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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15
SPLENDID TRIBUTE
70 TRADES UNIONS

The following tribute to labor
unions, paid by w. D. Mahon, ought
to be published in many forms and
innumerable quantities and circu-
lated everywhere:
The American trade union was
born with q sympathetic soul.
Her ear Is tuned to hear the wlisp-
cfing walls Of oppression.
Her tongue has always denounced
the WRONG and upheld the right.
Her hands have always been lifting
men to higher and better life by
shortening their hours Of toll, in
creasing their pay and improving
theif environments in general.
IF she erred, it has been on the
side Of mercy and humanity, for as an
organization she has always marched
forward, only demanding the God
given and constitutional rights of the
American workmen, seeking to arouse
them to a sense of their rights as
citizens of a great republic and
through organization establish their
liberty.
She has never thrown down the
gauntlet to anyone and only stood by
demanding the rights of free men
under free flag.
If this in u1i-Americaf1, I pause for
someone to show me where and why.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
ON 1ITERACY TEST

The Chicago Tribune is one OF the
very few large newspapers in this
country that is fearless enough to
state the forces for and against the
Burnett Immigration bill. In an edi-
torial last week, this paper said:
1.-THE literacy test has just one pur-
pose-that is, to reduce immigration
into this country
"Opposition to the literacy test has
just one purpose-to prevent any linn
itation Of immigration into this
country.
"Proponents Of the literacy test be-
lieve that sthe time has come when
we must slow up the thrush of for
eign blood, In order to allow the ma
ton to assimilate the multitude OF
strange races now within its borders
and in order to limit the competition
Of pauper labor, which is more and
more bearing upon American born
workingmen.
"Opponents Of the literacy test de-
sire a broader labor market or they
desire to open the benefits of America
to Foreigners, let the Consequences to
Americans be what they may.
"People favoring the litefacy test
wish to reduce Immigration into
America. People opposing it wish an
unrestricted flow Of foreigners, liter
ate or illiterate."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15
NOTHING WRONG

There is nothing at all the matter, my
boy,
The world goes plugging along
In the same old way from day to day,
Singing her good old soug.
Maybe her songs grow old to you,
And maybe your hopes are dim;
But there's nothing at all the matter,
It's your own foolish WFim
There is nothing at all the matter,
my boy
You have only lost your hold;
Get back to the life and back to the
strife,
Get back to your works enfold.
to do:
SO stick to your task with vim;
There Is nothing at all the matter, my
1t's.only your foolish whim.
There is nothing at all the matter, my
boy
Stand by till your task is done;
it's a. way for a place in the worlds
mad race
It's the way that the end is won.
There's g. place at the top, but the
way is long,
Don't rail If your star grows dim;
Don't say that the worlds all wrong,
my boy
It's only your foolish w1iim.
will +. Griffin.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15
WHY MEXICO WHEN
WE'VE PORTO RICO?


Those who favor intervention in
Mexico say their altristic motives,
and point the miserable conditions
of the peasantry in that war-torn
country; urge that peaceful Industry
could be restored through American
business administration.
But there is Porto Rico; absolutely
governed by American business men.
absolutely" is right. And the result
Of this self-styled benevolent govern
ment-feudal conditions, minus the
responsibilities that has been recog-
nized as the part of the "Over-Lord."
Starvation and such misery as
never before obtained; not even when
the 1nuch-decfied Spanish Dons DOM
mated that island. Nothing in Porto
Rico to tempt the Mexican peon to
submit to our business rule.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15
LITERACY TEST o. K.
SAYS TOLEDO BLADE

The Toledo Blade, in these few
words, sums up the agitation for and
against the Burnett immigration re-
striction bill:
1.-THE 1iteracy test for Immigrants
has never been advertised as perfect.
In operation, it would ti1rn back many
aliens who might become worthy citi-
zens. But no other test that promises
to restrict Immigration in practical
way has been suggested.
''The advocates of this measure are
trying only to slow down the stream
of foreigners who, for so many years,
poured through our gates. The op-
ponents of the test do not offer a sub
stitute. And for a very good reason.
They are not really troubled, as they
profess to be, lest an occasional
healthy and intelligent, though liter
ate, alien be refused adnittance THEY
concern is lest the supply of cheap
labor be restricted
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15
ADVANTAGES FROM
PUBLIC DISCUSSION

