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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-09
{. G.. HALL COMES TO
DULUTH next WEEK
r Federation President TO Complete
Work At st. Cloud and Little
b. . Falls.

p. q. Hail.. prsident Of. the Mime
scat State Federation Of Labor. will
arrive in Duluth Monday morning
for a. two weeks organizing cam
paign. Mr.. Hall is now in st. Cloud
where he has been assisting the
striking paper makers ever since the
adjournment Of the st. Cloud con-
Vention.
The paper makers at Little Falls
and Sartell seem to be more deter
mined than ever to win their strike.
The companies are finding it diff
cult to keep their strike breakers,
and It would appear that the end OF
the battle is not far distant. Vice
president Schneider, who has been
with the strikers fol. two months, left
early IN the woek for Appleton.
Wis, on business. He returned to
the strike zone yesterday. 81
sa Mr.. Hall put In the week visiting
among st Cloud unions, and he gave
an Illustrated lecture Monday eve-
ming at Ea9lss hal. AssbSnefit dance
Vas gtvsn Tuesday eyening Tor the
Estri KIM papsr nsa kers 81 ssrtell.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-09
GERMAN SOCIALISTS
ADVISE BIG STRIKE
Leaders Propose This Method to
Force the Electoral Reform
Throughout Empire.

BERLIN, Aug. 7.-Socialist Ger
many is agitated over the question
whether or not not to arrange for a
general strike to force electoral re-
form. The Socialist victories in the
reichstag and some in the lantag
have been ineffective and now Rosa
Luxembourg and other stalwarts are
advocating a general strike. At the
same time DR.. Helm, leader of the
southern German peasants union, is
advocating a general strike in Ba-
Var1a to break the center party and
clerical dominance over Socialism.
Others are raising the question
about the Socialists in the reichstae
voting the taxation and supply de-
mands of the militarists. Until the
recent triumph of the revisionists
German Socialists did not dream Of
voting for any military bill. They
always supported the opponents of
any clause in such bill and in this
way enabled the centrists to defeat
the clauses of which they disap-
proved.
It is believed there will be another
fight in the coming congress between
the revisionists and stalwarts with
victory for the former a foregone
conclusion. This will mean another
stage in the development. of the So
cialist party into labor party,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-09

AGAINST CLERK HIRE
=, In sECRETARY's OFFICE
Will Seek Referendum Vote On
Action by Conventio1-strange
Union Consistency.

.f:-Iflet st. Paul Trades and Labor as
sembly has endorsed the action of the
st. Paul Plumbers union in protest.
Ing against the appropriation Of $25
for clerk hire in the office of the Sec
retary-treasurer Of the Minnesota
State Federation of Labor.
At it's last meeting resolutions were
adopted, recommending that a. refer
endum vote of the unions be taken on
the proposition. A referendum vote
is acceptable to the secretary-treas-
urer. We want to know just how the
rank and file of organized labor feels
about paying a living wage to their
officers. It will afford an excellent
opportunity to try out some trade
union consistency. Let's get into the
battle; we are spelling for the fight.
The st. Paul Trades and Labor AS
sembly admits that it knows nothing
Of the work in the office of the Sec
retary-treasurer, but it opposes the
clerk hire appropriation, which it
styles a salary increase, on the as
sumption that the federation's financ-
es will not permit of it,.
...E What Other Bosses Say.
This Is not a bad argument for
other employers of labor to use. It
seems to us We have heard just such
excuses given before, and at such
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-09
PARCELS POST HITS
EXPRESS COMPANIES
Representative Says Within Five
Years They Will Be Out
q. Of Business.

WASHINGTON Aug. THAT the
express companies within the next
few years will be absorbed by the par
eel post system is the prediction made;
by Representative David J.. Lewis of
Maryland, one of the labor group and
now chairman OF, the House Labor
committee, who is also an expert in
transportation. l.. ~,
Representative Lewis declared that.
the beginning of the end of the OK
press companies is near at hand. as.
serting that the parcel post would
gradually absorb the small retail
package business Of the express COM
panies until the latters' margin OF
profit would be wiped out.
The new rate of one cent a pound
with a weight limit of 20 pounds for
$50 miles in any direction from point
of shipment and Y cent pound for
local delivery, including rural routes.
is a parcel post system far excellirg
any other known to the English
speaking race. nag
According to Representative Lewis
the parcel post by January next
will show profit Of from $7.000.000
to $4,000, ,00O.a
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-09

