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EMPLOYERS, ASSERT YOUR MAN
HOOD.

| Some writer has said: that the
| nearer labor approaches the condition
Of placid non-resistance that, charac
terized the negro slave the better ap-
parently does it suit the hiring power.
The statement is not true Of the en-
ployers Of labor in Duluth, and to ap-
ply it to them would be unjust.
Duluth employers have been, on the
whole, fair to labor in the past. and
would be today, were it not for thu
mysteriously satanic power, that a
small coterie of rent hackers, calling
themselves the Citizens association
seem to exercise over them.
1t appears that for some reason, no
| one can apparently explain, the en-
ployers Of our city are the "whita
slaves Of half dozen cold-blooded,
unrelentless parasites In the Citizens
association, and are afraid to assert
their rights lest they incur the dis
pleasure Of those parasites.
We use the term parasite advisedly
because we know who these fellows
are, and know too, that they never
directly or indirectly, did anything TO
advance the material interests Of q
single citizen Of Duluth, unless devfs-
ing schemes to boost rents to exorbi-
tant figures Is to be considered a
benefit
Positively, 1t is high time for honest
employers to assert their manhood
and come out from under the influence
Of such men. What the employers
can possibly loose by asserting their
independence we cannot comprehend
The real estate men who are bent on
prolonging the strife are becoming
| more and more unpopular as the days
go by. Landlords as we'll as tenants
are getting on to how they were looted
| by raised bills, and the time is not far
distant when the hostility of the real
! estate sharks, will be more to be de-
! sired than their friendship.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28
DETECTIVES AND LABOR UNIONS

Hon. Madison r. Smith, in the
House of Representatives on the 14th
inst, the House being in Committee
of the Whole on the State Of the
Union, when speaking of the employ
ment by corporations Of detective spies
to deceive labor unions said:
DO you think the government
should be party to this nefario1s
kind Of service, which capitalizes
treachery and fraud in every conceiv-
able form If trade unions are entitled
to exist at all, and if they have any
good purpose to serve in helping to
Improve the conditions of labor and
the social order generally, as 1 believe
they do, why should they be subjected
to such outrage? Have labor unions
no right to protection against these
hireings of corporations, who are will
ing to sink the last vestige of principle
and play the spy, and by feienine
friendship for the miner Cor the en-
ploye) and his cause obtain admission
into the union, and by continued de-
ception, cleverly practiced, become an
officer of the union, the trusted agent
of its business and secret work. on1v
to betray and deliver it with alacrtty
to the hostile corporation, striving by
might and MAN," with the aid Of the
| courts and troops, to disrupt it's mem.
bership and hand it over body ans
soul to it's natural economic enemy.
speak with respect to the selfish, ma.
terialisttc, and laissez faire economist
and Of Anticipated usefulness.
r'hhertons National Detective
Agency manufactures traitors an;
scoundrels by wholesale, and the gov.
eminent, in q measure, is a particepl
criminis. This charge here on thu
floor Of this House as being the solemn
truth, and I want the American people
| to know it,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

building q large plant at Duluth. the
real estate men got together and up
went the prices OF rent and up went
the prices Of realty. They were keen
TO take advantage of condition that
did not exist but of one they hoped
would exist. This was an outrage
upon labor for there was no conditions
that justified the move. Such action
only forced up the cost Of living and
resulted In hardships to- the laboring
element OF Duluth. It is now up TO
the business and Industrial fraternity
to get after the realty men and force
them to get down where they belong.
In this labor should join and wage a
successful war;
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28
SIGNS OF SPRING,
BY C. p. Mcdonald.


The backbone of winter is broken
The spring robin some one has
heard; e =:
We've nothing but slush as token
TO show us cold-Wea Their occurred:
The boys have all signed and they're
training
In cities where sunshine holds sway;
No more have we cause for complain
ing, -....:
For box scores are printed each day.
The snow and thesice have all van
ished,
The wind isn't half SO severe;
The fur coats and mitts have been
ban1shed; go.
I'he girl with the gauze hat is here:
The kids on the corners play marbles
The windows spring fashions dis
play; ~ = =" :.
The ward boss his politics gables.
And box scores are printed each dav
The newspaper bards are communine
With Pegasus, stealing his fires:
A-fever, their harps, they are tuning
Wen soon hear the twane of their
Tyres;
Through long winter months we have
worried,
with longing no joy could allay,
But now all our torture is buried.
For box scores are printed each day
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28
THE FARGO INDEPENDENT,

