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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-07

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-07
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals,

Schooners Lottie Thomas. Halle K. and
J..R. Dixon, oysters from the Blackstone
Island beds, at 18th street wharf for the
market; power boat Daisy at Alexandra
to load merchandise for Potomac point.
Departures.
Schooner John Fisher for river point,
from the Eastern branch, to load rail-
road ties for dealers here; schooner Hal
lie K. light, for the lower Potomac oys-
ter beds, after oysters in the shell for
the local market; schooner E. Madison
Hall. jr., light, for Alexandra to be en-
rolled in the custom house: A. F. & C.
Co. lighter in tow from Alexandria for
Quantico, to load pyrites for the Alex
andria sulphuric-acid-malzing plant; scow
Boo Hoo, light. for Occoquan. Va, to
load railroad ties back to this city: j.
& W. lighter No. l for Alexandria with
lumber for dealers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-16
GARMENT WORKERS
:WANTS.SPEC ClAL MARK !,
r -, ON PRISON PRODUCTS

DETROIT, Mich, May ia cam
paign for the elimination of prison
contract and, the tenement labor
system was inaugurated today by the
National Association Of Garment Man
ufacturers, assembled I'M convention
here: To further the movement, the
association announced it will actively
support the bill, now pending lnscon-
gress, which. provides that states may
have the right to bar all prison-made
goods and also compels the special
markings of all goods manufactured
by convict labor. - ..@'cjis.=- ;,
The garment manufacturers also
announced they will go on record as
favoring national minimum wage
law. 1t was stated by several MEM
bers, however, that the passing: of
minimum wage laws by states causes
manufacturers to face unfair compe-
tition because Of lack of uniformity.
For that reason they favored ma
tional law governing the subject
The manufacturers expressed them
selves as favorable to organized labor,
and many of them even went so. far
as to advocate the union shop.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-16
Solve VlAsHlQG'T(al: ;:
HOUSING PROBLEM
congressman Urge Passage of Bill
to Loan 81, 900, 900 for Build
ing Workingmens Homes.

WASHINGTON, May Is. "The
United States is the only tirst-grade
country that has not solved the hous-
ing problem nationally" said Repre-
sentative Borland of Missouri. j.,
urging the adoption of his bill that
would authorize bond issue of $1o,-
100000 for the construction of sani-
tary homes for wage learners in the
District Of Columbia.
The money would be loaned to nom
commercial organizations, to con-
struct dwellings under supervision of
the District authorities Unionists in
this city favor the plan, as do other
people who have given the question
study.
One advocate said an attempt to
eliminate alley conditions without
providing sanitary houses for the al
ley dwellers would merely mean more
:congestlon, and that people who are
paying So a month rent in alleys can
not pay SIS on a street unless two
families crowd into one house.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-16
SOCIALISTS ASK PAY
FOR DAMAGE DONE BY
SAILORS AT SEATTLE

CHICAGO, May 15.-War With
Mexico was protested here in resolu-
lutions adopted by the national COM
mlttee of the Socialist party in ses-
sion here. The resolutions also asked
for reimbursement for damage to the
party quarters at Seattle said to have
been done by United States sailors
after alleged attacks in speeches on
the army and navy. Action on a reso-
luton so worded as to virtually place
the party on record for prohibition,
according to the opposition, was de-
ferred after heated debate. The sub
ject was referred for study to- a COM
mittee of five who will report at the
next annual meeting.'
Victor L. Berger, former congress-
man from Milwaukee,, narrowly es-
capped defeat as a candidate for mem
Der of the executive committee. He
was finally elected after several bal
lots which brought on the warmest dis
cusslon of the meeting. Other mem
bers are Adolph Gener, vice presi-
dent of the Illinois district miners
union; j. Stitt Wilson, mayor of Berk-
eley, Cal; Charles r. Maurer, presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania State FEEDER
alton of Labor; Louis Duncan, mayor
of Butte, Mont.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-16

amendment and 27,972 electors in
Hennepin county did not vote there
on. That is, to say, So per cent Of
the voters in the largest county in
this state failed to vote on constitu-
tional amendments. In st. Louis
county 19 per cent Of the voters, and
in Ramsey Is per cent of che voters
did not vote on the leading amend
ment. 5 49,. 4 q.
st. Louis county cast more in
teliigent vote than the average Min
nesota county. Contrast this with
Hennepin county, the seat of learn
sity is located, and where the pro-
gressive movement boasts of its
largest following. s&
Large Cities Are Backward.
From this analysis it can be seen
that the real educational work for
the initiative and referendum during
the campaign which is now opening,
must be conducted in the three large
cities Of the state We are doing
pretty good work in Duluth. Meet
ings are being held at social centers,
and the various commercial and civ
ic organizations are taking the mat
ter up. Speakers will discuss the
questions at meetings to be held in
all parts Of he county between now
and November. Il,
Herbert sBigelow. president s%of the
Recent Ohio Const itnti ional conven-
ton. .1ss and the of the initiative
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-16

and referendum movement in Il that
state, has signified a willingness to
deliver a. number Of speeches
throughout the state. An effort will
be made to have former Senator
Bourne of. Oregon speak in at least
three cities Other men of national
prominence have also been mention
ed in connection with the campaign,
including Senator Noses q. Clapp.
Supreme Court Amendment.
The Labor World has laid particu.
lar stress upon the proposed amend :
ment for the initiative and referen-
dunn, for this is the important mea-.
sure, but there are othr propositions
deserving Of the serious thought Of the
ELECTORS. We shall discuss them
more in detail later. In connection
with this article we desire at this
time to refer to the amendment pro-
viding for the increase in the num-
Der of supreme court judges from
Ave to seven. n sis .ss8i
The last legislature, to relieve the
supreme court judges from the vast
amount Of work forced upon then,
by the large number of cases coming
before the court, enacted a law..pro-
sviding for the appointment of two
commissioners to assist the court in
fdisposing Of its work with greater.
sdispatch.
! # These m4issione ers IS cqunsel els with, 11.
the supreme court Judges. but they
slnaye no yoicesir rend ertne decision
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-16
MINE WORKERS. ASK
MONEY FOR STRIKE
Officials of United Mine Work
ers Appeal to Organized Labor
Dor for Financial Aid.
ASK DULUTH UNIONS
TO GIVE, LITERALLY
Fight Against Rockefeller Inter-
ests Must Be Won-;Men Will
Hold Out If We Help.

The United Mine Workers are send
ing an appeal to every trade union
in America to assist them to win
the Colorado strike. The appeal is
signed by John P. White, president;
Frank J. Hayes, vice-president and
William Green, secretary. All Duluth
unions are urged to contribute liber-
ally to the cause.
be received by Duluth unions next
week.
by instructions of the Interna-
honal Executive Board, United Mine
Workers of America, we appeal to
you for financial help for the strik-
ing. miners and their families in Col
orado.
Their struggle for social and in.
dustrial freedom is your struggle. In
volved therein is the fight of human
lty against oppression and of right
against wrong. The slaughter of the
women and children at Ludlow, Col
orado, on April Goth, ought to appeal
to human sympathy in most ex-
traordinary manner.
Fight lis An Rockefeller.
Will you aid them financially in
their struggle against John D. Rock
efeller, Jr., his predatory associates
and the interests he represents? The
request of the President Of the Unit
ed States through his personal rep
resentative that Mr.. Rockefeller use
MS Influence in behalf of peace was
refused. When he denied the Presi-
dents request, he assumed to be big
ger than the government itself. Shall
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-16
BY w. E .McEWEN

