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ways work in abundance for those who
wish it? My Reverend Sir, drop your
phrases about the fall of Adam and
the blood Of Jesus, and tell me, why
should there be ut any time a lack OF
employment for men? Have you triet:
to answer that question? Do you really
want an answer 10 II / half believe
you do not speak the words of Hen
ryx George. Alrea iy> I see a supe ell
ious curl Ion your: Ics. What do YOU
say?' "Crank!" "Panacea!" patent
nostrum!' Those words are the shib-
boleths of ignorance.
Henry George answered the question:
The Beginning Of Wisdom.
He showed that: Industry is half
strangled by laws which confer private
monopolies upon the few, and impover-
ish the many by artificial restriction of
the natural opportunities Of employ
ment. Put the taxes where they belong
upon land values. Stop taxing men for
doing things. Make it ruinous for spec
ulators to hold land out of use. Will
that bring the Millennium? Will that
secure to 1aziness q full stomach? No,
but 1t will be the real as the law Of
gravitation. Learn laws of Nature.
That is the beginning of wisdom. Obey
them, that is the will OF God. The
program Of Henry. George will do more
than thousand years of preaching to
make impossiblethts shameless spectacle
of able-bodied men starving for lack Of
work, in a country where boundless re-
sources could we'll employ the labor of
the world.
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WESTERN LABOR UNIONS
WILL DEFEAT PEABODY.

Denver. Colo, Jan. 2S.-At a meeting
held in Denver last week 400 members
of organized labor of Colorado formed
a political association for the purpose
Of taking measures to defeat Gov. Pea
body and the other state officers who
have been associated with him in the
fight against organized labor in that
state, when they shall be proposed for
reelection as seems to be the trend of
affairs. President MITCHELL of the
National Association Of Mine Workers
stated that none Of the officers of the
National Association of Mine Workers
had any connection with the Denver
meeting and said it is his opinion that
the convention was limited to the Colo
rado Federation of Ore Miners and did
not embrace the coal miners of the state
fields.
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COLORADO SOLDIERS
make WAR ON WOMEN
COURT INJUNCTION Is IGNORED
BY STATE MILITIA.
Wives Of Miners Called Non Union
Men Names and are to be "RuII-
Penned" and Deported. Civil o.:
ficsrs Who Attempt TO- Serve No.
tice on Military Authorities are to
be Promptly Arrested.

Cripple Creek, Col, Jan. 2s.-Col.
Verdeckberg and all district, post COM
manders held an executive council of
war this morning. 1t was voted to ig-
more Judge Seeds injunction issued last
night, restraining them. from interfer-
ing or arresting strikers on the vagrant
order and to begin wholesale arrests of
unionists at once.
Maj. McClelland, at the. head of a
detachment of soldiers, left for Vic
tor to begin making arrests.
AS soon as the strikers are arrested
they will be thrown into the "bull pen'
at Camp Garfield, and before any
habeas corpus proceedings or other
legal steps, can be taken to secure their
release they will be placed on a special
train and cdeported from the cour Z:
warned not: to return under pain OF
arrest and corporal punishment.
"a number >of wives OF strikers will
also 'bt thrown In to- the "bull PEN
and then deported.. These women are
accused 7of. calling strikebreakers
.'''sfahs' AZ and the soldiers: as .'scab
herders So zsI 49,. ., -. y ~ IA j.
was also announced that any civil
officer who lIatt te1npt to5 serve. notice Of
an in1unctip the mi i itary author
.ttiesI zPs prom q ,,bul penned "a
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iMMENSEsRE E6ERNEFUND.

