Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-26
ANSWER TO TRACTS LETTER.
Economic Leagues Answer to sena-
 tor Tracy on Incorporating Unions.

A4S1Su u0 AASWL " SSuu-
 tor Tracy on Incorporating Unions.
 Charles F. Lynch. secretary of the Norwich branch of the Economic league, has written the following reply to Senator Tracy's letter in regard to incorporating trade unions:
 Norwich, Conn.,, March 23, 1908. Hon Cornelius Tracy, Waterbury.
 Dear Sir-Your duplicate of the let ter you wrote March T was duly re- ceived by me and read to the officers and members of the Economic league at their regular meeting, held March P, 1903. It was accepted and ordered deferred to come up under the head S unfinished business when it was taken up- After being discussed at some length, 1t was voted unanimously by the members present to instruct the secretary to reply to the same, which | take great pleasure in doing.
 The bill that has been introduced by you in the senate of the state of Con necticut Is looked upon by all members of trade unions as new method on the part of the employer to crush the forever growing trade union of the face of the earth and thereby destroy
 
 ever have against the interruptions employers. It is plain enough to be seen that, if once the trade unions were incorporated, it would be an easy matter, through being brought before the courts in constant litigation, that there would not be much left of the trade unions or the property of it's members in very few years.
 1ngva 1u$ ho a bor since its existence is how to get more of the comforts of this life, which the capitalist enjoys to far greater extent than does the wage earner. The wage earners want more wages, nepre leisure, more chance for self improve ment as men. as trades unionists, as citizens.
 These were the wants of yesterday, they are the wants of to-day. they will be the wants of tomorrow and of to- lmorrow's to-morrow. The struggle may assume new forms, but the issue is the memorial one-an effort of the producers to obtain an increasing measure of the wealth that flows from their production. Capital never ex- isted before labor. 1t was created by labor. It is the never ending struggle AOA d AdISLs uAOIO CQuAt QLDCLADuLAUu of wealth.
 What human motive could be more just? What more far reaching than this? For upon better distribution of wealth depends the physical, the mental and the moral improvement of the working masses-the brawn and sinew of the nation.
 l This fairer distribution Of wealth Trru hrv wy3xn the necessities and comforts of life to a lessening effort in an increasing Of wages, shortening of the. working hours and an emelioration in other hard working conditions of life. Ad- yancements along these lines change and recast the character of the work l ing people.
 The workers now enjoy as a reality what the workers of generations be- fore only dreamed of, because, banded together, they have had the spirit to see the courage to demand and the power ! to obtain a larger measure to social Justice. And, in our Judgment, it is in the efforts of trade unfonis1n that the hope of further betterment for the masses lie.
 Another fact, which would commend AeoSAA 1SuAuSs lnC 1ASOEpOKAuOu OI Lu6 trade unions, Is the rotten Judiciary system of our state which allows, in an indirect way, the heads of corporations to select the Judges. This was never demonstrated any better than in the three sweeping injunctions issued quite recently by Judges Gager, Thayer. and Elmer.
 l And 1t also demonstrates that 1t is the desire of the classes to see the masses governed by injunctions.
 Begging pardon for taking un so much of your time, I am
 Very respectfully yours
 CHARLES P. LYNCH.
 Secretary of Economic League, l Al Golden street