The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-03-17

and then every man Of them would
fight to win.
If l were a member of the National
Typotheta and had the planning of
the campaign to beat the union l
would set aside 5000 to be used, il
necessary, to have the policy Of the
Journal remain as it is, so as to keep
the rank and file in ignorance as to
our movements. would urge the
local employers to use their influence
to have elected delegates to Toronto
members of the union having the
least brains, experience and ability
would urge them to use their infiu-
ence to have elected officers OF the va
rious local unions, men with the least
brains, experience and executive abil-
ity. Then, would accommodate the
union with scrap where it had weak
men in front and decline to fight where
the union had a corps OF veterans on
the firing line.
| I honestly believe that if the print
ers of Boston and Louisville & mean
not only the officers, but the rank and
file) were as familiar with the tactics
Of the organized enemies Of unionism,
as are the rank and file of No. 1870, the
history of those two cities would be
different. And you, Mr.. Bramwood,
are responsible for the lack of knowl-
edge among the rank and file because
you control the only means of COM
munication to those members.
! A strike is industrial war, and all
is fair, in war I would do anything
and everything to annihi,ate the en-
envy that is permissible under the
laws of this country. That is what
the enemy will do, you can depend on
| it; and your indirect criticism of the
labor papers for showing up the home
and private life" of C. w. Post will
not be approved by anybody but Post.
| What are the new tactics of the
post all the business men, bankers,
corporation men, etc, In any city,
who are bound by strong obligation
to get together and stick together
(just as we are), sign an agreement
not to have any printing cone sor
three months. How will a strike
committee tackle such frame-up?
| Again: Suppt~the strike committee
secures an agreement from one-fourth
of the job employers to the eight-hour
day system. Under our old style of
fighting this would be considered an
important wedge and would look like a
victory for the union. But, again sup
pose these friendly employers were
sent for by the executive committee of
the Parry association and lined up be-
fore men who are their best customers
and had this plain talk handed to
them: Were informed you have agreed
to run a closed shop and concede the
eight-hour day to the union. Is this
true?" Our friendly employer admits
the truth. WELL" says the spokesman
of the executive committee, we wanl
you to run an open shop on 9-hour
basis or you will not get a dollars
worth of printing from a business man
in our association. We want to know
where you stand. Are you with the
business men, or the unions?"
If this friendly employer stands by
the union he will have no work for the
union men to do. What would strike
committee do under such circum-
stances? 1 would like "EditorMem-
Der" Bramwood tc tell us how he
would beat such tactics.
| Then the strike resolves itself into
starve-out. If that is what the
S-hour struggle is to be, should not the
men and women who are to do the sac
rificing know what is coming, SO they
can prepare for long siege? Or are
they to be confidenced with the icea
that the l. T. U. is invincible, and the
leight-hour day can be won in "a hours?
Suppose the rank and file prepare TOT
a six months siege and win in six
weeks, who will suffer?
| If the rank and file can not be
trusted to read facts, how can they be
relied on to win strike?
F. A. KENNEDY.
SpEAkING OF DIGNITY