We are in receipt of the initial num-
Der Of The Fargo Independent. Tho
editor, Mr.. Liggett, and the manager,
Mr.. Wathey, were formerly on the
staff Of the News Tribune of this city.
If number 1 Of volume 1 be any CHI
terion to judge from, publishers If
newspaper In the northwest. will have
to look we'll to their laurels. The pa
per, in matter, arrangement and typo
graphy reflects great credit on the
management. This fact Is no surprise
to us. We are we'll acquainted with
both men, know their fitness for thu
work, and have no doubt, but the
Fargo Independent will soon rank as
one of the leading weeklies of our
country. The papers editorials fur
nish a solution of two rhetorical prob
lens; CD how to find the thought, AMI
CD how best to express it in words
For our own part, our ability to do.
does not measure up to our capacity
to appreciate what others have done,
and for that reason, we almost envy
the talent shown by the first issue IF
the Independent. Yes, we are so en-
vious, that if the paper shall attain to
the degree of success we wish and
prophesy for it, it's proprietors shall
have prosperity in abundance.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

phenomenal trick cyclists; the Bohe-
milan trio. song and dance artists ami
others, constituting one of the best
aggregations on the road. This is a
strong array Of talent and should pre-
sent very satisfactory entertainment
In an effort to have one of the best
shows in the burlesque field, Tom
Miner engaged those clever. writer's
Fave Marion and Barney Gerard to
write a two act piece for this season.
use. Mr.. Marion and Mr.. Gerard got
together and It can be truthfuIly said
turned out tWo-act, musical comedy,
THE Summer Time that would re-
ceive praise, in the popular priced the.
aires. Sixteen original musical num-
5bers were written, and the comedy is
so original that the audience looks on
In amusement A feature of no small
Importance IS the lively girls who exc.
cute the musical numbers. When the
"Bohemians" opened their season in
New York; the: press Of that city pro-
claimed this chorus one OF. the liveliest
collection of dancers ever seen with a
burlesque show. G. ISL 5 sftas. s:% Ill
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Order of Hearing ON Petition for Al
justment of Final Account and for
Final Decree OF Distribution. a..

Order of Hearing on Petition for Al
justment of Final Account and for
90 Final Decree of Distribution.
STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF
st. Louis. IN Probate Court
In the matter of the estate OF Francis
= D. Walsh. Deceased. ~ Ss-
The petition OF Mary j. Kenna as
representative Of the above named de-
>cedent, together with her Anal account
of the administrations OF said estate.
having been filed in this court. repre-
senting, among other things that $40
has fully admd nlstered said estate. and
praying that said final account. OF said
admins tratfon be examined, adjusted
and allowed by the court, and that the
court make and enter its final decree
of distribution of the residue of t:ae
estate OF. said decedent to the persons
Of the representative and the surettes
on her bond s. . =, ~ :ts-
Il Tt DIS ordered, that said petition be
heard. and said final account exam
fned, adjusted and allowed, by the
the Court House. In the City Of Duluth
in said County, on Monday the 10th
day of April 1908, at ten O'Clock, A. NJ.
and all persons Interested in said hear
ing and in said ma tier are Hereby cited
2 s, reauired ct said time and place
said rettticn should mot @be granted.
# Ordered further, that this order be
served Iby publication & IN the Labor
World according to- law. ss gs..s,s.
!. Dated ct Duluth. MINI. March esth.
BY the Court. -Isss
Il !. d. MIDDLECOFF,
|stseaa. Probate 3 Court. Sc Louis county.
Labor World Mar IS Apr ii 1900.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

One Of the brightest and most anus
ing Of the new comedies Of the theat-
rical year is ''Tilly Olson" a Swedish,
American dialect play. The principal
role is that of a young Swedish girl,
sort of Scandinavian Sis Hopkins
an entirely new and novel stage role.
There have been stage heroes of the
Swedish american type before, but
this is one of the first instances that
the playwright has constructed {:
drama in which the leading role is
that of young girl of Swedish par
entage. The part is in no sense a par
ody, but skillful piece of character
study, true to nature and with no ex-
aggeration. The story is melodrama-
tic at times and there ar some stirring
episodes woven into the play. The
part Of lilly will be played by Miss
Emily Erickson Crane, a vicacious and
eccentric coincidence of rare merit and
charm, who is widely known as the
best Swedish American coincidence of
the stage. The company has been
chosen by Manager Fred F'alkner with
care and judgment and the perform
ance will put in evidence every quality
and equipment necessary to make it
one Of the notable events Of the sea-
son.
1t will be seen at the Lyceum Mon
day.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28
eVELETH STAR ON DULUTH
REAL ESTATE MEN.

