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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-01-19

krovnl stem L nameuom. ia hi pu-
magali poneSrecenemu tovari>u.
Idaj zapove castnik ma strazi "a
obrniti jadra IA prvem .iamboru.
komandant. Xxi prihaja il svoje ka-
jite, pa Re Y hodniku zavpi.je:
"ReSilno bojos) morie."
Mornarji zvrSc povelja nitro in
tho. Jambore zaSkripljeio pod
pritiskom vetra in ladija Sc pricne
~vstavljati V svojem teku.
Norman, ki je padel V mor.je. ic
izurjen plavac in Sc krepko bori
Z valovi. Ze je blizo resilne boje.
kar ga vclik val vrze zopet nazai.
Zdaj zapove poveljnik prerezati
vrvico. ma kteri je privezana re-
Silna boja, zaeno Sc Pa cuje KRAFT
ko povcljc: "RcSilni coin V mo
rje!"
komaj Sc je zadnja beseda tega
povelja izgubila V tuleccn juro-
Vzhodu. zc SkoGi dvana.iSt bnI-
njih mornariev in en- podcastnik
' reSilni coin in ga >puSte V mo-
RE. Coin odrinc od ladiic in COSTA
tema. Xxi oh viharnih vcGerih ma
vadno razgrne svoja tcmna krila
cez morjc hipoma. ga sprejme V
svoic okrilje.
Cas- bczi. Mine pol urc. prctcGa
IRA. a poneSrctcnem mornariu in
rcSilncm colnu in duha ne sluha.
komandant zapovc SpuStiti rake
to V zrak, potem drugo. tretio it'd.
Use zastonj!
Idal zagrmi strel IL topa. potcm
zopct Svigne rakcta V zrak. tako
Sc naznanja pozicija ladije vso
noe reSilncmu Golnu. cd kterega
nj cut ne videti %nobcncga zname-
MIA. Use motive bedi. Straze okrog
IN okrog skuSajo predreti s svoji-
mi ocmi gosto temno viharne noel.
Mornarji so tihi in ne govore
med seboj. Use. vse skrbi osoda
tovariSev, XII so V viharni noel. ne
y ReSilna boia ie aparat, XII ie
napolnen s vtarimo, Xxi Sc takoj
vname, ko Sc dokatne vode. Pc
noel je videti plamen, po dnevu
pa dim. V aparatu .ie tudi hrana
IN AZ mr.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-01-19

niku odvczejo vrv in prcpuSte po-
drtino Svoji uSodi in rcSilni par
mix obrne svoj rilcc proti genue-
Ski luki.
ko parnik priplujc L rcSenim
moztvom $ podrtine Y luke. gro
me hrabremu in junaIkemu moz-
tvu rcSilncga parnika zivijo in hui
raklici Y raznih jczikih nasproti.
To je bilo pla6ilo "a .iunaSki
elm.
Mrati Sc in av>trijska korveta
Minerva krizari po Adriji blizo
Visa, ktero biGa MORGAN in vedno
naraScajoc jugovzhod. Korveta
ina zgornja jadra p%oyezana. sre-
dnja So pa SkrajSana. pripravlic-
ma jc IA boz Z v~ihariem. ki 7 MIRA
kom naraS6a.
Motive. XII je Y sluzbi. sedi V
Skupinah ma krovu. puSi in kram-
liza vcSelo med scboj. Semitic Sc
cuJe petite. vines st pa SiliSijo tudi
flni dovtipi. ma nektcrc pomorSkc
caStnikc. Xxi so vzlic tcmu oStali
bcdaki, dasi nosijo zlatc obSivc ma
rokavih in T. zlatom obSitc Gcpice.
ma ktcrih jc pritriena zlata krona.
Ma drugcm meStu zOpet star NOR
mar pripovedjuje cudczne dogod-
Ike svojim mlaiSim tovariSem. XII
GA ~poSluSaio vcstno in pazno. da-
siravno vGasih ma Siroko zapusti
pot resnice.
Solnce zahaja in razobcsiti ie
treba postojanske svctilke: rdeGo
ma levo stran ladiie. zeleno pa ma
dcSno. Ladija Sc giblje. zda.i ie ri
lee IL vode, da Sc V prihodniem
trenutku zopet pogrezne V globo-
elmo.
Norman. Xxi ina razobesiti sve-
tilke, stegne svojo roko. da bi po-
stavil zeleno svetilko ma svoje me-
sto. Ladija Sc zaguglje. norman
zgubi ravnotezie. vjeti Sc hoce, a
spodrine in omahne v razburkano
morje.
Norman. ma STRAIT pri reSilni bo-
j, zaklice: "Moz raz krov in vrze
reSilni venec V morie."
Ma krovu vtihnejo dovtipi, pc
tie in razgovori, mornarji hite h
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-01-19

