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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-02-24
ENGLISH LABOR FOR
LAND VALUE TAX

A great movement of the organized
workingmen of Great Britain to place
at least large part Of the cost of
the war on land values was described
to the Committee on Industrial Rela-
tions recently by Richard McGhee,
Irish Nationalist member OF parlia-
ment, who had been a delegate from
the Trades and Labor Congress of
Great Britain to the convention of the
American Federation of Labor.
On November II, last, conference
Of 900 or more delegates from among
all the trade union organizations Of
Scotland and parts of England was
held in the Trades hall of Glasgow to
consider the cost of the war and how
to meet it, said McGhee. BY unanim-
Gus vote the delegates declared petit
tions to parliament to that effect.
''The convention in Glasgow" he
declared, "is being followed by others,
with the workers constituting the
great majority Of the delegates. The
whole labor movement is feeling and
saying how criminally absurd it is for
labor and genuine enterprises to bear
the increased burdens of taxation,
while the greatest of all privileges
(the taking Of profits in the form of
land values which society itself Gre
ates) is. left to increase those bur-
dens still further"
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DRASTIC PICKEIlNC Bill APPEARS in THE SENATE
TELLS TEACHERS
TO JOIN UNIONS
Head of Mill City Schools Urges
Teachers to Line With
Labor Movement.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. o.
Denouncing the teaching of military
training in the schools and advocat-
ing affliation of the teachers organ
ization with the trades and labor as
sembly, Superintendent Of Schools B.
B. Jackson told the Minneapolis
assembly delegates at recent meet
ing that he W. heartily in favor of
the principles for which organized
labor is fighting.
After telling some of the problems
confronting him and his ideas of
democratizing the school SYSTEM, Su-
perintendent Jackson was asked if he
would be in favor Of teaching the
principles of collective bargaining to
the school children.
1T has always been my policy to
show pupils that they are helpless in
handling any problem alone; whereas
if they are together they can do a
great deal better work. I have always
encouraged the teachers to organize
and demand what they think they
need to put the profession on a
higher standard. In fact think most
teachers are cowards-and have told
them this to their faces-because they
seem to Le afraid to insist on better
ing the conditions under which they
work. I would certainly be in favor
of a more comprehensive course in
which collective bargaining could be
impressed on the pupils minds
Speaking against military training
in the schools, Superintendent Jackson
said that it has been his experience
that boys coming from military
schools lacked responsibility and in
itiative and were even inclined to be
deceitful unless squarely faced with
the facts.
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and Senator Robinson of Arkansas in
troduced in congress on Feb. II the
national eight-hour bill for women,
drafted along the lines of the Keating-
Owen Child Labor act 1t provides:
'That no producer, manufacturer or
dealer shall ship or deliver for ship
ment in interstate or foreign commerce
any article or commodity the product
of any mill, cannery, workshop, fac
tory or manufacturing establishment,
situated in the United States, in which
within 80 days prior to the removal
of such product therefrom for any
purpose females 16 years of age and
over, hereinafter referred to as te-
males, have been employed or per-
mitted to work more than eight hours
in any one day, or more than six days
in any one week."
It also provides that the authority
to inspect mills and plants. and other
places Of employment affected by the
law shall be- vested in the United
States department Of labor; that the
Federal district attorneys shall prose
cute yiolatora: OF the law; that fines
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of not over 5000 shall be inflicted in
cases of first offense, and fines of not
over $1,000 and not less than 500, or
for not more than three
or both fine and 1mprison-
ment, shall be given persons convicted
of violating the act. Where an inno-
cent shipper of goods guaranteed to
comply with law shall be caught In
violation of it, the person making the
false guaranty will be held liable.
The law is to take effect one year
from the date Of it's passage.
Representative Keating pointed out.
when he introduced the bill, that 1t
follows the lines of bill which has
not yet been passed upon by the su-
preme court, but whose constitutional
ity is generally accepted. If congress
can, for the sake Of the children, for
bid the shipment Of goods made where
they are employed, he argues that 1t
can equally we'll forbid the shipment
of goods made where women are en-
ployed long hours. The health OF
women is as worthy of safeguards as
the health Of children. And since the
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SE|GE[ APPOINTS
COMMITTEE
Five are Named to Prepare Re-
port on Findings of House
Labor Committee.

ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 22.-Chair-
man Seigel of the house committee on
labor has appointed the following to
act as a subcommittee to prepare the
findings of the entire committee with
respect to the recent hearings on the
industrial situation in Northern Min
nesota:
Representatives Briggs, Neuman,
Nordlind, Ryberg and Swanson Of
Brainerd.
It is not yet known when the SUBJ
committee will have it's first meeting
or whether its meeting will be public.
From the makeup of the committee
it is limited that there is likely to be
two reports, a majority and minor
ity report. At least two Of the COM
mittee, and perhaps three, are expect
ed to insist upon some drastic recon-
mendations in the way of legislation to
take care of future troubles such as
have occurred in Northern Minnesota
during the past year.
Ryberg and Swanson are pro-labor
men and have advanced ideas with
regard to the part organized labor
should take in the present Industrial
system. They at least, it is said, will
insist upon something substantial
Nordlind is also considered a possibil-
ity along this lire, while Briggs and
Neuman, who come from rural dis
tricts, are expected to hold down the
conservative side.
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labor law adopted into the new con-
stitution Of that country at the recent
convention at Queretaro. It proves
to be the lnost progressive constitu-
tional law on the subject of strikes
ever enacted anywhere. The text
reads:
Seventeenth. The law recognizes the
equal right Of the employe and of the
employer to strike lockout.
Eighteenth. Strikes are declared
legal when they have for their object
the equalizing Of differences between
the different factors Of production,
harmonizing the rights of. the worker
with those of capital. In the public
service it is obligatory for the work.
ers to give ten days notice before a
strike to the commission Of concilia-
ton and arbitration. Strikes are con-
sidered illegal only when a majority
of the strikers exercise acts. of violence
against property or persons, or, in
! case of war, if the workers: belong to
government: establishments"
This section sweeps aside General
Carranza's decree forbidding strikes
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DISRUPT DETROIT
LABOR MOVEMENT

DETR OFT, Mich, Feb. 22-The
local trade union movement is in a
fearfully disordered and disheveled
state, and dissension is rife among
the delegates to the Detroit Fedora
'5': tion 9f e|is7L Labor. With the result that
the better11ent of the workers. This
condition is ascribed in large meas
ure to the influence of the liquor
people In, the xlocal. labor movement,
who, after being unsuccessful in the at
tempt to get the support of organized
labor in the statewide prohibition
campaign last November, are now
seeking to wreak vengeance, with alb
solutely no regard for the conse-
quences.
Victor A. Leavy, correspondent
from Detroit in the Typographical
Journal, has this to say in the cur
rent issue of the Journal:
"While the trade union movement
in this city has grown considerably
during the past year, it is hardly re-
f1ected in our local central body,
which has been drifting from bad to
worse, and apparently has reached
the stage where only a complete re-
organization will save it from destruc-
ton. Every meeting is like a bur-
lesque show and little or no good
comes from the action taken at them.
The question is now being asked on
all sides: Would not we be better off
without such body, which does
nothing but queer US with the general
public? The present state of affairs
can be laid to the influence of the
liquor people in the labor movement;
they seem to blight everything they
lay their hands on. The latest sensa-
ton came when the "wets'' filed their
statement of campaign expenses
which revealed the fact that the
presidents of both the Michigan and
Detroit Federation of Labor were on
the pay roll. Several machinists
locals have withdrawn, the electri.
clans have done likewise; and unless
there is wholesale rendering of res
ignations on the part Of the officer:
who have used their official position
to further interests aside from thai
Of labor, No. 1s will be tempted tt
follow suit"
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NATIONAL EGHrH0UR BILL FOR WOMEN INTRODUCED In CONGRESS

