The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-02-04
FREEZING TO DEATH IN NEW
Work.

| tention of the people to the wrongs
that abide in the land, but it is quite
another matter to offer a practicable
| remedy for their abolition. Too many
organs Of protest do nothing else but
condemn without pointing out a way
for relief. Everybody knows that
things are not what they should be.
Among rich, well-to-do and poor there
is knowledge that the world Is filled
with hunger and want and misery.
The upper classes recognize this by
tine fact that they give aims to relieve
those who suffer and are miserable.
! Most Of this very good class advocate
more charity among the rich with the
hope that it will help to solve the prob
lem Of the poor.
The workers give literally of their
small possessions, but they do not call
it charity. Living in the environments
of the poor; seeing their suffering daily,
and knowing what causes their poverty
they call out with all their might:
mot charity, but justice"
But some times there are happen
egotistic Industrial system. such as the
| recent freezing to death of a score Of
half clothed and half fed people in
New York under the very shadows Of
Wall street, during a bitter cold spell.
that calls for a severe denunciation Of
our whole social fabric. All of us have
| ideas on how to avoid such happen
ings, but no one remedy can be per-
manently applied. Our whole social
trade union offers the most logical
remedy for immediate and permanent
relief. It proposes to organize the
working people into one great fedora
ton. Then it's policy is to demand a
living wage for every worker, man and
woman, so that they will be enabled
to properly support the ones depend
ent upon them. 1t hopes to reduce the
hours of labor according to the pro-
gress or production so that all may
have an opportunity to earn a living.
It aims to establish a system of sick
and out of work benefits so that hum
ger or want will not come to those
who are sick or out of employment.
It discourages tenement house labor,
believing in a sanitary workshop, for
work, and healthy flats in a congested
city or cosy cottage home in the su-
burb for residence.
Through a. systematic trade union
these conditions can be brought about.
This will give the workingman justice
in place of charity. This will enable
him to provide for his family as a
workingman should.
If the trade union does not declare
war on the capitalist system as So
cialism does, it at least is opposed to
the evils of that system. and it is
against them that the so-called agita-
| tors are directing their efforts. very
much to the discomfort of those who
prey upon these wrongs.
In this campaign against wrong it is
the duty Of every earnest man and
woman to join with the trade union.
The people are arising in their might
against the child labor evil in the
south. This is commendable. They
should also make the same strenuous
opposition against the cheap tenement
house labor Of the east. One way to
do it is to destroy the market for tene-
nent house products, by purchasing
1t looks as if there is to be revolu-
ton in American politics during the
next few years. President Roosevelt's
plan of getting after the railroads will
be sure to meet with considerable OPP
position within his own party. The
fact that Mr.. Bryan is supporting Pre-
sident Roosevelt's railroad rate plan
indicates that the Bryan Democrats
and the Roosevelt Republicans will
unite against railroad interests which
are many in Congress.
Should the board of Public Works be
abolished? If 1t should why could 1t
not be done this year? A fitting re-
buke to the Charter Commission for
permitting itself to be used by design
ing politicians would be strong vote
against the proposed amendment to
abolish the Board of Public Works.
Are you in favor Of the initiative
and referendum? If you are write q
letter to the members Of your delega-
-. p.