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LABOR DEPARTMENT: REPRESENTS LABOR

included, the information concerning
the contracts that were let, and
whether or not the eight-hour work.
day was applied.
We have concluded those arrange
ments and we are now receiving from
the various departments of the gov
ernment statements relative to the
contracts that are being let, and the
conditions and terms under which
they are let, and the sub-contractors
working under them. In carrying
through the eightehour law, while it
Was pending in congress, both in it's
consideration before the committee
and it's consideration upon the floor,
we met with some obstacles, some diff
ficulties that had to be overcome
before an eight-hour bill could be
enacted.
Eight-Hour Day.
One of the first difficulties we met
in dealing with the eight-hour work.
day from a general standpoint, as ap-
plying to all contracts for supplies
for the government, was the question
as to whether it was intended by the
eight-hour law to require the eight
hour workday to follow back all OF
the supplies purchased by the gov
ernment to the original point Of pro-
ducing the raw material. For in
stance, in purchasing supplies of
foodstuffs for the army and navy, the
question was asked whether it was the
intention of the bill to apply the
eight-hour workday to the men son
the farm, many of them owning their
| own places, who raised the foodstuffs
that were to be purchased. - N
It was tlsoroug glsass understood BY
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PRES. GOMPERS g. SPEECH
LAUDS CLAYTO&<<o <oUST LAW
A. of L. President Declares Anti Trust Mea Q
Ri Idea of Considering Labor Comm T.
Article Of Commerce.
UNIONS TO- HELP
BRING PEACE IN WAR ZONE
Looks Forward to Some Compensating Which Will
Democratize Nations At War and Make for
Everlasting World Wide Peace.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 22.-Before
a large end enthusiastic audience
President Gompers, of the A. F. of L.
delivered a stirring address on the
trade union movement and the Clay
ton amendment to the Sherman anti
trust law. With sledge- hammer logic
the unionist piled fact upon fact in
his defense of unlonism and the
right Of workers to own themselves.
The plan of reducing wages as a
remedy for industrial depressons was
riddled, and Federal Judge Anderson,
%of this city, was notified, in the most
vigorous manner, OF inherent rights
his injunction writs cannot deny.
Doesn't Condone Violence.
In referring to an injunction is
sued by this court last September
against Indianapolis street car men
from calling a strike, from destroying
property, or from Inducing or influ-
encing others to JOIN them, President
Gompers said:
:, my friends, of course no one can
Justify violence or threats. No one
% can justify the destruction of prop
erty. No one can justify physical or
personal assault, but the purpose of
including violence and threats and
destruction of property is included in
SnlciaS nf mi nd md
injunctions, not because there is any
attempt made to restrain men from
committing violence or the destruction
of property, but it is included to in
sinuate, to indicate that the men
would do this, and 1t is made the con-
venience by which and under which
the right of persuasion, solicitation
and argument may be denied. It is
an attempt to coupe evil with good,
tnss ssppnler Wrong with right, SO. It bat
the mind of the. people may be con-
fused and the denial of rights ordered
by court, by judge
Clayton Law Praised.
!. President Gompers discussed at
4 'length the Clayton law. In referring
= to its declaration that: 1.-THE labor of
d human being is not a commodity
pr article of commerce." he said:
There was time when men were
sold in slavery; there was time
when children were sold in slavery;
there was a time when the concept
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SUPERIOR GIVES
WORK TO NEEDY MEN
40 Disemployed to Be Furnished
With Chance to Earn Living
for Families.
MEN WITH SOCIAL VISION
URGED COMMISSION TO ACT
Business Men Sign Bond Of
$12, 900 to Protect Commission
ers Again 3ossible Suit.

