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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-12-17
SEE END Of A[[ UNION
TROUBLES Of LABOR
Building Material Squabbles In
Trades Council to Be
Settled.
Bodies Affected May Agree
Upon Cancellation to End
Their Troubles.

Chicago, I'll, Dec. 15.-With the hope
of settling several jurisdiction squab-
bles that have caused friction for some
time in Chicago the uilqing Material
Trades Council appointed committee
yesterday to devise ways and means
for accomplishing the desired end.
The trades in dispute over the juris-
dlction question are the woodworkers
and carpenters, metal workers and iron
workers and the marble workers and
Associated uilding Trades of Cook
county.
Nearly $4,000 workmen are affected
in Chicago. The carpenters and iron
workers claim Jurisdiction over. the
woodworkers and metal workers, while
the Associated Building Trades have
refused to recognise the marble work.
ers affiliated with the Building Ma
tertal Trades Council
Pm Favor Cancellation. *:
Several delegates to the council
favored 7-declaring e war against the
unions of the. building trades that
were claiming jurisdiction over its af-
fiiiated unions. This plan, however
WAs1 Provided upon, the general opin-
ion being that more could 5>be gained
bysS a. conciliation committee. These
delegates we're appointed on the COM
n1tttee:: N. J. Quadland, Charles scho-
:eller,>sJ J: O'Donnell, r.. e. Culbert-
son and A. c. Estes. Henry Freithe
was elected vice-president of the coun-
$cil. ;: ~< .-.-. ~ : '"' - <: (:
S. Frank Morrison, secretary lof the
American 7Federati tion Of. Labor, passed
through Chicago last night on his way s,
to- ashingt ton. While here he held
sasSco1lf ference With j oln :R. O'Brien;;
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-12-17
MITCHELL SENDS REGRETS.

Minneapolis. Dec. 15.-John Mitchell
has found it inconvenient to accept the
invitation to visit Minneapolis and de-
liver an address under the auspices Of
the Trades Assembly this winter In a.
letter to L. Lund,. secretary of the as
senbly,: Mr.. Mitchell expresses regret
at his inability to comply with tho
wishes Of his Minneapolis admirers, and
says that the work in connection with
his duties as president Of the United
Mine Workers takes up his whole time.
An effort will be made by the educa-
tional committee to secure some man of
prominence in the labor world for" a
public meeting to be: held early in the
new year. The educational meetings
will be resumed after the holiday. sea-
son.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-12-17

years had elapsed and the railways
had found another way
1T is only four years ago that the
Board OF Trade appointed a commit
tee OF six members to take up the
question OF discrimination in favor
OF certain shippers on the part Of the
railways.
This committee wrote to J. Pier
pont Morgan, addressing him as fin
| ancial dictator OF the roads, COM
planning that four men in the city OF
Chicago received a special rate Of S
cents on every 100 pounds OF grain
shipped to the seaboard less than any
other shipper; that this was running
the business OF all the other shippers,
and concentrating the entire grain
trade OF the west in the hands OF
! these four firms, and that unless this
| condition was remedied they would
be compelled to advocate the govern
ment ownership Of allzrailroads.2,
Railroad owned s.. ataQa,ss. / .:, !.
sssssssd II & ~ Ssa NJ
1or an =inYestlg "a. got . noones,,
for the reason tn til at tie 1|ajority Of
tne senate: was IN the employ OF the
! railroads. Instead. the railways, in
order to choke all demand on the
! part OF the Chicago shippers, reduced
the rates on export and wheat for
domestic use 2 cents and promised
that this should be the rate paid by
all. x
'One. year afterward suit was
brought in the United States court
! asking an injunction against the rail
ways, and the attorney who broukht
| it stated that he had proof that the
same four firms were paying l3 and
Is cents per hundred pounds, against
10 and II cents paid all other ship
pers In Chicago.
He said that he could prove his
facts, but that the railways had
withdrawn their defense and the in
junction was made perpetual.
If the Presidents recommends
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-12-17
ROOSEVELT NAMES NELL
COMMISSIONER OF LABOR,
Professor in Catholic University and
Strike Arbiter to Succeed Wright.

