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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-15
JAPANESE ON STRIKE
j.. IN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS !||!|
War Department Will Not Fur-
nish Troops to End Big
Unexpected Strike.
Funny Ruling from Govern
ment on Its Attitude To-
wards Industrial Disputes.

Washington, D. c., July 13-The
labor situation in the Hawaiian Islands,
where several thousand Japanese labor
ers on sugar plantations are on strike.
has led to representation to the War
Department that call for the use Of
United States troops might be expected.
at any time. There are two companies
of artillery at Hawaii, and in their place
request was made for four companies
of infantry. -.
The situation was presented to tho
department in q memorandum from
Lieutenant-Colonel John Mcclellan,
commanding the post at Honolulu. In
it he states that the Hawaiian Legis-
lature has refused to appropriate any
thing for the support of the National
Guard; that heretofore the police have
been relied upon to quell strike dis
turbances, but THAT recently the Japan
ese have shown an entire disregard Of
the police. The Governor had taken
the matter up to ascertain exactly his
authority in calling upon the Federal
troops, and had been informed that un-
der the law such a call would be re-
sponded to.
The matter was referred to General
Davis, Judge Advocate-General of the
Army, and his memorandum on the sub
ject was approved to-day by General
Oliver, acting Secretary of War. In
this memorandum General Davis says:
Il gather that there is disposition
on the part of the Hawaiian Legislature
to evade making provision for the pre-
servation of order, and to saddle the
duty of police protection upon the War
Department. II such be the case" he
concludes. the Governor should be ad-
vised to call the Legislature together
for the purpose of making adequate
provision for the protection Of life and
property in the Hawaiian Islands" -
A second memorandum from Colonel
Mcclellan states that the Japanese have
control of the situation by reason Of
the scarcity Of labor on sugar planta-
ttons, and from the further fact that
many Japanese are leaving the islands
for California
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-15
ANOTHER "coNFEss,oN."

Readers of the daily press will re-
member seeing in the newspapers last
September an account of the arrest
Of a burgular who confessed that he
was one of a squad Of members of the
Western Federation Of Miners which
blew up the depot at Independence,
Colo, on June 6, 1904, killing thirteen
men. This burgular, Robert Romaine,
by name. has now made another con-
fession in which he admits that his
former story was false. and further
states that he was hired to tell the
lie by Frank Sheafer, an alleged agent
of the Cripple Greek Miners Aasocia-
tion.. His first Confession" was eag-
erly siezed upon by the newspapers of
the country and displayed under big,
black scaGeheads. The second "confes-
sion." denying the truth of the first,
does not sem to be 80 attractive. Won
der why. .s.. 49,.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-15
TOBACCO TRUST ABSORBS
OLD PITTSBURG HOUSE
BY Purchase OF Weyman & Brother
Company Controls Snuff Trade.

Pittsburg, July 13.-The tobacco
business and property of the Weyman
& Brother Company has been absorbed
by the American Tobacco Company, Of
New York, commonly known as the
Tobacco Trust. Agents yesterday con-
firmed news of the deal. 1t Is said that
the price paid was between $500, 900
and $2,oo0,oo0, of which $25o,000 was
paid for the plant
BY the purchase the Trust gains con-
troll of practically the entire snuff trade
OF the country. The sale of the Weyman
plant marks the passing Of one Of the
Oldest independent houses in the coun-
try, it having been established in 1927.
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Constitution is Adopted Of
Many "1sms" political Re-
lief is Promised the Work
ers If They Follow the Line
of Action Mapped Out by
the Enthusiasts.

