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or these, | venture to say, that 5000 to
$1,000 were Illegal. unwarranted and I'M
Justltyable by law, by the police Of this
city. who simply make these arrests be-
cause they are afraid OF their superior
officer, for the reason that the Commits
sloner has gone to his deputies. the
deputies to the inspectors, the inspect
ors to the captains, and so on down,
and given orders that people must be
arrested where there Is no justification
and where mere warning to a man
would do; for instance, people driving
on car tracks, blocking the tracks, and
people leaving their horses turned the
wrong way, all are unnecessary arrests.
and all OF the arrests are made because
the men are afraid of charges being
preferred against them, or being trans
ferred II they don't make them.
1T Is d shame and disgrace the way
these arrests are made; they are I'M
Justified and unwarranted and the
magistrates realize It. Look at the num-
Der Of homes that have heen invaded at
all hours OF the night by burglars that
have never been arrested, Let the
Police Commissioner publish the number
Of telonies, including homicdes. bur
glaries. robberies and other atroclous
crimes that have been committed In the
past wear. where the culprlts have never
ieen apprehended, and tn figures would
be so large that the public would be
appalled,. =,
This defendant says that he asked
the detective to go with him to Thirty.
fourth street. Manhattan, in order that
he Nigh be identified, with which re-
quest the detective declined 20 comply
and here he Is. paraded IN the news
papers on suspicion that he Is In pos
session OF coat that was stolen, where
such course was entirely unnecessary
and where this man could have given
satisfaction that he was all right with
very little trouble. am going to hon
olably discharge this defendant
Look at the burglars he went on
the town is overrun with them In my
neiShborho0d We hay. thirty In a
month. We all sleep with revclvers
ndsr our pillows, and yet the Com
missioner has fad that citizens should
not be allowed to carry pistols
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like horse. When he has been knocked
down he will go into an an;e-room with
the man who bid him in and secre-
tary. There he, will take of his mask.
talk to his prospective master and enter
into any agreement that they may see
A. 10 arrange between them.
About all that most OF the men stlpu-
late as their price is decent place to
sleep, enough food and comfortable
clothing.
And after this auction 10 over" An
ished Mr.. oLoughlin. Il want a COM
;nIttee Of citizens appointed TO carry on
the work. Certainly It cannot be
dropped. And it has certainly outgrown
me-
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White Man Advertises He
Will Sell Himself as SiQUe

tlsement Is Thomas r. SSann, Z
native Of the state OF Washington,
and who has spent six weeks In
Baltimore trying to find work. He
says that he Is driven 10 this by
the pangs OF hunger. He says ne
does not care whether there are any
laws against slavery or peonage In
this country. and that no other man
would care II placed in the same
position as ne finds himself. He Is
willing to waive any lega. conditions
against slavery.
Swami was employed In the Nor
folk Navy-Yard as Il timekeeper
until they discharged him with
others for lack OF navy work.
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Hit on Plan OF Masks.

I'd have to be less than human to e
more them.
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OLD THEATRE MAN DEAD,

John w. Albaugh sr., actor theatrical
manager and theatre owner. died y,s.
terday at the home OF his daughter. Mrs,
Frank T., Henderson, No. 3el YORK
street, Jersey CITY He was born In
Baltimore seventy-tlirec years ago. and
made his first appearance here a, the
Broadway Theatre In 1858, lie IL sur
vived by a son. John ". Albaash IT,,
~ tvo daughtera
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THE statistics given out by Police
Commissioner Bingham on Jan s, lN'
show Ai.622 arrests in the year 1908. OF
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And there isn't any chance Of this
question being an advertisement for
these men. either. From the first. when
they came 10 me, It was understood be-
tween us that I was not to hetray their
Identity. That was the one hitch in the
idea of the auction. Then we thought
OF the masks.
THE man when he steps up on the
block will wear black mask that COM
pletely conceals his features | will tell
OF the work that ne has previously done,
his age, and all the rest, sell him just
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-06
WOMEN ALWAYS LOYAL.


