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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-07-02

Ing places were in charge Of gov-
ernment troops. NO disorders are
reported and, the elections will be
formally ratified in the chamber of
deputies July 10. 81: .->.. p. =.
In some quarters the belief is
freely expressed that the Diaz dyn-
asty is thoroughly established.
Felix Diaz, a nephew of the presi-
dent, has resigned as the chief of the
federal police: He will probably be
made governor of the state of Vera
Cruz. If President Diaz is not alive
six years hence, Corral and Felix
Diaz will be the candidates for presi-
dent and vice president, and then the
road will be clear for the presidents
nephew to- assume|the presidency. !:
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= MEXICO CITY,, July 1.-Porfirio
iDiaz, Mexico's eighty-year-old despot
and the republics" president for
thirty consecutive years, has been re-
elected to office, according to returns
received from all Mexico. Ramon
Corral, vice president and secretary
OF the interior, has also been re-
elected, so that it is assured that the
Diaz politics will continue for six
years more.
When the polls opened there was
really no opposition to the election
of Diaz. Francisco l. Madero, his
only opponent, was in the. peniten-
/ tiary at San Luis Potosi, other Lib
eral leaders were in Jail and the vot-
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SLAVES; UNDER Lash, DO MASTERS BIDDING

WleQy. the cTAmenQmRuC. came up ON
the floor Repre- sentative .Tawney and
Hughes clashed, andseach led the OPP
|posing forces On tie a,y 1llIich
the house rejected tie; Hughes amend
ment, q Republicans; most of theTa
insurgents, voted with the
Democrats IN! favor ofsthe labor pro-
vtso. A good many Republicans and
Democrats ssducked" the vote and f1ed
to the Corridors. ;:.~
Representative Sherley. of Ken
lucky, Bartlett of Nevada and Page
of North Carolina, cast. the Demo
cratic votes which brought the, total
of the opposition to the Hughes
amendment up to 1873. The Repup-
licans who voted for the provision
urged by the labor unions were Rep
resentatives Cary, Cooper, .Lenroot,
Nelson and Stafford of Wisconsin,
Hubbard, Kendall and Woods of Iowa;
Lundin, Rodenberg and Wilson, Of
Illinois; Focht and Reynolds Of Penn
sylvania; Austin of Tennessee; Davis
of Minnesota; Fish of New York;
Greene of Massachusetts,; Hayes OF
California; KrOnmiller of Maryland:
Murdock of Kansas and Poindexter of
Washington. 49,.
1t will be noted that Representa-
tive Stafford, regular Republican
Of the Cannon stripe, but represent
ing Milwaukee, voted for the labor
amendment. ..4
The executive council of the A,
F. of L., in it's official statement, calls
attention to the fact that the depart
nent of Justice was responsible for
the indictment of Is workmen in New
Orleans a few years ago under the
charge Of violating the Sherman act
when they gave their support. to fel-
low workers on strike. The same law
was recently used, says the statement,
to convict number of union farm
ers in Kentucky for combining to get
decent prices. for their products.
After referring to tho Danbury hat
case and to the damage suit which
has just been started against num-
ber Of sympathizers of the recent New
York shirtwaist strike, the statement
concludes: ja.,...,s%#z>G %>T.
'.The retention of the house pro.
viso In the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill would not have only pre-.
vented the criminal prosecution Of
workmen engaged in the normal. &C.
: tivttiess to protect and promote their
rights and interests, but 1t would also
be declaratory in character, tending
:; toward q solution. of a situation which
now practically outlaws the associated
effort Of the workers in defense o1
their personal rights and interests z
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TAFT. I.=IJRG|EQ S0l0NS
9 :: TUknt labor Bill

