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Bisbee daily review., 1914-08-12
DISTRICT HIGH IN
 TEACHING QUALITY
District Has Standards As High as Any in the
 Whole State

The schools of the Warren district average as high as. if not higher than any other schools in the state in aual- incauons required of teachers. Our grade teachers are loo per cent nor mal and university graduates and our high school teachers are 100 per cent university graduates" said superinten- dent Philbrook of the Bisbee schools yesterday
 This statement was made when Mir Philbrook was told that phoenix pa- pers were claiming for the Maricopa county schools 92 per cent university graduates He stated that he was glad Phoenix could claim this standard. but he was stin more glad that Bisbee could go her eight per cent better He stated also that he could prove. with credentials of the schools from which his teachers are graduates. that bis claim for Bisbee is correct
 He says We have not for several years past had a standard any lower than formally spoken of Miss Flor ence Messner was bcsore that the on- ly teacher in the public schools who was teaching on a certificate from an examination She asked for a years leave in which to go to Flagstaff and earn her teachers diploma and she did SO. Since then our schools have been loo per cent normal and univer- sity in the grades and loo per cent un- i'ersity graduates in the high school ] challenge any other school in the state to come forth with a better stan. dard."
Bisbee daily review., 1914-08-12
.cHAFIN FOR THE SENATE

Chain will run as an Independent The Prohibition party will not have a ticket in Arizona this year The Drys will be mixed up in an the wet parties. Adv 422
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-06-06
:-FREEDOM-
CONGRESS DECLARES
UNIONS NOT TRUSTS. !
House Of representatives. At Last
Heeds the Prayer Of Union
Labor to Be Free. .
DEMOCRATS FULFILL ....:
CAMPAIGN PLEDGES
Power Of Federal Courts Cur
tailed Injunction Abuse to
Be Remedied by Law. j. !


50, Labor finally wins The Demo-
cratic congress has redeemed the
pledge of the Democratic National
convention. Trade unions are no
longer to be classified as trusts The
power of the federal courts in issuing
1njunctions against worHngmen is to
be considerably abridged.
After IA years organized labor sue
ceeds in passing through congress an
amendment to the antitrust law ex-
"cluding trade unions from the provi-
sions of the law. The federal courts
read labor organizations into the law
Congress never intended they should
be classed as trusts. ~. =.
i For their attitude towards organ
izations OF labor, Congress has voted
to considerably curtail the power of
courts. This marks the beginning of
the end of a long fight, waged by the
American trade unions in the halls
OF Congress The following are the
sections in the bill agreed to between
representa- leaders of labor, head
ed by President Samuel Gompers of
the American Federation Of Labor
and Democratic leaders OF the house:
How Unions are Excluded.
Section z. That nothing contained
in the anti trust laws shall be con-
strued to forbid the existence and OPP
GRAFTON Of fraternal, labor, consum-
ers. agricultural or horticultural or
ganfzations, orders or associations In
stituted for the purpose Of mutual
help and not having capital stock or
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-06-06
MARANDAW To HEAD
CARPENTERS UNION
\. nnESE IuFHHIn tkUUWIU INV
Former President May Again
Be Chosen-Five Delegates
Elected to Convention.

Peter Marandaw may again head
the local Carpenters union. At the
regular meeting of the union held at
Rowley's hall Tuesday evening officers
for the ensuing term were nominated.
Charles McKinnon, who served as
president for the past year, declined
a denomination. Peter Marandaw
was nominated and to this date has
no opposition. His election is as
sured.
Other officers nominated were:
Hector Mclean, the present incum-
bent, for vice-president; recording
secretary, O. H. Tarun, also present
incumbent; for financial secretary, G..
Hjerpe and John Mork, and treas
urer, Edward Erickson.
Five delegates were elected to the
convention Of the State Federation of
Labor. They are Peter Marandaw,
Charles McKinnon, G. Hjerpe, Henry
Stevens and John Mork. Four new
members were initiated by Business
Agent Nick Olsen.
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Continued on Page 2.
DULUTH |. CONVENTION |
TO BIGGEST Ever.
President Hall Passes Through
p City and Is Hopeful for
Great Meeting Here. .

