The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-03-14


nal called American Industries"
which pretends to be published In the
interest of the manufacturers Of the
United States. A careful perusal COM
pels us to believe that it is more anti
labor than it is pro-manufacturer.
We can find nothing in it's columns but
opposition to boycotts, the eight
day, labor legislation, the initiative
and referendum, public ownership and
in fact everything that is advocated
by progressive people.
Some references to- labor's war
against We New York Sun leads us to
believe that American Industries" is
but a subsidiary organ Of that oppon-
ent Of well-paid labor. It is encour-
aged and supported by the alleged
manufacturers association of which
Perry Of Indiana polls is the head.
The New York Sun no doubt uses
every agency it can command to aid
in it's aim to destroy organized labor.
The surprising feature of matters is
that some manufacturers who were
regarded to be rather wise in business
matters are permitting themselves to
be duped in such a hopeless task.
"American Industries comes out with
the caption: "They Grade unions) are
against the militia here. as we'll as
against the church." It recites sever
al resolutions passed by labor organi-
zations which declare against their
~:obers Joining the State militia, and
',1des with the opinion that trade
list cannot become good citizen.
= is true that many labor organiza-
tions are, and Of right should be op-
posed to the use OF the State militia. No
trade unionist is against the idea OF
each state having a militia. but we do
most strongly protest against the man
ner In which 1t is too often used. Upon
the least pretense, usually IN COM
munities where large corporations mix
In politics. the militia 1s called th'
moment men go upon a strike. Ihls
being true. how can Worklngmen De
expected to be enthusiastic about sup
porting such institution? IN ac-
tual war the state or nation never
found a lack Of patriotism among trade
unionists. The call for troops in 1898
found the state militias filling up to
their full quota with workingmen who
before would have nothing to do with
them, and since the war the working
men nave OIOppSO ouIs uCoAAAio w AA~~' "
no connection with an organization
used to thwart labor.
Organized labor's attitude towards
>. the church is a. popular theme among
- such opponents as American %Indus'
tries" No responsible labor organi'
zation has ever declared itself to be
opposed to the Christian church, or any
other kind Of a church. It may take
issue with some preachers like Hills
Dorward, and others of their brand
but that is not opposing the church
It may crticise the church that caters
to the whines of multi millionaire
for his COLDS sake but this is not op
position to Christianity. Organized la
boris hope; it's excuse for existence, ant
it's idea Of what ought to be is found
ed on the basis teachings of Christi
anity. Because an occasional trad
union should depart from a righteou
course, is no sign that trade unionisn
has gone wrong. The same be said o
a. church. In slavery days many hon
est and wellmeaning preacher
ohampioned the cause Of slav
cry, but this did not impl
that Christianity was in favor of slav
cry. Neither ShOuld IL De ln1erreu liza
trade unionism is opposed to tn
church or Christianity simply becaus
an advocate may criticise the met
hods of an occasional church.
Mr.. William Sellers in TRAD
against organized labor in the Phlladel
phia North American, in which he char
ees labor unions with being more OF
menace to the country than SLAYER,
concludes by saying: '"rhe coal strlk
in my opinion, should have been fougl
to a finish. Soner or later it will haN
to be fought out