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The labor world., 1915-03-06
LOCAL LABOR HISTORY

nrst attempt is made in this weeks issue Of Tho
LABOR world to tell briefly the history of labor union
ism IN Superior Undoubtedly many errors have Grant
In because OF the lack of time to verify the records Of
W eveia Aaoor organizations in the city also be-
cause of other "duties'' the editor encoun+oroa =; ~
pairing the paper for publication
1t is one of the aspirations of The Labor World to
gather data on the labor movement of Duluth and s
perlor and publish it in such style that will be
ing memento to be handed down to the generations that
WI" 1oo"' inadequate as this labor review of the Sill
peor unions may be it is the beginning of task that
when completed should to people of each cv
at the Head of the Lakes the valuable service that
Deen rendered to the building the "Gate-ways to
the West" by the labor organizations
me LABOR world would appreciate corrections from
any Of the older in the labor movement IN s,ni-
or from those who have access to the records of
their respective organizations would welcome anv
other information that be furnished reeardtn th
history of Superiors labor unions. - .1S5F1.-0
The labor world., 1915-03-06
THE VOICELESS

We count the broken Tyres that rest
Where the sweet wailing singers
slumber,
But DER their sisters breast
The wild-fowers who will stoop to
number?
A few can touch the magic string.
And noisy fame is proud. to, win
them
Alas for those that never sing,
But die with all their music in them.
Nay, grieve not alone for the dead
alone
Whose song has told their hearts
sad story
Weep for the voiceless who have
known
The cross without the crown of
glory!
Not where Leucadian breezes sweep
Ger Sappho's memory haunted bill
low,
But where the glistening night-dews
weep
On nameless sorrows churchyard
pillow.
o hearts that break and give no sign
Save whitening lip and fading tres
ses,
Till Death pours out his longed-for
wine
Slow-dropped from Misery's crush
ing presses
If singing breath or echoing chord :
To every hidden pang were given,
What endless melodies were poured,
AS sad as earth, as sweet as heaven:
oliver Wendell Holmes.
The labor world., 1915-03-06
WHERE THE WAR DANGER LIES.

e . &
Senators Smoot and J. Ham Lewis cry out that
threatens the United States They want immediate
increase in the appropriations for ships, guns
forts and military stations @- -,
There is doubt of the immediate danger of war.
These gentlemen leading the bold buc-
cancers of steel in desperate raid upon the national
treasury.
Smoot and Lewis have failed to "Here''
when the corporate interests Of America called for
mobilization That they instantly volunteered in this
crisis but natural. .-
In such powder mine as the world is today this
sore of fireworks has it's dangers Even time of peace
these continuous plunderng expeditions of the
and powder trusts the treasury with their
panying martial chin music peril to everything
that is best in national fe-is blackes treason
to any real and worth while patriotism
Just now there is double danger in the display of
red whiskers and oratory that constitute the
the senator from Illinois. Some of the governments
whose belligerency is extremely charged with electricity
right might not know that he is the national jester
and take him seriously.
Therefore, in the interests of strict neutrality, as
we'll as for the protection of the treasury
ought to tell Jim Ham to confne himself to scarlet
waiscoats flowing ties and the other sartorial displays
for which he is famous and keep the soft pedal his
oratory.-Milwaukee Leader
The labor world., 1915-03-06
ISN'T 1T A PUZZLER?

SIMON Newcomb the American astronomer who
turned his mind to economics and book on that
SUBJECT imagined visitor from Mars conversng with
a man on earth to some such effect as this:
why IS everybody so terribly depressed?"
Because there is great depression in trade and in
dustry.'
"And why is that?"
mere mas been great overproducton of things
people have been thrown. out of emn1ovment .nd
everybody is poor.'
"Overproduction of what?"
VI everything, nearly-of food which is 50 chean n
. agriculture IS ruined; of manufactures which are
so low in price that there is no 1onqor .nv rf;. ~:
production" ~ "
Inen the reason everybody is poor is that thew have
produced more goods than they can consume? Your
country is overflowng with goods and vet Won +bin1
yourselves poor?" ~
AND the man of earth puzzled how to answer
The Citizen.
The labor world., 1915-03-06
A LESSON FOR THE UNORGANIZED.

