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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-02-12
NO ENTHUSIASM rs TOO
HEFTY FOR LABOR UNION

We are told that before water
generates steam, it must register
two hundred and twelve degrees
Of heat. Two hundred degrees will
lot do it; two hundred and ten
will not do it. 5@ 5 5.,;z /: ! tt .st5# /
A lukewarm union member will
not do. Unionism demands en-,
thusiasm. It demands a high reg
lister Of enthusiasm. =- @=:.
Labor is a struggle, It has
much against it. It requires force
tcs move it onward and upward.
The working man who IS will
ing to let well enough alone, Z
vii never get along very well.
. indeed, labor is ever very far
iron: ffro n Z. the well enough Z stage.
The worker who can see no need
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-02-12

no man can say, there being no
way for comparison, but this much
is due to him.
Stagnation nor retrogression
has had any place in the history
Of that body, though. numerous
opportunities showed themselves
in the history Of our country. and
Of industrialism, where a quick
mind, a firm hand and a conser>
vatively aggressive policy were
the: keynotes to progress. Mr..
Lynch displayed all these, and to-
day the place of the union he
guides is far advanced on the
road of Industrial progress. f.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-02-12
LEADERSHIP OF LYNCH -
~ - r y : d ~, Y
FRAUGHT WITH PROGRESS

James M. Lynch of Syracuse,
N. Y. for ten years president of
the international Typographical
Union, is again candidate for
president Of that body.
Personally, Mr.. Lynch is gen
ial, companionable soul, and Off
cially he has no superior as either
a presiding officer or an executive.
Whether the advancement of
the international Typographical
Union during the past ten years
has been due to the push and 60
of the body as a body, or to the
natural course Of events and pro-
gression, or to Mr.. Lynch s ability
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-02-12


other numerous by-prod ducts.
Labor doesn't fix the=p price the.
beef trust will pay the cattle rails,
er. on Western ranches for cattle
on the shoof, the freight rates, or
what you pay the butcher for the
meat that goes on your table.
Labor doesn't control cold stor-
age, the price the food trusts pay
the farmer for butter and eggs or
the price the housewife pays to
the grocer.
It isn't labor trust that pays.
the farmer what it pleases for
what he has to sell and then fixes
the price the consumer has to pay.
: No labor trust. fixes the price Of
sugar, wool, cotton, hides, shoes,
clothing, gas, electricity, electric
and steam transp ortation, grain,
flour, and all the other things that
enter into the cost of living.
You help pay dividends on wat
cred stock every time you ride on
a steam or electric railroad Or
burn gas or electricity, or buy
coal, ice, meat, flour, sugar, shoes,
clothing, oil, rubber, tobacco and
most Of the recessaries Of life that
consume wages. - = ~.
Do you. know Of single mil
| lionaire who, made his millions as
a stakeholder in a labor trust?, =.
Kirby represents the class that
would enslave all labor to enrich
it's own members. And that class
can't enslave labor without en-.
Shaving all men who actually work
for a living, whether they are in
or out of the ranks Of labor or
CARNATIONS.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-02-12
IS NEILL'S CASE ONE
OF CAPUT GRANDIOSUS?

There IS strong suspicion in
the minds Of many in the ranks Of
organized labor that Charles P,
Neill, Uncle Sans labor commits
sloner, having through the influ-
ence of labor leaders reached a
top notch in the way of fat sal
aired positions, seeks now to kick
down the ladder which helped him
to his big estate.
A letter printed the past week
in an eastern labor journal and
signed by lone Of the poor devils
who must submit to the wild boy
ish methods Of Neill' charges
that Neill is adopting oppressive
measures toward his subordinates
in the national bureau of labor.
From other sources comes the
same kick until one is compelled
to believe that there must be some
substantial reason for so general
a complaint. MIR. Neill must not
lose sight Of the fact that the
hand which caresses and boosts
can also chasten and behead, if
necessary.
Below is appended the letter
from one Of the accused man s
subordinates:
Mr.. M. D. L. shrope, Editor, Easton
Journal, Easton. Pa,
My Dear Sir: 1 have read your
comment on Doctor Charles p. Neill
In Sam De Nedrey's paper I want
to thank you both for myself and
all the other employees in the Labor
Bureau.
We poor servile chumps, Just like
most other government employees,
don't dare to say that our soul ia
our own. ~
This man Neill was working for a
m1serly salary when John Mitchell got
behind him and with others induced
Roosevelt to appoint him at the head
OF <the labor bureau. Since he has
been holding the job he has made IL
point to concoct plans for cutting
down expenses and in that connection
he has, as all employers usually do,
4 4 M. at the weakest element, labor. The
men and women of the Labor Bureau
have never been subjected to such
4 humiliation before .=, !. r ...G II: 10
Most Of the men who were reduced
In salary by Neill are old and good
labor unionists. It is a shame that
they must submit to this4will. i5e>..=3s s
Sz4 Or. Neill gets $4,000 per year az
\ umpire for the Coal Strike Commis-
] sion, $4,000 per year while acting as
Q member of the Immigration Com
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-02-12
STAND-AND-DEIIVER MEN
DON'T WEAR PISTOLS NOW

