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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
POINTERS GIVEN
ON TRADE UNIONS

BOSTON, June 1.-The Stenogra-
pliers, Typewriters, Bookkeepers and
Assistants association is Interesting
office workers in the value Of trade
unionism, and has issued statement
which says, in part:
"A minimum wage Is not beyond
our expectations. We must protect
our workers from injustice and the
'sweatshop. wage.
I'm some offices, particularly In the
large factories or COR ratfons, there
is to be found that office manager
whose duty it is to extract every bit
of energy out of the workers. He
is no less q slave-driver than those
which Abraham Lincoln abolished for
US during the civil war, and in our
organization we stand for the Lincoln
principles. This kind Of overlordship
we most certainly object to, but to in
telligent direction we are amenable.
coffee etiquette is a new term to
some people, but it is a term which
means much. Women should be able
to command respectful language and
actions from her employer.
''If we are to give full and useful
lives to the community we must ex-
pect due consideration of our time
and strength"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
ACTS FAvoRABLY
ON s. DAY BILL

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The house
committee on labor has unanimously
agreed to a. favorable report on the
bill presented by Congressman Nolan,
a. member Of the labor group, which
provides that no employe of the fed
eral government shall receive less
than SO day. The author of the bill
was instructed by the committee to
prepare a report to the house en-
bodying reasons why the bill should
be passed. The committee held ex-
tended hearings on this question and
the witness convinced committeeman
that the governments minimum rates
in q large percentage Of cases do not
cover the present standard of living.
The Nolan bill proposes a minimum
of So a day for all who have been at
least two years in the government
service and who are 81 years Of age
or over. Those who work less than
eight hours a day shall be paid not
less than 37k cents an hour.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
EFF1U1ENUY PLANS
MUST CONSIDER MEN

"Taylor system" sharks and other
so-called deficiency engineers" will be
Interested in the following editorial
expression by the Washington Post,
under the caption 100 Much En-
| ciency:"
ITO certain order Of mind the
idea TO getting a little more out OF a
given situation than any one else can
extract from it appeals with tho 1r-
res'~table ~ttraction. With these.
the announcement Of a new method of
efficiency means that tho world has
ceased to muddle through and has
begun some real progress.
"While inclined to give due credit
to the efficiency workers for their
achievements, it is felt that the line
she Id be drawn somewhere. Both
common sense and healthy sentiment
Join in the protest against the latest
efforts in this respect, which involve
the production Of two eggs a day from
a single hen. This is brought about
by very simple expedient. The con-
f1ding biddy is placed in a darkened
room, fitted up with electrical din
guses, which convey the illusion of a
double day and night period within a
single "a hours The outcome is that
hen, all unconscious of the decep-
ton, lays her regular egg day, as
she thinks, whereas the brutal task
master gathers in a pair with no COM
Functions Of conscience, so far as
can be ascertained. On the contrary,
the account of affair implies that he
rather boasts Of it.
Somehow, we instinctively recog-
nize that it won't do. For g. While
perhaps there will be an actual gain.
But tho temporary increment cannot
mean other than eventual loss. One
can readily prophesy an exotic brand
of egg produced by the electrical
method that will pale it's effectual
yolk when peered at through the
shell by perspicacious housewives or
later dallied with by Inc men folk at
the breakfast table. Besides 1t
means no real progress. The sub
stance of albumen and lime and pro-
tein and PHOSPHORUS must come
from somewhere at definite cost.
Why not put two hens on the Job?
"And while the plea is being made
for the hen, why not let the general
principles involved apply to human
ity as we'll? The real problem OF So
ciety today is not so much to get the
last vestige of available effort out OF
a given individual as it is to provide
that every individual shall find his
place., and there do his appointed
work in respectable measure, with a
little reserve force left over for the
enjoyment of playtime and rest at the
end of his days task
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03

