The sun., 1901-09-08
no tNIONS HELP THE UORk-
INGMtN9
4 skilled Mechanic Deni~. u and al, -
Rsassns for Hts Opinisn.

To TIM EpiToK 90 THt stN-SU' In
these days when Il l. impossible to ri"k up
a daily paper without seeing column after
column Of news about labor unions and their
trouble. With capital the question naturally
arises are labor unions any practical b~neh,
90 she laboring man
would answer this with most emphatic
20 Not ~ they are conducted to-day, and
will state my reasons why
One objection u that Young men going
INTO q trade are taught by their coinpanions
tn do iu.t a. httl. work a. possible. keep
one eve on the clock aud th" other On the
-boS.. aud depend upon tho UNION Ca
Keep him IN his lob
! have been told frequently by young men
working IA large shops that there was no
object In their b~cominE more rfio~ut or
taking any more interest IN their ~orS Than
Vas absolutely necessary. IN order 20 Keep
,h.ar lob. a. they rrc-:r-d no credit for ~
mi. il a very fal-s notion. which I could prove
II space would permit to state INSTANCES ''
prove the contrary
uases, which has a tendency to deaden aui-
bitlon for the man says ther" - 40 reason
why I should do my WORK any better pr any any
nav for Il and What l. the uss ~ irving. ana
unfortunately this 10 partly true aud Why,
a firm EMPLOYS Nfty machinl-t-. ana We
Vow twenty of that ntty are not worth more
than ., 50 per dsy Ten are worth y % of
~
81 So and In so-1e Instances more. ana the
nrm would willingly nay the,n Nhn ,her ~.
are worth were I, not Tor W" ,sys ,ays ,hsn th.y
ar. worth that In order to euraltr" matters
they Keep down the pric" oi We le,,.f men
Hence the union is against The interest OF
Then smother thing ssains, the union.
a. they exist TO-DAY rs va, We hsI,,,r,. q
free American citizen and becone- N" slave
Of "a. walking delesat- or onlccfs ol thr union ,
he la. amy grievance or not whether h- has
a family or what hi. conditions may he. lie
n.Si ru, a, tSs dis,aton 81 msn OF men thai have
nothing to lo-- and everything 70 gam oy
Another point is that they get an -mployer
20 recognize their union and man must
pat himself In their power or v" can Earn
he might b.. unless he 'oins the union he is
q -soab. and they wont allow him 70 ~"fs
N the shop with them. aithnHnsh ne Hsy asy
more than the union scale W this i-nt
the most arbitrary kind OF TRUST or die.-
What does /; signify &. hold union card
when you apply for wort' .-,.-
Docs u mean yop are s,eaay' nnnSa.'ns ,n. sna,
Does u s,snfy tina, YOU are even an aver
IL d"~-' however. say 60 the employer that
after he is employed II he Ia. any uouo,e
nth, nth u. r.. ,o,s%rn or S " ,ass the @sisr De,
for. the upion and A walk ing delegate or
a committ.~ OF outsiders will b~ sent 20 sd-
iust the diriculty instead OF his being man
and go 20 the foreman or sup.rlni-naeht
ssnd suaish'en out the '"''uhoe'''s"''"S
10 show the irre<ponSibility of unions
lot us look at the present strike IN fcnniri-
vania The Amslsafnat~d Association mases
= contract for year Win va. N.ne' ~ 10Y
under that contract. In one we-s We,
are ordered by the very man who msde .hs,
contract on the part 81 labor To br-ak that
contract aud close up the plant -,
That act hs. dons union s,r sm9r Itb t ,b.~ AZ"
ever able 10 get back wh.r" they we're nri1rs,
How can they expect the steel Corpoisunn
NJ any other Arm Co mak~ any conuaCt- VIZ
hem In the futur.. With such an ehsuP'e
Nov. Will. I hav. criticis~d labor unions
a. they exist to-day am very >uvhs an'o
cate of organization among labor - wen as
capital Hut 10 make organization shcnes-
ful " must ln~an something lrh 'usuu 81
together and use the m"ney that they cHlsct
for da-~ not ~ uphold strike, but t. employ
INSTRUCTORS Ia meet them ever 80 often Ann
sivs them Instruction In -oune hrapch O, thrlt
trade OF calling thst will make theul hrN~f
qualified 10 fif the position they hold 90
tious 90 test the Abihty and aual,hcauons
of scL member aud then siNe rsch msh
card or certificate dstsiiips tho-s sIuailNcs.
tons. .nd thsn h.v. the e., ds.nSnhsa ~ nd.
and When that I, handed 10 an ~rnplorer he
slil knov iust ~h~r- be- o.n plao" ,he tnAn
Th~n. the man advance IN enTien.y.
advabe~ NJ. -elass' OF c~rurcafe ndsf
such circu-ssiab~~- unions you'd mean
mand : sn,oa osrD sSier- hIrns nsn IN
stead 20 h.ns foro.-d 30 r~rcsuis- th~m
sgrr paTttHNhsaEh