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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25

changeable; and If it remains un-
changed, it will be the fault Of the
railroad managers.
cost Of production between a railroad
operated as a railroad operated for
the benefit of its stockholders and Of
the public, and railroad. operated
as an instrument of stock specula-
ton by stock gamblers in Wall Street,
who eyes are on the ticker and not
on the trains and freight houses.
New Haven in Poor Grace
Let us take, for instance, this very
railroad of which Mr.. Elliott is presi-
dent. The New Haven railroad
has within ten years lost through
waste, mismanagement and general
laWlessness, from one hundred to two
hundred million dollars. Now, that
is part of the cost Of operation under
present business standards in the rail-
road world.
The New Haven is not an excep-
tional but a typical case. The Bos-
ton Maine has had the same history
recently. so has the Chicago e.
Alton, which Hartman looted. So
has the Rock Island and the st. Louis
& San Francisco, the Missouri Pacific.
the Santa Fe, the Union Pacific, and
nearly all the railroads in the coun-
try. ..+,
They have been in bankruptcy sew
eral times. and huge profits have
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
COLORADO UNIONS
AID SHELTER MEN

''The long fight, begun in 1898, by
organized labor in Colordo to secure
an eight-hour day for employees in
mines, smelters and cement mills, will
again be taken up in the near future
by the organizing forces and at the
request of employees in these indus
tries an attempt will be made to have
those parts of the laws that were not
adopted in the meantime placed on
the statute books Of the state.
"The recent flag Of truce offered
by John d. Rockefeller, jr., and
pieced togetehr from the blood-stain-
ed garments of the victims Of Ludlow,
has ben excepted by the company's
hirelings and thugs, but in spirit it
has never received the approval Of
the company's employees.
THE spying system of the Colora-
do Fuel & Iron company makes it i'm
possible for any one to demand de-
cent working conditions from these
interests and remain in their employ.
Wherefore in becomes necessary
for outsiders to take up the fight for
human rights in the interest Of the
workers in the rod mills, smelters,
blast furnaces and cement works that
are controlled by these interests
Denver Labor Bulletin.
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do this very thing and is meeting
with considerable success. Mr.. Hustis
and the federal trustees are trying
to do this very thing on the Boston &
Maine, and are meeting with very
great success, They have in a year
converted a deficit into a surplus, and
in a short time, If this condition I'M
proves in the ratio of last year. the
Boston & Maine will be on its feet
again merely by decent management.
Railroads. Bad History,
Now, a change which will make it
impossible for "a repetition for these
orgies Of railroad speculation and
wrecking will completely offset any
increased cost of labor which may
be involved in the demands Of the
railway employees, even If the increas rs
ed efficiency of the labor does not
help very much: = & :, -
Doubtless Mr.. Elliott will say that
the railroad managers have learned
their lesson; that the stockholders
have been the most to. suffer. and
that these co1ditlons will not return.
But when the devil IS SICK the devil
a monk would. be. and when, the devil
is well, the devil monk IL he.'''
These periods Of dissipation, follow
ed by periods Of reaction, repentance
and convalescence, have been the his
tory 6f railroads since the first, tie
was laid on, the first railroad.--
Boston American. &. 3 8 12Ss sEsssss, 5
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25

Fortunately public opinion has
compelled the courts to stop this dis
creditable secret alliance with rail-
road looters, but unfortunately the
legal principles upon which the
courts operated have not yet been
disavowed. We hope that Mr.,
Brandeis, when he takes his place
on the supreme court bench, will
help the court to disavow them, so
that these things may not happen
again. when the audacity of specula-
tors rises to its old pitch.
Looting of the New. Haven
Now, the New Haven railroad has
lost from one hundred to two hund-
red million dollars in. a short period
by aggrandizing schemes not unlike
these in character. If that railroad
were on its feet;if it had, not lost this
vast sum OF money, and If it had not
suffered the consequent loss of
morale and efficiency, with their
train Of evils, the New Haven would
BE- amply able to meet any increase in
the cost Of labor, through this de-
7nanded decrease in the hours of
labor, out Of its surplus prosperity.
Therefore, another answer to Mr..
Elliott's contention is that the rail-
roads can change their methods; can
operate a railroad as It was meant to
be operated asa railroad, and not as
the victim cf unscrupulouy specula-
tors. Mr.. Elliott is himself trying to
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25

