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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-08-21
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OF MINERS UNIONS
Joint Committee Agrees That
Time Is Not Ripe: for Fed
Grafton Of Unions.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 20.-No
amalgamation of, the United Mine
Workers of America and the Western
Federation of Miners is the report
signed by committees representing the
two organizations, which have been
making a study Of this question for
some time.
The report, signed by both commit
tees, is as follows:
after having made an exhaustive
investigation of the question of ANAL
gamation between the United Mine
Workers OF America and the Western
Federation of Miners, and, after CIV
ing full consideration to- the present
condition of each organization, we are
forced to the conclusion that because
Of the many obstacles that row pre-
sent themselves, and which will be
explained in the reports hereinafter
provided for, that any attempt to con-
summate an amalgamation at this
time would be premature.
while we. Jointly agree that to
effect an amalgamation Of the two
organizations at this time would be
impracticable, in consideration of the
/ S"o SAPAOSSSu W tAA0 ASp1 S0SAkdCtN9
committees, we hereby decide that
each committee prepare a separate
report stating in detail the result of
their findings, and that the same be
submitted by each committee for. the
consideration of their respective or
ganization." = "a f$
In it's supplemental report the COM
mittse representing the United Mine
Workers says. its reasons "for our not
agreeing upon a. plan for an amalga-
nation between our organization and
the aWestern Federation Of Miners at
this fine are purely reasons of policy
occasioned by present circumstances
affecting both organizations" -
The committee calls attention to
the harmonious relations that have
existed between. their organization and
the Western Federation of Miners.
and urges. that this continue even
though IAN official anialgandation has
not been consummated.' The com.
mittee also calls attention to the ex-
change Of cards between the two
unions and urges all United Mine
Workers in Butte d to deposit their
cards with the w Western Federation Of
Miners a., y rs 3sszs,t-5 ...TS. .f+s g@.
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WISCONSIN GOVERNOR PROVES TRUE TO
BIG BUSINESS IN DEPOSING CROW NI1ART
CHURCHES JOIN IN WITH TRADE UNIONS
! IN JOHN R. LAWSON PROTEST MEETING

ployed at the Lawson trial and
other Colorado outrages. They stood
squarely with the trade union move
ment on these questions, and further
agreed with the organized workers
that coal company domination ot
government and courts IN various
sections Of Colorado, and the oper-
ators' lawlessness, must cease.
The speakers included Rev. Samuel
2. Batten and Clifford Pinchot, mem-
bers of the committee on direction
of the Federal Council Of Churches
of Christ in America; President Com
pers and Secretary Frank Morrison,
Of the A. F. of L., and General Secre-
Mine Workers of America. President
keenan,, of the Central Labor Union,
acted as chairman, and Rev. Batten
presented the resolutions. j..
The position of the churches affili-
ated to the federal council was indi-
Gated by Rev. Batten, who declared:
1--WE will fight this case through the
courts of Colorado and to the SUI
preme court of the United States If
necessary. Hundreds of miners have
been killed in the mines Of Colorado
during the past twenty-five years, but
not, one Of their widows has ever col
lected damages. We Of the church
don't want pardon for Lawson, we
don't want charity, but we do want
justice"
President Gompers said: 1.-THE great
crime for which John r. Lawson was
H. - u =
and taker of bribes, but because he
is as true to his fellow workingmen
as the north star to the magnet.
This crime against Lawson is a blow
struck against our movement. We
demand not a pardon for the man,
but his acquittal. In the shadow of
this city hall, and almost within hear
ing of the clock in Independence Hall,
We pledge ourselves. to leave no hon.
orable efforts untried until the great
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trade union movement shall have OBJ
tanned justice for the smallest OF our
people, and the liberation Of Lawson
from the dungeon which theatens his
slife's freedom" President Gompers
denounced Judge Hi1lyer as a partial
jurist and a former attorney and en-
in Colorado. ::
: Secretary Morrison quoted letter
from L. NJ. Bowers, chairman execu-
tive board of the Colorado Fuel and:
Iron company to John D.: Rockefeller,
jr., in which the former explained
how editors and business men were
rounded up'' to aid the operators.
'"This rounding-up process" said Sec
.retary Morrison, >"may. explain oppo-
sitton to Pennsylvania Child labor
legislation and the full crew train law,
and it may explain the statewide de-
mand for more ,Cossacks." The speak
er referred to conditions among West
moreland miners and in the Pennsyl-
vania steel industry and insisted that
the white light Of publicity was as
necessary there as is was in West
Virginia and Michigan, and which is
now turned on Colorado, for the
''rounding-up''> process of those who
oppose the workers is continually
striving to stihe the voice of protest,
whether heard in Colorado or else
where.
Secretary Green of the mine work.
ers charged that "the very integrity
of the American courts is jeopardized
by the unscrupulous action Of big cor
nOratiOna in TOloradO" Ho outlined
the fight at Ludlow, for which Lawson
was convicted, and pointed. out that,
though militiamen and Rockefeller
gunmen shot down women and chill
dren, not one has been convicted.
This meeting is the first Of a series
of similar meetings that will be held
in various sections Of the country by
the Federal Council Of the Churches
of Christ in America and organized:
labor. ~
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PRESIDENT N HALL Il r. ri. /.
HAS CELEBRATION
Friday, the Thirteenth, Holds No
Fears for George" On His
Fiftieth Birthday.
Especial Correspondence.)


