The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-30


manned properly to be effective. To
man the guns simply means that every
union man should do his level best to
promote the use of the label. When
purchasing articles the label should be
asked for even thought it may not be
possible to get union label goods in
the particular line sought. The de-
mand will bring forth the supply; no
one can upset that economic law Of
demand and supply. By the asking
for the label you are educating the
merchant, waking him up to the fact
that there is such thing as the union
label. A campaign Of general educa-
ton is needed at all times; the unions
and their members should not hesitate
to tell the people what their trade
mark Chat is what the union label
really isl stands for, what it brings
them in wages, hours, working condi-
tions, in sickness, in distress, in old
age, at death. The average business
man, merchant or professional man
does not know what the union label
really is; he sits in his office and
leaves the placing Of orders to subor-
dinates, and if he ever hears anything
about the label or the unions most
belchings" from the head Of the man.
ufacturers' association so eagerly
quoted in the newspapers. It is this
man we must reach with good, syste-
matte education, the kind that will
interest him and prove to him that
there is brighter side of life to be
seen if he will help to promote the
cause, Of organized labor instead Of
listening to some well-paid crank of
a head of an association popularity
known and styled as mentioned above.
In one among the thousands of letters
II have received during the last six
years one great sardine canning fac
tory manager wrote me thus: "Your
members do not demand the label; if
they did, and all your millions Of
union workers really did it, all the
nom union factories in the country
would have to close their DOORS"
believe that comes very near telling
the truth.
More crimes are committed under
the cover Of the union label than
should be; it is not necessary to sub
| NIT proof-just compare union made
collars with non-union brands well
known, quality for quality, and an ad.
vertisement issued by New York
town clothing firm trying to tell us
| that. you can now get good clothes
with the union label is a reflection
that calls for remedy. Some manu-
| facturers know that the goods will be
bought simply because the union Label
| is there, quality, material, fit, shrink
| age to the dogs; some argument ap-
plies to cigars and tobaccos; in fact
to most anything, and there are print.
ers who think that simply because a
customer has demanded the label any
| old work will do just SO he puts the
label on and the customer sees that
he has got it. That's all wrong III
everything: they would rather smoke
a stogie than some five-cent cigars on
the market; they would sooner veal
a scab suit OF clothes rather than pay
the high price Of a suit Of clothes, just
to get the label, that will shrink to all
shapes with the first sweat or shower
they would sooner place that order oil
printing with some fellow who does
high grade work rather than go a
second time to a printer who shoves
off anything he can under the cover
Of the allied printing trades label. The
remedy is better quality. demand it
supply comes only with the demand
Again that old law of supply and de.
mand holds true! Tell the merchant
that the. collars, clothes, smokes
printing. and SO on, are inferior quail.
ity, and get him to write the manu-
facturer. the facts and in a. little time
we viii be getting what we ask for
Demand and supply, once more! Nc
exception to that law. 5t"~ :. =. -
! After ALL. it is clear. that the onl,
way, to promote the use of the unior
label in all lines. is by judicious ad.
vertising, persistent effort to educate
the people, to teach them what thai
little trademark really stands for;
what the unions do for humanity ii
general and keep at it and above all
union men should Try to put the high.