Chicago, ILL.,, July 13.-The Social
lists finished their work here last week
and pretended to have launched a re-
organized 90 labor movement The
convention was in session ten days and
adjourned in complete discord. From
the very beginning Of the meeting
the De Leon faction of the Socialists
controlled the gathering. This was
not relished by the Debs element and
open war Is now on between these
discordant factions. Gompers and Nit
chell were dubbed as fakirs of the
worst type. No recognition was CIV
en- to the present trade unions A
meaningless constitution was framed
and is being severely criticised by
many Of the Socialist papers Prob
ably the best report of the meeting is
given from Socialist standpoint and
printed In the Chicago Socialist. a pa
per that has become thoroughly dis
gusted with the new organization. Its
report Is as follows:
The convention met in accordance
with the call, at Brands Hall, at 10
a. m., June ~. VIM. D. Haywood was
chosen as temporary chairman and ".
E. Trautmann as temporary secretary.
of the convention, and both were sub
setluently made permanent officers cf
tie convention. The secretary offered
III behalf of the provisional board rules
for the government Of the convention
in its temporary stage and the same
were adopted.
The manifesto and call for the con-
vention were then read by A. M. ST.
mons, of the provisional executive
committe, and the reading being con-
cluded, all delegates representing or
ganizations and Individual delegates
handed In their credentials. The Sec
retary read the names of individual,
members of the January conference
who represented themselves only as in
div1duals, as follows: A. NJ. Simons.
W. r. Trautmann, Eugene v, Debs and
Mother Jones, and all were seated.
An accumulation of correspon,1ence
received by the secretary from indi-
viduals and organizations in differ mt
sections Of the country since the mani
festo was issued was read. The COM
munications showed a genuine interest
in the purposes Of the convention and
promised partial or entire SUPPORT to
the new organization.
At the opening Of the second days
sessions w. D. Haywood was elected
permanent chairman, The following
were nominated for permanent secre-
tary: w. e. Trautmann, T. J. Hager-
ty. and w. L.. Hall. Trautmann was
elected. '<*.>< = r.,. .<:@.-s. =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-15
UNION LABOR SUPPORTS
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
representatives :. Of 400, 200
Workingmen Meet Next
Month and Lay Plans.
Greater New York Unionists
Getting Ready to Enter Big
Fight in Metropolis.

New York, July ia general con-
ference of representatives Of 100000
Workingmen In Greater New York will
be held shortly to decide on ways and
means to bring about municipal owner
ship of surface railways and rapid
transit, subways and gas and lighting
plants.
Alfred ]. Boultin, of Stereotypers'
Union. No. 1, and leading member
of the Central Federation Union, said
yesterday that conference would be
held next month. =. = $a
The purpose said Delegate Boui-
ton, will be to decide on action to be
taken by organized labor to MIST easi-
ly secure municipal ownership.
'The question of taking political ac-
ton to secure municipal ownership
will be discussed at the conferences
Whether the Representatives of or
ganized labor will decide that politic-
al action is most expedient in obtain
ing the municipal ownership Of public
utilities remains to be seen.
Some plan will be agreed upon by
means of which a general effort will
lie made to bring about that result
"A preliminary conference to pre-
pare for the campaign has already been
held, but definite action was postpon-
ed until the general conference, to be
held next MONTH"
Mr.. Boulton has been actively advo-
eating municipal ownership among the
members Of organized labor for some
time.~ He has ON numerous occasions
introduced resolutions at the meetings
Of the Central Federation Union de-
claring for 1t, and many Of his reselu-
tions declaring opposition to the meth
DDS of the Belmont syndicate were
adopted with the most enthusiastic un-
animtty. He sincerely believes that
municipal ownership is one Of the
greatest questions Of the day, and that
the plans for securing 1t when laid be-
fore organised for Endorsement win
meet with unqualified approval.
1 Mr.. .Boulton was the .Populist cans
didate for Governor in. the last cam-
paign. and was once the Fusion can-
didate for county clerk In Kin9s coun-s
ty.. He is now actively engaged in .
conferlng> with prominent labor men
in this city in preparation Tor the pros
posed municipal ownefship agitation
to be undertaken byx organized labor
in support of the present general mum
icipal ownership movement. 50. 4
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Mrs. Emma F. Langdon of Denver,
was appointed a assistant secretary. .@
au1stio 81, srlab ahinR. II stepQa

