The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-03-03
A LORD IS EDUCATED II.
BY A UNION WORKMAN.
The Workmen Taught Him
Something About Politics
in Great Britain. -.
A Good Lesson for Workmen
lin America Coming From
Recent Elections Abroad.

IN 3AA1cI4Cd OOul4uS EAVu
Recent Elections Abroad.
Lord Stanley's defeat in the
Westhoughton Division of Lancashire
by the Labor candidate, Mr.. w. T.
Wilson, brings into further bold re-
lief the contrast between Parliament
as it has been and Parliament as it
may be when the Labor party achieves
its ambition. ="
while the eldest son of the Earl
of Derby was studying Greek and
Latin at Wellington College young
watson, Cumberland lad, was serv-
| ing his apprenticeship as carpen-
ter at Barrow-in-Furness.
From Wellington Lord Stanley
went to the Grenadiery Guards, and
after distinguished service in the late
war came home to be one of tho
Lords Of the Treasury, and then
Postmaster General.
meanwhile, the carpenters ap-
l'prentice was following hts trade in
Bury and BOLTON, and assisting to
manage the trade union to which he
belonged. He helped to found the
Bolton Building Trades Federation,
and few years ago succeeded in pre-
venting lockout in the building
trades. For twenty. years he grad
uated in the school of trade unionism
and last year became chairman of
the Union of Carpenters and Joiners.
'Now the Earl's heir is turned out
of Parliament, and the organizer of
carpenters steps into his place, and a
revolution in parliamentary repre-
sentation is effected by means of the
ballot box"
Chicago American COMMENT:
Worlzingmen of America, how does
that short story impress you?
Don't you think it's a pretty good
thing to have this carpenter sent to
the House of Commons to help make
the laws under which all the carpen-
ters and all the workers must live in
England?
Don't you think it's a pretty good
thing for the workmen to get to-
gether, throw out Lord Stanley, and,
for change, put in man that works
for his living?
That little story shows you what
happens when the workingman goes
into politics. Don't you approve of
the story?
Don't you think it's better for A
workingman to be elected by his
friends and then work for them in
congress, than it is for the workers
union leaders to take off their hats
and wipe their feet carefully, and
oh
ly, and then go in and sit down with
a trust king to discuss Chinese immi-
grafton? -
j Don't@you4think it better for union
men-for all workers-to get 'togeth-
er, and vote together, and take
share in making the laws, rather than
have scheming "open shop makers
get hold of them and use them and
fool them through their leaders?
Are there no workingmen in Amer
lea fit to send to congress? Aren't
there any men as worthy of conf1a
dence and as intelligent as this Eng->
lishman, w. T. Wilson, who has had
the pleasure of taking a lords seat
in the house?
There are very able men among the
labor leaders Of America. Fursueth
of the Seamen ought to sit in con-
gress every term while his vigor
lasts, fighting for the men at sea.
Gompers himself-a man of real
force and energy-is out of his place
talking with trust king about
Chinese immigration and giving the
impression, which the trust king
wants, that man who hires scabs
and ruins unions can still be the in
innate friend and adviser and supe-
rior of the leaders of the labor union
movement. 80.
Gompers should go into congress-
That's the place for him. >.
Let him and the other able labor
leaders get up ON the floor Of the
house and tell the truth to the whole
country. This newspaper will report
what they say and everybody will
see it.
The time has gone by when the
workingmen ought to sit in corners
and talk only to one another.
Let them come out in the open.
Let them talk under the dome of the
capitol at Washington. That's the
right place for labor-not some lit
tie room back of a saloon. ,,<
WOfkluSuSus 6eI 1AlO PoAt1SS.
Take your right share IN the govern
ment of the country to which you be-
long, and that you support.
Don't let the jacka1s, the tricksters
of the corporations and the tools of
the political bosses make all the laws
that you have got to live under
Elect good men to congress-good
workingmen, they won't deceive you.
Get into politics, and hurry up. Do
it ait the, next election. g .,>: