The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-09-02
UNION CR0AKERS.
Need of Sincerity In the Labor
Movement.
LOYALTY TO THE CAUSE.

Indifference Of the Individual Retards
the Full Triumph Of Trade Union
ism-What Could Be Accomplished
, BY Absolute Unity Of Purpose.
To accomplish the desired results in
any field of human endeavor requires
that the participants In the given
movement shall be animated by sin
certify OF purpose. which Is merely an
other term signifying loyalty to the
cause
Good movements too often suffer
from Indifferent support. which not
only prevents the movement from
achieving the desired purposes. but also
has the result of inspiring the un
thinking. or those who merely think
they think. to condemn the movement
itself as unworthy or inefficient. when
the real fault was with the partici-
pants and not with the movement.
The real battles and successes of
life. whether of individuals or of
groups of individuals. are won by
those who have sufficient tenacity of
purpose to fight on steadfastly until
the battle Is won-by men of SINGER
ity and loyalty to their chosen cause.
Successful inventions have nearly al
ways been the result of persistence In
the face OF ridicule. prejudice and pow
erty.
Elias Howe nearly starved while
clinging to the idea of the sewing ma
chine which none but him could see.
Only about thirty years ago the tele-
phone was the subject of ridicule.
The triumphs Of Howe and Bell as
we'll as other successful inventors dem
onstrated not only that their theories
Of sewing machines and telephones
were correct. but also that they were
men Of sincerity and tenacity enough
to stick to their purpose until it was
achieved.
Had they abandoned their attempts
1t would have proved not that the
ideas were unsouud. but that the men
were cutters.
Every nation has its national heroes
who have In the past helped to shape
it's destiny. and history records nu-
merous instances where the geography
Of the world has been changed by men
Of strong hearts and forceful purpose
BY men Of sincerity.
The labor cause IL not different from
other human movements In its require
ment of sincerity of its participants as
a prerequisite to success. but It is suf-
ficiently well established. and its
achievements are so well known as not
to require the same degree of pertinac-
ity as needs the inventor who is ex-
ploring an unknown field of mechan-
les
The trail of labor unionism is well
blazed. and its history is replete with
ample examples of success to inspire
even the most faint hearted with con-
ndence. provided they will enter its
work with sincerity and tenacity.
We have our croakers. who. because
the movement has not succeeded In a
given spot. are prone to condemn 1t In
general. forgetting that the fact that
In other spots 1t has been crowned
With success proves that. like all other
human movements for good. 1t sue
ceeds where men are sincere and true
and fails where they are not.
We recently noted the expression of
one Of the disciples of advanced no.
litical thought to the effect that he
cause the union label demand was not
strong in n city that had been super.
ncially canvassed In It's behalf there
fore the union label was inefficient and
the workers should turn their atten-
ton to political action as their sole
remedy.
II this impatient dealer In political
wares was half as wise as he TIL Tx
he is II would be apparent to him that
men who were not sincere enough to
patronize themselves by purchasing
union label goods 300 days in the
year would hardly remember to vote
for themselves one day in the year:
Sincerity and loyalty 10 our general In
terests are very largely matter of
habit. and II the individual workers do
not acquire that habit they cannot he
expected to exercise 1t.
The workingman who fails to do his
duty TO himself and to his fellows ev-
cry day can hardly be expected to do
II on election day.
II is necessary to arouse each and
every wage Garner to the value Of sin.
certify OF purpose in his every act. and
this cannot he done by telling him his
union is no good And. moreover. It is
not SO.
II every man who works would lay
down his tools at given hour the
world would he on its knees to him
immediately.
II every man who works would re
fuse to hny any goods that did moi
bear union label all dealers and man
ufartnrers would Immediately provide
them with union label goods.
IL these two propositions are moi
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