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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-10-19
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WILSON | BET 4 Ten. :.
!: Than ;|'|||| ROOSEVELT. !! |.||'s' q |
Louis D. Brandeis, Labor Expert
and Social Lawyer, So
: Declares. :, -,
HOLDS LABoR,s HOPE ~,
-%.- is IN ORGANIZATION
H.. 80 ,, -, 80 - .~fS$sass.N ~
Program 1of :PrSgressives Will
~ Make Labor Snbservient to-
Powers Mat Be. :; .~

:, NEW YORK. Got 17.-Loufs d.
Brandeis, labor expert, and Boston
lawyer; in q speech here, to social
workers. threw sonls Interesting light
on: the problem ofthe. respective at
t1tudes OF the Democratic and Pro-
-gressive presidential candidates to-
ward the problem of improving the
condition of the laboring classes. In
spite of the fact that Theodore Roose-
Welt seeks in his platform to attract
the labor vote, Brandeis finds, on the
whole, that Governor Wilson has more
to offer to labor.
Brandeis explained at some length
why his final Judgment approved the
Democratic candidate and platform
and disapproved Of the Progressive.
New Party's Platform Dissected.
THE new party's PLATFORM he
said, though it. contains many prin-
ciples for which myself have worked,
if adopted, would eventually prove
disastrous. It proposes action which
would be fatal torindustrial democra-
cy. You will diseaFer that most of
the measures which it advocates are
negative In character; 1t proposes to
give justice, but in many cases would
do SO by doing another injustice.
I'm the. Progressive platform the
working Of more than eight hours a
day is to be prohibited, the working
Of women is to be prohibited; the
working for less than living wage is
to be prohibited. MY contention is
that citizens Of this country are en-
titled to more than prohibitive legis-
lation. They are entitled to legisla-
tion which will not impose restric-
tions, but will give opportunity to the
workingman to develop what is in
him. 5.. ~
subservience ofWorking1nan. =.
'Of all sorts%of 9social work, con-
slider of most value that departing ent
which aids labor to help itself through
labor unions. find the Progressive
PLATFORM is advonating conditions
which must resultSssin the :subseryi-
ence of the work to the,. pow
ers which, are af4s Eyed against him.
The platform rests on the principle:
We do not:>fear commercial power,
that is, the trusts. g.: "
1--WE have had definite experience
in regard to the trusts. We have
found that it, has been one of their
chief accomplishments to show them
selves superior to labor. They have
advocated the spreading of welfare
but only in the nature Of crushing
self-help. The steel trust practically
eliminated the union from the plants
1t controlled, and from the entire in
duStrV. In sOite Of the wea1t1, whirh
the corporation was gaining at the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-10-19
CONNECTICUT LABOR
FOLLOWS MINNESOTA A

DANBURY, Oct. 1.-THE working
men Of Connecticut propose to be-
come an important factor in the
forthcoming election.
AS in the campaign of two years
ago, candidates for office are to he
questioned as to their position on i'm
portant matters affecting labor's in
terests.
The Connecticut, Federation of La
Dor Will give publicity to the an
swers of those questioned and will
give support to those who are friend
ly and will oppose those who are un-
friendly.
1t was also decided at the last
convention of the State Federation of
Labor to advise all members Of labor
organizations to vote only for those
candidates for public office who favor
the principles Of the workingmen's
compensation bill, " representatin in
the legislature in proportion. to popu-
lation, and the abolishment of the
personal tax.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-10-19
STOCKTON ELECTRICAL
WORKERS GET RAISE

STOCKTON, Cal, Oct. 17.-An
agreement has been signed between
the Western Gas & Electric company,
Of this city. by the terms of which
the Electrical Workers are granted
an increase of Is cents a day and
other concessions. ~,.
The former wages were 1925 a
day, and they are now to. receive
$3.50. The agreement is for one year.
Among the concessions are that eight
hours are to constitute a days work
in the city and nine hours in the
country where long distances are to
be covered going to and from work.
ALI overtime sand holidays are to be
paid for at double rates.
On election day two hours is to be
allowed Oft for all employees on full
pay. Station men will also be granted
two days Off each month and two
weeks each year. on full pay. @
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-10-19
UNSAFE To RIDE
ON Street CARS
One Man At Point of Death.
Woman Passenger Kicked
by Conductor.
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
NEXT LOCAL ISSUE;
Manager Warren Adivitly Stalls
Alderman and They Finally
Get Next to Him.

