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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-06-12
LABOR PROSECUTED !.
IN PORTO" RICO
Industrial Commission Hears of
Unjust Hounding of Workers
By big Bosses.

WASHINGTON, June liza. F.. of
l.. Organizer Iglesias and President
MARITIME Of the Cigar Workers union
Of Porto Rico told the industrial re-
lations commission, last week, Of OPP
pressive conditions prevailing in that
island.
Only after the island was occupied
by Americans, said MARITIME, did the
Porto Ricans learn that all men have
equal rights. 1--WE became enlighten-
ed he said, and we began to pro-
test at the manner I'M which we had
been treated in the past" The witness
stated that dispute the workers be-
lief that they have a right to organ
ize and Alright Of free speech, they
have been thrown into jail on the
slightest pretext. The employment of
women and children in industries that
formerly employed men, at twice the
| rates now prevailing, was mentioned
as a factor in causing unrest.
Want Protection of Laws.
I'VE want protection for the Wild
ows and orphans of workers killed in
industry, and we want the big bosses,
the lawyers of corporations and the
political ringleaders to cease waging
warfare on our labor organizations"
| said President MARITIME.
Organizer Inglesias told the COM
| mission Of officials brutality toward
workers in the recent strike Of agri-
| cultural laborers. The Witness, to-
gether with other A. F.. of L. officials,
had been pulled from the stands
by policemen and thrown into filthy
cells when they attempted to address
| the strikers Many: Of the latter were
so poverty stricken they lived in trees
and in the swamps of the sugar fields.
The witness said that buildings were
set on fire and the strikers charged
with the crime for the purpose Of dis
crediting their cause. Scores ofwork-
ers were, arrested and railroaded~ to
Jail without the right of securing
counsel or summoning witnesses. -,
Officials of Porto, Rico, denied these
statements and dwelt at length on the
governments neutrality in times of
strike. Commissioner O'Connell asked
If the governor of Porto Rico had not
advised striking .cigarmakers5st to. ,xac-
+ ept the employers offer. This tnci-
dent could not be recalled by the Of
f1cials, but later, while on the stand,
President Gompers stated that this
strike was on while he was In the
island; that the governor did take this
position-and that he (Gompers) urged
the cigarmakers to stick. They
followed his advice and won. .75s 5';
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-06-12

legislation for the welfare OF children.
Some It is archaic; some is ex-
IRENE = and not q little is contradict-
CRY and unenforceable. = Fundament-
ally the diff Guilty lies in that: old and
vital defect OF lack sot vision. lack of
the power of ordination. The re-
lsatttsonship between the various, branch
es OF child labor welfare work is re-.
Observation-Disclosures ibut quite often es-
capes observation and still .oftener es-
eapea realization BIZ the; very workers
themselves. In their enthusiasts for
improving conditions they forget, such
elementary principles as, tor instance,
that the periods for. compulsory at
tendance at school,, for. prohibition of
child labor, and for public relief .,of
children from want must be the same,
and II one is extended, the others must
be. changed to correspond. This ap-
plies ia: other branches Of child well
fare work, with equal force and shows
that: co-operation is essential to-, ef-
fectiYe: reform, : Because OF the: abb
senee, of this essential our: laws are in
confusion and our, work is seriously
hampered. 49,, XIX.
Incorporation in this field can best
be promoted through the medium of
a general children's character. At the
National conference of charities in
Memphis in 1914 the compilation of
such a charter was urged to embody
all the recognized principles of child
caring, which could be used as a.. guide
by the several states and individuals
generally. The need Of the charter is
now generally admitted and at a re-
cent child labor conferences i'm WASH
ington, D. c., there was further ex-
preston of the increasing demand for
clear, complete and well-ordered
program for child welfare in America,
while in Baltimore this month, at
meeting held during the National
Charities Conference, "a commission
was created to carry on the work Of
preparing the charter and arranging
for public conferences.
1.-The charter will be, not a rigid
compilation Of laws for universal en-.
actment, but a collection of principles,
a. definition of standards and a. clear
setting forth Of the best methods to
pursue and the organization to adopt
In each field of social work for child
rem. The charter will not be a pan
acea-it will simply be an aid. While
we struggle for laws that are essential
to the structure of progress we shall
at the same time recognize the limit
atoms Of this legislative method and
emphasize the co-ordinated duties of
home, school, religion and govern.
ment, holding to this broader concep-
ton and more complete vision of our
| function as parents, teachers and
citizens"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-06-12

workers, he does nd want children at
his machines. so q ssee = manufact-
'urers' billSpassad .itn tIcnIean raising
the age limit.@sfror a years, to: rs
we see large ami lovers endorsing tho
proposal / ID Sc senild Labor:
committee. 20 forpidsa nployment OF
children undar g duFfng school hours;
we see, Pennsylvaut. limiting L, the:
working day-nfshar.14 andsss15 year
old childr On fo less han 48 hours "a
week in order that they shall continue
their education alta part-tfmeS day
school (and ineidently, at last, elm
iniatting them from her: glass factories
at night Even BACKWARD Alabama
has fixed q date after which no child.
rem under ~ sshallSbe employed Id
her cotton mills. s55 -
These are big. advances but they,
merely establish standards. which en-
hghtened people-enployers and pub.
nc-recognfze as reasonable and ne>
cessary. The majority upholds- them
and vet there are other states in which
similar measures have this year been
defeated, because discretionary min
ority, active and aggressive, has block
ed the way to progress. In fact: the
forces of. reaction have never been
so alert and we'll. organized as they
are today. Possibly because they feel
the ground slipping. from under them,
and we'll they may. r The child labor
bills defeated this year in West Vir-
g1n1a, Texas, the Carolinas are just so
many new arguments for a. federal
law. Their children are our children
and must be protected. We must ex-
tend to their factories and mills and
canneries-to all establishments in the
country that engage in interstate COM
merce the standards Of ages and
hours embodied in the laws of a. ma
jority Of the states. Re action will
continue to use all tae political power
it possesses that it may retain the
privilege of legally employing chill
dren Of 10 or 10, and violating inter-
ference even that age limit (our
agent found 81 violaters in 16 North
Carolina mills in Is days.; reaction
wants boys on the night shift; it will
fight any proposal to shorten an H.
hour day.
If all the right-mlnded citizens
would help, we should see a. federal
law passed shortly after the opening
OF congress, and the way would be
cleared for bigger constructive action.
Part of Address by EDWARD N.
CHOPPER, National Child Labor
Committees Secretary for Northern
States, Monday Afternoon, May 81,
1915, at the Meeting in San Fran
cisco.
Nearly every state in the union has
on it's statute books today mass of
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-06-12

men in the country are opposed to the
United: States being involved ins the
present struggle. TT was declared
that President Wilson would receive
the undivided support OF organised
labor men in the country In the atti-
tude Tor peace which he. has tak ken.
q resolution emil odying such senti-
men =was recently adopted by the sex--
5ecutiye board Of I'll United Mine
Workers al y forward "a. to- President
Wilson.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-06-12
WANT OFFICIAL DISMISSED.

5zs,' VANCOUVER, BIC, June 1.-THE
Trades and Labor Council has asked
for the removal from office of Chief
Inspector sof Mines Gre ham, who Is.
CHARGED with ttemnting to- dSceiys
the Jury at the inquest of the nineteen
miners who were drowned IA mine,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-06-12

Philadelphia will mark with mem
oriaf tablets historic spots along
Chestnut street Il. 4. ii 5<sff..z
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-25
GILMAN YOUNG MAN DEAD.
Louis r. Runner Dies at Davenport
Funeral Held at Gilman


Funeral Held at Gilman.
The funeral of Louis Fay Runner
who died at Davenport Sunday. was
held from the Congreg ational church
in Gilman Wednesday forenoon at 10
o'clock. Rev V. B. Hill officiated and
buria! was IN Prairie View cemetery
John Runner, an uncle. and Mrs. Edith
link cousin, Of this city attended
the service.
On account Of his failing health Mr.
Runner went to Montana last spring,
but the change Of climate did not stay
the progress of the disease. He re-
turned to Rhodes Oct. l. and a little
later entered a Davenport hospital
where he died
Mr.. Runner was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs J. w. Runner. He was born al
Grant, Neb.. Dec. %, 1889. Part of re-
cent years Mr.. Runner had lived in
Gilman. where he united with the Con-
gre gat ional church.
He is survived by his parents and
fourteen brothers and sisters. The lat
ter are Mrs. Melvina RACER. Kellogg
Joseph Runner, Melbourne: Ernest ant
Arthur Runner. of Union: Mrs. Nor
gan .O'Connell. Gilman: Mrs. Theodore
Ralph Runner, New Virginia: Johr
Runner, IndIano1a Mrs. Milton Miner
Nevada: Miss Esther Runner, Steam
boat Rock; Mrs Mai bel Loucks, Laurel
Wesley and Chester Runner, of Men
don. Mo-. where the parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Runner live.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-25
Gilman News.

