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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-26
UNIONS GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY

Judge Hosea Of Cincinnati recently
granted perpetual INDUCTION against
the plumbers union and the building
trades council, preventing them from
interfering, in any way, with the busi-
ness of William Hillenbrand, master
plumber: In his opinion, he adjudged
the unions guilty of conspiracy and in
timidation, and held that labor unions,
though unincorporated, and acting in
collective capacity, are liable for the
acts of individual members. and can be
enjoined for wrongs committed.
The trouble, which resulted in the ap-
peal to the courts, began last May
Harry Hillenbrand, union plumber,
employed by his father, was fined $25
for refusing TO strike. He declined to
pay the fine, and his father was told
to either pay it, or discharge his SON.
or else expect boycott. AS he refus-
ed to meet any of the demands, a strike
was called on him in November. At
that time he had contracts on hand
aggregating $4,000, and so he appealed
to the courts for protection. A tempo
rary INDUCTION was granted, and this
has now been made permanent.
Judge Hosea also decided another
point that is of the utmost Importance
to employers, in that they are entitled
their employees. Strikers visited en-
ployes OF Edillenbrand while they were
working on plumbing jobs and inter-
rupted work by talking to them in an
effort to induce them to quit. The
Judge said: Visiting Jobs where
workmen are employed, to persuade
Workmen to quit service or to join the
union, has been repeatedly condemned
as unlawful. They were not at
leisure, and their time, whether their
avn or their employers, could not law
fully be taken up, and their progress
interfered with, by these or any out
eiders, or any pretense or under any
claim Of right to argue or persuade
them to break their contracts" -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-26
CHILDREN To PARADE
BY THEIR WORK SHOPS
CHICAGO FEDERATION OF LABOR
PLANS OBJECT LESSON.
Transpareneies Carried BY Young
Workers Will Depict Sweatshop
Scenes. Demonstration Will Be Held
On independence Day. Idea Is to
Show Chicago Public Needs Of La
Dor Organization Among the Work
ers.

To counteract the influence of the
Chicago Employers Association, Or
ganizer Fitzpatrick of the Chicago Fed
GRAFTON of Labor is planning an object
lesson in child labor Arrangements
are being made for a monster parade
Of the children under 16 years of age,
employed in Chicago factories, depart
ment stores and sweatshops.
Over 10000 children are working in
Chicago stores and factories, and Mr..
Fitzpatrick believes he can convince
the public of the need of labor organ
ization. The attacks being made by
the employers on unions are directly
responsible for the idea.
The demonstration will be held on
Independence day, when Mr.. Fitzpat-
rick says the pinched faces and
mangled hands of the little boys and
girls will show how much meaning the
day has to them.
1--WE will show the world how we
protect our infant industries ;" he said
yesterday.
The Chicago Federation Of Musicians
has offered to donate the services of as
many bands as required, and Receiver
Fetzer of tn Union Traction company
has promished that special rates will be
made for the youngsters on the North
Side street cars. After the parade a
picnic will be held in Lincoln park.
I'VE will have number of trans
parencies in the parade" said Mr.
Fitzpatrick, leach depicting a group Of
children at work, and each bearing the
name of the employer. I expect it viii
be- one of the greatest educational
features ever introduced by organized
labor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-26
APPEARANCES DEcEITFUL.

Chicago Tribune:
They were two students of denomi-
national university.
There names, respectively, were Nc
jenkins and Williamson.
Finding themselves opposite a down
town restaurant, they went inside and
sat down at one of the tables.
McJenkins ordered beer.
Williamson ordered a milk punch.
Just as they were beginning to alb
sorb the same a university professor
happened in and saw what they were
doing.
''Mr. McJenkins,' he said, with great
severity, II shall certainly report you
to the faculty for drinking beer. Mr..
Williamson, commend you for taking
nothing stronger than a glass of whip
ped cream, and am sorry your example
has had no effect upon your associate.
Good day, gentlemen ~ ~ ~
And the professor passed on and sat
down at another table H.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-26
FOREIGN LABOR NEWS

