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CONTINUED on PAGE Three.)
HITS HARD At LIFE
tenure FOR JUDGES
Senator Crawford Of South Dako-
to Criticizes Courts Best
sidesteps On Recall.

WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator
Crawford of South, Dakota is against
life tenure for judges. In a speech
recently: made in: the senate advocat-
ing the passage of; an amendment to
the federal constitution fixing the
terms of office Of judges of inferior
federal courts at 10~years, he said In
part: :,>.,.l,
There is much which calls for cri-
ticism in the administration Of our
courts. There are defects in judicial
procedure, both civil and criminal,
which all admit should be remedied.
when the court is state tribunal
and the term of the judge elective,
the people can easily correct abuses
by reforming the judicial procedure,
shortening the term of judges and re-
fusing to re-elect the unworthy ones.
but the remedy is more difficult where
the judge is a federal officer holding
his position during life and good be-
hav1or and where he cannot be re-
moved except by impeachment .<.sss.
The inferior federal courts, how
ever, are creatures of statute except
as to tenure of office, and CONGRESS
may control them. 1t may, in it's dis
cretion, abolish them or reduce their
powers or limit their jurisdiction.
1T behooves us to heed the com
plants that are being made on every
hand in regard to the glaring de-
fects In the civil and criminal proce-
dure of both the state and federal
judiciary" - r.
1t is quite evident that Senator
Crawford Is not in favor of the recall
Of judges. 1t is also apparent that
the opinion Of the people with refer
ence to the federal Judiciary is hav-
ing its influence upon the minds and
actions Of United States Senator's.
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Meeting Promises to Be Largest
and Most Important Of Its Kind
Ever Held in State President
E. G. Hall Of Minneapolis, Will
Preside.
Brainerd Unions Have Prepared
Exceptional Program Which In
:, cludes Big Parade-Mass Meet
ing, River Ride and Trip to
Mines on Guyana Range.

On Monday next at Brainerd the
thirtieth convention Of the Minnesota
State Federation of Labor will be
called to order by President E. G.
Hall Of Minneapolis. There will be
800 delegates in attendance coming
from all portions of the state and
mainly from St. Paul, Minneapolis
and Duluth. :;
The convention promises to be the
largest, most interesting and most
important of its kind ever held in
Minnesota. The trade unions of
arations for the entertainment Of DEL
egates. There will be a large mass
meeting on Monday evening, ride up
the Mississippi river on Tuesday and
a visit to the Guyana range. The
unions have also planned for an i'm
mense evening parade of all the labor
organizations of Brainerd.
Large Amount of Business.
A large amount of business will
come before the convention and it's
principal work will be to map out a
legislative campaign for the coming
fall election. The federation will go
before the legislature next year with
three preferential labor bills and a
number Of secondary measures All
interest will be centered in the de-
mand for a bill for the initiative,
referendum and recall. The fedora
tion proposes that this demand shall
not be sidetracked by the next legis-
lature. A bill has been prepared and
will be submitted to. the convention
for endorsement.
Conferences of officials of the State
Federation of Labor have been held
with the leading advocates Of the ini-
political parties and the measure to
be submitted to the federation conven-
ton will receive the Endorsement of
the progressive men in political life
throughout. the state. ~-
The second Legislative demand win
be for workingmen's compensation
act. A St. Paul and Minneapolis
committee has been busily at work
on the proposed bill and it is expected
the committee will have the measure
ready for endorsement by the conven-
ton.
Employees At Work.
The employers of Minnesota are
busily engaged drafting a bill on this
subject. 1t is known that the bill
the employers. will ask contains sew
eral features that are Objectionable
to labor, and for this reason the dele
gates to the convention will be on
the alert and will demand of the leg
islature the passage Of bill fair to
employers, employees and the state
alike.
The convention will indorse bill
presented by the boilermakers and
engineers Of Minnesota proposing to
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BUILDING TRADES TO
! FORM STATE. /. COUNCIL
Saint Paul Council Elects Dele
gate To Brainerd To Pro- !
mote New Organization.

