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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-05

Men cannot be made virtuous by
law, but they can be made vicious
by it. They cannot be made honest
by law, but they can be made dis
honest by it. We have many laws
that have this effect. One. tariff law
is shining example.
Our whole system Of indirect taxa
ton, which taxes industry for the
benefit Of monopoly, has this for it's
major effect. If statesmen had had
wholesale dishonesty in view when
our present tax laws were framed,
they could not have accomplished
anything more utterly dishonest than
our present system is in its practical
application.
Men cannot be made useful by law,
but they can be made useless by it.,
and the vast brood Of parasites in
Testing human society, from the I'M
employed and useless idlers at the
top, to the disemployed and desper-
ately poor at the bottom, are the di-
rect result of the law. ::
Wealth cannot be produced by law;
labor alone can produce it; but the
production Of wealth. can. be pre-
vented by law, and the law is the
only agency in human society which
is sufficiently powerful to- prevent it's
production in any large. way.
The law cannot employ labor in any
legitimate way, but it can prevent it's
employment on vast scale. The
law is directly and Indirectly resron-
sible for every involuntary idle man
and woman in the world, who is
physically and ment ally capable of
doing useful work.
Most of the men engaged in oper-
ating legal machinery, from judge to
bailiff, are wasting their energies in
prosecuting and Furnishing transgres-
slons, which result, for the most part,
from prior transgressions of the law.
The law cannot make men happy,
but 1t can and does: bring unhappi-
ness to countless thousands.
The law cannot make all men rich.
but it can prevent great numbers
from becoming prosperous and it can
steep millions Of them in poverty by
hedging about the natural opportuni-
ties for wealth production, for it is
a legal fence" which some men use
to keep others from using the earth.
The law can make some men rich,
but only by improverishing others.
The law is the great promoter Of
social inequality; it is the Instrument
which privilege everywhere uses for
despoiling the poor. It. is the "law''
that ever widens the gulf between
Dives and Lazarus, replaces men with
sycophants vertebrates with jelly fish,
and makes fawning menials, in ten
thousand avenues, masquerade as
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-05
THE FUNCTION OF LAW
BY Henry III. Hardinge, in Reedy's Mirror.

I men. "Anything to get a living" is
the governing principle of myriad
lives which, under more genial social
skies, would blossom into real men
and women, but who, today, are,
like the dyer's hand subdued to what
they work in" They live in craven
atmosphere. The walters palm, ever
itching for tip, is case in point.
Great is the law! And still greater
the credulity Of men who believe that
social regeneration can be accom-
plished by piling still more laws up
on a vainglorious heap Of "Thou
shalts," and BE it enacted" that no
man knoweth the volume thereof:
We have in biennial session 4s
legislatures grinding out an endless
grist OF laws and a congress, which
In almost year-round sessions, adds to
the mighty volume of the nations
legal mandates, and this despite tho
fact that our social ills are ever on
the increase. Our people seem to
have sublime and chfldlike faith in
the power of the law" to cure our
social 1naladies. *:,:~- ~. :. :.
No lawyer knows today what the
law is. He cannot know, there is so
much Of 1t, and despite. centuries of
| useless experimentation in the direc-
! ton of BE it enacted" it never seems
to occur to the misguided and befud-
died multitude, that one 'ounce" Of
BE it repealed" is worth a ton Of
the other: Here, then, Is the true
solution, and in this direction we
must 90 II we are to survive as a.
civilization.
= The law is the greatest Of trans
gressors.: It alone is responsible for
the difference in the status Of men
that express itself in millions.
|. In no other direction save as to
their possessions does the difference
in men run into any. such figures.
It is brainlessness alone. that credits
up to "brains" the tortressed fortunes
of the evalted few; men of brains
know that the law is the big factor
in this senseless discrimination.
The zeal of those who are now
framing up and amending the Sher-
man Antitrust laws and all such
legal hubdud is only equally by the
barrenness Of court decisions, which
do not decide the issues to which they
are addressed.
Man, the roef and crown Of
things" is the. only creature upon the
whole earth that cannot exist with
out a mountain range Of statue books
upon his houlders to weight him down
with processes and penalties. Laws
blacken and obscure his whole INTEL
lectual horizon. Law is freedom's
greatest ana most efficient antidote
and the real licensor of license to de-
! fraud.-American Economic Society.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-05
UTAH WOMEN BENEFIT
THROUGH MINIMUM WAGE

