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ened so far as is possible. But proscription must cease, 

 and strikes must end. It is absolute union that must 

 be obtained to rescue society from impending disaster. 



There are those now acting with, and to a great 

 extent directing the operations of the principal labor 

 organizations who can easily bring about the union so 

 indispensable, if they so desire, and upon their heads 

 will rest the responsibility of failure if united action 

 is not obtained. It would not be difficult to find 

 twenty-five men in those organizations, who can, if 

 they will, by their position and great influence, start 

 a movement that will unite all the workingmen in a 

 great reform crusade, and bring to its support much 

 the larger part of the best thought and patriotism of 

 the country, and thus within -a very short time make 

 effective the necessary measures for protection and 

 improvement in every interest. There are even ten 

 men now working in the labor agitations who can with 

 the greatest ease set the desired movement into such 

 action as will be sure to rapidly increase in strength 

 and command the most perfect success. 



Without a commencement that shall come directly 

 from the workingmen themselves, or that shall receive 

 their cordial support, if started by others the first 

 object being to secure the most perfect union, and the 

 next the adoption of the measures that will be the 

 most effective for the cure of the evils under which we 

 suffer no good can be effected ; and society must 

 drift on to sure destruction. 



Having set in motion the machinery for united ac- 

 tion, it becomes of the highest importance to deter- 

 mine what are the measures required to cure the great 



