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The labor world., 1911-08-19


enough to say he favors such
legislation knowing all the time
that no good can result therefrom.
If so, a candidate may be par
doned for replying in a way not
altogether respectful to the ques-
tioner4 "..>. .. w.. -. q.
Another question is |<Do you
favor the income tax?' A
negative reply does not necessari-
ly imply that the respondent
favors a system Of taxation that
favors the rich. He may be one
who holds with Mr.. Bryan that a
man has the right to collect from
society all that he has honestly
earned. Such a man cannot con-
sistely answer that question with
a simple YES" He should say
something like this:
II favor an income tax if T
must choose between it and the
tariff. It is the lesser of two evils.
Like the tariff it prevents a man
from retaining all that he has
honestly earned but does not rob
him to the same extent, so for
that reason I prefer it. To the
extent that the income tax falls
on incomes resulting from private
ownership of socially created
values it is just tax, but to the
extent that it falls on the results
of honest Individual effort it is as
dishonest and as unfair as the
tariff. The tax I favor, the tax
that will leave individuals in full
possession Of Individual earnings
and take for public purposes the
earnings of society only, is the
single tax on land values.'
Another question is ''Do you
believe in the strict regulation Of
railroads?" A candidate who
understands the railroad question
might say that he favors rail-
road regulation as temporary
measure pending the revocation
of private rights Of way over
public highways, but he cannot
truthfully say he <*believes" in
it. "Strict railroad regulation"
mitigates to a slight extent the
evil Of private ownership Of high
ways. For that reason a we'll in
formed person may favor it but
he cannot <'believe" that any
thing short of absolute revocation
Of all special privileges will do
permanent good.
The other questions are such
that they may be answered more
briefly without danger Of misun.
derstanding. In spite of the faul-
ty way in which the questions are
drawn, MIR. Bryan is doing a great
public service in stimulating the
asking of them. 1t is to be hoped
the candidates will be forced to
answer. If any Of them has suf-
ficient knowledge of political
economy to enable him to see that
an unqualified *'yes'' to the ques-
tions mentioned is not consistent
with real democracy he has not
yet made it very noticeable.
The labor world., 1911-08-19

Hammond for governor and Ole
0. Segang for United States SEN
ator would undoubtedly be a
quite irresistible ticket, and so
it would be to reverse the names.
Freedom County Standard.
The labor world., 1911-08-19
THE SEVEN SENATOR BILL

The "Seven Senator Bill,'' a
measure designed to limit each
county in Minnesota to represen-
tation in the state senate to seven
members, which passed the legis-
lature last winter, and which is to
be submitted to the voters of the
state for their ratification or re-
lection, is being attacked in the
Hennepin county courts.
Julius Schmall, secretary Of
state, is to be restrained from sub
mitting the proposed constitution
al amendment to the people, that
is if the court looks at the ques-
tion from the view point of the
lawyer members Of the Minnea-
polls legislative delegation.
Senator Wilson made the lead
ing argument against permitting
the bill to be submitted to the
voters of the state. Governor
Eberhart had .*ducked'' the bill,
and filed it with the secretary of
state without his signature. Mr..
Wilson holds that this practically
amounts to veto.
No court can consistently ac-
cept Mr.. Wilson's judgment on
this point. It is contrary to the
spirit of popular government. On
matters to be referred to the peo-
pie for their ratification or rejec-
tion the sole power is in the peo-
pie, and the governor has no
right to come between them and
the legislature. The referendum
on constitutional amendments
gives the veto power to the people
and not to the governor.
The people ought to have the
right to vote on this proposed
constitutional amendment. The
measure itself is wrong in
principle. It is undemocratic.
1t takes away, or rather prevents,
equal representation. The legisla-
ture passed it under the influence
of narrow spirit Of sectionalism:
The people Of this state can be
depended upon to do the right
thing, and to preserve true dem
ocratic ideals. Their rebuke of
this measure will sound the death
knell of sectionalism in Mime
sofa. The people of this state
know no north, no east or no
west. strife between portions OF
the state has been created and
kept alive by selfish politicians,
who have used it as a stepping
stone to their ambitions.
This is as true of some
politicians from northern Mime
sofa, as it is Of those from the
other end Of the state The peo-
pie are right, and if we mistake
not sectionalis1n, and it's corollary,
the "Seyen Senator Bill" will
receive just the kind Of rebuke
they deserve at the next general
election.
The labor world., 1911-08-19
PRESIDENT TAFT
AND HIS VETO

