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Show I ti. W. DENNETT DELIVERS ADDRESS AT OGPEN ON "TRADE I IIMION FTHlT (I Special to The Tribune. K OGDEX, April IS. If. "vV. Dennett1 Salt Lake City delivered .1 notable B.Mddrcss on 4 'Truth Union Ethics" to MsJarRe audience nt the First Concreya-tttonnl Concreya-tttonnl church in this city this evening. , Tin Rood voice, Mr. Dennett presented H bis subject in .1 forceful and happy Bwiji.pnd his remarks were iiniquo in that "Socialism" found no place in his 1 fcdiKCiifi.iion. Jlo spoko as follow: Ladles and Gentlemen I naturally feel Mmewlmt diffident in my undertaking 1 miln f-venlng for reasons which arc quite 1 Eupparont. I am not a ptibllu orator in Hftiiy sense, and I must admit the?" sur-froundlngB sur-froundlngB nro wondrouR strange. Yet In 5' embarrassment I must nnd consola-Ktlon consola-Ktlon In the though l that manv church 1 Krnembcrs arc Indeed surprised at. such an 1 HfcudaclouK venture- on tt..; part of the Rev. MiMr. Elderkln In permitting the use of his I Khiuiplt on this Sabbath evening for the jlseusalon of tradesunloiilsm. I H Yet why such conditions? H Why wonder at the determination or HtniAtiy nun wearing th0 cloth to lnvostl-HTxitto lnvostl-HTxitto the principle of modern tradesun-Ktonlnnr: tradesun-Ktonlnnr: K W. Ti. Prfcott. an c. president of my reorganization. In a r.-enn address before Kthc Second Presbyterian church congrc- 1 Efifltlon at KvatMlon, III,, verv aptly said, c "somehow we wonder why the church wK not always Inleregie, in the?- gmit m''lonx. for It 1b through the. solution mT living social problems, and bv no oth-nr oth-nr means, that we can oyt-y expert to WCC 'Thy Kingdom con.o on earth as It Is Wn I,.,lv.0"-' T,);,t ampliation will not he WKraUfied tin ln.qanllty jind Injustice are fcwljied out. My observation has been that line average trade unionist la fond oT Bfliiotlnff Plhllciil similes In defense of his 'position For Instance, the storv of the Mbsxodils Is likened to a great strike against Hnimalr conditions, with Moses as ihe sen-HtntioiiM sen-HtntioiiM walking delegate and Aaron us .Mthe ngltafor. These designations may JHwhock Home, inn the history of the pro-tcstH pro-tcstH to the Ugyptlnn ruler and their scornful rejection tlnds Its counterpart in pnany a labor struggle. Manv rcccnt-Hilay rcccnt-Hilay strikers, like the Israelites of old. fluievcr reach the promised land, hut they Btnnke It easy of access 10 others. Jesus Christ nnd Ills philosophy have alwovs rnude nn especially strong appeal to JMlworkors who wore ex-en bluer n their Kliostlllty toward the church." Father Huntingdon, the well-known Kpiscopa-Kllan, Kpiscopa-Kllan, said twenty yea is ago timl during one of his eloquent addresses In a labor -assembly there were hlssc when he re- Inferred to the fburch. but ond cheera ficreete,! mention of the name of thor Nn.- , iwrene. Thfs Ineldeni Ik recalled, nol for jlhe purpose of applauding that method Ktf showing dissent or Ilsappro:i. but s Indicative of ihe feeling that e-.isie, IJilileed. there seemed In ho a suspicion . ill hut tl e eburch wat: re:.n dime rather I than furthering prartlcul C'lirlKiI.-jn ft LTIi" churches came to us and said. ji'O'irJst was and Is the friend uf tbe poor irjul the worker." It did not take a pp. Xounl knouledpr.' of the Bible to see the Frror in tbut atatcnicnt. f'brist was not jv friend of th wnrklnmnan and of. tbe .poor, lie was a worklngman and Ho was ipoor. He inlnht have risen above that class, and taken Ills place among the Itcachers nnd lawyern of that da v. and from that position preached at the work- rjTBt but He remained with Ihcm, labored monvr them.' and selected some of Ills illselples from amonrr what we now call Mr- ,ow eioss or iniior iisb"rmen. W Carroll D. Wright's Viovr. Carroll D. Wright, for manv vears com-iKnussinner com-iKnussinner at labor for the mi led States. (Mic-ferred to thle In a course of lectures be-iKfore be-iKfore a divinity class in I'hlladedelpbla. As JIrccollec-t. he said that, while It was no Hprovcd C'lirist was n labor agitator, it is certainly true much of His philosophy mwos In keeping with the labor d-mands mnt that time, which accounts for His Wfollowlng among the lowly. The Romans lld not regard the servile people as pos-HftCKsIng pos-HftCKsIng souls -they were something apart ftfrom and lower than the rest of I lie JVworld. Christ preached the fatherhood of JttGod nnd biothi rhood of man. which 11 1 "onac placed all mankind on :i level. That Wnpffleil the way to the betterments and areedom that have come since. With Quality nh to origin and Dual reward (rnily establlfched, the emancipation of (hbor hail taken a great step forward. So 'TJcomeK we may believe tbe gospel of gjirlstlanity moved labor men in all the Lfnturles. I have seen many carpenters proud of their calling because it was a trade that Christ followed, and His e-Hinple e-Hinple of remaining a worker has had unsold un-sold effect In giving dbinily to labor, and "iRlso been Instrumental In inducing many men to remain in the ranks lighting for labor when other avenues opened to them. SS Those behind this church movement weed not be surprised If they are not received re-ceived with great acclaim. The workers work-ers Instinctively know you are only doing iiow what you should have, had an uninterrupted unin-terrupted history of doing. "I am in the labor movement," said Mr. Present t, Sjlong enough to appreciate what It means to have u church In Toledo offer Its ! parish house tlve nights a week for union fltiieetlng.i. and to have hundreds of union tincn addressing church meetings. It Jgmcaus n spreading of the light, a mighty 'loreo coming to pour oil on the troubled jRwaters. thereby hastening the day when flueatlons that now provoke rancor and kvcii bloodshed will be discussed calmly nnd dispassionately." $p I do not whth to be understood as proclaiming pro-claiming thu trade union nn ideal lnstl- Itutlon. Indeed. In themselves they aro not desirable, and In the sense that they sre both reslrlctlvo and repressive they ,j nust bo termed necessary . evils. line I hey aro tbe inevitable result of exlst-I exlst-I ng economic conditions, and must "re-'1 "re-'1 nain a potent factor in the great struggle I if tho toiler to better his condition, men-? men-? ally, morally nnd physlqally. ICvlls. then, 4 hough they be. ninny of our inon of af-d af-d Hire, those whose environments are such :hat they are unable to Investigate their I nany virtues, accept this plea for their '1 lestructlon. To such as tlu-se we ask: I iPWhat have you to offer in their stead? I lJv destroying organization, would you f Hive us Ixcome annrchisis? Or would I Con hay us return to the yoke as serfs? I jsA study of labor's progress through or-U or-U pnlxatlon, especially from tho guilds of aic Fourteenth and Fifteenth centuries it) the present, Is most interesting, ami Qiould be given some attention before SfiL'Bc queries arc answered. sjWns It not by combination of the toil-irs toil-irs that llrsl enabled them to striko ofT lie fihnckles of serfdom nud place their sct (Irmly In the path that led to liberty A tnd progress? a ffiWas It not the labor uulons that dis-iclled dis-iclled tho anperstltlon that some men 'nlfcd bv divine right that some were ihosen to live In luxury und ease, while flwhc great masses must unceasingly toll flth scant remuneration? If thene are facts. Is It not fair to pre- J" 'llll,lilBB!BIIBIBHIB1B l I ' I s-ir, -r Number "of1 acres of 'land! "so'1'000'000'00 l ' I VIEWS Of THE UNION PRINTERS' HOME AT COLORADO SPRINGS. , The following is a brief sketch of tho institution: Tho I'nlon Printers' Home was dedicated dedi-cated May Vl, 1S02. It consists of a nome tor aged and infirm members, and a sanitarium devoted cclnsivelv to the treatment, of tuberculosis. It has' ah Ideal location, being situated on a high sumo they assisted materially in the (n-fnenl? (n-fnenl? 