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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
.C0AST...=TRADf UNIONS !
SAY MANY ARE IDLE
California Is Overcrowded With
Thousands of Unemployed
Laborers.

The organizations of California.
citizens that are spreading broadcast
throughout the land the statement
that San Francisco and California
had plenty of work for men who de-
sired employment at high wages. re-
ceived a black eye recently when the
Board of Supervisors of San Fran
cisco passed resolution condemning
the course of such organizations and
declared that the state was flooded
with idle men.
The resolution urged employers of
San Francisco to give preference to
residents of the city seeking en7-
ployment, as their families were in
want. !.
The California State Federation Of
Labor also passed resolut tions in
which it is stated that: There is at
the present time an army of idle men
in California, larger than at any time
since the great panic Of 1S93-1S95,
seventeen years ago, and there is no
prospect of relief from this condition
Of affairs. In San Francisco alone.
there are 10000 idle men among its
resident citizens, to say nothing Of
those who have >>been inveigled into
coming to this coast by the greedy
railroads, real estate sharks and
other rlunderers who profit by such
a condition of affairs.
"The jails and charity institutions
are nightly filed with homeless men,
who have fallen victims to the deceit
of the profit mongers, who are with
out conscience or feeling, as they
reach out their filthy hands to grasp
the pennies of the poor.
There is not enough work in CAL
ifornia at the present time to engage
so per cent Of the labor now here.
yet the Chamber Of Commerce Of San
Francisco Is circulating hundreds OF
thousands Of postcard falsehoods
throughout the world, in an effort to
induce other workers to como to =
land Of idleness, hunger and misery.
This warning Is sent out In .ho
hope that those who see it may
spread the truth far and wide. and
thus balk the minions Of greed on
iris coast in their efforts to profit by
the misery os those unfortunate
enough to be searching Cor employ
ment.
"Gold is the only God these greedy
mortais know, and 50 long as thore Is
! chance to grasp dime. they crave
it, and would take il out Of the pal-.
sled hand of advanced age or from
the helpless fingers Of puny Infancy.
without pang Of conscience, or the
slightest regret. Such " tho charac-
ter OF the men responsible Cor che
| false pictures Of California conditions
now being spread .hroughou. ths.
| world. *.s
There Is no demand for labc-
here nothing bEt idleress on every
hard. Our streets are s:lee; with !dta.
men in search cf ..ial 1os.sei....
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
[AB0R'S: :=P0SIT10NIN r: :.
POPULAR RULE. FIGHT
Minnesota Unions Will Demand
Initiative Petition Of 8 Per
Cent of Voters.

The WOrkingmen of Minnesota, if
present plans do not FAIL will shape
their political program this year to
conform largely to the leading de-
mands of the progressive Republi-
cans and Democrats of the state.
The principal demand of working
men will be the Initiative, Referen-
dunn and Recall. The State Fedora
tion of Labor will stand behind 9.
bill for an initiative that will require
petition containing not more than
8 per cent of the voters of the state.
1t will hold that referendum petit
tion should not require more than 10
per cent Of the voters Of the state.
recall that will require not more
tran 20 per cent of the voters.
The plan Of the advocates of this
measure in the labor organizations is
not to wed themselves to any set
limitation. They will agree to GER
tain compromises, if such are neces-
sary to insure the passage of their
bill, but no compromise will be
agreed to that will effect the cardi-
nal principle of Direct Legislation.
It will be recommended to the
convention to be held in Brainerd
next June that the executive council
be given authority to accept such
minor amendments to the bill as 1t
may deem advisable to insure its
success.
It will also prohibit any officer OF
the State Federation of Labor AZ
such to oppose any labor measure
recommended by the convention be.
cause of any amendment that may
be made to it by the legislature unit
first authorized so to do by the ex.
ecutive council.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
REAL BOOSTER CLUB
AT LAST ORGANIZED
After Waiting Many Years Du-
luth Has Now An 0rganiza
tion that Will Boost.
WILL SEEK TO PROMOTE
ALL INTERESTS IN CITY
Patriotic Citizens Try to Ascer-
tain for q. Certainty What
. Ais Duluth. '
What's the matter with Duluth?

