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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-23
OFFERS "soLUTIoN" OF
ALL LABOR TROUBLES

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 21.-
John H. Wallace jr., state game and
fish commissioner, has discovered a
system whereby strikes and lockouts
will no longer distract this nation.
Ills plan is simple-appoint an arbi-
tratlon board to adjust wages, make
it illegal to strike while the board is
reviewing the case and depend upon
public opinion to enforce the award.
Mr.. Wallace averred in Labor day
speech:
The weight of public opinion
would undoubtedly sustain the board
of arbitration, therefore strikes and
lockouts, upon the adoption of the
recommendaHonaI have suggested,
would become a thing of the past"
This ancient scheme of tying men
to their jobs was foisted- on Colorado
by the last legislature, but at the re-
cent convention of the state fedora
ton Of labor was roundly denounced.
Despite this. latest reputation of
compu1sion, men still ignore the ver-
dict of history and present the sys-
tenn as some new discovery.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-23
STRIKEBREAKERS OF
NEW. YORK REVOLT

NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-While the
public service commission was holding
open hearings on the street car strike
a crowd of strikebreakers, who had
escaped from the closely guarded
barns in which the "free and inde-
pendents" are herded, appeared be-
fore the commission and told a. story
of being slugged, robbed and being
held as prisoners. The spokesman
said he and his companions were
compelled to live in filth, that the
detective agency had refused to pay
them and that they had not been
given enough to eat. They said they
had been brought to New York city
by the Bergoff Brothers & Waddell
Detective Agency and had originally
been promised IS day. This was
reduced and when the strikebreakers
objected they were told to take what
was offered them or they would be
"beaten up.''
"One hundred and fifty strike
breakers, all of them brought here
from Chicago, are prisoners at the
car barn at 179th street and Third
avenue" said the spokesman. "AI of
them have gone on strike and want to,
quit, but the guards won't let them
out"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-23

people do not ask for their streets to be the
CITY cannot use any of the levy to pay for street
intersections.
T. The amendment only permits the levy to be made
II, ana only IT, necessary for these particular pur-
poses; 1t does not require any amount to be levied
p. No part of the money can be used for general
expenses salaries automobiles any other purpose
except for storm and street intersections of
pavements.
Is The amendment has been unanimously annrovd nv
every organization that has actually investigated the
1acts; only those people who have made no invest-
cations OF the facts have opposed it,
Z 1t will result in the increase of the wage income
OF our Workngmen to the amount of about $4,000
year, most of which will ultimately go to our retail
grocers dry goods merchants, butchers cothers and
others who sell what workingmen and their families
need for personal use.
5S The levy will be spent streets in the residence
districts where good pavements are needed and not
IN any real estate specuations Commissioner Farrell,
can be depended on to the same good sense in
the future that he has in the past in determining where
tn money should be spent He has paved no streets
yet in order to help any real estate specuation and
he will not.
BE good citizen cast your vote in accordance with
your common sense; do not be misled by narrow
minded kickers; be a booster; and vndicate the
right OF the people to rule by voting for the amend
ment.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-23
PEOPLE SHOULD VOTE PROPOSED CHARTER
AMENDMENT UP OR DOWN ON ITS MERITS

The charter amendment to be voted on next Tues
day, should not be defeated either account of it's
fool friends or on account of it's fool enemies.
1t should be voted up down on account of it's
merits
We do not care to stretch suppress truth on
question submitted to the people of Duluth for their
decision.
We are very anxious that the people of our little
city should vote inelligently wisely on all mat
ters affecting their government
BY doing they will vindicate both the right and
the expedency of direct legislation municipal
tions
The people will make mistakes; but they
will make fewer mistakes than the legislature will
and so we want the people to decide their
tions that there will be for the legislature
to "butt i'm. on local affairs
Holding these views ask the people, particularly
the workngmen to consider these things before they
vote next Tuesday,
The Charter Commission, body of representative
citizens, with axes to grind and with no a1ilia-
tons with the city hall, after Thorough investigation
have unanimously approved this amendment.
q The increase in the levy is for three years only
and it cannot be used after that unless the people
again vote the question.
3. The 3-m levy be used for public improve
ments-pavements and sewers and then only after
the people directly Interested who pay about IS per
cent of the cost, petition for the Improvement If
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-23
MEXICAN CONFEREES
ARE NOW IN SESSION

NEW LONDON, Conn.,, Sept. 21.-
Determined to solve differences be-
tween the United States and Mexico,
and substitute mediation for shot and
she'll, representatives of the two coun-
tries are holding sessions in this city.
The Mexican representatives have
emphasized the work of rehabilitating
their country, which has been done by
the Carranza administration and the
rapid progress that is being made in
re-establishing order. Proposed re-
forms in educational and agricultural
lines have been related in detail by
the Mexicans, who have pointed out
that the recognition of the Carranza
government has greatly assisted the
constitutionalists in their work.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-23
AMERICA MUST PREPARE FOR TRADE COMPETITION AFTER THE WA