Mrs Frank Hocun, daughters Mar
porte and Genevera. and Miss Rika
Alden. OF Fonda. came Thursday eve
ming TO visit with the formers moth
er Mrs Joseph Lowry and family.
The Gilman Wonans Club met FRI
Gay afternoon az the home of Mrs. H
Sutherland with fifteen members pres
ent After the USUAL business session
the lesson in history was conducted by
Mrs. c. O. Dague and the lesson was
led by Mrs. Il E. Clark Thru the
efforts of Mrs H. Sutherland acting
for the Woman's Club. the wiring >:
the ". & ST. l.. station has been fin
ished.
Mrs. o. f. MeGrew is suffering ar
attack Of measles
The ladies OF the Congregations.
church have set Dec II as the dSte fol
their annual bazaar and extensive
plans are being made for the affair.
The supper and program at the Can
gregational church Friday eyenins
given by the young mems Sunday
school class in Chinese costume, wa:
a decided success They added $40 t.
their treasury.
The usual Thanksgiving service VIZ:
held this year at the NJ. F. church
Rev. V. B. Hill. Of the Congregations
church preached the sermon. His sub
ject was National Preparedness"
Robert Tone was an over-SundaI
visitor with friends at Mount Vernon
The funeral of Fay Runner, who
died at Melbourne Monday. was held
Wednesday at the Congregations
church. Rev. Y. B. Hill conducted the
service.
Lee Parmenter and Charles Par
nenter are each i'll Of measles.
a. J. Pence. who has been visiting
his son Fred. and wife. at Waterloo
for week, suffered an attack of cry
sipeias while there and has not beey
able to return home
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-25

I. Among the many other Thankssiv-
/ ing visitors in Marsha1Itown today
was one who was probably farther
away from home than any of the 9TH
ers. He was Lieut.. Herbert P. NorG-
wall, of Amsterdam. Holland, who ar
rived in town Wednesday night.
CARRIED in old-time Holland Dutch cos
tune. consisting OF a red shirt. blue
. knickerbockers. a round fur cap. and
heavy wooden shoes He is endeavor-
, relatives in Holland. who are reduced
to straitened circumstances by the
war
Lieutenant Nordwall is a bona foe
lieutenant in Queen Wilhelmina s
army. but on account of bursting his
ear drum while diving several years
appears to be highly educated and
refined man.
The ',Dutchman" as he STYLES him
self Is a pleasant looking man. and
goes aroGnd giving short travelogs Of
his career as a traveller What he
should 60 is TO give an exhibition OF
fancy handwritina. for OF all the eS-
pert photographers who ever sat
around the street corners during coun-
" fair time. Lieutenant Nordwail is
the best. His letter TO the T.-R. an
nouncng his cH1ang was about the
tfossiest exhibition Of penmanship ever
seen. Shaded letters. and innumerable
ilourishes. with remarkably well formed
letters, and signature that would
make q teacher of the Palmer method
green with envy. give some idea of his
penmanship. His English is also ex-
Csllent.
The lieutenant; was endeavoring 10
find some place in the city where he
could give a talk and obtain some
money. He claims to have been
around the world once on foot, but IS
/ not walking this fine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-25
Turner. Albion SLOAN.