began to demand a decrease in the
hours of toll by workmen, their en-
ployers have met this demand by the
same argument which Mr.. Elliott
now advances. In fact, the manu-
factureres, who are usually the en-
ployers involved, had even a stronger
case than the railroad managers, be-
cause the legislature which proposed
to reduce the hours Of labor was al
ways state legislature, and the man.
ufacturer was able to say that to re-
duce The hours cf labor in the fac
tories of the state would result in
haudicapping the industries of the
state in comparison with the indus
tries of another state, where no such
law was in force.
Always Serious Argument
This is always a serious argument
for the state legislature to consider.
But the labor unions always met this
argument with the contention that
the human frame is like the soil; that
the law of diminishing returns ap-
plies as forcibly to the workman's
body as it does to the titled fields;
that the more intensely you work it,
the less production you produce by
it. They contended that by shorten
ing the hours of labor you could
speed up the workman and put more
intelligence into his work, and, there
fore, more economy ard more pro-
ductivity. 49,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25

Nobody doubts that the labor Or
ganizations were right. The history
Of the shorter-hour legislation has
proved it. Certainly there is limit
beyond which this rule will not apply,
and the limit is not incommensur-
able: but we have not yet reached
that limit. How far the rule will
apply to the railroads is not certain
Probably the decrease in the hours Of
work will not be completely offset by
the increase in the efficiency of the
workmen. But it will have some
eect. It will be one Of the elements
which will contribute to keep down
the cost Of operating railroads at the
public expense.
Don't Apply to Railroads
Now, the railroads have not any
such argument as the manufacturers,
in a state opposing a state law which
would raise the standard of wages
above the level Of the" standard Of
any other state, because this demand
is upon ALL the railroads ALIKE,
and is not giving any railroad an ad-
vantage over its competitor.
Second. Mr.. Elliott assumes, ma
turally enough as a railroad manager,
that the cost Of operating railroad
in the other departments than labor
will remain fixed and Interchangeable,
But Mr.. Elliott: assumes too much.
1t may remain fixed, but It is not un-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
PRESIDENT ELlI0TS ARGUMENT AGAINST &H0UR DAY NOT CN(SIYI

President Howard Elliott of the
New Haven Railroad declares that if
the demand Of the railroad employees
for shorter hours of labor is granted,
1t will increase the cost of living by
limiting production.
Mr.. Elliott may be right, and he
may be wrong. But in any cOntin-
gency this is not conclusive argu-
ment against the wisdom of grant
ing this demand of the railroad en-
plOyes.
Pass Load to People
OF course, if all other things re-
main fixed, to decrease the hours of
labor would mean an increase in the
cost of railroad business, which wonld
have to be met by the public through
increase in carfares and freight rates,
or through a decrease in the quality
of service which the railroad renders
to the public.
But in this day Of wonderful in
ventions, Of wonderful organizings, of
increasing general intelligence, it is
not necessary to assume that all other
conditions affecting the railroad busi-
ness will remain fixed and unchange-
able. There great many conditions
which can be changed and which by
managing will very strongly tend to
offset this loss in the hours of labor.
First: During the last quarter Of
century, since labor organizations
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
common LABORERS URGED TO ORGANIZE
AT ONCE UNDER TRADE UNION BANNER

