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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-01-10

Exact Large Profits and Pay Big
Salaries, But Give Employees
Poor Pay.

In developing the natural resources
of northern Michigan, the Calumet &
Hecla Copper Mining company has
been .abundantly rewarded for the Ia
Dor of its shareholders. It has. paid
in dividends the neat sum Of. $121,-
100000. In addition to the dividends
which it has paid, it has invested from
it's earnings .$25, 100000 in other prop.
critics and $4o.00o,0o0 in equipment. !:
The Calumet & Hecla Copper COM
pany has not raised the wages OF the
miners in Is years, but in spite of the
fact that it has paid the lowest wages
Of any copper mining concern outside
pf Michigan, 1t has been generous to it's
higher officials Quincy A. Shaw,
president, receives for his arduous la
bors in Boston, the far from niggardly
salary of 100000 year. The vice.
president is paid $4,000 and the Sec
! ond vice president receives $4,000,
services as general manager. There
is paid to the secretary-treasurer,
$4,000 a year, and to his assistant
$4,000. Other officials are paid with
I like generosity.
The miners who do the work, who
dig the copper, who make possible the
| large dividends and munificent sal
aries, have not met with the same
generous appreciation Of their labors
as has characterized the company in
| rewarding its higher officials. Before
the strike they were paid $2.20 for
underground work and Sits for sur
face work. The hours ranged from
| 10 to II and there were deducted
from the miners wages. rent, food
and doctors bills. Such are the fig
ures as presented in one Of the lead
ing New York newspapers which has
sought to present the facts impair
TALLY. s." a z,.
! When the ''Barbary pirates were
exercising their vested right to place
under tribute the commerce passing
within the waters over which they
held jurisdiction, the forefathers Of
the Boston shareholders Joined in
raising the heroic cry. Millions for
defense, not penny for tribute
The cry has now been changed ia
Millions for dividends, but not a
single penny to the men who earn
them that can be withheld from their
| pay envelopes. ~ !
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-01-10
PEOPLE. .70Y|0TE ON !. .
. TRACTION |. D QUESTION j ||0:|N
Superior City Commission Decides
to Put Ownership Up to +
the Voters. =. ..v =
CITY HAS GRIEVANCE; -
COMPANY NOT SQUARE
Union Labor Forces 1ssue-Re-
cent Strike Hastens Doom Of
Company.

The city of Superior is to take tho
next to the last step for the acquire
ment of the street railway system. On
Saturday last the city commission
passed a resolution ordering the ques-
ton of municipal ownership submitted
to the voters of Superior at the en-
suing, April election.
The question to go before the Vot-
ers is, do you favor taking over the
street railway at this time?"
If the voters go on record in favor
of the city acquiring the traction lines
the commission will at once COM
mence proceedings to acquire the
property.
The commissioners have prepared
statement In which their position in
submitting the matter to the people
is clearly defined. 1t is in part as
follows:
People Voted Once.
"At the last session of our state leg
islature a bill was introduced permit
ting municipal ownership Of street
railways. While the bill was pending
before the legislature, and for tht
.purpose Of assisting its passage, W.
submitted to vote, in Superior, ths
question::
DO you favor a law giving to tht
| city the right to take over and oper
ate the street railway?'
''The vote on this question wa
overwhelmingly affirmative and W
have reason to believe that this vot'
strengthened the bill before the leg
islature and assisted our legislator
in their good work to secure its EN-
actment into law. =
"Our city is rapidly growing, We
our street railway company has nov
fewer miles Of track than it had TWEEN
! ty years ago. Extensions are yer!
much needed, and yet owing to the at
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-01-10
cleveland | IN WATERS
SCORE: BIG VICTORY !
Two Big Hotels Sign Up With
union-statler Hotel Is -
;. Still Obstinate,

