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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-12

The city hath not followed in your
track,
Nor stolen to a northern wood. -,
Nor bathed itself in blue sea, .
Nor one night rested from it's unre-
rnitting toll.
Straight and tall it standeth still, ~.
And swept, in order and at work.,
The houses wait in patient rows,
The water down the gutter runs un-
stopped
The postman and the milkman keep
their rounds,
The cheerful clatter of the streets
Is still the same, torn pavements are
relaid, a. go
New, factories built, and steel-framed
offices.
And miles of track for lines Of cars,
You need not know the turmoil then
OF hot and : dust-clogged summer
days.
You will not guess at. what it cost
To keep the city so gainst your re-
turn.
Come back, o guests Of summer,
come,
You who have seen the purple hills,
You who have heard the silences
In forests deep with God,
And from q mountain top beheld
How great the sky is and how beauti-
full the earth;
Come, marvel at the patience and the
pain, "
The toleration, and nobility
or them who plod and toll and keep.
And waste their lives for others gain.
gain,
Yea, come and be amazed, and bow
To them who in the city barrens hold
Their shoulders like worn mountains
/ underneath
The ancient world Of ignorant con-
l. tent.
What If a voice Of God shall break
Their aee-long silences, and heave
Their shoulders to the crash! All,
then
Our summer lakes will bluer be,
Our fields, and hills and wales more
l. green
In joy unloosed, for all made free!
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EMPLOYMENT SHOULD
Be ASSURED TO ALL
Rev. John W. Hoffman in Labor
Day Sermon Points Out Duty
of State to Men.

In Labor day sermon with THE
Carpenter" as his subject, Rev. John
w. Hoffman ait the First M. E.
church said In part: =
Each person should get compen-
sation in proportion to the value of
his products. The Carpenter has said
that each man is under divine COM
mand to contribute his quota to the
world in proportion to his endow-
ment, his training and his oppor-
tunities.
This means that the law of life is
industry. The world owes no one a.
living, but so long as the government
regards as expedient the supervision
over private ownership, SO long must
the government guarantee to all men
an opportunity to work. The trag.
edy Of the thing is that millions Of
mon are willing build our railroads,
run our engines and mine our ore,
but comparatively few hold the right
of employment. Under present organ
ization the right of employment is
based not on physical, mental or
moral rights, of humanity. but upon
the am bitions Of few.> ~
This must not, be construed to
mean that society must guarantee to
every man a living. Christ inclu-
Gated the idea that the supreme mo-
tive Of life must not be personal
gain, but the advancement OF the
welfare Of society as whole-in
short, service should be< the incentive
Of all our commercial and political
life. - - f ..s sSg Ss5 4. r. Il
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WOMEN ON PICKET !.
DUTY ||:|:I IN \ COLORADO ! 0 |. |
Wear slashes Fearing Insignia
That All May See @when&>A =.
Leaving Trains.
FEDERAL SOLDIERS
: IGNORE INSTRUCTIONS
Charged That Outsiders Are Per.
mitted to Take Jobs Of
Striking Miners.
BY. HELEN SCII1OSS.

LUDLOW, Colo, Sept. 11.-Women
in the strikers colony have become
pickets. They are already doing
valuable work. One Sunday even
ing recently as the train was pulling
in, group of women appeared at the
station to meet it. They had sashes
across their chests bearing the in
sigma, "Women's Union Picket
Squad"
The soldiers at the station were
dumbfounded, and did not know what
to make of us. We were not mo-
lested that evening, and we called
scab a. scab. We pleaded with the
scabs not to go into the mines, and
take their brothers jobs. We in
formed them Of the danger in the
mines with unskilled hands.
We kept up our arrogant picketing
for two trains but when the third
train arrived, we were Informed that
We would not be allowed at the de-
pot. =
Major Cable, Of the federal troops,
who is. e. southern gentleman, told US
that he hated to see women in the
capacity of pickets, and that per-
haaps the scabs might insult us, and
that he as a soldier would hate to see
us msulted. The gentleman pleaded
with us, but we stood on our grounds
Of constitutional rights.
