Ohio Valley Worker : Official Paper of the Federated Trades Council of Louisville, Trades and Labor Council of New Albany, Central Labor Union of Jeffersonville, 1904-09-10

Parryite Calamity Breeders For long and weary months tho coun country - try country has been treated to much wind jamming and homhlowing about pros purity from thoso who are at tho top but who know nothing of tho renl con dltlon of a majority of tho people During this period great strikes and lockouts have been and art still in prog progress - ress progress throughout tho country A linn tired thousand men Imo boon fighting against the rapacity of tho Packers trust tho building trades have moro than 100000 men on fctriko tho Stan dared Oil Company is tho power behind Hm throne which has forced tho labor troubles in Colorado 25000 textile workers locked out in the FjX River district luxino iiuiiN 40000 K 4 r mout workers in New York have fought for their lives besides Innumerable smaller conllicts In every direction In every instance tho strike or lock out has been forced by tho corporation either by reduction of wages or in an attempt to establish tho open shop Clearly tho fight Is ono working under one general national understanding to chock disrupt and destroy tho unions Tho attacks are usually begun on what are assumed to ho thi weaker organiza tion In many cases It Is begun ngninst what are known as unskilled trades These once broken up tho or ganizations resolved lno discouraged In dividuals desperate in tho fear of want tho capitalist forces will bo strengthened from both ends for the center attack ngninst tho stronger trades unions In this connection n letter from a Parry agency in San Francisco which has boon going tho rounds of tho labor press Is strikingly full of interest As nn oxclmngo remarks it is full of cold blooded business Tho chief occupa Nat of these agencies established under i tho fostering care of tho Parry crowd is to furnish time now class of Pinkerton thugs mnch worse than tho old kind to do tho dirty work of tho hightoned trust gentlemen In their organized amid concerted assault upon union labor now nndor ir ttilrpvcr tho United States Tho Utfauaplrj it wlch < a IlJlMtdcn r faa andfi Parryltes for laJ > ringrmon ns well ns time utter cnpitnllstio contempt for tho lives of the common working slave is an interesting revelation It serves to show workingmen tho bitter malevo lence wliich inspires tho cold bloomled tools of capitalism The letter is nlso interesting ns a fore forecast - cast forecast of Pnrryito pious of forcing a gener al war of capital against labor It shows also that tho present widespread strikes mire merely tho skirmish lino of tho general engagement which tho Citi zens Alliance Manufacturers Associa Lion amid other Parryito organizations havo laid national plans for A perusal of the letter betrays tho whole diaboli cal plot Road it Dear Sir Wo herewith enclose for you our Mr Hubori V llendys book The Labor problem copyrighted and published by us at groat expense Any man who Is not with yon is ngninst you We are against any man or men who rofueo to allow a man to run his business to suit himself Wo glvo everybody our car but few our voice When compelled to talk it is short and decisive Early this spring wo were compelled to openly declare ourselves on the labor quitstlon We took tho best method by publishing tho above named book Wo like President Roosevelt have spared no ono who was wrong nor forgotten to philso where praise was duo Amongst them the Citizens Alliance Southern It II United Railroads Gov Pardoo Mayor Schmitz Chief of Police Witman President of tho Labor Unions and thoso moral lepers tho walking delegates etc tho futuro labor troubles etc Few probably ounro not aware that tho strikes this spring were only tho preliminary skirmishes of tho op posing forces tho heavy engagements are yet to como Perhaps before clue Hon absolutely after If it wero diplo mantle on our part vhich it is not to acv quaint tho public with tho futuro labor troubles you would bo appalled We never show our hand Wo will bo ns well prepared to fight their strikes in tho future as wo have in tho past Listen to tho following questions wo put to Bomo wo engage Young man