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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-12-04
PENNSYLVANIA LEADS MINNESOTA

The staid old state Of Pennsylvania is being shaken
up In several distinct and different ways these days. The
vote for the suffrage amendment nearly
the stawarts into fits The showing in Pennsylvania
was even better than in New York and Massachusetts
and Is certainty that the ants be given no rest
from and until equal suffrage becomes an es-
tablished fact in the Keystone state.
pennsylvania Is doing more, too On the first of next
year the state will engage in the liability insurance bust
ness and the state workmens insurance board which will
administer the insurance fund.- already showing
pective policy holders the advantages that
Offers of the features being the state will pro-
vide at ten cent less than rates charged
by commercial underwriters This is explained
the legislature has provided that no profits shall be
earned by the state -"
The Pennsylvania law is optional but it is thought
that almost every employer will elect under it
as 1t strips them of the old deenses of conrbutory
gence assumption Of risk and the fellowservant rule
Minnesota Is trailing far behind Pennsylvania in this
respect Here allow the private insurance
to stay in the field and reap the profits that rghtfuy
belong to the injured workman and dependents But
some day. let us hope it will be soon Minnesota will wake
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-12-04

Labor bears the burden Of Great
ing wealth by work and it bears the
burden Of creating dearth by idleness
When labor has the chance of fill
ing the land with that fleeing thing
called prosperity: it tolls day and
night.
How gladly it then bears the bur-
den Of long hours, Of overtime and
Of heavy toll.
And the burden Of toll seems heavy
in the hour Of prosperity, but Of ali
the burdens labor bears none axe
quite SO terrifying or so rulnous as
the burden Of fdleness.
In prosperity factories run over
time and the work Of the day is car
ried into the night to fill the rush of
O, aers. -:
And then tud denly the mills, mines
and factories cluse. the market is
g'utted, orders cease; for labor hns
produced 1at:e products than men
car SELL. !:
Then the tools are no lo., ger ). orked
and idle men :td idle ma .'rcs stan;
helpless, useless unproductive face
to face.
And at: anclIh.ttmes= millions. Of
Wage-workers are unemployed and
then the workers cry out in agony
for wages. for food. for clothing and
shelter. -
Their labor has produced more
than plenty, yet no man needs their
cry and they walk the: streets, stand
idly in the market places and tramp
the land looking for some new mas
ter to employ them.
The burden Of toll is heavy, out
what is that to this new burden of
idleness, the most terrifying and ruin
ous burden Of all.
"A man willing to work. sad
Car]yle, land unable to find work, is
perhaps the saddest sight that for
tunes inequality exhibits under this
sun.
There is no horse willing to worl,
but can get food and shelter; but
not 50 this two-footed worker who
has to seek and solicit occasionally
In vain.",
And as labor can not live except
when wages are earned, idleness
means want and dread uncertainty
and hungry babies and anxious wives.
:, And do you know that in this great
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-12-04
CAMPAIGN FOR AMENDMENT.

From all indications strenuous campaign will be.
waged for the purpose of bringing about the adoption
of the revolving fund amendment, passed during the
1915 session of the Minnesota legislature This amend
ment passed the previous session but failed to carry at
the last election, and another attempt will be made by
friends to put it across
Senator P. H. McGarry Of Walker is the chairman Of
the campaign committee and he is engaged in per-
fectng his organization In county Of the state
that stone will be left unturned. The amendment
provides for revolving fund Of $3.50 to improve
small tract each forty eighty Of state land
Commenting upon the merits Of the BILL Sentaor Nc
Garry says:
beive this will result in the sale Of every forty
of good land the state holds which Is some
thing like two million at increased price
the appraised valuation and it doubtless will bring the
treasurer of this state at least through
sale Of these immense holdings Of state land This will
at least 90 farmers the state lands and
will encourage the private Of unimproved land
to make improvements to such extent that honestly
believe, in less than fiv eyears 900 new and pros
porous farmers will be added to paying list
state. This amendment to to be of great i'm
portance to every citizen Of the state bill to reclaim
and each and every tract improved was sold
with profit to the state This should convince the most
skeptica that this is dispose of our un-
improved state lands and it does give our poorer
Glass; the best and perhaps the only chance they may
ever have to secure home Minnesota farm There
are great many vital reasons which I could
give, but trust the foregoing sufficiently strong to
secure earnest cooperation and assistance"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-12-04
HENRY FORD, ANTI-MIL1TARIsT.

