Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-11
A. r. OF L. MEN
URGE WILSON
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Labor, then took the floor and greeted
the convention in the name of the Or
sanized workers Of the Dominion.
I'VE always refer" said Mr. Rigg, TO
the boundary line between the United
States and Canada as the imaginary line
Because Of that accident of fate which
has made Canada governed separately
| from the rest OF North America, II is
necessary that we in Canada have a dis
| tinct organization. 1t Is needed to obtain
Canadian legislation for Canadian work
ers. And it can never become n rival
of the American Federation. II works
for Canadian labor and refuses TO be in
any way "A rival of your organization
We are bound to you, however by the
close ties Of internationallsm and, to-
gether with you. will work for the well
fare of the workers of North America
and the entire world"
"A new spirit of patriotism has been
awakened In the mind and the heart Of
the trade union movement which unites
the workers of the world. And while that
spirit has not been yet wide enough to
stop that carnage going ON now on the
battlcfelds Of Europe, that spirit is sum-
ciently strong to make IL safe predic-
and the workers OF Canada will never
consent to fly at each others throats. SO
far as the workers of both of these ooun-
tries arc concerned, there will never be a
single fort erected on the frontier between
the United States and Canada to menace
the peaceful relations between the two
countries"
MIR. Rigg attacked what he termed
tho reckless policy Of immigration"
fostercd by the Canadian Government In
order ITO deluge the country with arti-
fClal immigration" There are a great
mass of unemployed in Canada, as a re-
suit of this, Mr.. Rigg declared.
There is going to be a great deal OF
suffering in Canada this winter because
of this he said. shameful evils of
our Industrial system arc making their
appearance in Canada The idea that we
Rre rural people is utterly erroneous.
Forty per cent. of the population of |
Canada lived in cities in 1901.
LARGER URBAN POPULATION.
AT present, Canada, in proportion to its |
has a larger urban popularity |
than the United States The harvest
S great and the call is there. Organizers !
IF our international movement should be
sent in there to uproot the efforts of |
who are trying to under
nine the labor movement"
In this Mr. Rlgg referred to the Can
,dian Federation of Labor, which corre-
spends to the Industrial Workers of the
World in this country.
Mr., Rigg also made nlea for distinct
political action on the part of the workers,
"It is necessary he said, that the
workers have in legislative bodies repre-
;entatives of their own class. l have al
ways felt n feeling of humiliation when
,ver 1 think that the workers have not
'ot realized the Importance of organiz-
ng and using the power conferred upon
hem by right OF the franchise.
You have read in the Declaration
# Independence about the right OF the
'cople to the pursuit of happiness. The
rouble is that there is a little too much
# pursuit and too little happiness. It is
Up to the organized labor movement, both
N the economic and political fields to-
ring more happiness into the life of the |
working class and the people as a
whole