Evening journal., 1908-04-20

railroad wanted to lay a sewer through
her land. condemned II, and despite
her protest the railroad won. The
other injunction favored laboring men
Of the city and was maintained against
them for years. OF course capitalists
obtained it.
Every four years there appears a
plague in the land more destructive
than the San Jose scale, boil weevil or
the peach yellows. It is known as the
glad hand artist. political demagogue
or perhaps four fiusher. This is the
season in which he tllIives. He is
abroad and everywhere is patting you
/ on the hack, telling you this and tell
ing you that. Although the American
Federation of Labor does not espouse
cause of any political party. 1t asks
that you weigh well the acts Of the
men who seek your political support
and support only those who will legis-
late to the best interests of yourself,
your wife and your family.
William c. Hahn, OF Philadelphia,
followed Mr. Ruth. He said:
Address BY Mr.. Hahn
From the fact that labor unions are
declared punishable under trust pen
alties. we feel that we should point
how widely different is labor union
from a trust-for upon these vital and
fundamental differences of the two
are based the main reasons for our
protest.
"The labor union is not a trust. None
of it's achievements in behalf Of its
members-and society at large-can
properly be confounded with the per-
t.,f 90
(illegal trust). trust even at its
best, is an organization Of the few to
lmonopolize the production and control
the distribution of a material product
OF some kind. The voluntary associa-
ton Of the workers for mutual bene-
At and assistance is essentially diff
ferent. Even if they seek to control
! the disposition OF their labor power
: it must be remembered that the power
TO labor is not a material commodity.
''rhere cannot be a trust in some
thing which is not yet produced
The human power to produce is
the antithesis of the material ccm-
modities which become the subject OF
trust control
'The speakers Of and for organized
labor are not in favor of that species
of governmental action that VIII deny
to the business man the righ- to con-
, duct modern business within the law.
1T is not necessary that I should
present the view of the business man,
but is there man or a woman here.
who, in IS or 80 dreamed or imagined
= that when the Sherman law was in
contemplation the organizations OF men
who work were included under its pro-
visions?
Il shall not here, nor will I else
where, undertake to criticize any act
of that august tribunal of our country,
the supreme court, but men and women
surely may be permitted to differ with
the findings of that court
I'VE have fallen into the error OF
claiming equal treatment for labor and
, capital. il is an error, because capi-
3 tai is an inanimate thing, the producr
q of the wage Garner and the laborer
5 Labor is the living, breathing heart OF
G the vast army of men and women, who
Z compose the laboring classes. You can
= q ansport capital from one end of the
: country to the other, but you cannot
a transport labor without transporting
, the bodies of the laborers. Labor is
I a part Of the laborer himself
Association is the very essence OF
business today. It can no longer be
. conducted along the lines of every man
. for himself. Businesses are forming
into corporations. trusts, II you please
= and they are not going TO dissolve
: There is no power on earth can fors.
{ them to dissolve. 1t is associations II
Q labor which have given the workers
= intelligence, independence and self
respect.
s 1T is they which have done so much
= to shed a ray OF sunshine where gloon
/ obtained in the home before. They
a have raised the high ideals of Ame-l
II can institutions and made of the work
a ingman an American yeomanry ci
which we may be proud, and whi.r
/. shall stand as a bulwark for the pre-.
= lservation of the constitution and tlts
Declaration OF Independence.
I'VE must be chagrined to say the
least. TO know that the courts of oul
!. country permit us TO be killed with.
II out getting damages from our slayei
a allow us to be struck against without
n striking back. Allow us TO be boy.
s cotted, but refuse TO let us boycott;
o allow us to be discharged for joinins
q union but recognize organization
: Of capitalists.
10 "They give us academic rights bt'
e they won't give us the rights which
are necessary 10 our very existence.
II For these reasons protest meetingi
n are being held that we may appeal {,
% Congress to place the workers right.
Ia where they belong.
= Labor's Share of Product
:, Arthur Z. Holden, who is one of tn,
(, llegislative committee of the Fedora
i tion at Washington, began by express
M ling pleasure at seeing women in thl
I. laudience, as he was one of those whit
believe in equal privileges for women
The assemblage had gathered Z
!, Honor the "uncrowned king''-laboT
= He said that it was the first time II
the history of this nation that repre-
sentatives of labor had gathered t
protest against decisions, of the Su
preme Court of the land. All othe
meetings in the past protesting agains
- a decision of the court had been callei
i by professional or business men, o
'e both, but this is the first time you
ls class has met to protest against whs
n we believe to be a false Interpretation
of the Sherman law-that law whicl
IS was designed to curb the power, AFRO
IN gance and greed of monopolies an
te trusts. Ever since the mandate in tn
\ Garden of Eden that man should ear
r. his living by the sweat OF his brow
" some men and combinations were try
1t 6Continued On Second PaGel