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Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-11

certainly can find these farm labor
exchanges, where their wants will be
cared for.
But mark this: If it's mans job,
then let the farmer hire a man. He
should not expect boy to do a mans
work. This boys working reserve
was organized, at the behest of your
own good Uncle Sam, not to do the
mems work nor to force men out of
work. but rather to fill in the gaps
made by the absence of men who are
in training camps or fighting in
France.
And lastly. if the farmer cannot
find his county director. or his county
or community farm labor exchange,
he can write to Joseph S. Jaffa, state
his case. his needs and the amount
he can pay. Director Jaffa's address
is room 2SS, state capitol, Denver.
Then the farmer will get the boys
he needs; get the right kind of boys,
and get 'em quick,
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-11
MCREASH ON JOB FARM BOYS READY
RANCHERS MUST MAKE WANTS
FOR HELP KNOWN.
Thousands of Colorado Youths Regis
tered to Help Increase Food Sup
ply and Halt the Hun
And now it's up to the farmer,

And now it's up to the farmer.
The L. s. boys working reserve is
ready for the job.
Right now all the Colorado farmer
has to do is to bring in the said jobs,
make his wants and his needs known
to the director of the boys working
reserve in his county, tell what sort
of boy he wants and what he can
pay, and the director and the boys
themselves will do the rest.
This rest" consists of helping the
farmer plant. cultivate and harvest
his crops.
The boys are all husky, willing and
waiting. They are of age from 16 to
2l. Some of them-many of them,
in fact-have had farm training. All
of them have registered for this very
necessary war work in order that
thev may do their very best bit toward
increasing the nations food supply
toward smothering the Hun hordes
under an avalanche of Colorado
wheat, corn, barley, oats, emmer,
beans. peas and what-not. Later on
If this righteous American war lasts
so long-these same boys may find
themselves in the trenches, fighting
with rifles and hand grenades. Today
they stand ready to help the Colorado
agriculturist produce the food for the
scrapping Sammies.
Joseph S. Jaffa of Denver, federal
director in Colorado of this U. S.
boys working reserve, has named a
director for every Colorado county.
These directors have already listed
all boys in their counties who are will
ing to do this needed farm work.
Farmers in. need of help now should
make their wants known to the county
director. Farmers who can figure
their future needs should, at the ear
liest possible date, confer with their
county director and make such future
wants known. This is essential in
order that the boys may be appor-
toned where their efforts will ac-
complish the most.
These county directors will also do
their level best toward looking after
the care of the boys and to seeing
that each place to which the willing
youths are sent offers proper facili-
ties for housing, feeding and general
maintenance. The boys are entitled
to this safeguarding. They are will
jng to work for fair and just wage
they should have good and careful
treatment. Farmers may be assured
that they will be asked to do only
what is right by the boys, while the
mothers of those boys and the boys
themselves may be assured that fair
ness. justice and proper surroundings
will be insisted upon.
In each county. and in almost every
community, there have been estab-
lished farm labor exchanges. If farm
ers cannot communicate their boy
needs to their county director, they
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-11

but canned Willy and hardtack for
Sunday dinner and didn't get any days
off after driving the big birds up to
the front and hanging around all
night. Now, tho, things are better all
along the line. Guess somebody must
of tumbled TO his job down in Wash
ington."
oh" said the stranger civilian,
with just a little smile around the
corners of his mouth. so you think
some one in Washington was to
blame?''
Sure, and why wouldn't we?" an
swered the informative person. I'VE
know all the people high up here and
they're onto their jobs now. Chances
are if they can't get things for us
that they can't get 'em themselves
from Washington to hand out to us.
Sometimes think some of them guys
in Washington is fightin' this war in
France-honest, | do"
"Aw, l don't know that they have
done so bad" piped up another. you
can't expect 'em to fit out a million
men overnight, when they were only
geared to fit out about a hundred
thousand before we got into it. Give
'em a chance, | say. And another
thing" he persisted, what gets my
goat is the way the papers back home
slams this guy Baker, the secretary
of war. He's up against n helluva
tough job for even lawyer to handle.
and editors that's pannin' him would
probably do darn sight worse with
it He must be a smart son of a gun
or the President wouldn't have picked
him out for it"
The civilian laughed, and then
well. boys, I've got to be running
along" he said. "Who knows? Some
one of these fine days may be wash
ing the top of car and some of you
may be secretary of war"
And Secretary Baker, who was en-
joying one of his little incognito visits
to get right at the facts as the men
see them. slipped out.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-11
THEM GUYS IN WASHINGTON
Secretary of War Listens to Discus
sion on French Battle Front.

