The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
SHARKS OF DIFFERENT KINDS.


our Atlantic coast resorts.
-Four and boys bathing In the waters of the At
antic adjacent streams, have been killed by man
eating sharks.
The loss of life. from the statistics shown four
deaths. has been terrible.
Our daily have carried headlines showing the
activity Of the government in trying protect the life
and limbs of American people the ravages of
these man-eatng sharks.
Certainly always on the job when any danger
threatens Inhabitants
1t is wonderful how four deaths from the attack of
lower animal forced by starvation will excite the
human race, while hundreds and thousands of deaths
from our captalistic hog human sharks never even
excites the curiosity of the meek and lowly.
Take the state Of Pennsylvania The writer has
before him the statistics of the Department of Labor
and Industry showing the deaths injuries from &C.
cidens during the first five months of 1915 in the
mines, mills and factories of Pennsylvania
From January I, 1916 to June L. 1916, the deaths
resulting from accidents in Pennsylvania industries
amounted to 954. During the same period there was
1OO,287 others injured, making total killed and
wounded 101,241.
This means that 81 regiments of workers were
wounded in the industries this state during the first
five months of 1916. More than would complete
one-haf the enrolment of strength regiment were
killed during the same period.
"Counting approximately 1900 men to a regiment.
on war strength footing in the United States army
one can realize that the number of fatalities as
occurred in Pennsyvanias mines and factories during
the first five months of this year would annhilae more
than half regiment said Commissioner John Price
Jackson, recently.
THE WORKERS INJURED OUTNUMBER THE EN-
TIRE REGULAR ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES. If
every man of the regular army along the Mexican bor-
DER mad received wound in battle the aggregate nnm-
Der of wounded would equal the roster Of those
wounded in the mills of PENNSYLVANIA during the first
l52 days OF this An average of 191 workers were
killed every month during the first five months of the
year and an average of 2024S injured each month
one hundred and forty-nine workers were killed
curing January 227 in February and PSI in March Ar
to classification Of accidents made in tho
LABOR department. The remainder of the fatalities
occurring in April and May being classified
One hundred and three of the total killed in jan
uary were married, leaving 211 dependents, one hum
dred and sixty-two OF the killed in February were
married. leaving 200 dependents and 100 of those killed
IN March were married leaving 274 dependents.
Luzerne county, with its anthracite Mines led the
death list In January with 20 fatalities Allegheny conn
was second with II, Philadelphia third with 49, Tn
February, Indiana county, in the biuminous regions
led the list with 80 faltates Luzerne was second with
~ and Allegheny third with g. In March Alleeheny
LED with 40 fatalities Luzerne second with 80 and
| Schuylkill third with 49,
And the awful slauehter zoe, on Orr can,+.,
sharks willing to allow the killing Of thous
ands IN the interest of png up their profits and very
little Is said by the $$$$$ controlled press An occa-
s1onal death from hungry fish signal to divert
the attention of the away from the conditions
under which they must a living and close their
eyes TO the suffering caused by the human sharks in
| their efforts to pile up wealth.
The human shark, who, taking the bodies of ntt1e
boys and girls using these children in factories under
1nsan1tary conditions and which result in later wears
in tuberculosis and other Diseases is far greater
ace to society than the shark who gets an occasional
meal when forced by starvation to attack man.
Just as long the working class will allow these
various kinds OF human sharks prey upon them lust
mat long Will we have the list Of Victims and no
one IS to blame but the workers themselves
IL the workers Insist using their votes to elect
men 10 Office who are controlled by the enemies of labor
tnen 1t sure thing that laws ordinances will be
In the interests the sharks and against
! the workers.
1t Is impossible for honest man to serve tho shark
ana at the same time his victim No man can
serve robber and also his VICTIM and any man
says ne can do this by claiming to be to serve
all classes is either liar or fakir
human life should be taken care Of before profits
are considered. When are killed and injured nv
the thousands for the of profits for few can,ta
1stic owners then there ,1s something wrong With +ha
way in which the American voter is using his ba11ot
ana IL Is time the working is studying WORKING
class political action and using his ballot in an in
'esent manner In this coupled with the unions
on the industrial field can eliminate the Human
SHARKS that preyng the working classes at
| ent. Wv paw
| FAR ABOVE PARTY.
Credit for formulating the most ADEQUATE and com
prehensive program Of naval defense seriously urged
during period of at least 50 years must be given TO
the administration at Washington, but large major
Ivy OF republican senator's we'll a large maAexitv