Show LABORS LABOTS AIMS WELL STATED objects of the american federation set forth in no uncertain way FIRST SHORTER WORK DAY movement constructive rebelton Rebel hon against unfair and unscientific economic theories The orle and appeal to all wage earner Earn erit probably the ideas and aim olms of the american federation leder tede atlon ration of labor were never more ably presented than ID in the following tollo brief statement taken from the columns of a contemporary devoted to the baue the american federation Fede ratio n of labor the most influential and successful organization of age earners ever in existence has long tood stood committed to the shorter work day and a rest day each week tr more than thru three decades it has been organizing discontent and con car tive rebellion unfair and economic theories wearies and a as a result over 20 wage earner earners are AM for tills cause CRUM wherever jou you and effort efforts but put forth to id the cause of greater freedom and humanity there yoa you will also find gad the highest paid organized ft nage age earn prill their active retire support the social reforms that have been accomplished had their inception and inspirations in the unions of labor we want it to be M ual sharers in the good which 0 11 unseen hand haa ha distributed over this fill fair lend land of our ours we wani want to rale the standard atan dard of living where all men have equal ac bests by labor to the of ot wealth we wis want the tine time to improve our minds and thus increase our influence in governmental affairs to the end tint 0 the wage earners may 61 0 cide elde whether or not they shell shail be b it lit 1 played as pawns to in the volcano rf 1 d war 1 we want the right of free aa I 1 blage free speech and a free prea I 1 we want the right to I 1 tt of and federate that we nay may bet ined employers of labor on equal beroll tens the establishment of wage of hours and condition conditions of BS 11 dent meat e want real equity before the ON 1 for our organizations and of tb 00 earners as individuals we want to do the v world orld I 1 wort d of tb t we insist that the distribution results of our effort efforts shall be tolula va ble and we wv shall lasiste insistently lAly our opponents until we arial them our rights we want time to live tine time for ie improvement and time to the glorious works of v time tinie to adore the great creator in their eadel enigson our opponents toward a tirl BW slit to stay the progress er daj day for the wage earners that the organ tied worker workers do 1011 not IT th I 1 tonea of resent the vast majority hot but we answer that cor fede sea does represent the best filtered law wage earners earo ere as all do like KS the to represent ions IOUs institutions COMM thought thoughts even though their of t comprise but 9 fraction population |