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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30
Settlement Of Controversy With
Famous Shoe Company Is An
nounced-President Tobin of
Shoe Workers Notified Gompers
Of Adjustment, *

You can buy the famous Douglas
shoe with the union label in it again
soon. : =,
:. For some time the factories of this
concern have been operated under
conditions unfair to organized labor
but settlement of the controversy
has been, reached and the union label
will work overtime in the shoe shops
Of Brockton for many days to come.
: The following announcement of the
adjustment, arrived at between the
Boot and Shoe Workers union and
the w. l.. Douglas Shoe company, has
been received from Brockton:
-. BROCKTON, Mass, Oct. 23.
Editor Labor World:
We desire to announce to you the
adjustment of the controversy be-
tween the Boot & Shoe Workers I'm
ion and the w. l.. Douglas Shoe COM
pany. The arbitration agreement was
signed today and all our factories will
begin operations under that agree
ment> Immediately. >. .
The following copy of telegram was
handed to our general superintendent,
Mr.. H. r. Drake, today, by Mr.. Tobin
and explains itself.
Oct. 49,. 1909.
Mr.. Samuel GOmpers,
8O1 &. Street, Northwest,
Washington, ID. &.
EVc:y detail Of the Douglas contrt-
versy adjusted. Settlement and :.rbi-
tratior contracts signed today. All
ri the company's factories will be
organized Immediately under the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30
Fear of Laws Workings Makes
Ignorant Aliens Submit to Bru-
tality and Coercion Of Lumber
Company Bosses.
HIRELINGS MUST WORK
OUT FARE ADVANCED
State Labor Commissioner Sug-
gests Amendment Making Mis-
representation of Agencies a
Criminal Act.

Peonage has been practiced in
the lumber camps Of northern
Minnesota.
The enforcement of the trans
portation-labor contract of the
law Of 1901 in the lumber camps
of st. Louis and adjoining ceun-
ties has brought about a condition
Of Imprisonment for debt or en-
forced slavery under threat of
such imprisonment.
Evidence to this effect was
given before a federal commission
in St. Paul last Saturday during
an investigation of charges of
peonage made against the lumber
companies.
According to State Labor Commits
sioner McEwen, who was present at
the investigation, the evidence ad-
duced was startling in the extreme
and one particularly unjust enforce
ment of the law was brought to light
Fear Made Victims Submit.
For fear of incurring the penalty
prescribed by the law, Mr.. McEwen
says, many men have submitted to
deception and fraud and have con-
tinued to work in camps against their
WILL
"Peonage, as it is called, has not
only existed in this state but it Is
legalized by statute says Mr.. Nc
Even.
While the congressional commits
sion, that has been Investigating this
question, in various parts of the Unit
ed States. was holding it's secret ses-
sions at the st. Paul federal building,
/ was startled beyond measure at
some of the testimony given. I am
speaking merely for myself. I don't
pretend to know what the commits
sion will say or, do. ~.:..~,s: .
Says Law Permits Peonage.
I'VE have a law, passed at the ses-
sion of 1901, now embodied in chap
ter 5187 of the Revised Code of 1905,
making a workingman liable to arrest
and conviction on the charge of a
misdemeanor for accepting transpor-
tat1on to a place where he is to be
employed and then refusing to work
out his transportation. This in effect
makes the workingman liable to i'm
prisonment, if he does not work out
a debt, for the money that his en-
ployer advances for his transportation
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30
BLEACH
Lad ||O|lERS IN
:. COTTON! ] |! MILLS |. ].
Bodies Of Youthful Workers Made
Snowy White By Ten Hour r
~ Day in Watts. s:5s.s>. .1@3. @. =.
HORRORS or TEXTILE. !, J ii.
i" = II, INDUSTRY EXPOSED
Minds and Bodies Of Babe Slaves
Are stunted and Dwarfed 4
:. :" + BY Pitiless serfdom. r s. {. I. (


