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The labor world., 1917-02-03
Personal PROPERTY
TAX IS A JOKE
BY C. j. BUELL..

BY c.. j. BUELL..
The personal property tax would
be joke and a farce if it were not
fraud and swindle.
BY the time your household goods
are worn out you have paid for them
twice over in taxes.
You have been fined for having
beds and chairs, carpets and rugs,
dishes and stoves in your house.
The farmer is penalized for having
cattle, horses and machinery to help
him produce food.
The merchant is treated as a Grim.
inal because he is trying to bring to
you the groceries, dry goods, hard
ware, etc., that you need.
And the assessor assures us that
the tax on household goods, at least,
does not bring enough to pay rhe ex-
pense of collecting it.
WHO BENEFITED?
The forestaller and land grabber
who gets possession of farm lands,
profit by the increase in value crea ted
by all the people.
WHAT CAN WE DO? Abolish all
personal property taxes?
Yes, as soon as we can amend the
Constitution.
But in the meantime, we can double
the amount exempt from taxation.
The Constitution provides that 5000
MAY be exempt.
The law provides that only $10O
SHALL be exempt.
Why not change the law and eX-
empt 5000?
Household goods are assessed at %
per cent Of their full and rue value.
Suppose your household soods
were really worth not more than
$500; 25 per cent of that would bo
5000. If we changed the law aud
exempted 5000 the assessor need not
call on you at all.
Is it too much to ask that n home
be allowed $500 worth of furniture
free from taxes?
Other personal property is assessed
at 33 1-3 per cent of it's full and true
value.
Here is a struggling lawyer or
! other office man, farmer. grocer,
a blacksmith, a small merchant.
Would it wreck the state If 5000
worth of his personal property were
exempt from taxes?
Do you think this ought to be
| done?
Then get busy and sec that your
member Of the legislature is pledged
to vote for the 5000 exemption which
| the Constitution provides for.
The labor world., 1917-02-03
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

1t is generally believed that our common schools
were established as the result of the humanitarian
efforts Of Horace Mann and some of his friends.
There IS no question but these men did much to
develop and improve public school system, but
1t should not be forgotten that it was a working.
mems political party that demanded and obtained
our system of free and universal educaton'
'Prcvious to 1902 says Robert Hunter in his
book Labor in Politics. ''the children Of the
working classes were educated either at home ,r III
charity schools
"They were frequently spoken of as pauper
schools and children who usually attended them
were dressed by charity in clothes Of the same color
ana cut. ThcH were marched back and forth along
the streets in the garb of paupers and proudly ex-
hlblted as the wards Of the Carneges of that time
The sef-rcspecting mechanic usually declined to
send his children to these schools and, when he
could not afford private instructor they had either
10 De taught at home or to grow up in ignorance" /"
~ AS early as 1923, workingmen Of Pennsylvania,
NeW York, and other Eastern states formed q poit-
teal party OF their own and the first fundamental
reform advocated by them was the establishment
10y the state of free and universal system of edu
cation.
The labor world., 1917-02-03

can legislate intelligenty public questions, the
first thing that is necessary is information Advo.
ca<s OF the bill calling for the creation of State
Commission on Industrial Relations point out that
Minnesota is growing industrial state and that a
tWo-year investigation into. industrial conditions
and the effect of such conditions the public well
fare is necessary and proper
Many members Of the committee ON general leg
islation in both houses have expressed themselves
favorably towards making sufficient appropriation
to carry out the purposes of the BILL Other men,
bers, not enthusiastic for the bill or in fact anv
other bill which is urged by labor, are hearing from
their constituents
The matter will ultimately come before the COM
mttee on finance in the senate and the appropria-
tlons committee in the house.
Every member of organized labor in Minnesota
who believes such an investigation should be made
should write his senator and representatives with
out delay, urging them to support the bill providing
for the commission. It will mean real investga-
tlon not hllrryup affair such as is wanted by the
lumber barons of Northern Minnesota
Write your senators and representatives and also
write the members of the committee on finance in
the senate, urging them to make the appropriation
OF $2oOOO to carry out the provisions of the bill
II every member of organized labor in this state
does his duty, the bill will pass.
Here are the members of the senate finance COM
mittee: Senators Rockne, Alley, Andrews, Benson,
II. Z. Dunn, Holmberg, Lende, McGarry, Orr Pal
mer, +. Fl. Peterson, G. NJ. Peterson, Potter,
Rystrom, Sageng, j. D. Sullivan, Swenson, Wallace
Ward
The labor world., 1917-02-03
WAS APOSTLE PAUL.
A TRADE UNIONIST?
BY REV. CHARLES STEIZY,r

