The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-09
SEEKS TO CONTROL
ORGANIZED LABOR
Socialist Says That is the Pur.
pose of His Party, and La
Dor Leaders Resent 1t.

Socialism is. seeking to gain con-
troll of the labor unions of the country.
We believe that we have no greater
field to work in" said f. w. Parker,
of Minneapolis, in an address before
an audience of members Of the local
socialist party yesterday afternoon at
their hall, Tx West Third street.
1.-THE labor unions are facing a crisis
and they must soon change their tao
tics. In the past they have attempted
to settle their differences with the
capitalists by economic measures and
then turn around and aid the capital
lists in electing their candidates to
office and accomplishing their purposes
by placing their menials in charge of
the government
"The labor unions have accomplished
about all they can in the economic
field, and must now turn to the politi-
cal field and there strive for their
rights. The socialist party is seeking.
to gain their support, and we believe
we will do so. Sentiment is turning
to our way Of thinking. We are gain
ing a foothold among them and will
have their unanimous support in time.
unions to our party, but we will over
come this. We are bringing the in
telligent laboring men to our cause
every day."
Mr.. Parker gave history of social
ism, tracing it from the teachings Of
Christ. He declared that at the pres
ent time commercialism rules the
country. 1--WE have commercial Chris
tianity, commercial education, CONNER
cial government and commercialized
civilization he said. Governments
are but the tools of the capitalists.
They are but commercial agents in con-
troll of the great kings of trade, who
own the world and all the working
men in it.
'Monopolism is nurturing the child
of its destruction. 1t is leading toward
socialism. 1t is concentrating and sys-
tematizing business, and the only thing
which we now have to secure is COM
mon, ownership and common distribu
ton. This will come i'll time"
Rouses Labor Leaders Indignation.
The open declaration of the social
lists that they, are seeking to gain q
foothold in the labor unions caused in
dignation among labor leaders about
Federation hall yesterday, and new eff
forts, they. declared, will be made i'm
mediately in every local union to de-
feat all attempts to introduce social
ism.
1T is the deadly foe of all organized
labor" declared Cornelius Quincy, edi-
tor of the Minnesota Union Advocate,
the official paper of the State Fedora
ton of Labor and the st. Paul Trades
assembly, 81 have again and again
warned members of the labor unions
and the public generally against the
operations and aims of the socialist
clique who find it desirable to assume
the mask of unionism.
These men are animated, in my
judgment, so far as their activity in
the labor unions are concerned, by
determination to disrupt the movement.
By promoting .dissension and by divert
ing the minds of, its members in favor
of their Speculative political theories,
they hopeSfn time to. disrupt or to Sc
cure control Of. our organization.
mot only from the standpoint OF
the welfare Of our great labor move
ment is 1T a prime duty to antogon1ze
these men and their aims, but on the
score of public policy and the general
well being of the country. The duty
of opposing them is a sacred one. The
propaganda of socialism goes on; and
in just the proportion that it is sue
cessful among the more thoughtless
of our people will it be effective in
destroying true labor organization.
''They are mere lurking enemies of
union labor who seek to use our move
ment as a catspaw; and their utter
suppression is a first duty on the part
of every loyal union man.