CLEVELAND, Jan. 9.-The strike
OF walters, cooks, and other employees
against several hotels has ended, SO
far as the Hollenden and Colonial are
concerned. -. =
At g. conference the managers
granted better working conditions, .
working week Of six days, and a wage
increase Of $3.50 a month. The ori-
ginal wac demand was q IS a montf,
increase; The strd kers have: returned
to work # M sz< $ss.F h si#, 3 #. % ~:
M. ,s. The sta tier III to enter
tlres9conference. and now the strikers
Will devote eirsenersies toward con
vincing the management that the
policy of the Hollenden and the Col
onial is better business. !:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-01-10

storms Of November g., ,,1911, nineteen vessels
were wrecked; sixteen had not a single sur
vivor Of their crews. According to the last
report PA lives were lost Still it has not been
charged that any safety law was violated Is
it possible to believe that there is no need Of
better legislation to protect property and
lives on the Great Lakes2 ....,,
Ships on the lakes are navigated with such
small crews, composed largely of inexperi-
enced men, that proper precautionary meas
ures, necessary to prepare any vessel for bad
weather, are neglected. s@ ..
A few months ago the passenger steamers
3 Iowa {, and 'Sheboygan" collided at the
mouth Of the Chicago river. The Iowa" sank
almost Immediately Fortunately no passen-5
gers were on board. Il What if the collision had
taken place mile orttwo outside the harbor,
in deep water, with several hundred passen-
gers on the ship .s =t # t3' ts3,. ,sss.s
NH In 1910 the passenger steamer $ Pere Mar
Equette No 49, foundered il Lake Michigan,
drowning ~ Of her crew. Up to within . few
days Of the time she disappeared that vessel
had been in the excursion business, carrying.
thousands Of passengers out Of Chicago daily.
W hat il the usual great crowd Of excursionists
had been on board when the disaster occurredi
# a few years ago the passenger steamer
3ss City Of Cleveland q was afire at the dock in
Detroit, Mich The fire burned 50 furiously
I that it was necessary to sink the steamer.
h w hat would have been the result If that yes-5
! sci had been out Of port with = couple Of thous
& and men, women and children on boards
/ # A law should be enacted to compel the prop
Ter manning Of every ship and its equipment
l with seaworthy ifeboats sufficient III number
ITO carry every person q on board such ship ia
event of disaster sssss. Il. sSss
The seamen d Bill provides for such proper
"a aiming and equip ipment. On
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-01-10
CANADIAN. SCHOOL i.
~ Il. :: TEACHERS GET.RA1sE

BERLIN, Canada. Jan. 9:--The sal
aries of nearly j. all of the public
school teachers have been increased
for 1914 by the board Of education:
The salaries of the female teachers
will now range from $3.50 to $3.50 per
year, while the superintendents OF
the various ward schools have been
granted a substantial increase.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-01-10
ROTARY CLUB PROTESTS AGAINST BEST =
CLAUSE IN SEAMENS BILL, AND LABOR
.... WAS NOT GIVEN CHANCE TO Be HEARD

r The Rotary Club has fallen into the same
habit as the Commercial club. AT it's last meet
ing the members Of the club adopted resolu-
ton protesting to members of Congress against
the principle safety clause in the Seamens
bill. And it passed its resolution without get
ting any other side to the question save that
of the vessel interests. 5z
The Commercial club committee, at least
its chairman Mr.. Spellman, called upon The
Labor World this week to find out labor's posi-
ton on the bill. When it was explained to
him he agreed that we had just cause for COM
plant and assured us that he would write q
letter to members Of Congress to whom the
resolutions had been sent, and explain to them
that he was only interested in having the bill
amended to exempt such boats as the s Colu1n-
bia, s plying around the horn, - and boats
running to Two Harbors. Otherwise the Com
mercial club has no objection to the passage Of
the bill in it's present FORM & >,5 5Ss.s 5#
Surely if the Commercial clubs chairman
Of the committee on Public Affairs can Sc IS
considerate Of the rights Of labor, when they
are shown to him, it would behooye the officers
Of the Rotary club to show labor the same con
sideration. =-.. l.#. "a zsssss 5sszS5
Organized labor in Duluth has no desire
to do an injustice to- our local excursion boats,
but human safety comes first, and our ONLY
desire IS to have bill passed that will rive the
fullest measure Of protection on every shin to
every passenger and every sailor aboard. d.'
While it is true there has been little loss
OF live on passenger steamers, there has been
. tremendous and unnecessary sacrifice of the
& lives of sailors on freight boats. pivinp ia
Great Lakes. Even while the shippinr inter.
ests were protesting against the provisions 81
the Seemen g bill, storms On the Great Lakes
resulted e q terrific loss of life During the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-01-10
BADGER STATE TOBACCO
SoRTERs GIVE BATTLE

