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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-10
Conquest of Mt. Mckinley Is a
Lesson For All

T n Hearst's Magazine for Deem
Der you viii read the story of
the final conquest" of Mt. Nc
Kinley, the loftiest mountain in
North America, and you will see
photographs that will thrill you
with the excitement of dangers and
difficulties met and overcome. 1t is
remarkable story of a wonderful
feat.
But we are all philosophers. often
without knowing it, and many will
ask; What is the good of this
desperate mountain climbing; what
does humanity gain by it, after
au?"
From strictly unitarian point
OF view it is difficult to answer such
questions. If you are one of those
who think that nothing is worth
While that can not be expressed in
dollars and cents, then there is no
answer that VIII satisfy you. The
climbing of Mt. Mckinley was sim
oily the achievement of an ideal. and
nobody can appreciate it whose own
life is not led on the uplands of
ideality, and whose nature does not
demand something more than food.
drink clothes and ordinary social
amusements.
But to those who do set noble
ideals before their minds, and who
believe that utilitarianism, in its
usual sense. is death to mans high
er nature, the feat of Professor
Parker and Mr.. Browne will appeal
with the mysterious force of a great
poem-a poem written not in words.
but in achievement.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-10
State Only to Sustain Life.

Take the following instance.
which occurred in a distant state
and some years ago, but which
has only recently been brought to
. the attention of the public.
A man of about 80 years was
driven to the verge of starvation.
To him the situation meant death
or robbery. He asked himself:
Shall 1 steal or go to the river?"
He tossed up a penny. Heads
meant burglary, tails suicide. It
turned up heads. That night he
committed burglary. He was de-
tected. convicted and given fifteen
years. He was sentenced as
burglar, and he certainly was
burglar so far as act was con-
cerned, but in spirit and in the
general tone of his character he
was no more a burglar than lam,
and that fact is certified to by his
demeanor during the term of his
incarceration and his behavior
since his release. It is evident
enough that it was not i'll him to
commit the crime except at the
impulse of starvation hunger.
How many are there that would
not steal rather than die for the
lack of the food that theft would
procure?
The judge by whom the criminal
was sentenced to fifteen years
would doubtless have done the same
or a similar thing under the same
circumstances. The act may have
deserved fifteen years, but it does
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-10
One Secret Still Hidden.

So, no man has yet climbed the
peak of achievement which carries
on its apex the talisman that will
unlock the secret of interatomic
energy, that acknowledging power
with which nature is crammed, and
the control of which would make
our greatest engines seem but the
toys of children. But some day the
foot of man will be pressed upon
that summit also
But don't think that because you
have not genius or great opportu-
nifty. there is no climbing for YOU
TO do. You can climb a peak. worth
conquering every day Of your life,
il YOU will
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-10
Written For The Georgian
By the Rev. DR.. c. II. Parkhurst

not follow that the man desar,.,
fifteen years. This is NOT ma,,i,.
light Of crime; it is only indicatir,
that what man does is not nacs,
sarily a just measure of the man
If he had had friends thew mi,b,
have asked the attention Of tbs
court to the circumstances. Ttis,
great mistake not to have aitbs,
money or friends when ma I.
brought to court. But even 50, tbs
judge would probably have insist,
that burglary by night means
maximum of fifteen years and
minimum of ten.
Best Way to Approach Justic.
1t may be that it is not prpdsr,
to leave such matters to tudios,
discretion, and that while iu5go,
are human and fallible. and som.
OF them hard hearted, the nearo..
approach to average justice viii he
secured by Training sentences tbo,
VIII fit the act rather than the man
IN a world that is not idea retail
policies may be tmpracticabIe br.
nevertheless average justice is no,
absolute justice, and only absoIrt,
justice is perfectly just.
II some men keep out of Jail that
ought to be in it, others spend lone
years in Jail that ought to be ont O,
1t. life that would otherwise he
useful becoming consequently prof.
itless, and the felt injustice of ii
operating all the time 10 the en-.
feeblement of the convict's pov5rs
and the souring Of his spirit.
This does not mean the dsmof.
ton Of jails and the turning o.
everybody loose upon the world
Invalids should go to the hospi,.
and undomesticated animals
whether duadruped or biped, g,Cur
be subjected 10 some order Of r..
straint. Our single point Of cor
tention IS this, that we a.e as V,
very far from having arrived at the
ideal treatment Of those who trans.
greSs the laws.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-10
Christmas That Makes
Thousands Miserable

