Show POWDERLY ON protection from P colb his article in the north american for september 1802 the Caroe gio steel company and 1 like concerns concern i owe their prosperity laws of the united state these laws were ere in the interest of labor during discussion on the tariff laws it was never advanced as a reason why they should be passed that capital would be protected the argument ment wa was s a always 1 ways that labor would be pro protected te ct ed the workman has not been protected from foreign compe corn petition by the government ment ile he haq hai had to fight the battle for himself through the labor organization not only has he had to fight a against foreign competition largely attracted by our melusire delu sire tarifa laws but he h has as had to wa wage 0 e war with the employer for a share of that protection which his govern merit decreed by law that he should have lave our 0 government lifts has anac ted ed protective legislation in ill the interest of labor if ne e read congressional speeches ari aright glit but it quiescently allows tile the manufacturer to absorb the bulk of protection and then throws its armies around the establishment as the slightest provocation when the workmen ask for what their government admitted thai thad they had a right to enjoy Wh what atwould would have averted thi trouble at homestead is aked industries which are protected by tariff laws should be open to inspection spec tion by government officials bhea the managers of such concerns seek t to all d f the protection the 40 government r should bould interfere on behalf of the workingmen 0 if we must nave prote protection c ti on let us see to it that it protects t the he man inan who works T V POWDERLY X grand master workman of kni knights I 1 ts of f labor |