Utahs law fixing a minimum wage
for women and girls has had years
trial. Its success has surpassed the
hopes even of it's makers and hackers.
Commissioner Haines of the state bu-
reau Of immigration, labor and statis-
tics, has written to many inquirers.
Utah was the first state to adopt
such measure. 1t has aroused coun-
try-wide interest among students Of
social, economic and governmental
problems.
With publicity as it's chief weapon,
the commission has collected nearly
$1,000 in back wages due girls who
had been receiving less than the min
imum wage: About 500 cases Of al
legged violation of the law have been
investigated. OF these, it was neces-
sary to take only six into court Five
were decided in favor of the state and
fines imposed. Decision in the sixth
is pending.
In each case in which a girl has
been found to be receiving less than
the legal wage, the. amount due her
has been computed, and the employer
has had opportunity to pay withou.
court action. He has been required
to agree to retain the girl in his en-
ploy. B. z-.->
Fear on the part Of employers that
the stories would get~into. the news
papers and that they. would be point
ed out as men who did not pay 1iv-
ing wages to women has been. tho
greatest indueement, to" settlement;
says COMMUNIST ner sdaines. + Then,
too. employers know thai. T. lawsuit
would be more. expensive that Settles
ment.': ~. Es T. l.. , :, : = -.
- No attempt thus, hss been made
to test the ,constftutionality OF the
Sstatute. =, ys% ,ss. ID. ; ! :.S= 5,
+. About $4,000 girls and women n
Utah come I'M der the provisions Of
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-05
EVELETH VOTERS
DEFEAT BOND ISSUE
Effort j.: to Buy Electric Plant
Failed to Carry by Very
- Narrow Margin.

r. EvELETH, Sept, 1.-The propo-
sltlon Of issuing bonds. in the sum
Of $4,000 for the purpose 81 buy
fng the power and heating plant :of
the Home Electric. ana Heating: com
pany was defeated It, the special
election. Tuesday; the mos. getting
: majority OF 80. The weather was
bad and only about >two-thirds of a
normal vote was, polled::.: 49, =: <:
j.. Little opposition developed on
the surface: until q: short time be-
fore the election: when unsigned
hRnd bills. were distributed and the
oppone nts>. o. the plan lined up
against it. The reason given for
opposing the bonds was ), that the
city could not g4t value received for
the money. 80 Z. 80 - -
One reason given for the defeat
of the propositions is the rain on
election day. = Friends Of the meas
ure say that: the: yopponents; of the
plan marshalled their, voters ito the
polls while many who would have
voted In the ,afiirmstive we're kept
away by the. rain. 49,, !. - -: +.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-05

the law. Less than per cent OF the
entire number of employees were dis
charged on account Of failure to- meet
the required standard of efficiency.
The operation Of the law according
to the commission, meets with gen
eral satisfaction from all classes, ana
there will be no attempt at repeal in
the next legislature.
Your Friends,
From the Detroit Free Press.
Treat your friends as you do your
bank account. Don't be reckless with
them just because~you've got them.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-05
STATE LAWYERS
APPRECIATE BUM
Bum Gives Views on Proper
Attitude For Court Before
Bar Association.

The State Bar association at it's
annual meeting in st. Paul yesterday
gave expression to it's enthusiastic
gratitude. approval and appreciation
of the work being done by our Su-
preme court, as at present consti-
tuted on the occasion Of it's being ad-
dressed by Justice George L. Bum,
one of the members Of the court. JUS
tice~ :Run11 was assiEnedl~the -Snh1ect
appellate Procedure" and by his in
innate handling Of his topic gave. the
members an insight into the actual
working Of the highest court; their
laborious tasks, and the reforms tend
int to the simplification Of practice
and the Termination Of delays.
Among other things Justice Bum
fh u xttituds ST the court should
be and is that of the patient listener.
The Supreme Court of Minnesota
has adopted the policy of prompt de-,
cisions OF the cases submitted to it.
Consultation takes place Immediately
after the days arguments, and tho
decision is reached. ana the optnisn
written while the case is fresh. There
are constant consultations formal and
informal, until the conclusion is ar
rived at. The Judge who writes the
opinion writes it before the case gets
cold and his associates review and
eorreet=his: opinion before they have
forgotten the argume nts. s..
THE absence OF long, delays does
not mean snap judgement or Ill con-
sidered decisions. It does mean work.
ing at white heat, while, tho facts are
fresh and before, the case is driven
from the minds Of. the justices BY
other work and the laspe Of time
At the conclusion Of his paper Jus
tice Bum was given a. vote of thanks
and likewise vote OF confidence by
the association.
The meeting has been the most
generally attended and best in the
history :of the association.
Greysolon java Wrappers, Havana
Pillars
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,rhs vote by wards was, as follows:

va ~ sSSs's 90. ~ ~
-: =. .:xl.- -:
49, sss he total: quantity Of ore ~ in&s.
ana ttreateds IN South kota- during
1913 was III liz 1915 short tons.
4 6vera stns o.1s6 ounce 81 $3.50. u. in
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-05

Greysolon Cigars. 3 for Csc and
2 for Csc.
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Greysolon java Wrappers, Havana
Filters. a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-18
WILSON WEDDING TO BE SIMPLE.
Few Guests On May 7 Outside Of
Families Of Bridal Couple.