The storekeeper has money invested
in merchandise. just as the farmer has
money invested in land, in machinery,
cattle and crops.
When we all patronize each other,
we are giving support to our schools,
our churches, our lodges, our homes
and for improvement of our roads
Every dollar spent in our home town
builds UP our local market and in
creases property values.
We are all neighbors and are here
to stay; so let's be friends and pull to-
gether. The salt OF success Is loyalty
friendship and helpfulness.
Turner's holiday line is great; Its
p-to-date, the variety and quality are
here; you will be pleased at having
bought here. Toys, dolls, cut glass
brass, jewelry, etc. Buy early and
get the pickings. Yours for business
iJ. A. Turner, Albion druggist
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-25
New Eirn, AL State center,

Lloyd Nichols, son of w. A. Nichols
Of State Center. has purchased the i'm
plement bushes formerly conducted by
T s Wood, and will move the stock
into the lower half of the opera house
block. where he expects to be ready for
business by Jan. /. Mr.. Wood will en-
large his garage by utilizing the space
he has ben using for his implement
business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-25
THE SNOW PATROL.
City Engineer Asks Citizens to Hesr
Keep Sidewalks Clean.

City Engineer Steiner, with the ap-
prevail of Councilman Austin, appealed
to the Marshalltown Club Wednesday
evening to appoint volunteer patrol
men in twenty eight districts to en-
ploy snow shovelers and see that side
walks this year are kept clean.
1t is the plan to have these volunteer
patrolmen boss the job, employ the
labor and certify the work for assess
ment against the property unless prop
erty owners and tenants see TO
themselves.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-25

Mashed Potatoes
Giblet Gravy
Dreamed Peas Baked Sweet Potatoes
White and Graham Bread
Beet Pickles Cabbage Slaw
Mince Pie Pumpkin Pie
Cream Cheese
Assorted Jellies
Apples
Coffee Tea Milk
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-25
Thief Steal. ovsrcoats.

A thief entered an unlocked rear
door of the Fred Buchwaid home. HOS
Cole street, Wednesday night and stole
two overcoats, one belonging to Buch-
wald, and the other to his father-in-
law, Justice OF the Peace B. L. Burritt.
Several plates and loaf Of bread are
missing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-25

Members Of the S. s. n. Club en-
joyed social afternoon Wednesday
with Mrs. George Hawley, 203 West
Lincoln street In serving a two
course luncheon the hostess was as
sisted by Mrs T. r. Perkins and Mrs.
w. B. Thompson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-25
BIG DINNER At HOME
Seven Hundred Pounds Of Chicken, and
Other Good Things in Proportion,
Served to $50 at Soldiers Home.

Seven hundred pounds of chicken.
with all the other good things in pro-
portion, made up bountiful dinner
served today at the annual Thanksgiv-
ing spread at the soldiers home. The
state paid 1874 cents per pound, or
S131.25, for the chicken alone. Nine
hundred fifty people, including the eli
william help of the institution, partook
of the meal.
In addition to the meat dish for the
dinner seven bushels of Irish potatoes
were required for the dinner, together
with Five hushals Of sweet nntatnes
One hundred forty-four two pound
cans of peas were used for the meal,
also 100 three pound loaves of bread,
400 pies. twenty five pounds of coffee.
five pounds of tea, thirtyfiv gallons
of milk, 100 pounds of sugar thirty five
pounds of butter, fifty pounds of cheese
and ten bushels of apples. One hun
dred eighty glasses of jelly were re-
ceived for the dinner from the Woman.s
Relief Corps and Ladies of the c. A. r.
Of Iowa. These We're not all used for the
dinner today. but will be disposed of
at meals to follow. The patriotic or
CARNATIONS also sent much canned
fruit to be used on the soldiers tables.
The menu prepared by Quartermas-
ter H. j. Bennett for today's dinner
follows:
Stewed Chicken With Biscuit
Dumplings
Baked Chicken With Dressing
Cranberry Sauce Celery
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-25
Tsnkaae. 1ankaae.

Just received car so per cent pro-
tiene. Just the stun to fatten those
hogs. with that soft corn. i. E.
Wheater.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-17
WAR HEROES IN RHYME.

