The daily sentinel., 1913-03-20
HEART TO HEART LABEL TALK,

/ am making an appeal to all men
and women in the United States and
Canada to wake up to the power of
the union label. Ii is the greatest
weapons that unions have to gain
what they are striving for, to better
the conditions of their brothers and
sisters, and also to show them that,
when they are purchasing anything,
to know tat the article was made un-
der fair conditions. Don't you real
ize that all of the associations on the
other side of this question are leaving
no stone unturned. that they are
grinding away all the time? We
must do the same. Don't get dis
couraged. but keep hammering away,
urging all to ask for the label. | am
a union label fighter: what mean by
this is, am trying to instill into my
family the Importance of asking for
the label. 1t should be a pleasure
for the wife and also the children of
any man. to ask for the label, and by
so doing help the husband and father
in his fight to make things brighter
and conditions better for those who,
later on. will take our places. ! can
not understand why men who are
reaping the benefits of being a mem-
ber of union continually refrain
from asking for the label. This en-
blem that | am calling your attention
to is one of the greatest keynotes to
the prosperity of the unions through
out the entire world.
The fact that man or woman
carries a union card does not give
them a permit to go along, day after
day. in a selfish way, and say:
"Well, my union is ilourishing; |
.unpat NyorrN nbpif NOn - That is
not the idea of unionism. We must
all help one another. ] get discour-
aged at times. but ! go at it again.
for | know the time will come when
every man or woman holding a union
card will ask for the label. 1t fairly
makes my blood boil to see man or
woman holding union card, and by
neglect purchase articles without the
label This shows a lack of interest.
Now, for example: Suppose this
brother and sister worked in n shoe
shop, and they reported for work,
and the proprietor said, 81 don't
need you any more; there Is not call
enough for the labeled goods for me
to keep the force on" Now, If they
had done their part in boosting the
label they would have advanced the
cause of all.
IL 10 Situl iillHS loi any
OF family to carry union card.
Suppose my wife and daughters and
sons should go into a store and take
anything that is offered to them.
without requesting the label, you can
see what an uphill proposition it is,
fighting against your own money.
wife and children undoing what you
are trying to build up. But | called
attention to the offense of such
things to my wife and children, and
now | have help from them all.
During the past year have called
upon a large number of business
houses throughout the city on mat
pers pertaining to business of our
Union, and was very much surprised
to hear of the small demand for la
beled goods. Brothers and sisters!
Why do you show such lack of in
terest when matter of this kind is
of such vital importance to us?
Don't you realize that the very peo-
pie who are opposed to unions and
the closed shop are leaving no stone.
unturned to keep us down?
II you are not getting the label
on everything you purchase that is
procurable in the market with the
label on 1t, you are not living up to
, your obligation. Don't think that II
you should buy pair of shoes with
!. the label on them that you have done
= all that is necessary for the present
year. 1t is your duty to do every
thing in your power to advance the
interests of not only your own union.
but every other union.
Did II ever occur to you to ask
your relations, mother, father, sis
ter or brother, to help you in this
fight? Suppose that sometime YOU
should happen to ask your sister to
buy pair of union made shoes and
she threw her head into the air and
said: 81 earn my own money and