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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16
DIRECTS ENFORCEMENT
OF EIGHT-HOUR LAW

WASHINGTON, D. c., Mch 15-Secre-
tary Taft has given orders to the en-
CINE officers of tn ewar department
to enforce TO the letter the language Of
the eight hour law as it is applied to
public works under their direction.
This action, it is stated, was taken by
the secretary of his own volition after
careful examination had convinced him
that the construction formerly given to
the law, whereby large classes of en-
ployes were held to be exempt from
it's operation was erroneous. The eff
feet at this last order which was issued
with the permission Of the president,
will be far reaching, and it is predicted
will greatly reduce the amount of the
river and harbor work that can be ac-
cOrnplished under the appropriations
made by the last congress, large though
they were.
1t has been the practice of the engi-
neers to regard the army employees on
government dredges, tugboats, snag-
boats and other craft pertaining to the
government Improvement work, as ex-
emrt in large part from the operation
of the eight hour law.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16
ADJUSTMENTS.

The Royal Chef is coming to the
Lyceum Friday and Saturday. It is a
musical comedy of much reputation
and is constructed on comic orera
lines, some of the music ranging from
grand to the popular music hall style.
Every number is excellent and is said
to be brightly sung, while a great many
laughs, out of the folling are prom
lsed. The piece has been newly and
brightly mounted for the coming sea-
sons tour and nearly all the princi-
pals who have worked conscientiously
to assist the "Chef" to the prominence
it possesses, through it's lengthy runs
In both New York and Chicago, will
be In the company, while a few new
personalities are brought forward to
receive favor. Among them is Miss
Gertrude Hutcheson, who it is said,
has fresh, pure voice and sings as if
for the love Of singing. She possesses
a >demure ingratiating manner that is
declared charming and according to all
reports, has the acting style and a cul-
tivated pronunciation as we'll. It is
asserted by the management that Miss
Hutcheson is destined to become one
Of the favorites of the day. Besides
good music all through the play, there
is story and rational kind of pretti-
ness in the pictorial display. Ben M.
Jerome wrote the former and many of
the numbers are richly hued and char
acteristic and possess an excellent
swing. Geo. Stoddard and Chas. S.
Taylor evolved the tale and lyrics. Of
Sc IN
factor In the proceedings, his magnet
ism, facial play, dialect and vocaliza-
ton fit him for the character of Helm
rich Lemphauser," the "Chef", as
though to the manner born and the
dramatic critics of other cities, are a
unit in declaring his, characterize
ton par excellence. A comely and
we'll trained chorus and the piece de
resistance of the "Chef," the famous
original Broilers, sixteen little singing
and dancing beauties will be much in
evidence Taken all in all the writer,
who has seen the play several times,
casts his ballot with the majority in
declaring the Royal Chef one of the
best all around stage representations
seen in many a day and one that will
doubtless receive unusual attention
from the playgoers during it's engage
ment here.
The comedy lyon Yonson'' seems to
justify the phrase ''The play that
won't wear out" Its success has been
everlasting. Not since it was written
and produced by that talented author,
Gus Heege, sixteen years ago, has the
comedy had '1oosing week" During
the past sixteen years of its existence
the comedy has been seen from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, and made
fortune for it's management. The pros
poets are that it will continue to live
in the, affections Of the public so long
as the management provides per-
Torrance up to the meritorious stand
ard it has attained. For the unfolding
of this Historically funny comedy this
season most capable company has
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16
THE ANNUAL MESSAGE,

