The San Francisco call., 1896-09-08

That "wealth is king we have recognized
for some time, and any who doubts may ask
the blacklisted trade-unionists, who under
changed names, are seeking the means of lie
away from their homes We have therefore,
conspired TO dethrone this king, hence they
give 10 our organizations the names of con-
sp1racies in restraint of trade, and under the
gulse OF ''good OF society," they would now, as
in the times of Caesar, issue edicts to desttov
this growing industrial democrati before it
shall become numerous and strong enough to
form an industrial republic or to effectually
curtail the power OF industrial despotism.
That the hope of the future lies in organized
labor has been recognized by ali students of
the social question.
In closing, let me therefore again urge upon
you the necessity of organization. II you be
opposed to absolutism join your trades union,
or II your occupation be such that you neither
have nor can have one, then give TO this move
ment your moral support. If you would inn
prove the moral condition of the workers and
put some restraint on this ''king," then sup
port this trades-union movement. If you be
Christian and hope fOr the coming of the
Kingdom for which you pray, then sup
port organization. Ii you be a workman,
hoping for better times to come in
the immediate future, then organize. Organ
ize into trade unions; into trade unions be-
cause you who work at the same trade under
stand each other best, and mutual grievances
give mutual sy mpathy. Let us organize to-
gether that we may bear each others burdens,
but above all let us organize that we may study
jointly, study that we may jointly know, and
know that we may act jointly in the interest
OF peace and progress in the times dangerous
and doubtful, which, according TO all students
of sociology, are coming, times in which ii may
be decided for ages to come whether wealth
should rule man or man be "a man for a.
that
A song, "Rally," was given by the COM
poser and writer, Professor Henri Fair
weather, who was accompanied by his
wife on the piano.
The Rev. Anna II. Shaw was introduced.
She was received with wild applause from
all parts of the house, and indeed, her
address on "Woman's Freedom" was
none the less warmly greeted, Tor the
audience was with the distinguished
speaker.
Miss Shaw addressed the union men as
'fellow workmen," and told the audience
that there is no place In this world for a
man who is not serving the race, or seek
ing TO serve it. There is no use either in
this universe for woman who is not
serving her race, or seeking to serve it.
She said that inventions, machines, had
taken the work of the household into the
workshops, and women followed them to
the factories. Women going outside of
the houses to toll merely followed their
vocations where changed conditions sent
them.
1t is a mistaken idea, Miss Shaw de-
| clared, that women are toiling selfishly.
! 1t is the misfortune of men that they have
! been incapacitated for toll, and in New
York there are 10000 women supporting
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sickness or accident. All over the coun-
try women are toillng for their bread, and
it has been their greatest misfortune that
| heretofore they have worked alone. By
organization only can they meet and
| overcome the conditions against which
men and women alike are struggling. She
! said to the women of San Francisco, Or
| ganizel
at takes men a long time to learn that
! what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the
! gander," she continued.
"It has taken men VINO have been sing
| ing The Land of the Free and the Home
of the Brave for 100 years just 100 years
to realize that it is as important for them
that woman should have the same free
dom and power by which she can attain
to her highest development. What is
wealth? Some man has said wealth is
| King He was right. What is the wealth
of the world2 Is it the gold stored up ?
Labor is wealth; labor is King. You have
your right hand of labor free, but the left
hand OF labor is tied. Unite this hand
then, so that the women laborers of Cali
! fornia may go with you to the ballot-box.
| You laborers are under the greatest disad-
vanrages to-day because women are dis
! franchised.
s'As the men toilers of the State need the
ballot-box to protect themselves, soytoo,
the women toilers need the ballot box to
protect them. If men need the ballot
and organization to protect their integ-
rity, their manhood, how much more does
woman need it to protect her virtue, her
! integrity, her womanhood?''
In the name of the women organiza-
tions of the country she thanked the labor
unions for what good they have done for
| W omen.
The orchestra broke in upon the ap-
plause following Miss Shaw's closing
| words with Home Sweet HON e" and the
celebration of Labor day was at an end.
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