Down in Mexico there are several
million workingmen who would
make almost any human sacrifice for
the privilege of voting to amend
their constitution. Thousands of
them would be willing to lay down
their lives, just to get the right to
put into their constitution some of
the things we are begging Minnesota
voters to adopt.
A Mexican peon, that is, a Mexican
workingman, If he had the right to
vote for constitutional amendments
as Minnesota workingmen have, he
would not now be required to take
up arms against the rulers of the
land to: gain his political rights Full
political freedom Is the surest anti
date. for revolutions.
@ Where Liberty Is Precious.
Some day Mexican poems or work.
ingmen will enjoy their full measure
of political rights, and for a hundred
years thereafter they will hold those
rights as sacred as their religion
None hold liberty so precious as do
slaves and freedmen. After a gen
eration or two it is taken as a mere
matter Of course.
During the great French revolu-
ton the mere breathing of the word
liberty" set the hearts of men
aflame. l.s..5 ...5 + zs5 5s q
1t Il different now. Too many Of
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-16
.t()Vll | l GR0cERsl|lD d 4: | ]
!. .. |. UNIONS. I.O.COVF:[R
l. nl11lADlA "a AAUls.A
t,s.i>-4 esl slkJIWIvyuW9 9VuIISEvNWt1h = X
Will Unite in Securing Better Ex-
emption LAW orking1nen are
- Not the dead Beats. =

DUBUQUE, Iowa, May 15.-In re-
sponse to an invitation. officers Of
the Dubuque Retail Grocers' asso-
citation addressed the central body on
the question of securing better state.
exemption law than is now in force
The grocers are quoted as saying
that. their largest loss does not come
from the working people, but from
imposters who imagine they were
born with a golden spoon in their,
month, and who believe the world
owes them a living without earning
it,, i. -
1t is proposed that the state organ
izations Of both the workers and gro
GERS hold conference and agree on
a new exemption bill to be submitted
to the legislature. The grocers agree.
it is said, to employ only organized
workmen and to assist in organizing
the clerks. @
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-16
UNION LABOR WANTS COMMISSIONERS
TO RAISE WAGES or CITY ElMPL DYES
Should Receive Share the Benefit Abolition
Of Contract System Making City
on LessTh a Day-Commissoners Should
<, Set This Wage If Not Initiative will Be Used s*"1

the commissioners, were .desirous
Of making a proper showing in
spects. 4 M ,'.1... -,
This fight tosskeep wages above
the bread line8is a terrific one.
The unions have succeeded fairly
well, but only through solid or
ganization., The non-union work
ingmen have frightfut time of
it. Their wages go up and down
like a barometsr: Employers are
not slow to take advantage Of
every decline ir the labor market.
The city, the peoples govern
ment-the workingman's as well
as the employers and the rich
should be the last to use working
men, and buy their labor as they
would iron,- and coal, and food.
Labor needs bread !: no matter
what may the condition Of the
labor market, no workingman
should be asked to work for less
than. living wage.
Then again the city can not
buy coal or IRON as it does labor.
The coal man fixes the prices Of
his product; the city has nothing
to say about it: The, law Of sup
ply, and demand does not operate.
A coal combination. takes care of
that end Of the game. And this
is equally true Of iron, and of
every commodity purchased by
the city and by the people in gen
eral. .;.G,.,..G .@E.
! There ought to be a sufficient
number of sworkingmen and sym
pathizers of workingmen in .Du-
luth! to- back up a demand for a
minimum wage %of $3.50 for city
laborers, and fer the eight-hour
work day & sti1 city commits
sionera do not, come clean on this
economy, sonnet hing they have ut,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-16
is ANOTHER NAME FOR STAGNANT LIBER


US repose in the belief that the spe-
cies of liberty secured for us bv orr
fathers landed us in political mill
lennium out of which we must not
transgress. It is the zenith of mans
hope in earthly longing. But we are
mistaken. There is as much neces-
sity. for. progression in freedom as
there is for activity in life, without
which there can be mo life. Tyranny
Is only another name for stagnant
liberty. The man who said. "Eter-
nal vigilance is the, price of all lib
erty' knew something Of it's history
down through all the ages. :,
-. Its For More Freedom. :
The great fight that is now being
waged throughout the country for
the initiative and referendum is part
of the struggle for more: freedom for
the masses of the people, It is the
fundamental issue in the cause of
political progress. Its adoption by
the electors of Minnesota will give
the people full. and final control of
public affairs, at their option. -
This poplar movement is constant
ly growing in force, and it will con-
tinue to grow until these Instruments
of self-government are written into
our state constitution and the con
stitution of every state in the union.
PUBLIC men are being measured by
their attitude on this question, and
this measurement will become more
and more insistent from now until
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-16

