The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-31

greatest age of the worlds history.
Mighty enterprises are successfully ac-
compiished in short time by the aid
OF devices and machines born from
mans genius. The greatest organizers
of men of all times are making their
presence felt in innumerable ways. III
gantfc corporations are formed and be-
ing formed by these geniuses for the
purpose of turning to the best account
the wealth of the world. Machinery Of
Immensely increased pro1uctiveness is
utilized to further their efforts and
everything possible done to systematic
and unity every branch Of their husi-
ness. Examine into the railroad bust
ness in California. You'll find it tlom.-
mated by quotations in Boston, Chi
cago and New York as we'll as by local
conditions. Why is this so? Because
the time has come when everything of
value is judged by worldwide stand
ard, broad gauge, spreading ever over
more and more Of the world.
The great captains of industry al
ways organize along lines of grea-est
possible expansion, yet always operate
from a central point. This is centraliza-
ton simplified The great organizations
OF capital must be paraileled by great
organizations of labor. This must be
so, not because capital and labor shall
quarrel, but because the best results
can in this way be obtained, because
1t is business. The magnate would
sooner deal with a committee from the
union than with the union; more could
be accomplished. All important work
of legislative bodies is done through
committee recommendations The in
dustries OF the land are nationalized;
all great corporations have stockhold-
ers resident in different sections of the
country; goods manufactured in New
Il 1er11
and the far West and North, every
where, even to Asia Minor and the
far Orient are opened up by national
lied effort. Day by day greater unity
of purpose and action is evident. La
Dor alone is divided. All and more
than the capitalist managers have ac-
complished can be done should labor
ever be unified, ever natiopalizej. We
near 1t said that wonders can be ac-
complished through the ballot This is
a beautiful dream which viii never he
realized 1t sounds well coming from
Inc lips of stump orator during a
campaign, but under present condi-
items i IS rot. Labor will never 10
recognized and shouldn't be until ma
tionalized: If that ever happens the
trouble will soon be over Therefore it
is that all toilers should belong to
union in their craft, and in turn the
union should belong to a national body
of its craft. All international and ma
tional unions should be bound together
in the senate of labor-the American
Federation of Labor In this way real
unity of action can be had What now
we ask for in suppliant tones would be
ours by right. The time has gone by
for narrow localism anywhere The
man who advocates unionism on such
narrow lines is the enemy of his kind
he is an obstructionist to the genius If
progress characteristic of America. No
valid, tangible argument can he make
IN support of his position. There is
no room for such ideas in our great
and ever-growing America. Possibly
the denizens of Patagonia or KAN
chatka might approve, but in our IA
vored America, never
The last report of the Mass acilusetts
bureau of labor shows that since 1873
the wages of bricklayers in ia of the
Eastern states have been raised 1919
per cent, notwithstanding a great FRO
portion have for years worked eight
hours only. This is entirely due to
the Bricklayers and Masons' Interr a
tional union and has been accomplished
peacefully and amicably. AS time goes
on this great organization will succeed
more and more in promoting the best
interests of its members in ensuring
peace to the several communities where
1t operates. AS a power for good 1t is
considered Indispensable wherever un-
derstood. 1t is simply the International
expression of that which is best in the
craft. 1t is governed with discretion
and prudence, living strictly to its
motto-"Justice to ALL" Respectfully
yours. G. A. LAFAYETTE,
Organizer B. and M. I. U. of A.