Frequently do we hear employers of labor argue
against unions. The argument usually amounts to the
statement that the employer better deal with the
indiyidua than In other words greater
troll can be employed by the powerful employer
the individual whose existence depends his employ
ment 1t is possible under such control for the en-
poyer to exact almost any hours he desires any wage
he may stipulate.
There is no freedom of control involved under such
condition. From the standpoint of the worker it is
purely contract of necessity.
Aesops story of the fisher carries with it moral
which should be considered by all men. The story
follows: "A fisher once took his bagpipes the bank
OF river, and played them with the hope maxi
ing the fish rise; but never put his out Of
the water So he cast his into the river and soon
drew it forth filled with fish. Then he took his bap-
pipes again, and he played, the fish leaped up in
the net. All, you dance when play said he.
Yes answered the fish. Moral: When YOU are in a
mans power you must do as he bids you"
Don't allow corporate interests to get power over
you by staying the outside of the union Get into
the union of craft there will be no danger
you dancing to the masters music.
The labor world., 1915-03-06

kept to his agreement and, paid the
nickel. /.
Nov 25 cents expressage.' 80
"Well. I'll be- he said, but paid
it. Nov hand me that saw and ri
take 1t home myself and be rid of thist
feolery.''
Hand 1t to you? Where do you'll
think you are? You're in Oklahoma
and I'm in Chicago and you'll have
to wait two weeks for that saw
10y sWs.hlereupon the dealer hung the saw
Oh g. peg land sput the money: ins :his
cash drawer. '~-~'' "!-~+"
THAT makes $751; he said: =
has cost you cents more and taken
you two weeks longer to get 1t than if
you had paid my price in the first
ce."-Square Dealer.
The labor world., 1915-03-06
PASS THE JONES "ENlPLoYMENr' BILL.

"Do it for Duluth" is a happy slogan but very fire.
quently is perverted and made to do it to Du-
luh This applies particularly in regards the bill
introduced in the senate by Senator Jones relating
the collection of fees from applicants jobs by pr-
vate employment agents.
Senator Adams has stated that Commissioner
Hicken is opposed the and he is therefore doing
his utmost to have the killed. The CONNER
cia Club has sent communication senators from
this district urging them to oppose the bill.
With the evident intention of having the bill killed
in committee and if possible preventing the matter from
being debated on the floor of the Senator
succeeded in having the bill sent the judiciary COM
mittee. in order 'to learn whether bill
is CONSTITUTIONAL
It's the DID, old game of hiding behind the cloak Of
consttutionalty" whenever the welfare of the work
ers is concerned Whatever is deemed to take money
no matter bow JUSTLY from the pockets the employer
and in any strengthen the position the workers.
is sfed by mised representatives and lobbyists Of the
employers association
1t is because the organized labor movement is behind
such measures as the Jones Employment Bureau bill
that the Merchants and Manufacturers association are
favor OF crushing the unions. Because organized labor
enables the worker to stand alone and secure for the
workers the right to live and to live decently is the
reason we hear so much about the misnamed "open-
shop" policy.
We also hear great deal from these men about
labor keeping out of politics. reason the "econ-
omists' and the Merchants and Manufacturers urge
against the workers assuming the role of lawmakers is
because OF such the herein referred to-
AS long as the votes Of workingmen sent Senators
Adams, Jones and Peterson from Duluth to the senate
let labor tell them where the unions stand
ter OF the private employment bureaus
The law as drawn by Senator Jones does not de-
clare the operation of the private employment bureau
illegal. Commissioner Hcken the Commercial Cluh
and Senator Adams should know this. The bill merely
shifts the burden of responsibility of paying the
poyment fee from the worker to the employer. This
In itself will wipe out the several complained of in
the report of the Commissioner of Labor
State Free Employment Bureaus such as have heen
partlay installed in the State of Minnesota and which
through competent supervision being rapidly per-
fected in Wisconsin should be encouraged
Let each labor organization in Duluth and the state
have letter written to the senator from it's district
urging upon him the necessity of passing this bill
LABOR should bear in mind that the other fellow is
on the job and wide awake. Organized labor cannot
afford to be inactive.
The labor world., 1915-03-06
SELF-UPLIFT,

