The labor world., 1908-06-20

II Man Cannot obtain Fair Treatment
From Another He May Retail
II = 5Sss ate by its Use.

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Captain Boycott lived in County
wexford, Ireland. Heewas a Disagree
able neighbor. He took advantage OF
all public improvements and refused to
pay for them. He took every advant-
age Of his neighbors that he could. In
time his neighbo.s refused to have
anything to do with him., They would
not buy from msors sell to him; would not
speak or recognize him-until at last
by this means they drove the captain
to the necessity Of being civil with his
kind The term boycott !, is derived
from tho experience Of: Captain Boy
cott. 1 SFs..'. go ..+
We are hearing much now 81 labor
boycotts. s. The supreme. court and
against the boycott. H.. sz, q
L: We believe: the president and cour,
wrong. Our beliefs are only important
in 80 far as our reasons are convinc-
ing. tx iFsz t7zz.= .4 = - - '
We base eur conviction on what is
termed tho Arst law-,of nature. Self
preservation. Our highest duty is SET
protection. So important has it been
considered that the civil law early
made suicide a crime and the church
con demned. the sell, destroyer to hell.
1t is everywhere believed that one
rightfully may kill others II it is essen
tial to his own preservation. Society
is Cos operative. - ;; = ..s Z ~
The labor. leader. Samuel Gompers
insists # men can mot obtain fair treat
ment from a certain manufacturer,
they have the right to call upon theil
fellow men to refuse to buy the pro-
duet Of that n1anufacturer. We be-
lieNe~ Mr.. Gompers Is right.
II II is right for a. nation to protect
3 itself from the unfair and life, destroy
Ing. cornpetitipn Of the! Chinese scabs
q 5upion to protect itself from unfair
scabs ~at home by an exclusion. policy
The president says, union men have
a. r,ght to peacefully persuade other
men not to work for an unfair EN-,
ployer: There Sis 20. .dtnerenee in prin-
ciple between asking q man not ,:to
work for another and asking him not
to fpeak to, or buy from him. : -.
a wife and children look to a hus-
hand and father Tor support and. pro-:
lection. !. II the father. should tell hts
wife and children not to buy any hats
of:a certain. manufacturer we would AL
conce.le the fathers right to so com
nnand. "A labor federation is the pro-
wider and protector Of it's members
and that associated with them, and has
as much right to advise It's members
not to buy from its enemies as q father
to advise his children. J., .r..., -.,~. g.
II II Is right for q man b, take life
to Irotect himself from footpads who
threat ten to take his money at. the
nauzzle OF q revolver then 1T is equally
right for him to ask his friends to ala
him in the unequal struggle agains.
those who by sindirection would deprive
him OF the means Of supporting his
little ones. 5 81.
we believe in the brotherhood Of
man. Il q. 49, ~ ~ =. -
!. t is right for you to say to your.
brother that q certain man will not
give you work at a fair rate and there
fore your brother should not help to
support that man., for If misfortune
overtakes your brother 1t is you and
not that unfair employer who must
lend a. hand -. 's--:r<. ':e< --''.
It is to be regretted the boycott is
ever necessary: It is also too bad that
we have to put bad men in penitentia-
ries but whining will not obviate the
necessity. i:s|;- w.. - '~:t
For: those who will not be persuaded
to be fair the boycott is justifable
weapon.
This article will be read by 10000
people. If any of. them believe us
wrong we will gladly present their side.
The Owl. - .,~ -.