Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-05-01
The Trade Union Is the Agency and Education Is
the Method by Which Labor Confident
ly Expects to Makes Progress

Philadelphia is every indication that the organza
ons of labor entering which education
to play greater at William Green president of the the
fourth annual convention of the Workers Education Bureau Of
AMERICA ra
which to present the demands of the workers the conference
room but also the successful in which the economic strength
used when occasion requires continued President Green
"Ts by their early declarations and stand in favor
and support of free public schools and compulsory education
Trade unions demanded that child should be afforded
ey fought child legislation for the widest fullest
and eest opportunity for school attendance and for legislation
After this principle established the workers realized
more than ever that education is not ending with
gne gs d @ constantly
noc agencies of production brought home the necessity
When this need became apparent a plan was evolved
The Workers Education Bureau the medium through
cn we are giving to the worker an understanding of industry
matad snd worker being S taught aug through study
value of his economic strength and the Of joining
ms eoWmen IN wisely directing the of their intellectual
the work of organized labor.
Through this work education latent ability being
developed into active and service.
The net result is that the of the is being in
Zone outstanding phase of this educational work to which
formation concerning the philosophy and purposes of trade
unionm n. among the people outside the labor
t true that great many lack understanding
Those who sympathetic seeking knowledge and in
formation concerning the things for which labor uneou
vocably stands
Those who hostile endeavor to dscredt by quoting
from the writings and statements of certain political
and from the writings and books of authors
OF political theories which labor never has embraced
Through the Workers Education Bureau through tho
means made available by the organized labor these
groups well other of society being informed and
educated upon the subjects of collective bargaining
OF working and women, making keeping of wage CON
tracts social and economic justice and the ideals which
have always characterized abors program"
On the question leadership
said: ~ o'7-
"As reflect upon what trade union movement NAV he.
tremendously impressed with its possibilities and III.
grave responsibility of guiding it Alright ~
passion lnflames the minds of and when bigotry
and intolerance Influence their conduct furthermore when
other Industrial and social factors prevent constructive deveo
retrogression ~ ~
The need of the hour of conferences more honest
ana searching analysis of things and intelligent effort man
order to determine the principles upon agreements
may be based ~ ~ ~
Il that all appreciate fully difficult problems
heavy responsibilities Which rest upon the spokesen and
leaders OF the organized labor movement
In graphing with these problems and the DISCHARGE o
these duties may we not expect to find the possibilities of work
es education that which will give sustaining
tor immediate planning well hope guidance for the
future ~ 4A ~4e
e trade union is the agency education is the method
Oy which labor confidently expects to make and spiritual
progress