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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-22
POlitiCa IngleSa
AUMENTO DEL COMERCIO

Gran Bretaf1a esta engolfada en- su
|cOntienda electoral, y desde Ell I3
del actual, en- que empiezan las cleo
clones, haSta el II, en- que terminan,
|apenas tendran los ingleses otra cosa
de que Ocuparse, excepto su partici-
paci0n en- la conferencia de Algeci-
raS, Y eSta participation probable
Imente no sera muy activa.
Los dos principales partidos en-
tran en- campafla un tanto c0hibidoS
4 causa de sus dRsenSiones intesti-
mas. Los conserve dOreS unionistas
tlenen en- su senO TN elemento mega
two perO muerto, como alli le la
man, en- el ex-ministro colonial, Mr..
Joseph Chamberlain. apeSar de ser
el bastante vivo. Su politica recf-
prOco- -proteccionista es el gran die
ma de la contienda.
Nj el pals esta dispuesto q aceptar
esta politica, nj 10 esta la mayoria de
los conServadores; mas, por otra par
tie, tan poderosa es la personalidad
del indiv1duo que Sc hace impossible
prescindir de el y arrinconarle. A
los liberalcS les debilita su disiden-
cia respecto dc la autonOmla para Ir-
landa. Mr.. Gladstone Sc la dej0 en-
herencia, y aunque ellos la vinieron
IcOnServandO en- SuS programmes, la
han escrito en- tinta cada vez mcnos
Iindeleble, y a Ia hora prcsente los
caudillos del partido 6 la eliminan
de SuS discursos electorales, s pc san
pOr encima de ella como Sobre as
cuas
AsI resulta que los Conservatives
increpan a los liberales liam andoles
separatiStas-punto mas que autono-
mistas, y estos responder a la incre-
paci0n llamapdo proteccionistas los
otros, y danto al califcativo el signi-
hcado de inmoralidad Y corruption.
De 10 que apenas hay duda, salvo un
cambio inesperado, eS de que los CO.
mlclOs daran la victor la los liberia
les, en- tanto one el contingente ma
Iclonal1Sta autonomjSta irlandes que
dara, por la fuerza de sus n1meros
en- ClrCunStanCiaS de inclinar la ba-
lanza parlamentaria hacia Ell lado a
que sc a9rupen.
Desde luego sc Supone que apo
yaran al ministerio liberal mientra S
de el puedan recabar benefcios para
Su CauSa.
Segt1n datos publicados por el go
bierno ingles, el comercio de Gran
Bretaf1a assemble durante 1905 Ia
enorme suma de $4,476,5I4 34o, ex-
cedlendO todos los af1os preceden-
tes, incluso al de Ioo4, que habla 81
do el mayor movimiento, en- SAY
100000. No SC incluye ell montante
de la reexrortaci6n, 8 comercio de
unoS pafses con otros por via de In
glaterra. ST Sc le incluyera, Ell mo-
vimiento de 1905 excederla al de
1904 en- sass 100000. De dinero
acuf1ado y en- barras Sc import6 por
la su'ma de $2s7,749s4s, y Sc expor-
TO por la de $226,o57,so5. La expor.
tacion aumento en- a1go mas de
ISI45 900 900, y de este aumento CO.
rresponde la suma de $f3o, ,ooo,o 900
en- artlculos msnufacturados, entran-
lido los tejidos de algodon con $40
600 900 mas que on 1904. no obstan-
tie haber disminufdo Ia importation
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-22
Los S0CiaIiStas de Ham
hurgO hacen prOteskas
piblicaS
Estan contra la retorma
de la ley del sufragiO

Nueva York, lunes.-Desde Berlin partici-
tag en- las plazas de Hamburgo las protestas
de los obreros socialistas contra la proyectada
ley de restriction del sufragio Alemania,
distinguiendose entire los oradores el senor Be
BEL quien amenaza al gobierno con no aprobar
los creditos solicitados para el aumento de la
escuadra 81 Sc insiste en- privar del voto a los
elementos pOpulares.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-22
Los partidos Elegan
= I'm acuerdo
Sc pospone la ley del sufragio

Nueva York, lunes.-Aunque el gobierno
aleman estaba dispuesto dominar por medic
de las pTotestas de los socialistas, dado el ca
rig que van tomando en- Russia Austria, las
protestas de los obreros que han logrado la re-
formas liberales de sus gobiernos Ell confic-
to planteado por los asuntos de Marruecos, Sc
ha pospuesto la discuci6n de la lev restrin-
giendo ell sufragio, para el afio proximo. Sc debe
la solucion al acuerdo de los partidos liberal y
Cat6liCo que predominant en- el Parlamento
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-22
MANUEL PAZ uRDAZ
.V1tArSo