Washington, Dec. 15.-Professor
Charles P. NeilQ, teacher in the Cath@
olic University, was appointed Com
missioner Of Labor yesterday by Presi-
dent Roosevelt to succeed Carroll d.
Wright.
Professor Neill has been identified
with charitable officers Of the district
and is we'll known locally. He served
as assistant secretary to the commits
sion appointed by President Roosevelt
to investigate the anthracite coal
strike. He also accompanied Judge
Gray in the investigation Of the Ala
bama: miners strike.
The new commissioner is reputed to
be an able statistician.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-12-17

general. organizer Of the retail clerks,
and outlined "a campaign to recognize
the clerks of Chicago. Mr.. O'Brien,
who lives in :. Buffalo,: will smeet
prominent, members Of the union today
and. ask their assistance -, h, :..,..
May ithdrays From Federation.
- Franklin Union Of press feeders has
submitted. the Zpropo position to withdraw
from the Chicago Federation, Of La
.bor@t to its zExecutive Board The lat
ter: viii NEE toni shtt 81 decide: Martin
"a. Higgins, erna tlonal president Of
! the pressme III 4s arri Chicago
today and the press feeders will hold
1t ;sc onference fe result
will determain the acti onto taken
=tonight
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-12-17
o|N0*lhl||l|h ] u 'N|RIeM!||Rs I n !. j j
! - : r"-t'': t4!. s.5satsstt,
/: +: SHOW H|;N4DH '5I|RfM' n
] Keeepi.nts |; OF 1ow5w''sg'es y OBJ:
= >: :higed to steaI In Order =
THAT They May E!srn !'l| ::
Living. f. :.
Noted !: Dayton Manufacturer
Belongs 70 :Parryites And
Gets Dose From
Free(?)Lab

Dayton, O., has q rabid Parry lun-
attic who eats union men, walking
delegates and editors, Of labor papers
at every meal. He:Sis at the head Of
the: Dayton Manufactnrfng company,
and his name. is ohm Kirby. He be-
lieves In independent labor. AS a
specimen of, this ,.'old fakir's yellow
steak we reprint the following news
story as. taken from the Dayton News:
For some time past the Dayton
Manufacturing, N, company has been
missing conslderaple quantities OF
brass: from it's foundry: =
Several employees were ! suspected,
and some Of theh stolen brass was
traced to their lockers. The police
were then informed and Chief Detec-
tive Walter Hughes detiled Detective
lily Gugel to work 5sup the case.
After y careful Investigation, Gugel
journeyed out to the. brass foundry one
afternoon, Just about quitting time,
and sought the aid of 0fncer Nc
Mahon who runs the beat. The two
men lay in wait and when they saw
two Of the employees leaving the facto-
~ carrying what seemed to be unusu-
ally heavy. dinner baskets, they ar
rested the two and lifted .tt1eir: baskets.
They were found:to be heavy, and
when opened a considerabie'' quantity
of brass was found in each. ?'i
THE fellows We're then sent to the
central police station, where they reg
istered> as Frank Wassenich and Theo-
dore league, each 2l years. Was
senich lives with his PARENTS and
leagues parents live at West Milton,
and he boards In the city. They were
arraigned before Judge Sullivan in the
criminal court "wednesday :: morning
and both pleaded guilty. They admit
ted that they had been stealing brass
for some. time, and had been selling
it to junk dealers. Wassentch had
twenty-six pounds<$of the metal in his
dinner basket ,when arrested. *It was
valued. at $3.50. league 'hhald had thirty
seven pounds. .* valued at !; IS. .0o::&. They
stated: that they kend
|;al Is
pel'ssssi Essl
SiIi.
ployed at three Syears.:
THE court Informed the prisoners
that they would be sent to the work
house each for a.,term of six days
but in view of thetrs@paN good con.
duct he would fine them $50 each, and
not assess the workhouse sentence
9th professed contrition and promised
never to steal again.
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SENATOR pETTlGREW WOULD CURE
TRUST EVIL BY PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
EX-SENATOR PETrIGREW :
CRACKS THE TRUST NUT.

