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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-12-18
Sorhcret / Palifar.
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fortplcS enoog at otto Spifcrc bar
Lit ifltOt peO Solopgang. Dc nil
litGre Og ,iismilitrre Nutoritctcr
crflGrcr, iamtioig meO at Dc err
ficnocr at Sagen pcorsre1oc So.
banicn blir inOgaacnoe unbcrIsgt,
CT Gpgtet ON De ottc Spiferc5
NelrcttelIe er bare Slla.
st onoct Gpgte piIoe cioc, at
ser bos Sobaulcn par bit funoct
cn bcmmelig tplf Gobe o. at Ser
por innoet en- Irrcitation Stco /
Get apartcr Iom brPnote efter Or
ploiionen.
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Gal, erflGreoc lluber Iomirali,
tctsafberingen at SiItoricn onl Sen
hentmclige Gooe, ibpertialo foriaa,
piot lon1 ben angif Sobanicll, par
cbIollt llocn 8runblag.
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Iul bauoe boet i DC tSorcncoc Sta,
ter | ii Aar % at oa ban III gicr-
lie piloe relic bicm til Norgc,
hapoc ban tot Sure meo "%S,Snto".
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-12-18
Seosialo.

Ehrono 9nber'on Sfogitob bsbc
citcr ct fort Sp9cleie al Slertc'ell
ocn Soc December / ell NIber al "A
Nar oa : Wtaunebcr. Nan par 'eot
pau @narocu Sfo0itah, Bang Sal
Orca, oN fom iom ma @ut til Anleri
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paa Sen 6ornt, hpor ban booze til i'm
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hporoi 10 1strc bsbc ionl imloo. &c
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lcpc3 oQioo al 3 @orrcbnrn % Ell
9rcbcr, NoIpor Sfooitob, NorOneia.
Ole SimlcneI8 ionotcS Sor5onqa
NtorQcn oso / lit Stem poo Gait
Main Street. hpor han / Here Nor
bar boct olcnc. Cen Qamlc Wtano 49,
han oar ca. so Nor - uor noNct al
ell SprIinq og omQiffcs iuQcn. San
nor uQiit % bar Nctcron ira @6rQcr.
friQcn, hnor ban blcn inorct Som
SelQc al bette % pan @ruub al i'm
I%rcmrpffcoc NIocr hnpbc bon / oct ics
mere I"frontct al % til, men life urrre,
END AT han onltrcnt 6oNliQ innc2 at
Qaa OF / @pcn ior at aierc line NSro-
fisb. Nan bar hoct her / @pCn / opcr
tnuc Nar, men Ga ban life meboCIte
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-12-18
l1v proiioent Shwei,

Bern, Sdypei;, ben 13oe Sec:
Tepnblifens SiceprGiibellt % Gbef
ior Observation-Disclosures, Sclir
Galonoer, blcp ioas at SorbunoS.
forIamlinsen palst til ErGiioent
al Sd)peij for aarct 1918. San
trbolot t76 Stemmer. DR., gboit.
oro Miller palgteS til SiceprG.
i'oel1t oper 0ultapc Ioor, Gr9ii'
cent for Ben internationale Hsoc
aors- SCREENING, meo 155 moo Al
Stcmmcr.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-12-18

ogfaa %iorefpmmer, men bespprre life
iaa ofte, ON an9er og Smpenoelle og
ct mt, lpiere Sip. Sort9aingen boz
rer life blot Sanoipnligbeoens, men
@irfeligbeoens Rr9g. &c glengipne
Samtoler er buabe let % natnrllg
fsrte og piit opermaabe betesnenoe
for De Solf Tom ifilores.
Sfisnt leg life foritaar mig meget
paa gnaelif, bill ies Dog iige, at leg
bar Snbtrpf al at Sproget er let og
goot. Salfalo bar ieg iunoet gosen
let og bebaseIis at lGie, Soreprig
bar ben 10 aIereoe p9ret ofientlig'
giort poa Gorif, er iaaleoes bel flenot
% bebsper life poerligere anbefa'
ling.
q. SO m II.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-12-18
Slere KrisserfIerineer