PRESIDENT TAFT
AND HIS VETO
President Taft has vetoed the
joint resolution passed by Con-
gress admitting to statehood the
territories of Arizona and New
Mexico. His sole reason for dis
approving the resolution was be-
cause of the fact that the pro-
posed constitution of Arizona con-
tanned clause permitting the re-
call Of judges.
The President admits that the
people of Arizona could strike out
the judicial recall now, and insert
it without the consent Of Con-
gress or the President, after Ari-
zone had become a sovereign
state; but he holds that lit is
necessary for the authority which
is primarily responsible for it's
creation, to assert in no doubtful
tones the necessity for an inde-
pendent and untrammeled judici-
ary.'
In other words the president as
sumes that he is like the kings of
old, and that it is his right to
dictate to the people of an about
to-be sovereign state what kind
of government they shall have.
If our memory serves us right
Mr.. Taft, when secretary Of war
under President Roosevelt, did his
level best to prevent the people of
Oklahoma from inserting a clause
in their constitution providing for
the initiative and referendum.
Had he been president at the time
he would no doubt have vetoed
the resolution admitting the ter
ritory Of Oklahoma to statehood.
The trouble with President Taft
is that he can not trust the peo-
pie. His training is against him.
His experience on the bench as
federal judge where he reck-
lessly issued unprecedented in
functions that had the effect of
destroying the personal rights of
laborers, and with whom he was
out of sympathy, is reflected in
his course as president of the
United States.
1t this were an absolute mon
archy, Mr.. Taft would be in his
proper sphere If this were even
a limited monarchy such as Eng
land possesses, that system of re-
preventative government, where
sort Of recall prevails, would
!. soon shear him Of some of his exc
s cutive power. But this is the
United States Of America, which
has a republican form of govern.
ment, save with it's multitnde n
restrictions, and a few of us fun
aamental democrats cannot for
the life of us understand how it
IS that a president should have
The power to set himself above
'he expressed will of the people.
The citizens of any safe ought
70 have the right to insert in their
+ constitution anything they want,
X 70 long as it conforms to the or
,anic law of the nation, whether
N 'he president likes it or not. If
my provisions are bad the peo-
'le themselves will soon make a
'hange. If the recall Of judges
@ Arizona should prove to be de-
tructive of individual rights, as
Nr. Taft claims it will be, it will
lot require very much experience
B Q remedy the wrong.
The president stretches a good
aany points in defense of the
judiciary, but there have been
The labor world., 1911-08-19
WHOA, MR.. GoMPERs!"


Duluth Evening Herald takes oc-
casion to roundly score Samuel
Gompers, president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, for his
criticism of the injunction order
recently. issued by Des Moines,
Iowa, judge.
The Herald believes that Mr..
Gompers spoke too hastily, and in
doing so pursued the course of
the irresponsible agitator, and
mot that Of the able labor
leader.'' It also takes Mr.. Comp
ers to task for, |Eseeming to feel
that he is called upon to make a
declaration on every matter that
may arise in which labor organ
izations are interested.
The Herald is conceded to be a
careful, for bearing and conserva-
tive newspapers Usually it is in
accord with the general philo-
sophy of the American labor
movement, but in this instance we
fear that it is guilty Of the same
offense it charges against Mr..
Gompers in that it event off at
half coc''<.''
We do not blame the Des
Moines street car men for feeling
jubilant over the Immediate re-
suits Of the injunction order.
They are the temporary bene-
ficiaries, for what might have
been a ,lost strike was won for
them by the court. Time alone
will tell whether or not there will
follow discrimination and secret
blacklisting against active union
lists now in the employ Of the
street railway company.
Mr.. Gompers, however, was not
expected to think of the imme-
diate benefits to labor or to the
public resulting from this new
kind Of injunction: TO the trade
union movement at large the in
junction, whether advantageous
to employers, employees, the pub
lie or all combined, is objection
able.
Government by injunction is re-
pulsive to every workingman in
America. It is. repulsive to every
believer in democratic principles,
no matter what his walk in life
may be. In industrial affairs it
cannot give one man rights with
out destroying the rights Of
another. It is an usurpation of
power by our courts incompatible
with the principles Of a republi-
can form of government.
Mr.. Gompers, by his timely pro-
test, proved that he was a bigger
man than the Herald gives him
credit for being. The ''irrespons.
ible labor leader would have
thought only of the immediate
benefits to his class. Mr.. Comp
ers, the able leader, sees far into
the future, farther than most of
his critics; he sees the rights of
both employer and employee sub
jected to-. the whim Of one man
clothed with judicial powers; he
sees the courts gradually creeping
along, assuming the authority of
legislators and executives, and he
sounds a voice of warning. ..,..as
Not to have done this promptly
and emphatically would have
rendered Mr.. Gompers unworthy
of the high position he holds in
the American labor movement.
He might have said the popular
thing and temporarily won the
plaudits Of the press, but he chose
to say the right thing, and for
this he is naturally criticised. But
time and experience will surely
vindicate. his position. !.
Woman is wonderful before.
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The labor world., 1911-08-19

