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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29

public life, and in politics has given
the bosses an opportunity to ntrench.
Whatever it may have been In the
past, immigration has grown to be. a
problem affecting the very soul and
perpetuity of the American people.
No other problem before US compares
with this problem. ~
'Since the beginning Of the century,
immigrants have been coming at the
average rate Of 100000 a, year, and
at least 100000 Of them have re-
n1ained.
Where They Come Froan.
"The sources Of immigration have
greatly changed in the course of IS
years. Formerly the bulk Of the i'm
migrants that came from the British,
Scandinavian and Germanic countries
possessed much Of the Background
we possess and blended readily with
one another and with tho native
Americans.
1.-THE sources have SHIFTED eastward
until Constantinople has been about
the center, Of the field supplying i'm
migrants. .zs.,s5ss -, u !.
''The only two, ways to restrict Inn
migration arc by numerical festric-
ton, or by the lteracy test. The only
practical test Is one that can sbe ap-
piled by the immigrant himself. before
he sells out and transports his family
to this country I, 81
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1erent from any other day, and they
prefer seven days work to six. OF
such matters as sanitation or proper
respect for women, and other factors
OF American progress which we deem
vital, they know nothing.
With such people acting as a dead
weight pulling down the wage scale, is
1t any wonder that labor receives an
insufficient return to support an
American standard of living? With
this dough labor over-abundant, en-
ployers canot be expected to keep
wages high. When a representative Of
a lumber company was asked how
much they paid their lumber jacks in
the camps, he replied, THAT depends
upon the supply of labor" When
these immigrants are pouring in, in a
never ending stream, the available
supply will be large, and wages cor
respondingly low.
Their Low Standard.
Moreover, this ever ready supply OF
labor is an invitation to make industry
more seasonal than it needs to be. and
thus aggravate unemployment. EN-
ployers have not needed to look to the
morrow. It has been taken for
granted by every one that when labor
1s wanted it will be on hand. whv
Should they bother about keeping men
employed the year around, especially
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
WAlEG MOE ALIENS AND WHEN THEY GET HERE LOOK OUT FOR YOUR M

= (From "The Survey New York;
Seventy-fve miles north of Duluth,
A1inn., lies a group of low hills extend
ing about so miles east and west.
known as the Masaba range. Along
the southern slopes of these hills there
is clustered a group Of villages and
cities which are in the heart of the
greatest iron ore deposits in the
United States. OF this country as it
really is, most people know but little.
Even in Minnesota the residents Of the
older part of the state have vague and
variant ideas of what the ranges are.
That there exists group of cities and
villages so closely connected that thew
form one big community of 10000
people, is just beginning to become
apparent.
Foreigners In Majority.
Half Of the residents of these min
ing towns have come from Europe
and 40. per cent are the sons and
daughters Of immigrants. According
to the Minnesota Abstract of the
Thirteenth Census (pages 625-6,)
native born Of native stock form but
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
COMPANY NOT LIABLE
FOR SEAMEN'S LIVES

MILWAUKEE,, April 27.-The Ed
ward Hines Lumber company is ex-
empted from liability for loss of sea-
men on the steamer c. F. Curtis in a.
storm on Lake Superior in November.
1914, by an order signed by Federal
Judge Geiger Monday.
Gelger ruled that the vessel was a.
total loss and restrained all suits
against the company.
Marle w. Jennings, widow of Jaw
Jennings, master, has filed a claim
oe1ore the Illinois industrial COM
MISSION and Lorinda J. Noll, widow
Of Julius w. Noll. assistant engineer
had filed a suit for $20.00o in tho
circuit court.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
CHINESE GIRL STUDENTS
OFFERS THEIR SERVICES

KANKOW-Fifteen girl students OF
the Girls Agricultural school in Yum
nan, under leadership of Miss Mou
Ch1-cheng, offered their services to
the revolutionary government as
soldiers in the ranks. Tang Chi-yao.
the revolutionary leader who is direct
ing recruiting at Yunanfu, praised
the patriotism of the young women.
but refused to enlist them as soldiers.
He placed them on the reserve LIST
of the nurse corps,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
UNION LABOR MAKES FINAL APPEAL TO
N0N-UNl0N men TO JOIN LABOR MOVEMENT

