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The labor world., 1914-07-18
CONCERNING PROHIBITION.

pokinz the fire from the top Is Characteristic past
Of those who advocate the suppression OF alcoholic
drink They insist that the workingman Is not to be
control himself, but must be protected from
removal of the opportunity rather than strength
enng of character the elimination of those causes
which create a craving for
It was similar grounds that in the early years Of
the efforts to reduce the hours of labor objection was
raised to afordng the workers more leisure. 1t was
pretended that the workngman would spend his leisure
time in ntemperance the working woman in immoral
practices.
Experience has disproved these fears, real
tended, since hours of work have been reduced and
labor regulated in various countries and variety of
cupatons. 1t has been found that lax morals are COM
monty the result of physical i'll health weakness in
duced largely by overwork drinking is most prevalent
among working people where the hours of labor are
long, said witness before United States senate
mittee in 1888 "Too often the very intemperance is
created by the conditions of employment by the
sve overstran of endurance said the British chief in
spector of factories and workshops in 1902 Saint
Monday thing of the pas said report of the
British Association for the Advancement Of Science In
discussing the effect of legislation regulating labor
There is abundant evidence to show that intemper-
ance and other vices the effect not the of ILL.,
health and ineficiency among working people, the
physical debility In turn being produced by long hours
and unwhoesome factory conditions The physical and
moral status Of the aborng people has improved greatly
If the people who preaching prohibition would
confne themselves to the restriction of ntemperance
that u.s. of the excessive Of alcoholic drink they
would have the cordial support of the working people,
And they would speedily learn that of the essential
steps to that desirable end would be the shortening
the hours of work and the general beterment
ing conditions to diminish fatigue and minimize
other debltatng Influences Excessive fatigue induces
craving for excessive stimulation other conditions
such as foul air generate excessive thirst.
TO allow the to continue which lead to in
temperance and then to remove the gratify
ing cravings created by these causes as rational
as to build big fire under and then sit on
the safety valve
r The working people need guardian to keep then,
sober and moral, they children who must have
things put out of their The attempts of prohib
tlon1ss in that direction insulting and their
would be degrading Our working people are strong
enough, If only do away with the health and
strength-destroying Influences conditions of labor
Much has been done in that line More remains to be
done We invite prohtbition1ss and all others who may
be sincerely interested in forward movement to give
US all possible assistance in eliminating the evil In
huences OF working conditions We cannot them
We can gradually better them But as to our
we are fully able to control it and ourselves.
The labor world., 1914-07-18
WORKING MEMS SPARE TIME

coming into the church, and both are
made welcome.
But the really stunning aspect o.
this investigation is the disclosure
that the short-hour men--the highly
skilled artisan group-are least in
duence by the church. We have
been told that the workingman does
not go to church because he works
too hard during the week-that he's
too tired-that if only we'd give him
a half-holiday on Saturday so that he
might have chance for recreational
life on that day, he'd feel refreshed
on Sunday morning and go to church
with his family.
Dismiss 1t from your mind. Per-
sonally, I've never believed 1t.
although I've always stood for shorter
hours and a Saturday half-holiday the
year round for the workers. It ought
to be true that workingnen will go
to church as their lives become more
normal, and no doubt this will final
ly be the situation; but it Is un-
deniably a fact that the most intellig-
ent type among workingmen are not
attracted by the message Of the
church.
They are being attracted by other
n1ovements-outside the church.
else they are doing their own think
ing in more quiet fashion.
A Boston librarian recently. said
that if present tendencies continued,
the working class will be the only
educated class in America. This il an
exaggeration, but there's no doubt
that the high grade workers the world
over are far more progressive in their
thinking than most people give them
credit for. This is plainly challenge
to the church.
Another very clear-cut conclusion
which this study presents is that the
daily newspaper is the workingman's
greatest university. workingmen
spend more spare time reading news
papers than they do in any other way.
OF the 1000 men interviewed, fully
higher the grade Of the worker the
more time there was spent in this
manner.
The only particular in which 100
per cent was reported was in the case
Of those who earned from $50 to $35
per week; every one In this group
was an habltual newspaper reader;
although the men earning from go
to SIS per week spent most time read
Ing newspapers.
1t Is worth noting that there wero
three times as many men who read
newspapers in the eight to nine-hour
group as there were those who read
magazines. and that the men who do
read newspapers spend eight times as
much time reading them as the mea
in the magazine group spend in read
ing magazines
Here is unquestionable proof that
newspapers are Americas greatest ed
ucattonal factor among men.-Charles
stelzle in Philadelphia North Ameri-
can.
The labor world., 1914-07-18
THE T0u.ERS 9

