The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17
Many Men Are Still on Strike,
and Sheriff With Aid of De-
tective Agencies Are Still
Swearing in Deputy sher-
iffs. :,
Little Ore Is Being Mined.-A
Real Effect of Strike Is Be-
ginning to Be Felt Among
the Private Business Institu-
tions.
outrages Against Justice Are
Daily Perpemated By Armed
Thugs Who. Wear Livery Of
State Clothed by Sheriff
Bates.

still on strike, and the best evidence
that the ca are out arises from the
fact that the sheriff. or rather his tenn
porary subordinate, the Employers
Detective association, is still employ
ing deputies to protect CD the prop
erty Of the Steel Trust The company
has offices in the Mesaba block, and
all sorts Of inducements are being Of
fered to young men to shoulder a rifle
and help fight the battle of the trust.
Isn't it funny that every mothers
son will curse a trust when he is
Obliged to pay monopoly prices for the
things he uses, and when that trust is
in trouble there are a goodly portion
of them who Go not hesitate to come
to it's relief.
had the courage to question the right
of the Steel Corporation to claim all
the riches in the mines OF Northern
Minnesota. They ask for small
share for themselves, and when they
do SO a surprisingly large number Of
well-meaning people oppose them, be-
cause they are obliged to make a
sacrifice with the miners, who are
willing to surrender all they possess
for the time being, and with the hope
that posterity at least will enjoy some
of the fruits of their efforts.
This Is A Selfish World.
This is a selfish world indeed. It is
decidedly easy to express sympathy
for a struggling mass in some far-off
community. Most Of us were with the
Japs in their fight against Russia, not
because we loved Japan, but because
1t had the courage to attack the most
despotic of nations. That war did not
affect our business interests" We
also sympathized with the Pennsyl-
van1a miners in their memorable
struggle for more equitable conditions.
'but that was 50 far down east, and
We had no stores there, and no news
papers, so it didn't hurt to favor the
coal miners.
But in Minnesota, at our own hearth
stone, struggling band Of law-abid-
ing, honest and sincere men, who are
asking for just a tritie more of the
earnings of the great Steel Trust, so
that they might better clothe, and
better feed, and better school them
selves and their families, are being
condemned and abused, for no other
reason than that they have adopted
the only means known to labor for it's
amelioration.
The Miners Misfortune.
1t is unfortunate for the miners Of
course that factors have entered into
their contest which are repulsive to
popular sentiment, but that cannot be
helped. They are simply the effect
for which there must be some: cause,
Wherever there is a radical associa-
ton of capital, such as is represented
In the United States Steel corporation,
there will also be found men of the
most extreme thoughts for the .solu-
tion of the labor problem
These two go together, just as do
luxury and want. The reading of a.
newspaper, published in a mining To-
cality is sufficient to bear out our con-
tention. We read one this week which
convinced us that it's editor was bord-
ering close to insanity. According to
his idea every newspaper in Mime
sofa which attempted to be fair, the
governor of this state, and the mem
bers of his commission were either
towards or trimmers.
He advised coat of tar and feath-
ers for strike leaders. He !auded the.
man. killing thugs and professional
detectives, the most dangerous of men
in any community, as suitable candi-
date for angelic honors. It was no.
ticeable too, that not word of criti-
cism was passed upon the Steel Cor
poration or it's officials. who stand just
as good chance for being wrong as
do the others he mentions.
Time For $caImness.
The Labor World has always tried
to be a sane, sensible and conserva-
tive advocate Of labor. No matter
how trying a situation may be, we
have at least borrowed calmness. IL
We did not possess 1t, In order that
what little influence we possessed
might be preserved. There may be
some phases in the strike, " the min
ers which we can not endorsesssgs1a as
a general proposition, II OF ssice is
to be between the Steel Trust and the
miners, we shall not permit ourselves
to be accused Of cowardice, simply be-
cause the sq-called influential and re-
spectacle 90 people Of this county are
opposed to the Western Federation Of
Miners. y" ss ss n
The miners. are charged with trea-
son because q few socialists on the
fMesaba Range parade on the public
highways under red banner by the
side OF the Stars and Stripes. The
union Is not responsible for what the.
socialists may do, but is the Steel
e Corporation free from the accusation
sof of*treason far more dangerous than
the raising OF 4 red banner? sasSs5ss
L Tt,is otisna.
. 4 patrlotic to sell Is the United