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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-10
WE DoFF OUR HAT TO DIR. M'CUEN.

The election Of DR.. J. A. McCuen mayor of
Duluth Tuesday be regarded solely as
personal triumph for the man. He did not have
the support Of the leading members of his party.
Few, if any newspapers espoused his cause He
took positive position single civic issue.
No knows where he stands the munic.
ipal ownership of electric lighting plant He
would not declare himself either for against the
charter amendments lie simple said that he would
give everybody a square deal and would extend
special privileges to
In the face OF what generally regarded as
an ambiguous platform and his negative position
on the issues in the campaign he was elected by
almost unprecedented plurality. He got away with
day of strong agitation and emphatic men in
of professional kindness to the poor and needy
overshadowed everything else. These won their
way into the hearts Of men, and because they did
he is to be the next mayor of Duluth
1t is the wish of the Labor World that nothing
but success will the efforts of DR.. McCuen
mayor Of Duluth. We note with particular
pleasure the popular trust and hope toward his
administration.
We do not recall another administration which
went into power under more favorable auspices in
this respects the great ma jorty of our people are
looking to it with faith that it will labor we'll in
their interest.
This popular trust is in itself right hopeful Dor
tent, but it is asset which easily may be either in
creased entirely lost Starting with the 'odspeed
of the people, it now is up to the administration to
"makc good as we believe it will
we realize, however, mayhap even Dr. Nc
Cuen himself does not, the rocks and shoals upon
which his administration may run.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-10
PEOPLE TO LEARN HOW BIG
BUSINESS CONTROLS COURTS.

Everybody's' Magazine announces
that it is about to perform a long
needed public service, complete ex-
pose of the control of courts by Big
Business. There will be little left of
the opposition to the Recall when
this work has once been done. The
first article of the series appears in
the February number and shows up
some judicial doings in the State of
Washington
In his Introductory remarks c.. P.
Connolly, the author, approvingly
quotes what. Tom Il. Johnon said:
1.-The interests have retreated into
the courts. Beaten in legislatures,
councils and executive offices they
are going to make their last stand
behind the judiciary"
To this he adds a comment of his
own: while we have been giving
to judges a reverence that we once
gave kings, the forces that corrupt
every other branch. of public life have
been no more reverent to judges
than to alderman. While we wor-
shipped, they corrupted"
Mr.. Connolly exposes a few judges
in his first article, among them, M.
J. Gordon, formerly Chief Justice of
the Washington Supreme court. He
shows how this judge was but SER
want of the Great Northern Railway
and how he rendered his decisions
to fasten the power of Big Business
and Monopoly upon the people of
Washington.
Mr.. COnnOllys articles will be valu-
able contributions to the campaign
for the Recall of judges. His first
article is revelation.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-10
LESSON IN THE TEXTILE STRIKE

Editorial writer's in not few daily papers are
arguing that Legislative regulation Of working con-
dltlons in American industries is meddesome in
reference that handicaps employers and gives no
benefit to laborers
They Illustration the strike of the
textile workers in Massachusetts where the manu-
factnrers obliged to reduce the working time
in their mills to conform with the state law but
they also cut down the weekly wage with the
number OF hours OF employment.
The attitude Of the textile manufacturers is not
an argument against laws regulating the hours Of
Labor in such establishments, but it furnishes a
striking example Of the we'll developed greed of
the owners Of highly protected industry, with the
manufacturer as the sole beneficiary.
1t also teaches the American wage Garner that
well organized trade union is necessary to pro-
tect him from the avarice and greed of such en-
poHers not that kind Of organization with it's rain
bow promises, Of which W. D. Haywood is the
main spokesman, but real substantial and prac.
teal working trade union differed by sane and
sensible men of labor who can do something more
than rant when advocating the cause of labor.
1t is all very well to ask workingmen to vote
labor ticket on election day. but man cannot
be union man on election day and forget his
obligation to his fellows during the rest of the
year. No political party has ever solved social
problem. 1t must be done by the men and women
affected and by persistenty fighting the battle
every day in the year The trade union is the
lone institution that will bring industrial freedom
to labor and eternal vigilance is the price.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-10
BRIEF COMMENT I
ON CURRENT EVENTS
UNITED STATES SENATOR'S
AND PRIMARY ELECTIONS

