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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-04
RAROA ATTEMPT TO HIDE BEHIND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS REP0I

Anything to confuse public opinion
appears to be the slogan of the rail-
roads in their publicity work against
the shorter work day movement Of
their transportation employees. What
they expect to make by pretending
to have support they know they
haven't is not exactly clear.
Luke Grant, employed at one time
by the Industrial Relations Commits
sion, contributed an article to Cham
berlain's and signed himself Special
Agent, United States Industrial Com
mission" The railway companies,
evidently believing that anything pre-
tending to bear the stamp of ap-
proval Of the Industrial Relations
Commission would be received by the
public as possessing exceptional
value, reissued the story and gave if
wide circulation.
Public Is NIisled.
So the public is misled into be]iev-
ing that the Industrial Relations
Commission was opposed to the de-
mand of the railway transportation
employees for the shorter work dav
and time and 'one-half for overtime.
The statements made by Mr.. Grant
do not vary materially from those al
ready issued by the railways, to
which answer has been made, which
adds to the belief that the railway
companies endeavored to hide behind
the Industrial Relations Commission
IN their efforts to prejudice public
opinion against their employees.
Mr.. Grant discusses the proDOsi .
tlons at considerable length and en-
deavors to show thai what is possib1e
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-04
]. 5. BUREAU CHIEFS
MAKE FARCE Of LAW
Andrew Furuseth, Father of Sea
mems Act, Scores Federal
Inspection Service.
SHOWS ',;s.: r.: d., ~''11D
' Up "s::'' ';s -, W.
Declares Half Hearted Wash1r.
ton Navigation Officials Are
Working Against Law.

BOSTON. March 3.-Charges that
the La Toilette Seamen's Act is not
being enforced because the shipping
interests have too much influence
with officials of the Department of
Commerce were made here tonight in
an address before the Economic Club
by Andrew Furueth, author of the act
and president of the International
Seamen's Union.
Secretary of Commerce Redfield
meeting.
The Commissioner of Navigation
and the Inspector-General of Steam
Vessels were specifically named by
Mr.. Furuseth as the officials respon-
sible for failure to enforce the law.
What is the prospect of having an
American merchant marine and Of
bringing the American to the sea ?"
asked Mr.. Furuseth. when will the
Improvement come? My answer is
that is on the knees of the gods'
An American Merchant Marine.
"But it will certainly come as soon
as there shall be less American
money in foreign vessels, or, as soon
as the public shall get better under
standing of this legislation, or, as
soon as the shipping interests shall
have less influence with the bureau
chiefs, who advise the too-busy Secre-
tary of Commerce, Or when those bu-
reau chiefs are promoted, or die
fortunately, few men are immortal,
and it is only after death.
"They say in England that govern
ments may come and governments
may go. but the permanent officials
go on forever. I am sorry to state
that this sees to apply to our country
as we'll, though our bureau chiefs are
not made permanent by law. We put
new wine into old bottles and the
wine is spoiled.
Congress may. pass laws. %baseds
upon a most careful consideration Of
human nature and the experience of
the past. 1t may try to make them
SO that they may work nearly auto
matically, yet those who are entrusted
viii their execution may nullify them
CT bring them into i'll repute.
Hamper New Law.
The Department of Commerce is
authorized and instructed to make
rules for the enforcement Of some Of
the most important sections of this
act. Of course. the drafting Of these
rules is done by the Bureau of Navi-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-04
POVERTY To BLAME
FOR >|VEFF|C|ENCY
Senator Kenyon Sees Moral In
Rejection Of Army and
Navy Applicants.
LOW WAGES RESULT
IN WEAK CHILDREN
Startling Revelations In Senate
Child Poverty Has Bearing
On National Health.

