wendell, pro­ pick up any, a good many of the boys fessor of English at Harvard University, doing nothing, and the same thing is to the members of the Twentieth Century going in all around the bay of San Fran­ Club last night in a lecture on "The Priv­ cisco. We live in hopeS' that there will ileged Classes." be a change by spring time. I am glarl The professor declared that the tyrant and proud to say that while it has been "privileged classes" of this country are dull and some of the boys have said it not the upper classes, as they were under was hard times we have only had one of the "old regime," but the "despotic la­ our members get weak under his belt, boring classes." and he, porr fellow, don't know what he "As wealth and fashion have grown has done to himself; well, he will learn during the last thirty years in this coun­ his lesson all in good time. try," he said, "there has grown also a On Feb. 20, 1908, Local 595 gave :t feeling of resentment and criticism which theatre party and dance, all had a goo'I has found its expres$ion in the utterances time. At this time we did not expect a of public men in the public prints, and, large crowd, as we only had a small hall above all in the comic papers and the fixed up with about seven hundred lampE; street cars. THE ELEOTRIOAL WORKER 185

SCORES LABORING MEN. which is never to be found in the cold "The cry which once roused this coun­ malice of a Professional Union Buster. In try was 'taxation without representation.' one nature is only heated in the latter The privileged laboring class of today de­ she is poisoned. mands representation without taxation. Undoubtedly there is a few of the "They are now trying to drag us into weak kneed kind who would not hUmbly a war with Japan in order to safeguard and faithfully submit themselves to be their own selfish interests. If it were influenced by the powers that advocate not for the behavior of the labor unions Mr. Wendells delusion (Non-union Shop\. on the Pacific Coast in excluding Asiatic These men are to be pitied. They allow laborers we fleet would never have had themselves to be raked around in the to be sent around Cape Horn. mire to submission. Such men remind me of clams. Nothing disturbs clams, "The difference between the upper and clams always lie quiet, all they want is lower classes is that the upper classes are a mud pile and they are contented. those who have exhibited the highest de­ J. G.W. gree of ability, worth and character. Any­ Oakland, Cal., Feb. 1, 1908. where in the world the upper classes are the cream of SOCiety. Those who by rea­ son of sloth, degeneracy, drunkenness or Wichita Falls No. 596. intemperance do not deserve to maintain EDITOR ELECTRICAL WORKER: themselves in the privileged upper classes As we have never had a letter in the sink to the lower classes where they be­ WORKER, I guess everybody is thinking long." we are a bunch of dead ones, but I want I ask you brothers it this is the lan­ to inform them they are very much mis­ guage of a heart feeling as it ought to taken. We are only a young local of only feel for the rights of the human race. ten members but are picking up a stray If the Hon. Mr. Wendell of Harvard now and then. made the acquiring and spreading of ig­ We have the same story to tell most norance the study of his life he could not other rlaces has in regard to work­ have covered himself with higher honors. nothing doing, so if you are thinking of Undoubtedly Mr. Wendell has a reason coming this way you had better change in view for the throwing of the cayenne your mind right quick. But, if any do pepper in thc eyes of organized labor. Of comp with the proper kind of a card its course if Mr. Wendell has not studied a "cinch" he will be treated right. We the labor movement, ignorance is a rea­ haven't but one of our men at work now. sonable excuse for this outburst of non· He is with the Light Co. He is a good sense. union man and all that but still he has I have no doubt in my mind but what been working some non-union home tal­ the panic conditions were handed out by ent, inside men, and the rest of us idle. his "Cream of Society" for the benefit of That may look like brotherhood, etc., to organized labor. Well, there is no baIt him but honest, I can't see it that way. but wnat has its good however small it We expect work to open up in the spring. may be. It is by these raw brakes on the So I guess we will just be patient and part of the favored ones t.hat the unor­ wait. ganized learn to retaliate by Joining a Well, as my hammer is in good work­ union where they know they will be pro­ ing order I will do a little more knock­ tected_ ing. We are still trying to hold our Mr. Wendell will have us believe that meetings the first and last Saturdays, but those of ~is "Cream of Society" came by it seems a hard matter to get the boys th~ir vast fortunes and powers through out. Some of us has to go around on the honest labor and brain work, but if he streets an~ hunt them up to get enough would pull out of his foggy delusion he to hold a meeting. Some of them come would understand that the unequal distri­ to the meetings and act like it was a ten bution of wealth which so distracts the cent hog show instead of trying to at­ public and private life in this world to be tend to ousiness like they ought to. It due to Government favors to the individ­ shows you don't appreciate your officers uals of the "Cream of SOCiety" operating or what the brotherhood is trying to do in all instances as if private laws had for you, and when you attend meetings been made expressly for their benefit. act like men with a p.urpose, not like He would have us believe that the school boys. members of organized labor were a lot of Trusting the boys will read this and spiteful loafers and drunkards. He think it over and decide to do better, I should remember that the circumstances will put up the ha.mmer, and bring this of this world are continually changing to a close. and to keep up with these circumstances With best wishes to all the boys and he will have to change his opinions. the orotherhood at large, I am, And, bear in mind, there is a dignity Fraternally yours, in the Warm per!?on of a union man LITTLE WILLIE. 186 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER jI Directory of Local Unions. II Thl. Directory It! compiled from the directory blanks fUlnished by local secretaries. If your local Is not properly classi­ fiedJ It ~ because no report, or an Imperfect one, has been furnished. Local secretaries should promptly report any changes. LOCalS are composed of branches of the trade, as per the following eia-ns: (a) Mixed. (b) Linemen. (c) Ineide Men. (d) Trimmers. (e) Cranemen. (f) Cable Splicers. (g) Switch-board Men. (h) Shopmen. (i) Fixture Hangers. No I LOCATION. Fin. Sec'y. Addresa. Rec. Sec'y. Meeting Place. IDate of Meeting.

