The Union Leader from Kansas City, Kansas • 1

Official Organ of the Trades Assembly of Kansas City, Kansas. VOL. I. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, MONDAY, JULY 1, 1901. NO.

10 Trotn Our Eocal the steer, as he is a very poor marksman. i Bro. ssie is having a nervous time with his refreshments. He positively can not stay away from the water barrel. May be it is because the girls work so close.

Bro. Sam Jamison is taking the cyclone very coolly. And seems to be very pleased, as he is all smiles since his marriage. Good boy, Sammy a few more ought to follow suit. Bro.

Charley Taton is on the sick list. He claims that water is too light to satisfy his thirst. Probably he needs buttermilk; or something like that, but we would advise Charley to not frequent that bowling alley with Sylvester so often. Duclause would be more of a fun maker owing to the facts that we think that he believes one good turn deserves another. That's right, Due, you may follow your Bro.

Sam's footsteps some day soon. to the other side by the great demand for homt-made cigars made" in the East. Beef Butchers Union, 4. Bro. Julius Hilgardner was all puffed up when the Shriners went through the plant, because his uniform was better looking than the rest A them.

Well, it should be, as you was foreman for a week. Look out, George, Bro. Jesse Thomas is training up for you at our next meeting night for that six-round sparring match. Don't forget to bring your due cards the next meeting night. We are lucky in having farmer Geo.

Ford around when a steer gets out, as he is expert rope thrower. With the assistance of Bro. Burge he tamed the wild animal. Bro. Acuff says that if Bro, Mi-lich will come up in our next meeting and put the gloves on with him he will make him sweat like a fish.

Come up, Bro. Milich, we will bet one check on you. Don't forget our next meeting; It is July the 5th. There will be a surprise for all. Bro.

Johnny Hansen says he mightn't be as good a pitch player as Bro. Miliar, but if he will come up to our next meeting, he will beat him with the boxing gloves. It has been reported that Bro. Fisher, Armourdale, is patronized by men who say they are in sympathy with the union. Nit.

I move we do now adjourn. I'm going home. I have'nt anything to do but I want to go to bed. Some pretty good propositions now to beconsidered.Keep steady, brothers. I don't like the date of the issue of the Union Leader.

We had ought to get it the Saturday before. This is no joke. The action of the National Metal Trades Association in raising a strike fund of to assist members in their contest with the striking machinists is regarded as the beginning of a war that threatens to involve over half a million men in sympathetic strikes and may paralize the industrial energies of the entire country. It is said that this Metal Trades Association is in an alliance with the United States Steel Corporation. Great uneasiness is felt in business circles lest the threatened war materialize, and strenuous efforts are being made to avert a crash.

Rob us now, and after make large donations toward a poor fund and be lauded to the skies by the peo-Pie The Santa Fee is going to ship Dagoes into the South wesi country and form a colony of good citizens. See? Vulcan. Our boys are out and out to stay. When a man goes to work, we make him go home. What do you think of the injunction? Bro.

Hans is a hot old hustler. He works while the others make talk. The Smoker was a financial success. Bro. Hans is to be congratulated.

Our brothers are in good spirits. They have all kinds of money. After paying them off Tuesday night with smoker money, we still have the check from the Grand Union. That's the best way. Si ill more our treasury ft in good condition.

See? The brother that trains the little black on 7th street, should get him shod. What has Ho Ho got in his pocket, Hammerdown? You don't refer to that application he has carried for two months, do you? I move we adjourn Do you use union-made soap? Puck's Mechanic is. Hammerdown wishes success to the Ft. Scott boys. How? How much od are they doing us, H.

Have they been of any assistance in this fight, financially or otherwise? We wish all men well, of course, but we would like BLACKSMITHS UNION NO. 66. "Sparks from the Anvil." Thanks to "Hammerdown" for his kindness. I shall call on him again in the future. I think that his ability as a correspondent has been proven.

