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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05
Issues Statement to General
Public and Declares That He
Is Not. Supporting Judge
Parker to "Get Even" With
Roosevelt,
Asserts That Standard Oil
Company Has Been Grossly
Misrepresented by Lawson's
Story on "FrenZied Fin
ance" in Everybody's Ma
gazine.

terested as individuals in various en-
terprises, but this is entirely outside
of the business of the Standard Oil
Company, which is Oil alone, unaffected
by other interests in which its stock
holders may invest.
Denies the Parker Story.
Neither is it true that Standard Oil
Company, Mr.. John D. Rockefeller or
any officer of the Standard Oil Com
pany, has taken part in securing the
nomination of any candidates for Of
flee, as Is so positively stated.
Furthermore, it is entirely untrue
that there is any "Standard Oil par
ty' banded together for speculation in
stocks, as is so commonly charged.
The name of Standard Oil Company is
frequently used by designing persons
in the manipulation of the stock mar
ket but its use is unwarranted.
The Standard Oil Company departs
form its usual custom In making this
denial for the reason that the state
ments being made at this time by
newspapers, magazines and sensational
public speakers appear to- be unusu
ally mendacious, and may to a
great extent, misslead the public.
Mr.. Rockefeller was so concerned
that he remained at 26 Broadway un-
til it was too late to return to Pecan
tico. He therefore went to his town
house for the night and will go to Po-
cantico to-day. His brother William
who lives near him at Tarrytown, was
in the city all night. H. H. Rogers,
John D. Archbold and Mr.. Dodd denied
themselves to reporters last night.
A Question Of Veracitv.
The statement regarding the NOM
ination Of Mr.. Parker raises a question
of veracity hetween Mr.. Rockefeller
and Mr.. Lawson, but that regarding
the manipulation Of stocks disputes all
Wall street tradition.
Wall street men say the assault on
the stock market which ruined SO
/ many 81 thousandss.of persons9s:lastss l.9 year
was begur1 BY "a proclamation Issued
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05
WHAT THE WORKERS ARE UP
AGAINST.

G. & N. w. Ry. Cirkular Letter,
No. 301:
"* There are three men look
ing for every job, and there certainly
can be some discretion used as to who
We take into the service.
"The embroy. as well as the fully
developed, agitator, fault-finder, trou-
ble-breeder and disturber generally
should be carefully eliminated from
employment so far as these character
istics can be discerned by the employ
ing official. ="
The above circular letter is self-ex-
planatory. If the workers Of America
are not to sink into total and abject
slavery it is time they arouse them
selves. Nothing short of collective
ownership of the means of employ
ment can remedy the condition de-
scribed above. Three men for every
Job. That tells the story. The zrem-
edy socialism: =ss5
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05
$4,000 COAL MINERS
THROWN OUT Of WORK
All Coal Mining In Illinois Will
Be Shut Down Because
Of Engineers.
Coal Operators Association At
tempt to Force Men to
Accept a Cut.

Chicago. ILL.,, Nov. 4.-Over $4,000 coal
miners will be thrown out of work next
Tuesday because the 800 hoisting en-
gineers employed in 240 coal mines in
Illinois have refused to accept a deduc-
tion in wages of 5.55 per cent
The Illinois Coal Operators Associa-
tion has arranged to close down every
pit next Tuesday.
Herman Justi, Labor Commissioner
for the operators, outlined the plan of
campaign yesterday
EVERY mine controlled by the as
ISOLATION will be closed for a week or
ten days. he said. I'm that time we
will secure other engineers who will
work at the reduced wage rate.
while the mines are closed at least
$4,000 miners and other employees will
be idle.
THE operators believe that the en-
gineers should accept the same reduc-
tion that was agreed to by the miners
last Spring.
The executive board Of the Coal
Hosting Engineers Union is in session
in Danville The union desires the
operators to continue the present wage
scale for two years.
while we are entitled to a number
of concessions from the operators we
have asked for none." said President
Mack Taylor "In the hope Of making
a peaceful settlement we have waived
our rights in number of cases and
simply asked for a renewal of the old
agreement. The engineers believe that
they have acted fairly in this case and
cannot recede from, their position"
The engineers also say that they can
not understand why reduction should
be asked, as the price Of coal was never
higher than at present and that the
soft coal trust has arranged for month
ly increases during the Winter months
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05
New York, Nov. 4.-Indignant at ac-
cnsati ions raade hu Thomas w LAM