What's the matter with Duluth?
A club was organized in Duluth
Tuesday evening to he known as the
Greater Duluth club. the purpose OF
which will be to delve into Causes
and ascertain why 1t is that tho
growth OF Duluth is SO SLOW. f..
Tho club starts under most favor,
able auspices with q membership of
400. It is to be bound by TO special
interest. and its purpose will be to
serve all the people of Duluth. Big
business and little business profess
sional men, merchants, contractors.
manufacturers and laborers will all
have their interests properly con-
served if the principles enunciated
by the speakers at the first meeting
are strictly adhered to-.
Select Rule Don't Go.
The rule of small group of SELF
asserted civic leaders in the city is
to be terminated. Wrongs of busi-
ness, social and economic order which
are known to prevail, will be rene
died. The door will be thrown wide
open and all people who desire to
come to Duluth for the purpose Of
establishing manufacturing plants,
jobbing houses, banks, business
houses or homes will be made well
come. There is room for all in Du-
luth.
Nature has blessed the Zenith City
as few other localities on the globe
have been blessed. For great many
reasons Duluth has been discrimin-
ated against. Flour mills, furnaces,
steel plants, machine shops, iron fac
tories of all kinds, wooden ware fac
tories and many like institutions, if
absolute justice prevailed, ought to
be busily engaged turning out their
products in the city of Duluth where
natural advantages are so favorable.
Independent Men at Head.
The Greater Duluth club is com-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
WISCONSIN MAY HAVE
SICK INSURANCE LAW
Movement Is Launched to Intro
duce German System In
Badger State.

MADISON, Wis, Mar. 2S.-Now
that workers in Wisconsin are in
sured against loss by &C ident, the
state may go a STEP farther and pro-
vide sickness insurance. Such
measure will receive serious consd-
Grafton before the next regular ses-
sion of the Legislature opens. 1t is
argued that so far as it incapacitates
one from earning livelihood, sick
ness is in the same category with
accidents, and that sickness insurance
is reasonable and elsewhere has
proved feasible and popular.
Mccarthy Favors Idea.
DR.. Charles M Carthy, chief of the
legislative reference library, whose
work is the framing Of legislation, Is
strongly in favor of such protection
at the hands of the state.
Il think that the next legislature
will adopt some kind of compulsory
sickness insurance. he said today.
We have had precedent in the ac-
cldent insurance and the workmen's
compensation act. but 1 believe that
We ought to have as good sickness
insurance laws as there are in Ger
many today, and it will not be long
before we will get them.
Germany Has System.
In Germany when poor woman
is sick the doctors come and take
care of her and it costs her nothing
as the expense is paid out of the
sickness insurance and the govern
ment naturally does not want the
illness to continue long. This kind
Of insurance is paid partly by the
worker, partly by the employer and
partly by the state.
I'm this country people do not so
to physician when it is absolutely
necessary that they should for fear
of the large cost. 1 have in mind at
the present time a. young man who
may have to have an operation per-
formed or spend a long time in a
san1torlum. This young man has foul
children and mother dependent
upon him. Under the German laws
he would be taken care of. Under
the American conditions it will in
Volve an enormous cost and no doubt
the young man has been working for
several years now when he should
have had this condition cured long
ago.
Wisconsin Could Do 1t.
sickness insurance is no experi-
ment. 1t will save many times over
Its cost to the state in the end in ef-
hclency of our people. ! believe in
it heartily and hope the day will come
soon when we add it to our other
progressive laws. 1t is nonsense to
Say that the constitution is in the
way of it. Our courts have taken a
liberal point Of view in this matter
and we are better equipped than any
other state in the country to &C
ahead with such a system"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
STREET |LWAY MEN
GIVE OUT STATEMENT
Make Plea to Public for Support.
No One to Lead Only Hope
In Trade Unionism.
DEMEtRIT SYSTEM Is SAME
AS IS USED IN PRISONS
Low Wages and Petty 1njustices
Responsible for Discomfort
Among Employees.

