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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-11-30

:: 1NNEAPoLIS, Now 2s.-One OF tho
"surprisesaofs the last few days in labor
circles was the announcement. that
Painters Union, No. 1856. at Its meet
ing October 80, had voted TO give the
customary so days notice of.its inten-
ton to withdraw. from the Building
Trades Council. Official notice of
withdrawal will be served at the next
regular meeting of the Building
Trades Council. p. J. Hogan. a
painter, is president of the: council,
and his term will expire at the first
OF the year, which will be the time
the union will sever it's connection.
When asked to give a reason; for
withdrawal, officers Of the Painters
union said the step was taken with a
view Of securing action along the line
Of organizing central building
trades body which would unite all
factions. This, they argued, cannot
be done under the present conditions.
Three or, four unions eligible to
membership have remained outside for
a number Of years, : although they
nave always co-operated' with the
council: when the interests Of, all were
concerned. Two unions, the Plumbers
and the Electricians, made application
for membership recently and were
accepted, and it was thought: that the
coming winter would see all the
unions Of the building crafts united
In the organization.
At labor headquarters It Is freely
predicted that the move of the paint
ers is being made for the purpose Of
forming local of the Structural
Building Trades alliance. st: Paul has
one, and lately the International
Brotherhood Of Carpenters and Join
ers has placed its sanction on tho
organization, and the brotherhood r
ganizers are frming local alliances
wherever opportunity offers. "A move
Is being made to have the Structural
alliance recognized by the American
Federation Of Labor, and 1t is iexpect-
ed this will be accomplished att the
conventions this month at Norfolk, Va.
Should hesalliance plan be approved
by the federation. there is no doubt
but that It would be taken UP by
the Minneapolis unions. but It is :ex.
tremely doubtful that, even under tho
alliance banner, all Of the building
trades unions would be found in line.
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IL
MAcH|N|s7s ARE.
GAINING GROUND
Condition of Railroad Men in
Twin Cities Better Than Ever
Before.

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 29-With. the
signing of contract by the Mime
apolis & st. Louis railway, the Ma
chinists' union now has an under
standing with six northwestern rail-
road companies. They are the Great
Northern, Northern Pacific, Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha. Min
neapolts & st. Louis Minneapolis, st.
Paul & Sault Ste. Marie and the Min
nesota Transfer company. All of the
roads mentioned are paying the union
scale of 40 cents an hour. and the
men are working a nine-hour day.
There has never been a time when
the railroad machinists were working
under better conditions than at pre-
sent and both the companies and the
members of the union are. apparently.
well satisfied, ..-
1t Is announced that the new north
western consolidated district, which
was provided for by the last genefaa
convention, has been organized and is
doing business. This district en-
braces within its jurisdiction all of
the Chicago railroad lines running
into the twin cities and all of the
territory covered by the Great North
ern, Northern Pacific, Chicago &
Northwestern and Chicago, Milwan-
kee & st. Paul lines to the west. to-
gether with the Canadian Pacific, the
Canadian Northern and the. Gf6nd
Trunk Pacific west Of the great lakes
In Canadian territory. Besides the
roads named, all lines in northern
Minnesota come under the jurisdic.
ton Of the new district, and 1.-The
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific line is also
included. Officers are: President ID.
w. Roderick, Chicago; vice president,
M. H. Boberts, st. Paul; secrstary,
Louis Harihill, Oelwein, Iowa. Head
quarters have been established At 90
La Sale street, Chicago. Under the
new order Of things, the northwestern
consolidated district will have control
Of all the subordinate organizations in
the territory named, and will takus up
and decide matters too wefghtys for
soution by the locals. Previously all
important matters were Of Necessity
referred to the international officers
for adjustment, but the new arrange-
ment will permit OF these beins
handled by men who are 3;well7 &C.
quainted with all the condi itionb sur
sounding the cases, thus insurins
more prompt and satisfactory notice
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-11-30

