The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-12

How Labor IL Made 20 suher by the Aute-
Gratis OF Labor Organizations.

IT.
Gratis OF Labor Organizations.
To THE EprTen OF The suS-Sr, Trade
unionism in the United States to-day Ia shat
teripg itself against the rock OF constitutional
rights Trade organizations. to command tho
respcct OF tho people. must conform to exist
ing laws Wherever II can DO shown that the
laws interfere with individual rights or are
baneful to the great body OF tho people. or de-
yised for the benefit OF q few. the ballot must
be relied upon to remedy tho evil. The trades
unions must employ methods that will meet
the appreciation of the public or fall into
deeper disfavor than they are held In to-day
Trades unions have a standing grievance:
that foreigners arc imported here to take the
places OF Americans. 1t is not long since one
OF the most in tiuential mon among the leaders
OF the glass workers was compelled to confess
in open court that the union no represented
left him no other choice than to import ex-
perienced glass workers. He and the union he
represented could not furnish the number OF
workmen required. why2 Because their
rules regulating the number OF apprentices
were enforced SO vigorously that there were
| on hand: conse auently the. spectacle was pre-
sented OF an American trade union counivlng
| at sending abroad for workmen
A few years ago home workingmen did not
| fare much better at Homestead. The MIL
where now places were created, 81 enlarge
ment OF the works, or increased facilities, or
| u
It They did not promote ambitious, active
wofkeMrs in this country they sent to Eneand
aS to cn@o at R1 cali o
| workmen to do the work Americans ought to
T a in Tx Is vsrS TSs
| Amalgamated Association has pursued this
dulGes in il to this hour whenever opportunity
offers When the association ~, vas CHARGED
wa ads T s has benz
practised by the association In every mill
shape the committee
Here we have iron and steel workers and
ntsres OK baer tba .xeiuaes
boys. discriminating In favor Of foreign work
ass ,bat are cr1n
out against immigration and bowling against
4 son OF one of the owners OF mill at APP
pala. Pa; desired to work In the mill. He was
informed that he would not be permitted to
Of the association. and the rules would not per.
NIT the son OF an owner to become member.
ton, The mill became a non union mill,
ss e s1s 'Hs
teach !, ~ I've sons he sSsds learned and
He was Informed that tho rules were i'm
perative,, Only one Of his sons could be ad-
Tbs union was very still but they had a man
TO the devil with you and your new. tangled
rqes The nat9n 9se2hgea t to was based
to tow work and hereafter IL VII en-
give FIVE OF his men half dollar day more
than the rules called ed. for They we're paid the
secured additional hands. some Of whom
him. H was Informed that the three should
could not do three, fourths q the work
nlshed but there a0 we're the rules sS0 II
was made quite clear to the employer that he
hs e
Ss5spss i Ss xSq ls f. I'd +
own choice paid five men half dollar extra,
because he thought they e were worth t it Since
;; The con@Ittss ssnsiude si.so fos three mon
s$sos Fly P!o@ptig ssId the nsst sa !2 IN
conflicts between rival unions When one Is Is
satisfied. another e1cites revolt and We have
champion the cause Of labor. strive for su-
81 al The in the United 81 States
tbesI b Of uniGn doubt H. Soantips
Tor sufficient reasons have LETT the. orssni:
zations the rolls would show q seventh part Of
such es are called skilled workmen and
may. it IS minority How long viii the ma
Jority., and. back OF the majority the tremen-
whatever Of the merchants and professonaf
men-endure the turmoil created by trades
unions whose methods are odous to the
Of common sense and the laws?
This is question the unions must answer.
| Whereas formerly it was question between
capital and labor. latterly it has become q
question between trades unions and law.
| PITTsBURo. Aug 9. ALLEGHANY.