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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-26
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WAGE Farmers
Strong Impetus Is Given Move
ment By State Labor 0rgani-
zations..

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Organized
labor is giving a strong impetus to
universal health insurance for wage
earners and prevention of sickness, as
need emphasized by the war. The
advanced action recently taken by the
declarations in California, Wisconsin,
NewsJersey and New York is regarded
as a positive indication of the grow
ing conviction among the unions that
health insurance must come soon in
this country along the lines of similar
protection afforded the workers in
Europe.
At the New York State Federation
Of Labor conference at Albany, Jan. 8,
with $50 delegates In attendance, a
resolution was adopted without dis
senting vote endorsing universal
health insurance and including this
measure in the federation's immediate
legislative program.
Two days previously the Joint State
Labor Legislative Board of New Jer-
sey, composed Of the organized labor
bodies, including representatives Of
the railroad brotherhoods, re-affirned
workmen's health insurance and. re-
commended that such legislation make
adequate provisions for the needs and
rights of the workers themselves. This
resolution expressing labor's attitude
declared that ''the most careful con-
sideration be given to the rights Of the
worker to adequate medical care with
free choice of physician; that the
cash benefit be fixed at two-thirds of
wages, in proportion to wages received
up to $12 a week, but shall not be less
than IS weekly; that all workers be
included in the system without physi-
cal examinations; and that there be
provided equal representation and
equal contributions by employees and
employers in mutually managed in
surance funds to be conducted with
out profit and with emphasis
on sickness prevention"
Official commissioners from nine
states at the annual meeting Of the
Association for Labor Legislation in
Philadelphia, Dec. 81, expressed gen.
eral agreement that such protection
for workers is inevitable, and Assem-
blyman Oil announced that the Wis
consin State Federation"of Labor has
unanimously approved universal
health Insurance.; A report was also
received of the endorsement. Of health
insurance by the state federation, lin
California. '-"'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-26

Industrial plants in New Jersey
which. obtain power from the public
service corporation and which have
been notified that power will only be
supplied three days a week are likely
to run only half time until summer.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-26
OFFERS BILL TO DRAFT
ALL MALES 18 TO So
into FEDERAL SERVICE

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Nc
Cumber, North Dakota, Monday in
troduced a bill drafting into the gov
eminent service all males between Is
and 81.
McCumber would draft all railroad
men, munitions workers, shipbuild-
ers, and others working on govern
ment contracts, and would fill the
ranks of necessary classes of employees
from the drafted men.
His bill also authorizes comman-
deering of houses and even of rooms
in private houses, to house the work
men,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-26
Railroad Engineers in France
Waive Union Right; Long
Work Day.
BY w. S. FOREST.

Omitted Press Staff correspondent
A FRENCH RAILROAD CENTER,
Dec. IS (By MaiI-What an Ameri-
can union labor man can do when it's
for his country and not a corporation
he's serving in demonstrated here.
Working in the big railway shops
here is unit Of the U. S. army En-
gineers, recruited principally from one
Of the best known railroads running
into New York. The men came from
the eastern railroad shops where the
repair work is done. Every man was
a member of the union at home. His
union prescribed how many hours a
day he should work, his wages and
holidays.
Here in France today these expert
shopmen are repairing locomotives
from $50 a. m. until p. m. with an
hour off for dinner.
French Slow.
Working beside the American shop
men are French civilian shopmen.
The French shopmen work leisurely
and talk a great deal, taking in addi-
ton several breathing spells along
with eating spells. At eight o'clock he
has breakfast, usually bread and wine.
This follows the little breakfast he ate
at home early in the morning. At noon
he takes an hour off to eat bread and
cheese with red wine. -Four o'clock
brings another meal of bread and
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-26
Why Nonpartisan League
Is Being Denounced
(From Cleveland Citizen.)