Somewhere between the office
Of stock broking firm at AZ
Broadway, New York, and the
home of 17-year-old Benson Lang,
the firms messenger boy, a ten
thousand dollar bill is lying
around lost. The messenger
dropped it from his pocket while
on the way to the bank, he says.
And somewhere between Wall
street and the humble homes of
the producers Of the country's
wealth thousands of ten-thousand-
dollar bills have gone astray.
But there's a difference!
All the power Of the police force
of New York is being directed to-
wards recovering the bill the stock
gamblers lost through a messenger
boys carelessness.
But all the power Of the coun-
try's lawmakers and Of the coun-
try's judiciary is being devoted to
covering up traces of the thou
sands of yellowbacks filched on
their way from the producer to
the consumer by the Big Inter-
ests, acting as middlemen.
The time is fast approaching
when the ghosts Of the worst pir-
ates and brigands history has ever
recorded will be ashamed to be
caught on the same side of the
street with the middleman.
The term middleman is fast
becoming a reproach.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-02-12

LOT effort Oh lis IS. part IS as blindly
selfish IS the rich man who does.
not see his duty to mankinG.
Millions in this country are out
Of work. Isn't there something
IN this fact to enlist the attention.
of the more fortunate who labor
for a livinge
Millions are hungry in this land
of plenty. Can the man who has
a job that keeps the WOLF from
the door be aware Of the fact and
satisfy himself with the motto,
Leave well enough aloneY'' : I
Millions are working for less
than enough to secure the bare,
necessaries Of life. These cannot
fight the battle for existence alone.
They cannot look for relief to
their employers, or to the we'll
TODD business men, or to the men
Of capital. If the worker does
not help, then they are hopelessly
helpless. T.. e
The strength of the union lies
i'll it's aggressiveness. 1t has no
place for the featherbed soldier.
The union member must be a
live one. He must be at least at
the steam generating point. He
must be eternally vigilant, ever
agitating his principles.
He is living in the midst Of a
labyrinth Of adversities. His ad-
vancement is extensively OBJ
stacled.
Nearly every great influence of
society is against him. Political
machines are not designated for
his advantage. Industrial institu-
tions are instruments Of opposi-
ton. The money power is en-
listed to Cypress him. The courts
are operated to prevent him from
securing his rights. Even the
church IS none too friendly.
There is much against him and
little for him. He has little to
stand for him if he does not stand
for himself.
There's no intelligent enthu-
siasm too strong: for place in the
labor Union.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-02-12
LABOR TRUST BUGABoo
WAS ROUTED LONG AGO

President Kirby, Of the Nation
al Manufacturers association, will
have: a tough time Of it making
the people Of this country believe
that labor unions are responsible
in any degree for the increased
cost Of living. .
sc It were not for the protection
given to all labor by labor unions
conditions would be worse than
they are, and the working classes
would be much nearer abject and
helpless slavery. 81. n
VAS ln every branch Of industry the
organization Of emplo yers has pro-
crossed more rapid y than the or
ga1n1ization of emplo yes. And the.
stronger the organiza lion Of en-
ployers grew, the ffiiercer their
fight to destroy ganiz lions Of.
workingmen.
The 80 called Dor trust is d
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-02-12
LABOR EDITORS NEED
HUNGER NO MORE NOW