1 ""Publican form of govern-So govern-So many "Isms" surround the (m,jo unions ot today that 1 deem It essential at this time to uxplnln my position. I am speaking as a trade unionist as represented rep-resented in the principles cnuneiaie.i )v the American Federation of Labor. Theso are not theories. They stand emphatically emphatic-ally for progressive government n government gov-ernment of. by and for the people, social enlightenment, anil higher civilization. I Permit me to enumerate some of them: ! They demand Ilia I the evil of child 1 labor be eradicated: that the million and I a half children bo removed from the mills and factories .if this country and com-pulsorlly com-pulsorlly placed in school. They demand an eiual wage for the women who toll. . ! They demand tho abolition of the 1 sweatshop and filthy teneniont house and penitentiary products: th'-v nre striving for sanitary workshops, and a living wage. These are sufficient to demonstrate tbe foundation on which tbe Amorican Federation Fed-eration of Labor is rearing its structure of Industrial pence. Taken as a Basis. In this db'cusslon I shall take the Typographical union as a basin for argument, argu-ment, iw that is the organization with which I have been affiliated for more than a quarter of a century, and with which I am most familiar, and also be-cause be-cause It Is one of the oldest trade uuIoiik .In America. As to the origin of the trade, unions, wo need not discuss at this time, being contain with our pievlous statement that they nro thu inevitable result of economic conditions. A glance, however, at earlv struggles may prove of Interest to those who would d es 1 1 oy o rga n I zn t Ion . The first serious strike of printers on record Is Incontostably that which wan enaeid in the cities of Lyons and I'arls r during the years l.'.'!9-l.il I and lull-lf.7'. says Mr. Paftlow of Washington, D. C. In April, 1530. the Journeymen printers of Lyons "Interrupted the course of tho industry, censed from their labors, and coerced other Journeymen and apprentices appren-tices by threatening to beat and mutilate them If they continued to work." We are told they not onlv attacked the i muster printers who happened their way. but iliey clashed witli the very authorities authori-ties who were charged with llielr sup-I sup-I presslon and dispersion. The king's so-I so-I llrltor formally charged th-m with hav-! hav-! ing beaten "the town marshal and bis 1 sesgcnnls unto mutilation n:iU the ahid- plateau, above the noise ami activities of Ihe city of Colorado Springs. Colo., at an altitude of Guuu feet The grounds arc extensive, embracing eighty acres, ami are laid out In lawns and walks, beautiful beauti-ful llowor gardens, trees, shrubs, etc. The sanitarium buildings are twenty-two twenty-two in number a hospital building, solarium so-larium and twenty tents. The sanitarium ding of blood." The printers, armed as they wore with swords, daggers anil poln-ards, poln-ards, formed a real lighting loree, not unlike un-like a military organization. They had their captains and lieutenants in the chiefs of their fraternities and chapels, as well as their banners, standards, and rally signals. Xow, while this battle was being fouglit out at Lyons, a like conillct took place, at Pails, with the apprentice question as the main issue. The Paris master printers print-ers addressed an humble supplication to the king- The printing Industry, they said, "a precious art to secure science for man to the honor and glory of God. has heretofore been prosperous." Put the situation has changed since "the Journeymen Jour-neymen and workers of the printing ; trade, by means of a certain secret broth- 1 erhood. hnvo decided not to work with apprentices. Unless order is soon re- ! stored, the printing Industry will suffer destruction, nnd books will be Incorrectly Incorrect-ly and poorly printed." In connection with their petition to the king, the master printers