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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-05
TRUSTS IN DULUTH
LABOR STRIKE AND BOYCOTT PALE
.@l., s,, INTO INSIGNIFICANCE. <


Trusts! Trusts! Trusts! Duluth has
plenty Of them. If organized labor
ever was as cruel and arbitrary az
some Of Duluth's Jobbers' associations
it would have been driven from the
city long ago. Talk about boycotts
and strikes, they pale into inslgnifi-
canoe when compared with the tactics
and methods Of some Of the business
organizations. The Duluth Universal
Milling company Is q Duluth institu-
tion that has to fight It's way into every
home In the city. II it was not for the
friendship Of the working people Of Du-
luth the mill would have hard strug-
gle battling single-handed against the
savage representatives Of the trust and
large milling institutions. This little
mill has sold its -four direct to the re-
taller, and quite recently gave the
agency for the northwest district to 4
new wholesale grocery house. This an
gered the other houses, who here to-
fore have refused to handle the -four.
and they sent 4 representative in the
person Of prominent West Superior
pany to inform them that unless they
took the agency away from the new
house the jobbers Of Duluth and Su-
perior would sell -four at less than
cost. The Universal. decided to stand
by their agent, and -four dropped the
next day away below cost. The trust
-four. was unloaded In Duluth. at 4
lower price than ever before, and they
are determined to crush this struggling
little mill in Duluth. It now remains
for the people of Duluth to stand firm.
Do not let the trust use you as club
to beat our little home mill. that il
operating here and giving employment
to our people. Remember the trust.
Get out on your front porch and take
a glance at that monument on Rice's
Point, once the pride of the city, but
which has not turned wheel since
1t went into the hands Of the trust
the old Imperial mill. Remember it.
Be loyal, and do not permit the same
thing to occur to our little Universal
mill. A few cents more on a sack Of
flour now will be a good investment in
the end. When the trust has full sway
it viii get back every cent It loses
now. That is reasonable.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-05

The Trades Assembly met in regular
session last Friday evening. There was
small attendance, and considerable
routine business was transacted. Gus
W1nberg resigned as secretary and a
successor was elected.
Joe Pratts was elected reading clerk.
The assembly took up the Chinese ex-
clusion act, which expires by linita-
ton in February next, and resolved to
request the American Federation of
Labor to use its efforts to have the law
extended for some time. 1t may be
news to some of the delegates, and If
they'd read the labor papers they per-
haps would know, that the American
Federation of Labor has been working
on the matter for months past. 1t has
been sending out circulars to every
part Of the country The Labor World
on several occasions referred to it, and
the duty of the Trades Assembly is to
write to their representatives in con-
"ress the American Federation OF
Labor will do the rest. In support of
the above we reproduce the following
from the Federationist, the official or
gan of the American Federation of
Labor:
Recently we called attention to the
fact that in a very few months the
Chinese exclusion law will lapse by it's
own limitations. We referred to the
adroitness of the Chinese minister to
the United States in his effort to create
sentiment among the American people
against the re-enactment of this law.
We showed, too, that the opponents Of
the labor movement, the dilettante in
American society, the degenerate poll
ticians in public life, careless or entire
ly oblivious of the safety of our people,
were aiding and abetting this move
ment, basking in the sunny SMILE or
Lunar reflections, of the representative
of the Chinese coolies, Mr.. WI Ting
Fang.
The latest advices appear to be that
this adroit agitation is to be further
exploited: that is, that the brother of
the Chinese emperor, whose name
might be "Foolee Mclean People," is to
visit the United States, and, of course,
to be feted not only officially, but by
the -four hundred" and the species of
dilettante and political Hessians al
ready sref erred ss4 zs.s ...,
] aoalh hded this arning note tospur
esk san.l. \ y Y 8 {
pros Chinese, both in the United States
and in China, y to open the flood gates
for the hordes of Chinese to overrun
this country and overwhelm our people,
and by their presence destroy the civil
ization which it has cost thousands of
years of toll and struggle to build and
develop.
Fellow-unionists and sympathizers
with our movement can be engaged In
no better work at this time than to
agitate for the re-enactment of the
Chinese exclusion law and thus thwart
the schemes of our enemies to Chinese
iese the American people,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-05
LlNEME|V'S S'TRlkf 4:
DULUTH MEN WERE MISLEAD As TO
WAGES IN OTHER CITIES.
'tnce the Chicago Linemen Have
Gone ON Strike IL Has Developed
That They Received More Wages
That the Duluth Men Asked For.
Private Ownership OF Telephones.