ne Sa9M..,x 81 81 sSks421
4 s(9ll lll4 ellll ls!.g
5tedings came up. Ds Leon ts. II: q
L. Az made the announcement that
the expense Of procuring: such report
would run as high as $500. He had
collected 5000 for that purpose, and If
the ways and means committee of the
convention w..uld provide for the pay
ment Of the balance the report would
appear in the Daily People and be at
the disposal of the new organization.
The convention was not yet ready to
adopt The People as its official organ.
however, and after a long discussion
provision was made for a committee
to have charge of publishing the re-
port.
The composition of the committees
and method Of selection was then taken
up and after the expression of views
by the delegates it was decided thai
each organization should select enc
member of each committee and the
chairman appoint three members OF
each commite from the individual DEL
egates Subsequent developments in
the convention made each committee
consist of tWenty-one members.
After the adoption of permanent
rules Of order it was decided to devote
the third. day, June 20, to a general
discussion of the causes for the new
organization and its proposed work.
The three principal speeches made
in the general discussion Of Thursday
were by Eugene v. Debs, D. De Leon,
and T. J. Hagerty, and are given in
the stenographer's notes.
The secretary then announced the
list of delegates, the organizations and
number they represented, as follows:
Western Federation Of Miners-W.
D. Haywood, Chas. H. Meyer, Cha I.
H. McKinnon. Albert Ryan. ]. A.
Baker $4,000 members.)
Industrial Workers Club, Cincinnati
Max Elsenberg (7S members).
Industrial Workers Club, Chicago
T. J. Hagerty. Robt Larson, Mark
Bartlett, Bert Sainer, J. E. cEachren,
Gus Bartlett, Mrs. Bohlman, Miss Isora
Forberg. Mrs. Lillian Forberg. r. G..
Goodwin, Miss Libby Levinson, M. B.
Quinn ga members).
Socialist Trades and Labor Alliance.
New York-Duncan McEachren. Au-
gust Gilhaus, Samuel French, T., J.
Powers, r.. H. Jackson, Paul Dinger,
Theodore Bernine. H. J. Brimble. J. T.
L. Rembey, J. Sheidler, O. NJ Held,
D. De Leon. c. w. Starkenberg, WAL
ter Goss (1,450 members).
Workers Industrial and Educational
Union of Pueblo, Colo.-W. K. knight.
(30 members).
Pittsburg, Kan. Local Of United
Mine Workers Of Amerfca-John Gra-
ham IA members).
Mill and Shelters Union. To. "a.
Butte, Month";. p. Hagarty Zone
vote).. = .>vl
United Brotherhood of Railway EN-
ployes--J. Fitzgerald, Thos, De Young,
E. T. Eastman, A.. H. Williamson, J.
Churchfield, J. S. Mcdonald, Frederick
Dean. M: E.. White, Fred Hopkins,
Frank McCabe, VIM. Hickey, A. W.
Morrow, H. NJ. Kyle. Mr.. Benning,
Thos. Hansberry, W. L. Hall, w. ].
Bradley, Fred Hennion, John Plum
mer (2,0s7 members). XII S, s. :
Montreal, Canada, Wage, Earners'
Uniop--R, J. Kerrigan (35 members)
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WALTER BAKER & co. UNFAIR.
The Massachusetts, state branch Of

1"o0se1CHuSetts state Dranch OF
the American Federation Of Labor au-
vises union men not to patronize Wal
ter Baker & Co., makers Of Bakers
cocoa and chocolate. The firm has all
Its boxes made at the unfair box fac
tory Of Atwood Brothers, of Whitman.
Mass, and has ignored all requests
of labor to either withdraw its work
from the unfair firm or to use its
influence IL adjusting matters. ,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-15

The boycott OF the International=
Union Of Flour and Cereal NH e.:
'ployes against the Hslhb hburn-C Cros11 =
company Is said TO be proving ver9
effective. That urSairr llrm Is doing
It's best to create the ilppEesston that
the boycott has ban declared of. Such
Is not the case. On the contrary, & Il
being pushed with svieoe
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-15

Canada has forests which, at the
present rate of consumption of tim
ber for paper, would supply the world
with paper pulp for $40 years.-Ex.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-15

4 Many man who imagines he could
run the earth can't even manage
small garden successfully.-Ex
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GOOD REASON ] Az &. ANY..

From the Grand Rapids Press: /.
The treasury department has clas-
ssified frogs legs al venison.'' 8
Because they are dear e
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CoatinueA i e j y s:oa Pasge !.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-30

Cross Eyed AnIscls.