Mayor Cullums annual message was
one of the most mastery productions
that ever emanated from any executive
of this city. In this day of wordy de-
liverances from executive officers, it
is refreshing to have communication
that does ample justice to every ques-
tion without dwelling tediously on any.
The powers, and restrictions upon
municipal legislators are clearly and
ably discussed from an absolutely non
partisan stand point; and the privi-
leges and rights of the private citizen
are set forth with that independence
and fearlessness of any interest, which
has characterized the administration of
our present mayor ever since he has
assumed the reins of government.
The various departments of the city
government were commended for their
faithfulness to duty; and to the end
that the same high order of efficiency
should be maintained for the ensuing
year, he outlined sundry advancesSpos-
sible of attainment, and deserving of
consideration at the hands of the re-
spective departments of the city.
He took occasion to refer to the
prospective raise in city rents, and
pointed out the great harm that would
result to all industrial enterprises,
from such unwarranted aggressions of
land-lordism.
The public service corporations of
the city came in for a share of discus.
sion. With respect to them his obser-
vations we're dispassionate and just,
and in accord with the highest order
of good craftsmanship. Rights and OBJ
legations are mutual and interchange
able. Give the corporations justice and
insist upon getting justice in return is
the true principle to work from.
He called special attention to an al
legged dog in the manger'' policy of
certain privileged corporations, and he
urged upon the council the great nee
essity of finding out by careful inves:
tigation, Just what rights and condi-
tons were in that respect and legis-
late accordingly.
He urged upon all to cease partisan
strife and personal chickering's and
unite in one harmonious effort to ad-
vance our city tot is manifest destiny.
The message can be read again and
again with great profit by our taxpay-
ers and Duluthians generally.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16
CIVILIZATION,

We know we must be civilized because
of all the ways
OF killing off the children we've in
vented in these days.
We kill 'em off with factories to fill the
owners maws-
Protecting infant industries With
brutal tariff laws.
We kill 'em off with patent foods be-
fore they're in their teens.
We kill 'em off In schoolrooms, and
and in the Philippines.
We kill 'em off with autos, we kill
'em off with vice,
We kill 'em off with coddling when
beating don't suffice.
We kill 'em off with cigarettes. We
make them deaf and dumb,
We vaccinate. inoculate and kill 'em
off with rum.
Can savage nations do so much? Well,
we should be surprised! :
We rather guess they'll have to wait
until they're civilized.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16
WHAT LIVE EQR.

live for those who love me.
Whose hearts are kind and true,
For the Heaven that smiles above me,
And waits my spirit too;
For the human ties that bind me,
For the task by God assigned me.
For the bright hopes left behind me.
And the good that I can do.
I live to learn their story
Who suffered for my sake;
To emulate their glory,
And follow in their wake;
Bards, patriots, martyrs, sages.
The noble of all ages.
Whose deeds crown historys pages.
And Times great volume make
I live to hail the season
BY gifted minds foretold.
When men shall rule by reason.
And not alone by gold;
When man to man united.
And every wrong thing righted.
The whole world shall be lighted
AS Eden was Of old.
I live to hold communion
With all that is divine,
To sanctify the union
Twixt natures heart and mine:
To profit by affection.
Reap truths from fields of fiction
Grow wiser from conviction,
Fulfilling Gods design.
live for those who love me,
Whose hearts are kind and true.
For the Heaven that smiles above me-
And waits my spirit too;
For the wrongs that need resistance,
For the cause that needs assistance
For the future in the distance,
For the good that I can do.
f. as5s. g. Linnaeus Banks
Mr. IT, ~. +ar. -. :. N. - -. -
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Every Day. Increases the Demand
's1-='l- for ~ 800
COMMANDER
FLOUR" - ~
EVERY PACKAGE GUARANTEED.
-
Manufactured by
GREGORY BLISS 4 co.
Commander Mills, Duluth, MINI.
All Grocers.
SOME SHOP TALK.
Bv the Rev. Charles StelzIe.