Although we sometimes differ from
our friend Of the Eveleth Star on cer-
tain phases Of the labor movement, we
heartily endorse every word said IN
the following excerpt from an ed,tor,a,
IN recent issue OF that paper, en-
titled, "The open shop and the Real
Estate Agent, Duluth"
But now that the fight is pretty
nearly over, the large houses and IN
dustrial operators who took part in
the fight should turn their attention
to the realty men. These men who
hold q large key to the laborers' home
have not dealt with Justice and equity
to labor in the past. Something over
year ago when the news was spread
that the Steel company proposed
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28
ANNOUNCEMENT

At the Plymouth Congregational
church, Fifty-fourth avenue and Bris-
tol street. Sabbath, March goth, Mr.. T.
E. Grae, the city humane officer, will
be present at the morning service and
deliver an address on "Children ard
Their Environment In the evening
at 73o, Pastor J. A. Lunlley will de-
liver the fourth lecture in the series on
present Day Problems; subject, "MY
Destiny, Or WhoSis It's Arbiter."
These lectures are meeting the appro-
val of the masses. Mr.. Lumley woul |
be pleased-~to respond to calls from
fraternities or. churches to deliver any
of the lectures in the series.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28
Notice of Expiration of Retention.

Notice of Expiration of Redemption.
4781.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR.
County Of st. Louis, State of Mime
To G. M. Clark. A. T. crosley:
You are hereby notified that the fol-
lowing piece or parcel of land, stu
ated in the County Of st. Louis, State
scribed as follows. to-wit: Undivided
Number Two "a, Block Number one
Fifth Division, according to the recori-
ed plat thereof, is no assessed In your
Name .~':..x---, =.
That on the 9Th day Of May. A. D.
real estate, tax Judgment duly given
I'm and for said County Of st. Louis,
on the 2snd day Of n March A D. 1904
of taxes DELINQUENT upon real estate
for the year A. D. 1902. for said Coun-
ty Of st. Louis, the above described
piece or parcel of land was duly offered
tor sale, and no one bidding upon said
| offer an amount equal to, that for
which said piece or parcel was subject
to be sold, to-wit: the sum Of Four
Dollars and nienteen cents, the same
was duly bid in for the State of Min
| nesota for said sum.
That thereafter, and on the twelfth
day of November: A. D: 1907, the said
piCSS| VI pal Col "a 1cLllU. uOI lille -ldV lug
been redeemed from said sale, and hav-
ing then become the absolute property
| of the State of Minnesota, was sold
and conveyed at public sale. by the
County Auditor of said County pursu-
ant to the order and direc>eon of the
State Auditor of the State OF Mime
sofia, and in accordance with the pro-
visions Of the statute in SUCH case
| made and provided, for the sum OF
Eight Dollars and forty-nine cents
duly paid to the County Treasurer Of
said County.
That the certificate Of sale for said
piece or parcel OF land executed and
delivered by said County Auditor upon
said sale last above mentioned has
been presented to me at my office by
the holder thereof, for the purpose Of
ha wing notice of expiration OF time for
redemption from said tax sale Of said
property given and served, and that
the amount required to redeem said
piece or parcel of land from said tax
sale at the date of this notice, ex-
elusive of the costs, to accrue upon
| said notice, is the sum of Eight Dol
lars and Eighty-'one cents.
That the time for redemption OF said
piece or parcel OF land from said tax
sale will expire sixty (60) days after
the service OF this notice and fling Of
proof of such service in my Office. -
Witness my hand and seal: Of office
this sixth day of March, A. D. 1908.
0. HALDEN. Z
Auditor st. Louis County, Minnesota.
(seal County Auditor, st. Louis Co..
Minn.) '.s -~us* =, e.
Labor world Mar Is Apr Ali 1908. :,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28
THE PLUM RER

