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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-03-30
THIS is LABOR'S WAR.

This is labor's war. No element
of the people of this country, or Of
other countries, would suffer more
than the workers from a German VIC
tory-a German peace.
What the Germans mean by a
Strong peace" German peace, "
was recently expressed by Gen. Won
Liebert, a leading Prussian conser-
vativeS
For us there is but one principle
to be followed, and we recognize no
other. We hold that might is right.
We must know neither sentiment,
humanity, consideration, nor COM
passion. We must have Belgium
and the north of France. France
must be made to pay until she is
bled white. We must. have strong
peace"
Mr.. Gompers spoke we'll for Amer
lean labor when he said:
1.-THE republic of the United States
is not perfect; it has the imperfec-
tions Of the human-but it is the
best country on the face of the earth,
and those who do not love it enough
to work for it, to fight for it, to die
for it, are not worthy of the priv
ilege of living in it.
II say to the kaiser, l say to the
Germans, in the name of the Amer
lean labor movement: You can't
talk peace with the American work
ers; you can't talk peace with us;
you can't talk to us at all now. We
are fighting now. Either you smash
your kaiser autocracy or we will
smash it for. you"
The workingmen of America have
tremendous interest to serve, a
vital cause to defend, a work of sur
passing Importance to accomplish.
What is vital to them is vital to
America and to the world. That
they see their duty and the great
mass Of them are performing it with
un1mpeachable loyalty is a cause for
congratulation to the nation and to
the world.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-03-30
HOG ISLAND GRAFT.

1t now turns out that the land on
Hog Island, for which the govern
ment advanced $4,000 an acre, was
assessed for only 500 an acre. The
agent who sold the land assured the
senate committee on commerce that
the $4,000 price was a remarkably
low one, and would not have been
accepted except for the self-sacri-
ficins patriotism of the owners. Be-
fore there had been any thought of
a shipyard. some of the land had
been offered for sale at $3.50 an
acre. but the agent explained that
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-03-30
HAVE YOU FILED YOUR INCOME
TAX RETURN?

If you are an unmarried person
and had a net income of $1,000 or
over for the year 1917 you must
make return.
If you are married person, liv-
ing with your wife or husband on
Dec. 81, 1917, and had net income
Of $4,000 or over. you must make a
return.
You come under the classification
Of IAN unmarried person" if you
were not married Dec. 81, 1917, or
not living with your husband or wife
on that date. A widow or widower
is classified as an unmarried person.
While an unmarried person may be
the head of family and entitled to
the $4,000 specific exemption, it will,
however, be necessary to file a re-
turn Of hiE or her net income, if the
same amounts to $1,000 per year or
over. although there would be no
tax due.
All returns are due in the office
of the collector of internal revenue,
st. Paul, Mimi, on or before April
l. 1918. The law provides severe
penalties for failure to file returns
ON or before that date. You may
procure proper blanks from the col
lector of internal revenue at the
Federal building.
Under the present, income tax
laws. many workingmen formerly not
affected are reached, especially those
who are unmarried.
Remember that your government
asks you to file a return on or before
April I. After that date you will be
compelled to make a return. In a
short time deputies will start can
vassing the state to ascertain who
should have made return and failed
to do so. If you are a Stacker, do
not complain when the severe penal
ties provided by law are inflicted.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-03-30
WE'RE NOT ON SPEAKING
TERMS,

The American bolsheviki say
American labor should join in con-
ference with German delegates.
They say We should do this so as
to make it plain to the Germans that
we cannot make peace until their
autocracy is overthrown.
There are a number of things to
be said against that kind of a propo-
sition.
First of all, it is disgusting and
sickening.
Second, we have an army in
France that is conveying our mes
sage to the Germans every day.
Third. no German delegation
could come out of Germany unless
it represented the kaiser and none
could get back and live without serv-
ing the kaiser in accordance with
directions.
Fourth, the talk it over" method
has been tried and proved the most
nbJect failure.
Fifth, this is a democracy and we
function as people through duly
authorized channels in response to
the will Of a majority of our people
as expressed at the ballot box and
it is not the province of any part of
our people to go into consultation
with Germans concerning peace or
anything else without mandate to
do 80 from a majority Of our people
properly and regularly expressed.
For these and great many other
reasons we are not on speaking terms
with Germany just now, and when
we say Germany let it be clear that
we include all of the German people
who are supporting or toleratfne
Prussian autocracy. Let US have an
end of this 'conciliation" clap-trap.
1t, too, is made in Germany"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-03-30
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ONE YEAR OF WAR
By Frank Morrison.

On, the first anniversary of + this
country's war. declaration against Ger
many, America IS developing. every
energy for military purposes. In one
year million soldiers have been put
in the field, raf1tonmeantslai and train.
ing camps Have seen ERECTED aviation
developed, railroads under govern
ment CONTROL ind ustry directed by the
same power, and imp rtaht. legislat ion
passed for war purp o1as. 4 ii
These mark onderul Ill change
from the America Us ttiwelve mouths
ago. The, most sig Meant hanea
1tncs, last pril. however,. th1Es Q.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-03-30

The union label acts as an educator,
organizer and director for the public,
thus making. the purchaser the intel
Hgent and friendly ally of, instead of
the indifferent foe to organized labor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-03-30

Making democracy pay is the pr :
fiteer's conception Of making demo
racy safe.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-03-30

While making war against war
don't let us forget the system tn,
causes war.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-03-30

TO fight for the labels is to fight
Tor the basis Of unionism. s1s II,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-03-30

a desire to show how very astute he
is the editor of the St. Paul Dispatch
asks this question:
"How long will the combination be-
tween the Non-partisan league farm
err, who wishes to get high prices for
his products, and the city labor man,
who wishes to buy food as cheaply
as possible, be able to hold together?"
The answer is that they will stick
together indefinitely if these desirable
results are ever to be attained and
maintained. -. =. T.:
The only way that the farmer can
ever hope to receive a fair price for
his products and the laboring man
obtain those products at a fair price
Is to eliminate the present high and
unnecessary cost of getting the pro-
ducts from the Producer to the con-
sumer.
Under the present system there are
too many thousands of useless graft
ers obtaining a. fat living, by doing
nothing but standing between and
taking g. wicked toll from both pro-
Queer and consumer. T.
At present the consumer in Duluth
pays from two to three times as much
for farm produce as the farmer re-
ceives therefor. S F4>.f,
And the only way to put: an end to
this effectively and quickly is for the
farmer and toiler to stand together
until the vast army Of leeches and
speculatorsS is eliminated from the
system e diatyib ion.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-03-30

Total cost to the government for
constructing, the .shipyard at Hog
Island, Pa where" 100 u fabricated
steel ships are to be built under the
agency: contract plan Will be between
$4,000. 900 and $4o,oo0,o0o the senate
commerce committee o. was told
"Wednesday. by John r. Freeman of
Providence, r. l., an expert naval
architect, brought here to testify for
the contractors. This sum does not
include any work on ship building. =,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21

suspended and we were much surprised
To I've addressed ~ "Iirrrshaften.
''1he converted men were only very
small minority including some students
and artists Happily the new regime allow
ed the patriots to speak out and tn un-
mnsk the traitors Our work was made
considerably easier through the inter
ference Of two members Of the Council
of Flanders" BORNE and Weert. Their
interference stamped STANCES Flemish
activity IA purely German nanoeuver
and one by one the prisoners oeased TO
attend the club "Furaorpe
'At the same time the regime in camp
changed entirely The "Ilerfsohaften"
were again "Sohweinhude'' and a new
commander was sent to tho camp. Tho
civilian had failed in his mission and the
military exerted it's former power with
vengeance.
Most Of the Fiemngs at Gottingnn,
(nearlv 10 900 passed through the camp
were cent TO various kummsndos The
number ~ STANCES conversions among the
Flemish prisoners might he almost hun
drcd Even the fear Of being cent to a
aalt mine did not induce uore than one
man in n hundred 20 lend patient ear 10
separatist propaganda
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
HOLD PENSIONS FROM
ENEMY COUNTRIES
Civil War Veterans in Germany
And Austria Lose Their
Allowances.