The fact that Senator Stephenson,
of Wisconsin, spent 100000 to Sc
cure his election, is being exploited
ny the plutocratic press as an argu-
ment against direct primaries. They
are doing plutocracy very poor SER
wee. They are ealing attention to
the fact that while the direct primary
was defective enough to permit Sena-
tor Stephenson to spend a large sum
of money, it nevertheless made it i'm
possible to keep the expenditure Sc
cret.
The people Of Wisconsin have been
given some information about Mr..
Stephenson and his methods which,
but for the primary, they would not
have had. They will not elect one
OF his kind so soon again.
How much does it cost to elect a
Senator in Illinois, Massachusetts,
Delaware, PENNSYLVANIA or some other
state where the old secret corrop-
zionist method still prevails? No
one knows. Two Investigations of
Lorimer's election have resulted in
uncovering 100000 or so in his be-
half, but no one can say how much
more was spent or who got the
money.
Ii it had been possible in past
years for the public to learn how
much was being spent in senatorial
elections, it is extremely improbable
that the United States Senate would
today be disgraced by the. presence
among its members of such men as
iorimer, Lodge, du Pont, Penrose,
Bailey, Smoot, Guggenheim and
others of that kind. 1t is possible
that one or more of them may, like
Stephenson, have slipped through
one term. But there would have
followed, as in Stephenson's case,
inevitable exposure which possibly
would have enabled the honest men,
bers Of the Senate to exclude him
or would certainly have prevented
his election.
Stephenson's case is an argument
not only. for the right kind of direct
primary, but shows the need of the
Recall as we'll.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-10

The charter amendments were carried by hand
some votes fhe result shows what the people will
do on the referendum when properly Informed 51
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-10
EUROPE FOR MEN
TO WORK IN WOODEN MILLS

Dudley M. Holmes, secretary to
Governor Eugene N Foss. has re-
ported to the Governor that the
American Wooden Company sent
agents all through southern Europe,
seeking workers for it's mills, and dis
tributed advertising literature in every
town, city and hamlet. Moving pic
lures showing the wool mills of Law
renee, with streams of laughing work.
men carrying handfuls OF bank notes
to a bank across the street. There
is no bank in the vicinity Of the mills,
but it is said these pictures induced
hundreds of men and boys to cross
the ocean and go to work in the Law
renee mills at wages from $50 to
$40 a week. An Italian striker
who was bayoneted says this picture
induced him to leave his home.
It is expected that this evidence
will he submitted to the government
unless the strike is soon settled. An
immigration official has been in Law
renee for several days gathering facts
about alleged violations of the con-
tract labor laws by the mill owners,
and it is understood that he will make
a report to Washington in few days.
These facts should be borne in mind,
for bill will soon be introduced in
Congress making some reductions in
the tariff on woolens. The Ameri-
can Wooden Company will undoubt-
eddy have the impudence to again set
up q howl against such reduction and
talk about protection to American
LABOR. / I. But the American Wooden
Company is only doing what all the
other elected trusts are doing. Not
one has Kept faith with the American
people, and not one ever will
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-10
a remedy The opinion is note

