The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-10-17

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DO YOU KNOW YOUR CITY?
While we are writing lengthy editorials and taking
I'D valuable newspaper arguing on the merits Oh
municipal ownership; now that Boston mas won Inc
"worlds" pennant let us consider other matter
upon which most of probably agree
. How many citizens Of Duluth, or even members of
organized labor stopped to consider the con-
dtons which their homes and other properties
are protected from destruction by fire?
We have been questioning ourselves and finally we
questioned who ought to know concerning the
organization of Duluths Fire Department.
In Duluth we have probably Of the most efficient
departments in the Northwest Equipment excellent,
undoubtedly improvements will be made in this.
Horses of finest stock, we'll groomed and fed Men,
the finest organization of men have ever met-but,
they very anything of the conditions
of their employment
They must have splendid physique and nerves of
steel. They must have sufficient schooling pass
civil service examination. It is requirement of the
Duluth department that regulation uniforms must be
purchased by the also their rubber goods the city
is enough, however. present each fireman
with shining nickle-plated tag to be his
manly bosom denotng his company and station in the
department.
Possibly these conditions can borne by the men
Tor little while longer but the next condition should
not be allowed to exist any longer shall take to
reorganize the department better basis.
you know that the Of the D. F. D. on
duty "a hours day six days week. including meal
hours and must sleep in the fire hall?
Do you realize that before these men show any
independence they do this for twenty
years, and receive in return patry $40 per month
pension?
Do you know that many, If not majority of these
have families; and don't understand what
tn tn he un siY 6ava
in fire hall away from their family?
1t isn't fnal just to know this. The thing is to
remedy this condition Immediately; but how?
The remedy is simple. Adopt system whereby
is duty twelve hours a day days a week
and relieved by equal for the remaining twelve
hours. Such system is known the two platoon
double platoon system.
This doesn't that the number Of men on the
department will have to be doubled but it does mean
that the efficiency department will be increased
two-fold
How propose to get this system and what it
means to the city and particularly what
the welfare of the and their families taken
up in succeeding issues of The Labor World.
JONES INDICATED. ."><
That the membership of the socialist party of Du-
luth that is the English branch are not in sympathy
with the selfstyled revolutonists vent their
1nes on the street corners and label them socialism,
evidenced by the failure of this to GUST Richard
Jones from the party
have had to suffer this sreetcorner haraneune
and have undou btedly gotten thereby wrong impress
sion OF the makeup of the socialist party distorted
opinion of socialist philosophy.
IT these speakers did label their "dope = so-
cialis surely would know they were ATTEMPT
Ing to explain. philosophy that must be labeled can
not be otherwise than spurious.
While Jones does not lay any claim to being scholar
OF all the literature of the worldwide socialist move
ment ne nevertheless has the ability get on the right
side OF the labor philosophy sane tactics
applied to American conditions.
The attack made Jones by these selfsvled aav,ours
OF the working class will only act as boomerang In
favor of Jones.
Our conviction that Jones will be elected ia now
strengthened at every point who have
so ardenty against his election state senate
now doomed to disappointment. -. ::
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VARYING conditions and the assaed of opposing minds
HIS motives though equitable and biz with rho
elements for good, impeached> or pronounced nm
worthy and he is often compelled to stand at bav IN
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To expect something for nothing and to got +ho+
something is to jar and rend the laws economy
right. " %.l@ T' "a. ) j. IL - .z... -.
Laws infer the existence Of antagonistic conditions
Il md me need g restraining them.