if wo ongago you ns a watchman or special police and wo put two guns III your hip pockets two In your hand and fill every chamber with lead will you allow tho mob to destroy tho coma anys property until every over overchamber chamber is empty If ho quivers with an oyelash wo do not hire him To bo prepared is sure success which wo at attain - tain attain every time > vu thank each and over ono ui our patrons tho names of many appear on back of this letter for all favors shown us and trust yon will carefully read tho enclosed book and continuo to do in fu future - ture future as you have in past and present send us your orders for help Wo will carefully select suitable help for each position You can always depend on onus - us onus in times of Labor Peace and WAR WARM - M WARM R Sun Fnuioisco Gal July 80 It Is high time for organized labor to do some good hard thinking It must moot tho problems which confront it and now NOW is tho accepted time to look over tho past and gain wisdom for f > > c 1t 0 1 t c otfL 11 i Iotit d

Sketch of President Gomwifs Tho Plato Printer a Waslfidtm publication devoted to tho cngMwrs art prints a now sketch of Mr Stith uol Gompcrs President of tho Atu lcar Federation of Labor and from 5lUch wo reprint tho following Iii order that this brief sketch ol tho most conspicuous labor clmmpJonKiiny bo more comploto it will bo wcll 5 1ho outset to dual with tho early qyonp in thug lIfo ot our dlstillgUl8lled BulCt than to repent > nnd reiterate wlaK is generally known amid whatwonroffcill far with amid what wo have readfand reread of Mr Qomiwrs So wo if11 begin by stating that on tho 2 thd ylhf January 1850 In tho city of London England was bom a robust healthy and remarkably llnofonncd baby boy to a young couplo that had recently crossed from Holland to attempt tliolr fortunes in tho great and ancient ally above named It is stated oh good au thority that tho newcomer at mien net in to kick not finding conditions as flU would wish thorn mail all that know him can without hesitation swear lint ho has rover up to tho present tuna found conditions as ho would wish to tosco - sco tosco them or ns good as they could lx > made and honco ho has been most vig orously kicking over eluco and trying with a faithful and iudcfatignblo ardor hud energy to right tho wrongs that do but should not exist What ho has accomplished for tire amelioration and elevation of labor and tho tolling mosses Is common knowledge to all and as wo hnvo stated horcli generally well known His genealogy on ttio maternal side is easily traced buck to Austria on tho paternal stile to Franco Ho attended the common schools of london from his sixth to his eleventh year when he was placed at tho shoo trade for thin puqioso of iiioe to ring its mysteries It seems that ho had not been con suited nor was this now calling tnstofr to him and he kicked and ns usual mndo his protest felt and respected anti the boanl of arbitration consisting c ilf both iwrunts aild huscit jCOnSlsting I ip i ialnOv It trot si V jCVWyifciijfj striker and ho was apprenticed to 11 trado of his father that of oigarmnkhw Ho worked in thin factory during tiro day uud nt night attended school and Improved himself every spare moment when not in the factory or school in rending writing nnd arithmetic When ho wag but 13 years of ago his parents loft old London to take up mud mnku their future homo in thin United States They arrived in Now York July 20 ISO1 During his apprenticeship tho aboil Non of slavery amid tho merits of tho controversy between tho North end I South woro frequently discussed in tho different shops and among the laboring classes of London ns no doubt else elsewhere - where elsewhere nud It was In such arguments and debates In his tender years that Samuel like MaCaully and Scott showed his mnrvclou knowledge of an dent nUll current listory that aston ished his companions nud auditors Ho advocated tho abolishment of chattel slavery as ho has over since a worse slavery to wit tho enslavement of tho masses Mr Gompers never al alludes - ludes alludes to child labor only as a crime and deplores that so many like himself arc being deprived in their tender years of sunshine homo amid school and forced to