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The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1904-1904, 1904-11-18
Capital and Labor.

We submit the labor record of the
Republican party against the profes-
sions Of Democracy. Republicanism
has built up a tariff wall about this
country which gives the American
markets to the products Of American
labor. 1t has in every State where in
power enacted legislation favoring
shorter hours and sanitary conditions
Of labor, prohibited child labor, and
passed stringent laws for the safe
guarding Of the life and limb Of en-
ployees. 1t has under Theodore
Roosevelt substituted arbitration. as in
the coal strike. for the bullet and bayo-
net Of the last Democratic admins
tration in its settlement Of the Pull
man strike. Promising little. perform
ng much, II has been the true and
tried friend Of both capital and labor,
whom it holds as equal and c%oncordant
parts of the nations industrial como
ny. The Republican party will not
upport capital in oppression nor labor
in violence 1t recognizes organized
abor as the unity Of industrial action,
striving TO secure a more equitable dis
.ribution of the fruits Of industry. 1t
S the trusted ally Of both capital and
.abor; for capital in the things which
are essential to the successful govern
nent Of enterprises and with labor in
its crusade for reasonable hours at the
highest wages CONSTANT with the sue
cessful conduct of business. II this
State 1t favors eight hours labor on all
public works and as the legal work day
in mines. quartz mills and smelters,
and will uphold legislation giving It
proper and equitable force and effect.
State Institutions.
We favor the economical conduct of
the State government, the generous
treatment of the orphan wards of the
State, and the humane are of the in
sane. We are justly proud of the pub
lie school system Of Nevada and the
State University and will favor all re-
asonable propositions calculated to inns
prove their efficiency and usefulness.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1904-1904, 1904-11-18
WAsHOE COUNTY
BANK-=
RENO. NEVADA

Capital Fully Paid Up........ $500, 10000
Surplus Fund $50. ............ 100, OO0.OG
A Genera Banking Business
Exchange Department
Issue Travellers and Commercial Letters
OF Credit, Drafts and Money Orders,
available In all parts of the world.
Savings Department
Pay interest at rate of az per cent per
annum on deposits.
Insurance Department
We Insure property against loss by fire,
representing ten leading Fire Insurance
Companies.
GEO w. mAPEs 49,, -. -. President
M ~ WARD......-... Vice President
+. M. RoTLAND .,..... Vice President
" l. BENDER. .+....... ..-..Cashier
GEO. H.. TAyLoR SO. Assistant Cashier
Directors III. NJ. Martin, d. A. Bender,
A. II. Manning.
WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1904-1904, 1904-11-18
National Irrigation.

We congratulate the people of the
State Of Nevada upon the passage OF
the national irrigation law which will
ultimately reclaim the arid. lands OF
the west. and which will within a few
years transform the desert wastes OF
Nevada into fruitful homesteads. We
assert that the attempt to steal the
credit of this great act for n man
is a ~travesty on fact and justice. 10
thousands of western citizens who have
agitated this subject. to the western
Senators and Congressman who for
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1904-1904, 1904-11-18
M:

The Republican party Of Nevada ir
State Convention assembled reaffirms
its adherence to the principles OF Re-
publicanism as expressed in the ma
tional platform and wrought into the
government Of the nation from Abra-
ham Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt
The history of Repubiicanism is the
party's mightiest platform. Endorsing
the nominees of the national conven-
ton, we affirm that no mar in public
or private life in this country is more
flied in honesty, daring, uncompro-
missing independence, steadfastness ir
what he believes 10 be right and SOUND
judgement TO guide the American peo-
pie in the fulfillment of their destiny
the next four years than Theodore
Roosevelt, the stateman in peace, the
hero in war. the westerner always
and the Republican nominee for Presi-
dent Of the United States.
We respectfully suggest to the vot-
ers of Nevada that Alfon Brooks Par
ker is too closely allied with the self
fish corporate and moneyed Insult
tons of Wall street and the laWless
and predatory monopolistic trusts OF
the country qualify him for the dis
charge OF the duties of the office for
which the Democratic party OF the
United States has selected him, and
that no language which we a frame
more aptly illuctrates his disqualified
tons than that freely and publically
employed by William J. Bryan, W.. R
Hearst and other leading men conspi-
cuously prominent in the environment
Of the Democratic Presidential nomi-
nee were subject TO free and untram-
meled dicussion.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-12
GORMAN AND HEARST
COMPARED BY EDITOR
Missouri Writer Calls German a Leader
Of Hungry Office Seekers, Hearst
the Hope Of Labor and it's
Defender.

