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The wageworker., 1910-02-19
GoMPERs At bethlehem
Takes Personal Charge of the Strike
in Biu Steel Plant.

Takes Personal Charge OF the Strike
in Big Steel Plant.
Bethlehem, Pa, Feb. lit was
stated here today that Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor will come here this
week to take charge of the strike in
the Bethlehem steel plant, giving
weight to the report that the strike
here is the beginning of the fight to
force the unionization of the steel in
dustry.
Five hundred strikers have left here
to take positions elsewhere and it is
said by the strike leaders they are
doing so in order that they may turn a
portion of their earnings into the strike
fund The federation is preparing to
assist the strikers financially.
An official statement was issued to-
day by the union officials, claiming
that $500 men are out. This is denied
by the company officials, who say the
number will not exceed 900. At a
mass meeting of the strikers it was
announced that the 400 men still work
ing have promised to join the strikers.
The wageworker., 1910-02-19
DO YOU WANT 1T?
What the Open Shop Means to the
Wage Farmers Today.


The "open shop" means porterhouse
steak for the employer and liver for
the workman.
The "open shop" means individual
bargaining so much desired by the op-
ponents of organized labor.
The "open shop stands for the un-
fettered employment of women and
children.
The "open shop means that the en-
ployer shall be the sole judge of what
your labor is worth.
The "open shop gives the employer
the privilege of being a member of an
organization intended to prevent the
payment of better wages, but denies the
laborer the right to be a member of a
labor organization.
The "open shop bars the possibility
of solid front on the part of the
workers.
The "open shop" declares that some
enjoy the benefits without cost.
The "open shop" denies men the
right to sell their labor under any con-
ditions they elect.
The "open shop" declares there is no
Giving line"-no minimum-for the
price of labor.
The "open shop declares it is le-
gal for an, individual to do an act that
is illegal for collection Of individuals
to attempt
The "open shop would place the So
luton of factory sanitation and un-
guarded machinery in the hands of the
employer.
The "open shop" means that The en-
ployer will be the master and you will
be the slave.-Exchange
The wageworker., 1910-02-19
GROWING VS.. SWELLING.

There is an old saying to the ef-
feet that some men grow under re-
sponsibility, while others merely
swell. The more we think of the re-
cent action of City Clerk Ozman the
more we are inclined to believe that
he is not growing. 1t is good thing
for the "dry" supporters of Lincoln
that the city clerk was practically
alone in his contention that the refer
endum petition was not good. 1t is
also good thing for the wet" advo'
Gates that a brash youth unexpectedly
elevated to a responsible position
swelled up with the idea that he was
about the biggest mite in the cheese.
The Wageworker is satisfied, now
that the referendum is all right. The
Wageworker has never been an advo-
cate of the saloon system, but if it
had to take its choice between hur.-
dred saloons in Lincoln and the possi-
bility of any young political upstart
knocking the referendum into a
choose the hundred saloons. The prin-
ciple of the referendum is too dear
and 1t has been secured through too
many sacrifices of time and money
and effort, to have it knocked out now
With the referendum inviolate we can
effect any reform we choose-that is
to say, the people can-and are we not
the people?
We can readily understand how City
Clerk Ozman came to make such a
foolish break. 1t is merely one of the
indiscretions of youth. Youth is in
clined to impulsiveness. We know,
for once upon a time we, ourselves,
were young. The city clerk, swelling
with importance, thought to himself:
Now is the time for me to make my
se.."" everlastingly solid with the 'drys'
the sare b,ing in the majority-and
thus insure not only personal glory to
myself but also reelection and mayhap
political preferment in the future"
AS we remarked before, youth is in.
c!ined to jump at conclusions just
chat way. But while City Clerk Or
man was studiously imbibing at our
state university the knowledge of how
to scrute the inscrutable and poss the
impossible, lot Of horny y-handed toll
ers were lighting for the Initiative and
referendum. and they didn't propose
having anybody depriving them OF
what they had fought for and won
Thus 1t came about that the genial hui
mistaken city clerk got his bumps
and got 'em good and proper.
The referendum is safe in Lincoln
yet. 1t is not likely that it will soor
again be attacked. Now let the battl,
rage!
The wageworker., 1910-02-19
LIFE IN A TENEMENT.
Some of the Problems Cinfrontinq
Workers in Crowded Cities