of that power. However, the public
generally is able to make up the mind
of the court, if the public shows sufi-
cient interest in tho issue. -
Bill Held Up.
After endless discussion the anti
labor provisions Of the Porto Rican
civil government bill were stricken out
in the Senate, and all seemed ready for
the fin~l passage of that measure.
when Senator La Toilette forced its
opponents to a showdown which prom
ised long and possibly fatal delay.
La Toilette offered an amendment
forbidding the Porto Rican legislature
to restrict the right to vote and to
hold office, except by permission Of
congress. He said bluntly that as the
sugar trust and the tobacco trust now
control the legislature of the island
he would not trust that legislature
with power to disfranchise the work.
ing class of Porto Rico. Senator Fall
of New Mexico. an active friend Of the
big financial interests Of the island. at
once began a fight on La Follettes
plan, and the bill remained In jeo-
pardy.@.-s = y - u .zzs Sc
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eight-hour laws in the states have
been upheld, both by the state and the
United States supreme court, he is
confident that this. Federal law which
takes advantage of the power Of con.
gress to regulate interstate commerce
will likewise be approved.
But this is only first step. Keat-
ing looks forward to other bills. espe-
cially a bill forbidding interstate ship
ment of products, such as steel, made
in plants where men are employed
more than eight hours day In "a
hour industries. He hopes in this way
to break up the 12-hour shift In the
steel industry. and so to encourage the
steel workers to organize. That bill
will come next on his list, II the
women's eight-hour bill goes through
congress at the coming session.
Keating points out that every law
must "stand on its own BOTTOM" In
court. The supreme court may decide
that the eight-hour rule for women Is
a reasonable" use of the, power to
regulate commerce, and that the
eight-hour rule for men ins2 hour ,tna
dustries is not q reasonable exercise
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WOULD REMOVE
FROM DETROIT:

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Feb. 222.====:
It Is limited that several Detroit cigar
manufacturers have asked real estate
men to secure building sites for them,
as they contemplate moving to this
city.
The reason for this change is a
strike of several thousand cigar girls
who suspended work last June to en-
force living conditions and a wage in
crease. These girls were unorgan;zed
when they struck, but have since
been organized by the Cigar Makers
union. Several of them have been
jailed under injunction proceedings. It
is shown that the plants maintained
so-called school in which the girls
were taught special branches of the
cigar making trade. After they
"graduated,'' they were given "di-
ploma'' that entitled them to work
under conditions made by the en-
ployers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-02-24
GOOD ADVICE
FOR UNlONISTS

HASKELL. Tex, Feb. 22.-The
Farm Educator, published in the in
terest of the Farmers union, offers
this suggestion which should be ac-
cepted by trade unionists:
Brethren, guard the door OF your
organization, and see that no one but
farmers cross it's threshold, and fully
make up your minds that there are
plenty Of men among yourselves or
your own class who have the ability
to handle and control the workings of
the organization in all its details and
who may be trusted as leaders to
guard and protect it's destiny.
1--WE know, and are bound to admit
from sad experience, that our great
est enemies, the men who have given
us the greatest trouble, and who have
impeded the progress of the farmers
organization in the past, are men who
have been on the inside of such or
ganization and not those on the out
side"
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(By Special Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Desper-
ate efforts are being made by Sen
ator Newlands and his aides in both
ends of the capitol to get action be-
fore March on the railroad bill
which has been reported from his
committee. Newlands made public his
report on this bill, last week, but
failed to tell the senate about it. No.
body except the administration seems
to care, now, whether the measure is
passed or not.
In it's latest form the bill drops all
attempt at compulsory delay of strikes
on railroads, but provides for a. board
to include representatives of the roads
and of the employees, to make imme-
diate investigation when an industrial
dispute arises between the two sides
AS a means of Saving face' for the
anti-la bor crowd in congress, the bill
has a section forbidding physical OBJ
struction of the operation of trains,
Mexico Labor Law.
Just at this moment there comes uI
from Mexico. the official text Of: the
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under penalty of death, which he is
sued last August. It sets aside also
the scheme of compulsory arbitration
Y Mich the militarist faction in Mexico
demanded. It represents victory by
the labor delegates in the national
constitutional convention, not merely
in establishing the right to strike in
private establishments but also to
strike in government establishments If
the country be not engaged in war
and If ten days notice be given. Here
is text for the Wilson administra-
ton and its hackers in the demand
for compulsory arbitr. ion or delay Of
strikes. Even Mexico finds that the
one way to get anywhere with tho
labor struggle, short of social owner
ship and democratic control, of the in
dustries, is to let the employees hold
the strike-power over the heads of un-
fair employers. It should draw the at
tention of the Colorado legislature,
which has been trying to make up its
mind to repeal it's compulsory ar
bitration act.
Eight.Hour Bill \
Representative Keating Of Colorado
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DEMAND RIGHT
TO QUIT WORK