Refreshing indeed is the attitude of Henry Ford the
millionaire automobile manufacturer respecting the Eu-
and its horrible ravages upon the human
His position is in striking contrast with that Of
money kings who proclaim loudly for preparedness
and whose patriotism for only would plunge
the country into wholesale slaughter without regard
the awful cost.
Mr.. Ford permitted himself to be interviewed by a
Chicago daily the other day His anti-marist attitude
grows more intense each day. He does not go behind
the bush to that capitalism hunger for
away the capitalist and you will sweep war from the
earth,' says Henry Ford. Take capitalism away and
the war In Europe will stop tomorrow Take away and
the world will have seen the end of barbarism."
Profits at the bottom of the agitation for in.
creased armament on the part Of many OF the larger
the kept mouthpeces of monopostic
prses that feed the life blood of the people, This
thusastic about building submarines.
Submarines," he. "cost too little to ever be-
come popular with the It ia money
he seeks and is the heavy complicated machinery Of
war that must yield it. do not think cheap subma-
rnes ever will gain the support carry them
from experiments to realities"
Henry Ford will spend his millions in an endeavor
to bring about peace and to oppose the heshness of
war May his tribe increase When Henry Ford departs
this earth. he will be remembered who did more
than manufacture low-priced automobiles
Mature will point to all the world and say:
"This is a man.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-12-04
FRANK WAS SOME GUY

Frank Bings was unique charac-
ter. An honest comment on him in
a newspaper is hard. to make We
do not want to say an unkind thing
about him. He put nothing into this
world and he got nothing out. His
boarded wealth brought him an early
grave and he could take none of it
with him. He was honest as he saw
honesty, obeyed the laws Of the land
when it cost him nothing: n ,ighbored
with: no one, trusted no one, got all
he could get and kept all he got
From q Ciuntry Weekly.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-12-04
A TALE OF TWO LOTS.


We take pleasure in printing an article recently sent
out by the American Economic league with headquarters
in Cincinnati the assessed valuation of two
pieces Of valuable property similarly situated in the
heart Of the city of Chicago and furnishes excellent
example Of the glazing inequalities of present sys
tenn Of taxation. Read it and think it and you
too. will wonder how long rght-thinking people will
permit such system to obtain
In the business district of Chicago two corner
lots Dearborn street, three blocks apart One these
lots is the southeast of Madison street. It
contains the II story Tribune building assessed for taxa
ton at $1010;295. The other lot is the southeast
corner of Jackson Boulevard Directly opposite it on
Dearborn street is the Monadnock skyscraper Directly
opposite on Jackson Boulevard is the 16 story Great
Northern hotel Diagonally opposite is the postoice
The lot assessed for taxation at very
much under-assessed at that It contains story
building which the considers just
The lot belongs to Frederick R. Otis.
The lot on Dearborn and Madison which the Tri-
bune Building stands, is of few remnants of an
entire square mile that still belongs to Chcagos public
schools is leased to the Tribune company $47
year ground rent. Although that sum Is only about
half the true rental value OF the lot it is that
one is likely to pay $4,000 year rent for lot and
leave it stand idle The Tribune company has conse-
queny put magnificent building from which it de-
res more than enough revenue to the rent
and about $4,000 in taxes the building besides.
The lot Dearborn and Jackson belonged to the
public schools. But many years ago a short sighted
board sold it together with the square mile that
Chicagos business district The one story build
Ing brings in more than enough rent to Mr. Otis enable
him to pay the tax Of $500 on the lot So he can
easily afford to let it e with better improvements
upon 1t, until someone along willing pay his
price for the privilege of putting proper use Had the
city retained possession it would be getting
al from this it is getting from the Trbunes lot if
not much more and there would be as good or better
improvement than the Tribune building unon il While
this lot remains practically unused though the
believes many men are anxious to pay $780,
600 for the privilege of properly using it, unemployed
men are trampng past 1t every day in search for
work.
Some day the people of Chicago will wake up and
make Mr. OTIS his SUCCESSORS pay in taxes on his lot
into the city treasury something like the ground rent
which the Tribune ought to be paying lot They
Will treat all other lots the way and exempt build
1ngs and other products of labor When that happens
every lot in the city will be properly used and there
will be jobs for all who want them
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-12-04
LABOR LAW OPPONENTS
TOLD TO BE CONSISTENT

