The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-09-03
TRADE UIVIONISM Externally
OPPOSES ALL OPPRESSION
Conditions Becoming Less and Bearabe to the Worker
Brought Trade Unionism Into Existence.
Here to Stay.
It Is the Healthest and Best Manifestation of Divine Un
rest Which Has Elevated Mankind.
Healthy Progress.

Trade unionisrl Is eternally opposed
to all forms Of oppression and to every
restr, ctiy@ effort that would retard the
progpe.ss ct tn*. working class to that
position OF hctror EaMcSa 1t will event
ualiy oruury in q r@a:ranged social
economy. J.: is an effect. Conditions
keccn,ics fseSs ana iasx taaarable to the
worked t>rn4xEat evsAa. uniontsm into
existenca. 'r',e Arrogance and selfish
greed OF the eiIit&yyfr i5 class Is re-
neyved as time goes on.
Trade ,srsanl,as:1 is the nealthiest
rasniaeata&so:s OF that divine unrest
wtf2c1 hess elevated mankind. IT. rep
,, ressents An a conservative manner the
srnet ferrr@eata tton Of thought which
is aEedtnllnE the minds of THE useful
and productive classes Of society and
making them aspire to higher things.
That the efforts Of trade uniondsn are
sncoeest,,l Is shown by the rapidly in
crsnn1ng 1l,saber Of workingrnen who
are connecting themselves with the
nrov+Sslent and becoming willing shar-
ers IN It's destiny. The antagorasm
which it has aroused in the moribund
MIDDLE class, which Is being rapidly
crowded out Of existence by the great
corr>or1.ea aggregaMons of capital, and
its futile efforts, through manufacture
ers' associations and citizens alliances,
to retrieve the position It once held.
Is further guarantee of the success
of trade unionism.
Voluntary Growth Of unionisn,.
The great strength Of unlonis1n lies
In the fact that 1t is OF voluntary
growth and lays no barrier between
the worker and that port Of it's organ
1zation to which he is entitled to be
identified. Another important fac
tor nnd element Of strength is the elias
ITCHY Of trade unionism. The ease by
which 1t can adapt itself to every
changing economic condition Is as sim
pie as 1t Is marvellous and presages an
ultimate and complete triumph over
all its adversaries.
Trade unionisln offers no apologies
for its existence. Its demands are as
modest as the demands of Diogenes
from Alexander. 1t only asks for lab
, or little more Of the wealth that labor
, creates and little more Of the sun
shine that belongs to ALL It asks a
little more respite from toll and, fur
ther opportunities for the members of
the working class to become intelli-
gent human beings. It demands that
the homes of those who work and rem
, der useful service to society shall be as
; comfortable and healthful az the homes
Of those who do no work nor make any
! pretense to the rendering Of useful
service. II demands that the son of
the worki1sgman should have the same
educational advantages and the same
opportunities to work out his destiny
as the son Of any other man. 1t de-
mands that the limbs and lives c.
, work1ngmen and women shall be
: thought as valuable and held as sacred
: as the lives and limbs Of other people,
: 1t asks fair treatment for those who
: toll and nothing more than that to
which they are, as human beings,
officially entitled
Demands Of Labor are Moderate.
These are the simple demands that
trade untonism, in the name of labor,
asks from society In the enlightened
present. And surely no one Of huma n
itarian principle and unbiased mind
can find fault with these demands or
say they are unjustiflable. OF course
there are many who object to labor de-
mandlng anything but to hew wood
and draw water but those belong to a
bygone age and have stood still while
the world moved onward. The ludic-
! Tous indignation OF these, protests
causes amusement, but awakens no re-
sponsive chord in the minds of those
, who study the signs Of the times in
which they live. Loafers-divinely
chosen or not-may rail at the degen-
eracy OF the times which permit labor
= to d. Its own thinking but their wrath
Is OF as much avail as their ability to
force time backwards. Their. days are
numbered and characterization is 4 i s
+ sure as the extinction of the Dodo.
Abos=5E- etesnel