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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-12-23
CATCHING THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
NV WM f. McEWEN

T. Catching the Christmas spirit. Ism t 1t strange
how it comes upon us? 1t infects like disease
& from Within 1t travels like an epidemic, but unlike
it in that it brings joy and cheer and fellowship,
rather than and pain and misery.
The Christmas spirit Heaven sent softens, for
a time at least the hearts OF the hardened it sweet
ems the souls Of the bitter; it quckens the pulse Of
the indifferent and swclls the bosom Of the selfish
with generous motives 1t makes the cold warm the
kind more kind, the loving more lovable, the
thoughtful more attentive and the dutful led
to feel responsibilities and obligations.
I lie is a conscience dcadcned mortal who remains
mmovcd while the Christmas atmosphere is ami
mated everywhere by the cries of the Children of
God for human brotherhood
1t is we'll that we have Christmas, even Of the
gift-gving kind which is too often overdone. But
it would be better overdonc than not done at all
We thinking, however, not of the gift giving
but Of the heart cheering Christmas, the one that
radlatcs from the souls Of men and puts us all on a
! human level in love and sympathy and good will.
j 1t would be BETTER and this would be happier
! world indeed, if the impulses which come to us at
/ Christmas remained with throughout the year
But they will not They will leave they
/ always do and we will face the world again the day
after Christmas bent life seeking missions,
eager to featler our nests with little regard
for the happiness and comfort Of others not attached
to
/ And yet there are Favorable signs which make
hopeful for the future. The world is not so hard
y as it once was. We getting better. Forces are
AT work everywhere as they never have been before
for the general upft of mankind. Incessant and
determined is being waged with noticeable sue
cess against conditions and institutions that i'm
Ipoversh men, women and children, blight their
souls, destroy their morals and weaken their bodies
There probably be no millennium this side of
the grave, but there be less misery suffering
hunger and want; and more happiness, comfort life
and love-
To this program let at this time consecrate
! ourselves. Beside it our gifts but trash The
call for human brotherhood can be heard from the
Il wilderness, and self-sacrifcing courageous, God
Il fearing men and women needed to make it as
nearly earthly realization it is possible to be-
1t IS mankind greatest cause, and in era in his
Atory has the time been opporune to achieve real
Things for human uplift as now
II 1t is privilege to live during this the greatest
\ age of civilization, and it ought to be regarded
Il equally great privilege to render service to
/ humanity while are living.
This is our Christmas greeting to the friends and
lpatrons of The Labor World
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-12-23
LABOR ON GUARD.

n Labor will take active interest in what will be
going on at the next session of the Minnesota legs-
Mature
i Already about fifteen Of the strongest local
unions in Duluth have selected legislative commit
1tees to cooperate with members of the legislature
havlng labor measures in charge There is more &C.
Etlvlty and Wide-awakeness in labor circles along
political lines today than we have seen in years
II Members of the legislature will be asked to ex
eplain why they have voted for and against certain
measures Organized labor is going to watch it's
own.
The selfish interests are organized and on the
J job they know how to get results. Labor in Du
luth, at least is waking up to the fact that it must
pursue the same tactics if results are to be OBJ
tanned.
! The unions are responding we'll We believe
they Will wage an aggressive campaign of agitation
throughout the session If they do organized labor
lgeneral1y throughout the state will be surprised at
what really can be done, when an earnest attempt
}is made.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-12-23
LET US BE FAIR,