"The only hope Of the producer
Is In the organization Of a radical
party to fight the Republican
party and it's principles"
discrimination in freight
rates Is the back bone of the
trlEsts.''
''President ROosevelt's plea for
control of railways IL made only
to head off the growing populari-
ty Of government ownership"
"dost of our courts are invari-
ably composed of Judges who
were chosen when they were In
the employ of the railroads, and
hence favorable decisions of
freight rate questions In the in
terest Of the people come as sur
prises."
''The railway rates In the conn
try, If given alike to all, could
be very materially decreased ii
the government owned the roads,
and the great combinations that
now plunder the people would
find serious competition from in
dividual enterprises If it were
not for the enormous discFlmina-
tion given by the railroads to the
trusts, which is equal in itself
to a big profit and goes against
all individual competition.''
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-12-17
Ex-senator Says Railroads
May Rule Interstate Com
mission-Holds That Roose-
welt Is 1nsincere, and is TAX
ing Roundabout Way at
Railroads.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 15.-F. r. Pet
tigrew of Sioux Falls. S. D.. who for
twelve years represented his state in
the United States Senate, passed
through Chicago yesterday from New
\ ork on his way home.
Mr.. Pettigrew was guest at the
Auditorium, leaving for the West at
+ o'clock in the evening.
During his term OF service in the
Senate he was member OF the COM
mittee on interstate commerce and is
considered an authority on railway
matters.
The result OF the last election
shows that it is useless to hope that
any party can be organized to secure
the support OF the plutocratic ele
ments by outbiddtng the Republic
ans said ex-senator Pettigrew. 1T
shows that what is needed is a radio
al party representing the producing
classes, offering no compromise with
predatory wealth and insisting that
those who produce shall enjoy the
fruits OF their labor, and not have
those fruits taken away by legisla-
ion comforting the right to tax pro-
duction.
THAT is the lesson taught by the
last election.
Calls Roosevelt hsincere.
What do you think will be the ef-
feet OF the message of President
Roosevelt? was asked.
There is one section OF that mes
sage on which l would like to say
a few words, and that is his request
for the control OF the railroads.
This is weak, for the reason that
this power was given to the Inter-
state Commission more than twenty
years ago by act OF Congress and
that power has been lost, according
to the evidence presented by the COM
mission itself, not by act OF Congress,
but by the decisions OF the courts
These courts are invariably composed
OF judges who have been in the SER
vice OF the railway corporations and
who therefore as judges continue to
serve their masters.
Several years ago an9acti on was
against he ONT icsss y
ISOLATION in New: York City: !. 8 That
association was com binat ton of all
the roads running east from Chicago,
and OF the eight United States judges
on that circuit only one, from the
state OF Vermont, was not disQuali-
fled TO try the case on account OF
owning the bonds and stocks OF one
or other OF the railways interested.
Trickery in the Courts.
The case was taken before the
Vermont judge, who gave a decision
against the railways. This was. ap-
pealed and the appeal came up before
one OF the judges who had been
previously disqualified on his state
ment that he had disposed of his
stocks and was therefore qualified to
hear the case. He promptly decided
in favor of the railway, and the case
was taken to the Supreme Court of
the United States, where the Vermont
judge was upheld and the railways
lost. In the meantime, however,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-12-17
Advises Organization Of New
Party to Contest With Hthe
=: Republicans-No Relief for
People Unless Party Of Pro:
ducers is Organized.

