Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-06-19

by the Typographical Union, or
organization of, printers. As q
rule, in all the large printing ofiic-
es of the land the members of this
union divide up the work to be
had among the workers. Here is
what is to the writer the best pos
sible method of aiding the unem-
ployed. IL is a method in practi-
cal operation under the direction
of several trade unions in addition
to the one mentioned. 1t is the
giving of work and not aims, the
giving of work as a duty and not
as a grstuity. 1t is fair and just
division of the bread in existence
by a voluntary act of the workers,
aud not a tossing of crumbs from
the table of the lucky ones to the
dogs of misfortune sitting in want
and idleness at a distance there
from.
The second solution for the
problem of the unemployed is seen
in the Cigarmskers' Union. At
all times aud in every town that
union maintains a free employ.
ment Office for its members. In-
formation is gathered about the
state of the trade from every part
of the union. In case work is to
be had IN one town and not in an
other, the out-of-work are furnish
ed money, from q common fund,
to take them to the place of work.
In case no work is anywhere to be
had at any given time for any CIV
eli worker, he is then paid a week
ly stipend from the common fund
of the organization. Here the
money paid to the unemployed as
a relief is not an aims. It is a part
of a business transaction. The
funds out of which this relief is
paid is a savings fund into which
all pay in times of prosperity and
from which all draw in times of
adversely. 1t is a form of indus
trial insurance aiding in maintain
ing a workers self respect aud in-
dependence the same as does, in
other fields, insurance against fire
or other calamity.
Over 100000 families in the
United States at this very time
are given work under the system
of the printers .or receive aid by
the plan of the cigarmakers. In
this way they keep from their
doors the wolf of want due to scar.
city of employment We must d,
in another form what he'printert
are doing, divide our work with
the unemployed. The other day
a clergyman in the city where the
writer resides, had a call from al
unemployed carpenter. The min
lister could not have the carpenter
preach for him, but he could, by
looking around, give him some
work. He had him fix bay win
dow in his house, and by So doing
anticipated by few months wha
he had expected some time to do
He also spoke to his friends abOu
the man and they gave him som'
work.
Private efforts / have place.
first in my treatment of the sub
ject Of the unemployed. Eacl
man and woman should do all tina
is possible for him in securing
work or giving the same for tn
idle. But private initiative can
not meet all the needs of the day
hence the necessity for the unite,
action of the labor union, the sin
gle church or fraternity. Then i
a larger way TO meet the same end
the action of groups of churche
OF unions. But all of these move
ments in most of our large cite
have proved insufficient. Henc
has arisen in those cities the nee
, of municipal relief work, of spe
, cial labor under special condition
as upon parks, and upon th
, streets as in Boston, Chicago, s.
I Paul and in kindred ways. Soc
! ETY. is bound to give people a sur
: port in such times. II is vastl
I better TO give that support in th
: form of work than it IS in alm
, All fair men see this fact an
. hence no one raises the obiectio
/ 10 it on the ground Of socialism {
i paternalism. Better a socialism
or paternalism that saves huma
lives and fosters manly self respee