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Tanana leader. [volume] (Tanana, Alaska) 1909-1910, 1910-01-20

Taking for granted the truth of the statements
tanned in short press dispatch printed last week that
President Taft and the administration working srenu-
usy for the immediate repeal of the Sherman antitrust
law in anticipation of decision by the United States
supreme conrmaory of the decree of the lower court
in the matter Of the dissolution of the Standard Oil Com
pany the President must be the most discussed per-
sonage not only in the United States but in all the world
If he has spent sleepes nights heretofore nmated by
the Outside press questions of party policy and a
administrative responsibility the inevitable nightmare must
be in attendance his ftful SAUNDERS.
The Untsd States circuit court the four judges sitting
banc in St. Louis Nov. 20 handed down decree dis
solving the Standard Oil Company the nature of which
only the control of the subsid
larry companies to their separate stockholders but to ee
ually preclude the reformation of the holding company
It not only enjoned the Standard Oil Company its
agents from voting any stock it holds in the subsidiary
companies but also forbds the subsidiary companies from
paying the Standard Oil Company any dividends the
stock it holds in them In other Words should the decree
stand would total humiliation of the Standard Oil
Company The Standard company appealed to the United
States supreme court Unless the decree is reversed
modified it is supposed to take effect thirty days after that
courts final decision
The suit was brought by the government in equity
proceedings in April of last hence there could be
fine imposed and the law repealed there would be
justifabe ground for enforcing the Decree and it
would fall :t....>
Thus if the press dispatch is true President Taft is
champonng the greatest and most universally detested
monopoly in the world at time when he alone to
be in position to aid it, and at time, too when Mr.
Roosevelt is everywhere being auded and limited at
Tafts successorMr. Roosevelt the detested monopolys
accredited enemy and the squaredea lovers most cher
ished idol -. . sf
The action attributed to Mr. Taft is that of exceed
ingly bold of grown desperate in the unkoy
game Of politics. maybe of who finds himself in
position where he longer play at make believe
few skepcs profess think Mr. Roosevelt had done.
At the time the decree rendered Attorney General
Wckersham expressed qualification at the outcome of the
governments action against the Standard Oil Company.
AS part of the administration, why has he nowif such
lis the aseexperienced sudden change of heart?
There will doubtless be plenty of light thrown the
matter when the Outside papers arrive Meantime it is
confidently predicted that United States politics will make
mighty interesting reading for time.
The Louisville CourierJournal speaks of Taft figure
the last nresdeutial election that
Tanana leader. [volume] (Tanana, Alaska) 1909-1910, 1910-01-20

The Louisville CourerJournal speaks of Taft's figure
in the last presidential election that of of
upon platform of imposure and says the people who
elected him thinking of dollars than Of doctrines
Tanana leader. [volume] (Tanana, Alaska) 1909-1910, 1910-01-20

Job Printing at The Leader Office. ::
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15

These death.bed repentances are all
right, II the patient dies, but suppose
he RECEIVERS? As case In point, there
IL Julius Schmahl, candidate for Sec
rotary OF state on the Republican
ticket. We all remember how Julius
broke into print just after the passage
Of the Payne-Aldrich bill and informed
the people of the Northwest that Min.
nesota had at least one congressman
who would not be apologizing for his
vote two years hence, and he regretted
that there was only one. Again, when
Mr.. Taft came to Winona and "hoost.
cd for Tawney, Mr. Schmahl swelled
up and said, Il told you so;;' Then
Mr.. Roosevelt came to Minnesota and
took shot at the man who, according
to Julius, had no apology to make on
his tariff vote, and julius said. "Oh,
Roosevelt is hot because Tawney
wouldn't let him squander all the
money In the treasury on battleships. !"
Then came the New York convention,
at which the "Old Guard" was scat.
tered like chat, Julius made up his
mind he was in wrong, and he shout.
ed: "Hurrah for Teddy; didn't we
put it to them" and ever since he has
been a vociferous Progressive, as has
~"Me-Too-Eberhart." But the people
have memories.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15
ME AND ANDY AND JOHN.

Me and Andy and John
Are givin' 4 lot away Y
TO colleges here and libraries there
We're helpin' 'em every day.
There's John-he's smilin' happy
And writin' the checks against his
pile; ~. s... I'LL
And Andy-biddin' the world have
peace 49, r.s
And wishin' the wars would some
3 how cease; 4,
And me--1'm dom my hours O. toll
rs pay the Bills tor the steel and
oil. 81. :. s. .s5.5
John and Andy ana me-
We're certainly helpin' some
With money for this and money for
that ". s.
AS fast 40 petishuns come.
There's Andy maxim 'em carve his
name
Upon the libraries for his fame;
And John-he's teachin' the young
to save s5#.s q
An givin' advice he always gave.
And me? I'm helpin EN- meet both
ends sssE5 zss
BY chippin' in on the dividends.
Andy and John and mo
Hold wealth % i preshus trust;
We're helpin 81 g g here IN helpin'
theso. $500
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15