by REV. CHARLES STELZLE.
1t has been clearly established that
there were powerful labor guilds
IN existence two thousand years ago
and practically every workman be-
longed to the guild composed Of
those who practiced his craft.
In those days nearly every Jewish
boy learned a trade, no matter what
his social position may have been. So
It happened that Paul, the greatest
missionary in the history of the early
church, learned the trade of tent
maker, even though his father was so
prominent man as to have .he hon
or of Roman citizenship conferred up
on him, and even though he had the
advantages of a thorough training
at the university at Tarsus
This apprenticeship made Paul
eligible TO membership in the Tent
makers union, and it is altogether
likely that he became member of
that organization.
We find i'll sacred history, that on
at least one occasion, Paul made his
headquarters in the city of Cor:s:k
with Aquila and Priscilla, simply be-
cause they also were of the same
craft, namely, tentmakers. Here he
worked side by side with them,
preaching in the synagogue on every
Sabbath day.
We have it from Pauls own pen
that he worked with his hands as he
travelled from place to place, depend
ing upon his skill as a mechanic TO
earn his livelihood. Because of the
necessity for constant travel and be-
cause of his dependence upon his
trade for a living, it is more than
likely that Paul identified himself
with the organization that would be
most helpful to him in order to Sc
cure employment.
1t is interesting to note that Paul
visited first of all and esta blished his
greatest churches in the cities in
which trade unionism was strongest
unquestionably, he operated very
largely through the labor guilds in
these cities.
1t should be an inspiration to work.
ingmen everywhere to read the Won
derful letters which this apostle
Workingman wrote.
Thirteen of the books in the New
Testament were written by Paul.
Read his plea for the slave Onesimus
in the letter to Philemon. Read his
nasterful presentation of the univer-
The labor world., 1917-02-03
THE TRADE UNION MOVEMENT

NO national policy succeed unless it has re-
gard TOR the best interests Of the masses of the ma
ton and has their approval and cooperation Emer
gencles ften develop fundamental TOOLS In times
OF peace it is possible to middle along somehow.
for the results of unwse policies are not so apparent
and 90 not make the dangers so imminent, but war
times bring severe tests. War conditions in Euro
pean countries have demonstrated that national de-
tense and national existence are possible only
through the support and the understanding COOP
Grafton OF those who constitute the rank and file of
the nation, and who contribute their services to the
construction Of the fabric of civilization. No work
or no national policy can be executed without the
services Of men and women. It is a characteristic
OF human agents that they can render their best
services only when their hearts are in the work.
The more intelligent human beings are the more
necessary it becomes for them to participate in d.
rectlng affairs that concern them and the manage
ment OF their work. This is the reason for the
change that has been taking place in European gov
ernments; they have found it necessary to democra
TIE the government in order to secure the coopera
ton and the subordination of personal interests
necessary to conduct war.
mat the trade union movement is the highest
ana best developed working class movement thus
TAR evolved no thinking man can successfully dis
pute-American Federationist
The labor world., 1917-02-03
THE WOMEN'S TERMS.

'We will not bring more children into the world
until we are assured that they will never be food for
canon''
For this speech distinguished German woman
Is now under police surveillance-forbidden to speak
again in public-forbdden to send letters outside
the country. A silly masculine government evil
IDENTIFY hopes thus to crush idea which has circled
the earth since the beginning of the great war; Born
first in the hearts Of French women echoed in Ger
many, reechoed in England and Russia the idea has
grown and. spread until the day Of a Mothers'
Strike seems almost at hand.
One day the women of the world will state their
terms: "Give peace then we will give YOU sons
And may that day dawn soon-Four Lights.
The labor world., 1917-02-03
TRAGEDY:

The New York business publica-
tion entitled Commerce and FL
nance" has made u careful compila-
ton of the most significant economic
statistics for the year 1916. They
have included national wealth. for
eign trade, business development,
railroad earnings, manufa cturine
output, manufacturing profits, farm
output. prices and wages.
The year 1916 saw an increase Of
twelve billions in the wealth of the
United States. This. makes the wealth
per person at the end Of 1916, $2,-
255; per family $1,000.
The foreign trade of the United
States increased enormously during
1916. In fact the exports were 81
per cent greater in 1916 THAI i:
1915. The total exports for 1915
were five and q, half billions, The
increase In exports was far greater
The labor world., 1917-02-03
What Other Paper, Say.
Fallcn Man and Fallen Woman.

