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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-03-20

an injury to his neighbor's property,
and the person whose property was
threatened asked the law judges to
protect him. The law judges were
likely to say, though in the more stilt-
ed language of their time and pro-
fession: you are altogether too pre-
,vious; wait until that wicked man
does what he threatens to do; then
come to us, and we .will make him
smart" ' : - = ~
!, But suppose the fearful person ex-
planned that If, he waited until the
threatened injury was done, it would
be too late; for saafter that nothing
could restore his rights. >rr3
Then the law judges might tell him
that possibly they could punish his
vicious neighbor just for the threat;
but not very severely; or make him
give bonds to pay for, any damage he
might do. ~ .s,G =. :. Il: .; +. +.
But the suitor would respond: s.rhat
wouldn't help, either; for whether you
punish him for the threat or punish
him. for the wrong il he does t,;or
make, him give bonds to pay damages
the wrong he threatens me WITH II
once done cannot be. repaired. You
must prevent his doing IT.; III s,s 4. q
= 1.s2ss{s No Hope. =.sss <.t% &C.
/ The law judges would then. gravely
assure the suitors that much as they
sympathized with him they could not
help him; that there was no power In
human law to prevent any man from
doing sanyt hing, ullles it were to hang
do. Ga
E But suppose now that the disap-
pointe,d ,suitor rot the ear sof the Chan.
sellor with and salsed the
/ Ef'a sit foldero III II,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-03-20
LABOR AND THE LAW---A BIT or HISTORY

different, the one from the other. Of
flee holders were weak and selfish
mortals of few years and full Of trou-
BILE; but offices were things of power,
of stability, of virtue untarnished
and untarnishable, and very types of
of the square deal everlasting. When
king died the cry would go up that
the king was still doing business at
the old stand. thus: "The king is
dead, long live the king!' It was like
that also with kings chancellors. No.
body shouted it from the house tops
about chancellors, as they did about
kings; but chancery lawyers used to
mention it when they got into chan
Gerry lawsuits such as Dickens has
told about, which had been started
before their great grandfathers were
born.
When those two hundred years had
gone by after Henry I. organized his
private secretaries under the Chan
cellor as foreman, the Kings con-
science that needed keeping by a
Chancellor was Edward's-the First
of those Edwards of whom the
Seventh has recently died. BY that
time this particular Chancellor's pre-
decessors had very much Increased
the Importance of their job. Among
other, things they had set up factory
for turning out judge-made law. I
t. In that law factory the principal
raw material was the Kings con-
science, for this is what it was, the
Chancellor's duty to. keep. Nor did
the supply ever give out. A particu-
lar King might have no personal con-
science ct all, and his. Chancellor
might have none Of his own to use as
g su bstitute but the kingly office. al
ways had g consci ience4 .hartd and
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-03-20
WHAT THE HOUSE.
DSENAl&:}%! !!
SUh
Attempt to Abolish Senate Voted
Down by Large Majority.
May Raise Fares.

The poor railroads are to receive
attention during the present session
of the legislature. E.. J. Westlake,
senator from Minneapolis, has intro
duced a bill in the senate which if
passed will allow the railroads to in
crease the passenger fares from the
present rate of two cents per mile to
two and a half cents. That there is
a definite move in the nation on the
part of the railroads to get legal
sanction Of the raising of rates is evil
denced by the fact that a similar bill
has been introduced in practically
every state legislature this year. Even
Wisconsin has such a bill pending in
the upper chamber of the legislature.
Won't Commit Suicide.
Efforts on the part of Senator
Campbell to abolish the archaic upper
chamber of the legislature were frus-
trated on the first vote on his bill
which provided for a constitutional
amendment to allow the electorate to
abolish the senate if they saw At.
Fifty five senators out of sixty three
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-03-20
BY LOUIS F.. POST.