Maryville, Mo-, March 1.-THE Noda-
way Forum, of which c. J. Golden is
editor, prints the following in a recent
issue:
"Gorman is the leader of the hungry
office seeker; Hearst is the hope Of
labor. German is flattered by trusts
and combines; Hearst is the object OF
their hatred and vituperatio German
is an apologizer for the aggrandizement
Of wealth: Hearst is it's most conspic-
ious antagonist.
German is pallid with age; Hearst
is in the vigor of youth German is a
distributor of fortune for the benefit
of the people.
Hearst will entetr the campaign
with four great metropolitan newspa-
per at his command. He enters the
race as the greatest defender of or
ganized labor. He enjoys the friend
ship of William J. Bryan, whose in
fluence is the greatest factor in the
conflict.
"As bewteen dull passivity and Wig
orous aggression, commercial politics
and Jeffersonian ideals, German and
Hearst, give us youth and living issues,
radicalism and William Randolph
Hearst
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-12
Chicago Federation
of Labor Enjoined

Chicago, Ill.,, March 10.-On the sworn
statement Of officials of the Dearborn
Duster company that the Chicago Fed
GRAFTON of Labor was engaged in as
sisting strikers in unla awful acts of in
timidation and violence Judge Jesse
Holdom recently issued an injunction
against the federation. President Will
liam G. Shardt and Secretary Edward
H. Nockels, are especially named as
defendants, together with a host of girl
and men strikers belonging to the
Feather Duster Makers union. The
attempt Of the company to connect
the Federation of Labor with the acts
complained Of is the first of its kind
in Chicago. If successful it will con-
meet that body with the alleged COLI
spiracy to put employees out Of business
unless they grant the union demands.
All criminal acts will, it is claimed, rem
der every member of a labor union res
DOnSible.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-12
LABOR To MAKE WAR
AGAINST CONSUMPTION
WILL AID CHARITABLE SOCIETIES
TO WIPE OUT DISEASE
Percentage Of Deaths Form the Disease
Low Wages, Unsanitary Conditions,
Long and Irregular Hours are Some
of the Prevalent Conditions. New
York Federated Union Appoints
Committee at Act at Once.

New York, March 1.-THE garment
workers are the worst sufferers from
disease in New York on account of the
thousands Of-sWeat shops which abound
nthe metropolis. Recently the unions
of that craft decided to enter upon a
war of determination against. <tuber-
have securedSthe BAT cking Of thesEentrai
Federated Union and will now enter
upon the work in a systematic manner.
The New York Journal of Monday
says:
''The Sanitary Committee of the
Central Federated Unoin yesterday was
instructed in answer to an appeal by
assist the sommittee of that society In
it's war against tuberculosis.
1--WE have decided on the. reduction
of the death rate in this city, said Mr..
Devine. Secretary of the Charity Or
ganization Society, at the meeting OF
the union yesterday. We have deter
mined on the saving of the lives Of
little children, young men nda, working
men and women.
Ten per cent of the deaths of ALL
men and thirteen per cent of the deaths
of all women are caused by tuber-
culosis.
"'What are the conditions that lead
to tuberculosis? Low wages, unsani-
tary conditions, exposure to dust. ex-
cessive physical strain, excessive heat
and long and irregular working hours.
Last year the number of deaths
from the disease was the same as
twenty years ago. That shows that
the employer has done nothing with
the increase in prosperity to improve
the conditions under which his en-
ployes work. 1t is in this respect that
organized labor can aid largely in
stamping out the fatal disease. It can
compel the employer to take more heed
to the health of the worker.
Labor can also aid in the estab-
lishment Of an out-of-town sanitarium,
resolutions for which have been adopt
ed by the Board of Alderman "
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-12
Labor Notes Of Interest,