The American Federation Of La.
Dor at the Toronto convention
adopted some very pleasing res
olutions concerning the labor
press, and trades unionists
throughout the country can now
settle themselves back comfort
ably with the satisfaction of know
ing that the labor editors have
been provided for, for another
year at least.
There is nothing in the world
that distends an editors stomach
and swells his bank balance like
q nicely worded resolution. #
When a union man is asked to
subscribe for his home paper all
he need do is to spring copy of
these resolutions and the editor
sinks away, abashed and ashamed.
When. the printer hangs around
the desk on. Saturday afternoon
waiting forth envelope, all the
editor need do is to read him the
text Of the latest resolutions and
the printer man goes away with.
out his money and with a smile Vof
ecstatic JOY on his face.
For two neatly print copies
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-02-12
DON'T HAVE UNCLE SAM
.s.> DO YOUR DIRTY WORK

Last week a judgment for $17.85
and costs against Fred Rouse of Ten
hassen and in favor of the Sentinel
Publishing Co., was enter upon the
court records here. After reading the
Sentinel a. dozen years Mr.. Rouse re-
fused to pay the obligation and we re-
sorted to the only means this law Of
fers in such cases. Some people have
the idea that a newspaper will not
bring suit to recover obligations on
subscription accounts. There may be
such papers but the Sentinel is not
one of them.-Fairmont Sentinel.
While hardly a matter for edit
erial reference the above touches
on a question of vital Importance
to newspaper publishers and the
rights accorded them by the laws
of the state.
There are too many men of the
caliber of the person sued by the
Fairmont paper who. willingly
read your paper until a bill is
mailed them and then order It re-
fused at the postoffice.
There are types Of this genus
in Duluth who may be called on
very shortly to join the Fairmont
Sentinel subscriber on the
mourner's bench.
1t the paper is not worth read
ing pay your bill and order it dis
continued like a man.
You will have a better opinion
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-02-12
SAWDUST DIET BOOSTED.
G.. w. Post of Battle Creek

u. w. .FOSt OF Battle Creek.
Mich, has -: issued no scream
against the boycott on the beef
trust. The Michigan vender Of
mysterious fodder knows good
thing when he it, and has
said nothing, but. sawed wood
The boycott on beef has given
Post an opportunity to get rid Of
a large quantity Of his specially
prepared "what is it," and Post
is praying with a vengeance that
the boycott on beef may be eter~
nal, in order that the cereal trust
may bask iii the sunlight Of
boundless prosperity.
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-
some thing real. The latter is not
only a menace to all labor, but to-
the small dealer and the average
consumer. And these are just be-
ginning to find out that they were
greatly mistaken when they got
the idea into their heads that. they
had no interest in labor's fight for
better conditions. 80 -s*
If Kirby, could prove that a
general increase in wages pre-
Eceeded the increase in the cost Of
living, and that the latter CORE
sponded with the former, he might
| have some premises on which to
base his conclusions. But every
body knows that there was no re-
lation between the two g.
There is no water in labor,
while the stock Of corporations
employing labor is loaded to the
guards with it.. And the price Of
nearly everything the people con-
sumo has been advanced to pay
dividends on the watered stock Of
trusts. ~ IT,
Hundreds upon hundreds of
thousands Of free American citi-.
zens have been voting for a pro-
tective tariff for years, because
they had been led to believe that
they were protecting infant Amer
lean industries and free and in
dependent American workingmen
But they are now waking up.
They begin to see that the bigger
the infant becomes the more pro-
lection he demands and gets, and
that this protection enables the
infant to soak the American pub
lie for higher prices, and to or
ganize into trusts that would de-
stroy labor organizations and act
ually reduce all wages and salar-
les by increasing the prices Of all
things that wages and salaries will
buy. 49,.
The average man is beginning
to find out that he is in the same
boat with the member Of a labor
union. He begins to see that Or
gained capital, by getting control
Of the banks, trust companies and
insurance companies, is using the
savings of the people with which
to secure control Of all industry
and all means of transportation.
It is the savings of the millions
who toll that is used by the Nor.
gans to buy up the railroads and
food trusts, and when they con-
troll these they dictate the price
the producer will get for his pro-
duce, fix the freight rate and then
fix the price the consumer has to
pay, SO as to pay dividends on
watered stock. 49,.
Organized labor doesn't fix the
price Standard Oil will pay for
crude petroleum, the freight rate
on oil or the retail price Of kero-
sene, naptha, gasoline, and the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-02-12