In the face of the most desperate
situation the city of Superior has ever
experienced, committees of business
men and men in need of work to tide
them over the winter months met the
city commissioners last week and ar
ranged to provide work for the needy.
First Meeting Last Friday.
H. F. Burt, head Of the Public We'll
fare society after having been visited
by dozen or more of men who had
been disappointed in not getting work
from the city after notice had been
given that such would be done, called
a. meeting Of representative business
men at the Mission last Friday morn
ing.
Among those who were present and
took part in the discussion as to the
best, procedure were w. B. Banks,
Louis Hanitch, L. E. Waterman, w.
A. Whitney, T. J. Roth, w. S. Win
gate, A. D. Whealdon, w. F. Harper,
A. D. S. Gillett, H. F. Burt, c. L.
Burt and others.
Propose to Clear Land.
At the suggestion of L. E. Water
man it was decided to confer with the
commissioners in order to find legal
authority for the city to employ men
at 20 cents per hour to clear the Stin-
son lands and prepare them for agri-
cultural purposes. Mr.. Tomlinson who
was present had stated that the city
attorney had declared that the city
could not legally spend money for this
purpose.
A special meeting of the men seek
ing work and those desirous of having
the city carry out the program out
lined was called for at the city hall
last Monday morning.
Mondays meeting.
Eighty-five disemployed workers
and the committee Of business men
composed of Louis Hanitch, T. J.
Roth, H. F. Burt, Rev. NJ. w. Ross,
A. J. Wentzel. L. e. Waterman wera
present at the Moiday morning meet
ing to discuss the seriousness of the
problem before them and to seek a.
remedy.
Louis Hanitch Spokesman.
Louis Hanitch, as spokesman for
the men, presented their problem. He
described the unemployment problem,
the lack of work because Of depres-
sion in transportation (superior's
largest Industry, woods-work, iron
works, coal docks and general labor.
These men are citizens who have
to have work." Mr.. Hanitch pleaded.
They have families dependent on
them. They have the strength and
Willingness to work. Will you compel
them to beg, or will you give them
! work. The city has 1000 acres. It
has power to- rent it, therefore it cer-
tainly must have power to clear it for
rent It has the power to sell It.,
therefore it must have the power to
prepare it so that it can command y
better price. The commission under
took clearing it last year.
Real estate men, bankers. mer-
chants, professional men as tax-pav-
ers and voters, ask you to do this The
local need has never been so bad.
Commissioner Tomlinson at a meeting
at the Mission Saturday admitted it.,
The city commissioners took the initia-
tive in affording relief for the Bel
gians; they certainly ought to take the
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State employers liability insurance
is proposed in a bill which is about to
be introduced by Senator Richard
Jones of Duluth. Mr.. Jones and those
who are supporting him in his pro-
posal feel that while the workman's
compensation act has reaped great
benefits to the workers of the state
that the employerssare being held up
by the private liability insurance
companies and Mr.. Zones believes that
the state could handle this part of
the business cheaper than is being
done by the private companies.
Statute May he Sufficient.
Heretofore it hassbeen believed that
had in Minnesota except by constitu-
tional amendment, but Senator Jones
is convinced that d statute provision
will be just as effective and will if
properly drawn Withstand the scrutiny
of the courts. 81, Szaaa X. KS: -
The belief q q 800 .Sseacornstitutional
amendment Is required seems to be
based largely on the. decision Of the
supreme court many years ago, which
held that, as the constitution forbids
the use of public money for works Of
Internal improvements, the law es-
tablishing state elevator at Duluth
was unconstitutional. The fact that
no work of internal Improvement is
involved, and that the state would
not enter this business purely for
profit, leads Mr.. Jones to believe that
no constitutional amendment is re-
quired.
Studying Other Laws.
A study Of the Washington and
Ohio state insurance laws and the
New York compensation act has been
made by Senator Jones and the best
features of each has been incorpor-
ated in the proposed bill by the CEN
ator. Reserve funds will be provided
for to equalize rates and provision will
also be made for a periodical read
justment of rates in each class, recog-
milton being made of the use of safety
appliances. Those who use safety de-
vises will be given lower rates than
those who do not do so.
A slight difference in fixing
the rates in Minnesota than
in Washington is proposed in the
bill. In Washington the rate
charged is provided for in the statute
while Senator Jones proposes that the
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should be debarred from handling in
ternational disputes because Of the
fact that it is part Of the federal gov
eminent and interested in the welfare
Of the United States.
Must Know Some Trade.
What We need, in handling trade
disputes, and what we have attempted
to select in handling trade disputes
is men who have had experience and
who are level-headed and understand
the technicalities of the subject-mat-
ter they are to deal with. You cam
not take man who has: had no ex-
perience, you cannot take man who
knows nothing about a trade, no mat
ter how big he is, and inject him into
the negotiations for the settlement
Of trade. dispute and expect to get
beneficial. results from his injection
into it. You must take men who
have had practical experience.
And so, in carrying out the work
Of the department, We have dnvari-
ably selected one man who had a
technical knowledge of affairs, as
seen from the standpoint OF the
worker; and we selected one who had
forward; but hat statement is only
technical experience and q know
ledge Of the standpoint Of the en-
ployers and we have sent those, two
men into the trade dispute conditions
with Instructions TO endeavor to bring
about . settlement 81 the difficulty
upon ba1sstha at wohld be Just to All
parties concerned: y: because, after al
while we desire I'M dustrial peace, and
we want Il par1 a4neptly, we realize
that there csn bs no n lnanent indus.
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those who were handling the bill in
behalf of labor, and those who were
handling the bill on the floor of the
house and in committees, that any
bill which carried the eight-hour
workday back to the farm and the
farmer could not be enacted into law.
And in that situation the proviso was
inserted excluding from the opera
tions of the eight-hour law those
things which could be usually bought
in the open market.
In Interpreting that clause Of the
amended bill the position by those in
charge Of it was that the question of
whether or not an article could be
usually purchased in the open market
was not legal question; it was not a
question of law; it was a question of
fact; and the department letting. the
contract was the department author
lied to pass upon the question of facts
and not the department of justice.
The department Of justice passes
upon questions Of law; the other de-
partments pass upon questions of fact,
ana may say TO you here that in the
debate upon that question it was
clearly stated that dressed stone was
an article that in the Judgment of
those in charge of the bill, could not
be usually bought IN the open mar
ket, and consequently came within
the operations of the eight-hour law.
Lincoln Memorial.
A statement has been made with
reference to the Lincoln memorial,
Unfortunately for us and unfortu-
nately for the labor movement the
decision upon the Lincoln memorial
question was = question involving a
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PRINTERS RAISE WAGES.

