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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-29

Mass Meeting Will Be Held Sun.
=, day and Industrial Relations
Report Discussed.

st. Paul labor organizations will
observe Gompers' birthday Sunday in
connection with q large mass meet
ing to be held by workingmen to dis
cuss the report Of the Industrial Re-
lations commission, of which Frank
p. Walsh was chairman.
w. E. McEwen of Duluth will be
the chief speaker. George Green
vile, president of the Trades and
Labor assembly will preside. G. w.
Lawson, secretary-treasurer of the
Minnesota State Federation Of Labor
will state it's purpose.
Additional speakers will be OBJ
tanned and every effort will be made
to render the proceedings as enter
tanning and as profitable as possible.
Organized labor in st. Paul is in a
very prosperous condition and it is
expected that a. large and en-
thusiastic audience will greet the
speakers.
Resolutions will be presented urging
congress to consider we'll the recon-
mendations of the Industrial Rela-
tions commission. Laws should be
passed as recommended that will
pave the way for the solutions of
many Of the ills of which workingmen
complain.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-29

affiliated at that time with the Sec
retariat, which is now known as In
ternational Federation of Trade
Unions.
His trip through England, France,
Germany; Italy, Austria and switzer.
land had the effect of creating in
tense interest in social problems and
he was invited in all these countries
to hold conferences with high gov
ernment officials. as well as leaders
Of labor. Upon his return to WASH
ington,. organized labor Of that city,
aided by the. citizens of the District,
rendered to him the greatest ovation
ever rendered anyone, save. of course,
the incoming presidents on Inaugura-
ton Day; ..r 49,.
Author And Student.
Since. returning from the foreign
trip, Mr.. Gompers has written hook
entitled Labor in Europe and Amer
ica," which has had quite an exten-;
sive sale. The Saturday: half-holiday,
now 70 general, virtually originated
in the bill drafted by him and en-
acted by the New York Legislature.
:. TIis first helpful reading was the
tracts and pamphlets issued by the
Anti-slavery Society, then he read
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-29

Charles Dickens, Thackeray, Burns,
Shelley, Hood and Shakespeare, fol-
lowed by history and books on eco
nomics. For years his Opportunities
have been limitless to enter the busi-
ness or political world, or upon the
public platform. ..@
His capacity with the knowledge
which he has gained, to make money
for himself is almost beyond compp-
tation. Recognizing his ability on the
platform. many ohautauqua societies
and organizers of chautauquas, book.
ing concerns, ETC.. have each year
presented him with. f1attering offers
for the platform, but he. has stead,
fastly refused to accept any Of tho
offers proffered. !,
Steadfastly For Labor. Z
The year 1894 following his only
defeat for Prestdent, OF tho Anetdc4n
Federation of Labor. innumerable
offers were made to. him to, enter q
mercantile and political life, and
while he was, practically. without g
dollar. he refused to- accept any Of
them. - - =. - ). - >
His greatest desire 10 to. be ems.
ployed In the great work Of uplift, -
exemplifed in the. activities ;of the
American Federation nf sIah
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-29

Steel Corporation, in announcing. i
10 per cent increase for the 100000
employees OF that company.
Guards Were Hasty.
Discussing the cause of the riot;
the report says: -:
"The Eilling of three striking
workmen and the wounding of TWEEN
ty-five others and the pil1age and
obstruction that followed, probably
will be traced to the hasty action Of
company guards in opening fire on
the crowd of strikers that surrounded
the gates across the company bridge:
Prosecuting Attorney Henderson, In
charge Of the grand jury investga.
-tion now in progress, told the writer
that: his Investigation had convinced
him Of this.
'Mr. Henderson expressed belief
that the company guards could have
performed their legitimate function
Of guarding company property with
out firing at the strikers, and that
the burning and pillaging Of the bust:
ness section would then have been
avoided" !
Company's Big Earnings. :
But the real cause of the disaster
at East Youngstown, says the report,
wes the prevailing economic condi-
tions. Many pages are devoted to
living conditions among the steel
workers.
'"At the Youngstown Sheet and
Tube Company's plant, which, for
more than eight years has earned
dividends of 8 per cent on it's capital
stock, and since July, 1913. has paid
dividends Of IL per cent, on a basis
! Of $10,000,000 Of common stock. tho
privilege of working three days q
week during these years of slack
| operation was doled out as charity
might be after investigation had
| shown that the mans family was in
need.
ITO supplement the boon thus
granted, baskets Of food were distrib.
uted to the most needy, and the cost
of the food was later deducted from
the husbands or fathers wages. Tha
company also donated $1,000 a year
to the Charity Organization Society:
THE Republic Iron and Steel com:
pany gave $500 as it's annual contrt!
button. The management of the Car
negie Steel company, a member of
the United States Steel Corporation;
refused to give anything. The au-
thority for the foregoing statements
Continued on Page 8.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-29

