Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-16

the national circle so the brotherhood
should not be confused with trade
unions. Union men claim that the
term Union of States" should, for
like reason, be dropped to suit the
opponents of trade unions.
Organized labor of Chicago soon is
to have a banking institution of it's
own. A permit for the First Union
Labor Bank of Chicago, capitalized for
100000, has been issued in Spring
field. The incorporators are Charles
F. Strubbe, financial secretary of Dis
trict Lodge No. of the Machinists'
Union; John E. Senne, treasurer OF
the same union, and John B. Farrell,
member of the same organization.
business for all labor organizations in
the city. The management and direc-
torate of the institution are to remain
in the control of active trade union
lists.
A few sheds erected in 1862 at ia
malabore for repairs to rolling stock
of the East India Railway have ex-
banded into plant covering 100 acres
at the present time, and with an out
put valued at more than 100000
rupees year. There are 10000 labor
ers employed, and in magnitude the
shops are said to be exceeded only by
those of the London G Northwestern
Railway Company at Crewe. The
Railway World says that at Jamala-
pore the railway locomotive is liter
ally manufactured from the raw ma
terial-old iron, ingots of copper, zinc
and tin-into the finished machine
ready for service.
Alfred Kolb, councillor of state Of
Germany, has just issued book on
the labor question in this country. He
worked as a laborer here while maxi
ing his observations. In his book he
says: 81 went to America with the
intention of gathering material for a
book in which l had hoped to prove
the injustice of the demands of the
working classes, but my practical ex-
perience entirely changed my views
of the labor question. | found prob
lens of whose existence | had no idea
and cannot deny that my sympathies
are no longer with the employers, and
must admit that most of the demands
made by the unions are just and fair" (,
In a recent address Justice Brewer
of the United States Supreme Court
said that workingmen have a legal
right to strike when not bound by con-
tract to the contrary. Employees may
quit work, singly or in body, but in
case they quit work, there is an equal
right on the part of the employers to
seek other employees and there is the
same right of these employees to &C.
cept such employment. These prop
ositions are too plain for argument"
declared the judge. While he, of
course took strong position against
violence in times of strikes, Judge
Brewer said that criminals always
seek the multitude. Let strike be
announced and a mob is there at once,
with active criminals scattered
through it to do their work.
Melbourne, the capital city of Vic
tOIld, has pOPulutiOh VI opOuI o"ob
900, and it is the chief manufacturing
city of Australia. At the recent par
liamentary election the labor candi-
date was DR.. William Maloney. The
retiring member was candidate for
reelection. He was Sir Malcolm Nc
Eacharn, Lord Mayor of Melbourne, a
ship owner and merchant of excel
lent standing in the capitalist ranks.
The returns of the election gave Sir
Malcolm a majority of seventy-seven.
The labor party alleged fraud and pc
titioned for an investigation, with the
result that the returns were thrown
out and a new election ordered. The
result of the new poll was 1867 votes
for Maloney and 1908 for Sir Malcolm,
a majority of $50 for the labor candi-
date. The labor party is very jubilant
over its victory.
One of New York's daily newspapers
said editorially the other day: In
the industrial readjustment now TAX
ing place the ties which bind men to
their unions are weakening" What is
meant by "the industrial REIMBURSEMENT
now taking place" is not clear unless
the combinations that are being made
of employers is meant. 1t is true that
these combinations are being made to
fight the unions, but so far they have
had the opposite effect. No adjust
ment made by capitalism that implies
war on unionism will weaken the ties
that bind union men. Labor organi-
cations can be seriously injured only
by their own acts. The union move
ment has now reached point where
only internal strife can destroy it. In
spired by faith in the purity of its mo
tives, cemented by mutual respect and
confidence, and guided by wisdom,
the American labor movement will not
die while there is need of it.
A sensation was sprung at Pittsburg
when members of the Window Glass
Workers union went into court and
asked for an accounting of the organ
ization's finances, the appointment OF
a receiver, the dissolution of the as
sembly and distribution of the funds
in its treasury. The bill in equity
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