Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-12-03
DOES YOUR ORGANIZATION PAI ITS NAIl

MANY organizations Of labor are at the present time
enjoying prosperity and could possessed OF the lore
siohf and willingness place themselves in position to
be of greater service to their membership IN the future
In many instances little is being done along the line o
preparing for effective fighting IN the days OF famine
that sooner later must inevitably follow those OF plenty
The old rule that t4hose who dance must pay the
fiddler as well as the Old that he who would be
free must himself Strike the DI0W cannot De aV0iaeu
The day Of union panhandling its way through the
troubles it meets has passed. or at any rate rapidly
passing away and the organization made up OF persons
SO blind to their own best interests to ignore the warn
ing signals constantly held out urging preparedness for
the of need doomed to gnomnious and nexcusabe
failure.
Men who are willing to make little personal sacri-
fees in the interest of their craft as whole are pobn
selfish and nntegent and almost certain TO suner
nersonal loss as direct consequence True, they may
an he so observo and dense to be unable to trace
their troubles IN the hour of defeat to the proper sources
but this will not alter the cause which led to the enecJs
from which they suffer.
This tonic was suggested BY reading tie results Of
a referendum vote by the International Moders Union
the question Of increasing the dues OF It's
The successful organizations Of the American labor move
ment and the for its achievements are not hard to
locate It's membership is willing to pay It's own way and
thus avoid the consequence of depending upon others to
furnish the munitions of industrial retrospective
view Of the labor movement singing out OF the organ
za0ns that successful that produce real concrete
results for their MEMBERS will always lead to the con-
cuson that they what they because they recog
nize the necessity of padding their if they
to get anywhere and desiring to be successful the
price required is paid There is other way. Leaning
on others may sustain temporarily but when the prop
is moved the structure falls Permanent power must be
intrinsic No strength can be depended upon at all times
and under all circumstances except your Others
not even if they desired be always present and ready
to aid you
The organization that pays its way that depends
upon its own inherent strength to sustain it. will have
no fear that when the wolf comes 1t will be unable to
defend Isef It will slay the beast and savei is flock
We are not unmndfu that this is somewhat in the
nature Of sermonzing and that it will be dstastefu and
unpalatable to many but in looking about have
felt the need Of admonishing the denquents
even at the rick Of being damned for it. shall succeed
in starting few trade unonists in the right direc
ton the compensation viii be ample for any humllia
ton that may be heaped upon us.
The hour for action is here. Where are you2 Are
you willing to bear your share Of the legitimate burdens
Of achievement? SO, help your organization to be-
whining against others when the hour Of defeat comes
upon you