a remedy. The opinion is note
worthy, only because it happens R
be expressed by prominent public
man not altogether without Influence.
He would subject, to the referen-3,
dunn any judicial decision declaring
an act of the legislature to be void.
If the popular vote upholds the legis-
lature, then it is to be the judicial de-
cision which becomes void. He re-
commends to the coming constitu-
tional convention in New York that
it incorporate such provision in the
new constitution. He does not sug-
gest how referendum of that kind
should be invoked, perhaps because
he does not realize how important
that detail is. - '~.~.
But in principle, at least, he has"
taken position fully abreast Of
where the Populists of Kansas stood
in 1897. In that year these pioneers
of progress come within a few votes
of getting an Initiative and Referen-
dunn measure through the Kansas
Legislature containing a provision to
the effect that if any measure ap-
proved by the people should be de-
clared unconstitutional by the Sup
RENE Court, it should then be again
submitted to the people and if agains.
approved should become a law, 'any-
thing in the constitution to the con-
trary Notwithstanding" Apparently
Mr.. Roosevelt would apply only to
acts of the legislature. the principle
which the Kansas Populists would
have applied to acts Of the people. His
education in democracy is far from
complete.
There is nothing that he says or
can say in favor of his extremely
moderate proposition which would
not apply with the same force to the
Initiative and Referendum complete.
Consistency would seem to require
that he give these measures his full
endorsement, but consistency which
at the same time requires some mQsaT.
courage has not hithero been one of
Roosevelt's noteworthy characteris-
tics
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-10
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP Is ADVANCED.

The people of Duluth have declared emphatical-
ly for the municipal ownership of an electric light
ing plant. The result of Tuesday, election on the
bond issue most decisive. In spite of many
sided opposition the people triumphed
But the fight is not over Tuesday was but a
sklrmsh The real contests are to come, and they
are to be fought out in the City Hall by mayor,
city attorney and sixteen aldermen, all of whom
have pledged themselves to carry out the mandate
of the people.
The verdict has been rendered. and in manner
that permits of room for doubt Only one alder
man declared himself against the bond issue. All
oil the others either declared for it, or agreed to
be bound by the vote Of the people,
We will watch the Roll Call, and we will publish
it for the information of our readers from time to
time There will be no eleventh hour education in
the next campaign for municipal ownership.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-10
PRESIDENT TAFT is BITTER
AGAINST RECALL OF JUDGES,

Poor President Taft is inconsol-
able. The spread of progressive
ideas is causing him much grief and
pain with no comfort in sight Why
even in Ohio a constitutional con-
vention dominated by progressives
now in session in considering the
judicial recall. 1t is no wonder that
he feels indignant and gives went to
his feelings in public speeches of late.
President Taft declares that with
the recall in operation 1.-THE DISPOSE
tioin of weak judges would be to fol-
low popular demand rather than the
demand of absolute justice
1t requires an exceeding amount of
blindness to assume in good faith
that judges who are not swayed by
popular demand are swayed by the
demand of absolute justice. If they
are it is difficult to see what becomes
of the claim that judges are in duty
bound to follow the law as they find
it, is the exact opposite of absolute
justice.
A judge who can be swayed by
fear of public opinion can beswayed
by more Objectionable influences if
public opinion should be as powerless
as Mr.. Taft wants it to be. Weak
judges can be swayed by brides or
other appeals to their selfish inter-
ests. 1t would be much better that
fear of public opinion be the con-
trolling influence over a judge sure
to be subject to influences of some
kind than that corrupt private in
fluences should be at work on him.
Mr.. Taft asks why judges elected
by the people should be bad or need
recalling. He no doubt intends to
convey the impression that the people
should have known them in the first
place. Let us see. President Taft
was elected on the assurance given
by no less a person than his distin-
guished predecessor that he would be
second Roosevelt. 1t is no particu-
lar compliment to the good taste Of
the majority that he was elected On
such assurance. But he has turned
out to be something entirely differ
ent to the disgust of many people,
including presumably, Roosevelt.
If President Roosevelt, who came
in daily contact with Mr.. Taft for a
number Of years, could be deceived,
what wonder is it that voters who
had no personal acquaintance were
also fooled? Is it possible that
President Taft does not see how the
same can happen in the case of a
judicial candidate? That is why the
recall is needed as safeguard even
when the people do elect judge in
the first place.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-10
EDWIN HAWLEY THE RECONsTRUCTOR,

