The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-12-06
DON'T JOIN THE UNION.
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be reasonable. we are at war with Germany.
 Don't join the union, as more than 13.0OO,O00 men and women are now engaged in manufacturing munitions of war, and clothing. There never was such an oportun- lty 10 organize as now, and never will be again. But for Gods sake, don't do it. In England they are very unpatriotic, believing in orga- nizing, war or no war, and thus have q voice as to wiat conditions they work under But in America 1t is dISercnt, we must not adopt anything rom England, for that would be foreign idea, tnd that would never do. No sirre. But let the mine and shelter owners, the iron and steel manufacturers orga- ni2e. ana dictate to you what you shall receive in wages. The poor, DON erty-strickcn United States Steel Corporation net earnings in 1916 were only $211.J3i730. as against $23.49G.I6S in 1914, an increase of S24N.o3I962 They find it pays to organize But you don't But let the meat, coffee and sugar trust, thA grocaryman, the clothing man, .,.d all others from whom you pur- thes" the necessities q life. organ ,ze and charge whatever they may 500 it. and thus be alle to tell you yoa must ray the price or leave it. Do yca relIiza?
 Let the lawyers, doctors, bankers ministers. judges and clcrg9mcn or gal ize and fix their scale of wages, but Ter the love of Mike, don't YOU join ,hc union and kick against bad working conditions and low wages, as you are liable not to enter the Kingdom ot Heaven, at least Billy Sunday says so, and he should know. Watch out-don't be nasty.
 You sec, it is like this; ii you organize and use your collective power. The tcnder-hearted industi i- al lords might be compelled to gr.nt higher wages and better work ing conditions Of course, if you organize the money kings might lie: handle as much coin, and that might cause po'pitaGon Of ;he heart. You might have d better none, and it might affect your health. Your family will lose re- spcct for you. If you organize, ,he poor parasite might have less money to spend on elaborate dog and monkey dinners and parties less money for diamonds and pearl necklaces, and my goodness that wuulG be ali awful hardship; you klow it would be terrible to ap- pear in society without those show nc costly t&i gs. It really is a shame to deprive these hard work nE gentry of these things.
 fl you should organize and get better wages, it might violate the laws of nature, the sun might cease D shine, and rivers cease to flow But If you go hungry, Billy Sun day. or some one like him will tel vou 1t lis the will oi God" SO bt content with your lot, and you vii
 4.,,I hA cli don't join the union, but be sub mi.sive and docile. and the employ CTS will come around and pa y0r on the back ard tel you what splendid fellow you are fer 10 listening to the "agitators.
 Of course some may say l an crazy and air this stuh is rot and there $ nothing 'o it, as there Ina. never been Gnytihrg like tt ap pcfrel in the "Hcrald- Republican or the Tribune" and ot course they nave all the wisdom of ;h, ages.
 And above all things, don't srh scribe for the Industrial Worker CT the Miners Magazine, CT al! other labor paper. They migh cause you to kick against the pre- sent system and also make you union man, and you know som' people think union men are imp! from the lower region, and labor papers are the mouthpieces of Hi: