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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26
CRITICISM WILL BUILD TRADE
UNIONlSM.

The greatest reason why so many
people are condemning organized labor
in general Is that labor is becoming so
thoroughly we'll organized that some
people are being squeezed who here
tofore have been doing all of the
squeezing themselves. A thief will
create the greatest disturbance when
he has been robbed. When labor was
undergoing a period of primative
work in organization but little atten-
ton was paid to it's progress. Those
naturally opposed to labor regarded
the agitation as simply the ranting of
a set Of morbid men. They believed
that trade unionism would die such
as all it's predecessors in labor organ
ization had done. Great was their
surprise, however, when they awoke
after the settlement Of the great coal
strike to find the powerful influence
welded by organized labor. It was
then that the war Of determination be-
gam. 1t was then that Parryism re-
ceived an impetus, but. alas! it was
too late. Trade unionisrn had been so
thoroughly lodged in the hearts and
minds Of the American working men
that it's opponents paled beside it as
the stars beside the sun. The enemy
of the organization of labor who
VocIferates his opposition to an in
: telligent American audience is but the
sfaughing stock Of the community in
which he resides. It is but natural
that union labor should have many
critics. 1t is proper. If everything
moved along without protest the end
would be critical. Criticism will build
organized labor. 1t will point out its
weaknesses and its errors, and ulti-
mately it will be the means Of compel
ing organized labor to move wisely
and righteously.
The futility Of the braying Of the
parasite class is evident when it is
remembered that they have been on
posed to every movement of labor
from the beginning Of time, and still
labor is moving forward, and it will
continue to move forward until all
men get their rights; until no parasite
on this earth shall dare strike the back
of labor with the lash of injustice.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26
COST OF KILLING COMPETITION

That the shares of such a concern
as the United States Steel corporation
should sell as low as 81 cents on the
dollar, when it has good surplus,
enormous orders ahead and the backing
of the strongest financial men in the
country, shows clearly that the pub
lie has reached the state of mind that
compels a scrutiny Of the facts which
underlie a trust.
The steel trust is the final proof that
monopoly has not all the ADVANTAGES
that are claimed for it.
The killing off Of competition costs
immense sums of money, and makes
serious inroads upon the dividends.
Indeed a question that has con-
fronted more than one big trust is
whether it is not cheaper in the long
run to undersell competition than to
buy it out.
The steel trust spent many millions
in buying out not only actual, but
threatened competition-not only mills
that existed, but mills that did not
exist. The value of this threatened
competition was capitalized; mills In
existence have to pay profit on the
value Of mills that never came into
existence-mere threats Of mills.
The steel trust is by no means alone
In this condition. People who take II
for granted that the killing off a COM
petition Is only small matter of an
evil disposition are nightly mistaken
In any industry whose sources of pro-
duction are free and widely distributed
monopoly can be secured and main
tanned only at enormous and constant
cost if at all.
The steel trust Is up against other
disadvantageous conditions. In the
the first place, Carnegie gouged it III
the values put upon his own interests
The organizers demanded and re-
ceived an unprecedented share Of the
new stock for their services. Then
the man chosen for the presidency
proved incompetent and finally broke
down.
This Is discouraging list of dis
advantages and disasters But more
discourasins still is the enormous load
of capitalization and expense due to
competition that never got beyond the
stage Of threat. -. ~ & !. .. 81
s. The history Of the great steel trust
Z has: opened the eyes otz The public Ia
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26

Recently William N. Amory sold his
residence property in New York CITY
and this sale revived a curious bit of
history in connection with the wall
paper which decorates one of the
rooms of this residence. The naner
Is made up of the bonds Of a coal and
iron company in Kentucky and were
originally intended to sell for several
millions Of dollars. Although Mr..
Amory was at one time offered 5000.
600 cash as a bride in a suit in which
these bonds played a prominent part,
they were practically worthless and 90
unique souvenir were converted nv
their owner into wall paper.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26
LABORING MEN UP AGAINST TT.
Purses of Those Returning frOI
Wheat Fields Are Lean.

