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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-10

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Pleads for the
{: Street. Car Men

Mangus Sinclair, member OF the
General Executive Board OF the
Street Railway Employees, gave the
mems side of the recent dispute be-
tween the employees and management
of the Winnipeg Street Railway in
manner SO succinct as to merit repe-
tition. He said. in part:
ITO you and to the railway com
pany we beg, to state that the needs
| of life, the needs of the home and or
the family and Preside, the needs OF
| the physical and moral being, the
question of the very length OF life 1t.
self, enters into this consideration Oh
shorter workday.
"This is an age in which the or
ganized efforts of the people are
bent in the direction to elevate men
and women, by lessenging the long
and laborious hours Of human
drudgery. Help us to promote this
noble object, this laudable aim, and
you will have helped to make the
world a little better, you will have
helped to elevate the human stand
ard of life.
Long hours and demoralizing
| conditions have been the lot OF the
toiler in the past, working from day
light to dark. with even little time to
sleep to refresh themselves for the
labors of each succeeding day. no
time to ihtnk, no time to read, mo
time to recreate either the mind or
the body, too tired by reason of the
! long hours of labor to enjoy the in
nocent pratt1e of children. The task
master has exacted the last hour and
the last ounce of energy, and labor
has borne upo nits back the burden
of its pain and suffering and tears
will never be half told.
"The organized workers are direct
ing their influence to establish the
eight-hour day on this continent, and
at present hundreds of thousands OF
workingmen and women are enjoy
ing this blessing.
'sWhy are workingmen blamed
with being so neglectful of their spir-
itual duties and obligations? Why
are the working people so prone to
stay away from church on the Sab
bath day? Because long hours OF Ia
Dor during the week has worn out
the physical and moral impulse, and
the higher motive of being les
strangled nuder this physical ex-
haustion.
"Again it is a mans duty to pre-
serve his body from decay. Long
hours of labor, especially with the at
tending strain of street railway work,
tends to speedily wear out the frame
/ and lessen the years Of life. So it is
a question of solemn Importance; 1t
is a question of life itself to the
street car man. To the company 1t
cannot but be fruitful of beneficial
results, too, because it Will tend to
harmonic the relations between the
employees and the company. 1t will
elevate the general standing OF Its
men, it will relieve them of hard
I.hour of toll each day, and leave them
| more strong, more cheerful, more
energetic and more competent to per.
form their duties to the company and
Ito the public"
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-10
T HE F FEL .
(By Robert Jones, in Labor Leader. T.orse. q

ourer with great skill, which the lord
and the lady were able to appreciate.
The traveller was quite unframed,
and merely fdgeted.
In due, time the charitable person
said, II think this man is really des-
titute. 1t is time to help him a
little"
"But, damn it, the mans dead"
cried the traveller.
The other three we're shocked, but
they behaved with dignity.
Eat least" said the lord of. the
land. che died in a state Of independ-
ence."
And" said the lady, "uncom
planning, though perhaps ungrateful.''
and" said the charitable person
ne was not demoralised by aid be-
fore he was really destitute. There
is even now a crust in his pocket
which l willingly overlook"
"He grew the corn for IT, said the
traveller.
"In my field" said the lord Of the
land.
"And yet" said the traveller, che
lived in abject poverty. It is dis
gushing"
"It.is." said the lady; ''but we will
not reproach him for it now he Is
dead"
Hum" said the traveller.
Besides" = she added. kindly, but
with no conviction. this sort Of peo-
pie knows no better
"It is true, madam" said the trav-
eller, "er he would have kept more
corn for himself.
The lady raised her golden pinch
nose and regarded the traveller with
frigid and calculated stare. The
lord of the land unconsciously as,
sumed the attitude of his ancestors
portraits.
The charitable person moved lit
tie away. He coughed.
II think. !" said the traveller. 1T is
time to make things hum"
A boom is being started for Brock
Brown of Martins Ferry fer sheriff
numerous. friends. Mr.. Brown has
not yet been consulted on the mat
ter, and it is not known whether OF
no the would accept, but the boys be
lieve that a good union man in the
office, like Brown, would be far bet
ter than the kind Of individual who
now occupies the position.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-10

