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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-09-06
.L0NGSH0REMEN. ON
STRIKE IN: new \ YORK
System Of Employing Men Not
Fair to. Older Empolyes.
:. Vote to Stay Out.

NEW YORK, Sept. Gone thou
sand .Longshoremen employed at the
A.-H. line piers struck, and, as q re-
suit, work is at .standstill IN the
company's piers in Hoboken, where
the. President Grant, the President
Lincoln, and the Kaiserin. Auguste
Victoria are moored. A comrittee of
the strikers called upon Capt. Hans
Jarka, the Neutrality-suspicious. lines
superintendent of piers, and he
his best to prevail upon the men to
80 back to work pending a s.:tttle-
sment Of their demands.: This the
commit rkfused TO agree 20. sd
at aSmeettns held last night the, strik
erss voted to stay out until the COM
pany met their terms. r>,.r,@
The trouble started when tho Ham,
burg-American line appointed Cap
tain Jarka superintendent Of tt piers.
Before his advent the brass check
isfactory to the longshoremen, as it
insured them. steady work. Under the
check system every, ,longshoreman had
a a'check. and the men were divided in
to classes of 100 EACH The men
longest in the company's employ,
whose numbers ran from 1 to 100,
were the. first engaged.
Then, if more men were needed,
those longshoremen whose numbers
ran from 100 to 200 were called ca.
This system of seniority applied
throughout the list Of 1000 employees.
But the men asserted that Captain
Jarka brought with him from Pro 1k-
lyn his old stevedore, William schmi -,
and made him head steve1ore on the
Hamburg-Ame1ican piers. Schmidt
did away with the check system, and
when he wanted longshoremen ho
sent out into the street and picked Up
the men he wanted, instead OF send
Ong for the old .longshore,nen by
classes. The strikers demand a r.-
turn to the check system. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-09-06
TOBACCO WORKERS ss5szss u I'll. 49, !.
s. s - '-7-=s' - GRUWINq>IN=POWER

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 6.-President
McAndrews reports that he succeeded
In organizing the employees of the
Frishmuth Tobacco company, of Phil
adelphia into a local union on a re-
cent visit to that city, and Immediate
ly established more favorable condi-
t1ons under which the members of the
new. union will work. In addition to
this, he was able to induce certain
employees to join the Engineers Union
and also one brother to become a.
member of Typographical Union. In
Toledo new union was formed in
one of the trust factories of that city,
consisting of more, than 100 women.
The new organization will be known
as No. 1872. The members of the new
organization are very enthusiastic
over the prospects for improved con-
d1t1ons, which appear to be good.
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HAS SAME RIGHT To
ORGANIZE AS BOSSES
Suggestion Made to Legally BE.
quire Associated Employers
to Deal With Unions.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 4.-"social disin-
tegration has begun in the Missouri
lead fields,'' declared The St. Louis
Post-Dispatch, in it's renewed attack
on the unwarranted position taken by
the lead barons in refusing to recog-
nize the right Of the lead miners to
organize.
mines flooded. two miners shot by
guards, Flat Rivers ice plant and
laundry closed for want Of water.
stores refusing credit, shipments of
rifles coming in-these are first fruits
Of the strike. D.. -
Would it not be we'll, legally to
require associated employers to deal
with unions Of their employees injfix-
ing wages, since the individual laborer
is powerless to do otherwise than ac-
cept what is offered him in a COM
petitive market?
Has organized society any higher
obligation than to insure industrial
peace, bottomed on equity between
man and man?
Have rich men, owning natural re-
sources and associated for mutual
profit, any natural rights superior to
those of poor men, associated merely
to sell their labor for a living waxe
and to procure safe, h healthfui work
ing conditions?
1T may be added that the mine
owners could make more effective
appeal to public sentiment If it were
not true that, despite the heavy pro-
tective tariff on lead, pretended to be
levied for the benefit of the workers.
the associated mine owners were pav-
ing, just before the strike, lower wages
than were paid by them before the
panic of 1907.
If the mine owners can afford to
let their, mines be flooded and sus-
pend operations for several months
merely to escape recognizing the
miners union, and perhaps raising
wages to where they were six wears
ago, they certainly do not need anv
protection whatever in the Underwood
bill"
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OTTAWA PRINTERS
= GIVEN MORE MONEY