The Labor Forward committee is perfecting plans
for big campaign of organization between now and
May l. 1t is believed there will be 1000 union
members in Duluth before the campaign is over
With the right kind cooperation there should be
at least 5000 more union than there now in
the city before the summer work sets in The great
bulk Of these should from the common laborers
The time for organizing the unsklled workers is at
hand. They can not be organized wind. They must
have slogan and should be: "Organize and prepare
for So day wage SCALE: OF course they can not get
such wage in lump, but they get in shape to
after slight increase this year while the times war
rant it.
The organized skilled workers should be made to
understand that they go on increasing their
wages much higher unless the unskiled workers are
raised Also When there is too great gap in wages
between the skilled and unsked workers there is dan
of arstocracy of workingmen coming into being
This is positively the worst situation that could
come into the labor movement The moment it comes
that moment the hope for solidarity will die. Some
times fear there is arisocracy Of labor already
here. We would do everything within our power. to
Danish it. There no place for caste among labor
ing classes Their interests Identical every re.
! spect.
1t is folly to say that the unskied workers can
not be successfully and permanently organized Where
ever men have organized in any calling and whenever
they have had the good to apply their intelligence
to their organization the results have always been the
same. They In every have Jared as we'll as the
skilled workers.
Just now we thinking of the section men on the
Canadian railroads. These men are organized from
coast to coast. Their union 100 per cent strong
Their minimum wage is 1925 day. Their union is
one OF the most staple in North America. They pub
sh splendid journal which is edited by Minnesota
man, from Warroad and it contains many fine articles
of educational value to all workers.
The Canadian Northern railroad runs through War.
road and so does the Great Northern The lines run
very closely together at this point On the Canadian
Northern section men paid $2.25 day. They are
working under union schedule: short distance
away on the Great Northern section are paid but
&15o day. These men have no uniea, or IL thy
have the managers Of the Great Northern railroad do
not know it.
NOW this is the difference between unionism and
non-unlonlsm. The section the Great Northern
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
ANTI SALOON ORGAN
OPPOSES BRANDE|S
Pussyfoot Johnson's Paper Leads
Fight Against Confirmation
Of Peoples Lawyer.
LIDS BIG BUSINESS
IN DESPERATE FIGHT
Said That League Is Financed BY
Same Interests That Approve
Brandeis.

According to the New Republic, the
paper edited by Pussyfoot Johnson at
Westerville, Ohio, the Anti-Saloon
league is making a desperate fight to
prevent the confirmation of Louis r.
Brandeis as associate justice of the
United State supreme court.
1t seems that 25 years ago Mr..
Brandeis appeared before legislative
committee in Massachusetts repre-
senting the Massachusetts Protective
! Liquor Dealers association in opposi-
ton to the passage of a law known
as the anti-bar law. This is the only
time in the career of Mr.. Brandeis
that he appeared as an attorney for
liquor dealers. Twenty-Five years
have passed and since that time Mr..
Brandeis has come into our national
life.
Puts Up Lame Excuse
The Anti-Saloon league declares
that it opposes Mr.. Brandeis now be-
cause he has never repudiated his
| course Of 25 years ago. This fact is
used to excuse the league for wage
ing its opposition to his confirmation
by the senate.
Now it is a we'll known fact that
Mr.. Brandeis entertains views of the
| law and it's application that shocks
! the large property interests of the
| country and particularly the specula-
! tive interests. All of the labor or
CARNATIONS in the United States, and
all of the forward looking people in
| terested in substantial social reform
are urging the confirmation of Mr..
Brandeis.
Joins With Big Business
! Until the Anti-Saloon league en-
tered the fight against him the only
opposition came from big business
| and Tory politicians. In most Of the
campaigns to abolish the saloon it has
| been charged that the Anti-Saloon
league was being financed by the
same interests that are now opposing
the confirmation of Mr.. Brandeis.
This, the officers OF the Anti-Saloon
league have repeatedly denied. How
ever, the present attitude of the
league would indicate that it is turn
ing down all the social forces in the
| country to assist big business in pre-
venting Mr.. Brandeis from becoming
! a member of the United States SUI
| preme court.
Charge Is Vindicated
| Any excuses the Anti-Saloon league
may offer for opposing Mr.. Brandeis
| because of the fact that he appeared
before a legislative committee in
| Massachusetts in behalf of the Liquor
Dealers Protective association 25
| yeras ago appear very lame when
the people are so familiar with the
real opposition to Mr.. Brandeis now.
The attitude of the Anti-SalOon
league in the Brandeis case will serve
to irrevocably widen the gap between
that organization and the great
masses of the working peole. Labor
wants something more than the sup
port of an organization which is
merely interested in cutting out its
| booze.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25

