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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-30
SOME GERMAN EFFICIENCY NEEDED

SOME GERMAN EFFICIENCY NEEDED.
In New Jersey potato raisers are getting cents q
bushel for their potatoes. In New York City house.
wives paying 81 a bushel
Peaches have rotted in the orchards OF Michigan
and grapes have been fed to the hogs in California;
Food is being daily wasted in all parts of tinted
States yet in Duluth In other large city in the
country there families which cannot afford to buy
enough to keep; chem aive i" @" " ,s:::@@@@:::cc
The truth is that the United States has "a very ex-
pensive system of food distribution. The grower sell
dom receives exorbttan prices for his fruit someme
his revenues are very small fraction Of what the
sumner must for his goods But between transpora
ton and the cost of jobbing retailing and delivering
the ultimate buyer the cost is often multiplied
This problem has frequently been investigated and
the evil pointed out, but remedies have been applied
The cost OF handling goods is as large as The mid
demen themselves not eager to eliminate this waste
The farmer and the consumer the two parties who
fear the brunt Of losses and they have to give the
impulse to reform methods Of food distribution. The
spectacle of wasted food and hungry people should
nsh enough incentive.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-30


The Labor { World gshes ivory little,
.conndence In tie efffcaiSsyys 81 county
option to prohibit anythtns, bnt;t l
licensed saloon. In the tsfst place the
county 10 not Observation-Disclosures
~ laW~ma King diYisfpr ,fn5 4lfesJSplan,
ri American Eoyetnment. That power:
has rested from the beginning with
the town, state and nation. County
option hasseNSry 3ermark or being a
dishonest weapo With will.ieft Is strike
at the licensed saloon. Ss y y. 81 5szz
III The Prohih itipn u party has given.
wholesome support 10 tie county ops,
ton forces, but 1t evidently has little
regard for county option .itself. In.an
after election statementsfpll the
contest in Hell -.epin county, the Pro-
hbition Press Bulletin, issued this
week from Minneapolis, makes the
following comment on the hypocrisy
OF the. Anti-Saloon leagues county ops
tion pretenses: FLA -.s s.,
Il. This greatest wet. vote came from
the wcrkingnnen OF Minneapolis. TO
begin With. the socialist organization
and union labor were absolutely wei.
mat took q great share OF the labor
element on the very start: But the
one thing which lost the election for
the drys more than any: other one
thing wasa tactical error on the part
ct a certain branch Of the dry organi-
ration which sought TO aliay the fears
of the drinking SILK stocking element
Pr advertising far ana wide that sven
Is Henneptn voted dry under the
county option law, clubs could still
continue the locker system, through
which club members could have their
ltduor ana no Soneswould be prohibited
from storing all the liquor he wished
IN his own cellar for his own use.
IT the county option law is az
Wopbly as all that, it certainly was
Z most serious error to- openly ailyer-
ttse that fact. But the Anti Saloon
League even issued pamphlet in
reply to Senator Westlake's assertion.
that tho city would be sealed tight II
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-30

1.-THE dFx sidss scasfiried. and n this. pm.
/ phlet specisa- pains Msfexte go
~proye that liquor for ~ n
|'thte sus4 Gould be stored horne
not chanssn ,by tlhis scel(
-" aeo SIS IS s.. ss il35,e Sc sdfys 6r-
T ganization also gave out Intsryiew
to the dailies which Was 6xen stronger
/ / thar tsas 3 that. -:
- "All this had, q tendency to make.
the honest workingman rather suspic-
ious j. OF the county opt ion movement.
He began to~helieve- that the law was
only intended to force prohibition
upon the workingman who had no
membership In swell clubs. and who
couldn' t afford to have wine cellar
and that there would be no prohibi-
ton under the law. to the silk stock.
ing element Of society.
"The vets were quick to take ad-
vantage Of this suspicion and nursel
1t along till It grew into bitter opposd-
ton to the dry move on the part OF
large majority OF worl<ingmen Of MIN
neapolis. III we could make II really
dry. we would vote yes" but we
uon propose to let them pass q law
which does not apply to all alike, was
the usual argument met with on the
street. IF you are honest, why don't
you work for statewide law which
Will prohibit manufacture as well as
sale" was q question often hurled at
dry speakers. ... -
1T is this fact which has given such
an impetus to the new move for state
wide prohibition, a law that will treat.
every man an In the state like every
other man. III =,
| "A large percentage of the laboring
men in Minneapolis are sober, indus
trtous men. They are willing to stand
Tor real prohibition when it takes in
the rich man as well as the poor.
That is the reason why there is no
such bitter opposition to an effective
measure for statewide prohibition
that there was to the dry county prop
osition." ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-30
yusTICE vs. fli VI, =; $50 p -.

