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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-17

Wendell Phillips was one OF the
most hated men Of his time. He was
an Incorporating extremist. He
hated slavery and wanted it abolished.
He had but one argument-it was
wrong! - -. :.'--'' =.
He cared nothing for constitution.
law. or government, IT. they in: any
way made slavery possible, All the
arguments and subterfuges OF slave
owners he brushed aside. He cared
nothing for the plea Of property
rights. To him there was no middle
ground. Slavery was wrong, and
slavery must be abolished regardless
of cost, in spite of the constitution
and every other barrier. Wendell
Phillips was not a profane man. But
on one occasion he said. If the con-
stitution will abolish slavery then I
say, God bless the constitution, and
If the constitution permits slavery to
exist then say, God damn the con-
stitution.'
Slave-owners hated Phillips and .le-
nounced him. Conservative a.. oolition-
lists feared him and said he did the
cause more harm than good. that
Phillips wanted to abolish slavery
even If he had to destroy the gov ern-
ment, that he was like tho man who
burned down his house to get rid ct
the rats.
Phillips was a sort Of q. modern
militant suffragist. He r9sembled
Haywood, of the Industrial Workers
OF the World, in that IT his words did
not exactly advocate violence, they
made men feel like resorting to vio-
lence and bloodshed.. John Brown
cid in the concrete what Phillips agi-
tated in the abstract.
Phillips denounced and distrusted
Abraham Lincoln, because Lincoln,
with his native insight, prairie-born
common sense, and pioneer-bred pa
thence wanted to get rid of the rats
without burning down the house. Yet
Lincoln realized and proclaimed that
a house divided against itself could
not stand.
The house was fired! After three
long, dreadful, .blood-drenched years
the two divisions of this house, a.
family divided against itself, severed
by convictions, brother fighting BROTH
er, in the greatest Civil war Of his
tory, these two divisions settled on
the battlefield what they had been
unable to decide at the ballot box.
The flame was extinguished! The
house divided was reunited. And
the rats were driven out.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-17
TEXAS CLAIMS TO HAVE
BEST EIGHT-HOUR LAW

AUSTIN. Texas, May 1.-THE state
legislature passed an eight-hour law
and it has been signed by the COVER
nor.
The new law applies to employees of
state, county and municipalities, and
to all contracts let by the state, coun-
ty. precinct, city or political unit of
the state. -4...-- i.
The new law includes all road work
contemplated under a county bond Is
sue, to the building of bridges, and al
SO includes all street paving. .@ p.
The officials of the organized labor
movement consider the law, one of
the best in the United States, If not
the very best. ~.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-17
RAILROAD EARNINGS AND WAGES.

RAILROAD EARNINGS AND WAGES.
The City National Bank Duluth issues every month
general letter to trade conditions which it terms
Business Forecast Referring to the labor situation
on the railroads, the letters says:
Existing strikes and threatened strikes so numer
Gus tnat we sum up the entire situation by stating
large measure the terms of the settlements Of many
OF the more important controversies II disagree
ments between the railroads and their employees are
settled by increasing wages, the railroads must be al
lowed the privilege OF increasing freight
ton they will hardly be able to carry the burden
Business who interested in this matter should
study the report of earnings of all railroads for the
month of March. The business is heavy enough but
the net earnings will stand any further wage in
creases or other tax upon income.
Then again referring to the gross and net
of railroads, it says:
Railroad gross earnings for February totaled 233
million dollars as compared with 21s millions last year
compared with 81 millions year. The gain in Gross
was nearly TO while the gain net was slightly over
so. This showing is not as good the railroads have
been making for the past few months The percentage
OF gain in net should be at least equal to the
gain In gross earnings Some bad weather February
coupled with increased operating expenses which Tor
February exceeded last years expenses by IA million
dollars were the prime of the small gain in net
In spite of the somewhat unfavorable showing In net
net earnings for February the largest ever re-
ported for that month.
1t will be noted that reference is made in the
above statements to the of watered stock or
oVercapltalzaton of American railroads There never
can be satisfaction among the American railroad en-
poyes until the railroads compelled to reduce their
capitalization to conform closely to their physical
value.
Holders of railroad stock could well afford to give
all their increased net earnings to railroad emploves
and they then would still get return on their
investment 49,
American labor will not be Influenced in its demand
for higher wages by the padded statistics the railroad
corporations.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-17
n INTERESTS MINNESOTA.