Registrador de 10 proI iedad sustitutO que
como NOtario, en- AreCibo. Baios de Ia casa
ndmerO 10, oalle de Ia Crus, Sc hace cargo
de presentAr para sa inscription en- el Regis
trO de la prspiedad del Distrito remitir &
los respectivos interesados, los dOcumeAtOs
cue oOn tai sb jets re le envian.
ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-22

de algod6n en- rama en- $32, 100000.
La importation de lana cruda exec
di6 en- ST. 900 600 4 la De 1904.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-22
LamentO post -rimorO
OE UN PR0HOmBRE De La UNION

Que diffcil cometido
9 vamos con Mr.. Post
en- sus proyectos, s post.
8 postergara el partido.
III Pr4rfct0 que apoyamos
a Mr. Post no convene,
Jay santo Dios' 10 que viene
81 al Jefe no nos psst-ramos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-22

Por Ia ley de los condados
es de suponer sc esconde
en- cada condad0 un conde
con polfticos can6odos
OH pals tan dividido,
seras el triste fcstin
de quien dandose Post-tN
de ii saque m gran pa,'ftaat
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-22

EStos preciOs ron con buena comi
da y buen servicio, scgdn ciase.
fafa 4stcs. Iafarnss stzss yarsicuIares.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-22

Itinerario entire Puerto Rico
y Santo Domingo.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-01-20
PLUNDERING THE PEOPLE
Cincinnati Council Grants Franchise
Worth Millions in Defiance of
Public Opinion.

The Cincinnati Referendum League
which led the fight so successfully for
the people at the late election, does
not evidently intend to rest upon it's
laurels. The league, after election,
sent the following communication to
the city council concerning the grant
ing Of a franchise for piping natural
gas into Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati Referendum League
petitions the members Of Council that
In any gas franchise they may pass
they provide that it shall not go into
effect unless it is satisfactory to the
people.
"As guarantee of this the league
urges the following plan:
Il. Provide that the franchise shall
not go into effect until 30 days after
it is passed by council.
''2. If during these 80 days, petitions
signed by S percent of the voters are
filed by the mayor asking that the
franchise is submitted to a referendum
vote OF the people, provide that it
shall not go into effect until it has
been voted upon by the people and not
then unless it is favored by majority
of those voting upon it at the polls.
III 1T is your opinion that council
has not authority to arrange for such
a referendum vote, either al a special
or regular election, then the league
asks that final action on the gas fran
chise be deferred until the legislature
shall have opportunity to amend the
code and give the people the right on
petition of reasonable percentage
of the. voters, to demand the refer
endum vote upon any franchise grant"
The old ring council and officials
were still in power and ignored this
petition and granted the franchise al
though one alderman offered $500, 900
cash for it.
That should stir up the honest peo-
pie of Cincinnati and the whole state
to demand that the legislature pass
the necessary legislation and also the
constitutional amendment for the op-
tional referendum and direct initiative
to prevent such plundering.
The same robbery of the people is
going on, In greater or lesses degrees
in nearly every city and state where
the people have not aroused them
selves to protect their interests from
the corruption and grating that is so
prevalent. Representa- tive government
in the hands of partisan bosses is
a. failure and the only protection is to
improve 1t by adding the referendum
system. The fact that the people of
cities and states, who have taken to
themselves the power over their rep
resentatives that the optional refer
endum and the direct legislative gives
them, have universally found it good
and profitable, should urge others to
emulate their example and that with
out delay. $534 s#=
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-01-20
WORKERS IN RUSSIA.

The requests Of the workingmen's
council of Russia have through the
vacillation Of the czar become de-
mands. 1t demands representative
assembly, universal suffrage. abolition
Of martial law, immunity of the person,
release of the imprisoned wo-kingmen's 8
council, discontinuance Of all political
persecution, with granting Of petitions
Of the army, the navy, the railroads
and postal telegraph employees; land for
the people. an eight hour day, and the
abolition Of all restrictions regarding
nationalities and religion. The union
of unions has issued an appeal to the
public asking all men to support the
workingmen, who are bearing ths
brunt of the struggle for the emanci-
patton Of the nation" The appeal says
there is bound to be much privation,
even starvation and death from cold:
asks for material aid and proposes free
dining rooms for workingmen all over
the city.
The physicians union" attends the
sick, giving fees to the strike funds
and boycotting doctors who refuse. to
do so. MOBILES" estates are being put
under the care Of Socialists, who ap-
parently desire to bring order out Of
the chaos, which the Nihilists and An
archists are determined to have
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-01-20
HOME RULE IN OHIO.

