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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-06

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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-06
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-04-28
union OFFICIALS
SUE FOR DAMAGES

WASHINGTON, April 26.-W.~~B.
Mahon, president Of the Amalgamated
Association Of Street and Electric
Railway Employees, and Edward Nc
Morrow, representative of the same
organization, have each sued the
Washington Railway and Electric
company for $4,000 damages because
Of ibelous statements made in ad-
vertisements wherein it was stated
that the company refused to recognize
this union because it's officers were
''law-breakers."
The company locked out its en-
ployes several weeks ago when they
refused to sign individual contracts,
and has imported large numbers of
gunner and strikebreakers. In the
company's campaign to capture public
opinion the Street Car Mems union
and it's officers have been pictured as
undesirable citizens" but since the
damage suits have been started the
company announces that "the strike
is over"
The United States senate, on mo-
tion of Senator Hughes Of New Jersey,
a member of the labor group, will in
vestigate the strike The committee
will consist Of Senators Hughes, Dill
lingham, Pittman, Harding and King.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-04-28

president for the state, war and navy
departments. Creel is a radical
'muckraker" journalist who did
heavy work for the Wilson campaign
last year. He has thus far shown no
desire to choke off the important
news, but under the present condi-
tions he might at any moment be su-
perseded by reactionary, under mil
itary influence.
AS one of Creels two assistants the
administration has chosen William w.
Price, recently involved in the Wall
street leak" affair. Price was the
White House reporter for the WASH
ington Star, a big conservative paper
read by the official class. He played
golf, afternoons, with Joseph r..
Tunulty, secretary to the president
He also sent occasional tips" to two
stock brokerage houses in Chicago,
concerning news around the White
House and state department. At the
investigation. ordered by the house,
into the leak" on the presidents
peace note last November, Price ad-
mitted that he sent one of the tips
which gave in advance the substance
Of the note, and which was used to
manipulate the stock market.
Price denied that he had done
wrong to give to stock brokers news
which, he was not at liberty to publish.
The senate rules committee and the
organization of Washington CORES
pondents both adopted resolutions de-
claring that members Of the press
gallery must henceforth do no more
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-04-28
BY Special Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-Con-
scription will be enforced within a
few weeks, and that in spite of the
fact that more than half of congress.
and vast majority of the public, is
opposed to it. Such was the situation
faced by labor spokemen who pro-
tested against conscription before the
senate committee on military affairs
recently. They saw, even while they
talked, that the committee would give
no heed to their opposition. The war
department had called for the draft
OF a million boys for the army; the
president was backing the war de-
p$rtment; every chamber Of COM
nerce and every newspaper involved
tn the great mil1tarist press campaign
Throughout the United States was
tloudly demanding conscription as a.
: test OF loyalty. The opposition raised
In the house would delay the triumph
OF conscription only few days at the
utmost. Under the influence Of the
war spirit the country was ready to-
let the president do anything, and
the president would whip the house
into line when the hour came.
Warn Committee.
[ In spite of the hopelessness of the
case, Joseph D. Cannon of the Inter-
national Union of Mine, Mill and
{lSmeltermen, and Grant Hamilton of
the American Federation of Labor
warned the committee that the draft
would mean trouble in the industrial
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-04-28
SAYS UN|0N|SV IS
RESULT OF TYRANNY
Railroad Official Says That the
Labor Union Has Come
to Stay.