1,~!. ~uis, Mo.(c) ...... H. J. Monison ..... 1«7 HOdimontav.!c. Stoefe!...... 928 N. 17th st...... Tuesdays ...... _iZ!f;!·!;;'n~"'.~·MjO.{b)' ...... Harry Myera ...... 928 N. 17th st ...... A. J. Nounheim .... 928 N.lth st ...... Friday.!! ...... ~ Gr\,! N. Y ... Edw. Gibbons ...... 1(5 E. 54th st ...... Ernest Kumme~ ... U7 E. Bith st...... Thursday ...... l!C'I.ew. vnel!!'s, La.(O) ... John H. McLin .... 2311 Freret st...... J. Siebert ...~": ..... 110 Exchange st ..... 1stand3dTuesday 5 Pltlt!burg, Pa. (C) ...... H. McDougall...... (15 Wood st ...... M. P. Gordan ...... 416 Wood st...... Thursdays ...... 6 SanFrancillCg~Calif.(c). W. A. Cooke ...... 395 Franklin st .... M. H. Dodge ...... 395 Franklin St ..... Wednesdays ...... 7 Springfield, Mass.(c) ... Geo. D. Beecher ... 81 Tyler st...... M. Chuttenberg .. "IF & W. bl.,Main st. Tuesdays ...... , 8 Toledo, Ohio (c) ...... J. A. Christ ...... 901 Bricker st...... 410 Monroe st...... Mondays ...... V Chicago,Ill.(a) ...... F. P. Cohrs ...... 5625 Dearborn st .. Lewis Larson ...... 252 S. Green st ...... Tuesdays ...... 10 Indianapolis, Ind.(a) ... W. B. Griffis ...... Box 322 ...... J. O. Clark ...... 36~ E. Washington Tuesdays ...... 11 Akron, O.(a) ...... F. F. Loomis ...... 39 Viaduct st...... 269 S. Broadway st.. 2d&(th Wedn'd'y 12 Pueblo,Colo.(a) ...... Wm. H. Hart ...... 80x 70 ...... R. J. Moore ...... 605 N. Main st...... Fridays ...... U Pittsburg,Pa.(b) ...... J. A. Groves ...... 416 Wood st ...... W. C. Allen ...... 416 Wood st ...... Friday! ...... Ib Jer.ey CilytN. J. (a) ... A. H. Wilson ...... 1218P'k av.Hob'kn Thomas McBride ... 331 Palisade ave ..... Fridays ...... 16 Evansville, nd. (a) ..... Harry Fisher...... 523 Oak st ...... Gurley Pindue ...... 315~ 4th st...... Wednesdays ...... 17 Detroit, Mich. (a) ...... F. Campbell ...... 73i Monroe ave ... J. Ferd Conway .... 140 1st st. .... " ...... Mondays ...... 18 Detroit, Mich. (c) ...... Chris. Lakin ...... 630 Cavalry ave ... Joe Dohaney ...... 140 1st .t ...... Fridays ...... 111 Atchison,Kas.(a) ...... W. H. Coleman .... 1035 Laramie st." Eo J. Morris ...... 7th&Commercial st. 2d & 4th Friday ... 20 G'tr. New York, NY.(b) F. B. Rapelye ...... 39 Ashland Pl. .... D. Chisholm ...... 193 80wery...... Tuesdays ...... 21 Philadelphia, Pa.(b) .... Wm. T. McKinney 2U1 S. Hicks st .... H. T. Blackad~r .... S. E. cor. 9th Spring' Fridays ...... Garden sts ...... 22 Omaha, Neb.(c) ...... A. W. Grayson ..... a31 S.15th st ...... L. J. Carver...... Labor Temple ...... Wednesdavs ...... 23 St. Paul, Minnesota .... J. L. McHugh ...... 319 Chattsworlh ... C. A. Drake...... Federation HaIL. .. 1st & 3rd Monday. 25 Terre. Haute, Ind.(a) ... O. T. St,ewart ...... 22 S. 11th st...... 'Ym. J. Watt...... Termany Hall,9thst 1st & 3rd Friday .. 26 WasblDgton, D. C.(c) .. B. A. 0 Leary ...... 8~ U st. N. W ..... Edw. Notbma"el. .. 6th and G sts.,N.W. Thursdays...... 27 Baltimore, Md.{ (e) .... J. A. Connelly ...... 1728 N. Bond st ... H. D. Hiel...... Park avo & Fayette .. Monday ...... 28 Baltimore, Md. c) ...... Chas. Lysford ...... 628 N. Payson st.. 1. C.Franz ...... 343 W. Calvert st .... Mondays ...... 29 Trenton. N. J.(a) ...... E. O. Sbepard ...... 80x 671 ...... 8road and Front sts Tuesdays ...... 31 Duluth ,Minn.(a) ...... F. J. Gibbs ...... 215 W. 5th st ... W I. Hunt ...... Kalamazoo Hall .... Thursday. 1st, 3d 5 32 Lim,!, O.(a) ...... L. Robuck ...... ; ...... n,. Monroe ...... Kile Block, Main st. 2d & 4th Thursday Bi Peona, Ill.(a) ...... R. L. Baker...... 635 Hangs ave .... F. W. Mattlm ...... 123 S. Adams st..... Mondays ...... ~ Sacramento, Cal. (a) ... J. Noonan ...... 1120 20th st ...... C. W. Samuelson ... ~th ant:! I sts ...... Thursdays: ...... 8, Hartford,Conn.(al ...... D. M. Murphy ...... 109 Albany st. .... Jno. J. McNamara .. 1()3 MalO st ...... "d & 4tb FrIdays .. 88 Cleveland, O.(c) ...... Eo Howartb ...... 717 Superiout .... J. Hiltebeitel...... '117 Superior av ..... Tuesdays ...... 89 Cleveland, O.(b) ...... L. W. Geib ...... 2118 W. 10th st .... D. V. Baker ..... : ... Anch Hall, Onto st .. Thursdays ...... 40 St. Joseph, Mo.(a) ...... Chas. ll. Ellis ...... 120'! N. 3d st ..... " J. P. Scott ...... 5 Felix st ...... Thursdayil ...... 41 8uffalo, N. Y.(c) ...... Wm. E. Mary ...... 275 Hickory st ..... Frank Dorfer ...... 7 W. Mohawk st .... Mondays ...... '2 Utica,N. Y.(bl ...... Adam Durr ...... 27-29 Lafayette st. W. A. Hicks ...... ILaburTemple ...... 1st & 3d Friday ... ~ Syracuse,N. Y. (c) ..... A. Nicholson ...... Box 416 ...... F. L. Davy ..... " .. I. 8. Eo W. Hall .... Friday ...... «Rochester (bl ...... John Cox ...... 128 Franklin st .... F. B. Frye ...... 38 Exchange st ...... 1st & 3d Thursday 45 Buffalo, N. Y. (b) ...... John E. McCadden. 891 Herkimer...... John B. O'Connor. Goodale & Wash. 2d & (th Saturday ~8 Baltimore, Md. (f) ..... S. C. Herr...... 2573 W. Fayette st. H. Hernseman ...... Border State Bank. let &3rd Wed'day ~7 Sioux City, la. (a) ...... F. P. O'Brien ...... 90( 19th st...... H. W. Stocker ...... 4th and Pierce sIs ... Wednesdays ...... ~ ~~~~~~e(b?·.::::: '.::::: Ijo~n ry)~I~~~S(ln:::: ~~!o'lh~\~~ :~e::: G;o~e;l:i: D;,yie::: iOO'Raridoipii'si~'::: list'&' 3r;i 'Moiiday 60 Belleville (al...... Edw. Frierdich ...... 311 E. Est ...... Fred. Woelk ...... A and Spring st .... 1st & 3rd Monday ~1 Eagle Pass, Tex. (a) .... E. A. Asbley ...... Box 128 ...... Mesguite Hall...... , Last Thursday .. .. ~2 Newark (e) ...... Edmund L. Beatty. 304S.9thst ...... W. R.Banks ...... 230 Wasbingtonst .. Mondays ...... 53 Hani.burg (al...... James F. Carr ...... 322 Strawberry av. J. E. Adams ...... 15!-'. Market square. 1st & 3d Monday .. M Columbus, Ohio (a) .... F. C. McCormick .. 937 S. Parsons ave L. G. Taylor ...... 121~ Town st ...... Fridays ...... 115 Des Moines, la. (al .... Chas. Laflin ...... 40th & Woodland. Chas. D. Jarvis, .. "17th and Locust st ... IThursdays ...... 66 Erie, Pa. (al ...... A. L. McLallen .... 9~3 W. 28th ...... C. F. yearick ...... 7th and State sts .... 1st & (th Friday .. 57 Salt Lake (al ...... Lee Yochem ...... Box 402 ...... M. F. Redmond .... ,11 West 1st st ...... ,Thursdays ...... 53 Niagara Fal s (a) ...... Ernest Blinco...... 190( Whitney ave. Wm. Irwin ...... JMaln st ...... " ... Tuesdays ...... 60 San Antonio, Tex. (a) .. W. C. Jolitfe ...... 418 Main av...... G. E. Gill ...... "1110 S. Alamo st ..... 1st & 3d Saturday. II L08 Angeles, Cal. (c) .. M. B. Davidson .... 855 Galicia ...... J. S. Marsh ...... 512 San Pedro"t .... Tbursdays ...... ftZ Youngstown, Ohio .... W. J. Newman .... 918 North ave ..... E. P. Seitz ...... 221 W. Federal st ... 1st & 3d Monday 63 Warren, Pa. (a) ...... N. H. Spencer ...... Box t094 ...... 302 2nd st ...... 1st & 4th Wed'd'y 6( Youngstown, O. (c) ... Geo. Deiter ...... Box 240 ...... H. M. Vetter ...... "1215 W. Federal. .... 1st & 3d Monday. 6Ii 8utte, Mont. (a) ...... W. C. Medhurst .... Box 846 ...... Ernest Shelley ..... W. Granite St..... "IFriday 8:00 p. m .. 66 Ho.usto.n, Tex. (a) .... E. C. Stalcup ...... 917 Ca~itol ...... E. A. Rook ...... Labor T~mple ...... lst & 3d Frid~y ... 87 QUIDCY, Ill. (a) ...... F(e~ Moeller ...... (11 Oa at: ...... B. J. Flotkoetter.... 619~ MalO st...... ilst & 3d Wed day. 13 Denver, Col. (c) ...... C. F. Olover ...... 80x 6U ...... J. C. FIsher...... 1627 Lawrence St ... Mondays...... "" e9 Dallas, Tex. (a) ...... V. H. Torbert ...... 80x 827 ...... Robt. Abright ...... 396 Elm st...... IThursdays ...... 151 Wed. 126 Ben. 70 Cripple Creek,Col.(a). E. P. Steen ...... Box 68i ...... net st. 2d wed.210· lst & 2d Wed'day. Victor avo Victor.. 71 Lancaster, Pa. (a) ...... Simeon H. Suter ... 321 E. Frederick st David N. Waters ... 221 S. Queen 5t ..... l,2d & last Sunday. 72 Waco, Tex., (a) ...... C. F. Marrs ...... "11215 Baylor st...... j ...... 73 fu>okane, W.ash. (a) .... T. P. Mosso ...... Box 6.'l5 ...... E. Hoover ...... Wavwick Hall .... "IFridays ...... U Wmoma, Mmn. (a) .... Fred Marquardt. ... 470 Dakota st ...... George Bt'nton ..... Holty Hall ...... ,1st & 3d Thursday ~~ ~~: ~~.~~~~: ~.i~h ... ~~~:: ge~?y~~g~~: ::::: l~tioB§.~~~oa~:~::: :::::::::::: :::::: :::. 6:.~.~~~~. ~~:::::::::: i~~~.~ ~~.:~.~~~d~.~ 77 Seattle, Wash. (b) ...... W. B. Reed ...... LaborTemple,r13 R. H._Sylvester..... Labor Temple ..... ,Mon. 8:00 p. m ... . 7g Syracuse, N. Y. (b) .... J. W. Hillman ...... 028 W. Colvin St" Geo. W. Columbus Meyers Hall ...... Tue.day...... SO Norfolk, Va. (al ...... F. J. Gates ...... IBOX 232 ...... IF. W. Sharp ...... Odd Fellows Hall .. ,Wednesday...... 11 licranton, Pa. (a) ...... Sidney Willis ...... 308 N. W'.h'ton aVIWm. E. Evan...... 13* Wyomio&, av . "lilt It 3d Mondav .. THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 187-