+ E. G. Hall, president of the Min
nesota State Federation of Labor,
passed through Duluth last Sunday on
his way to H1bbfng, where he went
on business: in connection with the
Cigarmakers' International union.
After spending two days at Hib-
bfng, Mr.. Hall went to Virginia in
the interests Of the State Federation
of Labor for the purpose Of organic
ing union Of Retail Clerks there.
He arrived in Duluth today. .i T.
= Mr.. Hall says that the unions of the
state are taking deep interest in
the coming convention Of the State
Federation Of Labor. Contests for deli
egates are unusual. He expects many
union men win come to the city as
visitors s25s: + IS &. s, .t
Mr.. Hall believes the convention
will be the largest Of its kind ever
held in the state. A special train win
be run from the Twin Cities to Du-
1uth on the Sunday preceding the
opening Of the convention.
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LABOR SHARKSH HIT
HARD IN MICHIGAN
State Department Of Labor Finds
Private nplo n1ent Agencies
Rob sIaboFers.

DETROIT, June {. The. State De-.
.partment. Of Labor announces that
the numerous prosecutions are COM
pe11ing a greater respect for the law
Intended to regulate employment bu-
reaus. When the investigations were
started last fall it was found that this
law was generally dfsregarded.
It was practice among some o.
the employment bureaus. to send rum
ors about the streets of Detroit, gather
up men and send them to the bureau
to register, cahrging them 81 each.
They were then told that job was
waiting for them, but that fee Of
10 per cent Of the first months wages
must be paid before they would be
given the position.
The inspectors found cases where
men were sent into other states and
into Canada, after paying $4 or S, be-
sides their railroad fare, only to find,
upon arriving at their destination,
that no work was waiting for them.
AS result Of these Investigations, the
state is prosecuting violators Of law
which provides that a workingman
shall be given position and actually
enter upon the performance of his
work before an employment bureau
has right. to collect any fee.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-06-06
GOLDS7EIN ATTACKS :
SOCIALIST DOCTRINE
Former s. %\ Candidate for
Mayor o. ~ Speaks to.
Large A - Here. :.
~
AGAINST PARTY ~
GIVES Hl>. ~ IONS
Declares Leaders Are Isainst
Religion-1nteresting Colo
guy Follows Lecture.

David Goldstein of Boston, spoke to
a capacity crowd at the Auditorium
last Tuesday evening on the subject
of Socialism versus Christianity.''
socialism, said Mr.. Goldstein, "is
a philosophy and any man who has
ever read Socialistic literature knows
it is a philosophy, as Christianity is
philosophy. Is there a man who
would dare to say, who would back
it up with proof, that man can be-
lieve in the philosophy of Socialism
and in the philosophy of Christianity?
Why, they are as far apart as Heaven
is from hell.
THE platform of the Socialist party
of America deals with international
Socialism.
Socialism a Philosophy.
What is International Socialism?
It is expounded in the teachings of
Marx and Engels and Bebel and Bax
and Blatchford and Ferri and Altman
and Untermann and the rest of the So
cialistic doctrinaire of the. world
recognized as authorities by the men,
bers Of that political party. I never
fought Socialism in all the days of my
life except by quoting what those who
speak say with authority back of
them. And what do they say about
modern Socialism? They say 1t differs
from the Utopias of the past and they
say it is a science. Who says so, to
begin with? In their own Socialistic
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3IILITANT .5
IA |. | F0LLE:T ! D | |. |: |. Tells |
Of INANAHAN' ] ! FIGHT
Wisconsin Senator Advises Re-
publican Voters Of Mime
sofa to Support Him.
HOLDS ISSUE TO BE
FREE GRAIN MARKET
.------ --s:-----
Contest for Attorney General
Assumes Importance - Duluth
Board Of Trade In It.

Senator Robert NJ La Toilette Of
Wisconsin, in his weekly paper urges
Republican voters in Minnesota to
support James Manahan in his cand-
idacy for the Republican nomination
for Attorney General. @
Senator La Toilette declares that
Manahan is a candidate with an is
sue; that he is not merely out for the
office, but that he wants to do things.
AS attorney general he would be in
a position to continue his war against
the Minneapolis Chamber Of Com
merce, and incidentally the Duluth
Board of Trade. Senator La Toilette
refers to Manahan's campaign as fol-
lows:
Big; Business After, Him.
when Representative James Man
ahan declined to stand for reelection
to Congress, and filed as a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
Attorney General Of Minnesota, he in
jected a live issue into the primary
campaign in that state. Complacent
and easy going up to that time, Big
Business walked up at the Manahan
announcement. The Old Bosses APP
preciated that Mana11an would give
them the greatest fight they have ever
had in the state. They know that
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SAFETY ;,
GULF: DISASTER MAY
HELP SEA|MEN' N'S.B|LL
Sinking Of Empress of Ireland
Expected to Arouse Con-
gress to Action.
ABLE SEAMEN WOULD
HAVE SAVED OTHERS
No Help Was Rendered BY Ship s
Crew-How Many Wrecks
Will It Take7

