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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06
/. MOTHER

Mother passed away this week.
She was not exactly our mother, tor
the good angel to whom We FIRST
lisped the name passed away many
years ago, when We were babies.
There were six Of us boys; the
Oldest was 10 and the L baby had
only known 20 months Of life. We
were like the average run of boys,
half good and half bad, but all too
young to be without q mothers
watchful care. Father did the best
he could. No. man ever did more
for his boys. He was both mother
and father, and how he kept us all
together God alone knows. He
worked nights and this made his
task the harder. ~..
Through the five long years that
followed mothers death he was
patient, and above all. loving and
kind. One day he brought Mary
Campbell into our home, and while
it seemed strange at first. we
learned to call her mother and
we were ever after proud OF her as
such. She learned to love us. She
put her heart into: our lives and
there It ever remained. Our Joys
were her joys and our sorrows were
her sorrows. Time after time we
tried her patience and she never
complained. but by precept and
example showed us kindness that
compelled us to love and respect
her. !"
During her latter days she suf-
fered much, but she bore her cross
with the same sweet patience that
characterized s2 her life al our
mother. She died as she had lived,
and as her immortal soul was as
cending to heaven she family hsped
words Of comfort and cheer to the
loved ones who surrounded her.
Farewell, mother! You were good
and patient, and true and kind. We
will miss you, and as we journey on
our way through this mortal life we
shall ever remember your beautiful
character, and we shall try now
more than ever to live up to every
precept you taught us when We
most needed your teaching. Mother,
you did not live In vain. Farewell.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06
JUST A THOUGHT.

These the things which we enjoy-the cool
freshness of the day in it's early beauty and the
clean smell of the earth and the air after rain the
knowledge that have before us a days work
that do, and the satisfaction at evening of
feeling we have done it, the happy look the face
of the man or the meet and the pleased
look on the face of the man woman to whom we
have shown a kindness; the warm glow that comes
from loving our friends for what they are and
knowing there is something in us which they can
love; the clean feeling of living life that lets us
look into mems faces and feel we need not be
ashamed; the happiness of having for our friends
little children who, with their clearseeing eyes,
have found that we love them enough to give up
other things for their sakes the daily experience Of
finding men in the world who find life worth while
because of these things which also make our life
worth living These the things that we care for.
1t is wonderful is it not, that they are all within
our reach?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06
Your Credit Is Good
to draw from the work for you.

to draw from the work for you.
And these hundred will; each make
ten more new union men. That gives
you one hundred that you have got
to try to dodge.
The fact Is that you have done this
fool thing Of firing and black listing
union men 50 long that now we have
over three, million Of them In this
country.
Just keep going. We don't mind.
We will just move and revise our face
and our name and our location so fast
that your blacklist card will be sew
eral years behind.
We have no home. You have made
us homeless by exploiting us to death.
We rent. It is always easy for a
tenant to move. You got our rent
in advance, so you need not worry.
You get to see that you are max
ing us more eager for trade unionism
every time you fire us7
Exactly.
It won't work. boss.
If you fire us we scatter the fire Of
unionisrn, and II you leave us alone we
organize and get what We want.
You are up against it and we'd like
to know what you are going to do
about it. 49,. -. .~.,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06
DECEIVED NONE BUT THEMSELVES