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83 Milwaukee, Wis. (a) ... P. F. Dye ...... 197 Fifth st ...... F. Curry ...... Tuesdays...... 84 Atlanta, Ga ...... W. F. McLendon .. Box 1019 ...... ~5 Schenectady, N. Y. (h) E. L. Jandro ...... 309 Craig st ...... E. A. Jandro ...... 246 State st ...... 3d Friday...... 86 Rocheste!J N. Y.(c) ..... Chas. Warder...... 166 Tremont st .... W. Herman LaRue 38 Exchange st ..... Mondays ...... 87 Newark, N. J.(b) ...... W. Morris ...... 30 Monroe, Or'nge ...... 236 Washington st .. Fridays ...... 88 Savannah,Ga.(a) ...... Jacob A. Ward ..... Box 316 ...... J. C. Root ...... Brought'n·Whitak'r 1st & 3d Wed'day. 89 Georgetown,S. C.(a) ... l{. A. Gandy ...... (10 Fraser st...... R. S. Bawser ...... Fire hall, Frazerst .. 1st & 3d Saturday. 90 New Haven. Conn. (a). Jas. T. Murphy .... 1248 State st ...... F. J. Horan ...... Chapel st ...... 2d & 4th Tuesday. 91 Easton, Pa. (a) ...... Henry L. Jones .... Phillipsburg, N.J. James M. Noll ..... Eagles Hall ...... 1st & M Tuesday. 92 Hornell,N. Y.(a) ...... Chas. Wade ...... 9 John st ...... Chas. Harrison ..... Hof. R. T. Hall ..... 1st & 3d ~riday .. . 93 East Liverpool,O. (a) .. C. D. Lentz ...... 221~ W. 6th st .... H. J. Counell ...... Fouler Hall ...... 1st & 3d Fnday ... 9~ Kewanee, Ill.(m) ...... E. R. Haskinger .... Oak st...... Pat Quigley ...... Guests HaiL ...... 2d & !th Monday. 95 Joplin. Mo.(a) ...... W. J. Nelson ...... 412 Joplin st ...... Walker's Hall ...... Thursdays ...... 96 Worcester, Mass.(a) .... S. A. Strout ...... 419 Main st ...... David G. Monahan 419 Main st ...... Mondays ...... 97 Mt. Vernon. O.(a) ...... O. D. Layman ...... Ridgewood ave .. F. D. Morrison ..... QUindora. Main st. 1st & 3d Saturday. 98 Philadelphia.Pa.(c) .... E. B. Coleman ...... 232 N. 9th st ...... Walter Cooper ..... Broad & Cherry st•. Tuesdays ...... 99 Providence. R. L(c) .... J. H. Dugan ...... 75 Carpenter st.... Robert C. Fletcher. 152 Weybossert st .. Mondays ...... 100 Jacksonville, Fla. (a) ... E. J. McDonnell ... 623 W. Adams st...... Hatchell's hall. Bay Wednesdays ...... 101 Cincinnath Ohio. (a) .. Jno. Reiss ...... 1403 Central ave ... C. L. Page ...... 1313 Vine st ...... Wednesday ...... 102 Paterson. N. J. (c) ...... A. Bennett ...... 789 R.19th st ...... R. Sigler ...... 56 VanHouten st ... Thursdays ...... 103 Boston, Mass.(c) ...... F. L. Kelley ...... 6()j Hh st ...... J. W. Barton ...... 987 Washington st .. Wednesdays ...... 10! Boston. Mass. (b) ...... E. B. Connors ...... Roxbury. Mass ... J. M. McEwan ..... 995 Washington st .. Wednesdays ...... 105 Hamilton, Ont ...... E. Fricker ...... 225 Catherine st.,n John Wilson ...... Trades & Labor H'll 2d &4th Thursday 106 Jamestown, N. Y ...... Edward M. Riley ... 625 Prendergastav L. R. Jacobson ..... 116 E. 3d st ...... I!.very other Mon. 107 Bloomsburg. Pa ...... Geo. phillips ...... 427 East4th st...... 108 Tampa, Fla. (a) ...... Albert W. Carter ... Box 662 ...... D. D. Manning ..... Painters Hall ...... Wednesday ...... lOll Rock Island. Ill.(b) .... las. Dailner...... Davenport, Ia .... W. M. McNealy ... Turner'S hall.3d av. 1st & 3d Wed·day. 110 Schenectady. N. Y. (a). Herman Barber..... R. F. D. No.8 .... r.eo. Kirby ...... Harrison and Ashly 1st Monday ...... 111 Denver. Colo ...... D. L. Hiatt ...... Box 127 ...... R. R. Sinclair ...... 112 Louisville. Ky.(a) ...... E. W. Gray.: ...... 1530 20~h st: ...... Sam Shield~ ...... 1bt & Jefferson sts .. :,ruesdays ...... 113 Lynchburg. Va. (a) ..... W. W. Davis ...... Jas. Rive' P. 0 ... Thos. C. Wltmore .. 510 Jackson st...... _d & 4th Tuesday. III Toronto. Ont.(c) ...... E. A. Drury ...... 31 Geneva st ...... Chas. T. Lacey ..... Labor Temple ...... 2d & 4th Tuesday. 116 Lo!. Angeles, Cal.(c) ... O. A. Bowers...... MO M.aple ave ..... L. C. Hanna ...... 519 S. Broadw'!-y .... Tuesdays ...... 117 Elgm, Ill. (a) ...... T. H. Bryson .... : .. lU Villa st ...... W. A. Stevenson ... Trades CouncllHall 1st & 3d Thursday 118 Dayton.O.(a) ...... O. S. Irwin ...... 1144 W. 2nd st ..... Frank Brunn ...... 25 N. Main st...... Tuesdays ...... 120 London.Ont.(m) ...... C. W. Alford ...... 22 Walnut st ...... Edwin C. Morkie ... Knighs Pythias H'] 1st & 3d Satnrday. 122 Great Falls. MontJa) ... C. Onsum ...... Box 885 ...... J. A. Holcomb ..... Minot Hall Cen.av. Mondays ...... 123 Wilmington, N. C.(a) .. Jordan F. Jones ... 501 N. Front st...... Central Hail ...... Thursdays ...... 124 Kansas City. Mo.(c) .... H. Marshall ...... 1112 Locust st ..... W. T. Langhley .... Labor Headquarters Tuesdays ...... 125 P9rtland,Ore.(b) ...... W. S. Junkins ...... 110~. Webster st. Wm. Holt ...... 1627:2 2ndst ...... Mondays ...... 126 Little Rock. Ark.(a) .... Thos. M. Kelley ... 320 E. 21st st ...... Labor Temple ...... 1st & 3d Tuesday. 127 New Rochelle, N. Y.(c) Frank Dolan ...... 22 Mechanic st .... R. A. Levene ...... 244 Main st ...... 2d & last Friday .. 128 Alton. Ill.(a) ...... C. C.Wimberly .... 28 E. 6th st ...... W. E. Fullington ... 2nd & Market st ..... 2d & 4th Friday .. 130 New Orleans, La.(c) ... H. M. Miller ...... 810 Henry Clay av L. Ragan ...... 407 Carondelet st ... Fridays ...... 132 South Bend, Ind.(b) .... H. C. Moore ...... Box ••7 ...... L. Henry ...... Central Labor...... Every other Mon. 13,t Chicago, Ill ...... R. A. Shield~ ...... 1583 W. Harrison .. P. F. Sullivan ...... 