great writer says: '"rhose who are not virile
enough to take public action inevitably condemned
to be its pawns.
Whether labor is to continue to be the pawn of poll
ticians and the special that them
Is to labor itself.
The eighteen union forming the "labor group"
in Congress have shown what be DONE Reaction
airy employers and exploiting interests have always
recognized the importance of eectng Congressman who
will vote and fight for their interests.
There are not enough labor men in Congress- Today
many bills to strengthen the Of the few the
many before Congress- and in danger of being
Those eighteen union the firing line in Con-
gress need your help.
Organized labor in district in the United States
surely tried and true representative who is
qualified to stand for nomination and election to Con-
gress as real spokesman of the people.
Will labor find such men, get them into the race and
stand behind them?
Or will it continue to play into the hands Of any
plausible politician who comes along?
If labor makes the most of its opportunities there
will be fifty instead Of eighteen in the labor group
at the next session.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
John Hogan

Vote for John Hogan, Candidate for
County Commissioner in the. First
Commissioner District, comprising the
Old Third, Fourth and Fifth Wards
in the City Of Duluth. =
In presenting myself to the Voters
of the First Commissioner District at
the coming Primary Election on June
18th. as Candidate for County Conf
missioner, wish to make the follow
ing Statement:
have resided in the City Of Duluth
for nearly thirty years, in the First
Commissioner District for twenty-three
years and have been engaged in Bust
ness in the District for some length
Of time. In the Year 1870. was
elected Alderman from the Fifth Ward
and served in that capacity, tor five
years and my record as public serv-
ant Is open for inspection to all
voters in the District. .-.... ~.
If elected to this important Office,
it shall be my duty to devote my time
to the service. and endeavor to con-
duct the Taxpayers Business in the
| most efficient and economic manner,
positively immune to any undue In
fuenSs tndlyispal ar collective y. s
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
WHY A UNION MAN.

workngman of any kind who earns his livelihood
by the sweat of his brow has not done his duty to him
set MS Fellow workmen, or to those depending
him, until he has Joined the union of his calling and
become one of those who strive for uplift Of the
masses AS far as this world is concerned there has
been nothing, movement, reform otherwise that
has brought the happiness the has the trade
union movement it has made the life of the wife and
mother cheerful and established independence
in the home that would could not exist were It
not for organization. A workngman today who does
not belong to the union would be helpless as SOFT
around him who do belong to the union. non union
man Is CRATER the trade union movement because
he derives benefits for which he not render on
equivalent. and in many is just bad as the
despised scab.
There are many reasons why refuse to join
the unions but the most prominent their Unborn ma
ture Of being dependent the boss in the hope of
curing foremanship lot of men, so that he can
get big salary in proportion to his ability in lowering
the wages of the fellows under HMM other words
accepting premium for betraying those whom he
should defend.
who joins the union does so with a noble
purpose and the longer he is in it the he sees
of it's advantages He does look for any ADVANTAGES
of favoritsm his fellow worker. All he asks is
square deal and occasional raise in wages pro-
portion to the rise in price Of the goodies"
varaby proud of his calling and feels that every
he receives is honestly earned but he will be salts
fled until that time arrives when the workingman shall
receive the full product of his labor. The union of
states is good idea but the union of men is better
one.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
MONEY FOR GOOD ROADS,