A news dispatch Of the week states
that the Chicago linemen are on strike
for an increase in wages. Their. present
scale Is from $2.75 to $500 per day, and
the union demands an increase respect
lively to 1925 and $3.50 per day, in view
OF the extreme hazardous nature of
th1er work. This report is news to US,
as the managers of the local companies
led us to believe that the Duluth line
men, who were on strike here last
spring, were receiving as high wages
as were paid in any city in the country.
They were getting $3.50 per day for ten
hours They asked for the same wages
for eight hours labor, and were refused.
Now it develops that the Chicago line
men were getting just what the Duluth
linemen asked for at the time of the
local strike.
The people were led to believe that
the men were unjust in their demands,
and the strike was practically lost. If
wages in Chicago are about the same,
then the Chicago workmen are In far
better condition than their brothers in
Duluth, for the fact that the cost Of iv-
ing is much higher here. While both
local companies are enemies in busi-
ness, yet they had no trouble in uniting.
against their common enemy" as the
president of one company put it. Labor
regards neither company as its friend,
and from now on it expects to wage a
bitter war against both. It will stop
at nothing short of municipal ownership
Of telephones. 1t will prevent, If with
in it's power, the. Duluth Telephone
company from putting poles in our
streets when they have no franchise,
and while the courts grant the company
the right to maintain it's poles in the
streets and highways where they are
now located, labor will most strongly
insist that no poles be placed in streets
not now occupied by them. :@
On the other hand, the Zenith COM
pany, which has heretofore had labor's
moral support, will be compelled to live
up to its franchise to the letter, and If
the aldermen refuse to do their duty in
the matter, it will be made an issue in
the coming campaign. If the work.
ingmen have any rights as citizens In
this community they desire to know it,
and their wishes, must be respected, be-
cause. they cons titute the mai OF
Ecitixens, nl fnrt lier NOR q its Atout tipae
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-05

apNt dp buf ssisss for
Louis '%DWOrschak for mayor and Ed
ward Kriz for alderman 81 the sixth
ward. The party feels that it has made
sufficient converts in the sixth ward
this year to swell KRIS vote up to the
big numbers.
1t is limited about the street corners
that If Mayor Hugo is the only candi-
date of his party for the nomination.
that the Republicans will cast their
spare votes, for the weakest Democrat.
This can be done by Republicans who
are not we'll known calling for Demo-
cratic ballots. 1t mi ght work in some
precincts, but in others it wouldn't be
a very healthy proceeding.
The fusion populists have about lost
their identity in this community, so
they will give very little trouble. but
the mid-road pops think that they are
still on earth, and although nothing
has been said about them it is inti-
mated that they will have q candidate
in the field.
1t is rather early to make any pre-
dictions about the aldermanic candi-
dates, but at the proper time there will
undoubtedly be sufficient number on
both sides to make up a full ticket.
If there isn't there are a few stumps
left on the hillsides Of Duluth that
would do just as we'll, that is II no
improvement is wanted on some Of the
present incumbents.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-05
SUMMONS OF DEATH
COMES QUICKLY TO A MEMBER OF
LONGsHOREMEN's UNION.
GeOrge POulln IL Killed BY 4 Trolley
Car-UniOn Has Charge Of His
Funeral-but One Relative Could
He Reached-Union Turns out In IL
spect to a Departed Member.