OA' ~'AsA1A dllu II alien woman.
Milwaukee Daily News: The scar
let woman is ais old as tire and as
new as the latest hour.
The church had the problem put
squareiy to it in San Francisco when
900 women whom a reform pastor
had termed scarlet" stormed his
church and asked: What shall we
do? Where shall we go? How can We
earn decent living?" And the pas
tor. learned as he is supposed to have
been In dealing with sin, could answer
| them not.
Inc pastor had been instrumental
IN ordering the women from his sec.
ton OF the city; the police had driv-
en- them out and they came to him
who had bounded them, and asked
the natural question.
What shall we do?'
What can they do? Who knows:
1t is one of our shortcomings that
we strike at evil and think it has dis
2ppeared: we try to eradicate the bad
without substituting something good
to take ITS place.
our rich parishioners give their
boys money to SOW their wild oats;
to buy Wo: en-" What answer has
the preacher to this? None. He is
speechless.
I'VE will work for a living wage"
but the pastor could offer no living
wage and no prospects of T.. lie, like
many other good Christians, thought
that to tell evil to vanish would make
| it disappear
Vice exists: why? Because respec-
table men patronize it, Until the pas
tor regenerates mankind, he cannot
eradicate evil.
We see the picture Of Magdalen be-
fore the Christ. "Stone her. cried
the sanctimonious church folk. Let
him that is without sin among you
cast the first stone" And not one
dared to hurl a missile. How incon-
sistent we are; how shallow; how self
satisfied within our pious selves! Go
! thou and sin no moreno condem-
nation, no bounding, no persecution
go thou and sin no more
And to the narrow church 90 Cle:
the Pharisees, the unchristian Chris.
| and sin no more.'
When the sc-called respectable ele-
nent of society abandcns it's secret
vices, then anG only then, shall it cast
the stone. Human redemption lies
not in sealing up the sores but in
purifying the currents of life.
Even the Magdalen can teach a los
son. We cannot raise the fallen
woman until we have redeemed the
fallen man.
The labor world., 1917-02-03

salty of the benefits of Christiani
in every one of these epistles. Read
that beautiful "love-letter" which he
sent to the working-people Of Philip
pi, when they sent him a "missionary
basket when he was in the Roman
prison.
Follow him in his fight for the
common people of every nation as it
is told in 'The Acts of the Apostles"
and go - with this workingman-
preacher as he travels over almost
the entire then known world, bring
ing message Of joy to the masses.
who, for generations had been told
by the philosophers that they "had
no souls; that they were made Of the
same stuff as the og which upon his
death was kicked into the DITCH" and
then say that you are proud of Paul
Paul. the apostle le-trade-unionist.
The labor world., 1917-02-03
1T COULDN'T BE DONE

~~S~0AN l. LII OO4ossA
Somebody said that lit couldn't be
done,''
But he with a chuckle replied:
THAT maybe it couldn't, but he'd not
be one
To say so til he tried''
So be buckled right in, with a bit of
On his face, if he worried he hid
it.;
He started to sing, as he tackled the
That couldn't be done. and he did
it!
Somebody scoffed. "Oh, you'll never
do that,
. At least, no one ever has,don it,"
But he took off his coat and he took
off his hat.
And the first thing we knew he'd
begun it.
With a bit of grin, and lift of his
chin,
Without any Oubting or "quit it,
He started to sing, as he tackled the
thing
That couldn't be done, and he did
There are thousands to tell you lit
cannot be done"
There are thousands to prophesy
failure,
There are thousands to point out one
by one,
The Dangers that wait 10 assaiI
you;
But just buckle in, with bit of grin,
Take off your coat and go to it:
Just start in to sing as you tackle
the thing
That cannot be done, and you'll DO
it! Detroit Free Press.
The labor world., 1917-02-03
WHY NOT?

'Thc real enemy is established inside cvery
country 1t is the spirit Of tyranny, greed, material
ISM intolerance and mitarism. It is the unfair dis
trbution of wealth, the neglect Of education, the
ldollzatlon OF riches. The victims of that enemy
are to be found in the slums in warehouses, in asy
lums and PRISONS Why not make ready to fight
that enemy instead of wasting life and treasure in
the slaughtering of men who just as anxious as
you are to turn their attention to the real evils that
surround then? ?'-Four Lights
The labor world., 1917-02-03
HELP 1T ALONG.

