The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-04-24
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Unions and Workers
WOMAN's LOCAL LABEL :
LEAGUE NUMBER 230
Cooperation Of Women Indispen:
sable to Success of Any Pro-
gressive Movement.
BY Mrs. Catherine Dempsey.

BY Mrs. Catherine Dempsey.
We have fai:ti in the wives and
daughters Of tho wage earners of to-
day, as we know that whatever is &C
complished for the uplift Of the people
must come through their cooperation
with all progressive movements. Poor
man has been in the rut for such a.
length OF time that he can't get out
by himself, so we willingly and pity
ingly come to his assistance. Yes, we
will gladly help him to his freedom
by purchasing label goods-and per-
haps also the ballot may be needed.
Man Methods Inadequate.
He poor creature has been making
laws for ages and to what avail. Has
he done much for the child slaves
He has tried but failed. But he has
made splendid laws to protect the
rich and powerful.
What can touch the heart of a wo-
man, especially mother, than to see
little child deprived Of it's birth
right in this land Of the free? Can
there be anything more cruel, more
unchristian, more barbarous than to
know of the numberless little chill
dren who are wasting their little lives
away in factories and mines to salts
fy the greed of soulless monopolists?
AbominabIe Sweat Shops.
Oh, the awful horror Of the sweat
shop system! You all know what
that means. Unsanitary, diseased
workrooms, unhealthy little children
working from dawn till dark on cloth.
Ing we wear-maybe. And then all
the other ills which follow.
Betterment Of Conditions.
How can we Improve and change
such conditions. BY purchasing
clothing which carries the union label.
1t Is guarantee against child labor
a guarantee of living wages, a guar
antee of healthful, sanitary work
| shops.
Therefore, sisters, always spend your
money for union made goods. Educate
your children to understand the
meaning Of capital and labor To la
Dor IS. an honor To learn your bread
by the sweat of your brow" was in,
tended for all mankind in the BEGIN
ming. But vast changes have taken
place in the course Of time. Condi-
lions today are the reverse of that
intended. Everything seems to be
topsy turvy So many dishonest peo-
PIE earning their bread by the sweat
of somebody else's brow if they can
! manage it by hook or crook. No Jus
tlce FOR the poor. ~Starve the women
, and children but what matter
What Women Can Accomplish.
NOW the women are going to change
all that. She is to be the dehverer.
1t Is she who will free the little white
slaves. The leading women of the
world today are working hard to
abolish child labor, to secure politi-
cal equality for women, equal pay for
equal work, the early closing and
sunday movement or perhaps the abol-
1shment of the saloon.
Label League Movement.
Our label movement takes I'D the
same work and is he most effective
weapon the workers have. It is the
most powerful as it accomplishes
everything We are striving for if we
VIII only work together as one armv
anu purchase only label goods. And
II Is the women in the homes who are
the purchasing power. And it is wo-
man who is to be the emancipator Of
the wage slave and the child slave.
sisters, spend your money for I'M
ION label products and free our coun-
try of these dreadful evils. And broth
ers he loyal to our great cause and
remember the label. Don't buy a non
union hat if you have to go bare
headed.