WASHINGTON, March 9Th,
army and navy departments repor
that over so per cent of the men who
apply for enlistment are rejected a.
| being physically and mentally unfit
for the SERVICE" said Senator Kenyon
OF Iowa, discussing the joint resolu.
ton which he introduced today in the
Senate, authorizing the President tt
appoint a. commission to inquire into
the causes Of child poverty and sug.
gest remedies therefor.
1nefficiency in adults must have
some cause" continued the Senator
I'm England at the beginning of the
war so per cent Of the men who ap.
piled were rejected as unfit. In Ger.
many 10 per cent are rejected as
unfit.
Death Rate Among Poor.
"The Children's Bureau reports
that the infants of men who earn SIC
a week dies at the rate of 225 per
1000, while the infants of men who
earn $25 a week or more dies at the
rate of only 84 per 1000. In other
words. the babies of the poor die at
three times the rate of those who are
in fairly well-to-do families
'"The Industrial Relations Commits.
sion reported that 70 per cent of the
fathers of wage-earning families earn
less than 500 per year. This means
that between one-half and two-thirds
OF these families were living below
the standards of decent subsistence
while about one-third were living in
state of abject poverty.
Children Are Separated.
"And Judge Henry Neil, the father
OF mothers pensions, reports that his
investigation of the problem of child
poverty shows that thousands of chill
dren are separated from their moth
ers On account of. poverty and that
the depriving OF children of mother
love tends to make inefficient and un.
rpatriotie adults -. ,,..r
Senator Kenyon believes that the
problem Of child poverty has direct
bearing on the efficiency Of the ma
ton in it's relation to preparedness -
I'VE must prepare the human re-
sources as we'll as the material. It is
Just as important-in fact, more i'm
portant-that we take care of our
human resources properly as that we
conserve our material resources. A
nation of units is not the kind Of a
nation out Of which to build a decent
civilization or one which will be prop
erly prepared to resist INVASION"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-04
CHURCH OFFICERS FEAR
RoCKKFELLER's OFFER

NEW YORK, Mar 33.-Trade union
agitation against the Rockefeller
Foundation is bearing fruit, and now
dignitaries of the Episcopal church
are looking for the Concealed Afri-
CAM that is always associated with
the oil kings generosity
At meeting of the church's board
Of. foreign missions in this city it was
dtctded.to accept the Rockefeller, Foun-
dation donation for a university. and
hospital in China only on condition
that such acceptance "does not inter-
fere in any way with our own control
Of our church Institutions
Bishop Nelson, of Atlanta. opposed
acceptance. .'There may be strings to
tied % up to an" Outside % institTtions E sse1vSs Ss
said. The offer is being Investigated.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-04
USE GOVERNMENT. tn !
BOOST CHILD LABOR
Falsehoods of National Associa.
tion Of Manufacturers Libel
On Labor. >:
r
AND THEY ARE SENT
OUT BY u. S. BUREAU
Chairman Frank Walsh Demands
Quick Reputation By Chief
Of Education. -.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-Frank
P. Walsh, chairman Of the committee
on industrial relations, in a letter to
Commissioner of Education P. P. Clax-
/ ton demanded reputation by him
of a pamphlet on industrial education
| prepared by the National association
| of Manufacturers and distributed. un-
| der government authority by the Bu-
reau Of Education.
The letter follows:
Hon. P. P. Claxton,
Commissioner, Bureau Of Education;
Department Of Interior,
Washington, d. C.
Dear Sir: I have at hand a COPY
| of phamplet entitled, "Report of
the committee on Industrial Educa-
ton, H. E. Miles, Chairman Of the Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers"
At the bottom of the cover are printed
the words: "Reprinted for Distribu-
ton by Bureau of Education, WASH
ington, D. c."
Furnished q. S. Paphlets.
I am reliably informed that the Ma.
tional Association Of Manufacturers
furnished you with thousands of these
pamphlets under an agreement, on
your part, to send them broadcast
| throughout the country under the au-
thority Of the United States govern
ment.
I cannot too strongly protest against
the action Of q government official,
appointed and paid to promote the ed
ucation of the nations youth, in thus
piviY9ep roononifi1o
prOva1 to an organization which has
been discredited in the minds of all
decent citizens who are familiar with
its record as corrupting agency in
public life and champion of the
grossest and most shameful forms of
exploitation.
n. A. NJ. Fought Child Labor Bill -.
At the very time when yeuSwere
engaged in spreading the propaganda
i Of this organization it's official legisla-
tive representative, the notorious J.
A. Emery, was appearing before the
committees of congress In opposition
to the Keating Child Labor BILL. and
he there stated that, in attempting to
block legislation to keep children un-
der II out of southern cotton mills, he
was acting for the board of directors
of the association whose literature you
are distributing.
A report on the industrial education
of our children, published by such an
organization, would, to those familiar
with its records, carry as much weight
and no more than a report on the
moral welfare Of American girls If is
sued by notorious band Of procurers.
Yet, by lending the government
stamp and approved to this document,
you have placed 1t in the hands Of
thousands of men and women who
may be deceived by this misuse of
government authority, and whose
views on the greatest educational issue
Of the time may thus be unconsciously
perverted.
Not Worthy of Notice.
Without giving the phamplet an in
stant's consideration, it should have
been enough for you that it was pub
lished by the National Association of
Manufacturers, an organization that
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-04
If HALF HEARTED APPEAL IS TO Be MADE
CITY MAY AS WELL THROW MONEY IN LAKE