Bill thought that he wasn't appre-
ciated. He was perfectly honest about
it. He hadn't the "big head. He. did
not imagine that he was wonderful
genius who would turn the world up
side down if he were given half
chance, but he did feel that there were
some things in him for which he was
not receiving credit. Bill was a gang
boss in a big machine shop. He had
working with him, half a dozen men
and two apprentices. One day he Won
dered if other folks felt about them
selves as he did about himself Then
it occurred to him that he very rare
ly spoke word of praise or of appre-
citation to anybody in his gang. And as
he continued to think about it, his file
flew faster, as the sweat stood out on
his forehead, and when he finished the
job In his wise, his body was all aglow
NOT only because of the physical
exercise of the last half hour, but be-
cause his mind had been working hard
er than his body.
It was with all this though fresh
within him that he walked over to one
of his apprentices and said: "Jim,
that's pretty neat f1t-that patch you
put onto that lever" Jim looked rath-
er sheepish for moment. Then he
murmured somewhat indistinctly: II
didn't think that you had noticed the
job
That is all right was said. But at
the close of the day, when they nodded
good night" both Bill and Jim felt
that new tie had bound them closer
together. When the apprentice told Of
the occurrence at the supper table
that night, he remarked that Bill was
the most observing" gang boss in the
shop Tm's father was a machinist
in another department. Next morning
he told the boys on his job that Bill
was one of the finest gang bosses on
his floor. When the men got together
at lunch time, somebody remarked that
Bill Norton was "all right" In less
than week a dozen men had said the
same thing. One night Bills wife told
him that she had called that day on
Dick Sanders wife. and that she had
told her that the fellows in the shop
though whole lot Of him. "Oh, get
out" said Bill, "She's only jollying
pretty good about it. He forgot to
growl at the newsboy because he de-
livered the paper fifteen minutes late,
He didn't seem to mind that his wife
had forgotten to deliver message for
him after she had called on Dicks
wife.
But the change had ready come a
week before-the day that he had
spoken the words Of appreciation to
Jim. He had learned a very impor-
tant truth that day. Long ago it had
been expressed by the Master Work.
man:
HE that saveth his life shall lose
it; and he that loseth his life shall find
it."
True, 1t wasn't a heroic service that
Bill had rendered, but in forgetting
himself in his appreciation of others,
he had found the secret Of winning
others appreciation.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16

4 Z
happiness and prosperity is found,
where each family owns it's home, and
the renter is the rare exception.
If fraud and rascality exist in high
places it is because we elect rascals
to office.
When we cease to close in adying to
brainless nabobs, and quit initiating
them as soon as we get the money, we
will be on the road to reformation.
Most poor people are just itching to
live as the rich do. ~~ -
The common sense Of the world Is
now coming to believe that the law
was made for man and not man for
the law. (Probably the lid agitators
Of Duluth would not subscribe to this
doctrine. Ed. Labor World)
The problem Of civilization is to
eliminate the parasite.
The test for every social, economic
and educational innovation should be
this: Will 1T give the world an increase
of happiness?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16
THE LABOR WORLD REWARDED.

Our comments on affairs at the ma
tons capitol have borne fruit. The
civil service commission communicate
ed with us direct asking for explana-
ton. The land department officials
were made to see the error of their
ways, and the order, which we pointed
out to them as being an insult to the
integrity of American citizens, has
been revoked. Thus the good work
goes on. 1t simply goes to show what
a power the labor press is, when so
unpretentious a paper as our own can
call halt on Washington officials, and
compel them to retrace their steps and
cease treading in un-American paths.
We cannot render much better service
to the cause we have espoused than
keeping a watchful eye on the doings
of officials entrusted with the peoples
business Our state legislators are
under observation, and unless they do
better in the next fifteen days than
they have in the last two and half
months, we may feel it our duty to
make certain things so clear to them,
that they will be enabled to see them
selves as others see them. There is a
stage at which forbearance ceases to
be a virtue, and our legislators are
Drottv c1Osn fo tho limo
Since wrinting the above we learn
that our comments, upon the high
handed tactics of the Forest Re-
serve Bureau, have also borne fruit,
and that lands improperly reserved
in Minnesota are to be restored to
the public domain. Why should
these Bureaus, who have time
enough and to spare, make such
outrageous blunders? Apparently
they don't care accent, what hard
ship their errors inflict upon in
nocent people. The mystery of
mysteries is whence their power to
enact new laws or suspend the
operation Of existing laws. Really
the arrogant and erroneous orders
of these Bureaus are more to be
dreaded than the famine or pestil-
ence. The Labor World will con-
tinue to keep right after them.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16
CIVIL SERVICE CRITICISM.