Whoever works for a. living knows
what labor is; and all but lawyers and
judges are presumed to know the law,
So shall not try to explain either the
one or the other. But maybe I can tell
d story about organized labor and
judge-made law.
This is story with a moral, but
shall save the moral to end it with.
And it is a story OF today, though it
begins long time ago. It begins so
long ago indeed, that in telling it I
shall set out in the good old-fashioned
fairy-sfory fashion, Notwithstanding
that this is no fairy tale.
"Once upon a time," then, there
was King Of England whose name
was Henry l. With his kingly crown
he acquired a lot of private secretaries
whom he organized into a working
force with one of their number as
foreman. The foreman was the Kings
Chancellor. It was no sinecure, this
foremanship; for part of the Chan
cellor's job was to keep the Kings
conscience, and as kings consciences
went in those days, that duty alone al
most called, for the wit and nerve
of an animal trainer.
Slipping down from there a couple
of centuries toward our own time, we
may find the Kings and their Chan
sellors had meanwhile died, one after
another, making a long procession of
office holders from the cradle to the
office and fromi the office to- the
grave. - -
Long Live the King.
For it was only the office holders
that died and not the office. BY a
legal fiction which still survives, the
office holder and hisof office quite
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-03-20
WILL DIVIDE j. s. TO.
AID UNEMPLOYED
b.. ~
Gdz: = r>ent Plans to Carry Out
Sc "n 's Handicapped by
* of Funds.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-In
spite of the failure Of congress to
appropriate money to carry on the
task, of connecting the jobless man
with the manless job, the department
Of labor is making rapid progress in
its unemployment activities.
For the purpose of carrying on its
campaign officials of the, divisions of
information, bureau of immigration,
have yemapped the United States into
IS zones, each in charge Of an official
of the immigration service and each
to serve as a unit in the general
scheme.
Chicago is the zone headquarters
for Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and
Wisconsin. Sub-branches for this
zone are at Detroit and Sault Ste.
Marie.
Aid to Farmers.
The first sobjective point in the cam
paign is the supplying of harvest la
Dor to farmers of the middle west.
Assistant Secretary of Labor Louis F..
Post pictures the army of harvesters
moving northward from Texas to Ok
lahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and into
the Dakotas.
''This army" he declares, must be
recruited from outside regions. The
need for it in the wheat belt lasts
hardly more than six weeks. And
when that need is over the harvesting
army must melt away.
"Of every 100 harvesters in that
grain belt, less than SO can get op-
portunities for making a living i'll
the entire belt, after six weeks of
harvesting, and less than 25-probab-
ly not more than 10 or 15-after
August.
Here is a region which from the
first of June until the middle of July
needs twice as many workers as can
get employment there any longer till
the following June, and more than
three times as many as can get en-
ployment there from September to
June"
First Attempt of United States.
For the first time in it's history the
federal government has tackled the
problem of unemployment. on a ma
tional' scale. 1t is going about this
Sbusfn ess severely han capped ~ -1ack 1spck
of men and money, but with the CO.
operation of no less than three of the
executive departments-the depart
ment of labor, the postoffice DEPART
ment and the department of agricul-
ture.
IL Will be the function of each post
once in the country to act as a dis
tributor of information.
The special agents Of the depart
ment Of agriculture, of whom there
are thousands, will turn in facts and
figures about the job situation to the
officials Of the immigration service.
who will issue their notices and orders
through the postofflce:~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-03-20
University of Pennsylvania Of
ficials Take Unusual Posi-.
=.
STUDENTS HOLD MASS
MEETING IN AUDITORIUM
Gompers Accepts Invitation to
Discuss Labor Problems De-
spite Opposition.

