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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-05-29

liam F. Yates, national president of
the Marine Engineers Benevolent as-;
.sociation, issued a 1900 word reply,
here in answer to statement made
recently by William Livingstone, pres
ident of the Lake Carriers associa-
ton, regarding the marine strike on
the Great Lakes Mr., Yates makes
reply to Mr.. Livingstone in six points,
his assertions being as follows: S;s T
- 1.-THE open shop policy of the
Lake Carriers association is not only
to- give employment to men who do
not belong to unions, but also to force
men to renounce all allegiance to their
organizations. : -. T. '5.y .
: "2-The application blanks for en-
ployment on Lake Carrier association
vessels for employees, except engineers,
are SO worded, that no union man can
sign one Of them and consistently re-
tain his union membership. While no
reference is made to unions in the
contract for engineers neither is a
guarantee of permanent employment
given. Men have been taken off vessels
and forced, at the risk of loss of en-
ployment, to sign affidavits renounc-
ing allegiance to all labor unions. >.
"3-The welfare plan was not orig
mated for the benefit of the men and
lis not optional with the individual.
"4-The statement that the strike is
not affecting commerce is untrue.
Many. ships are tied up. -
"5-The wages paid marine workers
on the Great Lakes are lower. than
those paid to any marine men in the
world with the exception Of Chinese
and Japanese seamen. The individual
contracts issued last year reduced ma
terially the amount of wages paid. :
"6-Proof that the strike its having
an effect is found in that. foreigners
are being employed on boats and en-
gineers are being brought from . the
coast by armed detectives"
In closing Mr.. Yates says he believes
the strike will end in victory for
the engineers. =: p
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French Union Men Do Not Think
the Occasion Justifies a Gen
eral Strike. Va 7sT;5 e .=3
POSTAL EMPLOYEES ARE Ii
j. s.>*z-s RETURNING TO WORK
General Confed Iteration Of Labor
Officially Announces the End 8.
.Sz NIL &. 8g,of the Strike. r.: =. i.

% PARIS. May Pit is generally con-
ceGed. to,lay that the prospect for an
immediate general strike in support
Of the postal employees who, went out
because Of the arbitrary discharge Of
a number Of their union leaders IS
very remote, and that those who are
on strike now will soon return to
work h::$s !: IF , - ' : '*s~'.'.73s
+ :, Nevertheless the members Of the
General Confederation of Labor de-
clare thar they are only waiting until
their orsa nization becomes a little
stronger and then they will take up
the fight for the postal men and force
the Clemt nceau government to grant
them tho right to form genuine labor
unions liKe the employees Of private
concerns e. e. + w. .us| /. - - +?
NJ At meeting held yesterday the ex-
cavators who had gone out voted to
return to work, and in the evening the
Federal Committee Of: the General
Confederation Of Labor decided Off
cially to announce the end Of the
strike, AMI. issued a manifesto explain
ing that the postal employees were
overconfjuent of the success Of their
second strike, (which everything
shows was prepared and instigated by
the government, which was desirous
Of an opportunity for avenging itself
against the leaders of the first strike
The statement adds that the strikes
Of the excayators and other Workmen
having sufficiently demonstrated the
solidarity of the proletariat3 and the
postmen, there is n oreason to- call
out other unions, notably the electri-
clans, who had expressed their readi-
hess to enter the fight.
Two riots + and clashes with the
police and cuirassiers, marked the
progress CT the strike yesterday. The
first occurred in front Of the TivoH
hall, where q number Of striking ex--
cavators engaged in fight with the
police AMI m0unted troops. This was
followed " san. encounter at the bridge
/ at the $Jemmapes quay, which was
much mi,re serious and resulted in %
number OF injuries: Many arrests were
made ;, -. SsSSs.l& " = ttt5$JJFss%z -
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Too Much so For Senator Aldrich
to Include It In His Tariff
Gsz.. Bill.
THE ONLY PRACTICAL
WAY TO TAX WEALTH
Present System Makes the Poor
Bear the Brunt of National
Taxation. =:

