The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-23
LET THE WAR GO ON.


James w. vanCleave, president of
the National Association of Manufac-
turers, has thrown down the gauntlet
to union labor
Now let the war go on
Mr.. Van Cleave has begun action in
the federal courts of the District of
Columbia against Samue! Gompers,
John Mitchell and other officials of or
ganized bodies, praying tn they be
restrained from using the boycott and
we do not patronize lists" Mr.. Van
Cleave says he brings this action in
his individual capacity and not as an
Official of the National Association of
Manufacturers. The only reply we
have to make to that assertion is
that Mr.. VanCleave has not told the
truth. The papers were filed in the
District of Columbia in order that SER
vice might be obtained on the officials
VanCleave will get the order he wants,
for the simple reason that the federal
judges know what they owe to men
of the VanCleave stripe.
20, that is anarchy, and teaches dis
respect for the courts
It is neither. 1t is a clear state
ment of a solemn truth that has been
demonstrated time and again. The
courts today are framed up against
labor organizations, and are controlled
in all wage disputes by the corpora
lions and magnates. The man who
does not comprehend this fact has
cobwebs in his intellect.
The Wageworker is glad to see Van
Cleave take this step. 1t hopes that
he will get the order he asks for, and
that it will be drastic to the last de-
gree. 1t will take something drastic
to arouse the workingmen of America
from their sleep of contentment Well
employed, well paid. eating three
square meals day the workingmen of
this country seem satisfied and utterly
carless of what the future may bring
forth. One by one their rights are
being taken away from them, and
some of these days they will either
have to arouse and make a desperate
fight for their forfeited rights, or
meekly submit to practical enslave-
ment.
When man who studies conditions
sounds the alarm, lot of men who
ought to be respondent to the call,
roll over, rub their eyes and exclaim,
o, he's trying to work a graft" Then
they roll over and go to sleep again.
When some man. alive to the dangers
that threatens, calls attention to the
enroachments of the Judiciary, the vic
tim of these enpachments open their
eyes, yawn few times, mu.ter, 20,
he's got something in view for him.
SELF" and then they sleep again.
But some of these days these sleep
ing men will be kicked in the ribs by
men who have stolen their rights, and
when aroused will be politely informed
that they will have to take just what
is given them and be content
That is, this will come about unless
workingmen arouse themselves before
it is too late. Perhaps VanCleave's
move will result in their being
aroused.
The working men of this country
the men who work for wage-have
everything in their own hands if they
only knew it. They have the power
to jerk from the federal bench the
judges who fawn at the feet of cor
porations. They have the power to
make laws that will give them an
equal show in the world. They have
the power to enforce their rights as
men and as citizens. How much long
er will they allow themselves to be
the playthings of designing politi-