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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-04
BUILDING TRADES ARE
IN MIDST OF TROUBLE
-Four Strong Unions Unable to
Settle Spring Schedules :.
With Employers. -

Four unions in the building trades
are struggling this week for increases
in wages and better working condi-'
tions Twelve Of the building crafts
made demands upon their employers
for higher wages on May 1st, and
eight of them succeeded in winning
without the painful ordeal of undergo
ing a strike With the carpenters,
building laborers, sheet metal work.
ers and inside electrical workers, how
ever, the. employers most directly in
terested objected to the new demands.
Th carpenters have asked for As
cents per hour as a minimum wage
scale, and who is there to say that
this is too little. When the cost Of
living is calculated one is amazed to
learn how a honest man can exc out
an existance.
The sheet metal workers ask for so
cents an hour. Their next in kin, the
plumbers are getting 6211 cents per
hour, and why should they not also
be entitled to increased wages?
The electrical workers are making
splendid fight for fair wage. and
everything indicates that they will win.
The employers are stubbornly oppos-
ing the demands Of the union, but the
men feel so secure in their position
that no fear is felt of the outcome.
The building laborers are the center
Of attack. They want the eight-hour
day and IS cents an hour. The en-
ployers claim that this is altogether
too much. They attempt to class
building laborers with other unskilled
laborer, and hold that because the man
with the pick and shovel earns but
$3.50, that builders laborers are en-
titled to no more.
This union has the support Of all
the building trades, and form present
indications 1t is evident that no set
tlement will be- permanent that will
not involve an agreement with the
laborers. .s 20
The Board Of Governors of the
Structural Building Trades Alliance
was IN session all day Thursday, and
every step Is being taken to, bring
about settlement with the employ
ers. s..s..
Considering the number of men in
volved in~"the present strike, and the
unions "Wnlcn have scored victory
without strike the situation is indeed
most favorable for the workinemen Of
Duluth. : ~
Closely figured, but 500 men are in
VOWED. OF these, so are metal work.
ers, SO are electrical workers, 200 are
building laborers and 200 are carpent-
es. Some Of the employing carpent-
ers have agreed to the demands of the
unions, and with them everything is
serene. .. - n - ~ q =
1t Is not expected that sthe strike
VIII be of long duration, and before
the next issue of the Labor World it
Is hoped that everything will be NOV
ing along In satisfactory manner.
What we want is peace. There is no
necessity for any rivalry between en-
ployers and workingmen in Duluth,
and We trust that no time will be lost
In adjusting the difference.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-04

Earnest and Enthusiastic Meet
ing Of Federation Council
Held At st. Paul.
Much Interest Shown in Work
of Organizing Workingmen
in All of the Cities.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 2.-The Fede-
ration Council of the Minnesota State
Federation of Labor held it's regular
monthly meeting at Federation hall
in st. Paul last Sunday afternoon. with
all members present except A. H.
Garfield, who is at Winona doing some
organizing for the state labor organ
izat1on. Mr.. Garfield reported that he
is meeting with good success in pro-
noting new unions at Winona. He
has increased the demand for union
goods, and many of the small unions
are being handsomely strengthened.
A. w. Turner, the veteran member
of the coucil, who was sent to Red
Wing to organize the men in the clay
Industry, reported that he had met
with much success. The clay work.
ers' union promises to be one the larg-
est in the smaller cities of the state.
The Federation Council received
word that several Fargo unions which
have members in Moorhead desire ia
be admitted in the Minnesota State
Federation Of Labor, and in the ah-
~oAA~S VI fhA
council felt authorized to admit those
unions which desired to affiliate from
these cities.
The financial report submitted by
Secretary McEwen, which showed the
federation to be in good financial
circumstances, was received and filed.
Ten unions have affiliated with the
federation during the past month.
Unions have been organized as fol-
lows: shopmen at Proctor, hoistfne
engineers at Duluth and garment
workers at Duluth.
Members of the Federation Council
showed by their reports that they had
been active among the unions of their
respective cities urging them to affili-
ate with the federation.
President McElroy of the federation
has appointed E. G. Hall as special
organizer for Minneapolis, and much
good work will be done by him to
promote organization work.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-04
JOHN CUDAHY, PACKER,
IS SERIOUSLY III.

