United labor bulletin., 1911-10-26

sand pardons, Richard Lien laws we
have had for years, but lien laws are
merely a god-send to huckster lawyers.
But are they labor laws?
Most honest and reputable capitalists
recognize that labor cannot produce un-
less he is fed. An owner of a horse
would not try to work a horse every day
without feeding him. He would lose his
horse, and his primitive intelligence is
responsible for the feeding of the horse
not humanitarian motives. Honest"
capitalists who recognize that their help
have to get sufficient wages TO live upon
enact lien laws to regulate their dis
honest" fellow exploiters. The labor lien
law is only honor among thieves"
Why center the attention of labor
upon the robbery of that part of the
product of their labor called wages?
Is it your object to make the worker be-
lieye that the taking from him that
other part OF the product of his labor
called ''profits"-which is taken from
him by both leaser and reputable
mine-owners-is a thoroughly legitimate
transaction, and not robbery, pure and
simple? What are wages and what are
profits. Mr.. Croskey?
And the Moffat tunnel bill is a labor
law, How important labor has become,
In what way was the Moffat tunnel bill
q labor law2 Why, the contractors will
have TO hire their laborers through the
State Employment Bureau, Great, And
who is the State Labor Employment
Bureau2 Eli NJ. Gross. And who
is Eli NJ Cross Why he is
roller. from whom laborers hired on the
Monat tunnel would get their political
wisdom Would they not also have 10
be union men? Sure, And Eli also is
in close touch with the owners of sew
eral trades unions. Or he could soon
start one, if there was none. Eli was
brought up where labor unions grow.
As to factory and mine inspection:
How often do we read of mine or fac
tory disaster. in which hundreds lost
their lives, and see it stated that the
mine or factory had just been inspected?
Justice is blind All inspectors seem
to be similarly afflicted.
II some of your factory inspectors are
SO anxious to do some inspecting that
would be appreciated. hustle them
around to the composing room of the
Rocky Mountain News. No. 49 has its
own factory inspectors. II has spent its
Town money and its committees have
pleaded with city and state authorities
ITO do something. The place smells to
heaven. TO hell and the State Capitol
Yet nothing is done. 7. NJ. P. has
strangle hold on his money, and seems
to have the factory inspectors hypno-
tized. and the printer-man-as well as
all others workers-can 90 fish if things
are not TO their liking
observe. though, how these factory in
spectors inspect some poor old widow:
Read the following letters:
Cripple Creek, Colo. Feb. p. 1910.
MIR. Roady Kenehan. Auditor. Capitol
Building. Denver. Colo.
Dear Sir-A Mr.. Daniel NJ. Ward, rep
resenting himself as deputy factory in
spector, called at my house, No. li5
East Masonic street, the Arlington
Rooming House" He looked through a
few OF my rooms and made me pay him
$1,000, for he said there would be a lot
of them closed up that didn't pay. Now.
am alone and have my sick daughter
and two grandchildren 10 support My
rooms are more than half empty as the
town is dull. run no factory and have
nothing but clean rooms Now, Mr..
Kenehan. | appeal to you as an honor
able man to tell me if it is legal or have
|. a poor. lone. defenseless woman. been
grated? wrote to Mr. E. v. Brake.
that Ward said he was under. and he
pays no attention 10 my letter. l have
their receipt for the $1,000. enclose
a stamp and do trust that you will give
me some desired information and ever
oblige, Yours respectfully,
MRS. KATHERINE BEAUR,
I15 f Masonic Street
To the rescue of the widow lady comes
the roaring blacksmith. thus;
Dear Madam-Your letter of the 2lst
received today. | am going to take the
matter up with the governor. If l
h.,1ta in, hA ms Z
ter shall gladly do So
Yours very truly
ROADY KENEHAN
The widow wants her $40, and sends
n follow-up letter;
Kind Sir-Your welcome letter TO hand
and contents noted. l return to you as
requested my receipt OF $1,000. Mr.
Ward said | should send it TO Mr.. L. V.
Brake and he would forward me my GER
tificate wrote to Mr.. +. V. Brake the
following day after l paid Mr.. Ward,
asking about the law. and told him had
paid $1,000 to his deputy, and not re
ceiving any reply one of the men in the
house told me to take up the matter
with you. as he believed you were one
of the few men in office and politics that
were strictly honest.
MRS. KATHERINE BEAUR.
Roady doesn't deny the charge that he
is the "one of. etc." but lets the widow
drop gently in this manner;
Dear Madam-Yours of March 18th re
ceived and contents noted. would have
answered your letter before this time.
but so far l am unable to do anything
in this matter. and shall hold the re-
ceipt for some time. until l see what
can do with 1t. Yours very truly.
ROADY KENEHAN.
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