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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
START new WAR ON
a.. :';'.;''''' TRUST TOBACCO
Chicago Dealers Make Plans for An
Aggressive Campaign-Wiil Ask
Public to Stop Using
Trust Goods.

The campaign of the independent
cigar dealers against the trust"
goods is to be forwarded by the action
last week of the Chicago branch of
the Cigar Dealers Association Of
America at their directors meeting.
Edward holman, president of the To-
cal branch, said regarding the plans
for the campaign: Because of 1nac-
tivity of the national body, the Chi
cago branch has decided to renew an
aggressive campaign and to enlist in
this movement every local branch Of
the association in the country. Our
board of directors invited representa-
tives Of the jobbers and Independent
manufacturers to be present at their
meeting last week, and asked their CO.
operation in carrying on the fight by
means Of the local encouragement, and
are now ready to begin work. Each
local branch will be asked to organize
other branches in nearby towns. The
people are so antagon1stic to trust
goods that it is not hard to dissuade
customers from buying them, and
when the dealers in a town organize
and throw out the trust goods, 1t is
easy to persuade the customers to use
only independent tobacco.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
WELL DEVELOPED PLAN
TO BUCK MINERS UNION

SCRANTON, July 31.-In an interview
William Dettrey, president Of the
United Mine Workers Of the Hazelton
district, made this remarkable state
ment: II have been reliably informed
that the anthracite coal mining corpo-
rations of Pennsylvania have selected a
company to take the initiative in a
well-planned movement to break up the
United Mine Workers Of America, and
judging by the conduct of Coke Bros. &
Co. towards the union men in their en-
ploy, I am led to believe that this is
the concern which has been chosen
Coke Bros. have persistently prosecuted
and oppressed active unionists and Civ
Ell all sorts of advantages to lukewarm
members for.the purpose of causing dis
sension among the workers. Detty's
charge is sequel to the report that
Bear informed close friends that the
operators would store 10000, 900 tons of
coal in order to be prepared TO make
another attack on the United Mine
Workers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
TO FIGHT LABOR UNIONS,

Citizens Alliance Planned In Birming-
ham, Ala, to Work Secretly.
Birmingham, Ala, July 30.-A Cit
izens' Alliance has been formed in Bir-
mngham and charter will be Sc
cured at once. No names of officers or
incorporators will be made public, in
asmuch as the objects of the organi-
cation are to fight labor unions. The
second article of the constitution of
the organization sets forth that it will
promote" the stability of business
and the steady employment of labor,
whether organized or unorganized, by
encouraging personal and friendly re-
latlons between employer and employ
es, and to discourage lock outs,
strikes, boycotts and all kindred move
ments; to protect members Of the COM
munity at large and all persons who
desire to work, with unlawful inter-
ference, also from interference by
.stIlkss !, protsst nnsnapsna
Ina1ienables rig hfs sfo4 aifianaRe
their business as they may deem right
without domination or coercion by any
organized movement against such
rights"
The organization will take up prose-
cutlons against labor unions for firms,
corporations and others.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
GIRL WHlRBRD 80
TIMES ROUND PULLEY
Women Dash in Panic From Laun-
dry as Belt Catches Minnie Davis.

Women Dash in Panic From a laun-
dry as Belt Catches Minnie Davis.
New York, July 30.-Women
screamed and tainted and others
rushed stricken to the street from the
second floor Of the building at No. 19
Bond Street at the sight of a, girl en-
ploye being whirled around and around
in some betting that had caught her
dress.
The girl was Minnie Davis, 19 years
old of Gold Street, Brooklyn. When
the machinery was stopped and she
was extricated she had probably been
fatally hurt.
The laundry of Hertzheimer & Sharr
occupies the floor and 1T is filled with
machinery and appliances used in
laundry work. The machines are all
run by steam power.
The main pulley, about four and one
half feet in diameter, Is near the rear
windows. The, Davis girl opened one
of the windows and was walking away
when the wind blew her dress against
the fast-moving main pulley belt In
an instant she was picked off the floor
and whirled around with the pulley
The girl screamed and when the fifty
or more employees in the place saw
what had happened they rushed
screaming from the building.
A man rushed to the basement and
turned off the power. The girl, it was
said, had been .whirled around about
fifty times on the pulley before the
machinery was stopped.
Doctor Gulliver OF st. Vincent's Hos
pital, said that the Davis girl would
probably die. Both her legs and prob
ably her arms are broken. She is also
it was said, internally injured.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
F0UGH'G. ..UNIo|'!NSi=.4lNDyUW !
::NEEDS@SKILIED HELP
Phi'adelphia 4 Reading Railway Reap.
ing Result of Breaking up Union
Some Years ,Auo.