tariff protects, e Her coal and
steel trusts are known Of all men.
Massachusetts, cotton mills are q
further example Of low wages,
cheap and child labor, and the
general exploitation Of all that is
supposed to apply TO American
labor. y" It'll .,. ST.. IN
A high tariff is monopoly's
right bower. It is the first aid to
scientific robbery Of the citizens.
Until the time comes when the
people decree there shall be no
more trusts, and that the tariff
shall not be used to swell private
fortunes, we shall have to protest
as best we can, and make that
protest count. r:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15
PRICE OF CLEANLINESS
SCARS WITH LIVING COST

Soap bubbles skyward rise and
prices heavenward soar.
Cost of living has been awaiting
Of late, and now comes the an
nouncement that the price. Of
cleanliness is to 60 up kiting
Cleanliness may be next to godli.
ness, but it is a whole lot more
costly.
1t is heralded that the price OF
soap is to join the climbing con.
test of the necessities Of life. The
price of soap, plain, decorated
and scented, is to be increased.
What a blow to the Saturday
night cleanup institution!
The big soap manufacturers are
practically unanimous in their de.
mand for more money for soap
1t is generally agreed that the
price Of scent cake of plain
proletarian scrubbing soap may
be doubled within the next few
weeks.
Colgate & Co. were the frat to
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15
FIGURES DON'T LIE ON
HIGH TARIFFS RECORD

Fl cures are stubborn things.
They are frequently used to prove
both sides of a case, but there are
times when they cannot be dis:
puted.
The twenty-second annual re-
port of the Rhode Island bureau
Of industrial statistics shows
these facts:
"Wages of operatives in wooden
and worsted mills are from 81 to
SO a week; 80 per cent of opera
tives are foreign born.
Wages in silk mills, 81 to So a
week; 80 per cent Of operatives
foreign born.
"Wages in cotton mills, 81 to
So week; 80 per cent of opera
tives foreign born.
"Wages in rubber factories, So
to SO week; 70 per cent of oper-
atives foreign born.''
And yet with all this evidence,
duplicated many times, we hear
and read that American labor
must be protected from competi-
ton with the "pauper millions of
Europe and that the wages of
the free born" must be kept up
President Taft, when he signed
the tariff bill, admitted that the
rate on wooden goods was too
high.
Pennsylvania illustrates the fall
lacy Of the doctrine that a high
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15

Mr.. Ballinger is truly 4 consistent
"conservationist." He doesn't over
look anything, even to the beer bust
ness. On Thursday last he revoked
the order OF the Indian department
by which all saloons in the Indian
country were to be closed on Oct. is,
and the brewers are naturally jubilant
over their victory. Governor Eberhart
and Secretary Ballinger are again to-
gether in perfect harmony in the great
conservation chorus. Verify. he who
puts two saloons where ono hourished
10 benefactor of the brewers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15

about as bad as they want to see
Eberhart made a real governor.
Can you imagine anything
worse for the chances Of the com
mon people getting the legislation
that is coming to them-either
state or national-than to have
such tools Of the "big interests -
elected.
The railroad brewery combine
and all other leeching corpora
tions are already tapping kegs ia
ensure the election of men to do
their bidding. Are you on?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15

Governor Eberhart says that the
Democrats have painted the pump to
purify the WE'LL But, my dear gov.
ernor, you purified the waters of the
Democratic we'll, 50 far as the liquor
crowd IL concerned. You have lifted
the whole liquor bunch bodily out Of
the Democratic party, and enrolled
them under your banner. It Is "busi-
ness" with them, governor, and We
don't know that we blame them for
the switch, but what did you promise
them-under the rose? ..~..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15

The Minneapolis bartenders have
organized in behalf of Governor Eber-
hart. Their organisation is known as
the Aegis Circle. What Is the matter
with calling It BY its right name? Is
the governor ashamed OF his new-found
support, or do the promoters fear to
indicate the character Of their occu-
patton in their official utle7 The gov
ernor seems to be taking the schools
out of politics." but putting the bar
tenders In. 49, -.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15

