The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-23

common has 1T grows to read these
announcements. In q recent issue OF
Chicago newspaper / find an ac-
count Of a widespread strike Of laun-
dry workers and the Chinese washers
being intinnidated that the city may
be one array Of soiled linen until the
strikers gain their demands. In the
same paper was an account of strike
OF harvesting machine shop employees
and of a strike of laborers on the New
York subway, of yet another strike of
teamsters in Omaha and still yet an
other of cotton mill workers that was
depopulation Lowell, Mass.
One Brave Judge Jails Strikers.
These are but instances. There were
other strikes chronicled in that news
paper. There were other articles on
labor situation, too, aside from the
ordering Of strikes. One Chicago Judge
had been brave enough to send three
union picketers to JAIL In Milwaukee
the National Machtnists' organization
was in session. There was the report
of the organization of new branch
of that interesting society, ,ofr, philan-
thropists and professors known as the
National Civic" Federation. An editorial
called attent1onato the Formations Of AN
executive strike con1rnitte clothed with
mighty power A noted senator, quot
ed in connection with the organizing
Of the Civic Federation branch, is
credited with saying of the new COM
mlttee Of the Federation OF Labor
that he was glad to learn of it's crea-
ton, and he was followed in his public
opinion by John Mitchell, whose union
few months ago voted solidly in
favor of a general confiscation Of
wealth. Mr.. Mitchell declared the new
committee marked an epoch in the
country for the best interests of or
ganized labor" Thus the editor
though he was a bit shaky on the
good Of the new body-the politician
and the strike leader, all standing to-
gether congratulating Chicago on the
acquisition of an institution with such
apparent power.
/ cannot understand the stateman-
ship that will stoop to temporize with
the enemies of social order. This SEN
ator Is quoted as declaring that con-
ciliatory arbitration must and will
come. He Endorsed the transfers ar
bitration board Of Chicago, board
, that has settled nearly every strike in
the city for a year and of whose set
Elements / cannot recall one that did
not grant the striker higher wages.
The arbitration agreements of this
board and Of the anthracite Commits
sion may be taken as examples of
what is meant by conciliatory arbitra-
ton. This conciliatory arbitration
business consists of simply taking the
unions demands framed to meet some
SUCH condition, scaling them about
one-half and making a decree accord
ingly. A. settlement by an arbitration
board of ministers was not so gener-
GUS as those I have in mind, so the
strikers In that case have just now ig-
nored their part to abide by the decree
and have gone on strike once more.
If this is to continue matters may
come to such a pass that some en-
ployers will have to either reduce
wages or nail up the door of their
factories.
Labor Aeitators arc Criminals.
The spirit of social brigandage is
growing apace. The time for silence
and hopeful procrastination is. passed.
II 1T ever existed Now or never is the
time to speak out. A halt must be
called in this crusade against those
whose only crime has been that thew
have by their brains, their energy and
their capital built up American indus
try. The logical results of a policy of
evasion, Of compromise, are shown in
the great development Of the unions
and the increasing number of strikes.
If. you give this 'asitators an inch
they Will take an ell. One successful
demand for monopoly or charity wag-
es' whatever you please to call them,
breeds a whole train Of similar de-
mands.> The only remedy in this case
IS to stand firm, to put, your feet, not
under the table, with Socialists and
agttators, but upon the American con-
stitution, and keep them there. But,
gentlemen, you cannot make Roadway
against this great evil ais individuals.
VOW must slorsanize. The evils Nof< s or
ganized labor: cannot be scope t,,d with
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