The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-15
LABOR LEADER
is COMING
President Dan Mcdonald To
Visit Ka1ispell.
TO WORK IN CONCERT
Object of His Trip to This City is to
Explain the Object of
Unionism.

If the present plans of the union
| do not miscarry, the people of Kali
ispell will have an opportunity to lis
ten to President Dan Mcdonald of
| the Western Labor Union.
| Mr.. Mcdonald enjoys the reputa-
ton of being the most successful or
ganizer in the great northwest, and
possesses the ability to explain the OBJ
| jects and principles of the w. L. U.
SO comprehensively that none can fail
| to understand.
| There are many reasons for Mr..
| McDonald's visit to Kalispell, the
most pertinent being the antagonistic
feeling that exists in certain quarters
J toward the local union, and their in
difference toward joining. Many of
these claim that no good can result
to them if they should join, and still
others maintain that the order will
soon "bust up" prediction as
groundless as it is absurd.
The following is an item for
the consideration of every doubt
ing Thomas. 'In Denver alone the
membership has been increased 4,30(
since the first of June. Seven to
nine hours per week have been
gained for 700 grocerymen and 700
butchers. A rs cents per day raise
in wages was secured for 1876 fuel
workers and team drivers. An eight
hour day was secured for firemen
and engineers helpers in many in.
stances, and better conditions are
prevailing all along the line" Is
this a benefit?
Is there a man or woman in the
city of Kalispell so narrow, so CD.
posed to the natural rights and privi
leges of every American citizen that
they will criticise the organization OF
the workingmen, looking to a bet
terment of their conditions?
Capital has no more right to sci
; the price of labor than the laborel
has to place price upon what he
buys. Every man is worthy of his
hire, his work is honorable, and the
laborer who digs in the sewer trench
noble purposes as the millionaire
who pays for the work.
These two are inseparable, still
they are far apart, labor and CAPT
tai and there are those who thinl
these laborers have no rights, who's,
organizations are menace to civiliza
ton. Right here let me quote thu
views of some of the best known mel
of the world, collected by the Ameri
can Federation of Labor. Thes
| Communications are from men VIII
> were in no way connected with tn
trade union movement:
TRADE unions are the bulwarks o
democracies. w. E. Gladstone
Capital is the fruit of labor, an
: could not exist if labor had not frs
existed. Labor, therefore, deserve
much the higher, consideration .
y. Abraham Lincoln.
- Labor is capital Labor has tn
: same right to protect itself by trade
i unions, etc, as any other form c
capital might claim for itself"-Cal
dinal Manning
), 81 look to the trade unions as tn
= principal means of benefiting the cor
= dition of the working classes. "-Thol
old Rogers, Professor of Politics
Economy, University of Oxford
4 81 rejoice at every effort working
> men make to organize. I hail tn
@ labor movement. 1t is my only hop
/, for democracy. Organize and stan
!. together. Let the nation hear
a united demand from the laborin
voice" wendell Phillips.
Organization, coordination, co-al
/ GRAFTON, are the right of every bod
4 of men whose aims are worthy an
4 equitable; and must needs be the r
:. source of those who, individually, al
4 unable to persuade their fellowme
n to recognize the justice Of the
claims and principles. If employe
within lawful and peaceful limits,
a may rightly hope to be means I
i, educating society in spirit of fai
= ness and practical brotherhood"
u Bishop Potter,
a For ten years I made as despe
S. ate a fight against organized labt
y as was ever made by mortal man.
cost me considerably more than
q million dollars to learn there is I
lie labor so skilled, so intelligent,
e. faithful as that which is governed |
N an organization whose officials a.
ut we'll balanced, level headed men.
lnow employ none but organized ]