The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-06-01

answer to the demand for increased
war munitions.
Criticising Labor Movement for
I. WV.
"Considerable criticism has been
leveled at the labor movement by it's
enemies and many Well-meaning but
uninformed citizens. because 8f the
activities of representatives Of the In
dustrial Workers ofsthe World, an Or
ganization whose members refuse to
enter into collective bargain with
employers and reserve the right to
cease work at any time when in their
opinion there is the greatest likeli-
hood that the employer will be COM
lelled to concede there demands.
The representatives of corporations
that are hostile to the trade union
movement assert that the l. w. w. is
l'art of the labor movement and hold
the labor movement responsible for
all the acts and statements of these
irresponsible representatives of an
organization that has no following
among the organized workers of the
country, and whose representatives
can only aSeceive consideration from
the. unorganized employees of the en-
ployers who refuse to permit their
employees to form a union for their
betterment under penalty of instant
dismissal.
Similar Philosophy.
1T is interesting to observe that
the philosophy of the employer who
refuses to permit his employees to Or
ganiZe, is the very same philosophy
which is observed by the I. w. Nv.
They secure through their system of
agitation as much foi. their labor as
they can get and in any way they can
get it.
1.-THE corporations who refuse to
Permit their employees to organize,
secure from each employe as many
hours work each r1hy as is possible
for him to work and at the smallest
possible wage per. hour, without giv-
ing any more consideration to the in
dividual than he gives to piece Of
machinery.
IF the employers want Industrial
peace, it is within their reach All
that is necessary to secure it is to
enter into a collective bargain with
the national or International union
that has jurisdiction over their en-
ployes. I said before and I say now
as long as there are I. w. w. en-
ployers, there will be T. w. w. en-
ployes. When the I. w. w. employ
ers cease to exist, then the represen-
tatives of the I. w. WIS will cease
to carry on their agitation, because
there will be no one who will give
them a respectful hearing.
Packing Houses Revolutionized.
'"The packing house industry of this
country has been revolutionized. In
past years, representatives of the
packing houses refused to permit
their employees to organize, but
through the efforts Of the trade union
movement and a commission appoint
ed by President Wilson, that industry
has been placed upon the basic eight
hour day, with price and one-quarter
for overtime up to 10 hours and price
and one-half for 10 hours, with a
substantial increase in wages. There
will be no more I. w. w. agitation
among the packing house employees
sentatives will continue to meet and
SAAIC4 1AtO d. COl4eCLAVe UdISd1u WIFI
their employees.
1.-The representatives of the Steel
trust have just refused to grant a
basic eight-hour day to their en-.
ployes in their mills in the Birming-
ham, -Bessemer district. The Steel
| works should place themselves in
harmony with the conscience of the
citizens of this country and concede
the basic eight-hour day to their en-
plOyes.
War Labor Committee.
'President Wilson has just appoint
ed committee of IL composed of
five employers and five members of
! organized labor, and two represent
ing the public, to adjust by mediation,
grievances between employers and en-
ployes and in that way prevent the
cessation of industries during the
period of the war. The committee