Writing of England's labor troubles, H. G.
Wells shows that he very clearly the weakness
and danger that come from the acts of those who
have the power to force certain governmental re-
suit but have no power to make it satisfactory,
power to ward off or to still the opposition and the
tumult that it will arouse Speaking of the recent
minimum wage settlement he points out that the
Legislators went into the consultation with tho
understanding that the minimum was to be five
shillings but reached an agreement that it should
be four shillings and half The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
thought that they had turned clever trick and
boosted of their prowess, forgetting that the net
suit of their act would be but to add to the bitter
and the discomfort of the laborers' They had
indeed temporary victory, the effect of which
could be only to add fuel to the fire that would
presently consume them.
Is this in any measure different from the result
of the Chicago convention9 Have not the repre-
sentatves Of the powers Of prey their narrowness
and blindness carried through their program and
thought themselves victors when in reality they
were but storing up wrath against the day of
wrath? Have they finally in their course deceived
anybody but themselves? Because they have made
it possible to vote for only kind Of thing in
voting particular party ticket have they scored
victory? Even if these powers control also the
other party, they any clever, any less
blind? They have but fooled themselves. They may
have delayed for the execution of people s
WILL but if they have been unfortunate they have
but multiplied the retribution that cannot be
escaped because the masses powerful and
do not forget their power There is not only blind
in these who forget all other things in
stretching out toward the call of greed; there is
anarchy ten times worse than the anarchy of an
ignorant nihilist, because It breeds it's kind hun
dredfold
That victory which seemed to deliver the
party definitely into the hands Of the spoilsmen An
accumulation of such results would be more disas-
irons than any defeat. Will they never thisG
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06
DISSOLVE? WHY, CERTAINLY.

Encouraged, no doubt, by the effect of & dissolu-
tion' upon the oil and tobacco trusts, the beef
trust, 'the Greatest Trust in the World accord
ing to the magazine muckrakers, has voluntarily Of
fered to dissolve and disintegrate provided the gov
eminent suit against it is dropped. The offer has
been accepted and Mr.. Wickersham has called off
the proposed prosecution.
All of which means, as the press tells u.s. that
the beef trust admits Defeat
And let just add to this that the beef trust
has admitted" something else, in this acknowledge
ment of submisson; something else that it has
strenuously denied for the last fifteen years.
And that is, that it trust Of any kind.
By voluntarily suggesting dissolution it merely
confesses that all the time it denied it trust it
was lying and knew it.
1t was lying then.
And it is lying now.
The test will come when we discover whether or
not the dissolution brings down the price Of the
product and the profit Of the packers.
If it doesn't, the trust will be quite ready once
more to admit defeat and propose another dissolu-
ton.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06
A BUNGLING BULWARK.

The congressional committee which is investi-
eating the charges brought by Representative
Berger against Judge Hanford has had before it the
United States naturalization examiner who initiated
the proceedings in Judge Hanford's court which led
to the Impeachment charges The caliber Of this
limb Of the law, this patriotic defender of the con-
stituon is disclosed in the newspaper report of the
proceedings.
The examiner, one John Speed Smith, testified
that while others may deem the constitution far
from perfect for himself he would change it in no
particular TO him it as sacred as the ark of the
covenant was to Moses We quote from the report:
.u Smith testified that on the ACKNOWLEDGMENT hear:
superstitously attached to it.
DO 19 you know any man anywhere who can read
some way:" Chairman Graham asked
II would not" Smith answered, promptly.
IF every citizen who not satisfied with some
provision of the constitution disfranchised how
many voters do you think would be Lefty? Mr. Graham
Mr.. Smith said he could not answer He admitted
that his knowledge that OLSON in the habit of
distributing Socialist literature might have prejudiced
1t was upon this evidence that Judge Hartford
stripped Mr.. OLSON of his citizenship and COM
mitted what Attorney General Widkersham was
tpleased to call, after investigating the case a
"gross outrage
Such man Judge Hanford renders no real
service to the exploiting interests which find refuge
I'm the federal judiciary His work is so coarse that
even the most stupid see the animus of his be-
Ehavior and the class character of his judicial acts
He is bungler who exposes his bag of tricks to the
audience.
1t is for this reason that we may entertain some
hope Of Judge Hanford's impeachment, as a warn
ing to FEDERAL judges to be more circumspect and
adrot in the service which they render to the estab
ished order of safeguarding the god of seven per
cent from the impious hands of sacregious and
dangerous dsturbers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06

