The labor world., 1908-02-01

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Lesson. Of lbstory.
Some objected to 1heir attitude. \ as
11en ans ss ss mn GSn
carried, and George b ashington was
elected business -agkt OF i, the 4I.cw
union; You all knoMhe result Boss
s1a tbs Bun un;tsd %as 2es @ sea ees,rsy
on the co-operat1ve |p knlevers since.
:, Some time. after o. another little
difficulty arose, ands attempt was
dent Lincoln was the1sat the head of
affairs: He said: I've must. pre-
serve our union Eot d after the
backsliders and drovs Them back into
,ns s"6 ana c as e Rgs
shout themselves hoarsekon Fourth of
July and other special occasions in
sagd'nf anI Ge9fge ,;se y SWashinEton Lincoln
the same principles Witch ~ ashin gton,
they fail miserably. ind. run to the
shelter1nE wing tof capital. =, *:.s..
Unions' yDemandsneasonable.
=. Union m en- of >today are asking only
It is the same spirit'a iii :. aneo the way. way;
through, and they stand for the same
principles. The unionsShave done more
TO- elevate the werkihErnan than any
changed the starvation wage to the the
living wage and sthss non -unfon men
have prospered withthe union men,
because Of the effortsSof: the latter"
Tha y1eo~ h4ryn d r
Boardman. a Congregational pastor
from Minneapolis. Who - delivered > a
strong and effective .Addreas: -: s. -
si"rfnag During the the G;eurseHof his remarks,
movement won out IN Duluth, there
would be more cheap4real estate for
sale here during theSAext six months
than has been placedson sale in Du-
said remarks Of thissaatures eSves; were not not
condition he ieiss iell@oWed. @ vi When enc
sseom sseo the aonaaaen sg p1ine1Dle had
story4s how he had 6skn.. led to expect
that the early luxVries surrounding
at the age Of 16, he was thrown on his
own resources. He worked as hired
man on the farm, as a coal miner, as
e roofer. as a carpenter, and at two or
tnTes satffa q other M oceupations: before finally
spoke entirely from an unprejud1ced
standpoint, and asserted that for real.
enu1ne brotherhood. and the fraternal
spirit organized labor was a, world
beater.
Labor Problem Here to Stay.
He declared that should unions be
plotted out today the world over. the
labor probleme would not be solved.
me labor unions do not create. the
problem, but it is problem that creates
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that the principle of the union shop
was the principle of free governme ent,
and asserted that the United States is
shop principle. % The trusts IT'S Of ITO today ''Se Re
remarked, We're operating on the union
shop. principle.
o;n;a 1T the he union shop is wrong in prin-
ton s Is asainst qf some he sxkts asked
Its legality has been proven time and
time again. The union shop stands
Tor a square deal on both sides. Oh,
mnnds you say the the unions make unjust de.
side: Yese. and the unions make mis-
wrong sometimes. Yes. and they pay
Rev. Boardman's Speech.
Rev. Boardman spoke OF the spirit
OF brotherhood as exemplified by the
unions. and Illustrated his meaning
YIN VIII d,as = touching sftag story Of union man
only year and one-half He had no
relatives or friends on this side Of the
Atlantic, but the fact that he was a
union man was enough to influence
and lose their wages for that period
in order that they might pay their
respects at the funeral. More than
half the men had never even seen
dent was given as having come under
the personal observation of the
speaker. 49,.
Good Wages for Good Work.
good ages for poor work Reports
Of inefficient service rendered are care
Iully investigated. he declared. and
stepese always are taken to remedy
some ground for complaint. He ar
gued that unions were necessary in
order to get a diving wage, and said
mo man had moral right to sell his
titton with others. When labor gets in
competition, and when the lowest bid
der gets the job, labor Is paid lower
saan saaar+th the Living wage. he said. He
not alone for themselves. but for the
generations yet to come. =
AS Christ died to make men holy,
let us die to make men free" he con-
Mr.. MoEwen said:
The opportunity to, address such a
large lar and magnificent audience does
debted to the people OF Duluth for
their interest in this meeting, and II
IL should appear to you that we are
over.ardent in our presentation Of the
questions before us. I trust that we
VIII be pardoned. and t.,at you will
attribute 1t - our zeal for movem ent
as holy as any in the cause Of righte-
BUSINESS. ssl5-.sIss. AZ : =.
This movement Of labor is as old
as civilization itself. Perhaps when
You are reminded OF the struggle for
emanci ipa tton by the Children Of Isreal.
when held In bondage, in Egypt, you
Will recognize q similarity In this
struggle Of labor for industrial 1nde-
pendence. E 5.5 Ss 4.. NJ M
PhNroah Of Old. 81
s "Old King Pharoah did not differ
materially In human character from
the industrial Pharoahs' OF today He
was long on promises. ana short on
the Isrea1ites to Srounse1 amonv them-