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Newspaper
The Labor Argus
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
2
A period commentary argues Congress will face agitation over Chinese exclusion amid capitalist interests. It claims Western and Southern financiers seek Asiatic labor to break unions and fill plantation work, urging buyers to reject misrepresented goods and urging solidarity against open shops.
A 1920s style editorial urges union members to personally participate and pay dues to strengthen organized labor. It argues that unions live or die by each member’s effort, attendance, and honesty, citing political battles over pilotage and working hours as tests of unity and resolve. The piece stresses accountability, courage to act, and the ripple effect of individual duty on the labor movement.
A local barbers union in the city failed due to members skipping meetings and falling behind in dues. The piece argues unions rely on member participation, warn of organizers’ breakers, and urges prompt payments and harmony to avoid dissolution. It claims indolence and lack of courage caused the collapse and urges reflection by all unions.
The passage notes broad hostility to the labor press from multiple associations including the Foundrymen, Machinery Manufacturers, Building Trades Employers, United Hypothecate, and American Anti Boycott groups. It questions union leaders about supporting labor papers, framing labor publications as essential to union battles. Legislative measures on liquor regulation and enforcement are also discussed amid labor-pro businessman tensions.
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