: WASHINGTON. Nov, s2s.-!The hui
reau of Indian anairs has been. advised
Of the arrival of 1so Of the disstreoted
Ute 1ndieas at Rapid CITY. 8. D.:-1where
they have accepted company work on
a railroad. The information comes
from superintendent OF Indian En-
ploymant page1stt. who has preYatied
ins I'M them the attitude Il 81 18th The e'soyets- e s
ment, which opposes their remaining
in idleness.: The m,alcontents who
have not accepted this proposal Sill
remain on the reserYation.
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HoWlEY !.
OF STATE FEDERATION
i'll 1
Aids Sick Unionist BY Rendering
Timely Assistance to Victim Of
Tuberculosis.

Thomas Blair is one at least, who
may think the lucky star which made
him a member Of a union and his
union a member of the American
Federation Of Labor, says the Minne-
apolis Journal. Blair is the boy who
was sent, to the workhpuse for 40
days recently, not so much for being
a. vagrant, though that was what he
was charged with, as because Judge
Smith in the police court could not
think Of nothing else to do with him.
He was far gone in consumption, and
both his father and mother before
him had died Of consumption, and he
was generally down and out. There
was no leaving him: at large to shift
for himself, and he: was eligible to
no institution but the work house.
But it, turned out that Thomas was
a glassblower and a member of the
Glassblowers'' union. q He had been a.
skilled workman, young as he was,
Ind had earned big wages in Pitts
burg. His trade was an unfortunate
one, though very lucrative. for It
worked on the hereditary taint in him
and quickly broke him down, and it
was then he began to- drift, 5 first in
the hope Of health, ard finally, when
hope died. simply to get through his
short time and have it over; with him.
In some way the facts came to The
knowledge of President George w.
Howley Of the State Federation of
Labor. The glass blowers have no
union in Minneapolis, but they are
affiliated with the federation y and
that answered just as we'll. Mr.. How
ley took the matter up and found
Blair, had an. aunt in Omaha and an
uncle in Cripple Greek. He saw the
boy at the workhouse and asked him
If he thought he could get to Cripple
Creek If his fare were paid to Omaha.
He was very much lifted up by the
suggestion and very certain IL he
could reach his aunt she would help
him the rest Of the way. The next
thing was to secure Blair's release.
but that was not q hard matter. Judge
Smith was more than glad to: let; him
90 when there was such g good .pros-
9ect before him. Mr.. HoMslsy found
the money to take him to Omaha, and
enough more to make him comfortable
on the way. &. 5ss
I'm going to Colora do # and get
we'll" he said with the oheerfulness
1that iss characte eristic of ~ disease.
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Ilz q. l zl YpuIuTH
BASIS OF SUCCESS e 5ss..s Sc !.
= IS THROUGH ORGANIZATION.

:, seTo achieve success we must
yAaore thoroughly oFEaniEe,- undte
}aAd federate our fellow workers.
We must establish, more fully
tfaih In ourselves and confidence
I'm cath other. stand shoulder 5, 70
shoulder amidst stress or strife,
make fraternity tho principles OF.
our everyday lives. and impress
upon our fellOyv-worIers the Me-
cesslty of helping to bear each,
others burdens. .
In our: organized effort we
should endeavor to maintain In
dustrial peace by trade agree
nnent with epployers. These
aGreements, written or verbal,
should be faithfully kept. We
ahould use our best influences:
and judgment to avoid industrtal
conflicts wherever possible, and
under any and all circumstances
to resist. to the sttermost every
attempt to reduce vwages."-Bros.
'Yodkers.
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They Seek to Ensure Such Near.
ure Of Justice to Men and Wo-
men as Will Accord With tho,
Spirit and Aim Of our CiviGza-
tion. f> - - =
They Insist that with tho Won
derful Fertility Of our Country
and the Magnificent Ingenuity
Of Our People Prosperity
Should Everywhere Abound.
The Unions Are Flexible, an AT.
tribute lacking in Our Curren-
oy, and are G Constantly Solving
the Trade and Industrial Prob.
lens that Confront Them,

