The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-04-07
EDITORIAL.
TRYING TINES

Writing these two words brings mind the works of
Charles Dickens the great write this lived he would
have good material for great number of books.
Did you read the works of Dickens? you
have missed something 1t yet you get
his books at the public library there many of them
Anybody trying write something wished he had cap
ability of like Dickens.
Picking up paper magazine you remembered all the
time of suffering, the world full of it. there be
end to it.
Here few of things we are remembered of very
very often:
Ex-servce man commits suicide Father Of six children
arrested for stealing Mother Of six children destitute
attic died of moonshine thousand workers
strike Minors all strike Millions dying somewhere
Millions cannot get food enough to live on Manged
walking without food shelter
could repeat hundreds of pfu happenings taking place
this earth every day
the other could repeat happenings
that would make people feel good.
The latter happenings fed the public daily by the
daily and the daily influences the
minds of the public the public sleep thinking. we'll
not 50 bad of these crapehangers say it is.
And they reading the stuff that puts their minds
paper privilege Of waking people up out
of that restful frame of mind.
it does not it is doing its duty but let you
of the most unthankfu things to do.
Some time it will be necessary any more that is
long time off.
Do you think a man commits suicide for pleasure? Or
father of children goes out stealing for pleasure? Or
mother into attic and lets her children
Or workers out strike for the sake of just wanting
days vacation?
lou LINK man drinks lOOnSrne for the purpose
hitting suicide?
You think the miners strike all the country
to have good time?
Is possible that millions Of people somewhere on this
earth will die Of hunger Just because they like it?
Would YOU like to your baby die of hunger?
If had been in the service during the and was
rppled way another, YOU had not been
crippled but fought for your country democracy would
you feel good YOU had walk the and had beg
something to eat?
Setting aside religion any other kind feelings or be-
iefs not inhabitants Of this great earth responsible
for the things happening on this earth?
That is when old enough and should knowl
edge Of the real conditions of ours and fellow men,
We certainly
The only better conditions to work for it. find
out how bad conditions what the can
make things better We might be pretty good condition
oursef al the present time. but don't how our cond
ton will be tomorrow the day after
anybody suffers in this great world it fault because
we have been contended too long
We have to look for brother as for ourselves
if we don't our brother will forget too.
The road for most Of education organization
agitation cooperation making Of the ballot and many other
duties we must ourselves remind Of all the time.
II we don't act continually the thing will be getting worse
and worse And in case we should conscience will not be
botheng us when reminded Of the horrible conditions for
we know we are doing to help make things better
Don't blame few fellows because they happen be rich or
in some position where think they change the world
for they cannot The great 81 the people should act and
wake only then accomplish something and stn the
suffering of fellow men.