Have we reached the parting of the ways in the
commission form of government? The News Tribune
we admire it for it's frankness-declares it was in
tended from the that the commission form of
government should be one-man power government.
The Labor World as emphatically holds that it was
intended to be nothing of the kind.
Commission form of government unfortunately has
two kinds of champions; the defenders privilege
who advocate that all power be centered in one man.
the other, the friends Of the people, who want
preserved semblance of democratic ideals a form
of naturally autocratc in it's tendencies
Had the trainers of the commission charter in
tended that each commission should be power unto
himself in the division to which he was detailed by
his fellow commissioners they would, without ques-
tion, have put it UP to the people to make the
designation and elect each commissioner for the di~
vision he head. The fact that the commission
choose the head of each division indicates just
the charter commission intended. The commissioner
in each division is responsible first to the whole
mission which selected him for his particular work.
and then to the people for his conduct city
missioner. Of this there is question.
But the charter commissioners, of whom are
directors in large corporations, tried to pattern the
charter after the methods employed by those
tions by which each division head is held subservien
to the will Of the majority members of the board Of
directors.
Take the United States Steel Corporation for ex.
ample: The heads of each Minnesota divison--min-
ing, rail and steam transportation-meet together at
regular intervals and there and then map gen.
eral policies that shall Department.
Of the big corporation Each division head after these
determined is charged with the duty of carryin
out the policies mutually agreed upon Surely if there
is this much democracy-f such it may be called-in
the Steel Trust, would it not be wise to preserve it in
city government? ..vz'
The Labor World believes that each city COM
CHI ho
vision in which he is in charge. He should be held
personally responsible for efficiently and economically
conducting the work of all departments under him. but
the department policies should be mapped
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-09

BY the five commissioners, just done by the heads
of the various companies of the Steel Trust =
What is to become of the water and light board
and the other boards Of the city, asked member OF
the charter commission of his colleagues when
ent charter was being drawn. Chairman Hudson re-
piled for the commission, 1T is proposed" he said,
that the five commissioners shall in their place.
The city commission will meet in the place the water
and light board and decide upon the policies of the
water and light department, the commissioner of
that division will be- charged with carrying them OUT
With this understanding The Labor World and it's
editor advocated the of the commission form
OF government charter. We made arguments for
its adoption in these columns and the platform, in
the face of strongly inclined labor opposition based
upon this theory of the conception of the proposed
charter And may not be modest us to say that
the charter would not have passed Labor World
used it's influence against it. / .
4: AS friend of municipal ownership The Labor
World protests with all the power it possess against
/ the commissioner of public utilities having all to say
as to what shall be the rates for water and gas, who
shall have the contracts for building extensions, and
who shall receive favors and who shall not, in the
water light department. If this is be the prac
tice why have two persons at the head the water
#and light department, one drawing salary man
lager and doing all the directory work. and the other
pulling down $4,000 commissioner, whose only
duty it be is that ordinary alderman un-
the old system. but clothed with the additional
owed to dispense patronage grant favors and punish
sohenders-personal and otherwise. \: -. ~
The Labor World objects to Mayor Prince, or
Mayo. Kaplan had been elected, having AL
Iabout the kind Of books that purchased for our
public library. We expect he should purchase The
books, but there must be higher than he and
under the people between elections order perfectly
proper books, against which he may have prejudice.
That is the whole thing in nut she'll 1t will be
the rock upon which commission form of government
will either founder be saved The present commits
sioners have 1t within their to fix the security
of commission in Duluth they fail they
will have none to blame but themselves. 81 =
The trial has begun.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-09
|N7ERES ESTS Want. !.
UTILITIES LAWS
Other States Have Sad Expert.
ence Under State Regulation.
Do We Want r.?
CORPORATIONS GWEN -. .-
EVERYTHING THEY ASK
Maryland People Sick Of State
subservancy to Public serv-
ice Bossisrn