RICHMOND, Va, April 26.-The
czar-like methods Of railroad officials
forced employees to unite is the ac-
acknowledgement of George M. Stevens,
president of the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad, in an interview published in
the Times-Dispatch.
PERSONALLY, and as railroad
man." he said, II recognize that the
labor union has come to stay. AS an
employer, my attitude is that en-
ployers might as well recognize it and
unite with the unions to see that both
sides get a square deal.
"In all frankness, I rather suspect
that the union of today resulted
largely from overbearing methods of
railroad managements of the early
days of railroading, or even from
more recent days. There Nas the time
when the railroad manager was an
absolute little czar in his position. If
a man displeased him in aught, he
cut off his head arbitrarily and that
was the end of it.
Today, when the manager dis
charges an employe, he must show a
clean case against him that he de-
served discharged. That is only fair
and right to tho wage Garner, >espec-
tally the one who is supporting a FAM
i1vn
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of this confidential work for stock
brokers. Price lost his job.
Now he becomes g. member of the
press censorship bureau at a. public
salary said to be $65 per week.
To Protect Seamen's Act.
Andrew Furuseth, president of the
International Seamens Union of
North America, was at A. F. of l..
headquarters this week, during the
sessions of its executive council. He
is staying in Washington to protect
the Seamen's act against any assaults
which may be made upon it under
pretence Of the necessities of war.
Transcription of seamen will be
impossible of success, even If at
tempted" he said. LESS than 10 per
cent of the seamen and firemen sail
ing under the American flag on
merchant vessels are American citi-
zens. The great campaign waged by
American shipowners against Amer
ican-borr sailors, as means of
breaking up the union, has at least
driven the native-born ashore.
"Now the government wants 10000
men to make up the crews Of I 900
new wooden ships which are to be
built this year to carry supplies to
Europe. That will mean the taking
of skilled men from other ships and
scattering them through the crews Of
these new vessels, which will take
nine months to build. Raw men must
be taken aboard the present vessels to
be trained, and raw men must make
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-04-28

theorganized labor movements of
many Of the chief nations now at war
the organized labor movements Of
with Germany. Labor will be getting
its voice in the war council Of the
world.
At the same time there is talk Of
appointing an American commission
to Russia, to establish wartime rela-.
tions between the two great republics.
In all likelihood the American Fede-
ration of Labor will--and certainly
it ought to-name part Of that de-
legation. Russia is today 4 revolu.
tionary republic dominated by the
Council Of Workmen's and Soldiers
Delegates. This body represents the
trade union movement, the peasants
of the farms and the soldiers who
have recently come from the shop or
from the land. There could bo noth-
ing more appropriate than that Pres
ident Wilson should send to Russia a.
his spokesmen some of the ablest
labor officials Of the United States.
Big American investors in Russian
properties are conducting q lobby in
Washington, seeking to get some
standpat lawyer. sent as the head Of
the commission, They propose Elihu
Root, who is moro intensely hated In
Russia, for his: persecution Of Rus
sian revolutionary refugees when he:
was secretary Of state. than IL any;
other American. But they would take
any one of hundred reactionary at
torneys. Their property Is In danger
over there. tszts 81 ,.s...z stsss3s SIS
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centers. Cannon predicted riots as
well as strikes due to high cost of
food, and Hamilton asserted that the
organized labor movement Stands
solidly opposed" to any plan which
would force men into the army
against their will
Referring to the manifesto Of March
-, issued by the heads of the great
international unions in the A. F. Of
L., Hamilton said that that document
made the conscription of wealth a
prior condition to the consent Of or
ganized labor to any military draft.
He declared that congress was taking
no steps to lay upon the wealth of
the country its fair share Of the
burden of war, and that under the
circumstaces the workers were all the
more suspicious Of the attitude of the
government.
Made Agreement.
Not long ago, Hamilton said, the
head of the labor movement had
agreed with the Council Of National
Defense, and with the labor coxmit-
tee of that body, that during Y.ae
period of the war every effort should
be made to avoid any unnecessary
disturbances of the relations between
employers and employees. No sooner
had this word gone forth than the
employers hostile to organized labor
began series of petty prosecutions,
or hostile moves Of all kinds, show
ing their disposition to undermine the
organized labor movement under
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-04-28
SESSS&Si<2N OF 1917 WAS FRUITFUL ONE FOR LABOR
STREET CAR MEN
ARE LOCKED OUT
In Washington Because They Re.
fuse to Sign Individual
Contracts,