Discussing the advantages of the
community forum as the embodiment
of fundamental ideals of American
government, DR.. P. P. Claxton, United
States commissioner of education,
said:
mo government will ever be safer
than the popular sentiment of the
masses Of the people. The one guar
antee that this sentiment will not be
wrong is the systematic provision of
the means of organized public dis
cussion.
democracy is the educational
form of government. Other forms of
control may be more efficient, but
government through public discussion
means more in the advancement of
the race"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15
LONE SOCIALIST
FOUGHT GOOD BILL

Cofgressman London, Socialist, OPP
posed the Burnett irnfnigfation bill.
Over one:half Of the Friday, March
"a, speech of this attorney was de-
voted to an artaignment Of the trade
union movement. In q tone that
sounded like d spokesman fot: the Ma
t1ona1 Association Of Manufacturers.
he declared that:
1.-THE trouble with the average rep
resentatlve Of organized labor is that
he Is INCAPABLE Of that broader vision
Which sees above and beyond the
narrow needs OF the moment. THAT
Is the misfortune of the trade union
movement. What lack Of intelligence!
The politician is afraid to tell them
that they are stupid.'
In answer to question, Mr.. Lon
don said ! he assumed employees in
youngstown steel mills were unor-
ganized. and then made this reference
to the trade union movement:
But if they were not organized; it
was the fault OF the ilarrowness Of the
trade union movement that does not
know how to reach the Masses
Mr.. London is evidently unac-
quafnted With the spy systems Of large
corporations, with the constant agita-
ton by the American Federation of
Labor to organize the unskilled, and
with the number of unionists who
have been slugged by corporation
thugs to prevent organization. He
said:
'The union should greet the immi-
grant as brother. The union man
should teach him unionism. Instead
of that, the labor leader looks upon
every immigrant as an enemy
Despite this attorneys claim that
he represents the workers, he made it
clear that he would be the sole judge
of what was best fitted for them. In
his second reference to the alleged
stupidity of workers, he said:
II have no faith in the friend of
labor who encourages every stupid
! demand of the worker, checking at
the same time every real aspiration of
the working class for a greater share
in life's joys:''
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15
YES, THEY'LL SOON
BE MARCHING HOME

They'll soon be marching home, my
boys,
Back from the terrible slaughter.
Back to the Fatherland stripped of it's
joys
After fighting for months on water,
Back to their homes with downcast
eye,
With the thunder of Liege in their
ears,
Back to the whispering fields of rye,
Back midst a deluge of tears,
Back where the cris of Long live the
king,
Fainter growing each day,
Back to their homes with the terrible
thing
Fresh in their minds all thu way.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15
THE FLAG OF THE OCEAN.

So 1t was just bluff, cheap little bluff!
And the Stars and Stripes will wave the waters
of the Pacific ocean in days Of yore-on1y
The Pacific Mail Steamship company is going right
along with it's Pacific TRANSPORTATION business and is
larging it,
Once, few months ago, just after the Toilette
seamens bill became law the Pacific Mail company
wept tears-salty teafs-and said that the law would
drive the last American flag off the
whole steamship business the Japs other
cheap laborers.
The company went step farther in it's bluff and
with much advertised its fleet vessels for SALE
It went far to sell few of it's older ships Asatc
pretended to sell the to W.
r. Grace Co. of San Francisco.
Every allied with the steamship concerns affected
by the seamens law threw his hands said 'There
told you Repeal the law America loses her
commerce carrying Ships
Nary repeal came out of congress.
Shortly afterwards the Pacific Mail Steamship COM
pany "rescinded" the sale to the Grace corcern And
within few days the Grace company was buying ships
for the Pacific Mail company Not only did it buy ships
for the that supposedly driven bus-
by the seaens law, but has, more recently or
dered two frsclass vessels from the Crap Shpbuild-
ing company of Philadelphia for the Pacific Mail COM
pany.
So the Pacific Mail Steamship company will go right
along carrying freight and passengers the Pacific
and through the Panama canal and it will have more
and better vessels in it's fleet than it had before
And just the other day the 1uckenbach Steamship
announced its intention of putting line of
steamers into the South American trade at once
freight line under the American flag will ply between
New York and South American ports, and through the
Panama canal is reopened connecting both
Pacific and Atlantic ports with South American shipping
centers
The La Toilette seamen's law is several months old
and more American flags flying over ocean waves
today than for decades before!
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15
ORGANIZED LABOR NOT A MENACE.

