Nothing doing; I should say not-the B. A. is making his salary at the expense of the brother with the C. C. It might be possible one or two deals like that, in a home guard town, would cause a weak brother to secede from the ranks. Now it is different with the organizer. He will go into an unfair town, hustle for miles around, get all the C. C. brothers together, appoint a time and place to meet. When the time arrives he is on hand with all the painters in the town, then some. He organizes a local. After he leaves the floating element leave one by one until all are gone. But the local still is there. A local where I had deposited my C. C. this spring had an agreement drawn and presented to the shops requesting the boss under no consideration to hire strangers (floaters) while any home talent were idle. I might write a little book on experiences of the same nature. Brother Dowlings will see why I can not agree with his views on different points in his article. I can not comprehend why a brother can object to furnish money to engage an organizer and still be willing to pay a business agent. Personally I have no kick coming on the B. A. but the organizer is far in advance of the B. A. when it comes to importance. Show me a local large enough to engage a business agent and I will show you a local that is lacking in progressive union men. Providing they want to economize, the local is already organized. Now it is up to the members to work for the local regardless of price. To have a Brotherhood, we must have locals, and the only way to get locals is to organize them and you can not do that on hot air. Money talks! -The General. BRAIN AND BRAWN. Where do the brain and brawn of our country come from? Have the cradles of the millionaires rocked the noblest men and women of this country? Have the wives of the millionaires been the happy mothers of the great inventors or the educators of this land? Have the sons of wealth been found foremost in the ranks fighting the battles of this beloved country? Go to the farm and ask where do the majority of our inventors come from and the air will tremble with a mighty rattle of machinery conceived by the brains of toil. Wealth has frowned and the world has trembled, therefore it has come to believe that its demands should be obeyed. Who is to blame? We are; we who are the salt of the earth. We meekly permit wealth to lead us to vote for parties and for men who make laws to enslave us, who appoint judges who issue injunctions that bind us that we dare no breathe. As we make our bed so shall we lie. Do not whine at the laws of the land when they hang as a millstone about our necks, crush our ambitions, and paralyze our arm when we try to raise it in our own behalf. We are to blame. The wealthy have use for the workers only as slaves to do their bidding. Then why should we grovel at their feet? The working people have it in their power to make men and undo them at their will. Then why should we whimper in the presence of wealth? When we brand wealth as the incubator of vice and treat the politician who truckles to her infamous ways as a thing to be despised, then we will purify the morals of our law makers. Our forefathers never dreamed that their works of patriotism would be marred by the greedy and unholy hand of wealth. Now is the time to be up and doing. It is up to us to show them what we can do in the shops and at the ballot box. JOHN G. POTTER. Honorary Member L. U. No. 325. BENEFIT DRAWING POSTPONED. The benefit drawing which was to have taken place on May 17, 1912, in Local Union No. 153, of Leavenworth, Kan., has been postponed until June 21, 1912. A. W. WALES, Rec. Sec. L. U. 153, Leavenworth, Kan. LONGING Some for a scepter long, Some for a rose, Some for the din of praise, Some, a night's repose. Some for a wreath of fame, Over the world we are Dreamers of dreams, Many the hearts who fail, Wiser are they who seek Enduring is love, alone, Thru human tears, ARTHUR WALLACE PEACH. CHANGES IN DIRECTORY NEW YORK. Fulton 735-F. S., Fred Whiting, 356 S. 1st st. Flushing 504-R. S., Henry Seiter, 12 Stevens Pl., Corona, L. I. New York 442-F. S., And. Miller, 32 Lincoln st., Maspeth, L. I. New York 848-F. S., Wm. Wallenfels, 356 E. 89th st. Meets Labor Temple, 243 E. 84th st., every Tuesday night in Room 10. New York-454-F. S., Frank Hayes, Camp. City, Ulmer Park, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, N. Y. New Rochelle 73-R. S., A. J. Bennett, 14 Highland ave. Amarillo 544-R. S., T. B. Johnston, 709 a. Lincoln st. Dallas 873-R. S., John Brann, 2404 Earl st. Houston 130-F. S., Albert Gourley, Box 361. San Antonio 408-R. S., R. G. Coleman, 406 W. Elmira st. F. S., W. B. Johnston. Meets Wednesday nights, 8 p. m., Labor Temple. VIRGINIA. Alexandria 1058-F. S., Jas. W. Hall, 108 West st. Richmond 1018-Bus. Agt., L. Friedauf, 712 E. Marshall st. VERMONT. Montpelier 311-F. S., O. E. Russell, 62 State st. WASHINGTON. Bellingham 924-R. S., Robt. Atkin, 1416 Elk st. F. S., Hoquiam 1076-F. S., G. E. Pettit, 725 K st. ave. WISCONSIN. Fond du Lac 570-F. S., Geo. E. Smithers, 377 Thomas st. Green Bay 337--F. S., H. J. Vanderheyden, 824 Crooks st. Milwaukee 781-Bus. Agt., Chas. Voeltz, Brisbane Hall, cor. 6th and Chestnut sts., Room 205. FINANCIAL STATEMENT, APRIL, 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. Each member All remittances received The following shows all moneys received from March 31, 1912, to April 30, 1912. should check this statement and note if remittances made are properly credited. from April 30, 1912, to May 31, 1912, will appear in next report. NOTE.-The total receipts with the exception of receipts for special funds, which are applied direct, or from sale of supplies, which are applied to the Supply Fund, or making good protested checks, which are credited to the General Fund, are divided among the remaining funds as follows: General Fund, 121⁄2 per cent.; Journal Fund, 121⁄2 per cent.; Organizing Fund, 10 per cent.; Defense Fund, 15 per cent.; Death and Disability Fund, 50 per cent. |