Show trade union idea based on justice industrial liberty the aim of organizations of workers those who alle believe 4 that the trade union movement exists principally for the purpose of securing higher wages shorter hours and improved conditions of labor fall far short under standing the true purpose of trade unionism the trade union movement of north america exists primarily and principally so that those who work for wages will have a controlling voice over their lives as wage earners the trade union movement tt if it did not aim to establish freedom and liberty and justice for the wage elt earners nerg would be a purely commercialized movement aiming only to secure an a many dollars and cents as were possible regardless of the rights and tbt welfare of others human i liberty the right of men to control contro 1 their own lives Is the inspiration which has created and which will perpetuate our trade union movement the wage earner the most bitter experiences that political liberty nud religious liberty of themselves do not make men truly free these two priceless conditions must ti t accompanied by industrial liberty before men are truly free before they are in a position to have that full control over their lives which every man must enjoy if he Is to have the samo same opportunity as nil all other men to work out the problems othla life and establish human hunink liberty upon a basis where everyone will enjoy the same rights the game ai nip opportunities and the same privileges fleg the wage earner has the same rigia to exercise control over life hla life that the employer has to control his business when employers take the position that control over their business Is of greater importance than the right of their employees to have control ov over er how they shall live and work then there Is established a c condition of inequality and injustice which Is equal to that which Is found in those counties t where the people are arc prevented from enjoying self government through the power exercised by hereditary rul nil ersi era john P prey irey |