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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
BRYAN ANSWERS CLARK
CONTINUED from First Page,

&1ontlHued from first PeEs.1
in this matter and ! vii take the re-
sponSbiIty for mine"
Mfr. Bryan WAS asked To comment
upon a photograph OF himself shaking
hands with Murphy at Lincoln four
years ago. which appeared in this
mornings New York American. Copies
Of the paper were given away free by
thousands in the convention hall, and
about the streets and hotels today. He
said:
II saw the picture in the Hearst pa
per representing me shaking hands
with Mr. Murphy, ! have shaken
hands with Mr.. Murphy. / have even
shaken hands with Mr. Hearst. In
fact. man in politics has TO shake
hands with most anybody.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02

lawn party Will be given to-
night. from = 10 "a o'clock. at 1900
West Main street. the proceeds to be
Cor the establishment Of Sunday
schools 1 nthe mountain districts In
which there are now no Sundays
schools In the mountain districts, In
is rarely heard. Appeals have been
sent out asking for funds, and sew
erai Richmond women have banded
themselves together to raise the
funds required
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
DEATH


DTSN.--~Disd at r. NJ, July !, 1912,
at his residence, 2a03 Floyd avenue.
J. T. DUNN, in his ffty-seventh year
d He 10 survived by wife and sin
5chtidren--7IAzxy, Charles r., John A..
Julia A., Dennis n. Dunn
Funeral notice later.
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Mr., W. n. Palmer,

tSrerial 10 The Richmond Vtrgin'ans)
HEATHSvtLLE, VA. July l..
Mrs W. u, Palmer, Of Lillian, North
cumberland county, died at her home
this week. She ia survived by threA
"aurhters and two sons, Mrs. A r
Burgess, Misses Incz and Susette
Palmer. Willie and John Palmer.
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Taft'a in PhilsdeIpnIa.

PHILADELPHIA. July I.~@f'resiaett
and Mrs. Taft arrived here from
Washington this evening, and were the
guests OF the National Saengerfsst,
now In session here at toni9ht's cor
SSyt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02

soc. West Point and Return. SOC /.
July Attn. Two trains, A. ID. ans
! t.ae p. III. Returning 10 p. NJ. South.
err Railway.
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Rev. q. willard.

TTTSTOL, VA. July 1.-The Rev
s. Willard. a retired BaDtist min
ister died here this morning He
was ninety-one years Old, and leaves
a. widow anu one son.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
Appoints Deputy.

William NJ Evans was yesterday
appointed n deputy by City Sergeant
Satterheld His duty will be to act
AZ night guard at the city jail.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-06-08
CALIFORNIA COURTS
UPHOLD 8-HOUR LAW
New Law Protecting Women Fa-
vorably Passed Upon by .Su-
preme Court.

SACRAMENTO. Cal, June 6.-The
State Supreme Court last Monday up
held the constitutionality of the eight
hour law for women when it affirmed
the decision Of the Supreme Cocrt Of
Riverside county, in which F. A. Mil
Ter, proprietor Of the Glenwood hotel,
Riverside, had been convicted for com
pel]ing Emma Hunt, a. house maid, to
work nine hours day.
Last August the Riverside court de-
clared the law constitutional, save for
its provision regulating hours of labor
for women in hotels, which section the
court declared invalid. ..
The case was at once appealed to
the superior court and Judge Dens-
more made an early decision on ac-
count of the widespread demand for
settlement of the case Mr.. Miller
was ordered discharged and the judg-
ment of conviction rescinded.
The State Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics, under which department the suit
was brought, Immediately appealed
the case to the State Supreme Court,
where it has remained until last Mon
day, only to issue triumphant from
the legal chambers with every conten-
ton of the law upheld.
The sheriff of the county of River
side must now collect the fine of $50
from Miller, who was found guilty of
violating the law
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-06-08
UNIONS OF SWEDEN :.
MADE GREAT A I RALLY !
After Hard Fight Of Three Years
Ago Labor Comes Back
Stronger.

