The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-15
UNIONS HERE TO STAY.
Foes Of Organized Labor Live In {
Fools Paradise. Saws Gon1nars.

Fools Paradise, Says Gon,pers.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation, was the prin,
cipal speaker at Lincoln day celebra'
ton held by the Long Island forum
Port Washington, N. y. He said:
"Lincoln's work is just about begin
ming TO be understood. He came from
the common people and reached The
highest Office in The land, but he al
ways remained true to himself anG
true to the people He foresaw that
when the shackles Of human slavery
were broken thon would arise the
question OF the right Of the producer
of wealth to share "A the results OF his
toll
IF there IL any who thinks there Is
nothing in the labor question let him
visit the large cities and Sce the unem-
ployed walking the streets. wanting 10
give their services In return for daily
bread. Let him go to the swoatshops.
the mines and other places Of Toll, and
80 where he will the answer u II come
that there Is labor question II is
living question that must find 4 hui
name. rational and intelligent solu-
ton No right thinking man can SEQ
misery abound and himself enjot ing
happiness. If there Is enc man wtp
through no fault of his own is 49,
pressed by poverty and misery society
IL at fault.
We say that 1t is blot upon or
boasted civilization when people can
not find work Those who hope for
the crushing Of organized labor are
living in fools paradise. Organized
labor is not going out of existence so
long IA there is wrong to right.
1.-THE history Of the world is crowd.
ed with the records of the crushing
out OF organized labor. The saying
that the blood of the martyrs is the
seed of the church is not only appll
cable to the church Of Cod. but 1t also
has its application to the cause Of In.
Dor. 1t Is said that to produce n good
race II Is necessary to begin three gen
eratlons back. and those who want Ia
crush labor should have begun with
the people three generations ago
Those who talk about crushing out
organized labor pray to God once a
week and then prey on humanity for
the balance of the week. We are not
going to give up our right of protest
against wrong and our determination
to come into our own.
'The representatives of labor here
on the platform don't appear to be
bit scared because under the provt
sions of the Sherman antitrust bill
they are designated Illegal traders
This law was intended to protect the
people against the trusts and corpora
tons, but 1t has now been so peryert
ed that 1t doesn't mean the trusts, bui
the men and women who only contro
their own right to work. For tn,
sake Of moneysmen and public offlciai
have stolen the power from the people
and vested it in themselves.
"What great money getter has beer
put in Jail? What great corporation
has been prosecuted? One fine of 500,
100000 was imposed but it was writ
ten in ice on q summer day.
Free speech and free press were
not put in the original constitution o.
the United States rs it was theI
thought that it was ordained. Tbs
first amendment to the constitution
was the one granting freedom o
worship. free speech and free press
freedom of assembly and the right o
petition. No one wants the freedom
Of speech to preach treason. BY free
dom Of speech we want the right t,
criticise, the right to give vent 70 pro
test and opinions. The worst tina
could come to our people would be II
attempt to shut off freedom of TIN
press and speech"