The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-27
HOW STRIKES [ SHOULD
Be CALLED AND WHEN
Geo. w. Perkins Of Cigarmakers
Union Civ call Labor Some
Timely Advice.
Gives the Parryites a Well Mer'
tied Rap.-Are Enemies Of
the Human Race.

George w. Perkins, president Of the
International Cigarmakers' union. that
Rock of Gibralter" Of the labor move
ment can always be trusted to say the
right thing at the right time. In the
current number of the Cigarmakers'
Journal in discussing strikes and the
Farley strike breakers says:
mo strike should be inaugurated be-
fore conferences are held with the
employers and all attempts at concil-
iation have failed.
Repeated attempts to confer with
the employers are not a sign Of weak
ness; on the contrary they represent
strength. New recruits in the labor
movement and men without experience
are always opposed to Cancellation;
no compromise and no quarter Is their
motto. When defeated they attempt to
shift the responsibility and blame 9TH
ers for their incompetency and blund-
ers.
"Parry's Manufacturers association
and Citizens Alliance, opposed to con-
Citation and arbitration, are waging
war with new and barbarous weapons.
cago teamers they have imported thou
sands of scabs; armed them with rifles,
revolvers and hickory clubs and in
structed them to club and murder.
Commercialism must be first and at
me expense Of human lives and misery.
They have invoked the assistance of
the police department, the sheriff's
office, and obtained indictments with
the aid Of the grand jury, composed Of
members Of manufacturers associa-
tons.
The Parry organization also obtained
an injunction in the Federal court,
prepared by their hired attorney. which
prohibits all legal acts of trades un-
ions. Not satisfied with this general
onslaught on organized labor their
agents all over the country hired pro-
fessional sluggers and cut-throats, re-
cruits from the criminal classes, ex-
convicts, loafers, ETC., to create a. gen.
eral rumpus; and thus pave the way
for calling out the state militia and
federal troops.
'Parry's Manufacturers association
and Citizens alliance have exposed
themselves in their true colors. They
are the enemies Of union labor and of
tho human race. Blinded by greed and
avar1ce, they unhesitatingly resort to
criminal practices and deeds.
"A new and serious condition Of az
fairs has lately come into existence
in the labor movement which should
concerned. The subway strike and its
result was a. revelation to those who
have not closely followed the course Of
events. That strike demonstrated the
stubborn fact that the employers are
we'll organized and that their man Fri
day, Mr.. Farley, has an army Of well
drilled strike breakers we'll organized
and at his beck and call. The sudden
ness and force with which this army Of
white and black strike breakers swept
down on the subway strikers was a.
revelation to the uninitiated
while it is true that the men were
goaded to desperation by the employers
and driven to desperation by the des-
picable nagging and persecution in
dulged in by the bosses, who were try
ing to force the men into a hasty
strike and one for which they were not
prepared, still the men should have
listened to wise counsel and prevented
the strike II possible. The manage
ment had been secretly preparing for
the strike for long time, and just
simply caught the men unawares and
unprepared These, however, are the
things we must guard against in the
future. In order that the lessons
taught may not be lost is the reason
for discussing this matter at this time.
1.-The result of the subway strike
was due to the men not. being prepar-
ed, while the bosses were because the
strike did not have the sanction and
consequent backing of the parent or
ganization and because the strikers did
not exhaust all other means before
striking.
These mistakes rarely occur in the
older unions; however, the sooner all
concerned open their eyes to the true
conditions and face the situation fairly
and squarely the better it will be for
the labor movement. Strikes should
be resorted to only as a last resort and
after all efforts to adjust by concilia-
ton and arbitration have failed. The
not neaO ana the D1uner should be rele-
gated to the rear and safe men upheld
in their efforts to guide labor over the
troubled waters no wahead of u.s. The
conservative unions which are careful
and deliberate in action. just and fair
in their demands. have nothing to fear
Employers know that unions cannot be
crushed out Of existence just as we'll
as we do. They, however, are aroused
by the Parry type Of employers just at
present and are ready to fight If given
a chance. Keep cool, temperate and