STOCKHOLM, June 6.-After the
general strike Of 1909 there began a
period Of despair and seeming decline
for the Swedish Socialist movement
Only one of the trade .unions-the
great and strong Federation of Iron
and Metal Workers-won a half VIC
tory.
All the bourgeoisie- Liberals as
we'll as ervatives-thought tho
army Of labor without any more pow
er Of resistance. The capitalists re-
signed mighter than ever before.
Many of the most prominent warriors
of the workers were hunted from
working place to working place and
In other countries, especially in the
United States.
If the low spirit that was reigning
in the hearts of the Swedish workers
after the general strike was not al
lowed to conquer, the merit thereof
belongs, not to individuals, but only
to the power Of organization. 1t is the
natural atmosphere of the working
class, and without organization the
lungs of the working class could not
respire. The asphyxia that overcame
the Swedish workers after 1909 could
be removed only by the fresh air of
the Socialist ideas that were .propo-
gated over the whole country in the
following years. .,
Last year, two years after the great
victory Of capital over labor, the cleo
tions to the lower house of the Swe-
dish parliament took place. The
hopes of the bourgeois were great
All damages the labor movement had
suffered from the strike were exagger-
ated by. the conservative and liberal
politicians and even among the So
er.
But when election time came the
hopes of labor's antagonists were dis
appointed, and the most daring ex-
pectations were surpassed by the real
ity. The following figures show the
proportion of electors supporting the
three principal parties In 1908 and
1911:
vatives. Liberals Socialists
190S... 10000 $4,000 $1,000
1911. ..... $4,000 212,0oo $4,000
In fact, none Of the bourgeois par
ties had any great success; the Lib
erals held their position in the cham
bers, and the conservatives were
beaten. The liberal members Of par
Lament in 1908 were 103, the con-
servative members 90; now the par
ties have 102 and 81 members, re-
spectively. The Socialists had "a, and
| now have IS. Only the Swedish So
cial Democracy increased the num-
Der of her representatives In the
chamber! III 4E s A
The immediate. result Of the elec-
tions was the nomination fof 4 liberal
governmsnt. }l5 ..8. sss
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-06-08
HOUSE TO SHORTEN
DULUTH DISTRICTS
Congdon Scheme of Reapportion-
ment of St. Louis County Dis
tricts To Be Abandoned.

According to S. H. Bingham, CAPT.
tol correspondent for the Duluth
Evening Herald, the reapportionment
bill to be introduced in the House,
will abandon the "shoestring' dis
trict system under which each part
part of Duluth. This will give the
ranges one district entirely to itself,
and prepOnderance in another dis
trict, if not, the complete control. 1t
is said that the details of this charge
have not been worked out.
1t will be remembered that when
the reapportionment bill was being
considered in the 1911 session the
strongest argument used against it
was the manner in which Representa-
tive Congdon had "shoestringed" St.
Louis County so that each of the dis
tricts consisted Of two wards in Du-
luth and then run up to the Canadian
boundary line from a width Of ap-
proNimately six miles in their cocrse
The Labor World opposed at the
time, this seemingly unfair method of
reappartiOnment with all the vigor it
possessed. Senators from the south
ern portion of the state saw the in
justice in this method of "Gerryman-
dering' legislative districts in North
eastern Minnesota and it formed the
basis of their opposition to the meas
ure. although they had other reasons.
1t at least gave them a good talking
point. and they surely made use of 1t.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-06-08
ACCUSE GOMPERS .
Of GIVING MONEY
Detective Franklin, Convicted
Bribe Giver, Tries to Fasten
Crime on Grand: Old Man.
RELIEVED OBJECT Is TO .
INDICT LABOR CHIEFTAIN
It Will Serve Same Purpose as
Conviction-Part of Movement
to Discredit Trade Unions.

