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 THEfollowing very significant article is taken from the editorial columns of The Craftsman-the acknowledged organ of The Typographical Union of America.
 ssLast week we felt impelled to draw a red line through the names of some 200 subscribers who were in arrears. After this issue we will again go through our books, pen in hand, slashing the delin- Quents. If thls paper is worth taking 1t is worth paying for. Next week, when you don't get any paper, you will know that your name is stricken from the roll. Send along dollar and save your name from mutilation. This applies only to subscribers outside the city of Washington. Those who live within walking distance can be overhauled at any time."
 This is strange proclamation to issue to ''good union men;'' and no doubt it is as humiliating to the man that issues it, as it ought to be shame ful to those whom it is issued.
 Here is Labor organization that advocates the combining of the mem bers of it's craft in order that they may better prevent the greed of em- ployers from forcing down the meas ure of compensation due for their skill aud services. And here is a paper striving to aid them in the laud- able effort-the eyes and tongue of their especial endeavor and here is the result-1ndifference, criminal in diference-starvation, as far as they are concerned.
 And these are the men that will cry ''rat' and ''scab" to other men who may not see things in their light :; and who will ask the assistance of other organizations to strengthen their demands for recognition or better wages, while in turn they must be left at liberty to enjoy the1r incomes as best it suits them, regardless of duty or gratitude to others. They want the "union scale" preserved, and leash on the dot" every Saturday night, and the firm not complying is "rat" firm, and the Labor advocate who can not conform Is ''hypocrite," and must be denounced; but as for having any duties in return to those who sacra1ce in the cause of humanity in general-they never think of it. It is all very we'll for the Craftsm an editor to proclaim himself in accord with the spirit of unionism, and rack his brain to find arguments to uphold and promote the cause of the Printer, he will be a good fellow while so do- ing, but then he musn't be so foolish as to imagine that the'Printer is under any obligation to him for thus doing his duty and if he wants compensa- ton he must look elsewhere. If he must have money to pay the 'union scale" and to pay it every Saturday night, he must look for 1t from some body else. The paper naker-the ink maker-the press maker-the type maker-the landlord, all must be paid and a crust left for the ed itor-but what cares the union printer? His doctrine is to look out for him. self, and urge others to help him, while the rest of suffering humanity in the great industrial chain are en- tirely forgotten or ignored. Il
 ASoC al udtd CAJICSS1O11S lO NOiilC from a paper advocating the very cause for which the union printer strives. But it advocates it from diff ferent motives. We would entirely eradicate the system by which he is compelled to work for others for hire, but he is not ready to aid any such movement as that. We advocate trade-unionism in order that the work CT may be in better position to ob- tain something near what constitutes his just share, while the mere trade unionist practices 1t that he may ob- tain aH Ae ean regardless of whether it be half enough, or twice too much, after the spirit of the monopolist whom he denounces. And the mere trade will force this from his friend as we'll as from his foe, no matter the one has a penny left or the other has made a million"
 These are truths which it would be we'll for some of our Labor papers continually beratin5 the capitalist" and the 'tmonopolist" to dwell on occasionally. The medicine will not be very pleasant, but it will be ef- 1cacious. It is always we'll to turn our eyes in on our own heart and actions before we launch out in con- lemnation of others. We sympathise with the union printers, and with every other union craft struggling for equality but we want them to con-