Undoubtedly the principal reason
why the Farmers Nonpartisan League
is now being attacked so bitterly by
the big dailies of the country is not
because Senator LaFollette addressed
a convention of that body in St. Paul
recently on the ground that it is an
anti-war organization, which it is not,
but for the reason that the farmers of
the Northwest have severely de-
nounced was profteering and declare
that their industry should be assisted
and encouraged so foodstuffs may be
increased and the cost Of living re-
duced, instead of permitting the Big
Business interests to clean up outrag-
eous and unheard-of profits on COM
modities after they leave the hands of
the farmers and other producers.
President Townley, of, the Farmers
League also committed the unpardon-
able offense Of going to Washington
and urging President Wilson and some
of the members of congress that the
government appropriate s50,000,000
to be loaned to farmers who have suf-
fered two successive years Of failure
of their wheat crop, so that they may
make future attempts to carry on food
production that the country, the ar
mics and European nations need.
The farmer has been growing more
debts that grain these past two sum-
mers, but is willing to starve along
until spring to try it again if only his
horses and cattle are not permitted to
die for lack of food, according to Mr.
Townley.
He estimated that the $4,000, 900
would pay for feed for cattle and work
horses, and would yield many hum
dreds of millions Of dollars worth
of food next year, and that the loan
would even earn bigger dividends to
the public welfare than almost any
other project that could be discovered
When the farmers, miners, railroad
workers and other industrial workers,
who produce the nations wealth, have
the temerity to go to Washington to
appeal for laws or assistance only
sufficient to enable them to realize a
fairly decent wage or living, the or
gans of Big Business start a nation
wide howl against such "paternalisnl,"
SOCIALISM," ETC., and whine that the
laboring people are attempting to
cripple industry, are rankly unpatri-
otto and playing into the hands Of
: the kaiser.
At the same time it is the essence
of justice for the government to SUBJ
sidize manufacturers with tariffs, ship
: builders with loans, grant railways
!, higher rates, turn finances Of the
country over to the bankers and per-
nit the trusts and combines to mon-
>opolize all production. and distribu-
ton and burden the people with prices
that insure additional billions Of divi-
dends for the manipulators.
That is not paternalism, unpatriotic
and unsocia1 and giving comfort to
the enemy! That is good business.
Lincoln said that you can fool all
the people some of the time, surne of
the people all the time, but not all of
the people all the time.
And the Western farmers are now
furnishing very substantial proof
that Lincoln was correct in his judy
ment.
/ Let the CALLED jades of Wall. Street
wheel
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-26

The Orpheum show for next week,
commencing Sunday afternoon, will
be headed by joint headliners, to
big acts that have been greeted
with the utmost approval over the
entire Orpheum circuit. Nellie V.
Nichols, will Someone Name My
Nationality"; and Sarah Padden
presented by Martin Beck, in "The
Clod," one act play that is a classic;
The other five acts will be, Val and
Ernie Stanton, droll-daffy-dills, In
"Oh! Brazil"; Pima and company
in a classy singing and dancing act;
Louis Hart, decorated by the French
government in scene GAS In a
Dream; Bradeon and Silvermoon,
in 1.-THE Canine Contortionist"; and
the big feature act, Ed. Lee Wrothe
in "Janitor Higgins, with laughs as
you have never laughed before. And
the usual Orpheum Travel Weekly
and concert orchestra program. Ma
tinee daily at 2:15 and very night at
S:15 at very popular prices, the big
gest amusement value in America,
is offered
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-26
LABOR Federation
FAV0RS CONSOLIDATION

Consolidation Of all telegraph
and telephone companies into one
corporation that the government
may have all the telegraph and
wireless operators, wire chiefs,
nnemen, and other telegraph and
telephone operatives that the army
needs is demanded by the Chicago
Federation Of Labor. A set of reso-
lutions introduced By the Elec-
tr1cal WOrkers' union was unani-
n1ously adopted, which .recited
TINT such a consolidation would
release several thousand men for
army use, would effect a great
saving Of copper and other use
full metals by doing away with
duplication Of requirements, and
would also effect u large saving
Of time and other resources.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-26
HOW AMERICAN I'm ION men MAKE y.
SACRIFICES FOR Their COUNTRY