submitted a plan of reform, consisting of seventeen articles, with the request that it bu enacted into law. This document affords a clear Insight Into the life and habits of the printer of that period, but time forbids for-bids the reproduction of this lengthy Instrument, In-strument, and the following brief resume will answer the purpose: (1) It shall be unlawful for journeymen journey-men printers and apprentices to hold meetings and to elect chiefs; CJ) to carry swords or other weapons: (3) master printers shall have the right of employing employ-ing as many apprentices as they see lit: (1) it is unlawful for journeymen printers 10 organize Into socirstle.i, ce!o-hrato ce!o-hrato a mass, or to have a common fund; (.") Journeymen must continue 10 work at a Job until It Is finished; (C) they must not absent themselves on days preceding holidays, and must work on holidays at the discretion of the master; (7) church holidays arc tho only ones recognized as such; "(8) Journeymen aro to receive their wages monthly, apd are to bo supplied by tho masters with bed, wine and vlf-tuala. vlf-tuala. reasonably and yufllclnllv. ac-cnidim: ac-cnidim: to quality, as In the honest custom: cus-tom: (9) when "a journeyman wants to quit his master, after having Mulshed lilti work, he must nerve notice of such Intention In-tention elj:ht days In adv?ii"i. but n' such notice In riqulved of the master. The penalties prescribed for ihe Infraction Infrac-tion of any of the above rules are Imprisonment, Im-prisonment, banishment, and various ar-bltiary ar-bltiary Sbies. Tbe king .ipnv 1 this "lKiniblc suj-pH- building embraces kitchens, dining room, I sun porches and individual sleeping rooms and baths It is surrounded bv 1 spacious verandas I Eligibility for admission to tho Home is based on live years' continuous mom- bcrship In a subordinate union of the inlet in-let national Typographical union. Tho Home has its laundry, a line dalrv, I cation of our well-beloved master printers print-ers of our nood city of Paris." The master mas-ter printers were jubilant In their belief thai they hnd completely overcome the journeymen printers. They were mistaken. mis-taken. Had the Courage. Despite the many Interdicts against their associations, the Journeymen of Lyons and Paris had the. courage to ad-dicss ad-dicss a. Joint memorial to tho parliamcttf of 1572. This remarkable document nn. only represents their personal grievances ami tlie injustices of which they wL-re the victims, but It rises above the quarrels of the trade. It Is tho cry of the working classes against oppression, and reads In part as follows: "If there Is any profession or trade whose masters and superiors endeavor by lnilnltu means to subjugate, constrain, and treat with the utmost rigor and servitude ser-vitude the associates and workers of 1 their vocation. It has ever been and Is now the art of priming. Tho publishers J and printers (notably those of Lyons) I have nlwnys sought by the most devious ways and Indirect means to oppress ami enslavo subordinates, who nevertheless perform the most Important nnd best work of the printing art. Hy these means they have usurped a most tyrannical tyran-nical authority, accompanied by an extreme ex-treme contempt and consummate avarice, ava-rice, toward their associates, who dullv yield to them great riches at tho prlr'o of their toll and marveloiiK industry and more often at the price of their very blood. For. notwithstanding the great hardships the Journeymen endure in their exacting occupation, thev aCiuire notliing for old age or for their dependent women and children, their only reward for their industry being biting poverty and various aliments In consequence of their incredible incred-ible labors. So that, while publishers and master printers are everywhere growing rich nnd powerful, the poor Journeyman printer, after hnvlncr spent his youth nnd manhood In the Industry, finds himself invariably reduced to bitter