90, ~
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r'>lliI com, oa oi re
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N"'| "'''"' J"''"' u" 81 III "''lah
~. '" 10" 81 PrePrIc"Jo o uSO
'N'''" st u".!' IT, Pocas
nm" ''."" sN'!l'ol. norma
.E "' !''"DoiI n"NI"' ""Ai'
Oo'" III ".,Jc "" '"N"J' pro
'''''''"' |N' "'"i'.' pro
P"''u' I''"'i" |1al Sire
p ,''i"' No' .. '!ie''
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"'N"o "'' i"O
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.; r',' ''N',J" ''Sna
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-01-19

Pomagaj 81 sam, potem ii bod
Sele bog pomagal. GU
Mi odklanjamo darovc. ampal
zahtevamo kar nam gre.
Wolff socialistiGne kandidat'
pomeni, voliti "a socialism.
Vedno je sto vzrokOv, Mkaj b
delavec ne postal socialiSr; nobe
mega pa ne. da ne hi smel in ola d
dobraval sedanji sistem.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-01-19
Nova vera now Bog.
tMODERNO N~AZIRA<IE O BOGUJ

.Dj mid uir jcn poki negom rnaSd mir we're in n~del prAi me IL pa~duo % hs
di mi nkiA L nlL~uAI nnmnmL
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-04-24
. EMBLEM OF JUSTICE.

The union label speaks an eloquent
language. 1t tells OF mems rights to
the employment of life's blessings and
how they may he obtained.
1t tells you that the goods you buy
carrying, the emblem were made in a
union shop by union vworkmen, under
union conditions. This lis The mission
OF the label. It is up to union men and
women to make tia glorious reality.
The label is beyond reach of the in
junction; 1t cannot he adversely at
fected by any court decision: when you
patronize it you are doing your part
toward solving the questions 1of black
>listHand boycott.
Keep in mind that every dollar spent
for. an article made by non-union
labor is helping deprive some union
man or woman of employment.
We urge our union people not to be-
come indifferent in regard to the i'm
portance of boosting the label.
Let every union man and woman be
a label booster. The time has come
when We must concentrate all our
energies toward increasing the power
of the label.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-04-24
INDEPENDENCE REWARDED.

The st. Louis county republicans
who ignored the machine rule, asserted
their independence and cast their votes
with the democrats for the election of
John. A. johnson for governor are
today congratulating themselves, and
being congratulated by their friends,
upon the wisdom of their choice.
Had jacobson been in the executive
chair where would Northern Mime
sofa. be at? It would be playing
second fiddle "for revenue only to
those southern Minnesota counties that
draw more money from the state
treasury than they pay intp it. -
The action of those good republican
istalwarts from southern 'Minnesota
with their ubiquitous tonnage tax, has
been an eye opener for the republicans
of the north; The latter will harbor
no grudge, but will just keep things
in remembrance and govern their fu-
ture fs*actions accordingly. y u. 9
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-04-24
'LAsoR's ,RouNDEN DUTY.