275 La Salle st ...... Thursday ...... 135 La Crosse, Wis. (a) ..... F. W. Pitman ...... 227 Main st...... F. W. Pitman ...... Jay st ...... 2d & 4th Wed'day 131 Birmingham, Ala ...... J. E. B. Vincent .... Box 2u5 ...... W. B. Lawing ...... Bricklayers HalL ... Mondays ...... 137 Aibany (a) ...... M. J. Roe ...... 221 Clinton ave ... James Crook ...... S. Pearl st ...... 2nd & 4th Friday. 139 Elmira, N. Y.(a) ...... J. C. Marvin ...... 606 E. Church st .. M. M. Pollak ...... 322 Corrall st...... 1st & 3rd Saturday 140 Schenectady~_N. Y. (a). R. Grant ...... ~31 Liberty st...... J. B. Welch ...... State & Centre sts .. 1st & 3rd Wed'day In Wbeeling, W. Va. (c) .. W. E. Man~es ...... 11.2 La Belle st .... L. E. Knapp ...... Market st ...... Friday ...... U2 Wheeling, W. Va. (b) .. Geo. C. Shields ..... 2515 Eoff st...... G. A. Clyker ...... Markell: st ...... Wednesday ...... U3 Ashtabula,O. (a) ...... Necl Crawford ...... 61 Admansst ...... E. C. Cruea ...... Cor. Center & Main 2d & 4th Friday ... Wicbita (al ...... J. W. Taylor...... 249 N. Law ...... E. S. Drew ...... 221 East st ...... 1st & 3d Tbursday U.U5 Saginaw. Mich., (a) .... F. P. Durham ...... 1119 N. Fayette ...... U7 Anderson. Ind. (a) ..... E. H. Ferrell ...... 1723 Main st ...... 1127 Meridian st..... 1st & 3d Tuesdays U8 WaShington (b) ...... E. M. Grimsley ..... Ten]eytown D. C. C. E. young ...... 600 G N. W ...... Mondays ...... U9 Aurora Ca) ...... J. L. Quirin ...... 508 Railroad st ...... Fox st...... 2d & 4th Tuesday. 150 Bay City (a) ...... J. M. Ferguson ..... 258 Jefferson st. .. H. C. Crumb ...... Trades Council Hall 1st & 3rd Monday. 153 Marion (a) ...... Elmer Merriman ... 1608 S. Gal. st ...... S. W. Cor. Square .. 1st & 3d Mondays 155 Oklahoma,O. T. (b) ... W. A. Nash ...... 501 Frisco st ...... C. J. Blocher...... 308~ Broadway ..... Wednesdays...... 156 Ft. Worth, Tex. (a) .... Cbas. Funkhouser.. Central Fire Hall. R. T. Robinson .... 2d & Throckmorton "l,VedneBdays ...... 157 Elkhart,lnd. (a) ...... ABa Kintsler ...... R. F. D. No.7 ...... S. Main & Franklin 2d & Hh Thursd'y 158 Green .tSaYLWis. (a) .... Wm. Johnson ...... R. F. D. No.2 .... Claud Ferry ...... M. B. A. HaiL ...... 2d & 4th Tuesday 159 Madison Wis. (a) ...... Thos. McKenna .... 17 S. Broom st .... E. J. Winsor ...... State & Mifflin sts .. 2d & (th Thursd'y 180 Zanesvill e.O. (b) ...... Paul C. Axline ..... 830 Elm st ...... Hert Sutherland .... Osher Hall. Main st Tuesdays ...... 161 Uniontown ...... Jno. D. Riffle ...... Box 453 ...... J. F. Morrow ...... Trades & Labor H'lllst & 3d Friday ... 162 Omaha, Neb. (b) ...... W. C. Goold ...... BOx492 ...... Wm. Ruser ...... 13UDouglas ...... Mondays ...... 163 Wilkesbarre. Pa. (b) .... D. H. Ebert ...... 231 N .Washington ...... 31 W. Market st..... 2d & 4th Monday. 164 Jersey City, N.J. (c) ... W. Coleman ...... 165 Hopkins av ... E. Arrington ...... Hellers Hall.5 Cor's Fridays ...... 166 Winnipeg, Man. (c) .... E. R. Floyd ...... 339 Elgin ave ...... R. A. Peebles ...... James st. E .. T. Hall 1st & 3d Wed'days 169 Fresno. Cal. (a) ...... Clyde Smith ...... 120 Calaveras av ...... ~ ..... Edgerly bldg. U.H. W"dnesdays ...... 171 Ann Arbor, Mich. (a) .. J. L. Sorensen ...... 620 Brooks st ...... F. C. Hanser ...... Cor. Main andWash 2d & !th Wed'day 172 Newark,O. (a), ...... S. C.Alsdorf ...... ~1 Ninth st...... D. J. Hollister ...... 127:2 E. Church st ... 1st Monday ...... 173 Ottumwa.la. (a) ...... E. H. Trent ...... 202 North Ward ...... Labor Hall,2d st .... 2d & Hh Wedn'.y 176 Joliet. Ill. (a) ...... Jas. R. Morrisey .... 509 S. Ottawast. .. Geo. M. Dow ...... 104 N. Bluff st ...... 2d & 4th Friday .. . 177 Paducah, Ky ...... Wm. Hay ...... 410 S. 3rd st ...... 178 Canton. O.(a) ...... J. P. Thomas ...... 1424 E. 2nd st ...... H. F. Seymour ..... Red Men's Hall .... 2d & Hh Friday .. . 180 Vallejo, Calif. (a) ...... Frank W. Savage .. Box 251 ...... F. W. Savage ...... Samoset hall, (rear) 1st & 3rd Friday .. 181 Utic~. N. Y.~) ...... Herman Wameling 247 Seymour ave .. James North ...... Labor Temple ..... 3rd Tuesday ...... 183 Lexmgton. y. (a) ..... Hadie Littell...... 360 Merino st...... 220 W. Main st...... 2nd&4th Wed'day 1M Galesl:iurg, Ill. (a) ...... Glenn McGowan ... 525 Monroe st ..... Ed. B'. Elenert ...... Trades Assem. hall. 1st & 3d Wed'day. 18.'; Helena. Mont.(a) ...... J. A. Schumacker .. Box 267 ...... Park & 6th st ...... 1st & 3d Thursday 187 Osbkosh. WiB.(a) ...... P. S. Bixhy ...... 140 Pearl st ...... Main & Church sts. Mondays ...... 189 Quincy, Mass.(e) ...... Chas. E. Huntley .. 160 Elm st ...... Wilson Hall ...... 2d & 4th Tuesday. 190 Newark,N. J.(h) ...... S. Lyons ...... 292 S. 9th st ...... 301 Plain st ...... 2d & 4th Monday. 191 EYerett, Wash.(a) ...... Robt. J. Olinger ... 2917 Grand ave .... Arthur Pettersen ... 2820 Lombard st .... Thursdays ...... 192 Memphi~. Tecn.(b) .... C. E. Hughes ...... 658 N. Hh st...... 198 S. 3d st ...... Thursdays ...... 193 Springfield, Ill.(b) ...... Sylvester Dillard ... un N. Waltnutst. Louis Neal ...... Fortunes Hall ...... Wednesdays...... 195 Danbury,Conn.(a) ..... Geo. S. Hoyt ...... 309 Main "t...... 309 Main st ...... 2d & (th Wed'day 196 Rockford,lll.(a) ..... ". Ferne Shaver ...... 1405 N. Main st .... Arthur Lindbeck ... 309~ W. Statc st .... Fridays ...... ,,' 188 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

