The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-27
LABOR CONTENDS
FOR Good OF ALL
GQnnpers Declares Labor Has In.
terest in Laws Covering All
Human Relations.
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full group which constantly and sur
reptitiously filches from the people
their liberty and perverts justice.
"The enemies of labor will go to
great lengths to show that labor's
fight Is narrow and a partisan fight
for the sole benefit Of union men.
"Labor's fight is a partisan fight
for the benefit Of union men; par
usan fight for principles which are
of benefit to union men and all men.
1.-THE American labor movement
plunged into the winning of the world
war for union men-and for all men.
Union men need liberty. and justice
and the fullness of democracy and
they are willing to fight for those
things.
But union men can not win those
things for themselves alone. If they
are won they are won for all people.
:.American labor is today" contending
for...the rights Of the great masses of
the people In the true American spirit
and; methods: :; -: .--..-.
"Privilege may fight for that which
benefits privilege alone.
,"Privilege has fought for those
things ever since privilege came to be
set apart from the common veal.
"But justice can not be the pos
session of a group, because there is
not justice until there is justice for ALL
Labor can not win rights for few,
1t can not cause the sun to shine upon
a group. 1t must contend for funda-
TO 10 hof tn fhn rx,1,4 a.
pie and for those it can never cease
contending.
1.-THE interest of labor extends to
every measure that has to do with
human welfare.
THE reason for this is the simple
reason that what is known as labor is
an aggregate Of human beings.
Labor is not something that is i'm
personal. It is not like machine nor
IS 1t like a corporation. It is the sum
total Of the lives Of all those who are
Therefore, the interest Of labor in
useful to the world.
legislation Is no limited interest fall
ing between any two given points. It
Is an interest that: completes the circle
touching everything that. has to do
with human relations.
Congress can not do any single
thing in which labor is not Interested.
"A study Of the documents, resolu-
tons and declarations adopted by
labor will disclose to those not IA
miliar with the records the broad, &C.
tive, day-to-day interest that labor
manifests in everything that concerns
the welfare Of our civilization.
AN examination Of labor's recen,
documentary declarations may be OF
interest at this time. The range OF
subjects covered by labor document,
producing during the last two year.
may hs astonishing. but certainly are
net more 80 than the thoroughnes.
and logic with which the various ques.
tons have been treated.
"1abor's approach to Questions o,
public interest is from a basis of init.
mate contact with the realities Of life
Its analysis starts. from beginning q
truth.
Taking from the documents Of re-
cent months produced by labor tn,
declarations upon specific points. tn,
demands for definite things the at
tacks upon itemized evils, and group
Ing them together according to tn,
subjects dealt with. there is produced
document which leaves untouche,
scarcely any question Of broad publ,
Interest now before our people.
1T win be valuable to all to know
the range Of labor thought as foun1
In an analysis Of this kind"
Labor's program as drawn from IT
declarations are as follows: .
LABOR's PURPOsE-To unite I,
defeating those seeking public offic
who are Indifferent or hostile to tn
peoples interest and the aspiration
Of labor.
HIGH COST OF LIVING AMI
PR0FITEERING-Reduction Of exist
ing prices is sought by deflation O
currency, prevention Of boarding. an,
unfair price fixing and tho establish
ment OF cooperative movements.
PUBLICITY OF PRoFITs-Fed
eral licensing. supervision ana contro
Of al corporations doing business 70
profit is urged. 80 +, s..,.. l., 49,
COOPERATION ~ Formation q
1 producers and consumers co-opera