PHILADELPHIA, March ia
refusal by the University of Pennsyl-
vania authorities to permit students
to invite President Gompers to ad-
dress them on the university grounds
resulted in several hundred students
securing an auditorium and inviting
the trade union executive to speak
on ''The Struggles and Aspirations
of Labor
The university officials vetoed a
similar invitation to President Com
pers at the time of the A. F. of L..
convention in this city, last Novem-
Der, and resentment on the part of
the students has developed as a, re-
suit,
Can't Throttle Free Speech.
/ During his talk the unionist re-
ferred to attempts to suppress free
speech, saying:
"The movement with which I am
engaged stands for free speech. But
this is not the first time I have been
in trouble over the question of free
speech. A man who was a judge
denied me the right of free speech,
but I spoke freely, an injunction to
the contrary Notwithstanding. I was
sentenced to year Imprisonment,
but the man who sentenced me is no
longer judge and / am still speaking.
Has it come to this that in the great
University of Pennsylvania a man
cannot be heard for the cause which
he espouses? Has it come to this
that posters announcing my coming
have been torn down and that the
official publication of the university
will steadfastly ignore that meet
ing of public character is to be
given?"
Resolution Drawn.
At the conclusion of his address,
President Gompers retired. Later,
resolutions OF a condemnatory char
acter Wefe adopted ~ the mass meet
ing, which practically amounted to
throwing down the gauntlet to uni
versity officials. A free speech So
ciety was organized and for the first
time in the history Of the institu-
tion students denounced members of
the faculty and instructed a commit
tee to record the sentiments of the
speakers and forward the resolution
to the provost and trustees.
Resolutions were also passed pro-
testing against the policy of the
Pennsylvania, a, daily student pub
1ication, which refused to publish
notices of the meeting
>. A Students Protest.
Edward B. Gowan voiced the SEN
timent of the students present when
he said: ~
'''We are led to believe that Presi-
dent Gompers was refused to speak
because he is a propagandist. II
this is so, why was Guggenheim, the
copper king, permitted to speak with
in the walls of the university? Why,
also, was an official of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad allowed to speak to
us, about the full crew law? Again,
why was James M. Beck selected as
the principal orator at the Wash
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-03-20

could try him. with, OF: without jury !;
and could himself convict the man,
himself impose any penalty he wished
to impose, and himself decide whether
and when to grant a pardon. :. -. g.. +.
So the question OF .chancery injunc-
tions was after all not q matter Of
heading of wickedness: twas q ques-
ton of whether the person charged
with wickedness should have a trial
under the law 81 the, land, applicable
to all persons alike, or "a. Chancellor 8
trial under judge-made law ground
out at the Chancellor's / own factory
for; each particular case. .,si: ": II : 1:,,f. !, Il.
r. Nor did the Chancellors stop with
making particular procedure laws for
Furnishing breaches Of the regular
laws Very often they would decide
that is was contrary to the Kings
conscfe cfences for this man or that to do
particular things against which there
I was no law at all outside the Chan
,cellor's notion Nof what the Kings
conscience ought to be. And IN those
cases, Just as in, the others, IL the
Injunction was disobeyed,5 OF the Chan
.cellors though It was. he did the pun
ishing himself. and IN Ills own. way.
Nor tape for. him. He punished
Wh y h o1mnsoeyer m he, hit upon IS guilty,
accof ding to his own udge-made laws
OF procedure Tor s. distin gushing the
guilty from the innocent. You see ne
was King, Judge, jury, witneasls,
sheriff and parliament, I, all In y one,
whenever Ne wanted to be. 50 & s..
Origin 81 Intdnctd lon.
This was the beginning of what
Governor Altgeld of Illinoi Hundreds
of sysats 81. and 81 i country
melt ole King, Henry nor III
ES6ensSl q d q "A sos oSlls s. !.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-03-20
HOME OWNING SUBJECT
OF FEDERAL REPORT
Important Bulletin On Govern
ment Aid To Home Builders
Issued By Labor Dept.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Gov-
ernment aid to. home owning and
housing of working people in for
eign countries is the subject of bull
1etin No. 1853, just issued by the
United States department of labor.
The report presents comprehensive
study of the work which has been
done in the principal European and
portant that 1t has already called
for no less than ten international
housing congresses. The report states
that the activities of foreign officials
in the aid of housing have grown
out of the conviction that private
Initiative is inadequate to deal with
the housing problem, and that sys-
tematic government regulation, en-
,couragament. and financial laid m ust
Three. Glasses; IS 81 f. .Aid: ia: s~~s'.
The methods Of granting public
aid differ greatly in detail in the
various countries, but the form in
which the aid is given usually falls
und er one of the three following
classes:
Building directly, for rental or
sale 10 the governments own en-
ployes or for working people gen.
orally.
Making loans of public funds Tin
cluding also government guaranty of
loans) to local authorities, noncom-
mercial building associations, en-
ployers and individuals.
Granting exemptions from or con-
cessions In taxes or fees, or granting
some other form Of subsidy to build
Ing associations or others.
Most important among the loans
of public funds are those from the
funds of the state accident and sick
ness-insurance associations in Aus
tria and Of the funds of the invali-
dity and old-age Institutes in France
and Germany. These loans in Ger
many represent the most important
financial aid to housing anywhere
developed, having reached total of
over 100000.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-03-20
TEXTILE WORKERS STRIKE;
: ORDERED FROM HOMES