the fullest publicity of !. eontxibutioas
and expendi tures Tor primary . we'll
m Tor Sl6otdon oAaa5,aiGns. 4 urges
more and stricter laws to regulate tho
giving ana uSo o< money In politics.
= And vet before that convention
were candidates who spent money nj
most like water In securing del4gatAs,
who have given tho people no S3dea
Of where tho money came hoIn Or
where 1t went. Ono Of those oandi-
dates is the nominte6 Of the conveaa-
ton that adopted that platform. :rs.s,
OF all the candidates before that
convention or taking part II the pre-
primary fight, only one has pub1ished
anything like complete statement
Of his fund-senator LaTollAttA. @
If that plank Is worth tho Ink It
takes to print it. these candidates
who accept that platform should give
to the country their campaign state
ment and tell just how much money
they spent, where they got it and
how they spent It. -. :. = :. .st::
They should give the people tho
confidence they ask and, acting In
the spirit Of the laws they demand,
account for their campaign funds and
expenditures. 800,
Then the people would know that
they are in earnest and that the
platform they have endorsed Is pre-
scented in good faith.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06

Af OST OF the conventions OF re-
N4 cent years have done their NOM
mating quick and when they were In
session for more than three or four
days it has been duo to other
causes than many ballots. = Since
1880 the ballots have been few. That
Is true Of both parties- ..~...
The last convention Of Democrats
in which many ballots were needed to
reach q choice was that held ut New
Of Seymour, who had started with
nothing on the first ballot came on
the twenty-second.
The first record Of tho Democrats
for convention ballots was established
in 1859, when Pierce Of New Hamp-
shire-unknown on the first ballot
was nominated on the forty-ninth. In
1856 it took II ballots to name Bu-
chanan. In 1850, in the convention
that disrupted the party, there were
50 ballots. =.
In, 1880 the Republicans established
the last record for a long deadlock,
It taking SO ballots before Garfield,
who received only one and who was
not a candidate, was nominated. That
convention continued into the second
week. :
There have been conventions where
It took four, five or eight ballots, the
latter figure being needed when the
Republicans nominated Harrison in
1888, and the five being reached when
Bryan was named by the Democrats
in 1896.
The record for the number OF BAL
lots is held by tho Democrats partly
because Of tho two-thirds rule It
also indicates the Independence OF the
party, the lack Of any controlling or
boosting power able to put over"
whom it pleases, and the wealth Of
the party in high grade presidential
timber.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06

The demands of the United Mine Workers of
America, both in the bituminous and anthracite
regions, for higher wages and improved conditions
have been settled by conference, cancellation and
compromise The road to industrial peace has been
paved by argument, investigation and deliberation.
and the disastrous consequences Of long and costly
strike averted. This points to improved methods
and policies in the settlement of wage disputes.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06

and unable to impress his employer with the value
OF his services United with his fellows in power
ful body, he presents q potency which cannot be-
ignored; his influence in the community grows cor
rsspondingy. n. by q '5= 55.s II d.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06

That capital organizes much faster than labor is
due to superior opportunities and commercial train
ing; to the study of selfnterest; to the apprecia
ton Of the potency Of cooperative effort and eci
ency; to the elimination of individual risk by the
limited liability Of the corporation. The report Of
+: D. Cabell commissioner Of internal revenue, in
dicates an increase Of 1880 in the number Of
porations in one year. The number in 1911 was
287,862 compared with 270,202 in lilo. The
aggregate earnings decreased $115 100000 of which
the iron and steel industry in the Pittsburgh Pa.
district suffered a loss of $47, 591 100.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06
A. DOLLAR Is THE ~
DEVIL IN DISGUISE

A Dollar keeps the kiddies from
playground Of their own
4 Dollar keeps the workers on the
bum; ~,s,. H.. ..,., ->..~
It's the plague Of civilization, and the
=. plague Of progress too; ..s.4, :
A Dollar is moro pesulent than
rum. ~,..-
A Dollar, keeps Carnegie, lying wide
awake at night;
i, A, Dollar keeps the market on tho
rack; .a. >.,.eI
Let's hurl the plagued cart-wheel to
a place beyond recall
And tell It not to bother to come
back. r. ,.--.. :. ~
r. F.. -. CHORUS. u. , ,..... = =.
A Dollar is the reason why the gam
bling dens exist,
A Dollar makes the cost Of living
rise; H.. H..
A Dollar turns our mothers into
slaves Of auction bridge.
.2 "A Dollar is the devil In disguise.
A Dollar is the reason Why tho
It artists Of the world
Are left TO starve in poverty and
IT,. pain; III. . .s.5.. ca s.
A dollar il the reason why no. noble
.I books are made; .=... IS
A Dollar stands for profit and for
gain. Sg5..4
a Dollar is the muzxle worn by.
y preachers everywhere, III sfs
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06

