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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
SAY STRIKE OF BRITISH
SEAMEN WILL PARALYZE
THE WORLDS COMMERCE

Norfolk, Va, Aug. 26.-British sea-
men arriving here declare that the
strike Of 250,000 sailors in England
threatens to paralyze the commerce
of the world. Pickets have been sent
to every part in the world to prevent
men from enlisting unless the de-
mands of the union are granted. The
movement was brought about to de-
feat the object of the Shipping Fed
Grafton. composed of ship owners OF
Great Britain, Germany, Norway and
Denmark, which organized last Oc-
tober and is now establishing branches
in all of the ports of the world to
combat the demands of seamen.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
POLICE JAIL 212
PEACEFUL P|CKETS
IN CITY OF ANGELS

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 26.-Union
p1ckets to the number of 212 have
been arrested in this city for assert
Ing their 55s constitutional rights of
peacefully informing workingmen
uopn the streets that certain shops
were unfair. Without disorder, and
accompanied by hundreds of friends
and sympathizers, the arrested men
marched through the streets to the
Jail determined to test the matter to
the limit, and if necessary remain
IN prison until the community is
aroused to the crime committed in
the name of the law.
l. The strike of the brewers, machih-
lists and metal-trades workers in
Los Angeles is receiving the state
wide support Of labor as union men
on the Pacific coast have long re-
allied that in this city is a nucleus of
millionaire union busters who pro-
pose to attack organized labor
throughout the entire west as soon
as the subjugation of the unions in
Los Angeles can be accomplished.
The: city ordinance, which was
rushed through the council at the
command of corporations owning the
struck shops, is practically an in
junction of the most binding type yet
devised. The strike committee has
already gotten out referendum petit
tons demanding that the new city
law be laid before the people, but
the city attorney states that the city
council will be advised by him not
to recognize the petition as the ordi-
nance was passed under an "em-
eTgency clause" Of the city charter
That this flagrant act of the city
council will result in political up
heaval is freely predicted; and thai
labor will elect its own representa-
tives from a number of wards in the
! next municipal campaign, is believed
BY many politicians.
Test cases of the union busting
ordinance" will be carried to the
highest state courts by the Los
Angeles Council of Labor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
Investigations by Police and Ad-
jutant General Of Ohio Show
Thugs Employed by Columbus
Rail Light Co. Blew Up Proper
ty to Perpetuate Reign Of
Terror. z:5Ss /

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 26.-Chief Of
Police Carter, after an investigation
of the recent explosions at the car
barns of the Rail-Light company
whose employees are on strike, says
that he is satisfied that the dynamite
was placed inside. the buildings, giv-
ing the impression which is general
that the strike breakers themselves
fired the charges. = r.
Adjutant General Weybrecht 4 has
told the street railway attorneys tha.
the Investigations Of the militia and
the police pointed to strike, breakers
as the perpetrators of many deeds OF
violence in order to hold up the COM
pany and thus prolong the need for
their employment. =
Adjutant General Weybrecht has
also threatened to cause the ejectment
from the state of a detective agency
if reports he had heard that railway
guards were inciting disorder by
throwing stones and shooting, in an
effort to cause the Rail-Lightt COM
pany to bring more detectives here,
were substantiated. He put the mat
ter before Attorney H. J. Booth for
the company, and Attorney j. p.
Dawley, Of Cleveland, representing
the agency, and declared the authority
given the detectives as public officers
would be withdrawn If responsibility
for disorder could be traced to them
The attorneys said those employing
the detectives would not permit any
abuse of such authority. - , >ssas.
Powerful influences y; are being
oh - t. L.
bring the: car mems strike to an end.
Men of high standing have been
called into the conference: Of Gov
ernor Harmon and have exerted their
Influence on the company, emphasiz-
Ing the loss to them and to the cit.
liens resulting from; the strike.
Merchants have sustained a loss in
business aggregating more than ST.
100000.
The executive board of the car
mems union was in session last night
and intimations have been given that
they have agreed upon: concessions
considered in their conference with
the governor "a ~. H.. 81
g. Manager Stewart, however, declares
that he will always stand for the open
shop, and that he will never agree to
an arbitration plank in the agree
ment between the company and the
men. .-sy ,,-ytt..:...;;s ts..;sss ssss=zs; ss=s5zz.
The charges against Mayor Mar
shall, which are: ready but not yet
filed with Governor Harmon, recite
that Marshall and the. police force
have been in sympathy with the strik-
ers since: the strike started, and that
the police force has been notoriously
inefficient in preventing riots, dis
persing mobs, and in 'arresting and
prosecuting criminals to protect lifa
and property !; II
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
BROKEN PROMISES ARE
~ ONLY CONCESSION MADE
BY sCHWAB TO WORKERS