New York, Nov. 4.-Indignant at ac-
cusatlons made by Thomas w. Law
son in his story of "Frenzied Finance
and the Crime Of Amalgamated Cop
per-" John D. Rockefeller came down
from his residence in Pocantico Hills
yesterday, assembled the directors of
flee, 26 Broadway, and issued for
NAL statement denying the charge.
Mr.. Rockefeller denies specifically
that he took part in securing the NOM
ination of Alton B. Parker for Presi-
dent, as Mr.. Lawson alleges he did, to
get revenge on President Roosevelt.
The statement, which is put out un-
der the name Of S. c.. T. Dodd Of coun-
sci for the Standard Oil Compeny,
deals with the subject in a humorous
vein. 1t says the company rs not in
terested in any petroleum trade" It
specifies copper, steel, bank, railroad
and gas" stocks as some of those the
Standard Oil is not interested in. Here
Is the statement:
RockefelIers Disclaimer.
In view Of the many false and mis-
leading statements from various courc-
es, the directors of the Standard Oil
Company deem 1t advisable to state
to the company's shareholders and the
public that neither now nor at any
time has the Standard Oil Company,
or any Of it's constituent companies,
been interested in any business not
directly related with and necessary to
the petroleum trade.
It would be almost impossible to
designate in this denial the different
classes of business with which irres-
ponsible parties have coupled the
Standard Oil Company name, but it
may not be an1iss to specify copper,
steel, banks, railroads and gas (other
than natural gas) as being most pro-
minently mentioned. With none OF
these affairs has the STANDARD Oil
sGomI,an BEEN 10 line connected
Individual <members OF the STANDARD
Oh Company have been and are in
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05
LABOR DEMANDS THE
EXCLUSION Of JAPS
President Donnelly Says They
Are as Great a Menace
as Chinese.
Movement on Foot Among Un-
ion Workingmen to Begin
Fight for Legislation.

Chicago, Ill.,, Nov. 4.-Charging that
the japanese will become as great an
evil in labor way as the Chinese,
President Michael Donnelly of the
butcher workmen will ask the sAmer-
lean Federation Of Labor to demand
of Congress a Japanese exclusion act.
According to President Donenlly, TO-
600 Japs have arrived in this country
in the past six months and they are
being used to take the places Of str1k-
ing workingmen. K. Okajima alleged
to be an agent for obtaining employ
ment for his countrymen, arrived in
the city yesterday and informed Presi-
dent Donenlly that he was here for
the purpose of securing work at the
stock yards for 500 Japs.
II desire to know if they can join
the union," said Okajima.
while the constitution Of the butch
er Workmen does not prohibit their
admission,' replied President Donnel-
ly, "the members would vote against
them. They are Mongolians and as
dangerous to the workingmen of the
United States as are the Chinese
The packers disclaim all knowledge
of Okajima and his mission. The only
comment they would make was:
1T is nonsense. We never heard of
Okla j1ma."
President Donnelly has prepared res
olutions to present to the American
Federation of Labor at it's San Fran
cisco convention in November. These
declare that the japanese are menace
to the American workingmen and in
struct the national officials to secure
the passage of bill by Congress ex-
Guiding them from the United States.
w. D. Mahon and Rein Orr, presi-
dent and treasurer respectively OF the
Amalgamated Street Railway Employ
ers' Union, will arrive in the city to-
day. They will attend the. ball to be
given tonight by the North and West
Side street car men and will leave to-
morrow night for San Francisco.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05
CIVILIZATIONS DUTY.

