Show Organization Only Hope of Workers Militant t nt Trade Unionism II III I Essential Need of Wage Earners The problem which the wage earner Is compelled to deal with Is not n t solved by stock ownership company unions welfare work or any other system system- method or condition originated by the employers The wage earners earner's principal problems problems problems lems are grouped under two heads of at under one lies lies' the entire question terms of employment ment and conditions of pf labor under under the the other the relationship which exists between employer and employed The trade union movement exists forthe for forthe forthe the purpose of enabling wage u earners L as such to have a control over their lives lles a definite voice In determining I the conditions under which they will give Ive their labor In industry and com corn I merce mercer The paternalistic policy which underlies underlies under under- lies Iles stock ownership welfare plans company compan unions and other forms of ot 1 relationship employers have established established 1 are all paternalistic In their I purpose The workers are to be given something which will create a belief bellel I that the trade union organization Is unnecessary for their welfare and anti protection pro pro- The purpose Is not different I from from that of those few wise monarchs prevented pre the pe people pl from developing developing devel devel- I oiling a desire or a determination to establish self government by Improving I ing lug th lr condition through various so- so soI I called reforms I Autocratic or paternalistic government government government govern govern- ment could not endure when mens men's I minds became open for then they saw the necessity of governing themselves and so monarchies w were re overthrown and republics established In their I place lace I It is much the same with the problem problem lem em wl which the wage earner must deal dral d al with whether he Is willing or not Re- Re gardle s of the Improvements which employers may establish In their personal per per- with their em em- employees onal relationship plo ees and the methods by vv which this relationship Is applied so 50 that the employees em em- plo ees may ma have something to say I bout about conditions of labor the outstanding ing ng fact Is that It is s only through mill mili militant tant ant trade union organization that the that the i workers can have control over their lives Ives as wage earners society erected as it today Is upon an Industrial basis It Is as essential essential es es- that the wage earners should ha e rave control cont ol over ove their lives In Industry Indus Indus- i tr try ry as fully full as In their political relationship rela rela- to all others as citizens of ot a a I common country It is only through trade trad unionism that hat the wage earners can secure an adequate voice in determining the con con- cons under which they labor a arid and d lI e Ive International Labor News Serves Sev Ice eel es |