MONu1 rOn OOOD nOAD0.
The United States Senate has passed bill appro.
pratns 900 for good roads, providing an equal
amount be spent by the states There is no question
about the need of good roads, But
overlooked very important matter in connection
Herewith
In the absence of any provision to the contrary the
1ederal governments contributing Of will
ra1sed as all other federal revenue by indirect
on food clothing and other things consumed by
the people, The greater part the states share will
be raised by taxes that hare practically effect
AT the same time the roads built will increase to an
enormous extent the value of lands adjoining them So
that the will pay taxes on what they produce and
consume in order that landowners may be enriched.
That this is fact has been conceded on more than
one occasion by Mr. T. Coleman d Pon president of the
National Good Roads association candidate for the
Republican nomination for president the United States
Mr. du Pont once offered to build 2O0foot road at his
own expense throughout the length of his native state
Delaware AS large landowner along the route of this
proposed road he would have been reimbursed
increased value.
He mentioned for this offer the fact that
the state should build the road rather than private in
dvidual, but that he did not wait for the state
TO make up It's mind to do So He holds that the gov
eminent should not only condemn the land needed for
the road but all the land both of it, so that
might be recouped for its expenditure with profit
BESIDES He would not have this land Sold but held and
leased to users by the government
There is still time include in the good roads bill
the plan advocated by Mr. far superior to
the plan of putting the entire expense on
giving the entire gain to landowners
But a simpler method would be to levy a direct tax
on land values, exclusive Of improvements. That would
get the money from those who get tho benefits without
burdening producers of wealth. may be said in add-
ton, that all public should be raised in that
way, since all benefits, besides road building con-
ferred by government increased land values as
WE'LL But the good roads scheme offers fine chance
for beginning at doing things in the right way
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR LABOR.

Steady increase in the demand for labor and in the
wages received by labor the distinguishing feature Of
all the issues of the Monthly Review Of the United
States Bureau Statistics for this year. The
showing while made with reference to typical Sc
lected industries, applies to all industry 1t is exceed
ingy gratifying further evidence of labors great
opportunity in this period to demand and receive its
rghtful rewards.
The contrast Of employment and earnings in Febru-
ary 1916 with February 1915 shows large per cent
in the number of employees the payroll
in all the trades except that of the mems ready made
clothing trade In the iron and steel trade it was AZ
per cent The percentage of increase in the amount OF
the total payrolls from cent in cotton MANU-
facre to 70 per the iron and steel trade Ninety
of the largest iron and steel plants show 1912 en-
ployees working the last day Of February 1916 as
against 7s026 working the last Of February, 1915,
an Increase of As per cent Something than 5000
employees added in SO of these establishments In
the month of February.
Further data gathered by the statistical bureau con-
firms partial but typical statistics With the de-
immigration labor is not now at the mercy or
employers who try to keep two workers in competition
for every one job.
Organized labor has this opportunity and sees It,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
VILE, BUT 1T WILL NOT BE.

About the most abomnabe propositions yet noted to
re-populate Europe after the the two latest
enanating 1t is said from prominent statesmen Of Ger
many plan Is to select large number of eugenc SOL
d1ers who are to be made, by action of the rechstag
official po1ygamist their contemplated do
nestle establishments to be maintained at the expense
the government 1t is not disclosed Just
ton of inmates of these official hares to be made
but it may be safely assumed that physical and
perfection will be aimed a thus leading sacrifice
OF Germanys choicest womanhood.
Only degree less abhorren is the British sugges-
ton to Danish half million English women to the
colon1esas they did the felons of old-there to be-
come the mates of the unfit the sackers who have
survived the war.
Both plans are wholly evil calling woman, as
ever, to the penalty for mans hate and folly It
would appear that virtue and morality considered
essentials in the makeup of the future citizenship of
the warning nations
Perhaps America will yet have to figure on pro
tectve tariff to check the importation of "made in
Europe humanity in such vilanous re-popu-
lation scheme should actually prevail.
The European statesmen have tackled something
several sizes too big for them.
It's Mother Natures job
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
u WAGES BIG FACTOR
IN GIRLS MORALS

SAN FRANCISCO, June big
Michael Casey, vice president of the
International Brotherhood of Team
sters, paid his compliments to people
who overlook low wages while talk
ing on protecting the morals Of girls.
At meeting of the California club
one woman inquired If jitney buses
did not have bad effect on the moral
side of females The question was
discussed with much solemnity and
thought until Casey asked to be heard
for the purpose Of presenting "some
facts which may prove helpful to
those who are interested in safe
guarding the morals Of young work
ing girls.'' -t .&
When Casey sat down his auditors
gave thought to the problem OF now
a girl can live on $3.50 q week. :...
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03

Today is ours alone. Yesterday is
only memory. Tomorrow has not
arrived. We live today. and we live
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03

by words and deeds. Not word We
say falls fruitless. and they. like our
deeds, cannot be recalled
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03