WASHINGTON, June SIN the
face of the latest ocean tragedy-the
loss of the Empress of Ireland-will
congress be able to continue it's neg
lect to pass the seaman's bill? This
measure, which has passed the senate,
has been held in the house committee
on merchant marine without excuse
and with the purpose of killing it in
consequence of influence exerted by
the lobby of the rich ship-owners.
Public opinion is always aroused by
great calamities like the Titanic and
the present disaster. The attention of
this public opinion is respectfully dir
ected to the membership of this COM
mittee of the house of representatives
and their inexcusable and almost
criminal neglect to report out this
good legislation.
Crew in Majority.
Among the 433 rescued from the
Empress of Ireland there were 237
members of the crew, 20 women and
two children. Allowing for the fact
that the disaster occurred at night
when the women and children were in
their beds. these figures have another
significance. They mean a crew not
trained to aifeboat drill and not habit
uated to the discipline which places
women and children first. It means
that during the II minutes the ship
was af1oat the crew were busily en-
gagged in saving themselves and prob
ably an investigation will disclose the
fact that the ship was not manned by
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-06-06
Bv SAMUEL GOMPERS.

Divine right is a sanction that
has been invoked throughout the ages.
1t has been used to enthrall mems
minds and wills. It has been used
to enforce pure and noble purposes;
it has been used to cloak unbridled
audacity. Under the sanction, cor
dained by God," emperors and kings
were made secular vassals. Under
. the same sanction emperors forced
popes to do their bidding. Made ar
rogant by their belief in the divine
right Of kings, the Stuarts attempted
to overawe rebellious parliaments and
to force a whole nation to do theic
bidding. But no one has been able
to force acquiescence in the theory
that one individual has the divine
right to arbitrary control over. the
lives Of others. Free men have ever
resisted violation of their freedom.
Nor have all the battles against
''divine right" yet been fought.
Wherever men become drunk with
power, callous with ambition, they
revive as a sanction for arbitrary dis
posal Of human wishes some form Of
the theory Of divine right.
3#5s4 ''Divine Right Before.
In our own country assertions to
d divine right have occurred most fire.
1quently in industrial affairs in con-
nection with efforts to subordinate
human rights to property rights.
Formerly slave-holding was justified
by divine sanction, but that divine
right theory was settled by the Civil
war. Men emboldened by the power
Of great wealth have asserted the
divine right to control industries
arbitrarily regardless Of the welfare
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CONTINUED on Page 81.
OFFICE EMPLOYEES
N|0NMAKEsG GOOD
New York Organization Enters
Into Trade Agreement With
Workmen's Circle.

NEW YORK, June 5.-One of the
first agreements entered into by the
Bookeepers Stenographers, and Ac-
countants' A. r. of L. Union, No.
1886, is recorded with the signed
contract between that organization
and the Workmen's Circle, which pro-
vides for a seven-hour workday, from
9 a. m. to 1 p. m. and from 2 p. m.
to S p. m, unless otherwise stipulat-
ed in writing by the Circle and the
union shop committee. Saturday half
holidays are granted, and the whole
day on legal holidays.
Each employe will have two weeks
vacation annually after one years en-
ployment The present wage scale
will continue until changed by agree
ment between the parties in interest.
The union label and general rules ap-
plicable to union offices are to be
observed. No employe shall be dis
missed except for just cause, and no
discrimination shall be made because
of union activity. An employe shall
be given two weeks notice before
dismissal.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-06-06