Woman is wonderful before.
you marry her and inc omprehen-
sible afterwards.
The labor world., 1911-08-19

Mans fattery is esponsible.
for much Of woman s vanity.
The labor world., 1911-08-19

Love is something we cant ex-
plain until we have fallen into it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-12
Montgomery Market

Montgomery, September, s.-(SpeciaL)- Spot cotton is quoted at nominal price in Montgomery. ranging from 11isc to 11sSc
 Eggs are selling at PC retail and chick ems from 200 to 35c.
 Other quotations are as follows:
 Tomatoes. fancy stock, six, basket crates. g. 10. Choice stock. 4 basket crates. 90cdS1.
 Lemons, extra fancy, No. sso. s5.4o per box.
 california blackeyed peas. Sc per pound.
 Peaches California. N.75d2 per crate.
 Cabbage-$3.25 per crate.
 Sweet Potatoes-S50 50 per bushel
 Iarish Potatoes-$2 .05 per bushel.
 iOnions-sl .s0d12 per crate. Texas Bsr- mudas in crates, bushel crates Si.o0Ql.W 10 per bushel.
 Alabama Peachess1.75 per crate.
 Watermelons-Florida Watsons. SIP. 800 20 per 1oo
 Lard-Pure. 1oAc: basis fancy cotton oil lard. s%c; packers composed, SIG.
 Rutter-Creamery, firsts, 26H27c; coun- try. l1612c: renovated, 206D21hc.
 Flour-Fancy nominal; straights, A. 200 4.25: patent. s4 .956l5.
 Meai-Roller. ss pound bags. q. .s5; water ground, Sl.70
 cheese-Full cream. Daisy. lsc per pound.
 Coffee Maxwell House blend. pound cans, S5c: Maxwell House blend. pound cans, BOG; ordinary. 14is015hc prime. 16V 1Sc; fancy, 20I22c; Peaberrv. 22hc: Arr buckles. 9 .1c per case. New York basis: Moca and Java blend, 2714c.
 Rockland, Me. August &-Prof. Ed ward L. Curtis, instructor in Creek at Yale divinity school and until recently acting dean of the school, died on the Boston boat on the way to thls city from Castine last night Death was due to heart disease. Prof. Curtis was, T years old and native of Ann Arbor. Mich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-12
BIG MONEY
Minister Shows That Profession Is
 Paying Proposition

New Orleans, September 11.-That the ministry is Q paying proposition. as far as sordid money matters Is concerned. is borne out by the fact that from wedding fees alone in his N years as rector of Trinity Episcopal church of this city, the Rev A. Gordon Bakewell has taken in $50,c00 The Rev. Bakewell Is careful to keep his statistics correct, and they show that during his pastorate here he has per- formed 10,036 wedding ceremonies, for which he received an average fee of S; has baptized 1909 babies and has officiated at 2001 funerals. He declares, however. that had he been able to save his income instead of spending 1t for the necessities of life and various charities. he would now be in comfortable circumstances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-12
SLIGHT DECLINE IN WHEAT MARKET Good Yield of Grain in Ger many Influences Chi
 cagO Board