BOSTON Oct: #29.-The recent
strike in, the, cotton mills of Fall
River the Individual property Of
Mathew Chandler Durfee Borden, of
New York, recalls the fight made not
so long ago by Hon. James f., Carey
in, the Massachusetts, legislature to
bring before the people the story of
the, evils which are running and i'm
try. He said in part: ~,
"Hundreds of small boys work for
Mr.. Borden, and many of. them toll
ten hours day without thread Ut
clothing on their bodies. = HsS: s~'' j
mo one except employees is allowed
to enter the works. +: =. = :. : ~ =
'"rhey work in the big tanks called
lime keer' in the bleach house pack
ing cloth into the -vats. r@ =. - -, j.. ,,T%
This lime ~keer holds 750t pieces
Of cloth, and it requires one hour and
twenty minutes TO- fill it. .5>s ~ :
During that time the lad must
work, inside while his body is being
soaked with whatever there is Of
chemicals which enter into the pro-
cess, of bleaching, of which lime is a
prominent factor. IT,. g. ~ VA.
.."The naked bodies. Of the children
who. do this work day after day are
never dry, and the same chemicals
which affect the bleaching process of
the gray cloth naturally bleach the
skin Of the operator, and aftersseonl-
ing o4t of the watts the boys show the
effects in the whiteness. of their skins,
which riyaalssth e9ttpn cloth.''' = =. s:2:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30

Governor Malcolm R. Patterson, Of
Tennessee. in his Labor Day grafton
at Nashville, said: e.
Labor produces the wealth and
prosperity Of the nation. 4 This being
true, what should be the laborer's re-
ward? X =. '."'' s z \ & e. /: 4 (
The laborer should be paid q fair
and just proportion of the wealth he
earns. When this is done then he
may educate his children and live in
comfort under his own vine and fig
tree This means also that labor
should ID. have the. same right that cap
ftal possesses &.tf s855 ess.sS !. 7, "
q believe that labor has the right
to organize and; that such 3organiza.
tion has come to stay. We see or.
ganization Of wealth why should no,
So bor, that produces the wealth, or
|ganize .is555ss
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30
BILL POSTER ! } STRIKE :.
TIES UP THEATERS
Continued ON Page 5.

CHICAGO, Oct 29,-Because, most
Of the Chicago theaters have signed q
five-year contract with the American
Posting: Service, which is unfair to
union bill posters, a strike Of 500 bin
posters has been called; tying up the
work Of the >theaters. + - 29stf3 II
+, The American Posting Service has
some union men, but refused to sign
the contract which the union men
presented, raising the scale OF wages
from the present salary Of SIS to SIS
a week to $1S and $21 a week !, -
j. The Individual theaters which hire
their own bill posters, instead of
granting the raise, signed the con-
tract with the American Bill Posting
Service which in turn refused to sign
the scale asked by the union, and the
strike was the result Of this action. &
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Continued on FaEe 8.
Will Gain Control Of Breweries in
Coke Regions and Stop Keg 4
Sale of Beer to Employees.

PITTsBURG, Oct. THE United
to- make an effort to control the
drinking Of $4,000 persons in the coke
industry in Fayette county, and will
invest $10,000,000 in the project to
obtain possession of the nine brew
cries now running in the county. @
+ While the effort being made to
merge these breweries is being COM
Quoted in the name Of the Pittsburg
Brewing company, it is understood
that the Steel Corporation is back ct.
the move and will try to regulate the
drinking Of the men, it being figured
by the company that at least 3 per.
cent better returns can be cleaned on
the millions invested there by regu-
lating the drink Of the coke worker
permitting him to drink, but stipulat-
ing where and when he shall drink.
. at Will Stop Keg Sale.
The sale Of beer by the keg or by
the barrel to the coke worker is what
the corporation objects to, and this
1t will try to change. For more than
a year figures have been gathered on
drinking among the coke-workers and
it is said that for seventy-two hours
after each pay day the coke ovens do
not run more than two-thirds capa-
city and there is scarcely pay day
when hundreds OF tons Of coke are
not ruined by inability to get proper
men to care for 1t in the ovens.
8 The idea Of the corporation Is to
increase the number of licensed
6rin lxino Y,lo cas In the county so f1A r
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30
LABEL AGUE 30 oMINa
4 IN MRS. DEMPsEY'SsHAN

Mrs: Katherine Dempsey who has
been. spending some M time on the
range In the. interests OF the woman's
Label league Is back In town and re-
ports great success IN the work among
the iron towns. Si,s u u Il ID g. /.
At Chisholm the Iathers' union,
organized last year by Joseph Selleck,
- prospering finely and Clyde North.
rot Ii now planning to organize the
plasterers. 81 ssss s5s5s..
The meeting Of the w oman's Label
league, held last j. Monday might At
Kalamazoo hall. was well attended
and great interest eytnced by
those present In the work. II.
ss41s An open meeting of the league is.
speinE planned fofE the near future. !,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30

ca : = n u -.FgF - =
! President McArdle Of the Amalga-
Tin Workers asking the men Of all
branches to unite in one organisation,
has called forth this comment from
an officer Of the United States Steel
corporation, 9 man whose opinion has
much weight IN Wall street
II This new move of .McArdIe's may
mean the early disintegration OF the
asso ociatfon, but out OF
Its ashes, In my opinion. win rise .
stronger associati ation; and SO sI think
that the fight against the unions will
have to: BE mad over again. |. You
can crush 4 the unions. but you .can-
not crush the spirit of uIlionisIn !; at
least, that has be EN- my twenty years
experience.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30