slA8ORsS SBOONDEN DUTY. +.
Labor must educate and foster pub.
lie opinion and thus convince the
courts that the mere srtghtSto do bust
ness is not a property right In the
sense in which sophistical lawyers and
'benighted Judges use the phrase; that
to combine to boycott merchant or
manufacturer lis mot to -conspire to
commit a legal otfense or to deprive
him Of something which equity may
protect by injunction. ~.
Labor must satisfy the fair minded
but uninformed citizens that abso-
lutely nothing destructive of just and
real property rights is intended by
organized labor and that the right to
do business is merely the right to
trade with free persons who choose to
give their patronage to the claimant,
but who may at any time take 1T
away, give it to another and ask their
neighbors and friends to act as they
did, whether the reasons be good, bad
or Indifferent, SO long, as they involve
no libel and no threats of Illegal or
criminal aggression. Wage workers
will be aided In this task by enlight-
ened men In the professions and other
walks of life.-American Federationist.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-04-24
CHILD LABOR,


One naturally wonders why 1t ii so
difficult to secure laws for the protec.
tion of the little men and women who
are to be OUR future citizens. It takes
little Investigation to show that the
opposition is based upon single argu-
ment-the dollar In the rush for the
dollar it makes little difference to the
greedy whether or not they trample
over the bodies of boys and girls
Arguments favoring the employ
ment of children are not convincing to
the unprecedented. If there is work to
be done there are plenty of men to do
it who need the work.
It is an unfortunate condition which
compels children to 60 to work in
mills and factories instead of remain
ing in the schools and securing an
education to help them through life.
Whatever the cost in. the measure.
ment Of the dollars and cents flowing
into the pockets Of a few manufacture
ers, boys and girls should be guarded
from the grinding wheels of industry.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-04-24
WooDcHUcK IN TARIFF BILL.

wOO0CHUCk IN TARIFF BILL.
The Payne tariff bill contains a
provision ostensibly aimed at prohib-
iting the enclosing IF coupons in to-
:bacco packages. That's all right; but
we miss our guess if the provision will
not be construed by the courts so as
to prohibit the union label on tobacco.
Perhaps, after all, that intention turks
behind the enactment.
The following is the provision:
None of tina packages of smoking
tobacco and fine cut chewing tobacco
and cigarettes prescribed by law shall
be permitted to, have packed in or at
tached to, or connected with them any
article or thing whatsoever, other than
the manufacturers wrappers and
labels, the internal revenue stamp and
the tobacco or cigarettes respectively
put up therein on which tax is re-
quired to be paid under the internal
revenue laws; nor shall there be af-
fixed. to or branded or stamped,
marked, written or printed upon said
packages or their contents any prom
Use or offer of or any order or certiff-
cate for any .gdft, prize, premium, pay
ment or reward"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-04-24