There agency that is working persstently and
directly for better Standards wages hours and condi-
lions IN work and home-the labor movement 1t is an
agency that with authority makes demands for the
workers $1 +3#s$I:.@. e. " &*.. M %
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03

The most potent and benefcent forces the still
est The strength of sentence is in its adjecves.
but in its verbs and nouns and the strength Of union
men and of unions is in their calm, sane meditative
moments In time Of noise and hurry and maeralism
the gospel of the still small voice is always seasonable
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03

The labor movement the standardbearer of the
workers. is the most important force in organized in
dustry and commerce, not only in production but in
distribution. It is force that must be considered
recognized and dealt with because it is an integral
sential element in the organization of society,"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
JAMES +. HILL

The death of James J. Hill is more reminder OF
the opportunity this nation has opened time and again
to the boy has inherited more fortune than a
sound body and dauntless ambition At 49, fatherless
and DOOR, he left Canada the United States; long
before his death trying to count his fortune
fortune hewn out of lfe's chances by energy and IT.
restble determination His turn with the genera
ton followed the pioneer the generation OF oulo
ers. For he was builder, albeit Of the keenest Of
fnanciers, and because he was builder the country
Is richer for his life.
In recent years we have been stirred by the his
tory of railroad building We have found much that
was not good that the finance of the last gen.
Grafton will never again be countenanced And James
j. Hill was of his time and partaker in the methods OF
his time But he was not a who exploited Tor
ACKNOWLEDGMENT to leave no return. He made money
an enormous amount of it; he power, almost dan
perous power. But where men had blazed trail, ne
left road where pioneers had killed the buffalo, he
nlanted farms where sought traffic to fill his cof-
fers he helped with determination like his
own to strong the basis OF their own prosperity
and happiness territory source of wealth.
vast new food supply, opportunity for thousands
of others like him should follow the pioneer and
become the builders are he left for his
lifetime of labor, tho value he gave the republic Tor
value received.
For years. the country has listened to his words,
listened with increasing attention because it began to
discover coming true the things which he foretold,
listened because knew him, not for exploer but
a. builder genius sought not to trick to his
own advantage but make frmer the basis of endur-
ing prosperity.
Forever with the great Northwest, than which we
find section of the nation full of greater promise for
the future, will be linked the of James j. Hill
railroad man and empire builder.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03

Carranza is starting to apply land value taxation
principles to the mining lands of Mexico and some of
the owners want the American State Department to
interfere
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03

T.. Nearly 5000 single women in Penn
sylvania pay an income tax.
/. One ammunition factory 1nSi SCOTLAND
- employing pYsE.t :. 900 omeD 81,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03

Fred Bessette of Orr, Minnesota, is
a candidate for the legislature to sue
coed himself from the Goth district.
AS member OF the last legislature
Mr.. Bessette occupied a prominent
position in the deliberations of that
body. In addition 20 performing great
service to Northern Minnesota he
voted in favor of every measure pre-
scented by organized labor. He has
won for himself the support of every
workingman in his district.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03

Workers must rely upon their own resources, energy
and determination if they hope to emancpate labor from
the slavery of low wages and long hours They must
guided by experience and mistakes of the past they
hope to advance
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
BETTER WAGE FOR REPAIRER!

BETTER WAGE FOR REPAIRERS
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-Prac-
tically every auto repair shop in this
city has accepted the $3.50 wage
rate of Machinists' union. The old
scale was 81. There are about 100
OF these concerns in San Francisco.
and over one-fifth of them have been
unionized as result of the machin-
lists agitation.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-15
America. appalling ERE Loss.