Rsesntiy new stAr has arisen in the phiaathrepic
world the pefson 81 Julius Rosenwald. principal
owner and manager Of Sears Roehuek & Hill TO
various charities have been prodnctiye ot ews-
papeF notoriSty and fnlsome praise ~
There have been seyera1 reports aconeernint the
wass pad in tho fanaous mali order
has been shown that In spite OF various
4chemas for advertising purposes the employees paid
at rates that make any sort Of decent life mpossh
The garment strike III Chicago has brought ls some
more Information concerning thu sources AZ millions
that have built y. NJ c. a. srueturesan phlsptirepic
glory for the donor Owing tie efforts of Socialist
aldermen in the Chicago council COMMITTEES was ap-
pointed to investigate conditions the various
One Of these shops was operated ny Rosenwald &
Well and finds its main market through Sears Roebuck
= Co An examination Of alarge number OF pay envel-
proved that the wage less than cents per
hour. The girls work 10 hours When times are
good" and no time IL lost such girl can make $3.50
week. ~
Various Investigations In Chicago have shown that
SO week is the least that viii enable girl to live In
the sort Of conditions demanded for decent human
ANIMAL.
When these girls asked for higher wages the police
force Of Chicago used to beat them up twist their
arms, break up their meetings and anhands and abuse
them In various In which Chicago policemen are
highly skilled 60. -.
Just to show that they not lacking in humor the
employers Of these girls had an injunction to "save
printed each envelopes I'm this way profit and phil
anthropy and education were beautifully combined.
Speaking of education, this same Julius Rosenwald is
leading the tight against the Chicago Teachers fedora
tfon.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-30
WAGE AND SANITATION.


The world marveled at the work done by Dr. William
C. Gorgas at Panama. One of the deadly districts
in the world was transformed into one Of the most
healthful. "-.-'
For this work DR.. Gorgas has rightly received VOL
ues OF praise We have all learned how he fought
qutoes drained swamps, built hospitals and dispensed
qunine. Most Of thought that it was these measures
that accounted for the health Of the workers on the big
ditch.
Now comes Dr. Gorgas and tells u.s. 1.-THE increase of
wages in the Panama canal had to do with the
general health conditions Of the thus than any san-
tary measures employed there"
One more testimonial is thus given from the highest
possible authority that is the poverty Of the poor that
kills them.
Professor Nearing told the world the same thing
and lost his job for the telling Julia Lathrops studies
OF child mortality showed that the death rate st ehdren
correspondent exactly with the incomes their parents
The Cigar Makers international unio1 nhas doubled
the average life of its members by doubling
land shortening their hours laboz The
that in instance the death rises and falls &C.
cordtng to wages and conditions Of labor. $3.50 ] p.
ever raises wages saves lives. Whateyer lowers
wages Kills wage workers T. : 81 .~'s~>' Il:
The union is the only organized force that fights con-
stantly to increase wages. <'- - >.--
@hPhe workers produce enough to pay ivhg instead
OF killing" wages to every person.
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Ii we had no child labor should have very
much less tuberculosis; should have very much less
alcoholism and fewer diseases Of the mind and anef-
vous system.-Dr s. A. knott :.:
THE LUN1BERJACK.