Bethlehem, Pa, Aug. ga con-
ference with Charles M. Schwab is
sought by a committee from the local
body of the Machinists', International
Association, with view of forcing
the Bethlehem, Steel Company to live
up to the agreement it made with the
men recently after prolonged strike.
The company has broken most Of
its promise in the short space Of
time since the late strike was settled.
1t has been discharging union men
right and left, and especially any man
who holds an office in the union. .
While it promised an increase of
wages to all men employed in it's
plant, the steel company so far only
raised the wages of the common la
borers cent an hour.
Should the conference with Schwab
fail to bring about results strike talk
will again be the order of the day.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
WILL HOLD SUPERI0R's
LABOR DAY CELEBRATION
AT BILLINGS THIS YEAR

: This years Labor day celebration
and picnic in Superior will be held
at Billings park instead of at the
Nemadji park, which has been favor
ed by the labor organizations for
The parade will be held in the
morning in accordance with the usual
custom. The procession will march
from Third street up to Tower ave-
nue. to Sixteenth street and then back
to Broadway, where it will disperse.
The first division of the procession
which will be headed by the Wom-
ems Union Label league, will form
on Third street, extending east from
Tower avenue. :, The second section
will. form on Ogden avenue, extend
ing south from Third street.
At the conclusion of the parade
the members of the various unions
and their families will go to Billings
park, where the program of the day
will be given: A program of sports
Ills now being made up for the cele.
bration. The speech of the day will
be given by Prof. A. D. S. Gillett of
the Normal School faculty..
Dancing will be enjoyed at the park
IN the afternoon and evening and in
the evening there will also be dance
at Sons of Norway hall under the
auspices of the Trades and Labor
assembly. prize of IS will be given
to the last lady waltzer at the dance
in the Sons of Norway hall and "a
like sum will be given, to the: best
gentleman .waltzer. =.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
1900. MINERS. R J. ! STRIKE
.. IN KEYSTONE STATE

Scranton, Pa, Aug: 26.-About H.
800 men at the Old Forge colliery
Of the Pennsylvariia Coal Company
are on strike this morning, following
a mass meeting held early this week
The men claim that thf recent
agreement made between representa-
tlves of the company and; the men
is not being lived up to and is not
proving of any advantage to the mi l.
ers. 49, - e..
The old forge strikers have 800
pickets lining the.sroads to the COL
liery. and these men have turned
back a number who desired to go to
work.
The men say the. dockage is so
heavy a burden that they cannot
make living wages. Union officials
will try to have tie men. return to
work and make an effort to settle
the difficulty amidably. !.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
DEPLORE SELECTION OF
TEDDY, THE INFLATED,
AS LABOR'S HEAD LINER