wine. The American pressure with.
out rest periods and with single meal
at noon. =
The result of American labor in the
local shops has been that broken
down locomotives are getting scarce
on this part of the French railway sys-
tenn. On the other hand railroad off,
Gals are busy trying to keep the shops
supplied with frayed locomotives
needing mending.
Men who would vote for strike at
the first effort of a corporation to in
fringe the unions rule in America are
working for army pay here today
without grumble. In fact they are
satisfied.
what do the, men think of the
work and the hours asked young
lieutenant who used to be foreman in
the Pennsylvania shops at Jersey City.
"Get Used To IT,
"Well, it was pretty hard until we
got used to it," he said. "Now it isn't
so bad. The hours remind the men of
how easy we were having it back
home with the old eight-hour day. We
wouldn't do it for the Pennsylvania
railroad. But this is another matter.
All Of us realize that it's for Uncle
Sam and we're all satisfied to work
any hours to beat the Germans. I
hope the people at home realize what
most Of us have given up to come
over here and work. First, most
everyone of us had good eight-hour
job. Second, in my case and it's the
same with some others I know, I've
got mother and wife and child back
in Jersey City who've seen me every
day without a miss. I'm kind Of
homesick and I suppose they would
like to see me but fellow has to put
all that aside when it's his country"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-26
3-yEAR RAIL PAY
BASIS Will HALT
WAR Bonds SALE
Shippers Council kssai|s Act
Giving President Power to
Fix Rates.

Washington, Jan. 24.-Warning that
the war bond market will be seriously
affected if the railroads are compen-
stated on the three-year average basis
was given the senate interstate COM
merce committee Tuesday by Clifford
Thorne, former chairman of the Iowa
railroad commission, who appeared
for half dozen western shippers or
CARNATIONS.
If the bill as it stands is passed
$17,00Q;000,0o0 of railroad stocks and
bonds with the government behind
them will come in direct competition
with future war bonds, Thorne. de-
elared.
~ cox Profits Guarantee Too Big.
He said the three years compensa-
tion plan guaranteed United States
railroad approximately $3o0,000,00
more than the English government
guaranteed its roads when it took
them. Thorne urged that the govern
ment guarantee interest on debt and
dividends, up to S per cent.
"The surplus should be divided be-
tween the government and the rail-
roads," said Thorne.
Thorne vigorously assailed the vest
ing of rate fixing powers with the
president.
IF you do that, we might as we'll
abolish all courts and tribunals and
establish an absolute monarchy" he
declared.
Bristow Presents Plan.
The committee also had before it a
new plan for solving the railway prob
lem. -
The plan, advanced by former SEN
ator Britow, members of the Kansas
publis service commission, contem-
| plates the organization of a national
corporation to absorb the railroads
and operate them under government
| directions. : .~'
Bristow, who told the committee
| that the present method Of control
! would not work because many roads
would be excluded, proposed the ma
! tipnal corporation, directed by a
|. board Of nine men named by the pres
| ident.
Would Limit Earnings.
OHuer his pan, SUCK III L1e new
corporation would be exchanged at
| par for railroad stock at it's market
quotation and stock not exchanged
! could be forcibly exchanged through
/ condemnation proceedings. Stock in
the new corporation would be non
voting.
The directorate would handle all
matters of operation, including wage
questions. Rates would be fixed by
the Interstate commerce. commission
and earnings Of the corporation would
be limited by such rate fixing to divi-
dends Of 4 to 6 per cent.
with the physical railroad prop
critics behind it's said Bristow, II
would rather have this stock paying
per cent than government bonds
paying the same amount"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-26
IRON WORKERS win.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 24.-The
California Metal Trades association
has granted a 10 per cent wage in
crease which was requested by the
iron trades council. These wages are
in addition to the award of the wage
adjustment board which, was sent to
the Pacific coast last fall by the
federal shipping: board. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-01-26
SHAPING A CHILD'S MIND

Much Of a child's earliest educa-
ton, often the most valuable and most
enduring part, is that which is uncon-
sciously asquired at home, not by pre-
cept or teaching, but by imitation, ac-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-20
YOUR SICK CHILD
|5CQN5TIPATED!
L.OOKAT TONGUE
HURRY, MOTHER. REMOVE POIS
oNS FROM LITTLE STOMACH,
LIVER, BOWELS.
GIVE CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF
FIGS" IF CROSS, BILIOUS
OR TEVERISH.

