The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-13
MILLIONAIRE THIEVES
HIT BY. UNION LABOR
CHICAGO FEDERATION OF LABOR
TAKES SHOT AT CITIZENS
ALLIANCE.
Tax Dodgers Held to Be Responsible
for Criminal Conditions in Chicago.
Official 7laekmailing Charged,
and 6laokmailers Are Accused Of
Securing Passage Of City ordin-
ences.-littie Criminals Arrested
But Greater Ones Go Free.

ChlcagO, Feb. 11:-'Whi1e your organ
ization has existed thirty-six years and
thousands Of persons have been held UP
many of them being wounded or killed
you have betrayed no signs of life
until millionaire lawyer and business
man fell victim.''
In these words the Chicago Fedora
tion of Labor begins a communicat tion
which will be mailed to-day to Arthur
Farwell Burrage of the Citizens Com
mittee, who recently invited the labor
body to aid in stamping out crime in
Chicago.
Mr.. Burrage had informed the officers
Of the eFderat1on that the anticrime
movement was organized at a memorial
meeting hel in honor of James D. Full
lenwilder, who was killed by holdup
men a month or so ago.
The communication to be sent to Mr.
Burrage states that the Federation is
willing to aid in stamping out crime if
the agitation is carried along on certain
lines.
Crime is a result, not a cause, the
fruit, not the tree" the letter continues
Buckles History of Civilization states
that crime increases when bread gets
DEAR The crime af Chicago is largely
the result Of environment, and is period
tcal with the coming of Winter.
OFFICIAL BLACKMAILING
CHARGED,
TOO often the law ordinances have
been passed solely for official black
mailing purposes. and to this fact can
be attributed the present official cor
r"pt1on In all departments of govern
.nent. We will cooperate with you if
you move determinedly nthis direction,
and would suggest as necessary act
In view of our city's present financial
condition, that you 90 after the tax
lodging individual millionaires and cor
porations who are continually demanding
police and military protection while
shifting the burden of taxation on the
poorer citizens.''
.'"As remedy. for this the federation
recommends the publication Of a COM
plete list of real. estate assessments, in
Guiding description Of property taxed
and valuation. and name Of owner, : (
! HalIsyd dslsanIe s9g.to .see1reen
rce1nent 81 NV asks tho hederaz:
tioh, IT you do We can guarantee
enough revenue to increase the police
force, perfect our fire department and
pay our school teachers"
The letter then refers to reports of the
Health Department, in which the NOR.
tality of children in 1903 was 20 per cent
greater than in 1902 and of aged per-
sons 367 per cent more. in the same
Period.
CONSTRUCTIVE SUICIDE POSSIBLE
''The Health Department officials
state that the deaths were due to lack
of fuel and resulting exposure" the let
ter continues, and then. adds: "In the
eyes Of the department those responsible
for this situation are guilty of construc-
tive suicide.
cardinal Manning said a starving
man was entitled to his neighbor's
bread Our aim is not to call the
righteous, but the sinners to repen-
tance.' And of you gentlemen know
the unrighteous and are sincere it is
your duty to warn Them
In conclusion the letter says: LET us
be careful that we do not punish to,
much the criminal that steals the goose
from eff the common, and let the great
er criminal loose who steals the COM
mon from the goose