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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-19

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 17.-Now
comes another aftermath of the re-
cent labor troubles in the Twin Cities
brought on by the Public Safety COM
missions absurd ruling that union
street car men could not wear union
buttons. 1t is the reported resigna
ton of John Lind from the safety
commission.
If Mr.. Lind had resigned, his rea-
sons for SO doing will make an in
teresting story if they are ever made
public.
1t will be remembered that when
Secretary of War Baker suggested
mediation in the Twin City labor trou-
bic Governor Burnquist replied by
sending telegram which virtually
told Secretary Baker to mind his own
business.
Then came President Wilson's order
for his federal mediation commission
to go to the Twin Cities-and this &C.
ton by the president and this action
alone prevented a disastrous general
strike. Before the president made this
; order, however, Federal officials sug-
gested that Mr. Lind, then in WASH
ington, should represent the Minnesota
Public Safety commission in a con-
ference in an endeavor to find way
out of the difficulty.
Governor Repudiated Lind.
Governor Burnquist sent another
wire that Mr.. Lind had no authority
to represent the safety commission
and could not officially participate in
any conference. Later, G.. w. Ames
was summarily removed because he
did unofficially urge compromise.
Mr.. Lind has not attended a meet
ing of the safety commission since his
return from Washington. A man of
Mr.. Lind's ability and prestige does
not relish being ordered about like
an errand boy, particularly when he
has been periodically exerting his ut
most efforts to avert serious labor
tie-up during war time. 1t is not
generally known that Mr.. Lind was
on the point of resigning from the
safety commission several months ago.
A truce finally was patched up and
the affair kept out of the papers.
, From the very first Mr.. Lind has felt
that Governor Burnquist was auto
; cratic and arbitrary, and he only re-
. manned on the commission because he
thought the people needed friend at
court and that he might be of real
service. But he has been flouted from
start to finish until he feels that he
can be of more service to his coun-
try on a government advisory board.
Democrats to Convene.
The Democratic party intends to
hold state conference in the St. Paul
auditorium on March IL. Preliminary
plans will be made at meeting of
the executive committee of the state
central committee at st. Paul on
Feb r.. y '~e
Although Dan Lawler is out plead
ing that the Democrats do not put up
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-19
He WHO BETRAyS HIS
nation WOULD ALSO
BETRAY HIS UNION
BY. John B. Lennon.

In the United States today each or
is being measured and properly so
by the question of their loyalty to
our nation.
A traitorous position by any individ-
ual trade unionst, by any local or ma
tonal union is, to some extent, a re-
Election on our entire labor movement.
We cannot escape mutual RESPONSE
bility. We must unitedly show that
trade unions are safe for democracy.
A few discordant notes have been
heard-there should be no more.
Our wives and children, and our
unions as we'll require that autocracy
perish from the earth and that democ-
racy prevail, and America must cheer
fully bear her share of the burden
and responsibility to this end.
The trade unions must be staunch
and true to the principles for which
our nation is fighting.
The 1len and women o. the future
will be proud of their fathers who
today meet their responsibilities, as
we are of our fathers who, in the Civil
War, stood four square for freedom.
If any union man fails to support
the right, his descendants will be
ashamed of to hear him mentioned
for the epithet of traitor and copper
head will be attached to his memory.
The union men and women who
now shirk their duty as citizens can be
depended upon to betray their unions
should the test ever come to them.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-19
CITY OF PETR0GRkD
IS WELL ORGANIZED

Petrograd. from the labor union
standpoint, is now the best organized
city in the world, says The Cleveland
Citizen. At the end of October over
100000 workers were in the unions,
and at the rate in which the toilers
were uniting the number must be
nearer 100000 at present. The metal
workers lead the list with 100000
members; clerical workers, 46,S00;
building trades, $4,000; clothing
workers, $4,000; chemical workers,
1880; transportation employees,
10000; printing trades, 25,100; shoe
and leather workers, 1903; tobacco
workers, $4,000. and many other
trades from 10000 down. There arc
more than $4,000 employees of the ma
tional and city government organized.
over 500 porters and watchmen and
considerable more than 5000 house
servants. The form of organization is
strongly industrial and NJ contracts
are made that keep one class of work
ers on the job while others are strik-
ing.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-19