ST. PAUL, June Reformation of
q state building trades council is
favored by the st. Paul Building
Trades council, and. at the meeting
last Monday evening Jesse Hobrecker
was elected a. delegate to the State
Federation = Of. Labor convention at
Brain4rd, and he WILL also represent
the council <at the meeting there for
the purpose of forming the proposed
state organization. +, n f s;s'.S -sS.
The meeting Of !, the council last
Monday evening was one OF the best
held recently, and. many important
matters were up for consideration.
Decision was made to affiliate with
the Trades and Labor assembly and
Charles Rathbun and A. Pellegrini
were elected delegates. 1t is the in
tention of the building trades central
body to take its place in the local
and state labor. movement and assist
in all things which will be for the
benefit OF organized labor In general.
# More attention will be given to the
card OF the Building Trades council
in the future. and members OF all
affiliated unions are requested, to de-
mand the card. While laxity in the:
rule has been evident in the past, it
is the resire now that it be strictly
enforced with q vieWsto making ev-
cry Job strictly Q. K. from the stand
point OF the council. Delegates will
report this wish to their respective
unions at the first meeting, and It is
expected there will be little difficulty
in enforcing the rule that every
workman on job must, have in his
possession q working card OF the
Building Trades council as well a.
that OF his own local.
The new council admitted the last
two building trades unions and it III
now 100 Der cent stronx,
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FINAL RESULTS OF:
TYPOS ELECTION
Lynch Is Returned With Farm
er" Hayes Secretary Treas
urer Other Officers.

WASHINGTON, June 13.-Unoffi-
cial returns from the referendum vote
on election Of officers in the Interna-
tional Typographical Union reveals
that James NJ. Lynch has been re-
elected president.
The vote for Tracy Of San Francis
CO., and Duncan of New York for vice
president Indicates an extremely close
vote, with Duncan elected. -.
Secretary treasurer Hays has been
reelected. For delegates to the A..
F. of L. Morrison, Hayes, Mccullough
and Stevenson have been reelected,
with Morrison leading the entire tick
ct with over 10000 votes. - 81.
Miss Wilson, Powell, Wood and
Ames have been elected trustees Of
the union printers home at Colorado
Springs. T., Roberts of Washington has
been elected agent for the union
printers home. -
The two propositions submitted to
increase the salary Of the presidtnt
and secretary treasurer to $3,500 per
annum have been carried by narrow
margin. .4r Z 5sSI NJ ,-
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SUPREME COURT
UPHOLDs. CARMEN
Great Northern Officials Lose
Main Points In Case Brought
By Union Carmen.
DECISION HOLDS MORAL =
- WRONG IS LEGAL WRONG
Can Not Coerce or Intimidate En-
ployes TO Drop Union Mem
bership Or Lose Jobs.


The Minnesota supreme court has
handed down it's decision in the case
or the Brotherhood of Railway Car
mon against the Great Northern Rail-
road company at Crookston. Every
contention made by the union is up
held by the court The law. So far, as
1t pertains to coercion and blacklist
Ing, IS held TO -sbe constitutional j..
Threatening to deprive person Of
employment If he refuses to drop his
membership in a labor Organization, is
held by the Minnesota court to be a
criminal offense. The decision is a
complete victory for the Brotherhood
of Railway Carmen.
=, The case was the result of actions
taken at Crookston by officials of the
Great Northern to compel their en-
ployes to sever their connection with
the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen.
It ended in members of the union
swearing out warrants for the arrest
of the officials who attempted to
coerce the men. The attorneys for
the Great Northern alleged that the
sections Of the law under which the
complaints were drawn were uncon-
stitutional and writ of habeau cor
pus was sworn out and the matter fl
nally reached the supreme court.
Carmen Valves Claim.
T. The carmen waived the claim Of
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GET FINE SCHEDULE
ON SOUTHERN ROADS
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
Signs Up With Every Rail-
road in Southern Zone.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, uJne 13.-The
Brotherhood, of Railway Carmen of
America has Secured a splendid sched-
ule with the southern system Of rail-
roads known as the Southern Rail-
way Company; Cincinnati, New Or
leans and Texas Pacific Railway Com
pany; Alabama Great Southern Rail-
way Company; Georgia Southern and
Florida Rilway Compny; Mobile and
Ohio Railway Company, and the Vir-
ginia and South Western Railway
Company. ..,., 1@:.-
New rules have been secured in
addition to an increase in pay, and
all has been accomplished without
friction. IT ~I@s .=... 4. ...s. s. =.
The Brotherhood Of Railway Car
men has also been successful in or
ganizing local lodges at Bridgeburg,
Ont. Bay City. Mich, and Milwaukee,
Wis. H. ,e.. #, *s.ss: @f5 59S 3 & 8.
The national organization also
shows 4 continued and steady in
crease 10 mem bership OF existing
lodges. rs
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International Seamen's Union
Pleased With Eloquent Plea
Of Senator Smith.