Sentiment is growing rapidly among legislators
Tor AN investigation into industrial conditions in
minnesota. Many members of tn ehouse and senate
are hearing from home
t. 1t legislatures are to be in position where they
The labor world., 1917-02-03

The house committee last week witnessed tho
unique spectacle of mayor of city of 400 600
inhabitants pleading for universal eight hour dav
1t was Tom Van Lear, the new mayor of Mime.
apolls expressing the same views he has held for
the past twenty five years.
The labor world., 1917-02-03
THE LABOR WORLD
ALWAYS INTERESTING

The Atlanta (Ga.) journal of
Labor made the following COM
ment in its Inst issue:
"EdftOrials with real pep arc
the kind that appear in The
Labor World. Duluth. Minn.. Will
Jam e. McEwcn. puI,lis her. The
paper hits straight from the
shoulder, and Is always interest
ing.''
The labor world., 1917-02-03
ONE EFFECT OF POVERTY.

Thc report of the public health service on tuber-
culosls III American cities provides valuable new
data bearing the disease in the statistics showing
ITS relation to poor living The Investigators found
that one-sxth of all tuberculosis cases develop in
cheap lodging houses and one-fifth are traceable
to occupatonal hazards and bad working conditions
the conclusion is that the great factor underlying
the entire problem is seemingly that of economic
conditions' -
BAD housing in conjunction with incomes too
small to provide adequate food occasions an exhaus
ton OF vitality which opens the door to disease In
the tenemen tdistrcts of Cincinnati where the tuber-
cu1osls death rate was found to be three times as
great as i'll the better sections the average monthly
income OF the families afflicted was but $57. 4
similar situation was found in Pittsburgh-Ex-
change.
Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, former superintendent
OF Chicago schools is opposed to compulsory mill
tary training. Says Mrs. Young: 'The present.
day trend is toward individual DEVELOPMENT. T. ;s
toward a less rigid, more flexible sort of train
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-23
THIS SHOT WENT VERY WILD
A Judges Sarcasm Leads a Jury TO
Wrong Verdict

A good story is being told Of Lord
Bowen by Austin Dobson in his re-
Gently published "Bookman's Budget"
The judge was recently summing up
a case. and he was caustic:
"If, gentlemen" he said to the jury,
you think It likely that the prisoner
was merely indulging an amiable
fancy for midnight exercise on his
neighbor's roof: II you think II was
kindly consideration for that neighbor
which led him to take off his boots
and leave them behind him before de-
scendpg into the house; and II you
believe that 1t was the innocent
curiosity % the connoisseur which
brought him TO the silver pantry,
then, gentlemen, you will acquit the
prisoner"
To the judges dismay the jury did
acquit the prisoner. and that in
stantly. The Judge had made out too
good case. and the jury had no idea
that his remarks were intended sar-
castle"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-23
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to worried
about easily.
you
he a
rev lis coat over of and
thing
I'm another But he didn't up hope He took out his icepek and
a
the Mles Boy
like peeked buonhole
Where rabbit
Friendly
Well that lucky he cried wiplng
ha
all a
f"Oh, me-, cried Billy
it. He looked around a
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"Oh, pleased pease Wolf
a
in
thought he'd better take him home md cubs
be
1 wonder If he has Jack Knife in his puckeO
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-23
The Victor
by LAURA BAILEY

