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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-04-11
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lower strata, to starve in, land Of
plenty. 4, VIZ. s.,.,- ia ~ ~ .e..-s.> ~
Great Wrong Somewhere.
Were there not enough to go round
for all, there would be some reason
and cause for the famine that is to be
found in the homes of our poor. 20O,-
900 unemployed in New York city, 100.-
600 in Chicago, 100000 in the United
States Furthermore many Of those
who are at work, not putting in full
time, and we bewail the fate that, has
befailen our once glorious city that
it should so suddenly and without ap-
parent cause have become the home IF
the outcasts of the rest Of the world.
Awful to contemplate is it not? Our
most worthy chief if police has even
made the discovery that some of these
fellows "have come all the way from
the Pacific coast to partake of our
boundless generosity What is Duluth
coming to anyway that our noble
citizenship should be visited with this
pestilence?
Next we will hear of will in all prob
ability be, that some awful lamar
chist" or black hand need has arrived
in our midst to destroy the peace that
now reigns in our city-the beautiful
harmony that now exists between cap
ital and labor
Solution Of Problem.
A truce to this talk. What a farce
our whole: system Of civilization is.
The few have too much, and they the
least worthy, if we measure worth
from the standpoint of the Great
Teacher as promulgated in the Good
Book. The many, and they, the real
producers, of all the physical wealth,
live from hand to mouth, always suf
fering, always in fear of what the
morrow has in store for them. Is it
not about time that the rational man
sit up and give study to the economic
problems that we have confronting us
in this day and age?
Socialism would not take from the
few and give to the many; nor would
it take from the many and give to the
few. What socialism demands is, that
every human being ought, and should,
have an equal opportunity to provide
himself with the material necessities,
and demonstrates that by mutual CO.
operation in mine, mill, factory, and
workshop, on the part Of the workers.
vesting title to ownership of the ma,
terial resources in the hands Of society,
that the equal rights of each individ-
ual can be safeguarded. Social CO.
partnership, social production, social
administration, that in substance is the
aim Of socialism.
M. KAPLAN.
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MAIL ORDER TRICKS.

The catalogue houses make such
inroads into the business of the DEAL
ers who chiefly rely upon country
trade, that in some localities mer-
chants can't be blamed for the COM
plants they make. Much can be done
by the merchant to prevent his custo-
mers sending to such concerns for
goods, if he will but make the effort.
Sometimes a little solid reasoning will
have the right effect. Any man of
common sense knows that the basis
of all prices Is the cost of produce
ton. There must be a paying profit
in the business Of manufacturing. AMI
allowance made for cost Of placing on
the market The purchaser should he
satisfied that the manufacturer and
the dealer made a fair honest profit,
The farmer estimates his profit ON
the cost of growing his products. On
many crops and on his cattle and
hogs his percentage Of gain is much
more than the storekeeper makes up
on the goods he sells. A little rea-
soning along these lines with explana-
tons that if low prices are made
there must be inferior goods supplied
will perhaps help to keep many peo-
pile from sending away for goods.
One trick of the catalogue houses is
to classify goods by sizes as to make
very low price on goods little in
demand, and large profits on goods
mostly called for. The one who. look
at the list to see prices finds his eye
first sees the low-priced goods and
naturally concludes that the whole
line is lower. If a careful examina,
ton of the list be made the trick
would be found, and an average OF
the list would show that the articles
most called for are higher than would
be asked by the home merchant.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-04-11
TIE B ! xEQRLI u.
M. Kaplan Discusses Problem of
the Unemployed From the
Economic Stand Point.