At conference at Porto Rico, on
February Is, between Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
Of Labor, and delegates of the two Por-
to Rican labor unions, representing all
the organized labor Of the Island, Mr..
Gompers urged their amalgamation un-
der the American Federation of Labor
A resolution to this effect was adopt
ed by the delegates, and was voted up
on by the unions on March H.. j.. ..-
IyValss3 ssdcsstdISs ~ SfySI;d
all: expectati tions. ana the = demand 7for
the slate is greatly In excess Of the
supply. These quarries were started by
the unions and sympathizers in opposi-
tion to Lord Penryhn, whose employees
were out on strike for nearly three years
against the harsh conditions imposed.
All the strike leaders are employed in
the cooperative quarries.
A Jewish Cooperative Distributive
society has been established in the east
end of London. One hundred Jewish
workingmen have already taken up Ell
shares, which they pay off by INSTALL
ments. In addition to supplying the
members with goods at Current market
prices, evening classes will be opened
and lectures given, and everything that
will tend to educate and elevate the
masses.
Diamond cutters at Amsterdam, Hol-
land, have been locked out to the num-
Der of 1000 men. Some of these were
on strike, and the employers retaliated,
so that those employed should not be
able to support the men who We're out.
The strike funds were at a low ebb.
AS there are no restrictive immigra-
tlon laws in Natal, South Africa, the
employers are bringing in contract la
Dor wholesale, and the unions have to
battle against this wage-reducing
dodge the best way they can. For in
stance, the Natal Stores Employees as
sociation has the following for one of
its Objects: ITO check as far as poss-
ible, by cooperation with kindred asso-
Citations in England and elsewhere. and
by other lawful means, the present per-
nicious system of the importation itno
this colony of underpaid employees"
In New Zealand there are. eighty-four
employers unions with membership of
2,947; while there are 233 workers un-
ions with grand total of 23,815 MEM
berS.
The Italian laborers' union with 312
charter members has been started in
Boston, and it is predicted that the
membership will reach 5000 within the
next two months.
The Tobacco Workers Guild of Ma
nila embraces 5000 members.
In January $4,000 coal miners in
Northumberland, $500 iron stone min
ers in Cumberland and $500 blast fur
nacemen in Eng, were subjected to
reductions In wages.
The manufacturing crisis in Spain is
becoming more acute. A number of
factories have been closed and there
now 10000 men and large number of
women and children out of employ
ment.
The percentage of the population of
the United States which is supported
by agriculture is 36; that by mining and
various industries, "a; that by trade and
commerce, 16. In Germany the figuers
are respectively 38, 81 and II; in Eng
land, 10, So, and II; in France A, "a,
and 9, and in Italy. 81, % and 4.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-26
To Prosecute Trusts.

II house bill II, 1888. introduced at the
beginning Of the F1fty-eighth session,
becomes law United States attorneys
will be empowered, without fnstruc-
ton from the attorney general; to in
stitute proceedings against trusts that
unlawfully. restrain trade and CON-
merce. Circuit courts are given juris-
diction to prevent and restrain viola
lions Of the antitrust act and it will be
the duty Of district attorneys to bring
proceedings against offenders. The
Hon w. (: r. Hearst, representative
from New York. 10 the author of" the
lill. sE . s.: := :s RI Ri S.: 5:. .*:*
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-26
WOMAN AND CHILDREN,

The scarcity of work in Belfast, owing
to slackness in the linen trade and ship
building industries has caused consid-
cradle distress among the working
classes. The number of the unemployed
has been estimated at $500, and out of
these 1000 are said to be trade union
men.
A temporary agreement by which the
New York striking bricklayers' laborers
there will return to work pending arbi-
trattion has been reached. Conditions
prevailing before the strike will be re-
stored meantime.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-26
CARPENTERS, ! JOYOUS
OVER :SPhhG OUTLOOK
COMING SEASON PROMISES BUT
FEW TRADE DISPUTES.
Baltimore Carpenters Join In Warning
to Tradesnnen to Stay Away From
Fire Stricken City. Work Will Not
Begin for Several Months. GAL
weston Has Ceased to be Active.
Over One Half Of the Trade Is Idle,

