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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16

I erty grows day by day; that men.
women and children are suffering for
clothing, fuel and food. He knows.
| we know, that 5000 babes die every
year in New York, suffering for pure
milk and wholesome food, clothing
and shelter. He knows, we know.
Ithat 5000 women bring children Into
the wo--A in dark holes in the ground
| where Gods sunshine never enters,
and that these mothers give life to
thes babes without the aid OF a.
physician.
Fhe president knows, we know.
that thousands Of the. school children
go TO school every day suffering for
the want Of enough food. that will
properly feed their young bodies.
while they are trying to learn. Ho
Knows we know, that there are 200,-
900 idle men in New York city, plead.
ing for work, ana that some Of his
own class gave bali, that cost $780,.
600 in cold E2cashs they spending
money as though it grew on tina
trees, while poor men were pleading
for job that they may earn enougs,
to feed their wives and children. He
nIloWS, we KNOW tnat MS courts are
trying every means to collect tho
judgment against the Hatters union,
while the Standard Oil company has
never as yet paid one cent of, their
fine of $29,000,00O, nor never can be
compelled to do So, :.
If the president thinks that we ara
donkeys, can be flayed from all sides,
have injunctions hurled at u.s.. ; be
called undesirable, tramps, and what
not, by a person who travels in a
COACH paid for by the sweat of the
men whom he is belittling, and If he
thinks that we will not notice these
little things he is the greatest mis-
taken person in this country. III
Mr.. President, there are 100000
men In this country who want work,
spend your time and energy, and sea
1t you can not devise ways and means
whereby they can, get the same, If
you find you cannot, do let the peo-
pie know. 1 mean the working class
not the people you mean, and they s
in short order will patch up the
broken bars, and will keep the fer :
tile fields for. themselves. S,s.@. : =.
p. G. PHILLIPS.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16

but increased burdens on the people,
is inevitable unless the practical men
of the civilized world insist upon
rational settlement Of international
difficulties. It is not time for ra~
tional beings, who have abandoned
tattooing, eating raw flesh, and J.. all
other savage practices except the
savage practice Of. settling difficulties
by war, to take for their motto, not
the outworn charge, TN time Of peace
prepare for war" but. TN time i OF
temporary peace, prepare for per-
manent peace ?"-Lucia Ames Mead.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16
NEW LIABILITY LAW,

We have received copy of the
Employers Liability Law, recently
enacted by Congress to take the place
of the law held unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court.
The new statute applies only to
railroad companies, and except in the
District of Columbia, the territories
and the canal zone, is limited in it's
application to railroad companies
engaged in interstate or foreign COM
merce, and their employees injured
while employed by such carrier in
such commerce"
In the territories, the District, of
Columbia and the canal zone where
the power OF Congress is not limited
by questions of states rights. it ap-
plies generally to all railroad COM
panies and their employees.
The statute abrogates the fellow
servant rule by making the railroad
company liable to employees injured
through negligence of any one con-
nected with the road.
The next important change wrought
by the statute is its abrogation of the
rule of contributory negligence as a
complete defense and limiting the
effect of such negligence to a reduc-
tion of the damages in proportion to
the amount of negligence contributed
by the employe.
This rule has always been recog-
nized in maratime law. In cases of
collisions between vessels the loss is
apportioned between the guilty ves-
sells where both vessels are at fault.
The statute also modifles the rule of
assumption of risks under which en-
ployes are held at common law to
assume. the risks arising from certain
dangers of their employment and
makes such rule inapplicable where
the risk or danger arises from the
employers violation of law.
The new law within the field of it's
operation, supersedes all state stat
utes in conflict with it or covering the
same questions and gives federal
courts jurisdiction of suits arising
under it and the plaintiff will have
the right to commence suit either in
the federal or state courts.
Some good lawyers are of the opin-
ion that if the plaintiff Institutes his
suit In state court, the defendant
will have the rihgt to have the case
removed to the federal court. The
statute is silent upon this point, and
the supreme court has the last guess
at overcoming this uncertainty.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16
WHAT MAKES SOCIALISTS?