That the members of the feminine
sex can be counted on in an industrial
struggle has been demonstrated in the
present hatters' strike. Many women
and girls employed in the hat indus
try throughout the country have VOL
unfairly quit work and Joined their
striking brothers.
The Hat Trimmers' union of Brook
lyn composed of women, decided to
go out on strike to aid their brothers,
which they did ITO a man. The
shops involved, and the number on
strike are: Mundheimer's, 90; Schaf-
ferman's, SO; Pollacks 80, and Open
helms, SIS. Several small shops are
also affected
Several hundred women employed
Las hat trimmers in the Orange Valley
district, New Jersey, held a meeting
and renewed their pledge to stand by
the striking hatters. -
The hat manufacturers are still .un-
able to open their shops with strike
breakers. In spite Of their strenuous
EFFORTS, not a single struck shop . is
running. This situation is explained
by the fact that the trade requires a
high degree Of skill. Y ~. II, @"~ :,
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KIND WORDS FROM CENTEN:
NAL STATE,

Amidst the trying experiences of
northwestern billiards. it is truly
gratifying to receive such warm
words of cheer as the following
from 'land where flowers are
in perpetual bloom" and more, es-
pecially when the commentator
comes from a man so distinguished
for ability and good judgment as
c. G. Houston of Pueblo, ,Colo.,
editor of the Pueblo Labor Review
and Labor Bulletin. This is what
Mr.. Houston says: >.
Governor Johnson of Minnesota
is man on the job that knows his
business. He has just appointed
William E. McEwen, editor of the
Duluth Labor World, to be State
Labor Commissioner. There IL no
question about Billy making good,
for he has proved his ability to
produ about the best labor paper
issued north of the Missouri river. -,
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ALIEN LABOR LAW VIOLATIONS.

We believe if it could be positive
~ known to what extent the foreign
contract labor law is being violated
by the manufacturing and mining in
terests of this country there would
be a startling revelation. But the
secrecy with which inducements are
offered to labor in Europe to immi-
CRATE to America are so we'll guard
ed that 1t is only occasionally that
the violations of the law come to
light.
=. Our great captains of industry are
among the first to demand a high
tariff for the protection of their
product and they should in all de-
cency uphold the American stand
ard of living and American labor in
consideration of government favor.
Butt many of these employers want
protection for their product and free
trade In the securing of labor. They
are not only dishonest; they are con-
temptib1e.
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THE PROBLEM OF TODAY.

The problem before the working
class is not, How to produce enough
to. provide for all? 1t is, How to
get for the producers that which
they produce? The problem Of ex-
pandfng production will take care Of
itself. There is not the slightest
probability that in any thinkably
near future there will be any diff
Guilty in producing enough to feed
and clothe and house the world and
supply all its needs. If that prob
lem should present itself a hundred
or thousand years hence, the men
and women OF that day will have to
solve it. It is not our problem now.
The problem of labor and power
ty today Is problem of distribu-
ton, not of production.
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Ina high wage scale city, all who
care to be are prosperous Eight
Hour Miller. IL. +. %$ !, !, d.
LABOR's WEAPONS NOT NEW.

LABOR'S WEAPONS NOT NEW.
The strike and boycott are not
new weapons of warfare. - They
have been in use since very early
day. Says a writer: .> (.
{ Neither OF these was made by
the union at it's own forge. In
some essential particulars the: ex-
'odus OF. the, people out of Egypt
was . strike. It was an industrial
revolution Of the working men Of
a great nation. They stopped work
and :betook themselves out of the
land, TO the CONSERVATION of the
capitalists.
! A similar toreshadowing of mod
ern manners is to, be found in the
Book of Judges In the agreement
OF the tribes to have no dealings
with the sons of Benjamin. They
boyootted the Benjamites. That is,
the strike and the boycott are i'm
plements of warfare which are COM
mon to human nature, and are as
ancient as hands and feet"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-06
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

