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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19
BY gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Out of
531 members of the house and SEN
ate there are just 70 members who
have sufficient interest in the prob
lem of unemployment in the United
States to answer query about it. OF
these 20 are senators and 4S are
representatives.
Perhaps the most important single
recommendation ever made in a cabi-
net officers report i'm 1ecent times was
that contained in the secretary of la
boris annual report recommending a
new homestead policy, by which the
government should colonize the unem-
ployed on its remaining public lands
and national forests and on lands to
be acquired by purchase, holding on
to the title to these lands and prepar-
ing them for occupancy and supply
ing the settlers with capital and tools
and helping them by organizing CO.
operative enterprises for purchasing
supplies and marketing crops.
Your correspondent asked every
member of the house and senate to
express an opinion on this plan. With
a few exceptions the members are not
interested. They are interested in
postoffices, pork and patronage, but
unemployment leaves them cold.
twenty-five Favor Plan.
OF 20 members who responded, just
25 may be classified as favorable to
Secretary Wilson'S plan. Three are
unfavorable and two are unqualifiedly
opposed. Four more say they are IN
informed, but are favorable; one is
uniformed and unfavorable; seven
are uniformed, but interested, and
nine are uniformed and uninterested
-Four other gentlemen change the sub
ject, three say they have aid no time
to consider the matter; ten are simply
acknowledgements: and two gentle
ment merely sidestep.
Representative Robert Crosser Of
Ohio sees the vital Importance of the
secretary's recommendation. "This
suggestion" say he, lis about the
first practical suggestion by the gov
eminent looking to the abolition of
the injustice causing unemployment.
We can amnse ourselves forever pass
ing so-called antitrust laws against
unfair competition without bringing
substantial relief, but If we adopt
legislation which will give labor ac-
cess to the earth the problem of I'M
employment will soon cease to per-
pick us. have under consideration
and hope soon to. introduce a bill to
accomplish the purpose mentioned"
Favors Government Monopolies.
= Representative John I. Nolan Of
California is for the proposition. He
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19
UNEMPL 0YMENT? I'VE SHOULD WORRY!"lS
ATTITUDE OF MOST FEDERAL LAW MAKERS

suggests not only the utilization of
government far mand grazing lands,
but the governments development of
mineral resources, coal and oil lands,
to break down monopoly and furnish
jobs for the unemployed. Representa-
tive David j.; Lewis is also in favor
of the labor departments plan.
The most intelligent reply from any
senator was that made by Senator
Miles Ponidexter of Washington. He
favors" the extension OF the reclama-
ton principle to homesteading and
wants the government to provide the
fertilization, drainage, clearing of
land, fencing and the erection of
buildings, as we'll as the loaning of
sufficient capital to start the new
settlers on the road to successful cul-
tivation.
Representative Frank Buchanan of
Illinois approves the suggestions made
and has already introduced bill re-
vising the postal savings bank law,
80 that the farmer and workingman
might have an opportunity to secure
money on longtime loans as nominal
rate of interest,"" as he says.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19
COMMONS PREDICTS STILL HIGHER
WAGES FOR AMERICAN W0RKlNCMEN
Well Known Socioogis Tells Superior People There Will Be
No Let Up Until After the War-Wisconsin Is
=" Reconciling Capital and Labor

Prof. John r. Commons, University
of Wisconsin, in an interview on labor
conditions at Superior last week, said
wages will continue to increase and
workmen be fully employed until after
will materially increase immigration
to the United States, at least for
several years. .,
Europe will commence rebuilding
and repairing the damage done in the
war;" he said. "Ehere will be plenty
of work in Europe and good wages
will prevail. The rebuilding will be
done with borrowed capital, it must
be. This capital will be furnished by
the United States to very large ex-
tent
Need American Products.
american products will be in de-
n1and for the rebuilding operations in
Europe, business will flourish here
and labor will prosper. Wages wilt
go up: that is inevitable.
1--WE need not look for any great
number of immigrants until the period
of rebuilding is completed and the
governments abroad commence COL
Letting the grinding taxes to pay for
the war. Then the people may flock
here again. However, if Germany
keeps Turkey she will divert her i'm
grants there, while England will send
her surplus population to her own
colonies. France never did have
many immigrants. Russia and Italy
are the countries from which the i'm
migrants will come if they do come -
Wisconsin and Labor.
Professor Commons spoke at the
Superior normal school on the scope
of the industrial commission.
when congress publishes the re-
port of the industrial relations COM
mittee there will be three kinds of
material to look for" said Professor
Commons.
In one section the labor representa-
tives will say all the bad things they
can think of about the employers of
the country: in another section the
employers will say equally bad things
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19