You Who Newspaper and Other Buyers of Christ
mas Gifts, Free Many from Suffering AND AT THE
SAME TIME HELP YOURSELVES.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-10

Kinley, and he got to the TOP.
When Robert Bruce, the Scotch
hero, lying on his bunk, a fugitive
from his kingdom-a alone, deserted
and half starved-saw spider fix
it's broken line a dozen times to the
ceiling, never giving up its efforts
until at last it made the web fast,
he was watching the conquest of
Mt. Mckinley, and he learned the
lesson so well that he himself soon
stood on the pinnacle.
Every man has his Mt Mckinley.
if he is good for anything. Those
who have none are of little use to
themselves or anybody else. It is
only by continuous, untiring effort
that man can perfect himself. If
you find yourself becoming lazy. in
different, easily discouraged. dis
posed to think that fortune has
vi hCd liSl DdCh OH YOU or II the
world loses it's interest for you. and
you begin to let things slide as they
will, wake up! You need a mountain
to climb. Don't envy the rich and
idle-they know nothing of the joy
and strength that come from the
conquest of difficulties. Set an
ideal before you, and mount. over
the crevasses, the chasms, the snow.
slopes. the ridges, the precipioes.
defying the clouds. the winds, the
cold. and the fatigue. until you see
the world at your feet.
There are many great mountains
still to be assembled, both in the
physical and the moral world. No
man has ever vet reached even the
foot of Mt. Everest, the highest
point on the globe. Explorers have
gazed longingly at it's cleaning
summit from the tops of lower
peaks hundred miles away. Some
Il N1rfII 1It s4
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-10-26
MINERS union NOW
BIGGEST IN WORLD
High Water Membership. Mark
Reached in September With
338,980 Coal Diggers.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct.g24.-
The United Mine Workers Of Amer
ica continue to grow, and in Septem-
Der, 1912, reached the largest paid-up
membership ever recorded in the his
tory Of the organization
The kigh-water mark Of the coal
diggers is 3aS,9So members in good
standing on September 80, 1912.
This vast membership gives added
proof Of the efficacy of conducting a.
labor organization along modern bus
mess lines. The miners organization
probably has more agreements with
employers in force, and more men,
bers involved under these agreements
than any other organization in Amer
lea.
= The facility with which these
agreements are carried out, and the
methods adopted to carry into effect
their provisions, as we'll as to protect
every interest of the miners has Sc
cured for the United Mine Workers
stability, power, and influence which
is of inestimable value in, dealing with
the coal operators Of this country.
i Unorganized coal fields are being
constantly invaded and year by year
the nonunion coal miners in large
numbers are taking their position
with the organized miners of
America. Il vi '}s.l i. 81. II: 50
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-10-26
EMPLOYERS Warned
TO OBEY LABOR LAW
District Court Judge Of Massachu-
.setts Issues Notice That Labor
- Must Be Protected. .a
HAvERHILI.

! HAVERHILL, Mass, Oct. 24.-
Judge John ]. Ryan, Of the district
court, Of this city, is determined to
usetts. He has issued the following
warning to employers on violations of
the state labor laws:
1.-The laws were made to protect
employees, and several cases have been
brought here which show that man.
ufacturers are not paying any heed
to the laws, but rather are disregard
ing them and allowing their foremen
to do the same thing. It is Of no use
to place these complaints on file, as
this does not have the effect Of stop-
ping the violation.
Manufacturers pay no heed to the
state labor laws, as they are well
aware that there is not sufficient
force Of officials to ferret out viola
tions. VS.
''The state officials do the best they
can to find out some cases, but the
only way can see to stop employers
from violating the law is to impose
the maximum penalty"
The resident manager OF q hat con-
Germ in the Bradford district was ac-
5cused of employing two minors be-
tween 10 p. m. and s q. M, In VIOLA
ton Of the state law, and Of employ
ing minor who did not have school
certificate. .5ss sSsSssaS
Judge Ryan imposed the maximum
penalty Of 80 inson4 pfs the caseo-anI
sfllsd the othe1sts ~,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-10-26
LAWLER MAKING
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
Democratic Candidate for United
States Senator Holder Of
Union Card.