WASHINGTON, April 26.-Because
street car employees of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric company
have refused to sign individual con-
tracts they have been locked out.
Under the contract, workers would
surrender all forms of collective ac-
ton, and the company, affecting a
spirit of fairness and equity, pledges
itself to never take its cars and lock
them in barns, or scrap its power
house and machinery, or rip up the
rails from Washington's streets and
force the people to walk.
This is the legal form in which the
company presents it's humorous
pledge:
"And in consideration thereof, said
company on it's part agrees that it
will not lock out it's employees In a
body or close down it's works, or cease
operation of it's cars or refuse to en-
ploy a force of suitable and competent
men who are willing to abide by this
agreement"
While no one ever heard of a street
car company locking out it's nom
union employees, or ceasing to operate
it's cars-wnile dividends are forth
coming-this concern, in all serious
ness, insists that workers should not
act collectively because it agrees to
do those things it promised the public
authorities it would do when it was
";ven the use of the streets.
Under this individual contract
grievances must be first presented to
the superintendent, then to the presi-
dent and then to the public utilities
commission. An employe may present
his case IN person or be represented by
another employe in the same class Of
service. This would pErp1it d ira OK
worker, who may have little educa-
ton, or who has not been accustomed
to dealing with presidents Of street
railway companies, to ask a fellow
track worker to also run the risk of
discharge by assisting him in this un-
equal" contest for justice. Iii the
event some persistent employe lasted
long enough to carry his case to the
public utilities commission, and that
body agreed the track worker was en-
titled to be represented by one who
could plead his case in a competent
manner, the company would show the
track workers signature to an indi-
vidual contract which provides that
the decision of the commission on any
point "shall be in harmony with the
expressed terms and provisions of this
contract" !,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-04-28
SOFT COAL MINERS
MAKE WAGE RECORD
Secure Increase of 20 Per Cent
Will Apply to Many
States,

NEW YORK, April 26.-United
Mine Workers have tablished a rec
ord by securing wage increases reach
ing 20 per cent for their members en-
ployed in the bituminous fields as a
result of conferences with operators
from the central competitive fields of
Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and western
Pennsylvania. Contracts do not ex-
pire until next year. The increases
were granted in response to the work.
ers' complaint that the former wage
scale was not sufficient to meet war
time costs of living.
'This ADVANCE" said President
White of the United Mine Workers.
"is in marked contrast to the turmoil
and confusion that, swept over the
English coal industry and threatened
to paralyze England's industrial ac-
tivities soon after the war began The
operators have accepted our opposi-
ton to the payment Of bonuses, al
ways source Of controversy and dis
cord, and have met our demand for a
flat increase so that the miner will
know definitely what his earnings are
to be-
Because other fields generally base
their wage scales on the central COM
petitive fields, it is believed the in
creases = will affect the following
states: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Ken
lucky, West Virginia, Missouri, Kan
sas, Iowa, Utah, wyoming and Wash
ington.
It is stated that the anthracite min
ers will ask for similar increase
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-04-28
MONTANA LOCKOUT
IS UNSUCCESSFUL

GREAT FALLS, Mont, April 26-
The Great Falls branch Of the Mont
ana Employers association has failed
in it's attempt to smash trade union
ism and has ended a lockout by agree
ing that hereafter all grievances shall
be referred to joint committee con-
sisting Of six men from each side. The
agreement is signed by the Employ
ers' association and the Cascade .Coun-
ty Trades and Labor Assembly.
This settlement was only made pos
sible by the rugged trade unionism of
Great Falls workers who resisted the
most powerful influences their en-
ployers could command.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-04-28
MISS RANKIN MAKES
HER FIRST SPEECH
Argues for Favorable Action on
Woman Suffrage Before
Senate Committee. ,.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-Repre-
sentative Jeanette Rankin, Montana,
made her first speech as member
of congress before the senate COM
mittee on woman suffrage at the
hearing on the federal woman suf-
frage amendment.
Miss Rankin dealt with the need
for federal action because Of the OBJ
STAGES to amendment Of state consti-
tutions.
Senator Walsh, Montana, argued
the constitutionality Of the proposed
federal amendment, and Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, president Of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage as
sociation, appealed to the committee
for the passage of this measure as a
matter of war expediency as well as
justice.
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up a part of the crew of each Of the
new ships.
"Our attitude is one Of welcoming
the new men onto the ships for train
ing, and training in as short a time
as possible. But the success Of that
training plan will depend on the ship
owners. And the success Of the gov
ernment in drawing from the land,
back to the ships, the many thousands
of skilled seamen who are now ashore
will depend on the negotiation of
better conditions aboard ship. The
welfare plan of the Lake Carriers
association must go, first of all.
"As for this report that the La
Toilette Seamen's act will be modified,
If that law is weakened there will be
no volunteer sailors"
Labor Represented.
Not only has Premier Lloyd George
of England appointed two labor lead
ers-Bowerman. and Thomas. both
members Of parliament-to come to
Washington to speak for British labor
in the var council. but President
Menocal Of Cuba has also cabled
Samuel Gompers that he will follow
suit. Premier Ribot of France has
thus far ignored Gompers:. request for
a. similar committee. II Brazil and
Argentina send commissions here, it is
likely that their governments will
likewise appoint labor spokesmen as
part Of those commissions. In this
way there may soon be gathered in
the capital ..of the United States the
ofnctally-selected representatives Of
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-04-28
MANY IMPORTANT LABOR
MEASURES BECOME LAW
Workmens Compensation Amendments, Anti,lnjnction,
and Absent Voters Bills Passed MANY Bad
Measures Are Killed.
BY Richard Jones.