FARGO, N. D., Jan. 22.-Typo-
graphical union has secured a new
contract with newspapers and job
printing offices in this city. The agree
ment calls for an increase of 81 per
week, which nominally means an act
ual raise in most cases of 81 week,
as the greater portion of these work
ers have been receiving 81 over the
scale the past year.
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and at the same time promoting the
welfare of the wage workers.
Defends Collective Bargaining,


welfare Of the wage workers.
Defends Collective bargaining.
We have taken the ground, and we
think justly, that employers and en-
ployes have mutual interest in se-
curing the largest possible production
with a given amount of labor; the
larger the amount that is produced,
the larger the amount that is avail
manner in which you treat the ma
able for distribution; that their in
terests only diverge when it comes
to determination of the share that
should go to each and the methods
under which. the material should be
produced. AS their interest only di-
verge at those points, it is the proper
thing for, employers and employees
alike TO- st down, around a council
table and work out the problems they
have to deal with on as nearly a cor
rect mathematical basis as possible.
Working, from that theory Of the
mutual interest that each has inspro-
ductfon, we* have proceeded to the
consideration of these problems. And
Mr.. President, we have been criticised
as being spartisans, upon the theory
that the department of labor in acting
as mediator performs judicial func-
tions. Now the department Of labor
in acting as 9 mediator, does not per-
form any judicial functions; what it
performs are diplomatic functions.
and there Is no more reason that the
department Of labor should be de-
barred from handling trade disputes
upon a diplomatic basis because it Is
interested IN. he.welfare Of the work
ers, than that the department of state
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Minnesota rates shall be based upon
payrolls and will be fixed by the body
having CONTROL of the liability in
surance, which will probably be the
insurance department.
The bill carries a 100000 appro-
priation to provide for putting it in
operation, though it is contemplated
that industry shall bear the expense
rather than the state.
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HIGH WAGE TO CONTINUE
IN FORD AUTO WORKS

DETROIT, Jan. 22.-While various
well meaning people are figuring on
the basis Of fractions what it costs
workers to live, the Ford Motor COM
pany, according to its secretary will
continue the IS minimum wage that
has been in force one year. Officials
state that the plan has been a sue
cess
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WAGES TO BE ARBITRATED

VANCOUVER, B. c., Jan. a.,
Local newspaper publishers and the
Typographical union have failed to
reach an agreement on the pending
wage scale and the matter will be de-
cided to arbitration.
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CULINARY WORKERS UNITE.
WORCESTER, Mass, Jan. 22.-
Culinary Workers in this city have or
ganized and forwarded their charter
APPLICATION to the Hotel and. Restau-s
rant Employees Alliance and Barten-
ders' league.
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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-06-17