They are still after Gompers. In
the Darrow trial at Los Angeles Bert
H. Franklin, the convicted bribe CIV
er who pretends at least to tell every
thing he knows about the bribing OF
veniremen called in the Mcnamara
trial, first accused Darrow. then
brought Job Hartman into the deal.
Now he declares Darrow told him
that the money for bribing jurymen
came direct from Samuel Gompers,
President of the American Federation
of Labor.
The testimony Of Franklin caused
a sensation and the grand jury was
called into special session to further
investigate bribery cases. Those Ia
Dor haters out in Los Angeles may
yet have a chance to indict Mr.. Com
pers. They do not care anything
about whether or not Mr.. Gompers is
innocent. They are not concerned
about the result: all they want to do
is to be able to completely discredit
Mr.. Gompers with the American peo-
pie.
Plan to Ruin Gompers.
mere indictment against an in
nocent man can ruin him just as Of
fectually as q conviction when he is
guilty.
The officers of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor forwarded money
from time to time to Mr.. Darrow to
conduct the trial OF the McNamaras.
This money was received by contribu-
tions from hundreds of labor organi-
zation throughout the country and was
forwarded to Mr.. Darrow to meet the
expenses Of the trial. There will be
no trouble for the state to provide
this. In fact labor will admit it.
The federal authorities and the
Burns detectives have full knowledge
of not only the amounts that were
sent. but also of the dates each sum
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-06-08
WANTS FILING time
PUT ON: TELEGRAMS
President of Commercial Teleg-
raphers' Union Urges Con
gress to Enact Law.

WASHINGTON, June e.-S. A.
Konenkamp. president of the Com
mercial Telegraphers' union Of Ameri-
ca, appeared recently before the
house committee on interstate and
foreign commerce to urge favorable
consideration Of the Cary bill, pro-
viding that telegraph companies shall
put the filing time on messages, as is
done in Europe, and also in Massa-
chusetts and Maryland under the state
laws. e. n n
This bill Is designed to stop the
practice Of telegraph companies send
ing messages by mail.
The most conspicuous instance Of
sending messaes by mail occurred at
the time of the San Francisco earth
quake, when thousands Of messages
were accepted by the telegraph con,-
panies. but owing to the fact that the
wires were down and communications
impossible, the messages were sent
by mail. although the telegraph conn
panies accepted the ruling telegraph.
rates for transmission.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-06-08
BERGER WILL TRY TO ..
0UST==FEDERAt JUDGE
Socialist Member of Congress De-
clares Intention of Impeach-
...> ing Judge Hanford.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-Encour

WASHINGTON, June 5.-Encour-
aged by a letter from Attorney Gen.
eral Wickersham recommending re-
opening Of the case depriving Leon
ard Oleson Of Seattle of citizenship
because he was a Socialist, Repre-
sentative Berger of Wisconsin today
declared his intention of urging i'm
peachment proceedings again United
States District Judge Hanford who
decided the issue.
Representative Berger averred he
would exercise his prerogative as a.
member of the house and would call
up as a matter Of special privilege a.
resolution for the impeachment of
Judge Hanford. Berger laid before
the president and the attorney gen.
eral copy of the record in the OLE
son case, and today he received a.
letter from Wickersham saying that
gross Injustice has been done to
Mr.. Oleson." Oleson's certificate of
naturalization was cancelled by Judge
Hanford on testimony that Oleson
subscribed to the principles of the
Socialist party.
unusual to the house Under the
constitution member can rise to his
place and impeach a judge. 1t is a
question of the highest privilege, and
under the rules must be taken up. If
the resolution is adopted, the ju-
dietary committee is charged with
preparing the case for presentation
to the senate.
Mr.. Berger bases his view on the
succeed on the following letter from
Attorney General Wickersham, re-
ceived after the representative had
called on him in the matter:
Hon. Victor Berger, House of
Representatives.:
MY Dear Mr. Berger-After you
left [ found, on investigation, that the
department had already caused in
quiries to be made into the case of
which YOU spoke to me, namely, the
proceeding in the western district of
Washington to cancel the naturaliza-
tion certificate of Leonard Oleson and
upon examining the report I saw that
the proceeding was initiated at the
instance of one of the local off1crrs
of the department Of labor and COM
merce and brought by the district at
torney without previous communica-
ton to this department. I found
moreover that no report had been
taken on the trial of the testimony
of the witnesses, and that the coun-
sci for Mr.. Oleson had requested
that the decree be opened in order
to enable him to make a record. I
have instructed the United States at
torney to facilitate him in every way
within his power toward the opening
Of the decree and the securing of a
new trial, or, failing that. of an ap-
peal to the circuit court of appeals.
Il have further notified the United
States attorney that, upon the facts
stated by Judge Hanford in his de-
cision, the department was of the
, opinion that g. gross injustice had
been done to Mr.. Oleson in cancellinx
his certificate of naturalization.
Yours very truly,
George w. Wickersham."
The house may not take action on
Representative. Berger's resolution of
impeachment at this time, it was re-
ported POI . & today, post oning.i 1T until the
next session Of consr ees .5ss u 81
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-06-08
FAIR DEMANDS Of
Street CAR MEN
Full Text of Schedule Presented
BY Street Railway Employees
to Manager Warren.
NOT ONE UNREASONABLE
REQUEST MADE BY MEN
MIR. Warren Would Not Even
Agree to Give Requests Of En-
ployes Consideration.

