The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-07-25

WOIA1nSIHen OI the stTlke in MIC gan.
All Representatives Of - the striking.
miners were INSTRUCTED: to reportssat
our office, and ;wpfk in Mtnnesota. un-:
der our directtoii:: We. succeeded. In.
meeting: over 1000 men engaged by
strike breaking agencies to: work In
the Copper country, and we are proud
to report that most of::these, when.
they learndd. they were :beingsemploy--
ed as strikes refused. to 60. =
sColorado'ssAwful Lesson.
- j TITS unnecessary toRfreview tbs
awful Incidents in the, two great
strikes OF Michigan and Colorado. ALL
are familiar, with Them, and it would
only waste yourftime to corxnent;up-:
on them here. However, there is a
lesson in those strikes that should be
needed: by every man and woman in
America Whats:an insight they gave
US OF the power. of privilege In: our
:goXernmentg. e Ordinarily public opin-
ion would resent the action of the
Colorado miners in defending them
selves with arms against the militia
of-that state,sasssts4y. :; 2.,:>: :: ~.
Private Police = Menace. IS. !: j.:
1T was q costly experience, but like
all. such, lit has it's moral. We ara
learning. perhaps rather late. that it
A. l<: NOT 'safe INA government Of people
possessing democratic ideals to dele:
gate the states police authority to
private interests. It is a,re1ic Of feu-
daHsn:,. with its accompanying evils
of.tyranny.snd oppression. -.
~ The Mexican Revolution. s.,. X :
. "Down in Mexico there are several
million workingnen who would make
alnaost any human sacrifice, for: the
-nslX13S1 aa3sas!as3HE t6s ia111a1::tl sE:
<constit g ntion: uaands.,.p of. sthem
70 ,si1:
lives Int 10 81 Tisht pnt: into
+ tneir Sohstlt0ti9p somes nf.zthes things
x ~; afe pekstRk 4 voters. Is
"a Me1iesah pslon; tiaat is =; Mexican
workingn14 II he liaad the rirht. I'd;
.:vote Tor constitutional amen d1,aerit. s.
Minnesota workingmen have. would
not now, be required to take .up arms
. against the rd1ers .of the land tx :rain
his political rights. : 5Fufi: noiftica1
: freedom is the: surest antfdote for
revolutions. =
.*s The Price 81 81 Liberty. .7..:<.
During. the. great French .revolu.
ton: the mere breathing OF the word
Liberty .1 set. the hearts of men
-. 55 49,. j.. 80 5...ss., -.
+e t is. different now; Too, many
OF US repose: in the belief that the
species of liberty secured for us. by
our fathers landed us in q political
millennium out Of which we must
not transsress.; It is the zenith. of
mans ma hopes IN earthly longing, But
we are mistaken. There is az much
necessity for progression in freedom
as there is for activity In life, with
out which there can be no life. Ty-
rannY is only another name for stag
nant; liberty. THE man who said
Eternal vigflancsS.is the price of all
liberty knew: something OF its his
tory down through all: the ages.
The great fight that is now being
waged throughout the country. for
the, initiative ands referendum: is part
OF the struggle for more freedom tor
the masses .of. the people, It ia the
fundamental n lam issue in the. cause of
political progress B. It's adoption hy
the electors; of Minnesota will give
the people full and final control Of
public affairs, at their option.
Where Danger Rests. :: -.
At the last election. more. than
400, 600 electors who voted for state
officers failed TO vote for q consti-
tutional amendment, and seven pro-
positions were ttsu omitted at that cleo
tiorr. s!:esh ' ee::s.t54 g. = :.
f Take stich. an: important amend mend:
ment -sas the proposition to increase
the. gross Earning tax on ! railroad
1scompanies. OFT the 356 200 votes cast
.at5.tf1e election only :246, $50 voters
availed themselves 81 the opportunity
TO vote on this proposition. More
than 1O3 900 electors: did not take
sufficient interest in the gross earn
l.ings tax amen dment to vote on 1t,
Eand>syet every one of those los, 900
votes was counted as a vote against
the amendment. OF those who voted
on the Proposition 1s5,724 were ii,
favor q anne the Constitution
to increase the gross earnings tax on
railroads. and l.1s5 openly voted
against It. #
Labor and the Courts.
At the Brainerd convention Ii
4 1917, the delegates adopted q rSsolu-
ton calling upon the legislature stc
Submit an amendment to the Consti-
Htution IS the people prohibiting tie
suprenie court from declaring any
law PASSED BY the egislature uncon-
stitutional except nv una ninnous vote
OF the court a I; .szs
When the ip ars 81 was /. pr..
fsseht4d TO ths ! II sfslatdr4 &c was FOUND
that there was & tflI spSnd iAK to III,
crease the timber Of .3udS Ss from