The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-01-10
Inc New York Evening Journals Advices to
Labor Union Newspaper.
THE HoULDNG OF UNION PRINcplEs, ;.
Tell the Workngnen Truth HIuny About Tbemxeves ,nd
otheEs--urse Courage, Moderation, Thought and
Solidarity Acton--By Request.

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The folio owing is from the New
York journal OF january .:
The Central Labor Union Of
Brooklyn has begun the publica.
ton weekly OF an oiliciai news
paper. We have been asked to
write an editorial OF advice and
comment for this newspaper, by
by the committee of the central
body.
There is sent to US copy of the
new newspaper, it is an excellent
labor newspaper as it stands. Fine
printing and press work prove that
the well,paid union gives gocd
work. Able and el.igent writ.
ing, good selection S of quotations,
show ability in the management.
The new labor paper bears every
indication of success. We should
not venture to offer advice to an
undertaking so auspiciously begun.
But since it is asked for, here it is:
TO the managers of labor union
newspaper we would say:
Work especially to make union
men realize their responsibility to-
ward one another, and especially
toward the entire nation.
Impress upon them the fact that
the greater comfort and the higher.
pay Of the high class union man
depend upon the work, the pro.
ductive force, of the entire nation.
as much as docs the great forssupt.
of the millionaire.
Make the union worker fee! his,
responsibility toward the men that
have no union, toward those that
are not protected.
Put to shame the trelin. which
does exist among certain classes oi
union MN thar, when their wage
and hours are ri1ht nothing ui~,
makes any difference.
impress upon labor union men
that one ot iheir nobie,t task is III,
protac. ion OF children, the constant
Lighting Ui chIld labor. This Fight
they car cliIy on VIII! then votes
And another importdn. lasll IS .thy
protection Of wotnen worker
should work for every law tl.al
will enablc the womrn to STAY in
the homes and take care Of the
children.
OF course the greatest thing in
this direction is paying good wages
20 men. The man vino is well paid
can keep his VT. at home, his
daughters Mt home, and his child
rem in school. The workingmen
should realize with pride that the
labor union is the benefactor of the
child and the mother 1t is the
only thing that maintains the
American home among the skilled
and unskilled workipgmen.
There was a day III this country
when it was a regular thing in
New England for the entire family
excepting those too small TO walk
TO the mills-to 90 to work at sun
rise. The mill owner calculated
! that he was entitled to the work
of the entire family And he cal
culated to pay TO the entire family
/ just as much as would keep it alive
and enable il TO come back to the
mill day after day
he nnlons have forced the dis
irritation Of wealth, partly at least.
Where they rule, the man goes to
work and the women and the
children stay at home. And that
Is the great glory Of the labor
union in America today. And it
will be the glory of the unions in
years to come when they shall be
more powerful than they are now
The workers should think OF
their women and their children
They should struggle TO: better pay
and for better hours
They should also think of the in
terest OF the employer and protect
him when he is a fair man They
should make it impossible for any
man TO say that the union work
man Is guilty of pushing an adran-
tage to the last degree, To the point
Of injustice.
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