The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-29
little philosophy Incllnc'th nan g . q
{ mind to A atheism, but depth N pm.
losorhy brlneeth mems Minds ~ : ,a Ns
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Of Labor Unions,

Y ss5 Enemies 4Ol Sle1UoA S1'1E''f- W,
51 4 ,or unions have done some S Va.
&c ,rviccs Tor the lahoring classes, nhu - III
& i,,y 4, = lhe unions recognize ana prtale t
y tho Fundamental principles Of 10 lonesey'
Il 4,,stice and legal responsibility, WIZ
thev demand from others, thef'sl 49,
,,,,,, e,re Il u But when tho unions 4 t ''
II IN n a. encourage open defiance @ ~ ~
,crnl Or moral restraint, cu'nlhh'li'i's :,
~ sc murdcrous vlolerncee4.St'ls l Aos
y g. ~, create dIstrust and nntlpathy
towards ali unions, but they destroy ~
N no,ity For accomplishing the very e "
3for which the true labor UNI union eS'ses'5
5rhe struggle at present should pt PC pc
.,,,aa,, III he 5law-abi element IN ap 20
a, ], - and their fellow-nen'beeirs VINO
seek their ends by turbulence ana iAS
,cssness Of the most open anu v'ole''t
character. 10 gt N +, =,
II the MI bic press of Saturday aecouhtA
&, Ara given or three Instances &
should mako every citizen pause aha
consider some tendencies Is q '''ooe1'
llnionisnl. IA "a " e s5 I, as d. Sf
Tn New York body of pea tcAe2hflp PIE ciei-
zens we're dynamlted by felow-un 10 on' S'tS
because they belonged to asc 9
~ in. The principle involved II ~ y .5 N TINS
case was reyengeful hatred Of success
siful compel itor. II 55 81 (. af
II New York tho members ~ o. Or q ta'et
% . smiths Union who threw Police
4, !, 1,,,tIer to his death are stl tes Thy
q ,np before Coroner Acritelli, and thous 81
{ they denied ali knowledge OF iloW ~
death occurred. protesting Sthat $Ae tle ~
dental-ik 1.-THE fact remains ~ i
in his ante-mortem statement II l' ~ y
a s;w,rc that he was assaulted ana thro - y
Il dawn eight stories, While the other TWO vs.,
.5,,acinl mol cernen were snvagel bait ered
ard assaulted, though when they n '' 3 =
u "a be allowed to 80 down IN peace ti ICY
Il found ali the ways blocked, the ladders ADDER
q removed, N the elevators mot running
y Tho crimes for which one special pollce-.
a man lost his life and two suffered great
J bodily# pain were that they tried 70 pre-
vent the members Of the IIopsesmithi's'@
Union from dropping bolts 4 ana Il oe l17a
weighty5 objects on the stnir-builders en- en-
Waved on the same building, It being al
legged that the stnir-builders were NON
union workmen, IA
In Chicago Alderman Fierlllhy VINO S was vas
also d member of the Steam Engineers
Union, was expelled because he had IN
R PRODUCED d resolution making I a 5capital
offense to assault defenscless women or
girls. Nj, a.
'sHis aethn," say the press reports ''ts..
,fo!lowed the many brutal attacks on on
women reported throughout the spring.
Netting was done With the resolution
except TO refer. 1t to the state l.egisl''i
y lion Committee, where It now reposes VIZ
CONTINUING, the press reports say:
.'Herlihys expulsion last night was un 1-
expected The resolution providing for#' t
was introduced by Arthur McC ken,
secretary OF the union. and WAS adopted
unanimously. after spirited discussion SSH ~
4 which tho offending alderman was be-
q rated roundly as a traitor to the trades
union movement. III
q The sTlmes- Dispatch does not believe
that protecting defcnseless women from
brutal assault Gun be construed as treach-
cry to any self-respecting union, Nor
does this paper believe that the unions
al large would so constrne the elton or
Alderman Herllhy; but the reason as
signed by his own local union remains,
until disaYowcd, as reproach to the
whole spirit OF labor unions. 3sGJ gs
These extreme instances furnish the
Grounds for those who Unfortunately
attack and condemn all combinations by
worl.mcn, and this marked frequency with
which suct, acts OF violence lave occurred
az Iute should make every honest and
law-ab.ding labor unioniat sec with per-
feet clearness that 10 organization or
movement can survive such assaults
from within. BY their own fWits-be
! 1hey reaeeabe or turbulcni-nna by their
Own worss-bc they lawful or outlawed--
r the labor unions viii be judged and APP
proved or condemned, \
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