The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-01-06
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To the Editor Of the Labor Worlds:
Sir: In your editorial columns Of
last weeks Labor World, you made
comment on carpenter who advertises
for work at fifteen cents per hour, and
venture the assertion that he is not
member of the Carpenters union, and
recommend that the, union look him
up.
OF course any two in unionism knows
that any man taking only 40 per cent.
of full pay cannot be member of any
union, although he like the above car
penter may have a permit to earn what
he can as it may be the result of causes
outside Of his own control and directly
opposite to his wishes, such as ply
steal disability, through old age, or in
trinity, which may make it an impos-
sibility to do full days work and
the 1nf1rn1ity may be caused by passed
services in aid of thes public welfare,
which may make him an applicant in
the public market at q reduced rate of
pay as the only means Of securing a
portion of his family expenses, which
work 1t is incumbent on him as cit
lzen to procure, to get shelter, fuel,
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but Its urgency is its only excuse, for
there Is vagrancy law in this state
that Will compel any person to get any
work at any wages he may be offered
when he has paid out his last dollar and
used up all his credit, no other work
being in sight. Now be charitable.
Surely you would not call such a per-
son traitor to unionism, in fact the
above union has passed on the above
| case some months ago and has author
i lied his present action, we'll knowing
! 1t would not adversely effect trades
unionism. But show that something
besides commercialism is the main
| spring of their unionism, namely, good
| fellowship for suffering humanity. Also
! In view Of the above facts it is not
necessary for the union to look the
above carpenter up as he has been
known to it since 1889, and unionism
since 1891, and If you are not over "a
! years old, the above advertiser has
| been consistent unionist more days
| than you have lived and has watched
| with pleasure your growth through
your school days to your present days,
of especial service to trades unionism,
! ~AA~ AASpSo JVN may AOl Ue uIlUS1 VAC
urgent necessity of getting work at
any price, but that on this New Years
day you may be spared to still talk
and work In the best interests Of this
community for many days, as the only
hope OF the many crippled and handi-
capped workers Of today lies in the
| we'll directed efforts Of the labor unions
as endorsed by, the labor press. lin
their fight to keep their heads above
the malestrom Of the submerged tenth.
for If the ablebodied mechanic cannot
hold his own position strengthened by
his own bond Of unionisn, the hope
Of the handicapped man is gone and
he must pass along to the scrap pile
Of wrecked humanity for all CONNER
lcialism cares, for With only few COM
Iparative exceptions It Is the employers
manifest intention with the help Of the
open shop, etc, to reduce the workers.
as q body to the position Of the above.
advertiser. where st heir civic duty to-
their family will 81 clash with their
lunionisn and down TIL they become the
human foot balls Oh this seIfish class.
ISof ssnplo be set at work ana.
disohalgodf the "a Ice anl fancy III
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