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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
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INTERESTS BEHIND !:
VILLA; JOHN LIND

What interests are behind villa?
John Lind, President Wilson's en-
voy to Mexico. declared at his home,
In Minneapolis, last Saturday. that
Villas invasion was undoubtedly IT,
nanced and inspired by interests. on
this side of the border.
Lind favors establishing a 2O-mile
neutral zone on both sides of the
border instead of invading Mexico.
"Of COURSE" he said, "Villa's in
curs1on can hardly be said to be bor-
der trouble. strictly speaking. He
was undoubtedly inspired and H.
nanced by interests on this SIDE"
Lind learned enough Of the under
ground wires that are being pulled
between Wall Street and Mexico
while In the latter country to give
him the unQuestioned right to speak
authoritatively.
While ordering thousands Of
young men into Mexico-hundreds
of whom may never return-why
cannot President Wilson at the same
time send United States secret serv-
Ice men into that nest of traitors
known as Wall Street?
1t Villa IL to be shot or hanged,
are those who melted him to commit
murder, who furnished him with
money and munitions, to 90 scot
free!
The masses of American people
should demand the speedy appre-
hens1on and conviction of the rich
conspirators who are using the Mexi-
can bandit as a tool, and who do not
stop at murder and war in their
greedy schemes to loot Mexico.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
CANADIAN WOMB
WIN BIG VICTORY

Canadian women have gained
their first big suffrage victory in the
province Of Manitoba, which has just
granted the complete franchise to all
women over FL years of age. Not a
vote was recorded against the bill,
which went through as a government
measure amid scenes of great enthu-
SiaSm.
Manitoba, which is the great grain
growing province of Canada, is the
first to grant full suffrage to women,
although nine provinces already give
the municipal. franchise. With a bill
at present pending in the Canadian
parliament to extend the federal vote
to all women who have the provin-
cial ballot, Canada seems to be fairly
on the road to doing political justice
to the feminine portion of her popu-
lation.
This makes the tenth important
-%tctory for suffrage on this continent
in the last six years. The majority
of these victories have been in the
western United States, and incident
~ the gain in suffrage strength since
1912 will put suffrage in a new light
before the conventions of political
parties in 1915.
At the time of the last presidential
election, the states in which women
had the ballot controlled 81 electoral
votes. At the next presidential elec-
ton, the states, where women vote
will control 81 electoral votes-more
than New York and New Jersey 1om-
HS1 nt@f Act
iona, Kansas, Oregon, Illinois, Mon
tana and Nevada-have given the
woman the right to vote.
If Iowa. where the question Of wo-
mans Acknowledgement comes before
the voters on June s, joins the equal
suffrage communicating, Is more
electoral votes will be added to the
81 of the enfranchised states.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
BRITISH SAILORS
GOOD 70 GERMANS

All vestiges Of internatioualisn
amoung the workers are popularity
supposed to have been destroyed by
tho war. But the British sailors are
giving interesting and practical proof
that they at least have not lost all
sense OF comradeship with those who
who were formerly there fellow work
ers' even though they are now their
official enemies.
AS the result of the capture Of
many German vessels by the British,
great number of German sailors
were brought to England, and were
about to be interned with other fore
1gners to await the end of the war.
But the British sailors had not for
gotten that these were the men with
whom they had previously fought
side by side against an euemy COM
mon to them both, and who had been
good comrades in the struggle for
better conditions for sailors all over
the world.
The situation was considered by
the Sailors organization. and an ap-
peal was made to the government
that the Seamen's Union be allowed
to take care of all foreign sailors
brought to British shores.
A farm was bought near London,
and instead of being interned in or
binary camps, the German sailors are,
with consent Of the English goven-
ment, in a sense paroled to their
British brothers, who have voluntari-
ly made themselves responsible for
their care ana safe keeping until the
war is over.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
LABOR KNOWS WHAT
"0PEN SHOP" MEANS

The National Founders association
and the National Metal Trades asso-
citation have Joined ranks in an at
tempt to break the strike of Pitts
burgh iron moulders who are de-
manding shorter hours. The follow
ing section Of the contract being for
warded to prospective strikebreakers
will indicate the amount of liberty"
these non-unionists will retain:
"The National Founders associa-
ton hereby agrees ia employ you for
the term of one year from this date
at the trade Of molding or coremak-
ing. You are to work faithfully and
for the interest of the association in
all particulars; you are to work in
such shops as the association desig-
mates, and when transferred from
one shop to another, the association
will pay the railroad fare and you
will not lose the time consumed in
travel. You are to be at all times
ready to move from place to place
as the association directs, and when
working in q struck shop you are to
be particularly careful to work for
the interest Of the shop where the
strike is in force.
"Elther the president or commits
sioner Of the association shall be the
judge as to whether or not you have
been faithful, conscientious, and Nv-
ing up to the terms Of this agree
ment.".
The above provides for typical nom
union conditions, these employers in
sist on referring to as the "open
shop" It will be noted that the
worker must at all times be ready to
move from one city to another to
break strikes and the officers of the
National Founders association quail
ify as mind readers, as they say they
will be the sole judge Of whether a
strikebreaker is guided. by his con-
science-whether he is "conscienti-
ous.''
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
STATE POLICE NOT. WANTED.