Reading, Pa, July 3o.-The Railroad
Company has. some trouble in getting
good engineers and f1remen. The cor
porations broke UP. the unions of these
two classes some years ago on it's lines.
Recently small item appeared in the
papers here that few men could Sc
sure positions as firemen on the Leban-
on division. III response to this a
number of mem made application at the
Office of Trainmaster Himmelbereer. OF
the entire number, of applicants not one
was found suitable,: because of a lack
Of knowledge. Of what ist expected and
physical defects.
AS rule flre1nen are generally sell
ected from the young men employed in
the train service, and while some of
these stick it out; many throw up the
job because they are unable to stand
the work. In making a round trip
about 16 tons Of coal is consumed.
The fuel has#to be shoveled into the
fire box and manipulated from time to
time, and it is. only by the closest
watching that@the fireman can keep
the pop" UP. With train of 1900
tons hanging Oh behind the tank, and
the locomotive doing it's best, the ex-
pert fireman has as much as he can do
to keep up steam.
o "No, it is not chinch," said a fire.
man. IF any one has an idea he can
successfully fire one of the modern
monsters and keep the steam up to
the proper notch, he need not beg for
job. He can get it at sight"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
PICKB4lNG Is
4 LEGAL RIGHT
BUT NOT WHEN ACCOMPANIED
WITH VIOLENCE.
Important Decision by the illinois Ap.
peIIate Court in Connection
With Kellogg Strike.

The Illinois Appellate Court has up
held Judge Holdom's decision as to the
1llegality Of the picketing of the Kel-
logg plant. According to the ruling
Of the Court, the picket1ng, which may
at times be legal, was not conducted in
legal manner in this case.
In passing upon the merits of the
case the reviewing court declares that
efforts to convince the judgment by
peaceable argument or persuasion are
not unlawful and would not be re-
strained by a court of equity. but So
violence is not an effort to convince
the Judgment; It is an effort to force
compliance without reference to the
will of those persuaded and when
used as in the case before us, under
the showing made by this bill, it is
properly subject to restraint"
1T is urged that the injunction or
der should be so modified as not to
restrain the maintenance OF picket
or patrol, which it is said is not un-
lawful. 1t is, we think, true that mere
picketing and patrolling, when the
terms are used to designate mere
watching or being in the street, should
not be enjoined. The terms them
selves are of military origin, and. apply
to acts customary in times of war.
Nevertheless, there may doubtless be
picketing and patrolling which are not
unlawful. But the picketing described
in the bill before us is not Of that char
acter. 1t is, as we have said, accom-
panied by the use of force and vio-
lence, and it IS the kind Of picketing
and patrolling described in the bill of
complaint which is enjoined."
This decision restrains Brass Work.
ers' Union No. 127, Brass Molders' I'm
ion No. IS, International Brotherhood
OF Electrical Workers Local No. 376,
Chicago Metal Workers Council No.
l and the International Association of
Machlnists' Lodge No. s and others
from interfering with the kellogg
Switchboard and Supply Company in
the conduct Of it's business.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
SHORT OF SAILORS.
Lake Boats Experiencing a Labor Fa.
mine-Men Deserving Vessels.

Lake Boats Experiencing Labor Fa.
mine-Men Deserving Vessels.
A real labor famine is possible on
the great lakes, this fall. Boats are
experiencing long delays at both ends
OF the route, and the men are said to
be deserting their ships in large num-
bers. Great difficulty is being exper-
fenced In replacing them now, and
owners ere worrying lest the scarcity
OF help will become even more pro-
nounced as the season grows late and
the movement much heavier.
This condition of affairs, although
more pronounced this year, usually
happens at this season. MANY fire.
men and seamen ship from both ends
OF the lakes and quit their boats at
Duluth or other ports for the harvest
fields of the Northwest. That section
OF the country already is calling for
farm laborers, and the demand is ex-
pected to grow from now on. Harvest
ers are at premium, and the men
can command several times the
amount of money paid on the lakes.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
THAT .NoN-:.UNloN. UNION.