Earanla oen lite Oecbr.: &c.
tllblifen Ealtama erflercbc igdar
Siterrige 8rie, % &egieriugell
bar, / Samarbeioe rneb aanalSo.
rempnoi9beoernc, begpnot S%Srter.
r~eringen al siterrisife llnocriaat.
fer. aanal5onen er III, i Spers
e%ltsitemmelIe nteo Ereiibent 8il-
ions Srore, blepet rpobet for ~.
itete og giterrigere.
Sapana, Gitba, ben 12te Secbr.:
MeprGI entantbulet bar ibag peb-
toget en &eiollition erflerenoe
gitcrrige &rig. geilutninscn peo-
toges paa TrGiioent Wenocols
Inbefolin9.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-12-18
Sclpbrpuup

icircoc2 SsnooQ Sen 9oc IS. al Mr.
o. AIRS. No3mt3 Cliou / Goclr
Somnibip, @iulrbo9o Gouutr. ga.
&c cr oftiuc % o0tcoc McoIcmmcr al
bcu ocrpTrcrbc SrclolOighcb9 luther.
ifc McuiphCo. Tennc hplot ocrior
Soften Tor Norret. Mou ~Iuulcoc@
airfcn2 @aicncut hpor paSicuoc ga.
per opcrroftca res Eaitor Sloi Gre,
pif. Or. SIiou bol0t cit Softctulc
,Scitcn pnr oOCrmuabc ucllpffct.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-12-18
Sf~ibs Yen

@albington oen 12te Iecbr.:
Sfslge en- ioag al Gbeien for aon'
itrllftionsbureauet, &ontreabmiral
Saplor afeipet Happort err ser for.
tioen 500 Sarteier af ale Slags
UNDER gpgniug. Irbeibet bripes
meo Iaaoau Strait, oplpler ban, at
mallge Sfibe, iom life oenteoes at
bli f9roige fsr benimob Gluten
al 1918, aIcreoe beiinber Jig / eli.
ropGilfe Sarpanoe.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-12-18
Ct pilot Rvste.

@aIbington Sen 14oe Sec: st
lpecielt / europa piben pmIprebt
&pgte ON, of eli fpinbelig Spion
par blepet benrettet / DC Sorenebe
Stater bar foranlebiget llocrrigS.
oepartenlentet til at ienoe Ell off.
ciel 9enGgtelIe til amerifalifc
aoniitler % Segationer / Be eli.
ropniife nsitrale 2anbe. sSiito.
lia1 ifrep Jig oprinbeli9 fra Spif.
LAMB.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-12-18
en- nv Slvperefore. ;

Gan Srauclsco, Sal. Sen lite
Cccbr.: WiiIa Katharine Steniou
hdr mag iloact ale ~fuinoeliQc
TIppcrctcrocr uro al tilbuRcIragc
Zen $40 Nil laugc Siitancc ira
Sau Sic9r III Sou Nrunciaco
u>cn Stau2 / s elmer 50 Wtinu.
ter. @icunemiuitSiortcu uor en-
9rstocl ouer ell WiI / Winitct.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-12-18
@anael paa Sfpaarbeibere. Won.

tanas 3emmerinouitri trues benne
Sinter al Wongel paa Irbeiosbielp,
ioet emo life lloiigter til otte timers
a~rbeiosoog % itore Sorbebrinser /
aoit 90 So9i ipnes at sjsre noget
Snotrpf paa Ssmmerbnsgerne. Crit
ten / aobbergruber frpgtes ioriinfet
peo Waneel paa SrPmaterialer.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-12-18
en- menie llillionrr.

Tbilabclphia bcu t2te Secbr.
Gu ING NtiaiouUr on befienot
Eemni3ipiucr, Craig Sinolc bar
Gpcruct ia iOm @tcuis SoIoat o.
bciinocr liz III poa 9cicu til acl,
In 6IeIo pco San antonio. Ger,
tuor Ell AZ SoubctS ~itsritc Slpuc.
plooie or beliggcnbc.
DIR. @ibbIc gicnmcmaif / Som.
ncr NcIcrucoificcrstWict peO Sort
?fiagaro, men oumpeoe peo vi.
sauSscramcn,
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-12-18
Norees Krissofre.

Sonbon ocn 15oe Secbr.: Ser
meooeles officielt fra ariitia1ia,
at Norge iioen 9rigens 9~egpnOclie
bar miitet 5O00(?) Sismeno.
Canine Telegram mlclber oeIaa
Cen. fningelt al after to norife
9anlpifibe.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-12-18
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mebbeIer isIgenoe ON 8eiret | naen.
com beapnbte Ben 16oe December:
Upper Mississippi Valley and
Plains States:
Light SHOWS in the north and cen
trail portions with moderate tempera-
lures first hall of the week; fair and
colder second half.
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-10
FIRE DEPARTMENT
JOINS LABOR UNION
Charter Granted st. Paul Fire.
men By American Fedora
tion of Labor.