Washington, MAY ~ United States
pensioners living ~ Germany aud Austria
who have been drawing money from the
American government by reason nf their
services m the Civil War or for other
reasons, have had their allowances, cut Of
because Of their residence IN enemy terri
tory Payment ~ pensions will not be
resumed until peace is declared, Congress
has been told. although allowances are
sent regularly to those residing ~ the
countries allied against Germany and
Austria or IN neutral lands
A report submitted 90 Congress shotTs
that in the fiscal year ended June 30,
1917. there we're 81 Americans residing
IN Germany entitled ~ pensions under
tho laws of this country. and that m
Austria Hungary there were twenty
sevpn American pensioners Ihcse facts
were disolsqud ~ tho House recently whom
hill increasing the pension of Civil War
veterans tu minimum ~ g25 2 nop'h
vas under confederation
Veterans of the Civil and Spanish Wars
entitled tO pensions from 'bo I nifed
States arc living IN AL parta If the world
and a hill Is now pending m fungrcss ~
exclude pension privileges - al except
those LIVING ~ the I niiod states NJ its
possessions
All pensioners living IN those places
and acpre ~ other foreign lands arr re-
cciyiug pensions regularly, tho report ~
pngrces shows. and would receive tho
henefta ~ the inoreasea proposed ~ che
new law, while those N Germany and
Austria are excluded
Tie total number ~ pensioners rrei1ing
- foreign countries. Including Germany
and Austria hungary. ia 4na5. and the
total amount paid them IN The last fecal
Ycar amounted to 600 TGT 80. the report
"a Congrraq shows
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
ANTI LoAFER LAWS BUDDING.
Many States 10 Model Acts on New
Jeraay'a Dent Idle" Statue

Trenton, May n Probably more in
tereqt has been manifested IN the VOL
vefton Anti-loaGng act passed hv the
laet legislature than any other piece
of legislation enacted IN recent years
This fact is aftested bv the great number
nf inquiries that have reached the gov
ernors office from all sections Of the
United States Already Now York State
has adopted sifnilsr act. and Yesterday
the governor received an inquiry from
Charles II Ifartshorne. a member of
the Massachusetts legislature, for q
cppv of tho act He states that u is
hia purpose to have similar measure
introduced in the Massachusetts Tegis-
laturp
sinilar request waa recrivnd from
l. J Carr lie purposes having similar
legislation enacted IN Michigan
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
GERMANY PLANNED
LURE FOR BELC|ANS
Those in Prison Camps We're So
licited to Help Establish
New State"

Washing ton May II FROM a Belgian
who has 90 capped INTO England after three
years OF captivity III German prison camps
the Relglan legation here haa received
| interesting details of tho clumsy efforts of
the German conuueror. to aIenato the
Belgians nf Flemish extraction from their
countrymeu of Nalloon descent. ma prac-
fiocd among lieleian prisoners IN Germany
The project, which has been Described
.as stupidity conceived md executed hal
its birth, the ndVices saw, IN the dreams of
the Fan t.ermanlsta who would Rct M in
northern Belgium Flemish state that
would assume tho status uf n German
proicctoratc
The first advances wcre made toward
the tselglans of Flemish extraction con
fined IN the PRISON camps They were
aggregated and forwarded To oihrr prison
ccnters where thev were treated with aone
degree If kindness IN an effort to win their
support ~ establishing the new state All
mcas,irrs calculated Ia win over the
prisoners failed miaerahv. ssid the lega
ton 3 informant. and the gro,ips remained
indissolubly Bcgian
Parts Of the letter describing The Ger
man intrigue follow
The plan 81 the tserfnans wns to con
centrate all tho flcmngp IN the ramp of
Gottingen. to give them privileged treat
ment under tho supervision of civilian
Professor StanRe. of the Gottinren nj
vcrsity. and 20 induce thcm t. inin the
acuvist movement aiming at Tho sepafa
tinn oi belgium into two political states.
Flanders falling under German direct OF
indirect control
In the courso of Iulv. | ficciicd. with
fcw compauinna. ~ volunteer fer Got
tngon IN orrlor to rca,ntcrnct the enemy 9
ntrlsuea Wo found there Professor
Stange and few ~ h,a artlvist disciples
hard at work STANCE was practically tho
With great consideration ltv The aentriea
thr er,tc,,, ~ ll,, - 1T. -
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21