We informed the major that we
| would return to the depot: He then
informed us that we would be
| arrested and, taken before the justice
Of: the peace After much argument
and after we tried to show him what
picketing meant. he said that we
might. return to the depot providing
| we did not call any names, such as
| scabs, which seemed to be very Of
fensive to- the gentleman. - ~%-..r,=
! T.. One Saturday evening after the
train pulled o1t, and the scabs were
waiting in the hacks for the soldiers
| to, take their names, and while tho
pickets were standing near to listen,
| we were told to move. ~, - IT, -,
We, did move, but not enough to
suit the major. Soldiers he
shouted, remove the women. . The
soldiers surrounded US like y pack
of hounds, and tried to remove. us
! from the platform. But alas, they
were mistaken, they thought per-
haps we would be so frightened that
we would run back to the tent coll
ony. But we, did, not move. One
husky soldier grabbed me and
dragged me from the platform and
Il had q toss and tumble with him.
MRS Dominiske took hold Of q post
land stuck to 1t with all her strength.
Mrs, Bartalotti had her face slap
fror = few minutes the shrill voices
5Iof of#womens were pene ting the air.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-12
BUTTE MAYOR PUTS
BLAME ON BOSSES
Says Copper Company Ordered
Troops to City Against
His Wishes.

BUTTE, Mont, Sept. 11.-Point-
ing out that the Socialist administra-
ton is fully capable of enforcing law
and maintaining order, Lewis J. Dun,
can, Socialist mayor of Butte, has
issued a statement charging that the
troops were sent here at the behest
of the Amalgamated Copper Co. The
statement by Mayor Duncan is as
follows:
BY Mayor Lewis j. Duncan.
The Governor of Montana is send
ing troops into Butte at the behest
of the Amalgamated Copper company
and the business satellites and de-
spite the assurance that the Socialist
administration is able to enforce law
and order. Life and property are
not in jeopardy and the civil pro-
cesses are uninterrupted.
There Is nothing in the action of
the new union of the mine workers
that justifies this step. This is evil
! IDENTIFY desperate recourse of the
II employers to save the corrupt control
5%of the local union of the Western
Federation of Miners, to drive the
i Socialist voters out Of the country
Il and save the democratic machine:
This is an attempt to discredit the
Socialist administration throughout
the state and to prevent the success
ofworkmen's compensation and tho
initiative. The Amalgamated press /:
deceiving the people. The, Demo.
cratic governor is being used for cap;
italistic purposes. i ~.
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An enormous crowd of unionists
and sympathizers gathered at Fair
mount park Labor day, and with the
kindly efforts of the weather-man
staged a most successful picnic teem-
ing with excitement and enjoyment
with Just enough calmness injected
to make the event memorable. Labor
day was commemorated in COM
mendable style.
Practically all the public offices
and business esta blishments of the
city were closed for the day while
the various parks of the city and the
lied by the people.
The Third Regiment band gave a
band concert from 4 to 6 in the after
noon and dancing was almost con-
tinous from o'clock until midnight.
The picnic was a family affair. men.
women and kiddies being out in full
force, many carrying basket lunches
prepared to spend the entire day at
the park.
Sporting Events.
The various sporting events with
the winners we're as follows:
75-yard dash for boys-Ste phen
Kozak, first; Willard Sauntry, second.
Race for girls under 14-Carmen
Rickard, first; Agnes Gustafson, sec
ond.
l00-yard dash for married mem
w. Lee, first; M. Cohen, second.
5o-yard dash for married women
Mrs. Carl Kuckenbecker, first; Mrs.
H. Fedi, second
Fat mems race lover 200 pounds)
second.
