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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
PRIVATE LIBRARIES.

Lincoln once walked miles through the to bor-
row book which he had heard Of it proved Esops
Fables and the homey spirit of it crept into Lincons
whole life. He is said to have "read it a hundred
times.'
A good and strong book is miracle-and will
always so remain 1t makes men and women brave and
capable; 1t ghtens the load and shorens the TRAIL But
one must own such books in order to get the most from
them one should not depend upon the public library
for his or her knowledge of the masterpieces of
literature
The Chinese proverb tells to beware of the man
OF one book, for he is strong and simple What men
and women have been brought up on the Bible. and
little else! What masters of English undefled have
drunk at the Shakespearean spring. What multitudes
OF impassoned poets have been taught their music by
Keats or Shelley is library though it contains only
one bookif that one is the which you most need
The holidays are coming. Let each one who reads
tns resolve that the bookgifts they give shall be of
permanent value to those who receive them-shall be
books which honor private library and which Lincoln
would have known by heart
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
THE I. w. WIS OLD GAME

The Chicago branch Of the l. w. w. is calling on
their members to fill the jas of Little Falls New York
Will be noticed the call does not include aid to the
starving strikers.
It's the old game. After the jails are filled then
We'll be called for funds to get the gang ont And
this system is styled revolution"
To thinking man it looks like plain case of itch
ing PALM
The unthnking man, however, blind to the system
oy those who cry long and loud for lone Big
onlon'' as an excuse for getting the mazuma" ::::
And it will also be noticed that none Of the officers
who signed that call in Little Falls filing the jas
You don't see those chaps take any chances in the New
York city, more than they did at San Diego Port
land or Spokane
When trouble starts, Bill Haywood who talks of
oe1y1ng ooth God and man, illustration of what
will happen. In Rochester the working class white
hope when in trouble did the most natural thing in
the world for his lk-ran into a laundry But thew
are long advice and-collectons
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
SUICIDES.

HIS is being called the era Of the
l. greatest prosperity this nation
has ever seem. It is the period of
highest civilization. More is being
done to make man happy. to make
life pleasant, to prevent disease, to
educate the masses, to make work.
ing conditions comfortable, to insure
safety, than during any age past.
Yet from every section of the land
comes news stories Of suicides, Of
men, women and even children taxi
ing their own lives.
And the strange part Of it is that
the majority of these stories do not
tell Of poverty or misery or deep af-
hlction-so far as can be told, no one
can read mans Utmost spirit-or
remorse for acts of wrong committed.
Many of them tell of happy homes,
loved families and friends; Of sue
cessful persons within touch of great
er successes-of those with apparently
the least to bring them serious worry,
with the most to make them value
life and it's blessings.
Why is it? Is civilizations load
getting too. heavy for man to bear ?
Is the human spirit too weak to stand
the strain of the effort for ever more,
Of desire? Is that strain SO great that
at the least over-effort the mind gives
way and-a seconds act and all is
over? Are we living that close to the
limit of mental endurance?
1t is a great question-and a sad
one. It strikes at the roots Of civil
1zation, of mental power. In it there
is one lesson, that Of strength
peace, be strong!"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
WORK FOR THE BLIND.

THE Boston Transcript tells of a
Il new vocation for the blind. A
number of blind girls in Baltimore
and in various places in New England
have proved efficient operators of
telephone switchboards. They arc
operating private /, :switchboards of
which there are as everyone knows a
great many. In this work they suffer
from one Limitations; the switchboards
they use must be Of the type in which
a little lever falls with click to
indicate that someone is asking
number. In other respects they are
not handicapped. Ii.
When one considers some Of the
compensations that nature offers those
deprived Of the sense Of sight, it will
be seen that It is natural that blind
girls should do this work. For the
blind usually have very quick hear
ing and very good memories. They
DO not find it necessary to make the
FREQUENT notes that most people must
depend on when several items are to
be carried at once. Their sense Of
touch also Is highly developed. and II
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
BOOSTS AND SLAMS ~.
ON CURRENT EVENTS
WHAT CONGRESS WORKS ON.