NJ matter what ailS your child. Il
gcn;l". thorough laNaiiv" should always
be tn" first treatment given.
II your It'll" ono I$ uut-uf-snrtS, half
sick. isn't resting. eating and acting
naturTilly-l""k. Mother. So" IL tongue
is coated. This is {. sure sign that its
little stomach. liver and bowels arc
clocEed with waste. Nhcr cross. irri-
table frvcri$h. stomach SUur. breath bad
or has stomach ache. diarTh"ca. sore
throat. full Of cold. civ" a tcaspoonful
Of "rtlifnrnin syrup IF Figs" and in a
few hours all the cunStipath poison.
undigcStcd food and sour bile gently
moves out Of it's little bowels without
gripping. and you have we'll. playful
child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless fruit laxative" because
il never fails 10 cleanse the little ones
liver and bowels and Sweetcn thu Stom-
ach and they dearly love its pleasant
taste Full directions for babies. chill
drcn OF all ages and for Grown-ups
printed on each bottle
Beware Of counterfeit fix syruns. ASK
you druggist for bottle of "tAlItornlh
Syrlp Of Figs" then SEQ that it Is mad"
by the California Fig Syrup Company.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-20
COUNCIL COMMITTEE
TO CONSIDER new
"SMOKE" ORDINANCE
Short Session Of City Fathers Held Last
Evening In Council Chambers.

At the regular weekly meeting of. the
city solons last evening there was out
little business transacted. mostly pcinE
routine matters, which consumed little
time. Tho body was in session about
fifteen minutes.
The most important matters brought
before the body was the reading or 4
COMMUNICATION from the Mellon lnstl-
tute. OF Pittsburgh. submitting an or
linancc which il now in use IN n num-
Der Of other cities. and recommending
a similar one to Wheeling. The sub
mittcd ordinance Is TO alleviate the
smoke nuisance which has been brought
before the city several times before.
Councilncn Thonor Hare and Mayor
Weston were appointed q committee 10
consider the ordinance and submit a
report next Tuesday upon motion by
Councilman Elliott and seconded oy
Councilman Krcss.
After several committees reported they
had nothing to report. council ad-
journcd.
Immediately following tho session. the
council sitting as 4 committee for the
milk investigation decided to hold q
public mass meeting Friday evening.
The committee m the matter of the
objection Of the people of the sixth
ward Of having their flre-nghting appa-
ratus removed to another part Of the
city, composed Of Cuuncilmen Hess
Elliott, chairman and Hare and HnbtE
met after the milk session and at the
request Of Mr.. Habig. who requested
that action be taken as soon us pos
! sihle IN the matter. and have meet
INK with the public IN the Niagara en-
-giue house at IN carly date,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-20
HOW AMERICA kept
TAB ON ENEMY MORALE

WASHINGTON. Nov. 19.-knowlcIGe
in possession of officials here OF condi-
tons ~ Germany during tn" war was
So accurate that the American general
staff had computed. many works IN dd-
vance. almost tn" "Na"t date on winch
the breaking point would u" reached. y
chart. which was hung to-day III S"crc-
tHry Bakers unicr. shows IN" furtun-
tions III the "n"ralr Of the German na-
ton" from August. 1911, 10 the present
month.
Assuming the German government t.
have had lou per cent support OF inc
people at tn" beginning "f III" war. IN"
chart shows how German moral" l"iI
and rose under the innucnc" of various
fnrtnrS These Influences Included not
only tho military situation Of III" ar
mics and the results If tn" submarine
campaign. but thu uuarimity Of rur
nose evidenced Ivy the different groups
in III" rrichsinE and the economic con-
ditions "f IN" country. So remarkably
accurate" WAS thr information upon
which the chart was based that thu
morale line" reached thr zero point be-
tween November II and 10.
Tho chart Indicates clearly that prAc-
ti"ally "v"ry major operation -! the
German military forces VA" Influenced
by the state of publ" mind 1T home.
Thus, general MackcuS"n':' attHrk in the
balkans, the Declaration of unlimited
submarine" warfare. the second Italian
offensive and tn" advances on III" west
rrn front. which, Was met ana stopped
Ivy American mhrncS n 'hit"hu-
'rhirrry, were all !nauguraicd Wh'n lR''
morale lin" showed dangerous Slumrs.
In each case. initial successes. moved
tho hopes IF the German people" aS p"T-
,rayrd hv the little dotted line up to-
ward normal.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-20
Favoritism in Army
Contracts Is Charged