Chicago, September 11.-Official an- nouncement that although the potato crop in Germany is badly short. the promised yield of grain is about the same as last year, and> had weakening effect today on the price of wheat Closing figures were 1c to 11s0Ac lower than Saturday. All other leading staples showed ret decline; corn At49sc, except for September; oats, 14QSsc, and provisions 1Oc to 15@5oc. Weakness at Berlin found prompt re- sponse in Chicago. In the absance of a more definite reason a drop ins quota- tions from Berlin were at first attributed to big world shipments with a surpr1s- ingly heavy total credited to the Danube.
 Liverpool stocks also were said to be accommodating in a rapid manner which was in sharpt contrast with the slowness of demand. Subsequently the action of the Berlin market was taken to be more ade- ouately explained by the German govern ment report declaring that the wheat and rye crops would be about the same as a year ago, despite the pessimistic out look for potatoes. Beside the foreign news there was depressing influences felt from hedging sales in the American north5 west, particularly as change to bright weather pointed to decided increase in the movement of spring wheat. No iin- portant rally occurred at any time dur ing the day, December later ranging from s6ssc to s71sc, closing steady about 1c to 1Ac down at 9e1a@96ssc.
 Corn made a more bullish display than any other cereal owing to little export business. There were also large chart ters here of vessel room for corn. In con- sequence nearby deliveries were relatively firm, September finishing with a net gain of ls@14c.
 Other options suffered from the weak ness of wheat and closed weak with De- cember Ao off at 640D641sc after f1uctuating from 64c to e59sc. Cash grades were firm, No. 2 yellow was quoted at 6dq6714c.
 Trade in oats received a check on the buying side because of fear of reciprocity. The decline in wheat was a bear factor. High and low levels reached by Decem- Der were 4e1414Q45s4c. The close 4S1sc, represented a net decline of 3sc.
 Heavy selling on the part of packers broke the market for hog products. In the end pork was BOG to 50c down and other provisions off 1Oc to 121A415c.
 Future quotations were as follows;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-12
COTTON HAS SMALL
 LOSS, STEADY CLOSE
Depressed By Easy Spot Situation and Mo-
 roccan Dispute

New York, September 11.-Reports or an easier spot situation and uneasiness over the position of the Moroccan dis- pute proved depressing financially in the cotton market today, but offerings were pretty well taken on scale downward. and prices recovered several points of their loss in the late trading. The close was very steady at net loss of from to points.
 The market opened steady at a de- cline of to [ points in response 10 lower cables, reports of slackening spot demand in the south, talk of southern of ferings being heavy and unfavorable re- ports as to the European political situa- tion. There seemed to be good many over Sunday selling orders around the ring at the start, and after these hao been expected the market rallied few points from the lowest. but with the weather in the south favorable, some of the private crop accounts more encour- aging and several of the leading southern spot markets reporting larger offerings with very little damage, the market quick ly weakened, and at one time during the afternoon showed net loss of from l2 to F points. Wall street and houses with southern connections were particularly heavy sellers on this decline. but leading bull brokers were buyers on scale down, there was little foreign demand, and after the decline to 1.Sc for October and Ii 32c for December. the market ral- lied from the lowest.
 Late, months were relatively steady in the late trading, and while October closed only points up from the low level, De- cember and January showed recoveries of or 9 points.
 Private advices were received during the day from New Orleans, Texas and eastern belt points reporting slackening of spot demand following the filling of first sales of September engagements and generally easier ruling in the interior markets
 Receipts today, 43,3S9, against 19,426 last week and 2S,449 last year.
 Today's receipts at New Orleans, 9oS, against SAT last year, and at Houston, 3SO49, against 2S,3A1 last year.
 No,v OrIaopo Cnttnu EufuroQ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-12
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, September 11.-Cables were easier this morning than anticipated, ow- ing to free offerings from the south, where weather conditions continue favor able. Here the market met good support on the opening, from which there was slow decline on reselling from last weeks buyers, who were impressed with the lack of buying orders from the south, following the worm reports from Alabama and Mis- sissippi, regarding which, indeed. today's dispatches took rather a more optimistic view. Reports from southern markets were to the effect that spots were in poor demand, but as yet the volume of hedges coming on this market Is small, and once the local selling was over prices again advanced slowly to the opening level on a small volume of business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-12
SERIOUS RAILROAD
 BILLS ARE PENDING