To a certain land there came once
traveller. He had lived cteerfully,
and his instincts were not perve1 ted
by bad thories or dwarfed by good
ones. In this land he felt lonely. He
saw a labourer in a field. and leaned
over fence to watch him. The lord
of that land passed by, and he also
watched.
81 grieve over that laborer," said
the lord of the land. Il find work
for him in my field, and he lives in
abject poverty. ! cannot understand
it.D
Perhaps" said the traveller, 1T
is because this is your field"
mo said the lord of the land, FOR
you see l find work for him. He
lives on work. %s
..It lie a curious landps said the
traveller. Personally 1 4ive on
food, clothing, hope and liberty.
"This is a mere labourer," said the
lady of the land. who had Joined
them; rand besides, l give him a
blanket annually. But l suspect he
drinks.
st is a strange land" said the
traveller. II drink myself don't
you?
The lady of the land put up her
golden pinch nose. sSir!" This was
a form of courtesy in the land.
The lord of the land explained IN
kind voice 1--WE certainly inbibe
at times little champagne
"But this creature, / suspect" said
the lady, 'sswills beer" And she
sighed, being also kindly.
A charitable person Joined them
lust then. ''It is true" he said, He
had what is called a half a pint yes
terday." The lady sighed again.
Look" said the traveller, quickly
..the labourer is nearly exhausted.
Let us help him.
"Be careful" said the lord of the
laand. cor you will destroy his sense
of responsibility.
And" said the lady, make him
less deferential, or even presump-
tuous."
81 should think said the travel
err. chat his Difference would be as
disgusting as his poverty.
"He himself is disgusting" said
the lady.
Hum, K said the traveller.
The lady ajusted her golden pinch
nose. f
..As an expert in thest matters,
said the charitable person" advise
caution. I observe that he is not yet
destitute. Even now he is about to
eat a piece of bread"
.sWe'.,s said the lord Of the land,
..are as earnest as you in our desire
to help the deserving. may say
approve Of your aims-at any rate
| 10 a large extent. But the time is
not yet ripe. Let US come to-mor-
row."
They led the traveller away and
talked kindly with him, and he said
ssHum."
The next day they came to the
field, and found the iabourer dying
The traveller spoke with undue
warmth as he climbed hastily ovel
1.-THE fence. The others followed him
through a gate. They found the
traveller about e give food and drink
Ito the labourer.
stay" said the charitable person
ssyou are evidently unaware OF the
linfouity of Observation-Disclosures.
can discriminate between . full
| man and an empty one.' said ths
traveller.
..That. said the charitable person
.fs irreyelant. Let me Investigate
1.-THE case .
Thereupon he questioned the lab
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-10

! The executive council of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor has unanl-
mously decided to petition the State
of virginia and Congress that Mount
vernon be taken under the authority
of the United States, and maintained
under such rules and regulations as
will insure admission to the GROUNDS
and buildings absolutely free TO the
general public.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-10

There Il 10 be strong effort on
the part OF the American FedeIae.o y,
Of Labor to have Congress separate
the department of labor ana co ~
meree and have cabinet oftlcer TOT
labor 'and one for commerce
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-10

{ John Philip Sousa has volunteered
to lead an orchestra Of 100 musi-
clans, during a concert to be given in
Boston, Mass, February s, by the
local musicians of that city affiliated
with the American Federation of Mu-
sic. in aid Of its fund for the relief
Of Its sick and distressed members.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-10

Boston, Mass, Provident long
shoremen's Union payments for 1909
for sick and death benefits exceed
$4,000. The average payments FOR
years have been in excess of $4,000
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-10

Sixty organizations affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor
paid in death benefits during the year
past $1,236,243. Twenty organiza-
lions paid $731,955 in sick benefits.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-10

It is contemplated to send to Bos-
ton, Worcester, Stamford. Hartford,
Chicago, Cleveland and Kansas Guy
a special organizer to form unions
of waist makers at those pofns.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-10

