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Evening star., 1916-12-12
Collecting for Exchange.

Lieut. Col Anton Stephan, exchange
officer, made his preparations for pay
day yesterday, when he sent to San
Antonio for a thousand dollars worth
of change. Practically every man in
the regiment owes something to the
exchange and a large amount of change
is needed to effect the collections from
the men, which are made as soon as
they have filed past the paymaster.
Chaplain Smith has a big task ahead
Of him today writing out express money
orders for militiamen who are sending
a portion of their earnings back home.
BY noon today he had prepared more
than thousand dollars worth of money
orders and before night this amount
probably will be doubled.
The 500-yard course is being fired
on the range today by the District
militiamen. Hopes for good scores are
greater than they were yesterday,
when the 300-yard course was being
fired. The latter Is one Of the hardest
because Of the small size of the Bulls
eye. but at the greater distance this is
increased and the chances for a good
score are better.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-05
NOT ANOTHER GROWING CITY IN AMERICA
WOULD Sell PROPERTY I like THE ARM0RY

Today Friday, is the last day filing petitions fo
the submission to the people of the ordinance sell the
cid armory to private parties for $4,000. 8.
In all probability sufficient number of signers will
be secured to demand election the proposed ordk
nance. There has been organized attempt made te
obtain the of voters the petitions which
being circulated by volunteers ~ !.
These volunteers workingmen. The work they
doing to the armory for the people is being
done at night on Sundays Not dollar has been
spent by anyone in behalf of the attempt to use the
peoples veto the ordinance. If had money
to spend than so cent. of the voters could
induced to sign the petitions OF this there doubt
The more that people think about the sale of the
armory the more convinced they become that cons
missioners making mistake The opposition is as
manifest among business it is among work.
If the editor of The Labor World had time
make personal he is certain he could obtain
referendum election. n
Our editorial last week, in which we discussed the
possibilities the armory afforded for public GYM
nasium attracted citywide attention. Thousands sc
people attended the poultry show last and all
impressed with the advantages offered by the armory
for such public Regrets expressed on every
side that the commissioners had voted to sell the
building.
We are this week in receipt of letters from several
citizens throughout the country in which
policies governing such cities in retaining public
them and you will learn something about what other
cities have experienced in disposing public lands D
luth should profit from the lessons learned at great cost
to other ces Our letter from San Francisco week
was corker Here are few Others =: :
Mayor Thompson of Chicago-''It is our experience
in Chicago that not enough being held by the
municipality to meet the needs of the increasing popu
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-05

laton Sites for municipal purposes, buildings and
backgrounds that could be acquired at time for
nominal figure being purchased at great cost
I'D the city,"
city CLERK ~ c. Greenlee, Denver city has
disposed of any property it has acquired grow
Ing city afford to do so.''
# Martin H Wtter, Register, St. Louis-"We acquired
fifteen years has become necessary to acquire lands
for public uses in congested centers We are holding
pferty down town suitable for public uses there
is disposition to dispose Of 1t. think record
clerly illustrates the fact that growing city should
n9sell lose favorable opportunity to acquire land
suitable for public uses"
y &c. J. Brown, City Clerk, Winnipeg-"Our city Off
ca have wisely looked ahead. We have sufficient pub
roperty meet the needs of this city many
to- There may be justification for leasing prop
erty have immediate use for, but we would not
think Of selling it,
! R. E. Collins, City Clerk, Cleveland-:we have a
pretty we'll defined understanding in this city that the
ought not dispose of property has acquired the
theory that day it may be very useful to the city,"
Richard Lindsay City Clerk, Detroit-'I do not
know of instance where land owned by the city has
been disposed of. We expending millions pur-
chase lands for public buildings and regret that
did not do so years ago."
Space will not permit the printing of other letters
equally interesting those quoted above Every
of these indicates that the real live cities of the country
opposed to dsposng of of their estate
ings at any price.
We have made many mistakes Duluth. Shall the
sale of the armory be another? Mr. Voter it is up to
you. If you have not signed referendum petition, do
so today. This will be last chance to voice your
protest What you going to do about it? The La
Dor World has performed it's duty. Will you perform
yours?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-05