A delightful anecdote is cabled the
New York Times by its Paris CORE
spondent The story is printed in the
Stars and Stripes, the American news
pap, published by the soldiers Of the
eNpeditonary corps on the battle
front. 1t concerns civilian in n
derby hat who strolled into garage
in town on the American front in
France where a dozen chauffeurs were
sitting around stove swapping
yarns.
well, how do you boys like it
here?" asked the visitor. They an
swered his question. Some of them
liked it and some did not.
Tell you what, guy" said one of
the hardest of the car propellers,
things is better than what they uster
be. Time was when we got nothing
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-11
DISPLAY OF "HORSE SENSE"

When boy, my father broke n
pair of three-year-old colts and put
me to plowing with them. writes
Judge l.. r. Rhodes, in the Fort Col
Inns Democrat We had large din
ner bell on post. 1t could be heard
all over the farm. Those colts soon
caught on. When the bell rang they
stopped, even in the middle of the
field, refusing to pull another. pound.
They had to be taken to their feed.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-11

At Castle Gate. Utah. the coal mines
are being worked from mile to n
mile and half from the entrance
and more than 1000 feet below the
surface. There are mules in these
mines that have not seen day light
for years. When the noon whistle
blows at the works no man can hear
it in the mines. but those mules hear
It and there is nothing doing until
they are fed.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-11
ALLIED LABOR ALIGNMENT WAS NEVER
so SOLID AS NOW, SAYS c. M. WRIGHT
Member of Mission Great Britain Finds Pro-Peace
Elements Disappearing England Important Conferences
the War Program Being Held in London
Representatives of A. F. of l..
BY CHESTER VI. WRIGHT,
representing the international Typograph Union o
Labor Mission to Great Britain

aborM sion to Create
LONDON, April 2s.@The central have for
during the been confronted by solid align
men! % Of labor as faces them today ENGLAND and
France has found the entire situation changed in the most important
respects from what it a month
The members of this already the leaders of all
shades OF British labor opinion and have been invariably assured
Psnt me with the % s5 aims president Wilson which are agreed to by
What is still more important
the holding OF conference
representatives allied workers
has certainly lost all mfnaeing qualities,
HENDERSON NOW UNWILLING TO NEGOTIATE
Arthur Henderson himself perhaps the closely
willingness negotiate with the Germans saying we are willing
IDA ,d p d :; y @ d @ r h, s h; @ eo,;dat viii continue
including freed from
depossm
allied labor as greatly as an overwhelming force OF armed men
The American trade nothing
undon which will strengthen the understanding between Amean
iad sy British labor Their policy Will same france and
of British labor At first they the guests
William lila Barnes in the h house use m BarGss "a lSo,
labor forth clearly and eloquenty by James Wilson chair
function Of Brsains neud
definite understanding purpose
"d % to the w
Following that the mission entertained by Henderson
Molders North America forth
George Berry president Printing
Assistants Union conveyed of citation and hope
FORMAL CONFERENCE OF LABOR GROUPS.
an informal held
Of British Trade Union Congress
labor of the wherein ground laid
for a formal conference be held beginning April
Again the the Americans the executive
whereof W. A
who a similar labor
mission secretary The meeting indicating
the of burden the fact that
member British gathering had suffered personal loss
the
Not these meetings broached desirable
deuding himself with
British labor there pacihs
look No pacisn.
in he British labor
clearer been vicious studied
the American British labor
necessarily
opportunities development This British real
do their American brother unonists.
British stupendous
which appccable miles They
The which
have defended deserves the of
support And these have pledged them by
ms here.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-11

Fuelless days are also cruel for the
good old crouch that always finds the
street cars too cold or too hot.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-11