want and misery. Vet would these faflh-'i'I faflh-'i'I workers patlenilv endure the burden If tho mnstet-K would confine their cu-nldlfv cu-nldlfv ami Ill-will to the gnlnlnjr of wealth without socklncr to place their as soclates In a vile and harborou? rondl- iom and thus drive them to desperation." despera-tion." Many supnose the unions stock In trade cnmdHtH prlnelnallv of strikes and agitators, agi-tators, opnosltlon to courts and govern-in' govern-in' nt, contempt lor Jaw nnd order, and , and raises Its poultry and vegetables, thus insuring pure foods. Residents of tho Home perform no labor la-bor of any kind, are exempt from all expense, apd are provided with food, clothing, laundry In fact, all necessities. "Its bounty unpurchnsable. Its charity without price," is the way tho printer puts it. dcspollcrs of society, yet none of which is true. Strikes uro only resorted to when conditions become unbearable, or a vital principle of organisation is placed in jeopardy, as, for Instance, the so-called "open shop" policy so strongly advocated by our captains of Industry. Have you ever witnessed how ilttlc these same "captains" cared for law, competitor or community Interest, so long as the ticker recorded watered stock above par In the gambling exchange? When l his whole Intennountaln section appeals in vain for justice In freight rales, what consideration would be given a single engineer, ilrcman. brnkemnn or switchman without his organization, and what wage would he receive? As to our contempt for law and order. or-der. I would call your attention to prison I statistics In general. My observation has i been that the percentage of this class of 1 crlminnls is very small, surprisingly so for the amount of agitation as to our I lawlessness. This brings to mind, pardon my digression digres-sion for the moment, a result of my invea-tlgatlon invea-tlgatlon of printing and contract labor Union Printers' Home Location Colorado Springs. Colo. Dedicated May 15. alue of institution, buildings, stock and land ?1, 000.000. 00 Number of acres of land. SO; 'V10. 200,000.00 Original cost of main bulld- '"f v 70,11-1. 4 Original cost of hospital an- r "ex, 20.0S2.r.-l Laundry nnd equipment .... 12,241. So Parns. prreenhouses, etc 100.000.00 Fire escapes 2.000.00 Library building (plans perfected) per-fected) 14.000.00 Superintendent's cottago o,400.00 Membership International union ..50,000 Number of local unions 700 Cost of maintenance of home per year per member SI. SO Number of volumes In library. 20,000 The Tribune, In connection with Mr. Dennett's address, presents a number of views of the Union Printers' Home, which has made an International reputation through Its great progress In Its war against ihe white plague. Dr. Livingston Living-ston Far rand, executive secrctarv of the National Association for tho Prevention of Tuberculosis, regards the Home tent as the best he has e.vcr seen, and. through courtesy of the Homo management, Dr. Fcrrand has been enabled to present n model of this tent as a feature of tho association's traveling exhibit. The Home Is unlciue. in that it is the only Institution Institu-tion of this character maintained bv a labor organization in America. The Home Is managed by a board of trustees, trus-tees, all of whom arc printers, as Is also Mr. Deacon. f bvcry dollar of nearly JSOO.000 contributed contrib-uted for Its support, with tho exception of $10,000 donated by Messrs. Chllds and Drexel of Phlladelpha, deceased, and tin: interest on $1000, has been contributed by members of the international Typographical Typo-graphical union. The land was the gift j of tho city of Colorado Springs. I conditions in Ihe Stillwater, Minn., prison, while-a representative of my International union. Armed with a letter from the governor, gov-ernor, and knowing thu superintendent of machinery personally. I had everv opportunity op-portunity of gleaning the desired data. The warden turned me ov - to mv