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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-02


John D. Rockefeller Jr. has nothing to arb1trate
in Colorado He is quite willing that the armed thugs
wearing the uniform of the state of Colorado and In
the pay of the mining companies shall fight it out with
the striking miners.
Killing women and children is no concern to him.
The liable managers whom he has entrusted with
the affairs of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company
the job.
They are being paid for their work.
Even if they should be killed. Rockefeller hire
managers hire thugs to shoot miners
and massacre more women and children.
He's safe in New York and his conscience is clear.
He's good who believes that he is going to be
saved.
President Wilson has illusions to the seat of
Colorados government When appealed to by the gov
of the state to send to the strike district
the president dispatched the chairman of the house
committee which has been investigating the Colorado
strike to New York to confer with young Rockefeller
and him to make peace with his rebellious miners
But Rockefeller is not disposed to compromise with
who in rebellion against his authority.
Rockefeller is firm Huerta and more confident
of the security of his position
The Colorado Fuel and Iron company a large
part of southern Colorado 1t owns everything from
village constable to the governor of the state
If Wilson doesn't like it, he send troops to
Colorado Rockefeller has objection to federal
troops. The Rockefeller guards, who wearing the
uniform of the state, have aroused such storm of
indignation among the workingmen of Colorado that
they buying rifles and volunteering to avenge the
of Ludlow.
The situation Is growing dangerous for the murder
ers Unless federal troops shall be sent to the state,
Rockefeller's authority may be temporarily impaired
President Wilson, under the constitution Of the
United States, cannot intervene In Colorado take
possession of the state and
The utmost that he do is to restore order The
authority of the state government will continue to be
supreme. Why should Rockefeller worry? He is the
state!
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-02

Remember when frying fish that if
the fat in which it is fried is not quite
boiling the fish will be greasy, sodden
and unwholesome. Never put in the
fish till a blue smoke is rising from
the fat
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-02
EMPLOYERS WRONG
So.CALLED MISFITS
Observation-Disclosures. ::.:..**

An added burden to the millions
of workers who are thrown out of
employment is the pretense Of the
capitalist press that the unemployed
are either incompetents, men unfit
for any position, or that they are un-
wiling to accept good jobs when Of
fered.
We read Of jobs on farms and
construction work refused. We know
that many of the men who are
tramping the streets of our cities,
the highways of the country, are
men who follow that line Of work.
But there are. others, very many
Of them, whose regular employment
when times are normal is in the fact
cries, the garment workers, cigarnak-
ers, textile workers, and men of like
occupations.
The very nature of their regular
work tends to unfit them for the hard
labor that we hear has been offered
and refused. BY the way, we who
know how many laborers, accustomed
to that kind of work and eager to &C.
cept such jobs are unable to find en-
ployment, realize that the accounts Of
work refused is grossly exaggerated.
To return to the factory workers.
the very qualifications necessary to
make these men fit for their regular
work units them for such labor as
is asserted has been offered. The soft,
plant hand, the nimble fingers neces-
sary to the skilled worker in the fact
ely, the undeveloped, flacid muscles
that are so often the accompaniment
Of these, NATURALLY units these very
necessary workers for rough work.
Nor is it fair to therefore stigmatize
such men as incompetent, unemploy-
able. Their labor is as necessary, at
least, to society. as the labor of the
miner, the railroad man, or the
bubilder.
And the fact that a few such may
have been offered jobs at rough work
and felt themselves unable to do such
work cannot be used as a valid rea-
son for burdening these, the victims.
with the onus Of being lazy or incom-
potent. y FRA 2 !,
Such charges are false, vicious. and
cruel, and above all do not change
the present deplorable conditions -
Miners Journal.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-02
HOW UNIONISM PAYS.