-iAy. amigo. y que atrasado cs-
i listed! A cuar.os he visto. Y o
.ierto de los mas mobiles. de los mas
.icos Y de los mas clegantes hacer 10
mismo qIc &conscjo a listed. Y ESQ sin
remordfmientos, sin ~csfuerzos. sin
-~crgdenZa. rs cosa que Sc We todoS
as dias. Como quiere listed que
as c~ortesanas de Paris pudieran sos
-ener csc boato. ST no t~uvieran tres
cuatrO amantes I ia vez? No hay
fortuna. por considerable que seq.
que paeda por 81 Sola subvenir a los
gastos de II mUjer como Margarita.
Una rcnta dc ]qUinientos mil frances
IS II fortuna cnorme en- Francia:
pues bien. amigo MIC. con quinientos
mil frances de rcnta no habria bas-
tante. Y ne aqui por que: IN hombre
so.tero CUE disfruta de semejante rcn
ia tiene una casa montada en- regia,
caballos, criados, carruajes. cacerias,
amigos: cuando es casado, tiene hijos,
Sc dlvierte, juega, viaja Y que Sc yo
cuantas cosas mas. Tan a~rraigadaS
estan en- 81 estas costumbres cue no
puede d~esprenderse de elias sin pasar
POI arru!nado Y sin dar que hablar.
En- resumidas cuentas. con quinientos
mil frances a~nuaIes no puede dar a
n mujer mas de cuarenta o Gin
cuenta mil, Y aun ESQ es mucho.
(Continuara).
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Ell CORRESPONSAL

IN uarto 81 asi 10 desaa. y ain 20
sta listed c~ontenlo. ;Qut diahlo.
$50 es pedir demasiado.
-Tiene listed razon, pero no pue-
10 remediaEIo: la idea de cue esq
!ombre cs ST amante me causa un d.
10 espaHtoso.
~ estd listed SECURE de que aim
- 81 amaate?-repuso Prudencia.-
Is un hombre de quien tiene ncccsi-
lad. : NADIA mas. Por dos dias con
secut:vo5 no Ia qucrido ~recibirie; ha
vcEido esta manana. Y ella no ha que
rido hacer otra cosa mas que acep-
~ su palco y permitir que IL aeon
pahara. Ha venido luego con ella
hasta su ASA. ha subido IN momen-
to Y no Sc quedara con ella, puesto
que listed espera aqui. Me parece
cue TODD este es muy natural. Ade-
ms mo transige listed con el du-
que?
ST, pero csc es un vieio, Y estoy
SECURE De que Margariea no es su
querida. Por otra parte. bien puedc
uno aceptar unas r~elaciones, y no to-
lerar dos diferentes. Esa ~conformi-
dad Sc parece mucho = IN calculo. V
equipara al hombre que consiente
en- ella, aunque sea por amor. 4 otroS
CUE, en- mas baja esfera, converter
en- III oficio este consentimiento y en-
ura especu!aci6n este oficio.
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FOLLET3N Nc. p
Ia DANA De las CiHE.isS
Novela eSCrita eu frances por
ALEXANDRA DUMAS .lhiio}

