The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17
THE woRNNeMEN's UNION.
Some Notes on Organization by MIR.
Demorest.

F1rst-The objects of this corpora
ton are, the elevation of our member
ship and the laboring classes in gen.
eral by the diffusion of knowledge
pertaining particularly to the rela-
tionship of capital and labor and of
the rights and responsibilities of
each to the other, and to the govern
ment and to society at large.
Second The cultivation of
healthy sentiment whereby just and
equitable laws may be enacted for
the protection of the interests of the
working classes.
Third-The unification of the labor
ing classes.
Fourth-The establishment of uni
respective communities for like SER
vices.
Fifth-The maintenance of halls
| where this association or any of it's
branches may meet.
Sixth The establishment and main
tenance of libraries for the use of
this order.
Seventh-The care of the sick and
| the burial of the dead of our members
and the maintenance of each other in
distress.
Eighth-The cultivation of the car
dinal virtue of our order which is,
"A fair days work for a fair days
pay"
/ Now l will go back to the preamble
and we will see if there is anything
so much to be feared. 'The object
of this organization is to secure JUS
tice for and fraternity and equality
among its members"
These principles are as old as the
globe we inhabit and no living
human being has a right to abridge
them. ITO defend principles and to
mutually protect each other this
union is organized"
Nothing wrong about this; the pur-
pose is right. 1t is not destructive
but simply what accords with fair
play and what justice pleads for.
1t is a principle which is near and
dear to every man no matter how
humble he may be.
Reading further we find this state
ment: "The objects of this union
are that each member shall protect
and assist every other member by
every fair (note this, every fair)
means in his power; to procure en-
lployment for brother members in
preference to all others; to reduce
the hours of labor; to secure ade'
lquate compensation for our work; tC
furnish aid in cases of sickness OF
DEATH and by legal (mind you, legal
and proper means to elevate the
moral intellectual and social condi
ton of our members" These objects
are not only fair but deserve
the commentator of every citizen o.
this community.
The above are the avowed objects
and principles Of the Butte Work
ingmen's union and for twelve years
they have prospered, and | have nc
hesitancy in saying that the objects
and principles of the Kalispell loca
are in harmony with the above ant
there is absolutely no dark secret IL
our organization. Our bylaws are
open to public view, our aims are
Just and right and our demands rea
sonable.
Many people view with alarm the
growth of our union, but l wish to i'm
press this fact, this great truth upo1
my readers, that only for the exist
ence of the great organization of to
day the people would be at the mere!
of the great trusts. The unions in s
great measure hold them in check
and while we are not always success
full in our demands for small increase
in wages, we produce evidence of ou
existence and that we mean to con
tinue in evidence as long as we cal
breathe.
When corporations stop the ebl
and flow of the great oceans tid'
then they may control organized
labor and not until then.
REGARDING the attitude of thu
, Lumbermen's Board of Trade and thu
! Business Mems association TOWARD
: our union l am sorry to staIe that no
one of our ministers so far as | an
. able to learn have taken up the matte
or even advised harmony. We prac
i, tlcally stand alone; those who SHOULD
e be our natural friends are indifferen
: as to the result. No man can den,
i that Christ was a reformer, and beini
i reformer he was socialist. H
e was a true friend of the poor. Hi
9 doctrine being, "Thy will be done il
earth as it is in heaven
Do the ministers ever stop to thinl
what Christ would do in the matte
of recognition of our unions who hav
> al sworn to stand by what is right
: legal, lawful and just? In wha
light would these business men b
ln1aced? What would he do with tn