1t doesn't take very acute mathematician to prove
by figures that don't ie the fact that membership
labor union is the very best kind of an Investment
The biennial scale report Of the International
Typographical union has just been published used
in compiling this interesting document furnished
by officers of 622 subordinate unions throughout the
jurisdiction and is accurate painstakng
and system extending several years be per-
fected.
It is shown that since preceding report in 1912
little change has been made in the hours of labor
eight hours being universally conceded. What few
changes have occurred affected newspaper work. where
the tendency is to decrease the hours morning papers,
In the advancement of wage scales the progress
shown is marvellous and help excite the ad-
miration of organized labor generally and proves
efficacy of united effort. Based the collections for
oldage PENSIONS the ending May 81 1913 showed
average earnings for the entire active membership of
$1,023.92 per year.
During the two years covered by the report IS 900
members or about one-haf the enrolment, secured
wage increases of from so cents to S. per week.
1t is found by the tabulated figures that the wage
increase for union printers has been $49,852.72 per
week. or $2592 ,351.44 year. And during the two
years considered less than 900 was expended for
strike purposes because there strikes to
expense.
There were not business institutions or invest
mens that made profit during the financial strngency
or the past year. Still the members this great in
dusrla institution went right along getting their dyi-
dends IN increased wages and improved conditions
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-02
WELFARE SONG.


Sing a, song of welfare
A pocket full of tricks
To smoothe the weary worker
When he groans or kicks.
If he asks for shorter hours
Or for better pay,
Little stunts of welfare
Turn his thoughts away.
Sing song of "Welfare," p,
Sound the horn and drum,
Anything to keep the mind
Fixed on Kingdom Come.
"Welfare" loots your pocket
While you dream and sing;
welfare" to your pay checks
Doesn't do a thing.
Sing song Of welfare
- Forty 'leven kinds;
Elevate your morals,
Cultivate your minds.
Kindergartens, nurses,
Bath tubs, books, and flowers,
Anything but better pay
Or shorter working hours.
Toronto Lance.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-02

Owing to the advancing price Of
human hair the world over, the
woman Of fashion may be driven to
grow her own.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-02
A HEALTH RESTORER.

Anything that prevents worry despondency or mem
tai strain of kind healthy influence on the
human body.
physician II have been surprised to find how
often the cause of cancer Of the liver has been traced
10 protracted grief anxiety" DR.. Snow an eminent
English authority that the vast majority Of tho
cases OF cancer, especially of the breast and
uterine cancer, are due to anxiety and worry.
Sir B. W. Richardson says that irritations on tho
SKIN Will follow excessive mental strain. 1t remark
aole this great physician says chow little the cues
ton of the origin physical diseases from mental IN,
fuence has been studied"
These structural changes in the different organs are
due to chemical changes development of poison
Gus substances in the tissues through mental influence
Ihere is hardly anything that strains the mental
faculties of working people as worry over wages and
conditions of employment. - +.'9
Organized labor, to the extent that it relieves the
mind OF the worker in these matters is an effective
health restorer =.@'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-02
ONWORD
CHRISTIAN

Onward Christian nations,
Making evertnore
Costly preparations
For numbering by War
Battleships. Torpedoes.
Armor, Guns and Shells:
Anything for Staying foes
The Promoter sells.
Newspapers for lying
When the truth costs. dear;
Fools to do the dying, 4
Patriots to cheer.
Rulers. Priests and Preachers,
Hypocrites galore,
Praying to The Prince Of Peace i
For Victory IN War.
WILL HEREFORD. Il
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-02

The question Of labor is not simply an economic
question It is a question of It is question 81
the kind of man that be our economic sit
uation.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-02

Mr. Rockefeller Jr. seems to be one of those WIN
cant understand where the chariot of public opinion
He might at least come across with decent It
titude l%= .#5
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-02

The most cursory reader Will note that papers that
we're bowling for Immediate aud extensive wa
now pussuing policy Of retrsnchment s.5 s 51ss
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-02

English papers have had good deal to say of our
diplomacy but we note the British ministry didn't sue
ceed IN preventing the smuggling Of into Ulster
and is still following its policy watchful waiting
sued for the last thirty or forty years z9s 81.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-02
SWELLING OUT.OF-WORK.

