The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-08-17
ANOTHER EXAMPLE.
HOW EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES STILL
FLEECE THE WORK1NGMEN. -
Send Men Far Away From Home to
Take Jobs During Strikes, on the
Assurance That There 10 NO Strike.
They Then Shift Responsibility.
Former Local slueth and Profess
sional Scab Implicated. ~

agents SeuQln8 men out TO WAS0lnS.
ton under: false Representations. This
furnishes more argument for the hasty
opening of free public employment
bureau, and the total abolishment Of
all private agencies.
The private agents. Of course, deny
that they had any knowledge Of a
strike, or that conditions were unfavor-
able. Why shouldn't they deny it? II
they said they. knew anything about
it they would be liable for damages.
They are on to their jobs. The public
should not be too ready to accept as
gospel truth everything that they say.
This S. A. Doyle, former chief of the
West Duluth police force, who was here
the men, is well known to the Labor
World. His record in West Duluth is
we'll known by every inhabitant there.
He was a slueth and scab during the
strike Of the street car men in this city,
and now has turned out to be q profess
sional in that line. There may be
money In it, but such money will never
do him any good. Its merely i'll gotten
gain that leaves leperous sores. on his
degenerating heart.
The writer Of the letter is A. B. Cart
ledge, one of the men who shipped from
Duluth to Northport. When he found
that the men were on strike there, he
refused to go to work, and wrote let
ter back to notify any more from Du-
luth who thought Of going out. His
letter is as follows:
spokane, WASH, Aug. 9,1901.
1>.<~1 e 49, 1.(-
Duluth employment agencies to go to
Northport, Washington, and work for
the Northport Smelling company. We
left Duluth the sixth inst. and arrived
here yesterday morning. These en-
ployment agents, among them Alexand-
er & Co.. Globe Employment company
and Otto Employment company, mis-
represented things to us in stating that
there was no strike on at NOrthport.
They told US that men were scarce and
of course offered better wages than we
were getting in Duluth. On arriving
at Blackfoot, Montana, we got Spokane
papers and found out about the strike,
which has been in progress since May
.76t h-sl sEeflaeetls 10 sxQsss anY Il fuFthAE-
than this point. but our baegaee7Went
on as It was checked to Northport. We
made quite roar for the baggage here
but the railroad company refused to
deliver it even II we gave up our
tickets.
"This morning met John Mcmillan,
Of West Duluth, who shipped to North
port last week, but did not go to work
as the few men working there were in
side of a stockade and were not allowed
/ to go out even for their meals. had
talk with United States deputy
marshall who wanted us to go up to
Northport, but we didn't choose to work
In prison. .s
1.-THE Globe Employment company
people told me that ten hours was a
days work at Northport, but numerous
men returning from there state that 1t
is twelve hours instead of ten.
"Some of the boys were stranded
when they got here, and naturally look
ed little puzzled, being in a strange
would warn all men against coming out
here unless they have some money to
tide them over for a few days at least.
Wages are about the same here as in
| Duluth. I think we can get work by
| shipping out from this point, but will
be no better off than If we had re-
| mained in Duluth.
| A. B. CARTLEDGE."
The mater was taken up Wednesday
morning with the employment COM
panies mentioned in the letter. and the
| agents were unanimous in declaring
that they were assured by the COM
! pany's agent that there was no strike
in progress and shipped out number
of men before they had word Of the
strike. They say that their signs were
taken down as soon as they received
the information and the tickets Of the
other men ready to start we're cancelled
and the men given their money back
| They claim that the strike did not
+ start until after August 6, and that the
men who went out the week before
were among the strikers. Mr.. Cart
ledge in his letter says that the strike
has been in progress since May 26.
Their agent s. A. Doyle has returned to
Northport. l. II
N. B.-A free public bureau would be
! honest with the men, and would ascer-
tain whether conditions were favorable
or not, 50. that ! the men would be
thoroughly posted. TX .
BRYAN's OPINION ."