The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-24

Labor day is approaching. The various labor unions of Charleston
ire making arrangements for a big celebration. For what purpose is this
labor day celebration? 1t is to show the strength If organized labor and
the power of organizations: o bring tn workers together and weld the
various unions into a chain linked together by mutual interest and o
protection against a common foe. That foe is capitalism, Here W e have
two great opposing economic organizations whose interest re diane
tricaly opposite. The labor unions with their millions of members
fighting to better the conditions of the working class by raising the
millions Of dollars. whose MI aim o exploit labor OBJ them Of Of the
greater portion of the product of their toll and thought These two
forces have nothing in common. There a be no compromise between
them. Every advantage gained by must be at the expense of the
other. Before labor expect ito win in this great battle she JUS hst
right. Under n o consideration should labor place themselves Ises uaaer
obligations to the capitalist or the capitalist politicians, for if they
grant o. a favor it is nut to catch a vote.o Oil and waterw will not mix
as they are separate and distinct substances. AS the oil comes to
thu top when placed in waite sc capital must ride on OF of labor.
., SCI, 'n Nv "a, pn@ sen" nuna , .nt e'p'ai Is etermheu TO dnsrnpt
and XII Ill IL he labor labor Unions union and nd, n o methods DDS are n,, toe low % for them to
he miners from orgaaizing- They have their hired spica in rTc-E labor
dirty and uncompromising a or labor. No treachery has bee too
low for them to stool tic. In son cases we find them posing a. 1abors
friends and preaching the identity of interest. while in other cases
they are bold and daring. penetrating the most horrible crime IN
law. Take the Mcnamara ease for example. Here ver indication shows
lei murdered, b ut their hired tools Of Otis came to- Indiana N KID
nnpnr" W "1 toe t %ork' na 1s anr volat Inn of every LAY law and eonsti-
trying them fol their lives before a capitalstic judge and a packed jury.
to o of the identity Of interest. The people Of anawha COUNTY
have OF forgotten the brutality of the guard system o Cabin Creek
during the last strike when women and sk children were thrown gu
of the houses to face the cld and hunger unprotected. While your r
marching in your labor day parade think of these outrages and if there
of government that allows UGH conditions to exist. When o Join
you craft union you realhe tba vour non interost ts +o 10 . ,n
You belong to the san labor organizations. You work shoulder to
shoulder in producing the wealth oft the nation. o march together on
TABOR lay nut o rotea against each other on election day. Why dc
o. DO it: If our economic interest is the same o political inter-
est is HI same. If you march together OF labor day why don't
vote together o II election day? 1t is IL to O working men II say
hat has given then their power. 1t is their courts that issue the in
functions: it is their legislatures that make the laws against you. 1t
Is heir soldiers tina shoot O when o strike 1t is their hired guards
and toos that zeal II brutaize the workers on yer hand. As IN
Is the government is ia the hands of capitalism it will be used against
he workers. but when the workers become class conscious. elect thair
w men t. office. then the power of the government will be used in their
interest and they will be able o sever the chains of the slavery
o their limbs n be free men once more.
Prof Work of Wheeling n answer o a question mt to him ~ me
of work and capital always find a "a 20 educate his children as the
God people of the community we're always willing to assist he L.
serVing by giving them their old clothes, ETC.. Charity is degrading to
a Independent. Hberty-loving citizen. The working class are TO- asking
or charity or do they want to degrade their children by forcing them
TO become objects of charity. All they want is justice. A chance to
ties n comforts of life see his child go to school dressed in the cast of
clothins of the idle rich? Could he do it and retain his self respect and
manhood? Let him. who produces the wealth, enjoy thu comfort