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

Under the head Down and Out in
Good Shape" the United Labor Bull
letin, published in Denver, had the
following in recent issue concern.
ing one James H. Peabody, former
governor of Colorado:
A gentleman of the road, not
connected Or overly sympathetic with
the present coal strike, or the aims of
organized labor for that matter, tells
me he was in a Canon, City barber
shop the other day when an ,indi-
vidual smoking a cob. pipe and hav.
ing every appearance, OF being on the
hummer good and proper passed, ana
it was noticed that the paxsersby
scarcely noticed or spoke to him. '..> ::
my friend said he thought he rec
ognized In the fine example Of a
complete wreck a former governor o.
the state, one Peabody, and asked
the tonsorial performer if it was not
the delectable person. He; was In.
formed that it was, and the infor-
nation further given that he was
completely down and out; that his
fortune, position In business and
society had vanished; old-time
friends passed him by with scarcely
a sign Of recognition; his fraternal
associations were dissipated; his
home had gone, and it was a ques-
ton how he scraped enough togeth,
er to pay house rent, let alone live.
1T was ever thus; whom the big
interests can seduce from official
rectitude to serve them are thrown
aside and fOrsaken as soon as the
title Of place and power have fallen
away and they can serve no more
Colorado is full, Of such living monu-
ments, who forgot the oath OF fealty
to the whole people and adjusted
their glasses as the vision magnified
the cause Of the powerful. And I
suppose there will be more to follow.
Governor Ammons, study we'll the
fate Of your predecessor of but -
short years ago."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-09
FAKE TUBERCULOSIS
!. CURES ROB VICTIMS.
More Than SIS, 900, 900 Spent An.
nually by Victims Of White
Plague For False Cures.

WASHINGTON, May s.-"Fake''
tuberculosis cures annually take $15,-
100000 from the pockets of the
American people, announces the Ma
ttcnal Association for the Study and
Prevention Of Tuberculosis, in a bulle-
tir just issued.
In spite of the several claims for a
'cure," the association contends there
is no information at hand to justify
tho belief that any specific cure for
the white plague" deserving the con-
f:dence ct the medical profession and
the people, has been discovered.
In support of it's contention, the as
ISOLATION cites in it's bulletin state
rsents issued by the United States
Public Health Service. Aside from
the three essentials in the treatment
CT tuberculosis, namely rest, fresh
uir. and good food, the health service
has said: -.
There is no drug known, however
rare or expensive 1t may be. that has
any curative action in this disease.
and all remedies advertised as such
are to be avoided Patent cough med
icines are harmful; radium, x-rays. or
electricity in any of it's form has no
special value in tuberculosis OF the
lungs. sa- .s>>~..- ~. .
mo serum has been found that will
cure it, and there is no plaster or
poultice which has an eject on the
disease ITSELF
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-09
! A TW0.sToRY EDITORIAL. :

(NOTF:-This Is two-story 1itor-
ial. The first portion Of it's is adapted
for use by cave-dwelling, early eocene
newspapers which are opposed to the
ccddling of criminals by sickly senti-
mentalists. It may be used any way
| desired. The second part is for hui
man heines.)
Part i: The best argument against
the seft-hearted and soft-headed
school Of reformers who believe that
lions can be turned into lambs and
desperadoes into good citizens by
moral suasion is the result Of their
own experience: them rope
enough and these auixotic dreamers
I sooner or later hang themselves, :.
This was the experience of chuc-
kle- Drained Illinois warden, whose
faith in humanity led him to allow
| two pref ious rascals4who were serving
life sentences for murder to drive the
prison automobiles. It was a good
job-a lot better than they could have
mad out side the prison. They were
placed on their honor not to escape,
| and this warden was one Of those in
fatuated people who believe that a
prisoners "honor'' is a sufficient sub
stitute for bolts and bars.
! One morning he woke up and found
! the birds had flown, automobile,
honor, and all. He is a sadder and
a wiser warden now, and it is safe
bet that hereafter he will put his
trust in something more solid that a
convicted felon's ideas of honor
Part @. Two days later the honor
men" returned, tired, dirty, but not
unhappy. Why did they come back
| 1--WE just had our fling" explained
one: that's all. It would have been
easy for us to forget to come back.
But the warden had been good to US,
and it would have put him In bad.
Besides, we knew it would end the
honor system
| The only answer to this is that the
sickish sentimentality and the mawk-
ish humanity of the warden of Joliet
has corrupted the prisoners, too, and
50 spoiled q good argument for the
ball and chain.-San. Francisco Bull
| letin,
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MOTHER.
BY Adelbert Clark.