10 the Editor of The Labor World:
Much ado and discussion has been
created in this city within the past few
days as result of the utterances of
our mayor and also our chief of police,
both Of whom are under the impress
sion that the reason that there are $50
many unemployed men in this vicinity
is due to the Ito thenn) fact that these
men are shiftless, and lazy and won't
work. >.r
Saw Buck Process.
Both of these gentlemen gave utter
ance to the statement, that any hon
est man can get work who wants it,
AS result Of the criticism recently
evoked towards the Bethel Home as
breeder Of "trarnps and Importer of
criminals from all over the country"
our best citizens have evolved a; plan
Of making the men saw wood in the
practical sense of the term, in the hope
OF turning away our unholy and shift
less importations. fBut to- the surprise
OF many Of these gentlemen, after a
week of wedding out, zone hundred
and seventy nien' were at last ac-
counts saving wood and this in spite
OF the fact that the job is hard and
the pay If measured in dollars and
cents, does not total the sum of five
cents Il have reference to the actual
cost to the Bethel Of the food given in
return for the service performed). I
venture to state that this idea of saw
ing wood however. may have evolved
the suggestion, certainly is paying
proposition to the owner Of this pri-
Vate woodward. Think Of this for a
moment my worthy. reader, an hour Of
hard productive labor rendered in ex-
change for the magnificent sum of five
cents.
The Pity Of it all.
We are informed that the Zine is
thinning out" Perhaps it is. Why not
take into consideration the fact that
some of these men have wives and
children who also must be fed. 1 pre-
sumo the dependents of such men can
live on wind" Ye Gods, what a
mockery that in this day and age of
So called enlightenment-an age that
has evolved automobiles and electric
yachts for the ,trarnps and ne'er do
wells in high society,"" should permit
the under dogs, those belonging to the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-04-11
HOW is IT, Mr.. REPUBLICAN?


We wonder if our Republican friends
in the city Of Duluth and county Of
St. Louis are aware that in these try
ing days Of business depression, whan
our Washington law makers ought to
be turning heaven and earth over"
to devise ways and means to give the
people relief against present indu-
strial conditions, there are seldom
enough Republican representatives
present at any session of the House
to make a quorum, and the Democrats
are exhausting every power to force
the majority to do something for the
relief of the country.
Representative Williams of Mississ-
ippi, is positively the most faithful
man in the House, and Is trying every
means within his power to compel the
Republican majority to do something.
The conduct of the majority is little
short of being outrageous. The Pres
ident was right when he charged them
with neglecting pressing legislative
duties in connection with the various
measures which he called to their at
tention. Mr.. Williams, the Demo-
cratic leader, taking his cue from
President Roosevelt, has given the
majority notice that he will exhaust
! every power which the minority has
under the rules to compel the major
ity to come to a vote on such RENE
| dial legislation as the president rec
commended and the country so sore
ly needs. Let us hope that he may
succeed.
We are not endeavoring to say
things to tantalize our Republican
! neighbors, but truly it is high time
for us all to realize how the majority
in congress are fooling us. Perhaps
| the other fellows would not do any
better. They say they would. Let
us try them, and If they deceive US,
let us have new deal all round. It
is certain the conduct Of the present
congress has reached the exasperatins
degree not only with President Roose-
welt but with the entire American
nation.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Incidental to the presentation of the
most popular of all musical comedies
"Buster Brown" at the Lyceum, Fri
day and Saturday, it may be men,
toned that among other musical num-
bers the. following will be heard:
Rosebud" IF Rage Were Music I'd
Be Big Brass Band Buster
Brown" "The Boy, the Woodshed, ani
the Strap Grand Old Sand,'' "Bil
Oliver" won't You Be My Baby
Boy and whats the Use of Work.
ing" Master Reed, who will appear
as Buster" is conceded by Mr.. Out.
cault, who created and made Buster
famous, to be the ideal Buster ani
the supporting cast is said to be the
best yet seen in this rollieking must.
cal play. -.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-04-11

one that SIS now pressing FER solu-.
tion We have not noticed anyone
donating large sums for this pur-.
pose, probably because those who are
in a position to spend vast sums al
ready know why there are three mill
lions Of men begging. for work in this
country, and they are not overly
anxious that everybody should un-
derstand why those who are willing
to work should be forced to starve in
land that is the richest on Gods
green earth -Philadelphia News.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-04-11
TO THE READER.

In another column will be found
excerpts from a speech made on the
floor of the House Of Representatives
by the Hon. E. S. Chandler. We
commend their reading to your care
every word stated by Representative
Chandler is the absolute truth. We
are a patient people but our stock
of that virtue is pretty close to the
point Of exhaustion.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-04-11
WATCH THE LABOR VOTE.