D. w. Lawler of st. Paul, Demo-
cratic candidate for United States sem
ator, is making an active campaign
throughout the state in his own be-
half. Mr.. Lawler is we'll known to
the workingmen of Duluth, having de-
livered the Labor Day address here in
1911. He is an honorary member of
the Boilermakers union, holding card
No. 63O27.
During the switchmen's strike, Mr..
Lawler, who was then mayor Of st.
Paul, acted as attorney for the
switchmen and after the strike when
asked what his charge was against
the union for his service, he rendered
the officers a receipted bill and would
accept no fee. During the strike
which lasted several months he gave
freely of his time and was severely
criticized throughout the state, and
particularly in St. Paul by the busi-
ness interests for his attitude.
A packed committee of the COM
mercial club passed resolutions CEN
suring him for representing the
switchmen professionally, on the
sistent with his office as mayor of St.
Paul. Mr.. Lawler paid no attention
to the resolutions, but continued to
legally advise his clients, the switch
men. In doing this he was not a mere
office representative, and was out in
the yards and wherever there was apt
to be trouble and because of his vigi-
lance there was not a single breech
of the peace contributable to the
switchmen during the entire strike.
In 1892 Mr.. Lawler was a candidate
for governor of Minnesota against his
present opponent, Knute Nelson, and
came within $4,000 of defeating him.
The Labor World has published free
ly the labor record of Knute Nelson.
and from the attitude of D. w. Law
ler in the past in which it is known
he befriended the cause Of the work
ingmen it can be expected that If he
is elected he will give labor square
deal in the United States senate.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-10-26

The street car strike still goes mer-
rily on. 1t has resolved itself into a
question of endurance. The men are
still standing as firmly as the Rock
of Gilbralter.
A meeting of the Executive COM
mittee of the strikers was held Tues
day evening and the situation was
gone over in its entirety. 1t was rec
ognized that the street railway COM
pany had handicap over the men,
but this did not seem to affect their
courage and determination.
They seemed to think that if any
one of them goes back to the employ
of the company as an individual he
will only be used for short time un-
til normal service is completely re-
stored and then he will be discharged
from the service of the company.
Seek Other Employment.
A large number Of men on. strike
have secured employment elsewhere
and therefore there is little suffering
among the wives and families of the
men who went out at the beginning
of the strike. e., E...,
Since the council has been consider
ing the proposed ordinance for the
licensing of motormen organized la
Dor in the city is becoming strongly in
favor Of the ordinance. They will ,ad
vocate its passage in the interest OF
public safety. The experience gained
from this strike has shown during the
L
tent men should be employed to ope-
rate electric street cars on our streets
Human life has been in jeopardy;
property has been destroyed and pas
sengers on the street cars are shaken
about like peas In q rattle box.
Exchange Shows Venom.
The Duluth Real Estate Exchange
still continueS to show its venom fo1
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-10-26
R|NCDAHL' 5 LABOR \
RECORD IS GOOD
Democratic Candidate For Gov
ernor Fought Labor's Battle
in State Senate.
SPEAKS ON RANGES AND -:
IN DULUTH NEXT WEEK
Is Foremost Progressive in Min
nesOta. :

On Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week p. NJ. Ringdal, Democratic cam
didate for governor Of Minnesota. will
speak in several cities in St. Louis
county. 1t is hoped that wherever
Mr.. Ringdal speaks he will be greet
ed by large audiences.
Mr.. Ringdal is unquestionably the
foremost progressive in Minnesota.
The principles which are now so pop
ular with the masses were advocated
by him 25 years ago. From then to
now he has stood unflinchingly for
such issues as the Initiative, Refer
endum and Recall, and for the abso-
lutte rule of the people as against the
rule Of the special few.
Mr.. Ringdal first became known to
the voters of Minnesota as a member
Of the state senate in 1895-97. He
introduced the first Distance Tariff
bill ever presented to the legislature
of this state. He took a prominent
part in the passage of labor legisla-
tion calculated to protect the lives, the
limbs, the health and the rights Of
the working classes.
Frames Labor Laws.
During the campaign of 1896 the
Silver question was the all absorb
ing issue before the American peo-
pie, upon which the Democratic party
had taken a decided position. The
Republican machine used the Bureau
of Labor to swing the laboring men
into line for the Republican candi-
dates. Commissioner of Labor LIE
Grand Powers was induced to compile
his biennial report and get it before
the people during the campaign. He
entitled his report, ''The Purchasing
Power of Cold" 1t was purely a
political document published at the
expense of the state. No report of
the Bureau of Labor, before or since,
has been printed earlier than Febru-
ary. This report was printed and
distributed in October. 1t drew so
much money from the, printing fund
that the next report Of the Bureau OF
Continued on Page 8.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-10-26
CHARGE. ROOSEVELT
ASSAULT UP TO BEDE
Minnesota Progressive" Com
mittee Plays Politics With
Attack on Col. Roosevelt. .

Colonel Roosevelt's Minnesota COM
mittee blames J.. Adam Bede for the
attempt. made upon the life of their
candidate. In a circular issued from
state headquarters in St. Paul it is
held that John Schrank's demented
mind was Influenced by such men as
Mr.. ,Bede. The statement declares
""Schrank strailed Mr.. Roosevelt
with q revolver Bede trailed him for:
E|.pax from the Republican party, and
with epfthets calculated to find lodge
ment in weak minds. Bede furnished
the motive; Schrank committed the
overt act. " = ..- ::
"Bede, speaking in Chicago the
night of the assault, was interrupted
by men who sought to notify him of
the shooting. The men were threat
ened with arrest, and the verbal as
sault upon Colonel Roosevelt contin-
ued. AS at former meetings during
Bede's trailing campaign, bully
'blackguard,' traitor 'pestilence,' and
'scourge' were the terms used in re-
ferring to Roosevelt. The assault up
on Roosevelt's character was as vici-
Gus as Schrank's assault upon his per-
son..
'Will Minnesota voters permit Bede
to stand as their spokesman? Shall
it be said that a. man who hires out
to the interests that stole presi-
Dental nomination represents the vot-
ers of Minnesota .~
Three 'trailers' pursued Colonel
Roosevelt: Bede, John NJ. Harlan Of
Illinois and Schrank. Schrank only
wounded his victim. The voters will
say whether Bede and Harlan hit
their mark. Minnesota is especially
interested because Bede is charged
against this state. f. d" -
"While Bede and Harlan were max.
ing their assault in Chicago, Colonel
Roosevelt, despite his wound, was
making his appeal to a Milwaukee
audience" ,.. .~.' ,.s- ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-10-26
DOES NOT DESERVE
NEW PARTY VOTE
P. v. Collins, Opponent of Union
Labor, Not Entitled to Votes i
Of Progressives. !.

The candidacy Of P. v. Collins, the
nominee of the Bull Moose party for
governor of this state, seems to be
petering out. Since his nomination
the Progressive voters Of the state
have been looking up the record Of
Mr.. Collins and it is found that about
the only claim he has to be candi-:
date on the Progressive ticket is that
he opposed reciprocity.
He is and has been for many years.
an ardent stand-patter. His editori-
ais in the agricultural paper pub
lished by him indicates that he is
firm believer in the present high
protective tariff. 4- -
He is not now nor never has been
in sympathy with the plank in the
Progressive platform calling for a
minimum wage for women and chill
dren and for improved social condi-
tions for the. laboring classes.
The Bull Moose platform contains
q clause which reads: 1--WE are in
favor of organized labor Mr.. Col
Inns is and has conducted for many
years non-union printing office. He
has not only opposed organization
among the working classes, but he
has been a bitter opponent of such
an organization among the farmers
as the American Society Of Equity.
The Minnesota Union Advocate OF
st. Paul sizes up Mr.. Collins can
didacy with relation to his attitude on
organized labor as follows:
.P. ". Collins, the accidental Bull
Moose candidate for governor in this
state, claims to be a Progressive. but
continues to publish his farm paper.
as a non-union sheet If he would
walk up to the captains office and
sign an agreement unionizing his
shop he would show that he had at
least some tendency toward progress
siveness. and to that extent, IL no
farther, would Justify his wearing the
robes of sanctity he has SO recently
put on. Will he do It? We think
not. Then union men know what to
do to him at the election, and there
Is little danger that any OF them
will neglect to do it. He is not only
no friend to organized labor, but Its
open and active foe. He is there
fore not entitled to any consideration
or support from any union voter"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-10-26
EMP PLOYER5 HAVE
INSURANCE CODE
Senate Committee, Bureau Of La
Dor Officials and Employers
Association Meet.
LEGISLATORS DESIRE
BOTH SIDES TO UNITE
Geo. M. Gillette Presents Bill
Drawn By His Committee
Another Meeting.