- The poor immigrant, with low standard Of
living, crowding in shacks and tenements, with in
sufficient air space for proper ventilation; with
poor clothing and the cheapest kind of food, is a
menace to the American standard of life It takes
generation and sometimes longer to impress upon
his mind the necessity Of organization and unity Of
action. In the meantime he retards the growth and
development Of the labor, movement to higher
standard Of efficiency and usefulness + ~z<S= E
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06

Every time union man buys a non-union cigar
or non union article of any kind he indirectly en-
poys the non-unionist that made it and indirectly
contributes TO the 1ntoerable and miserable con
dition Of defenseless men and women. and q the
already bullying pockets Of unscrupulous, non
union manufacturers. 81
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06

The relief granted by the pension laws of Ger
many to workers over seventy years ago, without
weekly. To the maintenance of the pension fund
the workers have to make weekly contributions,
which are deducted from their wages by the manu-
facturers. The workers in Great Britain, having
reached the age of TO- are entitled to weekly pen
sion Of $122; the fund is raised by an income tax
OF about six per cent on all incomes $500, and
graduated inheritance tax as high as twenty per
cent on estates left by millionaires.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06

=. The trades union movement developed on
natural lines it originated in the shop and factory,
spread over the town by the organization Of local
unions Subsequently it became national in char
acter, by the combination of scattered local unions
in one compact body; finally extending beyond the
national border lines by the formation of inter
national unions. AS auxiliaries the local. state ma
tional and international declarations became prom
inent factors in the course of time - .s@
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06

THE REPUBLICAN platform IN as
= conspicuous for what was left out
of 1t as for what was put in it. Take
the matter Of taxation for instance.
In the entire announcement Of
party faith and bid for votes, there
Is not one word ia regard to taxation
save that slight reference to the tar
MA pledge beliedz by every page Of
tho party's history. %@: -
It has been during the rule Of that
party that taxes have soared-and
means been. found to spend every
penny Of them. Government expen-
ditures, during tho years since 1897,
have grown rapidly. each year beat
ing the record Of that before it. And
even the earnest efforts OF the Demo-
cratic house have been unable to
greatly reduce the annual bill pre-
scented to the people. That largely
because there was q Republican sen
ate. and because certnin large expen-
ditures had to be continued until q
complete readjustment could be made.
And such readjustment could not b
made while a senate check and presi-
DENTAL veto awaited the best efforts
of the Democrats. s=at s.S Il. >a2 ~. h 4.
VI Despite all this: despite the bur-
den Of taxes; despite the high cost Of
living, the Republicans ignore tho
question OF taxation, save for those
weak tariff platitudes and for those
weaker ones about economy In gov
eminent. And in the light OF recent
Republican practice they are indeed
weak. ..s III sSs II sSs:: .3
INCONSISTENCY IL the feature OF
= =. the Republican platform. The
more that document - studied the
more inconsistent the more contra
dictory to- pub ltean practices 81
the past appsars.sgs Ss
IA sx s. ors Az "a / that urs -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06

Never tell q man what you think
of him unless you are the bigger.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06

Some men get DO used to getting
married that they forget bigamy. is a
crime. -,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06

woman always expects you 10 RS
m1tnb er hsr birth Icy. but g SorgSt
her TIC u
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06
BOOSTS AND SLAMS .
ON CURRENT EVENTS
EDWARD T1LnEN, president OF