CHICAGO, May John Cudahy, the
weil-known packer OF this city, is
critically i'll as the result of an acct
dent which occurred in his home
April 20. Mr.. Cudahy slipped and fell
while descending flight Of stairs.
fracturing his right arm above the ell
special edition. The number will be is-s
sued In magazine form and will be prints
ed on the best white paper obtainable. AZ
feature OF the edition, and one which has
never before been attempted, will be- as
complete history Of mining on the range
from Its earliest beginning. The names
of all the mines operating on the range;
together with the officers and Managers
Of each company. and the annual output
of each mine. viii be given. sss. rs
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-04
fRYAN'S RECENT SPEECH
FAVORS PEOPLES RULE
SENTIMENT STEADILY GROW
ING FOR INITIATIVE AND
REFERENDUM.

The Labor World believes that
it il high time that one Of the big
parties shall actively push the
initiative and referendum, just as
Mr.. Bryan is doing. Practically
al the people are opposed to a
contribution Of machine rule.
Wherever the Peoples Rule issue
has been raised 1T has won with
the voters. Let 1t become a live
national issue! One hundred nine
members of the present national
house are already pledged. 1t L.
endorsed by the American Feder-
alton of Lamor, and the organized
farmers have nearly all declared
for the measure.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-04
SWEAT SHOPS OPERATOR
PLAYS GOOD SAMARITAN
CONSISTENCY A JEWEL
OF GREAT RARITY.

A most pertinent question to
ask Mr.. Epstein Mt this time 10
this, "After you have coined the
vitality and the life blood Of the
poor operative In your sweat shops
into dollars, and after this poor
workman has reached the stage
he must go to a hospital to save
the remnant Of his life, do you
think that you are restoring to
this unfortunate life that of which
you have deprived 1T. Your heart
aches with sympathy for your per-
secuted cO-religionists beyond the
sea. Why do you and others like
you subject them to SO much
greater prosecutions In this land
of the free and home Of the
bravee"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-04
,pector in the bureau of labor.

spector in the bureau Of labor.
6-Providing that where an emplOye
sues an employer for wages and lis.
compelled to wait 30 days for his pay,
the employe is entitled to costs and
brought to recover.
IA law creating the Bureau Of
Labor, Commerce and Industry which
enlarges the present labor bureau,
'broadens it's work and increases its
usefulness ten-fold.
There were a number of bills killed
during the session by active work on
the part of the committee. One, Sem
ate File, No. 81, Garfield, would have
practically abrogated and made null
and void every contract made In this
state between unions and employers.
This bill got through the senate, but
the house where it was kept asleep
until it died-through the efforts Of c..
B. Miller, of Duluth: H. w. Libby,
Of Winona; Jasmas Hamdlan, of ST..
Paul; and j. w. Stokes, of Minnea-
polls.
Senator Hinton introduced in the
senate a bill bearing the ear-marks
Of the Retail Grocers Association,
which practically wiped out the pres
ent garnishment exemption law, but
this was strangled in the judiciary
committee by friends of organized la
Dor.
The initiative and referendum had
hard shedding in this session, but I
consider the result in the senate a
victory and an endorsement Of the
bill. 1t lost OUT there by two votes.
One senator who had pledged himself
to the bill made himself absent when
it came up for discussion under spe-
cial orders; another claimed that he
intended to vote for the bill. but voted
the wrong way by mistake and did not
know of the error until too~ late to
correct it, and stated that if we could
get it back to the senate he would
vote for it. In the house the bill was
introduced by c. B. Miller Of Duluth,
on Jan. 30, referred to the judiciary
committee, and laid there until March
30, when a special hearing was had
and the bill recommended to pass It
was then put on general orders April
2, and smothered in the rush of busi-
ness Of the late days of the session.
The bill should have been dug out of
the judiciary committee early in
March, but Mr.. Miller claims that it
was impossible to get favorable action
before March 30. In the last few days
Of the session the liquor interests
made a vigorous fight against the bill
on the ground that it was a temper
ance measure.
When it is remembered that this bill
during the last four sessions has
never been able to get out of commit
tee alive, I consider the record made
for the bill during this session a great
victory and there is no doubt in my
mind but that at the next session it
will pass both houses and become a
law in this state.
So, taking all things into considera-
tion, I think organized labor secured
more at the hands of this hit and go
miss" legislature than at any in the
history OF the state, and that the State
Federation of Labor made no mistake
when they went into politics along
non-patrizan lines.
g. w. DEACON.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-04
The strength of trade union lies