-
Come. 90 with me through miles Of
- years -
And thorny paths Of grief and tears.
Until we pass the shadows long
And stand among the hills Of song,
And you shall see an open door
:: j.. And children playing, three or four,
Where every thought is understood
BY sacred, hallowed motherhood.
And now a lapse of years we see,
For change has come to you and
me; -...- - 49,
The door is shut and weeds have
grown -E4-
About the place and DER the stone.
But still within the burial-plot
There grows the frail forget-nae-
not,
Where every thought is understood
by sacred, hallowed motherhood. h.
we see her in her old chair, :
+ Her thin, white hands are clasped
in prayers ILL.,. III s.
She holds q picture worn and old, ~
And one wee lock OF shining gold,
For Death can never break the seals
That hold the love a mother feels,
For every thought is understood
BY sacred, hallowed motherhood.
No matter. what the place or time,
No matter what the fault or crimeS
This heart will never turn nor fail. !.
Though lips may blanch and cheeks
grow pale;
Though wintry days may range and
blow, /.
y And friends may come ana friends
q. may go.
[ For every thought is understood,
BY sacred. halloWsd naotherhood.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-09

COLORADO MILITIA WA PAID
By ROCKET EIIER MINE INTERESTS

A remarkable statement was made
on the floor Of the house Of repre-
sentatlves last week. Mr.. Seldom
bridge. a representative from the state
OF Colorado, discussing the Ludlow
massacre Of helpless women and
children, said: ~: :: ~.
One Of the difficulties confront
Ing the state when her military power
Is invoked is that which arises from
the condition of the state treasury. The
militia can not be put into the field
until the governor is provided with
means necessary to support and equip
1t. He Is therefore obliged to make
some arrangement with the banking
and moneyed interests of the state to
secure funds in order to meet these
expenses.
Armed Force a Menace.
= THE result is that while the armed
forces OF the state are called out to
preserve law and order, and to see
that individual rights and property
are respected, they are looked upoa
indirectly as the employed agents and
allies of one of the parties to thu
dispute. This trouble all arises in my
Judgment, from. the fact that when
you employ armed force to. preserve
law and order in an industrial dis,
pute you Immediately provoke con-
dttions such as have arisen in Col
orado and elswhere, especially where
such a force is maintained through
agencies more or less in sympathy
with one of the parties to the con-
troversy.
Mr.. Madden: will the gentleman
yield to. a question:"
Mr.. Seldombridge. yes"
A Pertinent Question.
Mr.. Madden. THE gentleman has
made a very startling statement. Does
the gentleman want to leave the i'm
preston on the house and the coun-
try that the governor Of the state Of
Colorado sends the militia with the
end in view of taking either one side
or the other Of the controversy, in
stead of the preservation of the law?
Mr.. Seldombridge. II do not, Mr.,
Speaker; and I want to say this .
Mr.. Madden. THAT is the only de-
duction that can be made from the
gentleman's statement"
Who Pays the Militia?
Mr.. Seldombridge (continuing)
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That the governor OF the state. when
appealed to by the citizens OF the
state whose property ig in danger ar
whose lives are in jeopardy, must rec
ognize the power that rests with him.
self and call out the militia. When
the civil authorities say that they cal,
not control the situation and that they
must have the militia, the governor
is bound to recognize the plea. When.
he looks into the treasury Of the
state and finds himself unable to Sc
cure funds. there to pay the militia,
feed, clothe, equip it, and when he is
obliged to intercede with the clear
ing house of the state to find the
money to pay these expenses, does
the gentleman believe that men sent
into the field under those conditions
would be able to exercise that same
independence of action that they
could if the obligation on the part
of the state to provide moneyed in
terests did not exist?" $. 49,.
Representative Foster, chairman OF
the house committee that has been
investigating the strike Of the miners
in Rockefeller's Colorado mines, pro-
IS0Iou ~ C1O 11OuSc dSd1uSL TIE oIlOl.
nifty Of this condition" =;
Mr.. Gardner. II. do not know that
the gentleman wishes to express an
opinion at this time, before he makea
his report, but should like to know,
whether he believes the militia. are
not acting importially in the enforce
ment Of the law and the protection
Of life in that country?" :,
Foster Tells Incident.
Mr.. Foster. II will give the gentle.
man this illustration, which is un-
disputed. I would not mention it ex-
cept that it has been undisputed. A
man who was mine guard, previous
to the militia being called into the
strike region of Colorado testified
on the witness stand in the city Of
Denver-and he was at the time
dressed in the uniform Of state
militiaman-that he was a mine
guard, belonging to Troop B, Of Dem
yer, and being paid at the rate Of 50
a day by the mine operators, and was
also drawing a salary from the state
as militiaman. You can draw your
own conclusions whether that ma1i
was an impartial inilitiaman or not"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-09

