The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30

dent of the United Mine Workers OF Amer
lea. will be given TO the world. Its appear
ance is awaited with the keenest interest
by both working and business people and
especially by those connected with labor
organizations. as IL comes from the pen
of probably the greatest leader of organ
lied labor in the world No more appro-
pirate time could be had for the pubnea-
tion OF such book than the present Ihe
labor problem is a question or the day ana
one that is uppermost in the minds OF the
people of the country. On its wise ana
judicious solution may depend the pros
perity and welfare o. the country at large
In the words OF ex-President Cleveland,
I'VE are confronted not by theory but
BY a condition" Ard the condition is one
that affects man and woman, wage-earner
and capitalist. alike. The papers OF the
country are full of the labor movements.
the front page as well as the editorial col
umns IT is a strike here, boycott there
and petty troubles everywhere. To-day one
reads Of an amalgamation on the part OF
several labor organizations; tomorrow Of
a movement of the National Manufactur-
ers' Association. Never was there time
OF SO many strikes. lockouts, boycotts and
labor disturbances as at present. and all
ingman. are more or less concerned in the
outcome OF the question
DEMAND FOR INFORMATION.
With so much faring matter before the
public eye there is a great demand for in
formation concerning the labor unions,
their problems their purposes and their
relations to the outside world. Organized
Labor is a book that will handle every
detail of the question. and coming from
man Of John Mitchens fame, it will be
rated as an authority on the subject. The
story of organized labor has often been
written, but generally in a fragmentary,
magazine manner, in which one is some
times not so sure OF the pen behind it.
John Mitchell is without doubt the greatest
leader OF organized labor in America, and
knows more about it for the reason that
he has grown up amid it and risen to fame
as the result OF his knowledge and ability.
He has successfully conducted two strikes
that have hardly been equaled in the world.
Although the leader i'm industrial war
that shook the country, his book is attuned
TO the chord of peace. He clearly shows
how useless ard expensive these wars have
been TO both parties alike Unlike most
writer's. he has remedy for them. one
that, when set forth. at once appeals to all
men of fair and just judgment.
The book is now in the hands of the pub
fishers. the American Book and Bible Com
pany OF Philadelphia. The first edition will
appear about the middle of the north, and
will include 100000 copies. 1t is written in
a plain, straightforward and courageous
manner in the Iimpid English for which
Mitchell is noted. Neither time nor expense
has been spared 10 make the book perfect
and complete in every detail. 1t will be
large book. containing almost 500 pages,
profusely illustrated with many interesting
pictures. among them photographs of the
members of the arbitration commission,
prominent IabOr leaders. presidents of the
coal roads interesting scenes showing how
coal IL mined both IN the hard and soft coal
fields groups of miners entering the mines
and at work hundreds of feet below the
ground breakers and breaker boys, miners
homes ard many stirring and pathetic
scenes of eviction and incidents that oc-
CURED during the great coal strike of 1902
TREATISE ON LABOR QUESTION.
The book in itself is a conservative and
comprehensive treatise of the labor ques-
ton. beginning with the earliest recorded
union OF workers and relating the history
Of organized labor until the present time.
jn conjunction with organized labor. have
gradually raised the working man from the
position OF peon and serf TO that of an
erect freeman. Every phase of the ques-
tion is taken Up and discussed with lucid
ity, fairness and dignity, which must silence
even unfriendly critics. The book reveals
many questions to the reader who is seek
ing truth about the aims and objects of
trade unionism- Among the subjects dis
cussed are strikes. boycOtts, lockouts, SYM
pathetic strikes, the union label, the walk
ing delegate the recognition OF the union,
ronunion men. the incorporation of unions.
compulsory arbitration, the injunction, the
trade agreement. picketing, intimidation,
violence in strikes, the use of the militia,
private police and many other details Be-
sides those il treats of the American stand
ard Of wages. the toll Of women and chill
dren in the factory and states the prob
lens Of modern trades unions Ii also takes
up the question of immigration and pre-
sents it in a mastery manner from the
point OF view of labor. One of the strong
est expositions in the book is on the great
trust question. A feature of the work is
the history OF the coal strike of 1902, the
only one that has ever been written. Mr.
Mitchell being on the inside of the strike
~ Is an inside history and many facts that
were never published by the newspapers
concerning the secrets of the strike are re
vealed for the first time. In fact the book
covers the scope Of the whole question. 4
few of the characteristic chapters are:
''Organized Labor in England" Organ.
fzcd Labor in the United States, Its De-
fects. Ideals and Practical Workings
"Conditions of the workingman from Co
lonial Days 10 the Present Time TRADE
Ifnionisfn. How Il Affects Wages, Hours OF
Labor and the Heath Safety and Morality
OF Workmen." "The BENEFITS of Trad,
{ 1nionism TO the In pioyer. TO the Work
4 man and TO the Ptbuc.'
Incorporation OF Trade Unions:'' How
abe Great Coal Strike Of 1902 was Fough
and Won: History from the Inside:
"Organzed Labor Against the Swest-shoI
Evil; Trade Unions Opposed to Child
E Labor Trade Cnic=s and Immigra ton: :
The Unionist and the Nonunionist;" 18th,
Labor Problems Of the Present: How The,
1 May be Solved: Organized Labor and tn,
= Trust Problem" Organized Labor ans
= American Politics. The Future OF tn
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