Indianapolis, Ind, March 24.-There is
a general spirit Of, good feeling about
the headquarters in this city. The
coming season promises but few serious
trade troubles. In Patterson, N. j.,
where lockout has existed for some
time the matter has been settled, and
in the future all trade differences will
be settled by arbitration.
Baltimore carpenters have sent out a
timely warning to members of that
trade who are thinking of going to that
city on account Of the recent fire The
notice states that-'it will be several
months before active building will take
place in Baltimore. It can be frankly
stated that all press notices appear
ing in different papers throughout the
country are misleading.
AS far south as Amarillo, Texas.
the carpenters are fighting for the
eight hour day. The union lis young,
but it is Of the right kind of material
to score a good victory.
The local union of Ausbury Park N.
j., is having some trouble with the
municipal authorities who refuse to pay
the scale of the union, while local con-
tractors are all observing it.
Trade in Galveston among builders
has at last fallen off to such an extent
that scarcely more than one half Of the
carpenters in that city are employed
While it is true that a large sea wall
is being built, and that the town is
being raised sixteen feet, yet there are
twice as many men as is necessary ia
do tn work.
The carpenters of New York have
taken decided stand for public owner
ship. In resolutions recently adopted
the union declares that the great OBJ
stacle in the way of true representa-
tive government is the private control
of public utilities, and either it, or DEM
ocratic government has got to go.
"Governments derive their just pow
ers from the consent of the governed
Declaration of Independence Wher
those employed in any profession, trade
or calling through, their accredited rep
resentatives make the rules and regu.
lations under which rthey are willing tc
work, no other authority should be
recognized.
Public utilities belong to the people
to be used by the people, to accommo.
date the people and not to make money
for the few. i, y .>..
t.. N q i:::goveEnltnent pf. the: people, b,
AIs'sasrsissE ts Easshor'
ity unless amenable tossthe. people.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-26
COURTS AND LAWS.

New York painters are seeking legis-
lation, to be framed on the lines Of a.
German law, prohibiting the use Of
white lead in paint for public buildings.
The Central Federated union has in
dorsed and forwarded to the State fed
eration's committe at Albany this
painters bill, whose provisions will ap-
ply only to work done by the State or
its political subdivisions.
It has been announced that martial
laws at Telluride will be continued in
definitely. Gov. Peabody has prepared
AL order abrogating martial law there,
but it has been cancelled.
The jamaican legislature has passed
a bill practically prohibiting emigra-
ton to Panama. Laborers desiring to
go there will be compelled to pay SIS
each, and contractors will have to pay
. SO for every man secured in Jamaica
for; the work. The measure causes great
dissatisfaction there. The government
is trying to arrange with Washington
about getting laborers.
Delegate Kalanianaole, of Hawaii,
has introduced bills in congress- pro-
hibiting~ the employment of MongoHans
on public works in Hawaii, and making
eight hours a days work in such en-
ployment. :.
Chicago, ILL.,, millwrights who are
members of the international Flour and
Cereal Employees union have begun
suit at Minneapolis, Mimi, to prevent
the union from expelling or suspending
them.z The dispute arose with carpent-
ers over mill work in Chicago
The executive council Of the Fedora
ton Of Labor has protested against the
+ passage Of congress of the arbitration
bill prepared by .Volney W. Foster OF
Chicago: The objections are that such
q law; would tend toward compulsory
arbitration and nullify the powers and
decisions OF state board Of arbitration.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-26
TO LEGALIZE LAWLESSNESS IS,
Brooklyn Papers Opinion Of the Anti
Injunction BiIl-News of the
Labor World.

The matter of the antiinjunction bill,
says the Brooklyn Eagle, should not be
permitted to go by default by the
friends of law and order. It would be
no misnomer to call the bill an act to
legalize lawlessness, which may seem
tainly, the effect of it would be to pro-
mote disorder.
Ideal conditions would be created for
the men who foment trouble, but who
are careful to keep out of the thick of
the fight themselves. They have .sufft-
cient solicitude for their own safety to
stay away from the front. It is now
possible to bring them to account for
combining and conspiring, for egging
on the more turbulent of the material
at their command, but khould the
Mitchell -Gompers bill become a law,
they could let loose the dogs of labor
war with absolute immunity to them
selves, all the risks being taken by
Others
In cases of disturbance, the real guilt
Is at headquarters. 1t is at the source
Of ms piration and encouragement, the
turbulent being mere Instruments, pup
pets in the hands of men Of less valor
than discretion. Legislation is sought
so that the leaders may take no chan
ces, so that the puppets may be con-
fronted by all the. perils to be faced.
The game they seek to play is of the
heads I win tails you lose variety.
There should be short shrift for such
a bill at Washington. Nothing more
iniquitious has ever been. attempted
there. 1t invests with the sanctity and
protection Of law coercion and intini-
dation. It discountenances and pfohib-
it's interference by the peace preserving
power when practically every right
worth retaining is invaded. It denies
protection to those who are invading
none of the rights of others and to
whom the law guarantees freedom from
obstruction.
1t is tirebrand flung full in the face
Of liberty itself, giving to organized
labor power to enforce it's DEGREES by
main strength, with none to saw it nav
It gives license to license, leaving little
to bestow but the right to kill, as a
legitimate part of trade dispute; after
which, the deluge.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-26
CLERKS OF. EVELETH
TO GIVE FIRST BALL
Local Union Now Has One Hundred
Members-C. o. Of F. Dance
April 4.
EVELETH, MARCH 23-

