. Carpenter . n the grip of economicnecessity. Poverty—laborious poverty, un-deserved poverty, resulting from the pri-vate ownership of the means of social pro-duction—denies them sufficient food andleisure for healthful exercise and keeps themshut up in dusty factories all day and infoul tenements at night and sets the anxiousfear of want to drive them in their wakinghours and haunt them in their sleep. Hygienic education is undoubtedly an im-portant part of the campaign against tuber-culosis and other diseases. But vastly moreeffective, and absolutely necessary in orderto make such education
. Carpenter . n the grip of economicnecessity. Poverty—laborious poverty, un-deserved poverty, resulting from the pri-vate ownership of the means of social pro-duction—denies them sufficient food andleisure for healthful exercise and keeps themshut up in dusty factories all day and infoul tenements at night and sets the anxiousfear of want to drive them in their wakinghours and haunt them in their sleep. Hygienic education is undoubtedly an im-portant part of the campaign against tuber-culosis and other diseases. But vastly moreeffective, and absolutely necessary in orderto make such education itself effective, isthe enactment and enforcement of factorylegislation and tenement legislation to com-pel employers and landlords to give sani-tary conditions to their employes and theirtenants, the suppression of child labor andthe shortening of the labor day, securing tothe whole body of workingmon more leisure,greater regularity of employment, and bet-ter remuneration for their labor,—New Demopolis, Ala.—Local Union 1316 ofthis city is still alive and on the onwardmarch, but owing to trade being very dullwe would advise all brothers to remain awayfrom this place until times have improved,notice of which will be given through thecolumns of this, our official journal. Wehave recently had the pleasure of havingBrother J. H. Bean, the general organizer,in our midst, and can say that his presencehere has been of excellent results. Throughhis activity our members have been inspiredwith new life and interest in the cause; theyare now more prompt in their attendance atmeetings, and, following his advice, we arenow building up our treasury again. Weshall be glad to receive another visit fromBrother Bean at any time and shall highlyappreciate his further services. We hope that the future has better timesin store for the laboring people and wewish all the brothers of the U. B. a veryhappy New Tear. ♦ * * Ocala, Fla.—A unanimous decision by 1752 to enforc
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