The strength Of a trade union lies
largely in its experience.
No matter how long it may have
been established, the trade union that
can not profit by the lesson of its
past is no stronger than the organ
ization Of 4 q days growth. A tree
grows downward. Experience is the
root Of trade unionisn, and memory
th:: water that feeds the root f u.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-04
HOTEL, SOLD FOR s1oo nm

aWINONA, Mimi, May 1.-The Winona
hotel today changed hands, the E. K.
Tarbell heirs disposing of the property
to George P. Tawney and s. L. Wright
for 100000. s. L. Wright has dis
posed Of quarter interest to f. w.
Kadletz for $4,000. The new owners
will incorporate and F. W.. Kadletz
will become the manager Of the hotel.
this CITY, =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-04
f. e. DEWEY RESIGNS.

MILWAUKEE,; May IF E..
Dewey assistant to President w. A.
Bradford Of the Wisconsin Central
road. has resigned and returned, to his
former home In Boston. He is still q q
director Of the Wisconsin Central and
~tll probably remain on the board.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-04
DRASTIC LIQUOR LEG1sr,Ar1o

JEfFERsON CITY, Mo-, May: 1-The
house today passed a. bill prohibitinr
brewers, d1stlllers and wholesale liq-
uor dealers from engaging in the re-
tail liquor business. A bill giving the
right to search for liquors in local on.
tion counties was also passed.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-04

Mr.. Union Man otify your laun.
dry man that the Bell Phone = Un.
fair.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
GUESTS THROWN INTO PANIC
Terrific Gas Explosion Partly Wrecks
St. Paul Hotel,

Terrific Gas Explosion Partly Wrecks
st. Paul Hotel. .
st. Paul, July ia terrific gas
explosion partially wrecked the Avon
hotel, injuring score of people and
doing damage estimated at $1,000.
Seven rooms of the hotel, two hall.
ways and landing and stairway were
literally blown to pieces. The shock
of the explosion was felt for blocks
and the defamation was like broad.
side of cannon. E..s:.,.-'.
The explosion was occasioned by a
leak in the gas meter in the bath
room. A paperhanger working in the
room in some manner disconnected
the meter and when the repairman
sent by the gas company to fix ii
lighted match in the bathroom there
was a fash, roar and a wrecked
building. .s ....
A panic at once seized the occu.
pants of the hotel, most Of whom were
in bed. Thinking the building was
aflre many of the women rushed fran.
tically to the windows and were only
restrained from jumping by the po,
lice. -
The building Is complete wreck
In the vicinity Of the bathroom. The
walls and ceilings are torn and rent
doors and windows are torn out bodily
and the wrecked stairway and halls
are filled with debris.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17

Nov isn't 1t a fact" asked Attorney
Richardson. that old man Stuart got
drunk, went home and was beaten up
by his wife?"
II never heard that theory before"
replied Holman.
Richardson went into long line Of
questioning as to the origin Of the
Mine Owners association.
"You decided to get rid of the West
ern Federation of Miners because 1t
had called strike and you got the
militia out to help you, did you not?''
demanded Richardson. $3.50 - 49,.
"No," replied Holman, I'VE got the
militia because the sheriff could not
keep order and protect tho mining
property" ~. ~
The witness admitted that all min
Ing camps were more or less disor.
derby whether labor troubles existed
or not
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
MINNESOTA RATE HEARING
Arguments in Federal Court Go
~. Over Until September.

st. Paul, July 1.-THE hearing and
arguments in the eight commodity
freight and 2-cent fare injunction
suits, in which Attorney General
Young and the railway and warehouse
commission have been made defend
ants, has been continued to Sept. 8.
The continuance was granted by
Judge Lochren in the district federal
court on request of Attorneys Young,
O'Brien and Stone on their representa-
ton that more time was needed to
examine the atfldavits filed by the
several plaintiffs. Some of the affl-
davits, among them those Of the 500
road, were not filed until Monday.
The Minneapolis and St: Louis is yet
to be heard from in this respect.
Judge Lochren, in granting the con-
tinuance to Sept. 8, said he was anx-
ious to bring the thing to a speedy
conclusion, but he was aware that the
attorney general had not had the
proper time In which to prepare his
answer and would therefore grant the
additional time with the understand
ing that all sides would be ready on
the date set.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
BIG INTERNATIONAL TRUST
Formation Of 100000, 900 The
atricaI Combine Proposed.

