Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1920-12-31
scMEN's INTERNATIONAL
UNION LABEL LEAouE
AND TRADES UNION AUX.

IN he history OF every reform there
ames daS when BY the thought OF
eEne inspired hrain = new impetus Is
ikiVea 10 the eniire movement II was
stch das when the idea Of the
fnioa Label VAS conceived Ii gives
~ promise Of health. cheer. time T.
| nltsvate tho tender sentiments thar
Veeten life and make labor some
hing better than slayish toll. One
hy ore many crafts have adopted = la
Tel 70 protect their work from com
petition With those classes coming
> us with Low ideals OF living
| age. from competition with prison
Tabor; from the horrors OF the sweat.
aep system, and from robhlng little
alidfen Of theh tight Of education.
T their right 20 llre's opportunities
lfor physical aud moral development.
Iianl while the mission Of the label is
niilea plainly ON lis nec. Il seems
q many cases TO fail IN application.
ahef" leaders. thinking men. per.
lsaivins the opportunity. studied the
lsiiuatsen, and AZ last made this an.
lswer. Turn on" the curreat of the
purchasing power. 10 win We must On.
list the buyers" Who have this
Ipawef IN hands Those who buy the
shildren's shoes and clothes. those
VINO buy the family supplies, the gro.
series and the fuel who else but the
somen In the homes OF Union Labor
men Certainly then. this great
lforce must be applied, but howy Plain
". hy bringing the women together.
whore they can learn what all this
means Co their husbands. their chil.
dron. and TO themselves. This must
he done IN order that the ability. de.
sotion aud enthusiasm of women may
be enlisted i'm the settlement of the
burning questions of our times. with
which men have been struggling
agalnat fearful odds. too often with.
cot sympathy in the home, Thus. out
nf a great need came noble oppor.
unity, aud the Woman's Union Label
League was organized. pledged TO an.
slst the cause OF right and Justice
through the use OF the most effective
inatrnmant yet devised by Union La.
hor for Its own advancement and de.
fense In the effort for better eondi.
tons 'rhe label IL fitted exactly for
Nnmans use aud opportunity. In fact.
without the active interest of women
the label can never wholly perform its
mission, never be more than par.
ilal success: but In their hands tho
gospel OF Justice can be preached In
the simplest form. In the every day
work OF purchasing the family sup.
plies No need 10 lecture, 20 write, TO
work in any unusual way, only TO ask
for goods bearing the workers guar.
antee that the right 10 tight. to air.
to fair time and living wages was re-
spected Ia the making. ask 10 be
served by union clerk, ask that
goods be delivered by union team.
sters Join with other women and
fonrn why these things nhonlds. he
done, not only as duty. but ~ n
privilege Tho Wonan's Union La.
bel League was organized and exists
To teach women how 10 work together
for the bcttermenf of humanity, be.
ginning In her own home with her
everyday work. but ending only In
the final victory over wrong. Every
woman should be n member.
The next meeting Of the LOCAL
League viii be held on Thursday
e@cning. December 49, at Labor Hall.
when those women who are interested
In the uplift OF the working classes
are urged To be present and TO be-
come actively affiliated with the
movement,