Abraham Lincoln would hare
been 100 years old this month,
and steps are being taken through
out the country to properly cele-
brate the anniversary. 49,. -.
What a venerable figure =, the
Great Emancipator would have
made, living to patriarchal age, re-
vered and honored by his country
men. :, ::
How he would have rejOiced to
see the development of the nation,
and still more rejoiced in the unity
of north and south. His voice
would have Gained many a con-
fuct, and he would have been "a
loving protest against the material
istic, entirely commercial spirit of
the age. Yet his deeds survive and
are among the priceless heritage Of
America. - =.
The action Of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor convention III
urging celebration of the, one
hundred anniversary Of his birth
will undoubtedly stir labor's hosts
throughout the entire country, end
the result will be the grandest and
most complete observation Of bhe
birthday of any individual In THE
history of the nation. 80 -
The principles expounded BY Lin
coin and his acts in furtherance, of
these principles have endeared him
to all lovers Of human kind, and
the setting aside of his natal day
as a national and state holiday and
it's strict observance is befittink his
memory. ~
Here in Duluth the various labor
organizations through their central
body, the Federated Trades As
sembly, have already perfected. ar
rangements for observing the: day
in manner befitting the memory
of one who was not only the most
beloved of all the nations great
presidents, but was also labor's
greatest sympathizer and friend. :
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TAX ON BACHELORS.

Syracuse, Neb., Jan. %, 1909.
To the Editor of the Labor World,
Duluth, MINI.
Dear Sir:-I wonder what the law
makers of Wisconsin, Iowa, Texas and
other states: expect toaccomplisn by
their bachelors tax? If they think
they will lbenefit anyone by telling a
man that he must marry or pay a
tax, I think they are badly mistaken.
In the first place, why are there
bachelors? Do they exist for the fun
of the thing, because they don't want
a home, because they want to be diff
ferent from other people? I think not.
The main reason they don't marry
is they can't afford to keep a wife.
In substance, uncertain employment
and Inadequate incomes are the main
reasons for the persistence Of BACH
elors. =..-.' -..,
In order to properly discourage
bachelordor2 we should not add to the
already heavy burdens borne by the
single and married men by inaugur-
ating the head tax Of feudal time.
but do the reverse take some Of the
present taxes off the backs Of the men.
For the human race to advance and
prosper as it should we will have to
make better and easier opportunities
tor men to make living Make en-
ployment more certain +. and incomes
more staple. TO do this, and do II
properly our lawmakers had better
get busy changing our laws regarding
land tenure. Land, being the source
OF all employment and the fountain
mead Of all wealth, should be OF easy
access to mankind. Make Impossible
the holding Of large tracts Of land
idle for speculation. Make Impossible
the customary "see me sign" before
you go to work on this land and
bachelorism will no longer be q
menace to our civilization. : <.s
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fArR0NIzE HOME INDUSTRIES.

fArk0N1zE HOME INDUSTRIES.
:, II Duluth citizens would make 1t
a. potnt to patnonize home indus
trles:, there would certainly be an
IMPROVEMENT in conditions :, ali
around that would surprise even the
most pessimistic Of our people. ::
T4k@ just the one item Of ciEare
;s:-pare1y luxury-Duluth could
rive: employment to At least tive
h1nd tsd additional cigarmakers Il
the domestic product was called for
and Unlisted on by those who con-
sumo the product from other cities.
So on down the line in every in
dustry> there is room for improve
ittet1t..: y.
= THE mechanics employed here
spend their earnings at home. The
major portion of their wages goes
Into the arteries of trade and their
little savings are deposited in local
banks: The money sent away Is
lost to: Duluth. =
It: h. a foolish and suicidal policy
for our merchants, especially the
cigar stores, to neglect home indus
tries: On the contrary, it would be
an act of business sagacity for them
to boost and patonize the local en-
terprises whenever and wherever
they can.
Let us all make it a point to
patroh4se home industries, ard thus
help: make Duluth what it is, and
what 1T ought to be-the greatest
city in, the Northwest. :
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YIdAT. UNIoN1sM STANDS ron.
|ssAA mere casual view Of the trades
intpn movement cannot give a CLEAR
kn0WiedSe Of its character and
aime..:*'. - .....>~ .,."'.
:; Z ;rhe, goal Of all trades union e.
torts; + the maintenance or Ger
tain standard Of living. This !, ii
the#t formula of the trade-union
ideal: = 1t is the heart Of the Whole
t1rnaattssf.: T.: 49,! - y" 80 :
!. :. s. afhs; :unionist. would gain and
presarye for himself and his breth-
'ren such rates OF wages, such: reEu-
lfationf OF the length Of the .working
DAY aid such conditions under
Mhaefl.: his tasks and theirs may be
Perforated, as shall best eonduce to
the"*happiness OF his lite, the
growth OF his body, mind and soul,
and the welfare Of his family. 49,
:,.*The: man who tolls with his
hands was once treated as an ami
NAL, then as MACH inc; now he
demands to be considered as a
man: =: .....
= ~ some minds the demand for
BETTER; wages and shorter hours is
OF q Kind with that ,of the capital
ist=:5Who wants large and quick
profits But it doesn't require
much. study to distinguish the diff
fefetce. -
One lis a matter Of living, the
other ,?of getting. The worker re-
dlifes good wages and reasonable
hpurs;:as matter of living '.neces-
sity;@ the capitalist. seeks his gains
merelY'sto Increase his surplus pos.
;sessfons.>
The distinction herein indicated
must & always be bourne in mind
before. one can Judge righteously Of
tie; difference between cooperation
trusts, and trades union combine
TONS >
- 80. =,
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by certain political economists.

