The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-05-20

Christian lives, and their beiiefso DI.
TYLER says the question is. Have the
eight millions of workinsmen who are
not organized a right to enter the
market places and dispose of their la
bor as they please"" Tne Waseworker
saws not. Now a question for DR.. 1y-
Ter. Have the twenty millions OF
non-C Christian men and women in this
country the right to entcf The churches
without repentance or belief, and nh
dertake to compel the Christian M M
bers thereof to conform to their lack
of belief and emulate their exanip e
of unregenerate living
DR.. Tyler viii doubtless answer by
declaring that this is begging the ques-
ton. 1t is not.
Labor unions seek to lift up.
Churches seek the same end. LABOR
unions seek to better the mental and
moral and social condition. Churches
seek the same end. Laaor unions seek
TO make this earth place worth liv-
ing in. Churches seek the same, go
ing further only in tina they seek TO
impress upon the peor.e the glorious
hereafter. Labor unions seek to FRO
tect it's members against the greed and
sellishness of conscience less men who
profit by tramp!ing upon the right nj
others. Churches Seei. to keep its
members within the .CIu and enable
them to better withstand the temlta-
tions of the world, the flesh and the
devil.
DR.. TYLER is member OF the Discl-
pies church He would be quick 20
deny that the Methodist church, which
outnumbers the Disciples, has rl"ht
to enter the market places and ~
sheer force of numbers, regardless OF
right, drive the Disciples away from
their beliefs and force them to accept
the Methodist doctrine
Union labor is not trying to prevent
non-union labor from ceiling itself IN
the market places. But l, is striving
and God grant it be successfully
prevent non-uniOn labor from lower
Ing tno SIdtudIu Vi liNlhS III eA'' AA>
country to the standard of open
shop" Europe Union labor is striving
to elevate the standard OF the Ameri-
can workingman's living. 1t is not
only battling against organized CAPT
tai. but is battling against the hoIdes
OF ignorant labor imported into TINS
country by organized Capitai to bat
ter down the American wage scale and
destroy unionism. 1t will be sad
day for the United States and for it's
waeeworkers when unionisln is
stamped out When that day comes 1T
vii, mean the Gripping vi the church
OF Jesus Christ.
The Christian ministry would do
we'll to study the union problem from
the standpoint of common sense ana
| Justice. and not from the standpoint
of the recipients of the bounty of null
| ii millionaires who crush the life out
| of labor and tnen give the financial
| products as an Offering TO the chufcn.
| The commercial spirit is behind the
union crushing movement-the spirit
1 -
human labor while giving The least III
| return. The same spirit is entering
| the churches. 1t is time the church
called halt.
| 1893
| II is limited that the investigation
| of Exciseman Hoskins' acts was sud-
denly dropped because ii led out upon
the trail of several other gentlemen
more or less connected with the city
| administration. Out with it. gentle
men, The people have right to
| know. AS union labor paper The
| Wageworker insists that HOskins be
investigated. AS taxpayers, the edl-
tors insist that the truth be told about
| the whole push.
| 1888
Politicians are quick to make 1all
promises before election. knowing from
| experience that if they break them al
! ter election workingmer Will not hold
them to account. This is the weak
! spot in the union increment. Take
your unionism into politics, but keep
politics out of your unions.
y y 49,
Organized labor opposes government
! by Injunction because it makes the
| Judge a law.naker. as well as the exc
cutive and Judge. Men charged with
contempt of court should have the
right OF jury trial, and the denial of
this right is un-Americ N and subvel =
| sive of liberty.
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If YOU had a suit against railroad
would you be willing to submit 1t to
Jury made up of passholders? VI
course not. But is jury of passhold-
ers any worse than Judge who car
ries d pass and willingly accepts the
| ,,Sa of rriyate cars when he wants to