Chicago, July 1.-THE Daily News
says that plans for the formation Of a
$100,000,000 trust in the worlds the
aters became known during the day.
A lawyer representing Klaw & Erlan'
ger, it is said, has sailed from New
York for London to pass upon the
legal features of the plans before their
acceptance by the syndicate for which
they were prepared.
The international theater trust will,
according to report. not only control
the best thsaters In Europe but have
under contract the highest talent In
legitimate and vaudeville fields.
The attempted formation Of this
new theatrical undertaking Is said to
grow out of the recent decision of the
New York courts that theaters and
amusements are not trade and com.
merce" and therefore their combina-
ton is not violation Of law. A. l..
Erlanger is quoted as saying:
II will say that it is true that we
are about to make our interests CO.
extensive with Europe and America.
eau see no reason why homo.
geneity of management and owner
ship will not be highly beneficial to
the public, the players, the producers
and the owners. Whether some OF
the principal amusement interests of
Europe and America can be welded
into one necessarily requires a con.
cert of thought and action on the part
of those who are the leaders abroad
and here in that line. Our counsel
has sailed to investigate. discuss and
determine legal plans. 1t will take
some time to work out the PROPOSE.
tiOn."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
CONTINUES A MYSTERY.
Explosion Of Bomb Near American
syc- Embassy In Turkey.

explosion OF Bomb Near american
10 Embassy In Turkey.
Constantinople, July 1.-THE author
of the bomb explosion Sunday night
in front of the summer quarters of
the American embassy at Terapia, a
suburb of this city,, as well as the mo.
tive for the act, probably will remain
Z mystery. The efforts of the authori-
ties to throw light on the matter has
been quite without result.
The Turkish theory is that the OK.
plosion of this bomb had nothing to
do with the American embassy, but
that its explosion was connected with
q possible attempt upon the life Of
George Christich, a natural son of the
late King Milan of Servia, who re-
sides with his mother in house next
to the embassy. It is recalled that on
several previous occasions, the latest
being In February Of the last year.
attempts were made on his life. Ac-
cording to another version the bomb,
which appears to have been made Of
ordinary powder enoased in sheA Of
lead. was found in a boathouse In the
vicinity by some children at play, who
carried 1t off, Finding the package
getting warm In their hands they
dropped It in the streets. 1t then ex-
ploded. wounding three little girls of
the party. o. asarf--
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17

ofacials OF the local union should the
company show the desire to treat with
tho striking operators little difficulty
would be experienced In arranging .
compromise. SO far as the men are
concerned. This official said that the
men would demand that in the event
Of settlement all members Of the
union who went on strike be rein
stated. Members of the union, &C
cording to those in 8 position to know
the disposition of the striking oper-
ators, would be willing to compromise
in the matter of an increase of wages
to the extent that 20 per cent in
crease instead of Is per cent would
be accepted. On the other hand should
the officials Of the company remain
firm In their refusal to treat with the
striking operators the local executive
committee will insist that operators in
other parts Of the country be ordered
ollt sE-E- -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
BRIEF BITS Of NEWS.

. Governor Davidson of Wisconsin has
signed the 2-cent railway fare bill,
Frank D. Hill Of Minnesota. the
newly appointed consul general Of the
United States at st. Petersburg, has
arrived there and entered upon his
duties.
There is no truth in the report,
which has reached Great Britain and
the United States, that Count Leo
Tolstoi Is dead. The count is in excel.
lent health. .-.. - ~.
Governor Hughes of New York has
approved bill which makes adultery
crime, punishable as misdemeanor
with fine Of $3.50 or six months i'm.
prisonment in the penitentiary or Jail,
or by both. This act takes effect Sept,
1 next. ,-...rs 4
In pistol duel at Petersburg. Va,
John Wheelhouse was slot and In.
stantly killed and his nephew. Rich.
ard Wheelhouse, perhaps fatally
wounded. The fight between uncle
and nephew was the elimination Of q
family feud of long standing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
millionaire Goes to Jail.