WASHINGTON. Nov. l?.---Chnrg"s Of
parrinlily in awards Of army contracts
for cnamelrd ware to the Standard SAN
itary Mfg. Co. of Pittsburgh and Other
cities. arc under Investigation by SEN
ate military sub committee and phases
OF III" testimony touching acts of Major
]. c. McCuhbin OF Tho OUartcrmastnrs
Corps. have hcrn referred to the war de-
partmcnt. Testimony taken in executive
session virtually is completed. and SEN
ntor Mcclellan of Tennessee. chairman.
announced today that Il report would 10
submitted soon after the new session Of
congress Cnnvcnrs.
Tho charges brought principally by Of
fic"rs Of the United Sanitary Mfg. Co.
and other competitors of the Standard
! concern ar. according 10 sworn trsli-
nnny made public today by Scnai OF
Mcclellan. generally denied by Theodore
Althcrans. president Of the company.
Francis j. Terrence, of Pittsburgh. his
partner and others involved.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-20
ND DANCER IF
BOLSHEV|SM IN
BELGIAN CAPITAL

GfIENr. Belgium. Nov. lI.~-N'y inc
Associated l'rcSS. 1.-The last StrasEIHFs
Of the German forces arc passing out OF
Hrus*rIs this evening. 1t is a sad cav
alra,lc Of Sullcn. depressed mon fliinE
out along tn" road. heading for LouNan
and Licgc brussels is calm. The pop
uIatiun is rcfrainIng from any manilcs-
,n,iun beyond disdaintully shouting u"
thu departing soldiers. To Berlin. The
soldiers do not respond. merely Snn'''"f
sadly.
The Germans made numerous attempts
tu frnt"rnizc with tho belgian H"Tlai-
lists. hut Secretary RaYShcck nf the so
cialists' Headquarters. refused to meet
REPRESENTATIVES ni the soldiers anu
wurkmen'S cnucil. He said:
Tell our king. toll America. tril IN"
whole world We will have no contact win
these peoples. Our enemies W" III no
time consult rs to tho future. we 90
not know tho spirit Of tho w"rKmen. out
we do know the spirit Of the soldiers.
nnlrium has recovered promptly. and
there is no danger Of BolShrrism here
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-20
Ii TIE BOY Thin
AS 4 SKELETON
Cough And Bronchial Trou hles worried
Parents. Lost HIS Strength
Rapidly.
PROUD DAD POUND
QUICK REMEDY BE SAYS

INV boy WAS subject to coughs. colds.
and bronchial troubles for 4 long time
and gradually grew weaker and rum
down until he was only n frame.
Wo tried almost everything we ever
hoard of but still no gr'w weaker and
thinner each day until he was only II
skeleton and weighed but rs pounds.
Then my druggist recommended 'Iypo-
Cod saying it was real m"dicin" and
had been building up lots IF people
hcre in Rc1laire. I bought n bottle and
his appetite started to improve nj once.
II certainly makes you feel good tn sec
n boy eating hearty once NOR" after Suf-
fcr!ng the way no did. His appetite
kent getting bigger and bigger until
I thought sometimes u" would burst
wjd. open he atc 81 much. lie never
gets enough to cat md has picked UP ut
least IS pounds and We CAV" him only
two bot ties. Fctng tho only thing W" were
able to find that would do him any good. 7
gladly praise II in. hopes some other
rrarcnt distressed NJ Il chlld'S backward
health may get II and likcwlS" y" help
3D. 1t is so pleasant to TAX" you want
to he sure and keep il out Of IN" chill
lrcn's reach or III" hottl'' will l." Como
before You know it. 1t certainly is
different from tho nasty tasting cod
liver nrcparntions used :" take when
=. boy" continues Mr.. Workman of 100
end ST, Rrllalrc Ohio tGlaSs wnrkcr>
with the Imperial Glass Co.
II tho reader has 4 pale. thin. weak
and rundown child or a child growing
Cast. give TTrrn-cnd thrr" limos per Ia !
recording 20 directions on III" carton
and watch hnw i; gives them tn" rosy.