No I LoCATION. Fin. Sec'y. Addre.. Rec. Sec'y. Meeting PI. I Date Meeting. --~------~------~------~------~~------~~ 198 Dubuque, Iowa, (a) J. N. Krahl ...... Facade Bldg ...... 7~h and st~ ...... IThur~day ...... 200 Anaconda, Mont.(a) .... Timothy Eldridge. Box 483 ...... W. Baker ...... Commerclal& MaID lst & 3d Tuesday. 201 Apple~\?J Wis.(a) ...... Jno. Tenpas ...... 1026 6th st ...... W. J. Palmer ...... College ave ...... I.t & 3d Tuesday. 2Q2 Seattle, wash.(d) ...... S. K. Dunning ..... 713 N. 81.t. Sta.B .. Henry &hwartz .... Labor Temple ..... 1st & 3d Wed'day Z04 Springfield, O. tat...... JOseph Perry ...... 557 E.Columbi~ st. Walter W. ROM .... W. Main It ...... Mondays ...... !06 Jack80n. Mich. a ...... C. M. Griffing ...... 21~ E. High st... Morris Dunn ...... Main & Jack.on sts. 2d & .th Tuesday. 206 Hastinll"s, Neb. a ...... Lewi. Bigll"erstaff .. 7CY1 S. St. Joe ave. J. A. Bradford ...... Duton Block _ ...... 1st & 3d Thursday llO'l Stockton,Calif.(a ...... W Harris ...... Box Ul...... T. Johns ...... B. T. C. Hall ...... Tuelday ...... !09 LolI"ansoort,lnd. a) .... E. E. Redinger ..... 1501 Hia-h st ...... J. H. Parlette ...... Assembly Hall ..... 1st & 3d Fridays .. 210 Atlantic City, N. . (b). Jno. F. Furr ...... 1612 Atlantic ave ...... 1016 Atlanta ave ..... 1st & 3d Fridays .. 211 Atlantic City, N. J ...... Wm. Black, Jr...... 117 N. Morns av .. L. E. Byers ...... Indiana av ...... Sun. & Tuesdays. 212 Cincinnati. O. (c) ...... J. A. Cullen ...... 523 Betts st...... Carl Voelmeicke ... 523 Vettst ...... Wednesdays ...... 218 Vancouver,B. C.(a) .... T. Hammersmark .. US Richard. st ...... 214 Olean. N. Y.(a) ...... H. C. Finch ...... 92 Higgins aT .... N. C. Hall ...... Trades&Labor Hall 2d & .th Sunday .. 216 Owensboro, Ky. (a) .... E. L. Mitchell ...... 420 W. 4th ...... O. L. Carpenter .... Lehman's hall, W.2. Tuesdays ...... 217 Seattle, Wash.(c) ...... E. L. Schock...... 206 Summit ave ... J. F. McPage ...... Labor Temple ..... Tuesday ...... 21S Sharon. Pa. (a) ...... H. W. Rice ...... Box H7 ...... A. W. Lynn. Jr..... Grim hall. State st.. Alternate Friday. 221 Beaumont. Texas ...... Robt. Harney ...... Box 5~4 ...... 223 Brockton. Mas•. (a) ..... C. E. Cole ...... Ellsworth. st ...... W. S. Holbrook .... Arcade Building ... 2d & .th Tuesday. 2U New Bedford. Mass. (a) I. L. Damon ...... 88 Florence st.. ... Wm. G. Ashley .... Weaver hall ...... 1st & 3d Friday ... 225 Topeka. Kan.(a) ...... C. H. Adams ...... Lock Box U ...... lieo. W. Stockwell. 618 Kansas av ...... Wednesdays ...... 227 Birminll"ham.Ala.(b) .. G. W. Brown ...... 316 N.18th st ...... J. B. Boggs ...... Foxes Hall, 4th ave Wednesdays ...... 230 Victoria, B. C ...... Wm. Reid...... 1153 Pandora st .... F. Shapland ...... Labor Hall ...... 2d & 4th Friday .. Z31 Grand RaPids,MiCh,(Cl Floyd T. Turner ... 597 S. Ionia st ..... H. A. Barne ...... Labor Council Hall 2d & .th Monday. 2S3 Colo. sprin~s,colO.(b D. A. Gillette ...... Box 65(...... P. W. Uvary ...... 22S. Tejohn st...... 2d & HhMonday .. 23ft Streator, Ill. a) ...... George Duffner .... 514 W. Bridge st.. Ora Wood ...... 320 Main st...... Wednesdays...... 287 Lorain,O.(a ...... G. D. Marple ...... 142 Duane st ...... C. A. Bemis ...... S. E. cor. Erie av ... 1st & 3d Thursday 239 Williamsport,Pa.(a) ... H. B. Taylor ...... 431 Park vae ...... H. B. Numer ...... 123 E. d st ...... Wednesdays ...... U1 Dayton, Ohio ...... T. H. Edwards ..... 702 N. Broaway ... John Martin ...... N. Main St...... Mondays ...... U2 Decatur, Ill. (a) ...... W. T. Honbeck .... 1106 N. Union st .. P. Lamborn ...... U. Merchant st ..... Thursdays ...... %.3 Vincennes, Ind.(a). .... Eugene aids ...... 1129 N. 1st st ...... T. J. Fish ...... Nobles Hall ...... 1st & 3rd Tuesday 2•• E.Mauch Chunk,Pa.(a) W. W. Brown ...... Box 293 ...... G. W. Mummey ... Hess Hall ...... , ... 3d Sunday ...... 245 Toledo, O.(b) ...... Harry L. Hunt ..... 524 E. Baneroft st. Chas. E. Robbins ... Swiss Hall ...... Mondays ...... 246 Steubenville, 0 ...... T. A. Kearns...... 1~% S. Uh st ...... " ...... U7 &henectady,N.Y.(h) .. R. C. Schemerhorn 400 Summit ave ... C. L. Hand ...... 1st & 3d Thursday US Chillicothe, 0 ...... H. M. Elliot...... 15. Bridge st...... 101% N. Paint st .... Sundays ...... 2tiO San Jose,<;:al.(a) ...... Jos. A. Smith ...... 296 Prevo st...... Wm. Leslie.: ...... Columb.us Hall ..... Tuesdays .... , ... . !58 Cedar RaPlds,Ia.(a). ... S. J. Conrad ...... 1414 13th av., E ". C. A. Elsen!tclDt .... FederatIOn Hall .... 1st & 3d Wed day 25. SchenectaclY.1'i. Y ...... T. If. Flynn ...... No.8 Water st. .. George W. Smith .. U6 State st ...... 2d Tuesday ...... 255 Ashland, Wig ...... John Hawley ...... 215 8th ave. W ..... Frank Tanner...... L'gshoreman's Hall 1st & 3d Tuesday. 256 Charleston, W. Va.(b) .. Walter Lewis ...... lien Delivery ...... 10772 Capitalst ...... 2d & .th Wed ... .. 258 Providence. R. I.(b) .... D. J. Spellman ..... 183 Plain It...... Hugh McKeon ..... 152 Weybosset st. .. Fridays ...... 262 Plainfield,N. J.(a) .... H. E. Canfield ..... 6(U E. 6th st ...... W. E. Pollette ...... Eagles Lodge r'm's lst&3d Monday .. 26. Pittsfield, Mass. (a) .... Paul Burckardt ..... 164 Daniels av ..... D. O. Herron ...... North st.Bart·s Hall 2d & 4th Friday .. . 26t\ Lincoln, Neb. (a) ...... W. L. Mayer ...... 2335 Q. st ...... G. E. Vennum .... Richards Hall ...... Thursday ...... 266 Sedalia, Mo ...... Jack Mullaley ...... Box 92 ...... Thursdays ...... 267 &henectady, N.Y.(e) .. R. H. Hughes ...... 110 3d ave ...... B. A. Cawley ...... Elect'l Wkers Hall. 1st & 3d Saturday. 268 Newport,R. 1. (a) ...... Harry Harvey ...... 13 Maitland ct ...... Thames st...... 1st & 3d Thursday 270 New Yors:. N. Y. (h) ... E. Taylor ...... 812 Westch'ter avo A. G. Eckels...... 145·7 E. 53d st ...... Friday ...... 212 Sherman, Tex. (a) ...... R. S. Dougherty.... 612 S. Montgom'y ...... Sq. & W. Houst'n st 2d & Uh Friday .. 273 Clinton,Ia ...... W. H. Otto ...... Clinton, Iawo .... Ed. Thurson ...... Labor Temple ... ". 1st Wednesday ... 274 Marinette, Wis. (a) ..... F. E. McWayne .... 20!O Maple av ..... Frank Hodginl .... G.A.R.Hall, Main. 1st & 3d Friday .. . 276 Superior, Wis ...... W. W. Kieley ..... Broadway Flats ...... 278 Davenport, la. (c) ...... Jay C. Mead ...... 1106 W 3d ts ...... E. W. Ruck ...... 1Ir;~c1{ l:l~~'d~~l~~' 2d & .th Friday .. . 279 Terre Haute, Ind. (c) .. L. R. Dickerson ... 509 S. 13th st ...... W. C. Euliss ...... 8th & Wabash av ... 1st & 3d Sunday .. 280 Hammond. Ind. (a)... Frank D. Cooley ... 250 Sibley st ...... Tom Lake ...... 247 E. State st...... 1st & 3d Friday .. . 282 Chicago. Ill. (a) ...... Frank Hullinger ... 5921Winchester av Wm. J. O'Leary ... 44th & Halstead .ts. 2d & 4th Thursd'y 283 Oakland. Cal. (b)...... B. A. Rathyen ..... 1029 Magnolia &t .. Geo. Wall"ner ...... 865 Broadway ...... Wednesdays ... .. 284 Rochester, N. Y ...... Jas. B. Coyle ...... 59 Ontario St ...... / ...... / ...... ; .. 285 Fargo, N. D ...... Oscar Bergerson ... 812·. ave No ...... C. E. Parry ...... Umon Hall ...... 1st Wed & 3d SOlD 286 New Albany, Ind. (a). Francis H. Welch .. 37 East 6th st ...... Cha•. Wattam ...... Pearl & Market sts . 2d & 4th Tuesday 288 Waterloo.la ...... W. L. Harvey ...... P. O. Box 150 ..... F. G. Remington .. Cen. U. Hall. Hh st. 1st & 3d Thunday 291 Boise, Idaho. (a) ...... Lee Blackstock ..... 1323 Idaho st...... James W. Stewart"IElec. Workers Hall Fridays ...... 292 Minneapnlis, Minn. (c) H. A. Gansmoe .... UU .th ave ...... Harry George ...... 36 Sixth st. !louth ... 2d & Uh Monday. 296 Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (a) Wm. P. Darrow .... 61 ManSion st ..... Fred A. Monrou ... 6·8 Washington st .. 2nd & 4th Tues ... 298 Findlay. O. (a) ...... Gen.E.Hilderbrand 609 Cherry .t...... F. W. Biggs ...... S. Main st ...... 2d &Hh Thursday 299 Camden, N. J ...... M. A. McGinley .... 825 Birch st ...... Peter T. Ward ...... 7th & Birch sts ...... Thursdays ...... 300 Auburn, N. Y. (b) .... Jas. J. Love ...... 10 Sheridan It..... Edward Hoskins .... Eagle Hall...... Fridays ...... :i

