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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-27
WORKMAN CANNOT s. !.
WAIVE HIS RIGHTS
Supreme Court Outlaws Old
Method of Employers La
Dor Now Protected.

WASHINGTON, July Is. - The
United States supreme court in re-
cent decision, upheld that feature of
the Employers Liability act which
prevents an employe~ from waving
his rights in order to obtain employ
ment from railroad by signing q
contract for benefits in a company's
so-calfed voluntary Relief associa-
ton"
It cannot in the future be held as q
defense for the railroad and q pre-
vention from the recovery Of damages
in case Of negligence.
A brakeman employtd by the
Washington Terminal company lost.
his arm in a collision. a suit for
damages followed. The District Of
Columbia court ruled the section xof
the Employers Liability act, relied
upon by the company. was unconsti-
tutional.
{ The case was appealed and was re-
versed. Another trial was had which
resulted in the court directing q ver-i
dict for the company. this time up-
on the ground that It was not q COM
mon carrier. !. Sz s5
The district court Of appeals ruled
the company was common car
rier. The United B States supreme
court now finally settles both issues
by deciding In favor Of the crippled
brakeman ana SLOWING him 50, 500
,danagss. E31a
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-27
union PLAYS ROLE
Of GOOD SAMARITAN
Carpenters Of Portland Build
Home In Short Time For
Poor Widow.

No greater tribute can be paid to
the organized labor movement than
to recount it's meritorious and self
sacrificing deeds. In the city of
Portland. Ore, only recently an Incl
dent occurred that shows not only
fidelity to principle. but plainly en-
phasizes the altruistic spirit pervad-
Ing the membership Of our unions.
Several years ago Mrs. Eva Shaffer
was left o widow with five children to
support. She was without means.
and was compelled to exercise the
most rigid economy to support her
children and keep them in school.
With commendable persistence she
struggled on, but, as misfortune sell
dom confines it's operations to any
prescribed area. the brave woman
was met with further reverses.
Her little home was destroyed by
fire, thus making her struggle doub-
ly hard. But the Good Samaritan
did not fail to put in an appearance
this time. The carpenters local union
took immediate action and secured
donations of lumber from the lum-
Der yards and number of union car
penters volunteered to rebuild the
little home, which has been COM
pleted, and without cost to the un-
fortunate widow. .a:s. t ,.s.s 5*a
It is deeds of this character .htat
make for the imperishabi1ity Of the
unions OF Dor. 81
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(Continued on Page o.
MECHANICS PUT ON
........ CIVIL SERVICE [: ! l LIST
New Government Order Will Pro-
tect Thousands of Naval De-
partment Employees ]. -. :: :: :.

WASHINGTON, July. .25.-It is re-
ported from official sources that it
is contemplated that ten thousand
navy var dmechanics will come under
the operation of the civil service law
when President Taft signs the ex-
ecutive order now being prepared by
the navy department officials, in
conjunction with the civil service
commissioners. Heretofore these en-
ployes have been shielded from po-
litical changes by a system of regu-
lat1ons governing the employment
boards in navy yards and stations. =
The employees were subject, how
ever, to change or abolition at 1.-THE
will of the person who might be at
the head of the department. The
men now in the. yards are not to be
required to undergo examination, but
newcomers will be subjected, so it is
said the plan provides, to severe
practical tests ,and must also pass
psysical examinations. :
It is also said that there will be a
regulation that anyone leavoing work
and seeking reinstatement must
place his name at the bottom of the
eligible list. = r.: ..-. r..-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-27
TRUMPS UP. CHARGE
. AGAINST ORGANIZER
Detective Flees When Court De-
clares Union Man Innocent
and Fixes Costs.

TOPEKA, Kansas, July 25.-In an
action brought against Ezra Day, an
organizer for the Amalgamated AS
sociatton Of Street and Electric Rail-
way employees. on the complaint of a
detective Of the Topeka Railway
company. charging assault and bat
terry. Day was acquitted by jury in
Just three minutes and the costs
taxed against the complaining wit
ness. i
Under the statute If It is found that
prosecution is malicious the COM
planning witness can be taxed for the
costs and committed to jail in de-
fault of payment.
In this case it was found that the
prosecution was malicious, and the
Judge directed that the detective,
Fred q. Howard, be committed to
jail until the costs were paid. Tho
detective, however, had disappeared
before the scourt ordsr ysass Axeeuted.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-27
FIGHT AGAINST "OPEN>
SHOP" IN MINNEAPOLIS