Shortly after six o'clock Saturday
evening when hundreds of people just
coming from work were passing OH
either side Of the street. George Poulin,
a member Of the Longshoremens un-
lon, met with an accident from which
he died few hours later. :
The cruel and heartless fender of
West Duluth street car did the work,
while an absent plank in a temporary
crossing at Seventh avenue west and
Superior street is Indirectly RESPONSE
bic.
Poulin had just finished his days
work, and was riding his bicycle east
on Superior street He had proceeded
but a short distance over the newly
laid brick when he noticed some plank
ing that has been placed so as to make
= rude CROSSING just west of Seventh
avenue. Poulin turned his wheel, and
apparently did not notice fast moving
car bearing down upon him. One of
the planks was missing, and the mo-
ment the wheel struck the slight hole
It wObbled. and the rider fell. Before
he could recover and get away, the fen
der of Car No. 40. Motorman Shaw,
struck him directly In the back of the
head, fracturing his skull. Not once
after being hit did he regain conscious
ness. He was carried along about 20
feet when he was picked up and taken
into Fred Narcotics saloon, where the
blood flowed from his wound profusely
1t was twenty-five minutes after the
accident before assistance arrived, and
then in the form of the ambulance The
injured man was. taken to St. Mary's
hospital. where he died at II o'clock.
Mr.. POulin was a widoWer, his wife
having died but two months ago. The
Longshoremen's union held meeting
on Sunday afternoon to make arrange
ments for the funeral. The only rela-
tive who could be found was a nephew
who is employed on the Missaba road
at Hibbing. While the longshoremen
have no sick or death benefit, yet the
union did everything necessary to give
its departed member a decent burial.
The funeral was held Wednesday after
noon from the undertaking rooms of
Flood & Hogan. The union turned out
in body, led by Flaaten's band. There
was just one relative there to mourn
the loss Of the man, but there was also
200 Of as true and strong hearts as ever,
beat, among his fellow workmen 81 That.
.ettsEna ths e0nnsrcs.af The head
E0f the lakes. go Tar sas the lumber ship
ping Is concerned, was suspended to al
low the men who load the boats to pay
their last tribute Of respect to depart
ed brother just plain common work.
ingman. This old world isn't so cruel
after all, The pail bearers at the finn
eral all fellow workmen of the deceas-
ed, were Edward Lafluer, Joseph Dion,
Fred Gelineau, Nelson Blanchette,
Joseph Beaullieu and Oliver Gerou.
The interment was at Calvary ceme-
tary. A committee from the union is
now investiga ting the accident, and are
endeavoring to find out who was at
fault, in the hope that the mother of
the deceased may be able to secure
some redress for the loss Of her son.
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ith
incline railwa \ fin operati tion.
This ci ~ Il ;5'ssdaidd dy'' replied ~ saying:
'sYo ou lhadd better see my colleague, as
he is up for re- election this year." Just
think Of the nerve.
The city charter clearly indicates how
the council can act in the matter, and
our representatives in the council are
afraid to take it up. They would rather
serve this corporation than the people.
When will the people learn to elect
men as aldermen who will serve them
instead Of corporations or others look
ing for special favors? II we had our
way we would have told the street car
company to either re-establish service
on the incline or remove it's structure
from Seventh avenue, and If they did
not within specified time, we would
have the city tear it down and sell it
for old scrap. Then the city could give
some one the right to build that would
endeavor to accommodate the people.
The council has ordered the company
to put double truck cars on it's West
Duluth line, when they know real we'll
that it is only bluff" and the COM
pany will put in the cars when it gets
good and ready. Why does it not use
it's power where it can be done effect
lively? Mr.. Alderman its up to you.
Do some thing for your country.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-05
UNION LABEL SHOES
Phillips 4 Co. Have Received q ran.
Shipment From Schvvab Bros.

Shipment From Schwab Bros.
If there are any who ever found fault
with union label shoes, they can rest
assured that there are some in Duluth
now that will excel anything ever re-
ceived here in the line. Of shoes. The
firm Of Phillips & Co. have just receiv-
ed a shipment from schwab Bros, the
popular makers Of union label shoes
OF the finest and most excellent quality
The shoes are not made for the label to
sell them. Their quality. appearance
and shape speak for themselves. The
prices are right, and every union man
In town should see, that these shoes ret
proper recoR1aitA>-- ,l@ s, 44:,a1" 5.a HI
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-05
o'DoNNELL HAS RETURNED
VIII Adopt New Reforms sugEeste
s&gEss4ia.i~ 1~s~A~<~-.S CD~->-<a~- #hR

ss... at Inspectors' Convention.
Labor Commissioned O'Donnell has
returned to- st. Paul from Buffalo,
where he has been in attendance at the
annual convention Of Factory Inspect-
ors. Mr.. o O'Donnell was greatly pleas
.edsat the outcome Of the convention
and will adopt several Of the new re-
forms suggested there. that he thinks
Will benetit the department In this
state. Al b &. Il; 2 # s.=E
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-05

Those sun spots mis- tsbe obliterateds
II Kelley. could only get near enough
to- them
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-05
sUPERIoR sxTUkpAY OCTOBER s 1901
TRADES ASSEMBLY
ELECTS A NEW SECRETARY AND
TRANSACTS OTHER BUSINESS.

