The Labor enquirer., 1883-06-02
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Auc AdUOT WUIlu 10 os4AA ~ ~ a FoAo -
the most saccessful labor papers in the
United States. q While othef Journals
have struggled alolefor while in the
noble fight for the rights of the people,
and then reluctantly given up for lack OF
support, the World has had smooth
sailing and has with each issue shown
marks of continued prosperity. Why ls
this We do not ask this question IN
spirit of jealousy or envy, but in justice,
and because we are half inclined to- the
belief that we have hit upon the reason
Good, newsy papers, conducted by
honest, noble, self-sacrifcing men and
women, have labored hard and unre-
warded, and have had to succumb TO ne
cessity. j The rule has been that those
which have suspended for lack of sup
port have been the most uncompro-
missing champions of thepo and toll
ing classes, free from mediocritv. \
But to return to the case OF the ex-
ceptional successful labor paper: In the
last issue of that paper in an editorial
boasting of its great success, appears the
following 1--WE have been recognized
not only by labor but by capital, as the
champion, fearless and unbiased, OF
truth and Justice, whether on the side
of employer or employee" ~'..
Can it be on account of this Iecogni-
ton by capital that the World is enabled
to move into new and commidious
quarters?" u .'%
AS to how much it deserves the con-
fidence of laborers it boasts of, we leave
our readers to Judge from the following
extracts made from the last issue: "Co-
operation is no good Several recent
failures have been announced. Labor
is blindly rushing here and there hunt
ing something to lead it out of the
slough There is no escape. The
strongest organization is unable to stand
up against the laws which control trade
and commerce" 'The Amalgamated
association smells defeat in the air.
Their scale is based on q cent rates.
Iron now sells at cents, a 20 per cent
reduction, hence a 10 per cent reduction
in wages is considered a fair compro-
mise"
Now, we fully understand and realize
that there is no antagonism between le-
gitimate capital and labor, but between
the unscrupulous capitalists and the op-
pressed and poorly paid laborer of to-
day there is not one kindred thought
and while the so-called labor journal
that is continually ringing in it's readers
ears the sweet consolation that labor is
receiving too large wage, and has no
hope through it's organizations, may be
enriching its publishers, we are disposed
to look upon it as a traitor.
In conclusion, we desire to warn those
of our readers who are subscribers to
this professed friend land there are sew
eral) against being Influenced by any
thing they may read in its columns. We
know great many unjust reasons will
be assigned to US for this article, and
probably some of our exchanges will
be ready to side against the course, but
we don't care three straws. Traitors in
our ranks have ever been one of our
greatest curses, and now is pretty good
time to commence the wedding out pro-
cess. We have been surprised that no
word has been said on this subject long
ago by some of the bold and honest ad-
vocates of the cause. The San Francisco
Truth is an exception, as it keeps the
name of the Labor World standing in
its columns, under the head, Journals
Pretending to be Friends of Labor.''