Fergus County argus., 1902-04-23

men and the members of this union;
II is to prevent the same that we or.
ganize. 1t is generally admitted By
all honest men that thorough organ
izatlon of the working classes is as
much a necessity at the present time
as in all other branches of business,
trades and professions.
I'VE must look to the union as the
only means for beneftting the condi'
ton OF the working classes union is
right; II is the sense of right that has
defied the DEGREES Of kings and priests
in the past and which exists despite
the opposition il encounters today.
Ii will continue to live when its enc
mics sleep; true in terms, fair play
in action, do unto others as you would
be done by, equal rights to all and
special privileges to none, is our mot
to. thank you, gentlemen"
J. II. Walsh was then called upon,
and made short address in which he
mentioned that the labor question was
a difficult one to solve and in all prob
ability never would be thoroughly
righted, though the interests of the
laboring man and the business men
are closely intermingled.
Arthur Harvey made a very inter-
esting address in which he reviewed
the conditions of labor and the soly-
ing of its problems in various parts of
the civilized world. In closing he
made mention of the fact that much
trouble had been caused and many
misunderstanding had arisen through
the making of ill.advised remarks by
unauthorized members of the union.
and that il should be borne in mind by
the business men that such remarks
did not represent the sentiment of the
organization.
Mr. Cassidy here arose to make
some remarks, but was called to or.
der by the chairman.
II. Snick spoke on unorganized la
Dor and pointed out the danger of en-.
couraging the influx Of Austrians and
cheap labor. and placed before his
hearers the desirability of encourag-
ing the American working man, who
was home builder and a greater
source of profit to the community
than the foreign element. The ad-
dreas concluded with an appeal to
the business men to assist the union
in perfecting their organization in a
manner which would be advantageous
to the city.
j. j. Lewis of Maiden, William Con.
nors OF Butte and l.. Potter. formerly
of Butte. addressed the meeting in 4
very conservative and interesting
manner and were followed by David
Hilger, who was repeatedly called
upon. Mr. Hilger said Il assure
you that | have been an interested
listener this evening and congratu.
late you on the conservative manner
in which the many speeches have
been made. II seems to me that II
the big trusts have the right of pro-
lection that labor should have the
same right" The speaker dwelt at
some length on the evils of Chinese
and Japanese labor. and gave an in
teresting account of the workings OF
the contract system of labor.
f. p. Chandler made a few remarks
in which he expressed himself as in
sympathy with the sentiments voiced
in the speeches during the evening.
The meeting was brought to a close
after a short and humorous address
by Alex. Van [derstine.
At the moment of closing the presi-
dent mentioned tnat there were only
five men with authority to transact
business for the union and that any
remarks made by unauthorized indi-
viduals should be ignored by the busi-
ness men and not taken as coming d.
rect from the labor organization.