The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-02-18
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Duluth, Mimi, Feb. 15, 1911. Z
10 the Editor Of Labor World:
Wlll You please give me some in
formation through your valuable pa
PEP which stands for the working
man, In regard to the reciprocity
treaty. Will it help the working
man or is it a trick which the lin
terests' are going to work on the in
nocent public?t What is your opin-
ion? < ~..a.~E -. ','~.
another question-Don't you think
the women ought to take more in
terest in these matters and get to-
gether and study them? If we only
had the vote, we could accomplish
something. Do you believe we should
have it?
Yours for Woman Suffrage,
JUST A WOMAN
Answer. We don't like the argu-
ment of your question as indicated in
the distinctive phrase containing the
word interests written with quota
ton marks. Let us leave the slam
ming of business interests" to
ract1ous mob orators and political
demagogues. The true principles of
the trades union movement favor the
ENCOURAGEMENT and advancement of
business interests. Unionism Is patri-
otto in the truest sense of the term,
and believes that all should unite in
promoting the material welfare Of
the nation.
1t 1s our personal judgment that
the proposed reciprocity agreement
with Canada would greatly enure to
the benefit of both nations-their
working men and business interests.
This was the opinion Of such states
men as James G. Blaine and William
Mckinley, and Taft is only following
In their footsteps in recommending
the present measure. It would re-
quire volume to state all the rea-
sons In its favor, and We cannot UNI
dertake such task in the limited
space allotted for this department.
With respect to woman suffrage,
we have simply to say that it works
admirably in the states in which it
has been tried, and gives very gen.
eral satisfaction. How 1t would
work in the states in which it has
not been tried is too problematical
for discussion in this column. The
following two little stories. taken
from the San Fransico Star, seem to
score their points in favor of woman
suffrage:
when the flying machine landed
on the deck Of the cruiser in San
Francisco Ray, January II, Mrs. Will
liam Keith was guest on board. She
was called upon at the ensuing, ban
quet to make a speech. This is what
she said:
When I was a little girl going
to school, my teacher told us that
two things would never happen.
These two things were that men
would never fly in the air, nor women
vote. X
%" am glad. however, that I have
lived to see: both predictions fail. Men
do fly, and wonen-in other states
than California-do vote. Why not
in California;
The gold-braided men, the avi-
ators, and the other guests applauded.
Here is the other story:
Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw. a young
and beautiful woman from New York,
was informed of our Senator San
ford's> definition of suffragist, One
who wants to raise hell. but not
children Quick as a flash came her
response:
"a suffragist is one who wants to
raise children, but not in hell"
Which, it will be perceived, does
not leave all of the laugh on Senator
Sanford's side of the PARTITION
The Labor World is an exponent of
trades unionism, but We do not blame
the women of today, for not tanely
submitting to all the restrictions and
disabilities of the patriarchial family
of an unenlightened age.