The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-30

Who Was Chosen 4. Delegate to the
international Typographical Union,
to Represent Duluth Typographical
Union, 136-rhe Convention Will
Be Hold In Boston Early in August.
my opinion, will produce better re-
! suits.
For Shorter Hours.
Il am and always have been an
advocate Of shorter hours for a legal
working day. 1t is in harmony with
the spirit of the times. The hours
constituting legal days work should
keep step with the progress Of inven-
ton in labor-saving machinery. The
History Of the past teaches us that
every reduction In: the hours consti-
| tuting a days work has resulted
beneflcially. These reductions in the
hours Of labor have decreased intem~
perance, increased knowledge, made
| better homes, happier and better
clothed wives and children, brighter
] and more prosperous fresides. and in
tions, promoted happiness and con-
tentment and improved the moral,
economical, and financial condition of
the producing masses of our land.s
| This bill and many others in. the in
terest of our toilers are the salutary
reforms now demanded by the plain
people of our republic and will surely
come in time. But we must be ever
alert, ever on guard, to secure them.
If eternal vigilance is the price Of lib
erty, then eternal agitation is the
price of every legislative reform. We
must organize and agitate. The war
for justice is a never-ending struggle.
| I want to see labor secure it's just
rights and a more equitable distribu-
ton of the fruits Of toll. It can only
be accomplished through the enact
ment and administration of just laws.
The law is the shield, of the wage
! earners-the sheet anchor of the
| toiler.
Respect. Vested Rights.
Labor makes no war on vested
rights. It does not rail at honestly
! acquired wealth.. It :is not Antagonists
| tic to legitimate capital. It would
close no door : to- opportunity. 1t
would darken no star of hope. 1t
would not palsy initiation nor paralyze
ambition. It stands for. the rights Of
man; for the greatness of individual
Ism; for equal rights to all and spe-
ctal privileges to none; and so I de-
clare that capital aHnd labor must be
friends, not enemies They should act
In harmony, not antipathy. Their in
terests should be mutual, not antag-
onistic. In our complex ,civilization
each is essential to the other and they
should walk hand in hand. To pros
| per, they must be at peace, not at
war. Each is: necessary: to the other,
| Both have their rights and both have
their limitations. The inherent rights
OF labor are as sacred as the VISITED
rights Of capital Labor makes cap.
ital-creates all wealth-and should
have, to say. the least, equal oppor-
tunities and as much. consideration;
but the trouble seems to be that labor
| does not receive a fair share Of what
1t produces. It u.s. the duty of the leg
| islator, to see to 1T that there is less
Capitalization Of wealth and a more
equitable distribution. of the fruits Of
| toll.
Mr.. Speaker, there are several bills
now pending in congress to do some
! thing to ameliorate the condition of
the wage earners Of our country, and
had INDUCED the hope that we
| would have an opportunity to vote
for some Of these. meritorious meas
| ures ere this session adjourned, but It
seems the friends: OF the toilers are
| again destined, by the memorable de
crees Of the powers that be, to bitter
disappointment. These bills for labor
are all securely lpigeonholed in the
| committees, and they will never be
reported. never passed, never enacted
into laws, until labor asserts itself. at
the ballot box and demands it's rust
rights. throu gh the agency Of the cleo
tive franchise. a..
1t is well known to my couea oues
J that have prepared and introduced
and advocated many bills in the inter-
est Of the toilers and the wage earn
ers Of uor land. A few have been
passed, but only few. It is a. sad
commentary on the recent Legislative.
history. Of congress that so much has
| been done for the few and SO little. 50
very little, for the many; so easy to
pass "a bad BILL: so: hard to. pass
good bill. This Is the fault find with
the legislation of=the day, and it is a
serious fault that must be condemned
! by every patriottc citizen of our couh-
! try. e - -.
! We should legtslate for the benefit
Of all the people, meet the expecta-
tons of the toilers OF the land, and
| listen to the JUST demands Of the
| Wage-earners Of our country. 20
CAPTAIN HARRIS. APPEAL.
| DENIED BY sPEUIAL COURT