Columbus; o., Jan. 2s:=The- Ohio min
ers convention Jan. Is decided to make
permanent the per cent assessment
on earnings of miners for a relief or
defense fund. Fifteen thousand dollars
to be kept available at all times for
immediate needs. The initiation fee for
inexperienced men was raised to $40,
with a view to checking the influx of
foreigners to the mines in Ohio. The
convention refused to concur in a reso-
luton presented by the Columbus
Trades and Labor Assembly condem-
ming the coal-cars carrying and coal
producing combinations of the state.
President Haskins advised the miners
to keep out Of the controversy, as a
fight for cheaper coal did not mean less
profits for mining companies or rail-
road, but cheaper wages for miners.
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C|GARMAkEls UNION
PROTESTS IN Vain
CUBAN TREATY is PASSED IN
SPITE or OPPOSITION
OF UNIONS,
100000 cigarmaksrs Affected. Legis-
Iation is Entirely in the Interest Of
the Tobacco Trust Will Have Bad
Effect on Small Industries. Havana
Cigars to be Made Entirely by the
American Tobacco Company.

Washington; D. c., Jan. 2s.-The Gu
ban reciprocity treaty was passed de-
spite the protest Of 100000 cigarmakers
who objected to a reduction of the duty
because twas made wholly in the
benefit Of the Tobacco Trust.
James Wood. who was special COM
missioner of the. *ctgarmakers before
Congress, used the following pertinent
points against the treaty:
Because: There are 100000 cigarmak-
ers in the United States, who, during
the year ending June 3oth, 1903, made
6,742, ,7A, ,942 cigars;z about $4,000 of
which were made from the Havana
tobacco imported from the Island of
Cuba :: = zss.E.a
b Heeause:. Trust. controls
cigars 1f6na tho land of cuba pm
= Because: The Trust, with a conitem-
plated reduction OF 20 per cent on i'm
ported cigars, will be- still further en-
abled to come into the markets Of the
United States and undersell the home
producers.
Because: With this great difference
in wages. added to the $12 proposed re-
duction in the import duty on the man.
ufactured cigar, the Trust, with it's
vast wealth.. can continue Indefinitely
to undersell the home producer and fin
ally control with Cuban labor the clear
Havana cigar trade in this country, to
the detriment of the many thousands Of
American merchants and cigarmakers
who depend upon this work to maintain
themselves and families.
Because: The great bulk Of the grow
ing industry Of making clear Havana
cigars in the United States will be
shifted to Cuba in the event of ratifi-
cation Of this treaty, as the following
will show: From November 9Th, 1903,
up to and including November goth,
1903, there were 838 cases, containing
S,380,000 cigars, imported into the Unit
ed States from Cuba; 5,540,00O of this
number were consigned to the Trust
1t should be evident that it would be
unwise to seriously injure, if not en-
tirely destroy, the important and grow
ing trade of clear Havana cigar-mak-
ing in this country by .enacting the
proposed legislation.
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MARBLE WORKERS LOCKOUT
WAS A BAD FAILURE

New York, Jan. 2S.-The lockout of
marble workers declared by the Ma
tional Marble Dealers Association
months ago is ended, settlement hav-
ing been reached recently. The en-
ployers agree to not discriminate
against union men and will reinstate
all employees now idle A convention of
marble workers will be held in New
York in February to discipline the Of
ficers of the international union who
made the agreement at Buffalo that
caused the; lockout. This was, a part
sof the.asre ,xi empaeyers.ss
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J0HH MITCHELL SAYS
stop Immigration" "
TIDE OF ALIENS SHOULD BE
CHECKED AT ONCE.
Not Enough Work for the Many Mil.
lions Of Skilled Laborers. No Need
for the Added Millions Who are
Pressing Into the Cities to Com.
pete With American Workmen. Not
Enough go to Farming.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 2S.-John Nit
chell when asked of his opinion on the
immigration questions said:
Immigration should be restricted
much more than it is now. No matter
how decent and self-respecting and
hard-working the aliens who are flood
ing this country now may be, they are
invading the land of Americans, and
whether they know it or not, are help
ing to take the bread out of their
mouths. America for Americans should
be the motto of every citizen, whether
he be Workingman or capitalist.
THE are already too many aliens
in this country. There is not enough
work for the many millions Of unskilled
laborers, and there is no need for the
added millions who are pressing into
our cities and towns to compete With
the skilled American workman in his
various trades and occupations. While
the majority of the immigrants are not
skilled workmen, they rapidly become
so, and their competition Is not of
stimulating order.
Living on meager incomes abroad,
they are not constantly battling with
the problem which confronts the Amer
creased cost of living. They can live
on one-fifth of the amount which is re-
quired by an American workman. This
is on the supposition that there il
work enough for all. Such is not al
ways the case. Let it be supposed that
hard times are at hand. The big mines
are not running, and the industrial
world is at a standstill. Only very
small fraction of the vast horde Of
workmen who formerly found employ
ment can get any work to do. Capital
is squeezed and refuse to expend large
sums. Then come the foreign workman.
agreeing to labor for much smaller
| wages than the American workman
could subsist upon, and by accepting
| the stipend set by themselves they de-
prive the American laboring man Of
| just that much which rightfully should
| be his.
"In the mines may be seen the worst
! specimens of European paupers work.
ing and competing with the intelligent,
dectn and scumhating American citi 4
decent, clean American miners, awaiting
only an opportunity to take from them
their opportunities for earning a <.liv-
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or whether they would not demand still
shorter DAYS. He replied:

or whether they would not demand still
shorter days. He replied:
Il think the time will come when the
working day will be less than eight
hours. My idea is that the working
day will cintinually grow shorter.
while wages will become so small that
want tomorrow to be always better
than today. Labor conditions are far
better now than they were three or
four decades ago, and in the future
they will be just as much better in pro-
portion"
will the day come when all labor in
this country will be organized?"
II think so," replied Mr.. Gompers.
1T is coming fast"
"Organized labor will certainly in
crease as an economic force" said Mr..
Gompers, "although, as at present Or
ganized. labor is not affiliated with any
political party. It would be far worse
70 rthe United States, however, If there
were no such thing as labor organiza-
tion. Suppose we, had no concerted
effort to protect our workingmen from
the exactions OF the capitalists. Let
greed grind the workers down to the
utmost, and mfllionaires increase even
velopment of our material resources.
Let the rich grow richer and the poor
porer until at last the poor man turns.
What would be the result? I tremble
tot think oD the possibilities. We might
have a second revolution more terrible
than that Of France. It is the labor
organization that keeps the peace, that
forms the corner stone of our republic.
The unions are among the greatest of
our educating forces, and they stand
for almost everything that is good in
our government and institutions"
1T makes some difference, therefore,
Mr.. Gompers," said I, what kind OF
men the labor leaders are?"
Indeed, it does," was the reply, land
I can say from a personal knowledge
OF most of them that they are on the
average equal in honesty and integrity
to the members of any profession or
business. I mean the very best men
Of the legal, or even the clerical pro-
feSsiOns."
How about yourself, Mr.. Gompers
No one has ever questioned your fidel-
ity to organized labor?''
If SO, do not know it. I have been
president Of the American Federation
| of Labor for more than twenty years
For the first five years I received nc
salary and worked at my trade to sup
port myself, doing my union work at
night and on holidays. At the END
or that time I gave up cigar-making
and devoted my energies to the Amer
lean Federation, receiving $1,000 a year
l. AS time went on my salary was gradu-
ally increased until it reached $21OO
and 1t is only within the past year that
it has been $4,000. I think I may say
honestly that am not in the work fol
the money. I do it because love it. ]
have no amusements or anything out.
side of it, and my happiest hours are
!! when I work the HARDEST.
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'tD0HT| |APPEAIls!:. !:
DECLARES FOR LABOR
SAYS: NEW YORK STATE TEN
HOUR LAW is cONSTl-
TUTIONAL.
Law is of Benefit to Public. Prevailing
Opinion Of Court is That Law is
For Protection Of Health Of the
Bakers. Minority Opinion Says
That Law Interferes With Personal
Rig ht to Contract.

