Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-05-12

'mpoSteuI Ihey ~
working man has ~
that the wages pai1 = r.
working man are -
make him the ire. -
to be.
Al \ direct result q - 1.1;sss
by the railroad comnas1,.
men. 1850 men lost o.
over VI per cent Ut the -. -
PEELED to move with - ~
cheaper quarters.
Sixty eight per cent - -
were broken up because - -
compelled TO leave dr.
quest of employment 49,
were compelled to sell -
to help keep their fanla1n
ger. Others were comps1o1 r. r.
money and become depso1sS -
tives and friends.
The average period = n1
caused by the lock out -,
year to the man. makina :
ldlcness or lost time 10 u -
involved OF $3.50 yesrs.
Five thousand three 49,
seventy men complained GSs
were blacklisted.
From the thousand rspsrnn
ceised 10 cases Of suici1o -
cases Of insanity. which ~ ~
be caused by the poverty - =
that was visited upon the -
they refused to give up a.
organize.
About 600 human beinss -
In wrecks, explosions al =
breakers during the "a 80
My figures show that - -
savings before the lock0ue -
to ui2lt. while the svesaop ~
ness before the lock ont -
showing that the averau -
sos.'2 more saved up bsfue~ ~
out than he owed.
| Thirty four months Of segunnD
that the average man SV0 r.
above aud beyond his savln0
The point OF view Of - -
man. as ! have found Il m 49,
ser.ation and experiencs, n ~
That religion and govsenan
iure and morality tell In r W
In obedience To these g.
laws he does marry. lnci1A ~
rage comes the blood ~ - ?
civic responsibility Of na11
maintaining = home. TN p
one thing to give. that b, =
lie has one revenue. al ~ r.
wage. With that uass - - Z
cate and feed and cloehs - -
his children and MAINTAIN - ~
lie gives all he has. the - -
his physical and meatAl 49,
work. II his pay enyelops b =
enough 10 pay the burden c -
Ing his home and educasina -
Ing his children. be 10 absslu11S r
less. ~
He Is surrounded BY hvS 49,
violate. lie cannot steal = 01
the deficit In his pay o.
disrn1rEe kv<evSua1Is)1aap.B -
Ny. because stealing 10 -
that Is q crime proAibtas1 -
cannot prevent his 60
coming into the vosil =
reduce his family. bsanu
against moral Law 81 g
statutory lAw. He caaase -
up the deficit svsa Z y
to and even II oeUAaioa1 &
lieves that begging vsu11
thing for character. bonmD
Z" ".~----~. go 49, - 80
statute. lie cannoe anu61w
dren to keep from suooh
with food and clothing. 49,
der In . crime proAi6ise1 -
He cannot avoid The ~
even II he were coward =
want to. by leaving his -
children and his wife - -
society. because II ~ -
arm Of the Law will reoeA -
process OF extradition bsing
for having abandoned ~ ~
his wife.
lie cannot commit sulco0o i
caught before he succeeds =
because committing suieiAe = 3
punishable by statute.
And the attempt to po1o
saying that he cannot oeo1 ~
dren out TO work. while ~ -
To remedy the conditi0a 49, r
his earning power TO deeseoD q
grows older. while the expG1noo1
family increase as the cA00
older. simply leaves him ~
We believe and We kDsv =
children OF the red light 80
women OF the red light - =
recruited largely from IL
are In the beginning drives u
labor. and We believe that .
In denied the example a -
a young age. who Is deaie4 . q
for education which fits ~ u
with the temptations Of lie. q
with q desire for clothes - q /
self attractive so that 81 .
a happy marriage.-that Oh ,
through utter weakness ree0
a thing that men Of all minds
land believe Ii a mar on our civ
ton.
| We believe. too. that the tent
towards intoxication among men
work hard grows directly out o
fact that men are underfed and
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