Show Organization Only Hope of Workers Militant Trade Unionism Essential Need of Wage Vage Earners The problem which the wage earner Is compelled to deal with Is not solved eel L by stock ownership company compan unions welfare work or any other system method or condition originated b by the employers ers The rhe wage earners earner's principal problems problems lems are arc grouped under two heads bends under one lies time the entire question of terms of or employment ment and conditions of labor under the other the relationship which exists between employer and employed ed The rhe trade union movement exists for fot forthe forthe the purpose of or enabling wage earners os as such to have a control over o their Uve lives a n definite voice In determining the conditions under which they will give ive their labor In Industry and com com- commerce commerce merce The paternalistic policy which under underlies lies stock ownership welfare plans company unions and other forms ot of relationship employers have established established are nil all paternalistic In their purpose The workers are arc to be given ghen something which will create a belief that the trade union organization Is unnecessary for their welfare and aorl pro pro- protection protection The purpose Is not different from that of those hose few wise monarchs who prevented the people from devel devel- developing developing n a desire or a determination to establish self government h by Improving Improving ing their condition through various arious so- so called so-called called reforms Autocratic or paternalistic govern govern- government government government ment could not endure when mens men's minds became open for then they saw the necessity of governing themselves and so monarchies were were overthrown and republics established In their place It Is much the lie same some with the lie problem problem lem which the wage earner must drat with whether he Is willing or not not Re lle- Regardless gam ardle s of ot the Improvements Improve which employers ers ma may establish In their per per- personal personal relationship hill with their em em- employees employees plo C s and the methods by which this relationship Is applied so o that the he em em- employees employees plo ees may many have something to say suy about conditions of labor the outstandIng outstanding ing fact Is that It s only through mill mili militant tant tont ant trade union organization that lint the workers cnn can have ha ve control over tI lives as wage earners toda With VIii society erected as It Is today upon an un Industrial basis hasis It Is us as es- es essential essential es essential that time the wage wage wage earners should have hU control over O their lives h In Indus Indus- Industry tr try as full fully as In their heir political rein rela rei relationship a- a to nil all others as citizens of ot a common country It Is only through trade unIonism that the he wage earners can cun secure an adequate voice In determining the con con- conditions conditions likens under which the they labor luLor and live lI International Labor News Ser Ser- SerIce SerIce Service ice |