Show D CURIOUS UNION TYRANNY A CORDING ACCORDING TO AN 4 Industrial A i 1 journal the Central Labor Union D of Philadelphia had a hot debate debatO debit over ever overn n most interesting question not long ago ogo The matter ws wa brought t up liP as u asa ua ant a t result rf sult of or an argument on Oft tire the point a ts to whether or not ROt a unto man mam has baa the right to act t as a bartender or waiter at t an entertainment t given iea by byj his hi j own union Some of the tto members mem contended that such BUth woric entire entirely ly fair fai and not lOt a discrimination duet against union thIon bartenders or Walters waiters The pres pren prescient dent of the Ute Central Labor Union took this ground when he be said mid men man have a perfect right to todo todo todo do gratuitous gratuito work of that sort nert t where ere w there is no DO pay We caa onri do o the u work of J other crafts in our Items hone without violating any laws Jaws of union valon unionism I ism irn mI I Ir I choose to 10 do so as Iea IU tome bang paper aper in my own owa home or 01 do any other work Ork is I a man nan a scab simply because lie be allows hie IIi b wife to mend a tear hi his hig trousers instead tead of taking them to toa ton a n union toiler tailor The taken by the pre president was wag hotly contested Finally the question was waa put to a vote and ard it was wu decided to fine all union men eri who ho do not net D t employ union than men men for every ry ev class of work w It is j clear that under this ruling the union vion n roes men of Philadelphia will WID not be lo beible loto ible l to do work of o sort ort any around their homes unless it happens to be vork which belongs to their particular raft craft A plumber will not be permitted to drive a anaU a carpenter carpe eon can hang haag ro to paper aper a machinist must roust send his overalls to a upion tailor to be wended mended instead j of permitting big hig wife to take the necessary stitches und and so eo it K goes iown the theIne line through craft every and occupation If this the th absurdum in trades unionism it anything And ute tHe general public will not have hare haven lae n i great deal teal of sympathy for tor the men who 1 ho have been be u caught aught in fa a net Det of their own making Trades unions are arey tj y often olten guilty of ot tyranny tranny toward outsiders ers us cr that it is just as aJ well wen br the th men to take a large dose cio of DC their own On medicine Xi cine |