davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-07-13

10y KODer
1t there is any strange thing on this
earth it is the burden of the land.
The land is said to be gift of God
to His children.
Like the air, the water and the sun,
land, it is said, was intended for the
good of man.
Like the woods. the coal mines, the
ore mines, and the oil wells, land, it
is said, was given as precious gift
to man.
Why, therefore, has land become a
burden, crushing burden on the back
of labor?
Ireland is nation that has been
ruined again and again by the burden
of the land.
At the door of the land there stood
man collecting toll, and no matter
how the Irish labored, the only one
enriched was he who collected toll.
When the land improved the toll
increased. When the worker built
better houses and better barns, the
toll increased.
When the worker improved his
crops, his stock, his fences and his
roads, the toll increased.
And the land of Ireland became
burden to Ireland, and the man who
collected toll became curse TO Ire
land
Even in the day of famine tha man
was there insisting on his toll, and at
last the Irish ran away from the bur
den of the land in ireland.
They fed from famine and misery
and that awful figure at the door and
they came, along with Germans,
Swedes. Poles, Italians and Russians,
multitudes of them, to anothar island
called Manhatten.
And they went to work here to inn
prove the land. They built roadways,
parkways, palaces, skyscrapers, ware
houses, railroads, bridges and tunnels.
And the world seemed to be getting
rich, but the workers soon saw that
with every improvement made, the
and increased. and with every soul
into the world the burden of
The land increased.
And the toll? The toll has gone
higher and higher until in no place
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-07-13
The TEMPLE OF LABOR
President Wilson Speaks Glowing Words at
Dedication Of LabOr's New Home

hington-President Wilson on
July 4th, dedicated "To Common
Counsel and a Common Understand
ing labor temple erected here as
the new home of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. He told large
audience gathered at the exercises
that the greatest barrier and dispas-
sionate conferences, and that get
ting our fighting blood up" was ''the
long way and not the short way" of
securing rights"
Repeated Applause
President Wilson's plea for calm
counsel brought repeated applause
from the people who apparently in
terpreted it as having an indirect
bearing, on the Mexican crisis The
President however did not refer to
Mexico or any other foreign country
by name.
"The way we generally strive for
right" he said "is by getting our fight
ing blood up, and venture to say
that it is the long way and not the
short If you come at me with your
fists doubled, I think 7 can promise
you that mine will double as fast
as yours; but if you come at me and
say, Let us sit down and take counsel
together, and if we differ with one
another understand why it is that we
differ, just what points are at issue.
we presently will find that we are not
so far apart after all, that the points
in which we differ are few and the
points on which we agree are many,
and that if we only have the patience
and the candor and the desire to get
together we will get together"
Judges Need Primer
Nothing that the President said
aroused such enthusiasm as his praise
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-07-13
Rights Are FIOuted by the Court

Seattle.-Judge ]. Tallman believes
strikers have the right to pickett
they impersonate an Egyptian num-
my.
The court says he has discovered no
law against picketing, providing it is
quiet, speechless picketing," or if the
pickets use words which the court di-
rects, constitutional guarantees to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
The St. German bakery secured an
injunction against striking cooks and
bakers and later asked for damages
because OF picl1eting. This the court
refused, but told the strikers mot to
insist on each and every one of your
rights if it is going to get you into
trouble"
The learned court dispelled any IL
lusion workers may have regarding
their right to freely speak their mind,
being responsible for same as the law
provides This principle does not ap-
ply when strikers are involved. Then,
property rights are paramount, with
human rights sidetracked by injunc-
ton judges.
Judge Tallman could not conceal his
mailed fist beneath the velvet glove.
He permitted the strikers to picket
but they cannot speak to any one
while in front of the unfair bakeries
or say anything about the employment
of Japs or Cinnamon or do any other
thing that would cause persons not to
trade with plaintiff.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-07-13
BURDEN OF THE LAND
Unjust Laws Make Natures Bounty a Load
Instead Of a Blessing
(By Robert Hunterl