against the: union, and waiting for the
union men to become dissatisfied that
they would go out on strike and there,
fore make an opening for you. Why
did you not keep to work If you could.
lind 1t? Why were you idle? Ger
ta1nly we do not believe you were
cruel and thoughtless enough to be
waiting for the chance to scab upon
us; we do not believe it, nevertheless
you do it. By what right do you do
It? You know as well as we do there
are not enough jobs to go around.
Somebody Is out of work all the time.
z: This you do not think Of; you do not
seek the cahse;; YOU simply beg at the
feet Of the system. that cannot furnish
work for all a chance to earn a few
pennies: Your cnnd ton lis; desperate,
we admit, but ours is the same: what
we have gained has been through or
ganization, not through scabbing on
our felhw man. tt Beems VERY plain
when you claim your. right. by setting
forth The plea for liberty and free
dom; we claim it upon the grounds
ours first, yours second, we have
gained the position we hold through
organization. While you have done
nothing towards lettering your own
condition and are sitting idly by wait
ing for us to strike, do the records
prove that you are right in your con
tention? Let us see, the employer In
times Of strikes has made glarfng
offers to you, and on an average these
offers have held good for about three
weeks, then he having no further use
for you has let you 60 He loved you
at one time, but his love soon turns
to hate and he has no further use for
you.
Non Uninoist--What you have just
said is true, but I have a wife and
children to feed; must work when
ever I can; when / am out,of work
my heart bleeds when I think that III
two weeks time will not have any
money with which to buy bread to
feed the dear ones at home.
Unionist-Yes, Brother, that is true,
we all know that and we all have
wives and children at home that we
must feed; they are as near and dear
to us as are your wives and children.
The system is to blame, Brother: we
are only parts Of it; the system COM
PEELED us to organize; this we have
done and haev found that we were
compelled to fight the system and you
as we'll. Instead of you trying to. aid
us you became the tools of the system
that could, not feed you, and you
turned in anger and hate and vented
your wrath upon the members Of your
own class. AS. long as they had use
for you, you were good fellows, but
as soon as the employers could no,
make as much profit out OF YOU as
they could out of us they let you go
and took us back. What did they give
you for ;scabbing it upon us brothers.
The cold shoulder. =,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-04-24

Soon to Travel and Make Special
Study of Labor in Euro
pean Countries. -:

WASHINGTON April 22.-After lay
Ing befire the executive council Of the
American Federation Of Labor at yes
terday's session, "a detailed report of
the proposed trip to Europe to study
and report upon the industrial, socio-
logical and economic conditions OF
the laboring people in these countries
President Gompers announced that he
would sail from New York on the
Baltic on June %. The council auth
orized an expenditure to meet the
expenses of the trip. Mr.. Gompers
will visit Germany, England, France,
Sweden and Italy. An invitation from
the. italian commissioner general Of
immigration for to-yisit Rome was
accepted:
It was announced that sufficient
funds Tor the present to meet the ex-
penses of the federation's legal de-
Tense In the injunction and CONTEMPT
proceedings in the case of the Bucks
Stove and Range company Of st. Louis
had been raised, and that it would not
now be necessary to levy an assess
nent Of one per cent. per member per
month as agreed by the Denver con-
vention, - *@<f=',; - ). r.: -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-04-24
WOULD AVOID STRIKES.

There is pending in the Pennsylvania
senate a bill to compel the Officers of
computations or firms engaged in min
ing, manufacturing or transportation
to meet like committees from employees
with a view to avoiding strikes. Ac-
cording to its provisions, corporations
and firms coming under the act must,
within five days from the time re-
quested by their employees, appoint a
committee Of three to confer with rep
resentatives Of the latter upon any
question which may arise in relation
to wages, hours of labor or conditions
of employment. Such conference must
be held within ten days from date of
application. The penalty for refusal
is a fine, of from 500 to $1,000 or six
months imprisonment.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-04-24
GAMBLING IN WHEAT.

Mr.. James A. Patten, the Chicago
"wheat king, is reported to have
hetted many millions of dollars for
himself and his friends from his re-
cent "cornering'' of wheat prices.
The consequent advance in -four
has affected every department of the
bread industry, and bakers to square
themselves with this wild cat soar
ing of prices are determined not to be
the losers, and will compel the con-
sumers to bear the entire burden Of
this 'tfrenzied finance"
The consumers will register most
vigorous protests against being thus
robbed but that's all the good it will
do them.
1t may be some consolation to the
victims to read the interview with
this new prince of wheat gamblers, in
which he lays down the prime re-
quirements for success
This Is his recipe: BE square,
charitable, even tempered, sober, and
take plenty of Sleep
OF course, Mr.. Patten will not lose
any sleep on account Of this robbing
of the consumers. It is not his fault,
he says. He lays it on the conditions.
The conditions were favorable for his
great work" That's all.
The thought that occurs to us in
this connection is: Is it not the pur.
pose, and therefore the duty, Of gov.
eminent to protect its citizens from
such men and conditions?
Why should not the government in
terfere to prevent a wheat king
from holding up and mercilessly rob-
bling the people in the wheat pitt" as
it now prevents an ordinary hold up
from standing at the door of a bank,
and exacting toll from every indi
yidual who has check cashed?
Or, has the pomp and prestige and
assumed responsibility of gilded Board
of Trade methods, so befogged and
bemuddled the national sense of right
and wrong, that we are blind to thiev
cry, if done on a colossal scale, and
hold up our hands in holy horror when
the same crime is committed on 8
small scale? 1t would seem so
Straining at gnat and swallowing
without. conjunction not only camels
but saw mills and ten story buildings
What is the remedy for all this
We give it up. We are no wiser thar
Taft, and like him must answer: Coo
knows.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-04-24
CHILD rem.

