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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-12
Time FOR Mine OWNERS TO TREAT
WITH RESPONSIBLE LABOR UNION

The United States Steel corporation it's lesson
in 1907 An individual would ordinarily profit by such
lesson, but seemingly institution such as the
United States Steel either cannot will not learn.
They got rid of the Films who, they claimed were
responsible for the trouble at that time They brought
in the Austrian, the Montenegrin the place
the Finn. And the Austrian and Montenegrin are
in rebellion. This shifting OF nationaties is one or
the methods of the Steel trust employers to break
strike.
Unprejudiced observers agree that there is but
way for the mining companies to meet the situation
The Steel trust and the independent mine owners
the Industrial Workers of the World is ah irre-
sponsble outfit All right, then let them agree to
business with responsible labor union, union ail-
lated with the American Federation of Labor All the
Steel trust and the Independents to
nze the economic principle of collective bargaining
there will be end to such uprisings taken
place on the Mesaba and Guyana ranges.
The mine owners claim that the miners have walked
out without making any demands on the companies.
Assuming this to be true, the mine should
member that such state of affairs could not exist if
they would agree to negotiate with an organization
affiliated with the American Federation of Labor.
Let them remember another thing: That a strike
the miners could not be called until approval
been given by the parent organization.
The steel trust has had it's opportunity ndepen-
dent mine owners have had their opportunity.
Before the men in number of the Independent
mines on the Guyana went out stike, the
labor union to put in organization in those mines
Collective bargaining is recognized prin-
cple Fortythree out of forty-fve men who testified
before the Commission Industrial Relations said
was absolutely necessary under the present social sys-
TEN. These men were chosen representatives of the
employers employees and the public
Two representatives. dissented from this view. ONE
WAS MEMBER OF THE INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
OF THE WORLD, THE OTHER WAS AN EMPLOYER
Neither the l. w. w. the steel trust and some
the Independent mine owners, will recognize prin-
cple of collective bargaining and therein ex-
planation of all the trouble existing on these
two ranges
Here is another significant thing to remember in
connection with the range trouble:
The l. w. w. rarely attempts start trouble in places
where the AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
HAS FOOTHOLD. Their activities are confined
largely to localities where there is organization.
Furthermore, three-fourths of the strikes occurring
today among not organized or newly Organized
We repeat, then, that if the mining companies would
use just little reason the could have avoided
The men would be working under an agreement and
would have remained at work pending any adjustment
of the difficulties
In view of all the facts, there one conclusion
that there is desire the part of the mining COM
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panies I'd adjust the matter There are exceptions
of course, but the few who would like to deal with
real labor organization afraid to take this step
alone. Their idea Of liberty of contract" liberty
compel the individual worker labor under terms and
conditions named BY the employer.
That's nice thing for the employer, but there's
one thing wrong with it. The employe can't somehow
see the justice of it. Furthermore thinking people
not going to be fooled by it much longer
The Steel corporation has heretofore been credited
with playing pretty good politics. Perhaps they have
deserved all that has been said of them along this
However, the situation is going to increase
respect for them among people who think A press
that wantony becouds the issues Intentionally falsi
fes cannot get away with such stuff forever.
"You can fool some Of the people," well-you
know the rest of it. Lincoln the who said it.
Not long one of the daily papers carried front
page story with headlines something like the following:
"P1TCHED BATTLE BETWEEN STRIKERS AND
DEPUTIEs.'
We have taken the trouble to learn the facts which
are follows:
A miner near Biwabik owned mongrel dog. The
dog had a habit OF barking at almost everything he
saw One morning, real early porcupine crossed the
dogs path: Doggie went after the porcupine The
miner watched the proceedings with some degree OF
satisfaction until the dog began get the worst of the
argument.
fhe miner ran for his gun and fred five shots at
Mr.. Porcupne and five times missed him. Deputies
hearing the shots to the scene-after it was all
over.
An enterprising morning newspaper, not far from,
Duluth saw an excellent opportunity for SCOOP and
naturally told the people who risked good pennies
all about PITCHED BATTLE BETWEEN STRIKERS
AND DEPUTIES.
When the facts became known, there was no retrac-
tion no explanation.
paper get away with that kind of stuff for
a while: An employer whose men are on strike can
take advantage of such publicity, but finally people
get next to it and they don't pay any attention to what
they read They just think. = .''~'~'
And the people in st. Louis county are thinking.
They are hinking that 1t is time the Steel trusts
and independents bluff is called It called last
week. 711s..~*s@.'
representative of responsible labor union gave
them the opportunity and it fatty refused AS we
stated earlier in this article there Independent mine
owners who would be than willing to deal with
an organization aiatd with the American Federation
of Labor. ... :.,>...
But they are ruled by those powerful and who
in the last analysis control the situation
There is a maxim in the Law Of Equity: 'cLet those
who seek equity come into court with clean hands,"
The steel trust will continue to condemn the w. W
as an irresponsible organization But the people are
going to remember that the trust will have nothing
to do with any kind of labor union:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-12
r.. n. EMPLOYEES LOW WAGE.