The tariff act as reported by Sen
ator Ald1" ch does not contain the in
heritance tax feature As bearing on
this feature OF, the tariff ibill-a fea-
ture which congress seems disposed
to abandcn-report as to the workings
Of Inheritance taxes in Great Britain
is interesting. In that country it ap-
pears to be very practical method
for taxing wealth.
Plan in Great Britain.
A considerable proportion Of the to-
tai revenues of Great Britain come
from its tax on inheritances. In the
year 1889. for example, estate duties
inheritance taxes) paid ~$94,23O,O39,
while from internal revenue sources
the government received ~$18O,221, ,O94.
The income tax is also used in Great
Britain-a feature which Senator
ate into the tariff law. The income
tax paid last year in Great Britain
was $168 66S,023.
Difference in Population.
The United Kingdom has a popula-
tior of 100000 and upward; the
United St9tes has a population of
85,0o0,ooO and upward. 1t has been
thought by many that the United
States w.uld do we'll to follow the
example of Great Britain in these two
methods Of taxing wealth and increas-
ing the permanent revenues Of the
government. .
How Rates Determined.
III Great Britain the inheritance tax
is graduated tax. It begins with
1 per cent on estates which exceed
$500 and do not exceed $4,000. 1t is
2 per cert on estates beween $4,000
and $4,000; 3 per cent on estates be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000; 4 per cent
on estates between $125,O00 and $780,
600. and 5 per cent on estates between
$25C,000 aud $375,0o0, and so, on up tc
10 per cent on estates which exceed
S3,750;0O0, and do not exceed $4,000, 600
Then The per runs, up. e is pe,
cent on estates which exceed $t5;-
100000. ~'94,-*@f.
The rates depend also on the degree
Of relationship Of, the person inherit
ing A: .hild or descendant$of a chile
of the deceased, OF a father tor a moth
er pays. I per cent; a brother or {
sister or a descendant Of such pays
per cent; an uncle or aunt or de-
scendant Of such pays 5 per cent; {
great-uncle or aunt or descendant
| of such pays per cent, and any Other
person pays 10 per cent.
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Of Manufa acturersl 81 not npot oil account Of his
ability nor because of his national rep
putation, but because members Of the
association knew whsre he stood on
the labor question. He then goes on
to illustrate where MI Kirby stands
on this question by contrasting his.
utterances on the subject Of organized
labor, with those Of President Taft
Pope Leo KIII CaTdinal als5s Manning,
Gladstone, Mark Hanna, Potter Palm
er, Wendell Phillips. Bishop Potter and
Melville p. Ingalls sli,'i,I
:-s From this parable 81 Mr. tchell de-
'd1uces that tho oHi truthful and sane
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cally made that we we're tying up the.
commerce, OF the Great Lakes. This.
is also incorrect freight offered
is not only promptl3 taken, but more
than welcome, as Unfortunately the
present condition otZthesfreight mar
ket is such that itKis Impossible to
find freight to loa anywhere near
the capacity Of tonn4 offered. AS a
matter of fact, If 8here was not a
single. cloud in theflabor. horizon it
would be impossible Sfor US. under ex-
listing freight conditions, to load over
so per cent Of our tonnage capacity,
and I believe so per cent would be
nearer the: mark. MATT ~ -
Fifth, wages. There is no dispute
oyer the wage question. We are pay
ing the highest maximum wages ever
paid on the lakes IA most prosperous
times, and an instance of our good
faith on the, wage question, notwith-
standing the fact that last year was
conceded to be the worst business year
in the history of lake navigation, and
notwithstanding theSfact that we suf-
fered large reduction in the rate Of
freight, and the additional fact that
many Of our boats. lay idle at the
docks the entire season for lack Of
freight, ana MANY who went into COM
mission We're compelled to go in ordin-
ary again, we did not reduce the
wages Of any Of our employees one
single penny, and there has been no
reduction this year,snor will there be
any, 49,. s> :, -
Sixth. relative tosSstrtke conditions.
We have no strike. Our employees are
all at work and satisfied with all their
conditions. Any difficulties existing
are caused by theS:threats, intimida-
tions and personal violence Of what I
believe to be the ill-alvised, hot-head-
ed actions of thossesWho are unwilling
to work on the bpsn shop plan and
try to prevent thPse who are willing
to work on that basis from so doing.
| "a. Mr:sYsfs4 Replies.
CLEVELAND, p&io, May 27.-Wil-
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RAILWAY TRAINMEN
i FOR INSURANCE

=, COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 27.-The
Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen in
convention here have decided to Gre
ate a funeral policy: in the insurance
department compelling about 5000 or
1000 members who now have such
insurance n to carry it to the extent
Of $3.50. -, - ~ = <.I,Ss
The object is that any lodge may
hurry q deceased brother, and be sure
Of compensation for its advance ex-
pense. The grand master and grand
secretary are to report on the plan
at the me next convention, before it is to
be- placed in force. x55EE si 5a 8 .5 Z 39SSa IS
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HONEST JOHN MITCHELL SHOWS UP
new PRESIDENT Of MANUF ACT TURER6

d NEW YORK, May 27.-The recent
arraisnments Of organized; labor made
here in the course Of his speech Of ac-
ceptance by John Kirsy Of Dayton,
Ohio, newly elected president of the
National Association OF Manufacturers
Is made the subject OF a condemnatory
article by John Mitchell, former presi-
dent Of the Ma tional Mine Workers Of
America published in, the current issue
g e the National Civic Federation Re-
View. s# f:ss s#5.* =Is zS & r !. = 81. q
81 /. Mr. Mitchell II quotes Mr.. Kirby as
Saying chat he had been elected to the
preside dencys sof the National: Assoc ZION
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CONT TROvERSY BET ,vlQlHENg | AXE CARRIERS
AND SEAMEN OUT LINED BY LEADERS

President William Livingstone Of:
the Lake Carriers association sets
forth the associations side Of the con-
troversy.s His statement is remark
able for its ingenuity in concealing
the true cause of the controversy, and
its shameless departure from actual
facts when pretending to, state the
grievances Of which the seamen COM
plain. His letter is addressed to Sec
retary Doyle, and these are the points
presented in it,. -
T "F1rst, the sole entire question at
issue at the present time so far as
the Lake Carriers association is con-
cerned is the open shop principle.
That being a fundamental principle,
is not subject to arbitration. If you
ask a labor leader, for instance, to
arbitrate the question as to whether he
had a right to join a union or not,
you can readily imagine what his re-
ply would be. Might as well ask, a
man to arbitrate the question whether
he should be Protestant, Catholic
or an agnostic; whether he should be
a republican or democrat, protect
i've tariff man or a. free trader.
Second, the question raised by one
Of your members as to having men
sign contract not to join a union
is absolutely incorrect. We do not ask
our men to sign contract not 20 join
a union. We concede the right Of any
man to join union II he so desires
Third, the question raised about the
welfare plan. This has been attacked
very bitterly by the seamen's an6
other unions, claiming there were ul-
terror motives behind it, and to quote
some of. the language used, Tt woulC
| make serfs and slaves of the men whc
| Joined it, In reply to this would say
that it was gotten up with the very
best motives, with the firm belle
and conviction that it was in the inter
est and benefit of the men employed
to join it.
| Fourth, the charge. has bee specifi-
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new FOOD INSPECTOR
VISITOR ||'| 0! IN | !. DULUTH.
Says Department Has Support of
All Reputable Dealers in = ::
.1s Grocery Line. s.+, *: VI

Mr.. Andrew French of Plainville, the.
newly appointed chief dairy and food
inspector, was in Duluth recently look
ingover conditions at the Head OF the
Lakes. ei .. - y 49, a. =, w.. >-,,s ~ ,.
- Mr.: French states that education
rather than prosecution is the great
aim sof his department. : '"There is
little to he. gained said he, merely
by prosecuting. Whenever a dealer
shows the intention Of doing the right
thing and trying to observe the laws.
there is no need to prosecute him. The.
laws are rather complicated and the,
dealers have to be educated up to
them. If after a warning, dealer
persists n trying TO evade the law.
then we Try to get after him and land:
him. 4#5$ ys% Ii :.> Z q
i: There are not many serious viola
tions Of the law. Once in q while we
run across an aggravated case, like
that onezon the border recently, where
a. man sold some decayed meat. AS
rule we have the hearty support Of the
retail ana wholesale grocers. The repu-
table wholesalers are. always ready to-
take back goods which do not conform
with the pure food laws, and the small
retail dealer seldom gets stuck. Our
knows <wfat he is buying, and see that
the labels tell clearly what the pack
ages contain. }* f4. 4 }{3ss.*.. : e
: s. s. The milk inspection: is also a. big
feature Of the work. We try to CO.
operate with the local inspectors in
this department OF tbs work. Duluth,
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declaration made by the; newly chosen
spokesman Of the National Association
OF Manufacturers is that wherein he
says: 81. t 81 .-s 81. y: b ..
38$ W.T. T have not been. selected as your
preside ent oh account Of my ability. 4 I
e adoxical as < It may appear
says Mr.. Mitchell, 'the Representatives
Of this ! employers 4 IS association, in one:
breath sdecrys and denounce what they
term class visions and class
3hatreds, and II u ne next breath mai
ign and berate their fellow cititzens
Who are wor kins snen, ana ali other
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-05-29

