The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-04
LahOH Awake

Labor Awake.
Inc capitalistic gnat that has SO long
tormented the sluggish giant labor, has at
last overstepped the bounds of prudence
ana aroused him to a full consciousness of
his power; and 10 in less than week the
mllonalres are powerless, commerce para
lyZed, and cities threatened with famine in
the midst of plenty.
When the capitalists were enabled to
Keep labor divided through the corruption
of the chiefs that were at the head of the
factions into which labor was divided sue
cess was impossible; but a man e. "
Debs9 far sighted enough to see that soci-
ETY. could be so organized that it was pos
sible for all TO raise to a far higher plane
OF development than it was possible for
the individual to reach either by the road
OF expectation or corruption, conceived the
idea of organizing all the branches of labor
engaged in one grand division of industry
into one body where IAN injury to one
should be the concern of ALL" improving on
the old methods of the K of L. nv proun
ing industries into grand divisions com
posed of all the factors of labor necessary
to carry it on. Then as fast as divisions
could be formed the divisions could be
grouped and labor become a unit. The eff
hciency of the division is demonstrated in
Its power to develop the humanitarian prin
clpal more or less active in the breast of
all men. The suffering and oppression en-
dured by the employees of the heartless ~
rant and foreign nobeman Sir George Pull
man 1--WE are willing to part with the hon
or 60 of his BIRTH, has met with a ready
response from the entire body of railway
employees whether A. r. L. or the rank
and file of the brotherhoods and victory AL
ready perches on the banners of labor.
But the greatest benefit to the whole
people must not be overlooked The all
solute necessity of government ownership
OF these instruments of civilization that
when interfered with stops all the ma
chinery of MISUNDERSTANDING the farmer,
mechanic, manufacturer, and merchant
no state or nation can obtain it's full de-
velopment as long as it's prosperity is at
the mercy OF either the capitalist or labor
organization, the interest of all must he
considered by the government owning it's
railway system guaranteeing fair wages
to labor, cheap freights to manufacturers
ana merchants and justice to all. This is
the only possible solution of the labor prob
lem and guaranty of a progressive civiIiza-
ton.
The Penny Press Shows It's Hand,
Inc Penny Press at the beginning of it's
career started off with parade of it's love
OF the dear laboring people, and we felt
disposed to believe that in these times of
social agitation and reform that among
other modern wonders, an ethiopian might
cnange his skin and a leopard his spots'
but alas; last Thursday the mantle of fair
ness was thrown from the shoulders of the
Penny Press and the same old skeleton
OF capitalistic sycophancy stood revealed to
the public gaze.
Under the heading, 1.-The courts and the
strike" 1t gives to the strikers a windy
document of Judge Caldwell, and then tries
to give the strikers the impression that
judge is a legislator, dictator and tyrant
having the lives of all citizens convicted of
the crime of having to labor for living at
his disposal and they had better get back
to work instantly or be decapitated This
great reform? sheet goes on further to con-
vey the impression that the A. R. U. has
no right to boycott the Pullman cars on
the railways, to force the British United
States nobleman, 'Sir George Pullman" to
stop the oppression of their bretheren. We
read in the scripture that as Pharaoh choose
to keep the children of Israel in bondage.
the Almighty himself sent plaques that tor
mented the whole nation of Egypt until his
tyrannacal majesty, Pharoah was compelled
to release his slaves. The A.R.U. boys have
not degenerated to such an extent, even il
the railway magnets have, that they can
not take lesson from the scripture and by
the example set by the great Jehovah, they
are determined to plague those modern
Pharoah until the oppressed Of Pullman are