WAsHINGroN, April 1.-THE marriage
Of Miss Eleanor Wilson and Secretary
McAdoo will take place In the White House
on Thursday. May I, The announcement
was made by the President and Mrs VIII
son to-day. The announcement added.
In accordance with the wishes of Miss
Wilson and Mr. McAdoo. the wedding will
be very small. only the Nice-Presde mt
and Mrs. Marshall the Cabinet and the
immediate members OF the two families
are to he present"
These plans are disappointing to many
in Washington who had hoped Tor "A large
and brilliant wedding. Mrs. Wilson'S
illness caused a curtaiiing OF the original
plans. II is believed that the ceremony
will be performed at noon and by a Pres
byterian minister, assisted by an Episco-
palian. as the McAdoo family are of
the latter faith.
Miss, Wilson's trousseau is now prac-
tcally ready. Miss Wilson is AZ White
Sulphur Springs. but she made trip TO
Washington last Monday to arrange for
the final details of her wedding. She
has not had the help in selecting her trous-
seau that her sister Jessie, now Mrs,
Sayre. had from their mother and sister
Margaret. owing to the busy social season
and the illness of Mrs Wilson. She has
had much less time too than her sister,
The most of the trousseau has been pur-
cased and arranged for in New York
Tho plans for n simple wedding and a
small wedding company are much after
the manner OF the Clevela nd Folsom we'd
ding, which was performed in the Blue
room OF the White House, with a company
OF twenty in attendance. The plans for
the wedding OF Miss Jessie Wilson and
Mr.. Sayre on the other hand were along
the lines Of that of Miss Roosevelt and
Representative Longworth and the ar
rangements were much the same
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-18
BRITISH PRESS SARCASTIC.
"Outlook" Says Liberty statue TypI-
nrs 4. =. Attitude In Mexico.
Special cable Despatch TO The Sen.

Special cable Despatch TO THE SuN
LONDON. April 1.-The Outlook con-
cludes a typically vitriolic article on the
situation between the United States and
Mexico by saying:
Now that the banner OF the United
states has been openly hoisted alongs de
the-is it the skull and crossbones of
Villa 1t may be admitted that the Statue
Of Liberty enlightening the world in New
York harbor has acquired extended sig.
nhcance as well az new eHulgencc"
The radical Nation assumes that the
real reason for the abandonment of the
waichful waiting policy of PresderN Will
son is that the oil region is threatened.
II says The murder of Americans
might be tolerated. but firing on the oil
wells is quite another matter
The Nation says it finds the situation
paradoNical. villa II says. commits
all the Graver outragcs, but it was against
President Huerta that coercion was pre-.
pared"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-18
PROFESSOR PRAISES ROAD.
Morrison Of Columbia Testines At
Graft Trial.

RIvERHEAD, l.. J., April i7.-Proe
Charles l.. Morrison OF Columbia Uni
versity qualified as an expert witness
in the trial of the Coram- Pa tchogue road
construction cases to-day and contra
dcted the assertions OF the investigators
upon whose findings the indictments
against the Suffolk Contracting Company
and others were returned.
He based his testimony on twenty two
openings In the road which he made
said the depth OF IL was on the average
within l-l00th OF an inch OF the specified
depth and that the average width was
about sixteen feet, He testified that more
than 95 per cent. of the material found
In the road was as the contract required
lie said that the road fell short of abso-
Lutte specification depth and width be-
cause OF the wear upon il during tn +,
eighteen months after it's completion. Ho
defended the use of boulders in the road.
maintaining that they made for a frme,
road
ON cross-examination Prof Morrison
admitted that he had never built "A road
himself although his book on road CON
struction is used at Columbia University.
He also admitted that at one time he had
been employed by tho Henry, Steers Com
pany. This company sold the Peckskill
gravel to the SuTolk Contracting Company
which the States witnesses have de
clared was taken from the excavation for
tho Lexington avenue subway.
When court adjourned tonight IL
looked as II the jury would get the case
late Tomorrow afternoon,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-18
CONCRESSMEN AROUSED.
strong Feeling Created by Hucrtn's
Latest Action.