AS early as Dec. 20, 1859, accord
ing to a report of a. congressional COM
mittee, Floyd had ordered the trans
fer of $4,000 percussion muskets, and
10000 percussion rifles from the arm
cries. at Springfield, Mass, and the
arsenals at, Watervliet, N. Y, and
Watertown, Mass, to the arsenals at
Fayetteville, N. c., Charleston, 8. c.,
Augsta, Ca, Mt. Vernon, Ala, and
Baton Rouge, La, and these were dis
tributed in the spring of 1850 before
the meeting of the Democratic Con-
vention at Charleston.
jeff Davis Worked 1t.
Eleven days after the issuing. of the
order, Jan. 9, 1860, Jefferson Davis
introduced into the United States Sen
ate a. bill ito authorize the sale of
public arms to the several States and
Territories, and to regulate the ap-
pointment of superintendents of the
national armories.'
Senator Fessenden. of Maine, offered
an amendment, March 26, 1860 that
would have deprived the Davis bill
Of mischief, but it was lost, and the
bill passed by a strict party vote, 2f
Democrats to 49, Republicans. -
Its losing out in the House, how:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-05
SOME CARC INCIDENTS OF PREPAREDNESS IN AMERICAN HSTOR

One of the pet arguments of the
militarists is that because, it is assert
ed, we were "unprepared" at the time
Of the Civil War it was prolonged,
and. in fact, really caused thereby.
The latest statement Of this argu-
ment is by that high priest Of militar-
ism, Henry A. Wise Wood, Chairman
Of the Conference Committee on Ma
ttonal Preparedness In a syndicate
article printed in scores of newspapers
on Sunday, January 9, 1916, he says:
One Traditional Policy.
The traditional poncy of our fore
fathers is the very policy which, con-
trary to popular notion, has given this
country most Of it's years of war.
Had the United States been adequate
ly prepared at the first battle of Bull
Run there would have been no Civil
War costing half a million lives and
approximately $10,398.0OO,O00.
Opponents Of militarism believe
standing armies and huge navies, aside
from the wars they involve us: in with
other nations, are a constant menace
to the rights of the people, that they
have ever been the ready and "pre-
pared" tools of the exploiting classes
to subvert the liberties of the people
and to entrench privilege.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-05

ever, did not deter Floyd and by a
stretch of authority under an old act
of Congress (1S25) Floyd sold to the
States and individuals in. the South
over $1,000 muskets for only $3.50
each. On Nov. t27, 1860, he sold 1O,-
900 muskets to G. B. Lamar, of
Georgia, and on the sixteenth he had
sold 5000 to Virginia. >
The Mobile .(Alabama) Advertiser
said:
During the Civil War.
During the past year 135,4so mus
kets have been quietly transferred from
the Northern arsenal at Springfield
alone to those of the Southern states.
We are much obliged to Secretary
Floyd for the foresight he has thus
displayed in disarming the North and
equipping. the South for this s~remer-
gency. There is no telling the auanti-
ty Of arms and munitions which were
sent South from other arsenals. There
is no doubt that every man in the
South who can carry gun can. now
be supplied from private or public
sources. - . " >S2
Pollard, Virginia, historian of the
war, said: ...... Y = ,..<.....x ~r.s..: !
Il Is safely estimated that the South
entered upon the war with Il 15e, 600
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-05
RAILROADS CRAFT
S2,0OQ,0O0 YEARLY
TelegTaphers' Union to Make
Charges Before Congress CON-
mittee on Postoffices.

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a cam
paign was begun today by the national
railway telegrapher's union to prevent
the railroads from receiving $2,O0O,-
600 annually from the government for
delivering mail from railroad stations
to small postoffices.
H. B. Perham, of the telegraphers
union, fighting the proposed appro-
priation. will appear Monday before
the House Postoffice Committee. He
declared today the 100000 is pock-
eted by the railroads and the extra
work loaded on the telegraphers and
station agents without extra pay, al
though outside the line of their
duties.
If the government would stop pay
ing the railroads for he service, ac-
cording o Perhan, and use he $2,OO0,-
600 in paying posmasers ezra expen-
ses. It would save money, have the
mail handled entirely by government
employees and tighten the work of the
telegraphers and station agents.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-05

