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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
STRENGTH OF UNIONS.

According to the statistics compiled
by the United States department OF
labor, the ratio of unionists to pop
ulation in the United: States is to
20. On it's face this ratio does not
look we'll for organized labor, but when
analysed it looks much better: The
population figures include every man,
woman and child in the country. A
fair estimate would allow one male
adult old enough to belong to union
for each family or group Of five per-
sons. This would give one unionist in
six Of those eligible as to age. Now,
remember that more than half of the
men Of the country are engaged I'M
agriculture, merchandising or the pro-
fessions, and YOU will see that. the
union showing Is rather good than bad.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
NEW NATIONAL HEALTH Blu
REAU.

The American association for the
advancement of science has ap-
pointed a committee of one hun
dred to further. the establishment
of a national department of health.
Among the problems to be con-
sidered by the committee is wheth-
er 1t should aim to secure the es-
tablishment of national DEPART
ment of health With cabinet Of
ficer at it's head, or a bureau un-
der one of the existing depart
ments.
The health of the nation is quite
as important as any of the fields
now covered by cabinet depart
ments; but, there is another ques-
ton to which the association could
very profitably direct it's attention.
1t Is to the question of devisine
some means of accelerating bust
ness, and eliminating red tape
from the existing bureaus.
}4 We do not believe in creating
any more bureaus until we are
able to formulate some plan to
successfully manage the bureaus
We now. have.
SgE II the proposed health bureau
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
OUR OPPONENTS MOTIVES.

1t is strange how some narrow
minded and selfish employers will
persist in fighting trades unionism,
and waste a whole lot of money
and energy in disputing the just
and reasonable claims of labor or
CARNATIONS.
This is not because such en-
ployers are not able to pay better
wages and make larger profits by
acceding to the claims of union
ism; it is not because unions are
injurious to their business, that
large companies and certain cor
porations wage bitter war on Or
ganized labor, and spend fortunes
in trying to stamp it out, and in
the end miserably fail.
In ninety-nine cases out of a
hundred the true motive, or rather
reason, underlying such opposition,
is the arrogant excuse that they
want to run their own business to
suit themselves. In the last analy-
sis, this excuse when translated and
figured, simply means that they
want to run the business which
they control and the business of
every man in their employ.
The history of the labor move
ment is replete with instances, of
where large corporations have spent
more money trying to disorganize
unions, and resist the reasona BILE
claims of employees. than would
have paid such underpaid en-
ployees the small advanced asked
for thirty years, the average life
of the ordinary corporation.
But, associated with the excuse
already stated there. is still more
contemplate motive. 1t is the de-
sire to see working people kept
back, to see them work from
morning until late at night and be
satisfied with just enough pittance
to keep body and soul together as
long as they are able to endure,
and go to the poor house when no
longer able to work. They wish,
too, to be able to fill their mills
and factories with children, and
this can only be done successfully
by keeping the parents in abject
poverty.
The trades union movement
wages eternal war upon such ex-
cuse, motives and conditions. 1t
claims the right to have a say as to
how and under what conditions
men shall work, and that children
should be kept out Of the fac
tories and mills, and be sent tC
school until old enough to work.
1t insists that the safety and
perpetuity Of our government and
free institutions are conditioned
upon the right training of it's citi
zens, and true to the letter and
spirit Of the national constitution
Trades unionism refuses to &C.
knowledge class distinctions having
1ll-gotten gains as a basis of SUI
periorfty. 1t is the enobling and
uplifting spirit, that permeates
the principles and teaching OF
trade unionism, that is so obnox
ious to those whose minds are de-
moralized by the worship of thu
god mammOn.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
OBSERVATIONS ON PROSPER.