Hunter)
else in the world does the man at the
door collect such toll
A few potatoes in Ireland would
have paid for the space that brings in
Manhattan fabulous sum, and here
too, the man stands at the door.
No one escapes him. The widow,
the orphan, the unemployed-they
must all pay him first.
He has only to stand at the gate
or hire some one else to stand at the
gate and collect his toll, and the Irish,
the Garmans, the Bohemians, the Ital-
ians and the Jews toll to pay him toll.
And that toll mounts higher and
higher each year.
New laborers are born and new inn
migrants come, and as the houses
mount higher and higher toward the
sky the toll mounts with them.
From hundreds the toll has gone to
thousands, and from thousands to ten
thousands, and from ten thousands to
hundreds of thousands, and from
hundreds of thousands to millions of
hard-earned dollars.
And who pays the toll? Who bears
the burden of the land. Can useless
labor pay toll? Do capitalists pay
toll?
Whence come the millions collected
by the lord of the land. Who is the
bearer Of this ever growing burden.
Well, it is an old story. John Gray,
who lived many years ago, told the
story and many others have told it
again and again. and perhaps better.
But Gray's words will serve our pur-
pose,
I'VE have endeavored to show" said
Gray in 1881, that the real income of
the country which consists in the
quantity of wealth annually created
by the labor of the people. is taken
from the producers chiefly by the rent
of land, by the rent of houses, by the
interest on money, and by the profit
of persons who buy their labor from
them at one price and sell it at an
other"
The burden Of land is the debt
the debt humanity owes to those who
own the land, and as an old Greek
once said. Debts make free men
slaves"
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-07-13

competition may allow, and conse-
quently has no surplus profit to ex-
pend for salaries to men who no long
er work for him. If he gets any bene-
mt at all from maintaining of the
militia, that, like all other public SER
vices, has helped to keep up the value
OF the land on which he lives and
does business. He is consequently
paying for this service in ground rent.
Taxation of this ground rent would
be the proper way to meet all ex-
penses incurred in providing the SER
vice. Owing to public neglect that
method has not been adopted, but that
does not justify censure of those EN-
ployers who have done nothing to
stir up war feeling and now refuse to
contribute Individually towards a
need for which they are not respon-
sible.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-07-13

Der sales, 5000, while slight de-
crease from last year, were greater
by l4H per cent than the average.
The largest relative gain was in res
ceipts from special uses of various
kinds.
The rs per cent of this fund dis
tributed by law for the benefit of To-
cal schools and roads will give the
Counties within which these national
forests are situated total of Sis ,OO0
while an additional $4,000 will be
made available for the construction Of
roads by the Forest Service, under the
10 per cent Fund item provided for BY
the Act of August 10, 1912.
Two fire alarms were turned in the
first part of the week. One was caus-
ed by burning motorcycle and the
other was not located.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-07-13

Washington.-In bulletin No lSo,
issued by the United States bureau Of
labor statistics, diverse rulings on la
Dor laws by various state courts is
shown.
The bulletin is compilation Of
some 27O decisions affecting labor in
1915. In New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut it is held taht a worker
receiving injuries outside the state can
be compensated under the state law,
The courts Of Massachusetts hold
contrary views.
Il is shown, also, that where the
terms Of the acts are practically identi-
cal, courts hold different views on the
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-07-13
Court Decisions Are Conflicting

inclusion or exclusion of diseases in
CURED by reason of occupation.
AS in all recent years (since the en-
actment OF the federal law of 1o08).
the questin of what employees on rail-
roads areengaged in interstate COM
merce, and therefore entitled to sue
under the federal liability law, gives
rise to many difficulties, and the rul-
ings continue to be far from harmon
iaus, though clarifying decisions have
been rendered by the United States
Supreme court. The same is true Of
the hours Of service and safety ap-
pliance acts of congress applicable to
railroads.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-07-13