We know we must be civilized because
OF all the ways . n. ~" ~.
OF killing off the children we've in
vented in these days. *: 4 ;.
We kilt 'em otf with Factories with
the owners n1aVtss-- .s: s555 .$
Protecting infant industries with
: brutal tariff laws. ~ <
We XIII 'e1n off with patent foods be-
fore they're in their teens. - .
We kill 'em off in schoolroonas, and in
" the Philippines. .. %
We kill .ern off with autos, we kf1l 'enn
- off with vice. E"% T e .a ::.<l
We kill 'em off with coddling when
.. beatings don't suffice. .ss< 81
We kill 'em Oft with cigarettes. We
S. - make them deaf and dumb,
We vaccinate, innoculate, ard kill 'ean
a2 off with rum. z i5-..s 5ss3;. $55s. S
Can savage nations do as much. We'll
::r we should be Suppressed!
!, We rather guess they'll have to wait
until they're civilized! IL lie.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-04-24


and ;undo ubtedly has aheen guilty sof
some wrongs union labor has brought
e benefit to the working classes OF
this country immeasurably beyond and
above all detrin1ent that it has brought
dn It's wake. Union labor has 'estab-
,lished itself wherever civilization has
been established, and In establishing
itself has raised the condition of those
try, Mr.. Speaker, the only salvation
OF the working classes in facing the
tremendous Increase in the cost of
living brought upon them by the tar
1T, the trusts. and other conditions
which 1t has had to confront
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-04-24
LIKE vVoI.Vlll,;s AMONG
HERD or sHEF;iP, !



20. 1909. .5s u. Y,
To the Editor :of the Duluth Labor
World: 3: .5s IA. II T..
A war veteran recently inquired OF
an eastern daily paper regarding the
obtaining sof free land from the gov
eminent; ana is informed that there
is still some, fairly desirable land
which can Me had by aaon1esstead en-
try. The little chat lis left: is mac
cessftae and will not last very long.
Yet there is 8 vast amount ::of de-
sira!ble land which is already owned
by -unonopoltsts and spectators which
is either unused or only ,tsed In "a
very Inferior manner. This land can
not be bought at all; or 1t dis held at
such 2. high price as to make land
artifdctally scarce. These non using
land owners may he unconscious OF
the harm which they do the people at
large as landowners. They are OF no
use whatever in this working world
of useful enterprise. They are like
wolves among herd of Sheep"
However, there is an effective way
to bring these Spectators and 1nonop-
olists in the soil Of our country to
terms; namely by the application of
the system of taxation of land values.
With this system: in operation. it
would not be necessary for settlers
to go nowhere to obtain bit Of
free land. : Thousands Of acres now
within easy reach Of any large city
would then ybe#as free (and freer) than
government free land. J. JH,ssEN.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-04-24
LABOR TEMPLE PAYS.

