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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-09
kEASBY e. MATTISON co.
:!3 $ s,Ne'st Michigan.

. The, history Ct the labor movement
shows that it. has advanced step by
step, each succeeding. year bringing
about improved conditions. The past
ten years, for example, have witnessed
remarkable changes: in the sanitary
conditions of the factories in which
men toll, the number of hours that con-
stitute day of work, compulsory edu-
cation for the children Of our working
men, and the like. The result has meen
that Workingmen are becoming better
Informed upon subjects in general and
more enlightened upon the great SUBJ:
jects pertaining to labor. :.
There are many causes which have
aided and are still aiding In bringing
about these improved conditions. One
OF the most prominent reasons for this
advancement is the fact that influen-
tial firms which are important factors
in the growth Of cities, have extended
to the cause of labor and the labor
movement their support and encour-
agement. The firm of Keasby & Mat
tlnson Company are manufa cturers of
the only pure and genuine magnesia
pipe coverings, containing IS per cent
of pure carbonate of nagnesia, Anil
Der asbestos aid CELL sectional cover
ing, asbestos aid cell fire board, as
bestos cell furnace pipe covering, as
bestos papers, (all thicknesses) asbes-
tos cement, Gall grades), asbestos wick
packing, magnesia cement, wool felt,
hair felt, all kinds Of wool felt, section
al covering, and all kinds of asbestos
materials.
The goods manufactured by this COM
pany bear an enviable reputation for
excellence Of quality, and the public
can always depend upon the most fair
and honorable treatment at the hands
of the members Of this company
The local manager of this fir mis- Mr..
Robert H. Krieger. This gentleman
is a broad-minded and public spirited
citizen, and his employees are given the
best of treatment and paid the best
compensation possible with business
integrity.
The members of the company are
held in the highest of esteem by their
employers, and we know, judging from
the past. that the officers of this con-
Germ will not only deal conscientiously
with the public, but will be fair and
just to their employees at all times.
They have never done anything which
would tend to be drawback to the
progress of labor or the purposes of
good government: Z 1919 :=~.-.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-09

Those excitab bile people who imagine
that the United States is going to pop
ulate Western Canada, may breathe
more freely when they bear in mind
that many more Europeans are seeking
homes in the United States than are
going to all the other countries COM
bined-as an Illustration, while Cana
da last year received 67,s79 immigrants,
648,743 made their homes in the United
States.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-09
And now 500 farmers Of Iowa h

And now 500 farmers of Iowa have
organized to fight the trusts, having
gone into business for themselves
buying in the lowest and selling in the
highest market. During the 10 years
of their organization they have ex-
pended four million dollars, at cost
of $4,000 year. And as business men
these farmers have been unusually sue
cessful and are stimulating COMPETE
ton. It may take the farmers after
all, to break the trust monopoly.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-09

Why IS 1t that the man who can
't'1tiini- FAM his fellow is always looked
upon as being Smart ?''> In one Of our
daily papers last week, there was COL
umn article giving the details Of a most
dishonest transaction by a travelling
agent who palned off number Of
bogus watches for a goodly amount Of
cash. The headlines Of the article stat
ed that a "clever" stranger had sue
ceeded in Fleeing some ''innocents''
of their money. The article was spicily
written, but the whole matter, in which
lying and thievery were the main at
tributes of the person who did the
swindling, did not contain the least re-
ference to the dishonesty and rascality
which enabled the agent to secure good
money for brass jewelry. It was char
acterized as Smart" clever piece of
work, and the inference to be drawn
was that it was really clever. This is
no new proposition. Go into the BUSH
ness world-take the real estate BUSH
ness for example, and you will soon
discover that the man who tries to be
STRAIGHTFORWARD in transaction, will
get the worst Of the deal, and the
smooth, plausible scheemer, who fire.
quently by downright dishonest rogue
ry gets the best of the trade, is looked
upon, if successful, as a Napoleon OF
finance. This cunning, unprincipled
trader, who gets rich by questionable
methods, is regarded with admiration,
garded with contempt. What an incon-
sistent age We live in!
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Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22

