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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-08

and a corrupt court, and he had
to flee into the wilderness to es-
cape the vengeance of the king.
Jeremiah in his day was a no.
torious agitator. He was what
the modern capitalistic apologist
would call a calamity bowler. And
agitator could be placed opposite
the name Of nearly every old-time
prophet. TO- ~
/ Garrison was an agitator when
he protested against human slav-
cry, and he was rotten-egged and
had many narrow escapes for his
life. :>s. *., ; 4.
The reader Of history is aware
that. wherever tyranny has
reigned, wherever right has risen
up to overthrow the wrong, the
agitator has always first gotten in
his work. It is the agitator that al.
ways leads and swings aloft the
hammer Of truth The agita.
tor is the man who is not content
with things as they are, but de.
sires to improve them. He IS the
man who believes il progress ana
longs for better things and higher
.ideals, il no pnde that
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negro MINISTRIES.

negro Ministries. !. *:-'
They are spending mint Of
money for drinks, cigars, carriage
hire and torches. - VI :::1. :.
They have employed several
hundred thousand thugs, pick.
pockets, card sharps and con men
to vote as many times as possible
and to watch how You vote. i. 4.
They are spending a mint Of
money to direct brides, giving to
certain most desirable citizens So
much per vote. .-.. s:..''sss. s:s5
For some strange reason tho
politicians want the job.
They know that as soon as they.
get into office they will be bitter
" attacked as grafters and
thieves. y ]. So.
They know that politics is 4
mean business and that the gov
ernment pays low wages. Il ....
They know that most of tho
men lnl who value q good namo,
peace Of mind 81 personal COM
fort would prefer any kind 81 i
Job to 2 political Job. ..z,
get despite dire mfo rt. and dis,
rspute scores tthous men
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-08
The Problem of the Unemployed
BY Carl d. Thompson, City Clerk of Milwaukee.

A man came into my office the
other day to ask for work. At the
home that same day another man
had asked for work. And the day
before another.
looked for work and sought in vain.
And I looked upon him. A strong,
robust man, stretching out eager
hands to the young Titan Of our mod
ern commercialism, begging for a
chance to labor that he might live.
A man that might be the father Of
happy children; the husband and pro-
tector Of a. home; the creator Of
wealth. A man asking only this
that he might help to feed and clothe
and house mankind; looking for work
and unable to find it. -
And I said, this is a tragedy.
Then I thought that times were
good now, or at least comparatively
so. And what shall IL be when times
are hard? When there shall be a
cloud in the commercial sky; first
about as big as a mans hand. A
cloud that grows and grows until it
becomes the size of millions of hands
idle hands, stretching out to us and
begging for work that the souls be-
hind them might live.
Then what?
This Is the problem Of the unem-
ployed. The tragedy Of modern M
dustrialism.
And I shuddered as I stood in its
presence. And I said, what can the
city do?
f found the man q job temporarily.
But I know that others will come
tomorrow, and the next day, and the
next. And know that these are but
the forerunners of a great flood OF
the unemployed that sooner or later
will break upon us.
So / turned to my desk to call for
help. I called to- the Associated
Charities of the city; to the rescue
mission; to the University Settlement;
to: the Salvation Army and to the
Free Employment Bureau of the state
that Is located here. I wanted to find
out just what they could do to help
US find work. And the most of them
responded. s. :: (.
One of the organizations would
furnish few meals to be paid for
by g. little work here and there, and
supply temporary lodging. Another
tried to keep In touch with the in.
dustrial plants of the city to find
more permanent employment And
another sought to assist by finding
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-08
: ROOSEVELTLETS

