The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-03

act deserves the highest appreciation,
and the clients who followed his ad.
vice should have done what thoy could
10 make reparation for their grieyous
wrong
Mny Strengthen Unionism.
me close OF the Mcnamara prose
cution by a full confession naturallv
| appeared to the LABOR leaders Mt the
ars' moment ms q stunning blow.
am convinced that upon mature CON
sideration they will regard the event
as one which will ultimately lead 10
| strengthening of the unions and not
TO weakening OF their standing in
America. -
The cause o. unionism is ono which
must advance. It is an essential mart
OF our present industrial System. with
Out unions the cause OF Democracy in
| america would have suffered far mora
| than 1t has from the reckless abuse
OF power and the oppressive methods
Oh the great financial and Industrial
! aiiteles.s. with tho great Increase OF
caPitAiastic power, there should
| nave been a corresponding increase In
ths power OF the union,
II is not surprising, in view Of tho
many groundless and harsh ettecLs
On unions and on the leborink man in
general. that union leaders and mem
| beers should be impelled by sympathy
TO take the side OF their brothers,
right or wrong.
The spirit that prompts them to this
action is ordinarily most commendable
but ASA matter OF fact II is a serious
obstacle to the recognition by the com
| munfty Of the Inestlmable servtca
which the unions render, not only To
| their members. but ordinarily to the
trade In which they are engaged, and
TO tho community as q whole.
| The Los Angeles incident, in making
union members pause to consider their
proper attitude towards members
| charged with improper practices can
not fail to mark turning point IN
unionism. and to my mind will lear
eventually to great growth and in
| creased usefulness and success
| EVERY act OF union member which
brings discredit upon union Ia trea
son to his organization and to his
class" Unionists. leaders and Nom
bers alike must admit this PROPOSE
tlon: They have at times been prone
In their laudable sympathy with their
prothers to condone of:ense
Union Must Be Judge.
| Whenever tho union itself beoomes
the severest judge of the conduct of
unionfsts and undertakes to enforce
| the proposition that misconduct nv q
union members must be punished as an
attack upon unionism, the position on
unions will DO Infinitely improved, and
the most serious obstacle to the full
est development Will be removed.
The, unions ought to set up aa n
standard conduct unbecoming a union
member. And when q man shirks his
work or does any act which ia con-
trary to law. he ought to be told. .'sYou
i are in1uring tho union: you arc mot
injurtng your employer~-you arc in
| turtng tho union"
or courge. that Ia true OF anyhodv
who belongs to any class or club. The
noblest thing about unionism has been
the sacrifice which a largo number of
men have been able to mako, sacrl
ficing their own families In order TO
maintain principle for the ultimate
good. -. =
Why should they turn around and
let somo miserable fellow GO forward.
| largely through ignorance, but 60 for.
! ward and injure tho whole movement
| They can't possibly gain anything by
it-and the trouble Is that they al
ways do injury.
They must have clear issue that
they are going to enforce compliance
s with law.and compliance with trado
decencY and obli gst ionn and that when