NAsHINGToNs RRoGREssIVE COMMISSIONERS.
The City OF Washington is governed BY commits
sion Of three appointed by the president Two Of the
commissioners taken from civil life and is
army officer. The two civil commissioners Oliver
P. Newman and r. l.. Slddons. r.: -"
one-half Of the citys local governmental expenses
are paid by the federal government. The other half is
raised by the general property tax prevailing else
where The half and half system has usually been de-
Tended the plea that the federal government is
large property owner Its practical effect has been
make taxes Of large holders Of land low that they
can easily afford to hold much OF it out Of The
result has been to make Washington city exorbtant
rents Exorbitant rents have compelled the poorer
classes to crowd in the alleys. have slu
districts of the city the most dsgracefu country
Land s exception to the general taxation
less 1t Is taxed the Its value increases, and the
higher the rents are that tenants must efforts
have been and being made get Congress to
Washfngtons system. But apparently the big land
holders have too much influence with the committee
the District of Columbia of which Ben
lucky, is chairman and no bill for rational change in
taxation has yet been reported out in the form it
should.
But District Commissioner Oliver p. Newman has
now taken hold Of matters He has that the half
system be abolished and district revenues be
raised by tax on land values alone under which the
federal government will in proportion amount
OF property 1t owns He has, moreover presented this
plan to President Wilson for consideration Arguments
In Its favor are nanswerable that the president will
surely see his way clear to approve.
So In spite of the land-hold1ng interest it looks as
though the City Of Washington may secure model tax
system and furnish good example the rest of the
country to follow.
But whether it does or not. Commissioner Newman
has done good work in bringing to public attention the
reform that the District SO badly needs
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-09
TACOMA PRINTERS
DEMAND UNION sHQP

TACOMA, WASH. May s.-~Becaaies
the International Typesraphiesl union
recognizes only two kinds 81 shopeE
union and nouunion--the attempts to
settle differences with sAveral printing.
estab lishments have 80 far proved In
effective. .
A new wage scale 10 blamed for the
trouble by tho employers, but thS
printers show that tho combined eatt,
to the Ave shops would total SD i
week, and that the employsrs' refuuel
to answer requests for confArsne4S
together with their idAas for labelins
nonunion shops 'opsp,'' ara raspoa.
stble.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-09
YOUNG ROCKEFELLER EVADED TRUTH.

Young Rockefeller would have the people believe
that the mining companies in Colorado in which he is
interested have complied with made by the
striking miners with the exception of recognition Of
the union Rockeellers statement is disputed by the
union leaders, developments indicate that
the young mans explanation adroitly made to
fuse the public mind.
The Miners union makes it plain that recognition
and is not an issue in the dispute. The
matter of increased wages has not been met and the
other points at issue not only the demands Of the
union but they laws of the state of Colorado the
enforcement of which the striking miners demand
Mr.. Rockefeller states that the eght-hour day. semi
monthly pay day. check weighman and regulation of
company stores settled before strike these
have been called.
In Colorado it is against the law to employ person
more than eight hours in any day in coal mines and
smeter works. 1t is likewise unlawful to compel
ployes trade in company stores 1t is required by
law that miners shall be permitted to appoint ther
check weighman and they must be paid at least twice
each month Rockefeller and his associates who oper-
ate in Colorado have complied with the law Of
that state and necessary for the to strike for
law enforcement.
Whenever the miners demanded that they be given
the right under the law to employ their check
weighman they discharged without ceremony. Ev1
dence of this conduct the part Of the mining
panies is given in the report of the Colorado
Labor Statistics for the years 1911 and 1912. ~-,
In view of this it be wondered young Rookie
Teller and has associates fighting bitterly asan&t
what they pleased recognition Of union"
AS matter Of fact they opposed to labor organz-
ing in any form Independent Of employers.
It Is the old game; capital wants make all
the rules and all the regulation bend everything
it's favor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-09
SUFFRAGE SONG.