Injuries to passengers, at least one
OF which will prove fatal, continue to
take place on the cars of the Duluth
Street Railway company.
Just why the public submits to the
treatment it receives from that COR
poration is a mystery. Why >some
steps have not been taken by NUM-
cipal ownership advocates towards ac-
quiring the porperty of the company
for the city is another of those things
which cannot be readily explained.
Last February a special election
was held for the purpose of authoriz-
ing the issuance Of bonds to purchase
or build an electric light plant. The
people voted by a majority of 1900
to authorize those bonds. We wit
messed a hotly contested scrap.
But in fight with the Duluth
Street Railway company under the
same circumstances the people would
have hundred arguments in their
favor where they had one in the cam.
paign last February.
Two Companies Compared.
The Duluth-Edison Electric Light
company had never been accused o1
killing anybody; it had not beer
charged with employing drunken anC
incompetent linemen or electricians
yet the street railway company flag.
rantly violates all laws of morality
and decency; makes no attempt tt
excuse itself, it's general manager
snaps his fingers in the face of Du.
luth's aldermen who are earnestly
attempting to bring about peaceful
adjustment of the difficulty.
Gunnard Naslund, 1929 Garfield
avenue, was struck by car Satur.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-10-19
SHOOT 0RGlN|z[R
TO PREVENT UNION
Employers At Springfield stoop
:. TO Anarchy to Discourage
Organization. II
POLICE SEARCH A. F. OIL
~ x MAN FOR FIRE ARMS
Find None and Give Him Five
'% Minutes to Leave
~, +. e.. =. .z-. Town, ,s.t..


Is SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct. IT,
The lengths to which antagonistic en-
ployers will go in resisting the organ
ization of their men is depicted in 4
situation now in effect in the vicinity
OF this city. 49,. 80:
= Organizer Charles A. Miles has been
endeavoring to interest the employees
Of the various mills throughout this
district, and has been successful to
a considerable extent. The Hartford
Carpet company is bending every ef-
fort TO prevent the organization Of its
employees. 1t is reported that spies
have been installed in various por-
tions of the factory, and private de-
tectives employed on the outside.
Much difficulty has been expert
enced in obtaining q meeting hall in
which to hold the gatherings of the
employees of this company, and the
police apparently are working with
the officials of the factory mentioned.
At an open air meeting, recently
Company Agents Start 1t.
held, the police attempted to prevent
Organizer Miles from speaking, and
there is no doubt that agents of the
company did their best to create a
disturbance with a view Of discredit-
ing the movement.
Threatening letters have been sent
to those promoting organization, these
letters bearing the marks Of red paint,
skull and crossbones. The writer pro-
fesses to be an Italian, but it is such
an obvious fake ais to leave no doubt
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-10-19
WAS DASTARDLY ATTACK
ON COL. ROOsEVELT's LIFE

The Labor World gives express
sion to its deepest regret, which
is undoubtedly shared by the en-
tire working classes of Duluth
and Minnesota, that Colonel
Roosevelt was the object of the
dastardly attack upon his life last
Monday evening at Milwaukee.
1t is deplorable that no man
in public life is safe nowadays
and the crank, like death, Gloves
a shining mark
While the news of the as
sault upon Colonel Roosevelt
was telegraphed over the country
1t was asserted that the would
be assassin twas supposed. to be
q Socialist" However, since
then it has been shown that the
man who shot Colonel Roose-
welt was not a Socialist, but he
sometimes voted the Republican
and sometimes the Democratic
ticket and declared that he was
an Independent in politics.
We most sincerely hope that
Colonel Roosevelt who has be-
haved like a man of wonderful
physical courage on this occa-
sion, will fully recover and that
he will be restored to his life
and usefulness. .,.
While we cannot convince our.
selves Of his sincerity of purpose
and his knowledge of the phil
osophy of the great movement
upon the wave of which, he is
riding, yet we recognize that he
is playing an important part In
crystallizing American thought
in favor of bringing to the work
inglnen and women of America a
greater measure OF social justice
and economic equality. -
America cannot afford to lose
Theodore Roosevelt. The part
he is playing in helping to di-
rect public thought in this coun.
try cannot be underestimated
and he is too valuable q man to
be taken away at this time.
The sympathy of the working
classes Of America goes to Colo
mol Roosevelt at this time, and
while no party, no creed or no
I class Is entirely free from dam
gerous and criminal cranks, 1t Is Z
deplorable that in q country like
America no public man is safe
unless he Is surrounded By an
armed guard Of police and secret
N service men.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-10-19
sANITARIANs or LABOR
HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED

CINCINNATI, Oct. 17.-Represen-
tatives OF the various labor unions in
this city have formed an organiza-
tion to be known as the '.sanitarians
OF Organized Labor the object OF
which is to spread the gospel Of sani-
tation.
The work Of the new society will
be carried on with the co-operation
OF the health department. 1t viii be-
gin systematic study Of state laws
and city ordtna noes affecting SANTA
try matters. and will endeayor to- pre-
sept the knoNledx It acquires tos tie
labor sunions in the cit s.5ss'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-10-19
|0N TO CONGRESS!
LABOR 5 SLOGAN
Labor Group At Washington to
Be Enlarged by Several q
New Members.
TRADE UNIONISTS ON
'." ALL PARTY TICKETS
Hughes, Democratic Candidate
For United States Senator, q
Tried Union Man.

(, WASHINGTON. Oct. 17.-While it
Is not yet possible to get an absolute
~ correct list of trade unionists nom
mated, on the various tickets FOR
congress, yet the following is accurate
SO far as the present information at
headquarters is concerned.
William B. Wilson, from Pennsyl-
van1a; Isaac r. Sherwood, from Ohio;
Charles B.. Smith from New York;
James T. McDermott of Illinois; John
Richard Farr, of Pennsylvania; Rob-
erdt E. Lee, of Pennsylvania; James
p. Maher, of New: York; Victor. L.
Berger Of Wisconsin,; David ]. Lewis,
OF Maryland; Frank. Buchanan, of
Illinois; Edward E. Roberts of Me-
vada, and William j. Carey of Wis
constn. have all been renominated
and are making the canvass for re-
election. y ~
Congressman Martin retires at the
close of the Sixty-second congress
put will not be succeeded by card
| man. Congressman Hughes, of New
Jersey, has retired as member OF
the house of representatives and has
made a successful canvass for the
nomination for United States SEN
ator from New Jersey.
- Lose One by Death.
y Carl Anderson, Of Ohio, who was a
candidate for reelection, met with a
sad accident short time ago, which
resulted in his death. John "A. Key.
MI. Anderson's private secretary, and
a member of the stenographers.
Typewriters' Bookkeepers and Assist
ants union, No. 11773, of the District
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-10-19
.LUNAT|C .FISs'GY
Of GAR. 6 ?ANY
What Does Manager Warren
Hope to Gain by His
Arrogant Attitude?
DOES COMPANY WISH
TO UNLOAD SYSTEM?
Everything Sacrificed to Destroy
Organization of Labor Among
It's Employees. 4 -,

Just exactly what the Duluth Street
Railway company hopes ultimately to
gain by its arrogant attitude towards
the city council and the people of
Duluth and Superior is to us a con-
undrum inexplicable.
The governing bodies Of both Du-
luth and Superior take the most dras-
tic steps within their immediate
reach and General Manager Warren
only smiles and smiles.
The strikers concede their every
demand with the exception of their
rights as American men, the street
car service is unreliable, Inexperienced
and incompetent employees are al
lowed to operate the cars, and in the
face Of this the council offers me-
diation which is nothing If not fair
to the company, and Mr.. Warren only
smiles some more. :.
Two weeks ago we asked our read
ers if they knew what the game OF
the street railway company could b.,
We suggested an answer. Could it be
that the company was merely attempt
ing to aggravate the people of the
Twin Ports to a point where they
would stand it no longer and buy up
the bonds of the company? =
| What Is Its Game?
At first we were loath to give such
proposition any credence at all. Al
the present time we are almost sure
this Is the game. Either this is true
or the powers that be with the com.
pany are blind lunatics.
Any ordinance or resolution intro.
duced into the city council and aimee
at the street railway company prior
to the present strike would surel,
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COMMITTEE SUCCESSFUL.
IN SECURING AGREEMENT

WILLIAMsPORT. Pa, Oct. H.
The Theatrical Stage Employees asso-
citation and the theatrical managers
IN. this city have been in, disagree
ment in, this" city for over six months
relative to the open shop. :
The local committee assisted by
Organizer John A. Moffitt has been
successful in securing an agreement
which provides for the esta blishment
and continuance of the union shop.
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-23
THREE YEAR LAKE
STRIKE IS ENDED
FIFTEEN THOUSAND SEAMEN
VOTE TO RETURN TO THEIR
JOBS THIS SEASON.

