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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-19
TRADES ASSEMBLY
SEEKS INFORMATION IN REGARD
TO CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT.
Assembly Will Wait Until the AM
ericAn Federation of Labor Moves
In Matter-Gordon O'Neill Urxes
That Council Committee Ascertain
Cause of Delay to Tenth Avenue
West Foot Bridge.

The proposition to renew the Chinese
exclusion act, which expires within q
few months, was again discussed at
the regular meeting Of the Trades AS
sembly, held last Friday evening.
The secretary was instructed to write
tc Congressman Morris for information
concerning the act, and as to the citi-
zenship in the Philippines.
1t was thought by many that action
at this time would be little prema-
ture, and that it would be better to
wait until the matter came before con-
gress, at which time a resolution by
the assembly would have greater effect.
The American Federation Of Labor has
taken a hand in the matter and it was
suggested that it would be we'll to as
certain just what stand it will take.
The next meetinGsof the Trades As
sembly will be se1ai-social affair. The
business NEE 1nE Twin begin ct !: 80
I :oiclock hs,si
szi2nes III ss| sslI sin
4 social way. Hugo VIM tbe pres
ent and musical sprokr ain h will be
given. It will be an open meeting and
the members wives and friends are in
vited to attend. ,
Taylor Howe, OF the Leather Work
crs' union, and Victor johnson, Of the
Clerks union, were elected to vacancies
On the board Of trustees. Ole Sund was
elected delegate to the Building
Trades Council.
Delegate O'Netll, of the Longshore-
mems union, waxed wroth over the de-
lay to the foot bridge at Tenth ave-
nue. West and asked that the council
committee make that special order OF
business Monday evening. He thought
that if the present members could not
make the railroad companies erect the
bridge organised labor should elect
aldermen that could. And they could
do it, said the daughty delegate.
Delegate Ole Larson introduced 8
resolution donating SIS to Mrs. M Nc
Leod, whose son was killed in the hole
of ship few weeks. ago. It was
adopted. The woman's husband, who
died some time since, was carpenter
by trade, and was with the son o1
Secretary Skrove Of the Carpenters un
ion shortly before he was killed. The
lad shined shoes and sold papers an6
was his mothers sole support. He was
about 16 years of age.
A communication was read from thu
iron trade workers of San Francisco
asking that men stay away from thai
city as the unionists there were ou
on strike.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-19
ITS FRIENDS DISGUsTED.
State hoard of Control Have Shows
Themselves to He Incopetent.

State board of Control Have shown
Themselves to he Incopetent.
The Post-News was and an earnest
advocate of the state board of control
plan. But every day we grow more
and more disgusted with the present
board. They have shown themselves
on every occasion absolutely 'incom-
petent, irrelevant and inadmissible, -
says the Alexandria Post News. Rep.)
They only pull their feet out of one
hole to stab them deeper into another,
and for lack Of tact, bullheaded obstin-
acy and absolute ignorance of good
business sense they repeatedly prove
themselves to excel. The trouble seems
to be that it is a one-man board, and
that one man, Leavitt, is = small and
very narrow article of furniture. But
he absolutely controls the board, who
dare not breathe without his permis-
sion. He is of the sort Of men who
grow rich by shaving notes and squeez-
ing the unfortunate, and then pose as
remarkably brilliant because, forsooth,
they have made money. He was the
worst mistake on the board, but all
have shown inability to measure up tu
the requirements and Governor Van
SAINT, If he does not wish this law to
prove the great mistake of his admins
tration, should accept their designations
and appoint men who can make it q
success.
So far the board has had trouble with
every state institution. The law ex-
plicitly demands publicity in it's acts
and yet it's first serious move was to
enter into a secret contract for coal
that proved to be q gold brick II
has made. an absolutely uniform, cast
iron list Of salaries for all the penal
and charitable institutions without re-
gard to location and local conditions.
It has insisted upon running the normal
schools and yet has made no effort tu
include the university under its control
It asked for q compromise with the
normal schools and then repudiated its
own written pledge. It has simply gone
on from one fool act to those still fooler
until the best friends Of the bill are
disguested. and the Democrats are in q
position at the extra session and on the
stump to make the board Of control the
laughing stock Of the state.
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was opened as before man like Judge

