The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-07-25


the shty Ach ii u of sor
|sla boz. nd. only Eby orr anizati lion. ~
ttonal and AZ inferno ional, can the
working people tit themselves sforSthe'
great task Of complete victo Org When:
the working people fully realize the
value OF collective and solidarity acc.
tions on the. economic and political
field, then will they learn that all
evils OF society can be abolished by
/ their own strength. s8. s. ..sss. S5.A
VI To us as organized workers. organ
| ization means or is our instrument for
enforcing just dealings, Y shorter
hours Of labor. better pay. safe and
decent and sanitary conditions OF
labor. The economic organisation Of
the workers. is the engine for driving
home the human rights Of la bor{ and
protecting it against the profit taking
class. Ss.5 = &. s5t ss s. .s
AS organized work ers we realize
that our human skill is no longer a
mere cog in industry, a piece iof me-:
chanism to be battered for, used, or
discarded to suit the ,conveniencelsof
profit Of, some captain Of industry ..
By organization we assert and enforce.
our human interests as against mere
consideration of business profit. In.
other words organization of the work
ers fuses them into a compact body,
! conscious of common . needs, aims,
conflicts and achievements. = There
fore organization is our only hope. IS
! : Labor International. s::ssI!9..
Reciprocity between nations means
mutual action. and reaction We also
have reciprocity in the trade union
| movement, and it means the doing
unto theHmembers. ofsother- organiza-.
|tionss in other crafts that which you
ask them to do for you. e. Il; > ;
Il We. all realize that the conservation
Of. the purchasing power of the trade
unionists, is one Of the fundamental
principles; of their success, land yet it
Is one that is nost EASILY. ov erlooked:
Some Of US think that small ppr-
chase here and there of goods chat
bear no label, that this violation of
trade union principles has. no notice
! able effect on the great labor move
ment. But the fact remains, that
| every time union man spends cent
for non-uhion goods he assists in the
employment Of .'scab'' !, la Dor and in
this respect he is no better: than the
employer who hires .''scab''' labor in
his ,own craft. > -, r.. e.. ;,
- ..,:-. No Indemnity. s. ~. ~
There ARE, yet men in the labor
movement who still adhere to the be-
lief that capital and labor should be
brothers, and that their interests are
identical. The God Of Ma1nmo1i, will
not, recognize the God a of :, Love.
Therefore the brotherhood: Of capital
and labor are as far apart as the
poles. There can never be. identity
Of interests between the master and
slave, between the robbers and rob
bed, between the. lion and the lamb,
between the hawk and the dove n.
Identity ! of interest in West / vir-
ginia, Michigan and Colorado, where
the miners demanded a little more of
that which they produce: has conclu-
sively proven beyond "a question Of
doubt that the interests of exploiter
land exploited are diametrically oppos-
ed to each other. Not until the work
! ers unite in the economic and politi.
| cal field and wipe out the profit sys-
Etem:can there be identity 5of interest. :
+ 80 - Convict Labor. H.: 49,. 5 1
: In dealing with, the ubject of con-
1vict labor and its Injurious influence
f0pon free and honest labor, we stand
Ebefore one aof, th osespr0blem that has
taxed the best. ghtst and the ,intel-
f1igence aof pena1o gists,. and: a solution
SO Tar has not. been, successfully &C:
Scofnplished - - r ~ -
49, = we know that ithesbest interests OF
4 free labor demands that convict labor
should not, come in competitioh
with free labor. ..s..<4, b. - ,..I + (
= we also know that: convicts should
be engaged at some kind. Of labor;
otherwise they will fill our insane
asylums and become. q, still. greater
burden on the taxpayers Of the state
Therefore, for a humanitarian reason,
the convict. should have employment.
Since it is, conceded by. all humans
tarians. that the convict he employed
with the object Of self. support and
not for profit, therefore we should
aconsider the following. s - II =
:, First That especially the short
4 termed .convicts be directly employed
by. the state in retaining state
swamp lands for cultivation and
building state roads. ' @ !.
/ Second. That Others who have
l tOAA8CA- SCA AAS VI I'LL U0 CHI
ployed in farming, to raise sufficient
| food for their support. Il
II, Third. That those who have life
terms be employed in various indus.
tries and the products be used direct.
lily by the state and its subdivisions.
IT, - Child Labor. .tgc*aa
4 While we have child la Dor law IN
Wisconsin and must say, for the In:
dustrtal Commission, that is empow.
cred to enforce that. law, that; the
Same has been fairly we'll enforced
still there is a weakness in the law
as it provides that the judge Of j
county court. or municipal court OF
!: Juvenile. court has the right to issue
permits. i &. a.ss 5ss y. Il 4,ItG., =
Tam opposed to granting this dis.
cretionary power to judges, because
they are more, or less under the influ;
!. ence Of local politicians and therefor,
l. Sv q a.,