tion was adopted in violation of the
system Of which his party is the
champion little or nothing: would re-
suit The railways would simply
capture the Interstate Commission
in the same way that they already
have the courts and the committee
of the Senate and go right ahead in
the same old way. ::
What Might Have Been Done.
IF Roosevelt had meant business
he could have attacked the railways
In the Committeet OF Appropriations
and before the 4th of March secured
the control or else the appropriations
would fail. His present recommen-
datiOn can be talked to death in
the Senate under the rules and no.
thing may result.
"A cut in the amount paid the
railways for carrying the mail would
have the effect desired. On it's pres
ent contracts the government pays
the railways each year 100000
for this service, while the same lines
carry the same amount OF express on
the same trains for less than $4,000
900.
1.-The New York Central Railway
for carrying the United States mail
from New York to Chicago over its
main lines receives each year 3 II
pc rcent. OF the value OF those lines
as well as OF all rolling stock and
terminals in New York, Chicago and
other cities.
Yet when moved, after proving
these facts, that this compensation
be cut down 70, and afterwards 10
per cent. was voted down in COM
mittee OF the Senate.
mo doubt the reason of the Presi-
dents recommendation in his mes
sage was fear OF the increasing pop
ularity OF the principles of govern
ment ownership, which is the only
real remedy.
Government Ownership Only Hope
1.-The railway rates in the country,
it given alike to all, could be very
materially decreased it the govern
ment owned the roads, and the great
combinations that. now plunder the
.nepple would: find serious competi:
ton: from ndiyidu is enterprises SD
ufnsts. which IS equal III itself to
big profit and goes against all iii:
dividuel competition. ~"'
+ - THUS we are destroying the in:
dfvidual in the interest of the great
combinations, and lowering the
standard OF our citizenship.
Walter Logan, before the Americ:
an Bar Association, said that the
Standard Oil alone had driven out OF
business no less than 10000 individ-
ual producers who were unable to
meet them on account OF the enorm:
Gus freight discrimination.
II think that he estimated the
number too low; 10000 would come
nearer the mark Of those driven to
the wall, to pauperis1n; and, from
being small traders, to the position
Of employees: their manhood broken
and their citizenship lowered
The proof shows conclusively that
discrimination in freight rates is the
backbone OF the trust
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to bring about and encourage peace
through negotiation. This character
istic ig only emphasized by the fact
that some Of these organizations were
formed originally to fight the unions,
but have learned from experience the
superiority Of trade agreements to
trade battles.
Parry's FatIacy Exposed.
There are other organizations of
capital whose present aim is to smash
the unions. Sometimes this policy is
boldly avowed, sometimes it is dis
guised. Uncompromising hostility to
labor inspires this class of, employ
lers' associations and :citizens' alli-
ances.'y These have not been formed
to negotiate i with lapor, since. they
ai I'M tod "a Il anization ofrsla;-..
~ 81 sszsasls,
Iss.
son That the greater 5:or izaitions Of
capital which have dealings with or
ganized labor have learned
"At the same time every; influence
that will educate and uplift the move
ment represented by, organized labor
should be encouraged. Despite the
acknowledged faults, ranging from
economic errors to crimes by individ-
ual members and a few unions, the
general impetus of that movement is
unquestionably for the social, moral
and physical benefit Of the race"
Civic Federation For Justice.
AS Indicated by the above quotation,
the National Civic Federation places
justice where justice is due. 1t rec
ognize that organized labor is a pow
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-12-17
Recognizes Trades Unions and
Succeeds in Dealing With
; Th:em-Desires Aid in Edu-
eating and Uplifting Trade
Union Movement in This
Country.

er for good among the working
people and has for it's object other
things than the calling Of strikes and
the fomenting Of trouble; this, too,
Notwithstanding the herculean efforts
of the Manufacturers Association and
Citizens Alliances to convince the
people of this country that union la
Dor is menace to life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness. Such false
Ideas cannot be made to deceive sem
slble, thinking men, men who do their
own thinking, as the above quotation
at the matter through impartial
glasses-strongly- -manifying glasses,
too, which cover the whole subject
with a thorough scrutiny-while Parry
and his cohorts take only the purely
selfish dollars-and-cents view, which is
cold -booded and indefensible when it
is remembered that they so strongly
emphasize the necessity for justice
and liberty and the high privilege of
dealing with employees as Individuals
not as labor unions, and the same
time reserving to themselves the un-
disputed right to conbine-unionize.
as it Were-tn order to control every-
thing in sight, from their own "di-
vinely -inspirited wisdom all the way
down to breathe the air which gives
him life.
l! is entirely true that "some Of
these organizations COT capita) were
formed originally to fight the unions,
but have learned from experience the
superiority of trade agreement to
trade battles" 1t is wise organiza-
ton Of capital which seeks peace with
it's laborers, and it is still more wise
if capital comedies to labor the same
| right to organize which it takes unto
itself.
Comment on Address.
There are other organizations Of
capital whose present aim is to smash
the unions. They also, it is hoped,
will in time learn from experience the
same lesson that the greater organ.
.izations of capital which have DEAL
ings with organized labor have learn
ed" Here is an expressed hope from
||a bod Of irapartja 81 Judges which wall:
heaTtiaN NsappEaYedss ssnYa airs
Et1nded g sl snIe mixed dSbors An
this eolntrs S.; si t. ffiumsnt
mean ultimate peace and harmony. be-
tween labor and capital. Those orr
ganizations Of capital which are on
PEACEFUL terms with union labor upon
the basis of arbitration an dtrade
agreements must be receiving the de-
sired results in dividends, else they
,, would join the ranks Of the recalci-
trant organizations of labor and at
tempt to .'smash the unions" But,
| aside from the comforts of peace and
harmony with their union employees,
they are also shrewd enough to grasp
! the other side Of the smashing" argu-
ment-that is, that the unions Them
selves can do some Smashing when
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-12-17
FIERCE LABOR WAR ENDS,
Chicago Sheet Metal Workers Win
After Long Struggle.

