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Read the announcement concerning the National Home for Trackmen in this issue of the paper VOL.V FOET SOOTT, KANSAS WEDNESDAY APRIL 21, 1909 NUMBER 4 9 Liberty is the air or the soul, the Courage without conscience is a A is a man who want sunshine of life. Without it the wild Patriotism without phn- fwl. Outwent Comment The Joint Ahead nuiiu i ii piisoii, auu me universe ciple is the prejudice of birth, the an is an infinite dungeon. imai ntuuhuieit for nlace. a patriot is one who wants to do something lor liis country.

SUFFRAGE AND UNIONISM. done, sun.diine and happiness are and should be the chief objects in life. Kvery citizen of the United States should have a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of the Constitution of his country. We begin in this issue of The TRACKMAN a department under the head of "History and Study of the Constitution of the I'nited States of America." We hope that every reader of the TRACKMAN' will read and carefully study all that is published in this department. We expect to cover the subject thoroughly and completely, and give our readers a splendid exposition of this most, important subject.

i nougnts Dealing With the Labor whip over us. We speak of necessity Movement Not Commonly Discussed as being and stern she is when Cheer and Hope for the Man Who hunger and (old assert themselves, Toils With His Hands. and all (he na.ural appetites call lor Kver since our common father attention. Adam began to dig in the ground for Since, therelore, it is necessity and a livelihood, and thereby gained the not the love if it that drives on to wherewithal to satisfy the natural toi. the right merely to do that which cravings or his appetite, even until wo are driven to do must be looked now the question of the adequate and as a veiv humble one indeed, proper reward of labor has been both nd really a very small fraction of an interesting and vexing one.

under the rights that would naturally fall the varying guisoe of philanthropy, to the commonest man it' no artificial We publii.i again this week the plan for building the Trackman's Home. We do not want a single trackman in the country to miss the opportunity of making himself conversant with this great project. We expect it to do much toward relieving the suffering and distress which may come to the old and unfortunate among our brothers. We also expect to make it a haven of peace and comfort for those of our brother trackmen who are not employed during the inter mouths. Here will be a place their own home where they can man's competitor in the labor market she will become his associate in the maintenance of the strength of the organization.

Kven the wives of the workers who stay at home near the kitchen tire will benefit by the franchise. Their mingling in politics will make them more altruistic, the potty side of life will become of secondary importance, and they will come to know that in organization alone though it may have its hardships during strikes and lockotiis lies the strength of the workers. Speaking in general, trade unionism and woman suffrage are both a stop forward to human freedom, and both should go hand in hand. As long as woman remains the slave of a slave, man cannot hope to throw off his fetters and become a free being. Theresa Malkiel.

(leal from the "interests." blinded as they are by tin; love of gold, we must harn to expect it from the well informed labeling man, whose even and quiet manner of life have kept him well balanced, Under a proper and not to be seoifod at development of the classes who toil, we may reasonably look to the future with every confidence that the wrongs or the present, of which we have every reason to complain, may all he set riuht, and not only the toilers, hut every other man as well, get what he may reasonably call his own. Much has been said in the public prints of the riuht to vote. It is a right to which we must cling wiih'a death grip; but along with this comes another not so commonly pointed out. and yet one that we must never lose sight of for anioment, and that is the right lo bevoted for. Lawyers are not the only available legislators, as preachers are not the only men The eommon laborer can himself with the principles of the In its fight for existence organized labor is aware of all the dangers that threaten to weaken the strength of the organization save one.

It willingly poos to jail for upholding the rights nut to patronize unfair eon-terns. Hittarly and vehemently it lights the open shop, and wages a war against immigration, claiming that nationalities with a lower standard of civilization are naturally bigoted, ignorant and flood the labor market with cheap workers, and sap the strength of the unions. In its bitter si niggle labor forgets that the earth is the common heritage of all. What it does see is a terrible disaster j'head. The cry, "Stop immigration or are ruined!" is full of fear and anguish, lfut if all immigration were stopped tomorrow, the employers would still find a way of swamping the market with cheap labor.