You think. royal custom, you shall
ever rule
And use mankind as petty tool?
Fie! your pretense of right, the sup
posed divine claim,
Is nothing but greed a desire for
fame!
To appease your lust you weak crav-
en- few
Make puppets Of minds that are
great and true;
And sacrifice man, in a droll whim
for battle.
Ike babes with their toys, use
lives as your rattle.
Then-expect intelligence to ac-
quiesce, humbly bow,
To your inferior minds that know
not how
To enrich mans life or give him
truth
Just selfishly lay waste his youth.
All! the farce-'tis strange that war
needs be
To enlighten mankind, make each
to see
Your life claim and the foolish waste
This catering TO your royal taste"
Beware. as the sun bursts forth, each
crevice seeks:
Intelligence. the test of right be-
speaks;
What, II a regalpalace or a cottage
fair,
The mind is the measure and tells
what's there!
Someday. the light Of mans bright
mind
Will outshine your hypocrisy-cast
IT behind;
The nations will establish law that's
fair
And begin TO treat each other
square!
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-23
The Daily Horoscope
Sunday. December %, 1917.
NCopyrieht, 1917. by the Mcclure News.
paper Synd7cate)
''nhn Slnrs lnrlnh hnf do not nnmnnE,
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According to sstrology. this is day Of
contcnding influences. Uranus. Saturn and
Neptune are In malefic aspect whilo the
Sun and Venus are friendly.
Under this sway ministers and teachers
are likely TO encounter spirit OF resistance
to argument, criticism and doubt.
There is a sign read as presaging religion,
troubles In which ther' win he campaign
Of Misrepresentation and prejudice.
Uranus is in place today which Is held
TO encourage all sorts OF cults giving rany
evil theories power TO sway and 20 convince
Saturn Is exceedingly threatening TO the
aged and to all who have the poin. OF vieS
that advanced years bring.
The planets seem TO presage q period oi
the most unsettled and changnable opinions
owing TO the fact that the sway OF the stars
encourages a surgestibihty OF mind. IL is Q
sway encouraging 10 national discomfort and
10 criticism OF rulers
This day is most propitious for lovers
making for admiration, enthu siasm and dem
on onStrRtvcncss.
The be,towal OF presents today is espe,
oiahy lucky for both giyer and recipient
Astrologers foreSee difficulties for leather
dealers and manufacturers OF leather goods
who win meet with extraordinary obstacles
The new year approaches with strong
menace of internal disorders In the United
States, and warning Is given that sgitator,
will cause seriou, trouble In all parts of the
country. especially in the west and south
In this connection the indication OF grow
ing race troubles Is strong, and care should
be taken TO prevent injustices or wrcas'
that may incite riots or uprisings
Persons whose birth date II 10 have the
sugury Of an active and prosperous year
Employees will benefit.
Children born on thH day are likely ts
be suscessful all thru life. These subject,
OF Capricorn usually love luxurics which
they are able TO acquire.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-23
Little Benny's Notebook.
BY LEE PAPE

Pop took segar out OF his vest
pockit aud looked at It and put II
back aEen. saying to ma, MCthlr, last
yeer YOU tried to get me to make a
New Years resolution to give up
smoaking. dident you?
Wy. | believe | did, sed ma
You bleeve YOU did. that's a hot one,
wy you made my life mizzerable for
weeks. sed pop.
Wat nonsents, sed ma.
thawt II was nonsents last yeer,
but like other CRATE men, I have
changed my Mind. sed pop, my deer,
10 Will give you CRATE pleZ2ure to
know that | am going to make New
Yeers resolootion to cut the acquaint-
ance OF the vile weed. and watts more
I've got haff mind TO begin rite now.
Goodniss, Willyum, the ideer sed
ma
You seem as pleased as man
with n tooth AXE, sed pop.
Wy, Willyum, serteny I'm pleased.
I'm delighted, sed h,a
In the best sercles It Is considered
polite TO smile wen you are please 4
and laff outrlte wen you are delighted
sed pop.
Well. Willyum, to tell YOU the
truth. sed ma, reely wish you wood
ent start lest yetA because the truth is,
I've bawt you n hole box of segars for
Krissluas< sed ma.
Take them back. sed pop.
But you have no ideer wat n bar
gin they were, sed ,la.
Well. III be hanged. well III be
switched, she cares more Tor a bar
gin box OF segars than she does for
her own husbinds helth. we'll I'm ano-
thcr, well give up, sed pop: And he
Smonked Segars rite after each 9TH
err looking mad as the doose.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-23
Ripping Rhymes
GERMAN CHEMISTRY,
By WALT MASON


The German chemists work all night and
hustle sll the day. wen make for every
thing in sight a substitute" they say. THE
people say they re needing meat, but meat Is
not for sale; Wen make substitute of peat,
and sell It by the pail. They cry for bread
thruout the realm, but bread no merchants
sell; we'll treat a block OF slippery elm, and
that will do as well. Tho there's no sugar
In the land let this be understood; We re
busy now refining saind, which will be Just
as good" The chemists make their turnip
jam and toadstool marmalade, ryltil the weary
people damn their dark and mystic trade. The
chemists brew their noxious dope. and say
to hungry folk ''Cheer mp cheer up don I
give UP hope-we're making -four Of oak. -
The German parent, sick and sore, beholds
his children starve; there comes = chemist 10
the door Here is q brick 10 carel 1i's
made Of shAvines and old shoes, excelsior
and tar; you re needing bread Don't have
the blues, for this Is better far" II famine
comes TO this our land think ven s,srvc
and die before well take from chemist $
hand a boot!sck for pie.
(Copyright 1917 BY George Matthew Adams)