Near the village of Monterey. Mass,
In the heart of the BerlSshires. on n
knoll peculiarly well fashioned by ma
ture for its uses. Is II burying ground
of the Revolutionary period which pos
sesscs more than ordinary interest by
reason of its well preserved headstones.
These headstones We're cut from ma
tive stone which has endured the ele
mcnts SO well for more than IA hun
dred years that the Inscriptions are
now almost as easily read as they were
when the stones were set in position.
\ striking popularity is found In the
carvings on the headstones, apparent
ly all the work of one sculptor. who
had IA speciality in the creation of cross
eyed angels. Almost every one or the
old hcadstones is Ornamented at the
top with the head OF an angel. and
each angel face Is Enthusiastically and
painfully cross eyed. This Characters
tic has led some guests near the bury
ing ground to call il the cemetery OF
cross eyed angels."-New York Trib-
unP.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-30
VAST ELK RANCHES NEW
NOVELTY IN MICHIGAN
Promoters Expect to Supply Market
With Venison at Reasonable
Price.

.. X. Fowler Il prominent banker OF
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, has come to
Chicago to present TO certain business
men of the city IL scheme for utilizing
the waste lands of northern Michigan
and Wisconsin, says the Chicago
Chronicle.
Thousands of acres of land in that
section have been left waste by the
cutting down of the timber and as
they are unfit for agricultural purposes
il is proposed to utilize at. least u por-
ton of them by starting great pre-
serves of elk with "a view to supplying
the market with elk yenisOn at reason
able rates The idea has already been
worked out to good advantage in Can
ada and in a small way in the upper
peninsula of Michigan.
According TO Mr. Fowler. the elk are
very prolific, and with proper care the
elk farms. or ranches as they should
perhaps be called. can be made 10
yield big profits. They require very
little care, and there has always been
an excellent market for the venison.
which at present commands from 80
to Go cents per pound. \ similar move
ment was put on foot in New England
several years ago, and the most graft
Tying results have been attained.
The elk ranchers Of Canada state
that the elk are not destructive feed
ers, nor do they range widely when
properly cared for and not mOleSte1.
They can be cared for as easily as
| cattle and give better profit
Mr.. Fowler states that arrangements
| are practically complete for the estab-
Iishment of several ranches on proper
ty owned by Chicago lumbermen. Chi
cago and Sault Ste. Marie capital ex-
clusively will back the enterprise. The
necessary animals for starting the
business will be brought from some Of
Mr.. Fowler's Canadian farms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-30

The question OF the lighting OF Lon
don was settled in simple fashion In
11I5. The common council repealed.
annulIcd and made voiG all the former
nets concerning the lighting Of Lon
don" as Il preliminary measure and
then proceeded TO enact that "all house
keepers whose house door or gateway
fronts or lies next to any street. lane
or public passage or place OF the said
city shall In every dark night-that Is.
every night between the second night
after each full moon and the seventh
night after each full moon-set or hang
out one or more lights with sufficient
cotton wicks that shall continue to burn
from 9 o'clock at night till IL o'clock
OF the same night on penalty of a
shilling"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-30
Impromptu Surgery.

In one of the most fashionable res
taurants in Paris mans life was
saved through the skill and quickness
cf one OF the guests. Ii appears that
4 man, with three friends, was dining
at one of the small tables when Il
piece of meat lodged in his throat and
he found ii impossible e. get rid of
it. His friends IN alarm slapped him
on the back, but the unfortunate man
became black in the face and fell TO
the floor. \ surgeon from the German
hospital. who happened 10 be dining in
the cafe. pushed his way through the
crowd. He saw at once that the man
was dying and that if prompt meas
ureS We're not taken he would quickly
succumb. He ordered one of the wait
ers to bring him small funnel such
as Is used in bottling wine and then,
without moments hesitation. took
out IL sharp knife. cut the mans throat.
removed the piece OF meat and-the
waiter having returned-quickly in
serted the funnel In the opening. The
man was then hastily conveyed to the
hospital. where silver tube was in
serted in the place OF the funnel. and
u few hours later he was pronounced
out OF danger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-30
CHINA COMING NATIONOF
EAST, 1T is PREDICTED