toll for n living before they have tho strength or mind to really undertake to toll much less to Intelligently nnd ad vantagcously direct their budding skill In 1804 when only 14 years old Mr Gompers became a member of limo Cignrmnkcrs Union and has hold a con tinuous card over since enjoying tho proud distinction of holding tho longes continuous membership hi tho organiza tionIn 1882 ho was elected to tho Presl deny of the American Federation of Labor and has held tho oRlco continuo ously over since with tho exception of ono year 1883 John OBrien of the cool minors organization was elected that year and tho convention realizing their mistake prevailed on Mr Com pars tl < > again stand at tho next conven convention - tion convention and ho has been succeeding liim self over since F T O Thursday night Sept 15 saswcsTO TO ADVERTISERS Printers Ink tho recognlsod authority on advertising all over tho civilized world after a thorn investigation on tho subject says I A Labor Paper is a far thoroI I advertising medium than an or ordinary - dinary ordinary newspaper In compnrleaa with circulation A Labor Paper for example having 2000 Bubscrib era is more valuable to tho busi business - ness business man who advortis08 in it than an ordinary paper with 7000 sub subscribers - scribers subscribers < 1LN Cr c I f l lI I 1s 1 Ii t ft < 7j r it t f7Il 1 J

base HltR HolniM amid Clark Double Play Smith to MeBrido to Cavanaugh Paxml Balls Brown 4 1 Timo of Canto Two hours Umpire Young Scott Holmes who is touted us a worn t dor showed up splendidly with plenty of smoke a good curvo nnd flue control but ho had very little tho best of Prow + let who certainly twirled in limo form and succeeded in pulling himself out of r 1 several tight bolos ft Bmjth i Bnyors Prouder Perry anal CftTiuinugh sot tho crowd wild with BCD F Btttlorial stops catches and throws i Holmes pitched n hue gamo but lost + ° through tho errors of his teammates und n tho bettor team work of tho wcodrollen who wcro thoro nt every static of the gamo M they played with a dash and vim which is bound to count T ferry Is certainly death on foul tiles s and his throwing was also good hut g Sunday + SondnyI v MoBrido is not hitting upto hbiHunl form but ho is a good waiter Bud niftn gen to get his base onco Or twleolVII every game V Tho wHxlrollcrs are a popular taeaat amid dniw largo crowds whcniver they play Tho crowd at Butohortown Iud i = t Sunday was enormous iI i It costs ton cents a clay to hold mem t bcrship In tho Ohlcngo Electric Fixture Hangers Union But it is a ybghtynti good luveshn ntk 1 POPULARITY CONTEST Tho Voitm nit Union mmls insularity content waxuth warm Them In noti i Much change this week in tho relativef standing of tho contestants nearest tho yI1rep i activity among some further down who + evidently going to bo busy from now on a or tIr t friends for them Only 41 votes Hoparntos tho Jolly Wolf from his wane antagonist of tho Uignrmakors union nnd Fred Htudi of thin Lcnthcr Workure crawls up to within hailing distance of tho lenders It looks like It will bo n hot finish All time talk from New Albany nud JuffermmvUlo nud tho WII J time BubHcrljt A vA J r9Lullmtyptnrit rem lmI 1a tttf caw darK r110Il 8 to bmh cad fjW f great surprises for somebody at tho midre I of tho contest i Tho following table shows tho stand big of tho ontcstnnts jT LOUISVILLE LIST y Oeor I I Wolf CIKl1nnnk 1041 Pr Cocnier Jr Clgnnnakcrr 100 Js udlluwh Leather Worker OliO Win Korberg Sheot Metal Wkr 749 A G Smith Muchlnlstn 741 t 11 Chins A Burton Printer 70 II Nlnoklrk Sheet Motal Worker 704 r T L Sparrow Leather Worker 703 Chris Kundert Woodworker 702 Jake Wise llnrbor70a Chnrloy Davidson Pressman 702 Ohas Solvert Bookbinder 701t Ed Nowcomb Painter 1i82 John Kidon Bartender 002 I p Ben Mlddcndorf Salesman rol James Roberts Horecshocr u 001 µ Frank Brinkmau Carpenter 420 i Bon Just Cignnnnkor nU 208 Andy Ludwig Mmlcilln20S James Sulllvnii CooIlCr202 1r O J Lohmnn Tailor 201 John Recktcmwald Moulder 4U 201 Frank Schmidt Bricklayer nu 201 L F Baker Beer Driver 201 John J Dnviu Upholsterer 101 Gee Oppcnhelmor Pressman 1 if f NEW ALBANY LIST nit Jlt LeRoy Painter 1960 i Michael Hasonstnb Engineer D70 1 Snits Nichols Woodworker 601 p Ed Doincnt Barber nuG01 u r Frank Hnupt Bricklayer 601 Wm J Noycs VOO1vorkcrp 403 James Lewis Salesman 201 4gfy Frank Zelnng Woodworker 101 JEFFERSONVILLE UST R M Berry Shoot Metal Worker 701 r OiarhwTonr DM Robins Woodworker 588 Jack Barslia Woodcnrvor5SO W II Carter Inlnteru 502 Oscar Duffy Salesman uun 203k W A Stout Woodworker n 2015