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"A decision recently rendered in New Jersey relating
to workngmens compensation will be OF much interest
to Minnesota employers and particularly to Duluth.
teamster employed by the Camden New Jersey,
Pottery company sent to Philadelphia to deliver
some goods and while in that city met with accident
This Is one Of the first Of it's kind to under
workingmens compensation in the United States The
question OF extra territorial Jurisdiction by
counsel for the pottery company.
Judge Boyle of the District Court held that New
Jersey employers liable for accidents occurring
their employees while in the discharge of their in
another state The will be tried just as though
the accident in which the empoye was injured had
occurred within the limits of New jersey even though
1T happened in Pennsylvania.
IT, when the Minnesota act becomes operative the
court of this district takes the view as the New
Jersey court workmen employed by Duluth 60
Ing to and from Superior and injured in SUPERIOR will
be able to recover under the Minnesota law The same
would also probably apply Superior workmen injured
in Duluth.
The New Jersey decision If admitted by other states
VIII clear up situation that has been most puzzng
In the framing of workngmens compensation legisla-
ton 1t Will not however, apply to common carriers
engaged in interstate commerce as their employees will
come under the provisions of the federal act.
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interfere with mans

that does not interfere with mans
natural rights.
Justice Holmes seems to confess
judgment when he says that 1T can
not be helped, as it should be, that
the law is behind the times" Why
can it not be helped? The people are
not standing in the way; they are not
responsible for the obstacles in the
way Of reform Of the laws; they are
in no way responsible for the fact that
the law is not brought up with the
times. -. ...-& - .> -
However, it is a good sign when a.
justice of the supreme court Of the
United States takes official, even
not judicial, notice Of the growing I'M
rest on account Of the doing Of courts
1t is sign that judicial reform is on
the way.-San Francisco Star.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-17
SINGLE TAX IN CANADA.

TIE REPORT Of the Minnesota tax
Il commission, or at least that part
Of it which deals with the taxation
Of land values in Canada. has at
tracted a good deal Of attention, but
not as much as 1t deserves. 49, :
The story it tells Of the prosperity
of certain Canadian towns cannot be
pleasant reading in all quarters, and
it Is quite likely that many able edit
ors prefer to devote their space to
other topics.
However, If some day there shall
come news Of collapsed Canadian
booms. the tidings Of disaster will get
all the publicity that Ia coming to
them. The single tax will be blamed
for the reaction.
AS matter of fact, no city in
Canada has accepted the Henry
George idea of single tax. Vancouver
took the first step toward the exe,np-
ton in 1895 by reducing assessments
to so per cent Of full value. In 1905
there was a further reduction Of Is
per cent; in 1910 taxes on improve
ments were abolished entirely.
Population is now more than five
times what it was ten years ago, and
land values have increased almost al
rapidly. It is not unanimously adj
mitted that Vancouver's prosperity Is
due wholly or chiefly, or, perhaps, at
all; to It's new taxation policy, but
on the whole it should not be diff
cult to convince anyone that Van
couver's policy of. exemptins build
ings has encouraged building.
When we come to. consider what
Vancouver has done, If anything, to
discourage land speculation, the case
is more doubtful. 1t appears that the
tax on land in Vancouver is 20 mills
on a valuation Of 40 per cent. This is
an extremely low tax. The valua-
ton Is on the same percentage basis
as obtains in Minnesota under it's new
law. 49, H. 49,, :, y.
However, the rate Of taxation IL
about one-half Of that which Is now
in force In Duluth. The Vancouver
system then Is in itself far from dis.
couraginE speculation. On tho con.
trary, it might be expected to lead to
real estate boom. OF course land
spectators in city which has come
to see the wisdom Of exempting I'm
provements, might dread the exten-
sion Of the policy and this might
check their eagerness to invest. They
might expect to see the community
take an increasing portion Of the
rental value until at last the land
owner would have nothing left.
Just what the conditions are In
Vancouver as to the prospects or the
expectation Of q further. application Of
the Henry George idea, the Minneso-
"a report does not tell us. Il Il Ger
tain that . land value tax of q 9 mills
on 8 40 per cent valuation e only IN
entering wedge, ana unless II u drtv-
len IA, vancouver III have her boom
land the inevita BIZ ollapse.
And ithsn at. ays ables ed1tofa
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-17
THE TRAGEDIES OF INDUSTRY

