The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-26
NONUNION WORKERS
THE MOST POWERFUL ENEMIES or
ORGANIZED LABOR.
Though sharing In Every Advantage
Gained by Trades Unions, the I'M
organised worker II the Greatest
Obstacle In Inbor's Pathway.

Who are the greatest enemies OF or
ganized labor? The first impulse
would he to answer. THE corpora
lions" .'the truss or the employing
classes generally. But is this so? Is it
not rather the nonunIon workmenl
1t is not the employer that the UNI
ion need fear when entering into 4
conflict, but those who are OF the same
condition % life and who would be
equally benefited by the success OF the
union as the members thereof, says
Shoe Workers Journal
or the millions or workmen In the
land how small proportion Of them
are In the ranks Of organized labor?
Yeteyery improvement in present over
past conditions OF labor Is due to the
and women that compose the trades
unions OF the land and who are still
struggling TO further improve the lot Of
the worker and are daily making prog
ress to higher and better life for the
toiling masses OF earth.
EVERY dusauct iuauc anu every a9
vantage gained through the efforts IN
organized labor Is shared by the unor-
ganized, who have been the greatest
obstacles In the progress Of the move
ment.
Every improvement In the general
conditions Of labor today over that Of
past years can be directly attributed to
the organizations OF labor. Behind ev-
cry legislative enactment in the inter-
est Of labor will be found the influence
Of the trades union" In every state
legislature. in every congress and law
making body of the worls measures
are being proposed to ameliorate the
conditions Of the toiler. to tighten the
burdens of labor, and behind them all
will he found the trades union." and
the nonunicnist shares the benefits OF
those whom he has ever antagonized.
What mighty power for good would
organized labor be could all workmen
be brought to realize tkand TO join
hands In common cause, There is
nothing that could not be attained by
united effort. Legislatures would then
bow in submission to that mighty
force, and instead OF being the willing
servants Of corporate wealth they
would be the servants of the people.
The power OF the people that made
them would be the power that could
unmake.
How can men with the least spark OF
manly self respect bear to watch the
struggles OF their union fellow work
men and accept the results and dement's
accruing from such struggles without
lending a helping hand? Every work
ingman owes it to his self respect He
owes it to his fellow workman. to
everything he holds near and dear, to
join hands with the union OF his craft
and do his share in the movement that
means so much to all who toll. With
what manly pride the trade unionist
meets his fellow workmen, conscious
Of duty doHe. OF having done his part
and Of still doing IT. He looks every
one straight In the eye, knowing that
he Is not enjoying benefits that some
other gained for him. With his union
card In his poclet--his certificate of
honor he knows he will meet with
true and loyal friends wherever he may
go. should he he In search OF employ
ment he finds on every hand those
eager to assist him and should in3us-
tice be done him, as eager to defend.
Come what viii or what may 1t Is
much better TO feel that one is deing
his part along with fellow workmen TO
make the world better than to, craven
like. accept the benefits OF others ef-
forts without doing anything to aid.