OTTAWA, Canada,: Sept. An
other 400 employees of the printing
bureau here have been given a SUBJ
stantial increase in. wages, dating
from June 1 of this year. + :: i
The 400 includes stereotypers, com
positors, bookbinders. pressmen, and
press feeders, and the increase, dat
ing from June ): 1, will be paid to the
men as soon as the accounting & clerks
Of the bureau get the amounts made
up. Compositors, bookbinders and
stereotypers will now draw $40 per
week, pressmen. $21 and feeders. rs.
This is an increase ranging from 80
cents to 81 per week. -. -,
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COPPER PRODUCTION
IN MICHIGAN sLU1GT

NEW YORK. Sept. According
to the Wall Street ournal. the esti.l
mated output of the Lake Superior
camp for July was 4 49,, 900 pounds
OF refined copper decrease of.
6.e72,750 pounds from June. or 3s5
per cent. G. & Il Esf &.
Prod duction last month was the low
est in over = decad at least, and W.
the first time that the monthly pros
duction of that camp has fallen be-;
low =. 90, 900 pounds Ia over nine:
years. or since TX ebruary. 1904.
The strike yhich started on July ~
olUmps s5a3
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BOOSTS COMPULSORY .... -
ARBITRATION IN TEXAS

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 4.-The
Texas Legislature is In special session,
and a bill providing for compulsory
arbitration will be introduced, the
governor favoring the enactment of
such law. =
Whether or not such a law would
be effective is doubtful, in view of the
fact that the recent Mediation bill
passed by Congress carries with 1T a
specific provision which precludes any
court or legal process being employed
to compel any individual to work in
accordance with any award arrived
at through mediation, Cancellation, or
arbitration.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-09-06

Once upon a time there was town out vest
San Francisco is its name-that wanted to have tho
street railway system extended to the grounds where
the great Panama exposition will be held So the city
officials conferred with Patrick Calhoun head of th
traction system. They got satisfaction. Patrick
lowed as how his company would get just as much
business without making the extension. q
And there matters rested for time. !
But those Californians bound to have their own
way recently they: held an election and voted q
$3,500,000 bond issue to build the line.
This act definitely committed the city to public
ownership of public utilities and it means that San
Francisco will not only operate its own line to the fair
ground but that in the days to will be city
where municipal ownership will be vital factor in
the civic life.
The bonds voted authorize an elaborate extension
of the muncipalowned Geary railway which has
been operating through one of the city's principal
arteries of travel since last December '.
Duluth has the opportunity to take the bull
by the horns did those Californians Manager War
ren despite the promise made last that the street
car lines will be extended from West Duluth to New
Duluth, recently said that extensions will now be
made until the question of the franchise
tied in the courts Only hmsy excuse, but anything
will do in pinch.
Duluth wants and needs line to New Duluth, the
steel plant and Fond du Lac OF what benefit will the
steel town city be to the proper unless there
arteries Of travel. Why should all the beautiful wild
scenery practically unappreciated at Fond du Lac
when there are several thousand mothers in Duluth
Tor whom 1t would do more than all the medicine on
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-09-06
COMMISSIONERS ACT
ON LIGHT. PLANT
Merritt Introduces Resolution for
q Ncquisition Of Duluth Edison
49, Property.