| TO the owners in order 20 lend mid and
comfort TO the enemy during the war.
| "Shares Of stock, bonds and othcr
| forms OF investment Of this character
! are taken over by the alien property
custodian, their earnings collected aud
| deposited in the treasury md the Sc
| cirities themselves retained in the ctia-
| tody Of American banking institutions
| ma repositories to await such dlstribu~
| tion in kind as the Congress may deter
mine after the war.
'lt ia the investment of the great
financial, industrial and commercial pow
ers of Germany IN what amounts TO
American branches Of German business
concerns These American branches are
generally American corporations in
which the enemy owns the rredominat-
ing interest and therefore exercises full
control.
How complacentty we have permitted
this TO be done. how foolishly we have
even encouraged Il 10 he done and how
fatal il might have proven To the iinan-
cial. industrial and commercial indie
pcndence Of tho United States We have
only lately come To realize.
200 CORPORATIONS INVOLVED.
'1n the case of nearly 200 corporations
running INC fNiIf FHiitIA VI ftHH'flthN
industry the alien property custodian
has taken over n majority interest Tor
mcrly held by German capital The
enemy stock has been transferred into
the maine of the alien property custo-
dian Directors and managers repre-
scnting this stock have been installed
and the properties are hcIng operated
with the same degree of etic,ency and
with the Same profit 10 the stock holders
MS heretofore
AS result have had this peculiar
and | NAV say dlEuuictng experience
have sat IN Washington and watched
these great enemy corporations under
NV management earn enormous profits
growing ont of the vrrv war conditions
for which their owners and their owners
frlends IN Germany arr directly respon
qble, and facc tho possibility of plng
NJ thcsc inor,lnate profits for dietrilru-
ton after the war to the ver, pcrpone
to whom under thc CirCunst ances II
would l,e unnorrl and unronsc,onahlc
ior them 10 gn
I would lct Germany undcrptand
now that her plan has dismallv failed
would divorce utterly and forever afl
German capital frum American industry
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
YOUR WILL To DO.
Hy George Matthew Adama.

What thing ~ magniticence IS
tho human will
4 thing not ~ he found IN tho
markctplane hut an inheritance.
unique and levond Al price
What vnu would 4" @lmpl,
what Won will tn 10 That u All
Nouli It I've tunnel underneath
tho Hudson that Fulton : steam
hnat lnmortall7ed7 Norv we'll
thcrr IS Ne Adoo - lock arms with
the viii Would It be ra,lroad
across three thousand miles of dos
crt and mountain ' erl vnll There
Is Hartman ~ SPIN romance
across the space and start tho will
to tho loh
And 81 Il has .twav= henn Wills
there are a plenty Nours ~ gtrat
as any like "A not
lNll hack of vour VIII must
ALWAYS he that ono essential t. ~
Consider fnr moment hat tho
human will has herno-ari INTO late
and action during tho past few
decades the telegraph tho wire
less, the electric hight, lilo rhono-
graph tho airplane tho modern
locomotive And whatnpt
oh. YOU wonderful VIII am
able to usc Won ~ majestic purpose
ION arc mime as S,'u are every
body 3 You arc ever free and r'adv
You arr boundlpss luuitloss aud
m'rsculouSlv supreme
~. therefore. am going tn
harness You TO-DAY ! am going IA
do with Won | am golue ~ take vnu
as Won are IN ~ and mako you all
YOU arr able to he through mo
And must bo at che Job thls
minute
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
Electric Hose 20 Outing

Tho forernen AMI ofFicn force ~ Tho
Electric Hose and Rubber % had an
outing IN Saturday afternoon ~ the
homestead farm cf $ II Fouike. near
HOLLY Gal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21

American and British uavics need
Mexican oil. and nced may become i'm
porative. hut thay vil not take K German
fashion
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21

Every Evenings classified advertise
menta hrng rrsnIta Proved 10 the satis-
action ut many and will be to YOU Adv
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06

pie-counter boys in the Happy
Family cannot yet be clearly seen.
Fred e. Wheaton was favored
for governor. He's the chap who
so nearly carried Minnesota for
Wilson and would actually have
done so could the politicians have
been made to believe it. They
looked on Wheaton as a harmless
enthusiast.
Thomas j. Meighan, aspirant for
state treasurer, a sterling demo-
crat, was turned don by the con-
vention because the Nonpartisan
league had previously nominated
him for state treasurer. Mr..
Meighan stood on his record as a
democrat and refused to be cr::SS.
icised or doubted. His old, FAM
iliar face was turned to the wall.
Other selections for the state tick
ct, in addition to Mr.. Wheaton,
were:
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06
Charles Helwig, Fulda, lieuten-