Upon the subject Indicated by the
caption hereof President Gompers said
Trade Unions Expand With Ind ustry.
In previous reports which have had
the honor to submit to conventions Of
the American Federation Of Labor and
In this, attention is called to the con-
stantly changing conditions Of labor
which are brought about BY tho intro
duction Of new machinery and i'm
proved tools and substitutes for old
material, with the division, subdivision
and specialization Of labor. Our
movement, in order to be most effec-
tive for the protection and advance
ment Of the interests Of labor, must
recognize the constant recurrence OF
these changes In industry. meet them
and deal with them in the most en-
lightened and comprehensive manner.
To attempt to meet theaeT conditions
wothout taking into account our exist
ing organizations as they are now
formed; to attempt to institute what
some are pleased to term industrial
organizations with the avowsd purpose
OF destroying existing trade unions, is
not only foolhardy, but 1t is ruinous,
aye, almost criminal.
Trade unions are not rigid organiza-
tions which can not meet new condi-
tions. In truth, our trade unions are
flexible and are constantly solving the
trade and industrial problems con-
fronting them.
The constantly increasing clairne %
jurisdiction are themselves evidence OF
the evolutionary character Of the
trade unions, which eIfdeaxor to ex.
pand their memhership and adapt
themselves to the various branches 81
industry under; their. jurisdiction and
~ u - ~.
!: Starting from the Ssts taKs
he who works as a waxe-earner is
entitled to. the protection &and $b6hefat
of organization, is involved the logical
development of organization; that is,
local organizations of a trade, craft or
industry forming one international
union, and where there are q number
OF organizations covering .Vaf1ous
branches Of one industry, they not
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-11-30
NEW JERSEY COURT
KNOCKS STRAP HANGING
Ordinance Requiring Street Rail:
ways to Furnish Seats isz
Sustained. - Il
\ ARaasonahlA Reanla ton & tre
Railway Right 81 Mani
cipality.

Habits and customs become fxed in
the course Of time until one has the
appearance OF natural trait and the
other appears to have the force Of a
law. Thus men come to be slaves OF
bad practices and victims of imposi-
tions, when the remedy lies within
themselves. For years street car COM
panies have appeared to be we'll en-
trenched behind their franchise privi-
leges, and we'll protected against any
attempt at reasonable regulation by
their influence In legislative bodies.
state and municipal Our "conserva-
tive" judiciary has grown to respect
precedent more than law, and to as
sumo that whatever will work to the
advantage of any capitalized private
interest is necessarily for the general
welfare and too sacred a thing to be
questioned or disturbed. Hence we
have the strap in the street cars as a
national institution. 1t is all ours,
since no other civilized nation or mu-
nicipality will tolerate the discomforts
that it involves upon the victim for
the sake of increasing private gains.
1t has become a. common byword on
the metropolitan lines that the divt-
dends are in the straps, consequently
any legislation to do away with the
srraphanger Is logically and obviously
contiscatory and unconstitutional. Some
great legal authorities have almost
said as much.
Public Have Rights.
But iconoclasts are abroad, and the
fine of $27,O00,OOO and some odd change
was not long ago assessed against the
most powerful of the specially privi-
legged organizations Of capital, and
now the supreme court Of New Jersey
has had the brazen effrontery to up
hold Jersey City ordinance which
requires street railway companies to
furnish each passenger with seat,
even In the rush hour. Such a decision
is enough to make q number Of late
and much-lamented masnates turn
over IN their graves, II they do not
haunt the midnight couches of the
Judges OF the New Jersey supreme
bench. What is going to become of tho
sacred rights of property If it is denied
the poor privilege Of making the public
hang on by straps, or keep a prevari-
Gus hold upon the tailboard of a car?
When the contemplate public demands
more cars, the street railway manae-
ers should be privileged to tell it to
invest in automobiles or to inform it
that the walking is good or bad as
the case may be.
This New Jersey decision may be
the entering wedge which will split
q heretofore special privilege from the
aforet1me owners, and the little spark
Of courage and glimmer Of justice NAV
extend from town to town until In time
1t may reach as far as Duluth. Du-
luthtans are naturally interested. now
that the right Of municipality Is
found to extend to REASONABLY regula-
ton of street railways.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-11-30
ASK THE CLERK.