quires that there shall be no abatement
of effort to keep its sea power up to a
standard that will not only insure pro-
lection OF the United Kingdom, but
safety for all the vast outlying British
empire. The power of Great Britain
being wholly in its navy, that cannot
be permitted to deteriorate.
This growth in naval armament seems
likely to go on indefinitely, for it Is
| quite impossible to foresee a limit to
the competition and rivalry in this re-
spect between the great powers of the
world What must be the position of
the United States in this regard? When
this country shall have completed the
navy for which provision has already
been made it will rank fourth among
the naval powers. The question whether
that is a safe position is one for seri-
Gus consideration, in view of the greatly
enlarged interests and responsibilities
which have come to the United States
within the last few years.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22
NEBRASKA Ar TIE EXPOSITION.

The Kansas legislature has voted
$125,OO0 to be expended in advertising
the resources of the Sunflower state at
the st. Louis fair, and some people can
not comprehend why Nebraska should
not do likewise. Nebraska is not in
condition to expend $685. OO, or one-half
of that sum for the big st. Louis show.
Nebraska is more than two millions In
debt, while Kansas is practically out of
debt. Nebraska has quite recently ad-
vertised its very extensively
through an exposition of it's own and
would not be justified in taxing its peo-
pie $125.0O0 for exposition advertising
even If it had positive assurance that
it would be Il paying investment. In
fact Nebraska would not be justified in
following the example of Kansas even
If it had money to burn.
The great majority, If not two-thirds,
chase exposition will be drawn from the
region commercially tributary to st.
Louis-TeXas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and
Missouri. There is no immediate or re-
mote prospect of migration from those
states to Nebraska, and for that matter
very poor prospect for any considerable
number of people from that section mi.
grating to Kansas. Nebraska must in
the future as in the past reinforce It's
population from New England, New
York, Michigan. Pennsylvania, Indiana
Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and the coun
tries on the other side of the Atlantic
The people hailing from those states arr
generally hardy and adapted to the Ne
braska climate.
Costly experience has taught Ne
braska that one-half of the appropria
lions for exDositions are absorbed b!
pie-biters, their families and neal rela
tives, and barnacles that subsist OF
fairs at the public expense. The Be
does not, however. contend that Ne
braska should be unrepresented at tn
st. Louis exposition. AS one of tn
states within the territory that consti
tuted the Louisiana purchase 1t is Il
honor bound to make a creditable eS
hibit Of its side by side wit
the other states in the Mississippi va,
ley. Such an exhibit can be made wit
, an appropriation Of $4,000, emitting, @
course, the erection of a state building
which is superfluous.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

Since the date OF his coronation King
Edward has ordered four barrels Of Ken
lucky whisky. Admiration for the kings
business sagacity grows as the dimensions
Of the royal thirst comes into view.
Philadelphia is again striving to enforce
Sunday blue laws a century old. Any &C
tivities that disturb the plumbers Of the
Quakers should be suppressed with q
strong club. Let the sleepy sleep on.
1t has been discovered that several New
Workers sentenced to Sing Sing for seques-
trating other peoples money, failed to
connect with the prison. Justice finds
travelling mighty difhcult on oiled roads.
1t cost a Chicago railroad man OF sport
i've disposition just SIS to attempt a dir
tation with a woman In New Orleans. The
incident is an instructive illustration OF
Crescent City talent in separating visitors
from their money.
A Jerseyman possessing an uncommonly
trustful nature applied to the health de-
partment of Newark for q permit to kill
himself. He was advised to merge his
melancholy and water his stock. Sure
cure for the blues.
According to the decision Of the supreme
court of the District Of Columbia, womer
clerks employed BY the government have
an inslienable right to exchange gossip
but they must not rush into print to dis.
cuss family AFFAIRS.
The long-distance kicking belt has beer
awarded to a Pennsylvania mule which
scored a reach OF $50 feet. The animal en-.
deavored to caress an oficeseeker wht
promised to redeem all his pledges
Though q failure, the EFFORT was heroic an
the motive admirable.
The marvellous nerve and self-poise o
young America was s%trlkingly shown by
girl OF 10, who testified in a recent murde
case that she did not go to the room Il
which her fathers body lay, but instea,
calmly watered the plants in the conserv
atory. ate her breakfast and Derforme,
other household duties unmoved ind un
vexed by the shadow of a crime. As
sample OF "hlisl devotion" II will b
fortunate II the country never hears Of 1t
like again.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22