portation Of second class matter. Has
the senate reached the situation where
all principles are to be tried by a
balance sheet? Is there nothing else
in this nation except money? We lose
money by our army; we do not get
any cash dividends out of the army,
but we get protection to the institu-
tions and the people of America We
do not get any dividends out of our
navy; the navy does not pay divi-
dends. Senators look for dividends.
The dividends from the navy are the
protection to our shores against for
cign invasion. Senators look for div
idends possibly from the schools. We
get no cash dividends from our
schools. Our dividends are an inform
ed and learned public opinion; and
public opinion that is not informed is
deleterious ta 2 free republic Why,
Mr.. President. I presume the next
congress will say. IF we abolish the
county-free circulation of newspap-
ers, we will save another million dol
lars. One by one we take these steps.
one by one we encroach upon these
institutions that make UP the very
life of the republic"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-12-02
(Communicated.)

The late P. M. Hennessey, a prom
inent contractor and builder, who died
in his apartments at the Angus Hotel
in this city, two weeks ago, in the
seventeen year of his age. was a ma
tive of Ireland who came to the United
States with his family in 1857. He
received his early education and
business training in Albany, N. Y,
where the family settled; but began
his career as a contractor and builder
in Chicago. He superintended the
construction of many Of the Catholic
Churches in that city after the great
fire. In the early eighties he moved
to st. Paul and built many of the big
buildings of that period, such as the
Ryan Hotel in this city, the West
Hotel in Minneapolis, the Spalding in
Duluth and many federal and munic-
ipal buildings, churches and other
institutions in the Northwest. He was
one of the builders of the new Cathe
dral of st. Paul, and at the time OF
his death had the contract for the
construction of the new chapel at the
College of st. Thomas.
In 1898 he married Miss Rose
Meloy, daughter of John c. Meloy
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-12-02
TEACHINGS OF ST. THOMAS
RECENT LETTER EMPHASIZES
THEIR IMPORTANCE.

Cardinal Bisleti, Prefect of the Con-
gregation of Seminaries and Universe
ties, in a letter directed to Cardinal
Annette, Archbishop of Paris, declares,
in the Holy Fathers name, that it is
the wish of the Holy See that the
teaching of the doctrine of ST. Thomas
Aquinas in the French schools be car
ried out with thoroughness and exact
ness. In the recent letter of Cardi-
nal Bisleti to the Cardinal Archbishop
of Paris, and in letter on the same
subject to Mgr. Baudrillart, Rector of
the Catholic Institute of Paris, it Is
laid down that Professors are ex-
pected to take the principles, method,
and doctrine of the Angelic Doctor as
the basis of their philosophical and
theological teaching, and that it is the
earnest desire of His Holiness that
these rules be recognized and enforced
in all the Universities and Seminaries
of France.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-12-02
CATHOLIC STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL CONVENTION WAS HELD
AT KEARNEY, NEBRASKA.

The ninth annual convention of the
Catholic Students Association OF
America was held on November II
and IS at Kearney, Nebraska. This
association is federation of Cath
olic clubs in existence at various state
universities and colleges. Conditions
are such that oftentimes Catholics, if
they would secure in their locality
an education in certain branches
must attend state schools. To supply
what would otherwise be lacking the
Catholic students in these institutions
have formed themselves into clubs
There is a large number of such clubs
throughout the country, and many OF
them in the middle west compose the
federation known as the Catholic Stu
dents Association of America.
The new officers chosen for the en-
suing year are: President, Mr.. Fla
herty of the University of Nebraska
Vice President, Miss McGovern of the
University of Iowa; Secretary-Treas
urer, Mis- Kriege of Iowa State Col
lege. Rev. Thomas f. Burke, G. s. p.
was continued as national chaplain
The other members of the executive
council chosen were Miss Kelly OF
Humboldt, Iowa, and Professor Pat
terson Of the Kearney State Normal
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-12-02
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS COLLEGE
ST. LOUIS WILL RETAIN FAMOUS
INSTlTUTIoN-LARGE FUND
RAISED.