Since the Philadelphia Clothing Man.
nufacturers' Association has decided
to ignore the Garment Workers union,
the members Of the latter organiza-
ton will have to seek employment in
the trade on their individual merits or
see the shops filled with non-union
workmen. The Garment Workers,
nearly 400 strong, left their tables last
Monday, pending a settlement on the
dispute between their union and the
manufacturers. The manufacturers,
however, declared all negotiations off
on Friday. :.
Pa, miners left last week for Indian-
apolis to attend the miners National
Convention. Every delegate from the
anthracite regions has been instructed
not to allow the bituminous miners to
accept reduction in wages. They are
to give them their undivided support,
which will be carried out by the an
thracite mine workers.
Damage suits growing out of the mil
itary control of the Colorado miners
strike have been called in Victor, Col,
aggregatihg 81, ,000, 900, and naming Gov
ernor Peabody among the defendants. .
The miners and operators Of the
Central competitive field-Illinois, Ind
lana, Ohio and Pennsylvania-are now
in session at Indianapolis for the pur-
pose of making a new scale to take
the place of the present one which ex-
pires April 1. A strike of the entire
field appear imminent.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-12

New York, March 11.-Prominent
members of labor organizations in this
city continue to give expressions of
opinions upon the movement to elect
William Randolph Hearst President of
the United States. Below are given
two characteristic interviews:
Alexander Law, former president of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
says:
"It is pretty generally conceded that
Mr.. Bryan failed of election in 1896
and 1900 because he did not get the
labor vote.
THE fetch of protection, coupled
with the promise of a full dinner pail,
so hypnotized enough of the workers of
this country that they continued the
Republican party in power, notwith-
standing that it was becoming plain
that thehy, like Esau of old, were
baterting their birthright.
THE working masses of our country
are now beginning to find out their
protection is in their labor unions. And
instead of depending upon the Repub-
lican party for full dinner pail, all it
is necessary to do is to apply Demo-
cratic principles to our present indus
trial conditions and all they are justly
entitled to will be theirs.
The one man who at present towers
head and shoulders above all names
mentioned as yet in that connection is
the popular Representative of the Elev-
enth Congressional district, William
Randolph Hearst. Not only has he
applied the principles of trades union-
ism to the business affairs of his vast
establishments, but also by his pen and
voice, through the press he SO able
controls, has probably done more TO
educate the masses in trades unionism
and Democratic Government than all
the other editors combined.'
Frederick J. Graf. member of the ex-
evutive board of the Lithographers'
Association, S. A., No. /, of New York,
said:
II believe William Randolph Hearst
to be the friend of labor and the most
logical candidate for nomination and
President Of the United States. Should
he be elected, one of the first acts
would be to strengthen and extend to
all working people the eight hour day.
zz..ll lnesof the va ST. benefi g IS ofathia
pelicysalone would 81. tos
and Danish war, because the people
would be, happy and contented. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-12
BUILDERS AND LABOR.

The Brotherhood of Carpenters,
which already has a general death and
sick benefit system, is to adopt the
elaborate system of the Amalgamated
Association with the consolidation of
the two internationals on January /,
1905.
Carpenters Union at New Orleans,
La, is now getting IS cents an hour
as minimum wage. It has demanded
As cents an hour, to become effective
April Z.
The financial reports presented at the
convention of the Bricklayers and Ma
sons International union at Trenton,
N. j., showed a balance in the local
treasures Of $279,52S, and the general
treasury $245.OOO
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-12
FOREIGN LABOR NEWS