Here is an item of news that we
submit for the consideration of :&Du-
luth trade unionists, in the hope that
at no distant day, they will see the
wisdom of inaugurating movement
for labor temple at Duluth:
Toronto, April 22.-The profits Of
the Toronto Labor Temple company
for the first three months of the cur
rent year amounted to 81, 100 and pros
poets are that this Will be Increased
during the second quarter. The unions
that own stock will receive a. dividend
thereon An offer Of $l:20 per share
was made last month for stock, but
no one would sell at that figure.
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fvel! body 5 Column.
GIVE US ;llfRERTNL

1t does not matter that the Creator
has sown with stars the fields sof
ether and .decked the earth With
countless Beauties Tor rnarlss enjoy
meIlt. "A 6; 5s ;. vs. HI 81
1t does not matter that air. and
ocean TEEN with the wonders OF in:
nunlerable forms of 4ife to challenge
mans admiration and Investigation. -
II does not matter that nature
spreads forth all her scenes sof beauty
and gladness and pours forth the mel
iodies of her myriaid-tongued voices for
mans delectation. II ." - j.
II liberty is ostratised and exiled
man iis a slave and the world rolls In
space and wllirls around the sun a.
5gilded prison, q 5domed dungeon, anu
though painted in all the enchanting
hues that infinite art could command,
It must stand forth ais 10 blotch amidst
the shining spheres :of the .sideral
heavens, and those who Gull from the
Yocab,llaries Of nations, living or dead,
their flashing phrases with which to
apostrophize Liberty, are engaged In;
,perpetuating the most stupenduous de-
fusion the ages have known. -
Strike down liberty, no matter by
what subtle and internal art the deed
IS done, the spinal cord OF humanity
Is sundered and the world paralyzed
by the indescrtbable crime.
Strike the letters from he slave,
give him liberty, and he becomes an
1nhabitant of a new world. He looks
abroad and beholds life and joy in all
things around him.. His soul expands
beyond all boundaries Ehnancipated
by 'the genius of liberty, he aspires
to communion with all that is noble
and beautiful, and feels himself allied
to all the higher order Of intelligencec
and walks forth redeemed from ami
1na1ism, Ignorance and superstition,
"a new being, throbbing with glorious
:me:-Eugene v. Debs.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-04-24
THE ISLE OF PINES.

We have received the first number
of a sprightly little sheet published
by Chepherd & Chandler, 200 Man
haitian Building, and entitled isle of
Pines Bulletin" The purpose of the
Bulletin is to inform the public rela,
tive to the prospects and possibilities
on that wonderful little island-the
Isle of Pines.
The island lies directly south of
Cuba, and at the recent exhibition Of
the Cuban National Horticultural
society held at Havana, the display
from the Isle of Pines, of oranges,
grape fruit, lemons, pineapples, man
goes and other fruits and vegetables,
was not excelled In quality by any
thing from Cuba.
The wonderful little island has only
come into notice within the last few
years. Spanish rule in, the West
Indies was not calculated to develop
either Cuba or any islands of the
Greater Antilles. The Isle OF Pines
was among the neglected and unex-
plored, until visited by certain pro.
gressive Americans who demonstrated
it's inestimable value as d fruit pro.
Queer.
Mr.. H. L. Shepherd Of 200 Man.
haitian Building, this city, has just re
turned from visit to the island, has
made himself very familiar with the
conditions and opportunities there, is
very enthusiastic over the future OF
the island, and has backed his enthus
iasm bJ purchasing several tracts -oa
land there himseis. n; =@ ~
Within the last few months a mum
! Der of Minnesota men have purchased
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-04-24
LONG HOURS OF LABOR.

Long hours and night work are not
conducive to good health and authori-
ties deny that employers derive any
benefits through a few hours :addi-
tional work they may get out Of EN-.
ployes each week.
The report of the United States In
dustrial Commission says: "A reduc.
ton in hours has never lessened the
working peoples ability to compete in
the markets Of the world. States with
shorter work.days actually manufac
ture their products at a lower cost
than states with longer work.days."