ST. PAUL, Minn., March S.-Two
hundred and fifty members Of the st.
Paul fire department, under the name
of the City Firemen's Protective union,
have Joined the American Federation
Of Labor.
The charter for the union has been
received.
Organization of the fire department
union was carried on quietly, follow
Ing conferences of department leaders
and some city officials, the movement
having started several months ago.
It is said the amalgamation with
the American Federation of Labor
places members of the fire department
In relatively the same position of any
labor union in seeking to better work.
ing conditions and other concessions
One of the first steps since the or
ganization Of the union was taken
today, when delegation of firemen
called upon Mayor Irwin to urge the
esta tablishment of the double platoon
system.
They sought the mayor to urge the
city legislative committee to advocate
the bill providing for such a system
for Minneapolis be made applicable to
st. Paul.
The mayor refused to support the
firemen in their stand on the ground
legislation affecting st. Paul should
not be sought of the legislature, but
be voted upon by the people or the
city council under the home rule
charter.
Just what steps the firemen may
take next were not made known. Har-
ry OConnell, driver at No. engine
house, is president Of the organiza-
ton.
There are about 2S5 members Of
the st. Paul fire departr"~~+, exclusive
Of the chiefs, so that the $50 member
ship of the union practically takes in
the entire, department. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-10
STATE MEDIATION
BILL IS PREPARED
Measure Embodying Governor :
Aims Would Grant Power to
Settle Labor Disputes.

ST. PAUL. Minn., March s.-A
mediation and conciliation bill to
carry out the recommendations in
Governor Burnquist's message to the
legislature has been prepared by the
attorney generals office and will he
introduced in the house by Represen-
tative Tom McGrath of st. Paul.
The measure has been approved bv
labor organizations.
1t provides that whenever a dis
pute occurs between employers and
labor the governor shall appoint A
commission of three to confer with
both parties to the dispute and at
tempt to settle the difficulty by arbi.
tration.
The commission Is empowered to
summon witnesses, administer oaths
and take testimony and recommend
to tho disputants such action it deems
just.
It. attempts at arbitration fail the
commission is to make a report to the
governor with recommend ations as to
the most feasible manner of dealing
with the dispute.
The bill carries an appropriation of
100000.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-10
BY Special Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, March S.-The
last session Of. the Sixty-fourth con-
gress has not materially advanced
the American labor movement. but It
has not retarded it. Attacks upon
the fundamental rights Of the organ
azed Wage-workers have been beaten
on, In three notable instances. The
attempt to secure compulsory delay
OF railroad strikes-the most seri-
ously reactionary policy ever an
nounced by President Wilson-has
collapsed under the blows admins
tered to it by the representatives of
the railroad brotherhoods, the Amer
lean Federation of Labor and the
progressive element of the country
generally. Next, the scheme Matched
In the department Of justice to pro-
vide for Industrial and military con-
scription of workers on goods needed
by the navy has been killed. Finally,
the proposal to, crush the Porto
Rican labor movement by taking
away the workers right to vote and
to hold office has been defeated.
As party Of protest against VIOLA
tions Of its established right, the la
Dor movement has scored heavily
during these anxious months. But as
g party OF social construction-as a
force for making new conditions: in
Industry through the power OF new
legislation-it has not distinguished
itself. 90
(; Bills Not Passed. ~.
( When th1ksession opened. last De-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-10
MACH|N|STS MAY
ASK 87AOUR DAY
I. A. of M. Delegates Hold Con-
ference-May Demand q
Wage Increase.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, March S.-An g.
hour day and an increase in salaries
for members Of district No. 80, Inter-
national Association of Machinists,
will probably be asked as a result of
a conference in session at the St.
Francis hotel.
Twenty-one delegates, representing
$500 members of tho organization,
are attending the conference.
When the agreement is completed
1t will be placed before the railroads
and this action will probably be fol-
lowed by a conference between the
railroad officials and the machinists.
The railroads which will be affected
are the Northern Pacific, Great North
ern, Minnesota g. International, Du-
luth, Missabe & Northern, Duluth &
Iron Range, Omaha. Minnesota Trans
Ter, Spokane, Portland & Seattle and
Lake Superior Terminal Transfer.
Mayor Van Lear, Minneapolis, for
merly business manager of the organi-
zation, was rendered a banquet by the
delegates Friday night. He was pre-
sented with a diamond ring.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-10
FlCiEfEEz FOR STATE INSURANCE IS GROWING BITTER
STATE INSURANCE
BILL GIVEN JOLT
Measure Referred to judiciary
Committee to Determine It's
Constitutionality.