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 1.-The
executive council of the American
Federation of Labor, in session here
received with indignation the infor
nation that the house had yielded it's
amendment to the sundry civil bill
against the use of the special appro-
priation for the prosecution of the or.
ganizations of labor under the Sher.
man antitrust law. 81.
"a betrayal Of the rights and in.
terests of the, ,AAworkers of the coun.
try" is the. way the executive coun.
Gil characterizes the action of the
house in resembling Its former in
structions to it's conferees to oppose
the. stand of the senate against the
labor clause.
f. The reactionary part played by
President Taft in forcing the regu,
lars to line up against the house pro.
iIfvtso which had been introduced by
i Representative Hughes of New Jer.
sey, is described in glowing terms by
Fthe administration organs of Wash.
|ington. Here is the Washington Posts
story, showing the animus of the. pres.
Eident and the prejudice of the paper
Eagainst labor unions:
/ president Taft yesterday ordered
T the house Republicans into a finish
hight on the troublesome little issue
raised by the labor u amendment to
the sundry civil bill, and worked with
might and main himself until he saw
Ethem win. ".> II
r. j" AS the result of stiffening influ
:ence literally applied at the white
house, the representative, by a vote
OF 139 to 100, ,receded from their &C.
L,tion in declaring the labor unions
immune from the operation of the
fund authorized to prosecute infrac
17tions Of the Sherman antitrust law
and Joined the senate in it's view that
Epunishment under this law should
extend to full legal lengths and in
:clude, II. necessary, conspiracies in
!. the nature of boycotts to increase
wages, shorten hours or better con
dttions of labor.
The president. took into his owr
hands the fight against what he term
ed class Legislation. of an improper
sort. He swept aside every engage
[ment, and, made an all-day job of it
I commencing with the delivery of ;
Elne of convincing argument to Rep
resentative Tawney at the whit,
house breakfast table, talking will
every doubtful congressman VIII,
could be found, and ending with tn,
dictation Of an answer to w. s; Gar
ter, president Of the Brotherhood O
Locomotive, Firemen and Engineers
lin session at ST. Pau" ",5zfs
7 President Carter's telegram to Taf
read - 9,
Press reports of today indicate
that you favor using the people
money to prosecute labor In their et
forts to better conditions. The 79
delegates attending the twelfth bl
Annial convention OF. the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and En-
4 gineers at st. Paul, instruct me t,
Iprotest against this unjust policy"
The reply Of President Taft was t,
/ the effect that ! he opposed til,
Hughes amendment because he be
Ilieyed It to be class legislation. HI
i even suggested to the, firemen's I 81
il tgan1zat1on to4take assiinilar position
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ions in the eyes Of those who know

tions in the eyes Of those who know
him. <-.s >F%4...r = o.. ":*
If ,Jud ge Jaques pledges his word
to adopts on taking his seat in! con-
gress. a certain line. of policy you
can go gamble your, last cent that
that line of policy will be adhered to
though the heavens, fall is the fore
ible testimonial to his staunchness
paid by one. who has known him long
years. Thousands there are who will
reiterate the sentiment.
you can bet that Judge Jaques
will not be a progressive. on the
stump and q servile puppet in con-
sress,'' was the: way another put it
and his words spell volumes to those
acquainted with, the trend Of affairs
in the district today ~.r ! -
The following brief biography of
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more. than it, was intended to make
public-and he quickly drew his ad-5
dress to close with these words:
II reiterate that, there ought to be
sucl: reciprocity between that trepub-
lie and this that we would have tho
best of the market in Mexico and
Mexico would have the best Of the
market in the United States.
Just what all this means to Amer
lean wage-workers is well known to-
every traveller in Mexico, who has seen
the great mills. with the latest pattern
of machinery, the mines owned by
American millionaires, the oil fields
controlled by the same fnanciers that.
dominate the industry in this country,
all worked by labor that can be
bought for as little as from 80 to SO
cents a day. sss s 80 + .sss SIS S s.
Representatives of organized labor.
In Washington are significantly point.
ing to the resolutions passed at con-
ventions Of the American Federation
of Labor, the Western Federation Of
Miners and the United Mine Workers.
all Of which denounced the enslaved
ccnIttion Of the Mexican wage work
ers and demanded that American on
cials cease their persecution OF Diax's
political enemies who in most cases.
had been forced to fly to this country
because OF their legitimate attempts
to better the cond dftions OF their fel-
low workers In Mexico. 's.iss
That President sDiaz has entered into
negotiations with those close to the
tarin barriers has been well known
to- ERRlR.s
Of E the Guggenheim Hearst, and the
Southern Pacific railroad are mention-E
ed here as those In the front OF The
plot to utilize Mexico's slave lahol
upon basis which would practically
graft slavery once more upon tha
United States.
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LABOR LEGISLATION 5s Ss .
LEFT HIGH AND DRY
-' WHEN. soLoNs QUIT