was opened as before a man like Judge
Gager'' +.rse sz,%..z S.
The Springfield -(Mass.) Republican.
In discussing the recent Injunction epi-
demic, asks: ~ lt e,..s t.,..... ,.&
But are the courts justified in en-
Joining picketing anywhere and every
where? Have not the strikers a right
to meet the non-union men at dist
ance from the factory, and there try
to persuade them to take organized la
bor's view of the situation? Reason
able people; who are not biased either
way, must answer in the affirmative.
To deny this right of peaceable persua-
sion Is tyranny and oppression" .>.
And after citing some rational dis
senting opinions. the same newspaper
concludes:
THE present tendency is 50 far run
ming to an extreme as to aggrevate
seriously the old conflict between labor
and capital. The simple right to talk.
to argue for any legitimate cause, vio-
lence not being used or positive intimi-
dation, is too fundamental to be over
thrown at any point in our social sys-
tenn. In thus extending the enjoining
power, American. courts are in bad busi-
ness; for they not only outrage the
peoples inherited conception of ordi-
nary rights in the citizens, but cover
themselves with suspicion in the minds
of the -wage-earning classes as being
controlled by the power Of capital" 2"
The New York Herald says that" to
enjoin men from resorting to moral
.suasion would seem to be an abuse of
the injunction power, as unwarranted
by law as by common sense, and an
infringement of the constitutional
rights Of free speech
TheChicago Evening Post describes
these injunctions as sheer judicial
legislation.
A Cleveland judge says:
ITO forbid men from doing what no
statute. makes wrong is to open a wide
door to all sorts of personal whims hav-
ing the force Of laws. It introduces a
sort of oriental cadi feature into our
courts which is ill-sutted to the temper
Of free people, and the spirit Of free
institutions. It is novelty full of
danger"
We have quoted these utterances for
the benefit of the plutocratic reaction
aries and prostituted scribblers who
mendaciously assert that in fighting
injunctions labor: is putting itself In op-
position to ''law and order," when the
truth is that it is opposing lawlessness,
usurpation, and assaults, upon the
most cherished, law-secured rights and
immunities.
So far as organized labor Is concern
ed, it is it's right, and duty to scorn
and defy, these unlawful, tyrannical
and. monstrous, injunctions. even If /,
should result in the courts sending
scores Of innocent, orderly and law
abiding citizens to Jail for contempt ot
| ! llIlI|1l
nati of honorE. and d. & protest asial1nsll
q sentence enforced upon him BY q
local Judge for disregarding an anti.
picketing injunction. This is the right
policy, and it should be emllated every.
| where. The present reaction against
legitimate organization and the es-
l IL e. ~ y.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-19
BOOST FOR JAS. K. STEELE.
II Made Manager Of the FPelnuth
Department store. &

IL Made Manager OF the ERe1auth
Department store.
James K. Steele. who came to Frei.
muth's less than year ago to take
charge Of the advertising department,
IL receiving congratulations Of his,
friends these days. having just been
promoted to the position Of manager
Of the big department store. Mr.. Fret
muth recognized in him man thor,
oughly flted for the position. s
Mr.. Steele will be succeeded In the
advertising branch Of the business by.
w. q. Il. Tucker, OF st. Paul. form-
erly with schuneman & Evans. Mr..
Tucker was for years In the advertis-
ing department OF the Omaha road ana
other big enterprises. 5s5
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HE DOES GOOD WORN
ORGANIZER HANSEN, OF MINNRAP0.
LIS ORGANIZES NEW UNIONS.
Returns to Minneapolis After q Most
sussecc1ul Trip Throueh Illin>is
and Wisconsin-Unions Orga1iseA
at Rockford, Ill. and Beloit, Wis.
Compare With Minneapolis Labor.