The above title is taken from the
presidents message to congress. The
| president says:
1T is a bad thing to teach our
| working people that the men who
have the largest proportion of this
worlds goods are necessarily greedy
grasping and hearted" (You
will notice how nicely the word neccs:
sarily is fitted in to avoid a correct
understanding of the sentence)
Stern condemnation should be Wis
tied on the men who teach this un-
TRUTH
But even sterner should be the
condemnation of those who are in
truth, grasping, and greedy, and bru-
tally disregardful OF the rights Of
Others - '@' >'' y 1fs@ =
"A class grievance left too long
without remedy breeds class con-
sciousness.''
President Roosevelt is the first
president to use the words socialist
and class-consciousness in the mes
sages sent by him to congress-
AS the president has assailed the
socialist, he has not assailed- the
stand taken by the socialist, for the
reason that he sees it would be use
less to attack the philosophy Of So
cialism, for he will understand that
it is impossible for himself OF any
member of his class to uphold tbs
present system as against the social-
list program.
1t seems that Mr.. Roosevelt forgot
one of the mainstays of the stand
taken by the capitalists, in their de-
tense of the present system, and that
has always been a barrier which we
have been compelled to break DOWN.
but, how: much easier it will be in
our arguments with our opponents,
to refer. them to the presidents mess.
age for proof that classes do, exist.
AS Mr.. Roosevelt has been the crier
of words, that have given so much
comfort to the weary, we can simply
say, well, the president said so.
Mr.. Roosevelt speaks of an UNI
TRUTH. Can he prove what he says
to be the truth, and, what we say to
not be the truth? He knows We
know, that classes do exist, that pow
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16
MAN NATION REQUIRES.

AS president Governor Johnson
would have the qualities that might
be described as logically and histor-
ically needful at this time, repre-
senting both in thought and by
concrete achievement all of the
progressive reforms to which the
American people are now thor
oughly committed.
His personality and his methods
are such that, coming into office
after the strenuous and even ter
rifying political and financial expe-
riences of recent years, he would be
prepared to hold all that has been
gained, restore an era of good feel
ing and smoothly and comfortably
prepare the way for such additional
advanced legislation as the times
require.
In word, Governor Johnson is
precisely the kind of leader the
nation requires at this time, ready
for new legislation to meet new
needs, but careful and conservative
in his methods.
The same confidence inspiring,
vote getting attributes that have
made Governor Johnson so popular
in Minnesota that there is abso-
lutely no question that he could
carry the state as the Democratic
presidential nominee will make him
equally popular with the voters OF
the nation once they have an oppor-
tunity to become acquainted with
the man.
/ Every political campaign HAS Is
Individual conditions. It is found
in this contest that Governor John
son possesses a strength peculiar. to
him alone and by which he is GER
tain to bring to the Democratic
party upward of million votes in
the middle west that have hitherto
been Republican.
This condition insures beyond q
reasonable doubt victory for Democ
racy and Governor Johnson in the fol
lowing states: Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, Illinois, Wisconsin
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado
Montana, Washington and Michigan
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16
THE sHEIsh Law

In recent editorial the New
York. Tribune states that the rec
ords OF Congress show that a. pro-
posal to exempt labor unions from
the provisions of the Sherman law
previous to it's adoption was re-
jected. Possibly the editor has
verified his statement and Is cor
rect. But in the light of the dec
laration of Senator Sherman HIM
self that it was not the purpose OF
the bill to strike at labor unions,
whose right to exist had never been
questioned by federal legislation,
there is full justification for the
contention of President Gompers
that the trainers of the law never
meant to have it applied to labor
or to labor unions. To fortify the
position of Mr.. Gompers we herein
give the statement of Senator Sher-
man at the time the bill was under
consideration, and we think it very
conclusive that they were excepted
from it's provisions:
1.-THE. bill does not interfere in
the slightest degree with voluntary
associations made. to affect public
opinion to advance the interests of
a particular trade or occupation.
And so the combinations of work.
men to promote their interests, pro-
mote their welfare and increase
their pay, If you please, to get their
fair share in the division of produc-
ton, are not affected in the slight
est degree, nor can they be in
cluded in the words or intent of the
bill as now reported"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16

