The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-12-20

HI K66dnaas witch kesps him from crime when
Wis only his ful1 stonachz On half allowance he
would be as ugly and aknaVish as anybody Don't
mistake potatoes for principles" - " ,
Isn't it a glorious tribute to humanity--the in
herent. ,indomftable spirit of humantty-that it
has any principles or ideals left? It's fact: that
average worker, the reward Of the producers :,of
wealth, and that only the workers-the producers
of wealth-are poor.
Isn't that stupendous anomaly? u:
Think Of the condition out of which comes the
tragedies ~of industry enacted in modern society.
1t Is wildly stated by Carlyle:;
1T is not to die, or even to die of hunger that
makes man wretched Many men have died;
all must de--the last exit of us all is in a Fire
Chariot Of Pain. But 1t is to live miserable, we
know not why; to work sore and yet gain nothing;
to be heart-worn, weary, yet isolated unrelated,
griffin with cold universal Laissesfaire. 1t is
not to die slowly all our lifelong, imprisoned in
deaf dead, Infinite Injustice, as IN the accursed
iron belly of Phalaris Bull! This is and remains
forever 1ntolerable to all whom Cod has
made"
"Intolerable!" Yes, indeed The soul of man
was never designed to become subject to such
condition. And yet men prate about the
Gospel of Labor as destructive of Individuality
of individual incentive and Initiative!
What higher incentive than the desire for
equality of rights and opportunities, or than the
movement to- remove the condition :vividly
pictured by Carlyle! Greed is not the chief in
centive Of the human heart Self-indulgent luxury
is not the noblest initiative to mpel human activ-
ity. These may inspire a United States senator to
graft and fraud, but something else inspired
William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips:
The labor movement has its tmperfections. But,
remember, there is institution or agency in the
world that is doing more to ennoble humanity
and establish conditions conducive to superior
civilization. .~... ~- :.s~..
Prof. Richard T. Ely, that eminent economist
of the Wisconsin university gives it his Jug
ment -, .. =: -. .....'.~
"The labor movement, as the facts would in
dicate, is the strongest force outside the Chris
tian church making for the practical recognition
Of human brotherhood and it is noteworthy that,
at time when the churches have generally dis
carded brother and sister as customary form of
address, the trades unions and labor organizations
have adopted the habit = = -; ~,.+ =, .
"And it is not a mere form. It is shown in
the good offices and sacrifices for one another
in thousand ways every day. and it is not con-
fined to those of one nation. It reaches over the
civilized world and the word international as
of the title Of many unions and the fact that
their membership is international, are quite as
significant they appear to be at first sight, IS
"Since the labor movement became powerful,
the laborers of Germany, France, America and
they are members OF one great family, and that
they must work together for their complete
emancipation" ~ 5I.~ s.S##4as a& f@
Isn't this considerably in accord with the
teachings Of Him who came to establish on; earth
the kingdom OF heaven, based On human love and
brotherhood? @a4is IS E*i 5$ @ 81 #5#s
The labor movement halls I'll everything that
brings men together, that removes the elements
OF discomfort that rebounds to the complete and
democracy of mankind that hastens the
establishment Of the golden erasof peace On i
Earth, goodwill to snen.