The city commissioners have voted to order the city
attorney to appeal the armory referendum case the
supreme court Three commissioners voted to appeal
AMI two voted against it, The city attorney threw cold
water the proposition and advised that is was not
worth while to go up with the case.
If to handle the matter alone and he is to go
the supreme court with the in a half-hearted
amer, the commissioners might we'll throw the
it will cost into the lake. Indeed it would
much better for the referendum in larger sense if
the supreme court gets the unless its side
be presented by attorney who has sympathy
for the principle involved dangerous precedent may
be established by the that will operate against
of the referendum in the future not only
but throughout the state.
Some things are happening down at the city hall
these days that shaking the faith of in
mission form of government The attitude of the
jority members of the commission with relation the
sale and the treatment they to the
endum proposition has virtually destroyed what little
of democracy that remained in the system. Their later
attorney in the case has made skeptical of their
ability to promote efficiency better than their pre-
decessors under the old form of government
The manner in which the referendum case was
handled before Judge Dancer is disgrace to the city,
The people without representation. Mr.. Jenswold
for the Shriners and Mr. Samuelson for the city
taned the views to the sufdciency of the petit
did not apply and if it did it would be possible not
than two disgrunted citizens with an ulterior
motive to hold ordinance for forty fifty days.
condition than that obtains Two lawyers
and court may hold up ordinance Indefinitely,
through the possible motive of the client of
one of the lawyers.
In the first place it. is not contended by the advo-
Gates of the referendum that petition containing the
names Of electors amounting in number to less than
ten percent of the total vote cast at the last preceding
general municipal election should have any legal stand
ing instrument to prevent ordinance from
going into effect.
When petition is filed within thirty days from the
last publication Of ordinance passed by the council
and such petition contains list of amounting in
number to ten cent of the total cast
at the last preceding election, it should automatically
suspend such ordinance without any further question
for period of ten days at least On the other hand
if such petition does not contain list of supposed
electors, equaling in number ten cent the
vote cast at the last preceding election clerk should
refuse to accept the petition
Now as to the additional time provided for in the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-04
BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE
WORKS HUGE PROFITS