The prosperity of the working
man determines the prosperity of
all the middle classes in society.
The grocery man, the dry goods
merchant, the butcher and drug
gist, the clothing merchant, the
professional man, and all other
middle class traders, are less pros
porous when the working man has
less money.
Business prosperity is not main
tanned by the occasional purchase
of luxuries, but by steady, every
day purchase of necessaries, and
high class necessities.
Successful mercantile business OF
any nature depends upon buyers,
and buyers must get money before
they can spend it. It is strange
that principle so elementary
should have eluded our college pro.
fessors in the science of economics
Every middle class business man
as a matter of self-protection
ought to cooperate with trades
unionists against, financial sche,n
ers and monopolists.
These schemes and monopoltsts
endeavor to concentrate wealth TO,
the benefit, of the few; the trades
unions stand for distributing it K
as many as possible. ,
Our trusts each represent Z
handful of selfish money-mak'.,s
schemers, while unionism repre-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27

would move In the rut Of existing
bureaus, the grievances of the
grandfather when boy, would be
adjusted perhaps in the life time
of the grand child and perhaps not.
Oh no! We don't want any
more bureaus Of the class which
now obtain.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
UNION MANS DUTY.

A lesson that every union man
the success Of the labor movement de-
ponds on the individual effort of it's
members. 1t is just in proportion as
the average member takes an interest
in his organization that it will pro-
gress or retrograde. The man. who
seldom attends a. meeting of the union,
who is always backward in his dues,
and only knows by hearsay as to what
is transpiring, is really of more use
outside the organization than in, It
is the man who, recognizes that he
owes a duty to his union, who en-
courages the officers by his presence
and who takes an interest in the pro-
ceedings that aids in the work and
makes progress not only possible, but
assured. "a Every man has his own part
to perform and his own duty to carry
out. $, If he absents himself from the
meeting there is vacant seat and
Der should be factor and count; there
is no life in an organization whose
members are dead. or sleeping. If it
Is worth while to belong to a trade
union, it should be worth while to do
ones share in making 1t g. success.
Every union Is just exactly what its
members make 1t: It will be dead or
alive, progressive or impotent, just in
proportion as its members recognize
their. responsibility and honestyly live
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
sent the great earning bod 81 the

aent the great earning BODY ct the
nation q s%E Es NJ 445 " u y s .5sSf
The men who endanger our pros
perity are the monoponsts and Wall
street gamblers on the one hand.
and the ignorant, sunorganized non
union workers on the other. =, The
first we must legislate out If ex-
istance, and the others must be
educated and taught what Ameri-
can citizenship means.
its existence to- enterprising legi-
innate capitalists, and the intelli-
gent, inventive trades union work
men. There is really no conflict
between these two. Their inter-
ests are interchangeable. They
ar both workers, the one with the
brain more than with hands, the
other with hands and brain.
The monopolist and trust mag
nate ARE the enemies of both. This
truth is coming to, BE recognized
more and more every day. The
honest capitalists and the work
men must make common cause
against financial schemers, watered
stock spectators and the host of
other parasites, who are democrat
izing our national finances.
Let us call a halt on methods
that thus far have only resulted
in rehabilitating the degenerate and
worthless counts of Europe-first,
at the expense of the American
workman, and secondly, at the ex-
pense of American womanhood.
The common people, capitalists
and workmen, are waking up.
They are determined to rectify
the mistakes of the past, and en-
sure more equitable conditions for
the future. They have discovered
that legislative enactments, per-
haps, well enough for primitive
times, are wholly inadequate to
meet the needs of today.
They see in the initiative and
the dawn of a new era,
for honest capitalists and work.
men. The monopolist sees it too,
and that's why he opposes the re-
form. He knows that with the
coming of such a law, his days of
rascality are numbered.
But what is to be thought of
legislators, elected to represent the
people, who throw their little in
fluence in opposition to the peo-
pies cause? Simly this: We must
see to it, that persons with grown
bodies and baby minds, shall no
longer receive our support for rep
resentatives or senators in the state
legislature.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
OUR CONGRESSMAN.