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334!Mobile. Ala ...... IJ: W. Sconyers ..... 370J.i! Dauphin st...... 3-'!5:Springtield. Mo.(a) ..... ,E. D. Croft.: ...... 73f Roberson st ...... k~yal Arca~um .... Tuesdays ..... '" 3381Dennison. Tex.(c) ...... IA. T. HutchIson .... 1021 W. Chestnut. Henry Horn ...... (2"J.i! W. MaID st .... 2d & Hh Saturdays 340lsacramento. Cal. (a) ... IL. T. Weber ...... 2724 J. st ...... : ...... 3UIWausau. Wis.(a) ...... IH. M. Smale ...... 810 3d st ...... Cilfford Flook ..... Grand avo & Forest. 2d & 4th Tuesday. 3t21New Brighton. Pa.(a) "IJ. L. AllwlDe ...... Rochester. Pa ...... 3d avo & 9th ~t ...... 1st & 3d Thursday 343 Sydney. C. B .• N. S.(a) Wal~on Pearson ... g~ Pearl ~t ...... J. M. Fillmore ..... Carpenters' hall ..... 2d & Uh Wed ... .. 3t51 :Vlobile. Ala ...... LoUIs Turner ...... ""6 Contl...... C. E. Beazley...... C. T. C. ha11...... Mondays ...... 346Ft. Smith.Ark ...... C. L. CoolJer ...... 611 S.13th st ...... Labor hall ...... 'Tuesday...... 347iPeru ...... C. E. Richwine ..... L. B. 33 ...... 318 ·Calg ary • Can ...... A. R. Cooper ...... P. O. Box 108 ..... A. J. Elfner ...... 350,1 Hannibal. Mo ...... W. T. Spe!'cer ..... 612 Prospect st ...... 35~.Lansing. Mich.(a) ...... A. H. CollIster ..... 810 Lesner pl...... C. E?lDgton ...... Lab?r hall...... 2d & .th Tuesday. 353!Toronto.Can.(b) ...... W. J. H~rdlD ...... 73 ScoUard st ...... W. Clayt.on.: ...... OCCIdent hall...... 1st & 3d Monday. 3,,4 ';alt Lake. Utah ...... A. E. WInward ..... 568 EIghth ave .... H. D. FaIrchIld ..... 11 W. 1st South st... Wednesdays ...... 35B Kansas. Mo.(b) ...... J. T. Murchison .... 1!12 Locust st ..... C. D. Martin ...... 1112 Lqcust st...... Tuesdays ...... 358 Perth Amboy. N. J ..... Jno. StOler ...... 6" Watson a~ ...... 138 SmIth st ...... 1st Mun. month .. SliD Sioux Falls.S. D.(a) .... G. R. Lackey ...... General Dehvery. Fred Rounds ...... Labor hall ...... 1st & 3d Tuesday. 361iTonapah.Nev.(a)1 ...... T. A. Brown ...... Box 1012 ...... Walter Ross ...... 362IKankakee. Ill. (a) ...... A. Radcliffe ...... Box 213 ...... W. RIchards ...... Labor hall ...... 2nd Monday ...... 363 Montgomery. Ala. (a) .. G. I. James ...... W. Elec. Mfg. Co. G. I. James ...... Tuesdays ...... 364 Guthrie. Okla ...... A. H. Harmon ...... Pioneer Tele. Co ...... Tuesdays ...... 365 Fulton. Mo ...... Harry Tripp ...... 818 Center st...... 366 Allentown.Pa. (a) ...... Chas. Hoffman ..... 1112 Court st...... Wm. Cook ...... 714, Hamilton st ..... 3d Sunday ...... 367 Granite City. Ill.(a) .... C. L. Robinson ..... 1627 Est ...... W. L. Harleson ...... 368 New York. N. Y. (f) .... J. S.Wellington .... 306 W.l14th st ...... Labor Temple ...... 2d & .th Wed'day 369ILouisville.Ky.(c) ...... C. F. Vali~atl ...... 222 Guthrie st ...... !efferso~ st. bt.1&2. Fridays ...... 370 Los Angles. CalIf.(c) .. M. C. MadIson ..... to! N.Bruchst .... T. T. Sturgeon ..... ,(2S. MaID st ...... Wednesaay8 ...... 371 Washinston; Ind ...... Sam Day ...... 'i16 S. E. Hh st...... 372 Boone. la.(a) ...... H. L. Tillson ...... 1022 7th st...... Geo. Pulver ...... 716 Keeler st ...... 1st & 3d Wed·day. 376 Chicago. Ill.(a) ...... Jno. F. Nichols .... 212 S. Halstead st. Wm. Hall ...... 212 S. Halsted st .... 1st & 3d Tuesday. 377 Lynn. Mass.(a) ...... J. T. Doran ...... 39 Whittier st ..... R. Cordon ...... 62 Monroe st ...... 1st & 3rd Monday. 378 Sheffield. Ala ...... E. E. Freeman ..... Box 334...... E. E. Freeman ..... Carpenter haU...... Saturdays ...... 379 Greensburg. Pa ...... Martin McLaughlin Postal Tel. Co ...... 3St Chicago. Ill.(i) ...... Chas. M. Hall ...... 183 Indiana st ..... Jno. J. Meyers ..... 10 S. Clark st ...... 2d & 4th Tuesday. 332 Columbia. S. C ...... H. T. Reaves ...... 2505 Cypress st ... Felia B. Green ...... 387 Freeport. Ill. (a) ...... Chas. D. Kunz ..... 62 Prospect st ..... Chas. Bookman .... Galena & Mechanic 1st & 3d Fridays .. 388 Palestine. Tex ...... J. T. Brown ...... 15 Queen st ...... Tel. office. Main st. 1st Monday ...... 389 Glen Falls. N. Y.(a) ... R. V. Hickey ...... 6 Third st ...... A. B. Claflin ...... 392 Troy. N. Y.(a) ...... I. S. Scott ...... 10 Park ave ...... C. Chippendale .... 1st & Congress st ... 1st & 3d Thursday 394 Auburn. N. Y.(b) ...... Thos. H. Mohan ... i2 Mary st ...... Thos. H. Mohan ... Mantel hall ...... 2d & UhdWed'ay 396 Boston. Mass ...... Jno. F. McCurdy .. 598 Main at ...... W. A. Dunn ...... 3.8 St. Cloud. Minn. (a) .... Harry Hamlin ...... 406 tth av. N. E. .. Angns B.McKenzie St. Germain st..... 1st & 3d Monday .. 400 Barre. Vt. (a) ...... Don De Collaines ...... Chas. Woods ...... 1. O. O. F. hall ...... 2d & (th Tuesday. (01 Reno. Nevada ...... H. S. Galloway ..... Box 761 ...... E. M. Curnow ...... 16 E. Com. Row .... Wednesday ...... (O( San Francisco.Cal ..... H. F. Z"cher ...... Berkley. Calif .... J. Wright ...... Veteran's hall ...... 1st & 3d Wed·day. (06 Ardmore. I. T. (a) ...... LaMont Byers ...... 213 A st.• N. W ...... !07 Marquette. Mich. (a) ... Oscar H. Siewert ... 339 Alger 5t ...... Oscar H. Siewert ... Siegels hall. 3d st .... 1st & 3d Wed'day. 408 Missoula. Montana (a) H. B. Williams ..... Hox 95 ...... West Main ...... 4th Tuesday ...... t09 lthaca. N. Y. (a) ...... A. E. Kline ... _..... 326 W. Seneca st .. L. W. Bennett...... C.L.hall .. E. State. 1st & 3d Friday ... til Warren.O. (a) ...... P. T. Aumend ...... 429 W. Front st ... W. A. Hedge ...... Forresters' hall ..... 1st & 3d Tuesday. 41~ 1Cheyenne. Wyo. (a) ... Joo. Roth ...... Box 513 ...... Union hall. Fergusn 1st & 3d Monday. H7,PlattsbuT{rh, N. Y ...... John A. Cameron .. n~" Oak st ...... Geo. Beanharnoi5 .. Marguant st ...... 1st & 3d Thursday 418i Pasadena. Cal. (a) ..... Geo. E. Corrin ...... 584 N. Wilson ..... R. A. Munger ...... Fair Oaks & Dayton Mundays ...... U91New York. N. Y. (I) .... J. W. Carr ...... H8Gardnerst. N.J J. W. Smith ...... Comerford hall ..... 2d & .th;Saturday 420IKeokuk. la. (a) ...... J. E. Mott ...... lIot High st ...... D. Hendreck5 ...... 10th & Main st8 ..... 2d & 4th "aturday . 421 Watertown. N. Y. (b) .. Edw. Meyer ...... 32 Reversial Flats Fred Boice ...... 58 Court st ...... 1st & 3d Thur.day 422 Hackensack. N . J. (a) .. Garrett S. Burr ..... 21 Moore st ...... J eBS Lozier ...... Susquehanna hall .. 1st & 3d Thursday 425, Roanoke. Va ...... E. C. Wolfenden ... 424 Salem av ...... 426, Portsmouth. N . H. (a) .. Oscar Eldredge ..... :;3 Lincoln Ave ... Fred C. Hatch ...... 5 Pleasant ...... 2d & 4th Friday .. t27'lspringfield. Ill ...... F. H. Spears ...... L. box 100 ...... O. F. Davenport .... 226 ~S. 5th st ...... 1st & 3d Monday. i28 Bakersfield. Cal. (a) .... Edward Stiern ...... HI6 25th st ...... Edw. Stien ...... 2022 I st ...... Fridays ...... 430 Racine. Wis. (a) ...... Geo. H. McCarthy. IOU Villa st ...... Main & 4th sts ...... 2d & 4th Wed' day 434 Douglas. Ariz. (a) ...... Julius Bunch ...... General Delivery. E. N. Graves ...... Fraternity hall...... : ..