The Biwabik Times following it's natural bent
seeks to convict Ernest G. Strand, mayor of Two
Harbors, and William fowl, former mayor, before
these gentlemen have had their trials to which they
are entitled before Judgment is passed.
Messrs. Strand and fowl have been indicted by
the grand jury Of Lake county. Two daily news
papers jumped at the opportunity to tell the world
that Socialist officials had been caught in the
meshes of the law. Their party affiliations were
played up as the feature of the story.
Mayor Strand has been active in prosecuting
blind piggcrs in the little city to the north of u.s.
He has conducted an aggressive campaign Of law
enforcement The Labor World believes him to be
conscientious public official whose position on
big questions inevitably makes enemies These kind
of enemies Of the type who leave no stone un-
turned to get revenge.
There is administration so corrupt as that
given by socialists, - walls the Biwabik Times
We will have to be shown. The Labor World is
not socialist newspaper but this kind of bosh from
the Times cannot but help the socialists cause The
Times ought to be specific. If it cares to open up
the discussion along the lines indicated by the quo
tatlon above mentioned we invite the Times to 90
to it. We will be right there with them at the fin
ish
Editors who parade their Americanism in pub
nc should at least try to apply these principles in
their dealings with their fellow-men of whatever
political faith Every man accused of crime is en-
titled to fair and impartial trial. Every such &C.
cused person is presumed to be innocent until
proven otherwise Some editors, we are sincerely
ashamed to admit, cannot-because they will not
recognize this.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-12-23
TAXES ON INDUSTRY.

& me Minnesota Tax commission in 1912 sub
united an interesting report to the legislature Or
d1nary state reports on these subjects make extra
sordlnary dry reading, but Chapter II, of the re-
port of the commission for that year took a rap at
the personal property tax.
1.-THE personal property tax," says the report,
islands condemned by every thoughtful student Of
staxatlon, as the easiest to evade as incapable of
equitable enforcement, and hence unjust in appli-
Ycation''
1t said many more things along these same
MINES IT you have not read Chapter 49, send to the
1YTax Commission at st. Paul for copy It has been
printed in pamphlet form and it won t cost YOU a
gent to get it.
few years ago high official of the city of
A3lasgow visited Duluth Speaking of personal prop
erty taxation he said he could not conceive of any,
Zone in Glasgow having the audacity to advocate
Taxes on personally.
3t Personal property taxes have been abandoned
\ ~ all progressive European nations Each wear If
becomes less popular in America. Sentiment against
such tax is growing by leaps and bounds in Min
nesota The wide open tax amendment adopted bv
THE people of 1906 permits the legislature to slash
q taxes on personal property and improvements, and
undoubtedly the proposition will come before the
81 l917 legislature in some form. w..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-12-23
A RED CHRISTMAS.

We met member of the painters union on his
way to the postoffice day last week. Greetings
were exchanged cheerful, friendly greetngs-and
he informed us he going to play Santa Claus
that day.
Inquiry brought out the fact that our friend 8
two brothers had fallen dead on the field of battle
in the present war; that his father, hearing the
news of the two sons deaths, dropped dead of a
paralytic stroke.
My poor old motherhood bless her lin Eng
land will have Christmas dinner if do not -
said good friend, and then the tears came to his
honest eyes, and he made his way to the money
order window and sent his ''bit' to the good old
mother across the sea-
We parted and a train of thoughts crossed our
mind Thoughts Of cheerful old English mother
whose Christmas this year would not be as cheerful
as it might have been if the world were really CIV
iized; if the doctrines handed down to us by the
first Christians adhered to by nations as they
are adhered to in part at least by men,
MERRY Christmas, - is indeed mockery in war;
torn, bleeding Europe again this year. Not only
will this kind old English mother have reason to
think so but the hundreds of thousands of other
European mothers, wives, sisters, daughters and
sWeethearts as we'll.
Let us be glad we live in America today where
big strong, redblooded men are not tearing at each
others Threats for they do not know or un-
derstand where the fight for justice and liberty is
determined yet bloodless, and where at least SEM
blance OF the true spirit Of Christmas is retained
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-12-23
LABOR WORLD
|E|CHT HOUR DAY
MAKES WORKERS
MORE EFFICIENT
Railroad Men do More Work
With Shorter Hours.