San Francisco, Aug. .26.-Organized
Labor, the organ Of the labor party
In this city, says:
The action of our brother trade
unionists in Cleveland, Ohio, in in
viting ex-President Roosevelt to head
the program for their Labor Day cele-
bration on account of being the best
advertised attraction in America to-
day Is a mistake.
True, he certainly is we'll adver-
tised,, so was Barnum,s elephant
Jumbo and the fraudulent Cardiff
giant. It is entirely possible that
Roosevelt's PRESENCE would swell the
gate receipts, SO would Jack John
SON. AS far as we know Mr.. john
son, the best advertised black man,
never did a thing for organized labor;
but unlike the aristocrat Roosevelt,
the best advertised white man, he has
at least kept his trap shut and not
displayed his open antagonism. =
The question of money making
should not enter into a Labor Day
celebration. All freak attempts to
wheedle pennies or dollars out of the
public pocket should be discouraged.
The celebration that most strongly
impresses the public with the strength
and solidarity of organized labor and
that best serves to bring union men
to full realization of the respons-
ibility that rests upon them as men,
bers of an army that is continually
battling for human progress is the
most successful.
To that end speakers who under
stand the labor movement and SYM
pathize with it, even though they may
criticize it, are desirable.
Roosevelt has no qualifications
AlShis. official acts were in behalf
OF the leisure class. Asa trust buster
he has said more and done less than
any other man. The loud smouthed
advocate OF the square deal did not
hesitate to stab representative labor
men in the back when they were in
jeopardy of their lives.
Born into inherited wealth. sur
rounded by the notorious T. C. Platt.
1t is no wonder that his attitude to-
ward the workingmen has been one Of
lofty disdain.
1t is significant fact that the
only aspirant for political honors III
California who does not have the
union label on his printing is Phil
Stanton, Of Los Angeles, "the man
whom Roosevelt praised The man
who foistered injunction Bill Taft
upon this nation is not entitled to the
honor of speaking at Labor Day cel-
ebration.
intellectually his speeches are trash,
|repetitions of time worn, stale
phrases, begged. borrowed or stolen
from here, there and everywhere. Our
Cleveland brothers are likely to find
themselves snubbed or disapr ointed.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
FORM ARBITRATION n
BOARD FOR FRISCO
LABOR DIFFICULTIES

San Francisco, Aug 26.-A con-
ciliation board for the purpose of
voluntarily settling disputes between
labor and capital in this city held it's
Initial meeting with a score Of the
most prominent representatives Of
union labor facing like number Of
local capitalists. The San Francisco
labor council and the chamber Of
egates; such men as p. H. Mccarthy
Andrew ]. Gallagher, Andrew Furu-
seth, Michael Casey and Walter
Macarthur being among the union
members of the board.
Planned along the lines of Lon
don's conciliation board, which has
apparently accomplished much in the
way of preventing unnecessary
strikes and threatened lockouts, San
E'rancisco's experiment of voluntary
arbitration is being watched by labor
leaders all over the United States.
That there are strong objections
to the formation of this board COM
ing from some of the most power
ful among the San Francisco union
men cannot be denied, as the follow
ing excerpts from a letter from o.
A. Tveitmoe, secretary of the build
ing trades council bears witness:
II am not in accord with the ar
bitration. plan proposed by the Com
monwealth club, in fact I am strong
ly opposed to- it, having reached this
conclusion after 20 years. thorough
investigation and study of economic
questions which are confronting the
human race in all countries.
"Arbitration, whether it be called
compulsory or voluntary-and the
terms convey a distinction without 8
difference-will never solve the labor
problem. The right to strike is tht
only right that labor has-and even
that, under the present system, is a
very limited right. Take this right
away by any arbitration scheme OF
statute and we revert back to the
condition of chattel slavery from
which our civilization only emerged
few decades ago.
Accompanying this letter was
7Veitmoes notification to Secretary
Gallagher that he would not serve
upon the board.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
GoMPERs DIPPING INTO
THE POLITICAL GAME

Pittsburg, Aug. ga campaign
by union labor against the candidacy
of Congressman John Dalzell is be-
ing planned by Samuel Gonipers,
president Of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor, and DR.. Robert J.
Black, who was recently defeated for
the congressional nomination by Dali
lzell. ,s <z...55l IS. +
It is probable that Black will be-
come an independent candidate, and
that Gompers will urge the A. F. Of
L. to support him. @ se,-.S .'...s. :. w.:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
UN|ON|STS ANO>FARMERS
UNITE FOR COMMON VEAL
PARIS GRAVES YAWN
FOR MEN TO DIG EN-

Paris, Aug. 26.-The strike of
the grave diggers and other cenl-
etery workers in Paris is spread
ing. Almost all the men Of the
six Paris cemeteries are out, and
a meeting at the Bourse du Ira
vail has decided to call out those
employed in the four suburban
cemeteries.
Dissatisfaction is growing In
the army in Paris at the employ
ment of soldiers to do grave dig
gers work, wash tonbstones and
keep cemeteries in order. 1t is
pointed out that young men do
ing their military service expect
to serve their country by learn
ing to be soldiers, but do not ex-
pect to be set to work at any
trade whose members choose to
go OH strike.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
TYPO GIRL TRUSTEE .>s-. :.
OF PRlNTERs' HOME, IS: .
- MAKING THINGS HUM