1oo-yard dash for committeeman
F. Veneer, first; o. H. Tarun, second.
50-yard dash for fat ladies-Mrs.
simons. first; Mrs. J. Cook, second.
Girls potatoe race-Ruth Gibson,
first; Eva Guern, second.
Three-legged race-George Lewis
and S. G. McTaggart won.
1oo-yard dash for single men (un-
4 lon. men sonlyl---L Bazd, first; p. H.
Frey second .-
75-yard dash for unmarried women
Pearl Hantz, first; Jessie Stomach,
second.
50-yard dash for men over so years
old-Frank Hantz, first; Frank La
velle, second.
Tug Of war between men living
east of Lake avenue and those west
OF Lake avenue-won by West side
team Peter Dory, captain.
Woman with largest family on the
grounds-Mrs. A. G. Catlin.
McEwen Speaks.
The address of postmaster Nc.
Even, former secretary Of the Min
nesota State Federation of Labor was
listened to with great interest by the
large crowd assembled. Mr.. McEwen
spoke in part as follows:
Labor day honors the movement
of class" said Mr.. McEwen, '"the
laboring class, whose members are the
producers of the wealth Of the world
The American laborer Is the best
paid. the best fed and the best
clothed in the whole world, and We,
he still has as serious a problem to
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ENGLAND ! IN FEAR
+. OF EGYPT Revolt | I
Ruler in Egypt Favors Germany
and Austria Where He
Was Educated.

( =
WASHINGTON Sept. 11s-rGreat
Britain is: apprehensiye, it is under.
stood, about the possible insurrection
against its rule in Egypt.
Khedtve Abbas, the native ruler, Is:
said to be sympathetic with Germany
and Austria. having received his edu-
cation in the latter country and being
closely; related by blood to the reign
ing house Of Turkey.
Egypt's population OF. 10000 IS
nine-tenths Moslem. England hes.
only 5000 troops in Egypt. but has.
trained 10000 soudanese troops
Much will depend on the attitude OF
the native troops. Sixteen years axo
they declined to join their Cos -rslig-
ionists and stood by Lord Kitchener.
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soa1ls,* strike: s| :Braakdl.rl. g seab =. il
=. Strike Bulletin Charged
-. With Libel.
BAIL Us PURPosELY
MADE PROH1B1T1VE
Demands Bonds For Person Be
Signed by Owners of Pro-
perty in County.
BY Floyd p. Gibbons.
(Special Corespondance)


CLINTON, ILL.,. Sept. 11-Anarchy
is rife in De Witt county, Ill. 1t Is
the red high handed anarchy of the
dollar demon.
They have thrown Carl Person
back in jail Today I saw him locked
up in the same cell in De Witt county
Jail where they had him for: six
months .on a murder charge until a
Chicago judge ordered his release on
bail.
', The iron heel of the Illinois Gen.
trail has trampled justice beyond all
recognition in this corporation infest-
ed community. States Attorney Will
liams has gone insane with madness,
he Is serving the interest that Is de-
manding the life of Carl Person.
Latest Outrage Timed.
Williams and the Illinois. Central
timed this latest outrage just when
Person and his attorney, Frank Com
erford, were engaged in preparing the
labor editors defence on the murder
charge, by which the railroad corpor-
alton hopes to end Persons life on
the gallows.
Several. weeks ago Person printed
in the Strike Bulletin-the same pap
er that has, cost the Illinois Central
millions by It's fearless .exposures-the
name Of "a man who was known to
the union men of the Illinois Cen
trail, ass strike breaker for the road.
In the, Bulletin the man was called a
scab, so far it has not been denied
that, he was scab. No one has even
questioned the rightfullness of the
name being applied to Illinois Cent
raj hirelings who betray union men
by working in their places during the
long strike of the shop men.
=: = F7imsy Foundation.
This IS a'%flfmsy foundation for a
charge of criminal libel on which
Person, was arrested In Clinton and
thrown back in the dinky cell in the
De Witt county Jail.
