Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-02-25
0lga1ize1 Labor
Have A COOPERATIVE
Mail Order House

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The prevailing conception of q
labor union is that its only function
q TO instigate strikes for. the purpose
d increasing. wages shortening hours
AND creating monopoly of employ
illdnt for Its members. Correct in
oEmatfon as to- the educational and
eenefcial work the unions are doing
IS available only to those who are
readers Of the labor press.
Whenever organized labor breaks
ihto thes columns of other newspapers
q lis becahse Of some strike, some
1kdicia1 decision. some law suit, or
g give publicity to a TRADE by some
union Halter. Then organized, labor
fl dsbtcted asA asdictator, a2cFihdinal,
j thug. an un-Amerfcan institution
that should not be tolerated in free
country.
X Fry seldom is mention made Of
the beneficial activities connected
with the general scheme Of organiza-
tiol. such features as sick and death
beiefits, out-of-work relief. old age
pensions, homes for the aged, schools
for hppfe Ices. correspond ence course
forI journey msn. and the legislative
Ve3k a Congress- and state .legislar
tefsa, where laws are urged for the
ak6Mtl0n Of child labor. the protection
q cmeh ID industry and the safe
Sc ding # the health and lives Of all
We work. These are matters with
wls6 9rganized labor is occupied con-
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Hpgtile ss,ss orga az lions Of employers
ar doning the idea. that the
4Fican labor movement can be
d 1royed pr even curbed. They see
ths men 6ershtp 81 the A. F. Of 1.
inefS ssing each year; they see labor
e1R ging Its influence among the, law
Mixers Of the land; there isfrecogni-
tienl Of its power and. aggressiveness.
Ns plans for widening its sphere of
useIdlness are constantly being ad-
vccated and inhaugurated.
whenever labor breaks new ground.
wien ii reaches out into hitherto un-
trIsd helds Of endeayor. the expert
ment Is eagerly followed BY, all. who
ars III sympathy with the movement
Who give time and. thought to the
prsgress Of the workers. The latest
attempt to- draw the. hosts. of labor
mete es6lidfy together is to concen.
trsle aheifo purchasing power for the
Dement'S Of union label products of all
kinds. -
about a year ago there was or
gaAized in New York City co-opera,
tive association Of union men and
women: known as the Union Label
|PrsduEts TFading Association,- which
has b view the finding Of q larger
market fof the sale Of union labeled
goods. fhs general plan is to establish
in Ill large cities retain stores where u,
only union label goods WIN be sold.
Also to sen goods By the mail order
method. made possible by the intro.
du0sien Of the parcels post. 80
On September IL, 1914 an ONCE
and saiesFoom was opened !. IN the
wdIld Buiidine. New York. city "A
lart stock Of mems, furnishings
cigeEa and cigarettes, pocket knives
houehold articles and many special
line 81 women's wear has. beenpas
sembled. An illustrated. mail! order
cataog has been issued. and sent To
trades unionists and sympathizers
whdSs names could be secured. The
results thus Tar have beensvery salts
factory enough orders hare been re
ceiysd to encourage the Association
to enlarge its lines and. increase III
stock Eof goods. The goods handled
are llbe best that can be obtained
from the most reliable union manu-
facttEsrs. No attempt is made q
have the customers pay extra for I'll,
Iunioh label, the prices being no high
er ttan are paid for nonlabel goods
The enterprise has the endorsement,
- tie leaders Of the american labo,
movement. men prominent ID II