There those in this enlightened country who
speak of the menace of unlonis What does
Why do men join unions? Is it because unionism is
trust, or is it because it is necessity?
The union man is called upon to make sacrifices He
is not making for himself monopoly Every benefit he
secures he shares with others.
Wherein is unonism a menace?
Does it the interests of labor? Dissolve all
the unions Of the country what would be the effect
on labor? Would the standard labor be improved or
injured? Every increase of wages every reduction
of hours and safeguard the worker is due
organized effort.
Does it menace the home? It aims to keep the
mother in the home and when woman must work to
place her on level with the man; restore the child
to the school out of the sweatshop and street,
secure the head of the home the best possible wages
hours and conditions of labor provide the family
in case OF Sickness accident, unemployment or DEATH
Does it menace society? What is more needed today
the social spirit? The union is the greatest existing
generator of the social spirit. 1t teaches it's members to
stand ogetherto look not alone their own affairs
but each to the affairs of Others
Uhionism is menace to nothing except the things
that are menace to human happiness and advance
| ment
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15
LABOR GROUP IN CONGRESS.

The best group of Representatives in this present
Congress Is the Labor Group.
They only about in NUMBER but consider
ing their number they the most effective Con-
In the five six years it has been existence
this gradually growing group has driving force
far Congress itself is concerned behind egsla
ton in the real interest of the people, Working quietly
and with only handful of MEMBERS this group today
the most hopeful thing under the dome of the Capitol
Yet its existence today is only prophecy, fulfill
ment of what can be accomplished.
If labor represented by fifty men in the
next Congress the labor group would hold the balance of
power They would compel legislation for the rights
Labor They could prevent the passage of bills grab
the public wealth and onopolize resources
Every special interest antagonstic to Labor has the
fullest representation In Congress get The banks
the railroads. the political machines steel and oil and
coal trusts have their groupsand these unite in one
general against the rights those whose labor in
factories and the railroads and the farms produce
the wealth they covet.
Why should not the organized labor movement, the
trade unions and the organizations of farmers and
workers put their representatives in Congress-?
Benjamin Franklin wrote:
HE who by tho plow would thrive
Himself must hold the plow or drive'
If labor is to plow its right furrow in Congress it
must hold the pillow drive.
Labor draw political party lines in nomina-
Ing its Congressional candidates in eectng them So
man is pledged to Labor and will always keep the in
erests of Labor to the 'front.' that man would be mem
her of the Labor Group whatever party ticket Labor had
put him and elected him on.
The time short action There are great issues
before the taxation to meet large
additional expenditures the right of Labor organize
and to bargain collectively without suppression by pr
vately controlled militia and gunner.
If Labor is to have potent voice in determining these
issues it's voice in Congress must be its voice.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15
CORRECT COLLECTIVE NOUNS.

A gang of elk. A drove of oxen.
A herd of swim A swarm of bees.
A bevy of quail. A flock of geese.
A wisp of snipe. A cast of hawks.
A skulk of foxes. A. stand of plovers.
A trip of dotterell. A pack Of wolves.
A sounder of hogs. A pride of lions.
A sleuth of bears. A siege of hurons.
A brood Of grouse. A troop of mon
keys. A building of rocks. A hide
of pheasants. A eovey of patridges.
A muster of peacocks. A plump of
wild fowl. A herd or bunch of cattle.
A .chattering of cloughs. A shoal of
herring. A school or pod" of whales.
A watch of .nightinga1es. A flight of
doves or swallows.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15
GOOD NIGHT.