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-A gain OF
10 per cent in efficiency was made by
switchmen under the eight-hour day
in an experiment conducted in the
Cleveland.
The plan was tried out in Septem-
Der and October, 1913, and James D.
Monihan, general yardmaster of the
terminal, told of the result before the
switchmen's arbitration hearing here.
Monihan declared that the expert
ment was suggested by the switchmen,
and was acceded to by the company
officials, in the hope of finding
method of eliminating overtime.
He said the men speeded up Won
derfully under the eight hour, three
shifts in "a hours system, and
claimed that more than 10 per cent
in efficiency was gained from the
men. This he attributed to the added
rest given them through working
less number of hours. He admitted,
however, that the payroll during that
period had increased. He said the
men did far more work during the
eight-hour period than they do now
in nine.
No time was lost in changing shifts,
said Monihan, contrary to the theo-
ries expressed by several railroad Of
ficials who testified recently. He said
he saw outgoing shifts of men relieve
the incoming ones by juming on a
train while still in motion. "And the
engine never stopped going," he
added.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-12-23
GUSTAVUs MYERs-THENA AND NOW.

Gustavus Myers wrote the *'History of the Su-
preme Court, - in 1912. That was before Brandeis
and Clarke were appointed to place on that tri-
bunal
Myers sought to show, and did show that the
justices Of the Supreme Court, from the beginning
until the time his book went to press, were chosen
through the influence of the landhodng class, the
slave-owners and the railroads. Not that all the JUS
tees who have sat the highest bench in the land
had actually been guilty Of corruption.
Yet these same Justices or many of them, gave to
these classes OF capitalists vast resources or powers
tranmutable into immene wealth.
The influence consistently operating upon
the minds and acts of the incumbents were not
Venal, but class, Influences and were all the more
effective for the that the justices in ques-
ton were not open to pecuniarily dishonest prac-
tices'
In other words, they not actually dishonest
or corrupt; they were just 'safe''
We rubbed our eyes the other day when we read
the Associated Press story containing in part the
language Of the United States Circuit Court Of
Appeals respecting the right of the Tri-Central
Trades Council of East St. Louis to picket the plant
| OF the American Steel Foundries
The decision comes as breath of fresh air. fol-
Lowing the experiences of strikers on the iron range
and IN Duluth during the recent unpleasantness
We trust that Chief McKercher B. Silberstein
ct. a., were not too preoccupied to preclude their
reading the report of the case. 1t might not harm
! them to know what the courts are thinking these
days. Time was when the courts took the initiative
III depriving the workers Of their rights and then
| rubbing it in to boot.
Today, in many cases, the police heads, city and
county officials jump when the interests pull the
strings and it becomes necessary for the courts to
come to the workers. rescue
We imagine we can even see Gustavus Myers rub
his eyes, too, when the boy brought him the morning
paper telling of the decision in this case We i'm
agne Gustavus ate different kind of breakfast
| that morning. Must have seemed better. ANYWAY.
Our did, wy
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-12-23
LAW APPLIES To
FOREIGN SEAME|v
La Toilette Act Protects Men
Even if They Are Not
Naturalized,

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21.-An-
other shot at the seamen's act missed
the target, when Judge Neterer, Sc
attic, recently decided that the law
applies to a man on an American YES
sci, although he may not have been
naturalized. The circumstances, ac-
cording to The Coast seamen's Jour-
nal, were these:
Avgot Sjorberg shipped as sea-
man on the American schooner
'Blakely' at Newcastle, Australia, for
Puget sound. When she arrived on
the sound sjorberg libeled the vessel
and her master and alleged that on
the voyage the second mate of the
vessel beat him up; that the master
allowed the second mate to escape
without making reasonably diligent
efforts to see that he was turned over
to the authorities to be dealt with
according to law, as expressed in the
La Toilette seamen's act and which
requires the master in such a case to
surrender the alleged offender to the
proper authorities.
The owner and the master tried to
get free of the suit by pleading that
the law did not apply because the sea-
man was'not a citizen Of the United
States. To that Judge Neterer said:
"The fact that the libelant is not
citizen of the United States does not
change his relation to the act, as en-
gaging in the service as one of the
crew Of the American ship "Blakely"
brought him within the protection
and benefits Of all of the laws passed
by congress on behalf of American
seamen, and subject to add of their
obligations and liabilities"
Notice has thus been officially
served on all owners and masters that
a new order of things has been for
mally esta blished.
The schooner H. K Hall arrived at
San Francisco from Durham, South
Africa, with tales of ill-treatment,
abuse, and cold-blooded murder on
the high seas which threaten to rival
the days when American deep water
ships made their Infamous red rec
ord" The men charged with the
crimes have been arrested.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-12-23
"LINGERING LABORS."