I. ommissioners have at last
taken - having in Wow the ac-
quisition lectric light plant as
a municipas public utility. A
resolution wa ,ced at the coun-
Gil meeting II 10y Commission
er Merritt and aSI4'ted by unanimous
vote. =.
The resolution recites that condem-
nation proceedings for acquisition will
be instituted in the courts Immediate
ly if the price to be paid for the
plant cannot be agreed upon between
the city and the company. In this
event the courts are to fix the co'c-
pensation.
The commission of public utilities
is requested in the resolution to rc-
port to the council the probable cost
of having physical valuation Of the
company made for use in court. The
plan Is to include the cost of such an
estimate in the 1914 budget.
The resolution says it IS tho in
tention of the council to acquire tho
plant and to pay a lust price" for
1t. Frank Crassweller is lemcd
therein as special attorney. without
compensation, to assist City Attorney
Clapp in acquisition proceedings.
Commissioner Merritt's resolution
was drafted after he had conferred
with members of the Municipal Own
ershlp league, who were consulted as
to the proper text of it. The resulu-
tion carried with little dis 'ussion.
Action to acquire the plant is taken
under the provision of chapter $40.
laws of 1913. This act provides that
cities in Minnesota with more than
$4,000 people may acquire certain pub
lie utilities.
The city is given two means of
raising the money to buy the plant.
1t may sell bonds to the amount Of
one-fifth Of the plants value, and
further may issue interest bearing
certificates, which would be a. lien
against the plant, and would ne paid
out of the revenue it produces instead
of from the general funds Of the civ.
Prior OF Tuesdays meeting the last
actlon of the city regarding a num-
c1pal electric lighting plant was taken
by the old council year ago. That
body adopted a resolution calling for
the appointment of three appraisers
to value the holdings Of the Duluth
Edison company. One appraiser was
to be appointed by the city and one
by ysths~couapairya and these were es.oeuu. /.
point a third. The proposition has
since Jagged.
Ine law under which the council
Is proceeding is a direct result of the
tight for municipal ownership IN Du-
luth.
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earth? They can't get there now except at an expense
that to is prohibitive.
& Duluthans should awaken to their opportunities.
Six and eight fares for quarter school chill
dren and things like that which unheard of here
are to be found in cities where the lines are munich
pal-owned. -. -'
~ San Franciscans ride on their street cars
from the ferry station where passengers land from
the east to the beach, stretch tracks that
traverse the city from end to end.
+ The extensions to the railroad system authorized
own cars in every portion of the city, 49,
H. Competing against these will be the cars of
the United railroads. corporation that been SO
embarrassed by litigation that it is using every source
of its vast organization to accommodate the people who
we're formerly subjected to the wretched railway
accommodations in the country. @1-- =
s. Patrick Calhoun; who president Of the United
Railroads, has been deposed from office and his place
has been taken by Jesse W. Lilientha San Francisco
attorney.
g The corporation saw the handwriting on the wall
sat the eleventh hour, and the announcement of the
charge made in the hope of having the people vote
against the bonds.
B But the announcement too late, and the over
sWhelm1ng vote for the bonds served notice on the
barons OF big business in San Francisco that the
had grown tired of wretched street car service and
/ were going to run their cars. -'-
Lil1entha1 will, of course improve the service Of
United railroads, with this private corporation
competing with the municipality owned lines San Fran
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-09-06
BEST men attend
THE. CELEBRATION.
Pick Of Duluth's Workers Take
In Labor Day Festivities at
Fairmont Park,
REPRESENTATIVE CHILD
-.. FLAYS UTILITY PLAN
Says Governor Eberhart Pro-
gram Has Backing Of
4. .,.. - ~ :. - .S54
Corporations. -

/ More than 1000 people gathered
at Fairmont park Monday to cele-
brate that day which has been set
apart-through the activity Of the
union organizations-for.t the celebra-
ton Of the dawn of independence for
working men. Similar celebrations
were held in hundreds Of cittes
throughout the United States. They
were the meeting places of the men
who are in the fight to better work
ing conditions, to prevent children
from being caught between the mill
stones of greed and avarice; to make
it impossible that men shall work for
less than a living wage.
One thing was paramount at all
these meetings; it was concrete evi-
dence that no man may gainsay-the
pick of the wage earners of the
country are members Of unions.
So it was at Fairmont park. Du-
luth's best citizens were those who
gathered there with their wives and
children-the best union "men'' of
them all.
Representative S. r. Child Of
Minneapolis was the speaker Of the
Aoys Representative NAAAu IL AO( d
union man in the strict sense Of the
word, but he Is union man at heart;
he believes in a living wage, conditions
that will make strikes a thing Of the
past. '<.-.. .
Representative Child was here to
expose some of the buncome in Gov
ernor Eberhart's public utilities pros
gram. He handled the subject with
out gloves and took the wind out OF
the sails of the utility corporations
whom, he said, are backing the chief
executive Of the state in his attempt
to take control Of public utilities out
Of the hands Of the people and place
them under the control Of those who
benefit through their earnings.
The following committee was In
charge OF the celebration: Frank.
Boreen. Joseph Miller. j. Powers.
Peter sehaeffsr and asorse Las
lone. Every business place in the city
was closed; in; tribute to the working
men. There was no parade as in for
mer years. but there was no lack Of
enthusiasm at the grounds when Rep
resentative Child was speaking.
The program Of athletic events at
tracted many competitors and in the
tug Of war, the Duluth Union Pa
vilion association defeated the Du-
luth Trades assembly. Mrs. J. Cook.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-09-06
ORDER WOULD
Be BOON To F|NNS
Lumber Company Represents
tvs Say They Should Go to y
Woods.
LOGGING OPERATIONS
CEASE; MEN SCARCE
Gould Buy Farms and Work
Them In Summer-Cite Sew.
eral Examples.