Anybody SElvsr pol bt,s ri,fs TsjIa
5sSzss hat lit IS an Employers Affair. ==s
Anderson, Ind, July 3o.-President
J.. D: Babcock, of the Independent Me-
chanics, local organization of non
union workingmen, returned from In
dianapolis, where he called on Presi-
dent D. M. Parry, of the American
Manufacturers Association, to invite
him to address mass meeting of
Workingmen of this city. He could not
give date for an address. Babcock
reports that Parry stated that the
Manufacturers Association is contem-
plating financial assistance to the nom
union men who have organized to COM
bat labor unions. He inquired into the
feasibility of sending out organizers
for the non-union organization. Mr..
Babcock will go to Ironton, Ohio, to
organize a branch of the Independent
Mechanics.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
GLASS BLOWERS GET
SICK OF WESTERN WORK..

NEWARK, N. j., July 31.-New Jer-
sey glass blowers who were sent to
western factories by the glass workers
unions, after they had gone on strike
against the unfair conditions in the
Mintola glass factories, have returned
to their homes. They say they did not
make as much money as they expected,
as the competition of machines reduced
the demand for the grade of goods they
were employed to make. In the fall
several more western factories will use
machines. They will displace a. large
number of glass blowers. Many of the
New Jersey glass blowers say they will
not go west again.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
MENACE TO WAGES,
HUNS INVADE MICHIGAN
Work Cheap in the Car and Salt
Works and Live Like Dumb Beasts
Sunday Carousals. ..z>.>.-s...s<

NJ HGfIE
Sby the hundreds ----one might almost
say by the thousands-have the past
year or two been imported into this
city to labor in the car works and at
the salt wells near Detroit, at Delray,
Ecorse, Wyandotte and Trenton. Man.
ager Hargreaves of the car company
branch OF the American Car & Foun-
dry Trust-speaks Of these workers
with enthusiasm, because they are
willing and-cheap.
How these Hungarians live is very
graphically described by the Times of
this city in the following language:
A Hungarian household invariably
consists not only of man and his
family, but of eight or ten big husky
ooarders who never bathe unless they
are caught in cloudburst, and never
change their clothes except when they
fall off.
A glimpse into one of the houses re-
veals nothing but beds. Beds in the
'parlor," beds in the sitting room,
beds In the kitchen, placed just as
closely together as possible, leaving
barely enough room for person to
pass among them.
ana they have no dining rooms, or
even any chairs. When meal time
comes, a few loaves of bread are hur-
led into the center OF the hungry
throng, each member of which breaks
OFT chunk, dips into a big kettle
filled with some sort of a stew and sits
down on bed to eat
At the conclusion of the meal. as
well as on Sundays in pleasant wealth
er' they all file into the front yard. es-
tabl1sh a relay messenger system with
the nearest saloon and proceed to
make things as noisy and generally
uncomfortable for the neighbors as
possible until bedtime.
The union organizers have found If
almost impossible to make anv i'm
preston on these men in the direction
OF demanding better economic condi-
tlons. The truth is, they are better
OFF now than they ever were before
The Poles here make good union ma
ter1al, as do also the Italians: hut
these half civilized workers-surelv
they will be serious menace to fair
wages at the first breath of a fnan-
cial panic.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
TRADES ASSEMBLY
has WARM MEETING
REAL ESTATE MEN GIVEN A Sc.
WE'RE ROAST,
Assembly Sends a Committee to Con.
cult with Union-Hopes are Enter.
tained for Peace.

