The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-03-21
.lllufs | 4 SHOULD ! ! ! ! AELP! !.
/. 4 s0llE i ! !. IlaaR PR0BllM |:
War Waged on orga a1,ized Labor
Fraught With Tremendous
/. Consequences to All.


The following communication from
H. C.. stivers Of West Superior, con-
:clusively shows. that the war, now 50
relentlessly wased5ss against p: trades
unionism-in Duluth, profoundly CON-,
Germs the home ana every. member
thereof. ~
Superior, Wis. March -, 1905
Editor 81. the Labor World:
The labor dispute at the head Of
Lake Superior may not be. settled
rightly unless the women Of the work.
ingmen's families taRe more. interest
Fin this momentous battle For that
reason I wish in this communication
to address the ladies, Of Duluth and
Superior. e. -
Ladies' your homes are threatened
with harm by powerful interests which
propose to. overthow organized labor
for the purpose of placing. on all labor
longer hours and harder work at less
pay. 'stss<.i
The battle is onss in Duluth and is
threatened in Superior.
All Are Deeply Concerned.
This concerns the home and, every
member Of every family which lives
upon the wages OF labor-whether
Essuch labor Is organized or unorgan-
lied. I include all lhbor, because when
organized labor suffers and. Is com,
PEELED. TO render longer and harder
work for less reconpense, the labor
which is not organized must suffer in
like manner: I amfglad to know that
there is much sunorganized labor
which is thoroughly honorable and
the lumberwo6ds labor, where the con-
ditions and the trarlsitory character Of
the work make organization practically
I impossible. Theresis also much other
unorganized laborswh1ch is equally
creditable and which is In hearty sym
pathy with organization. =
Character Of So called "scabs."
OF course I do not include in the
roll of honor the misguided creatures
who deem it their mission in life to
scab on other workmep who are doing
their best to make it possible: for the
workingmep Of this country and their
families to maintain the American
standard a. at liyin But scaibs, are
|seanoe6. and few and when in any city
the attempt p1ss madezs.:1to Use them
against organized labor, the most Of
them are imported from the ranks Of
the offscourings Of other cities. This
is the-:untversal experience and is be-
yond reasonable dispute. >Unorganizetl
workmen who are not used to under
mine, Or overthrow organization are
not scabs, and the most Of these, are
in full sympathy with the labor unions:
Appeals to the Ladies.
Now, ladies, am addressing myself
TO you because you have the power to
win this, battle. If you don't wish to
win it my argument is useless. II the
short payday, the living: in cheaper
house, wearing cheaper, clothing. eat
Ing cheaper food and having less Of
the comforts of home and the amuse-
ments and pleasures of .life-if all Of
these mean nothing to you and to the
loved ones. in your. home, 1 have mis-
apprehended the situation. But I be-
l1eve you understand the attack which
is being made upon the welfare OF
your home and the necessity of re-
pelling it.
Ladies' Power Shown.
Now, what is the power which is in
your hands? It Is that you hence
forth and forever refrain from enter
ing any place Of business in a build.
ing constructed wholly or in part by
scao labor, and that you teach your
children and your children's children
to never enter such building.
No matter IL the labor troubles are
settled, regardless of whether organ
lied labor wins or. loses, the: mark Of
Cain is on such buildings and must
forever remain on them. Teach your
children so, ana teach them to teach
their children. It will not be difficult
to know which buildings they are It
Is easy to find out. =,
Effect on Unfair Merchants,
No business firm engaged in local
trade can long exist in q building
which even 20 per. cent. Of the people
in the local field keep away from as a
matter of principle. The >20s-per cent.
presents all Of the possible next pro-
fit. or even more than,-that. :..ys..
Let those VINO op ,,se You enact
anti-boycott laws If they can-but
they can't touch you. You can organ
lie and maintain. your union label
clubs and talk these things over and
build UP your mutual enthusiasm to
protect your own homes.s They can
not harm you for that as long as you
use due discretion :, in your deliber-
ations. s3s : T. +" x, ,.
N owner can afford to have the mark
OF Cain upon HIS buildine-an !. no
business man can afford to occupy
such a 1 building In community
where the workingmen and their wives,
sisters and sweethearts are Intelligent.
And those who oppose you. cannot
defeat your efforts by giving their pa
tronage to such houses bacapse in
such case they would have to dis
criminate against other houses sjn. such
q manner as to create rebellion and
disintegration In their own ranks.
With reference to- dwelling houses
built with 1cab labor, would recom-
mend less stringent policy than to-
ward businegs . housss because It
might sonnet times happ4n that you
could 1et no otheH Rat IL Won have