.terly failed to do in other re.
proposition Duluth workingmen
have other means of compelling "A
recognition Of their. just. claims,
for the issue involved affects the
welfare Of all workingmen as it
does that of men employed. di.
rectly by the city. Il: ;.
Union labor has kept away from
the enemies of the commissioners
who are opposed to law enforce
ment. We stand. for decency, and
for the honest and impartial en-
forcement of law, and we do not
want our fight for a living wage
for city laborers to be confounded
with the opposition to law en-
forcement, but we have our own
problems of life to solve, and we
propose to use whatever weapons
there are at our disposal to solve
In word, we ask the city COM
missfoners to restore last years
wage scale to city laborers. If
the wage scale is not restored we
shall regard it as our duty to be-
gin the circulation Of petitions for
a special election, through the
initiative, to adopt a city ordin-
ance providing for a minimum
wage scale of $3.50 a day; eight:
hours to constitute days work.
The Labor World is not only
yoicing it's own sentiments in this
matter; we are expressing. the
wants Of every labor organization
in Duluth; we are giving utter
ance to the opinion Of every union
workingman in the city, and it is
held that the city commissioners
should act at once and thus save
us the trouble of circulating petit
tions and putting the city to the
expense ofsa special election.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-16

Holyoke Firms Finally Agree to
Demands'of Papermakers' Un- :.
: ion for 3-Tour System. =

) HOLYOKE, Mass, May 15.-The
sPapermakers' union has accepted the
proposition fof the American Writing
Paper company, which has named
dates for the establishment of the
three-tour' system in six, of its mills.
This completes the eight-hour system
in all the mills Of this concern. -,
The new system will be established
in one mill June 1, another July s,
and the remaining four in August,
October and November. At a recent
meeting the papermakers tabled de-
mand for the creation of new wage
scale and voted to devote their ef-
forts to securing, eight hours in the
mills: . .s,t. s.+..' 49, j. :
+ The union finally called on the
company to- name the dates on which
they would start the shorter workday
system, and. in the event OF a failure
the union would name the date, which
would be followed by a strike, if ne
cessary This summary action brought
results. ss r, -f
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Lawyers throughout the state de-
clare that the commissioners have
performed great service in assisting
to clean up >the work OF. the court.
There is a proposition to be submit
ted to the voters at the, November
election providing for the increase Of
the number Of supreme court judges
from five to seven. If this amendment
is adopted there will be no further
need for the. commission The pas
sage Of the amendment will not in
crease the expense OF conducting the
supreme court: 1t will merely result in
giving the commissioners the right 20
cast a vote on decisions rendered by
the court. The commissioners will
then be known as supreme court
judges. sta
a Limits Power Of Judges. M
But the amendment provides for
more than the mere increase, in the
number of judges Of. the supreme
court. If 1t should be approved by
the voters no law passed by, the leg
islature can be declared unconstitu-
tional ,by the. supreme court, except
by a i've e-sevenths vote Of the court,
Now three judges may declare law
Unconstitutional. Ilnder the pro-
posed amendment 1t will require five
judges to do so.ss s9s ~ Il ss
This portion OF the proposed amend
ment was introduced and passed st
the equest of, tho Minpesota state
/ sderatlpn of I. abor. ~ crg ranked
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-16

If the city commissioners are
wise. they will lose no time in re-
storing to common ,laborers en-
ployed by the city the 5 cents an
hour that was taken from their
wages last fall, !: )
City employees engaged as com.
mon laborers are now paid at the
rate of Is cents an hour for an
eight-hour day. This brings their
wages to $500 a day. When the
commissioners went into office a
year ago one of the first things
they did was to raise wages from
25 cents to 30 cents an hour. This
gave wage Of $2.40 for the eight
hour day-a fair wage, but at
least 10 cents a day less than
should be paid.
The city is on the way to i'm.
prove many streets by day labor,
The contract system ultimately
may be entirely abolished. The
city should be model employer
1t should set the pace in wage
paying. In any, event it should
not pay workingmen less than a
living wage.
No workingman can keep. a
family decently in Duluth; edu.
cate his children and remain a
good citizen when he is paid less
than $3.50 a day. How he can
make both ends meet even at this
wage is a. puzzle.
What advantage is the commits.
sion form of government to work.
ingmen if the commissioners serve
as .wage-cutting officials? Last
fall when work let up and men
were plentiful the commissioners
took advantage of, the labor mar
sket and reduced wages to a25
cents. ans'ho.n There wassno ex:
>cuse' for this, except that possibly
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-16