The national association. of manu-
facturers has petitioned congress to.
reconsider the seamen's law, specific
objection being made to the language
test, the provision that IS per cent Of
the crew of a vessel must be- able sea-
men and the provision that makes it
legal for a member of vessl's crew
to quit his job.
Editor James Barry, of the San
Francisco Star, makes the following
comment on the above action:
ITO prove its good faith and UNI
commonly good sense, the association
should have passed other resolutions,
along the following lines: "
demanding that fire and police de-
partments may be composed of men
who do not understand the language
OF the officers. = j, -7.--s@' - 49,
demanding that crews, Of vessels
Of the navy may be composed Of men
who do not understand the language
of the officers. = =.
demanding that railway trains
may be handled by conductors and
engineers who do: not understand the
language of train dispatchers. -:
Demanding that it be made illegal
for any employee in factory Or mine
to quit his job without the consent Of
the employer, and that any Pullman
porter who quits his Job at the end
of run be arrested and punished,
There are other demands. equally
absurd, that the national association
of manufacturers might have adopt
ed, but the foregoing would be
enuogh to show what the association
really means. The opponents Of the
seamen's law have now come out into
the open and occupy the position Of
demanding an American merchant
marine Of which the only things
American will be the flag floating
above an American subsidy
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-12-04
VACANT LOTS AND TAXES.

Commissioner Voss, in explaining the manner in
which the cty's money Is being spent says that 1--WE
are at disadvantage in operating city, owing to the
long stretches OF vacant property between the city
aud the outlying districts and the many vacant lots In
the CITY, When this property is built on our valuation
Will increase and cost of maintenance and operation
Will be little II any, more than For instance it
costs as much to maintain street in front of vacant
lot as one with house, it,
The way to meet this situation would be to compel
these vacant lot owners to bear their share of the bur-
den OF taxation They receive the benefits they should
pay their share of the expense of government So
Certainly 1t costs much to maintain street in
front of vacant lot with house on IT, But orr
foolish system Of raising would punish the man
who builds house, while it holds out reward to the
man who holds his lot vacant out Of the reach az
pie who could use>it. 8; = ;
When we come to realize that we cannot encourage
by penaizing the who wants to build
one then can remedy the deplorable condition Of
which Mr. Voss complains. =. @=.@I* = :: @@%> =
Those who are really interested in better industrial
conditions will not greve that Frank p walsh has not
Legislation against Special Privilege Is Ear more
important than legislation for Mlitarisn
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-12-04
EVERYBODY SING.

didn't raise my boy to be cabbage.
I didn't raise my onions to be
beans; ~ /. 4
I didn't raise: my: carrots to be pump
kins, e., ,.
I didn't raise my rhubarb to be
green's. r;l go -
But that's the way they turned out
in the garden. =. r. -
But when start to plant it in the
spring
I'll bet that seed store guy, =
I'll black his other eye, -.
II where I plant squash I pick a
. cabbage. :. @>'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-12-04
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES.