AVhat. about the sisters and wives of these very union men? Already fUe miliions of them have entered almost every industry as competitors or man. Woman's invasion is growing by leaps and bounds out of a total of three hundred and fifty trades at which the workers of the Government under which he lives. It live comfortably and happily during a duty he owes to himself and his country to do so. their term of non-employment, for the actual cost of the same.

No longer will the officers of the law be allowed to say to these men, brotherhood and religion, men more or less wise have discussed the matter under the shifting standards of changing civilizations, and the quite as shifting consciences of different times. In these days of commercial degeneracy, when no aspiring genius of finance begins the race with hopes ot less than millions, and the race, for barriers were built in his way. With eool blood and clear head let us examine the case before us. Lot us determine we can, the fuller measure of rewards that should come to the man who toils with his hands and plays so important a part in the busy world. Along with the right to work conies naturally the right to repose.

Not SECTION HANDS RIDE IN AUTOS. The people must amend their laws so that they will have the right to elect all officers from President to road overseer. This will make the on!" For years, during the winter season, they have been in the habit or "moving on." They have had no officers responsible to the people, as place to go where they were welcome, a whole, and not put them above or even scarcely tolerated. AH that fame and fortune lias engrossed the fl'ne lhe right to lie down at night attention and is claiming the activ those thev serve. to sleep; but the right to a fair ends now, so soon as our Home is put in operation.

One of the great troubles with our country today is, that the Federal Judges are appointed for life, am: measure of daylight recreation and v. ho should pray. The olfices of trust diversion. Herein lies the reason throughout the departments of gov- lor food and slater. As tim(; advan- eminent cry for men of clear heads ces and civilization increases, there and honest purposes, free from the the loud call for culture, and the contaminating influences of greed and laborer of tomorrow must begin to gold.

You. my brother, stand to be plan today for an equipment that will promoted by the vote of your fei- the people have no way to reach them. They do not represent the people of the country, but rather the ities of an alarmingly large number of men, it is not strange that little thought is given to the mere laborer who, in the opinion of the Napoleons, is nothing than a necessary and sometimes troublesome asset in their calculations, meant to be figured witli on a basis of dollars and cents alone. From expressions from some sources we would be led tobelieve that the one divine right of the laborer is the right to work. And as the proprietor class is proportionately decreasing corporations, combinations and trusts.

Ask the engineers and firemen and other railway men with whomi. you meet all those who wear, while at work, the overall goods whether or not they will not buy Trackmen Overalls, if they can get them as good and as cheap as they can get them elsewhere. Explain to tliese men that ALL THE PROFITS from the sale of the goods are to be devoted to building and maintaining the Trackmen's Home. Write us then the result of your interviews with these people. Another thing of great importance render his lil'e an increasing pleasure to him, and to all with whom he has to do.

Increased daylight recreation must never he made the occasion of increased idleness, nor the satisfaction of artificial and vicious appetite. It Wealth is no longer a requisite for the enjoyment of an automobile. The Chicago, St. I'aul has installed twenty-five motor cars on its Savannah division for section laborers. The machine is somewhat similar to the old-style hand-car.

In the center the engine is covered with a box-like case, and this serves as a scat ior the passengers. Railings extend around the vehicle, and the section boys may lean comfortably on tliese and swap yarns as the spin along to work. What a wonderful age of development this is, to he sure. Hut a few-years ago the only method of transportation afforded the section men was the primitive push-car, which is simply a platform on four wheels, on the outer edge of which the men sat and propelled the car along by pushing against the ground with one foot, a good deal after the manner of "poleing" a boat along in streams too narrow to use the oars. If this thing is kept up we may in the near future expect to see the section gangs going to their work in airships.

remains still unaccomplished. We refer to the right of recall. Hy this is understood that right whereby the people, when they elect an officer, re lows, if you will put yourself in the way for it. If, therefore, the who toils, gaining a clear vision of what ir rightly his, and learning that lil'e is wholesome and desirable only as it is disinterested and true, keeping always in mind that plenty is riches and fortune often curses, will stand shoulder to shoulder with his brothers in all that concerns them jointly, he in within themselves the right to with alarming rapidity, this right of should ue Ulil(e t10 occasion of selt recall, or withdraw an officer from his work must soon come to mean the right to work for someone else and divide the products of his labor with help in the way of education and general refinement of life. Excused from the hard grind of old time long hour position it he proves unfaithful to the trust which the people placed in Good reports come of the work done by organizers for the I.

