3rd: The men employed in the various branches of the wall paper industry are fully alive to the fact, were the obsolete and more perfect methods again brought into vogue (whitening and glue) and the cheap, adulterated material and manner now practiced put on the dormant shelf for all time, these with the heralded certainty of our American dyes and colors vieing in standard and efficiency with those of foreign import, everything's to gain and the seeming delinquency in the lost art of paper staining would again assert itself in American competition. Believing there is no manufacturer, dealer or mechanic playing to the several vocations that the wall paper industry inIcludes but will agree there is more truth than exaggeration as here given and it is the concensus of the opinion of hundreds of men within an industrial organization, together with salesmen and employes, under seal and sanction of this letter. Seal of L. U. 490, Paperhangers. E. JACKSON SNYDER, Treas. THE COMING DAY. It will be the day of the workers, the builders; and I tell you: we, the workingmen of all lands, the diggers into the earth's bowels for ore and other materials, the plowers and tillers of the fruit-bearing soil, the cattle-raisers, and fishermen, the millers and bakers and cooks and waiters, the spinners and weavers, tailors and shoemakers, the carpenters and masons, painters, plumbers. blacksmiths and molders of clay, the railroad men and sailors, the printers, writers. artists, inventors and constructors, the producers and performers of all that makes life worth living, the masters of our professions and the helpers-we all consider ourselves good and well workers; but we are, at the best, only sustainers of life; we maintain the idea of motion; we do-as I said "at the best" our duty and assert our rights. The real-only workers, the builders of the morrow, of the coming day, are the teachers; not "also workers," but "the workers." And to be worthy of the "Kingdom of God" which is coming into the world after the "Terrible Image" of the prophets shall be "smitten to pieces, and carried away by the winds like the chaff of the summer threshing floors," the feet of clay having been proven too weak and brittle to support the golden head, the breast and arms of silver, the belly and thighs of brass, and the legs of iron, after that terrible nightmare of Man's stupid belief in Kings by the Grace of God, in the supreme power of kaisers and junkers, in the unfailing wisdom and benevolence of elected governments, and in wars "to make the world safe for democracy," shall be shattered and blown asunder by the "knowledge of the Lord, of which the earth shall be full as the waters cover the sea" to become true followers of "the Child whose name is called Wonderful, and the Prince of Peace" and worthy members of the Brotherhood of All Men, we must aspire, as our highest achievement, to become teachers; to disseminate whatever knowledge we have gained from our elders and enlarged by our own endeavor, so as to help others to surmount their difficulties and to alleviate their shortcomings; to awake the sleeping, inert mass to life; to teach our brothers and sisters that any and all man-made law will ever be fallible-even when graven in the weathered stone of yes terday's glorious edifice; to smash and de stroy yesterday's shadows and superstitions; to inspire our brothers and sisters with their own dignity, and to turn their faces away from the dust-laden folds of a rotten and worm-eaten web towards the light of a new day! For only the open-eyed and alert can perceive the wonders of the rising sun and comprehend its flame-written law that calls life to work. The men and women workers of the coming day will acknowledge: Ignorance is the source of all human Therefore our entire life shall be SIGN PAINTERS, READ THIS. The O. J. Gude Company, of New York, has absolutely refused to treat with General Vice-President Kelley or to give any consideration whatever to our proposition for a strictly union shop, and by its long and continued disregard for the principles of union labor has earned the condemnation of the Brotherhood. Our members are no longer permitted to work for this concern under any circumstances, directly or indi rectly, until such time as they see their way clear to give suitable recognition to our demands. Local Union 830, of Chicago, heartily supports the action taken by our General Officers on the O. J. Gude Company and in passing on the mandate of the G. E. B., voted also to include the Ph. Morton Company, Cincinnati, O., and the R. C. Maxwell Company, of New Jersey, as sign painting concorns which have manifested a similar, atti tude toward union conditions. They, therefore, have been placed by L. U. 830 in the same category with the O. J. Gude Company. Sign painters everywhere will therefore render a valuable service to their union and themselves by keeping a sharp lookout on the operations of the O. J. Gude, Ph. Morton and R. C. Maxwell companies and reporting their observations as quickly as possible to their District