Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-05
DOWN WITH ANARCHY.
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lJORHRHcd from FtTN rage.
The plan presented by Mr.. Norton, of Chi,
cayO, To the special session Of the General
Assembly at Cleveland, is good one in
nearly every particular, and if the work.
lngmen'S organizations and the mauutac-
turerS' associations agree upon the putting
into practice such plan, it can be done
without q jar OF friction. No workingman
need strike, nor need business DC unset
tied. Why should it not be done? Eithe,
adopt plan for the perfection of this
idea, or else place it in the hands of the
incoming General Executive Board, with
instructions to perform the duty. If we
do not do either, let us strike the tweI ty-
first declaration from our preamble, add
no longer proclaim to the world that we
are in favor OF eight hours for days la
Dor.
THE MACHINE AND THE MAN.
Before a shOrt-hOur system that will be
of any benefit to mankind can be inaugu-
rated, the relation which the workman
bears to the labOr-saying machine must
undergo a radical change. Shorten the
hours of labor under our present system
their idle thousands. More machines will
be erected and more children called
into service to feed them. The
that the advocate of short hours
desires to stop production is false.
II is to make production gradual,
healthy, and have it keep peace with
the wants of the consumer, keeping all
men employed, so that idleneSs will dis
appear and the producer remain a cOnSum-
er to his fullest capacity, that we desire a
of the hours Of labor. Visit
our large and small factories and you find
that the mechanic of the past is but the
feeder of the machine of the present. We
already hear of machines in course of per-
lection that will set the type and mould
the cigars fIster than human hands can
do the work and electricity will soon take
the throttle lever from the hand Ofthe man
who runs the locomotive. The day will
soon dawn when the agencies will he do
ING their work; and when the day does
come, the mechanic, now so proud of his
calling. will stand face to face with the
alternative of asking for charity or the
adoptiOn of the calling of the street scav-
enger. When that day comes, the man
who now seeks TO array labor against Ia
Dor is asserting that the So a day man
should not move in the same society cir
cles with the man who works for II a
day will either seek or crowd the 81 day
man out of his place or accept the crumbs
of charity TO sustain life. History will
repeat itself, and the fight for existence
will be waged with unrelenting fury.
WHAT Is THE REMEDY?
The machine must become the slave OF
the man, instead of keeping the man IN
on and subordinate to the
machine. 4 plan of cooperation through
which the workman may control the ma
chine he operates must one day supersede
the present system. To properly map
ont such plan requires more time than l
have had OF am likely to have at my dis
poSal. can only cooperate with others
in the work.
CHILD-LABOR.
The thirteenth article in our declaration
of principles reads, 1.-THE prohibition, by
law, of the employment Of children under
fifteen of years of age in workshops, mines
and factories" The end sought LOT Vi
carving this declaration into effect Is MOI
that the child may live in idlenesS; 1t Is
NOT that more adults may be employed.
II is that the child OF the poor man may
I've enabled 10 acquire an education TO equip
him for the duties which will In the future
fall unon him as man and citizen. We
cannot afford to pass this question by ana
lec,islate on some simple question Oh tr1ue
discipline. The question OF chld-iaDoi
and Education is the most important tha'
can come before us now or ut any otheI
time With an education, all Things art
easy of accomplishment; without IT, nope
itself almost dies, and liberty IS q laree'
In our organizations of labor, and 1t has
baan so from the beginning, we take up
the work of reform when the subject Is au'
vanced i'm years-the new member muS'
DO above sixteen years before We ADMIT
him We attempt to drive from his mlnu
the false ideas gathered in from the WORK
sbon or. possibly, the Street-corner. ms
habit. are formed, and the work tha'
sbonId have been begun at seven years We
80 mn AT twenty or later on in life. lie
attempt to settle so intricate question: %
the one we are graphing with, OF 10 sue
eessfully solve the question, Is TASK ~
dificult that do not wonder that men
don ont of the ranks of labor organlza-
tions discouraged and hopeless. 10 maAt
the necessary progress, we must oteln
With the child and see to it that he has an
sdncation. If the principles of the knights
of Labor are right, and few men question
them. we should teach them to the young.
II should be a part of the duty OF every
Assembly to ascertain the number oil emu
dren who do not attend school IN Its Vicln'
ity. learn what the causes are, ana 'AA'
stems to have them attend school.
The sword may strike the shaekieS IRON !
+ba limbs of the slave, but il is education
and organization that make OF HIM iret
man He is still a slavewhose limbs alone
have been freed. -. 80.
OF what avail is it to say that we arr
Iabor;ng TO establish asystem OF cooper,
ot;on when that which is mostly eSsentlal
70 the success of cooperation IS lacking. 4
business training is necessary 70 succeSS =
fully carry on cooperative eh'erp lISe. 80, :
the management of the large or small con
Germs now in operation in this country
We're turned over to Us to-day, we S0ulS
MT RIM them in the ground, LOT we laoi