If organized labor has not the
legal right to-, tell its members
through the labor press that GER
tain articles are made under unfair
conditions, then there is no possible
limit to which injunctions may be
applied to prevent newspapers from
publishing the truth regarding the
crimes of child labor, unsanitary
conditions of factories and work
shops, faulty construction OF school
and other public buildings, railroad
and mine. accidents caused through
neglect Of their owners, etc. NJ. .s.5tf
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16


q The Big des Islaind a resning
q was hungry too, that day!ls
But I follow her from spelling, with
!, Y. her hand behind her so "a
And I slip the apple in itand thu
n.y.. teacher doesn't know. i.. s55#.
I give my treasures to her-ali--ny
pencil--blue and red in.
And. II little girls played marbles,
IS mine should all be hers instead!
But she gave me her photograph, and
printed Ever Thine - " r.-
= Across the back-in blue-and-red-
that old sweetheart OF mine!
Again I feel the pressure Of her
- slender. little hand, A:~& ri
AS we used to talk together of the
future we had planned:
When I should be a poet, and with
nothing else to do 4"
But write the tender verses that she
set the music to. "... T.. -.
When we should live together in a
cozy little cot x
Hid in nest Of roses, with fairy
garden spot. - :. = II
Where the vines were ever fruited and
the weather ever fine,
And the birds were ever singing for
that old sweetheart Of mine.
When I should be her" lover forever
and day,
And she my faithful sweetheart till
the golden hair was gray.
And we should be so happy that when
others lips were dumb
They would not smile in Heaven till
the others kiss had come!
But, oh! my dream is broken by a
step upon the stair,
And the door is softly opened and
my wife is standing there.
Yet with eagerness and rapture all
my visions I resign
To greet the loving presence Of that
old sweetheart of mine.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16

not hesitate TO use the mailed hand
if lawlessness occurs. But fairness is
more important than force. IN this
case Governor Johnson made the
striking miners see that theN pfotec.
ton of the law was for them as well
as for the capitalist class He went
before them to personify the majesty
Of the law, but he made them see its
justice as well as its power
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16
BARN BURNED UNDER
NOSES OF STATE SOLDIERS

r WEST UNION, Ohio May 1s.-Night
riders last night burned the large barn
Of William. Shell, four miles west of !
this city. AMIDST under the very noses
Of soldiers under comma nd of Captain
Darnell. 8 y e u 81
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16

There is no excuse for union men
wearing non-union clothes now
adays. for overcoats, SUITS shirts.
collars, CUTS, suspenders. hats. and
shoes can be had with the label on
them.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16
An oEp vvEgJf3E Art q E.5

a. Ai40l aUOVe& the StTSdIl ,ts,%5. ns:t37vs
The life OF ceaseless labor, brave with
y song and CHEEKY call. = e5s
The radiant skies Of evening, with
- it's raibow DER US all. a y >~.a'
An Old Sweetheart of Mine! !. Is this
go her presence here with me,
Or but q vain creation Of a lovers
memory? r. =" .>.&} J" r-.v
A fair, Elusive vision that would van
ish into air 'Iz
Dared I even touch the silence with
the whisper of prayer? -
Nay, let me then believe in all the
blended false and true .,
The semblance Of the old love ami
the substance Of the new
The then Of changeless sunny days.
the now Of shower and shine
But love forever smiling-as that
old sweetheart Of mine.
This ever-rested sense Of home,
though shouts ring in the hall.
The easy chair-the old bookshelves
> and prints along the wall. -
The rare Habanas in their box, or
gaunt churchwarden stem
That often wags, above the jar, de-
risively at them.
AS one, VINO cons at evening DER an
album, all alone,
And muses. l;or,s the faces ( of the
friend that he has known.
So l turn the leaves of fancy, till, in
shadowy design,
I find the smiling features of an old
sweetheart Of mine.
The lamplight seems to glimmer VITA
flicker of surprise,
AS turn it low-to rest me of the
dazzle in my eyes.
And light my pipe in silence, save
sigh that seems 70 yoke
It's fate with my tobacco and to
vanish with the smoke.
IT'S fragrant retrospection-for the
AoVA46 -lIOuSHlS II1dl Slail
Into being are like perfume from the
blossom of the heart.
And to dream the old dreams over is
luxury divine
When my truant: fancies wander
with that old sweetheart of
mine.
Though hear beneath my study, like
a f1uttering Of wings,
The voices of my children and the
mother as she sings.
me any theme
When care has cast her anchor in
the harbor- OF dream.
In fact. to speak in earnest, believe
it adds a. charm
TO spice the good trifle with a
little dust Of harm. "
For find an extra flavor in memory's
mellow wine
That makes me- drink the deeper to
that old sweetheart of none.
o childhood's days enchanted! O the
magic of the spring!
With all green. :boughs to blossom
white, and all blue birds 20
When all the air, to toss and quaff,
made life jubilee
And changed the children's sorg
and laugh to shrieks of ecstasy.
With eyes half closed in clouds that
ooze from lips that taste, as
we'll, s..
The peppermint and cinnamon, hear
the old school bell.
And from recess" rOmp>in again from
"Blackman's" broken line,
To smile behind my 'lesson," at that
old sweetheart of mine.
A face of lily beauty, with form Of
airy grace,
Floats out Of my tobacco as the
"Genu'' from the vase.
And / thrill beneath the glances of a
pair of azure. eyes
As glowing as the summer and as
tender as the skies.
I can see the pink sunbonnet and the
little checkered dress
She wore when first I kissed her
and she answered the caress.
With the written declaration that. as
surely as the vine
Grew round the stump, she loved
me-that old sweetheart Of
mine.
-,. o...: < ::,2-.:
Again I make her presents, in really
l. >,~ ~ -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16
MISCELLANEOUS OPINIONS.

