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TRADE UNIONISM
The real, material cireum
stances of life touch us at the
present time. We are hungry
now, poorly housed now, poorly
clothed now, in trouble from
overwork and underpay now.
And the time to study the mas
tery of these troubles is now.
The great stirring, irremov
able, convincing truth of trade
unionism is, then, its effective
ness, right at hand. That ef
fectiveness stands as a firm
foundation for things better and
better.
A hundred times we have said
it, and we say it again that
trade unionism contains within
itself the potentialities of work
ing class regeneration. It is
practical democracy; it affords
within itself daily object lessons
In ideal justice; it breathes into
the working classes the spirit of
unity; it provides a field for
noble comradeship,, for deeds of
loyalty, for self sacrifice bene
ficial to on's fellow workers.
In contending for the political
and economic rights of its mem
bers the trade union teaches
those rights to the entire work
ing class. And on a knowledge
of those rights society will estab
lish its future development
Samuel Gouipers.
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PERILS OF WORKERS.
Conditions In New York Factories a
Menace to Life.
Investigation will probably be the
least part of the work of the New
York legislative commission which
was appointed to consider conditions
under which manufacturing is carried
on in first and second class cities and
which, has just begun its labors, says
the New York Tribune. Some investi
gation will, of course, be necessary.
The disclosures of the coroner's in
quest following the Asch building dis
aster and the work of the committee
on safety have already demonstrated
to a considerable degree the condi
tions which endanger the lives of mul
titudes of workers, and these will be
at the disposal of the commission.
Recommendations for remedial leg
islation are always the purpose of the
work of a commission of. this kind,
and there are certain obvious things
for this body to do in that direction.
It should straighten out the conflict
over inspection of factories, and lofts
as to fire escapes. Responsibility is
now divided among the state labor de
partment, the fire department and the
bureau of buildings. Power to en
force the laws requiring fire protec
tion should be centralized. Dr. Keyes.
executive secretary of the committee
on safety, says that inspection of sev
eral hundred factory buildings in Man
hattan and the Bronx showed condi
tions in more than two-thirds of them
hazardous to life. The fact that de
fects are so widespread indicates laxi
ty, which justifies a thorough tighten
ing of the buildings, labor and fire
regulations in respect of protection to
workers.
What Is a Living Wage?
The governor of Massachusetts has
appointed a commission to investigate
women's wages and conditions of la
bor in that state. "How much does it
cost a working woman to live in health
and comfort?" "How much does it
cost her to live in filth and rags?"
"How many women workers get wages
enough to live in health, and how
many do not?" These are a few of
the questions to which the commission
wJU endeavqrto.. supply answers, as
they "are fundamental" In" every" re
form. Suggestions " have been offered
that the commission should determine
the amount necessary to provide wage
earning women a comfortable subsist
ence. A smaller commission in Wis
consin has drafted and submitted to
the legislature a minimum wage -law"
based upon the laws now in force in
portions of Australia.
Back Pay For Printers.
Proceedings of recent sessions of the
national arbitration board Include
two scale contentions which had been
under consideration for many months
past, but which were finally disposed
of to the advantage of the Typographi
cal union. In the case from Belling
ham, Wash , employees of the Ameri
can Printing company, publishing the
Morning Reveille and Evening Ameri
can, received an increase In wages
of $1.50 per week, to begin Jan.
1, 1910, which means substantially
eighteen months' back pay. At Van
couver the printers 'employed on the
Morning News-Advertiser and the
Evening Province were awarded an
increase in pay of $4 a week, to com
mence with Jan. 1, 1911, which means
practically six months' back pay.
Guarding the Union Shop.
The Masons and Builders' association
and the Bricklayers' union of San
Francisco signed a reciprocal agree
ment recently to maintain the present
wages and hours of labor until Aug.
15, 1915. This means that two of the
most powerful labor unions 3 of the
coast have taken this early action in
order to prevent a declaration of an
open shop in building the Panama Pa
cific exposition. . .
Usually such agreements are signed
only for one year, but this year it was
determined to guard against any
changes by making it extend oyer four
years. It is expected that other; un
ions will follow suit and thus ''prevent
a repetition of the open shop wbicty
prevailed during the work on ! the
World's fair at Chicago. ,
FIGHT OVER LABEL.
California Federation of Labor and
Judge at Odds.
Judge Van Fleet of the United States
circuit court recently made permanent
the injunction restraining the Califor
nia State Federation of Labor, the
San Francisco Labor council and the
Building Trades council from boycott
ing the goods manufactured by the
Loewe Hat company of Dan bury.
Conn.
The executive council of the State
Federation of Labor declares in a reso
lution that "notwithstanding the In
junction in the Loewe case the rigt
and duty still remain to refrain from
purchasing hats which do not bear the
label of the United Hatters of North
America, which right and dnty they
earnestly urge all members and friends
to observe in the future, as in the
past." This resolution puts it square
ly up to the judge and shows conspicu
ously the fighting proclivities of the
California trade unionists.
Opposes the Boy Scouts.
In his annual report to the conven
tion of the Wisconsin State Federation
of Labor, recently in session at La
crosse, Assemblyman Frank J. Weber
of Milwaukee, organizer and chief of
ficer of the state body, attacked the
boy scout movement, declaring that
the boy scouts were the allies of capi
talism under the guise of patriotism.
"The boy scout movement should be
shunned by every boy in America who
scorns to become a legalized, salaried,
professional murderer to serve the In
terests of a class of privilege," be
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