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, Feb.
22.-The Sailors union opposes
proposed state law based on
the Canadian Industrial disputes
act, which denies workers the
right to quit their employment
pending investigation.
The resolution declares s'that
the premises upon which the
proposed legislation IL based
superiority of public interest to
that of the workers employed by
the public service corporations
and efficacy of public opinion i'm
settling misunderstanding, If ad-
mttted to be true, justify en-
forced labor on the part Of all
persons employed by public
service corporations, and cOnsti-
tute public convenience, rather
than justice to the workers,
which is the primary considera-
tlon in the settlement OF dis
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Blow at Independents.
This in effect is therefore not q
drive at the steel trust, but rather u
blow at the independent mine owners.
It's passage will make it necessary for
the wage-earners employed in the
mining industry and on the ore-carry.
ing railroads to fight all the harder
for increased wages and better work.
ing conditions This fact is recognized
by the railroad labor organizations,
many of which have declared against
the passage of the measure in no un-
certain terms. Following are num-
ber of letters and resolutions passed
by them:
Honorable H: H; Flowers &C chairman 9;71
State Capitol Building. st. Paul. Min
nesOta.
Dear Sir: hand you herewith rsso.,
lutions adopted by Division No. $50 Of
the Order of Railway Conductors at
Two Harbors, Minnesota on February
II, 1917, protesting against the passage
of House File No. 253 providing for
value of iron ore.
AS vice chairman Of the state legisla-
tive committee of the Order Of Rail-
way Conductors, on behalf of the Dlvl-
sion No. $50 at Two Harbors. and also
Of Division No. 405 at Proctor. and of
Division No. ,6o7 at Virginia. | protest
resent all the railway conductors work
ing on the iron-carrying railroads in
Northeastern Minnesota:
We know that this bill would place
an added weight Of taxes on the, min
ing industry and that it would lessen
production and shipments and would
mean loss of business and reduction of
forces by the railroads. It would also
be burden which would tend to reduce
the scale Of wages paid by these rail-
roads. 1t would injure the communities
largely for their prosperity upon the
chief industry of mining and transport
tation.
We protest not only as railroad men
but as citizens Of these communities in
whose general welfare we are inter-
ested. Our protest is also representa-
tive Of the unanimous feeling Of the
bors a committee of merchants came
to me and asked me to express for them
their conviction that this bill would
and it's merchants and TO do everything
that could against its passage.
We therefore ask you and all men,
bers of the legislature who have at
heart the interests. not only Of the
railway conductors but of ali railroad
men and all Of the people Of our part
od1s # tns M Ftie NO 70 Se @ 79a Vey wSrk sEs
Vice Chairman, State Legislative s Hi c Com
mlttee. Order Of Railway Conductors.
Two Harbors, Mimi. Feb. II. 1917.
TWO HARBORS O. II. C..
Whereas. On the 22d day Of January,
1917, a bill for the levy and collection
Of a tax upon the gross value Of ores
from persons. co-partnerships. corpora
tions engaged in mining or production
thereof in the state of Minnesota, and
Whereas, Every person, co-partner-
ship, or corporation. engaged in mining
or production in the state of iron ores
or other ores. on and after May 1st
1917, shall pay to the State of Mime
sofa. for state purposes only. tax
:. (which shall be In addition to the taxes
z levied and collected upon an ad talorem
'basis upon such mines and mining
property and the appurtenances there.
unto belonging equal to per cent OF
the gross value of all ores produced
CONTINUED on page ~
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TO SPEAK. is
NOT l|0|TER|NC"