Pittsburgh, Pa, has welfare
board which really handles welfares
looks after married men whose wives
go to summer and winter resorts,
leaving the husbands to the mercy
of servants and restaurants: The
elfare board will see that these neg;
lected men receive attentioh; that
thir homes are made homelike, and
amusement will be furnished these
husbands who stay home to make
money to pay theis wives bills.
Goodnight!
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15
SENATE HANGS UP REPORT.

For months the resolution to print the report and
testimony of the United States Commission on Industrial
Relations has been before the United States Senate
Under pretext another action has been taken
it,
The selfish reactionary interests trying to prevent
the printing Of the report and tesmony they
disclose the truth about industrial conditions.
Labor must help the Labor Group CONGRESS to force
the Senate to adopt the resolution to print Let every
Duluth union take action at once The way to do it is
to write to Senators Capp and Nelson urging them to
vote for the resolution.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15
SENT TO JAIL FOR
DIsH0N0RrNH FLAG

If disrespect to the American flag
is croime, then the Des Moines,
Iowa, officials deserve punishment
who would send an 11-year-old Negro
boy to the state refotnatory for ad-
herring to conscientious scruples
against saluting it.
If the American flag stands for
freedom, then it Is desecrated every
time any one is forced against his
will to. salute it..
In this bes Moitles case there was
more respect for the flag shown by
the bow. who had the courage of his
convictions, than by the unpatriotic
officials who are trying to make it all
emblem Of into1erante and tyranny,
says The Public.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15
THIS WEEKS THOUGHT.

Direct study is only half. The influences
drink in we live and move, do more to mold
1t is not till these do their full work that che
character is formed. Argument is half strong
habit truth is often proved long before it is
felt is convinced long before he is converted.
Constant, habitual and often slight influences give
shape and direction-Wendell Phillips Lectures.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15
DID THE PRESIDENT REFER TO HEARST?

do you read the Hearst papers? If you do not you
miss lot OF newspaper comedy lot of bunk bluff
that you can easily afford to do without.
You will remember the presidents warning against
news takers and ntervenonsts OF course
1t may amuse you to know that less than after
the president issued his warming Mr. Hearst printed in
his New York American, and in his other newspapers
bitter editorial In which he said
"No matter whether Villa is captured or mot the
problem remains the same for Carransa Obregon Diaz
Gavira and dozen others are merely Villa by other
Names s.
"Precious time has been lost. But there is no use
crying over that We should do best promptly to
make for it. The whole regular army Should be on
dately on its way to Mexico
1.-TWO hundred thousand volunteers should be inme-
datey called to the training CAMPS The army should
Immediately seize Vera Cruz Tampico, Guaymas Mazat-
Ian, Acapulco and Tehuantepac.
IF the job of pacfying Mexico is to be done at all #
ought to be done effective from the start.
ITO exhibit weakness and hesitation is to invite re-
sistance and bloodshed.
1T is mans job, to be done with blood and iron
and statesmanlike decision, promptness and force"
Mr. Hearst omitted only thing from his editorial
He should have added that he thousands of
acres OF rich land in Mexico That would have made
perfect an editorial that otherwise you feel lacks
thing to round it out.
But anyhow, if the president did not name the in
terventonsts it is nice to have them come like that
and say, Here we are"
Nathan Strauss distinguished Jewish, phi1anthropist
said the other day. that il the rich did their duty woe
would die It's safer bet that If the poor did their
duty the results would he speedlef and greater:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15
EAT. DRINK AND BE MERRY

In the house of feasting and dane
ing;
But outside the house men walk
With death iii their eyes.
At the heart Of the city are ease
and great riches;
But round about the city walk tnen
and WOMEN, to0-with death in
their eyes.
On, feast while you may,
And dance while you may, ="
And take your ease amid your great
riches, Il H.. :. u. :. .e,o.'
For soon will come the feast and
the dance Of them who Walk with
aeath in their eyes M ..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15
"DO EVERYTHING no HELP"