The Labor Forward Movement begins Sunday. It
is to continue for ten days. There will be in Duluth
during the campaign number Of representatives from
National and International unions Some of the
very best labor speakers in the country will be here.
These will talk the philosophy Of the trade
union movement from every conceivable ANGLE and the
non-union workers of the city will urged to join
with the union to strengthen the labor movement
here.
This is the last opportunity left for The Labor
World before the campaign begins, to plead with the
non-unon workingmen of Duluth take advantage of
the occasion and to affiliate themselves with organzed
labor.
No worker give single valid reason whv he
should not be identified with his fellow workinemen
IN the great labor movement and why should con-
tnue to remain outside of the breast works of Organized
labor. There are to give. All the argu-
ments in the case are the side of organized labor
The most bitter opponents of union labor recognize
that labors salvation is in organization Thew admit
it. They object only to the methods employed and the
tacucs IN use The largest employers of labor in the
country know down deep in their hearts, that the
ing classes would not have gotten anywhere were it not
for organization They all may admit it, but some
of them have done so.
The three representatives of the employers on the
United States Industrial Relations Commission after
going into the question most thoroughly stated in their
minority report "We say frankly that if we were
wage earners we would be unioniss and as unionists
we would feel the keen responsibility of giving the
attention to trade union duties as to our civic d
ties.'
Pretty broad statement this and it is also pretty
good mint to the non-unon workingmen the country
to become part of the only movement that has been
OF any material use to labor; a movement that has
raised the wages shortened the hours of labor i'm
proved working conditions generally restored industrial
liberty and brought sunshine and happiness into the
homes of millions.
In the face of facts, facts mountains high all Of
"n1cn tell OF the of the trade union
ment, how any honest and conscientious workingman
can remain aloof from his fellow workingmen in that
movement, surpasseth understanding. :.
some men refuse to join trade union because a,
they say they are such good workman it is not
sary Tor them to shoulder the responsibilities of men,
oersh1p in union to obtain union wages union hours
and union conditions. Is this selfish position
any "orkngman to take? 1t is only selfish. if s
FOOLISH The so-called union wages union hours and
union conditions enjoyed by non-union men were
secured by organized labor they can only be ain
tanned by organized labor
ine non-unlon men who enjoy the good things that
organized labor has secured merely riding IN +b.
crest OF the union If all workingmen took tha
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
LABOR IS OPPOSED
TO PROFIT SHARING
Employers Generally Like It and
Declare It Helps to Promote
Efficiency.
UNION LEADERS SEE
1T IN GRF 4,no. NIGER
Rank and File of Men No. "pt'
by Employers Profit Shar-
ing Schemes.