Washington, D. c., Aug 26.-Miss
Anna e. Wilson of this city, is union
girl and a member of the ,Typograph-
ical union. Only recently she was
elected trustee of the Union Printers
home at Colorado Springs, Col. When
she announced her candidacy, she de-
clared she would win in a referendum
contest that included score Of the
best known printers in the country.
Her first move was to establish a
press bureau, and she mailed her
picture and her platform, togethe.
with a. sketch of her life, to every
daily newspaper and magazine in the
country. Of course. she paid especial
attention to the labor press. This
was repeated and repeated, and fin
ally people began talking about the
girl from Washington and she was
elected. o.
. Since then she has been doing
things, and at the International
Typographical union convention, in
session at Minneapolis week before
last, she made some of the old 1T
Cant-Be-Dones" gasp with astonish-
ment.
For Miss Wilson has started to
raise an endowment of $1,000, 600
for the home, and as she has way of
getting what she wants, it; is pre-
dicted she will win. .s-.
One of her plans is for 1000 print
ers to insure themselves for, $1,000
and make the home the beneficiary
I'VE have $4,000 members de-
clared Miss Wilson, land If $4,000
turn the scheme down, win.''
She has several other plans, and
says that the United States and Can.
ada cover a big section Of the earth
to. work on: Only recently she
doubled the fresh air fund of the Y.
w. C. A. in this city, and while this is
a small thing in comparison with her
present project, she "enthused" the
entire convention. The st. Louis del
egation has already promised her
$4,000. q ~. ~.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
co. FORCED A STRIKE .,
TO CHEAT THE PEOPLE

Coils, o., Aug. 26.-W. S. Couch, a
staff correspondent of the Cleveland
Press, has written an Illuminating
story on thex reasons for the strike
He intimates plainly that the COM
pany deliberately forced the strike,
thus throwing hundreds of men out
Of employment and bringing misery
to many homes, to prevent the people
OF the city from getting eight tickets
for a quarter. 1t is the same wretched
story Of financial crookedness and
brutal greed that was made familiar
by the Philadelphia car strike.
/. An elaborate game of watered stock
and a nasty episode of franchise
granting form the background of the
Light company. The citizens of Co.
lumbus have long been in bad tenn
per with the company They are out
Of temper the more now because
Manager Stewart has added the pres
ent disastrous strike to the other Of
fenses. -Et s.~ - -@s
L The Columbus Railway and Light
company pays taxes on something
like $2S0,000, dividends and interest
on $24.579,70O. It is holding COM
pany, capitalized at $5,000,000, only
100000 of which has been paid in.
On the face value Of this issue it Is I
paying per cent, which means a
10 per cent dividend on the actual In
vestment.
In addition to this the company
pays from 4 to " per cent on $1O,-s
226, 200 worth Of bonds, liabilities Of
the constituent companies. It pays
: and per cent on the stock of con-
stituent companies amounting to So
353, 700. ss ia
The people Of Cleveland are paying
its street railway company q s per
cent return on a valuation OF It's prop-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
strike BREAK kER6 FIRED
: /. DYNAMITE IN CAR BARNS.
DELEGATES RoosTED
ON THE WRONG PERCH

Newark, N. j., Aug. 28.-When
the New Jersey State Federation
OF Labor, held its annual convcn-
ticn here the past week, l,ccul-
lar situation arose. Whcn the
delegates assembled Monday
members OF the Walters and
Bartcnders' union suddenly dis
covered that the executive COM
lnittee bad arranged it's head
quarters IN a on-union hotel.
The discovery. threatened for a
time to break up the convention,
but peace was restored when a
transfer was made to a union
hotel. -. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
STAGE employees OF NEW
:, YORK THREATEN STRIKE

New York. Aug. 26.-The stage
hands working in the various theaters
of New York have presented demands
to their various managers and will
all go on strike unless these demands
are acceded to by September 5. -
Many of the managers have claimed
that. the men ask too much, but the
feeling is general that the demands
will be granted. The stage hands will
have the support Of the engineers,
electricians and carpenters in the
event of trouble .. .",t .L-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
W|0lULD|:::s!I|fL.E. !! THE :.
CRITICISM Of men:
d. IN GRAY BY THREAT