ST. AUGUSTINE Fla, Aug. TO-
Vice President Beckwith Of the Flor
ida East Coast Railway company has
issued an appeal to all employees to
support the company in the event
that engineers, conductors, firemen
and trainmen suspend work to en-
force their eight hour demand. To
prove the ''unreasonableness". of this
demand he cites .the wages of these
employees and then states.that the av-
erage day wage "of all other en-
ployes." excepting general office
clerks, is ~$1.63:.
He closes his appeal to these low
wage workers as follows: "If the
emergency arises there will be call
for volunteers. Will you serve as a
volunteer, and in what capacity :?
Please advise"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-12
MINERS CHOOSE OFFICIALS.

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Aug. TO-
President Meyer and Secretary
Treasurer Mills of the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners have been re-
elected by referendum vote. Dele
gates to the A. F. of L. are President
Meyer, Joseph D. Cannon, James
Roberts and P. J. Reardon.
A canvassing board made the above
report to the convention of these
metal miners, held in this city. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-12

Declares Republican Platform
Registered Party's Surrender
to Privilege.
WOULD ELIMINATE
RAILWAY COMMISSIONS
Reactionaries Did Work For
Their Masters Which People
Will Resent.

1T is not a pleasant task to criti-
else the political action of the party
to which one belongs wrote Senator
r. M. LaFollette in LaFollette's Mag
azine. But Mr.. LaFollette did criti-
else his party's action. He wrote
frankly his opinion of the platform
adopted at Chicago. He said he was
compelled to do SO by his convictions
''The platform adopted by the Re-
publican convention at Chicago" said
the Senator, cannot fail to be dis
appointment to the great majority of
the party" He continued:
The reactionary elecent Of the
party were in control Of the conven-
ton. Supplied with unlimited funds,
the national committee can perpetu-
ate it's control when it represents but
small minority or the voters.
More than four million progress
sive Republican voters left the party
in 1912. They were earnest, patriotic
men who had faith in Roosevelt as
leader. Hundreds of thousands of
progressive Republicans who had no
confidence in the political integrity of
Roosevelt refused to abandon the
party and follow him at that time.
Together with those who Joined the
third party, they constitute an over
whelming majority of the total men,
bership of the Republican party. The
great mass of these voters are men
of deep convictions: They are Repub-
licans. They are tor public interest
and against privilege and monopoly
control of government.
1T would have been the part of
wisdom for those in control Of the
Chicago convention to have remem-
bered this recent history"
The Senator said that it was upon
the subject of railroad regulation that
the trainers of the platform gave the
country it's greatest surprise.
Like a bolt out of blue sky
comes the platform declaration for
the abolition of every state railroad
commission in the country declared
Mr.. LaFollette. 1.-THE people Of Wis
consin, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Neb-
raska, Oregon, California, and every
other state, are to have the regula-
ton of the rates and services of the
railroads within each state taken out
of the hands of their own commits
sion, subject to their own control, and
turned over to the. federal govemn-
ment. They are to have their state
governments taken away from them
to this extent. We believe the people
of every state will fight this propo-
sition to the last ditch
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-12
VANCOUVER MINERS STRIKE.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug. 1o.-The
Fernie and Michel Coal mines are idle
because of a strike of miners. The
coke ovens are working. A joint con-
ference was expected to be held in
Calgary yesterday; but did not mate
rialize. Hopes are held out for a set
tlement and promise to meet the
mems demands for 10 per cent in
crease.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-12
WILD DEFEND PICKETS,

PITTsBURGs.A Aug. 1o:-The Central
Trades council has appointed a COM
mittee- to defend. walters on strike
against several large hotels. The
strikers pickets are being intimidated
and it is proposed to collect evidence
and present same to- the city council.
The walters are: demanding higher
wages, shorter hours, better food and
more comfortable dressing rooms.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-12
RAILROAD. CLERKS TRIKE.

JERSEY CITY, n: j., Aug. 10.-Be-
cause several members Of Lodge No.
373, Brotherhood -of Railway Clerks,
were discharged, 200 fellow workers
employed by the Central Railroad of
New Jersey suspended work. Railroad
officials deny that the: men were dis
charged because Of union affiliation.
"Insubordination" is their excuse. AS
the railroad policy is against union
ization, the officials explanation is
another way Of stating the brother
hoods position.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-12
BAKERS REDUCEsHOURs

RICHMOND, Va; Aug. 10.-The
,Corby Baking company has signed a
two-years' contract with the Bakers
ploy only union, men, hours are re-
duced from 10 to 9 per day and
wages are increased.
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IT was also recommended that the
question of additional remuneration
for licensed officers be taken up at a,
later meeting Of vessel owners, and
that just recognition be given them for
their marked efficiency under the
strain Of heavy freight movement
and during the unusual period of hot
weather. This recognition will prob
ably take the form of a distribution
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-12

The Intelligent, common sense
workingmen prefer to deal with the
problems of today, with which they
must contend If they want to make
advancements, rather than to deal
with a picture or . draam.-Gom-
pers.
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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-02-08
SYNOPSIS.

