The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-07-25
ment Of minimum wage laws.
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ment Of minimum wage laws.
| = : -: 81 s - Strikes ~. p :
|. During the past year. {. there has
been but. few. strikes in the state and
those. that have occurred have not
been Of any magnitude. STILL when
ever Z strike occurs in any locality,
it shows that: there is a. spirit OF un-
rest prevailing among the workers Of
the state. The strike. is a powerfuI
weapon and has and will serve it's
purpose in educating the exploiters Of;
lahor:Sthat abor is entitled, to reeog
milton in the industrial world. SD
! Whenever the time comes that the
workers are organized so that a gen,
era1 strike can be called with suc-s
cess, then there will be mo necessity
for such q strike. B, <,.ss -. 5 Nh X
Not until the. workers become in
teliisent enough to realize that they
must be a. unit in the economic and
POLITICAL field will they; be able to un-
furl the banner Of victory in gem
eral strike. Therefore we must or
ganize, federate and educate :, the
workers before I'VE can give battle,
which, will. prove disastrous to the ex-
|. plotting class. ly.$,,r &. *E
=. Unemployment
With@the ever growing state Of, in
employment, the: time is close at hand
when municipal and state; govern
| ments5 will be bound TO- take up the
matter OF = introducing 4 system Of
insurance which must protect the
workers against t1len=unto1d suffer
iinss and misery of, Unemployment.
r. Thesintroduetion of. such measures
is being already discussed. in several
states. and more so III Wisconsin, and
| twill be the duty Of the labor organ
fization, to aid as much as possible In
the speedy enactment of laws dealing
with this subject, so;s that it: will not
cause untold !, sufferings during the
period Of unemployment. s. =.
: = One Cent: Postage. i: s.
r. Friends . Of the public ownership
will do we'll toEbeware OF this. one
cent postage campaign. It lis one Of
the most damnable schemes to in
! jure the peoples cause, for q reduc-'
ton Of first class postage from two to
one cent an ounce means enormous
deficit in the: Post Office Depart,
ment, which deficit would have to be
met by. appropriation out OF the gen.
eral fund. Such appropriation would
besused as an argument that the post
office should be. placed in private
hands, That's why tbesSbusiness In
terests are advocating q reduction
in first class postage. 2tS * s.1s.
Two cenf postage is not a burden
upon anyone, but private ownership
ofyteleGraphs, telephones, express and
| railroads, Is q burden upon the pub
lie and nothing should be done to
hdelays the getting rid OF that burden.
], Tho platform Of the Wisconsin
State Federation demands the ma
rehabilitation sof elegrap hs, telephones
railroads and mines, for these are ma
tural monopolies and should he
! owned and operated without favor at
1cost In the interest OF the whole peo-
Iple; In. the hands OF private citizens
the public interests are in jeopardy.
\ Therefore, this convention should go
on record as against any reduction in
first class postage rates.
I & I;;ssi InjunctiOns. y
The modern device of government
! by Injunction by the corporations and
other n1onied 3insti tutions is tyranny
unjust, q violation of personal rights
i and, time I1onored Institutions. 6. s1 s
In the next legislature there will
be again bill. introduced by the
i State Federation Of Labor to cuftail
4 the powers Of judiciary in relation to
the issuing OF injunctto The far
mers' organizati ton, The American
Society Of Equity OF Wisconsin,, has
endorsed the, bill and viii assist to
hate 1t enacted into law
i Trusts.
Organized labor lis deeply concern
4 ed regarding the concentration OF the
Iindustries and 1T realizes that unless
succ essfuliy confronted by an equal 81
4 superior power, there IL economic
ldanker and political subjusation in
4 store for all the people. - .fs
i Labor will be comp eiled to endure
i this! hi Justice until the toilers are or
tainted and educated and understand
1that the state % BY right theirs and
that 4 they should Adn1in MISTER the
functions OF Eovernnsent. III the inter
est II ali the spsp pie. 81 sss
n scientific s1fanakAnaent.
Il q On ~ pril 2s, q 1 81 I. "a w. Taylor &.
blamed his syst an OF scientific shop
4 manaYem9nt,,to the Executive Board
Of the Federated Trades Council and
REPRESENTATIVES, OF 4 organized labor.
~ Mr. M yl0r did notss advance any
Il new scientific ideas that have not Ions
Il besn known, both to indoors and out.
n door ~ 10 ~ lscthr th4i