The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-09-07
BY Gordon Nyc.
(New York Call.)

| media ately.
This telegram dispatched to tho
800 branches of the railroad
unions throughout England told OF
the sudden and dramatic ending OF
the greatest fight between capita
and labor that the world has ever
known.
The great strike and victory has a
feature about it that the worker OF
the United States must not overlook
Their future existence and their
emancipation from CALLING conditions
depends upon them following the ac-
tion of their English brothers.
| In this country it is the custom OF
the capitalist class to starve out a
| craft union. The owners can live on
the fat of the land when there is
only one craft union on strike. So
long as the craft unions continue to
labor while their brothers of another
craft are on strike. Just so long will
, the capitalist class break strikes and
| remain absolute ruler of the indus
trial field.
During the recent strike in Eng
land craft unionism was replaced BY
| industrial unionism-which is moth
ing more or less than the concentrat-
| ed essence of working class intelli-
Sence. reflected upon the industrial
feld-with the result that the entire
| nation, including the capitalist class,
ffaced starvation. The English
strikers motto was, "one for all and
all for one" 1t had been known to
many workers that such a doctrine
and such a policy would be in'.inci-
bic, and when it was actually exc
cuted the capitalist class acknow-
terms.
Some foolish people contend tina;
money is wealth. and argue that
when laboring men go on strike they
only hurt themselves. Say these
wise cave-dwellers, why, the rich
people have all the money and with
1t they can bny-al1 sIicy need, whiIr
the strikers are starving" That is
true only up to Il certain point. So
long as craft unions fight among
themselves and fail to see their idcn-
tity of interests the capitalist class
can continue to live: BUT WHEN
r Fl E FRELGHT HANDLERS.
SCRENAIEN, TRANSFERS. RAIL-
ROAD MEN. CARMEN. CLERKS
BAKERS, in fact all men engaged in
productive and operative labor.
strike as a unit there is different
story to tell. WHEN THE BAKERS
REFUSE TO BAKE BREAD WHEN
THE TRANSFERS REFUSE TO DE-
LIVER PROVISIONS, WHEN THE
RAILROAD MEN REFUSE TO
MOVE MEN OR MERCHANDISE,
what good is mountain OF gold to
the owning class?
We are willing to wager a small
sized mouse colored mule that the
q Lief f.1n-
| lessen it will not soon forget. They
| know toGav that the lite of society
tests in the strong backs and arms
of the workers: THAT ONLY SO
| LONG AS THE WAGE SLAVES
WORK DO THE PARASITES EAT
| This was so deeply impressed on the
minds of the ruling class that it will
| hardly be necessary to repeat it.
One of the most inspiring features
of the strike was that the railroas
| men at various centers refused tt
handle trains conveying soldiers anC
police through strike areas. Wher
Will the American worker grow brave
enough to refuse to handle train.
loaded with troops. to be used by the
capitalist class to protect their
property?
| There are two things which the
workers of the world must do If the,
, are ever to secure their economi
freedom. First of all they must or
ganize iudustrially. THEY MUS7
GET OUT OF CRAFT STEIEES
WHICH MEANS THAT THTY MUS
QUIT SCABBlNG ON ONE ASOTH
Err. THEY MUST QUIT BEING
STR1KEBREAKERS What els
can You call craft unionism? ONI
CRAFT GOES on A STRIEI
WHILE AT THE SANTF TIVE Al
THE OTHER CRAFTS REMAIN AT
WORK, THUS HELPING THE CAP
ITALlST CLASS TO BEAT TIL
: STRIKING CRAFT.
Secondly, they must get into pol
: ltlcs. They must secure control O
l the government and must make na
tional necessities national property
S This is the sensible thing 20 do Tha
: is the right path for all laborin
: men to travel. They should get O
: that path now.
The capitalist class has said an
: written much of the need of brother
y ly relations between capital and 4
G bor- We have our Civic Federation
e with all its slobberinS sentimental
:, ty about the ideal conditions thu
L can exist between exploiter and e:
plotted. We have our Carnegies Wit
e their eleventh commandments" an