William H. Schaus, president Of the
city council Of Springneld, Ohio, says
the Sun Of that city strongly favors
the initiative and referendum" In his
opinion, legislation which is adopted
to the needs or at least to the wishes
of the people Of one community, is not
suited to the people of another and
therefore, they should be given voice
in the enactment Of laws by which
they are governed.
Laws should be enforced as they
stand on the statute books and II the
people do not like the laws that gov
ern them, they should have an op-
portunity to repeal them. In Greene
county, for instance" he continued
''the people might want law which
would not be suited to the people of
this county, and the people of the
former should be given an opportunity
to enjoy that law without making it
burden to the people Of this country
who do not want it.
when the mayor of any city as
sumes the duties Of his office, he takes
| an oath that he will enforce the laws
as ne finds them, but he often per-
rres himself by suspending during his
term of office law which he consid-
ers obnoxious to the greater number
OF people. Under the initiative and
referendum, the wishes of the major
1ty Of the people would be directly
expressed at the polls and the officials
at the city would have fewer oppor-
tunities to make mistakes by permit
ting crimes in the belief Of public ap-
proval and for the sake Of public
favor"
Home rule for cities and counties
can only be surely installed when the
people have a check upon their rep
resentatives. so that corruption and
grating and misrepresentation Of the
voters is not possible, for If they can
initiate laws and veto those that they
do not approve, 1T Is a government by
the people and for the people.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-01-20
Minnesota's $ Law Code Held up
by Printers-Extra Session
May Be Necessary.

The following dispatch from St.
Paul appeared in the columns of the
News Tribune of Wednesday last:
1t was rumored about the
state house today that an ex-
ira session of the legislature may be
called by Gov. johnson owing to the
delay In the publication Of the revis-
ed laws. After March l, the new code
goes into effect and it was announced
today at special meeting Of the state
printing commission, it was very
printed within the period now left be-
cause Of the printers strike.
The work was given to the Pioneer
Press company. but owing to the strike
that company farmed it out to a Mil
Waukee firm. When the Milwaukee
printers learned Of this they refused T..
work upon the code.
State Printer Arthur N. Dare left
this evening for Milwaukee to investi-
gate and make an effort to induce
Milwaukee printers to resume work Of
setting up the code
State officials regard the matter
seriously, for the laws must be ready
for distribution March or else a spec
ial session will have to be called to ex-
tend the date.
We had the pleasure of being pres
ent at the daily meeting Of the St.
Paul union on Tuesday when Presi-
dent Thomas made a report on the
condition as described in the above
dispatch. He had made trip to
Milwaukee and succeeded in in
ducing the firm having the work on
hand to refuse to proceed further
with it. To our mind the whole
mqttar IN the mart nf tho pionaor
Press, is an outrage on tbe State of
Minnesota. The work can be done
and the men can be had if they will
but break away from their unholy
alliance with the Typothetae, and
the officials of the state should in
sist that the work be done in the
state and by the printers OF the state.
The Pioneer Press and other
printers of St. Paul have been claim
ing all along that they had all the
help that they wanted, yet tho above
fact proves to the contrary.
Another thing that proves the
falsity of their claim is that some
time ago the Pioneer Press was the
successful bidders for some report
books for the Royal Neighbors OF
America. 1t was necessary to have
them in the hands of the different
recorders before January list. One
Of the supreme officers who lives in
st. Paul has had her lie made naiser-s
sabl constant INQUIRY from
all over the jurisdiction as to when
the work would be finished. The
Importance of having them on hand
January 1st, is apparent when we
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-01-20
W0RK|NGNEN ORGANIZE
FOR MUTUAL HELP
Benefits That Accrue to Labor
Through Organiza-
ton.
BY Banding Together Workers
Protect Individual
Rights.

