The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-10-17
THE LABOR MOVEMENT.

THE LABOR MOVEMENT.
written for the United Labor Bulletin by John M.
O'Neil)
The labor movement had its birth in the womb of
oppression and will live and stronger until it has
removed the which brought it into existence. AS
long and feel the yoke of economic slav-
cry, as long there be heard vail of agony from
howell OF poverty long Unsuitable greed mocks the
agony of the struggling millions whose sweat is minted
into dividends just SO long shall the workers of the
world protest against the system that
broadcoth and the many in rags
Expoiters in nation of the world have united
to crush the movement that is giving battle to industrial
despotsm, but the that founded those
nal principles that breathe higher civilization
mainly will stimulate the workers of the world to come
together into mighty army that will yet fnvincible
in righng the wrongs that afflict the toiings
of the earth. **~' ="
Wrong upon the throne and right upon the cross,
that have marked the centuries Of the past lighting
the tapers Of intelligence in the mental chambers of
common humanity and now in the morning light Of
the twentieth century, the slave of industrial oppression
rising from his knees and standing his feet, de-
mand that shah upon his brow the crown Of
economic liberty
"Education and slavery cannot exist together in
land and the vision of the toer becomes clearer
to discern the brutality of the system
slaves the and enrches the few he places his in
dvidualty behind the fortress of the labor organization
feeling and believing that cemented together by the
where man, woman and child shall be free.
Labor is no longer in its swaddlng clothes but has
assumed the proportions of lusty manhood and the
economic tyrant whose lips curled with the
of derison at labors weakness has palid
with fear. for he knows that Labor is becoming giant
and that resistance to tyranny is obedenceto Cod He
knows that Right must prevail amid the wreck of
pires and the crash of thrones amid scattering Of
kingdoms and the fall of nations he looks into
the future, he behold the of labor entined
with the Of hope and the victims expoita-
ton welcoming the dawn of that day when Gold shall
be no longer God among the nations of the world.
The wrongs of the centuries are piled mountain
HIGH but labor is fighting the battle the ages and
when the battle is fought and the died away
in the distance, slave will become a man. .sthe no.
blest work of God"
1t is true that the road to victory will not be
strewn with roses but and women who loathe ty-
ranny and love liberty will not halt alter the
ward march that leads to the goal Of economic freedom
The spirit that hurled regal Imperialism from the
Western continent the liberty that shat
tered the auction block and clothed the black man
robes Of citizenship live In the yearnng hearts Of
the exploited millions, and their crusade against the in
Justice that is bred from conditions will
triumph all the forces that for ages enslaved
human race The royal parasite in his gded palace
as we'll the greedcrazed financer in his counting
room, listening to the mighty OF labor that is
becoming more pAtent throughout the nations OF the
world and they hear the tread that increasing
army, whose economic and political power will
tyranny from It's throne of despos and bequeath to
that heritage which the conspiracy centuries
has stolen from humanity The future pregnant With
mighty changes and requires prophet predict the
coming time when the brutal system that bufdsa prison
and palace, that breeds prince master
and slave shall be consigned to- oblivion and there
shall be ushered in the sunlight Of civilization where
obey the scriptural mandate: Love thy neigh
Dor thysef!' ~ e. z43& ** ~