BY BELLE ROBINS.
with his bleeding, gnarled hands
The whole great Universe he rnolds
and shapes;
And all it's wealth-the destinies Of
men,
TO thousands gives release from toll
And happiness and Joy; time for
meditation
And for thought; for love, and all
tho things
That please the senses and call forth
Tho finer sentiments and make Of
man
A nobler being than the beast; Of this
dull earth
A habitable haven for the soul;
And yet himself he Is
A sight most terrible to see;
His head bowed down with toll,
With endless, everlasting and unceas-
ing toll,
His shoulders stopped and bent
Beneath the burden of the world;
Nor can he straighten out his back
One moment-a respite take
soulful slust
Gods sunshine and Gods balmly air.
His tate to build great palaces and
domes.
That other men may Joy therein,
And tor himself hovel underground.
Warm, luxuriant clothes to weave
For other men to wear,
And tor himself but rags
That scarce his shivering, shriveled
form 60 round;
For other men prepare
The richest food and rarest wine
To eat and drink, and for himself
The food and drink not lit for swine.
To toll increasingly that other men
may live
Midst idleness that bores, midst lust
and crime and Sin
OF Joy and happiness, the light OF
day
The beauties of the night;
The love--the quivering souls delight,
And all that gives to life it's worth
Forever robbed--bereft-a thing
without a soul.
Forever bowed and bent and stoop-
ing to the ground.
In his eyes no ray Of hope. NO light
Of day,
TOT ne ooth succor to the great
worlds need,
And is himself in want.
That I and others like myself may
live
In JOY and comfort, we have made
OF thee
The thing thou art
thing most hideous and terrible to
see!
MY blood doth curdle at the sight.
And all my soul cries out
IN condemnation and in protest unto
eor mans great inhumanity to man:
20 God. this cannot and this should
not be!''
IS 1t Tor me, that l may lust
IN 1dleness and wealth, that thou art
thus depraved,
Hun1l1ated, trampled on, enslaved,
crippled. manned and disiuherited?
| will not have it SO!
6rother, will lit the world from off
thy back,
And bear life's burden with thee.
tbs mine as we'll as thine.
WILL not have thee be
MY vassal and my slave, and
master over thee;
The labor world., 1914-07-18
A PROBLEM IN PROFITS.

The protection Of American industries is lesdtinnate
Extensive and dourshng industries are essen
t1a1 to national progress But the upperost the es-
sentia the crying necessity Of the day protection Of
the American workngman
AS nation we have been very thouxhtful of our in
dustr1es In fact government has become to be COM
merclal concern, and there Is hardly law made or
amended that has not some business bearing The san
OF the interests must be put upon every legislative
enactment before 1t can find place on our statute
DOCKS Inc magic symbol that attracts and nspres the
puo1lc man today is the sign of the cross of gold
In1s IS not pessimtsm. 1t is fact Even tho great
American press subscrbes to this symbol Its test Of
potcal policies and people is the security thew offer
TO the vast business interests of the countrv
by all means, let these interests be guarded Tnon
their security much depends. But the paramount proh
lem u.s. and must always be- the security of the ass of
men ana women that comprises chiefly the American
public.
Inc man who puts his money into pronertv that I.
70 ne'p swell the volume Of the nations wealth is de-
serving OF the most solctous security But mt mora
50 Inan the men who by the investment Of their ahor
ne1p enhance the value of that property Indeed r.
are sincere IN our democratic professions the man ~
aoor oelng In the majority the more deserving If
consideration -
And so 1t is that The Citizen maintains that ...
are more sacred than profits
IL d man employs in any industry thousand man -
IS more necessary that the wages be high than +hA
p1on's II tne Industry produces thousand dollars q
uay pront 1t IS better mater public concern RI
touedno Iamlles should each receive one dollar
1a as wages than that the indiidual or tho ona
FAMILY Should have thousand dollars d.v a~+r.
The Citizen O"' 7A'l@
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CHILD LABOR.
.fs.3s.f.sl.