It is right and necessary tha: all
men should have work to do which
shall be worth doing and be of itself
pleasant to do and (which should be
done under such conditions as would
make it neither: overwearying nor
overanxious. -.
Turn that, claim about as I may,
think of it as long as can, 7 cannot
find that it is an exorbitant claim;
yet if society world would: be changed; ;
discomfort andasakfife and dishonesty
would be ended. TO feel that we were
doing work useful to others and pleas
ant to. ourselves and . that such work
and its due reward could not fail us
IN serious arm co,ilds & happen e
Ius hen lior1rr1
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05
FOR WAR OR BUSINESS
THEME Of EMPLOYERS
Ray Standard Baker Divides
Employers Organizations
Into Two Glasses.
Amazing Storm Of Opposition
and Organization Against
Labor Unionism.

Ray Stannard Baker, in McClure's
Magazine, divides employers associa-
tions into two classes-"for war" or
"for business''-as factors in the
'amazing storm of opposition ana or
ganizations against labor unionism.''
First he says. chose organiza-
tions which propose to fight the un-
ions. Their leaders emphasize the fact
that industry is war; second, those
which seek to deal with the unions.
Their leaders emphasize the fact that
Industry is business. The two classes
Of associations ar singularly like the
two classes of unions. The new as
sociation, like the new union, springs
into existence with great enthusiasm,
vehemently airs it's grievances, bitterly
arraigns the other side, pays it's dues
reluctantly, ususally wishes to fight
Immediately and chafes because results
are not more rapidly Forthcoming. But
gradually the association as well as the
union begins to overlook the invitable
annoyance; it learns that the strike
and the lockout instead of being the
prime object of organization are really
the reluctant weapon of last resort:
~ uAoSoSSAo, AAAaAAy, IAdi the 1dDOr
problem cannot be settled over night.
nor by sulphurous speechmaking, nor
by violent methods; that it requires
long decency on both sides.''
In reviewing the methods of these
new belligerent organizations and COM
pairing their use of the sympa thetic
lockout with Il [e unions use of the
sympathetic strike. along with the
same use of the boycott and feeling
against "scab" both in the ranks of
capital and labor. Mr.. Baker points
out the tendency of these new en-
ployers' associations to pass from the
excitabl irritable class into the other
class which recognizes the fact that in
dustry is business; that employers are
merely purchasers of labor, and that
employees are merely sellers of labor:
that in this relation their interests are
not Identical, but virtually antagon-
istic, though not necessarily antagon-
istic to the point that it would be TO
the interest of either party to fight the
other. AS Mr.. Baker concludes:
''The condition at present most
favorable to industry would seem to
be- one. OF strong, well ell-disciplined.
reasonable organization on both sides.
A great disparity OF strength always
means the abuse. of power ~ the III more ore
vigorous us.organizat Il ions Il but the.prime
Iobjs.et should be peace The. samgle saglle|
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05
FARMERS AND UNIONS,

For years the farmer has been
counted upon as being on the side Of
the capitalist as opposed to trades
unions, and until within the last few
years he undoubtedly was. Under
standing little of the conditions, and
knowing nothing of the aims and pur-
poses of labor organizations, the farm
er was easily misled by the unfair at
tacks upon labor organizations into
bitterly opposing them Thanks to the
practical though somewhat severe les
sons of the trusts, the farmer is begin
ming to realize that his interests and
the interests of other laboring men are
idential. He is no longer mis1ed by
the statement that he is "capitalist'
and the same class with the so-called
captains of industry" So far has his
education progressed along this line
that throughout the Southwest and in
Illinois there are today large number
of farmers unions. The Americans
farmer is intensely practical. He.
knows that with a good home consump-s
tion the price of his product cannot be
manipulated by speculative capitalists,
and he also knows that low wages for
mechanics and laborers means a de-:
creased consumption Of the products
of the farmer. For these reasons the
attitude of the farmer towards trades.
unions has changed, and as he learns
more of the objects Of trades 'organi-.
cations and their fight against the on-
slaughts of organized capital, and as
he himself is ground harder by the
exactions of trusts, the. farmer win
more and more incline to array himself:
on the side Of the yorkinsman, and it
is safe to predict that in the final ad-
justment of the so-called "labor.
problem the American farmer will
have a small share :, /.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05
Presidential Candidate of One
Of the Lesser Parties Flags
Franchise Grabbers, Trusts,
Star Chamber Sessions and
United States Senate.
Strikes the Economic Issues in
This Campaign From the
Shoulder, and Spares None
in His Discussion of General
Conditions in Country.