Governor Eberhart is now calling
himself Progressive He has for
gotten his interview in Washington
last spring in which he assured Presi-
dent Taft that the people of Mime
sofa were beginning to like the Payne.
Aldrich tariff; he has forgotten that
during that same visit he took partic.
ular pains to get Secretary Ba1linger
to address his Conservation meeting
OF March last. He has forgotten that
he then gave assurances that there
was mo insurgency in Minnesota. -
He has so completely forgotten that
he went down to Beverly to invite Mr..
Taft to speak at his September Con-
servation meeting, that he couldn't
remember his name in his keynote
speech. He has forgotten that during
the primary election he did everything
possible in the First, Fourth, Fifth,
Sixth and Eighth districts to nominate
"standpat" candidates to congress and
to embarrass and defeat Progressives.
In fact he is playing that old, old
game of running with the hare and
hunting with the hounds"
To show how Mr. Eberhart's tactics
are regarded outside the state. we
reproduce the article from Senator
La Follette's publication, together
with the information that it received
editorial endorsement from the sen.
ator:
"The Conservation Congress to be
held in st. Paul beginning Sept. has
suddenly become charged with large
meanings. Originally designed to con.
slider the somewhat limited problem
OF the public land policies of the ma.
ton, it now promises to be the forum
for titanic struggle between the
supporters of the peoples rights on
the one hand-the Progressives OIL
1nsurgents-and the defenders Of spe
cial interests-the Standpatters--on
the other hand. With most Of the
notable political leaders of the coun
try In attendance, the Congress can
not fail to have a profound political
significance.
mo sooner had the Congress beer
announced for st. Paul than the In
terests began to move upon it-eithel
to destroy it utterly or to dominate it
AS customary in such cases, loca
board OF management was appointed
to make the necessary local arrange
ments, including the choice of an audi
forum and the raising Of money To-
the immediate expenses. In no case
formerly has q local board ever hat
anything to do with the arrangement,
Of the program, the appointment o
speakers or officers. or with matter,
Of publicity. But no sooner had tti!
particular board been appointed, will
Governor Eberhart OF Minnesota a
it's head, than it began to move sc
cretly but with determination towart
the control of the Congress itself.
I'm order to- understand the rea
sons for this particular action, Ger
tain underlying causes must be made
plain. For years the Republican party
machine ID Minnesota has been thu
creature Of the Great, Northern Rail
road Company. For : time its reigl
was threatened and It hay had "a &C
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15
Eberhart's ''Pro&ressiveness' ::
Huge Joke of the Campaign

cept man like Senator Ctapp in tho
United States Senate, but it's hand
upon the state government in Mime
sofa ever since Governor Johnson's
death has been very heavy indeed.
The real governor of Minnesota is not
Eberhart, but Louis w. Hill. president
Of the Great Northern Railroad. Eber-
hart, now nominated to succeed, him.
self as the Standpat candidate for
governor, is really nothing more than
4 railroad errand boy.
Interests Against Conservation.
'Now, the railroad interests Of the
Northwest, and Louis w. Hill in par.
ticular, are against conservation,
against peoples government, against
the Progressive group of leaders. So
Eberharts committee began to inter-
fere at once with the plans Of the
Conservation Congress. They OBJ
jected to certain speakers, notably
Louis d. Brandeis Of Boston, and they
1nterfered 80 actively that Mr.: Pinchot
and his associates threatened to Ne.
move the Congress to Kansas City.
This the Interests. did not want; they
wanted it in st. Paul where they had
greater powers Of control than they
would have in Missouri. So they
quieted down; but they did not for 4
moment stop their underground work.
"As soon as the presence of the
Congress In St. Paul was assured,
they began again to work for change
OF the program. 1t was found that the
governor was in constant com1nunica.
ton with President Hill, and that
every effort was being made to
change the Congress from 4 consarva.
ton meeting into an anti-conservation
meeting. BY pressure exerted In high
places they succeeded IN getting the
names Of Senators Cummins and Clapp
removed from the program, and OF
adding the names of 4 number Of
Western governors known to be hos.
tile r. the national conservation ~
our resources. They have refused ia
give reduced railroad fares to dell.
gates, knowing that this will tend to
cut down the attendance OF delegates
from the East. +, 49, e..
Exercising, also, hts great influence
upon politics In the Far West, where
his railroad runs, President Hill has
been most active In his forts. A
conference Of Western kovernorl
called together at Salt Lake City viii
plan definite campaign and appear
IN the Congress with q full quota 81
delegates. The policy which will prob
ably be adopted will be the demand
not national, but state control Of pub
lie lands--which would utterly defeat
the conservation movement The Old
selfish theory Of states rights 10 to b
injected into this question DC It wal
injected into the political discussion
previous to the Civil war for the de
Tense OF the privileged class of slave
| holders. ...r .55 4. B
AZ It now stands the program 81
the congress Is divided into two parts
The MISUNDERSTANDING VIII 81
given the nrst chance: the Westsrr
governors will spea K. After that TIL
national oonservA tionists will appear;
Roosevelt. Pinchot. Garfield. ssT4fS
insurEent ssnators aad many 1lh1rs.s'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15
GRIM RBAPER's HAND Is
FELT BY WHOLE FAMILY