Asks A. F. Of L. to Take I'm the Chin
ese Exclusion Act, and EndeavOr
to Secure Its ExtenaiOn For Some
Time-FederatiOn Has Worked ON
1T For a Long Time, and In Very
Active in Support Of Extension.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-05

We must vote to OH Hi: III: t6e gresateSk
good for the sons Of men, for human
liberty; we must be true to the memory
of every man that has died Tor MS.
There should be labor and food for
all. We take advantage OF the forces
of nature. We enslave the winds and
waves. We put schakles on the unseen
powers. These slaves should release
from economic slavery all the sons of
men. =, .5 as 54 s+5 y= ~ : =
The man that sells his vote strips
himself of the imperial purple Of Ameri-
can manhood: casts away the scepter
and admits that he Is less than man.
The man tha. will be lied out Of his
vote is not At to be an American citizen
The right of free speech is the price,
less gem Of the human soul, and yet we
see the papers full of state
ments to curb and check the only
thing that has made progress possible,
the only thing that has kept the old
flag in the heavens; the only thing that
has taken the shackles from the mind
and bodies Of men. Just think of some
of the men that stood for free speech,
men like Robert Emmett, Wolf Tone
Bruno VOltatre, Thomas Paine, Wendell
Phillips and John Brown, and thous-
ands of others. and then draw a COM
parison between the ministers who rant
and jaw when men have the nerve to
talk against or vote against some poll
tical prostitute that is labeled with
their particular brand of politics.
The people are beginning to lose con-
fidence in elections; the people are be-
ginning to say, Fraud controls, rascal
ity. elects" and the moment that sus-
picion Is we'll lodged in the minds Of
the people then they will have no re-
spect for the laws made by men elected
by fraud: and then comes, the dissolu-
ton of our form of government.
Let US so live that when the call
comes for great men, for lovers Of the
human race. that we can form Z chain
Of human links around this earth and
say, "aere Lord, am T. -"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-05
ABOUT THE INCLINE
RESIDENTS OR DULUTH HEIGHTS
? HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE.
Street Car Company Has Taken Its
Is Time About Re-esta abliahing Ser
- vice There-C1ty Council in Afraid
Z to Act-The Charter States Its
Duty Plainly-Aldermen Rather
e Serve Company Than the People.

= The street car company has its trou-
bles, like everybody else. It is spas
medically cursed and condemned, but
there are some people who seem to
have the unhappy faculty Of roasting
the company just at the wrong time.
We know that they have been making
some good improvements in its service.
even If they did use the streets Of Du-
luth in a manner that would not have
been permitted by any other city in the
country. But that is not the COM
company's fault. The city officials are
responsible for. that.
We are willing to be patient, If it will
do any good, but we most strongly pro-
test against drilling 600 feet above the
level of Lake Superior every morning
and night for Ave. months, without an
encouraging word from the street cal
company as to when 1t will re-establish
its incline service, except some time in
the near future at its own discretion.
In June they told US that the incline
would be in operation by October !.
That date has come and gone, and tho
only thing, done has been the tearing
down of some Of their old scrap. The
other evening they gave out report
that some time in November they would
have it in operation. Then we expect
to get another, that it will be in a
short time," an so on, through the en-
tire winter. The people who live back
on the hill have lost confidence in their
promises. Patience with them has
sceased to be a. virtue.
They are all just plain working men,
and when they walk up the hill, tired
and weary after their days toll is done,
should they not be commended for their
patience and, meekness. Overheated
and perspiring they reach the summit
*of the hill where they wait for the
Highland car. A cold piercing wind
greets them there, and many of them
are suffering from severe colds con-
:tracted from this exposure 1t has now
gone beyond endurance, and they are
preparing strong and forceable pro-
test. @,a
4Ss 4Ss The city council is their only hope,
and what do they find? Meek and low
ly representatives in the council, who
are afraid of exciting the wrath Of the
street car company, for fear they will
few votes III n e next election,
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-05
AT Proc KNOT ll | I
RAILROAD MEN GETpOGETHER TO
CREATE MORE iIARMoNY. y
Meetins Of the RailEead n.ployes.
at Proctor SUNDAY ersyes : Great
sacce.., and VIII VIII Iend =. Bring
Brotherhoods Clossr ToEether--L.
j. Richardsons Delivers y Force
able Speech 1T tlesleetinK.