Dudley Larnigan, district attorney, be-
cause OF his fight on the vice and liquor
trusts, is killed by an agent of secret
society, the committee of fifteen. The
fight is continued by his son, Bruce, who
is elected district attorney. When Larnigan
saves the children of one Of the conspira-
tors this man agrees to expose the trust
and is murdered Dorothy Maxwell. whose
father is head Of the insurance trust,
over the dictaphone hears of plot to kill
Larnigan, with whom she is in love. She
warns him, he escapes. and two more of
the conspirators are killed. When Bruce
Larnigan goes to Chicago to fight the
grain trust he is assaulted and thrown
overheard. He is rescued by his brother
Tom, who takes up the fight. Dodson.
head Of the grain trust. fearing exposure,
kills himself Tom Larnigan opens fight
on the textile trust Ayres, the head of
the trust, In an effort to kill Tom, kills
his own son. Tom, Ben Travers and Ste.
vcns go after the railroad monopoly An
attempt Is made to wreck the special train
on which Tom and Ben travel. When
Kitty Rockford, the railroad president s
daughter is saved by Tom and Ben the
railroad president declares he'll help ex-
pose the grafters. The conspirators next
plan to involve this country In war in
order to sell munitions. Bean, an inven-
tor makes a machine to blow up an in
termed warship. Tom Larnigan gets Bean
drunk. He gives away the plot, and Car
ney. another of the graft conspirators, is
killed.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-02-08
EIGHTH EPISODE
"Old King Coal"
Suggested by
JAMES FRANCIS DWYER. Author
Of THE Spotted Panther" THE
White Waterfall" and THE
Blue Moon"

~ UNN-this sort of nonsense
has got to STOP. said Stan
ford Stone. with grim mean.
ing in his tone. Every time
these Larnigans escape from your
traps. I'm beginning to think that you
forget that I'm in position to en-
force the orders l give YOU
WELL got an idea," said Dunn 1T
looks good. Beans sore-he's afraid
he won't get any more money. He
thinks Tom Larnigan put over some
thing pretty raw. and he's got It In for
him. So here's the lay out. Bean says
that If he can get into the Larnigans'
fiat he can fix things so that anyone
who goes inside the front door will
never come out again! l say-it's
worth while. Let him make good"
Dunn went Off to find Bean. And an
hour or so later he telephoned to Stone.
Beans been there-and you never
saw prettler job.' he reported, en-
Enthusiastically. Hes got the whole
place wired-and every wire leads to
some explosivew
Fine work." said Stone. 81 believe
you've got them this time, Dunn. Well
we got Dudley Larnigan when he was
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district attorney OF New York, and It
WOULD be strange thing II we couldn't
put these two sons of his out of the
Irunningw
stone was smiling as he made his
why TO the home of Roger Maxwell.
mead Of the Insurance Trust and the
iather of Dorothy Maxwell, the girl
Whom both Stone and Bruce Larnigan
'oVed, Dorothy alone knew the truth
Toncerllng stone, and, though she loved
p'uce' ana hated Stone. she was con-
strained TO silence because she knew
.hat her father was In Stones power:
nut he was deeply involved in the
nilhal Vaccinations of the gang that
'ue Larnigans had sworn to run to
,ar'n' stone had threatened, more
uaii once that II she betrayed him he
"o"iu see TO II that her father was
uiheu' and she had. therefore. had to
content with doing what she could
secret to help Bruce. And In this.
~, ~ some time. she had had the aid of
.'y rockford, her best friend. whose
oelrothal to Tom Larnigan. Dorothy ex.
'TU'ed 10 be announced at any time.
porothy saw Stone come in; she
knew that already number Of other
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PAGE SEVEN
"On his way to the vault"