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 22.-Matt
Neff, trade union5 official. has been
found not guilty or t161ter1ng" by
Judge Kinkead, who rules that
speaking Of any kind cannot be con-
sidered as loitering.'
attempt last summer to stop trade
union agitation. Neff was arrested
for talking from an automobile in
front Of the Jeffrey Manufacturing
company's plant. Organizer Morris
of the Machihists' union was arrested
on similar charges, but was acquitted
During the campaign the chief of po-
lice aided hostile manufacturers by
attempting to run trade unionists out
of the CITY.
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Text OF Bill.
The text of the bill follows:
ANY person who goes near to, or
loiters about the premises or place Of
business of any other person. firm or
corporation engaged in lawful busi-
ness or occupation, for the purpose Of
influencing or inducing or who shall
influence or induce or attempt to in
fluence or induce, others not to trade
with, buy from, sell to or have busi-'
ness dealings with such person, firm;
or corporation, or who pickets the;
works or place of business of such
other person, firm or corporation for
the purpose of interfering with or in
juring any lawful business or enter
prise, shall be guilty of a misdemean-
or; but nothing herein shall prevent
any person or persons from soliciting
business.
ANY person who prints or circu-
lates any notice of boycott, whether
in form of cards, stickers, dodgers.
banners, transparancies, unfair lists
or otherwise, publishing or declaring
that boycott or ban exists, has ex-,
listed or is contemplated against any
person, firm or corporation doing a:
lawful business, or publishing or de-,
c]aring that such person, firm or cor,
poration is unfair, shall be guilty of
a. 1nisdemeanor.'
"The adoption Of the Duxbury bill,''
said a prominent labor union man
today, would rob us of the rights we
have acquired after many years Of
struggle. Labor men will not give up
these rights without bitter struggle.
The introduction Of this bill by Mr..
Duxbury, following SO closely on tho
heels of the two bills introduced by
Senator George M. Peterson, which
evidently have tho same object in view,
looks suspicious. Evidently there is a
we'll laid program on the part of some
body. We know, Of course, that the
interests who wish this kind Of Leg
islation are powerful: We do not un-
derestimate the power of our foes.
and we shall get right on the job to
prevent the robbery of rights we have
acquired, and which the people of this
state are satisfied we are entitled to
retain"
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TONNAGE TAX BiM<'S
PASSED BY THE HOUSE
Measure Taxes Product Of Labor-Wn Hit Independent
Mine Owners Hardest-Railroad Labor Unions Pass
Resolutions Condemning the Bill.

lower house legislature Tuesday of this
passed bill iron According to the
provisions bill will be levied the output Of mines
regular local. county and state
pos we'll been called superax and is virtually tax
the product Of labor
1t is purely political b that members voted
for strengthen their political! at home indicates in
great measure legislature will do the wrong thing satisfy
preudices bill wrong principle and contrary to
every method obtaining in this state in levng taxes
proposes to tax product based upon weight quantity without
respect to value
portions Minnesota held that tonnage tax law
will compel the for the Of all
people portion Of the wealth taking out Of the state but
become law will affect the small and independent
than the great and powerful steel trust 1t will
than anything that devised to to the steel trust
absolute control the mining industry of Minnesota.
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WOULD DEPRIVE WORKERS
OF ESTABLISHED RIGHTS
Senator Duxbury Introduces Measure Which Creates Stir
In Labor Cncles-Part Of Program Of Anti,Labor
Interests on the Job.

ST. PAUL. Minn Feb 22One of the antpcket-
bills that could possibly be devised has been
senate by Senator Duxbury of Caledonia
fell kill all the beneficial results to workngmen who
have fought and bd for the right of peaceful pckeng during the
past so years.
Just what interests behind the Duxbury not been
ascertaned but it's introduction has considerable
labor circles in the Twin Cities
It thought that the introduction Of this outgowh
OF the trouble the and the lumber
Minnesota and for which certain interests seek to the entire
blame the Industrial Workers of the World.
The right peacefully picket has been upheld
Minnesota This right labor say
that has been fairly well established in this state and they
clare that they will strenuous objection the passage
the Duxbury bill and will organize fight