The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-22
FROM NEVADA EDITORIAL PENS
Labor Is Learning.

President Gompers of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, in his an
nual report, recounts the remarkable
growth of trades unionism through
out the country, and gives data of
this worldwide movement, a move
ment which presages revolutionary
changes in the political and social
life of the country.
Labor has been striving to accomp-
fish betterments by intelligent meth
DDS during the past few years, and a
sweeping change has come over the
trades unions. In the past, it was
customary to keep secret all of the
proceedings of subordinate unions, in
so far as it was possible, but now pub
LEFTY is the greatest force employed
in the battle for labor's rights. In
nearly every righteous contest with
capital labor has been victorious,
frequently by means of strikes, but
in numerous instances by arbitration
and verbal and written agreements.
In this respect the president of the
federation points out that both the
empower and the employe must rely
upon the good faith of the parties to
such verbal agreements. And 1t is
commendable that seldom have YER
bal agreements been disregarded by
labor Locally, however, we have
seen agreements cast aside between
the mine owners and the miners, and
this fact has had an injurious effect
But the Western Federation, evident
ly profiting by the experience OF the
larger organization, has declared fol
publicity in it's meetings, and it Is
to be hoped that little more frank
ness on the part of both sides vii
prevent future ruptures of serious
nature.
Labor is beginning to understand
that its struggles is not enhanced by
startling or preciptate action. Com
pers relates in his report how he
counselled against a general tele
graphers' strike, not because he die
not sympathize with the cause Of thu
operators, but because the teleghapf
| companies had made some conces
sions and, with the strengthening o
the union, could reasonably be ex
pected to better the condition of al
persons employed in this nerve-rack
ing pursuit. That the strike failed
was not to be wondered at in thu
light of the somewhat unreasonabl,
strike.
Labor is opposed to strikes, ant
with the continuation of the campaign
of education in its ranks the more in
telligent enforcement of it's just de
mands will be accomplished through
safer and more conservative channels
1t will be only a matter of time wher
government regulation will compe
| II 4 Do, ~, /,
betterment not only of the working
man but the vast mass of Americans
The same enlightment is dawning up
on capital, and the corruptionist-
| the jury briber, the debaucher oil
legislators, the franchise thief-wil
find his level by government process
| just as labor will be further elevated
The electoral franchise will be en-
ployed to right many wrongs and that
labor will exercise 1t intelligently is
to be expected, for labor so welded
its power in San Francisco, where
the control was manifestly between
graft versus anti-graft. Labor show.
ed that it opposes corruption in high
places as well as in the more lower
and labor voted for district attorney
who would prosecute even the former
idols of the labor party.-Goldfield
Chronicle.
Reports from the gambling houses
throughout the city are to the effect
that there are at the present time g
great many counterfeit FIVE, ten and
twenty dollar gold pieces in circula.
ton here now, and all managers oil
the games have been warned to keeI
on the lookout for them.
The coins are said 20 be an eX-
ceedingly good counterfeit of the rea
coins. They are made of compost
ton and in color and appearance are
exactly like the real coin. The only
means of distinguishing them is by
the weight. Whether they are being
made here or are being brought in
from some outside place is a mystery
Reno Gazette.