Satisfactory settlements Of points
in dispute have been made by the
Metropolitan (London, Eng.) Rail-
way Company with the whole Of its
employees in the traffic and perma-
nont way departments.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-10

Sacramento, Cal, Carpenters Lo-
cal has asked for an increase OF 81
a day, making the wages IS instead
OF 81 as now. The new scale Is to
become effective April /.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-10

The mine inspectors report for
tha twentieth, or SchuylkilI district,
Pa. shows fewer fatalities In 1900
than IN 1903.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-10
ONLY Labor PAPER

The office Of the Majority, Fifteersn.
Street, rear Germania Half Dollar
Sank, is opep from g. a. m. to 5 p. n.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-10

SUBSCRIPTION RATES
one Dollar Per Year Paid in Advance.
Ten Cents Per Month Collected Month-y,
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-10-01
The Love of Truth.

| have always loved truth
have been born and to have lived
one community for practically nmq
years is a record few men have l
joyed. An old acquaintance OF MI
down in Maryland died recently H
der these conditions. No man e
knew an unworthy deed attributed
him, and this is attaining the hlgn7
human ideals. A close friend Tf1
of this old man, John Mitchell Beg
with, in the following beautiful ma
ner:
Gle was a man of the most 4
flexible integrity. To be right anu
do right were principles that he NJ
permanently in his heart IN ms al
youth, and in accordance with a ll1
he lived his long life. From ln1
two purposes he could not be mo,I
If he erred at all it was IN IatU
some one else, not himself. Like
man David describes as ascenaln5
hill of the Lord Mr.. BeCk1a
walked uprightly, and WORKED J.; ,S1
eousness; he spake the truth H. h.,l
heart; he swore to his own n.r.
he put not out his money TO us' /
nor did he take reward agallls' !
innocent .5
Here appeared to be summed an Vii;
the very highest attitudes To .v @
human character may be CN+ +bp
When a man has accomplisat:uu Ri Ri
things; when he has read ni' II "a !
and made it the final source d n
peal, living up to its teacnng IN /
things, he has robed hmsen en- an =
rainment of the saints ana Sc I;.b 4
ample as lofty as any to VIM
heart could aspire.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-10-01
The Social Canker

Here is another sample =
daily lives. The first one actu,1jr i
place. This one actually hannss.
did you know that tbq !.
Straws were poorer than IL
mouse?" said the town tattler 'D
81 don't know what Won
suggested a friend. '
why, that they can't nav i
bills, and haven't for months
Don't pay their bills? Wbrl
don't see how that can be n
pay my husbands bills, and he II
with them constantly. He saw, \
are the best pay in town."
We'll, | heard just the opDosta
know the butcher had to wait far
money a long time-several mont
in fact"
"Do you know her butcher"
ooh, yes, l trade with him 4
gether. He's Brown, you know
But Mrs. Straw told me
didn't deal with Brown She #
him, but went over to Tallowph
after that, and | deal with Tall
plat. Tallowphat says the "a
Straws pay promptly
ooh, | am so glad to hear /
People who don't pay their bills
get talked about, don't they
indeed"
And many who do pay their
as well, don't you think"
yes, | suppose SO. But d
like Tallowphat at all. never
there"
And no wonder! Tallowphat
the town tattler never pays her
And isn't this just like some peo
They take even chances with
truth, and when the worm turns,
orally get it in the neck.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-10-01

make their schedule, are seldom late;
the train crew, from conductor to
hagman, engineer and fireman, all are
so perfectly drilled that the carrying
through of train is merely a matter
of clock-work detail.
There isn't much more possible in
the way of accomplishing distance
than the Pennsylvania management
has evolved. Some day flying ma
chimes may glide through from Wash
ington to New York on air lanes
where the trackless way may be
smoother, but until then commend me
to the adorable development attained
by the Pennsylvania.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-10-01
Not Much More Desired.