IN THE day congress opened there
~ were introduced something like
100 bills and resolutions. OF these
only five We're of national scope
or touched upon interstate commerce
or other matters of similar import.
There were two river improvement
bills bearing the ear marks of the
pork barrel and six public building
bills, some Of which also had the pork
flavor
or the rest. one was to lend the
state OF New York a useless old brass
howitzer, one called for a report on
certain type of steam engine and
one was bill to pension ex-presi-
dents. The rest were individual bills,
correcting war records so men could
get pensions, restoring a retired naval
officer to active duty, three war
claims, and private pension bills, s.
of the latter.
That gives an idea of what congress
works on. BY far the greater part
OF the bills introduced have to do with
olstrlct desires, personal matters, the
granting OF exceptions from the regu-
lar laws, personal politics. The
smaller part of them are of national
Importance and benefit,
This ratio Of private to public bills
holds fairly we'll during the whole
session of every congress and it gives
good idea as to why government
cost is high and growing ever higher.
why great necessary public measures
are so low in getting through con-
gress.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14

is not likely that they will find much
difficulty IN always making accurate
connections. Moreover many Of the
distractions that must come in an Of
flee where many persons are work.
ing and people are coming and going
will not distract those who cannot
see.
In this new calling for those who
are deprived of much Of the pleas
ure and of much of the ability to
serve in life We must find cause to
rejoicing. These blind girls will not
be kept in total darkness. They will
be less narrow and lonely than the
life of many person in full possess
sion of the sense of sight.
Someone has done worth while SER
vice in discovering this new opening
Tor the afflicted. 1t is proved again
that it is possible to do much that
we have not yet done. And other OPP
pOrtunities await
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
DISSOLUTION AND DIVIDENDS.

The United States supreme court has declared the
merger of the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific rail-
roads illegal and ordered the dissolution of the COM
blne This action does not worry successors
to the Hartman interests very much. The railroads.
separated will probably be able to continue business
without any perceptble dimnution profits Just as
the Standard Oil company has done since its dssou-
ton on December Is, 1911
Shareholders in the various companies into which
the trust divided have received in dividends
what more than SO cent whereas in former years
the highest amount received was 49, and that
sum in single year only, the rate for more recent
years having been 40 per cent. The New York Times
says:
1T was in 1900 and 1901 that the high-water mark
of 4S per cent was reached
IN lsO2 the four disbursements toaled IS per cent
IN the year following "A cent and in 1904 Sc ner
cent. In six of the years Immediately prior 10
the dissolution the trust distributed round numbers
$4O000,000 a year among its stockholders
The So per cent paid so far has been made nm hx
26 of "a companies, which with the Standard Oil com,
pany of New Jersey formed the old Standard Oil Trust
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
LEGAL MURDER AGAIN.

~OVERNOR OSWALD WEST OF
~ Oregon recently received a re-
quest from Mrs. Charlie Wynne of
klamath Falls that she be permitted
to take the place of five Oregon MUIR
derers condemned to be hanged on
the 18th of this month.
Mrs. Wynne said the reason she
wants to take the place Of the five
men is that she is a Christian and
ready to die.
Governor West in his reply to the
good ladys request deplored that cap
1tal punishment is compulsory in Ore
gon under the laws of the state.
Hanging must be the order in Ore
gon," he said, until the people de-
eide otherwise"
The Christian commonwealth of
oregon has ordained that the officers
OF the state shall commit legal muir
der. Why not be consistent, then.
and make it possible for a Christian
ready to die to go to the gallows in
place of the unsaved?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
LET THEM DOWN EASY"