No fact of history is better estab-
lished than that during the period in
November, 1860, when Lincoln was
elected, to his inauguration in March,
1861. the slave aristocracy secured
control of the larger portion Of the
munitions of war owned by the United
States, and by reason of this ''prepar-
edness' of the United States at the
date Of the first battle of Bull Run
the enemies of the Republic were able
to strike an all but fatal blow.
Four Of the seven members of
Buchanan's cabinet were from the
slave States and at least one of the
remaining three was northern cop
perhead,"
How 1t Was Done Once.
John B. Floyd of Virginia, was Sec
retary Of war. He was an aristocrat
and when the time, came to strike a
blow, against freedom he seized the
measure Of "preparedness' the, United
States had and turned it over to the
Confederacy.
Because of the frequency with
which the Wood argument is used
and it's plausible nature, I shall pre-
sent conclusive proof of the above.
In doing so T shall quote union as
yell as dis-union authorities. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-05

small arms Of the most approved
modern pattern and the best in the
world.
Floyd also furnished the South with
heavy ordnance. Forts in" the South
that would not have been ready for
armaments inr five years were rushed
to completion. Floyd later became a.
general in the Confederate Army as
did thousands of other men pre-
pared" for war by the United States
at West Point.
p Matter Of History.
AS an instance of the ':going-over"
of the 'prepared" officers Floyd, as
Secretary of War of the United States
Government, sent General David
Twiggs to Texas and in February,
1S6O,s Twiggs entered the Confederate
Army and turned over to Texas his
entire army corps with ordnance:
transport, and other stores valued at
$4,000. -.
So then it appears that the United
States was ''prepared,' prior to the
first battle of Bull Rum, but that in
stead of preparedness being used to
save the United States it was used in
large part to destroy it. This is the
history of standing armies, used to
destroy popular government
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-05
CHURCHES Co UNDER
Compensation N vs. LAW
Pennsylvania Religious Institu-
tions Liable for Injury to
Pastors and Employees.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. s.-Mem-
bers of churches of all denominations
in every part Of Pennsylvania have
discovered that they are liable for the
safety for their pastors, janitors and
paid choir singers under the new
workmen's compensation act, which
went into effect Jan. 1. The results
has been a perfect flood Of applica-
tions for state insurance under the
act, and now fully 80 per cent of the
churches in the state have insured
their employees. This is regarded by
the members of the compensation
board as one of the greatest triumphs
of the operation Of the new law.
The Catholic churches were first to
qualify under this feature of the new
act, the board believes, because of
their superior organization and meth
cd of administration.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-05

outrage or insult at any point on the
whole Atlantic seaboard. The failure
to do this is without justification or
excuse.
Preparedness can go no further
than here indicated, a naval force
adquate to defend not alone our en-
tire coast but our over-sea interests
and the flag everywhere. In view OF
this, what of Mr.. Woods argument?
The truth is the United States is.
lucky it had no more preparedness
than it did at the time of the out
break of the Civil War. % %
Washington's Advice.
Mr.. Wood, in common with all mill.
itarists, scorns the policy of our
forefathers'' and holds up as a model
for democratic republic to copy the
policy of kings and kaisers and czars.
George Washington was no molly-S
coddle. He was first in war; and yet,
this general, in his last and most.
matured message to the people Of this
country, In his Farewell Address, said:
Avoid those overgrown military es-i
tablishments, which under any form Of
government are inadsncious to hber-
ty, and which are TO be regarded as;
particularly hostile to republican Ib-.
4rty. s- 49,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-05