Last Friday, Aug. Is, was the 50th
anniversary of the birth of E. G..
Hail. president of the Minnesota State
Federation of Labor, and in spite Of
the "double hoodoo" Con the day,
not the birthdate) the anniversary
was celebrated in a way that must
have been altogether pleasing to Mr..
Hall and his amiable wife, and GER
tainly gave great enjoyment to a
number of the friends of both.
With his customary and charact-
eristic modesty, Mr.. Hall said nothing
about the matter, but the recurrence
of his birthday became noised abroad
to some extent and some of the
boys" in the Twin Cities paid their
respects to him and wished him many
, similar occasions for sociability at
his comfortable home, 923 Third ave-
nue. north, Minneapolis. Mrs. Hall
appears to have somehow got wind
Of the prospective invasion Of her
domicile,. and with judicious thrift
and enterprise she stocked her larder
with everything that could be desired
under such circumstances -.
John Geary, Chris Jorgenson and
Henry Marty. delegates to the St.
Paul Teamsters' Joint Council, were
ON hand as representatives Of that
organization, and on it's behalf they
presented Mr.. Hall with a. beautiful
lbrier-Wood pipe richly ornamented
with bands Of gold. Mr.. Hall ex-
pressed his appreciation of the
thoughtfulness Of the council in a
very touching manner, creating in hts
hearers something of the emotion he
felt himself.
Among those from st. Paul, who
attended the party" were Miss Mary
A. Cory. vice president of the State
Federation and Mr.. Diffenbaugh of
the, Minnesota Union Advocate.
The company from Minneapolis
was much more numerous. It in
cluded Frank Hoffman, Fred Hester.
Ed Ruhe, Max Hoppenrath, J.. G.
Mulhollan, A. G. Bainbridge, Jean G.
Spielunan, Casper Hickman, E. M.
Stanchfield, James Licheiter, E. 7.
: Kelley. Thomas Kelley, R. D. Cra-
b mer, Frank Reynolds, E. c.. Gustaf-
son, W. B. Joyce, S.. j. Spencer and
:: William FRANKIE. They are all bus;-
ness agents or other officials of labor
unions, but no mention can here he
made Of their several crafts, for on
this day they laid aside every dutv
except that of enjoying themselves
and giving others enjoyment: ~ !
After the banquet Mr., Bainbridee,
on behalf Of the MINI eapolts bunch,
4 presented 4 Mr. Hall with a beautiful
Sssllnls snd valuable travellers shaving set
5ee.4 4S!zt - s token ,lI OF the high regard IA
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Labor Representatives On Indus
trial Relations Commission
: Garry Day..
GLARING FACTS BROUGHT
OUT IN INVESTIGATION
$500 Per Year Is Income of Half
of Wage Earning Fathers. .
Wives Must Work. T., 81:

CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-After. days of
strenuous fighting, the progressive
faction Of the industrial relations
commission has prevailed and the
Manley report has been ordered
printed and 1t will be forwarded to
congress with all Its strong charges
and drastic recomm endations.s This
was agreed to by unanimous vote Of
the commission. zE ss22,>.::-7-s /
=. The progressives, Chairman Frank
p. Walsh J. B.: Lennon, James O'Con-
nell and A. B. Garretson, won the
victory only after days Of fighting In:
secret" sessions. g. IS IS Ess5stt $E=:.s'
One Manley report is based on
testimony heard during the past two
years by the commission and on facts
and findings gathered by expert gov
ernment Investigators. 81 Authorities
on economical and Industrial condi-
tions from such universities as Chi
cago university, Johns 4 Hopkins,
Princeton, Harvard, Yale and the
universities OF Wisconsin, California,
Alabama ana Colorado contributed. q
u. II; Three Sub Reports. .. +.
It is expected. that three sub-re-
ports will also be forward ed to con-
gressr One Will be by the employers
representatives. one BY Prof. John
r. Commons, and rs. j. Borden
Hartman, the neutrals. and one by
the labor representativ ives, with Chair
man Walsh. 8.
Here are some OF 4 the biz points,
other than the repsorts Oh general
conditl which sgoes ,a.s
70 congress III the Manlsys doe,u,me ent.
Congress VIII sbe saskad toa .ess1uaa,non
RotktS jiSis m ana
Iyy IseS tpsaJ aJi.est liisi istvs testimony
ths "a itas indusaI III re,. re,-.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-08-21
ANTI LABOR ASSEMBLY, 4.
TO SUCCEED SUPERIOR NAN
Hambrecht Led Fight Against Minimum Wage for Women
In Legisature-WM Be Chairman Of Commission Which .
Has Power to Enforce Law As It Thinks Best s=
PHILLIP IGNORES THE PETITION OF ls-z HIS.
$4,000 UNION LABOR MEN IN STATE
Unionss Asked that Crowhar Be Reapponted Strength
Of His Record Grand Rapids Attorney Favored Cor
porations In Practically ALI His Votes. 5.
PHILLIP IGNORES THE PETITION OF
- $4,000 UNION LABOR

one which is calculated to secure
friendly consideration to laboring
women from Commissioner HAM
brecht. 49,
Attention is also directed to Ham s
brecht's vote against the one day rest
in, seven. bill, another measure for
which laboring men have fought.
His vote in opposition to the bill. to
abolish fees Of private employment
agencies would indicate that he was
too considerate Of private employment
bureaus where he is expected to ad-s
minister the state employment OF
fees which, come into competition
with the private Offices.
The bill permitting counties to es-
tablish legal Information bureaus
was another demand Of laboring men
which Hambrecht opposed, ..5'.s
i. .. Favored 'tBig Business &,
r The vote Of Hambrecht on meas
ures where the interests OF large corr
porations was involved, is also sug-3
gestive. - .a..... ! .s'5s -
He not only voted but fought stren-i
uously- for: .--.. 's. ,s.*-s5s st3s*s5s#
The bill to reduce the tax on banks.
by over $35o.o0o a year. = 81.
: The bill to reduce the tax on life.
insurance companies by $120,000. . a
year. .. -. "a o.: :
:, The water power bill Erantlnx
away vpithout tfors t1.6
ing water powers of. the stata
The bill to put the jitney bus out
OF business, demanded by the street
railway interests. s re- {.
The bill to reduce. the 4 filing fees
for large corporations which, had it
been the law two years ago, would.
have relieved large corporations of
.$132,000 in filing fees. s -.
Z The bill prohibiting anyone OUT
side Of railroad companies' employees
from walking on railroad tracks.
>, The bill abolishing the gross negli-.
5gence statute for crossing accidents.
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Whereas, The government and
courts of southern Colorado have for
years been SO dominated by the coal
companies as to create suspicion
of their impartiality in administration
and their fairness to coal miners; and
Whereas, The whole course and
conduct of the trial of John r.. Law
son have been such as to discredit
the verdict; and
Whereas, Mine guards in the en-
ploy of the coal companies and men,
bers of the state militia have commit
lence; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we denOunce the
coal companies for their fragrant dom
ination of the government and courts
in various parts of Colorado and de-
mand that the government itself seek
to regain public confidence by a fair
and impartial administration of the
laws;
Resolved, That we demand the re-
moval from the bench of Judge Gran
by Hillyer and ask for John r.. Law
son and all accused miners a fair
trial before an impartial court in
whom the people may have conf :
dence;
Resolved, That we demand a thor
ough investigation OF all cases of law
lessness and violence in southern Col
Orado and ask that mine guards and
militiamen, equally. with miners and
their sympathizers who have been
guilty of crime, shall be called to
account.
FOREGOING are the resolutions
adopted by the federal council of
the Churches of Christ.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2O.-The
Federal Council of the Churches of
Christ in America joined with organ
lied labor in a Lawson protest meet
ing in this city, August 7, and passed
the resolutions stated above.
The meeting was most significant
because Of the churchmen's uncom-
promising opposition to methods en-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-08-21