MINNEAPOLIS, July 25.-During
tho past year the building trades or
ganizations have been bitterly fought
by the Builders and Traders ,ex-
change. <<..},,.
This latter organization has been
endeavoring to destroy the unions by
devious means, the principal man
ner in which they have worked be-
Ing the insertion Of alluring adver-
tisements for mechanics in the news
papers in the northwest, misrepre-
senting the conditions in this city.
This has had the effect of produc-
Ing condition whereby large num-
bers Of men are idle. The building
trades council, however, is prosecut-
Ing vigorous campaign against the
union busters and headway is being
made. g3l 4, ,$ss. 81 5%
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-27
SUPERIOR ASSEMBLY
CHOOSES OFFICERS
o. F. Eick Elected President of
Trades Assembly-Sommer-
vile Chosen Vice.

.. F. Eick was elected president Of
the Superior Trades and Labor as
sembly Tuesday evening at the an
nua1 meeting of the organization held
at Union Labor hall. Mr.. Eick was
chosen to succeed c. w. Swanson.
VINO declined to be candidate him
self. J. H. Sommerville was elected
Vice president to succeed A. w.
Anderson. Hugh Mcdonald was
chosen to succeed himself as record
Ing secretary. A. w. Anderson, the
present president was elected f1nan-
c1al secretary to succeed Hugh Nc
donald, who became recording secre-
tary. Q. E. Eby was elected CORES
pond1ng secretary to succeed himself.
CHARLES w. Swanson agreed to accept
the position of treasurer. Other off,
GERS elected were as follows:
j. G. Crowley, sergeant alarms; J.
r. Clemens, Otto Gullard and Ed
Ronning, trustees. A. D. s. Gillet' and
c. w. Swanson were named DELEGATES
to the Duluth assembly. The officers
were installed by John Josephson.
former president of the unions.
At the close of the adjustment of
matters for the year the assembly
turned it's attention to the formation
OF plans for a Labor day celebration.
Committees were appointed which
follow: Programs, o. E. Eby, Ed
Ronning, A. Hagen; grounds, c.. W.
Swanson, Hugh Mcdonald, o. E. Eby;
sports, w. H. Law, c. w. Swanson,
hugh Mcdonald, w. H. Law, o. E..
Eby; speakers, c. W. Swanson, Ed
Ronning and A. Hagen.
The committees were instructed to
prepare monster celebration. A
heavy rain caused a cancellation of
the exercises planned for last year
but If nice weather prevails this time
the "doings'' will more than recon-
pense for the long delav
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-27
WARREN WAS ONLY
F0OL|NG PEOPLE
Manager of Duluth Street Rail-
way Company Did Not Mean
What He Said to Council.
NO RAILS HAVE BEEN
ORDERED FOR NEW LINE
Warren Says Company Loses
Money on Long Hauls State
ment Disputed.

The street railway company was
only fooling when it informed the
citizens committee it was ready to
extend its line to New Duluth. At a
recent meeting in the council cham
Der everybody felt jubilant after
Manager Warren had informed those
present Of the plans Of the street rail-
way company to extend its line.
However, it now appears that the
company was simply pursuing it's
we'll known policy Of sparring for
time. It has not ordered rails or
equipment for the new extension and
from present indications there will
be no street railway line to New Du-
luth until long after the steel plant
shall have been in operation.
Manager Warren rushed into print
Thursday morning with a lengthy
claim made recently by the News
Tribune that the street car company
could we'll afford to carry passen-
gers to New Duluth for 5 cents, for
it was making considerable money on
short hauls for which it was collect
ing cents.
Company Loses (?) Money.
Manager Warren, in answer, holds
that the street railway company loses
money every time it carries a pas
senger more than three miles.
Nothing In his lengthy statement con-
tanned any poof; he merely made a
bold assertion, and something more
convincing must be produced before
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-27
ORGANIZED TO. FIGHT
PARCELS POST BILL
Five Big Express Companies
Make New Alliance to Head
Off Government Ownership.