Z EP
Bishop Keane in a lecture given
under the auspices of the Catholic
Knights Of Columbus at Milwaukee
made the following statement in an
swer to the question Are Labor
Unions Legftimate2'' stef$. 5S II
Every man has an Unborn right
to life and liberty, and right fo fair
livelihood with d sufficient, return for
his labor, 4 70 rear and maintain a
family In decency. # !. n sssS ;5E s5. 1I
\. HE has an even right to secure
them by any legitimate means. and
when the fact or comp petition IN labor
and combina ton of capital should
combine to rob him of that which Is
due him, lie has 4 perfect right and
should SO combine Tor his own pro-
tection, and labor y unions are per-
fectly ilegi itinnate and B are here $to
stay
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30
AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT
TO LOOK INTO KILLING
IN COLORADO sMELTERs

= DENVER, Oct. 29.-Claiming that
too many Austrians were killed in the
steel works and smelters at Pueblo,
and in the mines of the state, the
Austria Hungarian government has
appointed consul to look into the
cases. Headquarters will be main
tained in Denver.
], While large manufacturing centers
are bound to have many deaths from
accidents, the Austrian government
feels that too large number Of her
subjects meet death in Colorado, and
hereafter each accident will be rigidly
Investigated by the consul, and are
port made to the Austro- Hungarian
government 81 II &:@s% "a, 4. .55 5 53j.5
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30
GENEROUS OFFER may.
BRING Them TO FOLD

The journeymen stone cutters of
North America have issued a. circular
inviting all soft. stone cutters outside
of their ranks to join. them through
special dispensation, which reads as
follows: <
ION the first day Of November,
1909, every stone cutter applying for
admission to the G. u, shall be ad-
mitted entirely free, by the payment
of one months per capita tax to enter
his name on the G. U. books. He
shall be received upon the footing of
new member Of the G. U. according
to the constitution and the past shall
be considered as entirely .obliterated.'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30
Evidence Given Before Federal Commission Investigation Held
St. Paul Reveals the Fact that Charge Made Against
Lumbermen Is on of Oppression Is substan
Testimony Un ortunates Victims
FEDERAL PROBE GOT
OUT THIS EVIDENCE

Last July two Russians were
hired by a Duluth agency to go
to work for the Northern Lum-.
ber company near Iron Noun
tain. -.
Each was advanced his. rail-
road fare, amounting to 81 49,
They were to work as saw
yers at the wages of $95 q
month. =.
When they reached camp they
were put to work as sWanpers
at a lower wage. They found
the camp fare and acconmoda-
tions very poor.
They quit and started for the
nearest town.
An official of the lumber
company detained them in
camp office four miles from
Iron Mountain until the town
marshal came ont from town
and arrested them without a
warrant.
They were held in jail at Iron
the company came to appear
against them.
They told their story of mis-
representation to the justice Of
the peace. The lumber COM
pany official said he had never
Der company: neara Iron Noun
them on the road and that all
he could say was that he be-
lieved they had secured trans
portation from the company for
the purpose of getting from Du-
1uth to Chisholm.
The Justice sentenced them
each to thirty days in jail. T..
The men were subjects of the
Gar of Russia.
The treatment they got made
them long for Russia once more.
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ARE YOU BUYING =
" "CHoLERA CIGARS?

1t is reported that the United
Cigar Stores" are in trouble
over the importation Of cigars
from the Pliilippines s. 1T is said
that the government has de-
manded that the United Cigar
Stores pay the. regular cigar
duty OF $3.50 per pound and 25
per cent ad yalorcm on their
Manila Importation Of one mil
lion cigars because Sthe cigars
were trans-shipped at Hong
Kong instead of coming direct
to this country from: the Phil.
ippile Islands; s*.:=::- T.. .,.. -:
II the government: can make
their claim stick, 1t. will be a
great blessing in favor OF the
union cigar, factories of the
United States who are fighting
the trust. stores. .,s :l.z.E ?:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30
Eight Years of cleveland Mayors
Administration Has Resulted
in Many Gains for the Workers
of the Forest City-sets Lead
for Many to Follow. = NJ = 49,