On his New York, Chicago, Bos-
ton and Los Angeles papers w. R.
Hearst employs ITO union print
ers.. Neither he nor his mother,
Phoebe Hearst, are at present en-
ploying any union miners at the
Homestake mine at Lead, S. D..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-02-12

mission and $1,000 as Commissions
Of Labor, all told 100000 per year.
Quite q big difference between this
and the $500 per year he got from
the Catholic university. .$
certainly hope that you and Sam
De Nedrey and other labor leaders
will keep at this man Neill until you
force the president to fire him.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-02-12

Of yourself and we will of you if
you step up to the captains desk
and settle instead Of hiding be-
hind the skirts Of Uncle Sam s
postal officials.
Don't tell them to do what you
are afraid to do for yourself. .
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-02-12

Wherever the steel trust has
established an "open shop the
wages have been reduced from-t25
to so per cent by piece work and
petty gouging. Even the strike
breakers have struck in it's mills
repeatedly. ."~ ~ .
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-02-12

Much will be accomplished by
this session of congress- says
Speaker Cannon. Shades of Ali
Bahia, John D. Rockefeller and
the other forty thieves, what to
be done to the common people
now9 *s -.%.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-13

Since our 1911 models were an
nounced a few weeks ago, we have
been in the midst of rush of bust
ness such as we have never before
experienced We have now more
orders for cars for immediate ship
ment than we have ever had before
in the history of the company at any
one time. We believe we shall have
no difficulty in selling all of the cars
that we plan to make for 1911. Our
policy with regard to the number ma
nufactured will remain Just the same
as heretofore. We shall not try to
see how many cars we can make, but
will bend all of our efforts toward
making the limited number that we
do put out of the very highest qaul-
ity possible. We now have a plant
that is second to none in the indus
try, and we could compete with almost
any company on the basis of quantity;
however, we prefer to keep our pro-
duction well within the limit of a
healthy demand for our cars and to
devote our surplus energies to i'm
proving the qualify of our product
without increasing it's price.
Even so, we buy materials in suf-
ficient quantities and we manufacture
all parts and also finished cars in
large enough quantities to get the full
benefit of quantity production. No
one can get better prices on materials
than We get, and no one is in a better
position to manufacture with economy
and efficiency than we are with our
unusually large plant and all of its
up to date equipment.
Some people think that this will
be a slack year in the automobile bu
siness. AS l have said before, oul
sales records do not show any evi
dence of this. We do not agree with
those people who say that the auto
mobile business will blow up There
may be blow Off some time, bu
not a blow up and if this blow off
comes, it will be a healthful thinl
and in the long run will have bene
fetal effect upon the industry as
whole and will work to the Interest,"
of the buying public inasmuch as
will mean the elimination of any con
Germs which have not or are not nov
giving the greatest possible value tina
can be given for the prices asked"
5 The directors and officers who hav
served during the past year were uni
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-13

neto is the Bosch high tension, and
the other ignition source is the new
and improved Delco system, with sin
gle unit coil, high tension distri-
butor and controlling relay. Either
is capable of operating the car indie
pendent of the other All electric
wiring is enclosed in copper tubes.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Cadillac radiator was never deficient
in cooling, it has been increased in
size, so that it is more efficient than
ever.
The size of the cone clutch-which
remains of exclusive Cadillac design
and construction-ha been increased
giving thoroughly positive action and
greater ease of operation. 1t is pos
sible to remove the clutch, if need be,
without disturbing any of the connect
ing members
A feature of the 1911 car is the full
floating type Thinker roller bearing
rear axle. The brake drums, with
contracting and expanding double act
ing brakes, have been increased in
! size.
! To give the occupants of the cal
still greater comfort, the wheel base
has been heightened from ITO to III
inches. Thus more room is provided
in the tonneau.
A double drop of IL inches in the
frame sets the body lower, and, will
the larger tonneau and the longe
hood, improves the appearance of the
car.
Tire sizes on the touring car road
ster demi-tonneau and coupe remail
34x4 inches; on the limousine 34x4'1-.
inches.
The 1911 equipment included in tn,
price of $1,7O0 is as follows: Boscl
magnetic and Delco system; two ga
headlights and generator; two oil dasl
lamps and oil tail lamp; horn, set o
tools and pump and tire repair out
! fit; 60-mile, season and trip speedC
meter; robe rail, full foot rail in tor
neau and half foot rail in front; tir
holders.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-13
announcement TO
CADILLAC 1871