Public sentiment in the United States is gradually
crystalzing in favor of large civilian army. is
proposed that the Federal grant financial
aid to the state miltias and that young be
couraged to join them.
In line with this movement it is advocated that tho
legislatures of the several enact laws relieve
the state militia from doing police duty during strikes
AS the Duluth Herald puts it: 1T is the states duty to
rid the militia of the infamy of being used by en-
ployers to crush Strikes"
It Is believed that if labor given assurances that
the state mitas will not shoot down workngmen who
struggling for higher shorter hours of labor
better working conditions that young working
will consider it a patriotic duty to join and
strengthen the militia. This program heartily en-
dorse. If we to have large army in the United
States and to choose between a continental
standing army and state militia would much prefer
the latter.
In lieu of the state militia doing police duty during
strikes it is urged that the state establish a consabu-
larry. form of state police, SIMILAR to that Pennsy
vana. Several influential Minnesota newspapers are
advocating that the state relieve its militia from strike
duty and that state police force be organized it's
stead.
Organized labor is more fearful of constabulary
than it is of the state militia The constabulary of
Pennsylvania is labor crushing body which stands
ever ready to obey the orders of the large corporations
There constant effort being to increase tho
salaries and membership Of the state police. 1t is
burden that the state should not bear.
IT the state has money to set aside to protect
life and property in Of riot it should be to
aid the local police Labor is just much interested
in keeping its police near at home as it is in having
it's government near the people,
The sheriff in each county should be held respon-
sible for the maintenance of law order. If the
county funds in not sufficient maintain
order and respect for law then the money it pro-
posed to spend the constabuary should be spent in
such counties in times of need for the employment of
special police or deputy sheriffs If this policy OBJ
tanned there would be for large corpora
ton maintaining an army of private police the pres
ence of which'is at all times the lives of
the workers.
There will be no state constabuary in Minnesota not
if the workers have anything to say about it.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
STATE INSURANCE THE BEST.


The best argument have seen for state nsur-
from the office of the State
missioner of Minnesota In report just issued Insur
ance Commissioner Works shows that employers liza
btlity companies made profit of $1S32,602.71 from
the time the Workngmen's Compensation went into
effect October l. 1913 to December 81, 1915, period
Of q months.
The following from the st. Cloud Daily Times gives
accurate picture of the chief evil that still remains
in workingmen's compensation:
"Casualty companies doing business in Minnesota
in 1915. collected premiums on workmens compensa-
ton insurance of $1146,764.46, and paid losses of
S5lS,163o5 as compared with premiums collected in
1914 of $1,222S5322 and losses paid of $47O,24393
1.-THE Workmens Compensation Act took effect
October 1st 1919 and between October and Deem
Der 31st, 1913, casualty companies collected premiums
in Minnesota. account of workmen's compensation
insurance Of and paid losses Of $29 8o57
"The total premiums collected on workmen's COM
pensation insurance in Minnesota. from October 1st
1918, to December s1st, 1915 amount to $780,
and the losses paid during the period
$lO1e'11I.l4. And thus, in two years and three
months. the casualty companies made profit in this
state of $1S32,6o2.71. Time to reduce rates."
But the St. Cloud Daily Times does not go far
enough So long as claim agent for insurance
company stands between an injured and his en-
ployer in the settlement of claims exact justice will
never be given under workingmen's compensation.
Minnesota employers should not seek reduction in
rates. They are now paying less money than paid
under Employers Liability they choose to assist in
performing real service to the state they will join with
labor in movement to abolish all casualty companies
and to establish in their place insurance fund to
properly and adequately compensate every employee
jured at his occupation.
The remarkable of $1,s32.60 which went
into the pockets OF the insurance companies the
proceeds from workingmen's compensation premiums
under state insurance, would to give every
jured man square deal, which he is not now getting
under workingmen's compensation it obtains in
Minnesota.
Under a state insurance plan every dollar paid by
the employer for insurance would find it's way the
pockets Of the injured workngmen. No private COM
panes would profit from the crushed bones and man.
gled bodies of Minnesota's workingmen
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
THE OPEN SHOP