The Great Northern would be do
ing the Firms real service were it to
enforce the order that no men Of that
nationality shall be permitted to work
at Allouez docks. But it is not do
ing SO. The worth Of the Finn is too
Well recognized, and then, besides
labor is scarce.
The Hines company was recently
compelled to quit logging operations
in the Fall river district because OF
lack OF men, and the cry comes from
the north woods, especially from
Bemidji, that hundreds of men are
needed.
Representatives of several lumber
companies were in Duluth yesterday
attempting to secure men and in
speaking of the Great Northern's at
titude toward the Firms, one of them
said:
The Great Northern's order, were
1t enforced, would prove a blessing in
disguise to the Firms. On the docks
they are compelled to work under
conditions that no other class could
bear up under. It's a good thing for
the Firms that they are hardy race.
suppose that If the ore dock
workers were organized, they could
remedy conditions, but they are not,
and the efforts of the I. w. w. work.
ers have left them one step further
from unionism. If they want to or
ganize, they should organize under
the protection Of a federation that
has a reputation for keeping all its
promises.
This isn't what I started out to
say, however. What I wanted to say
is this: Those Firms should come to
the woods. We need them, and would
pay them living wages. They could
work for the lumber companies in
the winter and in the sawmills dur
Ing the summer.
Better still, they could farm dur
ing the summer. = There is any
amount. 4of sschool- land being offered
for sale at IS, IS and 81 an acre, and
there Is also still much desirable land
subject to homestead entry. Why
don't the Films get away from the
grind and go where they can event.
ually have a home of their own?
''There are no better farmers. There
Is big settlement Of Firms near War
ba, Minn., and others at Bovey, Tur-
tie River, and at nearly every village
on the Minnesota & International line
out Of Bemidji. They are not only
making a living, but they are also
clearing more land each year, adding
to their dairy herds and constructing
more and better buildings."
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VERA CRUZ, Sept. IA confer.
ence has taken place here for the pur-
pose Of calling together committee
Tor q Mexican Trade Union Congress.
The projected congress will, above
all, deal with the question. Of organ
izing the Mexican proletariat and
agrarianist, which. has played such
an important role IN the civil wars Of
the last few years. Having regard to
the Gripping effect that these wars
have on all departments Of public
activity, the efforts Of the Mexican
workers are all the more praiseworthy
and gratifyinE.- -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-09-06

SEATTLE, WASH Sept. 4.-1n an
address at the Commercial club Sec
retary of the Interior, Lane declared
it was one of, the first duties of the
government to develop Alaska.
The secretary declared himself not
only in favor of government con-
struction of "a railroad, but federal
ownership of such a system. He
wished to see the Alaska, coal lands
developed so that they would benefit
all the people, and not fall into the
hands Of a monopoly.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-09-06
VETERAN LABOR MAN
NAMED CHEF CLERK

WASHINGTON, Sept 4.-Ethel-
bert Stewart, of Illinois, has been ap-
pointed by Secretary Of Labor Wilson
as chief clerk Of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the Department of Labor.
Mr.. Stewart succeeds G.. w. w. Hang
er, who was recently appointed by the
president as a member of the new
Board Of Mediation and Cancellation.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-09-06
ANOTHER RAILWAY
. STRIKE AVERTED

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4.-G. w.
Hanger, a member of the national
board of mediation and conciliation.
who came West recently to attempt
the adjustment of differences be-
tween the Southern Pacific Railroad
company and its locomotive and train
crews, has announced that compro-
Inise has been effected that fully sat
isfed all parties to the controversy
sand Aycrted the threatened strike. 54 n
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,SUsPENDER WORKERS Is
WANT HIGHER WAGzs

NEW YORK. Sept. THE sus-
pender Workers Union has demand
ed an increase of Is per cent, a ga
hour week and recognition by such
employers as have heretofore refused
to deal with the organization. Unless
these demands are granted strike
VIII probably follow III the course sc.
u few days f. B. #s
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System Refused Make
Be Connected Up With City
Failed Make Good His Voters Acs
n :
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-04
SENATOR. vSii;;:$;::.:: ;;;c iiii:;;:;;c ~:
DIED ON EVE Of
REELECTION.
Death of. Arkansas Demo
crat May Necessitate a
New Primary to Fill Va
cancy; First Governor.