Albany, Jan. 28.--The court Of ap-
peals by divided court decided that
the state law prohibiting the employ
ment of bakers more than 10 hours
day or so hours a week is constitu-
tiOnal. The conclusion follows there
fore, from an examination of the statute
in the light Of the authorities cited
that its purpose an devery part Of it,
including the provision in question, is
to benefit the public, that it has just
and reasonable relation to the public
welfare, and hence it is within the
police power possessed by the legisla-
ture. But If in violation of the duty of
the court as stated in the Bridgers case
which is to adoupt the construction
which, without doing violence to the
fair meaning Of the words used, brings
the statute into harmony with the pros
visions Of the construction'-we award
to the title of general law such po-
tency as causes it to overcome both
the tiele' and the provisions of an ar
ticle therein, thus making the provis-
ions Of labor law, we are still re-
quired to hold that it is within the po-
lice power" Judge Parker in the pre-
vailing opinion says: Medical authori-
llCS "lluUul. l1u1uUSI HluSSlly WUIhcIS
in bakers or confectioners establish
ments with potters, stone cutters, file
grinders and other worknen whose oc-
cupation necessiates the inhalation of
dust particles and hence predisposes
it's members to consumption. The pub
lished medical opinions and vital stat
istics bearing upon that subject, stand
ing alone freely justify the section un-
der review as one to protect the health
of the employees in such establishments,
and it is the duty of the court to as
sumo that the section was framed not
only in the light: of the force of the
medical authority bearing upon the sub
ject-authority which reasonable chal-
lenges the attention and stimulates the
helpfulness OF, the pl1ilantropists"
The decision is rendered in the case
of Joseph :Lochner, an employing bak-
er Of Utica, who was prosecuted for
violation Of the law. convicted and fined
$50 and COSTS His case was made a
test case. : r. ..s~, ;.7
Chief. Judge Parker writes the. pre-
vailing opinion, In which Judges Gray,
Vann and Haight concur. Judges Gray
and Vann also writing opinions
Judges 0'Br1en. Ra1tlett and Martin
dissent. Judge OF awriting dis
senting opinion. g. - -"
Judge O'Brien's dissent is based upon
the ground that the law: violates the,
personal right of contract. =s...s.#. ss..=.
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HOD CARRIERS UNION =:
MAKES GOOD SHOWING.

Trenton, N. j., Jan. 2S.-At the con-
vention of the Intern ational Union of
Hod Carriers and Building Laborers
last week in Trenton. Secretary Stem
burg made his report which showed
total membership of 1900 with forty
eight new local. established during the
past year. Decision was reached in
favor Of sympathetic strikes; on all
work Of the same contractor in differ
ent cities when a local union in one city
has grievance. The question: Of gen
eral sympathetic strike was not dis
cussed. y: -, =. 80
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COAL OPERATORS STILL
AFTER LOWER WAGES

Cleveland, O., Jan. 2S.-An informal
meeting of Ohio, Pennsylvania and
West Virginia coal operators was held
in Cleveland, last week. The concensus
of opinion was that the miners shall
be asked to accept reduction of from
Is to 20 cents per ton in their rate Of
pay. This proposition will be submit
ted at the joint conference at indiana
apolis. The low price at which steam
coal is being sold and the consequent
small margin of profit makes this pro-
position necessary. the operators state.
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MONUMENT ERECTED TO
EIGHT HOUR DAY.

San Francisco, CAL, Jan. 2s.-The
first monument to trade unionism was
erected recently in Melbourn, Australia.
1t is called the "Eight-Hour Monu-
ment," as it is in commemoration Of
the eight-hour system, which was be-
gun in Australia forty-eight years ago.
The monument is a tall marble pillar,
surmounted on an oblong block hold
ing a globe and torch. The word
prosperity is written on the globe and
three large figure eights are engraved
on the block
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-30

Western states to inform the labor un-
ions of the action of the company. The
Chicago Federation of Labor has re-
quested the American Federation of
Labor to send out circulars to all un-
ions for the purpose of acquainting
them OF the facts. It is said that Pres-
1dent Florsheim of the company, who
resides in Chicago has asked for a con-
ference with locked out girls but the
latter denied this
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-30
CORSET FAcToRY's METHODS
EXCITE SEVERE CRITICISM.

