Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-01-20

been obtained through such organiza-
tions, and greater freedom will only
be obtained by continued effort along
the same lines. Because | place a
cross on ballot every few years does
not mean | have complete freedom,
said Mr.. Burke. "The trend of the
times are for greater freedom and
higher liberty, but we never will have
real liberty and real freedom until We
have self-goyernment and real democ-
racy in industry"
The middle class of people in this
country not in the trades union move
ment are now discussing this real
freedom. They are beginning to see
through fake democracy--the "open
shop" and the fake company union" "
said Mr.. Burke.
labor is the greatest menace to any
country" he said. "The trade union
movement is the great bulwark that
stands between anarchy at the top and
anarchy at the bottom"
"Show me the man who would sac
rifice more for the sake oflprinciple
than the union man, who tnhesitat-
ingly strikes and starves ID that hu-
manity may not take bac3ward step
toward tke dark ages when seven-
eighths of tip people were 2epsa We
have not got sufficient fikht in Us
yet, but the time is coming when we
will have to fight to retain DUR liberty
and freedom. This time il close at
hand. Citizens alliances -self-ap-
pointed, divine-right men, al stelling
Us, you will eat what we lie you.
wear what We tell you you Nv wear,
and live as we say you mag live, be-
cause We are going to lover your
wages.
Unionism is older than Christianity,
Mr.. Burke said During the first
three hundred years of the Christian
era the unions of Rome were compel
led to meet in secret. Their great
principle was the fatherhood of God
and the brotherhood of men. The
great Nazarine taught these princi-
Piles, and you know what happened to
Him.
The speaker said it was an utter
impossibility to suppress the union
movement through the "open shop"
or in any other way. The open
shoppers" tried it 81 years ago and
the effort proved to be a bowling
failure. When the wave of greed has
blown over, the unions will emerge
stronger than ever-less, probably, in
numbers, but stronger because the
weaklings have been eliminated. Col
lective bargaining will remain be-
cause it is becoming the approved
way of doing business. "A group of
nations now have representatives in
Washington for the purpose of elm
mating wars through the collective
bargaining process" said the speaker.
Mr.. Burke said he never could un-
derstand why a level-headed business
man should oppose the labor unions.
The unions, he said, made it possible
for workers to buy more necessities
and luxuries of life than would be the
case if no unions existed, and every
man competed with his fellow for his
job.
In the opinion of Mr.. Burke, we are
soon to have the greatest time in his
tory--as far as prosperity is concern
ed-and the workers should be pre-
pared for that time.
In closing the speaker urged pub
licity of union principles, and stated
that if all people fully understood
what has been accomplished by organ
lied labor, there would be none out
side the trades unions.
In the question period following the
address, it was brought out that the
cost of maintaining a family of FIVE
in 1907 was $3.50 a year; in 1914, $500
year, and in 1920, S1,974. Taking
100 as representing the cost of living
in 1918, it rose to 212 in 1920, and
dropped to l5S in 1921,