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Show No New Thing. As early as the fourth and fifth centuries trade unions had a history, and tho masons had their guilds, as also other trades, and by closely and scientifically ob serving the principles of their trades, developed and brought maeoury up to a high state of perfection. Succeeding Succeed-ing the mi'.sonic fraternity cams the wood-workers and other guilds. In the timo of Julius Caar evou the soldiers had their union, called tuej "Soldiduri." Thus through tiie ages hav trade unions existed, and havo never been lost sight of in tlio luigal right of continuance. |