The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-02-28
bad man to pattern after.

It looks as though the eight-hour bill
is going to die with congress on March
4th. This has been the fate of every
bill Of a like nature for several years.
At a previous session of congress all
eight-hour bill had been given date
for vote, and just as it was to be
considered the late Senator Davis
moved that the senate take up the
matter Of Hawaiian annexation, and
the bill never saw life again.
Advices from Washington indicate
that the influences against the bill
have succeeded in having it held up,
and postponed in the hope that it
would eventually suffer the same fate
as it's predecessors. Whatever hap
pens, labor will bob up serenely with
another bill at the next session.
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Senator Rieke, who introduced the
resolution at the legislature for an in
vestigation of organized labor and it's
attitude towards the state fair asso-
citation, it seems was the victim of
huge Joke. The labor papers Of the
state have been poking all sorts Of
fun at him. The fact Is that no agree
ment has been made with the state fair
association. 1t was simply a rumor,
and the senator, anxious to secure
some cheap advertising, made a gal
lery play at a false alarm. His col
leagues in the senate in referring to
the matter, say that if it comes to an
issue that they would favor a resolu-
ton advising the state fair association
to obey the laws of the state, and en-
ploy its labor on the eight-hour basis.
y 4
There is a Sunday closing bill pend
ing before the state legislature which
if passed, will make 1t illegal for any
store to open on Sunday. Petitions are
in circulation among all lovers of Sun
day observance and rest, which call
for the passage of the bill. An effort
will be made to have them signed at
the churches tomorrow. Duluth ex-
poets to send down 5000 signatures this
week.
A labor temple in Duluth is not i'm
probable. Last Sunday a committee
met in the Labor World office and dis .
cussed plans for raising money to build
home for union labor. It is figured
that Duluth unions spend about $4,000
| year in rent. II this was applied on
labor temple together with rent from
other sources it. Is figured that money
could be saved. W. :I} ;..s.ys I s ,s$s$s
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! An eastern*organizero Of blast furnace
workers is expected in Duluth soon to
start local organization here. 1t is
; not known whether conditions are Mpe
| to such an organization at this time.
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| There was a rather amusing time
in the police court on Tuesday. A non .
union bricklayer named Brooks was
arrested for non-support Of his family.
Brooks maintained that he could get
no work. and then followed this exami- :
nation:
Judge Windom-"How many min
utes have you worked this year,"
Brooks-"I have worked good DEAL
Judge-"What would you think of
another man who would treat his fam
lily like you do yours?'
| Brooks-"I don't know
! Judge-"I think you are a lazy old
'gawk,' and I will bind you over to
| 1"oAI IAC dCllOIl VI ttlG SfdQO jury.
| Brooks-Exit with court officer.
|
E. E. Stevens. publisher of the I'm
ion Of Minneapolis, was visitor in the
city this week. Mr.. Stevens has charge
of publishing the directory and pro-
ceedings of the Minnesota State Fede-
ration of Labor, and came to Duluth
for the purpose of securing some local
advertising. 1t is, needless to say that
he was given liberal patronage by our
home merchants.
| Il
1t is indeed gratifying to know that
the boss painters aid the painters un-
ion have all agreed upon~a scale for
the coming season. BY the terms OF
the agreement every paint shop in Du
luth will be thoroughly unionized from
cellar to garret. Gentlemen, accept oul
most hearty congratulations. Peace
will be found much better and mora
profitable than war.