"A nlSCIll8 VI A0AAOMS& A4ASll aW8S OGlU
Sunday melting at Proctorknott. This
was gotten up by Thohaas Gilmore Of
the Brotherhood of25IoSbmotiye Fire.
men. ,zE9ss8Sa $asFf&4S i
The object of sting was to
create more harmony sahtion among
the railroad organizatloflT These meet
ings are held in all railroad dscities at in
tervals, and have geod sheet upon the
members of the variaps erganization
A union meeting waA eld I'M \ Duluth
about three years aal nd tended TO
cement the brotherhoSAt they never
were before. Presidents Athur Of the
Brotherhood of LocomotI1s Engineers,
Frank Sargent Of the drsn, President
Clark of the conductoss ana q others
spoke at the Duluth meeting. The
meeting last Sunday Was along the
same lines, only onsa smaller scale.
There were members present from Two
Harbors, Eveleth and other points.
The principal speaker ct the meeting
was Leo J. Richardson. who urged the
members to work onspoiiticAI. .asw as
on industrial lines. Hil peseh was in
part as follows: i. 5if
Why should labor hllsthe world with
wealth and live in want Every piece
Of improved machinery should tend to
shorten the hours Of labor and give
more time for the toiler "a educate
himself. 1t has gotten Stq d point in
our history where the employer Of labor
only cares to know that shis men have
q weak mind and strong hack.s Rail-
roads and other corpora lions will not
employ men that are nYer IS years 81
age; so that in the organized
greed it is crime tosbep they will
not employ men who are III ndzltas u finger
below the first joint; they snsla lave men,
work their hearts o0t their
young days, when they ares igorous;
and when they show 81 ~ of age. Or
weakness they areScaSts like q
rotten tie, with no hop4I Tor fhs future,
nothing for his wife ana ai1i in the
winter of his life.
There must be abfpal ndsS STeater
brotherhood among koAk knil
must get together p|,Tsotec-
tion, we must not.sf 10 that
died that we might NJ might
enjoy freedom; We (sa II suerous
and kind, for kirdul ff|;I3II eyi-
B ~ \ " : :
m ~ fS ri
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-05
THE POLITICAL POT
ALL PARTIES HAVE A LARGE NUM-
BER OF CANDIDATES.
Mayor Hugo and Others in the Re-
publican Party, While DR.. Murray
IL Working Like. q Beaver I'm the
Democratic Camps-The Socialists
Will Re There To9, Dworschak
and Kris to Make the Sacrifice.

The political pot is simmering. Bye
and bye it will be boiling good and hot.
In the Republican camp there Is all
In with one crowd and they will tell
you that Mayor Hugo will be the only
candidate before the primaries. Go up
to the court house and they will tell
you that Captain Stevens, Captain
Lewis, and even Roger S. Munger, are
mentioned. So there you go. Six
weeks will elapse before it is definitely
known who are the avowed candidates,
and then the fight within the parties
will begin in earnest. The fight in the
Republican party will center between
the factions. On one side will be the
Wilcutts faction, which will be repre-
sented by Mayor Hugo, and on the 9TH
er side will be the Sargent Window
faction, which seemingly has not es-
poused any particular person as of yet.
OF course all Is not quiet in the DEM
ocratfc wigwam. There is DR.. Murray
with his coat of, and hustling like
good fellow. He has some good work.
ers lined up. and he seems to be amply
fortified Cor a hard battle.
Frank Crassweller is the favorite
among the war horses, but he is not
doing anything for himself If he is
nominated he will be strong candi-
date, and it is safe to say that he can.
cut deeper into the Republican votes
than any other democrat in thes CITY,
That element in the Democratic party
that forced Senator Baldwin into the
congressional race last fall think that
Beriah Magoffin would be a strong
candidate, and they are exerting every
effort to bring him out. He is some
what reluctant, but will make a strong
candidate if nominated.
If DR.. Murray is nominated it is said
that an Independent ticket will be
placed in the field headed by Watson
S. Moore. A pretty three cornered
fight would keep us all guessing until
the votes are counted.
Then there Is ex-Mayor Truelsen. It
is said his bee is still buzzing, and II
he decides to enter the race there will
be plenty of fur flying Truelsen is al
ways an uncertain quantity in politics,
not In actions by any means, but In
vote getting. He can rustic more votes
than any. other Il man his party.
against yiF dil d
1e
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