about labor: and the third part will
endeavor to show what has been done
toward settling labor problems in
Wisconsin.
wisconsin has found the points on
which laborers and their employers
can agree, by means of her industrial
commission. She has put off the things
that they can't agree on for later dis
cussion. Her industrial commission
called a gathering of representative
labor leaders, employers and citizens
in other walks of life, doctors, law
yers, engineers, etc., and started to
work. out regulations for the safety.
and health of her working people. AS
a result OF these regulations, within
three or four years, accidents were
greatly redlced.
Reconciling Two Forces.
1.-THE commission found that there
are conditions which both employers
and employees want. The employers
wanted healthy workmen and the
workmen wanted to be healthy. The
worker wanted training so he could
earn better wages. The factory owner
wanted better and more skilled work.
AAACAA, ~ C110 dppA laws were
worked out and also the system of
continuation schools. In the matter
Wisconsin has simply copied what
Germany has been doing for the past
20 years. She has tried to get the
two factions together instead of allow
ing them to fight in the newspapers.
80 far this idea has not taken in
the other states. because it occupies
middle ground. Labor oppose it be-
cause it does not work fast enough,
it does not provide for a revolution
and the overturn Of capital; the en-
ployer opposes it because it does not
completely subdue labor. However,
we find that in Wisconsin things are
being done, although somewhat
slowly. 1t is the business of the edu-
cative people of the country to find
out a method by which the warning
parties can be brought together and
to work out a peaceful, and at the
same time progressive solution of
labor problems"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19
NEW FOREIGN TRADE
SYNDICATE IS BOLD
Admits Wanting Huge Army and
Navy to Promote Economic
Imperialism.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-The
committee on industrial relations has
charged that the organizers of the
American International Corporation.
a fifty-'nillion dollar company re-
Gently formed to exploit the natural
resources and cheap labor of foreign
lands. s:re backing preparedness be-
cause they want huge army and
navy to back up their campaign of
economic imperialism.
But The committee never expected
that F. A. Vanderlip, president of the
Rockefeller National City Bank, and
organizer of the new corporation,
would admit as much. But he has
done substantially that very thing.
In pseech at a dinner to the For
eign Trade Convention in New Or
leans, MIR. Vanderlip attacked the
present administration bitterly 70,
policies that he said handicap for
eign trade. Referring to Mexico, Van
derlip said,- (::'with some force" &C.
cording to the New Orleans Times
Picayu1e):
I'VE still have the handicap Of a
government so devoted to peace that
justice to it's citizens in foreign coun-
tries weighs but scantily in the bal.
ance against the advantages of peace
for it's people at home, while even less
than its interest in, its citizens abroad
is its interest in the capital OF Its. in
vestors abroad. "t# No. :. 81. e. ~
1. '..off With the head of such gov
ernment. says Wall Street. AZ. 1.
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IRON TRADE: REv|EW
D|SL|kES EXPOSURE
Wants Walsh Committee Sup
pressed for Telling Truth
About Youngstown.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE
committee on industrial relations is to
be suppressed:
Because it tod the truth about
Youngstown and the shameful exploit
tation of immigrant workmen by the
United States Steel Corporation, 'The
Iron Trade Review" official organ of
the steel industry, in it's issue of jan
uary ~ demands that the administra-
ton at Washington drive the commit
tee from the national capital
In q long TRADE, this organ of ex-
plotting corporations sputters and
fumes over the. showing of facts con-
tanned in the report on the Youngs-
town riot by George P. West and the
accompanying discussion of conditions
in the steel industry at large by Basil
NJ. Manly. director of the committee
and director of the investigation con-
Quoted by the United States govern
ment into conditions of labor in the
steel industry in 1910.
Liquor was the sole cause of the
Youngstown disturbance, we are told.
ANY attempt to make the terrible
affair IN outgrowtl1 of a. labor diff
Guilty g deliberate attempt to de-
ceive," continues the editor. He goes
on to meet cold facts with abusive ad-
jectives through. a column of reading
matter. Not a fact is denied or con-
troverted. And he concludes with this
advise 10 President Wilson:
I'VE believe that enough has been
shown thoroughly to discredit the IT,
rades issued by Manly and West II
is high time for the administration at
Washington to suppress this mischief
making coterie, which has no legal
existence and ought to be driven from
the national capital"
Fortunately the gunner, detectives
and subsidized officials with which
the Steel Corporation governs it's steel
towns and suppresses organization
and free speech have not yet extended
their rule to Washington. and the
rawlings Ct the Iron Trade Review
are doomed to futility, =.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19
I'LL BEFORE ACCIDENT:
COMPENSATION HOLDS

