The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-11-25
BOSSES HAVE SUFFICIENT NUMBER
OF MEN TO CARE F0R SMALL WORK


one of the kind who was looking after
himself"
Bradley Makes q Threat.
That man Bradley, who was taken
to Milwaukee some time ago upon the
charge Of dsserting his wife, told one
of the strike committee that II any un-
ion man stopped to talk with him there
would be a "job for the ambulance"
Such brags have been made before.
but the printers will refuse to be drawn
into any unlawful controversy with
such 4 miserable. dishonorable and
characterless rat" We are not fight
ing men. Such methods belong to
thugs who break strikes, and who. to
hold their positions as strike breakers
create violence in order that large
strike breaking wages may be con-
tinued.
So tar as the Labor World is concern
ed, We would lose respect for the union
printer who would permit himself to
converse with a man who does such
leperous work, and who lives such a
questionable life as the one in question.
Honest Men MAG Differ.
An honest man may be opposed to
organised labor, but no man Of char
acter has sympathy or respect for the
unprincipled being who makes his liv-
ing by taking the jobs Of workingmen
who are struggling for better working
conditions. There may be some SYM
pathy' for the man who goes out on
strike, and who afterwards weaksns
and returns to work. His position is
entirely different from the strike
breakers. He may be honest in his
intentions, and for this reason we
should bear with him.
But the strike breaker, the profess
sional scab, the mercenary, unprinciplec
money crazed' inebriate is deserving of
no consideration from men of character
His presence in a community is like
that of leper. Workingmen detest
him; employers mistrust him, and 9TH
ers shirk his companionship. What
pitiable being? They are the Iscariots
and Arnolds of the labor movement.
During the Civil War they were known
as Copperheads, and now through this
industrial struggle for better working
conditions. when the opponents Of un
ion labor are less in numbers, they will
go down in history under the name Of
'Scab." a
Synonyms pf strike Breaker.
These are synonymous terms-Tory,
Copperhead. Retrayer, Traitor, Free
booter, strikesBreaker, scab and Rat
Tell US then how:ean any man of pride
or character. honor or self respect glory
IN pursuing suoh despicab1e work as
sA%
"A job for: AZ amfu1ance?5 we Haven't
one in the city that, would be At for
further use, II it was called upon to
carry such a leperous mortal to a hos
pital
Don't think we are too severe with
this type Of human flesh. Severe isn't
the word. Language fails to express
our contempt for tho mercenary pro-
fessional strike breaker Who can
blame us?
When we know something of the con-
d1tfons OF the men who have been COM
PEELED to toll long and arduous hours
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Of the Conductors organization told
the PRESIDENT railroad employees are
satisfied that any legislation tending
to reduce the earning capacity of rail-
road lines will. in the same measure
interfere with the prosperity and gen.
orally satisfactory conditions of the
railroad employees.
He argued that there had been a,
steady decrease In railway freight
rates for many years and that in spite
of this reduction the consumers Of
the country were paying more for
their bread and meat now than when
the rate was twice as much per ton
as at present. He wound up by ex-
pressing the hope that there would be
no national legislation that would in
terfere with or interrupt the prosper
Gus condition Of the railroads and of
their employees.
In response President Roosevelt as
sured the delegation that it was not
his purpose or the purpose Of those
who favored railroad rate regulation
to do anything that might injure the
railroads Of the country or, incidental
ly, the employees of the railroads. He
said that 1t was his purpose that all
classes-railroads, shippers and en-
ployes-should have perfectly fair
treatment. He was Of opinion that the
proposed legislation would not mean
a. reduction necessarily in railroad
rates and suggested that the members
Of the delegation, therefore, were pro-
ceeding on a wrong understanding OF
the situation.
BIG IMPROVEMENTS