I'm The state of Maryland establish ed
s<n;. ''1sie i;,,. service commission about
CAM: CacsSo. The biggest job that
connected, h'qe to,i1S,olidated Gas
Electric Light am company of
Baltimore. The commll. was asked
to reduce the price of gas to consun1.
ers, who were paying 80 cents net.
The commission made thorough in
vestigation and ordered a reduction
to 80 cents net to take effect July l..
This date for a city the size OF
Baltimore with it's gas output and its
location on tidewater and railway
connections with the gas coal field, is
not comparable to that enjoyed by
other cities located less advantageous
ly which have secured rate. conces-
sions on their own initiative. The
most interesting part Of the commits
sion's report in the Baltimore case,
however, does not deal with the rate
question but with the fundamental
things of valuation, securities, etc.
Listen to this:
Accept Company's Appraisal.
The commission accepted the COM
pany's own appraisal of it's property
as reasonable and recognized the
necessity for consultations; at the
same time it also deprecated the pol
icy of issuing securities which repre-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-09
OTHER FEDERATI0NS .
PAY FAIR SALARIES
Pennsylvania State Branch Pays
z It's Secretary $110 q Month.
Illinois $175. n.

The sPennsylVania State Federation
sof Labor Is being heraided as one OF
The smost spE02reasiye state central
bodies in America, and from the
printed report of. the last convention
of that federation no one will dispute
the, claim made for it. =
I Minnesota union men will be inter
ested in learning something Of the
salaries paid to the officers of the
Pennsylvania. State Federation of La
Dor: According to the official printed
report the president is paid salary
Of 1925 per month: The secretary
treasurers salary p is $110 a month.
He is also empowered to employ a
stenographer. ~. .....'
In the, Minnesota Federation the
president acting as organizer receives
a salary of $4.00 day not including
monthly salary is $4,000 with a $25
allowance for clerk hire. The receipts
from per capita tax in Pennsylvania
for last year were $3,523.77, while
during the same period the Mime
sofa Federation received. $3,374.S9 in
per capita tax: only s14s.ss less.
: The secretary-treasurer Of the MIN
nesota Federation makes no charge
for office rent, office furniture, tele-
phone or other office equipment, and
he uses his own typewriter. In Penn
sylvania the federation pays for office
rent for both the president and Sec
retary; it owns the office furniture for
which it paid alone last year $200.93;
it, furnishes a telephone, janitors serv-
ice and numerous other things.
:. The Illinois State Federation Of
Labor pays it's president 5000 month
AMI its secretary-treasurer SITS.
Surely. Minnesota union men have no
complaint to make of the salary paid
their secretary-treasurer.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-09
CARPENTERS STRIKE
NEARS SETTLEMENT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug. l. The
second week of the strike of, the car
penters shows a big increase in the
membership Of the local union, more
than 100 members having been added.
The strike is of such an effective
character that it is believed an early
settlement will be had, for the non
union carpenters are practically stand
ing with the men on strike. and with
the same ratio of increased member
ship continuing there will not be any
non-union carpenters in the city in a
short time. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-09
BARROW may SPEAK
DULUTH WANTS HIM
Noted Labor Lawyer Will Be in
Twin Cities Next ="
Month,

Clarence S. Darrow. the noted
labor lawyer, who is lecturing on
labor topics throughout the country.
may come to Duluth late in septem.
ber. Mr.. Darrow' has been engaged
to speak in the Twin Cities Sept. 28.
He speaks on Modern Industrial
Conditions r. -. ~:
While a. member of no political
party Mr.. Darrow is known: as
progressive and valiant supporter
Of the cause Of labor unions and the
toiling masses generally. His connec-
ton with the defense of the OFFICERS
of the Western Federation OF Minrs.
several years ago, and more recently
as the leading attorney for tn NC
Namara brothers at Los Angeles
brought MIN into the limelight in
the Labor World. u ##sss tis isI 81. q.
The Duluth Trades, Assem- bly B IS
negotiating with him FOR x lecture
date after Twin City dates. ss Z, B
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-09
COPPER BARONj
TRY TO AVE men
Mine Owners Send Out Trusted
Scouts to Have Miners
Return.
BIG STRIKE LEADER
CAPTURES MEETING
Gunmen Plentiful in Strike Zone;
Toughs Recruited From
: 1< Large Cities. ~