Products cheapened by low wages
are bad, but men cheapened by de-
graded competition are worse. La
Dor organizations, therefore, instead
Of being stign1atized and reprssed,
should be favored, fostered and
strengthened by legislation, ths
courts, the press and by public opin-
ion."-Ex- Senator Ingalls,.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16

Organized labor wants the coop
Grafton Of all who love mankind and
who are trying to promote the cause
Of Justice, equity and peace. It does
not claim to be the only force that ID
working for this noble end, but it can
always be found at the front in any
movement that really and truly makes
for the betterment of the people,
Lacrosse Labor Journal.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16

Cheap labor means poverty ana
degradation for the masses OF peo-
pie. 1T means low prices for products
Of the farm and factory. 1t is a fact
that the consuming power Of the pcp-
pie is measured by their earnings
and, of course, cheap labor means tho
lessening of their purchases, both OF
farm and factory products.-Mobile
Unionist.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16

It is. cheaper to kill workmen than
to protect themI 1t is an easy mat
ter to sell a device to save time but
away. The whole story rests in the
neglect Of our governmnt to enact
liability laws that will force the en-
ployer to provide safety appliances
and use them.-Railroad Trainmar1. :
The increase of standing armies
and navies, accomplishing no result,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16

I'D
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16

The manufacturers today all belong
to one or more associations for mu-
tual interest. They employ the best
legal talent and advise. The work.
man has no one to look after his in
terests. The laborer is sure of moth
ing. He can only say, II worked to-
day." He knows not Of tomorrow.
Industrial managers can and do water
their stocks; the mechanic cannot
water his labor. AS a workman I
claim that I should have some share
Of profit in our modern expansion,
but the cheap labor of the world con-
fronts me on every side, so that I
must work for the same pay whether
times are good or bad. The policy, of
the day is expansion, contraction and
explosion. How many times can this
take place before there will be a revo-
luton? Are we mot, with all our
boast Of greatness, approaching the
state of affairs that existed in Rome
at the beginning Of her decline?-A
New England Machinist in Engineer
ing Magazine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-04-25
CANS CALLS
BATTLER
Puts Il Straight Uplo Nelson
Regarding the Big
Contest.

san FRANCISCO. April sS--joe
Cans has called Battling Nelson
lie aaid today. after his manager
hsd named bis terms f0r a nght
~iih the Dane. tia, the latter would
have 10 sshuW hlm tea OF quit
talking about what be eouid d. IA
him In ssfound cuuteat
Benny sciig. manager fof Cans II
cat with the announcement that his
ulAn all mis- with iiatiler@ under
almost any other conditions. and
that II IL nov up 20 the Hess wlsch
tny ta make good
According 10 the terms made b.
sellg Cans il willing to fiRht Sci.
s.nn In June befoR the club offer
lnE the bret inducements II the
aKhf takes place IN san Francisco.
BE sill split fhe money. - pat cent
Is the winner aud Is t. The loser.
or N. winner iAke all
~ the fight is 10 take place AZ
Caffrpth's fof a. rounds continued
sells tha money can be Hpht
eithrr 20 and IS per cent or the
winner tAEc all and IN addition se
sill DEMAND s. 0op eide tct ~
the fight b. for 80 rounds ~ all
not insist ou a side bot. bmi II for
e. rounds. Nelson mast b.i 5000
The weight u 10 b. tss pouade
rinEeidc, stripped.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-04-25
TRACK meet