The Labor World has no axe to
sharpen on the grindstone of politics:
It can as freely commend as it can
criticize wherever the opportunity te
give commendation or criticism be-
falls. d., = .:1 - -
The tried and true friend of Or
ganized labor need fear no attack
whatever his politics. -
In this respect it is privilege and
a pleasure to hold up to public gaze
the career of such a leader as Tom
L. Johnson Of Cleveland, O.
Johnson has at all times proven
himself the friend of the common
people and in particular of organized
labor. >..- d.
He and Brand Whitlock have in
two Ohio cities shown their regard
and respect for the rights of the
masses as against those of the Big
Interests and by SO doing deserve and
have, won a high place in the roll of
honor. ~ ..
Here is a. summary Of some Of the
things johnson has accomplished in
his eight years as mayor of the city
Of Cleveland-in almost every case in
the face of intense and bitter. oppo-
sition from the political tricksters
and employing interests Of the Buck
eye state: 49, ,t.is: ts'i,'fs:><
Every Move for Common People.
Shelter sheds and comfort stations
erected on the Square. i: NH. 5.s
: Cleveland had ss3 street electric
lights in 1901-now 1900. = 54st.z E =
Forestry department for protection
Of city's trees established. z z
Breathing spots and playgrounds
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''.. 49,
)established in congested: centers.
Three public bath houses erected
all heavily patronized.> ~. '%' =.
l. Completion of water works tunnel
gave pure water: and has prevented
typhoid epidemics. -: F. .s>''
Police and Fire Departments now
conducted absolutely by their chiefs
politics eliminated. ~ <eg.,.
Civil service has been inaugurated
in Water and Health Departments,
even though not required by law;
Street gas : lamps formerly cost
S22.00 a year under contract, system
now, direct labor plan, the cost
$12.S6. 49,. = : I, ~ -.
= General Expense Is Clleapened.:.
Extra high pressure, water service
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30
Jack Repenski Visits Friends.

Jack Repenski. q former member.
of Butchers local No. 122 who has
been for some time working In st
Paul as chauff ffeur, was In the city
/ the past week calling on friends.
| # Mr.. Repenskil has just come from
q two months, visit to the hospital
caused by his tract ious auto turni,lg
3pn him ana nauling him 81
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30

becomes a debt. There have been
numerous convictions in Northern
Minnesota confined almost exclusive
ly to men employed in the woods, be-
cause of alleged violations of that
statute.
Employment Agent only Civilly Liable
THE trouble with this law is that
It makes a laborer liable to lnp impris- s
while the employment agent: who
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30
MARINE ENGINEER SICK

Fred Lee, a we'll known marine en-
gineer Of his city, is patient at st.
.1.uke's hospital suffering from too
much alkai water imbibed while
working as stationary engineer dur
Etns the harvest season in South Da-
s!kcta. VIZ
|: :, An,operation was performed on him
"Wednesday evening and he is report
ed as resting easily
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30

BR0CKTON 6HOE1W0 KER6
81: WIN IN DOUGLAS 6ImKE
Union stamp Arbitrat gree,ncnt.
s:s.. Ss.s -. :JOHXsE. fDBIN. MI =

ea %s. -" -;.s+ Z (:ene1nl President, W:
l,ootSS s. Shoe Walkers. Union.
Knowing and apprep repiating your in
terest in this matter. We are confident
the above will he published at an
early. date in your columns. Thank
ing you in advance fprSthe courtesy,
we remain 49, : ey...ss
~ Yours Truly. :s,s:s ~
=. W. T.. DouGLsAs SHOE CO.
It is understood that the terms OF
settlement gave the Boot & Shoe
Workers organization all they have
been asking througho out the fight, the
same rate of wage being restored as
was in effect prior :to the cut made
by the Douglass company which
caused the trouble. 4 & 5a]].> -. ~
This means q new era #: of good
times opened up for the shoe workers
of Brockton and renewed Sprosperity
for the city ITSELF G& .sssfF.. i. ~ +
The vote taken in%the Tobin union
at Brockton on the strike stood 1861
for settlement and so against: -. 6
Cañon City record., 1909-10-14
DEALERS STOP SELLING MILK
ON ORDER FROM INSPECTOR;
WILL NOT ALLOW EXAMINATION