Members of the Seamen's union ad
Washington feel the position Of their.
organization has been fully sustained
by Senator Smith of Michigan. who
was chairman Of the senatorial com.
mittee that investigated the Titania
disaster. E #5; !,
During the course of his address
which, taken as a whole, was splen-
did effort, Senator Smith. dwelt upon
the necessities of the sea which ins
cluded the very demands the Seamen'a
union has been making for many
years. He said: lss Ess
Lanes Of travel must be more cares
fully defined, strength Of bow more
positive and <water-tight Subdivisions
to limit submergence, life saving
equipment better and numerous
enough for all, discipline and prac-
;ttce rudimentary exaction, eye more
keen and ear alert to catch the warn
ing cry; as on British battleships as
we'll as on our own, powerful subs
merged derelict; buoys should be cars
ried by every ship to mark temporar-
lily the place Of the ships burial in
case Of accident; and men of strength
and spirit there must be, won back
to a calling already demoralized and
decadent. rs ssr=,z .s <5sSd sss5s
"But ten per cent Of the men hefors
the mast in our merchant marine are
natives or naturalized Americans:
even England, that twenty years ago
had barely 1000 Orientals on her
merchant ships, now carries over TO-.
900 Of that alien race. S. .5s 81 .s.
Americans must re-enlist In this
service, they must become the sol-
diers Of the sea, and, whether on look
out, on deck. or at the wheel, whether
able or common seamen, they should
be better paid for their. labor ana
more highly honored In their calling;;
their rights must be respected, and
their work carefully performed; harsh
and severe restraining statutes must
be repealed, and a new dignity given
this important field Of labor .. lsz
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CARPENTERS ALL BACK
IN BUILDING TRADES

WASHINGTON, June 1s.The
United Brotherhood Of Carpenters
has reaffiliated with the Building
Trades Department Of the American
Federation OF. Labor. All local build
ing trades councils whose charters
were suspended or revoked on ac-
count OF Noncompliance in unseating
the local organisations Of carpenters.
will have their charters automatically
restored h BY h the reaffiliation Of the
United Brotherhood with the depart
ment. n H Nj NJ
The Building Trades department ID
now recruited ito Ito full strength of
eligible orEanlxati ons S.ss
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JOHNSON ]:
!. after v|G|lANTES
Threatens to Commence Legal
Proceedings Against San Diego
Peace" Officers.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, June 13.---It is
understood that as a result of the in
vestigation made by representative
of Governor johnson in reference to
disturbances In this city, that the gov
ernor will commence legal proceed
ings against the so-called vigilantes
Of this city. The report further states
that the governor made the following
statement; ss; s st5.5 Il.
If San Diego wishes the aid OF
the state in any just cause, most
cheerfully will that aid, upon request,
be accorded, but just as certainly will
the aid Of the state be extended to-
any man, however humble and feeble,
whose lives are trampled upon in San
Diego. and with exactly 81 the d same
alacrity viii. the state endeavor to pro-
vide redress for those whose liberty
has been wantonly yiolated e e RI 5assS
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HOLDS MORGAN MEN -..
MADE $636,000,000
Stanley Committee Will Demand
Steel Trusts Dissolution.
Morgan Flees to Europe.