BOSTON,, Feb. 1.-THE state SUI
preme court has placed new inter-
probation on the state workmen's com.
penesation act by ruling that the pre-
vious condition of health of a person
injured while at work does not affect
the amount of relief to be afforded
under the law.
3 Damages were awarded Mrs. Hon.
ora E. Madden, an employe of the NJ
J. WhiIta!l carpet factory, at Worces-
ter, who was taken i'll while pulling a
carpet. The court noted the argu-
ment that the harm to the empl6ye
was due in large part to previously
weakened condition of her heart, but
held that this did not lessen the en-
ployer's responsibility
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19
WAGES, NOT WELFARE.
FIRST CONSIDERATION

TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 1.-THE Eve
ming Blade editor expresses this opin-
ion on welfare work:
welfare work has its. place-an
important place. if only it breeds in
employers an interest in their en-
pioyes-out the employer who at
1tempts. to use welfare work as a sub
stitute for living wages throws his
money away. Sooner or later, he has
a strike en- his hands and he is lucky
II it is not more of a reign of terror
than a .walkout The Youngstown
outbreak reinforces the lessons of the
Calumet Strikes
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19
PENNSYLVANIA HAS
BIG ACCIDENT LIST

HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. IT,
state commissioner of Labor jackson
mas issued an: appeal to all employers
10 organize safety committees and
take greater precautions at their
plants. The state official says re-
ports show 1910 men injured and 81
Killed IN one day. At this rate, 5000
persons would be killed and 800, 900.
non-fatal1y injured during the year.
Most Of these accidents can be avoid
ed, according to the commissioners, il
proper precautions are taken.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19
IRON MOLDERS MAKE, ts, =
!, FINE UNION CONTRACT

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Feb 17.-Near-
ly 400; ,ren molders are benefited by
a one-year agreement signed by the
Iron Molders' union and the Foundry
mems szociation. which took effect
the first Of the month. Wages have
been increased IS cents q day, which
makes the present rate 1915. Time
and one-half will be paid for oysr-
time AMI dou bic time for Sundays.
New ears. n lemon tai day. Fourth 81
July, Labor Day. nj Christnas
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19
BUILD ARM0R PLANT
IN SPITE OF THREAT
Senate Considers Bill to Estab-
List Federal Shops -slaps
ArmOr Makers.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. IL
The senate naval committees recon-
mendation for government armor
plate plant voted. despite notice that
the armor manufactures will raise the
price $500 a ton, if Senator Tillman's
bill goes through, was formally pre-
sented to the senate with the declara-
ton that the government is being
overcharged and that the sole remedy
is a federal factory.
SHOULD the government build a
plant Ind lock it up and never use it,
the report states, lit would be wise to
erect 1t as a warning to private man.
ufacturei:s that there is point be-
You'd which the government will not
be driven, and where patience ceases
to be a virtue.'
Hits Manufacturers.
The report characterizes the rela-
ton between private manufacturers
and the United States since 1887 as a
continual source of dissatisfaction and
little short of scandalous.
LAS long as present conditions con-
t1nue." it says, "armor manufacturers
are in q position to force the govern
ment, IN the language of the highway
man, to stand and deliver. Men in
pursuit OF wealth are essentially hog
gish and greedy and the protective
principle seems to have been prolific
in pro lucing some magnificent spec
tacles.'
All efforts of the government 20
bring ABOUT competition among armor
makers, the report says have failed.
The three bids in the last competition
agreed to cent, it quotes Secretary
Daniels as saying.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19
ABBOTT SAYS LABOR,
Is NOT A COMMODITY