/ WASHINGTON, ID. c., July L.
The labor legislation actually
enacted at this. session OF the
: 61st congress is as follows:
:; 1. Requiring common carriers
to report all accidents to the in
terstate commerce commission.
:. 2. Compelling railroads, under
penalty, to equip their cars with
uniform safety appliances. : =: %,s
Z. 8. Amending the employers
;, liability act so that; suit may be
brought at the residence of the
= plaintiff and in. the state courts.
f.. Appointing q commission
ia: investigate the matter of
employers liability and work
mems Compensation. &. 4. s5s..s* 81.
S. Providing fer: the establish
slncnt In the department of the
! interior of q bureau OF mines, and
/. appropEdating the sum Of $31 1000
to carry on. this work IS, s..
~ ~ 9. Providing for. an: eight-hour
%5day in the construction OF battle-
:; ships, golfers and other vessels
for the navy. 5:.T
Labor bills that passed either
stlle house or, the. senate but failed
: OF. passage in both are still valu-
able ss vantage grounds, for the
next session, especially since the
making of the new house rule
which allows members to call
bills from, committees that have
been pigeoni,oled. @.s/ /:
D, Among these bills hung in mid
air the measure for the govern
ment inspection of locomotive
boilers will be vigorously backed
by the railroad brotherhoods at
the next. session with a good
chance of becoming law.
Although the Do&lds bill went
through the house the senate
committee to which it was re-
ferred would not act because Of
the absence of its chairman, the
notorious Pennsylvania :Rerub-
ncan boss Penrose. Although this
leaves the labor press at the mer-
cy of the postmaster general to
extinguish it or not as he, pleases,
yet it is just possible this de-
partmental potentate will take no
further action seeing that con-
gress itself has not decided upon
the matter. ,,..: .,-.-
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MUSICIANS PLACE A ~.
BAN ON THE B. P. O. e.

y BELLINGHAM, July BE
cause, the BENEVOLENT and Pro-
tective Order 81 Elks employed
nom union labor in building q
home. at 1. Everett. WASH. the
American Federation of Musicians
has passed resolution boycOtting
the order until it sees fit to recog-
nize union labor. .A
- No member Of the federation
will be allowed to play at any
I Elks' function. This will affect
I every place In the country where
there is an Elks' lodge. - Id
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-07

be fat. but their teeth are like pearls
where they are not betel ehewers. and
they have high foreheads and good
faces Many have small hands and
small feet with square toes.
There are sometimes married at H. but
the more common age is from II to 70.
The parents arrange the marriages. and
the wedding is long, tedious and expen-
sive. Wedding presents are usually in
money, and 1t is expected that every
guest will give what he can.
After the marriage the husband fire.
quently leaves his wife with her parents
for several months, and then takes her
home. He is expected to have one house
for each wife, and it is his duty to treat
each OF his four wives alike, and to divide
up his time equally among them. II he
makes a present 20 one, he ought to give
a present TO each of the others, and II
he does not, there Is trouble.
Divorce Is quite as easy In Malaysia as
in other Mohammedsn lands, but the Ma
lay woman has the right of her own Volt
ton to free herself from her husband. She
need wait only 100 days before she may
marry again. The married women are TO
q certain extent independent. Many OF
them assist their husbands and in some
of the states offices with salaries are
given to the ladies connected with the
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BILL Is ADVERSE
TO TAFT'S PLAN

Washington, March ESPECIAL Az
though the postal savings bank bill.
which was passed by the Senate by
vote of so to %, is now looked upon as
constitutional, nevertheless it contains an
amendment altering 1t from the promised
bill which President Taft first had drawn
as fulfillment of the republican plat
form pledges. The final vote was strict
ly along party lines. except that Sena-
tor Chamberlain of Oregon voted with the
republican,
Senator Smoot offered an amendment
permitting the President in time of war
or other great exigency involving the
national credit, to invest postal funds in
government bonds.
Mr.. Borah tackled on a clause providing
that no bonds should be purchase d for
investment paying less than 2A per cent
interest. The amendment was accepted
40 to II. All the republicans regulars
and progressive, voted for the amendment
and IL democrats against it. fs
The amendment is positively adverse to
the plan indicated by President Taft In
his Lincoln Day speech in New York, when
he declared that the 500. 100000 of 2 per
cent bonds should be taken up. 1t was
his evident belief that postal savings
funds should be invested in those securi-
ties, thereby relieving the bank of a
losing basis of circulation.
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LOWER PRICES IN
DRY GOODS MARKET