NEW YORK, April PHONE of the
most exhaustive reports that have
ever been made on the various profit
sharing plans that are in force or
have been tried in the United States
was made public by the welfare de-
partment of the National Civic feder-
alton. Civic workers have been en-
gagged for II months in investigating
more than 800 so-called profit shar-
ing schemes, and their report covers
200 plans.
The report itself comes to no set
conclusions, for or against the profit
sharing idea, but it devotes more than
many plans in force today or tried
and many plans in force today or
tried and abandoned, and sets forth
group of interesting opinions and
discussions both from prominent en-
ployers and representatives of organ
lied labor.
George W. Perkins, Charles NJ.
Schwab, Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor;
Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the
International Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers: W. D. Mahon, pres
ident of the Amalgamated Association
of Street Railway Employees, and
many others are quoted at length.
Workmen Oppose Profit Sharing.
The leaders Of organized labor ap-
pear unanimous in opposition to the
general theory and practice of profit
sharing, while a large number of the
employers consider profit sharing a.
success.
Many reasons says the report,
"are given by the employers for their
faith in the idea. Among these are
that it promotes more continuous
service, reduces cost of production,
secures more regular attendance at
work, builds UP confidence, and cre-
ates cooperation, gets rid of rolling
stones, an,1 encourages home building
enables the company to keep it's en-
ployes during rush seasons, induces
statesmen and others to work harder,
promotes efficiency, interest. and 10y
atty, and increases the profits of the
business.
"Yet." the report continues, "em-
ployers who have had experience on
the subject are by no means a unit
as to its practical value. Some ex-
press disappointment that their ef-
forts were not appreciated by the
men, that they were suspicious of the
employers motives, and that they in
sisted upon poining unions and pre-
,senting demands in spite of the COM
panies' efforts to give them an extra
share of the business.
Would Weaken Unions.
Among the points raised against
the profit sharing among the trades
unions the chief is, that the interests
Of labor as a whole would be i'm
periled by any weakening of strong
organizations to protect wage stand
ards which, under profit sharing,
would pass wholly under the control
of the EMPLOYERS.
Another objection by organized Ia
Dor, which it must be acknowledged
is borne out by the statistics Of many
Of these experiments, is the profit
sharing chiefly affects only the super
intendents, foremen, and higher
grades of employees and does not
reach the rank and file.'
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same selfish position wages would come down. labor
conditions would become severe and then the non
union man who prides himself on being such a good
workman would suffer with his fellows in the
degradation Of all labor.
1t is hoped that the non-union workngmen If nu1n+b
Will see the light during the ten days and affiliate
themselves with organized labor AS been said before
are particularly anxious about the unskilled worker
NO workngman needs the assistance of organization
much as does the unskilled worker whose wage todav
mas less purchasing than any time in the last
50 years.
The unskiled workers who are not organized should
recognze the value of organization and join the labor
movement at once. No able bodied worker in Du,n+h
should be paid less than $500 day. Such a wage
can be secured and maintained only by and through
the power of organization. Employers will not eener
ousy hand it out to them. The wage increases thew
give their employees mere dribs and drabs lust
enough to keep workngmen hopeful never satisfied
increases in wages received through power of
laDor organizations usually amount to something and
wnen tney are once secured the union is position
fight against reduction The non-union man is most
helpless when jobs and men are plentiful
ana ne is forced to take whatever wage the boss is will
ing to give him.
Now it is just easy and just as simple to main
tain an organization of unsklled workers as it is
organization of skilled workers. Men who saw that
the American Federation of Labor is only for the skilled
tradesmen do not know what they are talking about
more than half the membership organized labor con-
slsts OF the so-caed unskled workers. Critics of Union
oor say mat on account of present industrial methods
men do not follow the trade or occupation from
year to year and hence; staple trade union of un-
skilled workers is impractcable Their conclusion
wrong 1t is organized labor that gives stability to
mems occupations, and know this so much as do
the employers of labor who have had experience with
unions formed among their employees.
Every Duluth workingman. union and non-unon.
should attend the meetings held the coming week
at the various churches and public halls in the ctv The
next week should be time for great thought among
Dulntns working classes. It should be time for work.
n&en not only to think of themselves but to make a
survey of their home conditions opportunities that
are denied to their children, the sacrifices made by
their wives all because the family income is low There
lsnt any necessity for the family income being low
can De made higher It will require only labor or.
sanlzation and in remarkably short time the liehts
will burn in his home brighter than they ever burned
there before.
Let every workingman heed this call for organiza-
tlon Now Is the time and this is the hour The saliva
ton OF every 1aborer is through organization ann
through organization alone.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
CONGRESS VOTES To
PRINT WALSH REPORT
Authorizes Publication of 100, 600
Copies Of Famous Review of
Labor Conditions.
WILL BE DISTRIBUTED
FREELY AMONG PEOPLE
Report Is Greatest Revelation of
Industrial Situation in Amer
lea Ever Made.

