T

HE peace talk that has been prevalent of late has had the effect of making some shortsighted people feel that they could let down in their war support, that the war would soon be over anyway, and the necessity for war production and of war financing is not as great.

This is the most dangerous theory possible to conceive. We must support the war to the finish. We repeat, to the finish and not to a finish. There is only one acceptable finish to the war and that is, the unconditional surrender of the Teutonic powers so that war may be abolished for all time, or that we may come as near that result as possible.

We want no compromise that will leave the Kaiser and his war lords ever in position to renew the conflict; therefore, we must support the war to the finish of unconditional surrender.

Never was the support of every man in America, and every woman and child, so necessary as at this critical time, for now is the time when the future of the human race is about to be decided. If we are to have an uncompromising peace-a peace with victory and the unconditional surrender of war-we must signify it by our support.

Never was it so important that the people of this country should rally to the support of the war as it is at this time, and we must signify our attitude by the number of dollars that we loan to Uncle Sam.

We have just passed through the Fourth Liberty Loan, which was the largest single achievement in the raising of money that was ever conducted by any nation upon earth. Let us follow that with a demonstration of what we can do on Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps.

Many of us have pledged ourselves to buy a certain amount of War Savings Stamps before the end of this year. Let us all see that those pledges are kept.

Let us go farther and see how many more War Savings Stamps we can buy. Furthermore, let each one of us be a missionary to spread the gospel of buying War Savings Stamps and supporting the government to all our friends and acquaintances in all of our lodges, social gatherings, unions, and religious assemblages.

How many millions of the American people desire that the end of this war shall signify to the largest possible degree the end of all wars? How many of them desire the unconditional surrender of the war-making powers that plunged the world deliberately into this horrible war? How many desire the unconditional surrender of war? Whatever this number may be, let each and every man, woman and child, who has understanding enough to have a conviction upon the foregoing questions, back up their convictions with their votes in the form of Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps and thus show that they are willing and anxious to support the war to the finish.

Third Vice-President Charles J.

McNamee.

It is with deepest regret that we announce to the membership at large the death of our third vice-president, Charles J. McNamee, of Local Union No. 6 of Philadelphia. Brother McNamee was a victim of the Spanish,influenza, having been ill but a few days. He passed away at his home on October 11th, and left a widow and three small children to mourn his loss.

Word has been received from Brother John Clancy, of Philadelphia, that owing to the raging of this epidemic in that city, it became necessary for persons to offer their services to open the graves for the dead, and the brotherhood that existed in life accompanied Brother McNamee to the grave, for his resting place was prepared by Brothers Clancy, Esmond, Owens and Doerr, all members of Local Union No. 6.

Brother McNamee and his brother-in-law, who lived with him, were laid in one grave, he having passed away a few days prior to Brother McNamee.

We cannot find words to express our sympathy adequately to Mrs. McNamee on SO great a loss, a husband and a brother at the same time, but trust that our Heavenly Father will grant her strength to bear her sorrow.

"A Golden Star in the Field of White."

Brother Fred Edderle, of Local Union No. 7, Brooklyn, New York, has made the supreme sacrifice. The end came in September while in action, and he passed away upon the "Field of Honor."

The secretary-treasurer takes this method of conveying to the bereaved relatives of Brother Edderle the sympathy of the entire membership of the International Union and also to Local Union No. 7 upon having lost a good, faithful member from their ranks.

Individual Membership.

At the thirty-fourth convention of the International Union of Journeymen Horseshoers, held in Pittsburg, the law committee recommended that where there was not a sufficient number of journeymen employed in a locality to secure a charter from the International Union that a horseshoer could retain his membership in the International Union by applying to the secretary-treasurer for same. The iniatiation fees and dues of such members are to be governed by the International Constitution and By-Laws.

This gives the horseshoers in some towns and rural districts the opportunity of retaining their membership in the International Union by having their membership transferred from a local that is disbanding on account of not having enough members to hold the charter, to the International Union, and should he go into a locality where there is a local union, he would immediately be transferred from the individual membership to the local union by transfer card. This also gives the right of individual membership to horseshoers who are proprietors of shops in localities where there are no local unions and who are desirous of running strictly union shops. See Section 39, page 19, of the International Constitution and By-Laws, under caption of "Local Unions"; also Section 95, page 34, under caption of "Membership."

Constitution and By-Laws.

After some delay caused by the scarcity of help in the printing establishments the revised constitution and by-laws have been forwarded to the corresponding secretaries of each local entitled to same. Each member of the International is entitled to a copy of the same and should study it well in order to become conversant with the laws of the organization.

Any local union failing to receive copies of the constitution will kindly notify the secretary-treasurer at once and same will be forwarded without delay.

Representatives of Supply Houses Called Off the Road.

We are informed that the Heavy Hardware Jobbers' Association, Horeshoe and Horse Nail Manufacturers, also manufacturers of rubber shoes and pads have decided to eliminate their representatives from the road during the period of the war. The greater number of them have been taken care of and given positions in the factories while a few of them have been retained to represent the firms in the eastern and western districts. Let us hope after the cessation of the war that we will again see the smiling faces of our friends and enjoy a pleasant visit from them.

Subject matter has been referred to the Executive Council, also amendments to local constitutions and new agreements. The various locals will be notified by the secretary-treasurer of the action of the Executive Board upon the same as soon as subject matter is returned to headquarters; but must ask all local unions to have patience as this matter has been delayed owing to the dreadful epidemic which has covered the entire country known as the Spanish influenza. While a great many of our members and their families have been sufferers from this epidemic few fatalities have been reported, for which we are very thankful.

Magazine.

A list of each local's membership as it appears on the mailing list for the magazine will be mailed to each of the corresponding secretaries this month. The editor asks that the secretaries kindly compare this list with their own and take off any member who is not in good standing with the local and add any member who is in good standing whose name for any reason does not appear on the mailing list. Kindly attend to this request promptly and have same mailed to headquarters by the twentieth of the month.

Buy Thrift Stamps.

"Look here, do you take money out of the till?' ""Oh, no, sir,' said the bartender. 'No, indeed, sir.'

"Now,' said the boss, 'you must be taking money. I know it.'

"Of course,' said the man, I take out my carfare every night.'

"Oh, you do, eh?' said the boss. 'And where do you live? In San Francisco?""

SOME misguided persons seem to think that every man who goes to France will lose his life or be permanently crippled. That is far from the truth. The chances of being killed are small when compared with the chances of meeting an unnatural death in the walks of civil life, while the chances of being permanently crippled are indeed small. In this connection the Western Review has this to say:

"The soldier has 29 chances of coming home to one chance of being killed.

"He has 98 chances of recovering from a wound to two chances of dying.

"He has only one chance in 500 of losing a limb.

"He will live five years longer because of physical training.

"He is freer from disease in the army than in civil life.

"He has better medical care at the front than at home.

"In other wars from 10 to 15 men died from disease to one from bullets.

"In this war one man dies from disease to every 10 from bullets.

"This war is less wasteful of life than any other in history.".

"MOST people air like an egg-too full of theirselves to hold enny more."

"STEALING is the oldest sin on record-stealing apples."