The plea Of the street railway en-
ployes asking the public to get be-
hind them and urge the street rail-
way company to increase the wages
of its underpaid workmen seems to
have had little effect.
Public sympathy Is unquestionably
on the side of the employees. No
body disputes the fact that these
men do not receive sufficient wage.
Indeed every person in Duluth who
is not financially interested in the
company is with the men. But there
seems to be no one to take the lead
in their behalf, and SO the manager
of the street railway company just
sits back and listens to reports from
his spoilers, and one by one en-
ployes who are suspicioned with
writing letters to the newspapers
urging higher wages are being dis
missed from the service.
Remedy in Trade Unionism~
The Labor World has contended
that there is nothing that will obtain
for the street railway employees an
increase in wages except a we'll or
ganized trade union. We appreciate
the difficulties that are in the way of
forming union, but they are not un-
surmountable.
In Toledo the workmen in the en-
ploy OF the street railway company
were subjected to abuses equally as
bad as claimed by the men in Du-
luth. They have been trying to or
ganiZe down there for several years.
during which time many men had
lost their employment for no other
reason than that they possessed suf-
ficient courage to protest to the man.
agement against an Industrial situa-
ton that to them seemed intolerable.
Last week the employees of the
Toledo Street Railway company sue
ceeded in organizing and perfecting
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
GRANITE CUTTERS OF
ST. CLOUD ASK RAISE
Union Is Conducting Negotia-
tions for Renewal Of Trade !
Agreement

ST. CLOUD, Minn., Mar 21. (spec-
ial to the Labor World) The Gran
ite Cutters Union of this city is ne
gotiating with the Granite Producers
association for a continuance Of the
present wage scale for a term of %
months, with an increase of rs cents
a day for the first year and an in
crease of an additional ten cents per
day for the remaining 10 months.
Several meetings between commit
tees of the association and the union
have been held, and it is expected
that satisfactory adjustment will
be reached. The present trade agree
ment expires May l. .
All Of the building trades of this
city with the exception Of the hod
carriers and builders helpers have
entered into trade agreements on the
union shop basis with the building
contracts. s$ ss II #5$ 35 z5 II #sSss.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
TO. CURB COMMISSION
FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Opponents of Non Partisan City
Elections Seek Support Of
Union Labor.

Juls J. Anderson, one of the can
didates for the public ownership
nomination for mayor Of St. Paul
and vice president of the Mime
sofa Federation of Labor, started a.
movement among the working people
of this state by which he expects to
create a sentiment against the pro-
posed amendment to the constitution
Of Minnesota which. is to be voted on
at the next election, and, which if
passed, will give to the cities of the
state the. unquestioned right TO
establish the so-called commission
form of government.
: Mr.. Anderson's platform is to get
organized labor to commit itself
against non-partisan elections and
also to declare it's opposition to any
form of local government that has
for it's purpose the abolition of ward
representation in city councils. He
will press his demand before the
next convention of the Minnesota
State Federation of Labor.
AS these are the two chief features
of the so-called commission form of
government it can readily be seen
that Mr.. Anderson has chosen a
rather adrOit way to have the labor
organizations committed against the
commission form. Mr.. Anderson
started his campaign at the last
meeting of the executive council OF
the State Federation of Labor, where
he scored' a victory. The question
will no doubt provoke a warm con-
test in the convention.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
RAILWAYS TO AVOID
STRIKES IN ENGLAND
Appoint Mediator to Adjust All
Grievances Before They Be-
come Aggravated.

LONDON, Mar. 2S.-The success
of Sir George Askwith as mediator
and conciliator in labor controversies
has inspired the London and North
western Railway company to appoint
an official whose duties will be ana
lyogOus, but of course, confined eX-
clusively to the affairs of the COM
pany.
The duties devolving upon this Of
fetal will be to receive and attempt
to remedy all grievances before they
become aggravated. The company
now assumes to meet the complaints
of the men that minor officials have
been in the habit Of aggravating in
stead of remcdying.
Other departments of the railway
welcome this innovation, for the new
position created will carry with it
considerable authority to order
changes wherever necessary, and thus
relieve the other departments OF
dealing with these matters.
The men employed by the railway
are also pleased with this change, as
they welcome any opportunity which
promises fair and reasonable con.
sideration of their grievances without
interference from petty officialdom.
The new method will also guaran.
tee to the men more speedy con
sideration than was possible under
former methods.
It is announced that other railroad
companies are considering the estab
lishment Of a similar department.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
WILL KEEP UP fight S| !
ON GREAT NORTHERN
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
causes New Arrests Of Rail
road Company Officials.
ANTI BLACKLIST LAWS
VALIDITY TO BE TESTED
State Will Make Fight for Labor.
Will Hold that Law Is Valid
Duluth Labor Men,