With a view Of raising funds for
their organization the local branch OF
the Retail Clerks union will give bah
April 8. The local union, which is now
affiliated with the National Retail
Clerks Union Of America, now has
100 members and the coming event, in
addition to being a means of raising
funds, is sort of jubilee for the clerks
who have been successful in Eveleth
in securing the enforcement of a de-
mand for shorter hours.
During the formation of the organi-
Zation the clerks had the support Of
the people and are now far ahead OF
fellow employees in other range cities.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-26
s., 900 Men Are Near a Strike,

New York, March .24-This city faces
a dangerous labor situation, and unless
a settlement is reached soon, not fewer
than $4,000 men may be involved,
The difficulty is double-headed, af-:
fecting the building trades, and the
lithographing industry. Conference al
ter conference has been held between
the employers and the leaders Of work.
men, but instead OF cancellation, COM
promise or adjustment, there has been
e deepening Of the cleavage and an In
crease Of bitterness.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-26
LABEL SAVES HIS BODY
FROM PA|UPER'S CRAVE
BANNER OF TRADE UNloN,sM
IDENTIFIES UNKNOWN BODY
Registered Number OF Tailor. Label
Gives Clue for Identification Of a
Suicide. Man Was Despondent and
Took His Owne Life. Left Nothing
to Identify Him, and BY Strange
Coincidence Label Does the Work.

Kalamazoo, Mich, March A.-Identi-
fication by the aid Of union label
register number saved. the body Of
Robert MeMullen, who killed himself
XansoaYer. Cd.
sfI IssaId ute fRs7sat,ss'
McMullen Had destroyed i1a1devide1,ce.
of his name previous to- the: suicide,
burning letters, memorandum and pa
pers. Officers at Vancouver, however,
notified the union registrar at Bloom
ington. Of the number of the union la
bel on the dead mans clothes. The
clew led to Otto schrager tailor of
this city, who made graduating suit
for him last Summer.
McMullen was president of the class
1908 at the local college. Later he took
a degre from the University Of Chi
cago. His home was in Bay City,
Mich.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-26
NO CONSOLATION.
Chicago: Post.:s

CnlcaeQ Rosf;; 81 <ss #} ..5E:s -.
There, are good f1ah III the sea as
ever WereseaYeht,,''' yer tied her dearest,
But fratdp he Water, ~ conf
planned this. lleafthF
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-26
OFFICIALS ON RECORD
AGAINST GRADED WAGE
CARPENTERS EXECUTIVE BOARD
STRONGLY CONDEMNS GRAD.
ING SYSTEM.
Declares That Minimum Wage Plan 10
the Best and Safest. Causes En-
ployer and Employe the Least Trou-
Bile. Rights Of the More Competent
Man are BY No Means CurtaiIed or
Infrinqed Upon,

