The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-02
WHAT THE BUSY SCISSORS editor
FOUND AMONG OUR EXCHANGES

Sure enough the United States Pack
ing. company, which was incorporated
last October with a nominal capital Of
million and dummy stockholders, has
increased its capital to 100000. The
result of the federal injunctions
against the beef trust and of the Miss
ouri was inevitable. The last of the
trusts has been compelled to incorpor-
ate as legitimate industry against
which the administration wages no
war, concerning which there are no
lettering laws on the books drastic or
otherwise.
The new trust is the only one in the
United States an1enable to the new
publicity clause and it does not even
choose to submit to that, reserving the
right to the registrar to say who shall
see the books. AS the publicity laws
items as they please, it Is not so far
very fornlida ble.-Red Wing Argus.
In discussing the garnishment bill,
several members of the legislature
made what may be called grand stand
plays" by arguing vehemently that
the measure was designed to Cypress
the lalpring man. This bill was en-
dorsed h,< the Federation Council of the
State FeosTation OF Labor and received
the approvar go union men because
they pay their debts and have no cause
to fear a law of this character, 1t
would probably have reached no11-union
men, but therein lies the difference be-
tween organized and unorganized
labor. The first named has a reputa-
ton for honesty to lose; the last named
has no reputation Of any kind that can
suffer, and those who were houling the
loudest in the legislative hall about
depressing the working man," have
probably never voted for a single mea-
sure in the interests of union labor in
their lives.-Minnesota Union Ad-
vocate.
Again we desire to call the attention
of our union men to the fact that it
is the desire Of the officers of the
Minnesota Federation of Labor as we'll
as the officers of the local Trades and
Labor Council that a. good delega ton
be sent from Mankato to the State Con-
vention at Little Falls in June.
Mankato ows it's growth and for
nation of unions to the Minnesota
State Federation of Labor. Every
Union organized has been aided partly
or wholly by the Federation and the
large number of unions with such a
large membership should see to it that
Mankato is represented at the coming
convention by a full quota of delegates.
At present nine organizations includ-
ing the Trades and Labor Council and
the Building Trades Council are affil-
lated with the F'ederation and if all
elect. full number of delegates there
should be representative Of twenty
at the convention. While this may not
be possible and any. union. desiring to
send 5delegateAs d; re not now affil:
lated with the State Federation should
apply for a charter at once nd send a
delegate.-Mankato Journal.
Senator elect J. Frank Alice Of Dele.
ware says: Il certainly regret that l
have to fill the place that belongs to
Mr. Addicks. Another case of "indi-
vidual rights" trannpled upon. Addicks
bought the senatorship-at least he
thought he had and surely he paid
! more than any one else for the position
but the goods were not delivered.
Why didn't X get out an injunction?-
Opportunity.
The preacher WHO proclaims that
human nature cannot be changed in
wasting good time trying to save souls
from hell fire. and is drawing a salary
under false pretenses.-Seattle Socialist