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 3.-Definite
arrangements for the funeral Of United
States Senator JEFF Davis had not
been completed this morning but 1t Is
probable that the services will take
place next Sunday, and that his body
will be placed in the family burial
plot at Russelville.
Senator Davis died suddenly at
1895 O'Clock this morning of heart
failure, the elimination of an illness
of several months However, his con
dition apparently was improving and
yesterday he was at his ONCE the
greater part Of the day. u
The death Of Senator Davis on the
eve of the ratification of his reelec-
ton by the legislature creates pecu-
liar political situation in Arkansas and
while an authoritative statement has
not been made.tit is possible special
primary will be called to select sue.
cessor for the full term beginning
March next. AS an alternative, 1t Is
suggested that the legislature would
have power to name the new senator.
Senator Davis was renominated at
the recent primary over Congressman
Stephen Brundridge. AS the legisla-
ture is overwhelmingly democratic he
would have been reelected at the ses-
sion of the legislature which will con-
vene this month.
Born In Arkansas in 1862.
Jefferson Davis was born near Rich
mond, in Little River county, Arkan-
sas, May 6, 1862. He was the son of
Lewis w. and E. A. Davis. He re-
ceived his preliminary education at
Russelville, Ark, and then studied law
in Vanderbilt university in 1884. He
was admitted to the bar the same year,
and rapidly rose to prominence. He
had been prosecuting attorney Of the
fifth judicial district and attorney
general of Arkansas. In 1900 he be-
came governor. and had the distinction
Of being the first governor of Arkan-
sas, being three times elected to office.
He was elected United States senator
in January, 1907, to succeed Hon. J. M.
Berry. He was married in Russelville,
Ark, October %, 1882, to Ina Nc
Kenzie.
Senate Adjourned.
Washington, D. c., Jan. Son ac-
count of the death of Senator Jeff
Davis of Arkansas, the senate today
adjourned after six minute session
until noon tomorrow. This action also
carries over one day the resumption Of
the Archibald court Of impeachment.
Senators Pomerene, Bryan, Ashurst,
MARITIME, Curtis, Clapp and Clarke Of
Arkansas were appointed a committee
to attend the funeral of Senator Davis
and will leave tonight for Little
Rock.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-04
BRIEF MATTERS IN
THE DAYS NEWS

CHTCAGO-This city will spend $685.
100000 in 1913. OF this sum $23,3O4,-
1872 will be expended on the city gov
ernment while the total will cover
school Libraries, sanitaiums and
other extensions of municipal activ-
ity.
OLIVETT. MICH.-Three boys whose
names are not known were drowned
in Pine lake yesterday while playing
hockey. Three other lads broke
Though the ice attempting rescue
and were saved with difficulty.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-Pedro Las
curian, minister for foreign affairs
for Mexico, talked with Secretary
Knox at length today over the state
of the revolution and the Madero
governments guarantees to protect
American lives and property.
CONCORD, N H.-Late last night the
New Hampshire legislature elected
Samuel D. Felkner governor. lie Is
democrat Progressive republicans
held the balance Of power, twenty-s1x
Of them voting for Felkner who won
222 to 191.
Turkish garrison OF
the Island OF ChlOS numbering z,Voo
men Of all arms, surrendered uncon-
ditionally today to the Greek troops.
,ROUMANIA-The offic-
ers Of the reserve Of the Roumanian
army have been ordered to report for
service and to be in readiness to join
the colors at moments notice.
NEW YORk-Roswell Miller. chair
man of the Chicago. Milwaukee and
st. Paul Railway Co. died suddenly
here today.
l.. C.-Postmaster
General Hitchcock has issued an or
der barring from the parcels post
pistols or revolvers.