With the approach of winter Duluth again faces the
problem Of the lumberjack
The lumberjack Of the Northern Minnesota woods is
the example of what the capitalist system do to
the unorganzed workman He is looked upon the
tural prey of the employing class and the underworld
What the employers fit to him, is too often taken
away by the dve-keeper and the Of the street.
The lumberjack is the prey first of the employment
agent He pays for his job Then he pays railroad fare
and next monthly gouge for hospital and medical
attention, which he probably won't need and which he
probably won't get he does need it. II he strikes
honest camp foreman who is not in league with the
poyment agent and able to hold his job for two
three months possibly the entire winter he Is paid
what the lumber companies think should be the winter
scale In the woods. That means little as they
and get to work for It. When he returns to the
city he is the prey of the vekeeper who is waiting
him with drugged whiskey and the sneak thieves and
pickpockets of the underworld. Lucky is the lumber
jack who has any of his wages left after he ar
rives in the city.
The treatment of the lumberjack is blot the fair
of the city of Duluth and the State Of Minnesota
For years. has been the backbone Of the business OF
Northern Minnesota. What has he to show for it?
much more than sthe land that his employers have
stripped they have stripped him.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-30

New York has not even time to patse tor indulgence
in moments grief the suffrage dsfest1 III New
Jersey New York has but to fight on determined that
the causes of New Jerseys defeat shall not remain
bring even doubt over the New York result
OF course. it is not strictly proper to speak Of de
feat for suffrage in New Jersey The election sim.
ply battle in Tor the right. Some day the right
will win But the way to that victory there are no
defeats There only varying speeds In the
made.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-30

~. ~ IN S. s. ~; Z 3 i
sSslofhes |. $lO-0O
Utel ~ $0o, ON
Trhat's Agured by tho month, %. It
leaves me : lIttls naors thsn IS to
save. sss .555. .... s5
&: We might says 81 littIs On rent
and earfars 81 moving nsarer to the
center Of the city md taking only
one Of two rooms, but 4 we.did !
would probably have q ny out for
Doctors bills, for neither NY wife
nor my baby is very stron The
grocery BIN includes the milk. The
.fuel bill may be as1ittle ltgn Tor the
summer months, but II 1neludes coal
for the hester ana Slab wood for the
kitchen stove. I don't smoke any
cigars and thats SLOWS mo two pack
ages OF tobacco i weak. It also
allows my wife ana / 70 80 to. q pic
ture show once j week. For clothes
Tor myself and wife ma baby surely
$1ao I year Isn't much. I try to
dress On $50 y. year and leave the
rest for the wife and baby. A man
cant do much more than keep warm
on that, and = woman certainly can't
be very stylish on; so and dress her
baby too. + g. y.
II don't mind working hard. but
IL I don't save some money while
am young and strong, how will
ever keep out Of the poorhouse?
don't consider I am getting a. living
wage unless I can lay something by
to keep me when I am old"
The Labor World would like to
hear from more of its readers on
this subject. Names will not be
published unless the writer permits,
but the editor would like to get some
more letters giving exact figures on
what it costs3to keep a family OF two.
three, four. or i've members In Du-
luth. 90. IS
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-30
WHAT IS "a GE?

Whst,is a.fair. lIv'ns ~ q. q pu.
lutn! 81. Il
! During the coming W.ater Tbs
Labor World prop oses III gsst an m
swer to this question i possible. IN
The Labor world taxes Ii to- grant
ed that 40 ir.mindsd amploysr
wants to ny less than:,a taar living
wage. Aere have boon employers
who wanted 70 pay less. ana have
paid lesa ahdt the history u labor
unions i s1ilIed With such examplss.
But for ths mo ent5 lot Us overlook
these casss. ana try TO ascertain what!
fair living wage in Duluth is.
This week The Labor World 10 10
ceived . letter from Duluth labor
ing man who has wife and one child
to support. he has bsen earning
$2.25 a dsy pr SIS 4. week, and he
claims th4t he, cannot decently sup
port his family On that wage and save
anything Tor rainy day. His letter
was plsi1 straightforward state
ment Of bis case. with some tew
corrections in spelling and form. here
it: is: Z: ..s%s!, = ..>.g 49, ~.
ITO the Editor of The Labor world:
"The papers and the preachers
keep telling me to save money. and
lay something aside for a rainy day.
I wish you would tell me how to do It.
get $2.75 a. day. That's SIS q
week. and I work hard for 1t. Ny
wife and I.<have figured many q night
on how to save some money to buy q
house with, but. the best we can figure
on saving is about IS month, and
something unexpected always comes
up to take that away. One month it
is a doctor bill, and the next a den
fist. Here is the table we figured
outs. ="
Groceries. $500
meat. -. ................ 6.OO
Fuel. 49,. .................. = 500
'LlgnL.. .............. .6O
,Car1are. =. .............. 5.UV
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-30

