The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-16
ONWARD MARCH Of
THE LABOR movement
Unionism Stands for the PIin-.
ciples Of Enlarged Liberty
and Equality.
It's Aim Is the Social and Ma
.terial Advancement Of
all the People.

terial Advancement Of
all the People.
The argument is many times used
by the trades union critic that per-.
sonal liberty is abridged by a con-
nection with the labor movement,
writes William J. Shields in The Car
penter. The history of recent years
furnishes an experience as counter
argument that will permit men to-
investigate for themselves and dee
termine to their own satisfaction the
merits of the case.
We can go back in the space Of
time allotted to those who live today
and learn the truth-that every adj
vance of civilization hks been made
not by individual action, but by the
collective force. Industrial life IL
subject to like conditions. It. has
required the strongest kinds of or
ganizations to elevate the workers
conditions. If. We were to permit
the theory of Parryism to operate
what would be possible from the di-
vision created, one part of labor con-
tending with the other part with the
inevitable result of backward tend
ency?
A good test to any who honestly
believes in the sacrifice of liberty
can be had in the comparison of the
organized trades and communities !
with the unorganized trade or COM
munity. The comparison will fur.
n1sh proof absolute and will also fur
nish the knowledge that not only he
who shares in the expenditure Of
time, energy and money necessary to-
the prosecution of the work, which
results in the promoting of better
conditions, but the doubling char
acter also, receives and accepts the
full measure of benefit made possi-
BILE through the organized effort. A 4
workman has no moral right in the
exercise of his personal liberties to-
work under conditions which drag
down the standard of life of his fell
lows, or at least such is the declara-
t1on of the trades union, whose prfn-s
cfples conform to the greatest good
to the greatest number.
The trades union, through it's So
ciability. its agitation. it's radical as
we'll as conservative movements, tho
getting in touch with the great world
wide agitation in all of its different
phases, Is stimulating and bFoA1 In
'fns the nl61l6ct OF the W160@1 Q q S9f
He is thinking today az he never
thought before, and his thoughts are
in the line OF enlarged liberty-how
an Industrial regulation can be
brought about that will supply per-
n NIL AvHt
all; how he can get more and more
OF the wealth he creates; how he i
can, through his association with his.
fellows, control the political destiny
OF the nation so that injustices may,
be minimized and more equal. op-.
portunities afforded. This is having
the effect of forcing the understand
ing that only through the closest
kind OF organization can his desires
be satisfied and the liberty that
should be his realized.
The opposition to the ambition OF
the thinking toiler by the Parryites'
association Is to my mind beneficial.
as reforms gained through opposf-
tion generally leave a deeper Inn.
preston than things that are had for.
the asking. Again we nave a beam
tlful contrast in the open methods of.
the labor movement with the OATH
bound associated Parryites, whose
methods are so dark that they re-
fuse to reveal the names of their
membership; the association which
rates the boycott among the crimes
and yet boycotts itself. They pirate
and jingle lofty phrases about lib
erty and individual freedom, but they
fool no one, and as time goes on
and their methods are better UNDER
stood their un-American tactics will
revert against themselves and to the
advantage of the labor movement,
The Citizens Industrial associa-
t1on, which disagrees with the policy
of friendly discussion, strenuously
opposes not only the labor movement
but the Civic federation, whose poI.
icy is to bring the factors in Indus
try together, not to breed dissenston
between them, but to restore the
touch of personal contact which has
been so unfortunately lessened ~
modern conditions of employment.
This is the true way to peace with
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The wage earners are not conspir-
ators. They rejoice at the oppor,
tunity to publicly defend their pol-
lcies. II they are In error they are e:
not so obtuse but that they can be
that they are wrong. La
bor stands for. the principle Of en-.
larged liberty and social advance
ment fqI all humanity, believing that S.
It Is impossible for any real prosperity
10 exist that is not shared nv All thas..si
people. 6 S,. -. -
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