The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-09-14
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keep strictly within the provisions Of
tn law. #%A
Our men will remain loyal and we
ask the public to help us by refusing
to ride on street cars until tho man
| agement agrees to treat its employees
like men. This statement 10 made
| hurriedly. A more complete one
will be made later.
Respectfully submitted.
MAX HALL, President.
| w. J. MORRIS, Vice President.
| VICTOR WICKLUND, Secretary.
| CARL STABERG, Treasurer.
| Local Union, No. $685."
When the men went out on strike
Monday morning Is per cent respond
ed to the call. On Wednesday
! morning all but eight Of the old en-
! ployes had left the service. Mr.. War
rem asserted there were but so men
on strike. A parade Of the striking
men on Tuesday evening contained
112 uniformed street railway employees
| and there were Is who did not ap-
pear in the parade.
National Officer Here.
Rein Orr, treasurer of the Amalsa-
| mated Association of Street and Elec-
trio Railway Employees Of America.
! arrived in Duluth from Detroit Tues
day. He lost no time in getting in
| touch with the local situation. Mr..
/ Orr has been through many street rail.
way strikes. In a strike in Ohio two
years ago he was brutally assaulted
by slugger for the street railway
company which almost cost him his
life. He today is bearing the marks
| Of the assault, but he still possesses
the undaunted courage of q man of
labor.
Mr.. Orr IL greatly encouraged with
the situation in Duluth. He said that
during the Boston strike for the first
week only 40 per cent Of the men go
sponded to the strike cali. In three
weeks the men won the strike. Her.
bert Warren will find before the battle
Is over that he has met, in Rein
Orr, an opponent worthy Of his steel.
He will find, too, that Mr.. Orr can
be just as good friend to the street
railway company as he can be an op-
ponent during a strike. It is up to
Mr.. Warren to see whether or not
! the strike will be settled now with no
bad sores that will take a long time
to heal.
Hall Hero Also.
e. G. Hall. president Of the State
Federation Of Labor, was sent for
! Monday and arrived in Duluth TUGS
day morning. Mr.. Hall has permitted
| 10 grass to grow under his feet since
his appearance in Duluth. He has
| carefully and wisely advised the men
! on strike and has performed his duties
| with marked courage and ability.
On Thursday the street railway
employees in Superior Joined the strike.
| This added to the announcement Of
the Duluth men and every one il
fully convinced that a satisfactory
! settlement to all concerned is not Ear
| distant. On Monday and Tuesday
evenings at points in the West End
large crowds of people assembled
| along Superior street. It was not a.
disorderly crowd, until a group of
| boys. varying in age from II to is
years, began to throw missiles at pass
ing streets cars. There was more
| shouting than there was destruction
| of property. The real damage done
was breaking glass on passing cars.
This violation OF law was done solely
by misguided youths. Not g. single
striking employe participated in any
| violence that occurred anywhere along
the line.
No Militia Here,
There was some talk Of calling out
the militia. but the chief of police
and the sheriff give assurance that
hA oh $~
| uation. There will be no militia in
Duluth during this strike. and par
ticularly not during the fall of 1912.
The men OF labor deplore violence.
They recognize that it does more in
jury to workingmen than 1t can do
to the street railway company. Tho
following statement signed by Mr.. Orr
| and the officers Of the State Fedora
ton Of Labor indicates that the trade
union officials are the hrmest friends
! Of law and order:
paramount to all other issues il
the maintenance OF law ana order,
We appeal TO every friend and SYM
pathizer Of the striking street railway
men to assist in preventing injury to
life and destruction OF property.
mo true friend Of labor will re-
oOAt W SAOASAN0 ~ VIII IU1S liz nt> 1us
| deed, 1t is not Of record where vio-
! lence ever contributed to the success
of any movement having for its pur-
pose the economic well-being Of Ia
Dor. On tho contrary, the folly CT
labor's misguided friends has too fire.
Quently brought its defeat on the very
| eve Of victory.
We Want Public Sympathy.
I'VE can only merit public SYM
pathy by deserving it. The majority
| Of the people in this community, %
! in every other. stand first and FORE
most for the majesty Of the law. All
| issues and rights in every crisis IRE
held In subserviency until law and or {.
der are established.
"Considerations of duty and patriot
ism prompt us to appeal to every per
son In Duluth to assist the authorities
in preserving the public peace. Let
each Of US by precept and example
I show the true dignity of labor by
! ho$ IS