by certain political economists. In
opposition they assert that the price
OF labor is regulated by the demand
for it as compared with the supply
OF it. the people who assert this
look upon labor as they do upon any
other kind of merchandise, and they
do, this quite rightly, for it is with
labor as with merchandise Of wares,
its price lis determined by demand and
supply, But what is it that regulates,
that determines the market price be-
tween demand and supply? AS we
have already seen, this, is determine ]
by the cost Of production There is
only one measure for everything that
comes on the market, whether is be
Chinese porcelain, American cotton,
assafoetida, Circassion slave girls or
European workers.; that measure is
to be found in the demand for the
supply of the article, and the average
relation of demand and supply is
ultimately determined by the cost of
production.
How much, then, does it cost to
produce a worker? Evidently just as
much as is required to enable another
worker to obtain the absolutely neces-
shary means Of subsistence for him
self and his family Give him this
and he will provide the youngster fast
enough, though not solely, perhaps, for
the capitalists sake, and will not even
require to be; tempted by a profit as
do the producers of other wares. In
short wages under free, competition,
or, the cost of production Of labor,
consist Solely Of the cost Of producing
workers. .. .-2,+' D..
Where it is customary to employ
calculation is made. 1t is very soon
found that the father does not require
the mems Of subsistence, say, for a
family Of average number, but can do
with less, as the children themselves
contribute toward their own support.
l. It. requires no explanation to snow
that of all producers the Seller OF
labor is most unfavorably situated
under the system of competition
Where, would the. sellers of other wares
be if they could not keep their pro-
duce back when the demand is slack?
The seller of labor cannot do this.
He must sell. Hunger compels him.
Further, when the price Of labor rises,
it only makes the5:1ot of the workers
ultimately worse for it brings about
an increase in the number Of the
workers. Neither need we explain
how it is tnat no charitable employer
can alter this. Whoever attempts to
do this Is struck down by the dagger
of competitions. ss .:szss9 *th:s.
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A GOOD EXAMPLE,.

We would call the special atten-
tion of our Duluth churches to tho
Philadelphia article on another
page entitled, Church that stands
by organized labor" ;.
The Federated Council OF: the
Churches of Christ in America re-
Gently in session at PhiladelphAa,
went upon record as emph aticetly
endorsing the demands and: prtnci::
pies of the trades union movement
In every particular. -, T. (: ;
The council said in substance,
that its incumb bent upon the church
everywhere to demonstrate, not
merely by words and platitudes, But
by deeds, it's interest in, and sym
pathy for, every movement that
aims for the betterment Of human
life and it's conditions. III; );
Here Is what Rev. DR.. Washing;
ton GLADDEN. says on "the church
and the Social Crisis:'' ,...::',:>
The church is largely Responsible
for the relieving of existing. dis:
orders. -: -. w,
/. 1t fails to recognize the exist:
ence of the industrial conflict that
{ is now going on, he said. ':Ss ::.':.,,;
Z 1T is the industrial world thu.
the crisis sounds It's most ornino4ii
note. The wage system has coms
to it's testing time. Society lis ! 81
5vided into two bodies, one. OF cArt
talists and organizers of Industries
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-06
ROAST FOR CARNEGIE.