the election is held in NovemberI,
1t is true that a large number of
electors who vote for state officers do
not vote on constitutional amend
ments. There were at least 1O3, 900
electors in the last election who cast
no votes on constitutional amend
Ihents. OF this number Of electors
who did not vote on amendments
submitted to the people, 41,412 were
citizens of St.. Louis, Hennepin and
Ramsey counties (:
Putting it in another way: OF the
great number of electors who voted
for, state Officers at the 1912 elec-
ton and who did not vote on consti-
tutional amendments, a trifle over 40
per cent came from the three, large
centers of population in the state.
The three large counties cast 80 per
cent Of the total vote cast attthe elec-
tion. & rs. ~. - e.. -. J 49, -"
To Beltrami's Credit. Z =.
Throughout the state and outside
of the three large counties about 25
per cent of the electors do not vote
on constitutional amendments. In
Beltrami county, sparsely settled as
it is, 81 per cent Of the electors
voted on constitutional amendments
and only 8 per cent failed to vote.
In Hennepin 81 county, where. the
city Of Minneapolis is located there
We're 81, 599 votes cast at the last
election and only q, ,627 6 votes were
cast on he lea ding constitutions
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-16
COTTON KING DON'T
WANT 8-H0UR LAW
Declares 9-Hour Day is Not Too
Long for Children-Fears
La Dor Legislation.

BOSTON, May Is. - President
Greene Of the National Association of
Cotton Manufacturers, does not agree
with the sentiment that a nine-hour
day is too long for children.
In addressing the opening session
of the annual meeting of his organ
ization, this official said: Il, for
one, believe that 81 hours of work in
a week ,(nine hours a day. cannot
possibly do any one an injury, ever
most boys and girls of IA or Is years
Of age. Any further curtailment in
hours must inevitably stand in the
way of an increase of weekly wages"
Mr.. Greene is alarmed at the sweep
ing proposals of labor legislation and
declared that this promised more
embarrassment to the cotton industry
than even the new tariff He fears
the government is seeking to impose
unjust and unfair burdens on fanu-
facturers and urges that labor must
bear Its fair share of the load
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-16
DULUTH$$. >}[yT'E|IRS yT'E|IR
GET: WAGE$$2![!;AAsE
Union Compromises With =
Builders and Accepts 4.>/2
Cents An Hour Scale.
NO HINT OF STRIKE;
RELATIONS CORDIAL
Nearly 500 Workmen to Share in
1ncrease-Will Add to Earnings
More Than $25, 900 Year.

Duluth carpenters have compromis-
ed with the general contractors and
master builders on a wage scale. AT
Tuesday evenings meeting Of the un-
ion after a prolonged debate the car
penters voted to accept the offer OF
the bosses for a 47As cents an hour
wage scale. This is an increase Of
2 Il cents an hour oyer the present
scale.
Members of the union early last
crease to SO cents an hour. A COM
mittee was appointed to negotiate
with employers, and several meet.
ings were held. The most friendly
relations were maintained. with nc
hint of a strike or lockout.
The union was inclined to stand
firmly for the SO cents wage, but aft.
er considering the building situation
in Duluth at this time, it was agreed
that it would be wise to accept the
offer of the builders.
Nearly 500 local carpenters will
share in the new wage scale. It is
computed that it will add to the earn
ings Of Duluth carpenters approx.
mately $4,000 a year. That is there
will be $4,000 more each year fol
local workingmen to- spend with local
merchants. The increase in the cost
Of building will not be felt by individ
uaI owners.
The members of the union and tf1s
master builders are to be compliment
ed for happily settling the wage ques-
tion. without a strike, The good feel
ing existing between the workmen and
the employers. is worth more than the
differences over wages. - = -