Labor organizations and those in
terested in the continued. efficiency
Of the Industrial Commission of Wis
informed that Charles II. Crownllart
would not be reappointed as chair
man Of the commission. Assembly,
man George p. Hambrecht, an at
torney in Grand Rapids, Wis, was
appointed to succeed the Superior
man. "
1t was generally believed that Mr..
Crownhart would be reappointed.
Twenty-Five thousand laboring men
throughout the state petitioned that
he be sreappointed. The failure to
reappoint him. meets with general
condemnation from representatives
Of labor organizations.
Is Foe of Labor.
: Assemblyman Hambrecht, Crown
hart's successor, led the fight against
the minimum wage bill in the pres-
ent session. Despite the fact that in
vestigators for the Industrial commits
sion had found that it required over
50 q week to maintain a. woman wage
Garner in reasonable comfort, HAM
brecht furnished the principle argu-
ment in opposition to an amendment
fixing a minimum. Of but $6T q week
in villages and cities Of the fourth
class, 81 week In cities OF thessecond
and third class and week in
cities Of the first class ~ Se$st . S.: IS:
Tn speaking against the bill, he
quoted freely from the briefs pre-
pared by attorneys. for manufacturers'
associations, who are attempting Ito
knock out the Oregon minimum wage
law in the United States supreme
court.
Little Relief In Sight.
In as much as the minimum wage
law will have to, be administered by
the industrial commission. both as to
fixing the minimum and enforcing the
law, this attitude is not looked on as
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-08-21
CONGRESS ASKED TO SUMMON
= ROCKEFELLER, LEE AND KING

tons and calls for legislation, to
abolish them. -, =, :. = 80. ...
It declares that the Rockefeller
Foundation. is supported by money
withheld from the workers and will
recommend legislation that will curb
or break it up. =,a.... = IS
: Gist. Of Manley Report.
The Manley report declares the fol-
lowing to- be the conditions Of labor
in America, ~ E@S.rs5 +*i t+A.si - ~ '-'.'
OF the millions and millions of
workingmen in this country, one
third are poverty
Thirty seven per cent Of wives and
mothers Of workingmens are forced to
do hard work themselves to help
keep the wolf from the door, ~ J
Five hundred dollars per year Is
the income Of half Of the wage-earn-
ing fathers. IF, aHS> 24 B. = H.. !
Less than SIS per week is the
wages Of two@thir1s ~ the adult
male workers. s..,z. 4 :s5,,.< >; =
Nearly half OF the. women workers
earn less than SO per week. :&>'
! =, = BABIES DIE FAST. S@*e { y
: Inree or more persons occupy
every sleeping room in 81 Per cent of
the workers. homes $. sI l55 L. F q. g ..
4. Babies of the poor. die three times
as fast as those Of the rich. Ss e
. Nearly 20 per cent Of the school
children OF this country are under.
fed and undernOurished. .E
One out Of every IL corpses IN New
York is buried In the potters' field.
y Economic pressure B forces q two
thirds Of all children 70 leave gram
mar school before graduating, and
only 10 per cent finish high school.
Farm tenancy Il increasing at an
appalling rate. LaIdlort1ism Is there
fore increasing at - appalling rate.
OUT OF JOBS Q oNE,-F \ j Eth + or TIME
Workers int basic industries aro
out Of Jobs one ofs the time.
There are Al falnili Hes with Incomes
equal to g. the earning sof 100 900
y
4 /. The astrich,' 2 per cent sof the peo-
PIE, own ]: cent weaIth
o1 the natton III
Sixty fiye per cent own sless than
- Per Cent, I ss zsiss3
Indu5tsaa axe rea Lp,ornsi-
he Tor = Is .proble
1aboe ri liyhll g. o1ls s. this
counl NJ sir111ai.
= q. "a lll Illll! - q illl, 4 ~
49, T y D
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No reform, moral or intellectual,
over came from the upper classes Of
Eociety. Each and all came from tho
iprotest of the martyr and the Victim.
! The emancipation OF the working cla@s
must be. achieved by the workiIg
people themselves. :, a.,. 4 y
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LONGsH0REMEN RAISE WAGES. j
SAN PEDRO CAL, Aug. 20.-Members
cured WaEe inereaae aa ntGe tSe rssm+ naWG SCI e.
conferences with employers. J."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-10