When one travels By the Pennsyl-
vania on the Congressional Limited"
there isn't much more to be desired
in the way of comfort, simple elegance,
luxury without show, speed, interest
general equipment, beautiful cars, per-
feet service, elegant dining cars with
the meals fulfilling every human de-
sire. 1t all seems to be provided in
the most substantial fashion. Trains
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-10-01
A Remarkable Story.

"A Remarkable SCOIy.
Here is an unpublished story of re
markable human interest. On the
Nashville & Chattanooga railroad,
about halfway between the two cities,
is a tunnel half a mile long cutting
through the Cumberland mountains.
1t was the boast of the railroad COM
panies until few years ago that it
had never killed man, but the record
was finally broken, though the per-
centage is still insignificant.
This Cumberland tunnel, ever since
the road was built, over sixty years
ago, has been patrolled by watchmen,
and no train of any kind, night or day,
went through it without being preced-
ed by a Waterman with lantern, who
saw that the way was clear. Another
Waterman would then go through the
tunnel after each train and see that
nothing was left This practice is
kept up to-day, and the never-ending
vigil goes on and on with little or no
result Only occasionally have the
watchmen found anything in the tun-
nel and then not much of Importance.
One night about twenty-five years
ago a Waterman picked up what
looked like a bundle as he was follow
ing a passenger train through the
depths. Upon examination he dlscov-
cred it to contain beautiful and per
fectly formed baby boy only a few
weeks old. 1t was wonderfully dressed,
and the Waterman carried it home and
reported it to the company. The mans
wife kept the baby, and as it grew up
to be a boy of fifteen, one day the
foster-father told him the story of his
founding history Then the boy be-
fob he 1oI1 nd he
kept it up. He had been named Jim
mic Tunnel by the old Waterman,
having no better name to give the
child and, as it was appropriate, it
stuck to the boy.
To-day Jimmie Tunnel is a young
man of twenty-five, and is one of the
watchmen to follow trains through
the Cumberland tunnel. He has had
the hope that one day he might find
the inhuman parents who threw him
from the car window into the tunnel,
and one may naturally speculate as to
what would happen if he should ever
find them.
Manufacturing Tales.
The utter disregard with which
people take UP a neighbours affairs
and discuss them is one of the psy-
Geological traits of human nature i'm
possible to understand. Here is
sample:
"Do you know" said the village
gossip, that the young Jenkenses are
estranged? Yes, her mother is doing
all she can to separate them. She
never liked Mr.. Jenkens, and is deter
mined to make them live as far apart
as possible. Why, they are very dis
tant now She actually shuns him;
she wont have anything to do with
him. You know you never see them
out together now"
90, beg your pardon. They were
my guests last night at the theatre"
put in a friend to whom the story was
being retailed.
well, I mean by themselves. They
never go out alone"
"You are wrong there again. I
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-10-01
SHLA0u$'BT 7 7 IS.
The Man of Toll.

There be many lowly people dwell
ing upon the hilltop sect1on-not III
Palisade, for we have not the poor
man with us. They live in the neigh
boring boroughs, though, and | often
meet them in the highways and loot
paths through the woods and on my
morning walks to the ferry. One
man | meet whose garb indicates his
station in life as below my own-not
that | am better than he, merely better
groomed and better conditioned
bears a care-worn expression. | often
wonder what the aspirations, the
hopes, the aims and the cares are OF
a poor German | meet constantly. His
clothing is always the same, and II he
ever had new ralment, or even clean
garb on, | have never seen 1t. HIS
face always bears a thoughtful aspect,
and always he looks reflective, as
though he bore a heavy burden upon
his Shoulders He lives back some
where on the slope or in the bottoms,
| don't know where; but, rain or shine,
he is always like clock in his coming
and going.
That he is thoughtful I know, for
one morning l spoke to him, and in
his very broken German dialect he
ventured upon Roosevelt, whom he
berated like a cutthroat No use for
Roosevelt, he said. He was no good
and would yet plunge this country
into dismal panic for his own personal,
selfish ends.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-10-01

have seen them twice at tbo
within a week, and | see tbe e 'Ae'
Sunday at church. ] was "a5 y
impression that they were 'i r
voted couple" very
ooh, well, | hope 50. I re,1h,
they were living like ~. n'
grouches. I'm SO glad pt al
happy" pIf
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-10-01
Mans Inhumanity to Man.