WORCESTER; Mass, Feb. 17.-tIt
is not true that labor is a commodity
declared Rev. Lyman Abobtt, editor
of the Outlook, before the members
of the chamber of commerce, at a
luncheon last week. 49,
"A commodity is thing, and labor
is the service Of a man. I wish I
could impress that upon you, but +
don't know as Lean, that labor is not
a commodity. he said.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19
MARINE ENGNEERs,

ISOLATION, No. SS-Meets every Friday
evening during the winter months at room
$40 Manhattan Bldg. President Henry
ond vice president, j. c. Mundt: secretary
treasurer, Armour Harvey; corresponding
and recording secretary, j. O. Adams, 100
North Twenty-fifth avenue West.
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MOTION PICTURE MACHINE OPERAT-
ORS' UNION. No. go, II. A. T. s. E.>-
meets first Tuesday of each month at II 80
P M. % East First street, (upstairs) Of
ficers same as Stage Employees. Business
representative, J.: r. Mcclellan. % East
residence, Grand 90S.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19
MUSICIANS UNION. No.

! MUSICIANS UNION, No. 1s, A. F. OF NJ.
; Meets first Tuesday of each month at
, their headquarters; Foresters' hall. Fourth
! avenue West and First street President,
J.. F. Berger; vice president, Otto ]. Wendt
j treasurer l. N. Sodahl; recording secretary.
. w. J. butcher, S27 East Second street.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19

PT.AsTERERs' UNION, No. SO. o. r. 1.
A.-Meets on First and Third Wednesdays
Of each month at Kowley's hall. President,
financial secretary Walter Ross,
+731 Jay street; corresponding secretary.
Chas. Perrott 2609 Highland.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19

! No. II, e. A.-Meets the first and third
Thursdays OF each month at Row1ey.'s hall,
l12 West First street. President Hugh
+. Young. 4331 Regent street.: vice president,
! John Turnbull; observation-disclosures, H. r.
: ponding SECRETARY, John Bennett 5o2 Sec
Ond avenue East.
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I. h.BOR UNION DIRECTORY


second and fourth Friday Of each month
OARS hall, 41S West Superior street.
rr~!rent w F. Murnian, 500 East Third
'+ei: vice president, J. Mcclellan. % East
'':St street: corresponding secretary, W.
j butcher. S21 East Second street: finan-
d East First street; reading clerk, A. A.
i:a'r. coii Dunedin avenue; sergeant at
arms, Fled Bernard; trustee, r. J. Coole
las. \. Ferguson, Peter Schaeffer.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19

!''>t and third Monday at Room 500
:'"ln''a fils:, 301-303 West Superior St.
1':esjdHnt. II. II. Tinkham; vice president,
, mn >1-n:nay: financial secretary treasurer
=. =. .is"n, 1875 w. Superior St, recording
80: 'A;r. }. II. Powers, 9O4 East Fourth
;'-s'. sardsn Fred Paulson; trustees, Fred
:>',':h. j. Peterson, j. D. Meldahl.
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lrHERs' UNION, No. IL, W. W. & NJ. L.
F.--Meets on the second and fourth Fri
':'@s of each month at Brown Block 10 E.
superior st. President, Albert Meldahl: vice
resident, Matt Hanson: secretary, J. H.
l"m'in, lis Palmetto ST.; treasurer, George
Walters 924 West fifth St.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19
LICENSED TUGMEN's PROTECTIVE AS

LICENSED TUGMEN's PROTECTIVE AS
SOClATION. No. MEETS every Wednes-
day evening during the winter months at
AKA building hall, No. .. 221 West Superior
street President. VIM. H. Perry; vice presi-
John McCaffery: corresponding and record
ing secretary, Albert Jones. 1901 Torrey
building: financial secretary, r. F. Barrows,
S,rer, Chas. Green
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19

