The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-21

Chicago millionaire, provides that a
fountain and monument be erected
to the memory of Ike Cook famous
trotting horse of the early sos, which
he owned"
And again we see where Mrs. An
thony, according to her own statement
spent nearly $4,000 in one year for
clothing only and where Miss Draper
spent $4,000 in one evening entertain
ing Washington society at butterfly
ball. Then turn your face to the lower
east side of New York, rats row" in
Cincinnati, the slum districts of every
city in the land and the mining regions,
especially in the unorganized fields. Take
for instance West Virginia, when labor
organizations are conducting life and
death struggle to improve the conditions
of the slaves of the mines.
| Don't tell me that those who are in
abject poverty want to be so. Plutocra-
cy will not permit them TO escape it.
Whenever and wherever the robbed and
oppressed attempt to get up from their
knees ard stand erect on their feet, ev-
cry power in the political state il
rushed into service to repress the rising
spirit for a better life.
This is not state of affairs confined
to this country alone. 1t is the same
all over the civilized world Like causes
have like effects and the forces that have
driven us together into union have
driven the workers in other nations into
their union and will drive us together
into political movement of the working
class that both arms may be used to
~, ka al L.
suffered during a brutal FAST. Wrong
cannot always endure. Right will tri-
umph in the end. In the words of Vic
tor Hugo:
"The destruction of the vessel cannot
be matter of indifference TO any pas
senger. There can be no wreck for one
that is not wreck for ALL"
The truck drivers of Montpelier have
affiliated with the Vermont state branch |
OF the American Federation of Labor.
There is an appeal being made to
Christmas shoppers that should not be
made in vain to trade unionists, and
that is to do their buying early, in order
that men and women clerks may not be
forced to work unreasonably long hours.
The positions held by these workers are
trying, even under favorable conditions,
as they have to satisfy the wants, real
and faneied, of hundreds of purchasers
each day, and to add to their burden
BY the needless imposition of waiting
until the last minute to make your
purchase is unfair and unjust; so shop
sarly.
We note with interest that even the
lon-nuion manufacturers are finally
waking up to the facts that they cannot
compete with the output of
'risons, for at the recent convention Of
he National Association of Garment
in Milwaukee, a sugges-
ion was made that committee be
ppointed to select a label TO indicate
hat produits are made by free labor.
I the non-union manufacturer, with the
over that he has to enforce any kind
I working conditions upon his employees,
Tho enjoy air astral freedom con.
ract' cannot compete with the prison
what chances has an employ-l
r who pays living wages and whose emil
loyes work but eight hours day, tol
leet this unfair and unhealthy compe-
Itionf He has chance, to be sure,
the worker insists upon having the
Mon label attached 20 every article he
urchases, but otherwise he and his en-
loyer are at the mercy of the nom 8
Mon manufactures, as well as the pris- /:
n contractor, so get busy and keep /:
posting for union-labled goods. !:
Suppose each of us should resolve to- I:
~ to demand the union label on every I:
-ticle we purchased. What energy il I:
ould ereatel What strength it would =
We our organization What could we !:
,complish as an organization if every !:
lie of us never failed 20 demand the (:
bel or card men and women when we u
Id the opportunity to do so? There u
no time to lose in building air castles, Il
time TO dream OF grieye. But life X
for work and for patience. Let each 4;
us ask ourselves to-day, How much X
n | going to deduct from the reward =
am to receive hereafter by my idle 4
IS, by not living up 10 the obliga- =.
ms / took TO help my fellow workers
me people seem TO think that we may
glect our duty 90 our fellow workers
d there will be no hereafter about il.
It you may just as well get that out
your had, for every working girl
lose soul is sent to hell on account Of
Y wages viii face us at the Judgment
r because We failed to live up to that
legation we took to help better condi-
ns. Every man. woman and child,
lose lives have been worked out Of
m because we union people did not
ate demand for good working con.
ions, win face "a. No, my friends
not think the capitalists viii be the
" ones who viii face the Judgment
the III treatment Of humanity, but
who are conscious Of the fact that
manity il being ~ treated. and We
In 3 position % heLp them BY de- =