The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-09-24

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However disastroussthe day Of bat
lie has been, ''it*has::: been worth ITS l.
price, a116 only the:scars ferna1nsto bear
testi1,1ony That the rnoxehaqtfs is x1n=
vincfble and ,that,no< mortal wound can
be- inflicted upon it, =. ~, ~'~ -. -~"~.
what has: the union done tor tie
worlzeE,??f Far: more than. these brief !
pages will allow US to PLACE on record
1.-THE union. has from its inception
taught, however inperfe city. the funda-
mental. need %of solidaat w.: IT. has; In
spired hope dnsthe breast: otthe detsat1
ed and despa1ring WORKER. Joining hill,
hand with the hand of*l1is. fellow work.
er: and thold,ng them. lift ,their.. bowed !
bodies from the earth land look. above
and beyond the tr1b4lattons Of sthe hour
to :the shining hetgl1ts1'6f the future
achievement: ! 'te'', ,,,;;'::& ":*'"..,fr.*'
The unf9n. has. t9ug At the sbatAes{of
the. worker upon a Thousand fields and,
though. defeated, Often rallied tt:apd
charged again, aIid. again to Wrest from \
the enemy, the laurie OF svictory:t,. 8, ri
:. The union twas. firstyto traca;ip out:
line the flesson a,bove :ail tothers 1.-The
;
the colleetiye s1nt erests AND: welfare. 81
hts .class II Whteh tbis: own Ii. :indiis9
s 9 bound and :tl1atsno vita mt per-
inanent shanss of seondi ions d. poasib ls.:
that does not, embrac e his class - e.
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( THE union has been H. 81
lus wen t ia. ;i toz5tha
worker 4oS Elm; to.des
Relop tIes and tp, think for
lhmse1f, to: ltIVate sel l, reliance and
learn o:depend upon htn1sself, oshaaa nave,
pride. Of char and make SOME q IF :,
fort to 2defed syiffp t f1h iiha
with .and support e. Worka rs
and make their canse, I'll own NJ Is, )
Although 'tbese things have.ax xe !
BEEN only Vaguely and; imperfectly aoy
fomplshed, yet >theyjistarted:T lin :aAd
nave grown with sthe: union; a1id to this
extent THE union has ;;pr5fo1noitted liz:
f,1n ,eonsc 1 sofid@ r!tx Wofk-
ftsF REVIEWING The the i, G. tbst
the workers has; suffered Satythie 1ahidf1as
Of the two great political parties ana
the judiciary. Of state and; nnafiont = M;
:Debsi continues;' .s@ ';,'*:: !
1.-The trades union is hot n and cannot.
become a POLITICAL machine, nor can it
ne used tor. political spurposes: y They
WhQ Insist upon working class bdlittcar
action not :sonly .lraVe no. Ifitentioit ito
convert the trades union into a poiitt-:
cal party, but they would onpose >anv
such atte1hpt on the part Of others. =,
The trades union is an economio~or-,
! sanitation with distinct eeonomic:func-;
tionsr and as such is. a part, "a. ~neces-
: sary part, but a paftfonly,, or the labor
movement. 1t has its own. sphere. Of
activity, its own programme and is it's
own master within tsecohoinie iimita-,
TONS" - .''~'-' -: -"
But the labor movement. has also it's
politician side, and the trades .unionist
must be- educated to- realize, its impor-
lance and to understand that the poiiti.
sal side, Of the: :. movement must be
unionized as we'll as the economic side,
|; and that he is not in fact a union man
at ALI Hd,o;, although a member of the
/ union on the economic Side, is a. NON
/ unionist on the political side and while
| striking for votes: against the wofleing
l. class. - -: T. :
/ TT Is OF vital Importance. I'd the
trades union that it's members be class
Conscious, that they understand the
class struggle and Their duty as ! union
men. On the, political field, so that in
every move r. that is : made: they will
have the goal in view" and while taking
advantage LOT every opport unity Is Sc
cure concessions and .enlarge their
economic advantage they. will at: the
same time unite at the ballot \! :hox: not
only to back up the economic struggle
of: the trades unio1;.i .bput to FINALLY
wvrest> thes xoI@rnments from capitalist
control,and establish the working CLASS
|~republic."<'s - j.: 2; <,> AZ :.