There are twenty-five families in our
tenement-four on each of the five
floors and two in the basement. Per-
haps the story of the family that used
their bathtub for coal bin( cover
ing it at night with boards and mat
tress for roomer, has reached even
you. l don't know where it originated,
but 1 have an impression that it is a
newspaper yarn. A real bath tub
would be such luxury and the rem
tai of an apartment containing one
would be so great that no one but
fool would think of doing such thing.
1t 1t were a matter of making money
out of it, it would be more business
like to hire out the room to ones
neighbors, who crave the luxury of
genuine bath. But seriously, most of
my friends and neighbors want to
be clean. 1t is pathetic, sometimes,
to see how hard they try to keep out
the dirt There is so much of it where
there are SO many people, that it is
difficult to conquer it, but many of
them succeed-at least so far as hui
man limitations will permit There
are some who become discouraged
and let things slide, but most work
ingmen's wives are everlasting busy
with their housework, and they de-
serve great credit for it.
There might be some justification
for storing coal even in a bath tub, be-
cause there is no place to keep it in
quantities, excepting down in the eel
| lar, where each family is given lit
the closet-like affair in which to keep
their miscellaneous belongings. But
there isn't much fun in Juggling scut-
| tie of coal to the third Or fourth floor
SO practically everybody buys coal
by the pail and has the coalman bring
it up, although it costs about three
! times as much as buying it by the ton.
The same is true of flour and about
everything else that we need in the
way of food. That's what makes the
cost Of living higher than most folks
| imagine-more, even, than it costs the
rich, for the same things. And we pay
cash for everything too. Strange as
it may seem, we pay higher rent, pro-
portionately, than is being paid by
many an uptown family, for the same
able over-crowding in our neighbor-
hood. I've never had a chance to
count my neighbors, but l would esti-
mate that there are at least one hun
dred and fifty people in our tenement.
Some of the tenements have more
than that. In one of the five acre
blocks in another part of town there
are nearly seven thousand persons low
| ing. Another block on the east side
contains 1,672 persons per acre. In a
little tract of fifty acres, there are
more people than live in the entire
state of Nevada. My home is in the
midst of the most densely populated
part of the world. Talk about China
and London-they aren't in it COM
pared with us.-Rev. Charles Stelzle in
Letters From a Workingman."
The wageworker., 1910-02-19

Meat packers say the price of beef
and pork is high because the supply is
short. All right, let the president and
congress knock the tar out of the tar
iff on cattle and hogs and sheep, and
watch the prices tumble.
The wageworker., 1910-02-19
CREATOR AND CREATED

Now what do you think of that. The
supreme court of the District of Co
lumbia. which soaked Mitchell, Comp
ers and Morrison for contempt, actu-
ally seeking to enjoin committees from
the national house and senate from in
vestigating gratis and crooked com.
bines. Talk about this being repre-
The wageworker., 1910-02-19

We still insist that the Rogers tract,
o street between Thirty-first and
Thirty-third, is the finest site for a
high school that could be found
plenty of ground. high. convenient to
street cars, and just close enough to
this editors property to materially
benefit it without mountaineering the
family. We are for the Rogers tract.
The wageworker., 1910-02-19

gressional District have shown an in
clination to contest with John A. Ma
guire for congressional honors But
up to date we haven't heard of any
body but lawyers. Wouldn't it be a
relief to have a chance to vote for a
union man?
The wageworker., 1910-02-19

sentative government, gentlemen? It's
joke! This is government or
judges. Once upon time this coun-
try rejoiced because it believed in the
pleasant little fiction that we had three
coordinate branches of government,
the legislative, the judicial and the eX'
ecutive. Coordinate means to put in
the same class, rank or order. In
other words, the country long believed
that these three branches were equal.
But that was a long time ago. we
know a lot better now. And we are
learning a lot more every day.
A legislature may enact law, and
governor may approve. Then comes
along some squirt Of country lawyer,
elevated to the bench by corporation
favor, and with sweep of his stub
pen knocks the Legislature and the
governor galley west. Congress may
enact a law, and the president may
proceed to execute that law as he is
sworn to do. But along somes a court
that usually divides five to four"
with the five always on the side OF
the trusts and corporations, and imme-
diately an injunction is issued and the
law is given it's quietus until such
time as the five honorable justices
may agree upon some way of saying
that in their opinion the law is no
good
And when some of us object to that
sort of thing we are warned not to at
tack the courts. And if we persist in
objecting we are denounced as "agi-
tators" or anarchists" and if we in
sist upon exercising the rights guaran-
teed by the old instrument that Great
ed the courts, we are told that the
creator is enthusiastically smaller than
the created, and we are thrust into
Jail for the awful crime of contempt.
And to be in contempt of court is an
awful crime. 1t is worse than MUIR
der. A man charged with murder has
a chance to prove his innocence be-
fore a jury of his peers. A man
charged with contempt has no such
chance. The judge is at once law
maker, law interpreter and law en-.
forcer-and there you are
Three coordinate branches of gov.
ernment!" God bless you, men and
brethren, you are liable to be thrust
into Jail for contempt of court if you
even intimate that you believe in such
an outworn and outrageous doctrine
We have three branches of government,
now-the state courts, the federal dis
trict judges and the supreme court OF
the United States. Legislatures and
congresses are mere jokes. Governors
and presidents are mere figureheads
A judge is the whole thing. He is
bigger than all the rest put together
If perchance he is a federal Judge he
is czer. monarch whose rights
none dare dispute.
Representative government forsooth
The man who talks it or believes il
ought to go out and have his head
bored for the simples
The wageworker., 1910-02-19
TO LABOR UNIONS.

