Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-02

"That his long leadership, and this
apparent impossibilitv to fiji his place
has gone to his head, and made him
imagine that he is much greater a
man than he really IL. is undoubtedly
tho case, and accounts for the tactics
he has adopted in dealing with qucs-
tions bcfore congress. where he has
unnecessarily -antagonized men to
whom organized labor must look for
recognition Of their demands, and
whore labor measures are often op-
posed on account Of this very %nntagon-
ism, Which would otherwise receive
support.
There Is no doubt but what organ
lied labor in this ountry would he
much trongc with u leader who was
moro In touch with conditions AS they
actually exist, and who would bring
10 the front the new policies which or
gani2cd labor must adopt II il expects
to even maintain It's present standing
60 say nothing of making future prog
ress.'
We quote portions Of another an
ticle, q reprint. from the same labor
paper.
Organized labor, through It's lead-
crs, must recognize the mistakes OF
the past If they expect to pcrpetuate
their organizations or to develop the
movement which they head. No
movement, no organization, no nation
can develop beyond the intellects
which guide these organizations. and
IL Tho leaders are dominated by q sell
fish motive the organization viii be-
come tineed with a spirit of SELFISH
ness. which has never appealed TO
mankind in any walk Of life at any
time since history hogan,
"lt can he said in %extenuation of
%ccrtain leaders of organized labor that
the %prccarious position which they oc-
cupy ms leaders has had a tendency TO
cause them TO lose sight Of the object
bohind the organization. The natural
instinct in man for owe and position
is In no small measure responsible for
the mistakes of the leaders, not neccs-
sarily in labor unions alone. hut in
every branch of society. This desire
for power and leadership and per.
sonol ACKNOWLEDGEMENT causes men who
have been earnest ana sincere ia their
efforts ia the start to detorinratc into
mere politicians whose every act and
%uttcrauce * tingcd with the desire to
cater 90 the ha~cr passions Of the
working majority Ia the societies or
ORGANIZATIONS and this is undouhtedly
O. w W NAAts ANNNNNN|NA W. IfNH| NN "0f ANA A'NNA
crs of the Federation We mention
the Federation OF Labor particularly
lin this article because that %organiZa-
ltinn is the only organization of labor
which has Vet found itself in direct
opposition 30 the laws of the land
There are other ORGANIZATIONS of tabor
whose leaders have made mistakes
hut thpy have ALWAYS kept themselves
nud their organizations within tho
hounds ot the law ana respected tho
rights Of every other man in consider
inc rho rights 90 themselves and their
constituency, whereas, n motto ot
the Federation y Just thc reverse. nna
unless the leaders conform themselves
land their organization In accordance
with the laws Of tho land. tho leaders
and the orsanirnuon itself must b.
disinteerated and PISS into history
Tor I'm America the Common sense IN
mankind o. developer 10 "a ercater OK
toni Than Ia any other nation on the
earth and the people. who are the
court of last resort in this ountry
Twin never allow ana system 70 de
iNslop in this country which does mo-
meet with tho approval Of the major
'itv OF the citizens of TIE country.
This must haNe & .ced itself upor
the leaders OF the Y lcration lay this
time 1t it has not. he leaders mus
Do eliminated The Organization which
fh.y hcad has dome tlunv mcritoriots
things ina times past and the peonle
lare always ready an, willing Co ack-
Inowirdcc the benefits which their eff
forts have hrourhf ta their consti-
ftueucv aS "a whole. bur nj n presen'
time labor ORGANIZATIONS In general.
land the Federation 20 Labor in mar
Iticular. stand before llc bar of public
oninion. having hecn. snnNictcd Of sell
fi-hncs~ and - disposition 60 rule al
a" IL - 49,
and aunitiuc 60 see n the object les.
son which thev has} been forced o.
irive Go these lcadcrt Is going 20 hc