The labor world., 1908-02-01
There Can Be No Doubt That the
Meeting Was Productive of
Great Good in Promoting q
Frank Exchange Of Views on
the Part Of Men. in the Ranks
Of Labor, Leading Employers
and the Public Generally.
Business Men Of Every Glass Are
Coming More and More to Re-
alize the Potency Of the Trades
Union Movement in Shielding
Individual Workers Against the
Merciless Exploiting of q Glass
of Predatory Greed.

business agent and he was obliged to
old prince, Conference after confer.
enc enGe was asId was artdu
and sincere. and coupled with this he
possessed wonderful patience.
Unrest among the people grew, and
S,d sho that ea.fv hsy
kpacity. ordered that they labor longer
during the day at brickmaking. after
which they were obliged to gather
he hepeG peT by of keeping sad tSe
FULLY occupied to prevent the great
which was taking
place among them.
This anttquated idea is still held by
many employers of labor.
"FinanX the 1srealites lost all conf
dence in the sincerity Of King Pharosh
and they determined to make united
EFFORT for liberty. Their trials and tri.
known to Bible students.
"Al! great movements for liberty
have been obliged to undergo the same
experience ever since:
The New Canaan.
"And as the Isrealites lost faith in
God and turned their attention to
golden calves. so we today are kneel-
but repeating itself: Beyond this viii
e To ehpse of Is. RS
are strong in the faith we expect to
!unoergo many reverses before the goal
is reached.
'"Thls conflict in Duluth is but one
of the many obstacles cast in labor's
pathway. It is not congen1al for one
one who desires to enjoy the confidence
and respect of the people to enter an
unpleasant CONTROVERSY such as this,
when number Of our most respected
citizens choose to take sides against
Us: But he who takes up the cudgei
for the oppressed. while he may be-
walk in obluquy and scorn through the
by-lanes and streets, If ne stands for
right and truth there need be no fear
Of & failure: The truly useful men In
idea, There IS little room in the world
Tor the negative man. p, y
=, Moral Courage Required.
WE anold one hich has beens ous
sse sGr yeshs IT, masn st ae
moral courage. Yat II j. @oraa Goenaqscenre ee1re
age which characterizes the highest,
One who does not possess this Virtue
mas no security tor the preservation
CT any other.
Every step Of progress in the his
Tory OF the nation has been made ia
and has been achieved by men Of in
trepidity and valor. There is scarcely
great truth or dictrine but what has
nad nitio to l., fight <h its Its way to public recog
traction.
"Exerywhere: says Hetne. Where a
great fIes, soul gives utteranceu to its
Socrates was eondemned sS t. to Gqi9H'na dpi6H The
fetal hemlock at Athens because h1s
!1fty teachings can counter to the pre-
}udices and party spirit of his age.
Bruno Bruno was IS, burned alive at Rome BE-
Fashionable philosophy Of his time. Co
lumbus was dismissed from King Fer
dinand dn1a dhaf as e. fool because he dared t.
80 through all the ages the leaders in
the van of thought have been perse-
cuted men. History records no more
awful events thar the persecution of
the tt t1eht men who DECLARED shey had the
Dictates of their own conscience.
Cost Of Liberty.
''The gibbets OF Europe were kept
busy for years hanging men who had
the courage to question the divine
right of kings.
many brave lives the civilized portion
of the world at least enjoys religious
and political liberty
.Keligious and political despotism
lost because advancing civilization de-
manded It.
Industrial independence was the
next step in the evolution of human
rights. This resulted in a struggle be-
tween the producers on one hand and
the non-producers on the other.
The struggle for industrial inde-
pendence Is on. Decry it, juggle it,
.belittle it as much as you will, it is
here. and whether we like 1t or not
We have to meet it., You nor I can't
stop it.. 1t permeates the very air. It
greets us at our homes and at our fire.
sides: at our work and at our play.
public discussion Of the times, and it
cannot be kept out have to talk
about 1t tonight and I want you who
work. and you who do not work to
put on your overalls, and look at the
question for a few moments from the
workingman's standpoint.
The bench. the church. the bar: in
fact the whole fabric rests upon the
backs of the men and women who work
with their hands.
A Significant Cartoon.
I remember. when a boy, of having
seen cartoon in an English paper.
1t was that Of a workingman standing
stopped with his hands on his knees.
and under the weight Of a heavy bur
den. Upon his back was a king. On
the king stood a soldier, and on the
soldier was preacher. The latter,
said: II pray for all!' The soldier
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