Others accuse the roads of sabotage
against the unions only. In either
case. the government must find more
shop mechanics.
Want Adjustment Board.
President Johnston of the Machin-
lists says that the federated shop crafts
will probably be able to negotiate
some such industrial adjustment
board for the railroad shops as they
did for the shipyards, and that the
wage standards and the limitations Of
hours set by such board will remove
all danger from the great increase in
the numbers of mechanics to be sup
piled through the draft exemption
boards or through voluntary enroll
ment.
Ten thousand men are wanted by
General Pershihg, in France, for me-
chanical work in shops. Most of them
will get the generous pay of non-
commissioned officers. Here again
the wage level goes up by government
action; it is nowhere going down.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-19
JUDGE JACOB PANkEN
.SWEARS IN SOCIALIST
ALDERMEN OF. new YORK

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-New York S
seven new Socialist aldermen were
sworn in in the third district munich
pal court by Jacob Panken, the new
Socialist justice, sitting for his first
active day in the court. They ranged
themselves inside the bar of the court
room and solemnly swore to support
the constitution of the United States,
of the. state of New. York and faith
fully to discharge their duties as al
dermen of New York city to the best
Of their ability.
If anybody expected there would be
something radically different in the
new Socialist justices way of conduct
ing court, he was disappointed, says
The New York World. There was a
difference, but it was not in any devia-
ton from the usual court procedure
The Justices manner simply put wit
nesses at their ease and checked out
bursts from lawyers who had difficulty
With witnesses.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-19
RAILROAD SHOP
WORKERS CONFER.
WITH M'AD00
Expect Generous Treatment Be-
cause Of Scarcity Of Men
on Important Roads.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.-Heads Of
the federated crafts in the railroad
shops will have a conference with
Director General McAdoo, this week,
on the relations which are to be main
tanned between the management and
the employees in the shops under gov
eminent control. No other than a
harmonious outcome of the talk is
anticipated.
On last Monday these federated
crafts held a meeting in Kansas City
to vote formally upon the so-called
Western standards of wages and hours
for railroad shop work. The pro-
posed standards is eight hours and at
least IS a day. 1t will first be ap-
piled to the Western roads, and then
to the Northeastern and finally to the
Southeastern roads, until every road
in the country has been forced to
adopt the new standard. Three hum
dred mechanics and helpers are in
volved in the demand.
Scarcity of Shopmcn.
One of the reasons why MI. McAdoo
will accept this standard when it is
put up to him is that there is a
scarcity of shOpmen on some of the
most important roads. Rolling stock
has been permitted to fall into a
very serious condition of disrepair.
and at the same time the force of
shopmen has been reduced by the con-
tinued fight against union men in
the shops. Some experts accuse GER
tain Of these roads with having de-
liberately run down their property
in order to induce the Interstate Com
mcrce commission to grant the pro-
posed increases in freight rates.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-19
GIRLS Win
C0NCESSl0NS|N
SEVERAL CITIES

BOSTON, Jan. 17.-Organized tele-
phone girls have raised wages 81 to 50
week. About 5000 girls are affected.
rejected, but after they favored a
strike by a vote of 20 to one, the COM
pany accepted mediation.
FORT SMITH, Ark, Jan. 1.-THE
telephone strike in this city, which
started last September when the COM
pany opposed unionism among it's
operators, has been satisfactorily adj
justed, thanks to the sticktoitiveness
of the girls. Wages and working con-
ditions will be arbitrated.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17.-In
statement signed by the local Tele-
phone Operators union and Electrical
Workers. union No. 80 organized labor
is asked to use it's influence to build up
the former union.
1--WE have just concluded an agree
ment, though the presidents media.
ton commission, with the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph company,
which agrees that no union emplcye
shall be discharged or Disseminated
against" it is said.
Telephone operators are organized
in Aberdeen, Tacoma, Seattle, Olym-
pia, North Yakima, Spokane, Port
land, Fresno, Los Angeles, Bakersfield
and Santa Rosa, and have been sue
cessful in getting increases granted in
July, ranging from 10 to 80 cents
day for all operators; in August, time
and one-half for Sundays and holi-
days; another dollar a week in Octo-
Der, and the last award by the presl-
dents mediation commission ranging
from so cents to $1.40 a. week.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-19
REFUSE TO C0ERCED.

DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 17.-Organ-
lied pattern makers employed by the
Aluminium Castings company have sus-
pended work rather than sign con-
tract which pledges them not to join
a labor union. The contract provides
that 1.-THE employee, in consideration Of
the opportunity afforded him by such
employment, shall not directly or in
directly aid unionism, or promote, aid
or participate, either directly or il1di-
rectly, in any strike against the COM
pany." 49, 49,, .,s.-.........
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-19
SEATTLE SOCIALIST PAPER
IS WRECKED BY jACK|ES

SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. Tiled.
according to witnesses, by two civili-
ms, Is to 20 American bluejaci;et's
entered the office of The Daily Call, {;
SOCIALIST newspaper, here, and almo:'
completely wrecked the institution.
1t is said the bluejackets entered
the newspaper office, drew their re-
:olvers, forced the seven or eight en-
ployes of the paper to lie down on
the floor and then threw the type out
nto the street and smashed the office
fixtures and press.
They then withdrew. No arrests
ave been reported vet.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-19
GOSSIP FROM THE TATE CAPITAL

candidates against Governor Burn
quist and others. there is but little
doubt that the Democrats will put
complete ticket in the field.
1t still Is a much mooted question
whether Senator Knute Nelson in
tends to run for reelection. although
if he does he is sure to have opposi-
ton, for the Nonpartisan league is GER
tain to; indorse "a candidate for the
Republican nomination.
Suffrage May Be Issue.
Politicians had become reconciled to
having the Federal prohibition amend
ment complicate the next state elec-
ton, but now it looks as though they
might have the suffrage amendment
on their hands as we'll. The amend
ment passed the house and if it passes
the senate, Minnesota militants will
make vigorous drive to force the
next legislature to ratify the act.
Transit Company Arrogant.
The Twin City Rapid Transit COM
pany, apparently encouraged by rea-
son of the extreme friendliness shown
to it by Governor Burnquist, members
of the safety commission, and the
Ramsey county grand jury. now is at
tempting to run the municipal govern
ment of St. Paul in a high-handed
manner. And it probably would sue
coed if it were not for Commissioner
Oscar Keller. Although unjustly in
dicted by big business grand jury,
Keller is not bluffed and is standing
his ground.
His latest move is to tiny and get
adequate car service for the city of
St. Paul. Two city ordinances, never
enforced, provided for certain serv-
ice on two car lines. Mr.. Keller
undertook to enforce these ordinances
and at once found he had a fight on
his hands with the street railway COM
pany. The matter went to court where
the ordinances were held valid.
Mr.. Keller then had an ordinance
drawn and presented to the council
providing for an adequate service on
all car lines in the city, based upon
the ordinances held valid in court.
He has twice been blocked by other
councilmen and Mayor Irwin in at
tempts to bring his new ordinance to
a vote. In the meantime the mayor
and other council members have met
with street railway officials and
drawn an ordinance such as the COM
pany wants and which repeats the
two ordinances held valid after Mr.
Keller had their legality tested in
court If the street railway COM
panys ordinance passes it will mean a
repeal of all the city of st. Paul so
far has accomplished in getting
proper car service and will place the
city at the mercy of the street rail-
way company.
Mr.. Keller is alone so far in taking
the stand that the people of St. Paul
shall govern the city and not the
street car company.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-19
DECLARES MINERS
ARE NOT StACKERS

HAZELTON, Pa, Jan. 17.-Thomas
United Mine Workers, defends organ
lied miners against charges that they
are failing to do their part in the war.
He shows that with a greatly decreased
number Of employees, miners in the an
thracite region have produced 15,000,-
900 more tons of coal in the last year
than formerly and this with an eight
hour day in effect instead of nine.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-19
UNION TOBACCO FUND

WASHINGTON,f Jan. 17.-Secrc-
tary Morrison of the A. F. Of l..
will receive contributions from
trade unlODists and sympnthizers
for the union-tObacco fund. which
is intended to buy union label to-
baccO for soldiers and sailors, who
insisted, as civilians, on union
labeled products. This fund was
Endorsed by the Buffalo conven-
ton Of the A. F. of L., and con-
tributiOns can be made either to
Secretary Morrison or to officers
of the Tobacco Workers. 1nterna-
tional union, IroquOis Life build
ing, Louisville ky.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-19
PROFITS PAY FOR MILLS.

