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Newspaper
The Labor Argus
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1908
Page
4
A lively gathering of Local No. 1207 members discusses by law amendments to better fit current needs. Speakers urge awakening to defend organized labor against politicians and corporations, stressing a united push for a square deal and broader labor protections.
The Bartenders held their regular semi monthly meeting Sunday afternoon. The next meeting will be on Sunday afternoon in March. Nearly all eligible bartenders are now members in good standing and non union bars have vanished. Trustees seek better meeting quarters for the first meeting next month.
The Hashhgnt picture by Jons and Cochrane captures miners and visitors at a Dutch avenue gathering sponsored by Kanawha Brewing Co. last week. Manager Englert gave a photo souvenir to each attendee, highly prized by recipients as delegates to the Trades Assembly increase attendance and regularity.
The column asserts that wealth from machinery widens poverty for workers while capitalists reap gains. It urges workers to own machines, elect socialists, and use ballots to replace capitalists, claiming a global socialist movement supports this plan and that education and votes will resolve the labor problem. Robert Kurt, Chicago, Ill.
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