the great struggling millions!
He waddles on down street, deep
in thought, until he reaches great
office building in front of which the
forest trees that give tone to WASH
ing ton spread their bare disconsolate
branches, and entering. steps in the
elevator and is left off at the fifth
floor.
Entering room that bears evil
dence of being sacred to work, he
dons a skull cap, seats himself at a
table Uttered with books, papers, doc
uments, and delves into his corres-
pondence. Here, in a nervous, hur-
ried manner, he dictates letters, reads
reports, sends clerks hurrying and
scurrying around for books and docu-
n5ents.
- Meanwhile a number of visitors
wait without in the room of the Sec
retary for an opportunity to see ''the
old man." One by one they enter.
hold their conference and depart.
The Voice of Legions.
Off comes the skull cap, and on
goes the street hat, and "the old
man" once more emerges and heads
towards the capitol. What a painful
effort it must require for such stubby
legs to carry such g. ponderOus body
not to mention such a massive head!
He takes street car, and finding a
seat, dives into his commodious pock-
cts and pulls out a piece of paper
torn from a magazine which he pro-
ceeds to read through big blasses.
He reaches the senate office building
and alights.
Down the marble corridors he wad-
dies to where a committee of SEN
ators are holding hearing. Here he
enters. The appointments Of the room
are elegant, luxuriant. Behind and
around long mahogany table sit the
grave and reverent seigniors of the
state. AS "the old man. enters there
is a hustle of curiosity, and he is re-
ceived with profound respect. A little
while before perhaps some pompous
gentlemen from New York had re-
received a less respectful welcome but
he only had $2,OOO,000 behind him,
while "the old man. has 100000
men.
He Commands Respect.
He takes his position by the table
and begins to talk. Everyone listens
intently. His great hazel eyes, set
wide apart, glow with inward fire.
His deep heavy voice has in it all the
passion and pathos of one deeply
moved. His language is as pure and
chaste and sonorous as that Of Ma
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-29

WASHINGTON, JAM 27.-"'The Youngstown strike was
sign to the and managers of the American steel
their present policy of depressing wages below decent stan
dard by maintaining vast horde of helpless in
condition Of economic bservency throwing them charity
during times Of depression paying less than living dur
ing times Of prosperity and during all times brutalizing them
either imposing hours employment by mpos
ing the enforced leisure that breeds
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-29

This Is the CONCLUSION contained in
"a report on the Youngstown strike
and riot of January z, made public
today by the Committee on Industrial
Relations. The author is George p.
West, whose report on the Colorado
strike and the Bayonne strike were
published by the United States Com
mission on Industrial Relations.
! The strike and riot at Youngstown,
says the West report, marked the
beginning of a rebellion that was
about to spread throughout the steel
industry, and that was checked only
by the prompt action Of Elbert H.
Gary, chairman of the United States
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-29
President American Federation of Labor Violates Union Rules
And Devotes Long Hours to His Work-No End of
Conferences Speaking, Writing and Travelling. :
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT WRITES
ABOUT ACTIVITIES OF GRAND OLD MAN
Interesting Story of Life Character and Service of Worlds
Greatest Leader of Men Who Started the Fight
That Resulted in the Defeat of Cannonsm.
By Claude G, Bowers.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 27.-There he goes waddling
the his legs short and body heavy
emitting great clouds Of smoke from the cigar in his mouth
His shoulders massive his head unusually large his round
smooth shaven tells the story Of many struggles and
wearness and challenges the notice Of the passerby
He has just from the House where he has been
closeted with the President and he is lobbyist And
with honest would pretend to find therein the sug
eson wrong ong for he has been lobbying for the people
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-29