hon. j. ADAM Bede, member OF
congress from this district, is cred.
tied in the daily press, with hav-
ing put himself on record in op-
position to the initiative and ref:
erendum.
If reported. correctly, he pro-
phecies the doom" of any politi-
cal party that will commit itself to
the movement.
AS he did not advance one argu-
ment to justify his prophecy, he
may, for ought we know, have
intended to fool the reporters, by
perpetrating one of those side
splitting jokes for which the con-
gresham is SO distinguished.
But, assuming that he intended
to be taken seriously, we will
make counter prophecy based
upon the probabilities of public
sentiment: The politician, who
will oppose the cause of the people
by fighting the Initiative and refer
endum, is doomed to- utter defeat
at the next election, and there are,
probably, few congressman who can
as i'll afford to take such chances
as Mr.. Bede.
For his own sake we hope he is
incorrectly reported So far as
the people of the district are con-
cerned they are not worrying. II
Mr.. Bede cannot represent their
sentiments, there are hundreds of
good, capable men in the district
who can.
Mr.. Bede has made a very ac-
ceptable congressman. and we
would be sorry to have him at
this time desert the people upon
a question so vital to their inter-
ests. Let us hope that upon fur
Their reflection, and more careful
consideration of the question, he
will become an enthusiastic advo-
cate of the Initiative and referen-
dunn.
The pronounced trend of current
opinion among the people every
where is towards the movement,
and the only opposition to it,,
thus far, is prompted by two
classes, with neither of whom we
apprehend Mr.. Bede would care to
affiliate
The first is a certain licentious
and INSCRIPTIONS capitalistic
class, who with their servile de-
pendents, and political minions,
read in the movement the death
knell of unrighteous financeering,
industrial tyranny, political corrup-
ton, stock gambling and Initiation,
and a thousand and one other re-
prehensible business and political
methods
The other class who oppose 1t
are afraid that if the people are
given legislative powers, the enor-
nous capital now invested in
manufacturing and dispensing the
| liquid (which made Milwaukee
famous will be compelled to seek
other avenues of usefulness.
The opposition to the measure
can in every instance thus far, be
traced directly to one or the other
of those two classes.
In the final analysis, it is sim
ply question of whether the PEG.
pie shall govern themselves, or sub.
nit to being governed by unscrupu.
lous capitalists, small politicians
and brewery interests.
Unless we very much mistake
the temper of the American people
from this time out, they are bent
on governing themselves, and Mr.
Bede had better help them to do it
| OBSERVATIONS ON PROSPER.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27

Under the theory OF false econ
omic conditions low wages is an
acceptable term in profits-one to
be developed to it's fullest extent.
The ruling idea in production I'M
der such false system is depression
of wages and increase of profits.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
ADJUSTMENTS.

The Juvenile Bostonians, the cele-
brated chi1dren's opera company, will
be at the Lyceum all next week, ex-
cepting Wednesday night. The fol-
lowing is the repertoire: Monday,
"Gipsy Girl" Tuesday, "Olivetta;"
Thursday, ''Tips;" Friday, "Dororthy;"
Matinee Saturday, "Olivetta;" Satur-
day night, "Rajah of Pazale."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27

There are two classes of people
In this country that are great
detriment to the best interests of
the nation, they are the million
aires and tramps. Both are the
product of false industrial condi-
tions based upon a spurious phil
osophy of life.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
GUESTS IN THREE HOMES
Brides House Isn't Large Enough
s# For ALI of Wedding Party.

= CHIPPEWA FALLS Wis, April "a.
1t took three residences ito hold the
guests invited to the wedding of Miss
Carrie Olson and Charles johnson.
which was celebrated at Our Saviour's
church. After the ceremony the re-
ception was to have been held at the
brides home, but it was found to be
too small and two Of the neighbors Of
fered their homes for the entertain
ment Of the guests. The wedding
feast however, was served under the
roof of the brides home.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
CLASSIFIED ADS.

