The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-10-31
EMIL S|EDE[ TALKS
TO CROWDED HOUSE
Ex-Mayor Urges Adoption O
Amendments To State Con-
stitution.

Berore one of the largest political
aoo1ences OF the campaign, Emil
s1eoel' Social-Democratic candidate
Tor United States senator, delivered a
powerful address on the conditions
confronting the working-cla of this
country, Friday evening.
The hall. which holds close to 200
people, was crowded to it's CAPACITY
regardless Of the fact that an admis-
sion was charged.
Before speaking in Maryland hall
Mr.. siedel talked for about TWENTY
minutes at the Princess theater. -,
In. opening his address Mr.. Siedel
referred at length to the knights of
Labor, saying that the workers have
lost many Of the rights they once had.
In seeking for a road out of the
wilderness, he stated that the Re-
publcans, Democrats or Progressives
have nothing definite to offer. In
proof Of his statement he referred to
the railroad men who have been look
ing for relief without avail from the
conditions Under which they are now
working.
Solution Of Unemployment.
1.-The right to employment is an In
alienable right" Seidel-declared.-: 1T
the Democrats wanted to solve the I'M
employment problem they could do as
the Socialists suggest. They could re-
duce the hours Of labor for those that
are working and put on more men, A
sliding scale could be arranged 50
that every man in the United States
could be guaranteed steady work. .
Comparison between the present
day young man who wishes to get
married but must depend on. his
''boss" for steady job and a steady
income, and the serf of the middle
piece Of land on which to build q
home was made, by Mr.. seidel.
Good Government, Not Cheap One.
I'VE don't want cheap govern
m emit" Seidel declared. 1.-THE more the
! government does for the general well
fare, the more it will cost. The gov
ernment-national, state and city
| takes care Of such activities and util.
tiles as education, sewers and others
which are run at a loss, and which big
business don't want for themselves
but the railroads, the street railway
companies, gas and electric light plants
these public utilities produce profits
and 1t would be dangerous for the
people to own them. One city in Eur.
ope pays the cost Of it's government
with the revenue from q brickyard
Several other cities have dispensed
with taxes entirely by taking over rev:
i|enue-producing concerns
i The principles of interest, profit an,
rent, ''the bulwark Of explorations
were briefly attacked by Mr.. Seidel
The national debt OF. AL million dol
lars, has been paid twice in. 'interes
since 1865, he said, and yet the prin
ciple has not been touched If tn
people nifty years hence know n
more than we' It will have been pait
twice more in fifty years and the DEB
will still remain the same, The Pan
ANA canal will be paid FOR entirely ii
1851 and yet the debt will remain tn
Same. -. 49,. ~-.~ -
II Attacks Old Parties. ,.~
, The Republicans and Democrat
were scathingly denounced. An Illus
tration of the economic ability Of tn
Democrats was Wilson'S proposal t
| buy a bale Of cotton Seidel sale
''Have you bought yours?" he asked
! If you haven't you are unfaithful t
the Democratic party. If you hav
Il what are you going to do with It, Slut
1T into your ears SO you can't hear tn
l]Socialists suppose"
/ what would the Socialists do witt