The last and final volume Of the Gen.
sus of England, dealing with the occu-
pations of the people, has been pub
1ished. From that appears that the
number of men and boys returned as
engaged in specified occupations was
1,391,188, or "a per cent, of males, 10
years Of age and upward, compared
with 1925 per cent. in 1891. The num-
ber of women and girls returned as oc-
cupied was 1924 or 33.05 per cent. Of
females of 10 years and upward, COM
pared Will "a per cent. in 1891.
At San Juan, Porto Rico, confer
ence between Samuel Gompers and
delegates representing all the organized
labor of the island was held. Mr..
Gompers urged their amalgamation
under American Federation of Labor.
A resolution to this effect was adopted
by the delegates, and will be voted up
on by the unions March r..
No important changes in hours of la
Dor in Great Britain were reported dur
ing 1908. Such changes as did occur
were nearly all reductions and result
ed in net decrease averaging about
two and one-half hours per week in
the usual weekly working time of about
1000 Jworkpeople.
Japanese laborers to the number Of
500 are to be imported to work in the
Mexican copper. mines In an attempt
to solve the la.>or problem. The men
are to be paid $3.50 day and are under
contract for three years.
Belgian glass manufacturers are to
form glass trust in order to oppose
the demands of the. labor. unions for
money and to obtain better selling
prices in foreign markets. "A committee
of five persons,s consisting. Of two glass
manufa cturers, two engineers and one
architect, is to fix the value Of the
different factories. 2x.. .#Zs%
AT Rio Janeiro, Brazil, the strike OF
sailors and deckers has ended, but the
coachmen,, .cabmen5 aud car men are
out, and some disturbance have occnr-
red. j ~ ~ s II { ~ J !. ssSss5;s1. q
About 40 London, Eng, policemen
went nstrike recently when asked to
collect scraps Of paper and rubbish
while. on duty in the parks. :. -. s5., 81,
Trade union bodies ofs England. hayes
chosen so labor candidates already to.
contest seats ats the next elecion.s
/ "A compromise has been affected In
the, question OF wages in the .shiphuild-
ing trade on the northeast coast of
England on basis OF: q s per- cent. res.
duction. ~ i ~ ssss ~ & 81 :.,zs
| Recognition of labor & IL F;ngland's
royal dockyardsa issbeing carriedzon
i "A new department was fcrned In the
Norwegian Central Bureau OF Stats =
tics on April ~ 1so33. for sthe.s special pur-
pose Of collecting and publishing sta
ztfstics relative to the state Of employ.
ment. .s.*#.is .S.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-12
Tailors' Union Is
Among the Pioneers

The English tailor, according to the
Weekly Bulletin, have the credit for
being the first to offer organized res
istence to industrial oppression and
unionism. AS early as 1871, in the days
of the haidicrafts, there was union
Of tailors in London numbering $1,000
and they went on strike for better con-
ditions Of employment, notwithstand-
ing the acts of parliament that out
lawed such combinations, made strikes
a criminal act and limited wages by
law. This is the earliest recorded
strike of any consequence. ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-12
.IA|||l.SI|hsCEERks
RluRlIQ QE[(ES
ERIE RAILROAD IA AQISHES ARMY
OF PRETTY.*ST ENOGRAPHERS.


New York ,aMrch H. There is no
business future for the woman steno-
grapher, therefore she must 60 That
is the ed1ct Of the Erie Railroad.
Nor formal, order has been issued on
the subject, but the word has been pas
sed along that only young men shall
be given an opportunity.
When the head of any department re-
ceives the resignation of yuong wo-
man who is about to be married or for
any other reason wishes to give up her
place, he is Instructed to put in that
position the most likely uong man in
his department capable of folling it.
If there is no young man in his depart
ment capable of filling it he is to select
one from some other department, or
If need be, send to another city for
one. But in no case need any young
woman apply for the position. She will
have no show, no matter what her quail
ifications may be. .
One of the highest officials in the
company made this statement yester-
day:
I'VE have $4,000 employees. most of
them men. Among so many there can
always be found one to fill satisfac-
tory any vacancy that may occur. We
shall not request any woman to resign
because she is a woman, but We shall
accept designations as they occur and
put in men instead of women. This we
believe to be for the best development
and growth Of the system. Many wo-
men are excellent as stenographers, but
even if they were capable and willing
there are many things in the railroad
business that we would not be willing
to ask them to do. We believe that men
may be- found who are just as good
stenographers and who, in addition to
their ability In that line, can do what
is impossible and undesirable for wo-
man to do.
The official said that as stenograph-
ers the women in the Erie's employ
had been faithful and satisfactory, but
their limitations were against them.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-12
Team Drivers Kept
Busy With Strikes

The Coach Drivers union Of Pater-
son, N. j., has prepared schedule for
presentation to the undertakers and
liverymen. The men ask that the fol-
lowing rates be paid after March l.:
$12 a week; Is cents for drivers from
to 10 a. NJ, and Is cents an hour after
10 o'clock; IS cents for city drivers at
funerals; $1.25 for country drivers.
The Executive Board Of the Interna-
tional Teamsters' union has decided
that local before it can go out OH a
sympathetic strike must have two
thirds vote of the members, indorsed
by two-thirds vote Of the joint con-
ference Of that vicinity, and in addi-
ton the consent of the Executive
Board.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-12
Anti Boycott Suit
Against Hatters Union

Danburry, Conn.,-Arguments on two
motions in the anti-boycott suit, of D..
NJ. Loewe & Co, hatters, Of Danbury,:
Con-, against. members of the .Danbucy
Hatters' union and officers of the, AM
erican Federation Of Labor were to
have. been heard today in the. Superior
court, but were postponed for week.
One Of the motions is by the resident
defendants, asking that the names cf
the nonresident defendants be strick-
en- from the complaint, and the other
ise by the paintiff company for judg-
ment, for failure on the part of the
defense to answer to the complaint. :
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-12
LABOR IN CANADA.