opposition to him and will extend
every effort to beat him.
Senate Leaders Fight.
The leaders in the fight against the
confirmation of Mr.. Brandeis are
Senators Overman and Simmons,
North Carolina; Reed, Missouri;
Shields, Tennessee; and Smith,
Georgia, Democrats, and Nelson, Min
nesota; Wadsworth, New York; Smoot
Utah; Works, California;; Weeks and
Lodge, Massachusetts, and Brandegee,
Connecticut, Republicans. )
Those senators who already have
taken up the cudgels in behalf Of his
confirmation are Lewis, Illinois; James,
Kentucky; Hitchcock, Nebraska; Pom
creme, Ohio; Chamberlain, Oregon;
Lane, Oregon; Sheppard, Texas; Lea,
Tennessee, and Ashurst, Arizona; Ken
yon, Iowa; Norris, Nebraska; Clapp,
Minnesota, and Gronna, North Dako-
ia, all Republicans.
Weeks and Lodge Opposed.
That the fight on the nominee will
be conducted largely under the lead
ership of the two senators from his
own state was admitted on all sides.
Both Senators Weeks and Lodge are
bitterly opposed to the nomination.
They are expected to go so far as to
tell the senate they regard Mr.. Brand
els as personally Objectionable to
them.
Another senator who is likely to
make a similar statement IS Nelson,
Mirracofo oh - -
Ballinger-Pinchot Investigating COM
mittee during the Taft administration.
AS attorney for Claws during the in
vestigation Mr.. Brandeis had much to
do with turning the tide Of public
opinion against Ballinger. Senator
Nelson always has resented this.
Tries to Aid Labor.
Mr.. Brandeis has been particularly
1on1f11e1rt f11 ,111Htters- Co1zcernfng rail-
road and public utility legislation and
regulation. Also, he has taken prom
inent part in the movement to wipe
child labor, obtain better hours of
employment for men and women in
industry obtain better sanitary condi-
tions and to improve the working
mans general standard OF living.
He became interested in the work.
ing hours of women and offered to
serve permanently without fee as the
general counsel of the National Con-
sumers' league. In this cause he won
his case for the establishment of a
ten-hour day for women in Oregon
and Illinois.
He interrupted the Pinchot-Bal1-
q iro - -
Springfield, ILL.,, to argue, without
charge, the case in that state. His
task was that of inducing the supreme
court of Illinois to reverse itself. He
succeeded.
Finds Evils In Railroads.
1t is probably through his connec-
ton with railroad rate cases that Mr.
Brandeis has gained his greatest pub
icity. He has long contended the
railroads Of the country have not been
conducted as business propositions,
but merely as adjuncts Of Wall-st.
He was employed by the commerce
commission as it's counsel in the 1910
and 1914 eastern advance rate cases.
In both instances he successfully op-
posed the effort of the carriers to get
material increases In their freight
rates. He admitted they needed more
revenue, but he said they way for
them to obtain it was not through
an increased tax on the public, but
through an extension of economies
in their management
Attacked by New Haven.
Mr.. Brandeis was one Of the first
persons in the country to call atten-
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-05
NATIONWIDE PLANS
MADE FOR "BABY WEEK.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Plans for
a baby week" In March are being
made by more than 400 communities,
announces the children's bureau Of
the department of labor. The need
Of bettering conditions surrounding
babies will be impressed on the gen
era1 public and the proper care Of
infants described during the week. It
is felt By those behind the movement
that this agitation will create a senti-
ment against. the annual death of
10000 babies before they are -
months old.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-05

In addition to preparedness thus
shown on land we were also "pre-
pared on water, contrary to what Mr..
Wood says.
The Committee on Naval Affairs of
the House reporting on Feb. 21, 1861,
declared that we had navy at the
outbreak Of the war that was abso-
lutely adequate" and "prepared."
but an aristocrat in the Cabinet of
President Buchanan had seen to it
that it was scattered to the four winds
of heaven. But here's the report of
the COMMITTEES: ------------ ..
Enemies Divide Navy.
The Committee are Of the opinion
That the Secretary of the Navy had 1t
in his power, with the present naval
force of the country at his command,
and without materially imparipg the
efficiency of the service abroad, at
any time after the settled purpose of
overthrowing the government had be-
came manifest, and before that pur-
pose had developed itself in overt acts
OF violence to station at anchor, with
In reach Of his own, orders, a force
equal to the protection OF all the
property and all the rights Of the
government and the citizens, as well
g :as the nag ofs the country. from any
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-05
VIRGINIA MAY HAVE
COMPENSATION LAW

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. s.-1n a
special message to the general assem-
bly,. Governor Stuart recommended
legislation that would provide for
wokmen's compensation, preferential
primary selection of candidates for
state Offices and the appointment of
a commission to study the question
Of rural credits with view of es-
tablishing such a system in Virginia.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-05
SEEKS EMPLOYMENT
FOR FAIR EMPLOYEES

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3.-Presi-
dent Moore, of the exposition manage
ment, announces that a special en-
ploym ent bureau has been established
to find work for former employees.
It is stated that the exposition has
had on it's payroll at in time over
1000 employees, and practically every
profession, calling and trade is rep
resented.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-05

:,
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 a picture or q dream-Gom-
pers.
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The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-10-04

Billy Thompson the Siberian trader is taking a full cargo of mer- chandise and supplies in Nome for his Plover Bay winkel. This Si- berian trader is doing very steady merchants with orders might be en- vied in Seattle.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-10-04

s LOCAL 24O. w. F. M. rhe regular meeting of the Nome Mine workers Union, Local Mo- a4O, of the W. F. of M., is held every Saturday evening at p. m. at Miners Hall. Office hours l p. m, to 6 D. m., p. m. to 8 p. m.
 PHIL CORRIGAN, President. . JOHN A. WILSON, Sec.-Treas.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-10-04
CARPENTERS AND JOINERs.