Ute lOm6Eh.
When snow drifts high in wintry
breeze,
When sinks clog up and waste pipes
freeze,
Who helps us out with costly ease?
The Plumber.
Who cometh here with mien SO CAV.
While helpers bear the tool bags gray.
10 work so hard through every day ?
The Plumber.
VINO never minds the sun or rain
When going out for sport or gain,
But always catches the next train?
The Plumber.
VINO often travels east and west
In Pullman car and sporty vest. IT,
standing treat with all the rest
The Plumber.
And then comes home to work again.
10 rough in pipes and tap the main.
With steady hand and earnest brain
The Plumber, ,t--
And thus he lives and earns and
spends, - ..#%
And like good fellow often lends IN
helping hand to all his friends ~
The Plumber. r u j., ,s=5EE}@
49, I. MFRS. PLUMBER. 4
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ASSERT YOUR POLITICAL POWER

In the United States OF America :,
land which has a government ~ +,,a
people, for the people and by the peg
pie, an employer is not responsible for
any accident which causes the death
or injury Of an employee in his SER
vice; ne has a right to discharge his
employees for merely belonging to a
LABOR union; if he conducts a sweat
shop or runs his factory under unfair.
unjust and degrading conditions It IS
unlawful to ask the people not to ma ,
tronlze him as means Of compelling
him to run his factory under fair. iust
and reasonable conditions, and II =
labor union persuades patrons not to
buy from such unfair firms it ia liah,a
to damages for the loss of business
resulting therefrom.
In England, a land of kings AMI
princes and titled lords an employer
IS held responsible for the injury Or
death OF an employee, while in his se:-
vice, and must support the victim Or
his dependents without them having II
go to the trouble and expense Of suing
IN court; an employer cannot sue a
trade union for damages for loss re-
sulting from an industrial conflict with
his employees; when workmen are IN
strike the law permits then to picket
peaceably and to appeal to the public
= to help them by Withholding patron
age, etc.
But still this is, "the land Of the
free land the home Of the brave, where
every man is sovereign and no man
q slave f.. .&~s
5.E@g@ The British trade unionists have ac-
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Notice CT Expiration Of Redemption.

OFFICE OF THE zcoUNTY AUDITOR,
County Of st. Louis, State Of Mime
To G. M Clark, A r. crosley: -.
You are hereby notified that the fol-
lowing piece Or parcel of land, situated
IN, the County Of St. Louis, State Of
Minnesota, and known and described as
foil ows,- to wit: Undivided one quarter
(A) OF Fractional Lot one o., Block
No. One hundred eleven ,(111l, West
Duluth. Fifth Division according to
the recorded plat thereof, is now as
SeSsed in your. n 2 me- sxz. ,sal@s-: X; N
552 That, on the 9th day of May A. D.
1904, at a sale of land pursuant to the
Teal estate tax. Judgment duly given,
and nnadN in and by the District Court
In and%fors said County Of ST.. Louis;
on the 23rds day OF March, A. D. 1904,
IN proceeding ITO enforce the payment
OF taxes delinquent upon real estate
for the year AID. 1902, for said Covn-
ty OF St III ouis, the above described
piece or parcelto land was duly offered
for sale, and nh one bidding upon said
offer an amount equal to 81 that II for
which said piece or parcel was subject
to he sold, SI to-wit: the sum of Five
Dollars and forty five cents, the same
was siuly bid In Tor the State: OF Min
nesota Tor Hal sum. Ill
~, T.hat tflefeaf ter. and on the twelfth
day of NoveInber ssA. ID. 1907 the said
piece or pacei of and, not then having
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28
BETHEL SOUP LINE.

