The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-11-26
Organized Labor
Must Be Recognized
Has Done More to Upbuild the Wage
Workers in America Than all 9th
er Agencies Combined.

Leon &. Sutton, Editor of the
Labor World Of New y lol!1 and
New Jersey spoke ON The Wage
Farmers Benefit from an Effective
system OF industrial Educa ton. :
lie urged the point OF view Of the
way" Garner saying: TO some
few manufacturers in the United
states who want To have educatrd.
at pubic expense, young man and
young women. who upon their
graduation from an Industrial
school, can be used rs Il club to
lessen the rate Of wages or can be
used rs strike breakers. an effective
system of Industrial education
means one thing, 70 the wage
Garner, on the other hanu. who
wants to have his children taught
better than he was taught. it
means something far different
lie has 4 different standard. lie
wants the children taught not
merely heNtcritN Of hand but he
wants them taught in addition to
the theory Of mcrcrAnt>. the read
ing OF blue prints and the use of
tools, also the history Of commerce
the ancient guilds. the origrn and
growth of Trades niouiSm. the
story OF the Struggles through which
1t has gone, something Of what
real true HnioniSm means ia the
bcttcrmrnt of the men and women
or our country today, so that after
their years Of study in the in
du>tnal school they do not come
forth with their diploma 10 cat up
thelt fellow hnnn.ii bci1i.S ~hy in
lerIor work ut lesser wage during
longer hours and thus be an aid in
undolnG just what Trades Union
ISM has struggled so long and
earnestly to Win. They must start
on their career at the foot OF the
ladder. well drilled Of COURSE. with
Il loyalty to their trade and Il
pi1ur IN their craftsmanship and
yet il feeling that they have much
TO learn by practical experiences
rl:GANlZED LABOR MUST Aln.
''Nc e believe that in any effect
"" system of industrial ruucatipu
from which the wage rurnriS is to
derive Il benefit. organized labor
must have Il part. The NOung
men and the young Wumeu cdu-
cateh IN the various liuudiclnftS
which they have chosen in the
trade schools. will be either the
lrltnuS or tn" enemies OF organized
labor.
lit Is not necessary lhat the
pupils should be taught to be
rahld 'nljoniStS on to be strike
breakers but they should have
their cOn>ricnccS awakened and
they should learn that Trades
Lnlonl>m means. what it has nc-
cohpitshcd and what it hopes to
attain. hon once they have
been taught to think we will risk
the rest and an effective system of
industrial education can cUnie no
greater benefit upon the future
WorklnSlncn and Workiugw omen
thea to teach them to think. in ad-
dltlon to using their hands.
I'VE have said that an l.f-
iectlv" System Of Industrial cdu-
cation must Include the .uDer-
htIon OF the trades itnioui~t. The
prdago2uc secs III theory the value
Ol such training. the nlauul;lc-
tnrer sees the value Of its produc
tNeneSS. the trades uniuni~t~ see
its human side and these Young
men anH Young women are to be
has successors. Tie remembers his
TRIALS and his sacrifices and he -o.S :
with natural caution. but admit
hlm to his proper place among the
boards Of control and among the
practical Instructors, giv,. due
weight Ia his advice and then his
attitndc of suspicion viii b" turn
ed to one Of cordial 90 operation =