States Attorney Williams, know.
that Persons trial ON the charge o1
numbering Toney Musser, ex-chief 0,
police. Eof Clinton ILL.,. and chie1
strike breaker for the, Illinois Cent.
liams knew that Person working al
uays lOHB. at MS uesks was working
all night, with Attorney Comerford or
the preparation of the evidence fol
the defence. ~ i. - =. - ~ -
The story Of the so called murde,
is known to every union man ,ir
America Person was decoyed from
his office by the gunman and alnlos
beaten to death whom the gisn
sprang upon the little editor from
81. sS ss Il srD,..,.ll = 7-- --'
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SUPERIOR Rls|1'DR PA ! |
PLEADS E0|R..l|NNDu||sj !.
Labor Unions shadld Be Given
Credit For valiantly Fight
ing Wrongs.

Rev. G. j. Armstrong OF the First
Congregational Achurch in Superior
delivered masterful sermon last
Sunday dealing with the labor ':ques-
tion." That labor unions are schools
of democracy. and champions OF
righteousness was the assertions OF
Mr.. Armstrong.
I'VE hear much these days about
the estrangement of the masses of
working people from the church. In
some cases it is undoubtedly the fault
fact is that multitudes Of churche es
do appeal to the working men. In
fact the backbone of the church
universal is the workingman. No
denomination could long exist If 1t
depended wholly upon the wealthy" "
said Mr.. Armstrong.
= Some Employers, Helpless.
Another think, we must not con-
denim all employers of labor by the
actions of some. There are employers
who are doing all they can to be just
to their employees. Many a good en-
ployer's hands are tied by unscrupu
lation and enforcement of the law
concerning such questions as the
eight-hour day; the living wage, san
ltary conditions, child and woman Ia
bor, have "a proper fun nction.
Deserve Credit.
Neither must we condemn union
ism because of the actions Of some
unions and unionists. Some unions
and some unionists have been guilty
Of every crime on the calandar-but
90 have capitalism, some capitalists
and some churches. But there is one
thing to be said for unfonism-when
one considers the centuries and. cen.
turtles in which labor was oppressed
and when one considers the tremen.
dous power that union has placed in
the hands of labor, one cannot but
admire the patience, consideration
and sacrifices of unionism. The won.
der is not that some crime mas been
committed. Wexmust not. forget that
the Overwhelming. majority of union,
and unionists are patriotic, clean
law abiding, contract-keepers, ant
humanitarian. zfsr Il -! - =.
:. Labor Has Right TO Organize
Some deny to labor the right o!
union. We will deal with our mer
Observation-Disclosures will not tolerate out
side interference they assert. Tt
take such a position Is to forget til.
Echanged industrial conditions. How
can tho modern railroad company OF
trust or biF factory, each employing
thousands Of men, deal Individual.
with these men? Such . position il
usually an excuse TO pay low wasel
and preserve bad conditions. Whe1
capital organizes, can labor be hon
est1y denied the same privilege
Whom capital combineA trust IRE
Horned. and dividends become tn,
concern OF spattored stockholders
what can labor do but organise ii
sel1 defsnosa Labor unorsanixsd 4
ats eapital's mercy. Labor sorEanised
under Wise $lsad dership (and the. va,
ltos dsvslop ana bring e the IRON
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o you who walk the mountain, side,
And stroll along the oceans shore,
And taste the tang of the free, fresh
And lie in the shade of the forest
green,
o. guests Of summer, afar at play,
Do you. know who keeps the city
then?
And still the same, and straight, and
tall. =
And swept, in order, and at work?
Why hath it, too, not changed or
=, gone, =
How are the lawns not rank with
. weeds,
The streets diseased with waste,
And all the countless wheels of fac
{ : tory and tram
A-rust from long disuse and from de-
sertion.?|
The keepers Of the city, they stay,
and watch and work,
While you. O. guests of summer, are
In far Arcadias:
The keepers Of the city, they stay
and work, bowed down,
For: you, o guests of summer, at
leisure, loosed, and free:
They turn and turn the iron wheels
to battlesfor your play,
The city straight and tall they guard,
Its nuts and screws, it's engines and
its ships.