Every man. woman and child In the
United States pays SO a year for lire
waste. II on certain day of the year
Il government official should 20 to the
average family of five persons and pre-
sent bin for $50 rs the annual fire
tax of the family, there would be a
universal protest against the tax and
against the carelcssness which makes
possible yearly fire waste OF $3.50
600 600 In this country. Big manufac-
turers and big merchants know that
the fire expense TO which they arc sub
jected is drain on all the people. but
because 1t IL Indirect the average per-
son Is not conscious he is paying a tax.
Let the masses once realize that every
time they buy n hat, pair OF shoes
or suit of clothes or anything which
goes through tho regular channels of
industry, production, distribution and
exchange, they are paying a part of
the country's enormous fire tax, and
fire prevention would become the order
Of the day.--Leslie's
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-15
Brownina's Peculiar Eyes.

Browninc's eyes were peculiar, one
having long focus, the other very
short He had the unusual accom-
piishment drv 1t and provo OF closing
either eye without ''squinchfng' and
without any apparent effort. though
sometimes on the street In strong sun
shine his face would be bit distorted.
He did all his reading and writing
with one eye. closing the long one az
he sat down at his desk. lie never
wore glasses and was proud of his
microscopic eye. lie often wrote mi
nutely to show off his powers. When
he left the house to go for a walk be
shut the short eye and opened the long
one, with which he could see an i'm
mense distance. He never suffered
with any pain IN his eyes except once.
when as boy he was trying to be "A
vegetarian In imitation of his youth
ful idol. Shelley. Transcript.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-15
CLEO MADISON APPEARS
AT THE DIXIE TODAY

At the Dixie theater today the
Rex company presents Cleo Madison,
with star cast, in spirited emo
tional drama in the title of ''Vir-
ginia." The Dixie is also showing
a Bison feature, "Hulda, the
Silent" a drama of love, intrigue
and sacrifice, featuring Lois Will
son, Harry Carter and Maud George.
"The Health Road" is an Imp ply
steal culture drama featuring Ber-
nard McFadden and Allen Holubar.
The other attraction Is Reel Life, .
one of the greatest news pictures
produced, showing the late happen
ings of the world in motion pictures.
Tomorrow the big attraction at the
Dire will be Carter and Flora Par
der DeHaven In an up-to-them minute
college and society drama, "A
Youth of Fortune" production of
love, thrills, detectives and an in
trigue for millions of money. The
story is from the pen of the famous
Otis Turner. The movie fans will
remember the DeHavens in College
Chums." one of the greatest comedy
drama features shown on the Dixie
screen in late releases.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-15
DOCTORS To TINKER
WITH THE COLONEL
FlTRTHER EXAMINATION TO Bt
MADE OF THE COLONEL's SIDE
BY PHYSICIANS.
The Colonel Had an Ensaseheh' q
Receive Political Callers
Today-Takcs His
Hines. Lightly.

NEW YORK. June la.-Colonel
Roosevelt viii probably remain IN
New york until early Friday so That
the doctors may tinker with him.
The colonel takes his indisposition
lightly.
IN ana going back 20 Oyster Bias as
scoon as can. he told the United
Press today. "but suppose the
aectors Want ~ hold me up here 20
tinker with me Bit
Dr. b. w. Caldwell. who took the
x-ray plates. said they would no'
81 ready tor him 90 announce the
result ~ SIS examination antii some
ann, this AFTERNOON when tae plates
sill have dried
Politically col Roosevelt REMAINS
n..t although Ae IS preparing ta
r.mftr political callers tuAaf
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-15

A little schoolgirl in Michigan has
written the following essay on the
duck:
1.-THE duck is low heavy set bird.
He is u mighty poor singer having u
coarse voice caused by getting SO many
frogs in his neck and he likes the wa
ter and carries toy balloon In his
stomach to keep from sinking the Duck
has only two legs and they are set SD
far back on his running gears by ma
ture that they come pretty near miss
ing his body some ducks when they
get big curls on their tails are called
brakes and don't have to set or hatch
but just loaf and so swimming and
eat everything in sight If | were TO be
a duck | would rather be Il drake they
have n wide bin like they use it for a
spade they walk like drunk man they
bounce and bump about from side to
side if you scare them they will flap
their wings and try to make pass at
singing. Detroit Journal.