The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-07-18
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The Food Taxes. RI -
It need hardly be said that. the poor
suffered as much from the Increased
price Of bread as from the, reduced
value Of their labor. "Child, is thy
father dead?" so ran the touching ques-
ton Of the poet Of the poor:
Child, Is thy father dead ?"
Father is gone.' (
| "Why did they tax his bread?'
| God will be done.
| Mother has sold her bed,
! Better to die than wed,
| Where shall she lay her head?
| Home she has none."
| The expedient to which the poor
were reduced for. the sakey of food al
most exceed belief. The author Of the
Poor Law Catechism' said that "Pen-
| nyworths Of mutton and half penny
| worths Of bread cut off the loaf are
! what the shopkeepers of Bolton deal
| out to the Inhabitants of their Jer-
usalem." II could tell you,'' so ran
letter from tombstone, g. Of mathers
| dividing a farthing herring for a half
pennyworth of potatoes among a fam
lily Of seven" Such expedients seemed
tolerable compared with others which
were resorted to at teh same time.
Children fought with each other in the
streets for offal which rich men do not
allow their dogs TO touch. A. gentle
man saw a laborer standing, over his
swill tub, voraciously devouring the
wash Intended tor the pigs. Twenty
women begged farmer to allow them
to disinter the body Of cow, which
he had buried thirty-six. hours. before
as unfit for human food. starving men
and women, on worse still, men and
women seeing their children starve be-
fore theirseyesp. siezed the vilest sub
stances which enabled them to protract
for few hours longer their miserable
lives. )~s:
With Free Trade Come Prosperity.
Finally the corn law: an import
tax on food--were repealed and i'm
medtately: pnatters Frightened for the
wage-working class, though the land
lords bitterly complained Of the fact
that cheap food from abroad compelled
them to reduce rents.
It was lesson we'll learned, for no
party advocating projection has from
that day to- this had any sort Of foot
hold on the British Isles.
England, It is claimed, can raise
much Of its food supplies IL the House
Of the Lords will allow the taxation Of
idle land.
Labor Congress in ireland.
The recent Trades Congress at New
ry, Ireland, was attended by eighty
three delegates from forty-three trade
unions and seven trades councils, rep
resentlng 1882 trade unionists
Among the resolutions adopted was
one declaring that the time has now
come when all lands, mines and rail-
ways should be owned and controlled
by the State for the people, and i'm
pressing on the Parliamentary Com
mittee the necessity Of devls1ng a
scheme by which labor interests shall
be safeguarded, and parliamentary,
municipal and other representative
positions secured, d united effort being
made by the workers to substitute their
representative In seyery public capacity.
Killarney was chosen for the place Of
meeting for next years Congress.
Messrs Mccarroh. Derry and Daily
Dublin) were selected. to attend the
Scottish Ira es. Gon gresss ct 9O4 &c, IS 81:
a Jewish vome Organization
A meeting OF the union Of Jewish
Women was held the other day at: II
Hyde Park terrace. This union COM
posed of 1niddlesc1ass Jewesses, num-
bers upward OF SOD members: Among
the objects OF this union are: =. To
help in finding work for educated Jew
esses struggling against difficulties and
disabilities arising from adherence to
the tenets Of the Jewish faith. g. To
bring to the knowledge of Jewish girls
and women existing facilities for train
ing for various erdployments, and to
offer advice and Information both az
regards such training and subsequent
employment. It was reported that
since the formation of the union many
Jewish women have already been as
sisted through its agency in finding
suitable employment In South Africa,
and homes are also found for feeble
minded girls.
South Derbyshire Miners.
The annual demonstration Of the
Southderbyshire Miners demonstration
was held recently at Greeley, when the
| chair was taken by B." w. Moore, Of
| Derby, W. M. Thompson, editor Of Rey-
| nolds newspaper. spoke in support Of
the following, resolutions:
| In order to obtain for the miner a
fair and proper remuneration for his
toll. to secure to him the benefits of
the Compensation Act; and to prevent
| any NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. upon his in
terests ands privileges, that thorough
and efficient organization is necessary.
1t therefore urges upon all non-mem-
bers, in and about the mines, the great
Importance Of Joining the Association.
Another resolution proposed by w.
Buckley. generalzsecretary Of the South
Derby Miners protested against the
House of Commons in throwing out teh
mines regulation amendment bill, the
trade disputes bill. and the mines eight
| hours bill. -:
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