The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-12-14

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ton Of organisations based on broader |
views, and embracing individuals and ideas
hitherto excluded from all labor move
ments. Ii is necessary that the whole in
dustrial community should be in unity
and harmony much As Pssaibls, AND tins
cannot I've accomplished through existing
labor organizations Of any kind. These
new unions should he made "A attractive
As possible, free to all WhO choOss Ia en-
rol themselves ~ members, women "a
well as men. One evening week can be
pleasantly aud prohtAbly spent ia amusing
and instructive exercises, in reading and
discussing short articles or essays fer or
against the proiec ed universal union II
capital aud labor. Music and dancing can
be introduced. One great obloct u those
new organizations ia to dlfiuse n'Ore eA-
tended knowledge Of the new union-of-caP.
ital-with-labOr movement in all its bear
ings, and At the same time promote social
intercourse and improvement. A. th-s-
new organizations will doubtless excite the
hostility q opp'nents, ii may he noces.'ary
Ia know the members by numbers instead
Of names Working -laen need Something
more humaniz.ng than the sAlo,.n and the
grocery. Home is not always attractive,
and the existing UNIONS furnlsh bat dull
Snd dry mental reI@st.
great social and political movement.
founded On great idea. lite uniVera.f hIy
will soon -nectuslly protect It's members
The temperance movement owes It's con-
tinuanee and success chiefly to the admis
sion of women into its societies and a.
working women suffer equally with work
my men ia the existing empire IT plumber,
they naturally form an important portion
Of the movement. IL Is not necessary 10
give up the present trades UNIONS, for As
yet their impression is not ended, but
these new organizations are a preparatory
step to a great universal movement II the
! industrial classes " establish = new pOliti-
csl and social era They elnbrace import
ant elements and forces that arr excluded
from other unions They have nothing to
| do with strikes, hours Of labor, and the
other objects sought for BY existing UNIONS,
and yet their ultimate success embraces all
that other unions are cOntendIng for. A
full ami free discussion by the warAlng
class If al the principles and wages thar
affect them for better OF worse ID u prime
necessity, and this discipline is studiously
bsnished from all existing organizations.
Regalis and other influences known t. be
attractive, can be introduced # deemed
| necessary
za--.~ "a @Iways more OF less pickering
and division Vt sentiment ia ordinary
unions IS " the propriety ii discussing
this Or that subject, but these new organ
izatlons should encourage the Discussion oi
everything that effects the welfare or pro
gress OF mankind, and admit every individ-
ual that rs in accord with the primary idea
of the union Of capital and labor
Thus union of capital and labor neces-
ssrily includes and advances If all other
reforlnStory measures. When all work
men toll for themselves ia consolidated
associations, regulating alike the amount
Of their wages And their hours Of labor.
there can bs Bo chance for the hostile iI-
| tuences that now d..nUralize society ana
impoVerlsh lsl'or. This great reform.
with the progressive agencies to gain out
Of II, establishes suciety and civilization
ON a new and permanent basis. For the
hrst time ia the history Of the world, the
weak will lie relieved from the oppression
Ut the strong. There cAn he no more ex-
elusive legislation, NO legalized plumber Of
the masses. IL Is not expected that the
earth will b,,c1nIe paradise. but as the
new movement will DANISH poverty and
idleness, 1t thereby removes the chief
Incentives u IRtelnperance aud crime.
The prime necessity Ut the times, ID a
UNION Of capital and labor. There is mo-
possible argument for their continued sep
arStiOn. 1t may have been necessary in
the past, but is 50 no longer The sub
missive child-labUrer Of old times, has
grown into the aggressive and thouxhtless
man labOrer Of to day. His brains are
developed equally with those Of his master.
He unites with his fellow-laborer for de-
fensive and ofSGSiSe operations Capital
also has its unions, t. coerce, to intimi-
date, to starve rebellious labor into sub
mission. Each party expects war, more
or less, and is preparing for it. Which
has the advantage Capital most assured
H. No combination Of labor could sue
cessfully resist a general combination u
capital. The wealth which labor has
CT, ted is employed to conquer and crush
IT, Union after union would 10 down
before n combined alliance Of capital, and
the combination Of capital is only ques-
ton II time. One month Of general
outlook Of important branches Of manu-
facture, would reduce the masses engaged
in it to sbject lOverty
II il well for labor 10 look ut its weak
hess IS well as its strength Such strength
a. il has, il owes 10 its own organization
and the Reorganization Of its adversely.
But events may compel the organization
Of capital What chance has labor in a
final struggle between the men who have |
everything aud the men who have nothing |
But, giving up isolated trade conflicts,
and gradually consolidating the industrial I
masses into one political body, combined !
together foT An attack, not upon capital !
u ;, but upon the system which nakss |
[ .bor its slave, victory at the polls in
e4udes all other victories. Labor then |
has eifectually the upper hand. Il will
lsglslate for the greatest good for the \
create Il number. ID outhanks capital, !
sld takes possession Of its strongholds
The distinction between the rival forces 1
viii be % great that there viii be NO
chance for treachery. Every man will
stand broadly upon one aide or the other
Shall a man be free, or shall he BE- meas
urably owned and controlled by another
That il tbs great question for the future
~ decide.
Labor and trades unions have been insti-
tuted for this express purpose. but they can
not fight effectuAlly because their hands are
tied by the want Of capital. They cannot
control capital because they do not attempt
10 control legislation. They leave al |
legislation 70 party politicians and political
Airelings, and therefore al legislation u