has been villified. He has borne it all with
nobility of character that compels his enemies
respect him. And it should be remembered by Of
labor that every attack made upon Mr. Gompers
tended not for the but because he has been fight
ing for throughout his long lfe. The integrity Of
the labor largely his great leadership
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-29
Of THE MILWAUKEE, JOURNAL

The workingmen and women of Duluth with their
fellows in all of North America extend greetings
and best wishes to Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor this his sxty-sixth
birthday He has rendered great service to humanitv
for which he deserves the gratitude of the people,
No man in American life has suffered such as he No
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-29

cauley. At times he suggests the
consumate actor as he employs modu-
lation to intensity the import Of his
words.
Back to the office on G. street. Here
he finds earnest men awaiting him,
and with them he goes into confer
ence. He has had nothing to eat.
No matter-it's all in days work.
And after the conference he shuts
himself in and writes, writes, writes
words that millions will read-even
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-29

YOUNGSTOWN STRIKE MARKS
COMING OF NEW LABOR ERA
Is Sign TO Steel Industry Owners and Managers That End Will
Come-Cannot Adhere Forever TO Present Policy
of Depressing Wages Below Decent Standard.
STEEL COMPANY PAYS BIG DIVIDENDS -:
AND DOLES OUT CHARITY TO WORKERS
Investigation Stares NaionPent Up Vengeance Let Loose
At Riot-American Federation of Labor Not Respon-
sible-Private Armies Write Own Death Warrant.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-29

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 a picture or dream.-Gom-
pers.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03
Juvenile Court Doctors.

The medical profession is practical
ly of enc voice in approving an adj
vance in Chicago, the attaching OF an
experienced physician to the juvenile
courts of that city, whose business it
is to make proper medical examina-
ton Of youthful delinquents before
they are improperly branded as Grim
inals. The new method, it is be-
lieved, will be the means of saving
these young offenders from lives of
crime and will make them to count
in the community for future useful
ness. Medical observation and atten
ton should, it is held by some, be
given to children while in school
Many of the delinquents who come be
fore the juvenile courts have special
physical or mental defects which
might be remedied If properly treat
ed at the proper time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03

half dozen really big men of the nation
and the times, Mr.. Vail S position as
business leader is secure lit is his init
mate knowledge OF Vermont agricultur-
al conditions that excites the wonder
and admiration of readers and obsery
ers.
1t has been said that dairying and
agriculture are his hobbies, and in a
sense that is true, but what mere dill
lettante could condense such wisdom in
to a paragraph as the following from
his Burlington speech to the state
granger
Care for your dairy. Don t keep a
cow that does not yield profit. 1t $
better TO feed and milk one good one
than two poor ones Send the POOR
ones to the butcher Make every ami
mai and every acre produce maxi.
mum result. It is not hard work that
counts, it is efficient work
This Is so self-evident as to be n
truism, yet at the time when Mr.. Vail
began to experiment with dual-pur-
pose cattle, card-indexed and tested
with scientific accuracy, how many
farmers had put such an obvious the
CRY into operations
Here is another bit of priceless wis
dom:-
You need not buy Oregon apples if
YOU will treat your apple trees as you
10 Well bred colts or calves and poul-
try. Keep the insects off of them.
Give them good beds of earth to grow
IN and plenty Of feed to mature them.
and pick and pack your fruit as care
fully as you do your eggs 1t is far
more delicate. When YOU do this YOU
can sell your apples on the Pacific
slope instead of buying apples from
Oregon.
With Vermont apples surprising in
flavor and delicacy any lauded orchard
products of the Hood River. Wenat-
chez, Spokane or Bitter Root countries,
how apparent it is that in one para
graph this great man has expressed the
opportunity for ''acres of diamonds =
! right at homel
Mr.. Vail has done a great deal for
Vermont. He may do a great deal
more, but no private citizen has ever
better aided the cause of agricultural
progress than he, by lending the pres
/ tige of his personality to words of wis
dom and deeds of beneficent help
| fitness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03
British Sea Food.