+, Better late than never. Lindley NJ Garrison,
former secretary of war, comes out with the state
ment that the government has 'flinched and fall
tered" in the matter of preparedness.
line people settled that question, if it ever was
one' on Nov. 7, and if Lndley NJ, doesn't know it
yet, we are glad Of an opportunity to inform him
tnat woodrow Wilson has been reelected by the
people OF the United States with somewhere in the
nelghborhood Of 100000 votes more than Mr.
Hughes received
Another case Of Lindley's> Lingering labors
come to naught.'' --- ~ = .,1'r.
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WANTED.

Baker wanted (first.class mani. Box
PCS. StaT-BuiietfE. 6432-IH'
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IHELATEST mode

Quite a stir has been caused in the
local world of late by the arrival Of
a COnnCisSeLr on the latest modes and
fancieS of Society Stationery EngFav
ing; a man who was formerly asso-
Gated with Tiffany 4 Co of New
York
We have only TO look back few
years when papier ordinaire was the
only thing in vogue, but Eow Their"
are so many beautifully tinted papers,
with Gelicately lined envelopes. hand
somely embossed from steel dies and
and illuminated with such colCring Ell,
fects. that the smart set IS looking
forward to the different modes of So
ciety stationery with as much unrest
OF mind as they do TO the latest styles
of their gowns.
Wall & BOugherty, the Elite Jewel
ers and Society Stationers of the Ter
ritory, have done much to bring the
local fair sex in touch with the lates;
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SANTOS
ENDORSES PLAN
OF BABY week
o Luso Editor Urges Portu'
guese Mothers TO Study
F Welfare of Children

Furthering the plans for a Better
Baby, Better Citizen" campaign, the q
Luso, a Portuguese weekly, urges all
Portuguese mothers to work with the
mothers Of the other races in making
the Baby Week the most important OF
all the celebrations of the present day.
NJ. G. Santos, the editor, urges that the
Baby Week campaign be permanently
established In an editorial he says;
Every nation has its special days
that are distinctive one OF another
when the people put aside their vari-
Gus vocations to honor the name OF
some patriot, hero or martyr. There
ere holidays when the celebrations
are purely religious, and there are
days when these take political or
civil character In the United States
where we also celebrate certain ma
tional and state days, the Americans
have gone one further and set aside
certain days to honor their forefath.
ers, mothers and fathers, and now
they have set aside not day but a
week called Baby Week.
"At the first reading these special
days with their peculiar names may
appear ridiculous and OF little value,
but every one of them have q mean
ing and they tend TO unity and in
struct the people. Our purpose today
is to speak upon Baby Week.
This is a subject that we would
like to enlarge on In future articles for
we find them of great importance to
mothers, especially those with small
babies. There is great need to learn
more about the care of babies. Often
sickness among children is the direct
result of the !. lack of knowledge in
their treatment, such as feeding and
proper clothing. I
Tn these meetings or exhibitions,
the parents have an opportunity to
learn modern methods adopted to the
feeding and the preserving of the
child's and mothers health.
This Office Is ready to furnish any
Information concerning literature up
on the subject, or person qualified
to give instruction on child care"
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P|NEAPPLES ARE
NOW STACKED UP
MOUNTAIN HIGH