WASHINGTON, April 27.-The
House Of Representatives, without 8
dissenting vote, passed the senate
Joint resolution: which provides fo1
the printing Of the report and testi.
mony submitted to congress by the
United States Commission on Indus.
trial Relations.
Chairman Barnhart presented :
favorable report from the commit.
tee on printing as soon as the house
met.
Representative Moore Of Philade1:
phia, asked Barnhart a few questions
relative to the methods by which
congressman might best distribute
the report.
Speaker Clark thereupon put the
question on the final passage Of the
senate resolution. When the speake,
called for the Noes there was abso.
lutte silence.
-Four Months In House
"The Ayes have it, and the reso.
luton is agreed to-" exclaimed Clark
The report of the Committee on In
dustrial Relations was laid before the
house of representatives by the
speaker on Dec. II, 1916.
On Jan. -, 1915, the house agreed
to a concurrent resolution for the
printing of 100000 copies of the final
report.
Theresolution went to the Senate
Committee on Printing the same day
The Senate Committee reported out
the final resolution on Feb. 1s.
During the following two months
several attempts to secure considera-
ton in the Senate for the resolution
were blocked by Hoke Smith OF
Georgia, whose hostility to the re-
port was due to the way the commits
sion lifted the bid from the cotton
mills Of Georgia.
: Finally, ION Monday Of this week
on a, yea-and-nay vote demanded by
Senator Poindexter Of Washington,
the resolution was placed definitely
before the Senate and passed.
Demand viii Be Great.
The; resolution provides for print
ing 100000 copies of the report prop
er, 10000 copies Of the exhibits.
The report proper, which makes
about 500 pages, contains:
1. The report of Basil M. Manly,
director of research and investiga-
ton. This report is signed by Frank
P. Walsh, chairman of the commits
sion; John B. Lennon, treasurer OF
the American Federation of Labor;
James O'Connell, vice president of
the American Federation of Labor,
and Austin B. Garretson, Of the Order
Of Railway Conductors.
2. The report of Commissioners
John B. Commons and Florence J.
Harrimon.
3. The report of Commissioners
Neiustock, Ballard and Ashton.
4. The report of Commissioner
John B. Lennon on industrial educa-
tion.
S. Supplemental statement of
Commissioners Lennon and O'Con-
nell.
6. Supplemental statement of
Commissioner Walsh.
z. Supplemental statement of
Commissioner Garretson.
8. Supplemental statement of
Commissioner Ballard.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
UNION MEN ASK RAILROADS
FOR NATIONAL COMMITTEE

CHICAGO, April 27.-Representa-
.tlves of four brotherhoods of railroad
men today delivered to the Associa-
ton of Western Railways request
Tor the appointment of a national
committee to deal with the union
representatives in the matter of their
demands, recently submitted to the
railroads of the country, for an eight
hour day and time and half for
overtime
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
A SAFE INVESTMENT.

If you do not believe in good in
vestment do not join a labor organi-
Zation
If capital could find as safe invest
ments as man has that joins g. labor
organization it would invest it's last
cent.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
HORSE LOSING WAR USE.

Purchases in the United States of
horses for use in the European war
zone are reported to be Stacking to-
ward their their inevitable end.
A horse is Of no use whatever to q
soldier in a trench.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
SECURE EIGHT-HOUR DAY,
WON'T HELP BREAK STRIKES

ALTOONA, Pa, April 27.-The To-
cal branch of the state employment
bureau has been notified by state off,
Gals not to furnish strikebreakers to
any person, firm or corporation that
is a party to any industrial dispute.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
NIACHINIsTs REDUCE HOURS

ALTON, ILL.,, April 27.-Through
conferences with the Illinois Glass
Works company the Machinists' union
mas reduced hours at this plant from
81 to so per week.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
FAVOR CHILD LABOR RITZ,

WASHINGTON, April 27.-The SEN
ate committee on interstate commerce
mas ordered that a favorable report
to the senate be made on the Keating-
Owen child labor bill.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
LABORERS RAISE WAGES.

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, April H.
Laborers' Protective union No. 1883.
AFFILIATED to the American Federation
of Labor, has raised wages from $1.S8
to $2.40 per day without a strike.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
PATTERN MAKERS RAISE WAGES

NEWARK, N. j., April 27.-The
Pattern Makers union has raised
wages to IS a day. An agreement
has been reached with employers
whereby the present scale Of $4:25
will be gradually increased until June
1, when IS will be paid.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
COMPROMISE WAGE DEMANns

COMPROMISE WAGE DEMANDS.
FAL RIVER, Mass, April 27.-The
Palnters' union has accepted the wage
o1ter of painting contractors to raise
wages from 37% cents an hour to Al
cents. The workers original demand
was As cents.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29

ROCKFORD, Ill.,, April 27.-The
Sheet Metal Workers union has Sc
cured the eight-hour day and wage
increases, to take effect May 1. These
gains were made through conferences.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29