ST. PAUL, Oct. 24.-At the last re-
gular session of the state legislature
the senate by resolution provided for.
the appointment Of a special commit
tee to carefully examine the subject:
of compensation for workers injured
in the line of their employment and
report a bill in this behalf at the ses-
sion to be held this winter.
This committee consists Of Senator
A. J. Rockne, Zumbrota, chairman,
and Senators J. P. Boyle, Eveleth;
George H. Sullivan, Saltwater; Manly
L. Fesseen, Minneapolis, and Albert.
Schaller, Hastings. It held It's first
meeting in the state senate chamber,
on Thursday of last week, all the
members being present but Senator
Boyle. The Minnesota Employers
association was represented at the
meeting by George M. Gillette and II.
M. Gardner, Minneapolis, and Phil. w.
Herzog and Henry Seeger, st. Paul,
while C. H. Hood and F. L. Gray.
Minneapolis, appeared for liability in
surance companies. @s.5, .ssz4
Labor Bureau Officials Present.
Organized labor was not represent
w ~~>OSPS AZ LAC pCAoOAA VI AAc1UOI
Commissioner Houk, Deputy Commits
sfoner Gardiner Statistician Hoffman,
and Don D. Lescohier, expert, officials
o. the state labor bureau, all Of whom
attended voluntarily in the interest Of
labor except Mr.. Houk, who had re-
ceived a notification Of the meeting
and an invitation to be present
~ Committee Wants Information.
The committee announced at the
beginning of it's session that it had not
framed bill as yet, and for the rea-
son that its mem bers wished to ascer-
tain first on what points employers
and working people agreed and on
what they disagreed, They needed
this information to aid them in their
efforts to formulate a bill that would
I do justice to both sides
) George M. Gillette occupied the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-10-26
ITALY STILL LEADS
IN SENDING ALIENS
Southern Europe Continues to
Supply More Than Its Share.
Of Immigrants.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-The Bu-
reau of immigration and Naturaliza-
ton, conducted by the Department
of Commerce and Labor, has just is
AS has been the case for several
months past, the largest number Of
immigrants coming from any one
country are southern Italians, the
number of this nationality landing
during the month of August reach
ing 14,470. The total number of
southern Italians landing in America
during ten years last past, up to June
80, 1912, aggregate 1,78S,797.
The next nationality in point of
numbers recorded in the August, 1912,
immigration bulletin is: Hebrew,
9,492; Polish, S,2S5: Greek, 1896;
German, 5,512; English, 4,4O5; Cro-
tian and Slavonion, 2,945, the re-
naming immigrants being distributed
between 80 different nationalities The
total number of immigrants for
August reached 82,377.
Unskilled laborers in the August
landings amounted to 1884; SER
wants, 1895; manufacturers and tall
ors, 536; mechanics not specified,
723, the balance following vocations
both skilled and unskilled. The de-
parture of aliens during August to-
tailed 25,725, 6,529 Of these being
southern Italians. There were de-
barred during the month mentioned
for various causes, 1922. The total
number of immigrants landing dur
ing the fiscal year 1912 numbered
S3S,172. These figures fall 40,415
below the immigration figures OF
1911.
OF the August immigration, 23,95s
were destined for New York, 11,670
for Pennsylvania, 1858 for Massa.
| chusetts, 7,007 for Illinois, 4,066 TO,
Ohio, 3,726 for New Jersey, 1854
for Michigan, with the balance dis.
| tributed over the various states of the
| Union, including 5,436 that departed
by way of the Canadian border.