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 2s.-Two hundred
trade unions in Illinois and nearby
states have passed resolutions CRITICS.
ing the Kabo Corset Co., of Anora, Ill,
for locking: out 700 girl corset workers
for refusing to permit indiscrirninate
filming Of being late or losing . day
from any cause hatever. Bernhard
ZBraff. general secret tar ofS the. Interna-
.tional Ladies sarrne ent Workers. I'm
Ion sah sent several organizers q
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.5 The Daily socialist 81 ficial organ OF
the Social ist party Massach huaetts,s
hassmade.i e. appeara ncesInIBostons.TheI
paper.f felturesstra uni on. 81.
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s. was Al Democratic Aid der1nan sWho
introduced and altered the oFdinancs
which made possfbl Tor TIE police5.
Ssto@rid# the. city sof sirah harl
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Should Not Stand for Wage Re1uetjon,
Indianapolis, Jan. 2S.-Presidfnt Com
pers Of the American Federatloa ola
Dor. in, an editorial in the American
Federationist,s organ Of the federation,
strongly advises union labor to resist
wage reductions, and urges employers
not to force the issue. zIS Esssz.ss
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sers OUT 10 Kill
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Saved From Fatal Results Of Second
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MY trouble was complicated with
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weakened by the poison the grip had
left in my body About this time
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9 THE PEOPLES COLUMN 9
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g c o @ G Q C c @ O Q @ 6 o g

Mr. j. C Nibhcz. Editor Leader
! listened 10 sermon NOT ions sine
delivered from an "Orbolox" pulpit
n nis city resarJug the social
Messiauio Prophecies The gentle
man Said n subs aace thar these pro-
phec'e consututel "a mighty river OF
evidence beginning with ,he STA. emani
in Gensis abou he woman jumping
on the snake head anl The snake
hI ing her foot ana running ON down
The long ages of time yet TO come. and
feed by an The prophecies uttered by
prophets until the angels delivered tac
message of Glad tic5ngs or great
10y The evidence offered by the
gentleman. in support of the above
statement was a declara,i ion 20 the Of
feet that he ha dsudied The Nessianic
Prophecies four years. ana then gave
a painter $1,000 to paint a picture OF
he imaeinary picture on canvas of
stated dimensions He dtd no offer
the picture in evidence but stated
that he had ID here in Guthrie Now
/ will have 20 see tha picture in ov-
dence before believe read i'm
Matt 1928. AID he came and lwel,
IN a city called Nazareth that 81 migh'
be fulfilled which was spoken hoy the
prophets saying He shall he called a
Nazarene
WIN the gentleman kindly cite that
statement in the old Bible No such
prophecy is recorded-it is simply an
evidence of Matthew's ability 10 fabri.
cate.
Is it possible for man TO make his
congregation homes by presisteutly
preaching 10 them faIsehoods2 My
advice to the gentleman is to study
those prophecies again for four years
and then have another picture paint
ed
| can not believe that my salvation
is based upon a religion that began In.
a dream am ended in murder.
win the reverend gentleman kindly
turn Matt 6.5 and read And when
thou prayest thou shall not be as the
hypocrltes are, for they iove to pray
standing in the synagogues and in The
corners OF the reefs, that they may
be seen Of men"
Verify ! say un.o you. "They have
their reward And sit down
In the Lords prayer, Matt 6:13, we
are taught to pray And lead us not
into temp alton. etc" Is the God OF
your church so accustomed 10 leading
his children into temptations that you
must make a special reques OF him
not TO set bad example,? u So join
ms Unitarians for our Coz Is good and
we can trust our sons ana daughters
TO his leadership without fear OF His
leading them astray
Yours respectfully a Unitarian
- 8 Eanroe