Since the announcement of the Ca
dillac Thirty" was made, in 1908, the
automobile world. at the beginning of
each new season, has turned to the
Cadillac Motor Car Company IN ex.
pectation of the exceptional.
A glance through the detailed des-
cription of the Cadillac Thirty" for
1911 will suffice to show that this ex-
ception will again be fulfilled. Indeed
as the company itself says, it was not
ready even so short time as twelve
months ago to build a car like the
new Cadillac, in the production OF
which the great Cadillac organization
has surpassed itself.
In general way, the new Cadillac
Thirty" is a larger car throughout
than the model which Immediately
preceded it. The cylinder bore is in
creased from a IL inches-with an
increase CA. L. A. M. rating) to 324
horsepower. The piston stroke re
mains IL inches.
In principle the motor remains Of
course, the case as that which has
proved so efficient in past seasons
four cycle, four cylinders, cast separa
tely, and copper water-jacketed, witt
five bearing crank and cam shafts. Fo
1911 a special Schebler carburetor ha'
been adopted.
Two complete and Independent igni
tion systems are provided, each WIFI
an individual set of spark plugs to IN
sure the highest efficiency. The mag
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-13
DRIVERS
OF AUTOMOBILES

One of the requirements in New
York's new motor car law is that
all chauffeurs must answer list OF
questions promulgated by the state.
These bear on his personal habits
as well as his driving history and an
examination of any good sized collec-
ton of application papers brings out
some interesting facts. Recently forty
five applications were forwarded to
Albany from Buffalo for men in the
| employ of the Pierce-Arrow Motor car
J company. That continuity of employ
, ment is more than a catch phrase at
the Pierce-Arrow factory is shown by
the fact that of the As men SO of them
have been with the company more
than five years.
Some remarkable mileage has been
piled up by the 45 men. Their total
mileage as given in the applications
or licenses is ], 943, 900 miles, an ave
rage of 43,177 miles each. Seven Of
them have driven 100000 miles OIL
over and two, both long time mem
bers of the testing brigade have pilot
ed cars more than 25O,OOO miles. Most
remarkable of all the fact that de
spite the length of time the forty
five have been driving but three Of
them have been arrested for speed
ing and there have been but two Sc
rious accidents, and average of one
arrest for every 623.S66 miles and on,
accident for every 900 miles. II
both accidents the drivers of the carr
were held absolutely blameless ant
not even arrested.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-13
ANNUAL MEETING
OF CHALMERS CO.

DETROIT, Mich, July Pat the
annual meeting of stockholders hello
today noon at the factory offices OF
the Chalmers Motor Company, a casn
dividend of thirty per cent and stock
dividend of one thousand per cent on
the capital stock of the company was
declared.
The one thousand per cent stock
dividend means the increasing of the
capital stock of the company from
$780, 900 to 100000. This does not
mean the issuing of new stock for
sale, as the entire stock dividend was
divided pro rata to all the stock
holders. the par value of the shares
being raised from $40 to 500 each.
When the Chalmers Company origi-
nally was organized it occupied only a
small plant and it did not put out a
large number of cars. Furthermore,
it was not doing much of its own ma
nufacturing at the home plant but
was buying most of the part outside
and assembled them here.
During the last two years, however
the company has erected many new
buildings and put in a complete equip
ment of the most up to date machin-
cry needed in automobile manufactur.
ing and altogether has put $1,500,O0O
into buildings and machinery for the
purpose of doing its own manufacture
ing.
The business and the plant, there
fore, has grown to such an extent
that a new capitalization was thought
to be desirable as more nearly repre-
senting the asset value of the com
pany than the former capitalization Of
100000.
The annual report or President
Hugh Chalmers showed that the las
year had been a very successful one
for the Chalmers Company in ever!
respect. A feature of the report wal
the remarks made by Mr.. Chalmer
regarding the future outlook in tn,
automobile industry.
1--WE think we have every reason t
look forward to another great yea
in 1911 and for many more such year
to follow" said the report.