The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-11-18
TEA pOTTfRS GET DESPERATE And
SLASH THEIR TRUST PRICES in TWO


means of saving the citizens $64.95
over the figure paid last year and
that for an increased quantity. The
methods Of the Typothetae are being
gradually brought to light.
Union Outwits Bosses.
@. Il. Judd Of the Typothetae took
tho pains to send down to q country
town In Michigan to secure q young
printer who had known but littlo Of
the principles of unionism, having
never worked in city where union
existed. He had no sooner landed in
the city when he was made tho guest
Of the members Of the union.
The young stranger was made to
feel perfectly at home, and the boys
explained in detail to him the pur-
He recognised almost intuitively
that the pathway OF young man
who expected to devote his life to
the printing business would indeed
be gloomy if he did not enjoy the
friendship and esteem Of his fellow
tradesmen.
Every mechanic Of any self respect
takes pride in having a clear record
as workingman. It is one of the
best assets for q tradesman to carry
around with him, and 1t never costs
anything to the holder. A clear rec
ord is a quality of manhood which
gives every man the pleasure of
looking his fellow square In the face,
with high feeling of pride.
The Scab. Subject for Study.
Students of character will find the
scab. or to use the polite word,
strike breaker" a fit object for
study. Our readers are reminded
that there may be vast difference
n the characters Of a non member
Of a trade union and a strike break
or. A tradesman may be a nom
union man and yet may have too
strike. But the strike breaker
possesses none Of the good qualities
that a non union man may have.
Carefully observe them If you will.
wherever they may follow their un-
manly pursuits. They all seem to
have the same shaped countenance.
None of them can look you in the
eye while conversing. Usually their
brows are low and slanting; their
lips lack that f1rmness which repre-
sents so much to students of man
hood, and their whole make up shows
weakness of character, deceit and
an uncomfortable desire for money,
whether it can be gotten honorably
or not. This is the type of manhood
which aPresid dent Elliot once desig-
|nated as lieroislr. lIIe. however. oWaS5vselIfi,sas vas
forced to change his opinion when
he. gave. the strike breakers charac-
ter a most searching investigation.
Typothetae Has Everything to Lose.
The local Tea Potters are indeed
pursuing a blind course. When they
get through spending all of the out
side money, and a lot of their own
to defeat the eight hour day what
do they expect to accomplish? To
every member of the Typothetae we
put this question: What will you
accomplish? What will you accom-
plish? Even If you succeed in de-
feating the printers union, and that
is not feared by us, or even hoped
for by our opponents, the eight hour
question will come up again. Let
us quote one of Americas greatest
statesmen on this phase Of the ques-
tion, who said: Capital usually
wins its strikes by prolonging them.
Capital needs no bread, while labor
does. But it is also true that the
victory Is generally barren one.
For in a few years labor comes up
again. The struggle is resumed, and
the disputed point is conceded. La
bor wins in the end because justice
requires 1t. Capital rarely suffers
by recognizing organized labor and
dealing directly with the unions
Only pride has suffered, that is all"
Boss Printers Destroy Own Business.
In prolonged contest the boss
printers will only succeed in Destroy
Ing their own business. The bitter
ness of competition will consume
their profits. Some good men now
on strike, who know nothing of any
other business, will be forced into
the printing business on their own
account. This will tend to make the
the competition keener still. Verify
we say unto you, Mr.. Boss Printer,
you are killing the goose that has
laid your golden eggs. When you
think that you are the whole print
ing industry, and that you alone
have the right to say what printers
shall work for, and under what con-
ditions they shall be employed. you
are doing both yourselves and the
printers an injustice.
ly on the subject nearest her heart,
which is the material advancement
Of the condition Of working women.
women are better understood in
England today" said Mrs. Craigie,
than they have been for years. We
do not advocate any radical changes
in the suffrage Of women. In a talk
before the Chadwick club in London
l spoke strongly against the propo-
sition to allow women to sit on jur1es
for instance. The Chadwicks all
agreed with me, and none Of it's