CARPENTERS AND JOINERS. Local, Union 17S9. Carpenters and so.ners of America, meets every Fri- Nsy at Al Orland's shop Front St.
 Carpenters Headquarters, Feder- &l Labor Hall. a,yf 'F''"F' at p. n. S..l
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-10-04

FEDERAL LABOR UNION.
 No. 1263a. American Federation of Labor. meets every Monday at x:sD p. m. in the F. l.. U. Hall. 2. B. H. ANDERSON, Pres. W HENS OLSEN, Sec'y. Treas.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-10-04

city are literally puddles of mud these days.
 ! lLOST:-Watch chain with two rings
 on end. Return this office receive reward. An immense amount of political l literature is said to have been re- ceived on the last mail for distribu- tion throughout the camp. Jack Sloan and John Hamilton will leave for St. Michaels on the | Umatilla, being bound for the new cl dorado at Fortuna Ledge. Vote the Republican Ticket Straight.-Adv.
 finders Dahl, Albin Swanson and Victor Soderberg received their ci- tizenship papers yesterday, having been admitted by the court on Mon- day afternoon.
 Dr. Wesley yesterday was a busy man receiving the congratulations of his fellow townsmen upon the honor thrust upon him in raising him to the city council. His own opinion of the honor any more than that of his colleagues has not trans pired.
 The barometer never went lower than 29.10S for the 24 hours pre- ceding five o'clock P. M. yesterday. The maximum temperature was 46, the minimum 40 while the wind averaged 25.75 miles an hour for the twelve hours preceding five yesterday afternoon. The wind was southerly at that hour also.
 Special sale for ten days. Dressers $1O to $12.5O, Beds $1 to $500 Mattresses $3 to $1O.OO at Crooks, next Fire Department.
 Carl Stenius whose return to Sin rock has been delayed by the storm says that in no other year has he seen so many beach miners, natives this year joining in great numbers the crowds trying to extract the elusive from the beach sands. Some of them are doing well but most just eke out an existence.
 Billy Thompson the Siberian trader is taking a full cargo of mer- chandise and supplies in Nome for his Plover Bay winkel. This Si- berian trader is doing a very steady business and annually enriches Nome merchants with orders might be en- vied in Seattle.
 Notwithstanding the storm there were very few wire troubles report ed yesterday. Some experienced difficulty in keeping smokestacks in place and the timers had to have their professional services invoked. Once when the wind was blowing knots way up in the thirties a smoke stack in a restaurant got red hot and the neighbors were greatly alarmed that the fire might spread, but it did not. .uw-,T,:,E. FOUND:-Sterling silver Match
 safe. Identify. Pay for ad. This
 office. ~~lxs, .~,,.
 
 Tuesday morning the stevedoring crew which has been working on the freighter at Solomon returned. They took on two scow loads of empty oil drums and one scow load of dredging machinery. The latter was loaded upon the freighter when the storm was at it's height on Sunday and heavy work they had of it. Some of the pieces of machinery shipped out weighed four tons. The shore water was driven away above the tanks at Solomon and it was the highest reported this year.
 
 Yesterday the three men who were arrested charged with purloining number of valuables from the stores of Kirstane and Lomen Bros were brought before Judge Frawley, At torney Hobbes appearing for the ar rested men. They were bound over to the Grand Jury, bail being set at $6,500 for the men.
 
 Republicans should remember that thu uumhPr Of nQlQOatac fO DO
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-10-04
ORGANIZED LABOR.

WESTERN FEDERATION, OF
 MINERS.
 Headquarters sos Railroad Build- Chg. Beaver, Colorado. CHAs. MOVER, ERNEST MILLS, l.. President. sec.-Treas