The officials of the Great Northern
Railway who were arrested at
Crookston on complaint of John II.
Walters representing the Brotherhood
Of Railway Carmen for alleged vio-
lation of the anti blacklist law Of
Minnesota, were released on habaes
corpus proceedings by the court at
Crookston late last week.
They were Immediately re-arrested
on the complaint of Mr.. Walters for
discriminating against other en-
ployes Of the railroad. J. w. Smith,
master mechanic of the Great North
ern at Crookston, IS accused by Mr..
Walters in his second complaint Of
violating the law of Minnesota pre-
venting employers from discrilninat-
ing against employees on account Of
their membership in trade unions.
Carman Given His Choice.
1t is alleged that MIR. Smith gave
a carman named Carl Swanson his
choice of either withdrawing from
membership in the Brotherhood of
Railway Carmen Of America or leav-
ing the employment of the company.
1T is said that Mr.. Walters will con-
tjnue to swear out complaints one
after another until the courts finally
dispose of the question.
1t is believed that the Great North
ern will carry the cases to the State
Supreme Court. The railroad Of
ficials believe the court will finally
vindicate their position. They will
maintain they have the right to dis
charge an employe for any reason
and for the reason that he is a mem
Der Of a trade. union.
Law Is Valid.
The state will contend that to dis
charge an employe for the only rea-
son that he is a member of trade
union is a, species of blacklisting
that the law upon the statute books
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
La TOILETTE STOCK
SCARS MUCH + HIGHER
Result in North Dakota Puts New
Life Into His Gopher State
Followers.
SMITH MACHINE SCHEMES
TO CONTROL CONVENTION
Colonel Roosevelt's s Visit to Min
nesota, His: Friends Hope, .
Will Cinch State. -

ST. PAUL, Mar. 2S.-(Special Cor
The result of the pri-
maries in North Dakota has sent La
Toilette stock soaring. The follow
ers of the Wisconsin senator in Min
nesota had practically given up hope
in this state, but they are now out In
the fighting line and announce that
they intend to get their share of deie-
gates from this state. ;
: It is rumored, with no apparent
foundation, that there is an alliance
between the Taft and La Toilette
forces for the purpose of shutting out
Roosevelt. At the present time it is
conceded that La Toilette has a show
for the Seventh and Ninth Districts.
They might be assisted to give these
two districts to him for certain, and
in return help Taft in the First,
Second and Third.
The best informed Republican poll
ticians claim that the Sixth District
is Roosevelt's beyond dispute.
Watch Congressional Districts
On Tuesday Of last week Chairman
E. E. Smith of the Republican State
NOAAuAAIlO0, 46SNOu d. Cdll LUZ t1Ae dS-
sembling of the committee April 2, to
name time and place of holding the
state convention. Mr.. Smith is also
inqulring as to Congressional District
Committees. The call issued by the
National Committee provides that
where there are Congressional Com
mittees the District Convention shall
be called by the State Committee.
1t is said that there is but one Con-
gressional Committee in the state
and that the State Committee will
call the convention in the other eight
Congressional Districts. This will
mean that the Taft forces will have
control of the primary organizations
in practically every district in the
state and it is more than probable
that this state OF affairs will result
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
OLD FELLOW SERVANT >
LAW IS RE-ESTABLISHED

WASHINGTON. March 2s.-The
supreme court has decided that em-
ployes in the. car repairing depart
ment of railroad are fellow SER
wants of employees in the operating
department, thereby relieving the
employing railroad from liability for
injuries to the former class by the
latter. 81. d: @S zs.s .ts +
THE doctrine of fellow servants Ia
established, said Justice Holmes,
whatever may be thought Of IT,
The justice, however, added that it
was for congress to change tho law
IL It so desired.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
GOV. EBERHART WON'T
CALL SPECIAL SESSION