Purses OF Those returning from
Wheat Fields Are Lean.
The laboring men returning to Du-
1uth from the wheat country are in
most cases "brol<e." They explain that
the wet weather following the cutting
Of the grain caused them to lose So
much time that they paid out their
earnings in August for board in the
first half Of September. The farmers
are less liberal than in former years
weather, and not only charged for
meals, but good stiff rates at that, ac-
cording to some Of them.
THE supply of labor in Duluth at
present Is hardly equal to the demand -
said an employment agent yesterday.
I'VE have orders for many for railroad
work and work in the woods; and the
crews are filling up rather slowly. The
wages paid for railroad work in, North
Dakota are: from 81. to 1925 a day.
Wages in the woods are about the
same as last year, namely, $50. to. $35 a
month and board j. for ordinary work,
and $40 to $45 a month for leaders. The
Great Northern is asking for an extra
gang for surfacing work, and there Is
q strong demand for tie makers. :. The
latter set 10 to ! y cents 5. tie. We are
expecting men to come in 81 numbers
from the wheat country from now. Oil 81
and this good 8 time Tor. men is
make arrang ementsYff III winter err
zsy=..rhes Northern14,,m ber com anys 40
.sta rtin8 .siS c1lnp he RanMERiyer
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26
SAM PARKS WINS IN CONVENTION
All Delegates But Three Vote to Seat
His Union Mt Kansas City.

All Delegates But Three Vote to Seat
His Union Mt Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 23.-After be-
ing In session behind closed doors
since early this morning, the conven-
ton OF the International Association
Of Bridge Structural Iron Workers at
10 o'clock tonight voted in favor of
seating Sam Parks and the other dele
gates from local union No. 2 Of New
York. There were but three votes cast
against Parks and his friends.
These were the ballots Of President
Buchanan, Kansas City delegate and
one other. The result was decided
victory for Parks, as it reinstates HIM
and directly repudiates the action Of
President Buchanan in suspending 1T.
The Parks delegation will now have
seats on the floor and the supposedly
regular New. York delegations are out
=:* T :. I3 5=iz #.
- Il The hearing OF the Parks case con-
stunned nearly all the time Of the con-
vention: yesterday and was a bitter con-
test. Early in the day when the Gre
dentials committee had reported
throwing the contest back to the con-
Z
needing the ruling of Buchanan and
vacating the hall with his men. Later,
during the afternoon he and his men
were called back to plead their cause
and from 3 o'clock until after o'clock
the matter was thrashed out. Then a
vote was taken with the result an
nounced. Parks was jubilant tonight.
He was escorted from the convention
to the Coates house by group of ad-
nnirers, among whom was D. Pollock,
business agent Of the New York local
who had made the motion to seat
Parks.
Il knew it would go that way" said
Parks. II knew 1t all the time. 1
don't go into a fight unless I know
where I am at. There was no doubt
about it. had the men with me, just
as said had. tell you every one
is satisfied and things are lovely"
II have no statement to make" said
Buchanan. Yes it is a defeat for me.
The result is the reinstatement Of To-
cal No. 2, as I was not sustained"
Asked what effect this would have OIL
the presidency and whether he would
seek reelection, Mr.. Buchanan de-
cHned to answer.
The credentials committee today re-
ported favorably on the question Of
allowing inside men or shopmen in the
membership. This was passed to the
convention itself, although it had not
been taken up. There are 100000 OF
these men and il they are accepted
they will strengthen the organization.
There seems to be strong sentiment
looking toward their acceptance.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26
Blue Label, Work.

Frank E. Hoffman, representative of
the Minnesota Blue Label League, will
start next week on a trip which will
keep him on the road indefinitely: He
VIII visit Elk River, /. lena Detroit
City, HI1i III Crookston. q da,., Moor
gus Falls Bree kenr1i15 INT an, III
bow, ake; vansvi u lexandria,
Sank Center, elrose,:s =Paynesville,
Willmar and *Delano.es The cigar maxi
ers are we'll satisfied over the results
thus far obtained through label agita-
ton Of this natures;a and will continue
the work. r. i.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26
peals have been taken in some cases
and the law will be thoroughly tested.
Rival Unions United.