Washington, D. G., Aug. 26.-Post-
master General Hifhcock's publicity
bureau; situated on 1.-THE fifth floor of
the Washington boat office building,
has given out the following story
written in the third person and ready
for the press:
Letter carriers Of the Baltimore,
Boston, Philadelphia, and other big
postoffices; who have complained that
Postmaster General Hitchcock ef-
fected large part Of his savings last
year by curtailing their allowance for
vacation substitutes, are in danger OF
losing a. friend in the postmaster
general,
This was the intimation given out
at the post office department today.
For more than year Mr.. Hitchcock
has been working upon a plan which
would give the carriers full months
vacation each year instead of two
weeks, as at present. He has met
with opposition, yet he has persisted.
ITO enter a protest just now,
therefore, on the score that the car
r1ers have been required to double
up on their work in order to secure
vacation is calculated, postal officials
say, to discourage the postmaster
general in his effort to place the car
riers upon the same foooting with
the other postal employees in so far
as vacations are concerned.
If he should succeed in the move
ment to allow letter carriers a. thirty
day vacation each year instead of
the two weeks period, no hardship
would be worked upon those carriers
who were left behind to do the work
of the absent ones, the officials say.
Under the civil service rules car
riers cannot be compelled to work
more than eight hours day, and that
Is all the work they will be expected
to do under any system which may be
adopted. If the mail deliveries are
light, as in the past and as during
the present summer season, carriers
will be expected to cover, extra ter
ritory while their associates are on
leave, but In no case will they be as
signed to work longer than eight
hours. This is the assurance Of the
postal officials. =. s.,~
'"Several Of the carriers associa-
SAO1AS 11dVc 1OuA1u AdulC WIN CNe POST
master general because he reduced
the allowance in various offices for
substitute carriers during vacation
season. These protests have come to
the attention of the department and
resulted in the suggestion that the
carriers: might be standing in their
own light by antagonizing the post
master general 80 ~&
When shown the above story OF
Hitchcock's publicity bureau, letter
carriers pointed out that the injustice
done them could be seen in the very
text Of the postmaster generals ut
terance.
He, acknowledges that he reduced
the allowance for substitutes, and
even a child understands that the
fewer hands the more work., ... y
The truth II" continued the post
office employee that Hitchcock s
much trumpeted savings have all
been taken out of the hides OF the
carriers and the patience Of the pub
lie; the one must leg it over more
territory and the other. must wait
longer for his mall .,sE. st:* 4. 's.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
BREWERS PLAN INSURANCE.

BOSTON, Aug. 26.-An agreement
has been made between the United
Brewery Workers union of this city
and the United States Brewers AS
ISOLATION by which: the employers
will submit to the union for consid-
GRAFTON a plan for liability insurance
for the workmen. It is the first plan
OF the kind between an; employers
association and the union of en-
ployes.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
OPPOSE STRIKE FILMS.

WASHINGTON. Aug. ga cam
paign against the display OF motion
pictures Of strikes and strike-break-
ing scenes was opened last night at a
meeting Of the Washington Central
Labor union. ss.g..G#5!s{ 1, X i ss !4Sssz
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
Germans Reeulatc woman, I,.1,o,, {

Germans Regulate Woman Labor.
Berlin, Germany, Aug. 26.-A. law
has just been enacted forbidding the
employment Of women at night ana
limiting the hours to ten during days.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
HIGHBRbWs ARE. sOABBINGt: =,

GALESHURI4,s HIS Aus. .s' 26.--Col
lege and high school boys are taking
the places of work ing men on strike
ct. the brick yards Ii ], this city.
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The
Daily Chieftain
1Oc Per Week

Two rooms in s room dwelling to
rent. Fowler, Photographer. 7stf
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TO RENT-Two room house, close
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FOR RENT-six room house, mod
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Marrs
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Judge Rurwell Of Oklahoma City
was ming4a.g with the throng here to-
day.
Mr., and Mrs. viii Webb left early
this week for points in Oregon and
the northwest.
The city council will meet at the
city hall tonight
The Commercial Club will meet in
regular weekly session tonight and a
full attendance Of the members is de-
sired.