An organization styling itself THE
Postal Progress League" with head
quarters in New York, is circulariz-
ing the country in; opposition to the
Bourne Parcels Post bill. It holds
that If this bill becomes law it will
seriously interfere with the printing
and publishing business, and there
fore appeals to newspaper publishers
everywhere to oppose the Bourne
bill. It says + - -
"The Bourne PARCELS Post bill comes
like a slap in tile face to- every man,
be he owner. or workman. engaged
in any branch of the printing and al
lied trades. d /
Zone firm that spends over $780,
600 a year in printed matter, is even
now getting estimates in Canada. The
turning of'7American printing into
foreign channels is even now begun,
anticipating this bill.
. But even if this printing should
not go abroad this enormous in
crease in postage would GREATLY
DECREASE the amount of printed
matter used.
Even now it is passing-while the
printing trades sleep. Postmaster
General Hitchcock favors it. Moth
ing hinders it's passage. No one will
prevent it's becoming law unless
that one be you.
Every: man interested in any
branch of printing, paper or ink MAX
ing, or any branch Of the allied
trades must personally oppose this
bill-now-if it is to be defeated.
Write today to the United States SEN
ators from your state and demand
their active opposition to this vicious
bill. Have every one of your work.
men write. Have every customer Of
yours write. These letters will be
effective-if you get them off now.
But get your protest off today. And
your workmen's protests. And your
customers protests. And get your
newspapers interested.
Some one else can NOT do this
for you. You must actively help in
this work, If this pernicious bill is
to be prevented from passing.
From the above it can be seen that
the opposition to the Parcels Post
which, no doubt. may be traced to
the five big express companies, is
growing powerful. The fears of the
Postal Progress League" does not
shake the confidence Of The Labor
World in a parcels post. We believe
in it and urge upon every reader to
write to the members of congress and
ask them to vote for the passage of
the bill. -. a.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-27
MANY WRECKS DUE
TO DEFECTIVE RAILS
Interstate Commerce Commission
Investigation Finds Manufac-
turers Of Rails Responsible.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-Experts
connected with the Interstate Com
merce commission have for many
months been conducting an investiga-
ton for the purpose of securing data
relative to defective railroad rails.
From information gathered it is
shown that during November and
December 1911, and January, 1912,
there were 1850 accidents attribut-
able to rail failures, and of this num-
ber 936 occurred as the result of de-
fective rails.
The defect in the rails are due
to the process of manufacture: and
II. w. Belnap, chief inspector of
safety appliances of the Interstate
Commerce commission, states that
present specifications and tests of
rails, in so far as the detection of lon
g1tudinal seams is concerned, appear
to be Inadequate. : ''~-s - = --'' 49, s4~-'=,
1t would seem to be time that some
definite action be taken toward elm
mating this source of danger and Sc
curing structurally sound rails.'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-27
NELSON IS :.
=. :: NO FRIEND OF LABOR
Refuses to- Receive Committees
Representing Labor Chance
to Keep Him Home.

The Workingmen of Minnesota are
pretty we'll wrought UP over the at
titude Of Senator Nelson on .legisla-
ton affecting the rights, interests and
welfare of the working classes. Two
Senator Nelson Of late; one from the
Trades Assem- bly, Of st. Paul and the
other from the State Federation of
Labor, and the answer in each case
is of ereotype form, which conveyed
no information as to his attitude to-
ward any pending measure or his
probable action concerning any. His
letter read as follows:
Your favor Of recent date, rela-
tive to the so-called Clayton injunc-
tion bill, is at hand Will endeavor
to give the bill speedy, due and care
ful consideration and attention.
In letter to the State Federation
of Labor T. J. Tracy of the American
Federation of Labor Legislative COM
mittee, who asked that the working
men Of Minnesota use their influence
to induce Senator Nelson to vote for
a certain bill against prison labor,
states that the labor committee at
Washington cannot approach Senator
Nelson. He will not have anything
to; do with any representative Of
labor. He characterizes the advo-
Gates Of all labor legislation as
Tabor agitators."
This Is the man the Twin City
daily papers are endeavoring to
create a favorable sentiment for re-
election to the United States senate.
The workingman, as well as all othe-
lovers Of fair play, will have q chance
to vote for their choice as United
States senator in the coming election.
If tie true character OF Senator Nell
son was known to the ordinary voter
porals guard al. the election.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-27
TWO PARTIES CLASH
IN BRITISH HOUSE
Bitter Fight Between Laborites
and Liberals Over Vacancies
in House of Commons.
CONTINUED on Page 81