There is one good thing about Henry Ford-n fact
several good things First he IL not special privilege
millionaire Second, the manufacturers Of ammunition
and guns and armor plate not deceivng him with
the noise they are making in favor Of preparation for
the they want. Ford wants peace and ii willing
to spend few millions combat the m1ltarstfc move
ment. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-30

II the unorganized workers were
among the. Intelligent class they
would see the intelligence OF organt-
z !. y y 1 from which good to them
selves flows; =, E; :! 5ss., s>
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-30

was most appropriate that Rooseve1s good friend
William Barnes, jr. led the cheering at New York
banquet when Elihu Root was mentioned the "next
president" Boss Barnes knows exactly what privileged
business wants.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-30

The Duluth Board of Trade men want the Seamens
law suspended until after the close navigation on
the Great Lakes. But it should be remembered they
do not sail the ships. .r'.-sss<:l -t&y
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-30

We're only mildly excited BY the telegraphc infor-
nation that, the presidents fancee viii promise to
"obey" Those things 50 BY temperament more, than
words r, =. ~: Sz:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-30

" There is said to be greater demand TOR labor now
than at any time since 1907 What will Republicans
do for campaign argument In the next election g.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-30
: A Few w alsh-is,ns

<Extrscts From, walsh,s Labor D.y Speech
~: =: at San Ffancisco.) !; y
mo living man ever had the right
to the labor Of another man. :. Always
deny It,: Never admit It. 4 No man
acquires the contractural right to the
labor Of another. The only human
right is this right to live. It has itA
Scorre1ative in the right "a, to work.
Nature gave man the right and OPP
portunity to work when God gave man
the: earth and the fullnegs thereof. !.
Every Ill in the Industrial system
will find It's base in special privilege
given by the people Privilege takes
away the common heritage and the
right to make our own living. 4 4 y
=. THE gist OF the social question In
q: nutshell Isl; Shall the productive
forces be: managed by the producers,
or left to the control bf agents Of the
credit system who have an eye to the
t,nearned increment ss *~. Il. 4 53 ~.
mo man untler the economic power
Of another man iy Z free agent. Every
man who works should have a COM
Polling voice IN fixing his wages, hours
Of labor and 3ctndit lions under which
he works. There i. no freedom of
contract as long fas one man has the;
arbitrary power 81 discharge over
another man. 81 :=5 E 81 s; .s5
"Gollec bargaining Is q scheme
wherepy well persons cannot drive
hard bargains with hungry persons,
am not ~ beliA ver in the efficiency
OF sabstantivesIaw to help the work
eTs.st n the WqrheTts MI rise Id their
econonni s. 5strenEtlh and VI In their econ
omic freed om hey can yet anything.
IL I were working man + would
be vefy careful about & trnatine@ any
part fanny economic welfare with a
legislativs body. g OF course law can
help soInhe han and should un-
shackle industry Law should take:
the levy OF every species / OF human
activity. il IS 81 sS5 S
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-30

There is only one way to take the tariff out 81
politics. and that is to abolish the vhch
incubator of graft. - ~ mr. szs@*4,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-30
WHY MANY HUSBANDS
LEAVE THEIR HOMES

Why do SO many husbands run
away? A Chicago atatistician. con-
nected with the Bureau OF Public
Welfare in that city has been trying
to answer the question. !, ..zs ~ 80,
After Investigating Thousands of
cases Of desertion he finds that the:
husband's action can usually be
ascribed to one Of the following four
causes:. - -. -, - : .: g.
III health and peevishness Of the
zslouchines.. of :thteai wife. either In
her own person Or il her housekeep-
tns, Or both. !: ~ 1T 1. .s.s','
The .wIfe's habit of snagsing or
gossipinx.. ..... 7. q.
Dislike Tor, tahlldrsn toas the rites
peft: Il: ~ 5,pi1sa t11 ri lSiinsBi:; /
This statistician found that the
strong est incentive to reconciliation
10 caseB OF family. discprds Is almost
invariably the child: he also found
that very few wives are deserted who
are: ~ - E-r'.~a =
~ physically zig ta i mentally ebeer
:: Able to contribute to- the family
fncome either by outside labor orsby
frugality IN home management. 4
Affectionate and hnme-loving.
T Sympathetic and considerable of
their husbands. 7Ss3.'3 ':s lsfsa55: = -
-, The very interesting and valuable
statistics which he collected prove
that native American husbands are
more prone to desert their wives
than are the foretgn-born. -.
. They also show that, married life
Is the happiest when husband and
wife are nearest alike in age, nation
ality, religion, moral standards, tenn
permanent, health and physical
strength. New York American.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-30

There ore $4,000 factory work
ers tn New Jersey.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-30
PREPAREDNESS: FOR WHATY
At last the secret is out.