AL, who are th4ss On whom the vital
or life has withered to dust Of deem
These little pilgrims preuature}y
worn
And bent as If they bore tho weikht
The chi''lsa aces, pallid - tc:lsrn.
Too dun for laughter and 90 as,d
for tears?
Is this the shost Of that in ;ene cru
That led ten thousand children lonx
ago,
flock Of inocents, deceived. be-
trayed,
Yet pressing on through want and
woe
TO meet their fate, faithful and un-
afraid?
Nay, for a million children now
Are marching in the long, pathetic
With weary step and early wrinkled
brow,
And at their head appears no holy
sign
{ hope in heaven,
For unto to them is given
no cross to carry, but 4 cross to draE.
Before their strength is ripe they bear
The load Of labor, toilins under
ground
| In dangerous mines and breathing
heavy air
OF crowded shops Their tender lives
are bound
To service of the whirling, clattering
wheels
That fill the factories with dust and
noise.
They are not girls and boys,
But little hands, who blipdly,
dumbly feed
With their own blood the hungry god
Of greed.
--Dr. Henry van Dyke.
The labor world., 1914-07-18

Married men spead more time In
the saloon than single men, according
to a recent intensive study of how
1000 workingmen spend their spare
time. This Is somewhat startling, IN
view of the fact that married lite -
supposed to have a SOLDERING effect up
on man. Incidentally, this. situation
has something of bearing upon the
question as to whether a young won1-
an can afford to run the risk of trying
to reform a drunkard by marrying
him.
Another interesting conclusion
reached through this investigation il
that men who work the longest hours
spend the most time in the saloon.
1t has always been contended by op-
ponents of the shorter Work-day that
If workingmen had more leisure time
at their disposal they would simply
spend 1t in the saloon.
This study proves conclusively that
the man who is most fatigued at the
end Of the days work is most likely
to crave for artificial stimulant.
It's the man who still has strength
and vitality left when the days work
is done that will go straight home.
However, there's no doubt that the
saloon gets more of the workingm 8
spare cash than does any other recre-
ational center, although the movies
are giving the saloon a hard fight.
There is no greater rival Of the saloon
today. No wonder some saloon keep
ers are opposed to motion picture
shows and talk about their bad in
fuence."
Some thought-provoking facts were
brought out in the study for the
church. In the first place, when a.
vote was taken by these thousand
workingmen as the most profitable
place. to spend ones spare time, the
church received the lowest number Of
ballots.
Another striking thing is that old
men attend church more generally
than young men. Middle-aged men
seem to be least responsive to an ap-
peal for higher things
The most perilous time in a mans
life is the period between "a and IS;
the time when ideals no longer hold
as they did during the earlier period,
that was formerly accepted, when
standards change, when ones life is
reconstructed.
Somewhere between these ages a
man Is made over; what he shall be
is usually determined by what he was.
by the kind Of foundation that was
laid in his younger days. Is it because
a man has played the game of life and
squeezed all the juice out Of it. that
he comes back to the church when he
has passed middle age, or because he
honestly believes, with the writer of
Ecclesiastes, that ''all is vanity and
that now he wishes to give the church
the benefit Of his ntaturer judgment?
Both, probably, for both classes are
The labor world., 1914-07-18
SUPERIOR 70 GET
NOINERAToR SOON

1mpAtus WAS xiven to the plan to
build an incinerator plant in Super
lor, when members Of tho commits
sion Monday conferred with a repre-
sentative Of an incinerator company
No definite action was taken by the
commission in regard to purchase Of
the plant as it is understood that one
will not be installed until next year.
The plant could be built on the
unit plan and sections could be add
ed as the city grew larger. Superior
is considered in great need Of a plant
as the present dumping grounds have
grown over their bounds. Health
Commissioner c. M. Gould has urged
the construction Of such a plant for
the last two years.
The labor world., 1914-07-18
THIS WEEKS THOUGHT.
Only to find our duty certainly, and somewhere
somehow to do it faithfully, makes good, strong
.,d nsefu1 men. and tunes our lives into some
feeble echo of the life of God.-Phps Brooks.
TWO. CONVENTIONS.