Chicago, Dec ia bitter fight of a
year and a half between the E. A.
Rysdon Company, sheet metal contrac-
tors, and the Sheet Metal Workers
Union has resulted in complete sur
render today by Rysdon: His en-
p1oyees go back 'on s'cIosed shop
basis, a union scale of wages and full
payment by Rysdon Of $1,000 fines as
sessed against him.
This was the most notable labor wal
in the city's history, in which only one
small union and single employer were
involved. There was much violence
courts have been resorted to several
times and injunctions were obtained by
and against both factions. The cause
was employment Of more apprentices
than suited. the: union.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-12-17
THE GRAND JURY. =:
SEIZES BALLOT BOX

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 14.-The Silver
Bow County grand jury called last spring
to Investigate various county officers yes:
terday forcibly seized upon the ballots
Of the last county election, despite the
protests Of County. Clerk Weston, the
custodian: Judge Judge. Harney then notified q:
charged The Judge says the action; ot
the jurors may nullify the election 81
the law specifies that the ballots must
not be touched except & on order or the
cour
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-12-17
Indus STRIAl PEACE FEDERATION
i. OFFSETS MOVEMENT OF PARRYITES|
*F1R$T ADDRESS DECLARES
= WAR AGAINST PARRYISNI.

:. National Civic Federation seeks
and, finds the establishment of
honorable business relations with
organizations of capital and Ia
: bOr. Among it's members are
employers who represent the
greatest investment OF capital in
the United States. These men
have learned from experience the
superiority Of trade agreements
to trade battles.
Federation has no sympathy
with those organizations of capi-
tai who4e present aim is to
"sInash the unions,' and whose
policy IL boldly avowed, or
schemingly disguised. Uncom-
promisinE hostility to labor in
spires this class Of employers az
ces,' whose only purpose Is to
destroy Organizat tion of labor
with whom negotiation is possi-
BILE.
Federation places Justice where
Justice In due. 1t recognizes that
organized labor is q power for
good among the working people
and has for Its object other
things than the calling of strikes
and the fomenting of trouble;
this too, Notwithstanding the her.
culean efforts of the Manufacture
ers' AssOciations and Citizens
Alliances to convince the people
that trade unions are n menace to
life, liberty and pursuit Of hap
piness.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-12-17
Executive Committee of VI Ma
tional Civic Federation Open
:. Important Session in New.
York-opposes Parry Or
ganization Of Union Smash
ers.

New York, Dec. 15.-Under the most
favorable auspices the Executive Com
mlttee OF the National Civic Fedora
ton opened its annual session in this
city today. The white winged dove of
peace perched upon the speakers
stand, and Representatives of the larE-
est Industrial interests in the country
sat side by side with the leading re-
preSentatives of organized labor. This
is different gathering than assembled
here just two weeks ago. In the lat
ter body headed by the pugnacious
Parry was declared against organized
labor. The delegates were compos-
ed largely of petty manufacture
ers, shyster lawyers and men of
moderate wealth who deal in stocks
and bonds. There was not one i'm
portant factor in the industrial world
present at the Parry meeting. It pas
sed resolutions, condemned laboring
| men and adjourned in disgrace.
Civic Federation Is For Peace.
+ The civic federation meeting is just
the reverse Its members are re-
| 'presentatives Of the greatest in1ustri-
al institutions In the world, such as
| mining and the manufacture of iron
and steel and fabrics in the basic. in
dustries: in the metal trades and In
transportation by rail and ship. Then
there Is Gompers, Mitchell, Keefe, o.
Conncll and a score of others, repre-
senting the brains and intelligence OF
the great mass of organized wage
earners. All the talk in the Fedora
tion is for peace. Every resolution
! seeks to bring capital and labor into
better understanding. Every speech
| is educational and conciliatory.
! This is the difference between Par
! RVS Citizens Alliance and the late
Senator Hanna's Civic Federation. One
! is for war with labor, the other is for
honorable peace. One is for -serfden,
the other for freedom One will soon
die, the other will live until industri-
| al peace has been permanently secur-
ed for both capital and labor. ALL hail
the Civic: VI I Fed derati with its glad It'd
Il spfsne2cess;,!jpy and prosperity, g.