Efforts to consolidate the United
brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers and the Amalgamated Society of
Carpenters, which have been under
way for some time, are now likely to
result successfully. At recent meet
ing Of representatives of the rival
organizations, held in Chicago, it was
agreed to refer to a referee differences
still existing, and decision will be
rendered shortly.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26
Plumbers Must Have Licenses,

Judge Finehout' Of st. Paul has filed
a decision unfolding the constitution
ality of the state law requiring jour-
neymen plumbers to take. out a license
before they can do any work or accept
employment with any firm. hTe case
Is regarded as important owing to the
fact that in two similar cases Judge
Holt Of the municipal court, and Judge
Wllliston Of Saltwater have held the
same law unconstitutional
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26
TWIN CITY LABOR
NEWS OF INTETEST
BLUE LABEL ADVOCATE HOFF.
MAN TO MAKE STATE TRIP.
Plumbers Law is Upheld New Flour
Mill unions-Rival Unions
United. =.
The Garment Workers.

B. F. Larger, president of the United
Garment Workers Of America, has re-
turned to the Twin, Cities after at
tending the annual convention Of his
organization at Indianapolis. MI.
Larger was reelected by reclamation.
The convention just closed was, in the
opinion Of the president, the greatest
and most representative ever held, and
the delegates were very enthusiastic.
Mr.. Larger will remain in the Twin
Cities about ten days. He will en-
deavor to secure more general use Of
the craft label.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26

Bryan's Commoner explains that tho
Aldrich bill provides for keeping money
In circulation by taking it from the
national treasury and loanlng it to
banks at low rate Of interest so that
they may loan. it to the people at 3
high rate Of interest. The bill is ad-
vocated by men who want some excuse
for perpetuating excessive taxation.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26

AT last accounts, taking all the
specials. together, the Turks have
Killed something over billion Christ
1ans in a sparsely populated country
where no Christians were known to
live. Turks and war correspondents
are great shedders of blood, and the
Powers would be justified in combining
against them.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26


opposite direction. r The eminent
counsellor bowed his head as III en
dorsement r., Of the opinion. f. .=..'Well,=
what I want Sto know is. this. Whist
am I in this Turkey; the wishbone".: !. !.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26
More Mill Unions,

A new union of millers has been or
ganized in Buffalo, N. Y, by President
John M. Finley, Of the International
Union of Flour and Cereal Mill En-
ployes. Two other unions-the Pack
ers and Nailers. and the Cereal Mill
Employes-which were independent
unions, have become affiliated with
the mill employees International thru
the efforts of Mr.. Finley, and the pres
ent eastern trip bids fair to prove a
successful one.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26

Scientists at the Smithsonian Insti-
tute are still insisting that the airship
test was more successful than they
had expected. This is probably based
on the fact that the machine showed
it could swim and dive when. they had
only thought it could fly.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26

The United States postofftce depart
ment in 1902 issued domestic money
orders amounting to over $4,000, 900
and foreign amounting to nearly $23,-
100000. The money sent abroad was
almost entirely remittances to relatives
by immigrants.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26
Carroll 3. Wrioht. Umnira.

The board of Cancellation, appointed
under the provisions of the anthracite
mine strike commission, has disposed
Of upwards. of thirty disputes. Car
roll D. Wright has been selected as
umpire for the board. and to him are
referred matters upon which the board
is unable to agree. Five decisions
were handed down by Mr.. Wright last
week. In the case in which the miners
charged discrimination by operators
against strikers, the umpire decided
that former strikers should be given
preference for work, provided they
have not been convicted Of crimes
committed In the course of the late
trouble.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26

The Oregon chemist who says he
has discovered how to make silver
from gold should try to reverse the
process. At present the discovery
seems about as useful as knowing how
to make one dollar bills out Of tens.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26

Remember that to change thy mind
and to follow him that gets the right,
is to be none the less the free agent
thou vast before.-Marcus Aure1ius.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26
A. F.. of l.. Statistics.

Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation of Labor, in a
recent report says that the member
ship Of the federation embraces nine
tenths Of the whole organized forces
of labor, and that applications are
coming in at the rate of 200 a: month.
Organized in Pittsburg, in 1881, with
100000 workers, the federation now
has a membership Of: over 2,ooo;0oo.
The federation; has thirty-six paid
organizers in .thesfeld !: who devote all
their time to e5labor. cause, and LOO
district. organizers The only labor
,bodies Of any. consequence .whichh are
not affiliated with the federation are
the American 8 Labor Union the
knights 4 81 Labors5 and the railway
brother hoods. Is Income OF the
federation IS about $240,0oo> q year. s:.%
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26
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RIGHTS OF WAGE WORKERS.
By Archbishop Ireland.

@ BY Archbishop Ireland.
O Capital is stored labor; the (
O fruit and result of labor. It's <
@ rights must be respected. La <
O Dor should invite it into use; <
O never brighten it away by
O making it unsafe or depriving <
O it Of reasonable profits. <
@ Without large aggregations (
O of capital great enterprises are. (
O not possible and the country (
O is not developed.
O Wage earners have a right <
@ to combine, to form trusts and
O syndicates and call them la <
@ Dor unions.
O 1t is wrong in labor unions <
@ to limit the output of work on <
O the part of members. The men, (
O bers themselves are injured; <
O they are reduced to dead level <
O of inferiority.
O The function of law in re- <
@ gard to capital and labor is <
O to protect the natural rights (
O of both.
O The deadliest enemy Of la <
O Dor is that form of socialism
O which would close out from (
O men God and his Christ, the <
O church and it's heaven. <
O Let the wage earners show <
O to the country that they are
O swayed by justice and patriot <
@ ism and they will win in all (
O righteous claims. (
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26
ChiId IL I,,,ayv,' .vfolatorr.:

. Chief Factory Insp rector AZ. p. Davis,
of the Illinois depa rtment 81 abor, has
begun crusade schicago against
violators off the forbiddin *a the
SSemplo yrnetit SO on ldren under the age
spre scrIb new stat nte,. and Tor
smores nan S.etghff hours q ~. Over
arrest4 MAI e his week
result 81 III made SA bby
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26

It Is strange indeed how sollcitous
the subsidized organs of the Repub-
ican party have recently become for
the welfare of the Democratic party,
remarks the Rochester Connmoner.
Not at all strange. They are but
obeyins the orders Of their payn1as-
tiers. x~. -. HI j.. 2 Z !. =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26

camps, and many others are preparing
for active operations. Alger, Smith 4
Co., and the Hines people log the year
around
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26

=|o n Governrne insist on pulling
me- one gloom Z
ily.a "a the next tnE eink iIas TN
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-04-25
SEVERE ATTACK OF GRIP
c. S. ALpprcH.

Cured by One Bottle Of Chamberlain ;
Cough Remedy.
wv hen had an attack Of the
grip last win,e, tthe second one |
actually cured myself with one
bottle of Chnmberain's Cough
Remedy" says Frank W. Perry,
Editor of the Enterprise, Shorts.
vile. \. Y. "This is III. hone 81,
truth. at times kept from cough
ing myself to pieces by taking n
teaspoonful of this remedy, aud
when the coughing spell would
come on nt night | would take a
dose aud 1T seemed that in the
hriefest interval the cough would
pass off anl | would go to sleep
perfectly free from cough and it's
accompanying pains. To say that
the remedy acted MS mos. agree
able surprise is putting it very
mildly. l had no idea that i,
would or could knock out the grip,
simply because had never tried
il for such a purpose, but it did,
aud 1t seemed with the fecond
attack Of coughing the remedy
caused it not only to be Of less
duration, but the pains We're far
less severe, and had not used the
contents of one bottle before Mr..
Grip had bid me adien." For sale
by all druggists.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-04-25

