The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-11-21
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Call for Funds to Fight Law IN
Courts Sent to Duluth
- Merchants. s,z 81.
Tax" Of Soc for Each Boy I'm
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&Duluth merchants, wf1olesalers and
manufacturers are to be taxed the
sum of So cents for every person in
their employ under 21 years Of age,
and a like sum for every woman em-
ployed. This is net q governments
war tax; but levy made by the .'Ad-9
visory committee for the Merchants
and dAManufacturers of Minnesota" for
the purpose Of defeating SO mini
mum wage required by the. state Of
Minnesota IL. Ia. . $'>: &. |tf9ss,
The following Duluth firms areS
members Of the Advisory: commit
tee,'' which includes firms from all
the important cities in the state:
Bridgeman- Russell company, Christ
enson- Mendenhall-G Graham company:
De Witt-Seitz company, Duluth Boiler
Works, Duluth: Candy company, Du-s
luth Glass Block store, I. Freimuth,
Gowan-Lenning-Bro company, Geo.
A. Gray, & Co., Johnson Thygeson Co..,
Kelley-How-Thomson company, John
J. Moe, & Sons Co.., Northern: Drug
company, Northern Shoe company,
F. A.. Patrick & Co., Rust Parker
Martin company, .Schulze Bros, com
pany, Silbestein & sBondy, Co, Stack
& Co., Stone -Ordean-Wells company
and the Union Match company.
The treasurer Of the COMMITTEES is
H. H: Bigelow of st. Paul of the
Brown, &. .Bigelow firm, notorious in
their opposition to. all legislation in
tended to help and promote the in
terests of labor. They take pride in
helping" their employees through
schemes of welfare which are re-
pudiated by Iberty-loving working
men and women everywhere. If EN-
ployers are required to pay their en-
ployes living wages there will be no
need for welfare schemes. They will
provide comforts and pleasures for
themselves. &. .<,s..:s%
+ The Advisory committee" seems
fearful lest a minimum wage Of So a.
week viii be detrimental to employ
es. Indeed, the :committeeas believes
It will be disastrous to both employ
ers and employees 2 although The
IAbors World s;haxsynot heard Of sanEaa.
complaints coming from employees.
~ The following is q true copy OF the
letter which was received yesterday
; by every employer OF labor in Duluth
. "The Advisory committee for the
Merchants and Manufacturers of the
state of. Minnesota representing the
firms whose names appear on this let
ter, write to ask your corporation in
efforts to protect the interests of all
employers. Of the state. .tsaa5 S,e!.-,ss .sss
''The legislature Of 1913 passed
what is known as the Minimum Wage
Act Under this act, the Minimum
Wage commission on Oct. 23, 1914.
promulgated orders fixing minimum
wages varying from So to 50 per week
for women and minors In the various
employments in Minnesota and desig-
mated Nov. 20, 1914, as the date when
they should go into effect. -
Recognizing the disastrous effect
that the enforcement of this order
would have upon both the employers
and the employees, members of the
committee have engaged as counsel 1
the following law, firms: p +:
Brown Abbott & Somsen, wi
mona, Mimi; O'Brien. Young &
the. legality of the orders Of the COM.
Stone, St.. Paul. y Minn.: *Durment.