At last the secret is out.
congressman "Gussie' Gardner OF Massachusetts,
has been the mouthpece of preparedness
from the beginning In recent interview Congressman
Gussie is quoted as advocating navy big enough
for Defense which has been cry up date but biz
enough to whip England .
At last we have it, The United States. is to build q
navy bigger than in the world But why stop
Why not build one big enough to whip the of
world put together? The European nations might
bine against Then think of unpreparedness We
must be able to whip creation That old spread
Eagle jngoism that has not been heard since the
Fourth OF July orators of two decades ago used to
twist the lions tall But the logical conclusion Of the
arguments of the advocates Of preparedness has fin
ally been reached. II to "prepare'~ we must
prepare to whip any possible enemy or combination OF
enemies. Any half measures are useless and dam
gerous There is no half ground 1t go the whole
way or stop short.
President Wilson's plans for bigger army and navy
are more than the Preparedness advocates hoped for
when they began their campaign Now it is not nearly
enough The jngoes are gluttons The ilitaris advo-
cate is an uncomfortable bedfellow. He wants ill Of
the beds and all Of the clothes once he is admitted be-
tween the Sheets The time to kick him out is now
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-30

chap asks % when standing room $is better than
reserved seat Easy, 1t the wedding Of your girl
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-30

s. They are fighting near NJ, aHtualy
they may land high and dry ass
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SHOOT THE OFFICERS AND GO HOME. !,

SHOOT THE OFFICERS AND 60 HOME" = ~
-9~"t.
At the beginning Of this war George Bernard shaw
advised the English soldersto soot their officers and
60 home" = - 81. Ee4I>% 4 2f:~ ~
Mr. shaw's advice was perhaps not very sound----at
least the first part Of It, tor the officers were no more
to blame for the men, but the trouble with Europe L.
that she is having the wrong funerals. She has been
great surplus Of funerals but of the wrong men. ~
Perhaps the best armament nation could have
would be law providing case of war that the states
men, diplomats, lingo editors. bankers and mutation
manufacturers should comprise the first 81
soldiers called upon and others would be asked Is
serve until they had been MANNED killed or
Il organized labor was not Fundamentally right It
would have failed decades ago on account Of SONS
foolish acts Of its members sS n s..
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scar. ,ss s1 q ss l
Arizona republican., 1915-05-23

more economical and it is also more profitable in the end, for altho the dairy COW may Go better at certain times when running on alfalfa pas ture, when the pasture is fresh and green. she will give more steady flow of milk instead of going up ana down according to whether the feed is good or bad, if fed from the rack thus getting uniform feed all the time. There are a number of dairy men in the valley who have tried this plan of feeding and say it is unsuccessful but l think generally speaking. if their methods were in- vestigated, it would be found that they failed to give their cows all they could eat all of the time.
 There have been some very inter csting experiments of feeding cotton seed meal in connection with al- falfa during tn last year, and the
Arizona republican., 1915-05-23
SWitzeylQmd BeSted As
 Home FOY The MllCh Goat

shine each year can be appreciated by d goat; yes, even a billy goat, for if there is any one thing on earth that a goat enjoys more than every thing else, it is to have a clear sky above him and the dry ground be- heath.
 IL is hardly necessary to dwell upon the forage question, for it is universally known that everything under the sun" grows in the Salt River valley. We have found that clean, sweet alfalfa hay with little grain, produces a large flow of the very finest favored milk. and the supplementary feeds are without number.
 Generous feeding, combined with favorable climatic conditions, have produced a marked effect upon our goats. Princess Echo 943. a. pure Swiss Saanen doe raised inthe valley at q year old was as large as her dam. and at sixteen months of age was producing three and one-half quarts of milk daily without ever having been bred.
 As to the market for goats and