will never get living wage for their labor until they
organize sodly have their fellow section men
on the Canadian Northern
s. What is true of section men is also true of other
kinds of unskilled laborers The so-called law of
Supply and demand" will always govern their wages,
When jobs scarce wages will be as low as the
laborers willing to take When jobs are plentiful
there is limit to their rise because employers
organize and to it that they do not compete with
eafh other in raising wages too high
In Youngstown, Ohio, it is alleged that the Steel
Trnst threatened to punish independent concerns if
they raised wages above the price paid by the trust
Several steel officials have recently indicted for
conspirng to keep wages down. The outcome of their
trial will be observed with interest throughout the
country.
But it is not necessary to go far Youngstown
to- learn how employers of unskied workers combine
tOa keep wages down. Only short time ago group
OF northern Minnesota loggers met in Duluth hotel
and voted to fix the maximum wage for lumberjacks
The bosses union is used to good advantage for the
bosses and so long their workmen remain unorgan~
the bosses will have all say the amount
Of wages to be paid, and their laborers will obliged
TO- take whatever wages the bosses agree upon.
There is out of it for the unskilled workers
organze. The longer they put it off the harder
it will be to get started They must pay up every
year they postpone organizations and the organized
skilled workers must also pay up for the tardness of
the unskiled workers organization. Don't sight
Of this fact
Too much dependence has been put in political
action to improve working conditions. The unsklled
workers have been led believe that they voted right
POLITICALLY and keep voting right, they will step
from misery into happiness But experience shown
the real strength Of labor is the industrial field
Economic organization is the thing that has produced
results. The economic organizations of the. masses
possess greater for promoting material welfare
than all the political organizations under the SUM- One
brings bread to the workers, while the other in most
cases brings but stone.
Nov is the time, and this is the hour for the un-
workers Of this city organize on the Industrial
feI The officials Of organized labor to get in
touch with number Of videawake unskilled working
xillng to devote their time to organizing
these men. Who will be the first to volunteer? Call
at The Labor World office for full particulars you
want to be volunteer organizer in this great move
ment report at once. We need you.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
NEW YORK DRESSMAKERS
SCORE GREAT VICTORY

NEW YORK, March 24.-Dress-
makers union No. SO, affiliated to
the international Ladies' Garment
Workers union, has won it's five
weeks strike and secured a signed
agreement with the Manufacturers
association in this industry.
Hours are reduced to 49"a week
and wages for piece workers are
raised 10 per cent with minimum
wage Of Sc. Girl workers receive a
weekly increase of 81: on January
1, next year, an additional 81, and
another increase of 81 on January l.,
1917.
Cutters who are paid $40 a week
or less will be- increased 81 per week,
and those receiving over $40 will re-
ceive an additional 81 a week.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
OHIO COURT UPHOLDs
STATE INSURANCE. LAW

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 24.-The
district court Of appeals has overruled
the decision Of the Franklin county
common pleas court, which declared
section Of the state compensation
act illegal. This section provides
that where employers fail to insure
their workers, the state industrial
commission is empowered to award
damages against the employer. This
is one of the most vital parts Of the
law and scores of similar cases will
hinge on the outcome, as opponents
Of state compensation will appeal to
the supreme court.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
NO HOPE FOR LABORERS:
THEY MUST ORGANIZE

TOLEDO, Ohio March 24.-*'The
great class of unskilled laborers must
organize if they are to get their
share in this world" said Prof.
Leiserson Of the Toledo university, in
an address to churchmen.
"They can do nothing toward bet
tering their conditions as Individuals
Organization is the solution to the
question" he said.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
NEW COMPENSATION
DECISION STARTLEs

POTTSV1LLE, Pa. March a.
States Compensation Referee Houck
has rendered a far-reaching decision
in his refusal of compensation to
Sheridan M. March, a plasterer, who
was injured by the breaking of a.
scaffold at the home Of a salesman.
The decision is to the effect that
March was employed as a casual en-
ploye, tnasmuch as he was working
mot in the regular course of the
business Of the employer
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
POWDER WORKS OWNERS
WANT ALL THE PROFITS