His dash and courage is to be coveted. His pen picture of a union man walking into a union hall with a BUTUU I I F. Malcoln is going to get married All Products of the Pacftittg (Koitpny Of Kansas City, Omaha, Lob Angles, Sioux City, and Wichita. By, order of Loal No. 1, I.

B. S. F. Indorsed by the International Brotherhood of Stationary Fjremen and the Retail Clerks No. 148.

Oleo Workers No. 37. Sheep Butchers No. 8. Coopers' Union No.

18. Barbers Union No. 185. Pork Butchers' Union No. 3.

Carpenters' Union No. 138. Boxmakers' Union No. 9. Casing Workers' Union No.

38. Cigarmakers' Union No. 345. by "cigar Stub." TTninn.mnrlA Cipar. 1 lMmm Have you been told it is hot? Steinmetz was in town last week he had his nerve, his wife and three children (all girls) with him.

We are glad they are not boys, for they might grow up like their father. The Merriwether branch of the old parties are a trifle sore on socialists because they will not fuse. Say, they think they are the whole cheese; we are not the whole cheese yet, but will be eventually and you can bet no old party maggot wi'l enter the cheese. $10, 000,000, 000- is what the World says it would cost to take the railroads and run them as the post office is run. The World is wrong.

The people are not taxing whiskey to pay for water. When the time comes the roads are ours. B. Richmond, who is to open a dry goods and gonts furnishing store in Fisher's old stand, is making a strong bid for union men's patronage. $The fitting up of the store was done by nonunion men, black, white, There should be a great jam of unionists at the opening; no doubt there will be.

We attended the smoker given by the blacksmiths and considered it a success. Thought to meet our old friend Slocum and make the acquaintance of Vulcan and was disappointed, as neither of them was there, but the gentlemanly ticket taker told us what to do with a tin cup and we did as he said. Was glad next morning it was Sunday. Failed to Bee where the cigars were from, whether horn-made or Eastern. Nevertheless the smoker was a success.

Old time politicians expose their ignorance of socialists, when they attempt to fuse. Socialism stands for the good of humanity, the elevation of those now in bondage to the money power. Both of the old parties are directly the opposite and the Merriwether, Bad-weather, Rainyweather or Hot-weather party need not attempt to pull socialists to them, when any of them see the error of their way and want to join us, they must prove their sincerity. No office from the jump, oh not Merely saying, I am a socialist, does not make one anymore than saying, I am a union man, makes one. Action and work, that's what knocks.

Misfortune still follows us. This week there is more of it. The star boarder is sick, laid up at home, unable to walk, the result of a woun.i received during the civil war; that leaves us without a boarder'S kick at bugs. Next, Landcraf ivvnoving to the city this leaves nothing but your uncle. Landcraft was forced to move Assembly of Kansas City, Kansas.

Beef Butchers Union, 97. What Bro. spoiled a pair of pants with thefly paper? Bro. Eli Isadore Swade is looking for Larowinsky with blood in his eye. What is the matter Eli What Bro.

is it allways eating Bro. T. Gill's lunch and drinking his tea? One of our Bros, has taken the pledge? Bro. Joe Dorigan can deal out more hot air than a blast furnace in a rolling mill. Bro.

Wm. Stogdale will leave for Emporia next Thursday, where he will be married to one of Emporia's popular young ladies. Brothers, don't forget to subscribe for the Union Leader. It is worthy of every union man's support. Correspondent of 97 considers it the best labor paper ever published in this city.

Bro. Thos. Gill is complaining severely of the heat. We certainly have some hot members when it comes to debating. Bro.

Joe Proctor was certainly having a warm time at the social in Shawnee park Tuesday night. 1 Know several iiros. that are verv jealous of Proctor. It is a very nice tning to be a ladies man. Since the hotel that sends Joe Stenson corned beef and cabbage and potatoes for his dinner, he is happier than Jno.