friend, ami the noted gue.sts v, ,. pointed out during our mcnnderlngs about the Institution, Insti-tution, among them being the Younger brothers, etc. The printing plant was 1 visited In turn, and I was surprised to 1 learn the primitive manner In which It was conducted. Desiring statistics as to the number of printers in duress. I Inquired In-quired of the warden how many were enrolled. Imagine my surprise when he Informed mo that so far as he knew they never had one, and he wus running tho printing plant as best ho could with a couple of highly-educated professional men. I need not define our attitude on government gov-ernment by Injunction. Jefferson deplored the time when tho courts arrogated to themselves all tho power, and Lincoln said, when court opinions aro irrevocable. the people have surrendered the right of " f.flfml'enmcnt 10 1,10 Judiciary. This ' wnn LiV 1,0 ,U,V0,,B wday resist. They i 'V r&uItlon tantamount to laws j institution.10 lfW-mak, Power of tht 1 ir.e wc a" burden to society? Lot mj I Oo to OT,. ,?B"on In this matter. ChnrltleH nmrCriClar'.of l,u' Associated ih7 J;,, ,1 vcn,',,c ll,c a"crtlon rc2ufsls for "Mslstunre from this source are few and far between Tho neln,.r,i?,,0n, ,'nv "'loptM various benr-8me benr-8me cJTontfi1gU;iKth ,,Ubl,C 'n , Union Printers Home. In Illustrating theso fenturtg. let nm ' refer to one or two organizations. Whlio doc no,"110"-''1 TjTosraphlcnl union ". l enen.o"' -'.''1 wmprohcnslvo system of . i,5i,,ts Pendlturjii along these line fe,.i. r'; JVrliaps tho most Important ;t rcature of this organization is the Union ! Prlntcrr.' Homo t Colorado Springs where mnny dlf.CIU mc.mbon, r,,,',, ,?st f f Hiili& ,In connection with the homo , IS1.1U1. ?Btnlncd ,a tuberculosis sanltorium. V n, ..L"1.1!1''1 Mftos "t ,hft Present time, waring the recent International Tuberculoid. Tubercu-loid. congress at Washington. D. C. the J OM'nn V,'Lhlb,t ,f V" flutes' was pVud'-d ' ?iV. oLs,f,!n'V1 tlK' officer in charge o-i o-i )y (,xll,lhlt admitted Us superiorly . j V' so bnpressed with the exhibit I n. . I. SovnmcnrK tuberculosis expert 1 i.- t'-,ilir;nJuostol tnnt 11 ,)n loaned to hint cphl,'lt,0 Purpose.. This Institution I has been maintained at an expense of thV S?" " no,f-"ll"on dollars, and mor- thnn 300 men and women have b-m re- X stored to health and vigor through It f nmnu?c,,on7 v.,Ml Printers feel ha , amply repaid them for the out In v. Another feature of comparative recent adoption Is nn old-age pension of J I per week tn thoso GO years of age or older, ' 110 have been members for twenty years. , nils entails an expense of $7000 per month. They propose now to extend this feature to all Incapables who havo it f twenty-year union record. A death bene-m bene-m of is also paid. Theso nro heneflt ; N-atures of the parent bo(ly. Nearlv all ;-' LiV.i ,0. ,ocaIs sPPlfment theso with additional grants, nnd manv have sick nnd other benetlt features, i know of no record of the amount expended along h theso lines by the printers nnnuallv. but It must be enormous. One local'iuilon 1 alone In the 100.T panic spent ?50,0'0 in r out-of-work benefits, while manv mem- I hers of other locals contributed one dav's I work each week, or its equivalent, to thu . 1 unemployed, when tho earthquake oc- curred In ban J-ranclsco. the International MS Union placed 512,000 at the disposal of the. fcan 1-ranclsco members; and a dis- & patch from Fcrnle. B. C, after tho firo KTj Micro recently, state, that tho union men IK had money before the bankers. Tho cx- fi planatlon is simple. The officers read of , -"; the disaster, knew members were In dls- ? I tress, and sent them assistance. ft.j Does this not. show the spirit of broth- li erhood Is -strong In unionism? i. iw .a '"omen- with the organization R' ; halng the most complete beneficial va- T" tern the Clgarmakers. Twcnty-nino a-" years ago It had In its trensurv ?I21..r,.1; 1 ts balance In 1907 was S77I.703.S5. It 1 hap sick benefits, death nnd total dlsa- - blllty bcneilts. out-of-work benefits, ami a. system of loans tn traveling members . 