: LENoIR CITY, Tenn, March 1s.-
Mil owners IN this city have ordered
& members Of the. Textile Workers
znnlon, now sons str ike. to ,Yacate their
sl.. home N ents4 fre - tho
tconpa ,sIsss, --,, ~ .s.s " Z 49,
~ The mill management has secured
a temporary injunction on the pretext
that their property is endangered. The
strikers are standing Arm and declare
they will not return to work under
present conditions. Attorneys for the
union will ask the court to dissolve
IT'S temporary order. 'Sys
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-03-20
LABOR" QUESTION FIRST.

- WASHINGTON, Mar, 10 AT the
annual dinner OF the Washing ton Har J.
ward club in this city, Dr.. Harvey
Wiley, the well-known food authority
Greater than the question OF what
ships shall fly the American flag: !,
greater than the gu estion OF what M
ton shall rule Europe, and greater.
than the question OF Whist flag shalI
rule the seas is the question today ~
giving the laborfng man; his fair and
Just reward..,' H. *z. h ST ss.s5
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-03-20
= Preference to Unionists.
MELBOURNE.

March. 19.-Discussing the
question Of preference to union
lists in public employment,
Federal Attorney General
Hughes said: = :. - )
"The unionist has won the
battles of the workers, but when
the fight is won. and the adj
vantages gained, the 'nonunion-
tst elbows all aside, comes to
the front and says: me first
+. He selfishly skulks from partic-.
;, ipating in the, Industrial battle,
but seeks preference in sharing
the fruits of victory. =, !.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-03-20
STREET CAR MEN STRIKE

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio, March 10.
Organized street car men Of this
city are on strike because Of the COM
pany's failure to observe that portion
of It's contract which provides for
seniority. The management persists
in the use of extra" men. The car
men insist on compliance with the
contract which provides that the old
est man in the service shall be privi-
legged to have first choice Of runs
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-03-20
MINE FATALITIES INCREASE.

HAELTON, Pa, March 19.-1ncreased
anthracite production in the eleventh
district during 1914 resulted in an in
crease Of fatalities, according to re-
port issued by Inspector ,Roderick of
this city, The fatal accidents resulted
in the making Of fifteen widows as
compared to fourteen for The previous
year. while there were forty mine or
phans created during 1914 as COM
pared with forty for 1913.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-03-20

ington birthday exercises. when we
all know he is a propagandist>?" ~
The faculty's action was not ap-
proved. by two professors, according
to statements at the meeting. DR..
Scott Nearing and Thomas D. O'Bel-
ger did not favor. these policies.
Several students said, that pr. Near
Ing, while addressing his class, :ad-
vised them to hear President Com
pers' address. * ,-,N
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Continued on Page 3.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-11
TOOTH BIRTHDAY OF
MRS. MARY c. DAVIS
OF SOUTH BERWICK

