The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-02-02
Trades Unionism in Calf fornia
in he Center Of One Of the
Most Remarkable Conspir-
acies of Modern Times.
Father Yorke, the Faithful
and Honored Prizes, True to
the Spirit of His Master,
Sounds the Note of Alarm,
Read the Good Mans Words,
It VIII do Your Heart Good.
and Increase Your Faith in
God and Common Humanity

There seems to be a well planned
conspiracy on the Pacific coast to put
union labor out Of business, and no
less parsonage than Gen. Funston is
being used to break the strength Of
union labor on the Pacific coast. In
his report to the war department he
says after dwelling upon the high price
Of labor in San Francisco. In addi-
ton to that the fact that abnormally
high wages are being paid the building
trades in the city are completely doni-
mated by tyrannical and inexcusable
labor unions, who harass contractors
by senseless strikes and boycotts."
Therefore Gen. Funston recommends
that all construction work on the army
posts be carried on by the labor OF
general prisoners as was done in the
case of the barracks on Alcatraz is
land.
Closely following this surprising
statement Father Yorke, the noted
priest Of California reveals the plans
of the conspirators as follows:
Tho Conspiracy Against Labor.
The workingmen Of San Francisco do
not appear to realize that they are in
able conspiracies Of modern times. Lit
tie by little the plot Ia unfolding ITSELF
Already men Of ordinary intelligence
can see the main outlines Of the combi-
nation.
We do not wish to be alarmists, OF
cry wolf when the wolf In not at hand
But it Is wise to be prepared for trou-
BILE when the clouds hang as low and
threatening as they do now.
In this matter we rely on facts that
are well established and are public
property. We Will simply make the
syntheSis 81 such 1t sthe
workingmen draw their own conc1u-
sions.
The first fact is that San Francisco
is the one city In the United States
that has for any number Of years given
Unlonists and their sympathizers con-
troll Of It's government. This state OF
affairs arose originally from a reaction
against an unfair administration; It
has been continued because a majority
of the voters liked the kind of govern
ment they were getting.
The second fact is that nowhere in
the United States are the workingmen
SO prosperous as they are In San Fran
cisco. The unions are in good condi-
tlon, and If the leaders Of the unions
only behave themselves there Is no
reason why that condition should not
continue indefinitely.
The third fact Is that up to the pres
ent time government Of this country
has been the monopoly Of men of the
tongue and Of the pen. The wealth OF
the country, have had little actual say
In running the country. The test Of
wisdom was smooth talk, and the
workingmen themselves would laugh
at candidate, no matter .how honest
no matter how sincere, If they saw the
callosities on his hands and the lime on
his shoes. Hence If we look at the
professions of the men who hold poll
tical positions, We find the lawyers and
Journalists and men without a profess
sion, that Is to say, professional poll
ticians, almost entirely monopolize the
offices, though there Is cont1nu.
seepage Of the professional politician
| and the journalist into the ranks o1