Toronto, Ont, July 17.-Herman
Bartels, the millionaire brewer who
is wanted in Cayuga county, N. Y, on
charge OF perjury and who escaped
from Sheriff Smith Of Welland on July
and was recaptured Monday, was
brought into court to answer a charge
Of escaping from legal custody. Bar
tells pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to jail for ninety days.
Not spsndthrlft.
Anxious Mother i hope you are not
thinking Of marrying young Clarkson.
He spends every cent he earns. Pref
ty Daughter oh, well, he doesn't earn
very much. Chicago News.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
Annual Pilgrimage Excursion to
Canada.

Annual Pilgrimage to the Shrine
of Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec,
will leave Duluth via the South
shore, on July Goth, 21st, and 22nd.
Round trip rate $4,000. Good for
stop-over at Ottawa, Montreal and
other intermediate points. Return
limit August 3lst. Through Sleep
ing cars. For reservation apply to
A. ]. Perrin, 430 West Superior
street, Duluth, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
RESIST EXTRACTION.
Milwaukee Men Indicted for Land
Frauds In Colorado. 20.

sSoO0S III SVlOtaOos 3
Milwaukee, July 17:-At the hearing
before United States Commissioners
Francis Bloodgood in the case of the
Milwaukee men against whom iRdict-
meats were returned by the federal
grand jury Of Colorado, alleging con-
sptracy to defraud the government out
of valuable coal lands, United States
Attorney Butterf1eld offered a. certi-
fled copy of the Indictment The de-
tense objected to the reception of this
document and argument was taken
up. It was stipulated that the pro-
ceedings related merely to Guy D.
Go1f. ST. +
An interesting feature Of the pro-
ceedings was the proving that Mr..
Golf was not a fugitive from justice,
a necessary formality in order to per-
NIT him to plead the statute of linn
itations. Mr.. Cot testified that he has
never been in Colorado in his life and
that he has been continuously res
ident Of Milwaukee for more than ten
years. The question before the COM
missioner, argued the attorneys for
the defense, is docs the statute of
limitations begin to run from the first
or last overt act?"
The position OF the defendants is
that 1t begins with the first overt act
and they are fighting the attempt OF
the government to remove them to
Denver.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
JAP PRESS IS SILENT.
Makes No Comment on Reported Ar
rest Of Spies.

rest OF SpIeS.
Toxic, July 1.-THE news of the
arrest In America of a Japanese officer
In the act Of sketching fort, which
Is totally discredited here and would
ordinarily have invited angry com.
ments against the source of informa-
ton, is quietly left without editorial
comments In the leading Japanese pa
pers. The explanation Of this attitude
may be sought in the fact that despite
the war talk which is being transmit.
ted here from America the Impression
continues to prevail that the friendly
relations existing between the United
States and Japan is too deep rooted 10
be destroyed by any anti.Japanese
sentiment, which, however loudly
voiced, is known to be limited to a
small section.
The presence in America Of Admiral
Yamamoto at this time Is considered
to be most timely and the cordial 70.
ception accorded him by President
Roosevelt is profoundly appreciated as
forecast1ng a satisfactory solution OF
the labor question. Moreover, the Ko.
rean question Is now claiming the
foremost attention almost to the e.
olusion Of all other topics. The press,
however, Is generally refraining from
any suggestions in definite form and
even the opposition papers are with.
holding concrete expressions and opin-
Ions. It may safely be said the whole
nation is confidently trusting Marquis
Ito and Foreign Minister Hayashi to
deal with Korea in such a manner a.
to exterminate the last element of hos.
tile intriguss against japan with the
full support Of the powers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
WAY CLEAR FOR A RECOUNT
Mcclellan Denied Writ Of Prohibition
in Election Contest.

New York, July 17,-Enorts of City
Comptroller Metz and other city Off.
Gals, acting in behalf of Mayor Nc
Clellan, to prevent recount of the
votes cast for mayor in the last city
election suffered severe check when
the appellate division of the supreme
court denied their application for
writ of prohibition. Unless counsel
for Mayor Mcclellan makes further
appeal this seems to leave the way
clear to begin the recount for which
Mr.. Hearst contends. ,-r-..