WASHINGTON, June 13.-The re-
port OF the Stanley committee, which
made an exhaustive Investigation in
to the United States Steel corporation,
will directly accuse ]. Pierpont Nor
gan, leading spirit in the steel trust,
of being the arch enemy of the Sher-
man antitrust law, and of the inde-
pendent steel business in the United
States.
1t will charge that in the organi-
zation of this one company Mr. Nor
gan and his personal associates reaped
a profit of 1886, 100000.
Will Demand Dissolution.
The report will recommend:
Dissolution of the United States
Steel corporation as a monopoly on
raw material within the definition of
the Sherman antitrust law under the
recent decision of the supreme court,
and as a holding company in defi-
ance OF former decision in the case
Of the Northern Securities Co., a rail-
road combination.
Federal incorporation and registra-
tion of all Industrial corporations do
ing an Interstate business. with the
right Of federal inspection, such as Is
s.,
That states be given the right to
control the tax to be levied on cor
porations in industrial combinations
and that will provide criminal penal
ties for the interlock1ng directorate
boards.
Legislation prohibiting in the future
the acquisition by any individual or
corporation of mineral rights or prop
critics, whether in public or private
ownership, that may lead to monop-
oily within the definition Of the law.
Says Morgan Fled Country.
Delay in the presentation Of the re-
port was directly due to the hope OF
Chairman Stanley that J. Pierpont
Morgan would return to the United
States in time to testify.
''Mr. Morgan purposely fled the
country to escape appearance before
the committee said Chairman Stan
ley. II am not without hope that we
still will be able to summon him."
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create a new and modern system Of
boiler inspection. It will also sup
port bill for a minimum wage law,
an amendment to the child labor law
and to the hours Of labor woman law.
Several other important measures will
also be discussed. =fs
"A conference Of state federations
of labor has been called to meet in
Sheboygan, Wis, IN July. This CON-
ference will contain representatives
of labor from Michigan, Illinois, Ohio,
Indiana, Missouri, Wisconsin and
Iowa. An invitation has been ex-
tended to the Minnesota State Fed
cratic of Labor to send a representa-
tive. The purpose A0tthe conference
is to agree upon unftorg labor 7leeis-
ton for the several .sts4esEire epresented.
The Brainerd coQa1eattQp Wilt. in all
PROBABILITY, either elect a delegate or
it will authorize its president to at
tend. e IsT'1 - -,F& =
.:-.:--,. =: Anti-Iniunttion Bill;
A letter has been received from
President Gompers of 1.-The American
Federation of Labor urging the State
Federation of Labor to write to Sem
ators Nelson: and Clapp, requesting
them to vote for the Anti-Injunction
bill now pending in the senate. The
convention will, no doubt, direct that
a: telegram be sent to the Minnesota
members Of the senate at once.
President Hall in his report to the
convention will make a number. Of
suggestions relative to organization
work and how it should be conducted
throughout the state. This subject
matter will receive considerable atten-
ton from the convention. A pro-
gram will be mapped out to carry the
gospel. of trade unionism into every
city and village of Minnesota.
Interest In Officers.
The election Of officers will cause
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HEAD OF POSTS "1DEAL'''
.s VISITS WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, June 13.-J. W..
Bryce, president of the National
Trades and Workers association, alter
ego of c. w. Post, with offices in the
'sawAdust factory ~ of the famed
union buster, recently invaded the
capital city.
It is reported that he came here
for the purpose of visiting the MEM
bers Of the local Trades and Workers
association.
A meeting was held at the OFFICES
of the Builders exchange. which
shows that the Trades and Workers
association of this city are perfectly
agreeable to permit the employers to
establish wages and conditions Of en-
ployment: r 1l's -"
AS a mutual admiration society the
Trades and Workers association sure
ly are entitled to the blue ribbon.
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VISITS HOME
OF UNION PRINTERS

COLORADO SPRINGS, COL, June
13.-Carl Legien, president of the
Federation of Trades Unions of Ger
many and secretary of the Interna-
tional secretariat, together with his
travelling companion and iterpreter,
A. Maumeister, who has just COM
pleted lecture tour under the aus
pices of the American Federation Of
Labor, paid visit to the Union
Printers home In this city recently.
They expressed themselves as being
highly pleased with the institution and
commended the patriotism and loyal
ty of the members of the Interna-
tional Typographical union in main
tanning such a magnificent establish
ment forts INDECENT members.
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CAR MEN
ARE POOREST PAID
>
Statement of General Manager
Warren to City Council Re-
futed by the Facts.
ALMOST EVERY OTHER
CITY PAY SMORE MONEY
Even Cities Smaller Than Duluth
Give Motoremn and Conduct
ors Higher Wages.