New Mexico has law which provides than an In
5ured employe bring suit against an employer for
IN cases where the injured workman contracts
disease while engaged in work for the employer
Inc Minnesota compensation law excerpts occupa-
tlonal diseases The term njury" is defined to include
only accidents happening violently and suddenly Onlv
10" states nave compensation laws which give the en-
poye who acquires occupaonal disease redress for
his misfortune.
occupatlonal diseases common in almost everv
industry The English goes so far as to give com
pensaton to the telegraph operator who ACQUIRES tae
graphers' paralysis.
The theory of compensation act is to afford redresa
to the workmen who suffer as the result of modern IN
oustr1ai conditions No law be Just that does mt
mat the worker who acquires an occupaonal
disease Is as much entitled to socety protection as the
worker who sustans injury such as is covered nv
the present laws
This is admitted by every student of workmen,s
COMPENSATION laws Organized labor through its ac-
credited representatives should force tho ies . 49,
next session of the legislature
ireland aud all the Irish the world cannot make
revolution; they may hold conventions and assemh,io
tney may make speeches and pass resolutions Int -
owes are not real, II expressions intoerable
tne con1asratlon will not England however can
or1ns revolution her cad II inst pr,avancos On
ana unrel1eved; if complaints and demands are
"us"efeo Dy the prison and greater coercion laws. r.
po'ey ana misery increase with growing wealth then
the tnunderoolt will sometime fail,-Clarence Darro
James R. Mann, Republican minority 1aador COWS
ne would give the Republican nomination for residen
to 1.-THE most brilliant man Of our t,ma-poo+ -
Will 1eody say to Mann when he meets him? r:4~.
T.
After studying the majority against his net conat
tuition for New York, Elihu Root, may hesitate abo,+
' IN Mann's nomination Of him for President
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-12-04

To make the soul great God gives great dang
to meet, great obstacles to conquer-One of the
very first and most necessary conditions of right
moral government in souls is vigor-Horace Bush
nell.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-12-04

AFTER studying the majority against his pet Const
tuition for New York Elihu Root NAV = "a
jim Mann's nomination Of, him Tor President. "
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-12-04

Legisation against Special Privilege Is far more.
important than legislation for Militarism III
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-12-04

James r. Mann, Republican minority leader saws
ne would give the Republican Nomination for President
TO the most brilliant man of our time-Root" wha+
Will Teddy say to Mann when he meets him? S.1~
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-16
ROADS COMMISSION UPHELD.
Bsltimore-Was Boulevard Route
May Be Changed.

Annapolis.-The Court of Appeals,
i'll an opinion handed down by Chief
Judge Boyd, upheld the ruling of
Judge Brashears, in the Anne Arundel
County Circuit Court, in the con-
troversy as To- the course that should
be followed by the State Roads Com
mission in constructing the State high
way from Baltimore TO Washington.
The case was an injunction suit
brought in the lower court by Caleb
c. Magru6er Clerk Of the Court Of Ap-
peals, and other taxpayers of Prince
Georges and Anne Arundel counties
to restrain the Roads Commission
from following any course for this
highway other than the old stage road
route. as laid down several years ago.
The Roads Commission some months
ago formulated it's plans to divert the
route TO some extent. This action was
supported by the court. The costs OF
the case are placed on the appellants,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-16
FIND BUSINESS
IS PICKING UP
Encouraging Reports Are Made
by Bank Examiners.
CONFIDENCE FELT IN FUTURE
TIE West Especially Found To Be
We'll On the Way To Pres
perity, While the South
is Waking UP.