Will you assist US by ap-
pointing some one In your
union to furnish US with news?
The Wageworker wants to pub
iish the news Of your local, and
In order to do SO must have
your assistance. It is our aim
to give our readers all the la
Dor news that Is to be had and
we wish to do It properly, so
that you will be satisfied. BY
helping US in this way, you not
only make this paper more val
liable and complete, but your
knowledge Of what is going on
In the tabor movement is bet
ter and the good feeling among
the various crafts is more
strongly eemented. When this
fellowship idea Is instiIIed thor
oughly among us there is less
likelihood Of a break in the
ranks and il Is certainly need
ed at the present time.
The wageworker., 1910-02-19

Every time we see a lot of earnest
union men enjoying little leisure
time at the Labor Temple, the prouder
we are of the fact that the first propo-
sition for a Labor Temple appeared in
The Wageworker, and the first meet
ing to consider it was held at the
home of The Wageworker's editor.
The wageworker., 1910-02-19

Richard L. Metcalfe is the "compro-
mise candidate" for United States SEN
ator. That is to say. everybody pre-
fers Met" to anybody else unless
tney are blinded by partican preju-
dice
The wageworker., 1910-02-19

A Chicago physician declares that
rats cause ieprosy. We don't know as
to that, but we do know that "rats-
breed "scabbies."
The wageworker., 1910-02-19
LAW IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 12.-The
supreme court today decided the law
prohibiting bakeries from working
more than six days a week is unconsti-
tutional
The wageworker., 1910-02-19

AS between the b. S. of Roosevelt,
which stands for "big stick" and the
B. s, of Taft, which stands for "but-
ter scotch" or backing sugar."
darned If We don't prefer the Roosevelt
brand
The wageworker., 1910-02-19

"Gripe Cuts" Post offers to bet
$4,000 there are no peanut shells in
HIS breakfast food. Charley is merely
betting that he doesn't eat his own
dope at the morning meal.
The wageworker., 1910-02-19

If the United States senators are
able to show the courts of the Dis
trict of Columbia where to get off,
Wen take back everything ill we have
said about the senators.
The wageworker., 1910-02-19

Those who attended the democratic
banquet at the Lincoln hotel last Mon.
day night are now congratulating
Mayor Jim" upon his excellent facili-
ties for taking the side track.
The wageworker., 1910-02-19
ORDER OF OWLS.
Nest of New Organization Being Built
In City Of Lincoln.

In City Of Lincoln.
j. H. Bayard, national organizer OF
the Order of Owls, is in Lincoln, busy
with the work of organizing nest in
this city. 1t takes fifty members to
secure charter, but Mr.. Bayard has
already been assured of double that
number The Order of Owls is a Sc
cret society of good fellows who be-
lieve in love, laughter and the king
dom of heaven on earth. They help the
sick, bury the dead brighten dark mo-
ments. light up gloomy places. Some
The wageworker., 1910-02-19

IL union men would pay half as
much attention to fundamentals as
they do to fool fads like the "meat
boycott" it would be better for them
The wageworker., 1910-02-19

The hest way to bust the butter
trust is to remove the fool tax on
oleon argarine.
The wageworker., 1910-02-19

On the dead square, we didn't get
a single valentine, comic or other
wise.
The wageworker., 1910-02-19

Up to date a number of eminent re.
publican statesmen in the First Con.
The wageworker., 1910-02-19

Stove mounters in Evansville, Ind,
report trade good.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-24
THE THIRD DEGREE.