Andrew Carnegie recently wrote a
book entitled "Problems of Today"
Mr.. Carnegie as typical rhino-
cerous in the jungle of modern
greed, with the buffoonery born of
moral obtuseness," has taken to
writing books and delivering lee
lures. Read review of the book
in Everybody's Column this issue Of
the Labor World.
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+ nd the other 81 those VIC do the il,
aefk!S Between these two Glasses
th ef s SIS . constant: strife. s.s:. 7 III.
h THE cure. Of this disorder, !: al
;xe1l!sse: Of that within the cities.
ffeStss upon the church. HeretotorS
Ne church has not risen to. It's re-
lsippohtsbility. That lis why we ara
'noN making q strong appeal to the
cfurdAes and are asking them !, to
facs $.the crisis and do their: great
part IN its relief !. g. !.
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DEFINITION OF CONTEMPT.

Contempt Of court might be prac-
tically If not technically defined as
disobedienoe of a judges commands
by propertiless individual. When
the orders of the Judge are defied
by "a rich corpora ton it is correctly
described, not as contempt of court,
but as conservation of business in
terests and manly resistance to ju-
dicial usurpation.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-06
EFFECT OF Low WAGES,

J. There are always lot of short
sighted people who constantly ad-
vocate and try to practice low
wage scale system. Some even go
10 far in their efforts to employ
people at low wage as to import
men -
A more mistaken policy could not
Ebe + imagined. Low wages means
thatf the wage earners can buy only
the. bare necessities of life; that
they ore compelled to live in cheap
houses, several families to live to-
Eetherr In crowded quarters, and in
Fall Things economic to the limit.
Again, we defy any person to
name ono town or city in the
United: States with universal low
Rage : hcale that is. prosperous: =,
%tOn the other hand, let's take the
thish: wage scale cities and towns.
There! you find the wage earners
buying Or owning homes; you find
Ftarpets on the floors and pianos III
ths ,parlors and nustez teachers EN-
ploy4d and the children = III the
tsoh39lt.. Horses and: carriages are
owned and the workinsmen take
| thsir families TO the local pleasure
resofts:' in their: carrta ges, to the
opstfyal' /: houses. : They wear good
clothss:S. buying the best. They
haye plenty of food in their homes;
anA tie: best quality. :. ~: r: /: !. I
Ill; Sifn S 81 high wage scale city the
MoTMnSmen are independent and
take e A., keen: interest in all oivit
Atlah, : in the low, wage scale
citisS We will find . few very rich
Ep9opfe5 and many very poor people
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-06
THE REASON WHY.

The reason why American pro-
ducts are sold more cheaply in for
eign countries than they are at
home Is because the American con-
sumers are political idiots.
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THREE FIREMEN KILLED;
i ANOTHER FATALLY HURT

{ CHILLICOTHE. Mo-, Feb. 3.-Three
trainmen were killed and another fat
ally injured today when two stock
trains on the Chicago, Milwaukee &,
st. Paul railroad collided headon at
Powersville, Mo. .ts & 4 $3.50
The dead; Engineer John Tipp, Chill
Ilicothe, NO. Brakeman T. +. Belcher,
5Ottumwa Iowa. Engineer Tom Kent
OF laredo was fatally inquired.
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Summons.
STATE OF! MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
ST. LOUIS, SO. District court, Elev-
enth judicial District
Blanche Berkovitz, = Plaintiff.
David Berkovitz,S - Defendant.
The State Of Minnesota to the Above
Named Defendant: ;~l@
You are hereby summoned and re-
CURED to answer the complaint Of the
plaintiff in the above entitled action.
which ts hled in the office of the Clerk
OF the District Court of the Eleventh
judicial District, in and for the County
or St. Louis and State of Minnesota,
and to serve copy Of your answer to
the. said complaint on the subscriber
at his office, at ,4s-4 O4 Torrey Bldg, in
the city OF Duluth, in said county,
within thirty (o0) days after the SER
vice OF this summons upon you, ex-
elusive OF the day Of such service; and
II you fail to answer the said COM
plant within the time. aforesaid, the
Plaintiff in this action will apply to
the court for the relief demanded in
the said complaint MN .
~ Dated jan Is, 1906. f@ s:ssgs#eezz
:. as A. N. McGINDLEY.
~ 81. - =, = Attorney FOR Plaintiff,
n Is s=.,s So 4S-404 eTorrey Bldg,
.-- r.. j. go; ;,s Duluth, Minnesota.
L. W. Feb. 6, 10, 90 o. Mar. 6. Is, 1909.