Inc papers OF Toronto, Canada, are wondering over
the fact that considerable crowd of immigrants from
Great Britain landed at the union station there met bv
number of farmers who were anxious to secure helm
to man refused the preferred jobs
Says one of the papers: "All the immigrants were
supposed 10 be looking for work. and yet the farmers
could not secure man. These immigrants had moi
come to Canada to work upon the farm but to swell
the ranks OF the outofworks in the cities And this
scene WILL be repeated with less variation dur
ing the next few months both in Toronto and in other
Canadian Cities"
That's tPe very condition are up against on this
side of the line -
These immigrants are urged to come to the new
world by promises of employment in the cities Thoy
are brought in for the purpose of swelling the
ranks OF the out-of-work In the cities" -
Plymouth church, New York, Dr. Newell DWIGHT
Hills pastor was thrown the poor to use IS
sleepng quarters during the winter nights and nc
'nurcn served conee and rolls Perhaps it was hard
on the pews and carpets but was awfuy fine for tho
cold and hungry. - <"~. ~ - = =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-02

Like getting discount on your
purchase; they have q cash value and
are redeemable for merchandfseai in our
store. A boon to the housewife who
is anxious to economize.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-06-12
REPUBLICANS DEMAND
STATE PROHIBITION

Continued from first page.)
evils, we favor an amendment to the
constitution of the United States pro-
hibiting the manufacture or sale of
Intoxicating liquors within the con-
tines of the nation and urge our menu
hers of congress to do whatever lies
in their power to bring about the sub
mission TO the states of such an
amendment, Pending the final and
we believe complete, solution OF the
temperance question in that manner.
we favor and pledge ourselves 10 work
Tor statutory prohibition and an
amendment to the constitution of the
state of Idaho prohibiting the manu-
tacture or sale of intoxicants and
harmful drugs.
3, We realize that our state is, to
an important degree dependent upon
capital and people from elsewhere to
develop our resources: and, in order
that there may be the necessary CO.
operation to accomplish the best re-
suits, we favor offering every ecour-
agement to the prospective settlers
and assurance of reasonable and lust
protection to every legitimate inves-
tor, We believe that political agitation
by cheap demagogues, resulting
in an uncertain policy towards invest
ments has already resulted in pre-
venting millions of dollars from com
ing to Idaho We favor such clear.
definite and stable legislation. and
settled business policies as will en-
able settlers and investors to know
not only what they can expect of the
present but also the future to a re-
asonable extent.
4. 1t IS matter OF common knowl-
edge that the state of Idaho is the
owner of ripe timber to the approx
mate value of ten millions of dollars. !
ouch timber is deteriorating in quail |
ity and being protected from fire at /
large expense to the taxpayers. We /
hold this to be senseless and GRIM I
NAL waste of the peoples property, /
and we favor the sale of such timber I
as rapidly as purchasers can be found
At adequate prices, thus bringing into
The treasury of the state a vast sum,
rom which the annual interest will
support our state institutions, and in
addition thereto the conversion of the
imber into lumber will give employ
nent at remunerative wages to thou
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-06-12