Miss Rose Winslow, child laborer in the tex
tile mills Of Philadelphia now a socioogst held
great audience spelbound In the Pennsylvania House of
Representatives afternoon as in simple Ian
guage' tnged with pathos she told long hours Of
work had broken her health and left her a prev to
ncpient tuberculosis. Her recital brought tears to
clustering eyes, Her voice. full Sadness quavered
now and then with hint of native wit
The House had been turned over to the committea
on labor and industry which holding public hear
Ing on the bills introduced by T.. Henry Walnut of
Philadelphia which would provide for the regulation of
child labor and the regulation of hours of work ~
women Advocates OF these two bills and
OF the industries involved in attendance in
numbers.
But the hearing was more than a dry discussion Of
hours per DAY and hours per week. It transformed
the Dig house into laboratory in the vices phy
steal and moral connected with the working ~
and children were searchingy examined Men and w.
men spoke plainly OF the moral dangers which they said
connuay threaten the weaker portion humanity dur
Ing the long hours of daily and nightly TOLL
MISS Winslows story type of the other stories
told of the tragedy in the lives of many child and
women workers. ~
II started in the mills" she said "at the age Of
ii. When WIS 10 had to stop because of iacipent
tuberculosis. NY sisters have tuberculosis For the
first three years Of work child had good health
My parents had splendid health and inherited strong
constitution But after those three years ] was
sick. 4 was down and out And yet I, worked Il
was not possible for to stop. had to have money
and then when + was 10 wanted more money and 80
went to work on the night shift. Well started one
night at and worked until the next morning. II
was so tired had to lie in bed for "a hours And then
they asked me to- work Sunday. thought that was
going little too far, don't you know.
AS said, I started to work when was IT, They
were kinder to the poor than they They al
lowed to to work so young. As q result have
been incapacitated for any continuous work"
It was short story but it struck home and some
how, Miss Wnslow finished and sat down, wave OF
emotion seemed to surge over the assembly.
Though the hearing had to be mainly with hours
Of work and cost of production and all that sort 81
thing the note OF guarding the morals 81 the young
was most often struck ~ II +E5=s #@T
The unonist who defends the trade unions against
the faddsta programme IS rsYolntonisins the union
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-17
WAGES AND MORALS