There is something out Of alignment
in the industrial conditions of society
when honest hardworking people have
to depend upon the soup line to save
them from starvation.
These people who were prevailed
upon to come to Duluth, by the lying
advertisements of the agents Of the
Citizens association, ought in this en-
lightened age, to have some means Of
obtaining redress for the imposition
that was practiced upon them
men? who sit complacently in their
cushioned pews on Sunday, and there
partake of the holy communion as pro-
fessed followers of the humble Naza-
rine. but who through the week give
countenance to the most allurtng
falsehoods, with a view Of creating
conditions that will starve the poor
workers into submission to the lln,
righteous demands of their avarice
and greed?
Verify! certain questions that corr
front us are posers. 1t is conundrum
inexplica'ble to find men, who profess
to have a dead cinch' on going to
the realm Of bliss when they die, show
no more Of sympathy or consideration
for their fellowman while here than
do the brutes that perish
Appar ently, all they are concerned
about is to save their own little souls,
! by conforming to certain outward
forms and requirements Of the "insti-
tuition" on Sunday, and during the
week devote, all their energies to de-
vising ways and means Of getting
more than their rightful share of the
earnings Of the toilers.
Perhaps, after all, they are not 50
much to blame as might be supposed.
1t is possible as commended for by many
wise thinkers the lack Of Christian
spirit among professors Of religion is
due to the fact, that these many CEN
turtles, spurious philosophy Of the
Christian religion has been prornul-
gated-philosophy calculated to make
men selfish, arrogant, and intoleran..
The new philosophy insists, that the
spirit of true Christianity concerns it,
self not so much in the individuals
effort to save himself, as it does in
earnest and sincere effort to save tho
other fellow. In the last ANALYSIS
therefore Christianity Is service to our
Fellow men. The new doctrine is beau-
tful, and we think as sound as # 10
beautiful. 1t strikes US as being the
revival Of an old doctrine, now obse-
!ete in many churches, but which wa,
preached and practised many centu-
r1es ago by men of the names of Peter
raul, James, John. Barnabas and 9TH
ers
II 1t were to obtain RECOGNITION to.
day, how long do you suppose the
professed Christians in the Citizens
association would oppose conferrine
with the flock OUT men with a. vie,
of adjusting differences? Not one
minute.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28
THE OTHER FELLOWS POSITION

THE OTHER FELLOWS POSITION.
No matter how much we may boast
about brotherly love and justice thera
are, comparatively, but few men who
can rise above self interest and see
the justice of "the other fellows
position in matters that concern them
selves.
The man who has an income Of a
million dollars a year thinks that his
income must be maintained at that
figure even If he must reduce the
wages Of men, whose income is six
hundred year, to do it. Such men
do not stop to think Of the want and
misery that results from their actions,
and perhaps never hear of the suffer
ing they have caused.
If the rich could be brought face to
face with the poverty of the poor, if
they could witness the self-denla]
pract1ced by many wage-earners 1t
would melt the hearts of some of them
and cause them to be- more consider
ate in their dealings with the toilers,
Too many console themselves with the
thought that this poverty exists only
in the imaginations of sentimental re-
formers.
We wish no man i'll. But we 10
wish we could, for a time, have the
rich undergo the self denial and tho
hardships Of the poor. It would teach
them salutary lesson
We also wish the. toilers could b.,
made to see how shallow and empty
is that apparent happiness which de-
ponds absolutely on wealth. There
would then be less envy Of the rich
Then, perhaps, men would realize that
comfort and contentment, with lust
enough time and means to develop the
highest and best in man, is rich
enough
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

k1IUsEld us.

The return Of Viola Allen to the
modern drama after several seasons
devoted to shakespearean plays, is
signalized by her presentation OF
Irene Wycherley" which she secured
in London after witnessing the per-
formance of It at the Kingsway the
alter. Miss Allen saw in it an excel
lent medium for the best work Of
which she is capable and was i'm
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28
Tom Miners "Bohemians,"

Tom Miners bohemian Burlesqu-
ers,' known as "The Big Scream" wik
be the attraction at the Metropolitan,
beginning with Sunday matinee and
continuing one week with regular ma
tinees. The program is a good one
judging from the we'll known acts Of
vaudevillians and burlesquers billed to
appear. Among the numbers are,
Andy Gardner and Ida Nicolai, in
their we'll known characters "Patsey"
and "Roxie"; Billy Spencer the orig
inal "Grogan"; Carew and Hayes in
the sensational western novelty THE
Mad Stampede embracing rs people;
the Great Joe Barton and brother,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

If Adam had on his first arrival on
earth, secured a position which pa id
him $3.50 a day, worked at it steadily
all these years and never purchased
Eve any other raiment than that which
was considered proper in those early
days, he would have just the same size
pile as John D. Rockefeller is reputed
to have-$1 ,00O, O00, 900.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28
WE CAN EIT-sYOtJ

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Give US trial for your next SUIT, Top
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please you. 5 Es Fttwell" Clothing Par
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