Westby. Wis, Jan. nhe en-
ployes OF the tobacco sorting plants
In this place. 500 IN number. went
on strike to resist an attempt to re-
Hduce their pay from 80 cents to Is s
cents per 100 pounds. The plants
were. obliged to close. "a committee
of sorters has been named to meet
the employers for the 3 purpose OF
negotiating 8 settlement.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-01-10
STATE STONE CUTTERS
-. TO HOLD CONFERENCE

The stone cutters of Minnesota plan
the formation Of a state conferences
similar to that which the bricklayers
have. A meeting has been called to
be held in St. Paul. Unions will take
part In it from st. Paul, Minneapolis,
Kasota, Mankato, Sandstone and Du-
luth.:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-01-10
ONE DAYS REST.

Save In cases of emergency a
continuous 24-h0ur-rest in every
seven days must be given e1n-
ployes of every factory and mer-
camille establishment In New
York state. In accordance with
the provisions of new law. s~
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-24
TEN " III ILnINt;.

In what shape shall Texas appear ~
the great Panama Pacific International
Exposition? Shall Texas bc represented
there hy a Statr building? If 50 shall
the building. IN size. architectural lie
sign. beauty nf equipment and dccora
ton. fittinglv represent Texas? shall
we view il with pride 80 with shame?
When completed shall il house m exhibit
worthy of the greatest State IN the
Union In con>idcrin. these questions
IL il not enough Ia ask what we owe TO
ourselves. We have H. consider what
The world has a right la expect Of uS.
Ia The same connection We have to re-
member this one important fact:
II there is To- he = Texas building o.
The exposition grounds. housing y Texas
exhibit both the hnildin. aud The "a
hihil will have a. IT, furnished by pri
waite contribution If Texans.
y" funds for such purposes can lr ap
prnrriatrl hy the state legislature. our
constitution inrhid> appropriations for
exhibits outside the state.
II y therefore 4 question whirh ~
ulN Hllldl lfNil> must ~flllf as ln
whether We shall t~ represented.
II j. not rXagscratiuu ami il il not
self ~flaIicry 10 SAY that the world will
hc disappointed if T"Na> j. moi represent
ri there: disappointed il not fittin.l,
represented there. A. Thr Herald lately
remarked Texas i The l"~t ,and wnrStl
advertised lu'l, ~ land 81 riull area iu
The iNilizrd world. We should never g.
content until ~ become The hest lIvrr
ti>cd country i'm the world. The Panama
exposition will be- 4 great opportunity
fpr advertising that viii help ~ the
Lind that need not make ". ashamed
the L.ud We are honestly %rniitl"I tn. III
m >itr ~ ~ly that every man who .s.>
q" that exposition. whether from Europe
~ from The United STATES. will IT, liz
appointed IL Texas j. not represented.
adequately represented. there. II T. mnl
cNagerraiIun - >aN that EVER, man whu
goes there will wish t. zee what Texas
has - ~lN for herself about her people.
her business. the products IT her soil.
MINES ami fnrr>t>. TyNa> must not >iav
aWaN from the exhibition: She need not
I>h,. has the pri.,.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-24
TROUBLE IN IRELAND.

-
The situation ia England with respect
Ia home rule for ireland D. developing
some very surpri>in. and rather alarm
in. features. For months il has been
asserted that the people "f Ulster would
resist the proposed home rule. ia 90 Ear
~ il affcrtrtl them. We heard they wcr'
organizing. armin.. drilling AMI %.rttin.
read, ~ fight. Recently the government
has drridrl tu oNcrawr them hy 4 show
"i force. aud some regiments ~ trunI,>
have been sent into the province. This
has disclosed III unexpected condition
in the arIny Mann of The Officers have
resigned rather than ne lurrr against
The Ulster people. Some companies of
soldiers have thrown down their arms
and refused a. serve ~ ordered.
This apparently wcakcn> both the
prestige and strength of the eoNcrnmeui
- Ia the army. M one appears {" br
able IT, gauge the extent uf the di>afrcc-
ti"n. N"r can any man say how far or
how pnirki, the discomfort ia The army
will spread la the people of England.
Wales aud scotland II u not imlrnl
able that the party now in power will I~
inr~'l ont. Yct still the question will
hr u national one rather than an issue
among several political parties. II j.
impossible that IN this country we can
view The situation with any degree ~
satisfaction. To most americans il will
seem a pity if the Irish people. - \
whole. shall lr deprived 1T the home rule
which they have 80 long desired. ~ which
they have founded - many hopes. Yet
We must regard u civil war ia the I'rit
i>h Isles ~ an International calamity.
We eau not help fcclin. that Ulster
>afcl, might have been excluded from
the h"unc rule program. while ~ the
same time the dignity uf the government
might have been preserved. We are apt
10 conclude that the affair has been mis-
managed. There was here u great chance
q" prove the value "f the referendum
idea.
However. 4 ray of hope comes Ia the
announcement Of Premier A>quith. Mon
dan. To- the effect that Soldicr> sent a.
ireland were intended Ga protect govern
mcnt property. ia view of present cX
citcmcni. The people of the north coun
TRY may lr >oothcl IN the assurance ne
threat of violence was intended. Still
il il admitted that The present conditions
10 The army are unparalleled IN English
history since the revolution If l6>>.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-24
TUESDAY,. MARCH II. 1871.
TON BALI. c'Ii Il.