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 17.-(special to
the Labor World. .)-Louis Hansen, or.
ganizer of the American Federation Of
Labor and the Amalgamated Wood
workers International Union Of Ameri-
ca, has returned from q most successful
organizing trip in Illinois and Wiscon-
sin. In speaking Of his work, Mr.. Han
sen had the following to say: .
1T Is fifteen days since left Min
neapolis and in that: time have seen
much, worked hard and had the best Of
success crown my efforts. left MIN
neapolis on October first and arrived
at Rockford, ILL.,, the same. evening.
Looking the ground over. thoroughly I
laid my plans and went to work. Being
employed by the Amalgamated Wood
workers International Union, It tell
to me to endeavor to get the woodwork-
ers re-organized at Rockford. =
Rockford is the second largest woods
working center in the world for furni-
ture; Grand Rapids, Mich. alone being
ahead Of it. Wages are very low here,
ranging anywhere from. q dollar to q
dollar and a half a day for skilled
bench and machine men. Hours, why
they never stop If they are busy, and
the poor workmen get no extra pay
for over, time. -. c. g.. s...'
There are something like fifteen or
ganizations in the city, but they, with
the exception of one. have not been
organized long enough to gain any:
material benefit. The Typographical
union has a very strong organization,
and newspapers, Of which there are
three dailies, are all union from cellar
to garret and each Of them display the
allied printing trades union label. They
have a central body which is doing
good work in promoting the interests
of the various unions and a number Of
level headed men are at the head Of
it, in whose conservative hands it viii
in time prove great success. called
two meetings of the woodworkers, and
before left was successful In getting
an organization with an efficient corps
Of officers. ~" ..
AFTER leaving Rockford journeyed
to. Beloit, Wis, to try my luck. Three
organizations were already formed in
this city, which Is great town for
iron men such a .machinistes and mold.
thsE 3 = I, II -
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nOfhfng btt ~ 66E
union scals.s The othlr Two or antsA-5
ations are the nachinists ma the core
workers. which are rapidly coming to
the front. =: Is..-..
Though there are only about twelve
thousand inhabitants in the city It Ii .
great manufacturing center. just the
same. While there I organized the
woodworkers with fair charter list,
and though am paid by the Woodwork
ers' International Union, I found time
enough to devote myself to other crafts.
Before left I got an organization OF
carpenters formed with a membership
Of forty, and a Retail Clerks union Of
thirty members, consisting Of both men
and women.
after leaving Beloit I went to James,
vile, Wis, and formed q strong union
Of the woodworkers in that city. I ap-
peared before several Of the local unions
in these places as well as some of the
central bodies, but as yet have seen
nothing in the way Of organized labor
that compares with that Of Minneapolis.
Though Wisconsin is noted for small
wages and long hours, want say that
people Of that state are beginning to
realize that if they expect fair per-
centage of the fruits of labor they must
organize to get it, '.s*" F..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-19
RIGHTS ACHIEVED y
LABOR HAS SECURED AND MAIN.
TANNED GREATER RIGHTS.
Certain Judges Have Carried the
IT, Abuse of the "Equftable'' Powers
to Unheard of and Astounding
Lengths-C0urts Are Not Justified
i'm Their Use Of the Power of the
Injunction. -

In a recent number. the American
Federattonist directed attention to the
grave and numerous signs Of reaction
against the respect won by organized
workmen after years of persistent and
strenuous effort. Thissreaction is mani
tested in ferocious attacks on union
ism, in senseless Misrepresentation OF
the aims and tendencies of the labor
movement, in audacious denials Of es-
tablished economic truths, and in the
revival Of old and exploded libels up
on the representatives and leaders of
the trade organizations.
It is but natural that his-retrograde
movement should have reached and in
huenced the courts. Certain judges
have literally run amuck, and have
carried the abuse Of the equitable
powers to unheard of, and astounding
lengths. The injunctions issued of late
are so arbitrary, SO tyrannical, SO in
famous, that even newspapers Of the
most conservative class, which have
shown no special sympathy with organ
lied labor, felt themselves constrained
to raise vigorous protest and call halt.
We can give here but a. few of speci-
mems, Of these revolving injunctions;
but they are representative Of the new
spirit-a spirit dangerous to American
liberty, American law, and constitu-
tionally guaranteed rights. Picketing,
which no state prohibits by law, has
been declared crime by sheer judicial
legislation. Judge Wing, of Cleveland,
in restraining striking molders from
picketing (among score of other
things), declared to an objecting at
torney that persuasion inself, long
continued, may become nuisance and
unlawful" He therefore enjoined the
Molders' union from picketing the
premises of a certain company, or
interfering in any manner whatsoever
with its employees" He defined picket
ing as "organized espionage" and "a
physical demonstration calculated = to
intimidate.''
This was bad enough: but it at least
pretended to distinguish between or
dinary, normal, proper persuasion, and
persuasion "long continued" Even
this was a concession far too generous
for the militant plutocratic spirit, and
Judge Gager .of th4 sffsuprs court sol
ayen,As lssssnl, = Sln,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-19