WOrkingmen organize for individ-
ual advancement and mutual help.
BY associating together they protect
their individual rights and promote
their collective welfare. Left alone,
each to struggle for himself against
the brutality of the labor market,
the tendency of wages would be ever
downward. 10 partly make up for
the shortage in pay which would be
the inevitable consequence the hours
of labor would be greatly increased
in order to satisfy the greedy. Thus
with more work per day and less
wages the number of unemployed
would continually increase and the
ever expanding cycle of lower con-
ditions would find no limit.
In this way the public welfare
would be impaired by lessening the
home market and domestic consump-
ton of the necessaries of life. In
such unhealthy competition both the
inferior and superior workmen alike
suffer. The merciless and cruel rule
Of competition among employers on
jobs or contracts leads them to seek
the cheapest labor at the longest
hours of toll.
But how stands it with inorganic
ed labor? Beggarly, with hat in
hand, it seeks the privilege to toll.
With bent shoulders and submissive
head, humble and plain, it ofttimes
sinks it's manhood for the sake of a
job. When at work each strives to
outstrip the other to keep favor with
the boss. Some grow so mental un-
der such. depraved conditions that
they become toadies and lick-spittles
and play the "sucker" act with the
boss.
With the organization of labor,
however, the scene changes. Man.
hood is asserted; the weak are up
held by the strong. The individual
workman is no longer left alone to
make his own bargain with the EN-.
ployer or contractor under depress-
ing disadvantages. BY organizing
with his fellows in union of his
trade collective bargaining for the
mutual good becomes the rule. Then
the boss can no longer say, Take
what ] give you or you can go!''S
Workmen In q union have the
power, when conserH Hatiysly and dis
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-01-20

creetly used, to make Joint agree
ments with their employers and avoid
strikes, lockouts and all unpleasant
FEELING. That such Is not the case
is largely the fault of the men who
remain outside of a union, who ham,
per the unions efforts and trust to
their own insignificant personality or
meretricous chance to pull them
through. This latter class invari-
ably are aids and abettors to Parry.
the Citizens association, the Anti
boycott association and the other or
ganizations of employers who mas
querade as upholders OF Individual
liberty and are the Industrial de-
bauches of the workers.
In these days Of gigantic industrial
strides with machinery, electricity
and other labor saving force, with
combination OF moneyed men and
trusts, with the machinery of law
and the subtle influences of manifold
political corruption in varied forms,
the workman who travels in the old
stagecoach of individualism is GER
tainly an indecipherable back num-
ber.
We organize trades unions for a
higher manhood, for protection of
the lowly and the humble, for better
homes and longer and happier lives.
for the possession of the full fruits
of our toll and against all forms of
industrial robbery, social Injustice
and political despotism.
The trades unions are far from
perfect, but they are an agency to at
tain perfection. In some cases they
have undoubtedly made lamentable
mistakes. They have at times enter
ed into hasty and needless strikes,
but with age and discipline they en-
ter into fewer strikes. Again, oc>
casionally they have INDUCED in
sympathetic strikes. So did France
when 1t took the side of our infant
republic against the British govern
ment; so did the northern states
when they took up arms against the
south for the freedom of the slaves.
Where the workers are we'll Or
ganized and dealt with collectively
by fair trade agreement honorably
respected sympathetic strikes have
no place.
In the past the trades unions were
ephemeral, formed for the time being
in shop or a locality to ask more
pay or strike in good times or to re-
sist reduction in wages in hard
times. From that in time they ex-
panded to national proportions and
finally into gigantic power, such
as the American Federation of Labor.
They are not autocratic nor obedient
to any one man power. Their Of
f1cers are elected by the majority.
The membership has the power to re-
move any officer who exceeds his
authority or who is not suitable. In
this they exercise the purest form Of
democracy Though at flrst ridicul-
ed, misunderstood and combated.
they are rapidly gaining In public
favor, educating the public pres,
winning the pulpit and courting the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-01-20
PRINTERS STRIKE HOLDS
UP THE STATE CODE

