Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-02-10


| our judgment AT timcs We may IA.
'd'Nlns IN gray matter Dnr conclusions
may not always coincide with tho>, ~
our fcddtf>. but We have a thought and
| he>hc l" expire, 1t here We want II,
known that We are in the battle line
with our face 10 the iue. and while .or.
spongy egotists may be PLAYING H. tn
| saiIeileN We are content to 20 along and
ho "nr duty ~ We see 1t We will ,ake
advantage ot every measure ,h,, a.,
| think Will benefit our craft and the l.bo,
movement in general We make mi.
| take. but VT hope the charge ri cav,
at'liec vii never be registered up again, =,
H.
These are grave day, ii suffering and
dis'anttnt. aud a. one ha, said Our
entire generation needs a falth. Tor j, !.
confronting the miehtleSt task ever un-
dertakcn consciously by any generation
81 men Our civilization Is passing
through a great historic transition. W.
are at the parting OF the way, The H.
MAJ outcome may be decay and extinc-
ton "i western civilization, or II may be
| new epoch m the evolution OF the race
compared with which oar present era
will seem like a modified barbari>m"
Us another writer ha, SAID. "lmper-
ron> Is the demand OF the people for A
controlling Voice IN their de,tinie,. The
dislnhetitcd classes are refusing to re-
main di,inherited Every device within
the Wit 81 man has sought TO keep them
down, and the devices have come 10
ndught Their efforts to throw OFF the
"ppfessur have not always been wise
but they have always been noble.
Mankind, a, rule, il inclined To be
very conservative IN though, and action,
and II l. dIiilcult to arouse men TO effort
against existing wrongs Tedious is the
journey ui those who accept pioneer
,erVicc IN the battle Tor human rights
against the unsuitable greedy exploiters
81 mankind. and pioneers place i no
place Tor a gutter 1t is well. therefore.
that Ne occasionally take an inventory
and ste where We are.
IN organization al working people, or
any kind of people for that matter. re-
quire> leader, who are good. loyal and
true, generals who will go To the tents
81 the soldiers occasionally with words
ri encouragement and cheer Tor the
boy, Otilcer> are indispensable. and a
NECESSITY, and too much un,idtration
| cannot be given them, but "a necessary
- they are. the toilers. those who suffer
the most through the sins OF outrageous
fortunes. who fight our battles in the
trenches. are the ones To be considered
first. not last. They must be supported.
not deserted We seem to have a super
abundance OF forms OF organizations
Multiplicity OF the same has become So
complex. and the degrees OF official rank
so numerous tina, we are hardly able e.
determine what To do in cases where
trouble exists. or conditions effecting
the wages and hours oi work, lest there
be clash over authority
We believe IT u about time TO begin
10 learn whittier we are drifting and try
aud perfect what VIC have started
The great danger among working men
l. To Jump from one form OF organiza
ton to another. before they have given
the present one a chance To work out
re suits This has always been a fault
with the toilers.
The clamor of the di>contented. when
things do not come a. expected. or the
way they expected. or as fast as they
expected finds ready response with
those whose ASPIRATIONS run high. and
who think their ideas are lar m advance
oi Others. and who also think that they
have not received the recognition that
they arc entitled TO and other influences
are brought Ia bear. and OF course there
are plenty of men who want to be a
Nose, and jump INTO the game with a
new remedy Tor all Ills but lacking the
experience al Moses. they fail and that
further retards the gradual moving up
process.
Ne are dealing with the des,inies OF
human beings that will live IN future
generations. a. well as now. and our
work will either live or be forgotten
just according To the honesty III heart
and purpose with which We deal with
these colossal problems
We are Fcderationists now, and have
been for a good many years. In the
strike OF ig03-o. ON the Union Pacific,
we were lett standing alone and deserted
by others However. we were no, dis
MAYED. but talked and worked Tor the
Federation right along We helped or
game the Federation of Fedcrations in
Kansas City IN 1919. and VIC intend to
give It square deal and fair trial
which. up To date, /, has not hadl
The true spirit OF Federation l. lack
,ng IN the present strike on the Illinois
Central. Pere Marquette and Hartman
lines. Possibly it may be in the minds
Of some 10 discredit our Federation plan,
for the purpose of bringing about an
amalpamation OF lew crafts. At least
that seems to be the intention OF some,
or the reports tina, come 10 our sanetum
are false. II such should be the case.
that secret oonniying and craft dishon-
esty is being praoticed, and with the
1 n,,,.J,. III mir associates in the K F.