5mafk t,f honor antd ] 8 protest ~ attnst
= sentence enforced upon him ~ Is
local Judge for disregarding an anti
picketing injunction. This is the right
policy, and it should be emulated every
where. The present reaction against
legitimate organization and the es-
sential rights of labor must and will be
checked; Indifference would be a crime,
a sign of degradation and loss Of man
hood.-American Federationist.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-19

Falsehood, vituperation and malice
always come home to perch on the
shoulders Of the man who uses them a
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-19

s$ IN Russia strikers are treated O. rsb-
cmigrate . the land of the cxan
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desire to enter the employ OF the plain
tiff, by way Of threats, persuasion, per-
sonal violence, intimidation, or other
means This order prohibited moral
suasion. without If and butts, without
qualification Of any kind.
But what right has this Judge to US
urp the function Of the legislature and
prohibit the use Of moral suasion by
strikers? When men are enjoined
from doing things expressly forbidden
by law, the wrong and injustice then
consists in depriving them Of, the guar
antees Of indictment by grand jury and
trial by petit Jury. The man who is
accused of disobeying an injunction
may be punished by the court without
indictment and jury trial, and such
punishment is not a bar to indictment
and trial upon the same offense. When
an injunction prohibits something that
is wholly legal, then, in addition to the
outrage named, we have the further,
and, If possible. greater outrage of judi
cial usurpation Of legislative functions.
Instead Of the constitutionally provided
division Of governmental powers, q
division essential to freedom and indi-
vidual rights, we have judicial absolut-
ism, the worst form of absolutism
imaginable.
No wonder that this imbecile and in
famous eager injunction aroused the
opposition of the more intelligent and
less servile section of the daily press
Some of the comments upon this Judi.
o{nf |<x14 uk~ - -
serve reproductions here. We have
space for but few; but every unionist
will read them with pleasure; for it is
not often that an influential newspaper
of unquestioned Orthodoxy" In eco-
nomics. so vigorously champions the
cause Of labor, which is really the cause
of American citizenship. - . -
Animadyerting particularly on the
eager masterpiece, the New York
Evening Post said: +.
IAN injunction of this order is max.
ing that criminal which the people
acting through its legislature. have no,
made criminal, is setting aside the or.
binary safeguard of the citizen in tr,a
by jury, and is causing an innocent act
to take on the consequences of a viola.
ton of the law from which it may have
been carefully guarded. Confusion and
tyranny do not often rise higher than
this mark. 1t is an action that thrusts
itself directly in the path Of social
progress. 49, - Ft.z.< +
Judge eager would rob the workman
of the direct and ordinary methods o1
enforcing his views, and bring the
machinery Of law to work in an entire
ly unusual way in favor of his adyer-
sary. II there is any time in which
the law should be applied with caution
moderation and fairness, 1t Is in con.
nection with the settlement OF ques-
tions involving the ultimate welfare o1
society There is, In these questions
no temper Of criminality, but simply
q wish to assert and maintain rights
The judiciary already suffers from the
suspicion among ,workingmen that II
does not and will not bring to this class
OF questions sound and unbiased opion-
ion. Workmen would feel that they
might as well be arranged before the
company with whom the controversy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-27

