The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-06-25
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the blessings 81 this tree government
without becoming . part of It. His In
dustrial obligation az. workman to
the union, which is securing for him
more sc4nom,G fres6o 1,,t e less I'M
try which grants him political liberty.
There II no dispute shout the non
union mans legal right to work. but
reason or no reason Ii just as sacred.
The economic necessity for the or
ganixation of labor, often compels the
Individual workman to Voluntarily
the blessings Of collective bargaining.
e The whole philosophy OF the trade
union, movement IS based on the hope
OF minimizing comRetition among the
American labor is called upon to face
competitive conditions decidedly I'M
fair and degrading? &
status Of the horde Of immi grants. who
come to our already overcrowdedf In
dustrial centers from certain portions
OF Europe, and whose ideas OF life and
American workingman? Our: laborers
are progressive men. The advancing
wage scale and the shorter hours Of
ia6orthe e1cb Of thsiE trade
WerEaRsmsn and their wives me asass
better than the working classes Of any
homes we have more comforts. ana
our desires for more things grows with
our advancing intelligence, We have
tine pictures t on our Mns pretty
a piano Tor our children. The stand
ara OF American living has been es-
tablished, and when we are called upon
up to that standard their competition
Immediately becomes unjust. and in
furious. 49, %-Es
camps Of Northern Minnesota / re-
BY a number. Of Austriah miners. It
was a small shack with. hunks three
seE e hE1 r eot T8sre hs dinnf
table in the center: with a narrow pas
sageway between It ;. and the. hunks.
Over the table and suspended from the
thirty men ate, slept and lived. What
q different picture this Is from the
ideal home Of the American working.
man. It is against this standard arg 81, OF
opposition, which furnishes another
reason for establishing the minimum
wage scale. under WHICH we protest protest
law Of supply and demand,
Women Wage Farmers.
The trade union seeks to, secure for
the woman wage Garner her full
that woman is entitled to the same
wage as a man for doing the same
amount Of work. There Is both a So
cial and economic virtue in this con-
tention.
1t was wholly in accord with the
commercial spirit of the day for in
dustries, because Of the keen competi-
tive conditions ever confronting them,
to supplant workingmen with working
women. and later to invade the home
and the school room, taking therefrom
mere babes and forcing them In to the
factories and work shops In place OF
the woman.
came with such rapidityr during the
past half century, that the human side
Of industrial life has. been: sadly. and
. AMIDST shamefully neglected. 1t did
Improved tools sd Of pr prediction very long
to understand that the necessity for
the artisan was being minfmized; that
the machine was doing: the skilled
work, and the factory; operative was
a much cheaper laborer. *
Then with the decrease In the cost
of production brought. about by an
increased machinery output, with an
ton became keener,: and it was found
that a. woman operatives could do the
work equally as we'll as man at a
much less cost, so inroads were made
!, Garner became a factor in our indus
trial life. This cheaper cost in pro-
duetion% seemed -onlys:sto -embitter com;
that child could tend the machine as
readily as a woman, and at lower
wage scale. b..
The, competition Of woman in the
field Of industry. has tested the chival-
attempt was made to prevent her from.
working IL she so desired, so the trade
union was obliged to direct dts efforts
to secure for her the same wage as q
work. It's achievements in this respect
have been marvellous. The union girls
at the cigarmaker's, bench or at the
printers case work the eight hour day.
as the men employed in the same in
dustries, and this is not true Of the
girls in the department stores or the
unorganized factories. This ought to
The salvation Of woman as wage
Garner rests in organization. Here q
difficulty arises, tor the. working girl.
unlike the man, feels that her employ
Claim her at any time, and then a new
girl comes to- take her. place. Thus
an endless chain OF women pass
through the fields OF Industry: .oso
unions have done much to improve the
economic conditions of the working
girls. In many industries, like gar
ment works and the boot and shoe fac
tories, the hours Of labor have been
reduced from ten to eight per day, and
a higher wage scale prevails than in
industries where. working. girls have
made no attempt at organization.
Conclusion. =. -
Now, my friends, 1 must conclude
this. report. T am sure I owe you an
apology for its length. I recognize
that It should have been more con-
densed, but did not have the time
to work upon: It,. that have had in
previous years. hurried home from
Europe for the purpose Of having at
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