Buffalo. March ga Cleveland dis
patch says that the three year strike
Of the Lake Seamen's union, involving
fifteen thousand men on the Great
Lakes, has come to an end as the re-
suit of referendum. in which large
majority of the men voted TO return
Ia work.
Union seamen may now ship on ves-
sells of the Lake Carriers association,
which are open shop boats, without
losing their union cards. Lake Car
riers have not fixed the 1912
wage scale for seamen. The
ore freight rate has been cut five
cents. and ore will be carried from
Lake Superior for fifty-five cents. The
freight cut may result in a wage re-
Guction.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-23
SEAMAN Is MAN
WITHOUT COUNTRY
,NeANe ALIEN MUST BE pEPoRT-
ED, BUT NATIONALITY is
NOT CERTAIN.

washington. March 23.-Martin Ca
len, a seaman, is Il man witnou. a
country" Two days before reaching
California from Australia on the bark
entine Amazon, Gajen lost his mino'
The immigration law declares an m
sane alien must be deportcd. "A simi-
lar statute prevails in Australia ana
the man cannot be returned to Austria
lia. While Gajen is believed to De a
Russian the authorities of that country
say his nationality must be proven
The matter of giving asylum TO une
HELPLESS man is thus being buneteo
from country to country. Secre'''
NageI has taken the matter under o'l
sideration.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-23
MANY FAMILIES
face STARVATION
England is Spending One Of the
Gloomiest Week Ends
in Her History
RANKS OF UNEMPLOYED GROW
Opinion Differs Whether Agree.
ment Will be Reached
Another Conference Will Be Held Mon
day. Navy is Feeling Effect
OF the Coal Strike.

London, March 23.-England Is
spending one of the gloomiest week
ends in her history. In every town,
village and hamlet throughout the
country, where skilled workmen usual
~ are engaged in great industries. the
unemployment is on the increase and
families in many cases are facing
starvation.
The navy Is beginning to feel the er-
fects of the strike, Winston Spencer
Churchill stating the strike unques-
tionably would retard the progress OF
the work on new ships.
A great difference of opinion pre-
walls as to the prospects OF Mondays
conference arriving at an agreement.
In South Wales the mine owners are
opposed 10 the acceptance of even the
smallest demand of the unions.
Home Rule Bill April II.
The Irish leaders and members Of
the cabinet today conferred on the
home rule bill. The measure VIII be
introduced on April II.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-23
PROGRAM FOR LECTURE
RECITAL AT THEATER BY
HENRY EAMES APRIL g.

Announcement has been made of the
program for the lecture recital to be
given by Henry Purport Eames at the
Calumet theater on April Sth. under the
auspices of Calumet Council Knights
of Columbus. Mr. Eames program will
be on "Dances-Old and New" and is
as follows:
Fold Dances of the Orientals. Slavs,
Norwegians and American Indians.
Fhimero Greek Goatherder's Tune)
arranged by Burning
Chaconne. Bach (arranged for left
hand alone by Brahms).
Three Minuets-Mozart. Zizet Sic
veking.
Funeral March; Two Mazurkas. &C
major and Il minor Waltz, A flat
Chopin.
Caprice on Airs from "Alceste"-
Gluck-St. Saens.
Scherzo o-Mendelssohn.
Wedding March and Play of the
-Mendelssohn. (Arranged by
Iiszt)
Mr.. Eames, whose home is In Oma-
ha. is one of Americas most talented
pianists, his long experience both at
home and abroad. giving him a mas
terly grasp Of his subject. Concerning
his recent appearance in Paris. the
American Register of that city says:
"He has abundantly proved himself
man of parts, accomplished as a
pianist and very broad as a scholar
and thinker. His equipment is most
unusual for this work and he is boil
ing over with information, ideas and
insr ration
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-23
sHAsMUs is ON HAND.
Greek Who Will Meet Lohto Tonight is
Big, Powerful Man.

3iSg FONS'lhi i'efs
Shasmus. the Greek ca atch-as- catch
can wrestler. who will meet Karl Leh-
10. in match at the Calumet thea
ter this evening arrived i'm Calumet
this morning. he is in the best Of
condition. Shasmus wrestled Americus
Thursday night in Baltimore. Md and
defeated him in a handicap match. He
states that the match was hard fought
all the way through.
Shasmus appears to weigh in the
neighborhood of $50 pounds. He is
splendidly built and apparently has
great strength.
The wrestler was tired on arriving
here. due to his hard travel from Bal
timore. he leaving that city for Calu-
met directly after his match with Am
ericus. He went direct to his room in
this city. and will rest all afternoon.
He may work out slightly this even
ing, before appearing on the mat. The
main bout will not be staged until ten
o'clock.
There will be some good preliminar-
les. not the least of which will be
limited round boxing match between
Young Vidico and Beloslly. Both
Youngsters are clever with the gloves.
and should put up an interesting
match.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-23
Roosevelt at Portland, Me.
Y. M. C. A. DEFEATS CO. C.
Local Basket Ball Team Winners by
the Score of 81 to %.