The care-takers of lawn and house
Ply in pains taking round their little
tasks.
To shave the grass edges. pull the
smallest weed
On city lawns where no one walks,
Mid flowers behind an iron rail.
TO wash the windows through which
~ no one looks.
To dust the chairs upon which no one
sits,
And air great quiet rooms where no
one lives.
The clumsy sweeper of the streets
In heat and dirt works on
Lest Fever stalks throughout the town
And captives take in places high and
low.
The young girls foreign born land
tenement-housed,
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THE KEEPERS OF THE CITY
By FLORENCE CROSS KITcHELT, in the Boston Common.

Once rosy, strong ,And full of grace,
Droop day by day In factories for
:. Clothes &c.
To sew, and turn and lift great heavy
coats ts55E %~-5.
For winters wear the while the heat
burns on: %1ss
Their eyes grow dull.> theirs faces
fade; #&5
For long hot hours in laundries they
fall faint
And in their homes at night .
The babies and the old men die,
So many that the country takes alarm
And prints black head lines in its
daily press. 81. IS
Then in the summer, while tho skies
are blue, T.
And rain falls not, theetown must be
repaired
And strengthened, made more fit for
human life f.>
In it's complexities Of civilization.
Unbathed and sweating, brown
burned men, :".>s
Toll in the sun, sometimes beneath
the stars. s
To dig in the damp earth, or blast the
rocks, = -.%.*%..
For cellars, sewers, gas and water
mains, 1T
To tear stone pavement out, to strain
at bars, Il
To lift and pull and lay great heavy
heavy rails I"
In the interminables streets.
And everywhere there is low din
From pavements, horses, trolley cars,
The hammer of the carpenters
From cottages and tene1nents,
The growl and clash Of the great
crane, = -
The pound of riveting; machines,
Where fragile flesh, ,oftimes, crushed
out.
Erects steel -beamed and towering
walls,
And over all there hangs gray smoke
Where fires, machines and men are
one,
One body, and one soul'in work.
o careless guests OF summer, you
Who roamed the world, in safety may
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world.
Organize UnSkilled.
america now has as fine organ
izations of skilled labor as any coun-
try in the world, but we have not
recognized our responsibility to un-
skilled labor. The one thing most
necessary to trade unionism today is
to help unskilled laboring men to
break down as far as possible the
shifting wages resulting from the law
of supply and demand. In Duluth
this spring, when there were more
men than Jobs, the wages for un-
skilled labor went from $2.75 to $l.75
a day.
There is pending in congress now
a bill which provides that every i'm
migrant coming into this country
must be able to read and write some
thing in his own language. Arrayed
against this bill is the most powerful
lobby that has appeared in congress
In the last 25 years Anything which
makes for a higher standard of living
will increase the standard of wages,
and a certain amount of education
will raise the standard of living.
War Against Democracy.
The great war which is now shak-
ing Europe to it's" foundations is
largely due to the attempt of the
heads of monarchical governments to
kill off the rapidly growing democ-
men of Europe the path to freedom.
BY appealing to the nationality and
patriotism of the men, the kings and
emperors hope to distract their
thoughts from the great idea Of de-
| mocracy, but the result will be a.
greater wave Of democracy in Europe
as a result Of this war than ever be-
fore.
"The next state legislature Will be
called on to make some changes in
the workmen's compensation law. The
law as now on the books is not per-
feet, but it is good.