WANTED-Gentl eman or lady to
travel for mercantile house of large
capital. Territory at home or
abroad to suit. If desirable the
home may be used as headquarters.
Weekly salary of $1,000 per year
and expenses. Address. Jos. A. Alex
ander, Duluth. MINI
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27

VERY TRUE.
One touch Of nature makes the whole
world kin;
One bunch Of grafters takes the whole
worlds skin;
One touch of humor makes the whole
world grin,
And food adulteration makes the whole
world thin.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27

Mr.. Union Man:-Notify your retail
liquor dealer that the Bell Phone Is
Unfair
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
Local Breveties.

"FYtwelr clothes are equal to the
best custom made at one-half price.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27

Mr.. Union Man: e Notify your print
er that the Bell Phone .is Unfair.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27
SMALLPOX ON STEAMER.

SAN FRANCISCO, April. 24.-The
Merchants Exchange received advices
from Victoria today that. the British
steamer Oanfa, from Liverpool, via
Yokohama, has been put in quaran tine
there on account of two cases Of small
pox among the passengers. ,,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27

i Mr.. Union Man: -N otify your cloth
Ter that the He'll Phone i Unfair.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27

Top coats at the "Fitwell," SIS.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27

"Fitwell'' SIS suits hold their shape.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-03
Mrs. Rddy Taurht Onimbxisrn.

Strange indeed are the facts and de.
tails Of Mrs. Eddy's wandering from
1896 TO 1870, az set forth in Georgime
Milnaihe's instalIment of MARY Baker
G. Eddy" in the April AfcClure's. Many
OF the details Of this story ara shown
through aifidavits Of people who knew
her intimately. Among these. one Of Ira
Holmes Is particularly interesting, A.
the following portion shows:
II FIRST met Mrs. Mary Patterson. now
known as Mary Baker q Eddy, Of Con-
cord, New Hampshire, In the year 1867.
She was then living at the home Of MIR
and Mrs. Hiram 81 Crafts III East
Stoughton. which II now called Avon.
Mrs Hiram 81 Crafts Il my sister. and
Hiram S. Crafts ii brother Of my wife,
Mrs Ira Holmes The two families were,
therefore intimately connected, and |
was acquainted with what occurred iii
the Crafts home From my
sister, Mary Crafts, and her husband,
Hiram S Crafts, | leatned that Hiram
Crafts had entered into an agreement
with Mrs. Patterson tp pay her i certain
sum of money for instructing him iii
Quinaby's science.
After Hiram Crafts had learned 1t.
he took some patients for treatment.
iii Fast StonGhtpn, biit iii short time,
he, with Mrs. Crafts and Mrs. patter
sen, we'd 10 Taunton, Mass, for tie
purpose Of practising the healing sys-
tenn which Mrs. Patterson haa taught
him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-03
Cattle Commissioner Wilson
On Bovine tuberculosis
BORDER TOWNS P0LICED
win Thus Keep Out Diseased Cattle
and He Hopes to Kin All Diseased
Cattle That Are Now III
the State.

Burlington, April State Cattle
Commissioner RI, s. Wilson Of Arlington
was IN the city this morning in consul
tation with veterinary, DR.. George
Stevenson, in relation to taking charge
Of the werk vt testing cattle ii Chitten-
den county whe@ calls we're made by
owners upon the commissioner. MIR.
Wilson was interviewed BY reporter
for this paper i'll respect to conditions
about the state, He said that he had
d veterinary Iii almost every county In
the state. and they were busy most Of
the time testing for tuberculosis.
A great many requests come into the
office of the commissioner from owners
of cows In all parts 0f the state and
these calls are attended To as fast as
possible. Mr. Wilson ID tlev0ting all
his time to The work,
II have got the borders 81 the state
pretty well policed with inspectors said
Mr.. Wilson, ( Ill order to watch that no
cattle are brought into the state which
have net been inspected o. that are dis.
eaSed
This II Ill accordance TO the new law
passed by the legislature MFR Wilson
lis on the way to St Adams and Cabot
where many COWS are being tested; some
strict ordinances having been passed by
these communities ii respect ID ALLOW
ing dealers to sell milk unless their
herds are tested MI, Wilson III of the
opinion that Ii the farmers and dairy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-03
where man Would BE.