CHICHESTER Union and AdvortisCr)
There can be no doubt that Admiral
JelliCoe, the chief commander of the
British navy, is worthy of the respon-
sIble place which he holds, but his
name is hardly suited to the uses Of
those who write war lyrics. A Ca
madam poet has composed a bit Of
verse not altogether lacking in merit,
of which the following Is the eonelud-
ing stanza
Angels will veil their faces from the
sight.
The world will shudder with its
weight of woe
Yet, trust IN God and know that right
is might,
And rest with confidence, in Jel-
lcoe
1t Ia always dangerous to use the
name of any man for rhyming pur-
poses. The thing has been done many
times with disastrous results. sup
pose. for example, that 1t should be
put this way
The world bows meath the weight
1t struggles with,
Yet rests In confidence in Admir-
al Smith
Some other singer Of the songs Of
war might say
The struggling world cries out in am
guished tones,
Yet rests in confidence IN Admiral
Jones
And stin further another might
pipe this soulful rhyme
The neutral states the brutal kaiser
fQmps ON,
Yet shalt our trust be pat IN Admiral
Thompson
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-17

were hard hit. All employ many
Turkish servants,
United States Ambassador Henry
Morgenthau found himself about TO
be deprived of the services of ten
men whom he needed badly. He
went az once to Enver Pasha.
surely. your excellency," he pro-
tested, you don't mean to tell me
that you are going to deprive me of
this help"
Enver looked him squarely in the
eye and replied:
And surely your eXcellency, YOU
don't mean TO tell me that great
country like the United States is go
ing To ask a poor, struggling country
like Turkey to give II f4S? Why,
Why. only today my wife begged me
TO exempt her favorite servant. re-
fused her"
Ambassador Morgenthau made a
profound bow. That afternoon he
sent his check to EnVer for nearly
$4,000.
All Christians paid TO keep out of
the army, as they knew that they
would be placed in the very first
ranks.
Altogether Enver not only succeed
ed in raising funds for the mobiiza-
ton but he raised an army of 100000
men. completely equipped on war
footing.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-17
CffAPEnONTS ron WOMEN
EMPLOYEES.

Tho reform craze takes on strange
forms, now and then The sufffa-
gists are quite strong IN Montana, a
state in which nearly all the Voc
men demand the ballot, as their sis
ters have Il in the adjoining states
Of wyoming and Idaho. But when
the women Of Montana. through a
general state organization. went be-
fore the legislature and demanded
for number Of chap
eroncs for the women employees, they
gave their cause a serious Jar
In other words, the suffragists Of
Montana believe that the women en-
pioyed about tho capitol building.
during the session OF the legislature,
are not to be trusted without chap
cronea, and they want the state TO
pay for the ehaperones Unless the
chaperones were quite old and ugly
the next thing would be chaperones
for the ehaperones, until finally the
state would be paying for an endless
chain Of femininity, each link OF It
employed TO watch the one next 60 It.
The members OF the legislature in
iignantly refused TO create the Of
flee OF chief of chaperones, with a
corps Of assistants and rebuked the
women, not for their lack of faith in
the men but for the implied Insult to
the women. Also II would create end
less offices, which may have been
one object of the women
An Of which is beside the point
ne the women are entitled 70 the bali
lot they should be capable of pro-
tectlng themselves individually. in
The ordinary employmonts open TO
them and they should be Of suffi-
elent character not to need chaper-
ones 10 Keep them from evil
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-17
The StOrytellers



Andrew Carnegie, on his 18th birth
day pacing the path of his beautiful
garden with vigorous steps. said Bit
terly to a New York reporters
WAR II two nations quarrel the
side that is right should win. But in
war-the side that is stronger wins.
How absurd You may see all its alb
surdlty In the Croydon Four Corners
debate
AT a meeting Of the Croydon -Four
Corners Debating society. a stranger
set the subject for argument. 1t was.
Who was the greater poet, Longfel-
low or TennysonT
"The society. when this subject was
announced, looked blank. The MEM
beers were not very well versed, so to
speak. in poetry. Finally the presi-
dent rose and said:
Well gents. bein' as we amt got
no books OF references here, l move
that Jake Abercrombie and Booth
Sheridan git out on the floor and
wrestle ii out between 'em. Well give
Jake the name of one of the poets,
and Booth the name of the other par
ty, and whoever wins. that'll decide
the question
Jake Abercrombie. who was Ten
nyson threw Longfellow. or Booth
Sheridan. twice out of three trials
Accordingly the president declared il
TO be the sense OF the meeting that
Tennyson was a greater poet than
Longfellow, and ordered the secretary
to notify the board Of the decision"