j hNo h argument Is needed to convince the w intelligent observer of passing events of the growing need of a labor press that has no entangling alliances with any of 1 I the agencies which have undertaken the task of emasculating the labor unions or destroying them entirely The most su perficial reader of the daily press is quick t to notice the manner in which the news agencies of the world are continuously orand forever giving Labor the worst of it In every conceivable manner The Asso i elated Press the chief news gathering t agency in America it made up of one or more daily papers in the various cities of the country and the stuff put upon the wires and known as the Associated Press thej j matter prepared for these local papers Very often a proof of the matter set up for the daily papers Is supplied the As sociated Press correspondent and often without any corrections or changes what whatever - ever whatever the matter is telegraphed all over the country nnd appears in all papers re ceiving the press report as Associated Press dispatches The foregoing recital is made for the purpose of showing that while the Asso Associated - ciated Associated Press if damned for false stories especially in nearly all cases where there is a strike or other controversy between ° Capital nnd Labor in reality the blame jrests j upon the dally papers whose rev a porters acting under instructions have juggled the facts so as to make it appear L that Labor is wrong and that the em t l jil nr3 arc prrseraito aunts ro lie j sure the daily paper merely serves its master in this It looks to the business t interests II the banks corporations manufacturers und large employers of j labor generally for its support And obeying the impulse to defend the class interest of the clement to which it be belongs - longs belongs the daily paper uses nil its powers 4 to thwart organized labor confuse the > union membership and help the employ > ers to a victory that means no improve ment in the condition of the workers f k The facts above stated arc so patent I and are being more and more recognized i by wageearners as the days come and go that we deem nn extended mention s thereof to be superficial were it not for the moral the story contains r g Under the circumstances what is Labor I to do Must it docilely submit to the fate of inaction Shall it cower and cringe before the public gaze because it itt - t itt ihas i been lied about and villified and fi whipped back to the factory shop or mill t through the misrepresentation of men in r control of the daily press whose eco Iinomic interests are opposed to those of the workers Nol I There is a better so r lution of the problem The thing to do is to build up n LAHOR pressowned by t1 Labor and controlled by Labor Through your own press fellowworkers you may rlbecome powerful but not otherwise With a medium that is under your owner ship and control your organization may become a power not now more than J

dreamed of To establish meld make re cure such a Labor press is the duty of the hour You must have your own medium to give utterance to your demands crys talize the sentiment that may be created in your favor and finally do battle for you in every conflict in which you may maybe - be maybe engaged engagedTin Tine WORKKM is the only paper within several hundred miles of Louisville that is organized and established on the right basis It is the only one that is demo democratically - cratically democratically owned by the forces of Labor and therefore is 1 the only medium through which the favors of those friendly to Labor ever reach the point for which they are Intended It is the only genu genuIne - ine genuIne Labor pAper Uvcryone who reads the Louisville daily papers will recall that within the past couple of years they vied with each other in their efforts to get up n union labor department Regularly each week a