. :, CALUMET, Mich, Aug The
first real effort on the part of the cop.
per barons to splinter the. ranks Of.
the striking miners came on Tuesday.
It ended dismally as all similar previ-s
Gus attempts have ended.
Among the star acts on the program
was a grand rush to the scene of ac-.
ton, after the action was all over, by
three squads of heavily armed yellow
legs" in an automobile truck owned by
the Calumet and Hecla Mining COM
pany, closely followed by War Lord
Abbey in his gasoline war chariot
The act ELECTED neither cheers nor
jeers. ~ ,>'-
All of the applause went to Yancos
Terzich, from the gold mines Of Cali.
fornia, executive board member of.
the Western Federation of Miners.
who mounted chair in the midst of
the mass meeting called and sup
posedly conducted by the mine own,
ers, thereby capturing the gathering
for the strikers. -
The whole affair was evidently an
attempt at a coup on the part Of the
mine owners. Early in the afternoon
a long line of men came walking.
down one of the main streets of Red
Jacket toward the town hall.
The procession increased in size as
it proceeded, until it had gained
goodly proportions by the time that
the town hall was reached About,
1900 marchers jammed into the audi
torium on the second floor of the hail.,
It SO happens that the Calumet Min
ers' headquarters is about half a.
black from the town hall.
-- dutiny a Surprise.
The meeting came as a surprise to
the miners officials, but they deter
mined to make the most of 1t. It be-
came evident that the mine owners
had first called together all the faith
ful among the nine foremen. the pit
bosses gang captains and pensioners,
enforced by the full turnout of armed
Wadden thugs That was the nucleus
Of the procession that started for the
~ : = - :.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-09
ORE DOCK STRIKE
TIES UP .HARB0R
Duluth Men Asked to Load Boats
From Allouez, Strike In
Sympathy.
I. w. w. LEADERS TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF STRIKE
Use Striking Ore Dock Workers
to Exploit !. w. W.-What
About Contracts?

The ore dock workers of Alle
bay went out on strike on Friday E1o-.
following an accident in which three
men are known to be dead and sew
eral were injured.
The men are not organized. They
went out on strike primarily to in.
sist upon a safer place to work. Aft.
er they had considered this question
among themselves their dissatisfac.
ton over the low wages which pre-
vailed on the ore docks, which has
long been harbored, was discussed.
They concluded that their wages
were not commensurate with the ha:
zard of their occupation and the
amount of work they were doing, so
they embodied in their demands for
safety a request for an increase in
wages, amounting to approximately
forty cents a day. The company, fol-
lowing it's we'll known habit of driv-
ing the best bargain it knows how,
decided to offer the men as a COM
promise an increase of fifteen cents a
day. This was refused, and the strike
is still on.
Heavy Ore Season.
It is an unusually heavy ore ship
ping season. Owing to large num-
Der of boats piling up at Allouez bay,
it was decided by the company to ship
them to the Duluth ore docks to load.
Wednesday morning when the first
boats from Allouez appeared the un-
organized ore dock workers for the
Duluth, Missabe & Northern railroad
notified the dock officials that they
would not act as strike-breakers
against the Allouez dock men and said
that they would load any boats except
ing those sent from Allouez Bay
They were ordered to load any and
all boats. This they refused to do and
a sympathetic strike was forced upon
them.
1t has been said that I. w. w. lead.
ers are responsible for. the strike. Ths
Labor World has made ID carefuf4in-
vestigation and we find that the I.
w. W: leaders came in after the strike
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-09
STE[zLE RESIGNS,
POWERS REACH HIM
Presbyterian Church Don't Appre-
ciate Great Work He Has
Been Doing.