DENVER, Jan. 10.-The special
ore sales and investigating commit
tee appointed by the state legislature
reports that for a period of five years
smelters in this state have been MAX
ing an annual profit of q per cent
on an investment of $2,70O,O00, or
the total value" of their planu =.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-19
Suffrage May Be Issue.

plants of local machinery helpful in
carrying out the national labor pro-
gram.
Some of these agencies already exist
in part in the department of labor.
For example, the mediation service,
the system of labor exchanges and
the. bureau of labor statistics can be
utilized to the extent they are found
useful in carrying out the new pro-
gram.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-19
SHIP YARD RAISES WAGES.

WILMINGTON, Del, Jan. 1.-THE
Pusey and Jones company, ship build
ers, has adopted a new wage schedule
which will approximate government
navy yard rates.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-19
WOMEN SUFFRAGE FAVORED.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Jan. 17.-Unre-
stricted suffrage for the women Of
Maryland is recommended by Cover
nor Harrington in his messages to the
general assembly.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-19
January Bills Are Now Due!

You made some, good resolutions
for the New Year-so pay up. If
YOU cannot pay all in full-pay as
much as you can BUT PAY SOME
THING and have a definite under
landing with your creditors as to
low the balance will be paid. Then,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-19

afterwards pay promptly and system
atically.
That is a good thing for you, for
your community and for your coun-
try. 1t helps keep the country pros
porous.
Let's all start the New Year right
and keep it up! " -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-19

The promptness with Which you
pay your bills at each and every place
is known to the Association-this
helps you get credit.
Those who honestly try to pay
their obligations-those who do not
wait to explain fully and frankly if
unexpected misfortune comes to them
will be shown every consideration by
the Association and it's members
All bills arc due and payable at
the office of the concern which ex-
tended the credit Payments should
bc made direct when due.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-05
THE RED CROSS.

The following ladies will be in
charge of the Red Cross rooms TO,
the month of April:
Downstairs
Tuesday-Mrs. Riser.
Wednesday-Mrs. F. E. Harrison.
Thursday-Mrs. C.. H. McMurray.
Friday
Saturday-Mrs.| J. C. Ellis.
Upstairs Room.
TuesdayAMrs. T. G. White.
Wednesday-Miss Nettie Russell.
Thursday-Miss Fannie Starke.
Friday-Misses Mamie Bowie anc
Mary Smith.
Saturday-Miss Louise Brown.
Cutting Committee for April
Miss Bessie Lee Cheatham, Chr'n
Miss Fannie Stark.
Mrs. ]. H. Sherard.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-05
VISITORS.

Mr.. j. D. Lewis and his daughter;
Miss Jewel, of Antreville, paid us
a most pleasant visit yesterday
morning. This young lady is very
much interested how a newspaper
is really run and she came in to SEQ
for herself. She watched the limo
type machine in operation and was
disappointed that the big press was
not ready to print Fridays issuA
Nj. Lewis has been a subscriber
for some time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-05
AN INTERESTING OCCASION.

One of the interesting features of
the service at the Episcopal church
on Palm Sunday was the christen.
ing of Julia Fretwell Barnwell, the
bright little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. M. Barnwell, and of
Lawrence Curtis Jr., the sturdy
young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee C.. Parker. These little folks
start out in life with the good wish
es of a host of friends.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-05
HELP THE COMMITTEE.
Some Things the Committee Needs
For the Patriotic Celebration
- Tomorrow, April 9th.