Cameron county pros should bear il
mind the fact that Saturday Of this week
The 2sth-is the day set far the or.am.
ization IF Tom Bali clubs throughout
the state ia ever, county IN the STATE.
Tier hold :. ~ rr'lfirr neither
Ing "a ,ainervI county pIu>@at the com
~ court house next SATURDAY. II will ~.
worth while To Remember that the meet
ing does not concern The Brownsville
prohibition Democrats alone. but also
concerns every prohibitioni>t la the
county
Our political experiences teach H. that
IN organization there j. strength. II
our campaign IL Ia hr effective. If The
prohibition sentiment ia the State j. 90
be pollcd Ia lis limit. We must organic.
u campaign. To some 81 ~ il may
seem that w are uutnumlrrrl bv The
ants In Cameron county. Perhaps We
are, yet we are doubtless stronger than
many Of us have believed.
IL in worth while Ia romsi,lrr that the
population Of Cameron count, il rapid,
changing. Hundreds uf new citizens
h"'' WI d'uhit'u w lHf 'bNhlN rliff
the last general election ia which prohi
bitiOn was AN issue. Most Of these pcu
pie come from countries where public
sentiment has long been growing ia
favor Of prohlbtiom-whcrc all the liquor
traditions and the booze Supcr>tition>
are rapidly disappearing: where il j.
no longer believed that drunkenness
helps a %communit, il i business way:
where in the pulpitS. in the public
schools and in The big chaulauqua cath.
crings the people have long ago learned
10 smile al the claim that alcohol mas
any particular value Incidentally True.
no all of the States from which this
immigration comes have adopted prolii
bition. but We are Ia remember thar The.
people who come here are not uf The >lum
elements III the big cities. but for The
most part the, are Of the educated.
farming and mcrchant classes. who are
not easily caught ~ The o~ratorical chafr
scattered abroad bv anti orators and
newspapers. Personal liberty" to their
thought does not mean the right Ia lr a
public nuisance. or The right a. heroine
q public charge. Whru they think pf
81 public charge. What We have to do il
Cameron county j. to develop our
strength hy organization.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-24
TERRELL'S~ WITHDRAWAL.

Hon. Chester a. Terrell has fnrmall,
Withdrawn from the race for Governor
If Texas. IL his better 81 withdrawal
he declares thal hr secs nu hope Of lie
fcating Colonel HALL. except y, "a climi
nation process similar {" thai adopted
bv the pros. But hc seems Ia intimate
that he can not expect a fair show nc
the "consiructioniSi meeting lu bc held
at Fort Worth April IL. Ills letter an
pounrins hiS withdrawal follows:
To ilr Democrats uf Texas: When |
announced for t;u,crnnr. some months
ago. ! believed that tn. ordinar, cundi.
tiunS would prevail. hut after he con.
,"ntiun held u, the pi"hibiti"ui>tS "a
Fort Worth | realized that the unl, VA,
in which any candidate could hope "a
win over Colonel Ball va> bl the climi
nation ~ al other ,lndrlnt.,. aud I
agreed IT, submit Ia .uch elimination |
believed when ! announced. AMI I believe
uuu. that under ordinary conditions I
could win The race hut u" moi hrlic,r
I can win before the convention callr,
to meet in Font Worth 90 \pril lL aud.
believing this. ! wish to leave m, friends
free from their pledges a. ms. and there
fore withdraw from the race.
In Withdrawing from the race. il j.
an agreeable duty Ia return my thanks Ia
the many persons both pros aud ants
who have rendered me- their >urI"rt. an,i
it, il a special privilege 1" cNtrnd such
thanks "a a great number at people ia
ncarl, all parts uf the stale with whom
] am personally unacquainied. hut who,
through their friendship for my parents
have kinll, assured mc 81 their assist
ancr. CHESTER III. TERRELL"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-24