@1 ss: YORK. --Aus. ,'7 lit hasz;be-
come known here that the resiEna-
tion of the Rev. Charles stelzfe AZ ss,l.
perintendent of the bureau of social
service of the Presbyterian board OF
home missions, which was announced
two weeks ago, was the elimination
of contention which has been on for
more than a year.
Mr.. Stelzle, who returned to his
office, in the Presbyterian building,
after having been on lecture trip
In tho far west since his resignation
became known, told reporters that he
quit because of the action Of the gen
eral assembly, which permitted his
social service bureau to be conttn-
ued. but ordered that this should be
done in such a way as Ito more exalt
the Church Of Christ
Mr.. Stelzle added that he had been
contemplating resigning for two years,
as the Presbyterian church did not
seem to understand that his purpose
was ''tc demonstrate the possibility
of uniting social service and evan
gelisn: in the same persons work."
Mr.. Stelzle's resignation will take
effect September 80 and the next day
he will open an independent office as
a consulting sociologist" to the Prot
estant churches. He sent a letter to
the home mission boards Of eighteen
Protestant denominations announcing
he was ready to furnish each with the
same service he had given the Presby-
terian church.
"Tn tho ten Years have ;aorvod ~ .
Presbyterian church In my endeavor
to bring the laboring man into the
church, the greatest hindrance I have
had has not been the working man
but the church man." said Mr.. stelzle.
THE working man has been far more
responsive than the reactionaries. ]
resigned because felt my work in the
Presbyterian church is finished. I feel
that the next ten: years Of my life
will be the best" J.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-09
DULUTH BARTENDERs s IS
OPEN READING Roo1lss

At the Sunday meeting Of tho Bar
tenders union It was vote dto hold.
meetings hereafter in their new.
reading rooms at 25 East Michigan:
street. Quarters have been secured
and furnished and the Bartende Ok.
pect to have a conf forta BILE honaA..
Fred Bernard, business agent Of the
union. will be In charge.
The union endorsed Peter Maran-.
ssdaW & l for orsanizer Tor this District
Tor the United Brotherhood = c-.
Gpenteras
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-09
DUAL TORONTO STONE
CUTTERS COMING BACK

TORONTO, Canada, Aug. The
National Stone Cutters" who broke
away from the International during
the Toronto strike few years ago.,
have perfected arrangements to re-
turn to the fold of their legitimate
International union. 8
The Toronto local union will go into
the International body as a whole.
while the individuals who left To-.
ronto will join the International local;
unions in cities where they are lo-.
Gated.
This action removes an annoyance3
to the international union which has
been exceedingly Injurious.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-09
BIRMINGHAM STREET
CAR STRIKE IS ENDED

- BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 7.-The
strike and lockout Of the street car
men in this city has been called off.
The men were partially organized
and then made a request for a, raise
in wages. This request was met by
a lockout and the strike.
The street car company, although
having made a net profit on it's in
vestment of over $1,000,000 during
1912. refused to grant any wage con-
cession to it's employees. While the
contest is off, efforts are being con-
tinued to thoroughly organize the
men on the system.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-09
NEW YORK'S MINIMUM =,
WAGE LAW NULLIFIED

ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. IA vehe-
ment protest went up when it was
discovered that the 81 day mini
mum wage law for canal laborers had
been nullified by the New York state
legislature.
Gov. Sulzer was instrumental in
having the law enacted, but a sub
sequent measure relating to- mechan-
les employed in state institutions did
not have the 81 day amendment in
corporated, and it is now asserted
that this minimum wage cannot be
put into effect.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-09
TOLEDO MACHINLSTS
GET NINE.HoUR DAY

TOLEDO, Aug. 1.-THE Toledo
Machine and Tool company has re-
adjusted it's working hours. Nine
hours will be the rule, five days a
week, with Saturday half holiday.
Time and half will be paid for all
work over the fifty-hour week.
A strike at this plant was immi-
nent, but after several conferences
an adjustment was secured. The Mo-
chinists are much pleased over their
successful efforts in reducing the
working day one hour per day with
out strike.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-09
LOCAL BLACKSMITHS
TO ORGANIZE UNION

A. o. Anderson, vice president of
tne International Brotherhood of
s:BlHaacksmlths 'Ha and Helpers, and a we'll
4 known St. Paul union man, is in Du-
8luth. Mr.. Anderson has called a
meeting of blacksmiths and helpers
at Victor hall, West Duluth, tonight.
He expects to form a union. All
blac cksmiths and helpers are urged
to attend. @z=. " 5.zs :.-,,,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-09
CHARTER TRAINERS DID not INTEND
THERE SHOULD Be 0NE-MAN POWER &
GOVERNMENT UNDER COMMISSION FORM

Have We Reached the Parting of The
observation-disclosures Tribune Frankly States There
characterization Asked when
Should
Commission Form
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