they wanted and then Mr.. L. NJ. Cox,
the assistant city clerk. stepped forward
and presented the chief with fine large
diamond stud. He spoke quite feelingly
Of the services he had rendered the city
by his strict attention to duty and by his
efficient management. He said the men
had a great respect for their chief and
felt how much they owcd to him in the
drilling and equipment Of the fire com
pany. The boys tried 10 make things
merry, but the chief took thinks 50 ser
iously that things were becoming awk-
ward. 1t is said that strong men never
weep, but the chief in spite Of his strong
rhysiQue wept q little at the manifesto
ton OF good win on the part OF his men.
de replied that he did not deserve any
such remembrance from the men. as they
We're the ones who did the work and shat
he felt their appreciation Of his slight
services. He made a few fitting remarks
complementing the men on their work
and was just getting 70 the interesting
part Of his speech when some one pur-
posely turned in a fire alarm and the
whole department made swift run to
the opera house where it was found that
the alarm was q false one.
The boys then returned to their sta
tons. feeling that they and their chief
were or even better terms than they had
baer before
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-27
BURNED HIS FACE
icetylene Gas Tank Exploded and
Injured Mr Thompson.

There was fire alarm turned in last
evening about clock. from l19 East
Douglas avenue which created quite
little excitement. Mr. J. V. Thompson
has barber shop and bath rooms in the
building and had gone back 10 light the
gas plant v hich is run by an acetylene
tank The gas did not start readily and
he was trying TO adjust il when in some
manner the tank blew up and in an in
slant the room where the tank was 10
Gated became a mass OF flames. In the
explosion Mr.. Thompson had his face and
head severely singed. The eyebrows and
all Of the short hair on his head was
burned almost entirely of. The heat
was so intense that his eyes suffered
considerably and last evening after the
fire ne was seen sitting IN the shop and
his eyes showed that he had been through
the fire The department was soon on
the acetylene out into the yard where it
vas completely slaked. There was no
damage dore to the building, but the
lights were useless for the time being.
II is supposed that the connections were
clogsed in some way and the gas gen
Grated too fast after the gas reached a
certain pressure it became too strong for
the tank restraining it and the explosion
resulted. OF course the liberated gas at
once took fire and the call of the company
resulted. The prompt work Of the com
pauy saved the city what could easily
have become a terrible fire
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-27
MAN FROM MEXICO
;. r. ia Rae Is a Mex can Central
Conductor.

AIr. J. Z. LaRue of Guadalajara, Med-
CO. Is in the city. He is a conductor on
The Mexican Central railroad running out
Of thar CITY lie formerly was conduc-
tor on the Rock Island running through
TINS city and is quite Well known among
the railroad people Of Wichita AIr. Ia
Rue has been in Mexico a year and a hale
and said 10 a reporter for the Eagle last
night that he would rather live in that
country than here. He stated that the
climate was delghtful where he was sta
toned Ie never gets hot The people
or this country have a wrong impression
@. Mexico IN The summer time, said ne.
or course IL gets very hot in The lowlands
and ID is hot there al the year around
bur ia the uplauds back from the coast
/. IS pleasant an the time. IL fact il gets
rather cool in the evenings Every even
inE ~ the people Of a city come out and
set around unacr The orange trees in the
plaza and listen 10 the band
Wc can set THINGS as, cheap In that
country as here in our own money. There
IS DO duty on most of the goods shipped
e. ana some cloths We can get
really cheaper than you can. This suit
cost roc $40 u Mexican money and tailor
81 Kansas Ciry told me he could not
make K for amy less IN American money.
Tho Mexicans are a great people ia
their way. They VIII learn 10 farm in
the American style after awhile. but IL
Viii take a long time and now they can
beat The Americans on Irrigation. They
can raise any klad Of fruit or vegetable
in mighty fne style ana their strawber-
ries cannot be beaten.
They have great laun6ries In that coun-
try. The people dig a long canal and
every httle wavs there IS big rock with
the center hallowea ont and here the
women do their washing They viii
take ara rut YOUR clothes and rub them
with anofhsr rock unun they are clean
or worm out. when a woman brings
yosr wishing home YOU VII have tn set
Gown and lEIre sip the amount with her
or she WI charge you shout three prices.
She rentran laaVes out some and then
you dont pay her Tor IT until she brings
that piece home.
slr II Bue has some very fine sfexi-
ran drawn work which Is ol exhibition
~ the hotel K IS Something th1t Amer
fcan peor,e % not see vor- often as Is
takes crest deal ~ wolk 20 make =
~. Ia Ruc VIII return IN Mexico TODAY