LONDON, July 25.-Premier AS
quith's shaky parliamentary combi-
nation has just weathered another
crisis which for time portended A.
serious smash. Seats for H anlev and
Crewe being vacant, the Liberals put
up candidates in both constituencies.
The Laborites announced that If the
Liberals did not withdraw the Labor
ties would run candidate in every
vacant borough hereafter, implying
that this would cause a Liberal de-
feat by splitting the vote.
The Liberals refused to withdraw
They told the Laborites that they
might do as they pleased. The Lib
erals had the right to put up candi-
dates wherever they pleased and
would not admit that the Laborites
had any prescriptive right to either
Hanley or Crewe. Then the Labor
ties became enraged and announced
that they would call out their whole
representation of Al members from
the house of commons during the
pendency of the election and would
SSAAA IAAS AAACA OOL " d6lIdlc the
labor candidates.
AS result Of the clash the Labor
ties held two-hour consultation to-
DAY which ended by their adopting a.
resolution that only members needed
should be sent to Hanley or Crewe
and that there should be no general
desertion.
The fact is the goevrnment is not
wholly dependent on the Laborites
for a majority in the house of COM
mons. having 267 Liberal and "a Irish
votes. a total Of s51, against 27s
Unionist votes, or 81 plurality. Even
should the IL Laborites make g.
junction with the Unionists they
could not upset the minority,
which would have an absolute ma
5ority Of 32. It Is therefore evident
that the Laborites are useful and not
essential to the government and that
they are dependent upon the cabinet
Tor labor legislation.
In spite Of this condition 1t In
prophesied that little will be heard
OF the Home Rule bill till after ad-
oournment In August, but it will be
urged to its passage by a drastic ap-
pl'cation Of closure in October.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-27

Held They Come Under Provisions
of the Sherman Anti -.
-: Trust Law.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-Accord-
ing to, a decision just handed down
by the Massachusetts, supreme judi
cial tribunal, the owners of patents
are included as coming under the
operation of the Sherman antitrust
act. J.:
The case in which this decision
covers involved the United Shoe Ma
chinery company, and the decision,
written by Chief Justice Rugg, finds
that. while the question of whether
the United Shoe Machinery company
Is IAN illegal combination in re-
straint Of trade, and has monopol-
lied trade and commerce. between
the several states" must be gov
erned ultimately by decision Of the
United States supreme court, no
word or phrase In the Sherman anti
trust act reveals an intent to exempt
the owners of patents from its
sweeping provisions against monopo-
Hstic combination. <....f >. =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-27
POSTAL. MEN FORGET
UNION LAB|0R'S PART
State Convention Praises Mem
bers Of Congress, but For
. g zEs-.z.=-a = Z. ,s...ssts.
gets Debt to, A. 7. Of l.

= The Minnesota state branch of thar
United States National Association OF
Postoffice Clerks held its annual
convention in Duluth last week. The
meeting came to a close Saturday
afternoon. =. - -.
Purely routine matters were taken
up at the convention. One of the
most important parts of the work was
the adoption of q resolution thanking
Congressman Riley Of Tennessee,
John A. Mann Of Connecticut and A.
]. ALE of Georgia for work done on
the eight-hour day bill. These men
were directly responsible, so the reso-
luton declared, for the shortening OF
the time for postoffice clerks.
: Another resolution, which was
adopted, thanked George w. Grannis
for his work in the Lords Day AL
tary of this organization. which has
been largely responsible for the clos
ing of postoffices on Sunday.
The clerks did not, however. give
any recognition to the American Fed
Grafton of Labor for the part Its Of
ficers played in bringing about the
enactment of the eight-hour law for
postal employees. Had not the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor taken up
the work and persistently appeared
before committees Of congress
through it's officers, the eight hour
law would not have been passed. Tho
postoffice employees Of the United
States are under. more obligations to
the American labor movement for
their present conditions of employ
ment than they are to any other per-
son or institution. Without the sup-
port of the labor movement the pos-
tai employees would be today working
long hours for meager pay.
The convention went on record 40
favoring the reelection of President
Frank T. Rogers of the National an
sociation. This resolution was
adopted by. unanimous vote OF the
convention.
The banafide organizationso OF post
office clerks, and the only one rec
ognized by the American Federation
of Labor. is known as the National
Federation of Postoffice Clerks. tn
secretary is George F. Pfieffer OF
Milwaukee. This organization Is AZ
filiated with the American Federation
OF Labor on the same basis q any
trade union. - RE &
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-27
BROS. WILL
REGAIN LOST PRIVILEGES