PHILADELPHIA, March 3.-In its
report for the year ending Dec. Is,
1915, the Baldwin locomotive works
shows net earnings of $3,51O,3s3,
against $981,754 during the preceding
year.
The production of the year
amounted to $19,s39,9s4 of locomo-
tivcs and the other: usual products of
the works, and to $2,743,077 of other
work resulting from the war.
The Baldwin concern styles itself
an "open shop" which means that a
trade unionist jeopardizes his position
in he openly advocates organization
by the workers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-04

charter the clerk given ten days to examine neons
to ascertain whether not sufficient number Of
signers are qualified electors Should he find by this
examination that number of signers were not quail
ned electors and by striking these would bring
fne number of petitioners below ten per cent re-
furement of the charter he directed to make cer
thereof and the interested parties to the pet
4lon are given further ten days make up the
lnsuf6ciency.
Il This is the spirit of the city charter AS matter
TACT it is the letter of the charter that
go read 1t friend of popular government
e The petition filed with the city clerk in onnoston
TO the of the armory ordinance contains
names of supposed electors and only 1922 were re-
quired to temporarily suspend the ordinance There
can be no ulterior motive behind petition containing
this number of names The fact that there were 1855
signatures attached the petition was evidence of
good faith on the part of the petitioners
Until after these petitions were fled both the citv
clerk and the petitioners of the opinion that
elector was citizen who would have right
to register and vote should an election be held now
After the petitions had been filed City Attorney Samuel
son ruled that qualified eector must be registered
eiector As result of this decision the names of 400
sl9ners more or less, counted out by the city
clerk However, number. these were later counted
when it found that they had voted in another dis
tret than where they nowive The petitioners in good
faith, believing they within the law secured 525
additional signers all registered electors within the ten
days provided for in the charter. The petition con-
tanned finally 1880 all of whom could vote on
the ordinance if an election were to be held today
u: The majority members of the charter commission
declared last Monday evening they intended when
Grating the charter that the referendum provision
should apply not as ruled by the court but as main
tained by The Labor World and the petitioners We
have always believed that the courts when arriving at
conclusion as to the meaning of the law gave con-
saderation to the intent of the law makers. In the
the intent of the charter commission was
evidently overlooked.
1T will be crime If the city commissioners do not
that the city attorney be directed to the
ssvices OF a. lawyer who is known to be friend Of
tie referendum' and particularly sypathizes
with the viewpoint of the charter commission and the
petitioners when making his appeal to the supreme
court
The city commissioners should see sufficiently into
the future to- realize the consequences commission
form of government if the feature of the
charter is to be placed by judicial legislation beyond the
reach OF the average man. They should insist upon
fair deal for the referendum for the public wei
fare, than for their security.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-04
COAL OWNERS YIELD
TO MINERS DEMAND
Operators Would Grant Request
of Worlds Biggest Union For
Mine-Run System.
GET TOGETHER SPIRIT
AT BIG CONFERENCE
Not Believed That Bosses Will
Turn Down Proposed Wage
Increase.

NEW YORK, March S.-That the
bituminous coal, operators would
grant the demands of the United
Mine Workers for the mine-run sys-
tenn and a 10 to 20 per cent increase
in wages was the generally expressed
sentiment yesterday, following the
meeting of the subcommittee of the
general conference which is meeting
her to draw up a new contract IN
place of the one that expires in the
soft coal fields on March 81.
When the subcommittee met in the
Hotel McAlpin in the morning the
miners presented the figures worked
out by their caucus, held the day be-
fore, in regard to equalization of
operators on the committee after
hearing the report asked for time to
20 over the plan by themselves.
1t is safe prediction to say that
the soft coal miners and operators
will agree on a contract before the
.iay is over John P. White asked for
a conference with the anthracite
operators tomorrow.
TO Give Conferees Time.
This was done, it was said, to allow
sufficient time to dispose of the BIZ
operators before taking up the prob
lem of the hard coal miners.
While there are still many details
to be decided on, it was learned yes
terday that both miners and opera
tors are confident that only few
more days will be required to reach
an agreement which would concede
everything the miners are demand
ing.
SThe only two states of the four
represented that have not the mine
run system at present are Indiana and
Western Pennsylvania. The Indiana
operators are willing to concede this
to the workers without further ado,
and informally the Western Pennsyl-
vania operators have signified their
willingness to do likewise after a few
minor points have been decided.
White. Frank J. Hayes, vice-presi-
dent, and other miners officials yes
1erday felt that there remained no Sc
rious obstacle in the way of securing
a concession Of all the demands made
by the United Mine Workers on be-
half of the bituminous coal field
workers.
Pave Way for Consideration.
T. Once the disposal of the latter's
case paves the way for the considera-
tion of the anthrac cite miners prob
lem with the operators, it is felt that
there will he no real difficulty in Sc
curing a contract for the workers in
the hard coal regions. although it
was freely admitted that the confer
ence beginning tomorrow would prob
ably be long drawn out one.
1t is known that the operators pro-
ducins bituminous coal would commit
commercial suicide should they per-
NIT strike to break out at this time
because OF their refusal to give in to
the miners. The Steel Trust has
brought heavy pressure to bear upon
them not to risk a cessation of soft
coal production, as the coal is needed
in the busy munitions plants under
the control of the corporation.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-04
UNION MACHINISTS
WIN ANOTHER RAISE