say that the sem1-annual report of
the exact condition of the various
camps must be in the Supreme Of
fee by the 20th of the month. No
satisfactory reply as to when the
work would be completed could be
given and the Supreme Officer re-
ferred to insisted on written state
ment which after much objection was
given. It admitted that owing to
the strike and their inability to get
competent help that the work had
been delayed but gave no hope as
to when they would be able to finish
up.
1t is apparent to any one now that
this claim made in St. Paul, Mime
apolis and Duluth of the satisfactory
condition of affairs in the struck
shops is turning out to be bald
faced lie. This is strong language
no doubt, but it is expressive of
the facts as lney really exist and it
Is up to the Typothetae to prove to
the contrary.
We know of dissatisfaction exist
ing In shops in Duluth and of the
fact that the proprietors are so con-
stituted that they will not stand for
trouble much longer. Some Of them
have recently admitted that they
were up against it..
The distinguished looking 'scab'
with whiskers carries a heavy walk
ing stick now. He is evidently in
fear of getting mobbeo We can
assure him that as far as violence
Is concerned he need have no fear.
The printers have no wish to get
mixed-up with pole cats.
In Minneapolis the condition of
the strike is very satisfactory to
the union men and they are as cheer
full and hopeful lot of fellows as we
ever met. Nick O'Connor claims
they have the situation we'll in hand.
At the St. Paul meeting ABOVE re-
ferred to there was a good attend
ance of the strikers among which
were several ladies and lot of men
who had come out of the Randall
Printing Co. on Monday. The best
Of feeling prevailed and there was
no discordant word uttered There
was generous springling of gray
headed men in the crowd. Men who
had lived in St. Paul for years and
have their homes there. Yet they
are counted among the strongest
fighters in this strike. 1t is men
like these that count and if any
TypOthetae man could have been
present and sized up the faces mark
ed with the grim determination to
win their point at all hazards, he
might: we'll fear for the result as far
as: his side ofs;tha case is concerned.
sAsQ Qns hatae manbera
asked one OF the printers Tor one
of their latest bulletins: He got it
and no doubt, his eyes were opened
by the fact contained, therein. No
claims are made without the docu-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-01-20

help of the thoughtful and the hu-
name.
At present the trades unions are in
their primary growth, in some cases
crude and eager for conflict. With
time and patience they will become
more powerful, more cautious, bet
ter disciplined and command still!
greater respect. With high dues and
we'll filled treasures they can take
care of their sick and disabled men,
bers; they can have their funeral
benefits and other forms of cheap
mutual insurance under their OWE
control. za# s-s & 81 ss.. i. .ys . u
For these practical things we or
ganize, and those who remain out
side Of our ranks stand in their own
light and act as q clog on all Of our
worthy endeavors. j. McG Guire. III
American Fedora ZIONIST.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-01-20
RENVHLLE TO BE A c,1rv

RENVlLLE. Mimi. Jan. 17.-At the charter
election held th here today on the adoption Of
ing ia for and Al against the pronosit,on
Renvtlle @ Is by this act the first and only city
"~.~.".'>1N~""'.~~>'',."
takes of those who have been con-
verted to it's creed and fail to see the
beauty and justice of united brother
hood. ),
On the other hand, while capital is
trying to pick out grain Of saw
dust from the eye of organized labor
the scantling in it's own eye threatens
Inflammation or permanently i'm
paired vision.-Margaret Scott Hall
In Carpenter. = ,4"> ",.,~s .: n s%
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-01-20
LOCAL LABOR NOTES.

LOCAL LABOR NOTES.
]. D. Meldahl of the Lathers Un-
ion, left Wednesday for two
months trip on the Pacific Coast. He
will visit Spokane, Tacoma Seattle,
Portland, San Francisco and Les
Angeles.
Geo. B. Howley, president of the
Painters Union, of Minneapolis. was
caller at the Labor World office
on Wednesday. He is here at the
request of Louis Levy the superin-
tendent of the State Free Employ
ment Bureau. He states tnat the
claim of the employment agencies
here that men cannot be had for the
woods and other Work on the vicinity
is not true. Employers can obtain
all the help they need of that char
acter by sending to the State Bureau
But they must understand that the
men that are sent out from his
agency must be treated square and
In return the bureau will throw all
the safeguards they can around the
men in order that the employers will
be protected.
The masquerade given by the
Butchers Union at the Armory on
Tuesday evening was a pronounced
success in every way There were
over 100 couples on the floor. The
arrangements were very complete
and the music pronounced the best
ever. The galleries were we'll filled
and the many beautiful costumes
were much admired. The following
gentlemen acted as judges of Co.'S
tunes: VIM. Henderson, j. Grow
choski, Capt. Hoy, John Dahl and
Henry Rumple. There were so many
maskers who had really fine, COS
tunes that it proved difficult job
for the judges. However, they de-
cided that Miss May Montgomery.
az aEat s=priE iss-sp.
fStelvovsty second, Miss II Gustafsonii, |,
third, P. Paulson fourth. M. linden
fifth, Miss L. Pettin sixth, Miss Anna
Hamburg seventh and Miss Mabel
Hagberg eighth.