When making purchases Of any kind
It is up to all union men not only
to ask for labeled goods, but see to-
it that the clerk has a union card. If
he don't have one then it is your
business to ask him why he is outside
the union. Merely a hint to do YOU,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-11-30
FAMINE IN TIIRKEv

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Famine pre-
walls in Turkey according to a ca
blegram to the Christian Herald from
Secretary Peet, representative in jTur-
key Of the American Board Of For
eign Missions and made public today. !
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-11-30
! THE LABOR PAPER.

=, A labor movement without q labor
paper Is mighty. poor movement.
The great trouble with most labor
men Is that they are expected to give
the unions all their. time and atten-
ton and the unions to contribute
nothing, except q kick when 4. some
fool thinks he knows how labor pa- ,,
FER ought to be conducted. Fort
Worth Banner.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-11-30

4 RHILAnElP4I1A. lgqv 2e.sA atrh
sofkciaf :6f .sl 41nf&e atstSss tesI cor
spotat tlon Il an itatsrYiev toidsT de-
clared that for the past few days an
Improvement has been noticaabie in
the steel situation. : The indicattons
are. he said, that a. number Of the
mills that ha We closed will be reopened
in tn near future. e.,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-11-30
Eight Hours for Work, Eight
Hours for Rest, and Eight
Hours for Recreation and I'M:
provement Is a Natural and
Scientific Division. ~ u '~s#:
It Is a Slogan and Watchword
That Appeals to the Sympathy
Of All People, and For It's At
tainment Their Cooperation Can
Be Secured. y :. j,
Greatness: and Fertility Of Our
Country, Genius and Productive
Capacity of Our People, Render
Longer Hours Unnecessary ! ana
;Uaipatitied, >>* :;

President Gompers in his masterly
report to. the Norfolk convention,
urged upon all in the indu rial field
to concentrate their efforts for the
universal establishment Of the eight
hour workday. Under this heading he
said: -!
Eisht'Hou Workday-Make It Uni.
- vfiersai. ,"~'.'.
The general movement for. the re-.
duction of, the hours, Of daily labor;
that is, the establishment Of the eight
hour workday, mas made considerable
progress within the past two decades,
and this is largely due to the ,encour-
agement given by our Federation to
the capitalization Of the hopes and
demands of labor for the achievement
Of that result. The first convention, OF
the Federation declared for the gen.
eral edght-nour workday. In 1884 we
declared tor a.. concentrated effort Of
all labor to secure that boon, ana since
then no convention has passed with
out a declaration for, nor has any ef-
fort been spared to secure, the extern
sion or enforcement Of the eight-hour
Workday. For your Information and
for the; general interest it may have. I
submit to you statement of the
hours OF labor prevailing among, a
En0nber Of trades. -. ~: !. s ~: r ~,
The HIST Of trades referred to were
published in last weeks Labor World.
-. othsr Organisations. s..z.;,s
IL The IntotnatiOnal Printing; Press.
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MURDERbD.BY BURGLAR.

- KALAMAzOos Mich. Nov. 7e.-IIpr-
ace s. Davis, aged S., a prominent
bHsiness man was shot through the
heart and killed by 2 burglar early
today. Davis had srappled with the
zlntrqder when the latter threatened to
Kill Mrs. Davis. - II 8
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-11-30

Mr.. Union Man:-Nottty Your Cigar
Dealer that the aBell* 'Rhone y Unfair.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
INC snoppfnx sex.