With deep pain we observe that
every time Colonel Roosevelt tries
to keep in the background somebody
pushes the background up. in front.
1t you do not know how to farm,
write Mr.. Roosevelt. He'll tell YOU
all about it. There is something he
has raised more Of in a month than
was ever raised before by ono man
in lifetime. &...a<tz 4
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work outside of the city.
But none of them felt that they
We're solving the problem. And some
of them did not know there was u
problem. .>..
And then it comes to me with re-
newed force4.that is is not so much
agencies to find work that we need,
We need the work.
And am sure that the city may
help to find work. One Of the char
ity men told me that he often asked
some of the corporations that were
contributing to his Organization to
try and make work If they did not
have any at hand SO as to help the
unemployed.
We, ought never to have to make
work, for, as matter Of fact, all
around there is land and machinery.
And all around us there are those who
are hungry, those who are poorly clad
and poorly honaAd. The only PROP
lem Is to bring them together And
the city ought to be the strongest OF
all to bring this about. -,
And 50 Milwaukee is buying land.
1t will establish an. agricultural
school.
One Of the university students has
been spending a year or more in the
investigation Of the problem of the
unemployed in Milwaukee. His pap
Ell will soon be published. And only
yesterday ! received a postal card
from Munich in Germany. where one
Of our young men from America IL
studying the European. methods OF
dealing with the unemployed. He i.
to bring to Milwaukee this winter the
results of his investigation there.
| I believe we shall be able to find
| the way to get our unemployed, and
the Industrial plant or so much Of II
as we control, and at least some Of
! the land within our reach, together
! And if we find the way in Milwau.
kee, I know that other cities will
rejoice and follow our example. =
There ought not to be one single
man in all this great, wide, rich
| continent of ours, who is able tc
| work, and wants to work, and who
cannot find it. He ought to be able
to find it quickly and easily. And
the work ought to be pleasant and
! profitable too, If we could make II
so, and believe we can. For it /.
| written: by the sweat of thy brow
shalt thou earn thy bread But II
| was never written that: -"By: th<
breaking of thy heart shalt thou carr
thy bread" -. ~.
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One little item-lonesoue little one
And to conclude this sweet, -"
sad tale, it appears that this
bit Of news might have Of
Tended the race-track own ~
ers, who had some stock in
the paper, so " d - :
., Then there was none,
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are today sweating blood to getsa
political job.
And sc you give it 70 them for.
nothing they will pay for It, ana
il you won't sell the Job they'll
steal it. .5==@.s5
And how strange it is that the
people never even ask themselves
why these men seek so desperately
and 50 Yillianously, political jobs.
In fact, the people az not under,
stand politics It is 4 bnnco sci
ence, and the people are not even
in the kindergarten. :,;;z=:s>., #s.. %. D
If they hire man to work for
them they have got Is pay him
wages. h. y" If.
# they buy any thing they like
they have to pay for it q good
price. s ss=% . ..@s=. ..::s.:.= :
. But they think politics is differ
ent. It is wonderful, wonderful
game, unlike anything else in ali
the world. ', ..E,5,t..S. ::...:= !
Our public servants buy their
jobs. Our politicians buy the
chance to serve the people,,
And both Demo rats and Re
publicans compete with each other
in flattery;;=in brides, in caucuses,
in conventions and in political
machines for the beautiful and
unselfish purpose of serving their
country. <-s. -.. *:z :. :: ..,: g.
In all other fields Of. life men
pay by labor. or by money for
everything they get; but in poll
tics they get government, legisla-
ton, judges and presidents free.
And Bill Jones, a poor man,
pays. $780, 600 to get a job in a leg
islature where he gets only sal
airy Of 81 200 "a year,
Now isn't that wonderful { And
the h. people say: II guess Bill s
a darn fool; he's goin' it a little
too strong - 49,
And they are awful sorry for
Bill. : But Bills cheerful enough
and doesn't get any poorer in po-
litics no matter how much he pays
for the job. ::::s1
And the truth. is-if Bill would
only tell it, but he. won t ~-Bill $
awful sorry for you, but it's easy
money and he can t help it.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-08
UNITY II FoREWoRD
WHEN DAYS ARE DARK

+ Too much credit cannot be
given to the executive council Of
the American Federation Of Labor
for their recent accomplishment in
uniting harmoniously the divided
factions Of the workers Of Ohio.
For many months two factions,
one recognized by the A. F. Of l..
and duly chartered and one un-
chartered and unrecognized, have
held sway in the Buckeye state
and the efforts. Of President
Gompers and other members OF
the executive council have ever
since the split been centered on a
healing of the breach
A communication received this
week from Washington head
quarters announces that the task
has been accomplished, thanks to
the diplomacy Of: Secretary Nor
rison and the feeling Of goodwill
and regard for the interests Of
unionism which actuated the Of
6cials Of both the contending fac.
tions. ,9r # ~
Such work as this is worth
while. -. ,..s.ss.i 5*'.. ..r: Ill.,.
Never in the history Of or.
ganized labor was there a time
when unity needed more to pre-
vail than at present, with the
ranks Of the producers Of the
country assaulted On all sides by a
foe as relentless as treacherous,
ignoring, even the commonest
courtesies Of warfare and striking
in the dark, by vile insinua-
ton, cunning plot and brazen sub
sidy Of the forces Of Justice. i.
Let all members Of the vast
union army follow the lead set.
Let them drop trihing differences
in local situations and unite to
fight !. common enemy organized
greed that would wreck the home
and grind il the dust the lives Of
the workers and their children for
The. blood stained dol that fol-
low. 81.
Insist On union principles all
the time ct oil places. Insist on
the union label Oh 81 things. III
sist On union msp first and last.
Only sby % ,1ndivid led and self
deny ing brand of unionism can
3 We e hope 81 prsvsi Sd q, prevail.
ine nainta 81 81, !, s i Il.
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USE CALAMITY TO CINCH
CHARGE AGAINST UNIONS