ION his way to the vault"
LET him get inside. then. and close
the door, was the curt answer
"Closc the door, echoed Maxwell
duly.
Certainly. 1t is equipped with a
time lock, of course. You can say It
was an accident. 1t will be hours be-
fore 1t can be opened again"
Roger Maxwell hung back the re-
celvor and paced the floor, with his
face bathed In cold pcrsplratiou. 1t
would be deliberate murder! Maxwell
approached the vault, glanced stealth
lily over his shoulder and then lurched
toward the heavy door. There was a
clnng of metal and then a hoarse cry
of dismay from the clerk at the nearby
desk, who sprang forward just in time
to catch MaXwcll's Keeling form.
"FOr Gods sake, what have you
done, Mr.. Maxwell? Tom Larnigau is
inside"
at was an accident" stammered
Maxwell Get help ut once. Don't
stand there staring"
Hours later when three experts from
the safe concern opened the vault they
found the body of Tom LarniEau
stretched on the floor A physician,
who had been hastily summoned, knelt
over the form and shook his head sol
EMMY. Dead" he said
Meantime. the evening newspapers
on the streets were shricking the lat
est sensational developments In tho
Lnrnigan case, and the story Of tho
accident" IN the offices of the insur-
ance company, which had resulted so
disastrously. Bruce Larnigan. conva-
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n burglar. trying to get into his roomsC
Treachery was the very breath Of LIE
to stone. +
IL caught a burglar for you, Mr..
Stons," said Tom. when he saw Stone
returning, with two or three of the en-
ployees of the house. Hes tied up IN
there!"
Good work. said Stone. The man
had missed his vocation; anyone who
had seen him then. and had known.
too. what his real plan would have
been. would have been convinced of
that. In him u great actor was lost to
the stage. He concealed his fury, his
dismay at the sight of Tom Larnigan.
who had once more escaped. Tom had
been too much for Dunn, that was all.
Down in the coal country Dorothy
and Kitty saw much of the misery in
eyitably attendant upon n strike. The
miners were grim and determined; GER
.aln elements among them had begun
10 riot and to try to destroy the prop
erty of the mining companies. The mi
litia and the state police suppressed all
violence ruthlessly, but the temper OF
the men was growing uglier. and there
could be no doubt that, sooner or later.
they would organize and seek to settle
the matters in a pitched battle.
But the two girls, although they saw
much that was Of vital interest, did
not, for a long time, discover where
Tom Larnigan was, nor what he was
doing. Tom, as matter of fact, knew
that he could not hope to accomplish
much unless he was able to discredit
Weisner. 1t was Weisner's claim that
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high prices in the cities, were charge
able to the strikers, and this had done
much to inflame public opinion against
the men. Tom. on the other hand, was
sure that Weisner was resOrting to an
old trick, and holding back great re-
serves of coal.
So he was making his hunt off the
beaten path, looking daily, for some
evidence that would support his belief,
since he knew that guess, no matter
how close 1t might prove to be to the
truth, would be useless against such
enemies.
And one day, on n specially built sid
ing. he found n long string of coal cars,
fully loaded. There was proof of the
most glaring sort that he had been
right, for, across the track, shanty
had been built by tracklayers-right I'm
the path of the loaded cars! Tom be-
gan at once to take notes and photo
graphs and In this occupation Weisner
surprised him.
"Who are you? What right have
you got to come butting in?" asked
Tom, angrily. when Weisner began to
abuse him.
I'm tell you who I am-and in n
hurryr' said Weisner, with an oath.
I'm Weisner-the boss Of this whole
country, and don't you forget it,"
Toms anger was too strong for his
discretion. In moment he and Weis
ner were graphing, in primitive. saw
I,aN fnt, HAtI
could have killed his opponent, but
some of Weisner's henchmen hurried
to his assistance, and in few minutes
Tom. unconscious and bound, was
thrown into the tool shanty. Weisner
raging, went up the hill along which
the siding ran. and stopped, at the top.
where the first car stood. Suddenly
an evil light came into his eyes.
"He wants the coal moved, does hep
he snarled. "Well-moved 1t shall be"'
At once he sprang to the car, I'M
coupled 1t. and began to try to move
would roll down upon the shanty by
the force of gravity.
/ And at the same moment Dorothy
Maxwell, who CHANGED to be within
hearing. understood his purpose, and
suspecting that Tom was in the shan
ty, ran desperately toward It. The
car gained momentum; Dorothy saw
th't she would he too late. But Kitty
Rickiord, nea"cr the bottom of the hill,
'rderstood Dorothy's f"ant'" gestures.
She ran toward the shanty, not
knowing what she would see, but real.
izing that there was some danger for
some one inside. since she could see
the car racing down. And. just In
time. she dragged Tom outside-and
moment later the car ploughed
through the frail structure. smashing
It TO kindlng wood.
The two girls freed Tom. And then
they saw group Of men gathered on
the hill about half way up. Tom went
up; he returned. sober faced, in n few
moments.
"Weisners foot caught as he started
the car-caught in the brake" he said.
"He was dragged along and killed"
Tom could not avert much of the
trouble that followed, but Weisner's
death and the government action that
followed Toms report brought about
a speedy settlement of the strike. And
one more name was crossed off the
original list OF fifteen.
IGpisode No. o Next Wssk.)