THE LEGISLATURE SHOULD RESCND.
In the adoption of the concurrent res
olution petitioning congress against the
passage of the Dietrich land lease bill,
the legislature has unconsciously made
a de%plorable mistake. The original
land lease bill. known as the Bower
sock BILL" was doubtless framed up in
the interest Of the cattle barons and
calculated to create land monopoly in
its worst form.
The Bowersock bill embraced in it's
scope all vacant public lands west of
the Tooth meridian to the Pacific coast.
Leases of such lands were not to be
subject to competitive bids, but a uni
form rental Of 2 cents per acre per an
mum was to be exacted from the ~lessees.
All leases were to run ten years, with
the privilege of renewal for a second
term Of ten years, the first lessee hav-
ing the preference for such second term,
which was tantamount to a twenty
year lease.
The Dietrich bill was carefully
framed OIL lines that would overcome
the objections raised against the Bow
ersock bill and was fully concurred in
by Congressman Lacey, chairman of
the house committee on public lands,
who had made the public land laws a
life study, and is a recognized cham
pion of the western homesteader.
1t was an unfortunate circumstance
that Governor Mickey was not In pos.
session OF the full text of the Dietrich
bill when he sent his special message
condemning this measure to the legisla.
ture. 1t is exceedingly doubtful whether
the ~antagonism which this measure en-
countered would have taken the form OF
a legislative remonstrance to congres
had its provisions and the condition.
under which 1t had peer introduced beer
fully understood. The full text of tn,
Dietrich bill is as follows:
Be in enacted by the senate and house O
representatives of the United States o
America In congress assembled.
That the secretary Of the interior 1
hereby authorized, in his discretion, L
hcase ioi i've STOCK grazing purposes, 10
such advance annual rental, upon sue,
terms, with such restrictions, in such quan
titles, not exceeding twenty sections In an
single lease. and for such time, not ex
ceeding a period Of ten years, as to hit
shall secm reasonable, such Of the publ
lands within the state OF Nebraska as ar
In their natural condition valuable onl
; for live stock grazing purposes and are nc
o capable OF irrigation. Not more than on
lease shall be. directly OF indirectly, mad
4 to OF held by the same person, and no lea
shall be transferable, except with the ar
Il proval OF the secretary of the interior. S
far as practicable, actual and bona hd
il homestead settlers and owners Of prIvat
lands shall have a preference in leasing Il
adjoining public lands, and where two
x more such homestead settlers or priva.
z owners are DESTROYS Of leasing the san
Il adjoining public lands. the latter shall
equitably apportioned among them. So loI
as any lessee fully complies with Il
u terms Of has lease. but not beyond the ter
E. for which the lease Il given, he may Il
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22
He-will you marry me7
POPE LEO's LAST PRAYER.

AS part of his W contribution to the
celebration of his ninety-third birthday and
the twenty-hfth anniversary Of his election
as pope, Leo XIII wrote a Latin poem,
which has been translated by DR.. William
H. Ward for the current number OF the
INDEPENDENT. 1t Is explained that no at
tempt has been made to follow the metre
OF the original. The translation follows:
Leo, now sets thy sun; pale is its dying ray;
Black night succeeds thy day.
Black night for thee; wasted thy frame;
life's food s~ustalns
No more thy shrunkeu veins.
Death casts his fatal dart; ROBBED for the
grave thy bones
Lie under the cold stones.
But my freed soul escapes her chains, and
longs in night.
To reach the realms OF light.
That is the goal she seeks; thither her
journey fares;
Grant, Lord, my anxious prayers
That, with the citizens of Heaven, Gods
face and light
May ever thrill my sight;
That I may see thy face, Heavens Queen,
whose mother love
Has brought me home above.
To thee, saved through the tangles of a
perilous way,
I lift my grateful lay.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22
PROGRESS or NAVAL ARMAMENT.