i SAN QUENTIN, Cal. July IS 80.
After this day the McNamara broth
ers, John J.. and James B., serving
life term and q 15-year sentence
respectively in San Quentin state
penitentiary for the dynamiting OF.
the Los Angeles Times building. win
again be ollowed to smoke and SEQ
visit tors-two privileges OF which they
We're deprived q month ago because.
they failed to perform their work In
the prison jute mills. IS
ss Weak eyes and sore throat on the
part of one. and d broken instep on
the part OF the otheT, were pleaded
by the two brothers as reason tor
their inah hiiity :lirs ain It'd 80
In the mill
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-27
-. tSsi
new YORK LABOR
Chief IN DULUTH
John Williams, Commissioner Of
Labor, Spends Week on
Pleasure Trip in Zenith City.
TELLS OF PROGRESS
OF COMPENSATION ACT
Accompanied BY Other Bureau Of
Labor Officials Much Labor
Legislation Adopted.


John Williams. labor commissioners
of the state Of New York, H. B.;
Whitney, confidential agent and John
the bureau of labor, are. visitors in
Duluth. They came; up the lakes. on
freighter and will remain in this
city until this evening.
Mr.. Williams was formerly presi-
dent Of the United Brotherhood Of
Carpenters and Joiners Of America.
He has been connected with the New
York bureau Of labor for over Is
years. He was chief factory inspec-
tor for over eight years. and for the
last five years has been at the head
merly secretary Of the state of New
York, having been elected on the
Hearst, ticket at the time Judge
Hughes was elected governor Of New
York. He Is a member of the To-
bacco Workers union,
The party are enjoying sight-see-
ing about Duluth. They spent two
days at Fond du Lac where they put
in their time fishing with good sue
cess. -. -. - I
Was First to Act.
The New York bureau Of labor was
the first in the country to make an
exhaustive: study into the study Of
compensation for injured workmen.
It's report, made in 1905, first deve1-
oped the fact that every dollar spent
by the employers for protection for
Continued ON Page 81
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-27
ROOSEVELT s men
!. EBERAART 5 FOES
Passing of Time Does Not Seem
to Harmonic Discordant Re-.
publican Elements. w. s.,
E. T. YOUNG TALKS BACK " :
HARSHLY TO JIM TAWNEY
Democratic Prospects Grow
Brighter - Ringdal viii Un-
doubtedly Be: the Candidate.

+ ST. PAUL, July 25.-The passing
ef time does not have any appre-
cfable effect in harmonizing the dis.
cordant Republican elements. e. r..
Young, Republican candidate; Tor
governor, reminds Jim Tawney that
politically he is defunct-that he is
as dead as Caesars ghost, If not
deader. Jim. comes back with the
retort courteous that Young is en-
tirely lacking in those attributes
which go to make up the gentleman
in his association with his fellow. men
and that he is also a political demi-
gog, etc.
The progressives are attacking the
administration of Governor Eberhart
from every point and from every
angle and they have plenty Of anu
milton to fire into the governors g
camp. The Eberhart administration
has been conspicuously weak. In
these strenuous times when public
men are supposed to stand for some-
thing Eberhart is representing moth
Ing. His public utterances are
twaddled-his official acts colorless:
His expense accounts have been out
rageous. . .'.
-. Nothing for Their Money. -
II the people were getting some
thing for their money they would not
kick on the cost, but they are not
getting value received. This is rec
ognized by all of Governor Eberhart's
opponents and the people are being
thoroughly educated in this regard. .
It is rumored that the already
swoo1en list of gubernatorial candf-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-27
SECTION HANDS ARE /.
STRIKING FOR WAGES

FORT WAYNE, Ind, uJly 25.-The
section hands employed on the Wa
bash railway between TT. Wayne and
Toledo, and between TT. Wayne and
Montpelier are on strike. 8
Those men who have been .receiv-
ing the munificent wage Of &1.50 per
diem Of ten hours, and q demand was
made for an increase to $1.e5. ~
The officials OF the company per-
5emptorily refused concessions, AL
though Ia this era OF high prices the
wa9es OF 81 80 per day isss generally
admitted to 40 below ths bread line.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-27
GRANITE CUTTERS LOOK
FOR BETTER CONDITIONS

DETROIT, July 25.-The Detroit
branch of the Granite Cutters Inter-
national association has been in sus-
pension for a new agreement since
May, 1912, and at the end of June
the men remain solid for the i'm
proved conditions desired in their
new proposition. -.s= o.. .-...g
Three firms have signed for the
increase from 1925 minimum per day
to $3.50 per day and the other firms
are expected to settle in time to start
up under l,'i new agreement after July
II ssssa - ~. L. Il.