USE CALAMITY TO C1NCH
CHARGE AGAINST UNIONS
The charge, made openly by
General Otis and his following OF
subsidized dailies, that the de-
struction Of the Los Angeles
Times building last Saturday was
the work Of the unions of the Cali
fornia city, shows plainly that the
enemies of union labor will stop at
nothing to bring about the down
fall Of organized labor.
Otis realizes that public senti-
ment, hitherto against him in his
bitter antagonism to organized
labor on the coast, can by this
catastrophe, as unexplainable to
Otis as to the world in general, be
turned against the unions if such
a charge as he is now making can
be given the veriest semblance Of
truth. He is hurrying to turn a
calamity to his own benefit by &C
cusing the labor unions Of the
coast of deliberate arson and
murder.
Men who escaped the doom OF
their fellow workers in the falling
Times building have since testified
that for several hours preceding
the catastrophe they smelled the
fumes Of gas and complained
about leakage of that combust-
'ible. Yet Otis and his henchmen
of the Manufacturers association
now seek to prove that the unions
Of Los Angeles bought five hun.
dred pounds of dynamite from a
local explosive company last
month with the express intention
Of blowing his plant sky-high.
And most significant of all
within a few hours of the wreck
Of the building the police were
notified to come to the residences
Of Otis himself, and of Zehande
laar, his man Friday, to cart away
ideally bombs'' found there
Isn't this plainly a fitting of the
desired facts to the case?
Why, if the unions made such 4
success Of wrecking the Times
building and Of the Staying in colo
blood Of their fellow workmen
should they so clumsily bungle the
job when only the lives of Otis
and Zehandelaar, their bite,
enemies, were at stake.
The handwriting is plain on the
wall. The bombs found late,
were cunning]y planted to clinch
the fact in the public mind that
dynamite, used by union DIES.
peradoes, had destroyed the Times
building and killed the employees
OF Otis. No sane man, even be he
prejudiced against unions as 8
matter of individual belief, be-
heves that the Times building wa.
destroyed and the men in it murd
cred merely to wreck union ven
geance on Otis.
No man, even though honestly
at variance with organized labor,
beliefs, for one moment would al
low himself to believe that Otis
charges are true.
Ihe chance to strike a telling
blow against enemies, hitherto 81
unassailable integrity, was toe
good for Otis and his hirelings t
let pass. ~ -. ::s. y. !, =. s's .@55
Hence: the abominable accuse
ton laid at the door Of organized
labor by the Times and papers d
it's class. \ ..
Organized labor can and vii,
indicate itself Of such charges
more easily than those making
them can reconcile themselve.
with their own consc iences. I.
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THEY DIED, ONE BY ONE.