The Calumet Y. NJ c. a. basket ball
team easily defeated Company
Houghton. last night on the gym floor,
the score being 81 to 30. The associa-
tion team had the measure of its op-
ponents from the start. Curto, Eaton.
Frimodig and Chamberlain starred for
the winners. while Pryor was in good
form for Houghton.
This evening the Y. NJ. c. "A. ana
College of Mines teams will meet at
Houghton.
Y. M. c. A. VS.. En- neers.
Arrangements were completed this
morning for a game of basket ball to
be played Friday evening of next week
in the Light Guard armory between
the Y. NJ C. A. and Company A, Engi-
neers. Following the game there VIII
be dancing. The C. e. II. orchestra
has been secured to furnish music Tor
the occasion.
The Y, NJ. c. A. and Engineers
basket ball teams have played n series
Of games this winter, and II Is pre-
dicted that the game next FRIDAY
evening will be just as interesting as
any that have preceded II.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-23
News Forecast
=Of the====
Coming Week

Washington. ID. c., March 23.-The
real contest for control of the Repub-
lican rational convention at Chicago
next June is about 10 begin in earnest.
Thus far very few delegates have been
selected from territory where the Re-
publican party is legitimate factor
In elections. But during the coming
week there will be primaries or con-
ventions in widely separated sections
of the country where there is real
Republican party and where the cleo
tIcn of delegates counts for something
substantial.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-23
LaFollette Got Messages From
the Ex-President Which So
Convinced Him
LETTER MADE PUBLIC TODAY
Colonel Had Said "This Is a
Democratic Year"
This and Other Alleged Statements
Are Given Out by Wisconsin
Mans Manassr.

Washington. March 23.-That Roose-
velts messages to La Toilette were
such as To convince the latter he
would have Roosevelts support for the
Republican nomination for president.
is the substance of letter by Walter
l.. Houser to Gibson Gardner given
out at the La Toilette headquarters to-
day as an answer To the recent cor
respondence made public by Pinchot.
Houser says:
The message you say YOU brought
from Roosevelt said Roosevelt declared
he could not be n candidate: that his
place In history was made: that he
could not afford to take a defeat. ard
that whoever made the fight was GER
tain to be defeated that this was a
Democratic year; that La Toilette
would not be injured by defeat"
Houser renewed his charge that the
attitude of the Roosevelt forces to-
ward La Toilette changed as soon as
there became evidence Of the wide
spread growth of the progressive move
ment and the possibilities OF LaFol-
lette's nomination
Then big business" said Houscr.
represented by Hanna, Munsey. Per-
kins and others of higher and lesser
note. who always opposed La Toilette
entered the contest and introduced
Roosevelt as a candidate and stln are
actively supporting him,
Vigorous Wisconsin Campaign.
Madison. Wis, March GA state
wide speaking tour OF La Toilette ora
tors, to continue until the eve of the
presidential primary was arranged to-
day by Senator Blaine and others. Con-
gressman Lenroot will open at Elk
horn on March a5.
Roosevelt at Portland, Me.
Portland. Me-, March 23.-Roosevel:
was cordially greeted by members Of
the Roosevelt club and many citizens
when he arrived here to address i
public meeting tonight. At Dover, N.
H., Roosevelt spoke on the progressive
movement to 4 large crowd gathered
on a square near the depot.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-23
CAMBRIDGE AND
OXFORD MEN TIE
EACH ATHLETIC TEAM GETS FIVE
EVENTS AT ANNUAL MEET
HELD IN RAIN.

London. March 23-Oxford and
Cambridge tied today in their annual
athletic sports. with five events each.
No records were made. The meet was
held in a deluge of rain.
oxford had three Rhodes scholars
from the United States. w. A. zeig-
Ter. of Iowa, won the weight throwing
contest by throw of forty feet. ten
inches. Hubble, of Chicago. was third.
with thirty five feet. nine inches, and
Lang. Of oklahoma, third in the hum
dred yard dash.