There are many signs that this is
to be an unusual year in politics.
even for a presidential one, and that
the attitude Of labor is to be one of
more than ordinary activity,
The general unrest is one cause Of
the political unsettlement, and tho &C.
currence Of one of the greatest pantcs
in the country's history right on the
eve Of an election is another. When
the panic of 1873 occurred, there had
just been presidential election and
another president was not to be
chosen for fully three years hence.
The same conditions, precisely. pre-
vailed at the time Of the big panic
of 1898. The same prevailed in 1857
To have panic Of the present mag
nitude right on the threshold Of a
national canvass Is unprecedented and
it is a wise man who can tell lust
what will be the political consequence
In addition to all this, the supreme
court of the United States has Just
handed down a remarkable series 01
decisions hostile to labor. Even the
most conservative workingmen are
wondering whether the great aggrega-
tons Of capital whose wanton law.
lessness and constituencies agressions
have excited the criticism of Presi.
dent Roosevelt have determined tc
rule or ruin.
The Labor World does not bid its
. readers despair We. are not afrali
that the liberties Of the people are il
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-04-11
FRANZ A. KENNEDY.

We learn from the labor papers that
our valued friend, Frank A. Kennedy,
of Omaha, better known in literature
by the non de plume of Sadie Ma
guire," has received the endorsement
of 12s local unions representing $4,000
members Of the I. T. u, as candidate
for delegate to the A. F. Of L. Sadie
will be flrst under the wire on the
home stretch all right; because. from
the standpoint Of qualification no bet
ter selection can be made, and the
members Of the 7. T. y. are noted fol
good Judgment IN selecting their dele.
gates.
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THE STRUGGLE FOR BREAD.

THE STRUGGLE FOR BREAD.
Hard to get bread! yes, hard to get
bread,
The crops were all good, SO the papers
have said,
The graneries are full, so full they DER
flow,
and woe.
The banks are all full of silver ana
gold,
The Barons of wealth are as snug as
Of old,
The TRUSTS seem as fat as in days
of the past,
But the bread seeker seems to be
doomed for to fast.
The rich give large fortunes to col
leges great,
Or they buy costly dogs to roam ore
their estate,
They import priceless pictures to hang
on their walls,
But turn a deaf ear to the starving
mems calls.
NO'~>
fields and more
Have been cornered by men with more
greed than before!
BY men who are Plus, as the pharf-
sees are,
Who from manly devotion have wand
cred afar.
Perhaps they mean we'll when they go
to their knee,
And offer to god their pentient pleas,
But the God Of creation, whose gospel
we spread
Has love that means purpose to sup
ply men with bread.
With all Of the treasure, rich treasure
Of earth,
Some men have abundance while 9TH
ers have dearth,
IT'S painful to know, and the knowl-
edge we dread,
That the struggle of millions Is a
struggle for bread.
Oh struggle, fierce struggle, how long
and how sad
No wonder the toilers grow sullen, go
mad,
Shall the family of brothers continue
to strive!
Or shall wisdom and justice in hearts,
root and thrive?
Is the time coming soon, at midnight
or noon
When the teachings of "Day' sort
shall never more bloom.
When religious professors, we'll
groomed and we'll fed,
Shall no longer lured on by Gold Bags
be led. =.
Oh God, may the Schools and pull
pits and press
League together to save this SAD
world from distress,
To tone up the people and give them
chance
To live the life, true men would
gladly advance.
We plead for a state, both righteous
and true,
Which will help all to have what Is
held by the few,
So that home shall be home in the
land everywhere,
| And all shall have bread enough and
to spare.
We long for the peace that comes by
| right living,
For honest fruition of hope we have
| striven,
For the day when right claims shall
| by none be denied, i y,
When the home joys of all, Homes,
| toll may provide.
j. LUMHEY, +, !
Meat Dilll1f n
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THE SHERMAN LAW.