Working under the instruction of
George Gregory, manual training in
structor at the Central high school,.
the senior manual training class sue
ceeded in building first class three
horsepower vertical steam engine and
the machine is now running a, dynamo.
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The students have turned out all the
parts, of the engine on the iron lathes
during the, year and yesterday the
finishing touches were PIT on and the
engine started. 1t ruts without a
hitch and the boys are Iroud Of their
accomplishments. IL T. @sE.S5s III E'.'5
The frame and the .grPugh parts Of:
the engine was cast at a local foun i
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3Atssa Consul Alfred u "a. yVinslow reported
under date 6ofs Feb. q that arrange
nlents were ffinai comp pleted whereby:
n 12-dayR 5steaniship service Is estab-S
kshed between lpar also and Panama.
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dry but the high school students
turned the parts down to the right
shape and size in the manual training
shop. l. zs, 4:a s<ss w -. = 4 H. ~ >
When the boys started working on
the engine most Of them did not know
a. steam engine from a plow and cred
it Is due Mr.. Gregory for the success
attained by the students. Al: ~. i i.
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Those Who Share Most in Tariff
Bounties Pay Least Wages to
Workers.
PAPER MILL WORKERS
AVERAGE $1.55 PER DAY
Yet the Industry Enjoys All the
Protection of q Prohibitory =.
Tariff. .~.:

WASHINGTON, May 27.-The tariff
on news print paper, as on all manu-
factured products, was fixed avowedly
to protect and advance the pay of
labor, but the paper manufacturers
did not grant the advance to the work
ers. The employees Of the paper in
dustry, especially in New York state,
which leads the union In paper making,
are paid less than any other class Of
organized labor, as will appear by
statement printed below. The average
pay was 1882 per, day for all labor
skilled and unskilled. Was that the
reward which labor was to obtain
from the $6 duty on print paper?
In Massachusetts, the average pay
was
In 1906 .......$1.51 per day
in 1905 ........ 1853 per day
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-08
BARRETT TO GIVE
NOTABLE DINNER
Head of American Republics Bureau
VIII Entertain Distinguished Men
at Washington.

Washington, ID. c., April S.-A dim
Hcr which promises to be a notable
one is that to be given by John Bar
rett, director of the International
bureau Of the American Republics on
Thursday, April 10. to meet the
chairman and members of the gov
erning board of the bureau. Secre-
tary Knox is chairman eX-Ofiicio of
the board which is made up of the
Latin American ambassadors and
ministers in Washington, Represent
ative officials and citizens from vari-
Gus states have been invited TO at
tend the dinner which is to be given
to emphasize the growing Importance
of the pan-American business in this
country and to afford an opportu-
nifty for informal observations by
these attending.
Among those invited are Vice Pres
ident. sherman, Speaker Cannon. At
torney General Wickersham, the sec
retaries Of war and interior, the
chairmen and the principal members
of the Senate and House foreign re-
lations committees, Charles Nj.
Schwab, Andrew Carnegie, r. II. Har-
riman. DR. Albert Shaw and the Off
GERS Of the Gridiron club.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-08
FEAR AFRICANS MAY
ATTACK ROOSEVELT
Natives Are Restless and British Gov
ernmcnt Has Ordered Every Pre-
caution Taken.