a. y rSfS&S
Ten little iteuas, s1ewsy--every line,
But one Of them was q little
unfavorable to the brother
Of the dramatic editors sec
ond cousin, and It was blue
4 penciled- .*@ s
! s...= Then there were nine.
Nine little items, each one up to date.
i = But one concerned a fire in .
the fire proof" apartments
H. built by q real estate firm
which took half-page ads.sin.
the: paper: daily. and the adj,
vertising manager killed tt it !. !
Then there were eight. ! ! :
Eight little items-packed In form
st.. -. eleven,
One, however. described the
fatal injury OF a little girl
1 who fell through e. rotten
~ stairway in. a. tenement aSa
owned by the brother-in-law y
:. Of the proprietor. OF course
1t was suppressed. .-- - ~
:, 49, Then there were seven.
Seven little items, fresh from print
= er's sticks, "
One was humorous story
about a goat: The business :
manager happened. to see it,
and he was certain it would
anger the brewers who were
just getting out their book
beer. So it also failed to. get
.- by.'' - 4
.-." Then there were six.
SIX little 1tems-very much alive,
but one of them showed that
the leader of the local poll
tical organization had been
- padding a payroll, and as
this leader had swung the -
:: public printing to the paper J..
1t was. of course, impossible
to use it. ~ $50. ....
. Then there were five.
Five little items, full Of truthful lore.
One exposed short weights
and involved several big adj
vertisers, so OF course -.
Then there were four.
-Four little; items-gathered cleverly.
Rut 1t happened that one was:>
secured by a reporter whom =
% the city editor wanted to .
fire, 50 he called it rotten
~ and had it killed. ~ -
..r.z@ Then there were three, M:
Three little itens-each OF them was
true.> -. -
But the fact that the wife OF
the managing editor was try r..
Ing to break into society !.
made 1t impossible to use the
story about Mrs. De Puyster's "
obtaining divorce by per- :
jury, because Mrs. De Puys-
ter was a social leader who
WAS helping the managing -.
editors wife to get in"
80 Then there were two, !.
Two little, items-verys neatly done.
But it was possible that one -
would displease the church ~....-
Then there was one.
One little itenl-lonesopne little one,
And to conclude this sweet,
sad tale, 1t appears that this
bit OF news might have Of =
Tended the race-track own -
ers, who had some stock in
the paper, so IL =
ST. Then there was none.
Rn0SEVTT rr Eu1c II = ''
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-08

Charles H. Meyer has been re-
elected president OF the Western Fed
Grafton Of Miners BY q large majority
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-08

The "faker'' must go" Mr.. Roosevelt
4 has said 1t, ~:@ss z: e ~ ~ !
And II It is so, it is much to his
%sa credit 4..4,.s q &. = ##@ys @
The "faker" must ''go," but kind
voter, mind you, s@<..s.*: &zass 's
Please note II it's SO, or just said to
blind you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-03

about eight inches long, which are the
ends of lightning rods-the latter COM
municatnig with the dome below in such
a way that any chance thunderbOIt NAV
be carried by that route TO the ground
through the medium of the rain spouts.
That these represent no useless precau-
ton may be judged from the fact that
some of the points in question have been
half consumed by lightning, which hits
the lady hard and often, when thunder.
storms are passing over.
Danger From Lightning.
Charles Alacnichol the contractor who
has the job of scrubbing the/~oddess.
was on the dome with % of his me1.,
only the other day, when a sudden thun-
der shower came up, and lightning be-
gan to play about the statue in an
alarming manner. As might be imao-
ined, they lost no time in scramblino
down and escaping from the perilous
proximity of the bronze maiden She is
a maiden, of course, though there has
been some dispute as 10 what exactly
she representative authoritative fact
being, however, that she stands TOR
Armed Freedom.
Her Divine Origin.
Hence the sheathed sword which she
holds in her right hand. The stars that
bespangle her brow signify her divine
origin. But the most curious and in
teresting item of her accoutrements is
her headdress, a correct description OF
which could probably not be given by
one American citizen in a million
though so many thousands of people,
visiting Washington, gaze every year
with interest upon the statue on the
capitol dome. 1t is simply cap made
IL IL, Is L
the head of the bird above the forehead
Of the goddess, and its clawed feet hang
ing down on either side so as TO con-
ceal the lady's ears. There is no helmet
as is commonly supposed.
Taking Her Photo.
BY the adoption of an ingenious con-
trivance, Mr. Macnichol has MANAGED to
make some verv beautiful photographs OF
the head of the statue-the method
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-03
SUNDAY SCHOOLS WILL
PARADE TO REVIV

A novel feature of the Baptist re-
vival which is ceIng held in the tent
at the corner or Florence and Montana
will be the parade Sunday morning
The Sunday schools of Calvary and
Houston square churches will meet at
the regular hour, and. promptly at
1890, the Houston square Sunday
school will march to the Calvary Bap-
fist church, where it will be joined by
the Sunday school Of that church.
This procession of 800 young people
will then march to the tent, where a
special service viii be held at il
o'clock.
Sunday night there will be a special
sermon to women. and boarding house
Keepers and working girls are eSpe-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-03
CLEANING UP THE GODDESS
JOB UNCLE SAM HAS TO ATTEND TO EVERY
FOUR YEARS
Scrubbed With CASTLE Soap and Warm Water-Dffi-
Guilty and Hazard of the Task-Ingenious Means
Employed to Photograph the Goddess.
Painting the Great Dome