Many we'll meaning people outside
the ranks OF organized labor, do not
understand the motives. which actuate
the Americana Federation Of Labor in
making such a determined fight to
have the Sherman antitrust law
amended to conform to it's original
intent The reason is clearly set
forth in the following editorial by an
esteemed contemporary:
Almost without exception the met
ropolitan papers are opposing the pro-
posed amendment of the Shermaa
antitrust law as advocated by Pres
ident Roosevelt. The president urges
that the law be changed so as to
exempt labor and farm organizati tons
the recent court decisions.
LAS might be supposed those who
are now so urgent that the president
shall not have his way in the matter,
do not refer to the fact that when
the law was passed it was with the
understanding that it's provisions
would not apply to labor orgaaniza-
tions; that it was so stated on the
floor of congress during the discussion
on the bill and that the bill could
never have passed either branch Of
congfiress had it been understood that
it's provisions were to apply to unions.
And the efforts of President Roosevelt
at this time are only that this intent
Of the law be made so plain that
there can be no misunderstanding. and
not, as the opponents Of the proposed
change assert, that the boycott may
be legalized
Those who are leading the oppo-
sition to the proposed amendment
know that the matter Of the boycott
is Of small import in it's consideration
If nothing more than this were at
stake there would be but slight oppo-
sition made to the change. But there
is a larger opportunity at Inland can
this exemption clause be kept out OF
the law.
Under the court decision holding
the Hatters' union liable in damages
for its boycott against the Danbury
Hat company, it was decided that the
actions of the union were in restraint
of interstate commerce. Following
this, is there anything more logical
than that the court, If the question
ever comes before it, will decide that
these organizations, whose actions are
in restraint Of trade are illegal com
binations and are inhibited by the
law
Wherefore, to exempt the labor un-
ions from the provisions of the Sher-
man law is merely to make possible
their future existence. For, if the acts
Of these organizations are in restrain
of trade they come under the provi.
sions of the law and are clearly lille.
gal and must be dissolved. Under thu
courts decision and following the
methods Of the international unions
their acts in entering into wage agree
ments covering different sections O.
the country could equally as we'll b.
held in restraint of trade"
We are fighting for the very lis.
and existence Of the trades unions.
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THE WERNER COMPANY.

We have received a circular letter
from the General Eight-Hour Cop1
mittee, Akron, Ohio, under date Of
April 2, 1908. calling the attention Of
all workers in the cause of unionism
to the fact that the Werner Company.
general publishers, is publishing the
Encyclopedia BRITANNICA under strictly
non-union conditions.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-04-11

Hapgoods' brain brokerage adver-
tisements are excluded from the Chi
cago Tribune because the promises
made in the lads" are not kept.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-04-11

Study the lesson taught in the arr
ticle in another column entitled La
Dor takes Courage"
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BREAD LINE ELSEWHERE.
The problem Of the lnemp loyed /
The Somerset reporter., 1908-10-08
The prsc and His Cane.

In the number OF the Tatler for Oct.
., 100. 1t Is observed that "a cane Ii
part of the dress of prig' this, by
the way. shows the erroneous notion
prevalent that 'priggishness" is a
modern word "and always worn upon
a button. for fear he should be thought
TO have an occasion for 1t or be esteem
ed really and not genteely cripple"
In the number OF Nov. IS rural
squire In town Is sketehed who Is the
prototype OF one Of the pavement nui-
sances: His arms naturally swung at
all unreasonable distance from his
sides, which, with the advantage Of a
cane that he brandished in a great va.
riety of irregular motions, made it TN
safe for any one to walk within sew
eral yards OF him"
And under date Of Dec there IS an
amusing sketch Of "a lively, fresh col
ored young man" who was among the
applicants to Isaac Bickerstaff's court
of censorship for license TO use "canes.
perspective glasses, snuffboxes, orange
flower waters and the like ornaments
OF life" This young man had his cane
hanging on his fifth button and WAS
IAN oxford scholar who was just en-
tered at the temple"
The Somerset reporter., 1908-10-08
A Wedding Superstition.