The intelligent, common sense
workingmen prefer to deal with the
problems of today, with which they
must contend If they want to make
advancements, rather than to deal
with picture or dream.-Gom.
pers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-19
ISLAND NOTES

DOUGLAS. Feb. 1s.-rhe Eagles will give their regular dance tonight in their hall. Good music has been provided and a general good time is looked for.
 Next Wednesday and Thursday the natives of Douglas will give an exhi- bition of tkeir tribal dances at the Lyric theatre. Frank Mercer. Q well educated native. will deliver a lee ture on the dances and their history during the exhibition.
 The regular Saturday shows at Treadwell will be given at the Tread well club this evening. The one this afternoon was 8 good one and those who saw 1t were well pleased.
 The boxing and wrestling classes that are training for tho big smoker on Feb. 29th. will meet in the club auditorium tomorrow afternoon for their regular instruction.
 Tomorrow afternoon at two O. clock. Rev. A. Rocatd will give an- other lecture to the Italian colony. The lecture will be held in the catho- lie hall near the hospital.
 Helen Umstead celebrated her 10th birthday yesterday and her girl friends with those Of her Sunday School class. also teacher. were her guests last night
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-19
oRummsRs MUST NOW
 PAY ExcEss BAGGAGE
~

A recent order issued from the head office of the Alaska S. S. Go. has been received in Juneau to the effect that all trayel.ng men and drummers must pay the usual rate for excess baggage the order having taken effect on Feb ruary 18th. Heretofore 1t has been the custom of steamship companies to allow the travelling mon to carry all their baggage free of charge, but the recent order makes this imposs- ible. All baggage over 15o pounds must be paid for at the rate of approx lmately 10 per cent. of the cost of pas sage per 100 pounds excess. For every 100 pounds in excess of the 150 allow ed to an ordinary passage t will be necessary to pay approximately $2.5O on S25 fare.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-19
LEAP YEAR BRIDE
 ADMITS SHE MAILED
 PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE

LEXINGTON. Ky, Feb. 1s.- Mrs. Anna Marcus, 40 years old, of Gin cinnah. and vivtor schadd, 64 years old. Of Oakland, Calf. were married here today by County Judge Frank A. Bullock.
 The bride admitted that she had proposed by mall to schadd. who is said to be wealthy. She was booked as the first leap year bride in this section. No fee Is charged by County Clerk Theodore Lewis for marriage licenses Issued to leap year bridIes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-19
ADDITIONAL FRENCH CREDIT LOAN HAS BEEN
 ARRANGED IN EAST

BOSTON. Feb. lg.- An additional French credit loan of S15ooo,ooo has just been arranged by Wm. P Bon briglht & Co.,, Inc. who took tho first allotment of the Sl5.Ooo,oo0 offered last November The new credit will run for one year and will cost the borrower 61z per cent Acceptances win be drawn by the borrowers in France and accepted by the banking institutions on this side who have participated in the handling of tho loan.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-19
FRENCH TREASURY HAS BORROWED BIG
 SUM SINCE AUGUST

NEW YORK, Feb. l9.-Yves Guy ot, exminister of public works of France. cables that the French treas ury since August. 1914. has borrowed $5, ,5S1 100000, and in addition has ta- ken S47O.OOO.OOO from tho Bank of France. The expenses for the first three months Of the present year will total OO.oOO.OO0. The Bank of France has s1,OO2,2OO,OOO gold which com. pares with s4OO.OOO,OoO in Reichsbank While the year 1915 began with the banks holding s695,6OO,OOO of paper uncollectible under the moratorium, this amount has been voluntarily re- duced by the makers of the paper to sS67OOOOOO.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-19
CAPT. WON PAPEN IS
 rALKlNe-BELiEVEs HE
 KNOWS POLITICAL GAME

LONDON. Feb. 10 - The British have seized among Capt von Papen's documents a letter from the Bridge port Proiectle Company, regarding the specifications of field-gun ammu- milton for which they had contracts, and @ letter to a United States navy lieutenant at our Berlin embassy. in which he sizes up tho political sit- uation. declaring preparedness is a popular movement. and that President Wilson will have the Democratic nom nation. and that he will lose the cleo tion.