Mombasa, April s.-According. to
native reports the Mullahs of the
Somalis, in the desert country north
of the protectorate, are showing signs
of unrest The restlessness became
evident six months ago.
The northern district is always a
country to watch closely and when
the natives look for trouble they go
to the westward. The colonial office
in London has issued orders to sur
round Roosevelt with every precau-
tion when he arrives.
Roosevelt and party viii be receiv-
ed at Mombasa by :. G. Tompkins.
one Of the provincial commissioners
Ii has been decided that Kermit
Roosevelt will take several separate
trips with Silva. a Portuguese guide.
The first fortnight Of the stay the
party will be the guests of Sir Alfred
Pease noted hunter. and the Sec
ond fortnight they will be guests Of
George Mcmillan at Juja ranch. F.
II. Jackson. lieutenant governor of
the protectorate, is arranging the de-
tails OF the PERCEPTION to the party.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-08
WOMEN TO GUARD
new JERSEY TOWN
MotherI Organize and VIII Do Police
Work az the City Council Has
Granted Consent

Bayonne, ~ j., April s-Pclice
women are to be a reality here. Hav-
ing been authorized by the city coun-
Gil at the suggestion Of Mrs. Julia
Goldzier, nine volunteers will do duty
policing the park during the summer.
The feminine officers will not bear
the common name of police women
but will oe known as guardian moth
ers," and will not wear uniforms as
was at first reported.
Their duty will be not so much 10
make arrests. but to lnstill a spirit of
politeness in the youngsters OF
Bayonne. They will urge the children
not TO make noise, TO be gentle. and
TO rise always and give their seats To
elders The guardian mothers will do
duty on alternate afternoons and will
serve without pay Some one has
proposed that they carry the proven
bal slipper or paddle instead of a
club, but this question has not been
officially settled.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-08
WOMEN TO CARRY
FIGHT TO WASHINGTON
Win Make Strong Protest Against
Increased Tax on Stockings and
Gloves.

Chicago. April s.-FoIlowing a
&C inference here Of representatives. of
the National Association of Hosiery
and Underwear Manufacturers of
America, which includes 500 compan-
les. a statement has been issued, say
ing that talk OF higher prices for
imported hosiery Is not based on
facts. The Increased tariff tax will
be slight and the women of the Uni
ted States will not have to pay one
cent more for their stockings than
they do now Imported hosiery that
costs rs cents per pair now will con-
tinue to sell at % cents"
1t is estimated that by ! o'clock p.
m, tomorrow when the lists close.
100000 names will be on the anti
tariff petitions being signed here.
Al that hour the petitions viii oe
gathered together and intrusted 70
the five women who are TO go to
Washington as committee to pre-
sent the petitions TO the Illinois rep
resentatives in Congress. This femi-
nine committee win reach Washing
ton Thursday morning. Arrangements
are to be made for them. imme-
diately upon their arrival To meet the
Illinois represr natives. They VIII
explain verbally the sentiment OF
Chicago generally regarding the hos
iery and glove provisions OF the bill.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-08
ADDS ANOTHER MEMBER.

Washington. d. c., April S.-Act-
ing upon authority given him by the
Baltimore convention Of the Atlantic
deeper waterways association, Pres
ident J. Hampton Moore today an
nounced the appointment of Con-
gressman Ernest +. Roberts of Mas
sachusetts, William w Cocks of New
York William II. Wiley of New Jer-
sey and Henry l.. Maynard of Vir-
ginia, as additional members of the
special subcommittee Of Congress
mon to confer with the president and
the various other authorities with re-
gard to the promotion Of the Allan
ii, deeper waterways project. The
original members OF the committee
are Messrs. CaprOn of Rhode Island,
Gouldon of New York. Wanger of
Pennsylvania who has since been
appointed a member Of the water
ways commission; Burton of Della
ware. and Small of North Carolina.
The committee viii meet as soon
as the tariff bill passes the house.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-08
ROADS WILL FIGHT 1T.

Chicago. April Sunless ALI signs
fail there win shortly be a gathering
IN Springfield OF railroad attorneys
who have won their Iaurels as lob
byists. 1t is not unlikely that the
presidents and directors of other
railroads whose tracks enter the city
viii privately confer few maledic-
tions upon the heads of Messrs. Har-
riman and Harahan.
The case is an amendment to sec
ton 20 of the cities and villages act
which will be introduced i'm the SER
ate at the instance of Mayor Busse as
further move toward the electrifica-
ton OF the Illinois Central suburban
service which is now handing fire.
The amendment reads:
And prescribe by ordinance the
motive power by which cars or
trains may be operated within the
limits of such city or village. and
change the same whenever in their
judgment such change is necessary.
1t is said that this step is the di-
rect outgrowth OF Mr.. Harriman's IS
suggestion that the city pay half the
expense of the proposed improve
ment.