The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27

az George +. Arthur. Reporter
Of the Minneapolis Sunday
Tribune.

=
Of the Minneapolis Sunday
Tribune.
The following aprsared In the Min
neapoiis Tribune and purperts to be
a wireless" communication between
a reporter Of that paper and ". E.
AeRWen at this city. state labor conn.,
mass1enar: r.<,.-:
Coed morning, Mr.. McEwen," re-
marked the wireless man, with his
usual originality Of expression.
The safutatina seemed to appeal to
che astute head Of the state labor
department.
He heamea, q wide and acrid beam,
and then repl1edi
| "Gaod morning"
This established the fourth dimen-
sion man and the state labor COM
missioner on a common basis.
Anything new?" remarked the in
| teFrogatoF, by way Of deft and in
sinuating Introduction.
"AothinE," came the stereotyped
reply to all such queries.
Let me see, YOU are now a charter
member of the kitchen cabinet, are
you not?"
I'm not carpenter, I am a
! plumber" was the sointillating re=
| iQinder.
"Oh, that will do. I am told that
| You have been initiated into the select
membership, that you have sur
mounted the difficulties Offered by the
Kitchen cabinet goat-tiaat you are
now on terms Of intimate relationship
with Frank Day, and that when you
talk, even Harvey GFinamer stops
cogitating.
Hush" said the successor of Billy
Williams, now outside Of the protect
ing breastWoFks.
. There is also a general report to
the effect that when it comes to doing
a. fine line of politics, you have even
John King backed of the boards, that
when you offer a proposition, even
Frank Day ceases to work the hot air
register for a moment, in order that
he may give need, and besides, Gov
ernor johnson sometimes takes a. hint
from you as to how to walk across
the Keyboard of piano without
sounding q note. Is it true?" the last
sternly.
Il am a modest man. was the
gentle and mountaineering response.
"FNrther," continued the spectral
searelaer for hidden facts, 1T is told
about the corridors Of the capitol, that
Y9u are the fine Italian engineer Of
the employers liability legislation upon
which labor, capital and everything
else are said to be united==that you
eelehfa TED your entrance into the
Kitchen cabinet by exploding this
bomb Of dynamite, and that it was
regarded a. SO effective that you
waVld have qualified fer membership
even Il You had not already connected
with an ahtstal salary"
"TheFe's netting to it," protested
taae former oil inspector.
There is still another charge. It
IL ruznerea about the corridors, that
yau really have serious ideas about
the administration Of your office.
That yea4 believe in doing things ana
accomplishing results. That yeu be-
lieve an additional woman factory
inspector Should be appointed so that
working girls and women should be
taken care Of. Do you not know that
serious ideas are tabooed in politics +?
THAT nQ man who approaches poll
tical problem with altfuistic ideals Is
! likely to get away with it
'That," replied the genial commits
siener Of labor" is a matter Of opin-
| ion."
Mr.. McEwen was formerly a
! plunsber. Once, in moment of ex-
| uberant enthusiasm, he started in
business himself, first borrowing a
| couple OF hundred dollars to accomp-
fish his fell purpose. The fact that
! he was a plumber has possibly en-
abled him to go far. He became
prominent in organized labor and Sec
rotary of. the state federation.
He is genial and pleasant, shrewd
! and energetic. The kitchen cabinet
! did not draw gold brick when it
| acquired Billy MeE,wen as part of its
general tout ensemble.
He is busy all the time. He knows
the game of politics and he also seems
| to know his business. When it comes
| to circulating and extending tne glad
hand, Mr.. McEwen is undoubtedly
the busiest little cup of tea that ever
| went into the glad hand business. But
this is DEPRESSION.
mo doubt you continue to take your
orders from Frank Day, as Billy Will
liams says he was compelled to lo?"
this as q parting shot.
1--WE know nothing about the ex-
periences Of our predecessors, but
this office is responsible to but one
person, and that is the governor OF
the st!Ne-it has but one purpose and
that is to accomplish the object for
which it was established
This sounded good.
The reporter hesitated to disturb
the effect OF this estimable declaration
80 he said: