. Carpenter. rresponaen. Union Isabel Trades DepartmentWashington, D. C, Aug. 6, Organized Labor—Greeting: With the possible exception of a fewother unions, no organization has so se-verely felt the remorseless and destruct-ive hand of the trust as has the CigarMakers International Union. As soon asthe American Tobacco Company, thetrust, started the manufacture of first step was to employ non-unionwomen and girls at frightfully low wagesand long hours. We have found it adifficult and uphill task to organize theseworkers. In our efforts to do so and tomaintain the splendid ad
. Carpenter. rresponaen. Union Isabel Trades DepartmentWashington, D. C, Aug. 6, Organized Labor—Greeting: With the possible exception of a fewother unions, no organization has so se-verely felt the remorseless and destruct-ive hand of the trust as has the CigarMakers International Union. As soon asthe American Tobacco Company, thetrust, started the manufacture of first step was to employ non-unionwomen and girls at frightfully low wagesand long hours. We have found it adifficult and uphill task to organize theseworkers. In our efforts to do so and tomaintain the splendid advantages wehave thus far obtained for our member-ship we ask the loyal moral support oftrade unionists and friends. Without discussing the fundamentaleconomic issues of the trust question, wesay the cigar trust will not employ unionpeople if they know it and can help can be of wonderful assistance tous in the simple demanding of cigarsbearing the union blue label of our or-ganization and by refusing all
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