B. him. When public officers know that his employer. any dishonest or incompetent work on M. W.

E. Brothers Lowe and Pegg We do not undervalue this oppor tunity for toil. There is perhaps no single blessing so powerful in its their part will be met at once by their are striving to reach a membership recall, and retirement from public ot a hundred thousand during the life, we will find a vast improvement year. We expect their hopes to be in the public service. Don't overlook realized if the organizers continue to days, the labouor should concern will become the one needed factor in himself with those things that will hj8 0wn salvation, and do for himself broaden and deepen his life, train at last what he might wait a million his mind, increase his knowledge and years lor others to do for him, and equip him for whatsoever he might he as far from the goal as now.

In wisli to do or become. word, the laborer's reward is what- Under our system of government ever he is willing to make it. With he has a right equal to that of any high and wholesome aims, aided by moral fruits, under conditions as they are today, as that of honest employ the power which we have, if we only be as successful as they now are. ment with the hands. Under different recalling dishonest anu" conditions this might not be true.

issert it, in it, in unfaithful officers. When we come to look the matter If you know of any traukmen who are not getting this paper whom other man to rule. An integral part Uie resistless iorce of organization. squarely in the lace, we discover that the government, he should equip he will make it what it should; and the love of work is not the impelling himself for net-tormina intelligently wn arc with liini with all Hip I7iipp at force, but that NECESSITY sits in the functions of a governor. And, 0ur command now henceforth and the seat behind us and cracks the since we eannot hope for a square forevermore.

Xo matter, Brother Trackman, what the situation, you can spare one dollar for one year's subscription to the TRACKMAN. Especiallly can you do this, when you know that the profit on your subscription goes into a fund for the building and maintenance of a Home, which through misfortune or sickness, may some day be your refuge. lo not hesitate and wait, but send your subscription at once. The extension of the Denver, N. workers lies and as the members Secretary Strauss has been Pacific from Yampa, Colorad to are aggressive and courageous or ed as saving that "the man who shall Samuel Compels and the other you believe we can benefit, send us members of the Executive Council of 'heir names, the Federation of Labor, called one day last week on President Taft.

If any railway trackman has occa- They went to discuss with him sic," to go to or through the city of legislation in the interest Of labor. St. Louis, Missouri, let him not fail They were pleasantly received, and to call at 3900 Olive Street, and looc had the President's promise that he upon President Lowe and his fel- would give careful consideration to low workers of the Brotherhood. No the matters and things presented by one will regret the time taken to view them to him, and that he would in their plant and make the acquaintance the near future give them his answer of the workers. Without seeing It as to how much of their program he no one can believe how finely they would assist in having made into are equipped for doing the work, and Steamboat Springs, about thirty-one careless and indifferent, so will the solve the nrohlom of the unemuloved country are employed, the women are refused admission in but eight.

Still, in spite of these appalling numbers, the workingmen fail to understand that women are the chief factors of the open shop and the cheap labor market. The general attitude is that they are only women, and know no better; what is the use of bothering with them? Today woman's cheap labor is a far greater menace to the organized workers than immigration. They, the women, cannot be expelled from this kind of the free, for it is their's as much as man's. Nor can they very well bo murdered or imprisoned, lie-sides, what would man do without them? If the average worker would but realize of what great importance the woman question is to him and 1) is, he would at once perceive the link that binds trade unionism and woman suffrage. As long as woman remains a helpless, irresponsible being, so long will she continue to receive and meekly accept lower wages.

A woman who, according to the law, is placed in the same category with imbeciles, felons and infants, is treated like one by her employer. He pays her but half the wages he would pay to the man, and would not countenance her attemprs to organize economically so long as she remains a political nonentity; Today the workers themselves treat women with contempt, seldom, if ever, trying to organize her and bring her into the ranks of the union. As long as the workingman will not raise the woman to his level he will be bound and dragged down, to her's. A woman recognized as a citizen of the state, a political factor, will be treated accordingly. In becoming man's equal she will demand and receive higher wages.