Merging aud consultations are
going merrily on while Teddy is
swinging around the circle. The
.creat banks of New York are CON-
bining aud such men AS Morgan,
Gould, Whitney aud Guggenheim
are put at the head. The vast coal
fields in Central Illinois are pass
ing Into the control of n gigantic
corporation, with capital OF $780,
900, 900, and they will be operated
in connection with the Hill system
Of railroads. n most powerful CON-
bination of itself.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-04-25

The Creede Athletic Club is
coming for its share of attention
and is growing IN membership
even beyond the fondest hopes of
the original organizers of the club
and now they also have some
twenty or thirty ladies' enrolled as
members who are fond of the ath-
letic exercises which are indeed
henl,hful and invigorating. The
club now has a membership of 45
and is still growing rapidly
Candle.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-04-25
The Negro Problem.

It is in the Southern States that
the Negro problem lie a menace.
There the Negro population is in
many places overbalancing, aud
in the estimation of the whites the
blacks must be kept in subjuga-
tion or they will govern the whites
There are many other indica-
tions of race war. Black men
commit hcinous crimes agains,
white women, and white men
summary burn the culprlts at the
stake. Sometimes mistakes are
made in these summary executions
for it is impracticable to give the
accused "a legal trial, and these
mistakes, to say nothing of the
appalling character of the execu-
tions oven OF guilty victims, can
not fail in time to bring the race
/. war on to its crisis. They are IN
tended to terrorize. but from
terror to murderous frenzy is only
a degree. A country laid waste
with fire, and its inhabitants,
black and white. slaughtered with
out mercy, is quite within the pos
sibili,ies for the South, if terror,
with its consequent freuzy, once
takes the place in the Negro mind
Of wonder and awe at the out
RACES upon his race.
The blacks at the South are
now, as n race, IN servi'ude 10 Tue
whites as a race, because the
whites practically own the soil of
the South. A large proportion OF
the whites, North aud South, are
in like servltude to others of their
own race, which goes to show that
whites as well ms blacks inay be
reduced TO servitude in nominal
freedom. The blacks, though sl-
ready in servi,ude as u race, are
, fast giving evidence of disposi-
ton to submit only little longer.
As Mr.. Wise says, they are mot
below the worm'-which turns.
A race war must be prevented
by a just peace. Race antago-
nism must be allayed bv race
friendship. Race hostility must
be overcome by mutuality of in-
tereste between the races. And
this can be secured only by an
effective recognition Of equal legal
rights. regardless of race and ire
spective Of color.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-04-25
A. L. Stroup, PHI. NJ,
Everything in drugs.
WooDMEN TEMPLE.

! have just received a cousign
ment of Kellogg's celebrated Ped.
ieree Strawberry plants the finest
that ever came to town. Come
soon if sou want some for your
garden.
c. S. ALpnIcH.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-04-25

Antonito people are talking of
running special tram to Santa
Fe ON May 5ih to see President
Roosevelt, who Will stop there
three hours and make n 90 minute
speech. The running OF the train
depends upon how many persons
signify their intention Ia 20.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-04-25

Two propositions of great i'm
portance ARE being considered by
public spirited men of Alamosa.
One is new school binding and
the other is hospital. Both are
sadly needed aud it lis IA pretty
sure thing iha, they will arrive.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-04-25

The Santa Fe will have colonist
tickets 10 California en- sale April
to June ID inclusive, at rate Of
S25. Service unsurpassed.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-04-25

A little girl in town WAS told to
change her stockings because one
had n hole in it. Instead of doing
so she got some shoe blackiDg aud
blncked her leg where the hole
wac. II is ,hought this method
may become popular in summer
weather.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-04-25
Rose bushes for sale by Mrs. G.
\. Derby shire.

Go to Fassett's for children's
ready. made dresses.