WAshiNGToN, April l7,-Huorta's de-
mand that the United States Join with
Mexico IN firing a simultaneous salute Of
twenty-one guns aroused the strongc s.,
feeling in Congress against the Mexican
dictator that has yet been shown Many
Senators and Representative were con-
vnc"d that lluerta was playing with the
United States In an effort to make IL ap.
pear ridiculous, and many statements
action on the part of this Government.
Some members Of Congress were in
clincd to believe the reports that Huorti
is working solely with view to uniting
tho Mexican people behind him in "A COM
mon cause against the United States
'''The danger of this trlnng with a deli
cate situation is that II will make trouble
on the border" said Senator Fan of New
Mexico. Things are In an innammablc
condition there and trouble may start on
the border at any time Now that the
Administration has shown q disposition 10
do something aggressive look 10 see re.
sentiment shown on the border for things
that have heretofore been patiently en-
durcd, The trouble cannot hc avertcd"
Senator Lodge expressed tho fear that
before the incident was closed the United
states would he asked To salute first
"Mosico will salute the way we want
them To or there will hc war" was the
way Senator Shlvcly Of Indiana. chair.
man Of the Senate Foreign Relation,
Committee rut H.
Senator Sutherland n Republican mem
Der OF the ~orelgn Relations Committee
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-18
LUSITANIA HAS NEW SKIPPER.
Capt. Turner Brtngs In Mtg Ship
while Capt. Dow IL III.

The Cunarder Lusitania. In yesterday
from Liverpool, is commanded Temporal riy
by Capt w T. Turner. her regular skip
ger. Capt Dow. having been persuaded by
the line To- iay on at Liverpool ana SKI D.,
a trip to get rid> OF AN attack OF bron-
chits. The Lusitania's chief engineer. 4.
c. Allan, is also a substitute, taking the
place OF Chief Archibald Bryce, who went
to Scotland to superintend the engineering
equipment Of the new steamship Aqui-
tania Chief Engineer Alexander Dun
bar, who was on the Job, having died Of
pneumonia the day before the Lusitana
sailed. Dunbar was IS years of age and
had been most of his life with the Cunard
fleet.
Capt. Turner won admiration from the
dock superintendent Capt. Roberts. b.
the ceverness he showed in docking tie
big ship in an ebb tide that swirled dow =;
the river with freshetlike force. lie had
to use fourteen tugs TO do the trick. which
he turned in twenty minutes.
Among the Lusltanias passengers was
Frank Il. Atkinson, an English architect
vino is here to confer with officials of the
pennsylvania Railroad about the construc-
ton of big hotel near the PENNSYLVANIA
station He designed the new Midland
Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool.
". II Ellis of the firm Of John Brown
E Co.. builders OF the Aquitania. said she
would he ready to MAKE her trial trip on
.lay To-
W j. le Dioyt. English fnanciar, said
there was S250,000,o 600 tied up In Eng
land waiting for investment In American
and Canadian securities, but that the in
,cstors had been made timid by the atti-
tude OF the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
Sir Henry T.. Knight. a former Lord
mayor oi London hearty at 81, is going
- spend a few months with friends In
Canada.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-18
DEBATE OPENS ON NAVY BUDGET
Discussion In the House VIII Take
About Ten Days.

WAsHrNGToN, April l7.-Debate was
begun in the House to-day on the annual
budget for the maintenance and extension
Of the United States navy. This years
bill carries a total OF si39.96A.333. as
compared with $l4O.s0O.643 made avail
able In the previous budget
The building programme. always bit
terly opposed, will meet strong opposition
in the House. The bill authorizes the
construction OF two battleships. six de-
stroyers and eight submarines. These
extensions are approved by the Admin
istration. Despite this. they will be OPP
posed by the small navy members led
by Representative Hensley of Missouri
and Representative Witherspoon OF Mis-
sissippi. Democrats.
An agreement was made providing for
eighteen hours general debate on the
naval bill This means that discussion
on the measure will run for about ten
days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-18
MISS TAFT FOR SUFFRAGE.
Views Of Ex.President's Daughter
Oppose Those Of Mother.


