Show POWDERLY ON PROMOTION U from jils his article in the american revice for september 1892 the alie 0 company and like concerns owe their prosperity lie laws of tile united states these laws tere passed in n the interest of labor during discussion on the tariff laws it aas as never advanced as a reaton reason why they should bo be passed that capital I 1 would be protected the argument argument was always I 1 that labor would ile L protected the workman hadj has not b ean ec 11 protected from fro n foreign 0 compe ili onby by the govern government ment ile he has lad had to light fight the battle for himself through brough the labor organization 1 I not only lias has lie hall had to fight a against 1 agrist foreign competition largely at attracted by bv our delusive tariff laws but lie lias had to wage wage 0 war with the employer for or a share sl iare of that protection which wl I 1 i ell liis his baveri 0 government 1 decreed by law that lie should have our government has enacted protective legislation in the interest tere st of labor if wo ive read congressional speech ci aright but it quiescently cent allows the manufacturer to absorb the bulk of protection and then throws its armies around the establishment as the slightest provocation VOC atOll when the workmen ask for what their government admitted that the they 1 had a ri right lit to enjoy what would have averted this taij trouble le at homestead is asked industries which are protected by tarin laws should be ba open to inspection spec tion by government bhea the managers manag e rs of such concerns seek to absorb ill all of the protection the covern b government ment should interfere on behalf of tile workingmen if wo must nive nave protection ictus let us see sea to it that it protects tile the man inan who works T V P W FILLY G grand rand master workman of Kili C alit of labor |