The following: song has just been
Officially adopted by the national suf-
frage organisations. It's official name
Ia .Suffragists' America. -. --.
The author is Miss Mary l.. DAILY,
Yonkers, N. Y. Nearly q million leaf
lets containing the song have been
sent out from Headquarters in Wash
ington, Chicago and New York.
49, =. l. :'.- . -.
My country, tits for thee, e..
To make your women free;
This is our plea. ...'...:~
High have our hopes been raised
In these enlightened days
That tor her, justice praised
Our land might be. q
[ II.
My native country, thee,
Grant us equality, 't''.
Then we shall see ....
In this fair land Of light i-.-
Justice and truth and right 80. ",
Ruling, instead Of might w. Z"
True liberty.
~, III.
Our fathers God to Thee, !,
Author. Of liberty, 30
To Thee we sing;
Long may our land be bright
With freedoms holy light;
Protect US by Thy might,
Great God, our King.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-09
9 GOLORADo's TRAGEDY.

coming to this country to avail themselves of the
offered by free institutions being bound
by no strong allegiance to the government and not be-
longing to the classes which the best citizens
they are easily induced to the bidding OF the
airy agitators."
SO says The Kansas City Journal speaking of Color
ADDS striking miners Suppose all things are true
who brought these into this country and for what
purpose: The employers were glad enough of their
cheap labor They did worry about using men mot
OF the classes which make the citizens SO long
1t was profitable These very men they wanted
they could compete with American labor They could
be expected not to realize what their full rights
II they resented anything the country could be
that they we're oreisners falling easy prey to n-
cendary aEitators"
Ills easy enough to make "agitators' the goats in
all industrial conflicts. but us take the statement
man on the ether SIDE The testimony Of Representa-
tive Macdonald Of Colorado ought to carry some weight
Speaking In congress, he said: 49,. ~
The conditions III my District Colorado and in
west virginia are ali the same On side you will
ind the owners Of property insisting on absolute autocra
TIC control OF their property They say 1T is mine and
Will brook Interference from any official Of the
government, no matter how high, nor from any other
source Under cover Of this statement they import
army, private army" .
Let us leave the miners out since thew "belonr r.
the classes which do not the best citizens Let
us consider the results-n West Virginia an armored
tram In Colorado machine guns turned on women and
en1Ioren Does anyone In his think the peone al
thus country are going to approve these things
they are told that there conscienceless agtaors
on the other side?
Colorado presents graver question than Mexico
1t must clear up it's slate very soon.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-09
SAN FRANcIsuo's CITY
OWNED RAILWAY GAINS

SAN FRANCISCO, May s.>-rhe
earnings Of the Geary street munici-.
pal street railway are soaring. The
total earnings for March, it was.
announced today. were $5s,sss. This
exceeds by 5000 any previous month
The Union street line, also owned BY,
the city, held up its end with q total
OF $2s,71 s. The average daily earn,
ings of the Union line was 1855 and
Sthat Of the Geary line 31.s0 z.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-09
EMIL HoLLANDER TO
LEAVE FOR PORTLAND

Emil Hollander, at ~ons time 4
prominent union man in this city ana
later owner Of a Superior" street.
restaurant which recently went out
Of business, will leave naxt. week Tor
Portland, Ore.
Mr.. Hollander expects to 60 on
farm.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-09
BERGER AND DUTCHKR,
LEAVE FOR DIES MONIES

L. F. Berger, president, and ". !.
butcher, secretary Of the Duluth.Su-
perior Musicians union, will lsave to-
morrow for Des Moines, Iowa, to 4t-
tend as delegates the annual copveu.
ton Of the American Fede&Afion of
Musicians which opens there on Nom
day next. ~.
They have attended several previous
conventions together.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-09
JUSTICE GEORGE L.. BUM.