sands of our working men who in
turn will furnish a greatly increased
market for the products of Our farms
stores and manufacturing institutions.
5. The laws OF Idaho are, in a
large measure, made up OF fads and
hobbies expressed in language so am
higuouS, contradictory and meaning
less as to make many of them useless
and laughing stock. and should be
immediately amended, revised. and,
where necessary, repealed, by men
qualified to do the work. We hold
that no body of men for the most
part inexperienced. can, in brief SEES
sion, once in two years, be expected
to enact suitable laws. We favor A
plan by which state legislation shall
be enacted by commission which
snail sit as continuous BODY with
powers and duties equivalent to those
OF legislature; such commission to
ne elected as are members of the
legislature and to consiste of the
smallest number of men consistent
with a fair representation of the
state.
o Since the common schools and
other endowment funds belong to all
the people they should be admins
tered tor the benefit of all the people
so tar as possible. The present laws
governing state farm loans are lax
and inadequate, placing no restriction
upon the amount that may be loaned
any one man except the limit of his
security and making no requirement
as to residence or occupation. We he.
lieNe the best interests of Idaho will
be subserved by many small loans
rather than a few large ones. and only
to bona tde farmers who will use the
funds for the Improvement and de-
Velopment of their lands.
Z, We hold that the public schools
should train the boys and girls of Ida
no for the avocations by which they
will gain a livelihood in after life
Under the present system the courses
OF study are arranged wholly with a
view of preparing students to enter
higher institutions of learning. while
i is we'll known that but 9 per cent
Of those who enter the public schools
ever complete a high school course
md less than one per cent complete !
College or university course. 1t is !
unfair to tax all the peo-
Die to cover the expense of fitting
few to enter the professions.
We, therefore, demand a radical
'hange in our public school system
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-06-12
Democrats Elect Delegates.

The Democratic county central
committee met in Caldwell Tuesday
for the purpose of electing delegates
to the state platform convention
which will be held at Boise June go
No resolutions were passed. The
only business transacted was the ell
ection OF the platform delegates.
The Canyon delegation consists of
T. A. Walters, Walter Griffith, D. C,
Ruby, c. w. Whiffen, Caldwell; L. L.
Young, 0. J. Langston, NJ. R. Lawson
Nampa; c. B, Ross, f. G. Dickerson,
Parma; James B. Newport, Notus;
William Calendar, R. B. Wilson, EN-
nett; Guy Graham, E. P. Bowman.
Carl GiesleE Payette.
No resolutions were passed at the
meeting here Tuesday, the only bust
ness transacted being the selection of
delegates to the state platform con-
vention.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-06-12
LANE CAN GIVE US
NO ENCOURAGEMENT
Continued from first page.l

few DAYS, if necessary, to the consId-
Grafton of legislation so vital to the
en+;re west. Continuing, Senator
Borah said: VIII,
II saw to the congress of the United
States now, and / weigh my words,
that if this session ends without the
ma ssinp of that bill it will be most
wrongful and unjust thing to thou
sands of settlers who have been in
vited by the government to go upon
those lands. 1t will work an irrepara-
bic injury to them. They never can
be compensated. They will have Civ
en- I'D all they have, and their sacri-
fees upon those desert places, will
have been made in vain.
81 appeal to the congress and to
the administration in power to con-
slider the welfare of these people,
though they be but few as compared
with the 100000 people of the
United States, and to pass this meas
ure before this session ends. 1t will
be not only an act OF justice, but an
act of humanity, and it will be an act
OF Injustice and inhumanity if we fail
to do it.
"Mr. President, l have offered one
amendment to the rivers and harbors
bill covering western subject. | am
going to offer the bill which | have
Just asked to have printed in the Rec
ord as an amendment to the rivers
and harbors bill, and | am going to
offer another one covering the home
stead question. l am going to test the
sense OF the senate as to whether it
thinks more of that kind of legislation
which has come to be designated
the country over as the pork bar
rel" or of the interest of those who
are trying to make homes in the west
ern country. am going to know be-
fore the session closes whether we
will appropriate out of the treasury
of the United States, millions of dol
larsc, 40 or so per cent of which will
likely be wasted before it ever gets
to the place where it ought to be ex-
pended, and put aside legislation
which does not cost the government
one cent in the end, but which ena-
bles the wandering settler of the west
to become an estimable citizen of this
republic.
IF the senate should come to the
conclusion that it thinks more of the
rivers and harbors bill than it does
OF that situation, | shall test the senate
upon another question, and that is
whether or not it will pass the rivers
and harbors bill at all"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-06-12
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
AGAIN KNOCKS
THE WEST