Whatever may come to Great Brit
ain in the way of high prices for meats
she still viii have limitless supply
OF fish, food supply denied to Ger
many and her allies. The London
market quotes a good demand at fair
prices for turbot, brill, halibut, scles,
place, whiting, hake, gurnet, skate,
live cod, red mullet. dories, haddock,
live and dead cells, etc. English mack
erel are quoted at four shillings, about
dollar, for twenty, and dead cod at
seven shillings six pence a stone. that
is Sl.S7 for IA pounds. Four boats at
Yarmouth landed, in spite of rough
weather, $50 barrels of fresh fish The
price of herring went up from so shil-
lings to 120 shiliings a can-that is, a
barrel. Along the coast of Scotland
many vessels were out. At Aberd een,
16 vessels, all trawlers, landed a total
OF So tons. These with one exception
were one-night trippers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03

A third postponement has been
granted for the new anthracite rates.
this time until April l. These rates,
according to the early announcements,
will mean a reduction of $8,O00,0OO in
the earnings of the anthracite carriers.
an amount which may be added ulti-
mately to the consumers coal bills.
When the decision was first announced
last fall the stocks of the anthracite
companies sold rapidly. Now all these
losses have been regained and the an
thracites have the added advantage of
continuing through the whole winter
and Well into the spring ON the old
rates. The reason for the postpone
ments, as cited in the Washington de
spatches, was that the railroads want.
ed more time to prepare their new
schedules. To the layman it is not
clear why q new rate sheet could not
have been prepared long ago. Anyway
the ,railFoads have given an example
of how they can delay an interstate
commerce decision On numerous oc
sasions, it is recalled, the railroads
have deplored similar delays occasion
ed by the deliberations of the inter.
state commerce commission.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03
LIKE THE WHISPERED MAN
War Has Caused Quite a Change in
the Views of Walters In New
York Hotels.

Broadway hotels, theaters and lob
ster palaces are full Of whiskers. They
are not the alfalfa variety that are
raised in Kansas or the hayseed kind
from the small towns These whiskers
are luxurious looking, nicely trained,
groOmed and perfumed, writes the
New York correspondent of the Pitts
burgh dispatch. Each hirsute appen-
dage bears the stamp of Russian, Per
sian, Italian and Latin-American cul-
tivation. The war has driven thou
sands of foreigners of great wealth
and social position to these shores,
and they have brought plenty of
money with them to enjoy the gay
life. The facial drapery is a ready
money sign to the servitors. Let any
man with whiskers and a polished
manner take a seat at the restaurant
tables and the waiter Immediately be-
gins to figure up the. size of the tip
he will receive. Some of the tips are
said to be so large from these for
eigners that the walters are almost
on the verge of nervous prostration.
Strange, too, net long ago the man
who hid his face behind a beard was
looked upon by the serving men as a
tightwad. Gascon gave him the once
over and cursed fate for having to
serve him. But now they welcome the
man with whiskers with a smile and
an itchy palm.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03
Stung!
(Rutland News)

Proprietors of mail-order houses
hundreds of miles away must at times
smile grimly on receiving orders for
goods by Bennington made fabrics One
day last week a Bennington, Vt, wo-
man received from a Chicago house
a $500 purchase Of goods. Upon I'M
wrapping the package the goods bore
the name of we'll known local manu-
facturer. Had the woman known that
the goods were made in town she could
have saved more than 20 per cent on
the purchase. The same may be said
concerning industries in this city. A
Well-known Trojan ordered some seeds
from western house last spring and
was much surprised when the shipment
was sent to her from Troy concern.
Troy, n. Y, Times.
There S a sermon in the foregoing
and 1t has been preached thousand
times by all newspapers loyal to their
own towns and regardful of their home
people g interests. The peculiar thing
about it is that a great many people
persist in laundering and wasting, alb
solutely deaf to common-sense advice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03