EDWARD TILnEN, president of
~ the National Packing company,
says the price Of meat: is due to its
scarcity compared with tho demand.
He calls attention to the fact: that,
according to the census, the popula-
ton Of this country increased II per
cent during the last decade while the
number Of cattle. including milch
COWS, decreased 2 per cent. There is,
he says, 100000 more mouths to
feed and less meat to do It with.
At the same time Mr.. Tilden's COM
pany, or the packing concarns which
constitute It, are steadily shipping
some Of this short supply of beef
abroad. to compete there with other
meat raising countries. And, 80
creditable information has 1t. selling
there under the price charged Ameri-
cans.
II the high price Of beef in this
country IL due to an increased de-
mand and a decreasing supply: It
under those conditions packers can
continue to compet~ in foreign mar
kets, then congress should hasten to
give the consumers, Of this country
the benefit Of foreign competition.
Free meat would have the opposi-
ton Of cattle raisers AZ we'll as OF
packers. But by TAR the greater num-
Der Of Americans are not cattle rails
ers or packers. They are consumers
who must be fed. And they deserve
even more consideration than 3. the
raisers, especially as the ratsers and
packers have had their day Of first
consideration-and many Of them.
To continue a tariff, q special pr1vi-
lege, tax on a necessity in the face Of
falling supply and an increasing de-
mand, is economically and morally
wrOuX, '&r,%
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12
Bryant's Pond.

George Holt moved his househo Id
goods from Waterford this week, and
will occupy tenement In Mrs. Cynthia
Coles house.
The Ladies' Aid IL holding regular
meetings. The next one will be with
Mrs. Frank Bartlett.
Merton Titus OF Portland 10 having q
two weeks vacation and with his family
Is staying with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John A. Titus.
Ex Governor Fernald was In town Sat
urday and settled up with the farmers
for sweet corn.
A class OF Busy Bees has recently
been organized here by Mrs. S. j: Old
aker. 1t is composed Of young girls who
will meet at the parsonage Saturday
afternoons and learn 10 sew patchwork
Percy j. Bowker of Wakefield was In
town this week as the guest Of bis par
snts. he left Tuesday on hunting TRIP
nm country.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12
PARTRIDGE DISTRICT.
Buckfleld.

Mrs. q. q. Wardwell of West Paris
with her children has been at c. n.
Irish's for week.
Miss Louise Bisbee of Rumford has
been the guest Of Mrs. Carrie Spaulding
for few days the past week, returning
TO her home Saturday.
Frank Berry went to Madison Satur-
day to be gone for few days, with Mr..
Ingalls.
Ed Hutchinson was at home from
Bates College Saturday.
A roll call was held by the members Of
the Baptist church Thursday, Nov. Z.
The exercises opened with social hour
from 5 till 8 o'clock, which was followed
BY most excellent banquet provided BY
the ladies of the society, consisting OF
cold meats, mashed potatoes, cakes and
cream pies, nuts and salads and coffee
During the banquet quotations were
given by different persons, and after that
came the roll call Of members. Many
responded to their names by bits OF ex
perience or history aud passages oil
Scripture, and many letters and mes.
sages from absent members and former
pastors were read. About one hundred
members Of the church and congrega
ton were present, and q very enjoy ablt
occasion 1t surely was.
Grover Brigham Of Boston has been
here with his parents for short visit.
Luther Irish has been laid aside on &C
count Of an affection of tho face which
has been quite serious.
Miss Lizzie Allen has gone to Port
land to stay with her sister, Mrs. Alden
Mrs. Ida Hersey Of Phillips Is thu
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Warren o
Elm Street.
Ray Jordan met with . mishsp will
his auto coming home from West Sum
ns- Friday night, which practically de
stroyed the machine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-12
East Sumner.

Just as We expected. The inevitable
result of folly and spite. 1.-TWO nice
apples colored in the sun, one was split
In two, and there was but one" And
that one is-Wilson. Still, 1t may be
good fruit after all. 1t has stood the
pelting very well, but the old political
tree needs pruning. There's lots OF
suckers started around the trunk. More
trimming and less grating for q
while.
For more than so years that we have
voted We have heard of the death Of the
Democratic party. Yet We have to sd-
NIT that this year it has been quite q
lively corpse. As Mark Twain said,
the news of the death has been greatly
exaggerated.
However, the sun will continue to
shine, and We shall keep buttering our
pie crust as usual. So let us ohserfully
take the medicine as it may be best for
Ma