Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-02-03
THE UNION SMASHERS.

Ihc capitalist, have alwa,> opposed
uadr unrsu, liut 1t II only III recent
4,If> that th,> have organized along
y,u,ntIt}, huts L. mash Labor urganika-
tuu> lhn have started out deliberate
u IL hill ever. trade unIun III existence.
aud t. Il certain extent they have sue
.crdcd
The ,trcl Trust has practically de
-tto,rd the Nmdle smated Steel. Iron and
lm v utkrts uninn. Their plants are
operated b, non uunn labor and a large
proportion ii the men toil like slaves
we've hour, u day and seven days 4
week iot = bare existence.
In, iIu-t tricd Ia smash the Ncamcn' ;
nnran IN the trcat Lakes. - II could
cu-iaNr the stamcn who bring the ore
ltnm Minnesota L. the mill>
Ia the great strike al 100. the beef
trust practically destroyed the Amalga
mated Meat Cutters and Butcher, UNION.
Nearly all 81 the employees IN the Chi
,Ae" Stock Yard, at the present time
are non union worker, and are barely
earning an existence
\ hulc Later the telegraph trust set
out Ia de>tsos the telegrspher> union.
aud even today the union ha> not fully
recovered from the unsuccessful strike
al 1907
The railroad, thu, lar have been un-
able L. destroy the unions III the rail
WAY industry. hut they will do II they
,au Their real attitude towards organ
iled Labor VAS shown III their efforts
t" crush the Freight Handlers union IN
then strike two years ago III thicaRo.
aud IN the strike 81 the Federated Shop
men How III progress on the Pere Mar
qucttr. I. and Hartman railroads.
Fellow workers. are you gong to stand
IDLY by and see one UNION after another
wiped cut III existence In tins |. T..
and Hartman line light, Al least. We
have every opportunity to win. All that
j. necessary Is Tor the organized workers
throughout the country to stand by their
fellow trade unionists. Stand true To
your trade UNION principles and abso-
lutely refuse to allow our own officers
To- sell II, out a. they have tried to do
IN tins case.
One docs not need to be a prophet to
i"retcll that American trade unions must
develop new tactic, II they expect to be
>ucces>tul IN their struggles against or
sAni1ed capital. The trusts have won
most OF the great battles OF recent years,
and the simple reason for these victor
les j. the greater solidarity among the
capitalist, than among the workers.
We must stand together a. q union.
All unions must stand together as a unit
ar We are going To be destroyed. one
after another
Moreover. we must build up power
iul labor press to educate the workers
and To stand for the cause OF labor, or
We will constantly be meeting with hos
tile public opinion.
Above all else. We must also stand to-
gether politically. or the powers Of the
government will be used against US in
legislation and IN every industrial con-
flict.
Political power is the decisive factor
IN most OF our industrial struggles to-
day Unless we secure the power We
are bound to be defeated.
|. J. Cundif.
Secretary Burnside Local Board,
!. Z. System Federation.
Conditions on the sad I. c. are a.
deplorable as ever. The cold weather is
having the effect one would naturally
expect it to have on a road running .
lot OF scrap pile engines like the !. c.
i dong. Suburban trains are as much
as 80 minutes late from Home wood or
South Chicago To down town. and the