The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-10
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
Two Kinds OF Them.
Boston Journal.

Hls the worst type OF trades unionism and
'he worst kind of trade ion leaders that mr.
al the front in the railway strike and boycott.
Anything more despofic and Irresponsible
than the conduct of Debs. president of the
american Railway Union. has rarely been
witnessed In the history of labor troubles IN
the United States. But Debs Is n new man
among labor leaders OF the country. and the
organization Of which he is the head is also
new. lie has taken short cut TO notorietv
| but not Martin Irons himself has gone into
deeper obscurity than that into which Debs
| Will shortly vanish
Irritating and atrocious as are the perform.
enees OF Debs, IL would be a mistake TO accent
MIN at his own valuation as the embodiment
OF tue trade union idea In America. IL IL
prohtable to remember that while
Deos has had no diffiulty in finding
Followers enough TO do a vast amount OF
mischief and TO bring organized labor into
disrepute, there have been limits to his
authority. and great bodies Of wage earners
whose sympathies would naturally be with
hIm' IL his cause we're a just one, have res
oiu'eiy refused TO do anything to aid his MAD
enterprise. Over against the lurid folly of
DepS shouid be set the resolute con-
seVatism OF Chief Arthur OF the Brother |
hoou OF Locomotive Engineers, and the |
oniels OF the Brotherhoods OF Locomo |
tive firemen and Railway Trainmen. These
leaders Aave firmly declined TO be drawn into |
.nis preposterousw war upon the public. Some
'uea OF what the community owes TO their
eosacity may % had when it Is reflected how
greatly the existing troubles would have been
"agh'hed' " these powerful organizations
nad submitted themselves TO the reckless
leadership OF Debs.
Similar credit belongs to George Irb,er ~
: niiaueiphia' National President of the Ma
'iho engineers Association. A dispatch last
"oeA stated that the marine engineers were
planning TO tie up all the vessels on the Great
lakes to assist Debs. President Uhler nromnt
y denied the report, and said that Il reflected
'n the intelligence and integrity of the Nom
'ers OF his association. "These men, be
aid, recognize their obligations IN ,bair
antilles, the Government and the public gen.
rally, and under no circumstances and nnd.r
70 conditions will preclpitate or engage IN
trike that can but result In disappointment :
iscomfort. embarrassment and disaster N :
themselves, to say nothing Of the financial 6
istress causing untold misery TO those who i
re the innocent victims Of the greatest curs. Z
modern civilization"
And he added:
"The marins engineers are not waiting ,or ~.
oru rom tne American Railway Union or arv |
ner sutnority to call them out but ON tbs con-
ary, are today working Just the same a. we hay.
ways peen working during the many yearsos
= Pesceiui existence, upon the principles OF fair
IS ana justice, humanity and the higher .dno. o
N OF our craft and profession. These nrinota, ti
based upon methods that are simply ana - ia
.sy our own and not upon errors OF III advised q
'ders or misguided followers"
Put these words by the side of one Of ns,.,
ooiamations and we have the contrast be.
cen the two types of trade unionism strit ra
'iy exhibited. There is lesson bere tor M ns
'se conservative members of trade orpani. mr.
ions through whose negligence IL some. of
hes happens that the blatherskite elemsnt en-
on top and commit the organization 20 G.
es OF policy utterly distasteful TO a Iares w
Z OF tho membership. There ia n pro> ~, Ms
lnced tendency in trade unions toward M
at may be called a degeneration of tvns vi,
IL can only be effectively resisted by CON MI
NJ vigilance and alertness on the part of th'
prudent and conservative members. me
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