- LET THEM DOWN EASY" &.t@~s #9sH4 y
A New York trade journal prints a letter from
Boston wool. manufacturer which has in it this
paragraph *:."
1.-The New England situation has oddly interest
ing aspect in the fact that there time when
the ordinary was willing to admit that tariff
reduction would be a. good thing for his neighbor
Frankly there is strong undercurent of sentiment
to the effect that the best interests of the nation
state lower duties. What people concerned
about is that the lowering shall be too precpitous
The fact that little real anxiety expressed at the
of extra session TO congress perhaps an in
dicaton of the communitys belief that moderate
counses will prevail in the framing of the new tariff
law
All of which makes virtual freetrader at heart
impatient, though reconcled. He realizes that an
elaborate and intricate system of built upon
the stills of governmental favoritism must be jack
screwed down easy to avoid crash
half century of proppng and boosting certain bus
nesses until they have become dominant arrogant de-
fan cannot be undone at session of congress- And
the high tax party which kept itself power by this
species of panderng is still pointing with pride to it's
record!
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
UNITED STATES MINERS

THE total number of men en-.
L ployed in the coal mines of the
United States geological survey, was
122,535, of whom 1855 were em-
ployed In the anthracite mines of
Pennsylvania and 549,75O in the btu
minous and Ignite mines The an
thracite miners averaged more work.
ing time than the bituminous miners.
working 246 days, as against 211 days
for the bituminous miners.
The average production for each
man employed was 524 tons in the
anthracite mines-an exceptionally
large tonnage-and 73s tons in the
b1tuminous mines. The average daily
production for each man employed
was 2'l3 short tons in the anthracite
and $50 tons in the bituminous
mines.
IN the most of the bituminous
mines of the United States the eight
hour working day prevails. In 1911,
out of a total of 549,75O employees
in the bituminous coal mines. 33O,045
worked in mines that We're operated
eight hours day; 57,351 worked in
mines that were operated nine hours
a day, and 1855 worked in mines
operated ten hours q day,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
AN UNREPRESENTATIVE PAPER


T EsL1E'S WEEKLY is the high
~ priest Of dyed-in-the-wool moss
backism. AS a typical reactionary it
has few equals and no superiors. It's
editorial attitude on political and So
cial questions is that Of an epoch
happily nearly past. Thus, in it's is
sue Of Nov. 20:
stop! We believe in pure food
but not in pure fads. In
Chicago we are told that clean food
club proposes to: allow no more cats
in grocery stores. In the
same city a trainload of California
oranges, shipped by fruit associa-
tlon OF good repute, was seized, not
because the fruit was unwholesome.
but because the skins had been arti-
fcially stained or colored, as alleged.
How much are these fads, including
the attacks on cold storage, adding to
the high cost of living? Do the
people ever think of this?
Yes, says The Journal of the Ameri-
can Medical association. the people
think Of it. The people in Chicagk,
for instance, think that they would
prefer groceries uncontaminated with
feline excrement-hence the sugges-
ton that cats be kept out of grocery
stores. The people think that to palm
OH on them as ripe fruit green or
anges stained, beautiful yellow can
scarcely be regarded as a sincere at
tempt to reduce the high cost of liv-
ing. And the people think Of even
more. They think, doubtless, that a
weekly magazine that has published
as original articles fulsome puffs of
fraudulent patent medicines" and
swinqling quacks is one whose edi-
torial opinions are not to be taken
seriously. They think, too, that a
publication that is so eternally solicit
tous Of the welfare Of vested interests
and SO unconcerned in matters affect
ing the public health is not the sort
of magazine that can truly be said to
represent the awakened political and
social conscience Of a, great nation.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
"JES' ONE STORY MORE"
BY JOHN d. WELLS