The Labor World wants to be the utmost possible
service to Duluth Minnesota the Uhed States and the
world.
1t wants to help make all parts Of the world better
for all humanity.
1t ID of the peope-of all who can be helped
by it's assistance.
is especially devoted to the principles of Organized
Labor because believes them to expressive of the
best ideals of manhood and citizenship.
1t wants to help in every way possible It's columns
are always open to all who have message for the
mon good, who think they have.
Its editor and assistants always accessible to those
The PURPOSE of its editor is "Do everything pos-
sible to help
That Is why The Labor World has such strone hold
on the good will of the workers and the public.
Workers, whether in public or private employment.
must be prepared to guard their rights and freedom and
TO protect their own interests and welfare Nobody
will do that for them for society so ORGANIZED that
every interest must take ITSELF Workers in all
Kinds OF work must their best Judgment best quality
and resources for their protection cid betefmet
The trade Union movement, true to its history its
traditions, and aspirations has DONE doing and Will
undoubtedly do more for the welfare of mankind than
all other agencies combined.
Organized Labor is winning its way in the hearts
Of humankind because it is movement Of human prog
fess te1led ~ Intelligence and the spirit Of humanity
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15
MEXICO's WONDERFUL HISTORY

MEXICOs WONDERFUL HISTORY
1t is safe guess that not in a hundred of our
boys and girls under the of l6 knows anything def
mite about the history of the country south of the
United States.
The average American grown-up has heard of Cor
tez of Diaz, Huerta and Villa but he has no other
knowledge Of the long and extremely interesting history
of Mexico.
The southern country is much older than we are and
had fine civilization before Columbus set out the
New World in 1892. Since then the country has gone
through all kinds of wars and revolutions and UPS and
downs.
Mexico has been invaded by large French army. and
succeeded in defeating that army
She went to with us in 1S47
She has had an emperor, king and numberless pres
idens.
AS general thing, there has been more excitement
in one in that turbulent country into which our
troops are marching than there is in the United
States in twenty years.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15
INQUIS1TIVE BOYS
STRANGE QUESTIONS

The following is a little story writ
ten by James w. Helms, the Mich
igan state dairy and food commits
sioner.
ooh, pa, what are those red things
In the bushel basket?" asked the
small bay of his father as they went
along the street.
"Those, my boy, are cranberries
which your mother always serves
with the turkey on Christmas" said
the father.
"And, o see, pa, there's tin
measure in the basket just like my
buys milk In. What's that fore"
"That," says the father, lis sup
posed to be a quart measure in which
they measure the berries"
'Bht, pa, when ma sold some
Strawberries, she measured them in
a quart basket. Why doesn't the
grocer?"
"Well, you see, MY son, there are
two kinds Of Quarts, a dry quart to
sell dry things III and a liquid quart
to sell liquids in. Tie LIQUID quart
Holds ten cubic inches less than the
dry quart, so the grocer buys his
cranberr1es by the dry quart and sells
them by the liquid quart"
why does the grocer do that,
pat"
$50 he can get thirty=eight quarts
Out Of each thirty-two- quart bushe1.'
But, pa. I should think people
would insist on having q dry quart Of
cranberries instead Of wet ohe?"
"They would, my son, If they only
knew the law"
But, pa. amt 1t dishonest to sell
persons short Quart Of cranbetfles?'
"Oh, no, my son, it is merely bust
ness efficiency"
whats business efflclency?"
ooh, that's the art of getting all
there is out Of business and then
some"
But, pa, amt that wrohg?"
Nov, never mind asking, any more
Questions, my son; you wont under.
stand business principles until you
grow up"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-15

Organized Labor is winning its way in the hearts
OF humankind because 1t is movement Of human prog.
ress imteed ~ Intelligence ana the spirit Of hunahity
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