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 4-Thomas E.
Watson, candidate of the Peoples party
for the Presidency, spoke to 5000 people
at the Auditorium last night and he
kept them sitting up and listening.
The Southerner went after Roosevelt
and the Republicans indirectly; he at
tackled Parker and the Democrats
straight out from the shoulder and he
used some of his strongest and most
forceful rhetoric against franchise
grabbing and franchise grabbers.
We ought, at least, to be able to
govern our towns ourselves" he said,
yet in every city, town and village in
our land franchises worth millions are
given away year after year for private
gain. If, after the deed is done, you
complain about it those you elect to
office and call your servants snap their
fingers in your faces and contemptu-
ously ask you what you are going to
do about it,"
No people on the face of this globe
submits to the high-handed rascality
that we do
MIR. Watson's Address.
Ladies and Gentlemen: On the
Adol uoJ' VI august lclk lily own state
with only one speech for myself made
In that state, and since that time I
have been continuously advancing the
standard of the Peoples party in other
states. With this. address tonight my
work will end, and I return to the
State Of Georgia to spend the last few
days Of the canvass, and I wish to say
tonight that I appreciate most cordial
ly the warm welcome which has been
extended to me all through the East
and the North. (Applause.)
AS a rule the newspapers have been
generous to me. AS a rule the news
paper men have been cordial to me. AS
rule the people have been respectful
to me. AS rule they have received
my message with consideration and,
almost without exception, with signs
Of approval. I had been told from my
youth up that you: We're a cold people,
backward s1n IN y ma king denpnstrati ion. s5I
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05
hand on the right cord of feeling.

hand on the right cord of feeling.
And tonight I wish to say this:
Ny only regret is that I cannot picture
the South to you as it really is, not as
you see 1t through our politicians and
our editors. No. l wish I could picture
the South to you just as it Is, the
plain, common people of the Southern
states, and l wish could delineate you
to them just as you are, not as they
see you through our politicians and
newspapers. And If l could thus bring
you to understand each other better
believe that you would love each other
better. (Applause.)
In theory I am King addressing
my fellow sovereigns. In theory we are
the rulers. We make no laws except
those that we desire. We support no
platforms except those that we our
selves patch together and nail down.
We vote for no candidates that we did
not instruct our delegates to nominate.
(Applause.) What a delightful theory.
daughter).
And yet if you feel as helpless to-
night as I do, you deserve the COM
miseration Of all intelligent people
Qaughter); not in imperial Germany,
not in monarchial England, does anybo-
dy of the people, any number Of educ
ated men and women, come together
who are less powerful in the making of
laws and the choosing of rulers than
you who are assembled here tonight.
(Applause.)
"Once upon the time in English his
tory five men gathered into their gree
dy clutches the power to initiate
policies Of law. They met behind closed
doors inSsecret council without publici-
instractl tlons host any
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05
CANADIAN CITY WORKS
!.
PLAN TO END STRIKES
Establishes a municipal Bureau
For the Purpose of Hear =:
ing Labor Disputes.
Trade and Labor Council and
Hamilton Board of Trade
Work In Harmony.