Washington, D. c.. Sept. 3.-The God
dess Of Liberty. on the dome of the caDi-
tol, is receiving her periodical scrubbing.
Every four years ner lace is washed and
her toilet otherwise accomplished, with
the help Of CASTLE soap and warm water.
Six pounds of best quality soap are re-
quired for the purpose.
1t is a big job; also very difficult
and somewhat hazardous one. To -ac-
complish it, a scaffolding Of the sort
called a double skeleton" is builc
around the statue, in such way that
the temporary structure does not come
the same time, while strong enough for
safety, it offers little resistance to the
wind-usually blowing with some We
locity at that lofty elevation.
Her Weight and Height.
The goddess is 1912 feet high and
weighs nearly $4,000 pounds The top
Of her cap is PSI feet above the ground.
1t Is no small matter to wash her. When
she was set up on her lofty perch
her head being put on December 2, 1868
her entire surface was treated with an
acid, to give 1t a rich and uniform tint,
which, it was thought, would never
change. But, alas. this expectation was
destined not to be realized. Liberty, ever
since, has shown d lamentable tendency
to turn green.
The green is copper rust, otherwise
called verdigTis, the statue being of
bronze. Persons lamentably lacking in
artistic sense have suggested that it
would be a good idea to gid the lady;
but this, let us hope, will never be done.
Much of the rust is removed by the soap
and water applied with scrubbing
brushes), as well as accumulated dirt,
so that the goddess comes out of the
bath looking passably clean. Special at
tentiOn is paid to her face and head, be-
cause it is deemed Of Importance that
her classic and really beautiful features
shall not be marred.
Platinum Tipped Arrows.
From her shoulders, Nand also from
the top of her cap, there project several
copper points, tipped with platinum.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-03

negligence doctrines are in large meas
are responsible for adverse judgments.
This enormous expense has. of course,
been added to the cost of the manufac-
tured product. If this matter could be
taken from the war basis on which it
rests, it seems altogether likely that the
money which employing concerns are
already eXpending would go long way
to meet the needs of a just, fair and
adequate compensation.
Henry T. Moves, il, of Rochester, has
compiled a table showing the amount
of public money which goes to the re-
lief OF families in their own homes in
20 leading American cities. This is not
given in institutional care in public in
stitutions, nor does it cover expenditures
made by private associated charities
The figures are here given:
Estimated Population Amount Per
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-03

I months ago. He left a wife and three
children, aged Z, 4 and years He
earned $3.50 year The employer of
fered $500 in settlement This offer
Was not accepted and suit was begun
and is still pending.
Laws of Foreign Countries.
Had the laws of the following cour-
tries been in operation in Illinois the
family would have received, provided the
widow did not marry and all the children
lived to working age, aid in the form.
OF annual pensions in the total amounts
given below:
Austria, until Youngest child is
Is .--... ..e .s4268.23
France, until youngest child is 10 51625
Germany, until youngest child is
Is -. .... 5o62. so
Great Britain, three things an
nual wages ..... 2,25O.Oo
Hungary, until youngest child is
Is 49,. ............... 5615.06
Italy, purchase of annuities until
Is ........ ................ $4,000
Norway, until youngest child Is
Is ..... ............. 426S.2
The compensation to the victmis of
so fatal accidents ranged from $4,000 to
HUtHiHS- III Two cases SfUUU eacD was
awarded, but they were appealed from
court to court and the victims finally
got nothing. The uncertainty and del2v
had a most demoralizing effect, both
morally and physically. These people
were in suspense. setting their expecta-
tions on sums of money that would make
them independent. huge fortunes in their
eyes, and after living in this anticiDa-
tion, sometimes adopting a scale of liv-
ing accordingly. SO far as they could,
they were finally disappointed and go,
nothing.
Excessive Awards Unjust.
Some of these excessive awards wer.
an injustice to the employer, but when
they were reversed and nothing was re-
ceived, it certainly was an injustice to
the employee. This engenders bad feeling
between employer and employee
The manufacturing and business con-
Germs of this country. have in the last
five wears paid to casualty companies in
premiums S95.000000. Less than s45.-
100000 has gone in settlement OF dam
ages, and less than half IF this $4,000
600 has reached injured persons after
lawyers fees, court costs, etc. are met.
not more than 20 or 80 percent of the
whole sum actually reached the family.
The fellow servant and contributOry