Wlldl VIC udNC 4h dIl ~
man finds exemplllic alton at our doors.
The poor fellow of toll; the man who
plods and drives teams over the nerve
racking streets of the great city over
wonder; the woman who sits at a ma
chine all day; the man who lays bricks
or pushes a saw, or digs into the earth
for cellars, who drives nails into boxes
that contain fine silks and laces for
My Lady away off in California-these
are the people who have unrest as a
heritage and who are to be pitied!
Oh, no! Not the only ones! The
unrest, the hopeless eye of the man
who labors are not as terrible as that
of the man who has the unrest of
greed, who is not satisfied with what
he has, and who is always wanting
more, and who waylays his ne1ghbOr
and takes away from him what he has;
whose greed is his ambition; whose
creed is his pocketbook; who labors
for self all the time; who does not
know what it is to have the love of
God in his heart; who skins the heas
in his bed for their hides and tallow;
who swells up with the exaggerated
ego of his own inconsequential self
Importance; who snaps and snarls if
his so-called rights are impinged, or
his morals impugned, or his honor
doubted, if he ever had any honor, the
half Of his ilk and kind!
x x
The Almost Perfect Railroad.
With all of the railroad brains of
the world at work for over half a cen
fury to perfect the absolute, the moth
ing-more- -be-desired, | believe the
Pennsylvania Railroad has about
reached the limit | have travelled on
all of the Systems" of this country,
and while many of them have special
advantages and attractions over their
competitors, and all of them have
solved many difficulties in transporta-
ton, | believe, when the best there is
is all sifted down to the bottom of the
bag, the good, old, reliable Pennsyl-
vania system as whole has the long
est pole, takes the rag off the bush
and knocks down the persimmon
Within the last fifteen years railroad
perfection as goal has been aimed at
from all quarters. England to-day
stands on her laurels and with many
rights of distinction; France has made
progress, and Germany has eliminated
the danger mark to an unusual degree
in railroad operation all over. In
America the New York Central, Hi
nois Central, the Monon, the Reading,
the Burlington and other systems have
done wonders in striving for high
standards at railroading. But the very
best, I believe, the almost perfect, has
been attained by the Pennsylvania.
x
Not Much More Desired.
When one travels by the Pennsyl-
vania on the Congressional Limited"
there isn't much more to be desired
in the way Of comfort, simple elegance,
luxury without show, speed, interest,
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-10-01
To Read Their Inner Hearts.

I have often thought l would like
to read the inner heart Of these poor
plodders What are their hopes?
Every day they go walking long dis
tances to labor for $12 or SIS week,
leaving a household of children at
home back in the woods or swamp.
What does the future promise for
them? They come through Palisade
and look at the flowers, the well-kept
lawns, the beautiful homes. Do they
envy us our luxury? Do they resent
the bitter fortune which has come
their way? Do they find happiness in
labor? What actuates their llves'
They seem never to rise above them
selves and their environment.
And, oh! if they would or could only
get away from that hang-dog look =!
They seem without hope in their eye,
yet they keep Flooding, plodding, day
by day, week after week And the
years go by and others come, and still
the tide rises and falls, and the clock
ticks, ticks, ticks! And these men
land women, too) go trudging on
down to the ferry in good weather
and bad, and on the other side the
mazes of the great city soon lose them
to sight, and they are swallowed up
and lost till the next day, when they
have crawled home the night before
to sleep, or watch over a sick child
or wife, and sit up and get half rest
through the nights! And whether
they have rest or sleep, or even enough
bread to eat they must always catch
the early morning boat
What for? What for?
Is life worth the living to the other
half of the world that has to do these
things?
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-10-01

Didn't Teddy fool 'erl at o'''''