The person injured or killed in
an industrial accident is always a
worker, an income producer. No
helpless children, no feeble old
men,, no idle women perish in
these disasters. So nearly every
work accident leaves q problem Of
poverty behind OF the 526 men
killed in the. years accidents in
Pittsburg, 25s, or almost one-half,
were married men regularly sup
porting their families (nore than
40 children under 16 were left
fatherless by the fatalities Of the
Year, Of the single men and boys
killed, only 50 per cent were
quite without dependents.
Among the families Of married
men killed, one-half got from the
employer either no compensation
whatever, or merely funeral ex.
penses. Only one-fourth of these
families got more than $500.
Among the families of single men
with dependents, IS per cent
stood the whole loss, and only II
per cent got more than $500.
The following figures give some
idea Of what a work fatality
means in the home: Among 1872
families where a husband. and
father had been killed, fifty-three
Of the widows went to work,
twenty-five children were taken
out of school and put to work,
and nineteen families moved to
poorer quarters-all this within a
year after the accident.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15

BY shovelin' out our dust.
There's Andy-busy as he can be
Considerin' plans for library;
And John a-whackin' a boundin'
ball
And lettin' his words o. wisdom
fall;
And me! I'm payin' my small ac-
To help 'em both to a bank ac-
r. count.
Me and Andy and John.
Are givin' our money free;
The colleges here and libraries there
Are gettin' it from us three.
There's John-he's happiest when he
gives,
And he'll be. dom that while he
lives; .,.
And Andy-makin' 'em raise their
part
To build the houses for books and
art,
And me? BY ginger! How fine I
feel
A-payin' the bills for oil and
steel! ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15

The man who can be used to get
through petty grating can be de-.
pended on for big steals. You remem-
Der, perhaps, how Governor Eberhart
was used in the Ssabury graft7 g.:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15

How notable events do crowd each
other, to be sure. - ......
Following hard on the heels Of Gov.
ornor Eberhart's keynote" speech In
that fair city, Mankato reports the
birth Of . two-headed pig.
II that pig follows the footsteps of
some illustrious representatives of the
porker family and becomes an "edu.
Gated pig" he will need both his
heads and then some to grasp tho full
signidcance Of that Republican plat.
form which Mr.. Eberhart says he
stands on.-Mfnneapolis Daily News.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15

. OF course it is possible that all those
Democratic brewers and saloon keep
srs are supporting Governor Eberhart
because they believe he will enforce
all laws-including liquor laws-more
vigorously than would Gray. Do you
believe It? +
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15

Organized labor through trades
unions will ultimately control eco
nomic conditions. It is therefore
our duty not only to ourselves but
to coming generations that we
build wisely and well. The salts.
faction and beauty Of the trade
union plan is that we are able to
helI' ourselves, to better our pres
ent conditions as we build for the
future. l.:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15
ORGANIZED WORKERS!

Whom will YOU choose for gov
ernor of Minnesota. An "er-.
rand boy OF. the big interests"
or q plain man out OF the ranks
of the common people?
The, choice win soon be up to
you. Post yourselves.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15
PorsHoTs INTO THE
POLITICAL FLOCK

Throughout his tour of the range
this week Labor Commissioner Nc
Even took especial pains to point
out to the working people, Of whom
his audiences were I'M the main part
composed. the record established by
Governor Eberhart and his advisors
Senators Smith and Dunn as friends
of the working man." The vacillat-
ing and jellyfish attitude OF the gov
ernor during the recent strike OF
railroad switchmen was not allowed
to pass ur1noticed and promises were
made tor James Gray, Democratic
nominee, that under his hand the in
terests Of the working classes would
have first call. An humble worker
himself. Mr.. Gray's sympathies are
at all times with the men who pro-
duce, the men who are 80 brutality
and 20 sluttonously exploited by the
interests. who arc now ready to spend
huge sums to maintain their lackey
IN the capitol building at St. Paul.
The trimming Clarsncx B. Miller
got 1t tho hands Of his Republican
opponent. Alex Mcknight, during the
primary campaign was but flea
| bite compared to the trusllink which
il being melted out to him daily In
his addresses by Judge Jacques. Dur
Ing the past week the eloquent ana
fearless Duluth lawyer has fislrAt-
lively put Miller's hide on the fence
! stretched forty ways for sunday. And
In this limeltsht campaign ne has no
better ally than tho congressional
record. IT'S all there in black and
white, how Miller bit. the hand that
handed out the plum. And the con-
greseionai record, white 1t may ab-
breviate q on the order Of congress
may leavN out undesirable passages
altosether.. has not vet been placed
in the AnaniAs class 4 Il. ... 3 u. !.
Il looks 40 IL Harry Che4dle, in
entering the race for represent tive
OF the 5lst district had with hid
nauAl luck, landed right side upper
most He shaa i .pud dins :, { said 1
ftSpubltcan ysstsrday. and 1, = B with i
desp sish, looks g r. i; would
l,av4 to vote To nays1if d. & 81