Washington Business conditions
throughout the country are showing
marked Improvement in almost all
lines, according to reports from nation
al bank examiners just made public by
the Treasury Department. Eighty OF
the 80 examiners in the United States
reported a permanent improvement in
business.
These reports are announced to be
the result Of careful observation and
supplemental to the regular reports on
business conditions made each month
to the Controller of the Currency.
Pronounced bopefulness is prev
alent in nearly every district" says
the announcement Agricultural con-
ditions are generally excellent, and
commercial lines, with comparatively
few exceptions are enlarging their
activities, mainly through an increased
demand, but in some cases prepare
ton for activity is expected to develop
with the coming of good weather.
Manufacturing is on the increase and
those industries having orders for sup
plies from foreign countries continue
especially active.
Further orders have been placed
for cars and rails by the railroads and
some large contracts have been made
for structural iron for large buildings
in different portions of the country"
H. O&aA
Rhe statement attributes depression
to unusual conditions abroad, but says
that business here has been stabilized
through the application of economy.
1.-THE South" it continues, lis show
ing marked improvement. The sale of
cotton is active at advancing prices,
with the result that all business in that
section is feeling steady and pro-
nounced improvement. The pros
poets for large crops generally are ex-
cellent and there will be greater
diversifcation. The States adjoining
the Missouri River and the Mississippi
River above St. Louis enjoyed excep-
tional prosperity during the past sea-
son, and the present prospects are that
the coming season will yield even bet
ter results.
The Western States and the Pacific
States are showing a general improve
ment"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-16
CRUISER WILHELM
ENTERS j. S. PORT
Last of German Commerce
Destroyers Closes Career.
IA VESSELS SUNK BY HER
Chased Three Times BY British cruis.
ers, Raider Seeks Sanctuary When
Sixty-Six Of Men Aboard Are
Stricken With Heri-Beri.

Newport News, Va.--The German
converted cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm,
the elusive raider of commerce of the
South Atlantic, slipped into this port
Sunday and asked for fuel and pro-
visions.
Many times reported destroyed, the
former North German Lloyd liner had
evaded hostile warships for eight
months while she sent II merchant
men to the bottom. Her officers said
she was forced to steal her way past
four allied cruisers off the Virginia
Capes to reach this refuge.
We got in without being seen by
the enemy and we can get out the
same way" declared her commander,
Lieut.-Capt, Paul Thierfelder. former
~ navigating officer Of the German
cruiser Karlsruhe.
Commander Thierfeider explained
that his ship was badly in need of re-
pairs. Her bottom, he said, was foul
and her boilers needed overhauling.
He stated that he would request per-
mission TO have the repairs made here.
AS the Kronprinz steamed past Fort
Monroe and through the feet of is
United States battleships assembled
in Hampton Roads she neither fred
salute nor dipped her flag.
The second Of the raiders brought as
thrilling story as did the Eitel Fried
rich. Her record Of destruction, how
ever, was accomplished with only four
guns. two taken from the German
cruiser Karlsruhe and two captured
later from the British merchant ship
La Correntina. sunk October z, 1914.
When she dropped anchor the Kron-
prinZ Wilhelm had less than 20 tons
of coal and scanty provisions for the
crew of 500 men and 81 prisoners from
British merchant ships sunk in the
South Atlantic. Sixty-six Of the men
aboard the cruiser, it was announced.
were suffering from beri-berj
OF the IA ships that the 15.000-ton
cruiser sank nine were British, four
French and one Norwegian. The value
of these ships and their cargoes Off
GERS of the Wilhelm estimated at ST.
600 900.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-16
The Agricultural College.

The executive committee of the
Maryland Agricultural College. at a
meeting at the Hotel Rennert. re-
ferretl to a subcommittee the selection
and recommendation OF a president of
the institution, its selection to be
passed upon by the board of trustees
at their June meeting. The sub-com
mittee consists of Col. Carroll Colds
borough, Col A. W. Siske and Harry
Skipper. Governor Goldsborough and
Chairman H. II. Holzappel, of the
executive committee. are members ex
officio of the Subcommittee. This
committee contemplates visit to New
York to confer with leading agricul
tural educators with a view to secur.
ing a high-grade man for president
The subcommittee will also select and
recommend treasurer to succeed the
late Herschel V. Ford.