Edwin Hawley, the railroad man who died last
week, was looked upon as of the great <'re-
deemers or reconstructors' of the systems in this
country. AS practical office man. dealing chiefly
IN the early part of his life with the matter of
freight rates, tariffs, rebates and preferences he
arrived at the point where he was looked upon as
the savior OF broken down non-paying roads,
lie was combner, great combiner with the
ability to float stock and conduct the financial side
OF the work, and he never looked to anything else
tie could not have successfully small road
and had ne been many times as clever, he could
not have done it.
His special talent that of matchmaking
various lines into a great system, centrally con-
trolled that could be made to pay For taking part
IN TINS work, ne received enormous profits, and he
ran the roads for the special advantage of himself
and his fellow capitalists,
W hle his ability may easily be conceded it is
none the less fact that What he did was not to the
advantage of the public. He was the head of great
pubic utilities; he used the power of government
and took advantage of public wealth and used them
all Tor private enrichment. He was in no sense a
public servant and would have repudiated the idea
OF anything so base. He was simply skilled CAP
talst exploiting the public for his own private
advantage.
In this respect he is like thousands of Others
But that particular line in which he was efficient
is one that has come more and more into notice
and one that society must soon handle When he
began, 1t was perfectly proper to give rebates and
through the giving of rebates to such organizations
as Standard Oil, he not only helped to make it
powerful factor. but also to win tremendous sums
OF wealth for himself AS controller of means
OF transportation working in conjunction with the
controllers of great public necessity he and they
successfully, year after year. gouged the public for
tremendous sums of money
The men who built the roads or who operated
Them as well the people who used the roads
got little from Hawley. He never contributed
SINGLE idea in railroad building But he was a.
nancler, with the faculty Of combination and with
the ability to get the capital to make the combina
ton. Even that capital frequently obtained in
ways that were more than questionable AS on all
other roads, those with which Hawley was connected
show long train of crooked dealings, queer stock
issues corporation wrecks and Legislative corruption
But he combined the roads and made them nav
$oth1ng further can should be asked under the
capitalist code But in his biographies the asser-
ton that ne created anything is preposterous He
was one OF the larger benefciaries of modern con-
d1tlons. In those modern conditions we find our
leading arguments. For through them it can be
SHOWN how few men able easily to appropriate
the advantages that come from social labor, social
knowledge and social enterprise
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-10
PROMOTING INDUSTRIAL PEACE?

II the sentiments so frequently expressed of late
by Mr ). Kirby r, president of the National Asso-
cation OF Manufacturers and the editorial opinions
so bitterly vindictive appearing in American In
d11strles, the official organ of the manufacturers
ASSOCIATION, shared by the ma ority Of American
manufacturers prospects for immediate industrial
peace in this country are indeed remote
American Industries devotes most of its peace in
the january number to angry attacks upon all men
and institutions who show either sympathy or mercy
Tor trade unionism. 1t takes Rev. John Haynes
Holmes, pastor of the Church of Messiah of New
York, to task for comparing the crimes committed
by the McNamaras with those committed by the
heads OF great corporations. For doing this Amer
lean Industries holds that this preacher ''has
brought himself into suspicion as being very Jan
gcrolls member of society,"
1t also attacks Rabbi Wise of New York and
holds this we'll known Jewish prelate is likewise
dangerous man for calling very timely attention to
the Tact that labor is refused through it's COM
m1ttees, a hearing by the employers of labor for
redress OF its grievances.
In the same number it prints an article from
the pen of Mr. Kirby who declares that ''the type,
OF 'non'sm represented by the American Federation
OF Labor, and advocated by Samuel Gompers and
John Mitchell is great if not greater menace
to society than was the Ku Klux Klan the Molly
Magulres' the Maas and the Black Hand societies -
lie questions the honor and integrity of John
Mitchell, calls him assumed ':saint.' and warns
employers generally against him by declaring that
ne Is throwing sand in their eyes, He boldly de-
cares that Mitchell had knowledge of the depreda-
hons OF the McNamaras and calls upon Attorney
General Wlckersham to bring the former president
OF the Alme Workers. Union before the bar Of
justice
In the industrial conflict Of this generation there
are two extremes who stand in the way Of industrial
peace One of them is Of the Mcnamara type in
the organizations Of labor the other is of the Kirby
KIND IN associations of employers
ORGANIZED labor has learned from the Los Angeles
a1falr that men OF the Mcnamara type who stand
Tor violence and destructive methods must be driven
from American trade unions. Will organizations
OF employers do their part in Kidding themselves of
nlen even more dangerous than the McNamaras
who kndle class hatred and keep rife industrial
turmoil.
The American Federation of Labor has already
declared itself on this point What will the Ma
t'ona' Association of Manufacturers do? So far
as the Labor World is concerned the Mcnamara
and Kirby type look alike to u.s. Both are menace
to American industry.
" st.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-10