D. Rockefeller with all his wealth. I wnnW what county in Germany Joe came iromr Bros. Jas. Bresenhan has returned to the floor.

The lady visitors admired his manly form, so the boss wonld not stand for it. Bro. Jno. Sherrv with his Gran. ger Twist and pipe are very prom inent at our meetings.

Jack is one of our sta.nno.hHst members. Bro. R. Smith bagged 73 ducks (and I forgot the nnmhr nf finli he told me) last Sunday at Lake Champlain, New York State. He 1 wan on a not air excursion.

Bro. Wm. seems to find lots of attraction in Armourdale on Sunday. Bro. Bob Smith is using a knife that is a souvenir of 1894.

SO to see them help fight the battles, wouldn't you, H. Our brothers have won their fight at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Piece work no more. It is told that Bro. Reid employed the same architect that plumbed the C.

P. Huntington mansion on Fifth avenue, New York. I thought you were going to try and live pretty high, Bro. Reid. I move we adjourn.

I don't want to stay up here and chew the rag all night. We have some genuine in our union and genuine workers alsq. Of course, as Brother Hans says, some makes too much talk out while they wait for others work. I move we adjourn. I have got to get up at eight o'clock in the morning and help my wife get breakfast.

Brothers, take notice. At Duncan's old stand 606 Minnesota avenue, Cudahy's gooks are made a specialty. Mrs. Vulcan went in there the other day and her at tention was called to an advertisement of his soap. Mrs.

Vulcan, of course, told this lady that was so interested in it, that it was boycotted. '1 lady was so surprised she called the bosses attention to it, whereupon he got mad and told Mrs. Vulcan that it made no difference, we could not hurt him. I hope all crafts will take note of this. Also, on the corner of 7th and Orville, Cudahy's meats ar.

old. Trades to a beautiful Oklahoma young lady. Frank, we admire your pluck, and hope you will notify No. 4, so we can celebrate the occasion, as it has been a long time coming to a focus. Old Bill Allen don't lelieve that it is hardly right for Farmer Ben Ford to take all of that scavenger fish food from the banks of the Kaw river, as.

later he might have to depend on them fish for his living, and he certainly wants them fat. Bro. Petie Connors is back from Swifts, but he has no boots. Be careful, Petie, or you won't have any shoes. Bro.

Frank Hillgardner has had a terrible thirst of late, as he can't keep from the water barrel. You should drink lemonade, Frank, it is very cooling and will keep you from going to the barrel which is located so close to where the girls work. Since Bro. Allen has been fish ing the sun has turned him so brown that it is hard to tell his nationality. He will easily pa-s at tnat colored barbecue; he is going to Saturday night.

Bro. Geo. Curtis was found in the offal hole afier Farmer Ford had captured the wild steer. Bros. Hill and Barges had better look out.

The gang is next to them making goo-goo eyes at the chicken pickers. We think that Bro. Brown should have sold that junk to the rag man, instead of throwing it at squeaky scab shoe is certainly a tearful scene. The drag which he thinks he has with the presi dent is to be proven. However, we don't doubt it.

He certainly has an oily way of touching him. I think he is a little abrupt in going after Ho Ho so hard. On account of keeping that application in his pocket so long that the applicant has got and will not come into the union now at all. It's all right. Some needs a pike pole to be nudged up with.

Journals for June are out. I'll bet the blacksmiths the Straight Manufacturing plant wish the strike was over, so they could come out and get some fresh air. I know they tired looking behind bars. Our brothers are in it up to necks all over the country. Some good settlements, too.

Our president is on the sick list. We' hope he will recover soon, as we need his services at pur meetings. Scabs are a scarce article, but we have a few of them in the city of the old rank stripe, 'the genu ine "thing." "I can take man from the farm and make a machinist of him in six months." You must be dull. It took you four years. What are you thinking about.

Davis? 'iob of naner hfimnnir at (Headquarters. It's all right. Continued on last page..