The labor argus. [volume], July 05, 1906, Image 2

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3?Ixc f^nbror ^irgus.
Published in the Interest of Organized
Labor in West Virginia.
Frank AW Snyuku, Publish kic.
Office: 132-13*1 Summers Street.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
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Anplicat ion.
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PUBLISHi:i> EVIiliY Till liSDAV.
Application made for the entry of The i
Labor Argus as .second class mail matter in j
the Charleston, W. Va. post office.
THURSDAY, JULY 5, IDOU. !
LABOR'S WATCHWORD.
We will stand l>y our friends and
administer a sitiiif^iiik rebuke to
men or parties who are either indifferent,
negligent or hostile, and,
wherever opportunity affords, secure
the election of intelligent,
honest, earnest trade unionists,
with clear, unbleiuished, paid-up
union cards in their possessson.
Labor i>ay is not far distant.
Don't forget to ask for the Union
Label.
Iteware of candidates who do not
love the laborer.
Unions make better wages and
nciver will's matte nappy homes.
The labor candidates did not
make a howling success as persim
miin knockers Saturday.
bet lis be well informed lor (Incoming
election, so we will lie able
to scratch the enemies of organized
labor.
Don't expect to get something
l'or nothing. Value for value is
the only honest rule in business,
politics and morals.
Dots of fellows who howled them
selves hoarse about their patriotism
yesterday will sell their votes at
bargain-counter rates next November.
Don't forget the meeting of the i
tabor Day < 'oiiimittee. Monday
evening at Assembly Hall. lie on
hand to lend your assistance and
advice.
Transact your business in the
union hall. Do your talking there
and settle your differences there.
The curbstone unionist is the worst
enemy that lalstr unions have.
When one reads the report of
Chicago's meat inspectors?I I.until
pounds of condemned meat, lish <
and poultry alone, chielly diseased
animals?it makes one envv the*
vegetarian.
The moment a hill is placed lie :
before the legislattire in I lie inter
est of labor, what a howl el* protest 1
goes lip from the capitalists. Thc\ !
want to <lo all the lawmaking for;
the workers themselves.
The great American holiday!
often demount rates t hat it is always
the unexpected that happens.
There are any number of people in
the hospitals to-day that will gladly
testify to that fact.
Post, the would be union smasher
has evidently had another bad;
dream judging from iinbccilistic j
harangue occupying a page which
appeared in the daily press all
over tin* cornt ry yesterday. When 1
you stick a pig he alwavs suuculs
When tired. no home. When
you want consolation. ?*o home.
When you want to show others
tlial you have reformed. homo
ami let your family .not aeqnaintetl
with the fact. Wlien \oti want to
show yourself ait your very best. ?ro
home ami do the act there. When
you feel like beinj; extra liberal. nb
home ami practice on your wife
ami children first. When you want
to shine with more brilliancy than
usual. home ami lijrht the whole
household. Home is the best place
of all if we would but make it so..
His.
INDIFFERENCE IN TRADES UNIONS.!
Indifference is one of the great,
evilsorganizod laliorlias to contend j
with.
Some men will pretend to Is-;
trade-unionists; they will loudly
condemn the actions of non-union I
men; they will talk Ima-stfully of ;
the principles of organized labor,
yet their actions contradict every
word they utter.
They do not fulfill any of the obligations
of a union man; they do
not attend the meetings of their
union, neither do they contribute
in any manner to the advancement
of the cause, except perhaps pay
their <1 lies.
They assert that there is no dan
f/4'f rtf t lii?m <?*'? ?
- ? ... . ? . vtvui^ am ljiiiil; :
contrary to union principle?, or j
tliat would injure the labor move |
luent. But what; are tiiey doing to j
strengthen the eause of organized
labor; i>o tiiey know that the
Conduct of a trades-unionist must j
be positive, not negative if anything
.is (o be aeeompjished .' They
might claim that their actions will
always be in accord with union]
principles; but they seem to forget
i that, t he progress of t rades union I
: ism is measured by the strength
that results from the faithful, earii'
est and active conduct ol the inein|
hers of organized labor. It matters
| not how just our cause may be, we
i cannot, succeed unless we are solidly
united in hand, mind ami heart.
11 is the d uty of the labor press
all over the United States to sound
a warning concerning the wholesale
immigration of cheap labor.
Man> of the poorer class have been
brought up in tilth, in poverty,
j and in ignorance. Few of them
! know anything of life in civilized
communities, and as a result of
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I ?... ..-.Ill, t?ic> IIIIU UUIIUIIIUIIS IM'IV
so much liottor for the working
I mini that it seems like Heaven to
them, compared to life in their nai
live land. Asa result they are
; willing to work for a pittance, ami
i figuratively live on the ermnlis that
| fall from the table. They know
! littleaiul rare less about organized
labor, and at oner eonio into competition
with local labor unions, to
the detriment of all concerned.
