The San Francisco call., 1904-11-15
UNITED BROTHERHOOD.

ganization be justihable and advantageous,
as against that Of the trade union form, with
ira constant development, with changing conoi-
tions In Industry. then an organization formed
a few months ago in San Antonio, Texas, Is
the hest expression and exponent of that no
tion for that organization sneers contemptu-
ously at the organization OF the dinerent unions
Of the Of Builders of America
II denounces roundy the trade unions. and in
the usual language OF the so-called Industrial
Ssts Invites 10 membership in the organ
ization carpenters and plumbers painters and
bricklayers. plasterers and bridge and struc-
tural iron workers, electrical workers and hod
carriers building laborers and machinists, and
every man who is either directly remotely
en6ioyed in the preparation Of the material
CO.. a building or in the construction of the
building itself. 1t necessarily follows that If
such a form of organization is most advan-
tageous to the workmen employed in the build
ing trades it will apply with equal advantage
to all others. This is the logical result OF the
reasoning of some of our mistaken fellow
trade unionists, who. with more enthusiasm
than clearness of vision urge what they eu-
phoneously call an Industrial form OF organ
Our trade union movement. which deals with
conditions as they arise and takes advantage
of experience to turn it to the best account Of
our fellow -workmen, may not be so allurlng;
It may not bear the apparent glamour ana dasn
assume but is the movement OF labor,
founded upon the historic development OF the
toilers' associated effort; 1t battles In labor
interests to-day, and is marshaling the forces
of united labor in its regiments and bat
talions the better to defend. the better to
Withstand the better to maintain, the better
To clear the pathway for safer and more
successful advance tomorrow and tomorrow.
The defense fund has been of vast benefit
10 our directly affiliated unions, not only
in sustaining our members In any difhculty'
hut nerticularly iE preventing employers at
tacks The realization that ehe men Of
ganized labor have defense fund which can
he concentrated upon any given point to pro-
tect the rights and interests of our fellow
workers has had a palpable and benencent
Exnerience has shown that our present law
upon this subject is somewhat defec-ive. and
which it has been necessary by administrative
acts TO overcome. 1 suggest, however. tFat
they be remedied by their legal enactn ent into
our constitution. and therefore recommend the
adoption of changes and amendments
The union labels have been source OF great
advantage to labor and to all people. The la
bel is at once a guarantee and an assurance
that the conditions under which an article Is
produced have been comparatively fairer ana
better; that the labor OF children has not en-
tered into it's production; that convict. Chi
nese sweat shop other inferior labor lS no
comnonent part entering into the production of
the article; that the sanitary conditions at
tending its production are OF the highest or
der thus affording the friends OF our move
ment the opportunity to sympathize with its
purpose as we'll giving our own constitu-
ent membership the opportunity Of exercising
their powers of patronage, that they may
give their material well their moral sup
mort and encouragement.
In order that the best information upon the
history. philosophy and purposes OF the union
label may be available to the unnformed and
the opponent, as wei as 70 anoro our own
the why's and wherefore OF the union label,
the executive committee gave me power to Of
fer prizes for the best three essays upon the
subject OF the union label. Impartial examin-
alton and awards made upon the
says submitted. the judges being Henry W.
Sherman general secretary of the Brother
hood of Electrical Workers; Arthur z. Holder,
ton Of Machinists' Journal. and Joseph NJ.
Johnson, then president OF Columbia Typo
graphical Union NO; iOl. Inc 1uages maze the
thur of San Francisco: second prize, P II.
shevlin of Cincinnati; third prize, Charles D.