familiar with, the, elder John d.
Rockefeller, with his callousness, his
indifference to public opinion, his
secretiveness, his absolute disregard
of the rights of others, whether pub
lie or private, his contempt for justice,
and his sanctimonious cloak of religi-
Gus vanity. Though the press pictures
him as hustling his old legs from
Ohio to New York to the all too rapid
tune of Heaven is my home" in order
to dodge payment Of his income tax,
though he smiles at $2s, 200, 900 fines.
and reaches out to control the foun-
tain head Of learning Of this country
and even Of the world, yet he has not
by overt act aroused the resentment
and indignation of5the nation, partly
perhaps because Americans forgive
much in a "self-made man. = They
may ardently wish that some wiser
person had undertaken the job OF
making him, l but they respect his
ability to do things. %. iG
@ :, Rockefeller n, the King.
+ But Rockefeller II, who did not
make but inherited the family bill
lions, and with them inherited his
fathers impervious preoccupation,
:unheeding indifference to the call OF
the human and his imp perturbable inn
nervousness to all that does not
further his own interests, stirs to its
very depths that sense Of justice me-
cessary for self-respe Men would
be less than human il they could
calmly acquiesce in the words In
which Rockefeller II projected his
will and 7defied the representatives Of
the highest constituted authority 81
the nation: I; q
stand ready TO lose every cent
we have invested in that company
therSs than hat he workingmen d
this tlls country sao alt 4 lose .tae aeir riEht
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GOMPERS FLAYS YOUNG ROCKEFELLERS Att


and the desires Of the workers as
ISOLATED with them in operating those
industries. They have sought to con-
troll mems living, their thoughts, their
actions, on the ground that the right
to do business is a property right and
Is hedged about by the sanctity Of
divine right.
One of the most audacious asser-
tions to right to autocratic control
over industry was made by George
F. Baer, whose death recently brought
to mind the defiance he hurled in the
face Of the whole American nation
It was during the anthracite strike of
1902. Now miners strike is a fear
some thing to contemplate. Yet
George F. Baer felt so sure of his
divine right" power over the lives
of his employees that he refused to
acknowledge realities. refused to con-
fer with the representatives OF the
miners, and assumed the responsible.
1ty Of strike that brought suffering
to thousands and discomfort to mil
lions. To justify his position Mr.. Baer
made the following statement:
Rockefeller Will Do 1t. -.
The rights and interests Of labor
ing men will be protected and cared
for, not by labor agitators but by
Christian men to whom God in His
Infinite wisdom has given the control
of the property interests of the
country =. ....5 i
& This astounding mixture Of religi-
GUS cant and cool, calculating,
mercenary greed was as arrogant !,
declaration Of divine right to rule over
men as any made by secular or &C.
clesiasticl authority. But whatever
special revelation inspired Mr. Baer to
constitute himself the interpreter OF
the divine plan for ruling over work
sinsmen, it was incompl plete then and
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-06-06

City Made the Goat i'm observation-disclosures
Company Cted Probably Insigated
Limit Reached Until Legality o Franchise
Bonded Capitalized $2o00OOO
More-Property At But 643-It Is ~=
For $4,000 Ooo o,.@ :

amount does not include taxes
which were about $55,311. y
The bonded Indebtedness and
capitalization Of the Duluth-Su-
perior Traction company are ad-
mitted to be $8,057, 900. In 1910
the directors authorized a further
bond issue of $2,5O0,OOO. OF this
amount $557,O0O is outstanding.
There is yet to. be sold a block of
81 $4,000. This is still on the
market awaiting buyers, and
probably awaiting the final ter
mination of the cityfs suit.
When the present authorized
bond issue shall have been dis
posed Of the capitalization and
Indebtedness Of the Duluth-Su-
perior Traction company will
amount to $10,0OO,0OO. The coun-
ty of St. Louis recently made an
appraisal Of the value Of the prop
erty of the Duluth Street Railway
company for: taxation purposes.
This valuation was made by well
known engineers. It shows that
the property in Duluth is actual
ly worth but 81, ,691, 1897. The Wis
consin Public Utilities commits
sion fixed the value in Superior
at $487 ,236. The total value then
is conservatively figured at
$2,178,643. These figures indicate
that the Duluth Street Railway
company is overbonded and wa
tered to the tune Of Sc, ,OO0, ,0O0
upon which the people Of the
Twin Ports are required to pay in.
terest and dividends. During the
Life of the whole system there was
spent $3, $33 175202. The tleprecia.
ton has been lntlesarly J. one mil lliioI
dollars. If the total outlay Ii Il
considered the company is wa:
tered almost S., 100000. II ! !
In view Of this statement o1
facts a blind man can see why the
officials Of the Duluth Street Rail
way company and the holders o1
it's bonds are anxious to have the
legality Of their franchise deter
mined by the courts. y.
The city is made the goat in the
proceedings. We are simply pull
ing the street railway company (
'chestnuts out Of the fire, and W.
are paying for it with the people ,.
money. The proceedings are {
crime. W. .....
By the way, what becomes o1
the money the street railway off
cials receive from bond issues
Are not the people the biggest lo1
OF chumps ever to permit privat,
individuals to pocket millions o.
dollars they borrow on tht
strength Of franchises given away
for song by the peoples serv
ants?: When will this thing stop
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DIVINE RIGHT?