Send the Bulletin to distant friends.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
VIRGINIA union LABOR
men UNITE FOR CARSS

w. L. Carss, the Union Labor candi-
date for congress addressed a we'll
attended meeting of union men at
Virginia, last Sunday afternoon. His
address, which WAS enthusiastically
received, dwelt on the part labor plays
in the successful prosecution of the
war and the measures necessary to as
sure square deal for labor and the
farmer in the reconstruction period
which will follow. He paid glowing
tribute to President Wilson, as the
best friend labor has ever had in the
White House since this republic was
established. Walter Bergen, candi-
date for county auditor, also addressed
the meeting and urged the election of
Mr.. Carss.
Union men of Virginia, through the
local Trades and Labor assembly have
organized a local Carss campaign
committee, consisting of AL Smith of
the carpenters, J. c.. Brewer of the
Typos, J. P. Murphy and p. Segal Of
the cigarmakers, and James A. Fisher
Of the timber workers. This commit
tee will be augmented by members
from all the various unions of the city
and expect to make a good showing
on election day, both for Virginia and
the surrounding towns.
Mr.. Carss will be the speaker Of the
Labor day celebration at 1T:'''' ..
Monday, when the boys of that "city''
will have chance to meet the next"
congressman.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
EXPECT BIG Time
At H|BB|kC FAIR

HIBBING, Aug. 29.-Every person
that has son, brother. sweetheart or
friend in the service this year should
attend the St. Louis county fair,
which opens on Aug. 81 and continues
three days.
The fair this year is distinctly a
war fair. Starting from the famous
Martin fireworks-day and night per-
formances, there will be war displays,
war machinery, encampments of
Home guards, martial music and war
crops.
Six free acts-the best that money
can buy-have been secured by the
management. The fastest horses in
the northwest are entered in the races.
The bands of the three ranges will be
present in force.
Aeroplane flights, high dives, the
latest, leanest and smallest man in
the world, the famous Kelly carnival
shows, are a few of the many attract.
tions secured.
Exhibits from all parts of northern
Minnesota are already arriving. Du.
luth firms will make the best showing
in years. Farmers from the Dee
River, Meadowlands, Swandale, Lit
tie Swan, Stewart, Pike River, Forbe!
and Embarrass districts are coming
this year in numbers. The slogan i
"Show what the county is doing in tn
war for democracy" The only wa!
to find out is to attend the fair AM
Judge for yourself.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
LABOR DAY ON THE MESAbA RANGE
HIbB|NC LABOR
!. Will CELEBRATE

H1BB1NG, Mimi, Aug. 29.-The
biggest demonstration of labor's
strength on the Mesaba range will be
staged at the big Labor day celebra-
ton in Hibbing next Monday.
There will be addresses by w. l..
Carss, candidate for congress, Mayor
Victor l.. Power and Mrs. Peter Olson
of Cloquet.
The committee in charge has ar
ranged an interesting program OF
sports in front of the grandstand at
the county fair after the completion
of the parade.
The parade will form at the city
hall at 1890 sharp and will proceed
down Second avenue to Washington
street, from Washington street to
Third avenue, up Third avenue to Pine
street and then to the fair grounds.
The program will begin Immediately
after the parade.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
TWO HARB0RS unions
TO HOLD JOINT meeting

The trade unions of Two Harbors
are showing their interest in the can
didate of the Union Labor party by
holding two meetings in that city next
Sunday, September 1. The railway
brotherhoods are holding joint
meeting of their unions at 3 o'clock in
the afternoon, at which w. l.. Carss
has been invited to address the gath
ering and at the same time get better
acquainted with the union men OF the
locality.
In the evening a public mass meet
ing will be held at the Glen hall, at
which Mr.. Carss will be the principal
speaker, while Duluth and local speak
ers will also participate. Mr.. N. A.
Gray, Of the Union Labor campaign
committee, reports unusual interest in
the campaign and predicts good at
tendance at both meetings.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31

