The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-11-18

Of Z circular stating the ultimate pur-
pose ,of the" union in Philadelphia.
When the publishers heard of the
circular they united in q contest
against the Philadelphia union, whore
hitherto the battle was being waged
by one newspaper. Mr.. Smith was
not charitable enough to admit that
the officers might have been unwit-
ting in their language. and in his ex-
cusable anger he severely arraigned
President Lynch and his associates.
These little mon with big jobs I'M
mediately demanded that Shelby
Smith be tried and expelled by his
local union. The local union held a
trial and contrary to the wishes Of
the International officers. Mr.. Smith
was exonerated. The officers carried
the fight to the convention where they
succeeded in having resolution
passed demanding the expulsion Of
Mr.. Smith from the Typographical
union, and If this was not done with
in a certain time Philadelphia union,
No. 2 was to suffer the revocation OF
its charter.
Mr.. Smith was to carry the case to
the courts, and he would have been
supported by every independent labor
paper In the country, but on account
of the approach of the eight hour
struggle, and in the interest of the
members of the printers union.' Mr..
Smith was induced by his best friends
to withdraw the fight, make his apollo
gies and close the incident.
Other labor papers took the que.
and the question at issue was dropp-
ed by the labor press in the interest
Of harmony during the strike.
Now the Typographical Journal
docs not seem to have sufficient COM
mon courtesy, or enough regard for
the interest Of the men on strike, to
cease it's scornful treatment Of the
labor press.
It family credits the labor papers
with publishing resume of the local
situation, and some of them, to use
its own language, "even uses their
official bulletins On the other
hand 1t takes fall out of the papers
that treat of the local political sit
nations. 1t calls them, 'adjuncts to
the bureau of publicity for political
parties"
The editor of the Journal can see
Of no good which can come out of. a
labor papers part in politics, not
even If It's position is an honest one,
and really in the interest of labor.
We know Of no body Of working
men in our city who are so anxious
for an election to occur as are the
union printers now on strike, who
wish to see men elected to office who
will give them square deal in public
printing. The Labor World yields to
no publication. not even to the off,
GERS of the Typographical union, in
it's loyalty to the striking printers.
We have given their cause the best
that was in US, for which we have
earned the gratitude of the printers
of Minnesota. When election time
comes we expect to say something for
the friends Of union labor who may
run for office, and we will be no less
loyal to the printers for doing 50.
If the editor OF the Typographical
Journal is really anxious to promote
the interest of the striking printers
he will cease his unwarranted criti-
cism of the labor press. We too, see
many reasons for criticising the off,
GERS in this contest, but that will be
reserved until the contest is over.
In the meantime it is the duty of
every friend Of union labor to do his
utmost in helping the printers to win
the eight hour work day.