When the Duluth Trades Assembly
met on last Friday evening, in spite OF
the extreme warm weather, there were
nifty three delegates In attendance.
Twenty-one unions answered roll-call
most of whom reported trade as being
good
President Pereault. who is a frater-
nal delegate to the Superior Trades
Assembly, reported that the city across
the bay Is making extensive prepara-
tlons for Labor day. No liquor will be
sold on the grounds.
The Assembly is considering the
proposition Of sending delegate to the
Boston convention of the A. F. Of L.
The fraternal delegates to the Build
Ing Trades Council reported that there
were 33 delegates present at the last
meeting Of that body. The Trades
Council elected N. N. Murray to repre-
sent it at the National Building Trades
Council. The Carpenters Union, which
had decided to withdraw from the
Building Trades Council, was suspend
ed for non payment of dues.
The Labor Day committee was ad-
~zanced $3.50 as a contingent fund.
."he real estate firms in the city were
given a severe roast in committee re-
port for extorting ten per cent from
contractors for all work done, and for
informing their clients that the high
price Of work in Duluth was due to the
excessive wages paid to labor. The
Trades Assembly is unearthing the true
facts, and it will see that they are
given wide circulation
A committee consisting of delegates
McEwen, Pereault, Pratts, Barron and
Freshney was appointed ia visit the
Carpenters Union for the purpose Of
inducing the union to send it's delegates
back to the Trades Assembly.
President Pereault appointed the fol-
lowing standing committees:
Observation-Disclosures Freshney, Nc
Kelvy, Schubiski and Barr.
City Council-McEwen, Dworschak,
and Barr.
Publication and Lectures-Black-
wood, McEWin and A. V. Johnson.
The steamftters reported that their
union had affiliated with the United
Association Of Journeymen Plumbers.
An effort is to be made by the or
ganization committee to form Metal
Trades Council in Duluth.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
TIE SWEAT SHOPS
SCORED BY JANE ADDAMS
MISS JANE ADDAMS STARTS A
VIGOROUS CRUSADE.
Campaign to Enforce Recognition OF
the Demands of the Consumers'
League
(From Bovce's weeklv.)

(From Boyce's Weekly)
Miss Jane Addams Is pronounced In
her condemnation of the economic
conditions against which the CONSUME
ers' League is battling. She is also
averse to the Chicago or any other
stores selling "sweated goods and
forcing clerks to work under harsh
conditions. In her lecture to the STU
dents of the University of Chicago, she
proposed greater activity on the part
Of the local Consumers League and
the organization Of the students them
selves.
"There is practically no stores in
Chicago which complies with the mod
est demands Of the Consumers League
in regard to 'sweated' goods and the
treatment of clerks" said Miss Ad-
dams.
In New York three establishments
were already complying with league
regulations when the organization was
formed there, and several others have
adopted them since. In Boston the
majority of the stores keep sweat shop
goods off their counters
This is not to be taken as meaning
that Chicago merchants are necessar-
lily less humane than those of the East.
1t means simply that the purchasers
have not yet interested themselves in
the conditions which surround the per-
sons which make and sell the garments
which they wear
There is a good child-labor law in
Illinois, but it is almost impossible to
get good inspection Of the sweatshops.
and in these mushroom establishments
esixts the greatest danger Of the de-
velopment of the child labor system.
Premature senility causes an alarm
1ngly large number Of deaths among
the sweatshop workers.
These things will go on however.
unless we add to the force Of factory
inspectors and to the people who work
personally among the people Of the
slums the force of a large public opinion
among purchasers generally. Let
majority Of the women Of Chicago re-
fuse to purchase garments m1ade by
children and in swratshops, let then,
say to the commercial world: We
cannot and will not stand this. We
refuse to purchase goods made under
these terrible conditions and in few
months, sweatshops, in this city at
least, will cease to exist"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
PIANO MAKERS HAVE
TROUBLE OVER PARRY.

CHICAGO, July 31.-The piano and
organ woekers seem to be in for a
struggle with Bro. Capital. Comment
ing upon the recent Buffalo convention,
which was addressed by Parry, the nat
ional organ Of the union in that trade
says: "We are informed that an un-
derstanding was had whereby the in
dividual member of the Manufa cturers'
association would be protected in the
shape of financial assistance in case he
would come in conflict with the piano
and organ workers union. The plan
is for each manufacturer to contribute
a proportionate share toward defraying
the expense of the. manufacturer who
may be involved in a strike or lockout" :"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
COURTS. KNOCK OUT.
DIRECT LEGISLATION

PORTLAND, Ore, July 3t.-The Ore
gon courts knocked out the initiative
and referendum, which was adopted by
a vote of the people by II to 1. The old
party politicians in the legislature prob
ably saw to it that the amendment was
1rregularly s.1bnftted,Ss*- SO the courts
would knock it. out, or the court was
SO filled with prejudice against the
amendment that it saw an irregu1arity
where there was none. At all events
the people have no right to govern
themselves in the. eyes of the courts.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
SOCIALIST ALDERMAN
STIRS UP CHICAGO
introduces Strong Resolutions in the
City Council Of the Windy City.
Demands that Police Remain Neutral
in Labor Disputes.