A Detroit woman said Of the late Gen.
Russell A. Alger
i'm company with d half-dozen other
Woinen--a committee, in factI once
waited On Gen. Alger To try and inter-
est him iii woman suffrage.
HE was Interested tie admitted tile
truth Of many Of orr arguments; but III
the matter of supporting rs he would not
10 as far az we wanted him ID ga
Gone of the ladies' got, am afraid,
d little over.excited. In her address To
the general she imputed To woman more
virtues than any merely human creature
could possess. All the height Of her
eloquence, General Alger, caiuOkling, in
teFFupted her
He said he had once attended wo-
man suffrage meeting where the lady lee
turer Oh the platform had boosted about
woman Just Al this lady was doing.
the lecturer, he said. ended a striking
climax with the question:
= Where would man be if it had not
been for womang
she looked around the crowded hall
The silence was intense. She raised her
hand and cried again inpressively:
repeat, where would man be If it
had not been for vomanf
Then coarse voice from the rear
replied
I In Paradise, ma'am. PHI Washington
Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-03
The ROYAL BOX.

Kaiser Wilhelm is said to be quick
eater, as are most impetuous people.
The only eolored stone that Queen
Alexandra really likes ID the amethyst
The Hapsburg Of Austria is the old
est dynasty in Europe. It began in
A. d. 1876.
A Japanese paper announces that the
king Of Siam Ia about TO undertake a
journey around the world lie win
first VISIT Japan. sailing from thence
to this country and proceeding home
by way Of Europe.
The emperor OF Austria belongs to
that category Of persons who through
out their lives never even suffer from
headache. The approach Of age Is not
visible. The emperor. who formerly
smoked ten to fifteen strong Virginia
cigars daily. now contents himself
with two light ones,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-03
APRIL FOOLS.

met man in Washington
Who said the president
Had read the con -stitu+ti.on
And to obey IL meant a
/ eheered until the welsin burst.
Although the date was April first.
dreamed that Thomas Lawson had
Sworn Of his fountain pen.
His inkwell and his faithful pad,
Till New Years nimeteen.ten;
And Just as | had slaked my thirst
/ saw the date was April tirstl
/ dreamed that Mr. Hartman
Had vowed 20 more to plunge;
And in Bis aqueous fighting plan
Had given UP the sponge;
No more in H20 immersed
But then the date was April fret
dreamed; III short, that We at last
10 happy days had come;
Thro' all the darkness dread had passed
To che millennium;
And woke TO lind ii all reversed
Because the date was April frstl
Town Topics.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-03
Volcano on Akutan Active.

Victoria, B. c., April 3.--Aeeording to-
advices Just received the volcano on
Akutan Island Of the Alentian Arehis
pelago. off the Alaskan peninsula. il
again In eruption i. il. Tilwaites, mail
clerk on thc steamship Dora, running
from Unaiaska to Valdez. sayss
"As the Dora passed The island the
volcano presented magnificent specta-
Gle. Behring Sea was a. smooth a. glass
and the night was inky black Suddenly
as the ship rounded d bold, high head
land the beautiful sight burst into view
"The monument Of flames visible was
not constant, there seeming to be Il
maximum and minimum stage each %,
curing about every to minutes. Shortly
before this tnalasba, but few miles
distant. was shaken hy an earthquake
81 great intensity
chic natives say that every eruption
Of this group OF volcanoes means chat
some Of the adjoining islands will sink
from sight or that a new island will be
thrown mp
This Il the group Of islands which
Prot, Jaeger and the Harvard scientific
exploration party will investigate.