Charles Helwig, Fulda, ieuten-
ant-governor; Edward Indrehus,
Foley, secretary Of state; L. W.
Huntley, Grand Rapids, auditor;
D. D. Devine, Albert Lea, treas
urer; B. B. Gislasson, Minneota
attorney general; E. G.. Hal, Min
neapolis, railroad and warehouse
commission; Charles Lethart, St.
Paul, clerk Of the supreme court.
St. Louis county Endorsed Fred
E. Wheaton for governor, the -eby
going Numerically opposite to
the course of Col. Weiss and the
Herald. The Wise Boys say that
Col. Weiss will come out safely,
for Burnquist will not be nominal
ed which will permit Duluth 8
prominent and influential demo-
crat to support the man who did
so much for Wilson who, in turn,
has done so much for Mr. Weiss
and his ieutenants.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06
THE DEVIL TURNS DOWN
OLD KAISER BILL.

The Kaiser met the Devil in an
agitated way, and the Devil stop
ped his prodding to see what the
Kaiser would say.
Bill approached him quite con-
tritely, for he wanted something
done; he would make his last en-
deavor to enlist him with the Hun.
So he said: my dear good
Satan, I'm in trouble, I'm afraid !;
if we do not work together, sure
as he'll my grave is made. l have
worried and I've wondered, aud
the Hun stand in dismay, when
they hear the preparation over
there in q. S. A.
81 had thought that Colt was
with me, but of late he's as hard
as bone, so I we come for your
assistance, and We'll GUST him
from his throne. Now, dear Sat-
an, won't you help mef We are
a team that would work we'll, and
when this awful war is over, we II
own Heaven, Earth and He'll. 4"
Ali the while old Satan wond-
cred, scratched his head and pom
dered when he found his euuilib-
rum, after Bill had gotten
through, he addressed Bill Hohen-
zollern in these words, severe but
true:
"You're a dirty lowbrow in
CRATE, you're the worst 1 ever
knew; you're dippy, talking
Tightly, and to win your greatest
blunder you would wreck your
God Almighty.
You for years have had a no.
ton that you had a regular call,
and some day you'd rule in Heav-
en- but, Oh! Bill, you'll get a fall.
And this fall is not far distant.
it is coming sure as hell, for the
allies have your measure and they
will fix you good and well.
"You have stopped to the low
est level; you have broken every
rule; all the world is now against
you, you're a great big jackass
fool.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06
BY A PRACTICAL PEDAGOGUE.

malists-Education Bolsheviki, If
you please. And the conditions?
Well, like the conditions in Russia,
they may look pretty fair, demo-
cratic on the outside, but what a
mess on the inside. =. "a.
A body of new school men, In the
meantime, appeared upon the scene:
Some might call them educational
opportunists." Some were men who
knew how to take advantage OF the
situation; others were favored by
chance. At any rate, by advancing
these "new ideas" as original with
themselves, some Of these men be-
came quite renowned as progressive,
democratic, or ultra-progressiVe ed
ucatOrS.
Equipped with the ideas gotten
from hearings articles and from
William Hawley Smiths Cali the
Children of all the People" fixed up
in the form of graphs, digraphs and
multigraphs, to impress the unin-
itiated, they went forth in quest of
their Holy Grail -.. ..,..
Equipped thus, it became an easy
matter, not only to make an impress
sion, but also to show up in a glar-
ing manner, though unconsciously,
the faults of a predecessor. Some
big game was bagged in the educa-
tional forest. ..~.. ...
However, 1t is often comparative
ly easy to bag big game, but not so
easy to bring it to camp. Many a
so-called progressive educator"
somehow, failed to bring home the
game. Some adopted in practice a
twofold. policy, progressive. in ap-
pearance, on the outside; something
else on the inside. Some weren't
able to distinguish which was which,
and cared less. Some got hopelessly
tangled up in a cedar swamp and
cried for help, and searching parties
were organized to rescue them.
Others floundered around for quite
while, took new hope at every
swamp light that appeared, finally
fell asleep and INDUCED in dreams
Of the future. The result Of these
conditions has been and still is con-
fusion in the Temple of Education,
and sfear the confusion will con-
tinue until some things are righted,
until the various auxiliary school
boards of women's clubs keep their
long fingers out of the educational
mud-puddle, allow the mud to settle
allowsthe legally elected school board
to run the schools in the interests of
the people.
Not only confusion, but a chill
also pervades the educational atmos-
phere. No confidence! No Coop
Grafton! No enthusiasm! "Cold as
a clam" describes the atmosphere of
some of these school systems. OF
course, under the circumstances