Some of the seasons styles, but not
many Of them, lend themselves to the
remodeling of gowns. Women who
are clever at this work have been
quick to grasp the possibilities of
those models in which two fabrics are
used for constructing the body of the
gown.
The difficulty lies nearly always in
widening the skirt. If one possesses
q last seasons gown very wide and
voluminous as to the hips and very
scant as to the hem, 1t is sometimes
possible to simply reverse it. That is,
the bottom of the skirt last year be-
comes the top this year. The fashion
Of wearing yokes to which the lower
part of the skirt is set on helps out,
and the vogue for very short skirts is
also to be reckoned with in making
over things.
Other features in the present modes
that encourage remodeling are the use
of wide bands of silk about the bottom
of skirts as finish, and the introduc-
ton of two or three bands in the body
of the skirt. The same silk may
supply new sleeves and a part of the
bodice. Wide, loose girdles of silk
that swathe the figure and obliterate
the waist line are good style and will
be for another season, at least.
The separate tunic, or two-piece
skirt, and the small coat, made in a
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-10

fhere was but one vacant chair.
and as she saw Warrington nowhere,
Elsa assumed that this must be his
reservation. She was rather glad that
he would be beyond conversational
radius. She liked to talk to the
strange and lonely man, but she pre-
ferred to be alone with him when she
did so.
She began as of old to study care
lessly the faces of the diners and to
speculate as to their characters and
occupations. Her negligent observa-
ton roved from the pompous captain
down to the dark picturesque face Of
the man Craig. Upon him her glance,
a mixture of contempt and curiosity.
rested. II he behaved himself and
made no attempt to speak to her, she
was willing to declare truce. In Ran
COON the man had been drunk, but on
the Irrawaddy boat he had been sober
enough. Craig kept his eyes directed
upon his food and did not offer her
even a furtive glance.
He was not in a happy state OF
mind. He had taken passage the last
moment to avoid meeting again the
one man he feared For ten years this
man had been reckoned among the
lost. Many believed him dead, and
Craig had wished 1t rather than be-
lieved. And then, to meet him face to
face in that sordid boarding house had
shaken the cool nerve of the gambler.
He was worried and bewildered He
had practically sent this man to ruin.
What would be the reprisal? He
reached for a mangosteen and ate the
white pulpy contents, but without the
customary relish. The phrase kept
running through his head: What
would be the reprisal? For men Of his
ilk never struck without expecting to
be struck back. Something must be
done. Should he seek him and boldly
ask what he intended to do? Certainly
he could not do much on board here,
except to denounce him to the officers
as a professional gambler And Paul
would scarcely do that since he, Craig,
had better shot in his gun. He could
tell who Paul was and what he had
done. Bodily harm was what he really
feared.
He had seen Elsa, but he had worked
out that problem easily. She was sure
to say nothing so long as he let her
be; and with the episode of the hat
pin still fresh in his memory, he as
suredly would keep his distance. He
| had made mistake, and was not like
ly to repeat it.
But Paul! He finished his dessert
and went off to the stuffy little smoke
room, and struggled with Burma
cheroot. Paul was a smoker, and
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-10
DANGEROUS GAME WITH BULL
Popular PastIme That Marks the Gel.
ebratlon Of Feast Days in
South America.

In the interior Of Venezuela and Co
lombia toro coleado is a feature OF
fiesta days. A principal street OF the
town is roped off and wild bull Is
liberated. From eight to ten mounted
horsemen enter the improvised arena,
their only defense against attacks OF
the bull being their superb horseman-
ship and a knowledge Of how to twist
the bulls tail in such manner as to
cause him to tumble over. While the
attention of the bull is attracted by
some Of the party a horseman dashes
from the rear at full speed, gives a
dextrous twist, and over rolls the bull.
This sport is not without its danger.
and almost every coleado festival adds
to the hospital list. The honor of be-
ing champion bull-tail twister develops
keen competition, for the winner is
crowned with flowers by the prettiest
girl in the village. Some performers
become so expert as to be sure OF
their twist at specified point, the
great achievement being to bring the
animal to the dust just in front of the
balcony OF ones ladylove.