to work for whom they please"
Later he ampnfed that assertion BY
the following statements: 4 -9@%
The impression has been created
that If we would agree to submit to
the unfonizing of the camps OF the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company this
entire trouble would be ended. The
public generally does not seem to con
slider whether or not this Is q right
or q fair demand and In the interests
Of the employees Of the company as q
whole. What would become Of the
great majority OF it's workers were
such surrender to be made? All Of
it's loyal nonunion employees. number
ing several thousands, more than 30
per cent of the total number en-
ployed in the mines. who have been
faithful and true to its Interests,
would be thrown out Of employment
unless willing to submit as individuals
to union dictation. Is It the spirit OF
American fair play which Is asking
such ruthless disregard Of the inter
ests Of honest men, or is it the spirit
Of partisanship and self seeking
/ Miners are Indignant.
e Will Rockefeller II explain why his
ideal Of freedom has reused such res
sentiment among the men who worked
in his mines; why they have struggled
SO long and made tremendous sacri-
fees to defeat It: why efforts to foist
this freed om'' upon workers have en-
gendered such bitterness and such
violence; why gunmen and artillery
are necessary to secure Its establish
ment; why all the agents Of force be-
longing to the state have been enn-
5ployed to help Rockefeller convince
these miners Of the blessedn nessS OF this
liberty that he says ID 80 dear to them.
and Why these have fatled If 90
per cont IS the ;enn PIC sof the Colo
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company, and noftAe clty's fight.
Former city attorn}y CARMEL
laid the baby onIohr porch, and
when he was ouated from office
before his term expired by the
adoption Of the commission form
of government charter, he walked
straight to the office of Wash
burne, Bailey & Mitchell, attor-
neys for the street railway bond
holders, where he hung out his
shingle. His conduct as a city
official was brazen, if not treach-
erous. u. -: ; -. - -
To know why We should make
this statement letSls examine the
method of organization and capi-
talization of theDuluth Street
Railway companyan its holding
concern, the Duluth Superior
Traction company, q corporation
organized under the laws of Con
necticut in 1897.
In a statementEof it's financial
condition presented recently to q
leading New York financial pa
per we find that the Duluth-Su.
perior Traction company. has au:
thorized and outstanding common
stock amounting to So, 500, 600,
earning S per cent divid lends. Its
preferred stock, authorized and
outstanding, amounts to 81 500, J.
600, earning cumulative divi-
dend Of 4 per cent This brings
the total capitalization up to
SIS, 100000. It takes $235, 900 OF
the people s money every year to
pay dividends on this stock. This
sum was paid Last year. After
paying this largea amount; there
was left $$8B4, ,o0la sUH IS pf the ne1
earnings for ajsurplus. a z WV ,-..
The Duluth Street Railway
company is organized under the
railroad law Of this state. Its out
standing stock owned by the Du
luth- h-Superior Traction. company
the holding company, amounts tt
81, 100000. The company has e
bonded Indebtedness Of $3,057,
600. The interest charge against
it is 5 per cent. It requires every
year $152,850 Of the peoples
money to pay the interest on thu
company's bonded Indebtedness
This, added to the dividends o5
the holding company, and thu
surplus, takes, A71 $50 Of the peo
pie s money,
In 1912 the company claimed
that it's earnings available fo1
payment of interest and taxes
amounted to 253 per cent. - I
was 256 per cent in 1911 and 254
per cent in 1910 The gross rev
enue in 1911 amounted to 81, 1876,
300. The cost of maintenance ant
operation was .$6O8, 1876. Thi