me election of P G. Phillips, the Socialist can
ddate in the Eighth ward, was complete sur
prise: But Philips will make good, and if his con
duct in the council is what We expect 5it viii he
there ought to be several more just like him elected
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-10
HOW COLONEL ROOSEVELT
WOULD OVERTHROW COURTS

Theodore Roosevelt has again given
public expression to an opinion on
the power of the courts to blockade
legislati and on the referendum as
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-10

Mayor Cuum made good fight, but it was
against fearful odds The fourth term talk hurt
some' and many Of his party workers failed to
ly did. "...1 !.
Evening journal., 1912-02-29
BERT CONN In
HOLD OUT CLASS

Bert Conn. for the past two years
manager of the Johnstown Tri-State
League team and one of the most pop
ular ball players who ever wore a
Johnny" uniform. is a holdout ac-
cording to reports from that city.
Conn is not satisfied with the salary
offered him TO take charge Of the club
this season and he stoutly refuses TO
do any more work toward getting his
team together until the question is
definitely settled.
Conn offered an explanation as to
how Jack Manning got to 90 to the
York Tri-State team. he stating in a
letter to Secretary John 7. Griffin that
he disposed Of Manning TO the York
club with the understanding that he
was TO send a good outfelder TO the
"Johnnies' in return He says that
he turned down Manning's offer to
send Abbott here in trade for himself
but he now states that he is promised
another outtielder- who is sure TO meet
with the approval Of the fans.
Evening journal., 1912-02-29
RRONCHOS PUT
One ON YANIGANS

Ry The United Press
SAN ANTONIO. Feb. 29-Dy hard
and opportuno hitting the San Antonio
Bronchos kicked the stufiing out Of the
Athletic Yannigans. who fain would
waltze into that select coterie known
as the worlds champions, In the first
exhibition Of the regulation pastime.
The score was to g.
-Four runs in the opening inning
when Geipe. the Los Angeles twirler
was on the mound, gave the local
team the game. With one down ana
tho bases filled, Belts hit liner "a
the left center fence, all scoring ahead
OF him
Salmon. the Newark southpaw, WHIT
wcut in in the fourth inning was hi
quite hard In the sixth, three runs re-
sulting.
Brown. the New EnElander, who sue
cccded Salmon after the sixth, did good
work, only one hit and no runs beinf
made off him.
Egan caught q good game A won
dcrful running catch by Emerson, VIII,
took a short fly while under full speed
in tho second was the fielding feature
Wallace also played a remarkable
game at short two Of his stops beinS
made on tho run
Evening journal., 1912-02-29
FULLENWEIDER
PLEASES M'CRAW
Bv The united Press.

by The United Press
MARLIN. Texas, Feb 29-John J.
McGraws recruits will, get the first
chance to display their form i'm a real
ball game on Saturday The squad
will be divided into two teams ono OF
which will hook up with Dallas and
the other with Fort Worth On the
following day they will alternate with
the Texas ball tossers-
The Giants manager is in a happy
frame Of mind these days lie be-
lieves he has discovered a real twirler
in Fullenweder. who, despite tho en-
cumberancc Of HIS enormous name
demonstrated y storday in "A practice
game that he had a surprising amount
of natural ability After he had com
pletod his turn. McGraw, who had been
carefully watching his work, wore q
wide grin.twhile Wilber Robinson. the
pitchers coach, declared that the Ger
man acted like a real "wiso bold
Batsmen who have gone up against
| Fullenweider's assortment. expect l..
sec him stick IN the big show.