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 23.-Estah b.
iishment of cost systems by manufac-
turers was recommended as one of the
most important means of strengthen
Ing American industries to meet Euro
pean competition after the war by Ed
ward N. Hurley, chairman of the fed
eral trade commission, in an address
before the Ohio Bankers association
here recently.
"The man who does not know his
true costs is just the man who prices
his goods foolishly, and thereby i'm
pairs the business of his sound COM
iIetitors at the same time that he ruins
his Own," said Mr.. Hurley. "He also
Urged that strenuous efforts to in
}crease American foreign trade, par
ticu'arly by establishment of branches
of American banks abroad, be made
to meet the more efficient and larger
scale production of European coun-
tries when peace comes"
The Address.
Mr.. Hurley's address in. part fol-
lows:
When~we think of Europe we think
of a continent engulfed in war, de-
wasted and disordered, but I want to
say to you that we must correct that
conception. While in many respects
we know little of what is going on in
the warning nations, we do know that
within sound of the guns, almost with
in reach of the falling shells, Europe
lis reorganizing her industries. Under
the stress of a life-and-death struggle
every effort is being made to obtain
the highest efficiency in the -produc-
tion, the distribution and tie use Of
commodities Of all kinds. Conserva-
tism sin industrial ideals and methods
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-23
BOYCOTT NOT so FUNNY.

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 21.-The
manager of the Northern theater has
sued the Moving Picture Operators
union for $1,000 damages and asks
for an Injunction restraining these
unionists from advertising his place
as hostile to organized labor.
Low-wage employers are organized
into Citizens Alliance and when the
theatrical manager began operating
his house on the non-union plan ne
was highly praised for his 'independ-
ence." But patronage fell off and nov
he tells the court it is not the kind Of
advertising he expected.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-23

has been blasted and shattered to
pieces in the shock of war; old sys-
TENS that normally would have hung
day, old equipment that would have
been retained for years has been
scrapped as fast as possible for new in
stallations of the most advanced types.
New processes are being discovered,
new inventions are being made, and
new forms of organizations are being
created.
England industrially has been pre-
emlnently the land Of yesterday. Con-
serVatlsm was the dominant character
stl1c of British business While Massa-
chusetts was making textiles with au-
tomato looms under conditions that
permitted one operator to 10 from 16
to "a machines, Lancashire clung to
old equipment and conditions under
which one operator could tend but
four machines. But at last England is
aroused, and today American books on
efficiency and scientific management
are being bought by the hundred and
studied all over England. The war has
compelled Great Britain to make 80
years of industrial progress in 30
months.
Before the war Germany was prob
ably the most highly organized and
efficient manufacturing nation in the
world, but in Germany organization
and efficiency have been still further
developed, and, no matter whether
victorious or defeated, the Germany
that emerges from the war, will be
years ahead Of the Germany we knew
in 1914. ~'
We Must Keep Step.
These changes are of great concern
to us. We may not realize this today,
because things are coming our. way
3 tnoM but: we must look. ahead to- the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-23
DETROIT VOTES TO GIVE
EMPLOYE HIGHEST WAGE