Council, local union or by communicating with Secretary J. C. Skemp, Lafayette, Ind. The attention of all sign painters' locals is called to this very vital matter and their active participation in demonstrating the true spirit of our organization is urgently invoked. In this day of unprecedented unionism among even the commonest of unskilled labor and the prevalence of the closed shop agreement, it does not seem possible that the sign painters, a craft of high skilled artisans, will continue to tolerate the arrogance and enmity of Gude, Morton or Maxwell, but will now co-operate with one another and join hands with our General Officers in making a determined effort for the proper application and enforcement of our demands. L. U. 830, Chicago. CLEARING UP A MISUNDERSTANDING. Permit me through the Journal to thank those local unions that have nominated me for delegate to conventions of the American Federation of Labor and to announce that I am not a candidate for that position, being a candidate for delegate to conventions of the Building Trades Department. TIMOTHY C. LYNCH, Member of L. U. No. 19. A SPLENDID RECORD. The members of Local Union No. 92 of Pasadena, Cal., mourn the loss of a dear friend and brother, in the passing of Wm. Ross, Sr. Bro. Ross was the last remaining charter member of Local No. 92 which has the distinction of being the oldest Local of the Brotherhood west of the Rockies. Bro. Ross was born in Inverness, Scotland, learned his trade in that country and came to America with a Union card in his pocket which was exchanged for a Union card here. In the days when Local 92 was chartered it meant something to be a Union man. Local No. 92 has had its trials and tribulations, and Bro. Ross was always in the forefront when there was trouble, standing faithfully by when the Local had dwindled down to just enough members to hold the charter. He has at times fought hard, for the Local, giving freely his time and money and counsel. He was beloved of the entire membership, generous to a fault, willing to assist, forgive and forget as occasion required. He has been treasurer of No. 92 for twenty-seven years and a trustee of the Labor Temple association. His life as a Union man is well worthy of emulation. He had just passed the three score and ten years, has been a credit to the craft in particular and to organized labor in general. We mourn the loss of the grand old man of Local Union No. 92. C. A. Sampson, Cooperstown 519-R. S., C. C. Rummer, 15 Eagle st. F. S., Wm. Rawley, Grove st. Meets every Thursday night, K. O. T. M. Hall, Main st. Bus. Agt.. Frank Heminway, Main st. New Rochelle 73-Bus. Agt., B. L. Fraser, Box 248. New York 442-F. S., Hyman Leitman, 271 W. 141st st. Peekskill 1056-F. S., Thomas Gaskie, 943 Diven. Schenectady 62-R. S., M. W. Collins, 124 Jay st. NORTH CAROLINA Statesville 1186-R. S., T. M. Whitlow, 212 8th st. F. S., H. R. Gatlow, 9th st. OHIO Akron 753-R. S., B. J. Fisher, 451 W. Market. Cincinnati 886-R. S., Wm. S. Fox, 2302 Quebec Rd. Dayton 1068-R. S., Edgar Sandcomb, 26 Delmar ave. F. S., Grover C. Ring, 1408 Wyoming ave. Marion 1166-R. S., Ernest Martin, 898R Bellefontaine ave. F. S., Jos. B. McArthur. Portsmouth 555-R. S., J. A. Haag, 920 Wash. st. OKLAHOMA Drumwight 439-F. S., L. W. Stinson, Box 1323. PENNSYLVANIA Altoona 1203-R. S., James Rowan. F. S., E. A. Olmus. Mahanoy City 566-R. S., Geo. M. Chushman, 536 E. Center st. New Castle 24-R. D. Campbell, 224 Kurtz Place. Philadelphia 1039-F. S., Benj. Dooley, 2120 Mifflin st. Shamokin 689-F. S., Frank L. Stilzer, 201 E. Sunbury st. SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia 1026-F. S., B. W. Drake, 115 Sumter st. Spartanburg 1103-R. S., Thos. Arnold, 127 Milster st. SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls 857-R. S., E. L. Harington, R. F. D. 1. TENNESSEE Memphis 49-R. S., Wm. P. Norwood, 967 Jackson ave. Nashville 1190-R. S., G. G. Richardson, 911 Madison st. F. S., W. A. Sadler, 104 N. 4th st. Meets Saturday nights, 210% Union st. TEXAS Amarillo 544-Meets every Friday, W. O. W. Hall. Ranger 609-R. S., J. S. Fullerton, 108 McManus VERMONT Montpelier 311-R. S., F. E. Wyman, R. F. D. 8. VIRGINIA Norfolk 1100-F. S., J. W. Dailey, 1754 W. 39th st. Richmond 1018-Meets Mondays, Arcade Bldg.. Foershee st., between Broad and Grace sts. WASHINGTON Centralia and Chehalis 1000-R. S., G. Dennis. Beloit 524-R. S., Arnold McCord, 1307 Oak st. WEST VIRGINIA Grafton 1177-R. and F. S., Pat Smouse, 407 Maple st. Meets second and fourth Wednesdays, Cooperative Hall, 122 Labroter st. Bus. Agt., R. J. Maloney. FINANCIAL STATEMENT, AUGUST, 1919 RECEIPTS Financial Secretaries The financial statement is closed regularly on the last day of each month. will please have their reports at headquarters on or before the 30th day of each month. The following shows all moneys received from July 31, 1919, to August 31, 1919. Each member should check this statement and note if remittances made are properly credited. received from August 31, 1919, to September 30, 1919, will appear in next report. All remittances |