We nearly lost the liberty for which
we fought so hard,
Because the bloomin' country was
caught off it's guard;
And the bloody agitators, with their
crokscrew brand Of hop,
Got the workers into unions and
forced the closed shop.
And here in free America, sweet Lib
erty's own kid,
as others did.
They wouldn't start too early, and
they wouldn't quit too late;
If there wasn't any profit-well, the
boss must pay the freight.
The workers mouths were opened,
and the bosses SLOPES were
closed,
And the men had lost that liberty for
which tho Goddess posed;
They got some better wages, and
they didn't work so hard;
But they HAD TO join the union
and they HAD TO have a card.
But we're going to have things Diff
ferent, and by tho jumping gee.
IL we really nave TO 90 1t, we Will die
to make men free.
We will make the name Of liberty
resound through every place;
The shops will all be open, and we'll
close the workers face.
We will free them from the unions
and the walking delegate,
And then they viii be free to work
from six till half-past eight.
; They'll be free to vote our ticket
or be free to work no more;
For just behind the open shop there'll
be tho open door.
Why things have come to such q
pass the children arn't free:
The unions won't permit them to be
what they we'll could DO.
At twelve a boy. Is strong enough to
do a lot of work,
And at fifteen they'd gladly do the
work their fathers shirk.
But we're going to bust the union.
and we're. going to make men
free;
And we'll drive the agitator from
the land Of liberty
Then the wage will have no bottom,
and the hours will be- a mob,
And II you don't: like 1t, you'll be
free to quit your job.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
WHO KNOWS?

BY EDMUND VANCE COOKE
In Reedy's Mirror.
The emperor clad in his ermine,
With hand clenching up toward the
sky,
He finds it not hard to determine
The patriots duty to die.
So tho emperor speaks and the en-
peror shrieks
His emperial will, or his won't,
But the man in the trenches
A stencil amid stenches@
Knows something that emperor's
don't.
The philosopher sits in his study
And writes economical lore,
And that which was turgid and muddy
Is lucid as never before.
The philosopher reasons as sure as
the seasons
And cites you by that and by this,
But the man who must borrow
His payroll tomorrow
Knows something philosophers
The minister talks to his people
And tells them commandments and
laws;
AS plain as the bell In his steeple,
He reasons on sin and its cause,
And tho minister prays (lil1e the or
ganist plays)
And the minister urgently pleads,
But the girl who is working
At five.d0llar clerking
Knows something that's not in the
Yes, rulers and writer's and preachers,
We think. but how much do we
feel?
Yes, Judges and takers and teachers,
We talk, but We cannot reveal. II
We read and We write and we Judge
and wecite,
And prescribe for the world and its
woe,
But the man at the dead-line,
And he in the bread line,
Say nothing at all-but they know;
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
THIS WEEKS THOUGHT.

II do the very best know how---the very best
can; and / mean to keep doing until the end.
If the end brings me out all right what is said
against won't amount to anything If the end
brings me our wrong, ten angels swearing that
right would make Observation-Disclosures Lincoln.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
GOVERNOR EBERHART FOR U. s. SENATE.

GOVERNOR EBERHART FOR U. s. SENATE
Former Governor Eberhart has announced his can
didacy for the Republican nomination for u S. sena-
tor 1t is now certain that there will be three cand
dates for this nomination. Frank Kellogg has already
declared himself and 1t is expected that Senator Capp
Will announce his candidacy in short time.
Governor Eberhart has still strong hold on the
Republican voters of Minnesota. He belongs to the
crowd but in spite of this fact he is
with some progressive tendencies. Mr. kellogg is about
one-ha progressive and one-haf reactonary Senator
Capp is all progressive and claims no allegiance to the
reactlonary torces Were 1t not for his vote in the
Senate against President Wilson's foreign policy re-
Gently he would loom up much stronger than he now
does.
In three-cornered fight it is believed Senator Clam
Will be the nominee. Governor Eberhart and Frank
kellogg Will draw their strength from same source
"nAe senator Capp will get his strong support from
the socaled progressive forces in the Republican party
It is ten-to-one shot that he will be nominated
What splendid opportunity there is for Mime
sofa Democrat to be nominated and elected to the u g.
Senate COL A. C. Weiss of Duluth is the logical Demo-
crat for that office The fact that failed in the elec
uon Tor delegate-atarge to the Democratic National
convention would not operate against his candidacy
the Senate While Democrats might divide on him in
the primaries he would pull the united strength of the
party at general election. In addition this no man
In Minnesota has greater number of friends among
the Republicans.
In every campaign since 1895, and BEFORE COL Weiss
has been loyal to the party. His newspaper has been
stawart champion Of Democratic principles In some
MINOR matters the paper has taken issue with many
Democrats, but the big things the Duluth Herald
has always stood up be counted It would take CON-
siderable pressure to induce Col. Weiss to become
candidate Tor u s. Senator but If Minnesota Democrats
are wise they will see to that he gets the CALL He
never has and he never will shir party duty Presi-
dent Wilson needs just such man in the United States
Senate from Minnesota.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25

Justice Hughes again and en-
phetlcslly lets it DO known that he is
out OF politics ana does not want the
Republican presidential nomination.
unless" 2s35s ...s 3 zs Il. Is
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
JOIN THE FLY SWATTING BRIGADE.