CHICAGO, July 31.-From the suburb
Of Pullman this year the socialists
elected an alderman. He was not elect
ed because the people liked socialism
more but that they liked the old party
candidate less. AZ the last meeting of
the city council he offered the follow
ing resolutions, which were referred to
the judicial committee:
Whereas, the#wo4k is the pro-
ducer of all wealthIbnt under the pres
ent capitalist syst@m of production he
receives but asprecdtious existence and
Whereas, .#owing.to this sytem he is
constantly compelled to struggle for
better cpndi itions Through; every peace
:ahle means. diving strikes or
1ase r. I B saIfsrs;s
BE itSresol olvgd, that the Wo,rkers, who
constitute the maj jority off1Sthe citizens
Of the city of Chicago shall have full
protectionso the. police departmental,
and belt further 100. ssz,5ssss zs:ssS
Resolved, that the police department
be, and is hereby instructed: to remain
entirely neutral in all labor disturb
ances, SO long as no attempts at vio-
lence are made, and shall in no case
prevent the *strikers from persuading
.peaceably, other workingmen to join
them in their endeavors to better their
conditions.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
MExICANS CHARGE
GoMPERsEoF:s F:sVIoLATIoN
OF Federation in Refusing to Issue
Charter to Japanese Union.

OxNARD, Cal, July 31.-Because
President Gompers refused to issue
charter to hesJapansse laborers en-
gagged in the sugar beet industry, upon
the ground that there was agitation
growing in favor of Japanese exclusion
the Mexican Sugar Beet and Farm La
borers' Union of Oxnard. Cal, decided
to return it's charter to thea. F. of l..
and refuse affiliations with that body.
The Mexicans declare that the Japs
have stuck by them like true brothers
and that they dc. not propose to desert
them. They also charge that President
Gompers has violated the laws OF the
Federation, which declares in plain
words that there shall be no :discrimina-
tion against workerssof any*race, creed,
or color: The Mexicans and Japs will
probably go into the "a. T. u.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
CLAY MINERS ARE
IMPRISONED AT WORK

BLANDBURG, July s1.-Dissatist1eo
with their work behind the high stock
AIDES of the Harbison-W Walker clay
mines. 47 of the men burrowed their
way to liberty. They were EMPLOYED
to to take the the places of strikers, and the
fort fort behind which they. worked. was: sup
posed s::to serve the double purpose 81
protect pr h IT ion and retention i. The .Harbi
son-W alker coal
zlro11 olicellleli propart!y.'
.Ehe.s Which been oenesai
gslnee1A
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
NEW BOTTLE BLOWING
MACHINE A SUCCESS.

TOLEDO, July 31,-The Owens bottle
blowing machine is now in operation.
Pittsburg bosses who witnessed its
operations last week pronounce it a.
complete success and predict a revolu-
ton in the method of manufacturing
beer bottles. This machine gathers it's
own glass and the ware is conveyed to
the lears by mechanical devices, thus
eliminating all skilled labor. Another
point in it's favor, according to the
bosses, is that it is not opposed to work.
ing during the summer shut down.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
ANACONDA NEEDS NO MEN,
False Reports Sent Out to Induce Men:
to Go West,

Anaconda, Mont, July 30.-The Gen.
trail Labor Council Of Anaconda has
received word that an advertisement is
being run in Eastern papers stating
that a. large number of men are want
ed by the Anaconda Copper Mining
Company, to work in their smelling
plant at Anaconda, Mont I have been
instructed, as recording secretary Of
the council, to request the labor papers
throughout the country to deny this.
No men are needed here. At present
the smelters are closed and 1,500 men
are walking the streets in idleness. It
is reported the works will resume ope-
rations In a month or six weeks, but
none Of the officials Of the company
know when they will start, and when
they do there are plenty Of men here to
fill the positions.
H. A. DENNY, Rec. Sec,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
SAN FRANCISCO UNIONS
OPPOSE THE JAPS.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, July 31.-rhe
San Francisco labor council has unani-
mously disapproved the recent action
of State Federation and American
Federation Of Labor organizer in form
ing a union Of Japs in Southern Cali
fornia. Probably some of those Frisco
unionists imagine that they ought to be
given a monopoly Of trade unions and
that the Japs ought to jump, into the
Pacific ocean, = - -.