435 1 Winnipeg. Man. (b) ... T. Woodman ...... 364 Redwood av .. Albert Miles ...... Trades hall. James. 2d & (th Monday. 437:FaU River. Mass ...... Jno. A. Sullivan .... 576 Plymouth Ave ...... Celtic hall ...... 1st & M Monday. (38,Saligbury. N. C ...... G. N. Cooper...... H7 N. Main st...... !!~i ~~w.~n

LoCATION. Fin. Sec'y. Addreas. Rec. Sec'y. Meeting PI. Date Meeting.

(Ill Wilkes Barre, Pa ...... Fred W. Johnson .. Kingston, Pa ..... Fred W. John.on .. Buildln&, Tradel H. lit Thursday ... .. 4114 Milwaukee, Wis ...... James Daily ...... 818 State st...... Walter Wilke ...... 3d & Prarie ...... Fridays ...... ~ Oil Clty,Pa ...... R. M. Hutchinson .. 7312 Waal.o ave .... H. B. Ravey ...... I. B. E. N. Hall ..... Fridays ...... 'W; Statey Island ...... P. F. Baily ...... Tomp~klns ave ...... ~ Ft. Scott. Kan: ...... Fred Meyers ...... 1101 Walker st ...... 501 Yonkers. N. Y ...... Daniel Lane...... {¥~ ~ erJ~~:il~:: J. W. Ratcliff ...... 518 S. (th st ...... Thursdays ...... 50:1 Wrote Plaines. N. Y ... Jas J. Joyce ...... '8 Brookfield st...... 508 Chica&"o H'ighta,Ill(A) E. H. Wright ...... 1658 School st ...... , ...... 508 Newark, N. Y. (A) .... Wm.·Torrey ...... 9 Maple Court .... A. Hunter ...... G. A. R. Hal!...... M & Uh Wed.day 500 Washington, Pa. (A) .. L.McMullen ...... 117 Maple av ..... 1:1. D. Cameron ...... 5U J ackso'!t Tenn ...... F. W. Carr ...... Home Tel. Co .... Sid Felsenthae . .... Trade Council Hall 1st & 3d Mondays 512 Salem, ure ...... Walter L. Goss ..... Box 335 ...... Commercial Hall ... 2d Monday ...... 515 Baltimore. Md ...... O. E. Stone ...... ,39 W. Franklin .. D. C. Harbough .... 1012 S. Schroeder st. Fridays ...... 518 SyraculJe.N. Y. (f) ...... John P. Hayes ..... g~le~:.~.~~~:'~~~~ Ralph Ei&'hmy ..... Myers Hal' ...... 2danHth Fridays 517 Astoria, Ore .. (a) ...... S. Carlson ...... 591 Exchange st .. W. G. Cyrus ...... 10th and Bond ...... 1st &3d Wed'days 518 Rumford Falls, Me ..... Wm. M. Child ...... RidglonvilJe. Me ...... 519 Paris. IlL ...... O. G. Ludwig ...... 401 Elm st ...... Norman Benson ...... 520 Austin, Texas ...... A. E. Hancock ...... 103 W. 7th st ...... Jim Francis ...... Union Hall ...... 2d & Uh Mondays 521 Bridgeport.Conn ...... E. E. Graham ...... Box929 ...... T. F. Flynn ...... 1106 Main st ...... Tuesdays ...... 522 Brooklyn, N. Y ...... Wheaton Sherman. 539 Dean st ...... Emiel L. Davids ... Lab Lyceum ..... Thursdays ...... S25 Burlington, Ia ...... C. F. Glaser ...... 227 Barrett st ...... R. H. Zindd ...... Main & Jefferson st 1st & 3d Friday .. . 5U Santa Cruz.Cal.(a) ..... Geo. M. Anderson. Lock Box 1M ...... 527 Galveston. Tex ...... J. A. Kubler ...... 1616 Ave G ...... John F. Flattery ... 307 23d st ...... 2d & (th Friday .. . 528 Milwaukee. Wis ...... B.J. Kelly ...... 778 Franklin pi .... Richard Nojke ...... 318 State st ...... 1st & 3d Thursday 530 Milwaukee. Wis.(f) ..... G. G. 'Sweazey ...... 95712th st ...... 532 Billings. Mont ...... , Eo A. Adams ...... Box 923 ...... Labor Hall ...... 1st & 3d Saturday. 5n Enid. Okla ...... C. M. Holmes ...... Box 207 ...... Jas. Bloodworth .... I:Iroadway & Grand 1st & 3d Tuesdays -iSM New York, N. Y. (c) .. Ed. Gihbons ...... 145 E. 54th st ...... Ernest Kume ...... 247 E. 84th st ...... Thursdays ...... 53t Schnectady.N. Y.(c) ... C. A. Sherman ...... UO Park pl...... J. Richmeyer ...... Arcade Hall ...... 1st & 3d Saturdays 537 SanFrancisco. Calif. (f) .. S. J. Stowe ...... 62613thst .• Oakla·d J. J. Wharton ...... 15th and Mission st. Mondays ...... 538 Danville. Ill. (c) ...... Geo. W. Howard .. 312 Grant st ...... Oscar Jackson ...... 25 W. Main st ...... Mondays...... S3g Schenectady, N. Y ..... P. J. Campbell ...... 160 Van Veahan a ...... State st ...... 4th Wednesday .. . 5(1 Minneapolis, Minn.(i). Theo. Richter ...... (6 S.12th st ...... E. H. Lundeen ..... 38 S. 6th st...... 2d & 4th Wed'day M2 Chico.Calif ...... C. A. Tinsley ...... G. P. 0 ...... W. J. Chase ...... Henarie Hall...... 1st & 3d Thursday M~ New London. Conn ... Fred L. Yoemans .. (6 Windham St ... C. C. Comstock ..... Jay & Huntington. 1st Monday ...... 5(4 Edmonton.Alberta.Can Wm. J. Murphy .... Box 1251...... R. W. Broder ...... Houston's Hall ..... 1st & 3d Thursday 545 Monteriy. Calif (a) .... J.A.Searle ...... 251 Spruce st ...... j.R. Pedro ...... B.T.Hall...... Tuesdays ...... 5(9 Ely. Nev ...... R. J. Franks ...... Box 6.5 ...... W. S. Moir ...... Mondays ...... 550 Lewistown, Mont ...... E. D. Porter ...... Pres. Resi ...... 1st Tuesday ...... 553 Detroit. Mich. (0 ...... Jas. G. Dwyer ...... 656 6th st ...... J. H. Simmons ..... 140 l.t st...... Fridays ...... 5M Fort Dodge. Ia ...... Fred. A. Roepke ... Gen. Del...... F. A. Roepke ...... 627 1st av., south .... 1st & 3d Wed'day 555 Os~iming. N. Y ...... Wm. H. Traphagen 16 William st ...... Walter Nystrom .... Grand Army Hall .. 2d & (th Saturday. 556 Walla Walla, Wash.(a). R. M. Bolt ...... Box 307 ...... Labor Temple 3d st 2d & 4th Wed'day 558 Tamaqua,Pa (a) ...... Thomas Fredrick ... Box 110 ...... W. S. Home ...... Wentzel Bro. Hall. 1st & 3d Fridays .. 559 Trinidad. Colo ...... Stanley B. Rose .... Osborne House ...... 560 Pasadena. Cal. (c) ...... J. E. Merganthaler. M Yale st ...... Harold Kloeckner.. Stanton Bldg. 3d flo Thursdays ...... 562 Kenosha:. Wis. (a) ...... Gerhard Stienke .... 402 Lake av ...... Roy B. White ...... Carpenters Hall .... 1st & 3d Monday .. 563 EI Reno. O. T. (a) ...... Cha~. W. Wray ..... 404 S. Bickford st .. Geo. E. Grider ..... 121 N. Bick ...... Mondays ...... 565 Schenectady, N. 'I ...... Phillip Winkle ..... 423 Fulton st...... 566 Springfield, Mass ...... J. F. McInnis ...... 71 Everett st...... D. A. Hogan ...... 568 MooseJaur.Sash.Ca.(a) T. R. CrozIer ...... North-West El. C H. Burleson ...... :::::::::: :::::: ::::'.: Sa:~~days·.:::: :::: 569 Alpena. Mich. (a) ...... Jno. B. Willts ...... 115 Lincoln st ..... J. A. Taylor ...... 570 QU8Con, Ariz ...... H. M. Hepburn ..... 3U S. Stone st ..... H. B. Wenk ...... 572 Regina, Saskatchewan. J. B. Eadie ...... Box 1183 Athol st ...... 573 San Diego, Calif...... W. H. Gerner ...... 2218 A. st ...... Fred Sackett ...... 574 Bremerton, Wash ..... J. P. Johnson ...... David B. Starr ...... Eagle Hall ...... , .. 2d & 4th Tuesday 575 Portsmouth Ohio (a) .. Wm. Barry ...... 228 W. 2d st ...... C. W. Kugelman ... Central Labor Hall. 2d & 4th Monday. 576 New Orlean •• La ...... Robert Durbin ...... (37 State st...... Chas. Tourrege ...... 577 Lead\ S. D. (a) ...... Chris. Crosby ...... 8 Main st...... 578 Boulaer. Colo. (a) ...... L. H. Goodn0w .... 636 Morine st ...... T. H. O·Donnell ... Odd Fellows Hall.. Sunday...... 579 Globe. Ariz. (a) ...... I. F. Johnson ...... Box 534 ...... Stephen Tillman ...... 2d & 4th Mondays 580 Olympia. Walh. (a) .... Wm. Hitt ...... 1217 E. 4th st ...... Robert L. McKee .. Fashion Hall ...... 1st & 3d Wed'days 581 Beatrice, Neb. (a) ...... M.Tig_er ...... 39Pinest ...... Bell Bldg ...... 1st&3d Mondays 582 Beatrice. Nebr. (a) ...... C. L. Walker ...... 1215 Market st...... Union Hail ...... 1st & 3d Tuesday. 583 EI Paso Tex ...... C. A. Gibert ...... Box 1105 ...... C. S. Chalfaut...... Odd Fellows Hall.. Friday ...... 51!( Tulsa. I. T ...... , ...... G. Gamhle ...... 216 N. Elgin st.. J. A. Ryan ...... Labor Headquarters 1st & 3d Friday .. . 587 Fremont. Neb ...... H. S. Trotter...... 548 W. 9th st ...... 6th & Broad sts ...... 1st & 3d Thursday 538 Lowell. Mass ...... ~larence E. Perham 22 Third ave ...... Ronald Gillis ...... 22 Middle st ...... 1st & 3d Tuesday .. 589 Saskaboon, Canada .... J. H. Ellis ...... Box 3(9 ...... J. H. Hellier ...... 590 Connersville. Ind ...... Harry Gwin ...... g26 Walnut st. .... Harry Gwin ...... 522 Central ave ..... 1st & 3d Tuesday .. 591 Stockton. CaL ...... W. R. Gregory ..... 1017 Sutter st...... C. S. Estrada ...... Huter st ...... Monday ...... 592 Kansas City. Kan ...... R. R. Dell ...... 3002 Vine st ...... Wm. Skinner ...... 1112 Locust st ...... Fridays ...... 593 Dunkirk, N. Y ...... W. O. Peck ...... 210 Park ave ...... Wm. Hare ...... G. A.R. Central av.1st & 3d Wed'day 59' Santa ROMa. Cal ...... H. F. West ...... 83Und st...... L. D. Decker ...... Union Ha1l32d st ... 1st & 3d Tuesdays /i95 Oakland. Cal. (cl...... O. F. Erickson ...... 1921-A Francisco .. W. J. Parr ...... 865 Broadway ...... Friday ...... 596 Wichita Falls. Tex ..... H. McCauley ...... J. P. Moore ...... 597 Minneapolis. Minn .... W. H. Brown ...... 2008 Russell a~e .. J. B. Tiroux ...... , 45 S. (th st...... Tuesday ...... 598 Wichitaw. Kan. (c) .... H. E. Steirberg ..... Box 612 ...... D. M. Fuller ...... 115 Emporia ave .... Monday ...... 599 [owaCity. Ia. (a) ...... C. W. Carlton ...... 119W. Governor ...... 600 Columbus, Ohio (c) .... H. E. Miller ...... 1177 E. Long st...... ; ...... 602 Pottsville, Pa ...... D. M. Campbell .... St. Clair, Pa...... Jos. F. Reilly ...... {~ol?svM~~:::::::: 2d & 4th Monday 603 New York, N. Y ...... A. A. Anderson .... {~:o~~F;~~~~·'y. w. Ke"ils ...... 393 2nd ave ...... 2nd and 4th Weds. 604. Evansville. Ind. (c) .... Roy Hoskinson .... 1124 E. Deleware .. Joe Schant...... 31~~ (th st ...... Mondays...... 605 Pana. Ill. (a) ...... Chas. C. Green ..... 109 S. Elm st...... Wm. Swim ...... Monday, Jan. 6,'08 606 Huntington, W. Va. (a) J. M. Retherford ... 1046 4th Ave ...... 607 Detroit. Mich. (i) ...... Henri E. Gable ..... 132 Alfred st ...... Wm. H. Allen ...... Prismatic Temple .. 2nd and 4th Mons. 608 Mansfield. Ky. (a) ...... 609 Spokane. Wash. (h) .... Jos. E. Hicks ...... E.401 Bridgep·tav ...... 611 Independence. Kans ... C. B. Hill ...... Ind. Elec. Co ...... THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 191

CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY OF LOCAL UNIONS.