Taking part in political affairs, she will leave the narrow walls of home and work room pud get out into the outside world, where she wiil broaden her sphere of knowledge. Woman is naturally bright, and it will not take long before she will realize that unless she joins hands with her brothers, the workers of the world, she will continue to be exploited and underpaid tv her employers. Instead of being miles, has been opened to the public organization become a power for which may be insoluble, but if ca- lor travel. good or a source of failure. Keep up pable of being solved that man will the union spirit in your subordinate earn everlasting gratitude and fame The New York Central Hudson lodge, brothers, and yon will advance from the entire world." He is 'more River road has announced that it is rapidly in the pathway of industrial likely, however earn a conspicuous to spend thirty-live millions of dollars success, in improvements during the next fis place on the scaffold.

For the problem, is, as Mr. Strauss intimates it laws. what a splendid set of men and women are there engaged. You miss We intend to make this paper so valuable, that no laboring man can afford to do without it. It is necessary, of course that you have a bible in the house and we hope to make the TRACKMAN so useful and necessary to you that you will prize it only second to the Holy Book.

cal year. may be, an insoluble one insoluble Y'ou know President Taft promised one of the events of your life if you that, is, without destruction to "the The vested rights." Lewis Post, in Public. Western roads have signified that they will vigorously push the advantage gained by recent court decisions fiid will generally return to the three cent fare. This ought to make it a have the opportunity to visit the Brotherhood headquarters, and fail to do so. the voters last fall that he would stand for the square deal, and that he would help to refill the empty Work on the Missouri, Oklahoma Gulf from Lamar, Oklahoma, south to Calvin, has been completed and the line thrown open for business.

little easier for the trackmen to get Mr' Bnys free a portion of what is coming to them speech and free press are privileges. in the way of increased wages. Privileges have so long been granted pails. We have great faith in Fresi- dent Taft and believe that he not Just a little effort now, and you only meant what he said at the time, can send us one or two subscriptions, but that he is doing his utmost to As our subscription list increases, make good on his campaign promises, our value as an advertising medium will also increase. Remember the This year will see a wonderful re- Trackmen's Home, how much it is vival in railroad building.

Many roads needed, and that your assistance in are extending their lines, and several extending the circulation of the paper If you like the paper write and tell us so. If you know how it can bo improved put your suggestion on paper and send them to us. Do not sit back like a wooden man, come to the front and got into the game. This is your paper, and we hope witn your assistance and words of encouragement and advice, to you very proud of it. The Northern Pacific expects to install automatic block signals for their forty-live miles of double track "between Seattle and Tacoma.

Three-position semaphores giving indications in the upper right-hand quadrant will be used. to a favored few that it has come to lie regarded by them as their vested right, and it is to the poor alone that these "privileges" are to be denied. To say that lhe methods of wealth Four big electric locomotives are soon to be delivered in Saint Paul for the Great Northern Railway. The completion of these locomotives ush- new lines of railroad are soon to be will be of great benefit to us. Read the article in this issue en under way of construction.

All this means employment for labor, and employment for labor means better times for everybody. Begin with this issue the study of the Constitution of the United States. We promise to make you thoroughly titled "The Laborer's Reward." When you have read it give it to some oth ers in a new era in the history ot are unjust or unfair is now a crime Maintenanceof way employes ev- electric traction in America. It is against society, according to Wright erywhere should pay particular at- the intention of the road to use these But to deny the poor free speech or tontion to the meetings of their sub- big locomotives in handling trains in free press is, according to the same ordinate lodges, and always he in at- the great Cascade tunnel in the State eminent authority, not only just, but tendance whenever possible. It is of Washington.

This tunnel is nearly is a patriotic duty of every man who in the subordinate lodges where the three miles in length, and burrows is possessed of great wealth. Will it real strength of any organization of under the Cascade mountains. be ever thus? or man, who works for a living, that he may road it also. familiar with this subject, which la- The aim of every man. and woman boring men must know, if they are to should be to increase the sum of hu- taKe an intelligent part in the affairs man happiness.

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