Our highly esteemed fraud of the
civil service commission at Washing
ton, Hon. Henry F. Green, has written
us a letter relative to an editorial
which appeared in the Labor World
under date of March 8, 1907. The ed
itorial in question contained the fol-
lowing statement: "There is no fraud
in the United States that will compare
with the operation Of the civil service
of the United States" Evidently, Mr..
Green overlooked the fact that the
statement was enclosed by quotation
marks, was not original with us, but
was the deliberate judgment expressed
on the floor of the United States SEN
ate by one of the best informed sena-
tors in this nation. The statement was
not only not challenged In the senate
but on the contrary such senators as
participated in the discussion &C.
Quiesced in the statement. For greater
certainty, let us say that the matter
will be found on page 1921 of the Con-
gressional Record dated Feb. 10, 1907.
That surely is recent enough. 1t is
but just to Mr.. Green and his associate
commissioners, for us to say, that
manifestly the emphasis is on the
word procedure" in the statement re-
ferred to; and that probably the pro
cedure" was dried and primed before
they were appointed commissioners;
and unless we are laboring under a
Misrepresentation of the situation, they
are as helpless to peremptority correct
many abuses in the bureaus as are the
senators and representatives in con-
gress. Civil service, as such, is all
right, but the "procedure'' is such as
was declared by another senator,
Congressional Record page 3269)
that those who are at the head of
these bureaus can get pretty nearly
whomsoever they please, and they can
SO manipulate the civil service lists as
to take those who are twenty or twen-
ty five from the head of the list and
give them places in preference to those
who, by their examinations were at
the head of the lists, and were entitled
to be and ought to have been taken
first"
This favoritism has been productive
of innumerable abuses. AS an illustra-
ton Of facts as they absolutely exist,
q senator called attention to a case
where man in Washington had a
wife, two boys and three girls He is
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16

been engaged by Managers Kennedy
and Willard. George Thompson, who
will be seen in the title part, is a
young and clever singing comedian
whom P. J. Kennedy discovered in
Stockholm. Mr.. Thompson was bent
on striving for honors in the operate
the managers of lyon Yonson" induced
the change of mind. Mr.. Thompson
will have several pleasing ballads to
sing during the action Of the comedy.
The date set for the return of the
comedy to this city is March % and %,
with Saturday matinee. The prices
Csc, 35c, and soc. Matinee 25c and Soc
The attendance at the concert given
by Flaaten's Third Regiment Band at
the Armory last Sunday afternoon was
by far the largest of any accorded
these popular concerts this season. An
excellent program was given classical
numbers happily intersperced with
light and popular ones, a feature that
makes these concerts so enjoyed to
everybody. The soloist Miss Jane Ev-
erlngton, was in fine voice, and sang
my Dream" by Tosti and "Merrily I
ROAM" by Schleiffarth, in her usual
pleasing manner. Miss Marie Tins
accompanied her on the piano. Next
Sunday being st. Patrick's Day. Direc-
tor F1aaten has arranged a fine pro-
gram in honor of the satran saint Of
Ireland, which is sure to please all
interested.
The style of entertainment offered
by 1.-THE Avenue Girls" the next weeks
attraction at the Metropolitan, differs
as much from the ordinary burlesuue
production as does a Shakesperean
tragedy from Uncle Toms Cabin
p-to-dateness, snap and refinement
distinguish it's every feature, and the
stamp Of the metropolis is plainly evi.
dent on the entire performance. The
twenty four pretty maids who consti.
tute the chorus are fair specimens OF
the New York show girl and pony bal.
let; the comedians are new to bur.
lesque; the specialties are such as are
seldom seen outside of the leading
vaudeville theaters and the material
with which tn actors are supplied is
fresh from the music mint and the fun.
factory. There are such people in the
company as Olga Orloff, the charming
songstress; Charles Johnson, the Ger.
man dialect comedian; Elsie Leslie,
the dainty and sprightly soubrette;
Phil MacFarland and Mike Macdonald
experts in the creation of laughter;
Cunningham and Lord, the refined
song and dance artists and LIE Roy
and LeVanion, Europe's foremost SEN
sational gymnasts. Besides, there are
the pretty girls, who appear in the two
musical burlettas, "Tiger Springs" and
'"The Get Rich Quick Brokers'"
The Hats, musical artists and Ma
mic Mitchell soubrette are also val
liable members of the Avenue Girls
Co. There will eb the usual matinees,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16
ELBERT HUBBARD, THE
GREATEST LIVING WRITER