Hamilton, Can, Nov. "A plan for
the adjustment Of disputes between
employers and wage -earners has been
organized in Hamilton, In it's develop
ment, the example Of the National
Civic Federation in promoting better
relations between employer and en-
ployed in the United States was cited
as an edifying and encourag ging exam
pie The plan consists of a permanent
tribunal of conciliation and arbitra-
ton, formed by the joint action of the
local Trades and Labor council and the
Hamilton board of trade. The tribunal
has been organized in accordance with
the recommendation Of joint commit
tee of two bodies, ratified by them:
THAT the board of trade appoint
pei manent committee of seven, to be
known as a board of Cancellation and
mediation,' out of which there shall
be selected from time to time a conn.,
mittee Of three to cooperate with
similar committee to be appointed by
the Trade and Labor coupncil, which
shall constitute a board, which, at the
Initiative and upon the request of any
employer OF labor or any body of
wage-earners, shall offer it's services to
secure the adjustments of disputes as
they may, from time to time, arise
This is the outcome of an original
proposal by the Trades and Labor
council that there should be formed
a committee of conciliation, composed
Of three or five members Of the board
Of trade, and the same number from
the Trades and Labor council; this
T.. y ~
| tender it's services whenever a strike
or lockout should be threatened or
| should have occurred.
This proposal was submitted by
the council merely as q basis for con-
ciliation, with the statement that ii
would be happy to appoint a commit
! tee to confer with similar committee
of the board of trade.
| The board Of trade expressed i'm
mediate concurrence with this sugges-
ton, and appointed special commit
| tee Of three members to confer with
| the committee of the council. The
scheme of organization now in opera
| ton was evolved at a series of confer
ences between. these committees. Their
joint report made special refernce to
the proceedings Of the National Con-
| ference on Industrial Cancellation, held
| in New York under the auspices of the
! National Civic Federation, and OBJ
served that the public, the employers
and the wage-earners were there rep
resented by many of the most notable
public men in the United States. The
words Of the late Senator Hanna as to
the supreme Importance Of bringing
labor and capital into closer relations
were quoted as were several of the rec
concentrations adopted by the confer
ence, including the following:
That all the industries in the United
States should esta ablish boards of con-
ciliation within the several and varied
interests, to which boards of concilia-
ton all differences and disputes arising
between employer and employe, if not
readily adjusted between the immedi-
ate interests concerned, may be re-
ferred for settlement.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05
LABOR UNIONS IN MEXICO

Labor unions: are" SLOWLY making.
their way into Mexico In the city Of
Durango. for example, there are three.
associations, one with more than 100
members. These. are not composed on:
artisans, though lin theory, they aress
intended SO to- be-, and not one OF
them as vet has attempted to influences
the wage scale though there seems no
reason why they should not do sod
the need therefor should occur The
main object IS mutual aid J. and s they
tnlfill their tentsl "a
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05
THOMAS WATSON, PEOPLES PARTY
DISCUSSES REAL LIVE ISSUES
WATSON CALLS NATION
TO BUILD NEW PARTY.

; Following are the most striking
sentences sspOken by Thomas E.
) Watson In his nd ddress to Chicago
ans last night,
4. In theory we are eacl, of us
) kings, sovereign prtuccs. OF
vvhatf We give NO orders to any-
) body; we march around o1seyinG
} orders, and we do it meekly.
The United States Senate is the
worst star chamber in America.
3. The Peoples party bns gone
down In defeat, but never IL apOs-
taSy.
4. Parker won't fight RoOse-
) welt himself, nor let me do 1t.
S. What shall we do to be
) saved: Build up a party Of our
own.
In alludinE to Imperfamtsn Mr..
; Watson said, slave We 40 llnper-
) talfsln here ut home! Everything
) that concentrates power, wealth,
: honor and privilege is Imperialism
) and II we can b=enk tle &hal<lcs
) here at home freedom ..'@ the i'd
lers follows as n natura. and To-
) gical consequence"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05
QUEER BEDFELLOWS,

A short time ago the Employers AS
ISOLATION of Milwaukee hired a couple
of notorious labor fakirs to start a
sham labor paper, The "Wisconsin La
Dor World" to fight Socialism and
boom the Republican party. This is
nothing remarkable. But what fol-
lowed consisted largely Of quotations
from the Referendum" and then the
S, L. P. members circulated it. Com
ment is unnecessary . *~-s-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05

qualities of fair ealing. honesty and
personal contract required In business
generally arezeq qual llys necessary ii buy >.
ing and selling . labor---a transaction
which af ter All nett her sent iment:
nor Warfare. nor speechtfy but
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05
WHAT SUPREME
COURTS ARE FOR.

VVOH 70 :AKE FOR.
From the Chicago Record-Herald:
But. Your Honor said the ambit-
ious young attorney, II would like to
call your attention to the law govern
ing this case" r. your honor will per-
nit me- III i !: & . @ .. szs. e..
shut up!' roarsd. ar the insulted Justice
bother with the law .Wl h en#tll case gets
the ssupren colrt I'm busy today
dsfendantss boun nsIoser