PAINTERS AND DECORATORS AND PA
Browns hall, 10 East Superior street. Presi-
dent, John F. Jensen; vice president, Paul
Stromqulst; financial secretary and business
agent, ). III. Powers 9O4 E. 4th street.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19

IoNGSl'OREMENS' UNION, No. 1e-Meets
the second and fourth Saturday of each
r'onth at Giley's hall, 800 North Fifty-fifth
avenue West, West Duluth. President J. G.
CNeh; ice vpresident, Geo. Bogwell; re-
coIding secretary, c. A. zimmerman, 5S05
Cody street: financial secretary treasurer,
f:has- Topliff 2507 West Eleventh street.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19

STAGE EMPLOYEES UNION, No. &c., U.A.
II: 8. E.)-Meets first Tuesday in month,
II 80 p. M, % East First street; s<upstairs)
]. Brainerd; treasurer. Edward Lorentzens;
secretary. j. Mulhern: financial secretary,
J. P. shannahan, 22 East First street:
Phones; office, Melro'e sa47, residence Cal
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dr. the second Monday Of each month
room D.. Lowell block. President,
''"'r DWorshak, Jr., sos 18th Ave. East
.r'ctary, E. ]. Busk, 1909 East Eighth
.;.tCt.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19

Meets the first and third Mondays Of
Hrh month at Eagles hall. President Arthur
i:"atty. 2S09 w. Helm street; financial secre-
:a:y, Jerry Deshane. 2S11 w. Helm street;
-, Or ding secretary, Thos. Fitzgibbons; Carl
''cn'her, treasurer, % Sixth avenue East.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-19

I sKFENTERS' CN10N-Meets every Tues-
gay evening at Rowley hall. 112 West
FIRST street. President, Peter Hay; vice
''srsitient, Hector Mclean: recording secre-
'ny. o. H: Tarun. PIT Second avenue west
treasurer, Edw: Erickson. 625 Ninth avenue
East: financial secretary, Abe Jappe, PIT
second avenue west, Merose 4455; business
agent. +. stevens. 441e McCulloeh street.
Phone. Park, s5Y. Office 112 West First
''eet tkowley's halD. Hours to p. m.
i'nnne Zenith. Grand 157-Y.
: y. III. Phone Zenith. Grand 157-Y.
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TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION. No. 1se-Meets
first Sunday in seacht month at Rowley
hall; President, Edwin Anderson; vice
tary, H. Dworshak.@ Jr..,. secretary trea sure1,
Edward M Grace, Room %. Lowell block;
81 East Superior street. re u III L 81
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f'GARMAkERS, UNION. No. 294-Meets
at Gonska hall, 431 East Fourth street,
~" first Wednesday Of each month. Presi-
mt r. Alverz; vice president, Manuel
''"ssi: financial secretary treasurer, Peter
s:haeffer, 624k East Seventh street. SER
e,thnt at arms, Geo. Shorne.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE
committee on Industrial relations is to
be suppressed!
The sun., 1916-12-10
HE little things that minister
to woman's vanity are the
things Of which Chriafmaa

things or which Christmas
trade Is made.
Ono buys for the children - God
bless them!-but that's a simple mat
ter. The real anguish OF body and
soul goes into the choosing OF presents
for the women and for the girls who
are past childhood's boundaries.
Much of what IL bought is trash,
but presumably there are hordes OF
women who admire trash. and along
with the trash there are quantities OF
lovely things.
Every m will have a Christmas
lag, 1t may he "A cheap one and Il
nay be an expensive one. but there's
no xcuse for rs not being a pretty
one.
II Il isn't altogether OF beads II Is
likely to be bead embroidered. hut
there are many interesting bags that
have no beading or other embroidery
and owe their originality and beauty
to bits OF rich, colorful or metallic
old brocades. combined with plain vel
vet or silk. Fur trims some OF the
= smartest street bags, and IL the foun-
dalton material of others. but the vel
vet bag, more or less deliberately en-
hroidered. is more generally popular