"Jes' one story more" they'd say,
Hangin' on me thataway
Bees does ON a hollyhock
That they've fairly DREENED! ]
jock,
How they clumb around my chair,
Here an there an everywhere
Bangin' with their copper toes
Gin my shins, an pullin' nose,
Hair an whiskers-everythin
That was PULLABLE, I jing!
Dozen Children, big an small,
Hangin' on me, beggin' all
Fer "jes' one story more!"
Drift O. most the stories was
Natcherly, lords Sandy Claus
Who he is an where he's from
Where he lives when he's t. hum
Where he allus summers at
Renders, toys, an SIGH as that,
It'll if blamed gran jury'd knowed
They'd O. sent me over road
PRIMY FACY!-Yes sir-e-e-e-
On charge o. perjury!
Yft could MT stop, y know,
With the Children Begin so
Fer "jes' one. story more!"
Now they've all growed up an gone
An, with Christmas comm on, H. -
Pears t. me the house IL jest =, ~.
Stillest-like an lonesomest ~
House body ever see!-
Nothin' but the clock an me!
Law, the squeakin' OF my chair
S loud enough t raise my hair
To r IN 81 d as +.
49, = An: there's spells
When, I swan, my wizzen swells
Big s q body's fist, an T.
Like they used to-alnost cry
Fer ..jes' one story more!' = n.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.

THERE are several elements or
details to the Christmas spirit.
OF course the one most referred to
is that of universal love and peace
toward all men. Another is the ex-
preston of that love by the giving of
Shristmas gifts. In that connection
there are details which are as much
a part Of the spirit as the first two.
Most people begin their Christmas
preparations long weeks before the
day arrives and put into their handi-
work the love and the peace Of spirit
which characterizes the season. That
Is a most worthy tendency. But the
thought of those with whom one must
deal, a little consideration Of their
comfort should be as much a part Of
the season and it's spirit as thought
for those who are personal to one.
That means early Christmas shop
ping. It also means early Christmas
mailing and expressing. BY buying
early the merchants are not the ones
most greatly benefited, it is the clerks
who stand behind the counters. Sure
ly they are worthy Of Christmas con-
sideration. BY buying early you les
sen their labor, ease their season and
make Christmas more happy. That
is worth something
Then those who can shop early in
the day should do so, for there are
many hundreds Of people who must
use the noon, or later afternoon hours.
Give that time to them, those of you
who can.
Let the Christmas spirit be COM
plete.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
CRIME, SUICIDE OR SHAME.

young lady committed suicide in Chicago the other
day. She was school teacher and stenographer and
went to the great city hoping to find work.
Disappointed and bounded by white slavers-those
helish harpies of young lady jumped
from twenty-story building She left a note which
began with these words: II will die clean if have to
kill myself"
Let us pray with increased industry and fervor for
the realization of the vision of 1ngersol of a world
where the poor girl s driven to the desperate choice
of crime DEATH of suicide or shame"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
THE OLD. OLD QUESTION.

So long papers defend prostitution and maintain
that the fallen is protection virtue it seems
utterly unjust to persecue the conserver of virtue
Prostitution is horrible plague on the face of
civilization The law should bear heavily upon it. Bnt
while doing so, the law should include the landlords
and those who wax rich off the degration of women
1t is utterly unjust to single the woman out for per-
secuton
The Labor World has sympathy with crusade
proposed by certain local moralists which thew ex
pect the police to drive these scarlet women out as
though they lot of dogs, leaving the owners Of
Observation-Disclosures property unwhpped of justice
There is no humanity in using the Flaming Sword
Vengeance to exile these women forcing them ont
of cities as the Angel of the Lord banished Adam and
Eve out of Paradise,
The Eternal who reigneth from everlasting unto
everlasting hath not given unto man the power in
Righteousness to treat these as cattle or sheen
.nr hogs.
That they have sinned is matter between them
sselves and their God.
1t Is not for others to take the cat-o-ninetaa If
illegal cruelty, scourging them away as Haear was
scourged of old. 49,.
! And surely it should not be permitted that others
fthus should flageate and exile these scarlet woman
when such plan but spreads the contamination also
Fwhere, increasing its menace.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14

A New York woman, said to be the highest sa,ariaa
woman in that city, supplemented her $4,000 year
by some forgeries the side Now she is in trouble
and it is goodbye forever to the $4,000 year. ~peo
pie Of dishonest natures whether women or men. are
short-sighted. ..:s.. -. =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14

Tne Star OF Lincoln, Neb., says: "The utmost con-
tempt for the public and its needs and desires even Of
It's rights is usually shown by street railway companies
Other newspapers express similar views
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14