Labor Jared well the hands the Minnesota
Two years the workers Of Minnesota practically nothing
result OF ~ days deliberations of Mnneotas
tm number OF labor bills regarded radical in nature
were passed. Chet among these the increasing
for industrial accidents per cent to GO per cent
raising the from $1 to $12 week. and reducing
wang PERIOD from two weeks to week. This will
dreds Of thousands of dollars compensation to injured
IN Minnesota that paid previous the
amendments adopted These stubbonlv
fought by the employers and their adoption victory for
forces OF organized labor both the legislature
and around the lobbies WELL
Anti-Injunction Law
Minnesota of the few this year adopt an anti
law which prevents the issuance
cases. Ihe passage of this bill makes the
form the Clayton amendment the Sherman law The
employers association made particularly strong fight against the
and passed during the last days with
only two vote to spare.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-04-28
TESTIMONIAL.

Just as we go to press, we re-
cefved the following letter from
Frank E. Tillquist, secretary Of
the Railroad BrOtherh0ods' Legis.
1atlve b0ards
"RAILROAD BROTHERHOODs'
STATE LEGISLATIVE BOARD
OF MINNESOTA.
"St. Paul. Minn., April rs. 1917.
"N1r. w. e. McEwen, Editor Labor
..WOrld, Duluth. Mimi.
"Dear Sirs am writing you to
request, as a favor to the Railroad
BrOtherhOOds State Legislative
Board, that you publish the fol-
s'The laboring men in the state
are very fortunate that they had
such a staneh supporter in the
senate as Senator Richard Jones
Of Duluth.
"When the final day of the ses-
sion arrived a measure Of vast
importance to the-vvor1kinE people
Of the state, the .Antl-Injuncti0n
? bill. was 136" ON Bene1A1. Orders
and would not be. o.:reached unless
some Senator could be found that
bill and take up the Anti-Injunc-
tiOn bill under the privileged mo-
tiOn that had previously passed
the senate.
ssSenator Richard Jones Of Du-
luth, one Of the authors Of the
Antl-Injunction bill, sacrificed his
privilege as to any other bill and
handled the Anti-Injunction bill
and secured its passage.
s'An progressive 1egislation re-
ceived HIS undivided support and
we wish to congratulate the pe0-
pie In his district ON their judE-
ment in the selection Of a senator.
"YOurs very truly,
IF. f.. TILLQUIST.
sSecretary Railroad BFotherhoOds'
State Legislative. Board"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-04-28
UNREST AMONG x, :
unmn>-A- .nn-..- -..y:
SWEDISH WORKME|V

LONDON, April 26.-Hjalmar
Branting, leader of the Swedish So
cialist party, has telegraphed to the
Daily Chronicle that the hostility of
the working men in Sweden against
the government is growing more in
tense. M. Branting says+
Among the working men the hos
tile. feeling against the ruling reac-
zionist party IS growing stronger. This
party by their trade policy has caused
the lack of bread from which we are
now suffering."
The Socialist leader expresses the
belief that May day will pass without
trouble unless the authorities are
guilty of provocation."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-04-28