Governor Eberhart announces
that he will not call an extra
session of the Minnesota legis-
lature to pass direct primary
act, nor for any purpose. The
governor says that he hears no
crying demand from the people
for assembling the legislature in
special session. p
This is the same attitude the
governor assumed when he was
petitiOned to call the legislature
for the purpose of meeting the
railroad situation when passen-
ger rates were increased from 2
to 3 cents per mile. 1t would
not be very difficlt to guess
what influence was brought to
bear on the governor to. get
him to refuse to call the legls-
lature into extraordinary ses-
sion. We wonder what Ed.
Smith had to say about 1t?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
LOCAL PEOPLE TO START
SOCIETY TO RE-MAKE MEN

There is to be very impor-
tant meeting at the library to-
night to form a society to as
sist the betterment of Duluth's
penal system and to aid dis
charged prisoners. Men prom
inent in every walk of life will
be present and some interesting
speeches are expected.
We know of no uplift organ
ization among men and women
that is so necessary. There is
a crying need for it in Duluth.
The care of the petty offender
by our city and county is far
from being creditable. Local
jails' may either be cradles of
crime or hospitals for the treat
ment of moral diseases. One
breeds social direlects; the 9TH
er makes men. A chance to
make a fresh start is all a good
many men want. ** r.es...
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
TOLEDO STREET RAILWAY
MEN ORGANIZE UNION

TOLEDO. March 28.-After about
II years on non-unionisrn. a charter
has been issued to the employees OF
the Toledo Traction company by the
Amalgamated Association.
The company has bitterly fought
the organization of it's men. It is
stated that the organization is now
in fair way to protect the interests
Of the employees. j
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30

The House of Commons this week
passed the minimum wage law di-
rectly applying to the coal miners on
strike throughout the United King
dom. 1t is said that the miners are
taking a referendum vote on return
ing to work under the new law
Enoch Edwards, NJ. p. is president
of the Miners Federation of Great
Britain and he is urging the miners
to return to work under the new
scale.
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Continued on Page Three.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-06
=. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Interesting News Notes About Peo-
ole of Alexandria Happenings
in Society.

Miss Eliza D. Wallace, of Brevard,
N. c., is visiting her uncle, MIR. Vir-
ginius Ward Boswell, in North Wash
ington street.
x*a*.+
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Suter of this
city visited Mr.. and Mrs P. H. Pow
ers, of Berryville last week.
*&**&
Miss Clarence Snowden and Miss
Mary Snowden are spending the week
as the guests of Miss Georgia French
at Arcturus.
Several members of the Old Dom
inion Boat Club entertaine dat de-
lightful barge party on Tuesday night.
During the evening they disembarked
at Fort Foote, where a picnic supper
was served. Mrs. Lindley, of East
Orange, N. D., who is the house guest
of Mrs. George Anderton, chaperoned
the party which consisted of, Miss
Alice Anderton, Miss Clarence Snow
den Miss George French, Miss Els
Their Burke, DR.. Jno. Burke, Mr.. A. Han
mon Roberts, Mr.. Taylor Burke, Mr.
Arthur Herbert, Mr.. Julian 7 Burke
Jr., Mr.. E. Hunt Roberts, and Mr.
James S. Douglas, Jr.
xS**xx
Miss Emma Carter, formerly of Al
exandria but now of Charlottesville
was among this years graduates
from Stuart Hall in Stanton.
******
Miss Lucille Massey who has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Connolly at their apartment in the
Fairfax, has returned to her home in
Richmond.
XXX ~
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Johnson, who
went to Staunton to be present at the
graduation of their daughter, Miss
Emily Johnson, from Stuart Hall, are
now at the Jefferson Hotel in Rich
mond, accompanied by Miss Johnson
Yesterday they attended the wedding
of Miss Katherine Steger Hoge to Mr.
Andrew Jamison, at which ceremony
Mr. Conrad Johnson, formerly Of this
city but now of Richmond, officiated
as best man.