I' nion labor should join in a mighty
and concerted ellbrt to so place the
matter before Senators and Itepre
soutatives as to attract their attention
ami secure their support in
the passage of measures calculated
to control and restrict immigration
that labor will not be so seriously
injured.
The scab workman not only does'
an injustice to his fellow workers I
who are members of the union, but
his actions compel many an employ
or to assume an unfair attitude
towards his workmen, who really
would lie otherwise if it were not
for the condition which the conduct
of the scab and non unionists ere
;nr. .uany a manufacturer wants j
to be lair n\ i111 his employes ami
prefers t?? have thorn organized,
working reasonable hours ami receiving
reasonable want's, but as
long us so man v workmen remain !
unorganized ho is forced to adopt
the methods of his competitors. j
who grind labor down to the tin est |
point. If the si*al> only knew how |
much evil he causes, how much I
misery ami sulTering are the re '
suit ?.?t" Ins conduct, there would
perhaps be loss scabs. They will
certainly have much to atone lor
when called upon to render a linal .
account of their lives.
Tlit* ('hamber of < 'oiiinuta' is Hum
union of t ho lnisinoss men for tluM
advancement of tlirir own iiiui tin*
eity's interests. The <'apitol i'ity
TraiU'S Assembly is the central
l?od\ ol" the union men for the bet
torment of their conditions ami the
upbuilding of the municipality.
l?y united action on their part
they can secure rates on the rail
roads that will bring the largest
crowd to Charleston on Labor Day
in the history of the city. Actions
speak louder than words.
Kerry good citizen is directly
interested in making the coining
Labor Day celebration a success.
L?*t the merchant, the professional
man. the manufacturer and the;
lalHirer all work to that end.
THE "CLOSED" SHOP.
The principle of the so-called
"closed shop" is accepted in everyday
business life; why may not an
organization of workiugmen similarly
make a bargain with an organization
of employers?
The dealer will agree with the
manufacturer to handle only a certain
kind of goods. This is considered
perfectly legitimate. Why j
does it seem unconstitutional when
precisel y the same bargain is enter- !
ed into between the employer and |
his employes? The lal>or union j
says to the employer: "We will j
agree to furnish you with compe- i
tent men at so much per day. We
can control the men in our organization.
They will abide by the
that we shall make. We cannot
control the men who are outside of
our organization, fjo we ask you to
cmyloy only our men, thus making
your shop a union shop. If these
outside men will agree to make the
same contract with you that we
have made, wesliall be glad to have
them come into our organization,
thus giving them thesameprivilege
that we enjoy."
The average employer who lights
so strenuously for the "God-given
right" of the non-union workingman
to exercise his privilege of remaining
out of the union if he so
desires, declaring that his shop
| must hi? an "open shop" for free
men, will usually debar the man
w ho exercised the same God-given
right by becoming a mem Iter of the
trades union, so that practically his
boasted "open shop" policy means
a "closed shop" to the unionist.
It is not those who make the
greatest noise In the world that
accomplish the most for the union.
"An empty wagon rattles tile loudest."
IVople of irrcat force nod
strong will sire not forever asserting
themselves. The one who
silently resolves siml .watchfully
waits is sure to conquer in the end.
Duster is not courage. Noise is
not power, and a rude stud domineering
manner is no evidence of
determination or force of character.
Many people make a mistake just
here. They are so afraid that they
will lie considered weak that they
adopt an abrupt, on-the-defensive
air. which is very unpleasant. \
I iontleness is no bar to forceful 1 less. 1
The until who lists the most force in
his home, in the community stud
in the union is usually the calm
gentlcinstn who silently works out
his plsuis and patiently wsiits for
them to develop. Radical ranting
nisty bring stpplstuse from the hothestds.
but no permanent progress
is secured in tlisit way. The cool,
careful stud accurate men are the
ones who accomplish results.
The stbsentee ! This man is the j
woist of the lot. lie does more!
listrm thsm sill the other disrupters
put together. Kvery gang, every i
cliijiic, is mside possible by absentees.
The man \ylio stays away i
from tin' meetings of his union is j
responsible for evervthinn- tlo.il.
iloiic wrong;. It is Car better to go ;
to meetings ami to make mistakes
tlian to stay away and tind fault
with the mistakes. The absentee i
eoultl not help the enemies of his
union any more if he were paid for
it than by refusing to bear his
share of the burden. Why are
there so many ignorant tradesunionists
who know nothing of the
business all'airs of their own union?
It is because they have tieen absentees.
There are plenty of union
men who never go to meetings unless
they are out of work. Then
they are the loudest shouters in the
crowd.
Some men will never head a procession
until they form tliestar attraction
at a funeral. There are
too many of this kind in tradesunionism
right now who always lag
liehind and wait for others to take
the lead.
The cheaper the railroad rates,
the larger the crowd 011 I.at tor I>ay.
The Trades Assembly should receive
the co operation of the Cham
her of Commerce in securing reduced
rates on all roads.
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