New York March 6.--Prices have
face of a fairly strong raw material
market. Mills have begun to curtail
operations owing to the inability to
secure prices commensurate with cot
ton cost Print cloths have fallen u
cent yard and other gray cottons are
lower.
The yarn business is very dull and
prices are lower and irregular. Ho-
siery and underwear rule quiet. The
conditions Just noted apply largely 10
the primary market and are not re-
fiected in the day-to-day trading OF
wholesalers and retailers. The latter
are buying conserva lively but steadily,
and wholesalers are doing a business
ranging from rs per cent to normal.
Wholesalers bought very literally III
the fall and have not secured the high
er prices on their merchandise which
were named in primary channels. Con
sequently they have been slow to re-
order, and the quiet which has resulted
has disorganized trading temporarily.
Merch ants are hopeful that when a new
trading basis is found business win
come along more freely, as stocks arc
not burdensome in distributing chan
nels
The hope that a basis of lucent cot
ton could be reached for supplementary
spring business has been abandoned By
merchants and a lower basis is considA
cred imperative for fall delivery, On
the lower basis. based on nannelettes
percales. ginghams, blankets, etc, bust
ness has been placed freely and sew
eral prominent lines have been bought
up and withdrawn.
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DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
SCOTLAND NECK CASE

Scotland Neck, N. c., March 6-The
mystery surrounding the letter which
formed the motive for the shooting of
State Senator Travis, Representative
Kitchin and Chief of Police Dunn here
Friday was cleared today through the
good Offices of United States Congress
man Claude Kitchin, who talked to
of the matter.
Two years ago Powell's son engaged
in a deadly ARRAY. for which he was
bound over to the superior court Pow
ell wrote Senator Travis with a view
to retaining him as counsel, and Travis,
having been employed on the other side,
did not answer the letter. Travis does
not now recall the letter which Powell
claims he did not reply to.
limitations that Powell Is insane are
denied by the authorities. who say he
is cool, stoical and Indifferent. AS a
measure of precaution Powell was to-
day removed to the state prison at Raj
eigh, though the town is quiet and
there are no evidences that violence
might be done the prisoner.
Chief of Police Dunn is alive, though
reports of his death at noon were wide
spread. His condition is critical, but
he is making game fight for life
Representative Kitchin is recovering
nicely, but Senator Travis is not doing
so well, and physicians believe his
wound may affect his power of speech.
The preliminary trial waits upon the
condition OF the wounded men.
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Pig IRON MARKET
Is LESS ACTIVE

New York March 6.-There was a
sudden and sharp contraction in the
volume of business in pig iron in the
eastern district last week. With the
exception of Pittsburg, all distributive
centers reported light sales. In the
east 10000 tons of foundry grades were
sold. but In the central west about 49,
600 tons were placed under contract
including 10000 tons of bessemer, 5000
tons of basic and 10000 tons of foundry
grades, by steel works and radiator
and electrical equipment manufacturers.
A large portion of the foundry grades,
although the inquiries have not been
Withdrawn from the market. Pipe
works have been negotiating. but have
closed few additional contracts.
In finished steel products there has
been a larger volume of orders placed,
but business has been spasmodic. The
most satisfactory branch has been
structural steel, both plain and fabri-
Gated. Orders were received for the
latter during the last few days of Feb
ruary in sufficient amounts to bring
up the tonnage for the month to 100000
tons, and the prospect Is that March
will be equally heavy. In the last
week railroads have put out more in
quiries for bridges, placing orders for
about 5000 tons and receiving bids for
$4,000 tons additional.
Rail contracts have aggregated $4,000
tons, including II, 900 tons for the Ches-
apeake and Ohio and 10000 tons for
Alaska.
Additional orders have been placed
specific inquiries put out for 10000 cars
and 200 locomotives Railroads and car
shops have placed orders for 5000 tons
OF plain structural shapes.
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
OF THE PAST WEEK