Speaking before the "Cty Club of Chicago last
saturday, Mr. Frank P Walsh, chairman of the Federal
Commission Industrial Relations, made the plea
that all the forces which striving for human bet
terment join in attack low wages, with it's re-
sultant indecent standard of living'
Mr.. Walsh has evidently reached the same conclu-
sion George Bernard Shaw witty Irish dramatis
and economist that the main thing that is wrong with
the poor is their poverty
Charitymongers and paid apologiss for the present
system of heartless exploitation the contrary we hold
that the conclusion arrived at by Mr. absolutely
correct; that low wages is the first, main cause
OF all the ills that beset properyless Glass; the class
that produces, but does not own.
Wherever the workers have been able through or
sanitation to raise their standard of wages, every
instance they have improved their and Intellectual
standards.
Childlabor, with it's resultant stunting of the minds
and bodies of the unfortunate Victims itself only
result and not original cause,
We could well depend on the love- and the ambition
for the future of their children the working
class parents to keep the children in the schools and
the Fairgrounds until they reached comparatively
mature it not for the fact that low wage
paid to the father the natural breadwnner the
child into the factory to help exc out existence
Disease, caused often by close herdng in i1l-venti-
lated rooms crime the result often of persistent
sity which the inadequate paid supply
in it's every form; drunkenness traced to
the meager pay envelope.
The only practical society for the alienation of the
deplorabfe conditions in sums tenements in out
lying industrial camps is "the labor union" the object
Of Which, frankly stated is to more pay and
better working conditions The well-meanng efforts
their families lead nowhere. "Give us fair days
wage; the to live deceny; support our fami-
lies decently; we will attend to social upif
That is the demand of the trades unionist.
The labor world., 1915-03-06
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Bureau of Mines. - -. 80

Annual Report =.
of Mines
the the fiscal ended June so
PIP. - . :
by Charles H. Fulton. 1914
90 pls. IA figs -, t.
collected
years Smith,
II. Sanford 1914 444 figs
boilers 1914. 83 80 figs
Miners Circular. .@5.Es
explosions
of gas of G. .e=z.
publications available
interest for all not be granted without
Publications should ordered number
Applications should be addressed the Director of the
Washington, p. c. ...
The labor world., 1915-03-06
MANY, MANY THANKS!

The Labor World is deeply indebted to the Superior
Evening Telegram for the loan of the
in this weeks supplement.
The management and editor at this time also ex-
tend their heartes appreciation to the several
chants and wholesalers and other business institutions
who have kindly aided us in making this issue a
success.
We urge especially upon the members of the labor
unions OF Superior that this edition. be read most
fully and special note taken of the identi
fled with this issue.
The labor world., 1915-03-06
PAPERN1AKERs ARE ACTIVE.

FITCHBURq, Mass. March 6.-Of-
f1cers Of the International Brotherhood
of Papermakers are assisting this
city in an organizing campaign. At q
mass meeting International President
Carey protested against so-calle&
"dividend system and wage scale Ia
one of the mills, which, he contended,s
is from Is cents to $1.25 per day under
tho prevailing rates.
The labor world., 1915-03-06
CARPENTERS MEET.

STANFORD, Conn, March 5.-Fra-
ternal delegates from New York. New
Jersey and Massachusetts, attended
the state convention Of carpenters and
joiners, held in this city. A resolu-
ton was adopted which proposes an
amendment to the workmen's com
pensation act, whereby the length OF
time between disability and beginning
Of compensation shall be shortened
from / Z days tot days, and also that
the rate to be paid the injured worker
during his continent be Increased.
Greysolon Cigars are mild
The labor world., 1915-03-06

Another labor paper with "dream." The Indiana
polls Union which in short time has doubled the size
OF the paper and considerably increased it's circulation
has cartoonist dream "for daily" and possibly "a
ten STORY building occupied by The Union"
The labor world., 1915-03-06

The non-union is in the same position as a
bankrupt king without throne. The sscab" is like
the without country.
The labor world., 1915-03-06

"A hell is open and the devils are loose was said
by Shakespeare. There those feel like repeat
ing it at this time Of the when politicians Of
various stamps begin buttonhoing them for votess
The labor world., 1915-03-06

And were led to believe the range was unit
for county division. Some seem think that it is
really game to divide the spos and disrupt the
county. =: =. ~ ."..: ~ Il - :E>~..=.@
The labor world., 1915-03-06
THIS WEEKS THOUGHT.

THIS WEEKS THOUGHT.
takes contradiction and advice much
more easily than people think, only he will not
bear it when violently given, though it be
we'll founded-J P. Richter.
The labor world., 1915-03-06

.Greysolon Cigars are mild.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-13
BANKERS AND BETTER FARMING
Funds Offered for Financing Tick
Eradication Movement.