Before you promise any candidate
your vote this fall, exact from him q
promise, that Il elected. lhe- sviH, work
to increase the amount OF compensa-
ton to workmen from one-half Of
their weekly wages to two-thirds Of
1T, increase the amount for death
from $4,000 to $1,000, and provide
better protection for the widows and
orphans of men killed in Minnesota,
industries
I'VE are hearing a lot now about
the minimum wage for women, and
commission recently found that the
smallest amount a working woman
in Duluth could live on is about $6.75
and yet~a recommendation is to be
made to the legislature for a mini
mum wage of $3.50. Before Wou
promise your vote to any candidate
find out his views on this subject. Get
him to promise to vote for SO for
the women if you can, and if you
cannot get that, make him promise
49,"
The events of the day terminated
at midnight when the tired but happy
| merry wended their Way
home to prepare for their return to
their various tasks
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a copy be sent to the President and to
the various newspapers for publica- 1
tion. =" II = ~ 7. y, - -
Following: the address by Mr.. Hart
hill, the program of sports was held.
Much interest was manifested in the
various, events, and a huge crowd
gathered to witness the races. ; The
winners of the races were as follows: {
Race FOR union men-G. Rossiter,
first; H. Coffeen, second; G. McNam-
aara, third. x
Free for all-G. Rossiter. first; Geo.
Mcnamara, second; P. Schart, third.
Married mems race-P. Schardt,
first; H. Cpffeen. second; William
Paine, third.
Young mems race-G. McNamara,
first; Dan Conway, second; Peter
Chamberlain, third
Fat mems race-W. Cronemiller,
first; F.s Cullen. second; F. Jackson,
third. -.
Four legged race-F. culhane, first:
p. Chamberlain, second; 6. Relihan.
third -
Race for boys under twelve-May-
nard johnson, first; Lester Luce. sec
ond. 3,
Three legged race-E. Anderson on.
and c.. Carlson, first: C.. Gunderson
and M. Gibson, second. ~
Married ladies' race-Mrs. Shagren,
first; Mrs. Fred Johnson second; Mrs.
John Waint, third ;
Union married ladies' race-Mrs.
John johnson, >drst; Mrs. H. Lewis,
second; Mrs. L: Montgomery, third;
Mrs. Thomas Roen, fourth; Mrs. c.
II. Erickson, fifth. =.
Ladies' peanut race-Mrs. r. john
son. first; Mrs. S. Terry, second; Mora
Manley, third. us
Race for ladies' over seventeen
years-Mis Edith johnson, first; Nora
Manley, second; Nellie, Fennell, third;
Christina Erickson. fourth. 4
Race for girls under sixteen
Helen Eick, first; Winnie Collins,
second; Alice Amberg, third: Hilda
Rusdahl, fourth. -.
sace for young and mafrdsd wo-5
men-Nora Manley, frat Mrs. John.
son. second; Mrs. Ignatlus, third
Hundred yard dash for girls under
twelve-Viola Nault, first; Agnes
Lndberg. second; Alice Martel, third;
Johanna Eick, fourth.
Race for boys under twelve--Am-
brose McManus, first; Joe Deidrich,
second Maynard johnson, third;
Clarence Montgomery, fourth.
Boys and girls ;race-Joseph Mate
! raud, first; Vincent McGrath, second;
Jack Whereatt, third; John Kokenan,
fourth. -. 5,.#.5s -
Boys hundred yard dash-Gerald
Anderson, first; Elmer Anderson, sec
| ond; Stanford Anderson, third.
The judges. race was won by
Thomas Roen, and the tug-of-war
| wound up the program Of sports at
the park, was won by the carpenters
who towed their nachinist oppon-.
ents over the green. 49,
The day was concluded with tho big
dance at the Tower. hall In the even
ing where a crowd which taxed the
hall to its capacity danced to the
! music of ten piece orchestra. s. s.
While the weather was slightly
chilly, the turnout at the picnic was
large, and It was unanimously agreed
that there had never been q more
successful outing. ~. -, 80
The days program was in charge
Of a. committee consisting of Otto, r.
| Eick, CIV. Swanson, Thomas Roen,
A. A. La Rock and Charles Lapp.