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CHRISTMAS PARTY OF FAMILIES OF MEMBERS OF L. U. 101, CHICAGO.

CORRESPONDENCE

THE CHILDREN'S DAY.

The photograph of the youngsters of our members, taken at our Christmas party, snows that the members of L. U. No. 101 do not believe in race suicide. Last year we had a little party of the same order, and it was such a grand success, that we thought we would duplicate it this year, and have since decided to make it an annual event. This year we were handicapped by the weather, but quite a number attended. The reader will note the happy, contented faces of the children, also the proud faces of their mothers, in the background, keeping a watchful eye on their offspring. You will also note our Santa Claus, one of the brothers from 101; he certainly gave the children a good time, dishing out the fruit, candy and nuts. When they got tired of romping around, he led them over to a table loaded with good things to eat and drink. After they had eaten their fill they were taken home to dream of the good time in store next Christmas. While the mothers and children were having a good time the brothers did not forget themselves. Though not in the picture, they were in another part of the hall, busily engaged in chewing the rag. WM. FELGENHAUER.

Rec. Sec. L. U. No. 101.

UNION LABOR FORWARD MOVEMENT.

The Union Labor Forward Movement is a contemplated campaign of organization for the purpose of forming new unions, rehabilitating those that are weak and strengthening the whole union movement in Minneapolis, as well as scattering the gospel of unionism to the uninformed and thus interesting them to a greater extent in the cause of the toilers.

The idea originated in the Minneapolis Trades Assembly and it was decided to appoint a committee to consider the advisability of entering upon such a campaign.

The movement has grown to such an extent that every labor organization in the city is represented on the general committee and plans for the campaign, which is to begin on Sunday, April 21, are maturing rapidly.

It is the intention to seek the assistance of national and international unions. Requests already have been sent to many for the services of organizers during the two weeks the campaign will last, and the expense of sending these organizers is to be borne by the international organization furnishing them. Many have sent word they will have representatives here.

Money to finance the campaign is being raised through the sale of buttons bearing the inscription, "Union Labor Forward Movement, April, 1912." Five thousand of these have been sold at 10 cents each, and the ways and means committee will place 20,000 in the hands of officers and members of the unions and they will be sold.

The program for the two weeks includes more than 1,000 meetings in all parts of the city. For these meetings, arrangements are being made to secure the use of schoolhouses, churches, one municipal hall and halls and auditoriums in all sections of the city.

Invitations will be sent to Samuel Gompers, and all other members of the executive force of the American Federation of Labor, and every union official of a regularly constituted national or international body will be cordially welcome. A resolution passed by the general committee limits the speakers to actual members of labor organizations. Many local men will take part and the general committee will embrace at least 150 members before the campaign starts.

St. Paul has begun preparations for a campaign similar to the one proposed for Minneapolis, to begin immediately at the close of the first one. Duluth Trades and Labor Assembly has taken the matter up and steps are being taken to launch a joint campaign in that city and Superior.

WILLIAM IVES, Chairman.
THOMAS E. LEES, Sec.

WHEELING, W. VA.

Local Union No. 91 is expecting trouble

in spring, as the employers are not disposed to grant its demands.

GOOD NEWS.

Union Shop in Haverhill. Local Union No. 517, Haverhill, has signed up with the employers. The agreement provides for an increase in wages from $2.50 to $2.80 a day-the eight hour day and the union shop. The best of feeling exists between employers and journeymen.

Memphis Fixed Up.

Local Union No. 49, and the employing painters and wall paper dealers of Memphis, Tenn., have entered into a new agreement satisfactory to all interested. The new arrangements went into effect on March first.

PERSISTENCE WINS.

Bacon Bros. Are Fair.

For five years-long years-L. U. No. 363, of Champaign, Ill., tried to unionize the shop of Bacon Bros., one of the largest in the city. The struggle is at an end, the firm has made peace with the union, employs Brotherhood men and is on the fair list of organized labor in Champaign.

F. S. TEMPLETON.

L. U. No. 363, Champaign, Ill.

LABOR OMNIA VINCIT. Having read the article given to us to digest by "The General" in the December number of the Painter and Decorator re organizers, I fail to see how he can advocate organizers for our welfare and ask us to support that vein of expense to our Brotherhood.

I do not entertain for one single moment, that means of drawing members into our order. The principles of it are plenty strong enough to bring others into our fold, if they are thoroughly carried out.

During the year commencing December

1, 1910, and ending December 1, 1911, we paid to organizers $23,600.04; that's where they come in; we come in here-The General Executive Board granted from the Defense fund, to assist different locals to obtain their rights (now mind you, the men that find the money all the time) the sum of $44,264.00.

I emphatically decline to support any organizers or argument defending them. It appears too plain to me that we are employing organizers to bring others into our ranks to fill vacancies made by disgusted seceders from our principles. If it is so then there must be weaknesses in our methods and they want adjusting.

According to the latest statistics, issued in the journal for December, the

amount of money placed to the credit of Recapitulation is $114,694.18; this amount divided up amongst 75,000 members of our Brotherhood shows to us pretty clearly what we are worth. Is there argument in saying if we devoted to organizers this sum, our banking account "Recapitulation," we can get as many members as we want to join the ranks? I do not think so. Because why? The method of carrying out the principles of our order, when we have to resort to extremes is disastrously weak.

Now then, it is left to "The General" to show us what he can do to revolutionize the methods that have been employed in the past. I fail to see why "The General" cannot take hold of something similar to the solution I gave in the December number of the Painter and Decorator and give us their help and assistance in a thoroughly practical and brotherly way; it only wants the will, because it can be done. Then we will see the non-unionists anxious to join us and pay an initiation fee, which will give to the locals the support they need particularly in keeping a business agent employed and furthermore building up our recapitulation fund under the banner, Labor Omnia Vincit. Local 739.

GEORGE DOWLINGS.

WILL MAKE IT STICK.

The painters of Mt. Carmel, Ill., have organized and mean to make the town one of the best of its size-to have as strong a union as any. There are a few outside but it will be lonesome, for we mean to have every painter and paperhanger in the union when Spring opens. We are working on our wage scale and by-laws so as to be in shape.

This is a clean little town of 7,000 people and we are proud of it. Organizer James Lucas instituted our local.

L. U. No. 818.

WM. PITMAN, R. S.

THE PANAMA EXPOSITION.

Waiting for the Grass to Grow. The architects are submitting sketches of some of the proposed buildings and plans may be ready so that it will possible to begin excavating and grading a year hence. Those members intending to try their luck in California, who are good with the pick and shovel, should arrange to get there about April, 1913; those who hope to work at the trade should wait until a year later. There will be work later, but, unless you have a good sized bank account, it is discouraging to live on expectations.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT, JANUARY, 1912

The financial statement is closed regularly on the last day of each month. Financial Secretaries will please have their reports at headquarters on or before the 30th day of each month.

The following shows all moneys received from December 31, 1911, to January 31, 1912. Each member should check this statement and note if remittances made are properly credited. from January 31, 1912, to February 29, 1912, will appear in next report.

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46.50

24.00 7.75 95

13.50

410.00 16.00 96

9.30

29.55 7.85 97
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