United labor bulletin. (Denver, Colo.) 19??-1915, 1910-02-04
TAKE COURAGE.

The progress of organized labor is
often retarded by the actions of its own
members, their lack of courage and the
placing of confidence in those that are
striving hard to better their conditions.
The lack of courage does not always |
come from weakness, but from their fail |
ure to study the general situation con
fronting them. In place of studying the
situation from a broad and liberal stand
point, the conditions OF the trade in gen
eral, and considering the enthusiasm dis
played by others who look at things al
ways from the bright side, they simply
look at everything from the dark side
looking at conditions only as they exist
locally. never looking to the future or
preparing for 1t.
Never in the history of the world has
any movement been successful where
those interested in he same took a pessi-
mistic view OF the chances for success.
There is another class who are opposed
to anything that IS brought up to i'm
prove their condition. as they are always
satisfied with the present conditions that
to improve their conditions would hinder
rather than help them. Then the lack of
confidence in those that are planning and
trying to lead them to success in these
movements. You often hear them say,
Why should so-and-so tell us to do so
and so? We know what is good for us
better than he does" This may be true
in some instances. but he should con-
slider that they have elected this man to
conduct their affairs for them. and have
paid for his education in studying the
conditions and how to remedy them. and
they should stand by him and give him
all the announcement
History will prove that all movements
have their leaders who have studied and
revised the best means for remedying
the evils that exist, and by the position
they have held and the people they have
met, placed them in n better position to
judge what was the best plan to pursue,
than any individual that does not give
any study to the situation possibly could
have.
The main thing that is needed in the
ranks of organized labor is confidence in
the men whom they elect to conduct
their affairs. and when he suggests any
remedy or plans to better their condi-
tons, he should be given every support.
III this was done, organized labor would
be at least per cent further advanced
than it is. or the leaders would have
more confidence in themselves to go
ahead. knowing that they had the conf
dence of those whom they represented.
We hope that before much more time
is lost that the workingmen of all trades
will become more broad minded and real
ize what unionism really means: that
they will not look at who the party is
that proposes any proposition to better
they condition. but IL 1t is a good propo-
sition, accept it; il 1t is not. reject it.
a majority. let everybody work for its
success. and there is no doubt that vic
tory will crown their efforts.
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to support those members still on strike,
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