ST. PAUL, Minn., March S.-The
friends Of state insurance lost a round
in the battle for this principle yester-
day when the house committee on
workmen's compensation referred the
proposed state insurance bill to the
committee on judiciary to determine
its constitutionality. The motion to
refer the bill was made by Repre-
sentative Solem Of Minneapolis and
was supported by a number of the
members who are known to be against
state insurance. The friends of the
bill almost soHdly lined up in oppo-
sition to referring the bill to the COM
mittee.
''The action Of the majority Of the
committee" said Representative Tom
DaYis today, 'in my opinion was taken
in an attempt to head off the progress
Of the measure. No other reason nan
be devised for this peculiar action.
Only yesterday the supreme court of
the United States declared the Wash
ington compulsory state insurance law
constitutional. The supreme court
also declared in favor of the consti-
tutionality of the Iowa compensation
law and the New York compulsory
| compensation act"
Those voting to send the bill to the
! judiciary committee. are as follows:
Gill Of st. Louis, Solem, Pittinger. of
st. Louis. Erickson Of St. Louis, Har-
rison, Seebach, Levin, Thornton and
Flowers.
Those opposed to the motion were
Davis, Devoid, Holmes. Swanson.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-10

cember, Representative Nolan of San
Francisco, Progressive Republican,
was seeking to get action in. the
house on his bill which provides that
no less than SO a day shall be paid
to any federal employe under civil
service regulations. This minimum
wage law would have been a gedsend
to thousands of laborers and care
takers in and around government
buildings and parks. Congress has
not allowed it to come up for a vote.
Representative Crosser,. Democrat,
of Cleveland, had before the labor
committee his famous Land Colon
ization bill, which proposed to pre-
pare large tracts of government land
by plowing, grading, draining, irri-
eating. construction Of roads, houses,
barns, water supply. purchase Of tools
and livestock, etc.-so that colonies
of unemployed workers might settle
on these tracts and become permanent
homecoming farmers. The govern
ment was to finance these projects
Just as the New Zealand government
and in some districts the Canadian
government has DONE giving title
when the tenant has earned tho Inn
provements at fair charge. Con-
gress has not considered, this big con-
structive measure. which has the
support Of many of the best farming
experts in~the government service.
Representative Casey, Democrat, of
Wilkes-Barre, has >constantly.
throughout this session.: tried to- get
the house to take up his bill, proyid-
ing for especial women's division in
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-10

CT war, to :r.press into the American
merchant marine all vessels under
construction in this country for for
eign owners, says that the board is
going to try to set new standards of
operation of merchant - vessels,
whether it gets the $4,000 tons OF
Norwegian ships now building in
American yards or not. It is going
to experiment with some: proposed
improvements in the Pacific carrying
trade especially, when the time is
ripe. It Is: likely that it will try to
work out some plan whereby white
sailors can replace Asiatics In ships
crossing the Pacific. -.
Denman is one Of the few success
full maritime lawyers who dared to
come to the defense of the Seamcn's
act before it had been passed. He
was boycotted by various shipowners
on that account, but managed to get
the last laugh by heading the board
which will: now have the regulating
board will buy OF build $50,000.000
worth of ships as a starter, and will
charter. them out to private OPERA
ton, under strict terms AZ to sailings.
rates and policy OF management
Where existing lines are discriminat-
ing in favor Of certain big customers,
or, where trading companies run their
own ships and refuse to give equal
treatment to the shipments made by
rival traders, the board win run
lighting ships" to hammer down
their rates. y, 4. ~. .,tt
Il this experiment q regulation
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-10

cause the labor group" in the house
made the mistake at the start of the
session by leaving them to Chairman
Lewis Of the committee on labor.
Lewis had just been defeated in a
campaign for the -senatorship from
Maryland; he had attended to but
little Of the business of the commit
tee during the past summer; he did
not watch the parliamentary situa-
ton closely enough, in the first few
days, and his only chance to bring up
his labor bills in the house was lost.
Another committee got the floor; his
turn never came around again. AS
there were only a dozen real labor
men in the house membership, it was
impossible to get the rules suspended.
or to get special rules from the rules
committee, to take up these labor
bills out Of the regular order.
Fight Reactionary Bills.
So the winter has been spent by
men such as Keating, Casey, Nolan.
London, Crosser: and Buchanan in
fighting off the reactionary bills and
amendments brought in from various
committees and attached to appro-
priation bills. They have won some
small increases in pay for the worst
paid government, clerks. They have
kept the anti-stopwatch clause in the
military, naval and Notifications ap-
preparation bills. They have guarded
the unions against prosecution as
trusts. The Seamen's5 law has not
been repealed or, impaired, although
many attacks have been made upon
it a stubborn fight has been waged
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-10