\ great MANY men are "ut uf work
VII" want a. work aud eau work. I;ul IL
4 clear as" from the dispatches that
there are 4 great inans out uf work who
don't want 1" work or who are not fit
i"r he work that il. offered The cities
contain thousands ~ unemployed men
and women. and the country districts are
trecing for farm hands r,@pk> aud help
err ~ All kinds. Vet when the %upI,ortun-
Ity for country work comes the city I'M
employed are either too dainty for that
sort of life or are physically unsqmal {"
il. Which Indicates that the problem nf
the uncmployei~ docs not originate ia the
lack OF work but partly in unwillinsncss
10 work and partly IN nnfitnr~S for par
fieular kinds Of Mnrk.-Halfim.rr sun.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-24
TRADE INSURANCE.

. Advertising j. trade Insurance. II .
: not oul, builds hut r"n>crrr>. .
> II creates guni viii makes cH> .
. TONERS. AMI retains them .
: Ii reduces the cu>t nr dom. bus :
. ness w Increasing The volume aud .
. iu cutting the costs makes IL PISS .
: >ihlc ~ give greater advantages to .
. the customers. :
: VI il L. the advantage NJ the :
Q hutcr 90 trade with an advertised .
: huu~c because that concern ~ doing .
. business with mwlcrn methods. .
. Read over The advertising IN tn .
. daN'> Herald and 10 will hr clear .
. that the houses making their ~ :
. peal l"r y"ur patronage are the rep I.
. rr>,nfativc concerns IL thu conn .
. munity. e
. Think uf the business in the ~amr .
. line that ~ net advertise that ~. 9
. il yuu can remember their names .
. and then ~ \ little mrIial cumplri .
c Sua. .
. I'll i> not hard ~ >cr that The men Q
q vhp deserve yuur ~uulmrl are The .
: men Who are advertising and max .
. irg Iu"d on their promises. .
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-24

Ia the opening speech - hi> campaign
Hon. James T.. Ferguson uf Temple
cheerful, aud cn~uragcou>l, halc IT,
fianrr IL the thirteen" superstition. lie
said: Ladies and Gentlemen: am
the thirteenth candidate tur ,;",rrnur
of Texas. announcing ia the wear lol::. 90
the 18th day of the month in the
thirteenth wear of my married life. and
platform was completed ga Friday.
So much for the dreaded" 18th" Still.
that was ri the beginning 1T the cam.
paign. We shall s,e later.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-24

The most u%nkindeSt cut III an" IL
that statement made iv our friends ina
London regarding the american stir nvrr
Ambassador Pages speech that ~ have
40 ,cn~r NJ humur. New York Herald.
It, the rral border ~ North MrNicn
that initiates John Boil. Japan j. keep
ing him "a ~ ihc china shop. aHl his
temper T. upset along with hi nerves.
BROOKLYN Daily Eagle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-24

about " nnn qualified voter in Dni>nn.
OF what service T. \ POLL tax receipt ~
II i not used when an election ~ held.
" - the duty ut every citizen possess
ins the qualifications ~ \ voter ~ ~
press hi> views upon the matter that i>
purely within The province nl The people
IT, determine. Drni>nn Ilrrold.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-24
WITH THE ORS

After having bounced The coal miners.
called out the militia and arranged for
suspension III the right ~ hahcas corpus
the Colorado mine owucr> have now sued
the strikers for damages. Great work,
Austin Statesman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-24

u - what wr raise ia this rnuntr,
rather than what they are rai>im. ia
Mexico that We are anxious tn advertise.
We raise zane here. They often raise
Cain owe there. We are a%nNiuu> IA have
the world n"ic the difference between
cane aul cain