Justice George L. Bum this week filed as candi-
date for associate justice of the Min
nesota. Two years ago The Labor World, with a num-
Der of other labor and progressive newspapers
state, opposed the election of Justice Bum. We were
led to believe that his training such to keep
him out of sympathy with the legal demands times
in their application to the great social and political
transition through which passing.
During the past two years have observed Justice
Bunns conduct the BENCH have studied decisions
in which he wrote the opinion of the court; we have
discussed with the abest lawyers in the quail
fcations judge and all lead the conclusion that
we were wholly misled in Of the man two
years ago.
Justice Bum has brought to the supreme court of
Minnesota finished legal training; he possesses wide
knowledge of public questions he is mentally we'll
rounded is of splendid personal character has broad
vision is not afraid Of work. his decisions indicate
that he has high conception of obligations upon
court In announcing sound principles of This view
of Justice Bum is shared by every lawyer Of sandrg
in Minnesota He should be elected to succeed himself
as associate justice of the He is strong
man in exceptionally strong court :.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-09
THE FEARFUL COST.

Washington dispatches state that military experts
estimate that it would take two years and cost S. 400
100000 to destroy liberalism in Mexico
1t is thus made clear that the mere cost If auch
war; in mere dollars would be appalling The estimat.
huge as it u.s. takes into consideration only the direct
cost OF military operations 1t does include the enor
nous increase that would result In pension roll al
ready so heavy.
The money cost of war, moreover, is not to be COM
pared to the loss of life that Be inevitable
OF thousands of the flower Of youth would fall in
ole OF disease and tens Of thousands Of others
would be manned or made chronic invalids for life
And after success in war; which would be ineyitah.
what? Simply another great problem, on our h.nd.
when already we have as many a. we eau solve s.t..
neutrality-suspicious. more.
Let US be grateful that the crisis which confro,+
US we have in the presidents chair man like Woodrov
wilson, president with all the strength and nrmn.,
needed to protect the nations honor but too wise too
to plunge the country into war 50 lons "A 4
can In self respect be avoidedwar which would
trightful toll in life and treasure ~
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Those soldiers of the common good, who ar. nxbt.
ne the bugs that destroy crops. don't wear gold lace
aon strut about like turkey sobblsrs but they .rs
worth more to the country than those xho.e
the killing of men -
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WHY MExICANs REVOLT.

From the very beginning; Mexices internal troubles
nave been caused by the fact that ownership of all tho
land has been monopozed by very small number Of
people, the Spanish class and BY the strue
eles OF the masses Of her people acquire land The
plain people OF Mexico. those who have been and still
are struggling for ownership Of the land are mostly
descendants OF the Azecs Toltecs Mistecs and their
allied races who were subjugated by Cortez and his
successors These natives those known as poems
term that originally meant "farmhands" but which
has come to mean serfs.
The strength Of the poems desire to acouire land
and the herceness Of their determination are demon
strated by the fact that Mexico since she won her indie
pendence in 1870 has been afflicted with internal war
fare three years out of every Always the
mas been Tor possession Of the land The maenitude Of
the great estates IN Mexico seems utterly incred
'ote TWO or three families virtually unonopolize all
the land states large Delaware even in states
almost as large as Minnesota
There are several for the instability If Mex
can one Of these doubt is the
OF the masses But is it not plain that even If these
etner causes did not exist Mexico could not posshjv
enjoy stable government long so to 80 per cent
OF her 100000 of people andess and vet land
hungry? Under system which has reduced them to
serfqom, deprived them Of ali opportunity to imnrova
their condition and bereft them Of hope Of anything
better than the life Of slave there any wonder that
bitter discomfort exists everywhere among these people
and breaks out n open revolt at frequent Intervals?
revolution lies the only hope Of these people Fror,
revolution they have nothing lose while they do have
everything to gain. ~. >..../