Northern Minnesota workingmen
Fred w. Bessette of Orr, Mimi, to the
state senate. Mr.. Bessette served two
terms in the house and came out with
a record for service surpassed by but
few men.
His record on labor legislation is the
best. President E. G. Hall of Mime
sofa State Federation of Labor and
other men speak highly of him. They
always knew where to find him on
labor bills and there never has been
the slightest reason for worry over
what he would do when the fate of
such legislation hung in the balance.
His election to the senate would give
labor needed fried in that staid
branch of the legislature. He is in
! favor of improving the workingmen's
compensation act and is committed to
the state administration plan endorsed
by the Minnesota State Federation of
! labor.
Railroad labor men are pleased with
Mr.. Bessette's record as a member of
: the legislature as is evidenced by the
following letter to The Labor World
from F. E. Tillquist, secretary Of the
Railroad Brotherhood's State Legisla-
tive board:
St. Paul, Mimi, Aug. "a, 1918.
Mr.. w. E. McEwen,
Publisher, The Labor World,
Duluth, MINI.
Dear Sir-I am writing you to re-
quest, as favor to the Railroad
Brotherhood's State Legislative board,
that you publish the following state
ment in The Labor World:
Now that the state elections are not
far distant it might be we'll for all
workers to turn to the record of the
1917 legislature and decide upon can
didates to that body that are entitled
to the support Of all that work.
While many members of the 1917
legislature from different parts of the
state supported measures that were
in the interest of the common people
;. no legislator worked harder for prog
ressive legislation than Hon. Fred w
Bessette, Of Orr.
All progressive legislation received
his undivided support and hope thai
he receives the consideration that he
deserves.
His experience as representative al
the 1915 and 1917 session Of the legis
:, lature qualities him to represent the
Sixtieth district in the senate.
- Yours very truly,
II F. E. TILLQUIST,
Secretary Railroad Brotherhood!
. State Legislative Board.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
DULUTH HARDWARE co.
No. 1921 Second Avenue West.

This. large and we'll filled store Of
hardware is an institution we'll
adapted to the many city wants and
needs. It contains everything in
hardware, shelf and heavy tools, ETC.,
besides commodities OF miscellaneous
nature pertaining to the trade. The
store has been established for a long
time and is we'll and favorably known
as g. fruitful source OF supply for all
that is best in the lines enumerated
above. sa, h., f.Mz :
The: members, Of the firm are men
of high business integrity, liberal and
public spirited and have on all. oc-
casions been among the foremost in
furthering any project that has for
its object the betterments Of the city.
We, can commend them to the pat
.ronage Of all our readers and we wish
them an ever. increasing success and
continued pre- u
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31

world to have Labor day. In 1894
congress made Labor day legal hol-
iday and designated it to fall on the
first Monday in September.
And thust it has been observed on
that day since the time congress set
aside that day for the annual observ-
ance of Labor day.
How 1t Came.
It sprung into being because it was
believed that ''all work and no play
makes Jack a dull boy" and it was
deemed wise that wage earners of
America were entitled to "day off,
in the course of year.
And thus the Range will celebrate
Labor day. Parades are scheduled to
be held in Virginia., Hihbing, Eveleth,
Gilbert and other Range towns. In
these parades members Of the vari-
Gus organizations will march. The
team owners, team drivers, plumbers,
typographical unions, and allied trades
of labor will parade under the leader
ship of the American flag and the ban
ner of their union.
Hibbing perhaps will have the
greatest celebration of any town on
the Mesaba Range. This because the
county fair will be in session on that
day and many visitors will be in Hib-
bling and the dem onstration will be
made to show the visitors to the
county fair that Labor: is coming into
it's own. That it is shedding the hide
that has covered it during many year.
in which it was dormant, and i;
growing to become vast. unit which
time nor rust nor money nor capita
nor corporations can upset or over
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
Big Suit Sales ,H The Big Dulutl,

$3.50 and $40 suits for $14.50.
$500 and $25 suits fors$19.50. q
Is Buy now and save money.
Morris tribune., 1918-03-15

Saturday we can go to town. I was
working in the kitchen for three
days cutting meat, but they decided
they didn't need so many there and
reduced the number from six to four.
I was glad to get out, as it was a
regular horse job and besides cutting
meat we had to help wash dishes,
beginning work at six in the morn
ing and keeping up until nine at
night.
81 have had two shots in the arm
and expect to get several more. Many
of the boys got sick after being vac
cinated but I didn't.
cit has been very cold here for
the past few days, but before that
it was fine and we were running
about in our shirt sleeves. Will look
up some of the Morris boys as soon
as am able to get out. Next Sun
day I hope to be able to attend
church.
Morris tribune., 1918-03-15
SOLDIER SENDS THANKS
FOR CHRISTMAS BOX
Robert O'Brien Writes From "Some.
where in France" to Students
Club