1t has been considered unlucky 10 be
married in May ever since the days Of
Ovid, and those people who have spent
their time In looking up roots and
reasons have given what they consider
to be the origin Of the superstition as
follows.
In ancient Rome there was held IN
May a festival called the Lemuria. or
feast of the Lemures, which was a
ceremony In honor Of the speeches Of
departed souls 1t became with the
Romans what we should call bad
form to have matrimonial feasts at
the season of a solemn ritual. being ne
doubt thought to be an insult to the
dead to marry at such a time From
this n number Of stories grew Of the
revenge made by the outraged ghosts
upon those who dared to disregard
them. and If anything unfortunate hap.
pened to a couple who hae been mar.
ried In May 1t would, of course, have
been put down to retrlbution. So the
tradition of Ill luck arose. and its in
fluence has lasted ever since, even to
our time.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-10-08

something else. All my life | have
wanted my little neighbor. AS a boy /
leased you. but | wanted you AS a
man missed you In Germany. love
you, and l must have you. Perhaps
am reaching up too far Perhaps you
are way above me, as the blossoms
were"
He hestated as If waiting for an an
swer. Eleanor leaned back in her
chair Her lips twitched Her eyes
danced.
"Dlck, tell me truly one thing. and |
will answer your question"
He rose and stood beside her in the
golden sunlight. The soft breezes blew
a few petals on them both.
"Dick Ewing, on your honor, do you
want me-just me, Eleanor Wrght-or
do you want Roxanna and Abraham?"
Two hearty young laughs resounded
through the air
Honest lnjun, dear, | want just you.
and want you, as they say In the
song, Because You're You" emphat-
icaly declared Dick as he drew a not
unwilling captive within his arms.
Eleanor pushed him aside and with
mock dignity said:
Come, dear-yes, dear Dick-let's go
back to the old cabin and see If Rox-
anna and Abraham will come and work
for u.s."
The Somerset reporter., 1908-10-08
WORTH KNOWING.

To remove Pimples, Blackheads,
Blotches and all forms of Skin erup
tiona, is, according to a well known
Physician, very easy matter he
says that many are afflicted with
some one of the above ailments, and
are subject to great deal of embar-
resment on account of the unsigntiy
appearance which they present, and
recommends the following simple
harmless and inexpensive treatment.
Go to your Druggist and get this pre-
scription filed Clearoia one half
ounce, Ether one ounce, Alcohol
seven ounces; mix, shake we'll and
apply to the parts affected night and
morning. allowing it to remain for at
least ten minutes, then wipe off the
powder from the skin. Use a soft
cloth or sponge in applying the mix
ture and In from ten days to two
weeks your face will be smooth and
clear as a marriage bell. Get the
Pure Clearola, which is only put Up in
one half ounce packages Ask to see
The Somerset reporter., 1908-10-08

About the mouths of the streams on
which salmon camps are situated the
Indian dogs and children amuse them
selves catching the fish. Some of the
youngsters are so small that after they
have succeeded In cornering a fish
the combined efforts of the party are
often required to dispatch 1t and carry
1t to camp | have watched dogs run
ming about In a rift swapping at the
salmon and apparently having the time
OF their lives
One of the most amusing sights that
! saw during my stay in Alaska was
two Indian boys being towed about
the harbor at Kadlak by huge hall.
but they had Just hooked. Utterly I'm.
able to land the fish, they had fastened
the line to the stern of the boat. and
while they pulled with all their might
each one at an oar. they rallied each
other for not exerting more strength
and shouted loudly for help. Finally
an Indian put out in n boat. and the
f1sh was landed.-Forest and Stream.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-10-08
Many Times Married.

There are some very remarkable In
stances of people who have been mar
ried q large number of times. and also
of husbands and wives who have lived
together to an extraordinary age. St
Jerome mentions a woman who mar
ried her twenty second husband. who.
In his turn, had been married TO TWEEN
ty wives. There Is an instance re
corded In Bordeaux In 1772 of a man
who had been married sixteen times.
A woman named Elizabeth Nase, who
died in Florence in 176S had been mar
ried to seven husbands. her last we'd
ding taking place when she was seven
ty years of age. Numerous cases exist
all over the world OF people who have
been married four five or six times.
In 1768 a couple was living in Essex
who had been married eighty-one
years. the husband being 107 years old
and his wife only four years younger.
These cases are also not isolated ones.
and ii Is somewhat remarkable that in
most of such instances when one has
died the survivor has died the next
day