The offer Of the New Orleana
banks to assist in financing tR
tick eradication campaign in the
sugar parishes is a noteworthy and
encouraging sign of the times.
Their plan. as published, is to ad-
vance to the police juries of the
several parishes sums not exceeding
$4,000 per parish to defray the cost
OF erecting dipping yats and supervis
ing the cattle-dipping work. The
loans. TO pc made in each case un-
der adequate safeguards, are, to
run for one, two or three years, at s
per cent. The plan is devised to
facilitate the tick eradication cam
paign in parishes handicapped just
now by lack OF available cash for
the purpose.
As We understand it, the PROPOSE
ton is thoroughly business-like. with
no offensive flavor of philanthropy
But it indicates the readiness of
the New Orleans banks to aid the
better-farming movement in sound
and practical ways. 1t puts the
stamp OF their approval, In a sense.
=aRoIL 5&tFT5 El l41SsEII0AEt
and it offers the sugar parishes
means TO prosecute their campaign
against the cattle tick. The money
advanced under this agreement and
spent by the parishes for tick eradi-
cation should be considered as an
investment rather than as loan.
For the development of the live
stock industry is a demonstrably prof
liable step, and tick eradication is
the first step toward that develop
ment.
The arrangement Just announced
aecords with safe and sound bank
ing. More than that, Ii points out
one OF the Wags IN which southern
bankers may render legitimate and
practical aid to the better-farming
campaign. Secretary Houston of the
agricultural department has enlpha-
sized the great need OF cooperation
by bankers and merchants with the
farmers in this work. This agree
ment OF local bankers to finance tick
eradication in nearby parishes is one
OF several pleasing indications over
the south that the cooperation is
arriving. g.--T Times-P
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-13
GOOD NEWS.
Many DonaldsonviIie Readers Have
Heard 1t and Profited Thereby.

Good news travels fast" and the
bad back sufferers in this vicinity
are glad to learn where relief may
be found. Many lame, weak and
aching back is bad no more. thanks
to Doan's Kidney Pills. Thousands
upon thousands OF people are telling
the good news OF their experience
With this tested rem edg. Here il
an example worth reading
Mrs. NJ. Copponex, PIaquemine,
La, says: Il suffered from dull
pain across the small of my back
and | could hardly get around to do
my work. My kidneys acted irregu-
larly and caused me a great deal Of
misery. I read SO much about the
good Doan's Kidney Pills were doing
others, that I got a box and began
taking them. They made a big
change for the better in my condi-
tion at once and two boxes did me
world Of good
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doanis Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs Copponex had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo ~.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-13
DuTcHToWN HIGH TRiUMPHs.
Oak Grove Basketball Five Showed
Under in Spicy Game.
Contributed. ADV
(Contributed.) A
The nak Grove basketball q.

The Oak Grove basketball O. r.4let
came to Dutchtown last Sunday and
took a step into the higher class of
athletics by tackling the local five.
The Dutchtown boys again demonstra-
ted their ability as ball tossers by
defeating the invaders to the tune
Of 33 to Z. A large crown witness
ed the game, including principals
and teachers of various surr Tanding
schools. The visitors style OF play
was the long pass and fancy shots
for the goal. On the other hand,
fhe local boys used. the short. snappy
pass. and time after time they sue
ceeded in bringing the ball into the
goal by their superior team work.
The first half ended with the count
Il to ) in favor of The locals
The feature of the game was the
excellent passing Of Capt. Landry OF
Dutchtown. B. Babin also played a
brilliant game at guard Considering
The fact that four of Dutchtown's 5
crack 1914 five are back this sea
son. the Oak Grove team was not
so disappointing, and is considered
to have put up a game fight. SID
Leblanc refereed the fray to every
body's satisfaction.
Lineup and score:
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-13
NO oRMAL SCHOOL NOTES.
items of Interest from State Institu-
tion at Natef1ftoches.