The Engllshwoman never knows
when she enters shop what she
wants She is swayed by impulse,
grabs wildly at everything she likes
or thinks she likes and probably comes
back and grumbles the next day. She
is also completely lost II the shop
walkers do not dog her every footstep
to implore her to look at this charm
Ing toque' or condescend to glance
ut this special line in cheap skirts"
But the American woman resents any
suggestion that she does not know
what she wants, likes to he left Sc
verely alone and If interfered with
may abruptly leave the shop But.
while she is less irritating than the
Englishwoman, she is far more exact
ing.-London Express.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01

The Perrysburg base ball team are
getting ready for the season of 1907,
and indications are that they will do
some fine work on the diamond. The
team made very creditable showing
last year and are entitled to support
for the coming season. Everything
that has tendency to advertise Per
rysburg should be patronized by Per-
rysburg people. Many of our people
are inclined to follow after strange
gods and withhold the support that
should be given to home institutions,
Let Perrysburg people, Perrysburg
institutions and Perrysburg business
men have first chance with all our
people and Perysburg will be bene.
fited thereby.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
The old Great Eastern.

The last days of the Great Eastern
were certainly sad, considering the pur-
pose for which she was designed and
the great work she did In cable laying.
For some time before she was broken
up on the mud of the river Mersey,
near Liverpool, she was on view rs n
show ship. Cne firm OF Liverpool
clothiers hired her for season. and in
addition to using her for its advertising
purposes made use of her for cltchpen-
ny shows. In the large cable tank a
circus was fitted up and performances
given mt so much II head, while other
exhibitions of the Coney Island type
were spread all over her deck.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Mrs. Frank Noble and son called
on Toledo relatives, Monday.
Mrs. V. d. Hoffman of Toledo was
calling on relatives here Tuesday.
Miss Halle Shipman visited Miss
Wenlg In Tontogany the latter part of
last week.
Miss Addie Shipman spent few
days of this week with friends in
Wateryllle.
Mrs. Swank and children of To
ledo spent Saturday with her sister,
Mrs. Grant Holbrook.
-Winiferd Adams and wife are the
proud parents of a bouncing baby boy
born last Thursday.
Mrs. f. L. Cowles of Detroit Wis
tied her parents, M. Hartsing and wife,
a few days last week.
Mrs. VIM. Stebel of Dunbridge is
expected home Saturday after a SIX
weeks visit with relatives IN Evans
vile, Wis.
Mrs. F. c. Wellstead and Miss
Emma Treuschel spent one day of last
week with Charles Graham and fam
lily in Dunbridge.
Robert Thornton of Coshocton,
was called home on account of his
mothers illness last Saturday. He
will return to his work again next
Sunday.
Mrs. Holbrook's Sunday school
class of boys will hold market in
VIM. Barton's store, Saturday, March
2, 'O7. Baked viands will be for sale.
Please the boys with your patronage.
my child was burned terribly
about the face, neck and chest. I ap-
piled DR.. Thomas, Electric Oil. The
pain ceased and the child sank into
a restful sleep. Mrs. Nancy NJ.
Hanson, Hamburg, N. Y.
Prof. Mccall of the Ohio State
Agricultural College of Columbus. o.,
is engaged for two lectures at Per-
rysburg March 16. He is good
speaker and will interest every farmer
IN the audlence.
Mrs. A. Chadwick received word
from New Jersey of the serious injur-
les of her brother-ln-law, Lewis Welsh,
who fell from girder while at work
in a Bloomington. Pa, mill on
Monday afternoon. He received a
scalp wound, fractured arm and many
deep cuts.
Mrs. John Ii. Thornton was taken
to the Drs. Rheinfrank hospital on
Friday evening last and on Saturday
was operated for appendicitis. The
operation was very successful and the
patient is doing nicely, much to the
satisfaction of the many friends Of the
family.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
Catarrh Cannot be Cured.

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Take Halls Family Pills for con-
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