What did the street railway en-
ployes ask Mr.. Warren to do for
them?
The Labor World received from
friendly street railway employe this
week a copy Of the schedule presented
to Mr.. Warren. We have examined
servative and we are surprised that
Mr.. Warren did not agree to give it
earnest consideration.
The public should know just how
fair and conservative the Duluth
Street Railway employees are acting in
this matter. The proposed schedule
tells the story. It reads as follows:
Scale of Wages.
Conductors and motormen to re-
ceive the following scaleof wages:
Entering the service. .. 26c per hour
After months. .27c per hour
After one year. 28c per hour
AAter 10 nontns. oOc per hour
All conductors and motormen to
receive minimum days wage Of 81
for each day work is performed.
Student conductors and motormen
to receive 10c per hour while prac-
ticing.
Hours of Employment.
Working hours of conductors and
motormen on runs now defined as
regular runs, shall be as continuous,
as practicable, with no intermissions
except for meals.
Ten hours shall constitute an av-
erage days work, to be confined with
In 12-hOl1r neriod as paor O. oroo
ticable.
There shall always be a 10-hou1
rest period between each days work.
with the following exceptions; in case
of unavoidable delay, such as storms
floods, snow blockade and accidents
Conductors and motormen COM
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-06-08
NIGH 7 PARADE FOR
STATE LABOR MEET
Brainerd Trade Unions Making
Great Preparations For Enter
tainment Of Delegates.

The trade unions of Brainerd are
making extensive preparations for
the entertainment of the delegates to
the convention of the Minnesota State
Federation Of Labor to be held there
June II, 1S and 19.
On Monday evening, June II, th1re
will be a night parade of organized
labor and some novel features will be
introduced. Both local bands, the
Brainerd City and Unity, have been
secured.
= Tuesday evening there will be
launch rides up the Mississippi.
On Wednesday evening an open air
lecture will be given on child labor,
illustrated by numerous pictures and
the "Cry of the Children will also be
shown in moving pictures, a twenty
foot screen being erected on the lawn
either in depot park or the Y. M. c.,
A. grounds. These lectures will be
under the auspices of the Womans'
Union Label league.
Will Visit Cuyuna.
In addition the Guyana range towns
Crosby, 1ronton, Deerwood, Guyana
and Barrows will offer good side trips
to the delegates, who may wish to see
the lake region and the iron industry
Soliciting funds in Brainerd to prop
erly care for the big convention is q
committee of business men and pro-
fessional men composed of DR.. Wern-
er T. Hemstead, Judge J. T. Sanborn
and H. W. Linnemann.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-06-08
HALL FINISHES WORK:
RETURNS TO MINNEAPOLIS

