The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-06

THE DETROIT FEp hfse s'. j. eSon sss"'
How can we rploy the great army of the unemployed
The Times answer to question the Federation OF Labor
asks is answered in the files of this paper
The question long ago anticipated
To make answer again would be only repetition
Day after day have been preaching the lesson
The very plight unemployed today suggests the answer
There unemployed when the aborins man goes 0
politics for himself ,
There will be no unemployed the of the work
ers in the fact that with them rests the p
to make they subscribe TO eonduohs as ~
made for them.
That day will passing of the unemployed into the
shops stay.
h o have been in the menagere circus have the
there ever subject for little thought
Have Won witnessed those great powerful fellows OF the
Jungle shy the appearance OF an oo'e
CAP and a red jacket designating him as keeper
Have ped those giant Drutes as the
Of their suggested the awful nervous strain
upon them capves and far removed from their natuai en-
vironments? ,
And then have YOU suddenly easily those e
could become the masters they only knew
their strength?
The great chains hold them would snap into hundred
pieces with the of exerton
They only have step on the fellow OF au'houVe
voice and the cap and jacket
But poor elephant he doesn't know now powerful he "
and continues to let led around the circus ring with
hook
Mr. Iabong Man. employed unemployed you are gong
20 keep on asking question have given to the press Oh
just SO long as you refuse 10 aeeep @
question asked :s
Your future your hands, and is to be SAD one
YOU are going awed by weangs put over you ana
n the cap and authority lead you around at the point
hook. -, b..
monster you refuse even lightly al 'ne Chains
your strength might be suggested. -, =,
What the elephant could do could do as easily with m
which hold you to the post OF
xh M ,aborng man comes realize that his salvation rests
IN the carrying organization the ballot box with every man
t1aetf 1e me
Of himself and those dependent upon him.
While he put aside the question OF ms own w
4 and permits himself to be bndfoldd and gagged and held to
adherence to party when he to vote just so long VIII nc
be found cropping about in the dark.
r i for the laborng man to the wealth of this
country hands of the few and to appreciate ta' ~
.oua distribution of it. alone carries the solution
Resort in appeal congress will not avail unless the LABOR
Ing men have pains elect congress that viii hear that
appeal
THE NEXT ONE WILL BE IF THE WORKERS KNOW
THEIR STRENGTH.
Congressman who forced by president to pass laws
with which predatory rich are not the kina OF con-
resan who will come labor when it is in distress
The country ruled by class with any hope OF
consideration for the other -
And it's wealth be equally distributed while those
who possess permitted TO 60 on uninterrupted IN eNpos
lose who produce and when shall SO please them TO
hide while fires under the boilers die down and the shops 0
TO TEACH YOU AN OBJECT LESSON
And they teach you object lesson which, Is 70 DC
hoped dawned you.
Il isn't the one they sought teach by meanthe one
we
They should have taught you the time has to vote
into Office men who represent YOU and not the few
If the workers have the lesson that and IT
answer said before only repeated mere ooesn
v anpea 70 them we agree with Secretary TAFT
ada as to how unemployed going be respoyed
God only knows.
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Wales aged 10 y in the management OF her