Customers OF three local milk deal
ers are failing to receive the daily
supply OF lacteal fluid because OF
these dealers failing to permit an in
spection of their cattle for possible
tubercular infection by the local milk
inspector Richard Houle, as provided
by city ordinance and state law.
In most communities some such in
spection is provided for either by
state or city laws. The local ordinance
provides among other things that the
inspector shall whenever considered
necessary in his opinion make such an
examination for which fee of $1O0
per head examined shall be charged
1t is now more than a year since the
tuberculin test has been applied in the
dairies affected and it is understood
that a number of additions to the
herds have been made.
Recently Inspector Houle notified
the dealers that on a certain date he
would be on hand TO make such in
spection. When he appeared at their
respective places on Wednesday and
Thursday of this week, three of the
dealers ordered him not to inspect
their cattle and he Immediately served
notice on them to desist in the sale of
milk.
The parties on both sides appear to
be firm in their stand. Inspector Houle
says that in his position as an officer
he will protect the public as required
by the city ordinance. The dealers on
the other hand, say they will not sub
Cañon City record., 1909-10-14
Mr.. HULIT is BUILDING
ANOTHER RAILROAD

Denver. Oct. 1.-THE development
of the San Luis valley becomes more
assured now that a new railroad is
to be built into that fertile country.
and before many days the actual work
of construction will be started by
the Pueblo San Luis Valley Railroad
& Construction company.
According to the plans. as stated In
the Incorporation papers, a line Of
railroad will be run southwest into
particularly into the Wet Mountain
valley. in Custer county. where II
will touch Silver Cliff and other
points. Thence It will run southwest,
into Huerfano county Until 1t reaches
the Sangre de Christie range OF
mountains.
II will cut across the range into
Saguache or Costilla counties. at a
point not yet decided. and then pro
cecd west or southwest to either Ala
mosa or Del Norte. A meeting OF the
stockholders will decide which OF the
three towns is to be selected. and
which ever one is chosen will be made
the distributing point OF an electric
railway system spreading all up and
down the San Luis valley.
The towns to be included on the
electric road are Alamosa. Del Norte.
South Fork. Center. Saguache. Moffat.
Hooper. Mosca. Blanca, La Jara. San
ford. Manassa. Antonio. Capulln and
other places. and the lines may even
be extended south 20 Pagosa Springs
and Durango.
The men interested in the railroad
and named as the incorporators Of
the company are: J. L. Hart, Center;
C. l. Smith. La lara; John l.. Palm
er. Sagauche: d. II. Sullivan. Ala
mosa; John Ewing. Jr.. Del Norte. and
James 4. Kelly. Monte Vista.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-14
RIOEGRANDE MAIN LINE
MAY AGAIN ENTER M0NTR0SE

company will begin work soon broad
gauging the entire line from Ouray
to Salida.
This will shorten the distance be-
tween Denver and Salt Lake City
about seventy-five miles and give
practically all the transcontinental
traffic to this line.
The present narrow gauge system
between Montrose and Salida was
formerly the main line of the D. a
R. G. to Salt Lake City, but when the
standard guage was constructed by
way of Glenwood Springs the greater
portion of the traffic went that way
although the line was longer. The i'm
provements contemplated comprise
also a tunnel through Marshall Pass
commencing at Shavano. and this will
eliminate practically all the dificul-
ties of climbing over the Continental
Divide.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-14
TOURIST RECORD
QUARTER OF A MILLION
FOR THE SEASON

Denver, Oct. 1.-THE largest sum-
ner tourist season in the history of
Denver is drawing near to a close
and official figures, soon to be issued
by the railroads, will show increase
in the business this year over last all
the way from 10 to "a per cent.
The Union Depot company will also
publish the figures soon, showing that
between 25O,OOO and 275.OOO tourists
came TO Colorado through Denver this
year.
The largest increase of business
shown during June, August and Sep
tember is credited to the Moffat road,
which runs "a per cent ahead OF last
years record. The Colorado & South
ern comes next, with about 26 per
cent. The d. & r. G. also shows an
enormous increase in tourist business
during the season, but large portion
of this was transcontinental traffic,
either going to or from the Seattle
fair.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-14
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Practically everybody in Canon City
that could get away from his business
engagements volunteered his services
to the Merchants association this
morning to assist the ranchers OF Lin
coin Park and Fruitmere in gathering
their apples, which are reported to be
threatened by the frost tonight. The
public schools, or, rather all of them
above the fifth grade, were dismissed
till Wednesday morning by order of
the board OF education for the purpose
of affording students and teachers an
opportunity of helping pick the apple
crop before its injury by the impend-
ing cold wave Many of the merchants
closed their stores. or reduced their
clerical and sales force, that they
might contribute to the work of saw
ing the fruit. Application was made
by the ranchers for five hundred men,
4 number considerably in excess Of
the resources of the association, and