New York, September 11.-F. o. Mel cher, vice president of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad, in a letter published here, called attention to the serious nature of pending railroad legis- lation intended to safeguard employees and passengers. He points out for example that one bill introduced into Congress re- quiring all roads to discard their wooden equipment after January 1, 1912, would cost the railroads more than s6S0, 900, 900. Other bills now pending would require the roads to enlarge their clearances at a cost of $444,0oO,O0o and to install the uni- versal block signals at cost of $2S7. .O00,- 600. To comply with these three laws would call for an expenditure by the rail- roads of $1.361, ,OOO,OO0 This is nearly 10 per cent of the net capitalization of all the roads in the United States, which amounted to $14,3SS575.0OO at the end of 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-12
MAY MAKE FIGHT
 ON BREAD TRUST

Kansas City, September u.--Plans for a nation wide fight against the so called bread trust" will come up for discus sion at the meeting of the Bakers and Confectionery Workers International Union of America, which convenes in tri- ennial session here today. The union. which comprises a membership of 22,00o, and will be represented by about S5 dele gates. may go so far as to finance and open independent bakeries in the center of opposition in an effort to force the mas ter bakers to recognize them, even at the expense of bitter fight.
 There are four principal cities whose members of the union are barred, ac- cording to Otto E. Fisher of the Chi cago International union, who arrived yesterday. These are New York. Pitts burg, Cleveland and Boston. The bakers are almost ready to enter the field in those cities, and to carry through the fight for the union label, according to several delegates present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-12
STOCK MARKET IS UNSETTLED Opening High, Stocks Fall to Lowest Point and
 Then Rally .a

New York. September 11.-After opening on A considerably higher level. stocks fell to the lowest point of the year anu then recovered. Net changes "eie sns in most cases. and the final rally was so spirited that many of the actiVe i'e1es closed with small gains, running up eo point in Reading and southern cific. But theFmarket was not 1reeo -iroii' the nervousness and unsettlement or tue last week. The range of prices TOT the day ran to 8 points in some cases
 Opening advances ranging from 10 . noints were due to the earlier rise of ,r;.as y,, the London market Traders took advantage of the rise to sell stock The selling had the appearance oi peihs . renewal of liquidation such as was the chief depressing factor for several weeks. The market was unable to resist the nrassure and broke abruptly, the weak ness heinz pronounced during most of the morning.
 The influence of the foreign market was again a. considerable factor. London fol- lowing the advances In Americans there, bought moderately here at the opening, but as the ptohcs eAoSSN .SNe and sold. There also was heavy direct selling by Berlin, chiefly of Atchison, Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific
 Total sales for foreign account were estimated at more than 30,0Oo shares Re- ports in regard to the difficulty between France and Germany were conflicting, al though more optimistic advices on this subject were received later in the day.
 Home news included dispatches from the west, indicating brighter prospects for peace on the Illinois Central. The pressure against United States Steel was coincident with reports that operations at the corporation's mills are now on smaller scale than during any time Tn August It was also said the company $ foreign business had suffered a decided setback, but this was denied In autnor- itatiye powers. cut in the dividend Of the Texas oil from 10 to per cent oc- casioned no surprise, even in speculative e circles. The prevailing intention for the stock which is lightly held long ago dis- counted the change in rate.
 Bonds were heavy, but rallied some what late in the day in sympathy with the improvement in stocks.
 Total par value, s2205,000.
 United States bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-12
HATS A HINDRANCE
 TO INTELLIGENCE

Boston, September 11.--Fashion's ten dency during the past few years toward smaller hats for women has resulted in distinct improvement in the condition of the sex, according to Dr. George w.. Calvin, head of the Emergency hospital here.
 Many woman wonder how it is that they And themselves able to do work which a few years ago they would not have dreamed of attempting, says Dr. Calvin.
 Should they desire to know the reason they need but think of the decrease. in the size and weight of their hats, and they have tine answer to their question. Wellesly and Radcliffe girls are every year gaining in their classroom averages, and are gradually surpassing young men in their studies It is a significant fact that most college girls wear nc. hats at all."