New York Sun: Has the third
degree" been Pigment Of the magma
tion? To a senate committee that is
investigating in Washington the treat
ment of federal prisoners, John f.
Wllkie, chief OF the United States
secret service, said on Tuesday that
the practice OF trying to extort con-
fessions from prisoners by intimida-
ton and by the display of evidences
OF the crime existed largely in the
minds OF the "dramatists" and sensa-
tional newspaper writer's. Senator
Borah, member OF the committee,
who was not convinced, asked Mr..
.Wilkie:
Y Il want to ask whether, in your ex-
perience of twenty-five years as
police reporter in Chicago, you gained
any knowledge OF the use of brutal
methods to force a confession?"
The answer was that there were
sporadic instances when brutality was
charged" but it was not possible to
confirm that report, upon which SEN
ator Borah said that men may be sub
jected to outrage and there is no way
of proving that they had received
treatment in violation Of law and pre-
cedent. Our own impression is that,
whether the rights of the prisoner be-
tween the time OF his arrest and his
indictment, If he is held, are recog-
nized, depends upon the character OF
the police officer I'm whose charge he
is. The dramatists, IL is true, have
constructed sensational plays that
turned upon the third degree" but
their inspiration came from conditions
that were known to exist.
Sensational newspaper writer's have
overdone the thing. no doubt but we
have observed that when police Of
ficers succeeded in getting confessions
from their prisoners they did not deny
employing the spectacular methods OF
intimidation that were reported in the
newspapers. Anything you say may
be used against you in your triaP is
not the familiar form OF address OF.
police officers to their prisoners in.
this country The third degree" is
not a fgment of the imagination. but
IL is yielding to a public opinion which
condemns IT. Major Sylvester, the
chief Of the Washington police, who
told Senator Borah's committee that
his rules provided that all prisoners
must be accorded humane and con
siderate treatment" is not given To
the third degree" practice, we are
willing to believe, but Mr.. sylvester, in
education, experience and accomplish
ments, is an uncommon chief of police.
The officer who began as a patrolman,
made some reputation as plain
clothes detective and has risen to the
highest grade by catching criminals
Is the kind Of man who works the
third degree" on the principle that
the end justifies the means.
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FINE FRUIT PROPOSITION.

ID ACRES, part in city limits of Ash
land, greater part just outside on
hne slope, east and north, and fine
view OF the Rogur river valley: soil
fine rich, red soil. House OF six rooms
on brick foundation, packing house and
barn and fruit drier. This place is
nearly all out to fruit, at least thir-
teen or fourteen acres, the fruit being
peaches, apples, prunes, grapes, odd
cherry tree, and some almond trees
Apples consist of Northern Spies, yell
low Newton and Spitzenbergs, and
peaches consist Of Strawberry, Early
Crawford, Muir, Late Crawford.
Grapes consist Of Muscats Anjou,
White Sweetwater, Thompson seedless,
Tokay. The fruit is all In bearing.
The land alone Is worth all we ask
for the place, as ii is in walking dis
lance OF the new high school. and high
enough slope to command q good view
OF the valley. Ashland is a town of
about 1000 people with an American
settlement, and good schools and
churches, and one Of the very finest
climates on earth. A tenant is now on
the place who rents it for one-half
crop, owner to furnish half boxes. In
1909 they had 1900 boxes peaches and
500 to 500 boxes apples. This place
could be cut up into one or fiye-acre
tracts and sold at good profit. Fine
building sites. 1t lies only about two
blocks from the boulevard, and had
three or -four acres of brush and wood
for firewood. Price for this for short
time only, $10.50O, with $4,000 cash,
balance one, two or three years, at z
per cent. w. d. Hodgson, Ashland,
Oregon.
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Noties Of Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of Reineke & McKone CO. will
be held at the Office Of the company
at 62s First avenue north, Fargo, n.
d.. on Monday. Jan. ., 1911. at 2
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business as shall legally come before
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C. H REINEKE,
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(Eaturday, Dec. 17-24.)
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ADVERTISING.

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FLORIDA LANDS.

$40 CASH, $40 MONTH, WITHOUT
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Write for booklet: send money order
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FIFTY FLORIDA FARMS, from ten
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SUPERINTENDENT, Annual MeetIna.

Notice Is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders OF
the First National bank Of Fargo win
be held in the directors room or said
bank at 10 o'clock a. m, Tuesday, Jan.
10th, A. ID. 1911.
r.. A. IRISH. Cashier.
(Dec. 10-17-24-31.--Jan. ID
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According to statistics there are
100000 telephone stations In the
world, and vet somehow or other you
can't always get the one you want
when you want IL.
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FLORIDA LANDS.

FLORIDA FRUIT AND TRUCK
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