A meeting of the chairmen of
Christian Brothers College alumni
committees was held at Knights of
Columbus hall, in st. Louis, Mo-, a
few evenings ago. Subscriptions total
$52, 900, it was announced. Brothers
Lawrence and Emery said that, re-
gardless of any offer that might be
made the authorities of the college,
st. Louis would retain the school.
Archbishop Glennon, addressing the
gathering, said the lives of the fire.
men who were killed were most close.
ly related to the feelings of the gen.
eral public, and he suggested that
their families, widows and orphans
should be cared for before anything
was done. He subscribed $500 for
this fund, and at mass meeting held
in the afternoon on the college cam.
pus a total of $1O,317.70 was contri.
buted. The largest donation was one
of $4,000 from an anonymous giver.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-12-02
SUMMER SCHOOL ELECTS OFFICERS
BOARD EXTENDS THANKS TO
MoNslGNoR cHlDWIcK, RE-
TiRING PRESIDENT.

The annual meeting of the board OF
trustees of the Catholic Summer
School of America was held in New
York on Thursday, November 9. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, the Rev.
John ]. Donlan, Phi. D.; first vice pres
ident, the Right Rev. Monsignor M. J.
Splaine, D. D.; second vice president,
George ]. Gillespie; secretary, Charles
Murray; treasurer, F. P. Cunnion;
chairman executive committee,
Charles A. Weber; chairman board
of studies, the Right Rev. Monsignor
M. J. Lavelle, " G., Of New York
Two new trustees were elected to the
board, namely, the Rev. John D.
Roach, of New York, and the Rev.
M. F. McGuinness, of Paterson, N. J.
The report of the session just closed,
the silver jubilee year of the Summer
School, was very encour" ging, and
showed great progress The thanks of
the board was extended to Monsignor
Chadwick for his excellent work dur
ing the year.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-12-02
ARCHBISHOP EXACTS PLEDGE
MOST REVEREND GEORGE w.
MUNDEL LEIN, OF CHICAGO,
GIVES VIEWS ON TEMPERANCE
QUESTION.

The eXaction of a five-year pledge
of total abstinence from every priest
whom he ordains, is the practice
adopted by Most Reverend George w.
Mundelein of the archdiocese of Chi
cago. Archbishop Mundelein already
has put his rule in force, and declared
last week he intends to exact the same
pledge from each priest ordained in
the future.
IF the young priests keep the total
abstinence pledge for five years after
their ordination he said, 1T is easy
to see that they will be likely to con-
tinue the practice the rest of their
lives"
When asked to define his attitude
towards making Chicago dry he said:
1T is not my custom to ally myself
with any movement outside of the
Church. l believe l can do the most
effective work inside the Church. But
the Dry Chicago Federation may be
assured I will not fight against their
movement. No one with intelligence
can fail to appreciate the ravages
done by the liquor traffic. We have
all seen enough wrecks of character
and happiness along the way to con
vince us of its evil. There is scarcely
a home which has not suffered from
the effects of strong drink.
Il appreciate the delicacy of deal
ing with those who have come from
Europe, bringing with them customs
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-12-02
SEEKS MARRIAGE ANNULMEN1
DUKE OF ORLEANS WILL TRY TO
HAVE UNION WITH ARCHDUcH-
Ess SEVERED.

There will shortly open at Rome a
remarkable canonical process brought
by the Duke of Orleans to obtain
the annulment of his marriage with
the Archduchess Maria Dorothea of
Austria, which was contracted in
1906. The Duke alleges that one es-
sential condition to the marriage con-
tract was wanting on the Austrian
side. There are no children of the
marriage 1t is not known what atti-
tude the Duchess will adopt toward
the petition before the Roman courts.
She is a very pious Princess, and it
was said at the time of her marriage
that her desire was for a religious
life. 1t is surmised that the necessary
condition which the Duke alleges was
wanting to the contract, was the con-
sent of the bride, but nothing is
known for certain regarding this. Al
though the Duke has been i'll for
some months and unable to leave his
house, the Duchess refused to come
to him.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-12-02
MRS. DILLON o'RRIEN, AGED "a,
WAS THE OLDEST MEMBER OF
THE CATHEDRAL PARISH -
LIVED IN ST. PAUL SINCE 1866
HEAD OF A PROMINENT FAMILY
A DEVoUT CATHOLIC.

