St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-22

facturer orders his workmen to sign an IRON
clad pledge that they will not belong to any
union organization. He has had trouble with
them because they object to his continual
cutting down of wages from little to less,
until starvation was before his covering
slaves. The union sends committee to
talk with him, and, if possible. to settle the
difficulty quietly. But he haughtily refuses
to receive them. 81 will manage my own
business to suit myself" he says They
reply, ''And we will manage our business
to suit ourselves. We will make you know
there is limit to your power to Cypress
these little ones. We will strike back with
force that shall strike terror into the
hearts of all tyrants, such as you are, and
will encourage all merciful, honorable en-
ployes of labor" The boycott" flies on
the wings of the wind to all parts of this
land, and the naughty manufacturer finds
his wares so generally refused or returned
that he begs for relief. This has happened,
and Will happen again, unless bosses learn
something about decency and humanity
What is there in this to mourn over? But
the Pioneer Press thinks it necessary to
punish us by preaching sermon on the re-
lations OF capital and labor, and how one
cannot exist without the other-a platltude
and lie, all in one. Labor could do as it
has done, create capital if nothing were left
but land,
MIND AND FINGERS.
"All that labor DESIRES" says the Press,
'or should desire to secure is the legitimate
share OF the products of industry" But
what is this Legitimate share" of which
the Press talks? According to that paper,
a legitimate share is just. what a man can
get-nothing more not even if the pittance
be too small to support life. And that is
the doctrine of this nineteenth century.
Your SHARE" say the great doctors of po-
litical economy, ''cannot be more than
enough to continue the race in condition
to toll. That is all, and you must be salts
fed"
The press says this boycotting sis cruel,
discriminating, devastative''-an asser
ton that connot be supported by scintilla
of proof. 1t may be used in a wrong man
her, just as surgeon may cut deep when
he does no good, but the workingmen of
this country are too wide-awake to allow
themselves to be used as instruments of
mere vengeance. They are citizens, have as
deep an interest in the welfare of their
country, man for man, as the bosses have.
1t is a ''cruel, indiScrminating" falsehood
that the Press utterS here.
The Press says in conclusions: s'The boy
colt will not and cannot be endured"
Well, what are you going to do about it?
If we do not choose to buy Duebers watch
cases, how are you going to help it? If we
inform the sellers of watches in this city of
Dueber's bad conduct, and ask them re-
Spectfully to furnish us with watches from
some other factory, what sort Of penalties
can you inflict ON us?
The Press is childish Does it not know
that society is war, and that so long as COM
petitive warfare reigns ugly things must be
done? The Press has said that the idea of
fairness has nothing to do with business or
bargains of any kind. What girl con get
for making shirt, be it cents or less, is
all she is entitled to. 1t is can and can't,
will and must every time-never ought.
The boycott places. the workers on level
with their bosses; it gives them the power
to punish the mean ones and to encourage
the more generous and just employers of
labor; and, in general, the power will be
used carefully and justly. JUsTITIA.