Herbert Warren, general MANAGER
OF the Duluth Street Railway COM
pany, in his letter to the common
council in defense of the low wages
paid to motormen and conductors, de-
clared that the scale in Duluth COM
pared favorably with that of any city
of its size in the counry. "
No one disputed the statement Of
Mr.. Warren, for at that time few peo-
pie possessed knowledge Of the wages
received by street railway employees
throughout the United States The
Labor World has been doing a little
investigating of it's own. The wage
scales paid in a number of cities in
the United States and Canada have
been ascertained and it has been
found that Duluth conditions are be-
low those which prevail in most cities
of the country.
Wages Vow In Duluth.
In Duluth motormen and conduct
ors receive PIC per hour for the first
year. 22c for the second, 23c for the
third, 24c for the fourth and fifth
and 25c thereafter. Hours of labor
run from 10 to Is hours each day and
the spread frequently covers 18 hours.
Since Jan. l, 1912, new wage scales
have gone into effect in the interest of
motormen and conductors in the fol-
lowing cities:
In East Liverpool, Ohio, an 8 Der
cent wage increase went into effect
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Legislative Program for Coming
Campaign Will Receive Con-
sideration: of Convention-In-
itiative and Referendum; Bill to
Be Made Preferential, !. ,,
Duluth Unions Will Be Repre-
sented By Usual Strong Delega-
tion-s. s.. Mcdonald, in All
Probability, Will Succeed Him
self AS Vice President. =

the usual interest and excitement.
President Hall may be- returned with
out opposition. He has devoted his
whole time to the work of the fed
Grafton during the past year and has
labored night and day for the cause.
His we'll rendered services entitle him
vention. ~. ,.., 49,. ; e..
W. E. McEwen, the secretary-treas-
urer, has held his position for 16
eyars. It has never been his policy
to announce himself as candidate
for reelection. That matter is who'll
IT, up to the delegates to the conven-
ton. In any event, II he should per-
NIT the use Of his name it is expected
that he will have opposition. How
ever, he is not worrying over the out
come. =
S. S. Mcdonald Is o. X.
S. S. Mcdonald of Duluth is one
of the vice presidents of the State
Federation OF Labor. He is one Of
the most active workers in the state.
In Duluth he has labored night and
day for the welfare of the movement
here and it is believed If he wants
the office again he will be reelected
by the unanimous vote of the conven-
ton.
Duluth, as usual, will be we'll rep
resented at Brainerd. Otto Erick-
son will represent the Brotherhood Of
Railway Carmen. The Painters have
elected w. ]. Finn to represent them.
Andrew Meldahl goes to Brainerd
from the Lathers' union. H. r. Tink-
ham and w. e. McEwen have been
chosen by the Plumbers. s. S. NC
Donald represents the Typographical
union, while the Trades Assembly
will be represented by Joseph Miller.
Ernest A.. Richard, J.. E. Jensen, w.
F.: Thompson and Peter Marandaw,
It's president.
7>7> -"'~~ Heads Brewers Union.
: Arthur Beatty will head a. 'delega-
ton Of five from -thes<Brewery Work
ers, while five more delegates, will
represent the Carpenters: The Bar
tenders will send four delegates to
the convention. The names Of their
delegates have not been sent out to
the office of. the secretary treasurer,
so they cannot be published in this
ISSUE:
!. Richard Jones will represent the
Commercial Telegraphers from Du-
luth. W. p. Thompson of the Horse
shoers' union and a delegate from
the Trades Assembly has been ap-
pointed by President Hail member Of
the committee on Auditing and Gre
dentials Andrew Meldahl will rep
resent the Duluth unions on the COM
mittee on Rules and Order Of Busi-
ness. The other appointments have
not been announced by President
Hall.