The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-16
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thatFthe labor sections Of the
Clayton act were enacted. In addi-
ton to these big achievements. MANY
other important humanitarian laws
have been enacted by Congress- in.
creasing in number with every ses.e
sion of congress since the 59th SEES.
sion.
:. Critical Political Cr.,-.,~. :.
AS Labor day, 1916, comes in one
OF the most critical political CAM
paigns since the Civil war period. It is
well to call attention to the big issue
OF the campaign which has a. national
as Well as an international relation,
me issue Is the attitude of the politi-
cal parties toward questions of hu-
mainly and human welfare. The partv
now in power has in its LEGISLATIVE
achievements placed the highest valu-
alton upon human life and human at-
tributes that has ever been declared
and enacted by any political party in
power.
The question that concerns the
workers Is how to hold their present
advanta ges and. how to secure from
>"'+""' """+;es' still ereater onnor.
tunities for freedom. The thinr which
~ fundamental is Section. 6 of the
clayton antitrust act, the labor Of a
"" '"s"~ is not p corr mo1itv or
article OF commerce. The Representa-
''""s of the American Federation ot
Lap went to the political narties
ana asked them to declare themselves
mon this principle. The answers that
m" "o''+tcal par+ies gave are in +ho;r
The Democratic party openly and
'"VorAh 'v dec]"red and empha sized
'ts position. The Republican r.~t,-
t ok no notice of Lahor's reonest tho+
they declare themselves rror thu
which the workers considered Of
'sr""+"st inDortance to them.
The international issue that now
comes closest to the labor movement
is the policy of our government
toward Mexico. The cause 1T hur,n-
Nv is in the balance in Mexico. The
neople there are trying to work ont
NEW own r~"h'"nos and ~ esta hls~h
their own ideals Of nolitical. socia,
and economic Justice. The labor move
ment In Mexico has .developed: that
is. the most power and the most con-
"4-uctive product OF the revolution.
"""~es""+"tives Of tho labor move
ment Of Mexico have Joined with rem
resentatives of the labor movement
OF America to insure to the workers
md the citizens Of Mexico the RIGHTS
OF human beings. opportnnities for
freedom and for Independence. Manv
ut the problems of the Mexican work.
ers are rrohlems 1T the workers Of the
United States. Their welfare is our
welfare. The boundary line between
the two countries is only an artif,cia,
division that has little or no effoc+
upon the court and the nature of in
dustr1a1- and commercial DEVELOPMENT,
The nroblem Of industrial v,o1esr,
in the states OF the southwest IL LARGE
1y Mexican problem. With low
standards Of life and work prevailing
nnon the Is. oOe. 900 of Ne~:;cars, +hcre
exists an obstacle to the establish
ment Of HIGHER standards within the
United States. There, are capitalists
md exploiting interests of the United
States who, because they have prop-
erty in Mexico Gotten corruntly ond
dishonesty obtained) desire to MAIN
+'fn governme ntal agencies hv which
they can hold the people in Subtraction
and deny to them the opportunity for
protecting themselves THROUGH the or
"'nized labor movement end other
opportunities for. growth and develoi,-
"'"nt. These selfish exn:oi+ing inter-
ests are concentrating their ~o,i+ico,
>"'''or I" the nresent campaign to Sc
cure different policy on the part Of
our government toward Mexico Even
under the guise Of Intervention. no
matter how unnecessary and unwar-
"''rtcble. the advocates Of that Dol!cy
really aim at the cononee+s and an
nexation Of Mexico. A few of the
most reckless. such as the Otis ana
Hearst interests. come out .brazen1y
in the demand for intervention inva-
zion. CONQUEST and annexation Of Mex
leo. OF course, every effort must he
made to safeguard the lives and the
property of our people living along
the border line, but who can honestly
say that The Mexican marauders were
the only offenders? The allied forces
1T greed and profit would deny the
Mexican people the opportunity for
their development: they would gladly
emb-oil the United States in an un-
necessary and understandable war
with Mexico. To them propertv. prop
erty rights, profits are held far more
sacrd than human life. international
honor and human liberty.
These are some of the issues that
promarily concern the workers and
all liberty loving citizens of the
United States; they are the issues
upon which every wage-earner-every
cltizen-will make his own decision,
not only in his every day activity, but
also at the polls on election day.
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