Continued from mage oneN
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fan. so Joe Il said to have reluctantly
abandoned his plan for q trip to st.
Louis. But there were reports today
that he might file.
Col. Mccarthy has gone to the
mainland and no statement could pc
secured from his office as to the puf'
ported letter on behalf Of Keawehaku.
Superintendent Forbes readily stat
ed today to the Star-Bulletin that he
had put Keawehaku to work.
HE had his application in here
for a long time and had many letters
of Endorsement" he said. "Col. Me-
Garthy was among those who spoke
for him. Mccarthy sent me a note
asking me what could be done for the
man and he was put to work at the
jail" &
There were rumors that papers
might be filed for him as candidate
for the st. Louis delegation, but this
is considered doubtful As alternates
on the McCandless ticket are Ioela
Kiakahi, Judge T. B. Stuart and r. H.
Trent, but SO far as known no alter
mates have filed on this Democratic
ticket. ..zt K
Judge Al. A. Wilder is an ''indepen-
dent candidate. His chances were
said by Democrats to be very slim. +
At $3.50 tonight the nominations for
precinct committeeman, all other Of
ficers and delegates will be closed.
The direct primary election occurs
on April Is, when the six delegates
from Hawaii for the st. Louis conVen-
ton will be named.
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undoubtedly over 5000 Of them in the
National Guard and Naval Militia my
thoughts. time and work have been
aimed toward securing for them reas-
enable recognition for their unparal-
leled patriotism, but am obliged TO
await the action Of Congress as to the
militia before can enter into details
trust have sufficiently replied 10
your communication.
Very respectfully.
ITCTUS +. PINkHAM.
Governor of Hawaii.
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JAPANESE SOPRANO MAKES
HIT IN NINE. BUTTERFLY

Especial Marconigram to Nippu Jill
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, March 3d.
Madame Tamaki Muira, the Japanese
soprano, was given great ovation
last evening in Oakland, She played
the part Of Cho-cho-san in Madame
Butterfly" The Boston Opera Com
pany, Of which she Il, a member, will
leave today for Portland where they
win open an engagement at the Heilig
theater, @ s..>= :.
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OF
Chinese &C.

The Christian Endeayor Society OF
Beretania Mission viii celebrate the
second anniversary of it's founding to
morrow evening at o'clock, at which
time an appropriate program will be
rendered.
A feature of the evening will be mu'
sic by the recently organized Glee
Club under the direction of Mr.. Ar
thur Hudson, choral leader Of Mills
school,
An address will be delivered by Mr.
"A. E. Larimer of the Y. M. G. A.
The members of the G. E. of Fort
street church have been invited to
rejoice with the Beretania society on
Ellis anniversary occasion.
The Beretania Society is the out
growth Of the mission work and is q
strong feature of the newly organized
Second congregational church, which
itself is the fruit Of many years Of pa
tient labor. Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah
Mackenzie have rejoiced not only IN
its increasing membership. but in II
as means of development among the
youhg people.
The efficient officers of the society
are as follows: President, Mr. Kan
Wing Chun; vice-president, Mr.. LAu
Sheong; corresponding secretary, Mr.
paul Goo; chairman lookout commit
tee. Miss Kan How Leong. Il
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M0AhALUA JAPANESE
GARDEN Is OPEN

Commencing Friday. March 31s',
the Japanese Garden at Moanalua
Will be oren to the public on FRIDAYS,
Saturdays and Sundays Of each week
ADV
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ideas in correct stationery, and since
securing the services OF this Master
EngraYer they have been obtaining
some very marvellous effects In the
combination of initials as we'll as the
embossing OF Crests for milady's sta
tiOnery. ADV.
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FEDERAL
In every Detail of Construction

strength of service
only tires made with double base
The strong beddd the close down the RIM
permit flexible bead filler which grind
For this there NO TUBEPINcH
ING no danger thrown tires. .-.
thin strips of rubber
stronger than tread Illuminated wood construction is
stronger single piece construction #-r
per greater strength in the FEDERAL fabric given
it by the square used
eighth rubber the Sidewalk
protection against and curbstone
The Wrapped Single Cure process eliminates oos
strengthens resist blowouts
Equip your FEDERALs service that
with all this extra strength ..-.. ..
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canned pines will have to ne moved
to tho mainland IL the next three or
four months. This is the enti:e pack
of the islands, not individual
In addition to .SS.S, thousands OF
tons of supplies will have to be
brought here from the north and San
Francisco for the new crop, including
box shook, nails, labels, and many can.
ming supplies. How to get these SID
plies here is now Worrying local pack
ers.
About $1,000 gallons OF gasoline
aboard a barge in the Hudson rive,
were destroyed by spectacular fire
that wrecked the barge.