AS spring approaches begin to think of cleaning
up our yards and getting premises in shape the
summer. 1t will be time yet before We can do
very much along this line in Duluth. But there is
one important thing do; swat the first
fly that appears in homes.
One swat at this time of the year will prevent a
line of descendants from mother fly that would reach
around the world at the equator five thousand times
by the middle of August. according to F. M. WASH
burn, state entomologist Of Minnesota.
Just an ordinary healthy female house fly, Mr..
Washburn states, produces at minimum 100 eggs at
setting He that it is safe to suppose that at
least half of these will hatch female flies Four months
uninterrupted breeding would result in the startling
fly population of 1854, 600, ,ooo
which In round numbers is almost 215 sextiion flies
and all of these might claim the same great-grand-
mother.
This number is startling. 1t is big army to put
out Of business, but conquer all things So as
precaution do not wait until your house and sur
roundings infested, but start right away in swat
ting the fly.
According to report of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture after visit to the ordinary well
Uttered alley Industrious fly has collected from
$50 to 100000 the hair legs and wings
Flies love to feast filth and then get into the house
and wipe their feet on cake the baby's bottle
Public health officials are devoting large amount
of their time in educating the people to
disease large fund of information has been gath
cred and is being given to the people without cost But
the health officials cannot do it ALL 1t up to the
people to help The best way to diminish the number
OF flies in July August and September when they are
the greatest pests, is to swat them in March, April
May and June.
Let every reader of The Labor World become a
r:ember of the fly swatting brigade, it Is campaign
OF preparedness to which we most heartily subscribe
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
SOME EXCELLENT ADVICE.

Here are a few pieces Of good advice to Organized
Labor. recently given by the New Age:
1.-THE working people should never put their conf
dence IN men of questionable integrity, neither poll
tics nor in their economic struggles.
III you mstrust a man don't make him your confi-
dant don't make him your representative The work.
ers have often been the victims of doubledealines
often enough to have profited from this rather ex-
pensive lesson"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25

An Ohio couple kept their marriage
secret for six years, and, strange to
say, tho woman in the case wasn't a
mute at that.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25

The arrival in tho u. s. A. of the
worlds richest string Of pearls sug-
gests where some Of the war profits
are about to 70. i ";..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25

Some of the nations, venerable and
pacifls law makers are qualifying as
principals in q congressional Mutt
and Jeff'' series. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25

Turkeys misgovernment Of Armenia
will end when the Turks are perma-
nently driven out.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25

Although South Americans may
mildly resent the Monroe doctrine,
they ind It a very satisfying refuge
from overseas dangers. =.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25

SOUTHERN INDUSTRY MINUS CHIVALRY.
The Heating Child Labor BILL recently passed by
the lower House of Congress- is being bitterly attacked
by of the Manufacturers Association of
the South.
They object particularly to the feature the
barring from interstate commerce commodities pro-
duced by the labor of children working more than
eight hours a day.
The South, they say is not ready for the eght-hour
day because it has not the necessary capital and be-
cause. with less skilled labor and adverse freight rates.
long work day alone made it possible for Southern
mills to compete with those OF New England.
Evidently Southern chivalry has not entered the
manufacturing interests Of the South
Industry that cannot exist without crushing child
hood has right to exist.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25

lansing seens to be falling out
with Bernstein. You'd almost think
he would. m. s23ss
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25

Some people wish to re- establish the
old Justice courts in Chicago. Very
we'll; and horse cars and kerosene
lamps should come back with them.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25

Organized Labor IS the business end of Justice.
1t is justice applied to the practical affairs of in
dustrial life.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25

Back OF all our union effort is that noblest Of all
desires-to improve the individual and the social ufe
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25

No authority can make wrong right. In fact auth
or1ty II null and void without right. .>.> ..,. '.
Authority. Without right may compel. But It never
wins 81 =
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-06

out Of the trenches along the Mex.
lean border BY Christmas is the object
Of the PittsburE city council. A dele
cation Of councilmen has left fnr
Washington where an appeal Will be
made to President Wilson and Score
tary or War Baker to relieve The faEi-
1nent from duty before Christmas as
the organization was one Of the first
to be mustered into the federal service
Japanese publicists believe nat its-
pan is the most prosperous country in
the world