The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-30
THE BEST UNIONIST j..
MAY SAY THE LEAST
It is Not Always the Man That Talks
tho Most That Demands
tho Label. 80

0o1Hc 1lIen 1Hdke themselves OHen-
sive with the parade of their profess
sions Of unionism. They are no better
union men than many who have little
to say, in words. The church member
who gives the loudest Experience"
and Is most vociferous in his "amens''
Is seldom accepted as especially sin
cere. a man may carry a union card,
attend union meetings regularly and
utter unfonfstic expressions incessant- :
ly and :vociferously, and yet be noto-
riously non-union at heart and in the
practice of the essentials of unionism
However, organized labor cannot
have too much genuine sentiment
among it's members. It needs the kind
of sentiment that makes the possessor
Of union card proud Of his posses
sion and brave to preserve its stand
Ing with his organization and it's sig
nif1cance In the field Of industry.
Ashamed Of his card! Why should
the union man have such shame? It
stands for all that is noble In man.
hood, holy in home and safe and sac
red in society.
Organized labor Of San Francisco
says that "a clear union-car is the
badge that brings sunshine and hap
piness to everybody"
mo person need feel ashamed of
holding paid-up union card or a due
book. No class of society or organf-
zation or philanthropist has done as
much for the common people as the
labor unions. Philanthropists build
homes for the working men and wo-
men after they have left the home Of
their parents. Unions are making the
home f1reside At for sons and daueh-
ters to remain in the true home-that
OF their. parents-by increasing wages
so that the father can support che
family and make the home what it
should be-. Philanthropists build lib
rar1es, while unions shorten the hours
OF labor to give the working men time
to read the books. Unions shorten
hours of labor to place more Of tho
men to work who are willing to work.
Cities build hospitals and the unions
take care Of the family while the
breadwinner is In them.
IF death should call one of its
members the union pays death bene-
fit to keep the wolf from the door,
and, to my knowledge not one mem>
ber Of any union has ever been buried
in pauper's grave. - -.-...s
Labor unions have fought to save
the children from the factory and
place them In the schools by having
laws enacted and in increasing the
wages of the fathers SO that It wouli
be unnecessary, to send the child ia
work. Labor unions have done more
good work among their members re-
gard1ng morality and sobriety than
any other class, through changing the
surroundings Of their members La :
Dor unions have made better citizens
of the working class by having them
take all interest in the common well
fare Of the community. These state
ments can be ali verified by any per-
son, and it can also be substanttated
that the benefits of organized labor's
work have not been confined to It's
members, but the working class as
whole. has received the benefts Of its
work. :, n zsafs
""Now, Mr.. Union Man and Sympa-
thizer, learn to recognize the union
card or due book as badge OF honor
and become an active worker to ex-
tend the work by your good counsel.
Try little boosting. and remem-
Der that the best way to boost is to
buy union label goods and have your
friends do likewise. Los Angeles
Citizen.