As this edition goes to press the Wisconsin state
Federation is holding it's annual convention at Oshkosh
on the shores of Lake Winnebago.
IN other columns of this weeks edition Is puolsneo
the full report of the executive board
An effort is being made in Wisconsin to arrive as
loosely as possible the exact labor conditions through
out the state year by year
This report is the second of it's kind and is recon-
mended to other labor bodies model. Some diff
Guilty being experienced in getting the cooperation OF
the various union it is hoped that better results
can be shown hereafter.
From tabulated figures presented to the convention
Superior shown to be fourth in rank of membership
in the state The cities ranking high being Mil
waukee with 1899 in 6S unions reporting; Racine,
1888 in II unions; Madison, 1907 in 16 unions and
Superior 912 in IL unions.
The executive report is divided into six divisions,
covering adequately possible CD unions and mem
bershp; 60 wages and earnings a. hours of labor;
(5) unemployment 6) control of working conditions;
(7) cost Of living. Besides the analysis and summary
published herewith voumnous statistical tables are pre-
sented upon which the report is based.
AS the Wisconsin convention closes, the next con-
vention Of Importance and interest the Twin Ports
opens The Minnesota State Federation Mon
day next at the Armory to be in session three days.
Interesting reports expected from the various
officials and fraerna delegates, and an enjoyable time
has been assured all Of the visiting delegates.
This convention will assuredly mark and epoch in
the Minnesota labor movement and will surely be of In
nuence throughout the state.
The executive board this year presents to the
vention year book which, other than being unique,
will prove to be of great value in years to come.
For the first time in twenty years a history and
summary Of the labor in this state has been
compiled.
The shortcomings Of this document and the highest
hopes of the compers fully pointed out in the
manuscript. 1t must be thoroughly read to be fully
appreciated and it is hoped will be foundation for
future historians.
Those two conventions of especial Importance
Taking place in probably two of the progressive
states in the union they should be carefully abserved
by all.
The Labor World will report each of these conven-
tions as fully possible in our next two issues
The labor world., 1914-07-18
BUILDING Tl2 uEG
STRIKE = an
PI1f1BYYH@

PITTSBURGH. Pa. July ~
P. Jackson, commissioner oftA1
department Of labor and industry. u
day endeavored to bring psacd
warning factions In the hut
trades. Eight hundred lnsn %
ed on the construction Of dor
'nent store building struck yed9t
and a strike OF eaFpenteFs IN ye
structures was threatened becsun
differences between local un1g4 \
the Hoisting Engineers and BIZ
layers. The Building TradAs eoql!l
and tho Builders exchange also NJ
involved. Tho1e were fears thas. y
less the dispute was settled pronyu
It might extend to other citieA
The labor world., 1914-07-18

Thou deprived Of all lites joys
OF life itself~-that 7 may live
In splendor and in luxury.
The God that fashioned thee, nado
me;
Thou art my brother:
The tie Of human brotherhood doth
bind us both;
| cannot hope to rise upon thy fall
10 crush thy soul and glorify mine
own!
Gains guilty conscience, waking in
me, cries,
AS DO gaze upon thy crippled soul
and form:
Am I my brothers keeper?"
From out Of the dark a voice ranlies
Thou art; 'tis thou hast made Of
him
The thing he is;
All his degradation. all his shanA
1e thine and thou art answerAble for
him
TO God"
The labor world., 1914-07-18
ASSAULT ON DULUTH,s ON crapn

~ oesns TO look as though certain element" in
Tue zenith City will encounter more or less trouh,e in
Senator Pugh this fall, they fail it will
07 misn'y good thing for that senatorial district
He is a fine old chap, beyond question md ho,ds 49,,
tne position with becoming dignity but he is 50 fxad in
MS oldtashioned that outside of the cotarA
ne Trains with can't within the length Of four-
oollar clothes line of touching him.
IN tne primary election there were three in the run
sn' eanda1 and Jones, with the latter the tall
ender Mr.. Jones contested the reported rasn,+ 49,
the recount OF the ballots declared the nominee -
run against Senator Pugh ~
Jones Is bright young lawyer; too honest it is s,id
20 oe IN tne political game but there any number Of
p''pe ~ .ne o1strct who will take chance on him.
With Jones in the state senate tho Dn1uth die+u;o
Will nave representative that can be depended unon
10 40 the square thing by all interests instead Of
tnat oest ut the ideas of Duluths Old Guard
And too, 1t would have representative vho h,s
legal res1oence IN the district--Mesaba ore
The labor world., 1914-07-18
LABOR FOR PEACE.