HARTFORD, April 17.--word was ,re-
ceived to-day by the Connecticut Woman
Suffrage Society that the latest recruit to
the cause Is Miss Helen Taft. who Is q
student at Bryn Mawr, and whose mother.
Mrs William II. Taft. last week declared
her allegiance to the Connecticut Associa
tion Opposed to Woman Suffrage. The
president Of the Connecticut suffra gists.
Mrs. Thomas N. Hepburn. who recently
drew a bitter analogy between ex-Presi-
dent Tafts attitude on the big political
problems Of the country and his wlfe's
''old fashioned stand pat notions Of
woman's rights" made the following COM
ment:
This action Of mother and daughter IL
significant Of the difference between the
past and the present generation"
The president Of the Bryn Mawr
Woman's Suffrage League is Miss Ethel
Durham. daughter Of Samuel c. Dun
ham. one Of Hartford's wealthiest citi-
Gems. The "antis' who rejoiced at Mrs
Tafts conversion didn't care much for
the information from Philadelphia and
some OF them doubted It's authenticity
Their official attitude. in summary. is:
Naturally the influence Of Prof. Taft
and Mrs. Taft 10 far greater than that
Of their inexperienced daughter. who has
not even completed her education"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-18
KISSING WOMEN PUT
OUT AT U.0F P. TRIAL
Man Arrested After rproar
Which Nearly Upset
Cruelty Hearing.
DOCTORS DENY BRUTALITY
Say Dogs Were Treated lin.
namely. and Tests Bcnc.
fitted Human Race.

PHILADELPHIA. April 17.-Throe vo..a,
identified with the Womens Soc.c', .or
the Prevention of Cruelty to Anm,> ,y,,
were charged with leading the upro NJ %,
Kisses that interrupted the tria. OF nr
Joshua Il. Sweet of the UNIVERSITY q,
Pennsylvania medical faculty on a ct,tr.
OF cruelty to animals in vviscrtion "a.
periments. were elected from Judgs
Bregy's court this afternoon.
a Ono man. Sterling Alexander. l2x
Spruce street. who engaged in the demon.
stration was arrested. The women elected
were Mrs ]. II. Walker of Folcroft Pa
Mrs. c. Hilton Purvey Of 10 South. Eigh.
teenth street and Miss Vail OF Eighteenth
and Porter streets
The kissing came when Mr.. Kendrick
in his address TO the jury. attacked the
testimony of Miss Henrietta Ogden and
Miss Bertha Ogden. who were the prn.
cipal witnesses for the prosecution
Miss Vail denied having any par n n.
disturbance. Mrs. Walker said she had
known the Misses Ogden for years ana
that she resented Mr. Hendricks sttte-
ments. Mrs. Puryey admitted having been
in the disturbance. but gave no reason
Mr.. Alexander said he was a friend q,
the Misses Ogden. and said that was Why
he Kissed.
1t developed that one OF the dogs which
the women's society cited as an instance
of brutal treatment. which was described
by witnesses as having been pari1yzed
from the middle of it's back TO tho end Of
its tail. was really bencfactor to the
human race.
DIR. Alfred r. Allen. formerly an assoc.
ate of DIR. $. Weir Mitchell, related how,
through an experiment, he had been en-.
abled to find the first known method TO
relieve paralysis and to prevent the death
that so often follows serious accidents 70
the spinal column.
DIR. Edward s Martin. DR. kenn Dr
John B. Deaver. Dr Gibbon. professor o.
surgery at Jefferson Medical College. Dr
Charles II. Frazier and many others ties.
titled that the treatment Of the dogs IN
the animal house was entirely humane
Or. Martin testified that a dog has bet,
ter sense than man In the matter OF his
food in that he won't eat H. unless q Is
good for him. Therefore table SCRAPS he
said are the best for dogs sick or vel
since IL gives them a variety of fools u
choose from.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-18
MRS. WILSON TAKES LONG DRIVE
Mrs. snyre aud Miss Wilson Ac-
company Her In blackboard.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w, Va.
April 17.-Mrs. Wilson. wife of the Pres
ident. took long drive In blackboard
to-day with Mrs. Sayre and Miss Mar
garet Wilson. her daughters Miss Will
son previously went horseback riding
Mrs. John Jacob Astor, Mrs. James A.
Trowbridge. Miss Katherine Force and
Henri Harnickell were guests at dinner
last evening of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver !
Wells. Mrs. Edmund II, Mccullough
Mrs, !, Townsend Burden. Mr. and Mrs
II. G.. de Rham, Mrs Charles II. Ditson
and Mrs. Richard $. Russell also enter
tained.
Registrations at the New Greenbrier
to-day included Mrs A. s. Drouillard and
motor party including Miss Edna Cru
yer. Lyman a. Spalding and T.. i. War
ner of New York. Newman Erb arrived
this morning with party including Mrs
j. Mayer,