Alabama Idaho WIChita .... DlIo St. Louis... 2 Poughkeepsie296 Boise City .. 291 Ft. Scott .•. 498 Sedalia .•.•• 266 Rochester •• H Birmingham 136 Springfield .335 Rochester •• 16 Birmingham 227 Pocatello '" H9 Kentucky Mobile ...... 345 Webb City .. 543 Sarato&"a IndIana Lexington .. 183 Sprlnr;s •.12S1 Montgomery 363 LoUisville •. 112 Schnectady 85 Sheffield .... 378 Anderson .•. 147 Montana Louisville .. 169 Anaconda •.. 200 Schnectady 110 Arizona Brazil ...... 324 Mayfield ... i!108 Schnectady 14<0 Connersville 690 Billings ••.• 532 Globe ...... 579 Owensboro •. 216 Schnectady il3S Elkhart •... 157 Paducah ... 177 Butte .....•. 66 Schnectady 247 Douglas .... 434 Evansville 16 Great Falls .122 Schnectady 204 Tuscon .•.•. 570 Evansville .;604 LouisIana Helena .••... 185 Schnectady 2167 Arkansas Fort Wayn&.305 New Orleans 4 Lewistown •. 550 Schnectady H2 Hammond .280 New Orleans 130 Missoula .... 408 Schnectady 665 Little Rock .126 Hammond .571 Pine Blutr •. 251 New Orleans 576 Schnectady i39 Indianapolis. 10 Baton Roguc315 Nebraska Schnectady ;478 Texarkana •• 301 Indianapolis 481 Fort Smith .. 346 Shreveport •. 194 Beatrice ... 6.83 Staten Island'(97 Logansport .209 Fremont ••.• 587 Syracuse ••• 4S California M,uion ...... 15::1 Main. Hastingl!l ••. 206 Syracuse •.. 7S Bakersfield .428 NeW Albany 286 Millinocket .471 Uncoln •.•• 2.66 Syracuse .•. 511 Chico .•...•. i42 Peru ...... 347 Portland .•. 399 Nebraska Troy ...... 392 Fresno ...... 169 South Bend 132 Rumford City ...... 586 Utica ...... 42 Los Angeles. 61 Terre Haute 25 Falls •...•. 618 Omaha ...... 22 Utica ...... 181 Terre Haute 279 Omaha...... 162 Watertown 421 Los Angeles.116 Maryland Los Angeles.379 Vincennes .. 243 Yonkers 501 Ar.napolls •• 448 'White Plalns505 Oakland .... 595 IndIan TerrItory Nevada Oakland ...• 283 Baltimort' •• 28 Ely ...... 549 Newark ••.. 50' Pasadena ... 418 Ardmore ... 406 Baltimore 46 Goldfield •.. 450 Pasadena .•. 660 Chickasaw .. 460 Baltimore .. 515 Reno ...... 401 North Carolina Sacremento . 36 Tulsa ...... 684 Cumberland 307 Rhyolite •••• il7 Salisbury ., .438 Sacremento .340 Massachusetts Tona.pah ••. 361 vVlImln&"ton .121 San Berna- IIIlnol. dino ...... 477 Alton ...... 128 Boston ••.•• 30 North Dakota San Diego •• 465 Aurora .....• 149 Boston ..... 103 NeVI(, Hampshire San Diego .. 573 Belleville '" 50 Boston ••••• 104 Ber m ••..•. 585 Fargo ...... 28i San Fran- Bloomington 197 Boston ...•• 396 Po tsmouth 426 Boston ..... 603 OhIo cisco ...... 6 Belvidere •• 406 Akron ...... 11 San Fran- Chicago ..... iI Stockton .•. 223 New Jersey cisco ..... 404 Chicago ....• 49 Lawrence .. 385 Ashtubula .. 1-43 Lowell •••.. 588 ~t1antlc City 210 Canton .•.••• 17- San Fran- Chicago •.... 124 A tlan tic City 211 cisco ...... 537 Chic a&"o .... 282 Lynn ...... 377 Chillicothe 24S New Bedford 224 Camden ..•. 299 Cincinnati •• 101 San Jose .... ~50 Chicago .... 376 Hackensack 422 Santa Bar- Chicago ..... 381 North Adams293 Cincinnati •• 212 Pittsfield ... 26( Jersey City . 15 Cleveland •• 38 Ibara •..•.. 451 Danville .... 538 Jersey Clty.164 Santa Cruz .. 526 Decatur .... 242 Quincy •.... 189 Cleveland •• 89 Salem ...... 259 Long Branch.331 Columbus .• 600 Santa Rosa .. 594 E. St. Louis.309 Morristown .581 Stockton ... 207 Elgin ...... 117 Springfield .. 7 Columbus •• 5( Springfield .• 566 Newark ••.• 52 Dayton ••••. 118 Stockton ...• ~' -reeport ... 387 Newark ••.• 87 Dayton ..... 241 Val'" ...... J~;~. Granite City 367 Worcester •• 96 Worcester •. 485 Newark ., •. 190 E. Liverpool 93 :;to ichmond ... 473 Galesburg .. 184 Newark ...•. 508 Findlay '" .!l9S AS Angeles. 489 Joliet ...... 176 MIchIgan Newark •••• 567 Lima ••••••• 32 Kankakee .. 362 Patcrson .•. 102 Colorado Kewanee '" 94 Alpena ...••. 569 Lorain •••••• 237 Ann Arbor .• 171 Perth Amboy358 Mt. Vernon. 97 Boulder ••.. 678 La Salle •. , .321 ~alnfield ••1262 Colorado Pan a ...... 605 Battle Creek 445 Newark •••• 172 Bay City ... 150 Trenton ..••• 29 Portsmouth 676 Springs .. 233 Peoria •.... 34 Paterson .•. 486 Sprin&"field 20( Cripple Cr'k. 70 Paris .••••.. 519 Detroit ..... 17 Denver ••.••. 68 Quincy ...•• 67 Detroi t ..... 607· Steubenv!lle 2(S Denver •.... 121 Rockford •.. 196 Detroit .•.•• 1S New MexIco Toledo ...... a Denver '" •• 479 Rock Island.109 Detroit ..... 553 Albuquerque 306 Toledo •••••• 245 Pueblo •••... 12 ·Sprlngfield .193 Grand Rapids 7i Las Vel:'al!l .• 1;62 Warren ••••• 41 Grand Rapids231 Youngetown 62 Silverton ••.. 476 Springfield .427 Youngstown 84 Trinidad .... 659 Streator .... 236 Jackson •.... 205 New York Lansing •••. 362 ZanesvllIe •• 1110 Champaign .492 Albany ..... 137 Connecticut Chicago Marquette •. (07 Saginaw ... H5 Auburn •••. SOO Oklahoma Brld&"eport .621 Heights •. 506 Auburn •••• 394 Danbury .... 195 Traverse El Reno .... 563 Iowa City ..•••• 181 Bingha.mton. aZi Enid ...... 633 Hartford 37 Brooklyn ••• 502 Guthrie ...•. 364 Meriden .... 361 Burlington .525 Minnesota Buft'alo ••••• n Oldahoma •• (66 New Haven. 90 Boone ...... 372 Butralo •.••• 45 Stamford •. 310 Duluth ...... 81 Oklahoma •• 155 Cedar Raplds253 Minneapolis 292 Oortland ... 459 Shawnee .... 48 Waterbury .• 484 Clinton ...•. 273 Dunkirk .... 593 New London. 643 Minneapolis iU Davenport •. 278 Minneapolis 597 Elmira ••••• 139 Oregon Des Moines .55 Glens Falls .889 Astoria. •••• il.7 Delaware Dubuque ... 198 St. Cloud ... 398 Wilmington 813 St. Paul •.•. 23 HomelIl!lv!lle 92 Portland ••• 125 Fort Dodg~. 654 Winona ..... 74 Ithaca ..•••• 409 Portland ••. 317 District of Col· Iowa City .. 599 Jamestown .106 Salem ...... i12 umbla Keokuk .... 420 MissIssIppi Kingston .•. 277 Mason City .420 Jackson •••• 257 New Rochplle127 Pennsylvania Washington. 26 Ottumwa ••• 173 New York •• 20 Allentown .. SIlO Washington 148 Sioux City . 47 MIssouri New York •• 270 Altoona .... 41i7 FlorIda Waterloo ... 288 Fulton •.•••. 365 New York •• 368 Ir Bloomsburg 107 Hannibal ... 350 New York •• 41,... r Connelsvllle 82' J8.<'ksonvllle 100 Kansa. Tampa ..... 108 Joplin ...... 95 New York •• 63~~~ton ••..• U Pensacola •• (52 AtchIson . " 19 Kans&!! City 12( New York .. 548 E. M. Chunk 2U Kansas City592 Kansas City 592 New York .. 603 E'rle ...... Ii. Georgia Indepen- Kansas City 330 Nlaga.ra Falls 5a Gf'eensbur&" 3711 Atlanta ..... 84 dence .... 611 Kansas City 356 OI~n ..••••• 2H Harrisburg. 53 Atlanta 87 Topeka .•... 103 St. Joseph • 40 Oswer;o ••.• 328 Lancaster., 71 Savannah ••• U Wichita .... 141 St. Inuts ••• 1 Osslnln&, •••• 661 NewB:ria'htonUI 192 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY OF LOCAL UNIONS.-Con't.

New Castle U South Dakota Salt Lake Charleston .. 480 CANADA Phildelpb1a lIo8 Lead ••....•• 677 City 57 Huntington 606 Alberta PhUdelphia 28!7 Sioux Falla .380 Salt Lake Parkensbur&" 168 Phlldetphia 21 City ...... 354 Edmonton .• 5« TenneMee Wheeling ... 141 Pittsburg ..• 5 Vermont Wheeling ••. 142 erltlSlh CoIum· Pittsburg .• :L4 Chattanooga 467 Barre ...... 400 bla Pittsburg ... 319 KnoxvlIIe .•. 318 Burlington .330 Wlecon.ln Vancouver .213 Wilkesbarre 491 Memphis ••• 192 Burlln&,ton . i61 Oil City .... 496 Nashville .•. 129 Ashland •••• 255 Victoria .••. 280 Pottsville .. 602 Memphl••.. "74 Virginia Appleton ••. 201 Greenwood .524 Sunbury .... 507 Jackson •.•• 511 Lynchburg .113 Beloit ...... a11 Seranton ... 81 Norfolk .... 80 Green BaT .158 Manitoba Sharon ...... 2111 Texa. Roanoke .... 425 Grand Winnipeg ••. 166 Tamaqua ... 558 Austin ....•. 520 Washington Rapids .•. Hl Winnipeg ... "~5 Beaumont •• 221 Grand Uniontown .. 16.' Aberdeen .. .458 Nova Scotia Warren .... 63 Beaumont .. 308 Bremerton .. 574 Rapids .... 440 Sydney ..... 344 Wilkesbarre 163 Dallas .••... 69 Bellingham .314 La Crosse .. 135 Williams- Dennison •.. 338 Everett .•.. 191 Madison .... 159 Ontario port ...... 239 El Paso .•.. 583 Olympia .... 580 Marinette ... 274 Ft. WIlliam 839 york ...... 469 Fort Worth .156 Seattle ..•.. 77 Milwaukee . 83 Hamilton ... 105 ·Washington 509 Houston •.• 66 Seattle .•... 202 M!lwaukee .494 Ottawa ...•. 540 Palestine ••• 388 Seattle ..... 217 Milwaukee .52& Toronto .... 114 Rhode Island !;'an Antonio 60 Snokane 7~ Milwaukee .530 Torronto .•.. 353 Waco 72 Spokane ... :S09 Oshkosh •.•. 187 Providence 99 Wichita Falls596 London ..... 120 Providence .258 Tacoma ..• , 76 Racine ..... 430 Eagle Pass . 51 Tacoma .... 483 Wausau •... 341 Newport ... 268 Sherman ... 272 Superior ... Quebec North Yaki- ms Montreal ••. 463 South Carolina Galveston .• 527 ma ...... 523 Kenosha .... 562 Paris ....•.. 320 Saskatchewan Columbia .. 38'2 Walla WaIla.556 Regina ...•. 572 Georgetown . 89 Utah West Virginia Wyomlnlg Saskatoon .• 589 Charleston .179 Ogden ....•. 316 Charleston .. 256 Cheyenne .•. U5 Moose Jaw .. 66 11

tt A New Departure! ~~Made by Klein This is a picture of Klein's new"Chica~o Grip"

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It is made of Steel throughout, and Nickel Plated. It is a well proportioned and thoroughly reliable tool. It is just Cuff Buttons the right shape to handle quickly, is light, and w hen placed on the wire will hold itself in place. It can be pushed out on IOLID GOLD, (PER PAIR), ,:a.00 the wire so as to get as much slack as ROLLED GOLD, (PER PAIR), '1.1I0 necessary, and it pulls straight, leaving no kinks in the wire. It covers all the essential points required of a grip to d0 good work on either iron or copper wire. Send in your order now, while the sup­ No. 358-A holds No.6 wire and smaller; ply lasts. All orders must be accompa· net price $2.00 each. nied by the necessa.ry amount of ca.sh. At your service, MATHIAS KLEIN & SONS ADDRESS 93 w. VanBuren St., Chi~o, 111. PETER W. COLLINS All prominent supply houses carry our product.. Grand Secretuv See our Exhibit at the Electrical Sbow Piecik Buildin2 SPl'in2fi~ Ill. Chlcairo, January 13·~5, 1908. THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 1~3

Every mail You spend the brings us scores of greater part of your unsolicited test­ life in overalls.­ imonials.- Why not This photo tells have the best? why.

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Rotating sleeve makes it possible to attach plug without turning device Twisting of Cord is Unnecessary

ITS POINTS OF EXCELLENCE OUTNUMBER THOSE OF ANY OTHER

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