E. G. Hall, president Of the State
Federation. of Labor who has been
in Duluth for the past three weeks
promoting the interests Of the labor
movement here, left Wednesday even
ing for his home. During his visit
in Duluth Mr.. Hall conducted six
mass meetings and attended all Of the
local unions. On Tuesday evening
he attended a meeting Of the Team
ssters' union and succeeded in adding
Is new members to that Organization.
2 Mr. Hallswill spend the next week
at his home in Minneapolis prepar-
ing his report and making: arrange
ments for the convention. The mem
bers Of the Duluth unions speak very
highly Of the work performed by Mr..
Hall and they are looking forward
with eagerness TO his return to the
city.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-06-08
UNCLE JOE CANNON
WANTS 8-H0UR DAY
Surprises Colleagues By Resolu-
tion Requiring That Coal Shall
Be Mined by 8 Hour Men.

WASHINGTON, June 6.-During
the consideration of the naval appro-
priation bill an amendment was Of
fered that no part: Of the appropria-
ton be expended for, foreign coal to
be used by the marine corps on the
Pacific coast of the United States.
After slight modification. of this
amendment it was agreed to-: Then
followed an amendment offered by
Uncle, Joe" Cannon that staggered
those who, have been watching. his
performances in the house of repre-
ventatives.- : 's'; =: :, ~.
'"Uncle Joe's' amendment provided
THAT the coal shall be mined by
labor that is employed not exceeding
eight hours a day. ' - :.2';
After considerable discussion this
amendment was adopted. Verify, but
times and opinions do change.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-06-08
MANAGER WARREN :
TURNS MEN DOWN
Backs Up When Committee Pre-
sents Schedule and Informs
Them He Can Do Nothing.
WOULD NOT PROMISE TO
FURTHER CONSIDER CASE
No Hope For Increased Wages
Unless Men Strike or Council
Committee Brings Pressure.

Was General Manager Herbert S.
Warren just fooling when he invited
the employees of the Duluth Street
Railway company to take a vote on
the proposition of sending a COM
mittee to him for the purpose of ne
gOtiating a new wage scale?
The Labor World took Mr.. Warren
at his word. Two weeks ago we
stated the position Of the street rail-
way employees so clearly and so for
chilly that Mr.. Warren for the mo-
ment reparted from long established
policy of absolute dictatorship over
his employees and yielded to a public
demand that he follow the example
set by thousands Of employers in
America today, and agree to meet
with a committee Of his employees.
In the last issue of The Labor
World we thought we saw the break
Of new day in the street railway
We were mistaken. Mr.. Warren was
simply sparring for time. At least
events of the last week leads to this
conclusion.
Committee Appointed.
The street railway employees COM
plying with the request of Mr.. War
rem appointed a committee from
among them consisting Of men long
in the service of the company. These
men were said to be tried and true
employed and equally as loyal to their
fellows. Immeditely after it's election
the committee counseled with the
employees and secured from them au-
thority to draft a schedule to contain
certain well-known grievances and a
request for increased wages and
shorter hours of labor.
This was pat in shape and the
committee met with Mr.. Warren on
Monday afternoon last, when they pre-
sented the schedule to him. He did
not take time to consider it nor did
he give the committee any assurance
that it would be given further con-
sideration. In characteristic manner
he emphatically informed the COM
mittee that no increase in wages could
be granted. He is reported to have
said that if wages were increased in
st. Paul and Minneapolis a like in
crease might come to Duluth, but no
assurance was given to the commit
tee.
Employees Dumbfounded.
The employees who had been hope
full for news Of the conference were
completely dumb founded when they
received the report of their commit
tee. General dissatisfaction was ex-
pressed and many Of the men were
in favor of going on strike to enforce
their demands. However. wiser coun-
sci prevailed and time will be taken
to deliberate over the situation. The
city council committee will now be
asked to use it's offices to compel the
street railway company to grant some
concessions in wages, hours and work
ing conditions to its employees.
Mr.. Warrens word of Monday can
not be permitted to be final. Is no
this golden opportunity for those
people who are opposed to strikes tt
show to the workingman that ther,
is some other means open to them tt
set increased wages and better work
ing conditions?
Should not the so-called "oper
shop committee of the Commercial
club get busy and show to free
workmen that it is interested in them