The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-04-22
SAME STORIES FROM
H|bb|hG AND RUSSIA
Strange Similarity in Strike
Reports Published in
Daily Papers.
Hibbing Newspaper Reporter
Evidently Gets Inspiration
From Russia.


similarity Of the reports from the strike
regions at Hibbing as published in our
local daily papers, and the stories of
political disturbances in Russia. Were
we not acquainted with the circum-
stances we would be led to believe that
both stories were written by the same
person.
For instance, we have clipped ex-
tracts of two stories from the same
issue of the Duluth Evening Herald,
one from Russia and the other from
Chisholm. The reader will pay close
attention to the strain laid upon the
"agitators.' The following is the st.
Petersburg story:
Agitators Are Being Arrested:
St. Petersburg, April 14.-Develop-
ments all point to crisis in the pres
ent agitation among the workmen Of
the cities and the peasants in the coun-
try on May day, and appeals are pour
ing in from all quarters of Russia for
military protection. The St. Peters,
burg workmen are preparing a great
demonstration. Arms and bombs in
large quantities have been Struggled
ir and bloodshed on a large scale is
feared. " :
Wealthy persons who ordinarily go
to villas on the islands of the Neva or
to neighboring country places this year
are going abroad. The government
has taken few special measures to meet
the situation evidently relying on the
troops and police to guard the capital.
The latter are extremely active. All
the prominent agitators are being ar
rested or have already been sent back
to the villages from which they origi-
nally came The prisons are filed
to overlooking.
There have been fresh disputes be-
tween the workmen and the managers
of the Putiloff, Baltic and Nevsky
works and between the employees and
the management Of the government
cartridge factory. At the latter place
the men refuse to continue to donate
any portion of their pay. to assist in
the support of families of soldiers at
the front, claiming that the money is
used to prosecute the war to which
they are opposed.
Agitators Are Responsible.
The Chisholm story, or that portion Of
it dealing with agitation reads:
AS a general thing the men about
here d. not want to strike, but they
are afraid to refuse to go out when Or
dered to by the men already on strike.
They are afraid violence will result if
they do not accede to the demands Of
the strikers.
Outside agitators are largely respon-
sible for the trouble and its spread.
Dan Lear, a Socialist. in particular, is
sowing the seed Of discomfort with his
speeches. A meeting was held here last
evening for the purpose of organizing
a union under the Western Federation
Of Miners. c. G. Kenison, who, druing
his talk, said that he was listed
Western miner, placed on the black list
because he engaged in the strike at
Cripple Creek, is the organizer. He
asserted that he believed, in Socialism,.
and that, while not out for Socialism,
the Western Federation Of Miners Is
in sympathy with the Socialistic move
ment.
Who the Aaitators. Are.
The man named Dan Lear referred to
above is Thos. Van Lear, chairman Of
the Federation Council of the Mime
sofa State Federation Of Labor, and
a former candidate for governor Of Min;
nesota. Mr.. Van Lear was on the
Range at the time Of the strike on
private business and being: student
Of economic conditions: it was very nat
ural for him tottake an interest in the
cause Of the miners. Those who know
him were amused to learn that, he was
encouraging violence, for there is no
more gentle and peaceful citizen than
he in the State OF Minnesota.
Mr.. Kennison of the Western Fed
Grafton Of Miners was not at Eibbing
when the, strike occurred, but was do
ing some work at Eveleth. He is not
the dangerous person. that we are led
to, believe him to be. His long expert
ence in the labor movement has ably
fitted him to advise any body of men
I'M trouble. During Mr.. Kennison's
early career he was sheriff Of Border
county, Oregon. Newspaper accounts
OF his work there indicate that he..was
q most popular citizen Of that state.
So we can readily see how little g