China is bound to bc the coming
nation of the east. Ii will soon be
ahead Of Japan" This is the prophecy
OF man who has spent thirty-six
years in China ana hopes 10 end his
days there. II Is that of the Rev. DR..
L. Richard. with whom l had an in
teresting conversation recently in Lon
don. writes member of the London
Daily News stan.
China will be greater than Japan
within half IL century" the doctor de-
clared. still in prophetic vein. The past
history of China. considered with the
remarkable movements now maturing
there bears me out. China has held
together larger number of people
than you find in any other nation in
the world. IL has done that for over
1000 years. That means great pow
ers OF organization. Now tina: China
Is adopting new methods you will ind
II will still be able To hold together
In face of all the world"
by use of arms;''
We'll. China Is determined TO de-
velop along the same lines as Japan.
The chinese are prepared to modify
their laws and customs. They are
going to learn everything they can
from western civilization. In thirty
years time. having learned all that
Europeans can teach them. they will
g-t rid Of their teachers. as Japan has.
Then you will see them rise ahead of
Japan and become as powerful ma
tion us any in Europe
lis Japan nursing them!"
ITO some extent she is. The Japa-
nese have for ten years been organic
ing an Asiatic league. This league b
not only identified with China. but with
all the nations OF Asia. Statesmen
from Siam. India and Persia. as well
as from China. are Influenced by the
league and visit Japan solely In con
nection with It's objects"
Which are
10 resist the west with its own
weapons. but with an army far SUI
perior in numbers. The people OF Asia
are sick Of the white peril. The AFRO
gance OF Europeans has become un-
bearable to them. China feels this
more keenIy than the other Asiatic ma
lions The Boxer rising was but an
expression Of that feeling. That re-
bellion taught the Chinese they could
do nothing against European armies
without European methods. They will
not rise against the Europeans again
until they have learned what the Jap
anese have learned. And then as a
great power they will outclass the
Japanese. The people in England
nay, in Europe-have no idea OF the
extent TO which China is storing its
arsenals and training its men"
And what does il all neanT'
III means many things. First. China
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-30
Preservation of Meat.

Meat Is commonly preserved by
sleeping IL IN brine This method.
however, has the undesirable effect or
extracting from the meat much soluble
nutritious matter besides rendering the
meat harder and less digestble- An
other way OF preserving it is In air
tight cases. The cases are packed with
meat and filed up with gravy and are
then Theoretically sealed except at one
point They are then exposed to heat
above that of boiling water for several
hours. thus destroying all the existing
germs and driving out all the air con-
tained IN them. The open part Is then
soldered over II by any accident the
tin is not Theoretically sealed the meat
will spoil.-American Queen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-30
COolsinK Einh In Clny.

"Tha natives of the north woods
have more appetiZing ways to cook
fish than any other class of cooks in
the world, ] believe" said a Tomiui
man.
The universal favorite. however.
seems to be the clay method. The fish
Is wrapped in the clay vathout having
so much as Il scale rufilcd 10y the
cleaning knife. He Il not dressed. ami
the only seasoning Is II pinch OF salt
placed IN the mouth. When the fish ~
done up In the clay the package /,
placed in the embers Of the campfire
10 bake. When 1t IL done the clay ia
cracked open. and the scales of the
fish are found to be sticking In tine
clay, and the head il then broken OF.
The delicate flavor OF fish cooked In
this WAY cannot he described. Some Of
the cooks have a habit Of cutting "a
long cash along each side OF the dorsal
fin and inserting a slice Of fat bacon.
This adds greatly to the favor of the
fish. Milwaukee Sentinel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-30
Ten thousand Men DiGSfnS Through q
Mountain Range on the ISfbn,us TO
Connect TITO Mighty Oceans.

spirit, can doubt itf If faith, grit
and determination can overcome the
passive resistance of nature he will.
overcome. He has conquered a CONT
nent, won in five wars and for the first
time in history has made representa-
tive government shining success
What is the mere constructing of ca
nal fifty miles long to compare with
these larger accomplishments? OF
course he will win. The American peo-
pie are Il unit on this undertaking. and
when the American people unite oppo-
sltiOn might as well get out OF the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-30
The Word "LOndon.~

What is the derivation of the word
London The usually accepted one
is the Celtic "Llyn-Din," or lake city.
referring to the historical fact that the
city was built on IA river that over
flowed at full tide and half surrounded
il. Other philologists have derived ii
from ''llawn" Quib and :dyn" imam,
others again from Ion" Ia plain and
dun" Ga hilD. But the derivation Lun-
Den. or grove city" seems more prob
able than most of these. The name
occurs in wooded parts of Scandinavia
to this day