The organized workers have invariably demanded
and cooperated with every movement for International
peace and anti-military policies. The working people
have ever borne the havoc burdens of Wharf.-The
financial loss and service in the ranks They well know
It's horrors and abhor the monster. Militarism The
workers Of country interests of the
fatheraud and themselves exert every influence to
defeat any movement toward militarism. Though the
movement may harmless even pratseworthv in
some respects, it brings into being tendencies that are
pern1c1ous and dangerous. Organized labor protests
and will make it's protest felt against a military policy
Let the voice of labor insist remain peaceful
iawabidng country relying upon civil institutions for
protection and justice Workers have special cause to
oppose all attempts to fost mtarism upon our free
country to encourage military tendencies s-Gomners
Speak your latent conviction and it shall be the
universal sense.--~Emerson.
The labor world., 1914-07-18
MERCHANTS ARE THANKD.

MEftCHANTS AXE THANAN
HUNTINGTON. W. ", July NAll
Because two large buaina0 hs1
have started an early closing ms's|
mont, the local Trades and At
assembly has thanked thess nt|
chants. Tho stores will. bs eoN
every afternoon at o'clock md 9
10 o'clock on Saturdays.
The labor world., 1914-07-18

LIVING TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY.
Wanted~~-To trade good army rifle
Tor pair Of running shoes Sec s.
5. skelton.-Fayetteville (so Carr
Observer
The labor world., 1914-07-18

Dressed Like Bass Drum, May Be.
People in this vicinity are warned
against giving money to a STRANGER
disguised as the Salvation army
Lane (W. Va.) Recorder
The labor world., 1914-07-18

Greysolon Java Wrappers, Havana
Filters.
The labor world., 1914-07-18
SIS
$15 8
SIS

for your choice of any Spring or
Summer Suit in the store, at The
Big Duluth.
The labor world., 1914-07-18

a'ure IS an endless combination and reptition Of
- 'S 20" laws. She huns the old well.known air
through tunumerable variations "-Emerson a.
The labor world., 1914-07-18

nen is renewed and gay when he has put his hea rt
INTO MS work and done his best.-Emerson
The labor world., 1914-07-18

Speak your latent conviction and it shall be the
universal sense--Emerson.
The labor world., 1914-07-18
Fine
Waists

That We're So. 90 to IS. 90
About 200 beautiful Waists of
voile, crepe, Jap silk and. fine
lawn; sizes "a to A.; your choice
while they hold out, at..
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ONE

> ONE ....
One touch Of nature makes the whole
world kin,
One touch of humor makes the whole
world grin,
One touch of scandal makes the
whole world chin,
One drink too many makes the whole
world spin.
Cincinnati Enquiries,
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ADVANTAGES OF WAR
It keeps Harry Thaw and T. R. of
the front page.
1t gives the photographers some
thing besides J.. Ham Lewis to work
on. ~.
1t cuts down the supply of movie
actors in the papers.
It puts Paris fashions on the blink.
Peoria Journal ...,..
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the wrap the effect of shawl rather
than a cloak.
1890
OFFICIALS WILL BE THE ONES
HIT IN~TAX PROBE

tax laws of the state to become
joke will be the fellows picked for
punishment if the inquiry into tax
fixers brings out the evidence of their
guilt.
This is the threat from States
Atty Hoyne who said today: "Tax-
payers who got their taxes cut down
or had their taxes wiped off the books
through cancellation are not the in
dividuals chiefly to blame. The re-
sponsibility rests more heavily on the
elected officials. If the inquiry dis
closes that they have violated the law
that is another matter"
A letter signed with the name of
Roy o. West in rubber stamp style
on the office stationery of West &
Eckhart, the law firm of which West
is a member, will be brought into
Judge Owens court tomorrow.
This letter was mailed out to hun
dreds of taxpayers. 1t makes the
bold, clear argument to these taXpay-
ers that they should vote for Isaac N.
Powell for the Board of Review be-
cause West reduced their tax assess
ments. The letter, dated Oct. 20,
reads:
Dear Taxpayer: 1 note that as
member of the Board of Review of
Cook County 1 reduced your as
sessment last Summer. My term of
office as member of that board will
expire on Dec. 81, and on Tuesday,
Nov. 8, my successor will be elected.
On the Republican ticket will appear
the name of Mr.. Isaac N. Powell as a
candidate for that office. Having
known Mr.. Powell in Chicago for
many years and knowing him to be
honest, patient, industrious, pos
sessed of broad common sense and
acquainted with values, commend |
his candidacy to your consideration. |
If you shall, see your way clear to
L. L, ~ g.,