South Berwick, Me. Feb. .10.-Mrs.
Mary c. Davis, the oldest resident here.
and perhaps the oldest in York county.
Tuesday celebrated her Tooth birthday
at the home Of her granddaughter, Mrs.
Daniel H. Doherty, on Highland ave-
nue..
Mrs Davis sight and hearing are
nearly as acute as y years ago. Her
hair has but few gray locks in it. She
spends much time br2iding. sewing and
III light work about the house. She is
enjoying perfect health.
She received many Of her relatives
Tuesday and was in good spirits at the
family spread which featured the cele-
bration. Mrs. Davis received her friends
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Davis was greatly pleased TO re-
ceive a greeting from the First Parish
period since she became member o.
the old church in 1856 She is the old
est in years and membership
Mrs. Davis was born in Madbury. y.
H. Feb. 3. 1916. a daughter of Hurd ana
Mary iCarveno} Twomhly A brother.
Nathaniel c, TWombly, :e1ied at Dover
several years ago, more than 90 years
OLD. She has two half sisters. Mrs
Young, widow of the late Judge Jacob
Young of Nadburv and Mrs. Lavina
Drew of Calais. Me. During her early
life she lived on her fathers farm in
Maibury and later lived on the old Da-
Wis homestead for more than 10 years.
For the past seven years she has been
i resident OF South Berwick
Her grandfather, John Twomblv, was
corporal in Capt Peter Brownies com
pauy, which served n Rhode Island IN
der Major General John Sullivan in the
Revolution. He WAS also in Washing
tons army ana fought in the battles of
Fort Washington, Trenton and Prince
ton.
Mrs. Davis was married 10 Samuel Da-
Wis. Jr.. Of Madbufy in 1851 He died in
49,. He was a direct descendent of Col,
James Davis Of the Oyster River Dis
trict, Dover. which is now Durham,
y II.
Mrs. Davis had sixchildren. Thrice now
living. who were with her today. are
Mrs. Mariana Coekings of South Ber-
wick. Samuel c. Davis and William L.
Davis OF Chelsea, Mass, She has six
Grandchildren and SIX great grandchil-
dren. Mrs. Davis received many gifts
and cards Of congr aIulation from all
over New England
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-11
M0NTE|TH Wins
TRESPASS SUIT

Caribou, Feb. s.-During the past week
the chief interest Of the town has CEN
tered in the Supreme Judicial court which
is still in session.
The second case to come before the
jury was Henderson Vs. Jamison. This
was an action on the case brought by
Oramandel p. Henderson OF Fort Fair
field against Charles A. Jamison Of
Pressure Isle. The plaintiff claimed that
while his horse was in the livery
stable of the defendant at Presque Isle
said defendant or some OF his employees
twisted a coil Of hay wire into tho
horses tail; that when he started to his
home shortly after dark the horse be-
came frightened by reason Of the dang
ling hay wire and ran away, and that
considerable damage was done to the rig
besides personal injuries suffered By Mn.
Henderson. who was driving the team.
Not for several years has any Caribou
case excited more general interest than
the suit brought by Albert Monteith VI.
David liter. This was an action of tres
pass brought by Albert Monteith. 4
young man 19 years Of age. to recover for
personal injuries sustained by him on
July 8, 1914, when. as he claimed, the de-
PENDANT, dubbed him over the mead with
his officers stick without just cause.
The denfence set up by Mr.. liter was
that he, while acting in the capacity OF a
special police officer, attempted to arrest
young Monteith for being intoxicated and
disturbing the peace; that the piaintiff
resisted arrest, whereupon it became nee
essary for him, the defendant, to use his
club. The case occupied the attention
Of the court for nearly two days. many
witnesses being examined. and a great
deal OF testimony. much of it contradic-
tory. put in. The plaintiff alleged dam
ages in the sum of 5000, and the Jury
after being out nearly three hours 70
turned a verdict for him in the sum OF
$3.50 and costs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-11
LEGAL AFFAIRS,

The Committee on Legal Affairs will
give a public hearing in its room at the
State House, in Augusta. on
THURSDAY. Feb. 11th, 1915, P. NJ.
Hearing Oh House Bill No. S.
An Act to create a board of examina-
ton and registration OF nurses.
An Act to amend and extend the char
ter Of the Baker and Spencer Brook Dam
and Improvement Company.
An Act 10 extend the time in which the
Maine Title Guarantee Company is au-
thorized TO commence business
TUESDAY. Feb. 16, 1915, at 2 p M
An Act to permit the town of South
port to obtain supply OF pure water
An Act to authorize the town of South
port TO own and maintain an electric
lighting and power plant
An Act to amend the charter Of the
Guilford water district.
An Act to amend Chap. $50 OF the
Private and Special Laws of 1901, entitled
An Act to supply the town Of Luoec
with pure water.
House Bill No. Is. Al Act to incor-
porate the South Berwick Sewer Co
An Act TO amend the charter of the
city OF Augusta with respect to the sal
airy of the Mayor.
THURSDAY, Feb. 18th, 1915, P. NJ
An Act to amend Section Ssventy-one
of Chapter seventynine OF the Revised
Statutes relating TO the jurisdiction Of
the superior court for Cumberland coun-
ty in divorce cases.
JAMES A. LEWIS, Sec.