The report Of the Secretary of the
Toronto, Can, Trades and Labor Coun-
ell for six months ending July % last,
showed. an increase 7,of membership in
affiliated locals of 1900, making tile
total enrolment 1880, the total num-
ber Of affiliated local unions being
eigthy-three, an increase Of elevn. :
: The Toronto, Can, Trades and Labor
Council has passed a, resolution pro-,
testing against the Dominion: methods
Of assisting Immigration, and y the, ex-
penditure of $25o,0oo annually for this
purpose ~ szs1<Sz ~ 1se2*
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-12

Los Angeles, sCalN2March 10.-(Special
Correspondent )-4Under the heading
Labor Market OVerrun With Non-Un-
ion; Men, the. notorious Los Angeles
Times prints The following statement:
There are: tat Ssthe present time in
Los Angeles tens men for every job.
This condition has sheen brought about
BY various employers importing from
East men to takeSthe places of union
agitators at every OPP portunity. So far
as Southern Ca llfornia is concerned, the
Citizens, Alliance. has solved the union
problem The way to fight the unions
is to have plenty Of non union help ev-
er ready to- step-Xin: What has been
done in this section of the country can
be done else where, Unionism will be
wiped from. The faye of the .earth.'
The above article from the. notorious
Times completely substantiates the
claims that z*have:*S.been made by the
unions ;of this tyaa-that the Eastern
states. were being5.f .flooded with liter
ature for the purpose: of inducing work.
ingmen by the Thousands to come to
Los Angeles. Several months ago the
Council of Labor sent out :circulars
warning working1nen everywhere not
to con1eE to. Southern: California, as
there is no work. to.be had here This
circular created intense indignation, on
the part Otis. and his combination,
who denounced it assam effort to retard
the prosperity of the community.
But now that: their scheme has been
completed, and the town is completely
flooded with idle. lhen from every sec
;tion of the United States, who are glad
to work at any: price. the Times actual
:ly brags|a bout the#Zscheme, which it
SO vehement deniedswas being worked
"a few months ago. 3
/. All l+of:theEunions ofsthe city are man
! !ifesting deep interest in the general
conference be, held March IA, at
which time ways and means will be
devised 20, ,ta ke4 effective steps against
! the Citizens, Alliance.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-12
Peoria Merchants
Violate Child Labor Law.

Peoria, Ill.,, March 10: Thirty-two
merchants at Peoria, ILL.,. were served
with state warrants by Deputy State
Factory Inspector Adam Menshe,
charged with violating the cild<labor
laws The deuty has been in Peoria
two weeks, and last Wednesday swore
out the warrants. A dozen Of the en-
ployers appeared III court and paid
fines for the violations. The inspector
says he will see that the law is OBJ
served to the letter.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-12
Labor Unionist Elected
Mayor of Rutland, vt.

Rutland, VT, March 10.-John S. Car
der, labor unionist, was elected Mayor
of Rutland yesterday by a plurality pof
twenty eight votes over Mayor D: w.
Temple, independent, and Henry w.
spofferd, Republican. -, ..-... ,-<:<> - !.
The city want no license by a narrow
margin after a years trial Of thes.new
high; license law. Nearly all the towns
! .''nthis part of the sta tel wentEno license
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-12

Statistics compiled by the Pension
Department of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road show that during the four years
the system has been in operation 81
224,1s7 has been expended for the relief
of those entitled to consideration, and
2,127 employees have. been retired; as
pensioners from the active service E1of
tho. company. of those retired 1 1876 were
between the age Of IS and 60 years. q.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-12

The Southern ailway proposes. to
furnish to engineers and conductors.
annual passes. .off he road on the basis
of service. Those who have been tive.
years II. the service are to he given. an
=nuals good: over the q dIyision7 on which
they employ hose. having ten years
to- their credit ceiye@ annuaIs.
good over enttres line. and kor thosei
oshaYes seryes thehirV ives;
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