WASHINGTON, March S.-Spokes-
men of more than 100000 American
wage earners have been called to meet
In conference here March IL to de-
termine and announce the part labor
shall claim in the formulation of poll
cies Of preparedness and defense in
the crisis confronting the nation.
The call, made public last Monday,
was issued by Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, under authority of the fedora
tion's executive council. It went to
presidents of 10 national and inter-
national. unions affiliated with the
federation. department presidents and
the four great railroad employees
hrotherhoods. -
There will be preliminary meet
ing of the executive council to ar
range for the conference. which
promises to be the most notable gath
ering of American labor representa-
tives ever held.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-10
OPPONENTS TRY TO HEAD OFF
BIG DRIVE OF LABOR FORCES
Public Hearings Ended and Subcommittee. Appointed to
Consider Amendments Claim Of Insurance Agent.
That Ohio Law Is Failure Refuted by Labor Men.

ST. PAUL. Mnn March 8The battle insurance for
industrial accidents at it's height in and the Capitol
dors at st. Paul Insurance agents by the employers
and others besegng members attempt
OF the big drive being made by the labor forces
Inc public hearings are at end and subcommittee of
senate composed OF Senators Richard a.
and like committee from the Tom
Davls and Tom Mca will confer the bill for the
and consider number of amendments the bill before finally
comes out on the floor Of the house senate ~.
The four named state Il thoupht
that quite number of changes will be as stands
but that such changes will materially improve whole
During the hearings the employers and agents
bold attack on the Ohio state insurance law claiming that did
not work out benefcay to the injured employees and
that the constantly political snuabbes
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-10
RANGE THEATRICAL
: :EMPLOXEs ORGANIZE
President Hall Is Successful In
Work In the Iron Range
Territory.

VIRGINIA, Minn., March S.-All
theatrical employees on the range, in
Guiding the stage and motion picture
hands, have been organized into a
union which is how affiliated with
the Minnesota Federation OF Labor.
The organization was effected by
George H. Hall, president of the state
federation of labor, who has been in
this district for some time working
along these lines. It is planned to
enlist all employees in range cities
who have not already affiliated. The
aims of the union will be to improve
working conditions and put salaries
on a uniform basis.
Presiden: Hall returned to st. Paul
to attend to matters pertaining to
labor legislation now before the
legislature.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-10

does not work, after q complete try
out, the board will probably come
back to congress with a proposal
that the government proceed to buy
or build a big fleet Of merchant ships.
costing possibly s5oo.ooo.ooo: to
carry American goods to South
American and a;Asiatic ports. Once
this policy is decided upon, govern
ment ownership and = operation OF
shipping, tied up with ,"bI'e .domina-1
tion of the seas, will 3ecoms 4 real
political issue. It cannot be expected
that any ,governme ent merchant. ship
would be sailed By an Asiatic crsw.
This shipping board seems to have in
its hands the key to lnnal Holution Of
the problem Of coolis-mapntd ship
ping. *;5.s 8 .$ssssstf:E ), ,'s.t
President Go4pers9of the xmeri.
can Federation Of Labor has cabled
to Bunji Suzuki,t prestdent be the La
borers' Friendly Society sof sJapan:
The most simpnFtant inamsdiate
duty OF our labor moven1eats u to
use every influence ;in our power
upon the governme ments,sof Japan and
the United States so mali the
best possible relations betw 6an our
respective count md sGadSavor TO
amicably solve yexa ttous pro oblcms.'' =
Suzuki has 4nsAeG04: Incorporate,
for labor and ApnaAnity. ..es TIis ex-
change Of gressilES ie th6 5esult Of
Gompers' inability sto Sos 81 Japan
movement. thers. @ tlith eflssd Py the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-10
DULUTH MAN URGES: =.
VOTES FOR: WOMEN
Thomas G. Lee, Well Known Ma
chinist Writes Strong Let
ter to Legislators.

ST: PAUL, Mimi, March s.
Thomas G. Lee, a well known member
of the Machinists' union or Duluth,
urges the passage Of the bill giving
women the right to vote for ipresi-
Dental electors, in a strong letter to
the members Of the legislature from
st. Louis county. g: - 80 .-
"The- women are. human" writes
Mr.. Lee. ''They Iced food, clothing.
homes, pleasure, in fact everything
that men are in need of: hence. they
should have the right to elect, such q
government that they think will on.
able them to get those thinxs.. It is a
waste Of t: ne and money to delay this
matter any longer"