There will be between fifty and
a hundred soldiers who will have to
be fed. How many soldiers will you
ask to dinner at 2 o'clock Saturday
Phone Miss Johnnie May Lynch at
Mrs. l.. W. Whites.
The committee needs two large
automobiles decorated to supply
seats for the Abbeville township
chairmen to ride in the parade,
Who will decorate and donate their
car?
The committee needs contributions
of money to. pay the railroad fare
Of the Band from Greenville.
The committee wants as many
decorated automobiles as possible to
participate in the parade. Please en-
ter your car
The committee invites every SOL
der who may be visiting in the
county Saturday whether they are
from Abbeville county or not to be
our guests and march in the parade.
Please report any soldier to the
committee in order that we may see
them personally.
The committee earnestly requests
all the stores to display tho Ameri-
can colors in window decorations
for the day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-05
RED CROSS EXCHANGE.

The Red Cross Exchange on last
Saturday with Mrs. F. B. McLane
as chairman, assisted by commit
tees from Arborville, Edgewood and
Cold Springs, made $45.60.
This ended the first series of the
Exchange and a decision will be
made later as to the continuation
of them each Saturday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-05
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

A meeting of the stockholders of
the McMurray Drug Co., was held
April list, at their place of business
in Abbeville for the purpose Of
voting on the liquidation and disso-
luton of the McMurray Drug Co.,
a corporation doing business under
the laws of the State of South Caro-
lima. All stockholders take notice.
DIR. G. A. NEUFFER,
DIR. C. H. McMURRAY,
--5-4t. Directors.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-05
ANDREWS-PARKS.

Miss Fay Andrews of this place
and Mr.. Leland Parks of the Navy,
were married in New Orleans last
Tuesday afternoon at half past
three o'clock. Mrs. W. j. Andrews
accompanied her to New Orleans
where the marriage took place.
Their friends will be delighted to
know of the marriage.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-05
ANOTHER

The seventh and eighth grades
at the school are to have a public
debate in the Court House in the
next week or two. Picked debaters
will settle for good and all some
weighty question, while there will
be recitations and essays and songs
also.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-05
A. B. MORTON.

A. B. Morton, colored, of Due
West, is another new subscriber to
The Press and Banner. He says one
of the most prominent men of Due
West advised him to take The Press
and Banner. He says he used to
wait on the Editor when he was a
student at Erskine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-05
FIELDS-BRADY.

Miss Minnie Beattie Fields of Ell
berton, Ga, and Mr.. Henry Lee
Brady Of Calhoun Falls, were mar
ried at the home of Rev. R. NJ.
Tucker at Calhoun Falls last Sat
urday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-05
NEW LOANS MADE
TO ALLIES TODAY

Washington, April 2.-Credits to
the allies in the last year were rails.
ed today to more than $4,000, 000,-
600 by a loan of 5000, 100000 to
Great Britain. That nations total
credits from the United States now
are 50, ,OOO,O 900 and all the al
lies $500, 100000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-05
USEFUL AT LAST.

An excellent use has been found
for Government seed. They give
the house-keeper, who has long
since quit getting letters, a chance
to 20 to the door twice a day and
get a package from the polite
young mar who now brings the
mail.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-05
NEWS FROM MRS. DAVIS.

The friends in Abbeville of Mrs
Thomas Davis will be glad to know
that she is recovering from an op-
Grafton at DR.. Edward Mobiles SAM
tarium in Atlanta. Every one
hopes to see her back in town soon
her usual bright and animated
self.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-05
PRAYING FOR VICTORY.

In Barnwell during the past week
daily prayer meetings e held ev-
cry morning at six o'clock in Tho
Methodist church for the success II
the Allies in the big battle which
has ragged on the western front.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-05
IN THE A. r. P. CHURCH.

The religious services in the A:
R. p. Church will be held at the
following hours: Sabbath school
and Bible classes II A. M, Public
worship at IL o'clock. The evening
service will be held at $50 o'clock.
You are cordially invited to at
tend these services.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-05
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH.

The subject for the morning ser
vice at the Baptist church on next
Sunday will be christianity at the
Crossroads" and the evening SER
vice "Life's Harvest Field"