The students Club" recently re-
ceived a letter addressed to Mrs. E.
T. Fitzgerald from Robert O'Brien.
Somewhere in France" in which he
expresses his thanks for the Christ
mas box. The letter follows:
IT have just received the box sent
to me while supposedly at Governors
Island. I'm sorry to admit that the
mail service is so badly arranged as
to take so long. The box was great,
big present to me, and especially the
face powder, which is very hard to
get here. The Students Club is sure
ly doing a great work for the soldiers
especially if they sent many such
boxes as the one I received, and I
wish to thank you and the club very
kindly. I should tell you something
of our life here, but promise to do
so later
Morris tribune., 1918-03-15
FORMER MORRIS BOY
WINS MILITARY MEDAL
Private M. Hagen, of Admiral, Sask.
Son of the Late Austin Hagen, of
Frannas

A former Morris boy with the Can
adian forces in France has won the
coveted Military Medal, decoration
given for some marked act of heroism
under fire. He is Private M. Hagen,
a son of the late Austin Hagen, one
of the pioneers of Framnas township.
Following the death of Mrs. Hagen,
the little family was separated, and
this boy was among those sent to the
Lutheran Orphans Home at Twin
Valley, Mimi. That was eleven years
ago. Later he went to Canada as a
homesteader.
A sister of Private Hagen's, Mrs
C. G.. Peterson of New Ellington, S.
D., formerly Miss Marie Hagen, grew
to womanhood here in the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. I. Peterson. A broth
er, Gehard Hagen, is still living here
in Morris.
A Canadian paper prints a picture
of Private M. Hagen with the fol-
lowing note:-
ga young soldier from whom nc
word had been heard since he sailed
away from Halifax in 1916 with a
Swift Current battalion for overseas
Last week his brother at Admiral re-
ceived a short note and a registered
parcel from the soldier stating he had
been we'll right along and incident
ally was sending a Military Medal
which had been awarded to him for
some work done in the front lines
No details of the action in which
Private Hagen won the coveted dec
grafton were given"
Morris tribune., 1918-03-15
MORRIS YOUNG MAN is
PLOTTING FLYING SHIP
DeLashmutt Writes From Flying
School Telling of Experiences in
Air

In a letter received last week by
Hector Mamie from Harry DeLash-
mutt he says that he has been sent
to flying school and has already
been up in the air plotting the ships
around himself.
He further says: Il am at Love
Field, Dallas, Texas, and my ADDRESS
is Barracks No. 2, Cadet Flying De-
tachment. Flying is the greatest
sport in the world even If it is the
most dangerous. We are using Cur
tiss, Standard and Dayton Wright
Planes. the last two having Hall
Scott engines and the Curtiss hav-
ing it's own engine The Curtlss
machines are far the best and safest.
We have had several accidents lately,
two men have been killed and about
twenty ships smashed within the last
week. I saw one man go down this
morning and his machine caught fire
and he was burned to death. Capt.
Vernon Castle, one of the best flyers
and the best dancer in the world, was
killed at Fort Worth, 80 miles from
here a few days ago. But no one
thinks about the danger.
eve have to work all the time,
either in classes or in the machine
shops or with machine guns. We get
UP at a. M and do not get minutes
rest until $50. I would like to be
in Morris about now to enjoy some OF
the fine spring weather. 1t is like
June and July here most of the time,
except that it is very windy at
times"
Morris tribune., 1918-03-15
Billy Ring Writes From France

Guy Stewart promised William
Ring some cigarettes if he would
drop him a line from France, and
this week Guy received the letter
and a call for the cigarettes. William
writes from French port, and says:
Friend Guy
eve hit the promised land and
am all ready for the big show.
Haven't been around the country
enough to tell you much about it
or the people therein and things that
might be worth telling would be cen
sored so I can't make much of a let
ter out of this.
''Do you recall telling me to drop
you line and that cigarettes would
be forthcoming. Well here's the line
what's the answer? Cigarettes and
tobacco are going to be a scarce arti-
Gle here before long so I am taking
advantage of all friendly offers along
those lines.
eff I come clean on the game and
the show, may try this part of the
world out for a few years just as a
matter of little added travel, work,
pleasure. I don't expect to gather
much moss as I travel because moss
refuses to stick to me but why worry
when you are enjoying life in your
own way.
Drop a line and let me know all
the bulletin from Morris, Mimi.
Regards to the boys.
"Sincerely,
"Bill Ring"