/ DR.. j. C. Hazard. who has been il
charge of English in the Southern
Idaho State Normal School at Albion
and who holds the M. A. and Ph.D.
degrees from Columbia, has been EN-
ployed to teach English in the posi-
tion made vacant by the marriage OF
| Miss Ora E. Carr@ae
The bulletin on student activities
at the Normal is now in the hands
of the printer. It will be Illustrated
and very interesting.
The new catalog will soon go to
press, and it won't be long before
they will be out in the state pre-
senting the advantages of and boost,
I ing dear old Normal as it deserves.
The election of the Queen of May
will be held Feb. 27, the candidates
being Miss Alice LaCombe and Miss
Merrill Flower The outcome of the
election is being eagerly looked for
ward to and some campaigning is
being done BY the candidates
friends.
The teachers OF Natehitoehes par
sIsh held E1Res-sla institute at Nor
nal on Thursday and Friday OF last
week. The meeting was a success
in every way, and everything was
done to give the teachers a good
time.
On Thursday night. the inter
society debate took place between
E. L. S. and S. A, K The former
defended the negative side of the
question, which was, Resolved, that
the United States government should
own and operate all railroads within
its territory" S. A. K defended the
affirmative. The judges decided in
favor Of the negative, which was
represented by Misses EsteIIe Tan
nehill and Miss Eunice asdams. S..
A. ks representatives, though de-
feated, did splendisl.p and were Leon
kiIlen and Miss Virginia Prescott.
On Friday the teachers attending
the institute We're guests of the
Normal Club and were served a de-
Iicious luncheon in dining hall,
which was muehly enjoyed by all
present.
On Friday the most interesting
games of the season were played
against our old rivals, S. l. /. +
The teams were about evenly match
ed, and both made some beautiful
plays and goals. Never was more
enthusiasm displayed excitement
was at its highest and every stu
dent participated therein. The scores
were rs to % and 3 to 5 IN cur
favor. We are all impatfently await
ing Saturday, when PineVil1e will be
here. However, We hope to beat
them as we did S. L. f T.
Friday night the boys celebrated
our great victories by a big night
shirt parade through the streets Of
Natehitoches, accompanied by the
band. Gathering the S. i. j. I. boys,
they proceeded to Front street. in
front Of Levy's drug store, where
an impressive funeral ceremony was
held and S. T. I. lis goat buried.
When the last e1od of earth had
been thrown on, the procession left
the burial grounds and after pulling
off a few more stunts dispersed.
Cur girls basketball team will play
Alexandra High School on the lat
teris own grounds.
Monday being the first day of the
second month was slip day, and we
received our clean slips With great
joy.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-13
METER

There has been so much talk Id Lou
isiana, and SO little done, that, at
last the banks have come forward
to encourage the cause, and 1t Is
believed that with the practical as,
sistance Of the New Orleans banks
oEk Rsa aeeQr Tll
led Properly done, It will require
Ionly one year to tree the entire ST.
| gar belt. The u. s. Department of
Agriculture farmers bulletin No. 6339,
issued December 10, 1914, says: If
| the farmers in one county will work
together, the ticks in the entire coun-
ty can be eradicated In one year.
The dipping watts make the work
easy, effective, and practical. It
costs much more to feed the ticks
than to kill them.
Louisiana buys upward Of $40, ,000,-
600 worth Of milk, butter and cheese
per annum. tt Is an undisputed fact
that these products are produced
cheape- where there IS plenty OF
green stuff grown. No state Of the
Union can ss>reass Louisiana in the
yield of forage per acre. Owing to
our mild climate cattle do not have.
to be housed In steam-heated barns
from four ts six months, as is the
case in the sections from which Lou
isiana has been buying so much milk
and butter. But Louisiana can new
er produce her own supply until she
IS able to bring dairy farmers and
their herds to the state to show
her the way, and there are no dairy
men or beef feeders who viii come
will pay us 10 get busy
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-13
TO MOUNT WHALE CARCASS.
Skeleton of Monster Fish Being Pre-
pared for Exhibition.

The carcass of the monster whale
found at Last Island some time ago
was brought to Houma Wednesday
night by Messrs. Dupont and Labar-
re, and Thursday morning the boat
on which the remains of the big fish
Was loaded proceeded ON it's way TO
Grand Bayou settlement, where the
skeleton will be mounted for exhibi-
ton purposes.
The Steamer Hustler of Morgan
City, rather large boat, was used
in hauling the remains, but another
trip will be required to gather the
head of the monster, the two trips
being made necessary from the fact
that the huge fish weighed some
thing like 200 tons. The head mea-
surement, according to Messrs. La
barre and Dupont, is; from eye to
eye, over the top of the head, %
feet inches; from the eye to the
end of the snout, 20 feet 4 inches;
length of jaw, 26 feet; from eye to
the top of the nostril, II feet
Houma Times, Feb. s.