DETROIT, Sept 21.-By a popular
vote Detroit citizens have adopted a
charter amendment which provides
that common labor employed by the
city shall not receive less than $3.50 a
day and that no employe doing the
work Of skilled mechanic shall re-
ceive compensation in sum less than
the highest prevailing wage in that
particular grade of work. Eight
hours shall constitute G days work
and double time shall be paid for
Sunday and holiday FORK, except in
cases of emergency. The amendment
was urged by organized labor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-23
WILSON'S APP0|N TEE i; j;
MAINTAINS RECORD
Frederic G. Howe Upholds Dem
ocracy While In Charge At
Ellis Stand
WINS FIGHT AGAINST
CONGRESSMAN BENNETT
Urges Government to Feed I'm.
migrants at Cost and Cancel
Huge Contract.
BY DANTE BARTON.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2s.-The indus
trial relations for millions of Ameri-
can citizens. and workers begins at
Ellis Island. That is New York's
great port of entry for immigrants,
Through that gateway have poured
the greatest number of those men and
women and children from. Europe
who have peopled this great republic,
titled it's fields. opened it's mines. es-
tablished it's factories and made them
productive, made it's laws. elected its
public servants. and created here a ma
ton distinctive and great in it's
achievements and more distinctive and
great in it's promises.
To have charge at this gateway and
to safeguard the rights of the people
already here and to safeguard i'm
equal measure the rights an7 interests
of the new workers and citizens and
their families, President Wilson ap-
pointed Fredric C. Howe It Was one
of those appointments. like the ap->
pointment of Louis D. Brandeis to the
supreme court, that was hailed every
where among the plain people as
pledge that. the administration in
tended a government of the right kind
of men to carry on government of
the right kind of laws. Among all in
formed and forwardlooking people.
and esnecially among the producers
and toilers. many of whom had passed
through Ellis Island and knew from
experience what was wrong with it
and what should be made right with
it, Mr.. Howe's appointment gave the
chiefest satisfaction.
Upholds Democracy.
The finest and greatest proof that
in his place of trust at Ellis Island
Frederic c. Howe vindicated and up
held the national and international
reputation he had earne. as writer
Of fundamental democracy and as an
official and unofficiai servant in ac-
ton of the public has been given late
ly by member of congress- named w.
S. Bennett of New York. This con-
gressman was irresponsible because he
was privileged to make the most un-
founded accusations against any pub
lie or private citizens without any re-
sponsibility in a court of law or in any
other tribunal for his statements. This
congressman exercised this privilege
against a PUBLIC official, who had not
the privileges of the floor of congress.
as the result of the action of commits
sioner Howe in having advised that the
government should not continue a con-
tract with a firm of former clients Of
the congressman for feeding the inn
migrant men, women and children
confided to the governments care. Mr..
Howe's recommendations were that
the contract, involving the expenditure
of 100000 a year, in time of normal
immigration and being very profitable.
should not be renewed, and that. in
stead, the authorities at Ellis Island
should purchase the food and prepare
and supply it to the immigrants at
cost.
) For this Mr.. Howe was assai]ed. For
this unfounded rumors of immortality" =
among the thousands of men and
women of all nationalities who are de-
tanned at the island were misstated as
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-23
: MILLIONS LOST TO PURLIC.

NEWARK, N. J., Sept. 21.-Vice
Chancellor Howell announces there is
no hope Of stockholders receiving any
Of the $15O,00O,O00 stock of the Rock
Island company held by them. The
company was organized in 1902 to
hold the stock of the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railroad company,
which. in turn, held the stock Of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail-
way company. The substitution of the
words railroad" and railway
makes the first named company a
separate concern.
The men who have looted this prop
erty are positive that eight hours for
train service employees is unconstitu-
tional, confiscatory and un-American.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-23
WOMEN WORKERS
TO SUPPORT WILSON.
Presidents Great Accomplish
rnents On Behalf of Labor
Are Lauded.
CHICAGO WOMEN ISSUE
PLEDGE in HIS BEHALF
Child Labor Law and Eight Hour
Day Act Are Warmly
Endorsed.

President Wilson's administration
has received the endorsement of labor
men all over the United States. A
group of working women in Chicago,
who are to cast their first presidential
ballot this fall, formed Working
Women's Independent Woodrow Will
son League, Sept. 9, 1916. They issue
the following statement:
we. the undersigned working
women, pledge our support to re-elect
President Woodrow Wilson.
1--WE pledge him our support:
because Of his splendid record
during the last four years in a most
critical period in the history of our
nation;
Because he has stood with the
common people as against the big
business interests of the country;
Because he has placed human val
ues above property values, and stands
for human freedom;
because Of his record Of labor leg
islation which was denied us during
other administrations; particularly the
enactment Of the Child Labor law and
the Clayton Antitrust act:
Because Of his courageous stand
for the eight-hour day in the recent
railroad controversy;
"Recause we believe that by his ac-
tion in this case he has advanced the
cause Of the shorter work-day to such
an extent that we look to an early
enactment of eight-hour legislation
for women in the various states and
by congress.
"For these reasons we feel justified
in calling upon the workingwomen.
regardless of party. to join in our
campaign to work for the reelection
of President Wilson.
(Signed)
"Agnes Nestor, president Tnterna-
tional Glove Workers Union of Amer
isa: president Chicago Women's Trade
Union League.
MARY Anderson, Boot and Shoe
Workers Union No. "a.
''Elizabeth Christman, Glove Work.
ers' Union No. 1S.
Catherine Finnegan. president
Bindery Women's Union.
'"Mary Haney. United Garment
Workers of America. No. 33.
"Frances E. Harden, Teachers
League, Chicago.
"Agnes Johnson, Boot and Shoe
Workers Union No. "a.
"E. Beatrix Dauchy. Chicago Wo-
mems Trade Union League.
"Mary McEnerney, Bindery Wo-
mems Union No. go.
"Elizabeth Maloney, Organizer,
Mattresses Union.'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-23
President Gompers Issues Call
"a, ~ seth Annual Convention
q eea,, A. F. Of L.
LABOR 10 PLAY PART
IN WAR SETTLEMENT
Will Take Action to Help Restore
Peace to the World d-Exchange
Fraternal Delegates.

Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of Labor, todav
issued the call for thirty-sixth annual
convention to meet at Baltimore.
Nov. 1s. 1916. The Federation will
remain in session more than two
weeks.
After defining the basis Of repre-
sentation in the convention Mr.. Com
pers discusses the probah BILE program
Of the meeting in the following lam
guage contained in the call:
1T is of course, entirely unneces-
sary here to errumerate all the i'm
portant subjects with which our forth
coming convention will concern itself,
but the reminder is not at all amiss
broaden the field and means for the
organization Of the yet unorganized
workers, to strive to bring about more
effectually than ever a better day in
the lives and homes of the toilers, to
defend and maintain by every honor
able means in our power the right to
organize for our common defense and
advancement. for the exercise Of our
normal and constitutional activities to
protect and promote the rights and
interests of the workers; and to as
sart at any risk the freedom of speech
and of the press and the equal rights
before the law of every worker with
every other citizen: to aid our fellow
workers against the effort now being
made by Labor's enemies to entangle
the workers in the meshes of litiga-
ton before the courts in the several
states; to arouse our fellow-workers
and fellow-citizens to the danger
which threatens to curb or take away
their guaranteed rights and freedom:
the tremendous conflict now being
waged in Europe and it's possible con-
sequences and results, not only upon
the people of European countries but
upon the people of America, as well
as on the whole civilized world. must
Of necessity receiove the deepest So
licitous consideration Of the working
people of America.
"How and what further action can
be taken by the American labor move
ment to help bring about an early
peace among the warning nations Of
Europe: how that peace can be Sc
cured with the establishment and
maintenance of justice. freedom, and
brotherhood the world over. These
and other great questions Of equal
importance will, of necessity, occupy
the attention Of the Baltimore con-
ventiOn."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-23

future conditions, we must prepare to
meet. If our industries are not to be
caught slow of mind and flabby of
muscle, we must improve our busi-
ness organization; must increase our
manufacturing and merchandising ef-
REGENCY and must keep pace with
every step in Europe's industrial prog
ress.
In considering our position after the
war, wish to talk chiefly about what
we must do here at home. Next to
england we have the greatest foreign
trade of any nation in the world. Our
exports and imports reach billions of
dollars in value. Gentlemen. we must
keep and expand that great trade. It
means the full tide of prosperity for
our factories and farms. It means the
best comforts and conveniences of
modern civilization for the families
and homes of this country.
Bankers ard Foreign Trade
One of the most significant factors
in foreign trade is the banker. AS the
wonderful foreign trade of Great Brit
ain developed, British banks estab-
hshed branches and agencies all over
the world. British foreign trade banks
do business, for example, not only all
over South America, the Orient, the
East Indies and all along the coast of
Africa, but far inland as we'll. There
are branches of British banks 800
miles up the Niger, 500 miles up the
zambezl, and 1000 miles up the Nile.
When Germany began her "drive" for
foreign trade she established her own
banks in. South America, Africa, the
Orient; and the Levant. She understood
the necessity. Of having her own banks
IN foreign markets il her: importers
and exporters were to finance their
shipments as they wished, were to have
4, The e e credit INF format ton needed. and
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-23

were to extend the credits required.
So far as the United States is con-
cerned we are almost without foreign
trade banks of our own. That condi-
ton exists in the face of the, fact that
our foreign trade is the second greatest
in the world, is valued in billions of
dollars, and calls for tremendous bank
ing and financial transaction every
day.
. To establish foreign branch banks
and agencies, to place at the disposal
of our exporters American financial
facilities instead of compelling them to
depend on British, German and
French, to give the necessary informa-
ton of foreign credits, and to assist
our exporters and importers to finance
their transactions-all this is the
province of the American banker. It
means more business and more profits
for our banks.
Trade Opportunities.
This is not merely the opportunity of
the bankers of the coast cities. In
land bankers have their foreign trade
opportunities, and you have yours
right here in Ohio. p
Important as our foreign trade is t.
us, our domestic business is far more
important, and L am deeply desirious
of seeing it placed on the footing of
efficiency that we must attain.
Among the essentials of efficiency in
any business correct and adequate
knowledge Of that business Is the first.
That is the foundation, and the corner
stone of knowledge Of business is the
knowledge Of costs. But the unfor-
tunate fact is that many business men
do not know their costs accurately.
Most lost Of the big companies have good
cost systems, but thousands Of the
smaller concerns have neither ads.
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