Tuesday next the Nasblnre
hlEh school iniefelass traek -.
Will take place al the UnlsersiT Z
Washington campus Durinr 4,
past three weeks the memse,. ;
the high school student BODY la.
been turning out in force % a.
themselves ia trim for the "a.
test Those Who are snceessfuI /.
this meet will make the lhisrses.
lastic track team. There lss IsFs.
amount Of new material out A.
this IL showing up vsll slthoan
the absence OF Coyle and (lsh 1
sofelg felt IA both track aad fIea
departments The meet 80 |.
called directly after school. And I'll
be run promptly. 30 a. 70 r.
through before late n The DAY ~
meef Nas first scheduled 70 = rs
ed off today. bat the Washinftss
Whitman meet vas pat mo ~
date By the university officials AL
the high school MEET - ASIDE %
accommodate the needs Of To
larger school.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-04-25

THAT FAN PROBLEM.

Have y0s TIED 81 NofH oHi
. that problem af having u team
= make seven hits IN one inning :
without Securing a run
Better make Try a. H. II
. beats siloH Old IL Anne all
= hollow
nnEdlle knows baseball Z
. from the beginning 10 the ~nd Z
Df the alphabet. and he haau.t :
: figured Il out yet The big :
= manager tried for Bn hour -
. ~pfk # gtt last evening. bat
. passed ~ up FOR another shin :
without progressing Bnf far
q Their than Tie sixth BIN
The local sporting sedbes
= are working themselves Into
fevs Ia attempfing ~ nud
q the answer n looks simple. I
. bat just Try 1t for iueh Five !
. minutes Nlll amply satisfy you I
. that the problem h harder ,
. than Il sounds
The question Is. How can = !
q team IN one inning annex :
. seven hits from the opposing ,
q pitcher without scoring an
4 runs
Send your answers 10 the I
y sporting editor Of The Star
.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-04-25
FAN PROBLEM

How does this sound ns an an
s~er Ia youf problem Ia yester.
day paper, ilaw II ii p0asible fof
a team IA mail. seven hits In one
ianlaE aud atill fail TO seags any
runs
No I makes bit a.. also. DO
Nus 3 and 3. No I makes a hit.
bmt No beats No 10 the plate
No I ia oct aud neither Hrnre -
counted - No IL on second
hase aud M on first. and one
aut No. 3 singles aud 40. IL
caught irving ta make home No.
g. afraid 60 try fuF third. 81 r. on
second aud No. s ON first No s
singles aud bases are full No. Z
bits a EnouBdcr and IL strikes an
other base runner. counting as a
hit bat 20 runs are scored Il all
depends whether the fret condi.
ton counts one or two. but other
vfiee ! say that SIX hits In an in.
ring IL the highest number posal.
bic n you have any other scheme.
would IKE 10 see IT.
/. ". ".
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-04-25
Fine Feathers

A bird in the hat is worth
eight or ten IN the bush.
Is IL? In a period of fifteen
years prior to 1908, bird life
in this country was reduced
fifty per cent. But now we
are giving them more Of a
chance; refugees have been
established where the birds can
breed in safety; wardens have
been appointed whom the
Federal Government pays the
prineely sum OF One Dollar
per month. their real wages
being paid by organizations.
Read this article, " Harbors
for Wild Birds" by Rene
Baehe, in THE SATURDAY
EVENING PosT. and learn how
We are being saved from the
disgrace OF a birdless, song
sileneed country.
yaiti. the Queen" by
Beatrice Grimshaw, tells how
VaitI was stranded on a lonely
island, and how il turned out
to be not quite so lonely as she
thought, and, indeed, not so
lonely as she might wish.
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