Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-03-10

engages Tor lower wages THAN are
fixed by a Trade Union, also for
one who takes the place Of work
men on a strike"
The Aferican Educator describes
the word "Scab"::
"a mean, paltry dirty fellow. A
workman who continues to work
during a strike of his fellows"
The Century Dictionary defines
the word .'Scab"::
!" A workman who is not, or who
refuses to become a member Of a
Labor Union, or who refuses to
join in strike, or who takes the
place of a striker
You now understand the defini
ton of the word "SCAB.''
With a view of having you un-
derstand the opinion of the great
est and highest salaried newspaper
editor in America regarding the
"Scab," we herewith reprint and
present you an editorial published
in the New York Journal, New
York, N! r.:
THE "SCAB" is WELL NAMED.
Any worker who sides against his
fellows and helps break up a strike,
is indeed a ssscab'' on humanity.
His nature is a combination of hyena,
hog and shark.
The fat man, with full stomach,
hard heart and selfish blood, has a
naughty way of settling questions
that he does not understand.
Most sickening of platitudes, most
nonsensical of nonsense concerning
mans relation to man is the custom
ary talk about the "scab" workman.
A number of men combine to. bet
ter their condition. The law Will not
help them-it considers only supply
and demand and the rights of the
property. Public opinion helps them
They must strike, and their only
hope is in THEIR OWN COURAGE
AND THE LOYALTY AND DE-
CENCY. OF OTHER WORKMEN.
They are making sacrifice for
their wives and children. Tney are
fighting one of the fights that grad
ually bring up the scale of living TO
grade of decency.
And each time their enemy ap-
pears in the form of other workers.
Every time that men, hard pressed,
strive to better themselves, there are
found vile, and selfish and heatless
creatures to take the places OF the
men on strike.
And what does SNUG prosperity
say to this? What is the attitude
toward the sscab'' of those who
should be at least sympathetic?
They talk balderdash about the.
fright of-the laborer to work where
he will"
! They shrek and howl this tune:
s.The sacred right to earn a living
must not be interfered with. Wnat-
ever else happens, remember that
any man may sell his labor TO Wnom
and where he pleases, to DO Wnat
work he pleases. -
sickening hypocrisy, HEARTLESS
hypocrisy!
when this nation is fighting an
other nation do we allow any OF our
men to sell "his work" to that other
nation?
suppose an American in the Phil
;ppines were. starving, and sofa ms
muscles and fighting ability to our
enemy. What would happen! Woula
the prosperous say that .he must De
permitted to sell his labor, and 40
as he chooses with himself?
Not at all. He would be desplseo
nv every human being, even Dy those
who hired him. And If caught. ne
would be hanged, as he deserved 70
be hanged, with the shortest OF trlais
and all possible disgrace.
The ssscab' workman is simply
traitor in the army of human iaDor.
He is a miserable, cowardly rene
igade. He is despised by all honest
workers.. he is despised equally by
those who hire him. Unless utterly
.depraved, he despises himself,
Some strikes are based on rlgnte-
,,usness and need-most of them are.
Some strikes are based on hasty de-
c;sion on a misguided sense of pow.
err, or on other evils.
There are. good strikes and pad
strikes. goor Workmen and bad WORK
men. good employers and Dad eni-
ployers. !. - +. o,,,v one
kind They are ALL towards, ALL
traitors at heart. and ALL deserters
for profit.
of course, the "scab," like the ny
ana the vulture and the shark, must
exist and play in the worlds econ
omy. He exists as one OF the neces-
sary adjustments in social alspuieas.
without him the, power OF the unio Sl