The effort of the emperor Of Russia
to induce the nations to curtail their
expenditures fer naval and military
armament has not only been unheeded,
but there is being a steady increase in
the building up OF the sea power Of the
great nations and there is no promise
of abatement in this direction in the
near future. Great Britain was never
more progressive in this respect than at
present. The navy estimates of that
country for the ensuing year provide for
an expenditure Of over $179, 10000 and
in explaining this the admiralty sec
rotary said that while the estimates
were unparalleled in time of peace or
war, the great competition and rivalry
in the matter of naval ornaments cor
tinued TO make this enormous and un.
productive expenditure necessary. BY
the beginning of next month there will
be under construction for the British
navy the total Of seventy-One vessels
including eleven battleships and nine
teen armored cruisers, besides other wa
vessels.
1t is not difficult TO understand VIII!
Great Britain is making this enormous
addition to its sea power. 1t is due t
the general policy Of the maritime ma
tons Of Europe in this particular. Al
Of them are most actively engaged Il
strengthening their navies and Grea
Britain cannot lag behind. Indeed
has become a settled conviction in Eng
land that that power must not only b
equal on the sea to the next W stronl
) est naval nations, but to any three c
them. With Germany, France and Ru.
STA pushing forward In this direction
is manifest that British security r
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22

close the land embraced in his lease and
shall be entitled to the exclusive use
thereof for live stock grazing purposes;
but the lands embraced in any lease shall,
Notwithstanding the lease, continue to be
subject to settlement, entry and acquisi-
ton by qualified persons who In good latin
60 upon such lands for the purpose OF maxi
ing actual settlement and maintaining ac-
tual residence thereon, as is required by
sections 22Se, 229O, 1921, 1904, 1907 OF the
revised statutes of the United States. D.
Every lessee and every transferee OF
any lease shall, as a condition precedent TO
obtaining or holding such lease or transfer,
be required to agree in writing, that he VIII
not, during the continuance Of the lease,
in any manner, directly or indirectly, vio-
late any of the provisions of the act OF con-
gress entitled, Al act to prevent unlawful
occupancy Of the public lands" approved
February %, 1885.
The rentals of lands lease hereon, after
deducting the expenses of administering
this act, shall be annually disposed OF, un-
der the direction Of the secretary OF the in
terror, as follows: One-fourth shall be paid
to the state Of Nebraska, one-fourth shall
be paid to the county in which the leased
land lies, and one-half shall be credited In
the treasury OF the Onlleu olattS l"
reclamation fund established under an act
| of congress entitled, IAN act appropriatins
the receipts from the sale and disposal Of
public lands in certain states and territories
TO the construction Of irrigation works tol
the reclamation of arid lands" approved
June II, 1902.
The purpose Of this act is to provide FOL
the economic use of public lands in the
state Of Nebraska which are adapted onl!
to grazing purposes; to encourage the I'm
provement, use and protection OF the gras'
thereon and to determine whether a system
Of leasing public lands Of this characte
may be Justly and advantageously inaugu
rated and maintained.
The enactment of such a law coul'
not possibly have been injurious to tn
interests of the people of Nebraska o
detrimental to the homeseekers VIII
might desire to locate in the semi-ari'
section of the state. The bill embodie
all reasonable safeguards against lam
monopoly. Its enactment would assis
materially in the m~uch-desired recla
nation of arid lands by irrigation. l
seems to us that even at this late da,
it would not be inappropriate for TN
legislature to rescind its action and II
verse it's course with regard to the Die
rich land lease bill.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22
SECULAR SHOTS AT THE PULPIT.

Boston Transcript: Those who brought
the charges against Bishop Moreland Of
playing tennis ought not to have forgotten
that the great Joseph used to serve in the
courts of Pharaoh.
Milwaukee Journal: At the First Metho-
dist church next Sunday evening Rev. Frank
Pease will speak on the subject, Hell:
What is It? Who Gets There?" Seats
free. Cordial invitations to all.
: Cincinnati Inquirer: Rev. Vandyke of
Chicago may be right when he says that a
great social revolution is impending. But
he should take a more hopeful view Of the
situation. Social revolutions do not neces-
sarily involve havoc and disaster. At this
stage Of the world they may be wrought
by peaceful processes.
Kansas City Star: A MISSOURI preacher
has declared that hereafter he will tell tho
truth, the whole truth and nothing but
the truth in delivering funeral sermons
IT is suspected that this clergyman does not
care very much about officiating at funeral
services, anyway. At least his calls, aftel
this declaration, are likely to be few and
not close together.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22
SWEET BOON OF WORK.
Ideal Conditions Rarely Experienced
by the MuItitYde.

