The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-03-10

ter of If he sticks to his creed pract- E
ically. III. 8
In some industries it has been found !.
convenient and practical to publish lists
Of those business men who observe tho
requirements of the unions. There are,
of course, certain obvious difficulties i
In preparing such lists, but proper care
will secure accuracy and perfect fair
ness of treatment to all concerned. It
may also be necessary to observe cer-
tain legal and technical properties In
getting up such lists. In some cases
such work is done by auxiliary bodies.
How widely different in character these
auxfiiaries may be is found, in two
cases which are illustrations Of the
statement. The printers of the United
States have auxiliary federatiOns OF
women-their wives and sometimes fe-
male fellow members-who, do effective
work Of this sort. In England the
Christian Social union countenances (
the lists issued by trade and labor
councils for the use Of the union and
the public in general. The Christian
Social union endeavors to develop and
give expressions to a social conscience,
possessing g. sense of moral respon- :.
sibility, in regard to the purchase OF
goods, and then appeals to the practical
men Of business, both employers and,
employed, to provide information as to
fair and proper standards. Indeed In
two cities, London and Glasgow, the lo-sss
aeal branches OF the Christian f3ugi4ii
union undertook the responsibility of||
issuing such lists. Thee work called fot4
careful, investigation. of the working:
conditions in each trade, the formula
ton of a code of. rules and consulta- .
tions with bosses and workmen in res
gard to the practical effects of the reg
ulations proposed. This method has
been successful. The experience gained &
shows how much can be done even bN
a small group Of people who are really
In earnest about their Christianity, who
have been at some pains to see how their
principles are meant to apply to the
conditions Of industry and commerce1
and who are prepared If necessary, to i.
make some personal sacrifice in order
to be true and just in all their economics
dealings. 1t appears. therefore, that IL
should hardly be necessary to impress
on the union man that he ought to
support unionism not by word Of
mouth, but by deed AS an observer OF
the conditions Of life it is regretfully
admitted that numbers of union men
are somewhat lax in carrying out the
principles Of their creedss once out Of I
Sight of the unions meeting place-a
laxity which has been attempted in
some trades to correct by means Of
fines-but much could be done towards
bringing them to a realization Of what
is due from them in this respect. Il !
is hoped that this apepal will have
some effect ON those unthinking men
who forget to see that the union label
is on the goods they buy. .l@~.s5S S.:
1t will interest the large number Of
union printers who are able to read or
can speak French to learn that strenu-
GUS efforts are being made in Paris to
simplify the orthography of that lam
guage but some Of the authorities are
bitterly opposed to all changes sug-
gested, among them Francois: Coppes.
French is practically sealed language,
inasmuch as the academy passes upon
all changes and additions about every
ten years, and is 10th to allow thesin-s
PRODUCTION Of new words, or words from
other languages. We take up anything
and everything from foreign tongues,
provided we have the necessity.
--$E& sS.3ss
Last year, in this column, inireferring
to Russia, 1t was suggested that per-
haps the advance guard Of modern civ-
ilizatiop was seated onNthe Japanese
gun carriage. All the world knows now
that there was some truth In the idea. q
Word comes that unionism, compare
lively a recent growth in Russia y
spreading rapidly. s. There are now
strong organizations in various indus
tries, not alone in large cities but ia
regions where one would hardly expect
to see or hear of unions. Organized
effort has led to considerable improve
ment In conditions Of labor. May the I
good work go ON. When the worknnen
secure the political advantages thatsv
enjoy they undoubtedly will
there will be no necessity to compel the
printers to leave their employment as
was done several times during strikes
last winter in st. Petersburg. There
Is. little doubt that the Russian work.
man is thirsting for freedom of speech
and press. :t,S .57s #s
There is nothing at which some Of
our non union friends will stop when &
they want to cast a slur on unionisnl.
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