Ebert Hubbard, the Roycroft king
of East Aurora, N. Y, is positively
without a peer in the domain of liter
allure. His style is pure, chaste, SIM
pie and withal so enhancing that when
one gets hold Of any Of his works.
the attention becomes so riveted to
the book that all distracting influences
are forgotten.
Every man, woman and child in the
land ought to have access to Hub
bard's writings. He is living miracle;
walking encyclopedia Of information
upon every conceivable subject No
words are wasted, nor is there a single
line in any Of his writings that can
be misunderstood. His works are sold
at prices within the reach of the poor
est. and to show his confidence in
his kind, he will send them ION sus-
picion' as he calls it, to any one for
examination. Here are a few aphor-
isms taken at random from the March
number Of his Little Journeys:
The moral weakness Of man is the
one thing that makes tyranny possible.
asset is nowhere questioned.
Life Is a sequence, the logical, far
seeing mind is cumulative conse-
quence.
We grow by expression, and never
really know thing until we tell it to
somebody else.
There are three great epochs in life
birth, death and marriage.
In the study Of political economy all
that you need is care in reducing COM
pick phenomena to their elements in
distinguishing the essential from the
accidental.
California is a land of extremes.
everything there grows big and fast,
especially ideas. No country ever saw
50 much wealth and so much poverty
side by side.
Things done because you have to do
them--done to get rid of them-con-
tain the red corpuscle.
Mankind is an organism, and a coun-
try is only as rich as its poorest citi-
zen. :
Health comes from right living, and
living without useful effort is only
existence. "E@G ! ~ nv - 49, ts|
& People who expect gratitude do not
deserve it. s#.sz .s
The highest average of INTEL gence,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16
A HOME SONG!
An ancient nOet'S hook

A HOME SONG!
I turned an ancient poets book,
And found upon the page:
"Stone walls do not prison make,
Nor iron bars a cage"
Yes, that is true and something m ore;
You'll find, where'er you roam,
That marble floors and gilded walls
Can never make home.
But every house where Love abides
And Friendship is guest,
Is surely home, and home, sweet home,
For there the heart can rest.
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due consideration, but there was no
time that could be given to the work
ing mans eight hour law.

For backbone, grit, energy and in
domitable courage, if John Mitchell,
and Samuel Gompers have any supe-
riors on this planet, we would like to
know who they are that we may put
them on our complimentary list.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16
UNDER A NEW NAME.

The familiar face of the Union News
of Los Angeles, California, will be seen
no more at this office, but we are as
sured that all that is best In good
citizenship will be represented in it's
successor "The Citizen" The skillful
editorial hand of John Murray which
made the Union Labor News 80 pop-
ular will continue to adorn the pages
OF the new paper "The Citizen" II
the citizen attains to the success the
Labor World wishes it., it shall never
lack any of the good things of earth.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16

The earth has been promised to the
meek for an inheritance, but thus
far the arrogant monopolist has been
monarch of the surveyed portions
thereof, and the Forest Reserve Bureau
of the United States haveaextended his
dominion to the unsurveyed. -.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16

When the principle of justice is ap-
piled to our Industrial methods, the
extremes of poverty and want will be
so rare as to excite surprise.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16

Senator Tillman of South Carolina,
says that the railroads are all robbers.
Evidently he must have been up
against one of those sleeping car
porters
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16

Congress has adjourned. Capitals
tic measures, such as the ship subsidy
bill, intended to enrich the wealthy lat
the expense OF the poor, was afforded
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16
$500 Fine.

That is to say, our SIS suits and top
coats are fine value at $25, in fact
that's what you pay for the same
goods other places. Fitwell Clothing
Parlors, 112 West Superior street.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16

Moral energy is the great sustaining
power of all institutions. This &C.
counts for the unprecedented achieve
ments of trades unionism.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16

''Immodest words admit of no de-
Tense for want of decency is a want
of sense" Such are the silent senti-
ments of the telephone exchange.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16

People who cannot be charged with
selfish interest in opposing the en-
ployment OF children in industrial &C.
equations, are waking up to the awful
truth SO long proclaimed by the trades
unions that child labor is a menace to
the perpetu1ty of American institutions