indianapolis News.
President Eliot of Harvard, who recently
sounded the praises OF hard work. has
since had his opinions enthusiastically sup
ported by Bishop Potter. The bishop re-
cards labor as a sweet boon, and in ad-
dressing an audience Of working women the
other day said to them: 81 hope you
recognize the great privilege Of toll" ad-
ding, Happy nation, happy men and
women who have work to do, and do III"
This is all very well in its way, but such
remarks from such men can really have
but little influence on the people who do
work in making them regard their toll as
blessed Every mature person Of common
sense knows It to be true that work, es-
pecially cOngenial work. is a thing to be
welcomed for many reasons other than the
monetary recompense President Eliot, who
is a worker, and Bishop Potter, who also
works, know this. With all due respect TO
them, however, they and their kind do not
work as men and women do whose daily
bread depends upon their constant toll, and.
therefore, their sense OF works blessednese
is not likely to be appreciated by the null
titude of toilers. Few persons who labor
complain Of their toll because II is toll
they accept IL as a matter Of course, as {
| part Of what life deals out to them. II
they are unable to feel the bishops enthu.
siasm It is because they are not free Il
vary their work, theX are tied TO 1t year II
and year out; they cannot escape from Il
except at the risk Of pinching poverty Il
themselves and their families. There ar,
no summer vacations for them, no tripi
south in winter, no tours Of Europe, NJ
running away to springs or seashore 80
a little rest" President Eliot may worI
sixteen hours a day. as he says, but he doe
not do it of necessity 300 days in the year
Nor does Bishop Potter. When either Q
them is worn or weary, he calls a halt an
~recuperates. II Is the ability to do his
the certainty that they can do this withou
loss to themselves or others, that cause
the work they like TO seem so blessed.
is this lack Of freedom TO move about an
to enjoy repose when repose would be wei
come. this necessity Of working when wor
is a burden, hat g the chief sting Of PoN
erty. and nothing the volunteer worker, a
he might be called, may say 10 the toile
from necessity can alter this fact or MAX
unremitting labor seem . Joy and
privilege. .
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22
striking Evidence of Prosperity.
Philadnlnhin Rnnnrh

A summary of the life insurance COM
panies in the United States prepared by
The Spectator, shows assets on January /
a%ggregating s 100, 1873, 47S-an increase for
the year of S1S7, us, 19S-and the surplus
over all liabilities amounted to 1926, 629, 76S.
The payments to policy holders were very
nearly 5000, OO0, 600. and the total amount
of insurance in force was not much less
than $4,000 900, 600, an increase of nearly
81, 0OO, 900, 1000 during the year. In the last
FIVE years the amount of life insurance
in force has increased SO per cent. These
figures relate to ordinary business. Indus
trial Insurance in force January l amounted
to 81, 3O5, 164, 072, an increase of Ga per cent
in five years. These figures are striking
evidences of prosperity.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22

j. Pierpont Morgan expresses himself
as decidedly dissatisfied with the tariff
that imposes a duty Of more than 90
per cent on foreign works of art which
he has purchased. On the other hand,
some other tariff schedules are doubt.
less collecting for him more money
than the duties of his art collection
would put into the national treasury
The government might call it an offset
If he prefers it by that name.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22

Kansas City happens to be having a
little bout with the telephone company
there for lower rates, although the Kan
sas City tariff is really lower than that
Of Omaha. With half again as many
phones in the exchange, the Kansas
City companies highest charge is o. a
year, as against 90 in Omaha, while Its
lowest charge for party line service is
about the same as | this city. If Kan
sas City is entitled 10 a reduction OF
telephone rates Omaha certainly is also.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22

II the example OF the Missouri legis-
lators becomes contagious in submitting
a constitutional amendment compelling
the railroads to carry public officials
free, the favOrite way to connect with
a railway pass will be by getting into
some sinecure state office created spe,
cially for the purpose with no other
emOlunent but the honor.