In the death of Mrs. Elizabeth
O'Brien, relict of the late Dillon
O'Brien, which occurred at her resi-
dence in this city on Thursday,
November %, st. Paul lost one of it's
oldest citizens and the Catholic
Church a devoted member whose
deeply religious life edited all who
enjoyed the pleasure of her acquain-
tance. She had attained the patri-
archal age of "a years,-ffty of which
were spent in st. Paul-and retained
almost the full use of her faculties
until the time of her death. Two
weeks before she passed away she
occupied her accustomed seat at Mass
in the Cathedral of which she was
one of the oldest parishioners.
The funeral obsequies took place on
Saturday, November 25 The Rever-
end w. w. Finley officiated at the
Solemn Mass of Requiem, assisted by
Father O'Hara as deacon, Father
Harrington as subdeacon and Father
Cullinan as master of ceremonies.
The sermon was preached by the
Reverend celebrant who also gave the
final absolution. A number of priests
were present in the sanctuary; and
among those who attended the serv-
ice were many of the older citizens
of st. Paul. The grandsons of the
deceased acted as pallbearers and the
remains were laid to rest in the fam
lily lot in Calvary Cemetery.
Mrs. O'Brien came to the United
States with her husband from County
Galway, Ireland, in 1856, and ten
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-12-02
CATHOLIC PATRIOTS IN THE REVOLUTION

ity Of the ColOnists to contest the sea
with Great Britain. On October Z,
1776, Barry was appointed to command
the ''Efingham." He organized COM
pany of volunteers and went to Wash
ingtcn's assistance prior to the Battle
Of Trenton. He lent efficient service
to Washington, in crossing the Della
ware, prior to that battle.
Barry conceived the idea of floating
down the Delaware, machines, in form
Of ship buoys, filled with powder, in an
attempt to destroy the enemies yes
sells. This is known as the Battle of
the Kegs" January 5, 1878. March
II, 177S, Washington wrote to Barry,
MAY suitable recompense always at
tend your bravery" Barry, with twen-
ty-seven men, captured one major, two
captains, three lieutenants, ten SOL
diers, one hundred seamen and
marines. His successes won the ad-
lmiration of friend and foe. 1t was
shortly after this event that Lord
Howe is said to have offered Barry
10000 guineas and a command of an
English vessel, if he would desert the
services of the United Colonies.
For boldness of design and dexter
ty of execution Barry's operations
were not surpassed, if equaled during
the war" (Frosts Naval Biography
On February Is, 1879, Barry became
i commander Of the Delaware" a brig
of 200 tons. While on cruise he met
the "Confederacy," commanded by
Lieut. Gregory. Barry addressed him:
Lieut.. Gregory, | advise you to desist
from firing. This is the brig Della
ware belonging to Philadelphia, and
my name is John Barry, (not Jack)."
Lieut.. Gregory did not fire another
shot. Barry was appointed to super
intend the building of the frigate
America" The Continental Marine
Committee, appointed him to command
the Alliance" on September 5, 1880.
The appointment of Barry had spe-
cial significance at this time. Wash.
lington, who had learned of the treach.
cry of Arnold, had asked, Whom can
we now trust?" The answer to Wash
ington was made by the appointments
Il
of Barry, by the Marine Committee, to
the largest and finest vessel. The
Irish-born Catholic, John Barry, could
be trusted with the very best. Arnold
had betrayed the country for pelf and
position, among the oppressors of the
native land Of Barry, and the native
land Of the infamous Benedict Arnold.
On one cruise, Barry captured nine
vessels. He fought the last battle of
the Revolution, March 10, 1888. The
Irish-born Catholic had battled eight
years, from the first to the last of the
flight. On June 5, 1894, Washington
years, from the first to the last of the
Navy Of the United States, the first
and highest officer in the navy.
i General Stephen MoyIan.
| Stephen Moylan, Muster-Master
General, Secretary and Aide-de-C Camp
y lcontinued on page 81