column or two was devoted to the news of the unions Where arc these depart ments now When they have not en entirety - tirety entirety disappeared they have dwindled to virtually nothing This is a manifesta studied of the Em tion of the purpose EIIIi i ployers Association and nil its friends to give no recognition to organized labor except to oppose and belittle this great movement A representative of one of the daily papers in a semiconfidential manner gave the writer the tip several months ago that from that time on there would be less labor union news in the I 1 City ilaily paper Mihn itfj l tfettl W ternary to give Events have proven that he knew whereof he spoke Labor is to br Ignoredor if given nay considera Lion at all it is to be given the knife Again let the unions understand that they may expect nothing of value from their natural enemies and in the final analysis the whole question is sifted down to and rests upon and is controlled by the economic Interests of the employing class as opposed to those interests of the working class We do not blame the employers for defending their interests but the workers MUST awaken to a proper defense of THiiiR interests and this can be done only by and through the press which they own and control and not through the press that almost without exception gives Labor the hot end of it in every great issue and on every great question Set up and support your own press and keep it true to its purpose Therein lies your only safeguard fellowunionists IN LAST weeks WORKER was printed a long expose of tho Standard Oil crowd by Thomas W Lawson Mr Lawson further snslilt is possible today for tho Standard Oil with dollars to steer tho selection of tho candidates of both great parties for president so that tho peoplo must elect ono of tho steered candidates Lawson was formerly on the iusido of tho ring nnd ho ought to know whereof ho speaks

iAI + 4 + 4 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + t + Fact and Philosophy t It + to I + + OHOANIZED greed and avarice and groat wealth in tho hands of n r t fo MC waking tho workinginen a liost of slaves living In poverty and + + s Lpon time bare necessities of life Tho outlook for our boys of oft - t oft + from bright They faco a condition of things whore tho + dri pady full with competition so keen that tho weakest havo H + been o tho owcst wage into poverty and degradation Rov i dohu 1 n M neapolla + t 6st M5IcnpolS cannot long endure when tho tendency of < + thin l re Li a Ijipld accumulation of property in thin hands of a w nd 10 masses poor and dependent Daniel Webster w 1 and tutions must go hand in hand with tho progress oli jd AB that becomes moro developed more cnlighter I Rpa are made now truths disclosed and mannors o Jm Hgo with tho change of circumstances institutions must r vimeo anoeppaco with the timcsThomas Jefferson ttli 1 i + CAPITAL mays to labor just what it is forced to pay and no ore It is business and laborlis surely learning this fact that there ia no senti sentiment - ment sentiment in business and that they must organize on business principles in order to obtain thoir rightsJolm F Hoitchenor I Lxnou is tho divino law of our existence Mazzinl a 1 HONEST Labor bears a lovely t80oThos Dekkor r + + t + + + + + t + + + + + + + + + Dekkorr + + + + t r I 1I > r 1 I t 4 t JiIi Lt Jr r f p Af1v i riiiiTJ 1 4T 4 jtl A 0 j4 iS

AJAJ JA A A LLL LALJL LAJAIAI J LAJAIAII r d f l n jls I t t r l fJrll I < 1 1 t IrI i i = 1 > G1 < li ri Il f A r Vf 111 J l I At 4 V jor 1 t 11 t Jj < j t J h I r f J f 2 < r I 1i 1 1 r tThe t business man who is so stingy that he wont ask for Ulibn trade through the Labor press dont deserve Union patronage r rSUBSORmEN WAND OHIO VALIIEY r > WORKER SUBSCRIPTION ONE YEARS WILL y III OAST 100 VOTES IN TIlE i BOOST YOUR ter POPULARITY CONTEST FAVORITE 100 VOTES 1 r1 Jj j + + M M MM 1 OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE FEDERATED TRADES COUNOIL OF LOUISVILLE TRAM > ii AND LVBOR COUNCIL OF NEW ALBANY CENTRAL LABOR UNION OP JEFFEUSONVILLK 9r1 fl M 1 > VOLUME I LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY NEW ALBANY AND WFFEHSONVILLE 4 1NDLYNA SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10 1001 NUMBER 33