Thus it il down in Beelzebub's books;
August the, seventeenth - Isabel
Brooks; i
Blonde; splendid figure; big, violet
eyes,
Dimples; fair coloring; feet of small
size;
Home in the country; her parents
j. quite poor; :-'" =
Character excellent; morals still pure:
Came to the city today and found
work: =
Wages Ave dollars; department-store
clerk -
Wages five dollars! To last seven days!
Three for miserable hall room she
... pays;
Two nickels daily the street-car re-
ceives;
One dollar-forty for eating, that
leaves.
One-forty has such a long way to
reach
Twenty fine banquets at seven: cents
each.
There! Every penny Of wage has been
spent
squandered for feasting and riding
and rent.
spendthrift! She doesn't remember
lhe's ills! =
Isabel ought to save up, reducing her
bills.
Hold! We've not mentioned her
clothes; she must wear
Dresses. hats, shoes. stockings, rib
hons for hair. =.
How did she get them? Suppose that
We stop;
Perhaps it's as we'll If we let the thing
:. drop. -
You good, Mathematician may figure
It out;
It's a matter Of hsures-or figure-no
=. doubt. ~ ,,@. -.
Garry this picture; its better. I'm
Character excellent, morals still
What else is written. we won't try to
Beelzebub thinks much the same way
as we. :, a ..a&" =
why, as live! There's tear in his
.-t' eye! " ',...i 30 - r.
What in He'll can make Beelzebub
cry? -. :@
Surely the devil is feeling his age;
Look what he's writing on 1sabel's
face: S@ e." s.. :. s.@t.
Virtues q luxury hard to afford,
When q girl hasn't money enough for
;f her board. sssE >s*5z
>'+ st Louis Mirror.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-17
THIS WEEKS THOUGHT.

THIS WEEKS THOUGHT.
Government statistics covering period of three
years and embracing it's investigation number Of
12Jhour factories that changed to eighthour day.
with three shifts per day, has proven definitely that
the eighthour day is the least inexpense, the men
being able to turn out more work and better work
per hour under the eight-hour system SO that in
the end it has proven the cheaper system for the
employers This is better than organized labor
has claimed.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-17

Experience ID costly. but there ID IA =
variably slump In the market whom
you try to dispose 81 It.
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Boston concern, which keeps an elaborate cost
system to determine the efficiency employees reduced
the working day from nine and found the
employees did much aud better work that re-
duction to eight hours followed The Improvement in
quality and increase in quantity working again was
gratifying that the company has announced it will
establish seven-hour day.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-17

to show us that the Henry George
theory has exploded. But the enter
ing wedge is quite frequently driven
in.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-17

You may think there Is no fun In.
being good. but you cannot get any
fun out Of being otherwise. i'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-17

There are lots Of heroes in the
world, but no woman realizes she u
married to one Of them. Ss
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is very apropos that United States Senator Pont
president Of the Powder Trust is chairman Military
Affairs Committee He is also member Of the Committee
Coast Defenses Expenditures in War Department
and Pensions Look closely behind this racket and
what do you ind but the almighty dollar? -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-17
OUR RAILWAYS AND OTHERS.

OUR RAILWAYS AND OIaEktS.
THE UNITED STATES has $4,000
l. more miles: of railway than all
Europe. This excess would reach
twice around the world.
Our railroads carry little less
freight than those Of Europe, but roll
up more than twice as many ton miles.
In 1912 the ton-mile record of Ameri-
ca was 1888. 900, 900; Of all Europe
American railroads receive 20 per
cent more freight revenue than Eu-
ropean, the ton-mile rate being much
lower. Passenger revenue is 20 per
cent less: the total slightly greater.
The railway property of the world
as a whole is not very profitable.
Much Of it was built for political or
military reasons. The United States,
Germany, Canada, Japan and British
India have the most profitable rail-
ways. In Italy the net revenue is
only 1T per cent Of the capital; in
Denmark 1893. The average for the
world is less than per cent.
The costliest railways are the Brit
1sh, capitalized at about $275,OOO a
mile. The cheapest in Europe are
those Of Russia, about $4,000 and
Hungary, about $4,000; those Of
the United States are about $4,000
or $60.043 a mile according to Profess
sor Adams. who deducts railway
stock and bonds owned by roads from
total capitalization.
American railways killed in 1912
270 passengers, 1858 train hands and
6,641 others. European railways
killed 554 passengers. following fig
ures in some cases much less recent,
or more than twice as many per mile;
2.607 employees and 4,465 others.
Tramps and trespassers bring our to-
tai per mile rather higher. Russia.
with similar tramp conditions, has
much the highest European death.
list.
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THE PUBLICITY CURE.