Governor Blease of South Carolina declared a. thu
ffsichnond Va, meeting of governors thereafter M
bnen my state will be arrested and tried for tho
yncaing of black who have assaulted white women "
fWhy qualify to color? Suppose white man assa,,t
, b&8 woman? Such things have been heard Of
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14

We know that it is not "good form to ask for a
Christmas present. but want from each of our
readers. Just few more names from YOU, please to
place on our subscription list and one dollar every
name, thank you!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-20

ROCHESTER,. n. Y, Nov ls.--The
Socialist party was warmed up bit
in the American Federation of La
Dor convention today, at the concur
sion OF six hours OF discussion over
the Sherman antitrust law and the
Danbury Hatters' case.
At times the speakers studiously
evaded direct reference To the name
OF the party OF exact designation Of
the debate. As the debate rose sharp
and even extreme the curtain was
ripped away and in the most direct
fashion they called spade by its
proper name. The climax came when
President Gsompers yielded the chair
to Vice President O'Connell He
brought careful analysis of the
days decision right up TO the Socialist
bridge and then. fought his way
across And he had the bulk of the
debate behind him all the way
President Gompers began by say
ing. s'ss'sa5a Il. .,sss 49,
Il won't have any man place me
In the position of failing to defend
the matters or any set of men in their
position"
Il think /, too. know something OF
the struggle of the human family In
the earliest times the first effort to
suppress the liberty OF the people was
to take away their right of associa-
ton. the right Of free speech. / was
assured when the Sherman antitrust
law was enacted that it could not be
construed by the courts to do this
Now We know better
There has not been a congress
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-20
WAR; !. theme OF
PEACE SOCIETY
ANDREW CARNEGIE DEPLORE,S
IT AND BALKAN PRINCE
SEES ITS NECESSITY.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1s.--"what can
war but war hreed7. asked Andrew
Carnegie. quoting Milton this after
noon nj the opening Of a meeting OF
the New York Peace society at the
Hotel Aston, over which he presided.
preston Of the present: DO you get
it, What can II brecd?'
The Balkan question had to be
settled. There was no escape from
il, and those OF us, advocates Of
peace. must recognize that fact Do
not be discouraged by this outburst
Of war. 1t was. in the very process
OF time unavoidable. Therefore, be
OF good cheer. bur. oh. IL man would
only learn that lesson in Millions
sentence Now. that war has begun.
am with our next speaker, Prince
I4axarovich. OF Seryia. when he says
that peace can only be brought about
by this war.
"Will there be permanent peace r.
cried Prince Lxzaroyich, after ex-
planning the situation In tho Balkans.
We did NOT enter Turkey as conquer
ors, but merely as a race returning to
our righiiui homes. The Bulgars viii
take only Bulgaria and that part
formerly inhabited by Bulgars; the
Serbs that part in which they for
merly lived and the Greeks their own.
They will place Turkey where she was
before in the great balance of the
powers IL Russia should take Com
stantinople, you VIII Instantly see That
Salonika would still dominate the
Dartianelles Therefore she is aft
ter Salonika and the ,Servian plains.
That would mean unbalancing of the
powers, and opening the plains OF
Europe for Russia.
albania wants self-goyernment.
We will give 1t to her. but first. we
will occupy the country in order to
maintain peace for which we are now
fighting. Austria does not want us to
do 1t. because II we Of the Balkan
States are united, we WIN be barrier
to the territorial extensions of both
Russia and Austria. If Austria gets
there once she will never get out. We
Will never submit to any such thing.
1t will mean perpetual revolution, ana
not peace.
Early next spring the Palace of
Peace, at The Hague. will be dedi-
Gated. Andrew ID. White. ex-presi-
dent Of Cornell university and exam
bassador TO Germany. In brief ad-
dress said: Let us all appeal to the.
whole world. from this great Palace
or Peace. that Constantinpple be the
great. world of peace center for all
time to come"
Chas. w. Elliot, OF Harvard, was
unable to attend because of Illness.