Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-02-24
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great moment L. Us, and the lessons
emanatine from the world var have
been used 90 = greater extent by the
employers than hy the workers; the
reasons for this are patent,
There was great deal said dur
ing the war about propaganda" aud
IL made hit with the people. There
Was propaganda FOR this. that and eVs
erything. Acres Of newspaper space
aew given over TO IL. Toms of good
newsprin [ paper were scattered all
over the world spreading il. II Was
drop ped from aeroplanes. thrawns
from trains, tiaated on oceans, paint
ed on rocks, distributed by sky rock
ct. etc.
Hardly had the echoes OF war died
out when we realized that the EN-
ployers had fully recognized the pow
er Of propaganda, and were using 1t
10 shape the minds of the public into
the channels of reduced wages, and
endeayoring TO point out the iniqui-
ties of the labor unions.
Something had Co be done 20 get
the minds OF the people off the stu
pendous steals that had been perpe-
trated by Big Businesa-~lop Island,
aeroplane failure, shipping Board
deals, nitro plants. Army and Navy
samp steals, munition and supply
deals, etc, for IL the minds of the
people were not diverted to other
things, the power Of the press sup
pressed by liberal allotments from
the above mentioned deals, things
would have become mighty unpleas-
ant for a great many prominent citi-
zens who were connected with the SO
called "Big Business" and one dol
lar year advisers of our govern.
ment during the war.
What better use could the employ.
era put the propaganda 10 than that
of villifying the very people who
made II possible TO win the war. the
working people In general, and the
unions In particular
We must get back TO state of
normalcy. Yes, that was the battle
cry, and the frat step must be u
twenty per cent cut In wages.
We must do away with thoss awful
unions. Men get Into them In spite
of all we can do, and they fight 20
hold their wages much more effec.
lively as n body than they can as In
diyiduals. Never mind the coat of
living, or the war inflated cost of
building materials; II we make our
propaganda on the reduction of
wages, and the iniuuities of the Ia
bor union strong enough the people
won't think of us, they will only
think that these are the things that
are making life miserable for them.
We must get rid of the paid upion
organizers, and east dispersion on the
unions officers, for as "A very prom
inent employer said:
"Thcse union officers and organ
izers are not afraid of us, they know
they won't lose their jobs II they talk
back TO US; they have "A very ungen-
tlemanly habit of disputing our fig
ures, and are able TO make the mem
bership understand the difference be-
tween our profits and the wages we
pay, so, III we can get those fellows
out Of the way with our propaganda
we will have very easy sailing"
Now, We know that in some locali-
ties, especially those where some spe.
cial line Of industries are pfedomi-
nant, such as iron and steel, copper
mining, textiles, shoes, rubber tires,
etc, the industries have been shut
down for months, thereby bringing
about stagnation In other lines de-
pendent on them, that our member
ship have suffered, and In few
cases where the members were So
situated that they could not leave
their partly -paid-for home. the child
rem who were Just at the are "
I.I ka .f
or for other reasons too numerous
to mention here, they were not able
TO roam about the country looking
for a job, even though the prospects
of getting one were good; for a man
of family doing this has TO think he
has TO keep his family at home; he
has TO live himself, and II Is like
keeping two families. Will the diff
ference Of what he can make in an
other city more than make up for
what he could make In his home toSn
II he accepted a reduction In wages
there. and often times in his despair
he thought he would vote In his
union for a reduction, In the hope
that this would stimulate building,
and he would try TO get along some
how.
Good stuff, for the employers who
already had got a lot Of fat con
tracts and now In their greed says:
"He stood for that reduction, he will
stand for another for the same Teas-
ma ke up for the insistent demand
on the part Of the prospective builder
for reduced building cost, reduced
rents, etc, which, somehow, are
mighty slow TO reduce.
Now, there is where the activity Of
our Local Unions should come in:
Don't let your members drop out and
then call them seabs for doing so.
Appoint committees in your local
unions, East, West, North and
South. You will be surprised how
many Of your members will volunteer
10 call on those who are becoming de-
linquent, and If they find member
out Of work they may be able TO nell
him find a job. If he is sick you will
find a way 10 help him, or II his
pride prevents him from coming 10
tfe meeting and letting Others know oi
his distress, tell him of the dispen-
sation granted the local unions by
the general president under date OF
October q, 1921, copy Of which was
sent TO all local unions.
Remember this: There wall be
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