The Democratic house public lands
committee Tuesday refused to take
up and consider Senator Borah's bill,
which passed the senate four months
ago, amending the three-year home
stead law by providing that in lieu of
cultivation of homesteads, the settlers
may estiblisi good faith by making
permanent Improvement on their
lands to the value of $3.50 per acre.
Representative Sinnott of Oregon
moved that the subcommittee, which
has had this bill in charge ever since
it passed the senate, be discharged
and that the bill be brought before the
full committee for ac1on. Tvc-y
Democrat on the committee vot d 10
refuse the consideration of the bill
and every Pepublica supported &c
Smnott r-otion.
Unless President Wilson br l2s
pressure 10 bear, it IS erident 5 mater
Borah's bill will not be reported to
the house for consideration Abso-
lutely no legislation favorable to
homesteaders has been reported by
the house public lands committee this
session.
Chairman Henry of the rules com
mittee Tuesday drafted the rules
which will enable the house 10 con-
slider the reclamation extension bill as
soon as the sundry civil bill is dis
posed of.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-06-12
WEEKLY REVIEW sim
NEWS WITH OUR
COMMENT
Continued from first ,o,>

Gen. Peterson, Major Cuboo-
Davis and Lieut.. Coffin bee Capt
gated the Idaho inheritance In. invest,
VIII attempt to collect the inber;. and
and transfer taxes where the nr ,,sdnce
owner is a nonresident of tb h 0perty
and the property is in the my state STATE
foreign corporations. 1t is e name Of
that there is $l,OOOOOO dne . tS
from this source. The st.t. state
commission has undertaken to unco tah
er the taxes due Idaho and tb uacov'
torney General will prosecnt he At
cases. Utah, which has simil.r !, Inc
has just collected $1,000 0OO IN "a, IA"
fer and inheritance taxes from ~ Trans
tates of E. H. Hartman an me Ne es,
H. Ecc1es. anu David
The Idaho law provides TO-
on the shares of stock of domss 'tx
corporations owned at the time nol nt y
death or transferred in contemr /, !ne
of death by nonresident deca p,a.lon
and upon real and personal nro lel's
situated in this state, owned Jbp '
foreign corporation, shares ~
in which were owned at tbe III s.ock
the death or transfer in rortnr ..e o.
ton Of death by nonresident pa "a
cedents. Captain Davis has looked nc "s
the law. He says: ONeu up
Let us consider for momen. a
case of railroad actually const.. 'ne
ed within the state, or Of IT.
corporation with large land and rs
Der holdings within the state ~ ~ i'
producing mine located here, In s.oS
case we have tangible property witb;p
the jurisdiction of the state for ~
purposes, including that of taxat;o !"
little to this property is obtained m
der our laws, and its transfer ~.
only be made effective under orr ,e% pa
In each of these cases the state cisa.
ly has actual dominion over tbe ."h
ject Of taxation. The person taxed !,
not here, but the subject of taxation i
here and all rights OF property there.
in depend for their protection unon
our law. 'pOH
IF it should be held by our court,
that this state has no right to imposs
a transfer tax upon property owned
~ AOAACSH SOI pOIdtlOn IN this state
not only would foreign corporations
and their stockholders be given
great advantage over domestic corno.
rations and their stockholders. but an
added incentive would be given to tbe
organization of foreign Corporations
tor the purpose of engaging in bust.
ness in this state when by so doing
their stockholders would enjoy an i'm.
munity not conferred upon stockhold-
ers in domestic corporations and such
foreign corporations would thus es.
cape bearing their just share of the J
burdens of that government under
whose laws they operate and whose
protection they must depend upon for
the safeguarding of their property
rights, including those of succession
IF it be urged that the construc.
ton here contended for would subject
the same persons to two or more sue
cession taxes in different states, and
that such duplication or multiple tax
alton would be unjust, it is sufficient
to say that this question has been dis
posed of by the supreme court of the
United States"