Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-06-12


fast as some would wish, yet I AN
asatisfied that it ia becoming less of q
task each year, and the day ia not far
distant when the wage earners will
go hand in hand. shoulder to shoulder
and demand their share of freedom
land enjoyment. az we'll as toll.
l am favorable to any movement
Having for it's aim and object the im-
rprovement and advancement of the
labor classes.
The fond hope of every consistent
member is to see all laboring men
"organized and receive their just share
of what they produce. In making this
statement of my position I ask no
nmember to relinquish ideas and princi-
pals that many hold most dear. Our
duty as wage earners is clear, and
while some may differ as to methods,
i believe it to be the duty of every
man to contribute to the cause in such
manner as in his Judgment will be
moet conducive to the end in view
land accordance with principles Of our
reorganization as enunciated in our
lprtamble. Taking into consideration
sthe many obstacles that have con-
-froated US and the slow growth of
eDther organizations similar to this
Federation we have every reason to
congratulate ourselves. Having been
zone Of the organizers of the FEEDER
cation and an observer of it's progress
Sboth as delegate and as an officer I
sxeel tnat it is necess ary for US to be
-many combinations of wealth and in
for the purpose of fighting labor. To
&c e.
tactics than we have in the past.
my experience. though it may not ia
$50 wide as some of our national lea,-
~sera. eompels me to differ with some
of them as to their views On certain
SUGGESTIONS A short time ago there
assembled in the city of New Orleans
ian organization known as the Ameri-
ecan Manufacturers association, whose
president took several hours of the
conventions time denouncing organ
aagad aabor and the association later on,
by unanimous vote, passed resolu-
ations condemning trades unions and
xproviding means to fight them. Some
..of our national officers have seen fit to
aanake light of the matters and claimed
asonly few disgruntled manufacturers
sShroughout the G 'untry were in favor
~sof such action. Since that time this
:ssame association has enlisted the SYM
7psthy of most of the prominent manu-
aFaetnre g of the country, has organized
abranches in every state in the union
=ssd s2as paid representative in every
spremipent city in the country. One
.of the main objects of this associa-
stion is to secure legislation that will
sensble it to fight organize labor in the
s<soRrts. A powerful lobby is already
being reorganized with thousands of
dollars back of it to work at the
national capital and in the legislature
of every state. While this acknowl-
edge4aent of the power of this as
sociation may not meet with the
that it is right that we know at this
time the true condition, that we may
take necessary action and provide
means to successfully cope with this
association. In all the cities where
the Federation has planted the seed
tof organization 1t has resulted mutual
lily in shortening the workday for
.many wage earners, besides securing
xa2any other improvements in their
condition. In great many places
where organizations Is unknown
among the working people the old
system of working from ten to twelve
hours per day at q bare existing
wage Is still in vogue. This con-
>dition only goes to show that If the
wage earners are to wait and depend
aup0n the philanthropy Of the employ
ling classes and other societies and
org nizations to letter their con-
dition they will be badly deceived.
Experience is q good teacher and It
has taught us that If We desire to
better our condition it can only be
Drought about through organizations
formed for our .own mutual :protec.
4ion.
From present Indications there
seems little prospect for securing any
fhe inmates of the penal institutions
of the state. The Federation has at
different times proposed several
methods whereby these people could
-, sbe employed 80 that there would be
no competition against free labor, but
for some reason or other It seems I'm
possible for our repres enCative in the
legislature or the officers in charge Of
these institutions to look at 1t in the
fright light
An attempt has been made to have
the inmates of the Saltwater prison
make only shoes to provide for them
selves and the inmates of the other
institutions. and If this would not re-
eauire all of the time of the inmates
hat they be employed In the manu-
featuring of Irvine.
This would bring them in less COM
petiou with the free labor Of the state
than any other industry that could be
carried on inside the prison. The
objection to this system was that it
The output of the shoe industry was
United to this extent the twine in