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vo!vi6, diEo dos pgla2-as, sa.:5 ell
condo Y Marsari,~ me INDIGO nor So
mas que Suera q veria.
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entire. ' me alarso la mano.
Tome listed asien-o.
-.No eS-a ya ocvnaao este si.5o:
:.Acazo no vo.rera g. se5or coz e
de c.:
ST: le ne enviaao "a ausc@s dull
ces con oajeyo de que nodaaos Ia
b,ar solos un momenCo. Madama Ia
vsrnoy csta en- a~nteceden.es.
S., hijos m.os-dijo es-a-pero
no nay cue a,a-marse: guardarc 81
leacio.
Que t:ene listed esta nocne?-
NE dIjo 1Iargariga levantaUdose y re
uraudose q Ia parte mas obscura del
~antepalco para darmc IN beso en- Ia
f~ente.
Ne siento algo indIspuestc,
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lavia. Nargarita gasca mas de cic-
nil frances al aho. Y ticne m~chas
Ieudas. Fl duque le env.a cuan-o lc
gidc. pero ella ne aiempre sc at:evc
! pedirle TODD 10 Que uecesita. NJ
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con el condo. que lie regala MOS die
nil frances anuaies, cv&ndo menos.
lIarcarita N Il listed de ver&s ami
90 MIC. pero csa intimiI2d no debc
ser entcramen.e seria por su intcrts
s por e3 de listed. Con los siete u
echo mil frances que rienc listed de
pension no es possible SoStener el luj0
de esa %joven; nj siquiera a!canzaran
para sufragar los gastos de coche.
Tome listed a Nargarita como es;
como una muchacha linda Y de ta!eH-
to; sea listed su amantc por espacio
de un mes 0 dos; dele listed ramille-
ties, dulces Y paIcos; pero no Sc pro-
poHga listed otra cosa. nj lie muestre
listed unos celos ridicuIos. Demasia-
do sabe listed con quien Sc las ha;
Nargarita no es una virtud. lie Ia
agradado listed. la m listed. 10 s.
inquiente. pues. por 10 demas. No de
ja de ser chistosa esa sIscepti5ilidad.
Tiene listed por querida 4 la mujer
:GIs bella de Paris; le recibe a listed
en- una habitaci6n magnifica, Ia We
listed cubierta de dianantes, no ten
dra listed cue desembolsar por ella
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-Daae listed II a acos;2rsc-repu-
D. CON csc aire :.5n;ro aue tan per
e~c,a-aea.e Sc amoLjaba = su sem5laa
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&ormi-.
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aoner csc @cs,o pa~ haber visto u
aounare en- mi pa.co.
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-sted MAJ: asi. pueS. no hablemos mas
de este; ira vsteG deSpueS de Ia fun
ION a casa de Prudencia, ' especara
lstea en- ella haS-a que 70 Ie lame.
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St.
:podia acas1 aesobedecerIa?
-,ie ama listed siemPre?-re-
2uso.
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Ia penSado listed en- nj?
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-.Sabe listed que dec:didameuce
-emo uagar = enamorarme de usced2
2re-rnteseio as5ed : F-vdencia.
-Ah!-res2ond;5 "a robusta da-
uu-eS aSombroSo.
-Ahora vueiya listed 4 81 butaca;
=. condo Va 4 en-rar ) no hay nece-
sidaG de cue !e yea I listed aqul.
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como nosotros-me dijo Prudencia.
-Si-conteste maQuinalmente -
:donde esta Margarita?
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Con ". de G..
Empect a pasearme de un extreme
a otro de la sala.
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Gree listed que NE parece di-
vertido esperar aQui 4 que N. de G.
salga de casa de Margarita?
-Tambien es listed POGO razona~
BILE. Debe listed comprender cue
Margarita no puede despedir al con-
de, porque el ha sido largo tempo 81.
amante, porque le ha dado siempra
mucho dinero, y porque Sc 10 da to-
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81 En- 81 PUEBLO no hay ggrnre dr Ia
P9E%SA d"dIrl"-, U@'-,l Q yrUG""!a & le
pIOturI"a fHa=H..rra Uuil:ad. l~crlJlnDs
= L. GIr"A.u5 H.r-lras rUniIrlUn"s para
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ola pRENSA" pubEica to-
das las roticias tai como son.
sin "hecarle IL hsrba e asdis"
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PKOFESf0NiLES-
JENTiS-
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BOB GREEVEHS !aea 81 rcr cada rabalio,
mUia d rara CI" -" To- ;.u,Ti. . lame al ie.
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RUNNING Fight
IN NORTH SEA
GERMANY LOSES TWO TORPEDO
BoATs-BRITlsH PATROL
DESTROYER is SUNK.
american Tank Steamer GufliJht
Torpedoed and Captain Dies OF
Shock and TWO Drowned.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London.-A German submarine
sank the old British destroyer Recruit
OF the Gallopeg Lightship, in the
North Sea, but the score was more
than eQuali2ed by other British de-
stroyers, which, after a stern chaGe,
overlook and sank the two German
torpedo boats that had accompanied
the submarine on her cruise Beside
these incidents in the North Sea, the
German submarines continued their
operations off the SCilly Islands, and
in addition to torpcdoing the Amer
can tank steamer Gu.llisht, the Cap
tain Of which died Of shock and two
men were drowned, sank the French
steamer Europe and the British
steamer Fulgcnt, the Captain Of tie
latter vessel being shot and killed.
The destroyer Recruit was on patrol
duty when the submarines sank her.
She was struck amidshps by the tor
pedo and began to sink The wound
ed vessel signalled for assistance. and
her call was answered by the traGlcr
Daisy and 80 men out OF her compile
ment OF Gj were saved.
1t is stated that torpedo was fred
at the Daisy, which was forced to
leave one Of her rescue boats behind,
and that the submarine chased this
boat and fired her gun at 1t, wounding
four men. The British steamer Ful.
gent was sunk by a German subma.
] rine northwest OF the Skelig Rocks