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Show ifflt om. nuuiu. ui rni sritihr.. i'JSi T,,r ,1''ka ' "'" r,um,r" In this fifr r"r '' ,n"a,J' vi""i iu tii'"' 'ufffijf Thlale not turprlalsg, because II haa rtiftif become alruoet icmnion to ooln ,,4 . gt Jokee li ut plumUrs' charges m alioul L ; bSt the ranch abused mother-In law. 1'ivu s &$ dollar for elicht hour' mechanic 1 i If work seetu big rrlce and great ; 1? I jump from four dollar day. Of il coulee, tbepwplewho waut plumbing fj. 3 j doue will have to ay whatever It l, I, j. 1 I nil plumbere' prion will be regarded , &M with illll mora disapprobation. ,jl Aa to the merits of lli dispute be- " tween the enii loyere And the men we have not much to aay, because we do f not understand the subject from ell ;-f elds. Hut there l one feature of Ihli 'R j strike to which we wlih todrawatten $ ' tloo. We clip the following from a f friiunt Interview on the matter; V i 3 "T. J. Mono, who ae the rime or- ' k ganlier or the union, end nt one (Into lla ' ireoldent, we alao asked for Lie view. j 2 ! 'I haven I got any,' be declared In a Mini i J dulorona manner. rhla morning my 1 &Jb foremaiihcrecaiuetninyhoueoanlaald, j O 'l'l. Ibe men hate been ordered to quit fif work)' t) which 1 rallied, '(lull workl l lf hat for!' n ben he aal I .executive ii f S committee' I took rny medicine and aald Rl nothing' 1 '"Have jour men a grievance against ' Fa 7uf waa akct. e '"'oi they can't hare. Kvorybody (Vt knowe where I eland :V$ Tbla kind of tyranny la growing all faf or.rthe United Utatea, and la more jt dranotlo than any dictation In pollUra I'm or In religion that we know anything tt about. If a Church committee abould ' K altenit,or be accused of attempting, yf any auch control aa that ei- jjfl poaed In the above uoUtlon, Y? what a howl would go up all ( over the Union! Men who have com ? . (lalnedofa "Church dlolallou" that it had ho real existence, are now under ' j theabaolute power of an "eiecutlve ' yf committee" which ordera them "In" ' f or "out" at will, an I they barn ua ' 4 choice but to nihralt or be elected from ' f-t the Union lo which they hate l.l ' 1 1 their money and aurrendared thtlr ! f agency. j W Now we recognlio the rlghtof every 4 man to i lace hlmaelf In thla twtlllon I I W he cbooata. We would not debar him .m eftbat right. We Uo not aay that ' Qt tl'oae organliatlona are not without ' 58 their uaea and their beneflta. Hut wi 11 cannot abut our ejia to the fact thai tber often becomeatbltrarydoralnalnra i of men and obaUclee In tbe way of the j public Intertat.and that they frequently j baVo no consideration Ur the I raonal relailona between men and thelrem Inyere nor regard for ludleld ual cl i-tancea, tut the arbitrary I'lcturu bi the "rommlttre" la tbe mori than lmrial force that domluatee tin j aoulaofmen who jleldtolt. We do not believe that true HUrlj a can be enjoyed under auch a lorce. J We believe In comblnatlona of men I for mutual aupport, advancement and ,j roUillou. Hut we do not believe In B I aubmlaalon to a power that la eierclaed Jil to tbe detriment of aoclety, In Ulare A"' gardof thewlabeaof Indlvlduala whe '.'j have to bend to It, and In derogation nf : ,' tberlghta of men who do not ohouee to ,j place themaelvaa under lla Inexorable , i H eontrol. I ' We Ulleve In ualou; we do " . not believe lu alavery to any 1 arbitrary tone, to It In tbe form of 2 niouarchlel power or In tho dlrgulae of Sj committee or a federation. Htrlkta l may aoruetlnie a be a ntoailty, uiually H they accompllih a great ileal more (! barm than good. And every work. r man. In atrlvlng for the Ual teaulta to j bla labor, ahould aee to It that be dora vjft not forfeit bla manhood nor aacrldie ig hlaieraonal liberty. |