The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-06

One of the most serious hindrances
trades-union movement is the lethargic
manner in which the labor press is
supported by those in whose interest
it is published.
AT the present writing there are la
Dor papers published in the respective
states as follows:
Alabama, 2; Arkansas, 2; Californ-
Ia, IS; Colorado, 5; Delaware, l; Dis
trict of Columbia. l; Florida, 2; Geor-
gia, 4; Idaho, 1; Illinois. Is; Indiana,
Z; Oklahoma, 8; Iowa, 5; Kansas, A.;
Kentucky, 5; Louisiana. 2; Maryland.
2; Massachusetts,, 5; Michigan, 3:
Minnesota, A.; Mississippi, 1; Missouri,
Z; Nebraska, 8; New Hampshire, 2;
New Jersey, 8; New Mexico, 1; New
York, IL; North Carolina, 2; Ohio,
II; Oregon, l.; Pennsylvania, IL:
South Carolina, 1: Tennessee, 4; Tex
as. 10; Utah, 1; Vermont, 1; Virginia,
3; Washington, 5; West Virginia, 1;
Wisconsin, 1; Porto Rico, 1; Canada
Vancouver, /; Winnipeg, L; London,
l; Toronto. /. To this list must be
added IS official and trade journals.
For these latter 1 make no special
plea because they are subsidized
in the sense that it is obliga-
tory upon the members to support
them through per capita tax or other
WISE The labor press 1 particularly
papers above enumerated by states,
whose income, with very few excep-
lions, is altogether voluntary In a
few instances these papers are con-
body and in these few cases have gen
eral local circulation. Unfortunately
however, this is the rare exception.
This labor press should be support
ed Of this there is not the shadow
of doubt. 1t is the absolute duty OF
every trades unionist to subscribe fol
at least his local labor paper. He
owes this to himself if he desires to be
we'll informed and always know the
truth as to all current events affect
ing labor and capital. The hundreds
of thousands of wage earners, who al
most without exception depend upOr
the daily capitalist press for theil
information, have accepted the state
| ments therein as to the Haywood tria
and in too many instances have be
lieved that Harry Orchard is the sain
his hired biographers have pictured
him. Notwithstanding the fact tina
the taxpayers of Idaho have spen
thousands of dollars in attempting t.
convict Haywood and Steve Adam
| on prejudice instead of evidence TIL
unionist is kept in the dark by thu
| daily press. In the recent American
Federation of Labor convention a
Norfolk, Va, President Samuel Com
| pers rccited the attempts made b.
Brandenburg, the agent of the manu-
facturers' association, J. w. Val
| Cleave, president, to bride him to BIZ
tray his fellow unionists by subscrit
| ing to confession" la Orchard
which statement by Gompers was flu
ly corroborated by delegates in tn
convention. How much of this di
your morning or afternoon pape
print? 1t is our duty to attend NEE
ings, regularly demand the union labe
at all times, vote as we march and d
all other honorable things which wi
speed the emancipation of the Amer
can wage slave. 1t is highly impo
tant that we be ever active to the en-
that child labor and prison labor b
abolished; that the exploitation {
women laborers be stopped; that san
tary conditions be improved-in shor
that the American standard of Twin
be net allowed to deteriOrate And
know of no more important agency
tits connection than that we be col
stantly we'll informed on subjects ge
name 10 the great struggle betwee
capital and labor. And the only plae
in the world where we can get this il
formation is in that field which hs
been created solely for that purpos
the L. Dor press.
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