CECRETARY REDFIELD proposes
~ to make new use of the public
ity cure. He proposes to investigate
through the machinery Of his depart
ment, any case where wages are re-
duced on the excuse Of the new tariff
law. Being q manufacturer himself
he knows g. trick or two about the
game.
There is fear in Washington,
probably we'll founded, that among the
first results of the tariff law will be
wage cuts on the excuse Of a lower
tariff. If such takes place the secre-
tary will Immediately make an in
vestigation and by publicity show up
such employers, If it is found that
prices Of factory's output have not de-
clined or that the profits have not
borne their fair share Of any price re-
auctions that may take place, the pub
lie will know and thus be told openly
just how employers are taking advan-
tage Of the tariff situation to do"
both employees and consumers.
Thus publicity will be employed to
expose the tricks of those who fail
to deal fairly with employees and con-
sumers. It is all part Of the ZAP
peal to the public" policy Of the adj
ministration in getting square deal
for that public. If wage reductions
of any kind are to come through
tariff reductions. they must come in
proportion to decreasing prices that
the wage Garner Is better off. Lower
wages and lower prices as a read
justment so theawage buying power is
bettered> Is all Raght, but lower wages
with no betterment in the purchasing
power Of the, Wage is wrong. That
is what, the secretary proposes to
check through the power Of publicity.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-17

More people attend funerals than
weddings, because they don't have to
give presents
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The necessity Of industrial organization Knows law
except that OF human progress,
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The unionist who defends the trade unions against
the faddists % revolutionisng the unior
evement every twent hours M nerys.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-11
DARR0W WILL NOT
 FILL ENGAGEMENT CENTRAL TRADES COUNCIL CAM GELS CONTRACTS FOR AP. PEARANCE OF LABOR
 LECTURER, Date Was UnsatisfactOry.-WOman Union Worker Addressed Union
 Men Last Night.

At the meeting of the Central Trades Council last night action was taken waich cancelled the proposed lecture of Clarence Darrow in this city, for the present at least. This was deemed advisable owing to the fact that the booking agency could not furnish a satisfactory date, De- cember 22 being offered, and this was refus.d.
 Miss Bell Yount, of the Corset Workers Union No. S2, Kalamazoo, Mich. WAS visitor, she being here in the interest of her organization which has been out on strike for the past year, seeking to better working conditions in the corset factory there. She delivered an interesting address, telling of the work of her union.
 Communications we're received from tlle chamber of Commerce and the Young Mems Progressive League, extending greetings and offering CO., operation in matters in which the unions sought to better conditions, and instructions given to proper of- ficers to acknowledge receipt and appreciatioc of same. At vote of thanks Was also extended the Bluff City Club TOT courtesies in giving the use of hal, Last Friday night.
 A committee was appointed to CO., operate in the movement to looking to the organization of, an employment bureau in this city and expressions of approva. of properly conducted bureau was given.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-11
Euav Chinese Hens.

It would appear that the hens o' China find life lnore real and earnes' than enjoyable, for, 1t Is said. "hen oot matching out broods ot their o"A kind, the additional and novel lasE of matching fish eggs is thrust upot them. Chinese owners of hens co' feet fish spawn. Introduce 1t mt empty eggshells, dramatically sea' tbem and 3lace them under the de .eived and conscientious hen. in Cue time the shells are removed ana Ii.e spawn. now warmed into lle' N emptied into a shallow pool. Here 'ne ash which appear are nurseo an' guarded until strong enough eo pc turned into a fake or stream, an. su' ssouently add to the edible resourc@S ef the peoDls
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-11
NOTICE.

Paving District No. IT, East Sixth avenue.
 The tax books for the collection of special assessments upon the real property in Paving District No. 17, in the City of Pine Bluff has been placed in my hands. All owners of real property lying in the district are required to pay their assessments to me within thirty days from this date.
 If such payment is not made action will be commenced at the end of that time for the collection of such assessment and for legal penalties and costs.
 Given under my hand this 11th ay of Nov embGr, 1913.
 w. V. HUTT, City Collector Office City Hall, 9 a. m. to 12 m.
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