The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-01-04
FORMER RECORD
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Jack Plane Discusses the Jewel Of
Consistency and Points Out III,
Its Rarity. +
Especially Where Self Interest
Constrains to An Inconsistent
Course Of Action. ,. 1#.55

Sir-I have been thinking how cal
a honest, good-hearted, whole -soulet
man (and I know him to be such). tax,
a very prominent part in forming la.
Dor organization help found the pres
emit agitation. Yes my retrospectiv.
eye sees him now marcing up and dowr
Superior street with one Of the K. al
L. red ribbons Chat he had printed il
Woodbridge's shop, pinned on nis
breast, and 20 years after that perse.
cute: the successors Of that same or
ganization, when it's representative il
the discharge of his duties came across
his Industrial life. have been think
ing on that subject for the last few
days. Il have lots of time during this
lockout) and with the help of the read
ers Of your paper, would like to find
out If my line Of thought keeps me in
the same safe, and sane position as
them, on the labor question. My asso-
citation with him for many years have
told me he is the same man in his
general makeup as when he stood with
us in the old lodge room and supported
the constitution which declared that
"the alarming development and agrees
sion of aggregated wealth, which, I'M
less checked, would inevitably lead to
the pauperization and hopeless degrad-
alton of the toiling masses, render it
imperative, that if we desire to enjoy
the blessings of life, that check
should be placed on it's power and un-
just accommodations, and system
adopted which will secure to the la
borer tine fruit of his toll, and as this
much desired object can only be ac-
conpished by the thorough unification
of labor and united efforts of those
who obey the divine Injunction I'm
the sweat Of thy brow shalt thou eat
bread we have formed this K. of l..
with the view of, securing the organi-
cation and direction, by cooperative
efforts of the power Of the Industrial
classes" which words are and must
beburnt in the memory Of every man
who took that obligation at a time
when JEFF Daniels was looking up Mol
lie Maquires on Superior street, got
converted and Joined the ranks of the
oppressed and let the snake Of the iron
police (McPartland) do his own man
hunting, then why this change Of atti-
tude, If not change of heart. After con-
siderable thought I have come to the
that class consciousness is
the cause Of his attitude today, that
the cankerworm of making profit Oft
others work has cast his lot with that
class whose interests are not Identical
but are most decidedly opposed to la
Dor getting more than d, bare living, in
spite of his inclinations, and which is
the position of all labor leaders of the
past, who are training with the enc
mics or labor today. for. ali men are
more or less Influenced by the environ
ments which surround their daily life,
for ittfs: y ma ,lral IAN mat permeats
our social life Then he was with the
workers., earned his, bread, and fought
the battle Of life with, them, now today
he still works, probably harder now
than then, but his efforts are centred
now In exploiting those fellow-workers
of other days, and this king bred sys-
tenn of property rights has arrayed
him against those fellow-workers in
the industrial field Of today-in short
he Is an employer instead of an en-
ployee. That is a distinction with a
difference as marked as between the
colors of black and white, and as a
logical result he is now marshalled in
the ranks Of those who put the dollar
above the man which position CO.
relates with the line of Cleavage in the
industrial field o. father against sun,
and brother against brother for the
sake Of gain, which system must ulti-
nately reduce, the smannood of this
nation whose existence depends on its
national life if 1t is not stopped, but
stopped it will be, for my faith in the
brotherhood of man tells me, in the
great unrest that surrounds us, that a
great awakening is taking place, in
fact nearly faster than it can be safely
directed, the giant of right is arising
to assert his own and through the
birth of Observation-Disclosures in, the
masses will eliminate the exploita ton
Of labor, do away with class warfare
and its great industrial barriers, it's
servile homage: to, kings, queens and
its hypocrittcal following, bury all de-
structdon of classes, indeed make this a
nation built of all and for all, usher in
the brotherhood OF man, of which this
Christmas time Is the, forerunner of
that peace Of life, health snd happi-
ness to which this national. life was
dedicated, and Of which the above
trouble. which through the good sense
of its participants had no tragic re-
Suits demonstrates one of the points
of friction, that being rubbed off the
wheel of progress, will L direct the
thought Of the people and bring re-
suits that will be a benefit to all.
:a@ X -z.#*H ,2s5as5,,, IL JACK. PLANE. :,