HAMILTON, Ohio, March g.
Members of the Machinists union
employed by the Hamilton Machine
Tool company have been granted a 10
FER cent wage. increase. About 100
machinists were on strike for Is
weeks and finally secured the ad-
vance, which took effect last week.
The eight-hour day. will: be secured
April l. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-04
URGE STATE UNIVERS1Ty

BOSTON, March 3.-Representative
Of the state branch Of the American
Federation Of Labor urged the state
legislative committee on education to
favor bill providing for the estab-
llshment of state university.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-04

The intelligent, common sense
workingmen prefer to deal with the
problems of today, with which they
must contend il they want to make
atlvancements, rather than to deal
with picture or a dream.-Gom-
pers.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Metal Hooks Found in Oats

Paris, May 29-(Specia1 )-Pieces of metal resembling prongs of fish hooks, discovered in bags of oats imported from America for the French army. caused something of a sensation a few weeks ago. An enemy plot was sus- pected. Similar objects found later in cans of pressed corn beef from America strengthened the supposition. It has transpired that the bits of metal in the oats were waste bits from a French factory where horseshoe nails are made. They were picked up by the bags from an imperfectly cleaned car. The metal pieces found in the corned beef were pins used to attach labels to quarters of beef and found their way accidently into the boxes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Porto Rican Bank Is Robbed

San Juan, Porto Rico. May 29.-(Special.) Mystery attaches to the dispearance of $2J,000 in gold from the vaults of the city, which officials of the bank today admitted is missing. The bank authori- ties have replaced this sum out of their personal funds. According to a statement issued by the officials, the gold, in five bags of $5000 each, was counted last December. On another counting of cash or April 20 the five bags were gone They assert that it would have been impossible for anyone outside the bank to have abstracted the money. No one connected with the institution has dis appeared or been absent from last December until the date on which the loss of the money was discovered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Dr, Baty to Advise Japs

Tokio, May 29.-(Special.) )--Dr. Thomas Baty of England has been ap- pointed legal adviser to the Japanese ministry of foreign affairs, to succeed the late H. w. Denison of the United States. Dr. Baty was formerly civil law fellow of University college, OK ford, and was Whewell scholar of the University of Cambridge. He has a world wide reputation as an authority on international law and is regarded as having very advanced ideas. He is ex- pected to arrive in Tokio within a month and will occupy the residence near the foreign office. which was the house of his predecessor. MT. Denison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Golf Clubs Breaking In

London, May 2g.-(SpeciaL) )-The war has made great inroads on the member ship and income of most of the golf clubs in England and the result has been that for long time the labor employed has been reduced to a minimum, Some clubs have disbanded and the land broken up and turned to agricultural use. Most of the professionals, their assistants and the male staff have either gone to the front or are ineligible for military service. Caddies, as far as many clubs are con cerned, have ceased to exist. It is ex- pected that the experiment will be made of employing women as green keepers, and for indoor work in the clubhouse.