1 JviSl0-c-n llG Carmakers' Union paid eii",'uS ,n 1,0,V.'ms- 0( wbich but 522,000 was to strikers. Theso men do h not receive as high wages as printers, & are a little nearer the poverty line, vet 1 1. In twenty-eight vears they havo dls- M burned 5i,8C.5.-7.7 In benollts. Wo sen tft In this phase of union work n species of 5 if practical Christianity and a distinct scr-- lec to noddy. f ' Prejudice Exists. I f That there Is a. prejudice ngalnst labor If unions among the business element Is 'im. evident, and Is due hirgelv to mlsrepre- 5 sentatlon and lack of knowledge as to 9 their true character. Tho continued agl- '.S" tatlon of the "open shop" policy bv ff-nnlon-bustenj and unfair employers, as a Ja1' patriotic movement, Is also hirgelv re- ? sponsible for tills sentiment of mistaken a Ideas. . IJp Mr. Business Man. have you given a ' Y lyought to the fact that theso samo trado r, 1 unions arc vital to your Interests, and M really your protectors? Do you realize ,l that thoir membership stands In a. solid g.zL phalanx between you and two great do- ti structlve forces Frenzied Finance and S - the nod Flag? Destroy the trade union. H and you will surely have both to contend with. The upbuilding and progress of tho labor union means the strengthening of ! this groat mjlwuik to protect you from such condition, nnd your greatest ne-eurlty. ne-eurlty. as well as my best protection. He t in so-called "closed shop" conditions. ' This Is not an Idle boast, as ample, proof Is found In reviewing thoso organizations most thoroughly organl-ij. Hence. I feel Justified In making the statement that ' were Ort per cent of the skilled mechanics members of the various unions, strikes ami trade disturbances would bo novelties rare indeed. And what of our progress even surrounded sur-rounded by such great obstacles? Let me say that In my particular calling, when I first joined the union, wo worked from twelve to fifteen, and sometimes t longer hours dally. Working V.iours on 1 morning newspapers were such that wu 1 were practically skives. Wo worked I from C p. rn. to r. and c a. m. "sticking" I type. And In the afternoon we must I spend from three to four hours in dls-trlbutlon. dls-trlbutlon. Ostracized from society, with- i I out opportunity to mingle ami surround K ' ourselves with the elevating Inlluence.s R of our noble women. 5s It surprising ?'. many fell victims to the liquor habit? Overworked In mind and body, sllniu- n hints were reported to. The tramp print- ; , or todny Is a novelty. We now work from six to eight hours dally, and desiro for stimulants Is fast disappearing. The Introduction of typesetting machines Is , responsible In part. It Is true, for this , condition, but the organization Itself must be given great credit for our material mate-rial advancement. Lot us look at conditions In couiilric where trade unions have little or no force. In China we are told that when labor strikes the victim knows not where the blow comes from; In Uussla scale committees In the printing trades go armed, and wise employers transact their business over the phone. Is nol our system sys-tem of conducting business, even though i conceded beyond the pale of tho law, preferable to this? 1 And what of the multitude or wage 1 earners who do not belonrr to the union? I Where Is their Impress In the Initiation of legislation? ... What specific factor are they in pub- In its advancement, especially hi Its cruder stages, union organisation has fre- oucntlv merited nblbi censure, but as :i : direct "and controlling force In the live j of wage earners, it has dignified man- 1 ; hood, widely fostered intelligent benevo- ? lence. Inculcnted temperance, rccom- : mended mornlltv In llvin-j In short and I in large measure, throughout the work- j Ingnian'e world, has oercqillbly lifted tho level of average manhood. 5 |