| Show ON protection J 1 his article in the north american R review for september Zeli isoa 1802 the carnegie stel company ind and like concerns owe their prosperity to the protective protect itie laws of tho the united unit states slates these laws lairs were passe passed d in tile the autere hi terest it of labor during daring r discussion di on the tariff laws lawa it was never advanced as a a reason I 1 why by they should ha passed that thai capital would be protected the argument was always that labor IV would ou be protected lias not been protected from foreign competition on by the government lie ile has had to fight 0 the battle for himself elf through the labor organization not j t only lias has lie he had to io fight a against g i in t foreign 0 competition largely attracted by our delusive barili laasi but lie he has had to wale wage war with the employer for a share of that protection shiell his c government decreed b law that lie he should davv our government lias has enacted protective prot ve legislation in tile the in of labor if wo we read congles dional aright but bill it quiescently nelv allows tile the to absorb the bulk of protection and then throws its arri armies lies around ti the W establishment ia as the slightest 4 pro vocation when the workmen ask for what their government admitted that they had a right to enjoy what Wh would atwould have averted this trouble at homestead is asil ced industries which aro are protected by tario tariff laws should be open boin to inspection spec tion by government officials bhea the inana managers 0 ers of such quell concerns seek to absorb all of the protection tile government should interfere te dorcon on behalf of the workingmen 0 if we ive must nave protection let us see to it that it protects the man mait who works T V POW POWDERLY DEnLy grand master workman of knights of labor |
