The state herald., 1913-08-29
.UPL|FI! THE motive
Fuller, Purer and Happier Lives
for ToiIers Through the
Strength Of Organ
ization.

HE climax of the spectacu-
IN lar is the parade.
The elimination OF the an
niversary or celebration IL
the long train of marchers
rejoicing over victories. The most i'm
pressive tribute to a Man is the march
with him to his tomb.
Labor has victories to celebrate.
gains to rejoice over. tribute to pay.
The work Of the labor movement has
been mainly along three lines: infu-
sncing Of public opinion. legislative
effort, and the direct improvement Of
the labor conditions of its members.
This last line of work has absorbed
most of Its time and energy. and its
success has been gratifying. though
not 80 great A. II might have been had
IT, efforts been directed against the
causes instead Of the effects. writes
Henry Sterling. In Joe Chapple's News.
Letter.
Nearly every humane measure on
any statute book in any land 10 the
outcome Of intense. protractsd strug-
gle. Each was suggested first by Ia
boring men and women. generally In
labor union. Churches have pre-
pared men for another world. but labor
unions have sweetened life In this
The press. the politician. the court. the
philAnthropist have all worked In their
own way for tho uplift Of humanity;
the unions have taken millions Of chill.
dren from bliEhtinG toll and sent them
to school. and that II the only enectual
means OF uplift.
Low wages. and fear Of idleness and
want. drive men TO long hours Of labor
that exhaust them physically. morally
and spiritually. Again. fear Of losing
Job induces = species OF servility. a
submission to petty tyranny and exac-
tions, that is wholly foreign to = man.
iy spirit Ready. prompt. cheerful
obedience to proper orders IL . Virtue
that becomes = man. but he whose
necessities compel submission to In.
dignity and imposition 10 . pitiable OBJ.
ject indeed.
Better wages. hours and labor con
ditions are the things essential for
better civilization. The union makes
no mistake when II demands them.
The unions havs said that wages are
too low to live properly: tho result Ia
An increase Of . million dollars . day.
They said that tho working day wns
too long. that we lacked time for cd
ucation or recreation. The hours OF
labor arc being rapidly reduced. no,
only for union men. but for all men.
Tho conditions. sanitary and other'
wise. under which humanity toiled. nj.
WAYS inhuman. often Indecent La
boris protest has brought about some
improvement. and promise OF more.
Laws TO protect labor. especially child
and woman labor. and To promote its
welfare. now MI volumes. Fifty years
ago small pamphlet would afford
space for them all.
This year we have made provision
for the care OF every man injured nt
his work. and for tho support OF hla
family. when we consider that there
10 at least ono worker killed In Mansa.
chusstts at his labor every day. and
nearly two hundred injured. we con.
coiys that ws have done great work
In assuring them against want
These arc some OF tho things which
Wa have accomplished. and II Ia nttlnr
that We should sat aside day to cello.
brato Victories. rejoice over our gains,
aud gather renewed strength and
cheer for future battles.
nut all these achievements arc small
compared TO one now becoming mnra
and moro apparent. We ara conquer.
ins public opinion. awakening the con.
science Of The people to the justice OF
our demand for greater means. more
leisure and better conditions OF labor.