4 druggist in town wha handles a
large prescription business saws the
war in Europe has boosted the prices
in drugs so that they are in some
cases doubled and trebled. He cites
one particular case where prescrip-
ton that he has put up at cost of
90 cts. That same drug mixture now
costs 81. What is true of drugs APP
plies as well to fertilizers, metals and
scores of other articles. A year ago
copper was quoted at II cents pound
and dealers were glad that it did not
80 even lower. Today copper is quoted
at 2212 cents pound and higher
prices are expected. The outbreak of
the war in 1914 disorganized the cop
per industry, but its continuation has
caused copper to reach the present
high level in price and demand. Both
American and European factories MAX
ing munitions are drawing heavily on
our copper supplies, as are many lines
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03
Member OF the Associated Press.
MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1916.
A NEWSPAPER s PRIVILEGES.

Judge Case of Hartford gave a deci-
sion in Bridgeport the other day, al
ready noted by telegraph, which de-
serves careful consideration by the
newspaper world. 4 lot has been pub
lished about that famous case where
"a prominent Bridgeport citizen killed
Ia man with his automobile and kept
the fact secret for two years. The
Bridgeport Post severely criticised
a police judge who was aware of the
fact and who, while refusing to act as
counsel for the automobiles, referred
that gentleman to his law partner, and
an attempt was made to settle the case
out of court and thus keep the posi-
bly, criminal side of it hidden
The offended judge sued the Post
for libel and Judge Case dismisses the
prosecution, holding that the paper
was within its rights, as an exponent
Of public opinion, in passing adverse
judgment on such a course. "Popu-
lar sentiment, says the judge, is per
haPs more or less accurately reflected
by the daily newspapers. - . Per,
haps! > The papers, he says, are emit
tied to the privilege of fair com
ment. 1t would have been very vel
come if the case might have presented
itself in little different form. Sup
! pose that the judge of the police court
| whose action in this matter was moi
from the bench, had opened himself t.
similar criticism while acting as Judge
and suppose the judge thus criticised
had imprisoned the editor for con
tempt of court. What would Judge
Case or any other just-minded occu
pant of the superior court bench hav,
done in that case?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03
tCopyris!it.
G. A S

Gas is a great American commodity
which is used for lighting, heating and
conversational purposes The gas con-
sumed IN ordinary conversation is the
cheapest kind produced, as it is not at
taehed to the meter and does not cos
anything but brain fag In some eases
this is also dispensed with.
There are two kinds of gas-artificial
and natural. Artificial gas is manufac
tnred by opulent stock companies, who
turn it out 1000 feet at time, after
which It is forced into the basement
OF man s home and allowed to trickle
nr0ugh constituencies device known
as meter. The meter is so adjusted
that It works just as fast whether any
Body is at home or not, and it is ALWAYS
located III the northwest corner of the
vegetable cellar, where it can be rea
with perfect ease by climbing up on a
barrel and lying flat on the cold-air
Quet OF the furnace. This is an ideal
arrangement for the gas COMPANY, as a
patron cannot see how large his bill
y until it has been paid by somebody
at the office during his absence.
Natural gas is a variety which flows
cut of the ground and also bubbles out
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03

OF the after-dinner speaker. 1t is a
splendid substitute for hard coal. as If
contains no clinkers and does not have
to be famed with shavings, corn cobs
and the Sunday paper. In some parts
or the country natural gas is so cheap
that man can heat house of nine
rooms and bath without anv other
expense except running a few feet of
iron pipe ont of the west window. Great
quantities of natural gas 90 to waste
IN this country, owing to its cheapness.
and millions Of feet are squandered ii
the halls of Congress and on the Cha
tauqua circuit every year.
Gas is much nicer for cooking purpcs-
es than gasoline, as il is not liable to
explode and spoil IN expensive RIB
roast and sound healthy, hired girl
The gas range does not run out Of fu |.
either, and die down Just in time to
ruin batch of salt raising bread.
There is nothing that will sour the
disposition of sweet -tempered
housewife quicker than to own gas
cline stove which has the habit OF 90
ing out after dark end has to be filled
from red can out in the woodshe
before II will resume business.