NATIONAL CITY; CAL, March "a.
Employees of the Hercules Powder
company are protesting against wages
paid by this concern. It is stated
that the company is building a hotel
and all workers will be compelled to
board there and pay 81 day. Cots
will be furnished, but the workers
will have to furnish their own bed
clothes. Signs are posted around
this plant warning employees not to
leave the premises.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25

The intelligent, common sense
workingmen prefer to deal with the
problems of today, with which they
must contend il they want to make
advancements, rather than to deal
with q picture or a dream.-GOm.
perS.
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-15
Fast Cando Aggregation
To Open Series With The +
Locals This Afternoon

two. They are out after the state
championship and the series here will
90 a long way toward that title
Should Bismarck win two out OF
three, they will play Williston for the
supremacy. BY defeating Cando they
will be away up in the running. I.
On Friday afternoon the Fat and
Lean men OF Bismarck will play an
exhibition match at the new park, the
proceeds to 60 towards the purchase
of an ambulance for the North Dako-
ia soldiers now encamped at Mer-
cedes. ... ... ... 49,.
This match also promises to be in
teresting and indications are that a
large crowd will be on hand to see
the old-time opponents of the game
come back to their younger days.
Tickets are now on sale for the match
and as the proceeds are to be used
for such a worthy cause, everybody is
given a special invitation to kick in
and keep the ball arollin'.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-15

in any degree of prominence. "Sam-
my" has found his batting eye and
Sunday clouted two out of three times
up. One was a three.sacker and the
other for an extra base. Well done,
my boy, well done-'nuff sed.
The Game.
Christy pulled out of tight hole in
the initial frame when Dougherty
singled, went to second on Pippin's
sacrifice knock and stole third. The
Bismarck hurler kept the sphere on
the corners for the next three swat
tiers and they went out in rapid sue
cesson In the same inning Collins
got his usual free ticket to first. Joe
went to second when Elder sacrificed
and stole third. He came in with the
first tally when Northrop threw a
wild one.
The second was uneventful for eth
err team but in the third Bismarck
made it 20 when Collins drew
another pass and a few minutes later
was advanced around the circuit by
succeeding hitters.
Everything was quiet and serene in
the fourth but in the fifth Mandan did
nicely and tied up the score. Tobin
was safe on hard line drive and Dor
fler singled. Dougherty singled and
Tobin romped in and Pippin repeated
with a base knock and Dorfler crossed
the plate. Bismarck again forged
ahead in their turn at bat with Joe
Collins again starting the fireworks.
Joe seemed to get disguised with am
bling to first on passport and slam
med out a single He stole second
and scored for the third time when
Flanagan knocked one to the outer
garden.
In the sixth Manager Kinks cavort-
ers sent in two more. Mandan sent
over lone tally in the opening of
the seventh but the last half of this
frame was terrible, terrificus, or any
thing else you might care to call it.
Walks, wild heaves and clean hitting
were responsible for four more scores
and it was all over but the shouting.
In the eighth they tailed again and
made it an even ten. Mandan started
rally in the ninth and succeeded in
putting across two runs but it was
all over and the team that came to
Bismarck by special train with a do
or die expression on their faces went
home detected.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-15
BY "GlLL"

Basebll fans will be given an op.
portunity to witness several fast ex.
hibitions commencing this afternoon
and continuing through the week.
The fast nine from Cando will invade
the Capital City today and will play
a series of three games with the local
aggregation. The match this after
noon will commence promptly at 3
o'clock and also the game tomorrow
afternoon and Thursday. .. -.
The Cando club has established
considerable of a record for itself this
season and are cracked up to be a
fast bunch of ball tossers. All three
of the games billed will undoubtedly
be snappy contests and the fans will
be glad Of the chance to see these
two mines in action.
Cando recently played series with
the Williston baseball team and were
defeated, losing three and winning