Suspension of Rules.
When the bill was called up last
week by Senator Jones, objection was
promptly made by a number of sena-
tors opposed to the measure and a.
suspension Of the rules was necessary
before direct vote could be had on
1t. Suspension of the rules required
46 votes, but persistent work among
the members induced a sufficient
number to vote for suspension of
the rules. Many who voted to thus
suspend the rules, were opposed to
the bill itself, but out of friendly re-
gard for the authors, they "came
across" at least this far.
AS we stated, Is votes were neces-
sary to suspend the rules, and Jones
got exactly Is votes, and that was all.
Final Passage.
Then came the final vote on the
passage of the bill. Heated debate
ensued, and when the roll was count
ed. the bill had Sc votes,- Just two
more than were necessary to pass it.
Senator Jones was warmly congrat-
ulated after the debate by labor lead
ers who had thronged the galleries
during the fight over the bill.
The anti-inj bill is modelled
along the lines of the Clayton amend
ment to the Sherman antitrust law
and generally defines the rights and
privileges of labor organizations.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-04-28

Absent Voters Law.
The new Absent Voters law is pro-
nounced one of the very best of its
kind in the country. This bill was
drafted at the request of the railroad
organizations and the United COM
mercial Travellers by Assistant Attor-
ney General Weeks and without cost
to them: It enables any citizen of
Minnesota, temporarily out of the
state, to exercise the right of fran
chise. The railroad organizations took
a very active part In lobbying for the
bill. Organized labor generally
throughout the state was interested
in its passage. It affects some $4,000.
men, who have the right to vote. in
Another Good Law.
Another law of importance to the
workingmen, especially in the north
ern section of Minnesota, is that
which prevents the payment of wages
In time checks that are not negoti-
able. This bill was fathered by sena-
tors Adams and Peterson Of Duluth.
Complaints have often been made
that certain firms and corporations
were issuing time checks payable only
at certain places and under certain
conditions, which made it difficult for
wage earners to have them cashed
without discount. This new law, If
enforced, will cure this defect and will
be more far-reaching than a great
many people imagine.
The above gives a good idea of the
legislation of interest to labor passed
by the recent legislature.
Many Bad Bills Killed.
1t must not be forgotten, however,
that many bills aimed directly at the
rights which have been acquired by
labor after years of struggle were
killed. Many drastic measures, in
cluding the measures introduced by
Senator Peterson Of Duluth and Sena-
tor Duxbury of Houston county were
killed through The efforts Of the labor
representatives. Senator Peterson's
bill would permit the sheriff of any
county to arrest any person suspected
Of vagrarcy and throw him into Jail
and shift the burden of proof upon
the person arrested. The Duxbury
bill. If passed, would prevent picket
/N>-%a~m>I -
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ANTl-INJUNCTI0N BILL IS
PASSED BY LEGISLATURE
important Labor Measure Modelled After Clayton Amend
ment, Becomes Law at the Last Hour After
Suspension Of Rules.

ST. PAUL, Minn, April 26Union labor throughout the
got trough the legislature few hours before
through the legislature hours before adjournment
On of the of bills before the senate for
sideaton it decided each member opportunity
call BILL Most of the called local
to which there objection
When Senator Richard Jones' reached he called
House File No. 1 the annjunction b which had passed the
house some weeks previously.
The had tough shedding in the senate having been
referred the judiciary committee for it's
tiona After much consideration the judiciary committee
mended indefinite fight led by Senators
Gardener against indefinite postponement resulted in placing the
bill general orders
This was the first time in the session that report of the judi
ciary committee had been overturned
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-04-28
GAINS BY LATHEHS.

WHEELING, w. Va, April &c.
Contractors are signing the new; wage
scale Of Lathers' union No. 1874. A
piece work rate Of $3.50 per thousand
and a day work rate of IS is asked.
Former rates were So thousand for
soft lath and $3.50 for hard lath, with
$3.50 day for time work.