New York, March 6.--The notable fea-
ture of the financial markets of last week
was the large number of new bond is
sues sold to the great banking houses and
by them offered for public subscription.
The active and higher stock market was
regarded as responsive, in part, to the
good efforts expected to follow from this
enlistment OF new capital, but also as
being probably affected by the fostering
measures of the powerful banking houses
interested to improve the market for their
new offerings.
Reports of large orders for new equip
extensive designs for their improvement
illustrated this influence from one side
and confidence was revived in the mainte-
nance of industrial activity. 1t Is a sub
ject of comment that these new bond is
sues are sold at prices that show the
necessity for attractive terms in order
to enlist new capital. The yield on high
" secured bond issues is still much high
or than the current interest rate on time
loans, Spet al efforts are made to secure
foreign subscriptions for these new bonds,
and here again low subscription price
Is a necessary incident to success The
sustained volume Of merchandise imports
IL not vet over balanced by any expansion
Of exports and foreign buying OF our
securities seems to be the only alterna-
tive to substantial outflow of gold
from New York.
Speculative markets are keeping a close
eve on news of the crops. Reports per-
sist of large winter damage to wheat
in the southwest, but these are accepted
with reserve The estimates of the large
unmarked surplus of last years crop
10 modifying factor.
Reports of Improvement in the steel
trade are suppleme by favorable cop
uer statistics. The decline in the March
! visible supply of copper In Europe,
the first in many months, was given spe-
cial Significance by reason of the large
outputs tina. have gone forward from, this
country In the same period. Demand for
copper has been stimulated amongst con-
euplers.
Curtailment amongst cotton mills was
general by reason of the high price OF
cotton. Labor troubles were kept in view
by the Philadelphia strike and by the
Baltimore and Ohio dispute. The knowl-
edge Of other disputes pressing for set
tIcment along similar lines gave the sub
feet special interest.
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TEXAS LEAGUE CHAMPS
BEAT ST. LOUIS BROWNS

Houston, Tex, March 6.-Before a crowd
of over 1900 and favored by ideal weather,
the Houston champions of the Texas
league defeated the st. Louis Browns
American league, in the second practice
game of the season today by score of
to /. Rube Waddell and Bill Bailey
veteran st. Louis pitchers allowed five
hits and two runs each, while Hornsby
Blakeney and Wahrman held the st.
bouisians to one hit each, Blakeny al
lowing the run by giving two passes,
rlsher scoring score: r. II K.
houston '''...,....,............ IL /
~. L
Batteries; Hornsby. Blakeney, Wehr-
man and killifer; Hamilton, Waddell,
Bailey and Stremmel Stephens,
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changes in EngIish Ministry

London. March SIN consequences OF
/. the resignation of Sir John Charles
BiEham, president of the probate, d.
vorce and admiralty division of the high
court Of justice, further changes in tho
ministry are announced. Sir Samuel T.
Evans, solicitor general, will succeed
! gir John, while Rufus Daniel Isaacs,
member of parliament for Reading. will
become solicitor general. The retiring
Justice will be elevated to the peerage.
These changes involve two by-elections,
as Sir Samuel Evans vacates his Seat ID
parliament and Mr.. Isaacs must seek
Reelection.
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can goods, and hence only clothing made
up of foreign cloths is exported.
The features that opened the markets
of Europe and which overeame a deep
rooted bias against our clothing were
distinctiveness of style and excellence in
manufacture. Ready-to-wear clothing
made abroad is remarkable for its lack
of style. The Mt, from an American
viewpoint, makes the wearer look ridicu-
lous. and that this opinion is now shared
by the retailers and consumers on the
other side is reflected in the size of
some of the orders that have been OBJ
tained Cor delivery during the coming
season.
An extraordinary feature of this new
development is that American clothing
merchants were equally successful in
countries having a protective tariff as in
the lands of free trade.
The invasion of Europe by our whole
sale clothiers is a high tribute to the
skill of American artisans and work.
men. but It is Considered a. pity that the
garments that 90 abroad should be
made of foreign woolens.
The fact that German steel concerns
have captured two big American con-
tracts has caused considerable talk in
| steel circles. One of these contracts is
for the erection of a battery of coke
ovens for the Bethlehem steel works and
the other IL for several big turbines for
Niagara Falls.
The coke oven contract. 1t is said, will
| result In the establishment here of a
big German manufacturing concern to
handle the coke by-products.