The United Brotherhood Of Carpenters
has strongly condemned the sliding
scale agreement of some Of the local un-
ions. The Executive Board declares
that it cannot caution local unions too
strongly against the grading system.
The system Of grading wages re-
quires the division Of men in several
distinct classes, according to their COM
potency or physical ability. Where the
right to make the distinction or classi-
fication is reserved to and putin Oper-
alton by the organization, it naturally
follows that great deal Of precious
time is consumed and discussions in
dulged in which are liable to arouse
jealousy discord, and perhaps disrup-
ton, among the membership.
On the other hand, where the classi-
fication is left to the discretion of the
employer, which in most instances ac-
tually is the case, then it will gener-
ally be observed that he will classify
the bulk of the men as those to re-
ceive the lowest rate of wages, while
but few, whose competency is often
questionable at that, are selected to be
! entitled to higher rate of wages.
We are all aware that not all en-
ployers are so unfair as to resort to
such tactics, yet We nave to safeguard
ourselves against the unfair employer,
and in the adoption Of our working
rules we can not afford to make any
| exception on account of the fair ones.
| We must establish rule that is fair
| to all concerned, rule that is applica-
BILE in every instances and apt to work
securely and satisfactory with fair and
! unfair employers alike.
| There is no reason whatever why a
| minimum rate of wages should not be
| agreed upon and established by any
local union, in any locality, that even
! the least competent workman can COM
| mand, and below which the employer
must not go. The minimum wage sys-
tenn has asserted itself as the most ef-
| ficient in our and in other trades and
no other system should be recognized.
By the establishment of a, minimum
| rate of wages the rights of the more
| competent mechanic are in no way cur
| tailed or infringed upon, for once the
rate of the less competent is secured
he will be afforded greater opportuni-
ties to demand and obtain higher
| consideration, and remuneration for the
tgreaters value Of his services rendered
the employ
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-26
LABOR UNION BARS PREACHERS.

Columbus, o., March 24.-The Co.
lumbus trades and labor council has
declined to permit the ministers un-
ion to send delegates to the body. A
motion was put to permit the ministers
to have representation in the council
but Vice President Henderson ruled
that only labor organizations are elig-
ible to representation, and that the
ministers union did not come under
that classification.
Action was taken by the local trades
and labor council in opposition to the
passage Of the bill now pending in the
senate for the extension of the terms
of supreme judges to twelve years.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-26

slsIiosI 8peiow alI dseIsion
mount to law, and we earnestly call on
all local Unions to live up to it and in,
the formulation Of trade agreements or
working rules to make provisions for
minimum scale of wages only, and
under no circumstances to adopt any
sliding scale.
G. E. B. DECISION.
"Grading wages is demoralizing to
union principles and to the welfare Of
the trade, and no local union should
adopt the system of grading wages"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-26
500 MEN WANTED

to- buy watches Of Harris & Ester1y
Jewelers.: ~ - ! |
% spald1ng Hotel. Block. r ].
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-26
IN THE MUSEUM.

: The Fossil Kello, Mum; II under
stand you've had q promoti ion. ..
The sMumMly--:Y es, am now head zo6s
the dry goodg Sdepart
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-19
Fast Splinter from Yale.

strapping young man applied to a
Missouri sheep farmer for a job as a
herdsman. says The New York Press:
Had any experience? asked the
rancher.
mo. but I need exercise and times
are dull"
We'll, I'll set you to work in the
morning, and I'll show you what boss
to ride
I don't need any horse. was the
champion runner for Yale and can beat
anything you've got on four legs"
You can't corral my sheep without
a boss, for I've got big range"
Give me a try"
"All right"
At the end of the days work he was
very much fatigued.
farmer.
Yes, pretty tired. The sheep didn't
trouble me bit, but the lambs were
hell"
Lambs? I amt got no lambs. This
amt the lambing season"
We'll, there are eight lambs in the
corral. anyhow, and I had a sweet time
getting EN- in"
That's funny. I'll go and have a
look. Lambs, eh?"
They went to the corral where. sure
enough. there were all the sheep and
eight--jack rabbits!
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-19
VIRGIN q FAUNcE's COTTON LErrsn


NEW YORK, July 1S.-Cotton futures in
the local market Monday opened with a
weak tone. first prices being 22 to 2S points
lower for the old crop months and to 8
lower on the new crop positions. The first
prices brought out great deal of cover
ing for the account of shorts and the de-
mand from this source was sufficient to
cause a recovery. The market as the day
wore on moved rather nervously over
rather narrow range. and the houses with
Southern connections bought on a fair scale
Wire houses also had buying orders Sentt-
ment generally was rather bearishly in
clined In consequence of the faorable aver
age OF the crop reports coming to hand.
There was some selling the report that
the private report of a prominent authority
put the condition at So. The receipts were
small and the statistics as whole at
tracted but little attention. However. IL
was figured that the private advices from
the belt that the early movement of new
cotton would be larger than generally sup
posed, rapid progress having been made in
the last week or two. 1t is expected that
the Government weekly report tomorrow
viii be bearish, although II is evident that
insects have done considerable damage in
the southwest. Spots steady; middling. lie;
sales, 1850