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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-07-06
BRING oNCARS;
OPEN UP MINES; N in \
men W|LL.WoRk
e
Miners Journal Tells Of Coal
Shortage and How to
Relieve Il,

INDIANAPOLIS, July 4. - The
United Mine Workers Journal in call
ing attention to the seriousness of the
fuel proposition, charges that the
miners are not responsible for the
threatened shortage, and says:
1T would seem that since the fuel
administration and everybody else
with authority or knowledge of the
situation has issued warning after
warning about the -coaf shortage
next winter, the people would begin
to realize they are face tc face with
a serious condition. But the fuel ad-
ministration finds it necessary to re-
mind the people of this fact day after
day. <+><
''Whatever may be the reason for
this situation, it can not be charged
that the coal miners are at fault.
They want to work full time. Idle
ness of mines and short production
is not their fault.
If the mines are operated, and if
sufficient car supply is furnished,
the miners will do their full part.
Miners can not dig coal when
mines are closed down. They can not
produce the maximum tonnage when
there is only a minimum car supply.
The fuel administration now esti-
mates that S0,000,000. tons more coal
will be required in this country in the
191S-1919 year than was produced in
the previous year; and it says the de-
mand may even be greater than that
figure.
t.. THE total output laft year wa.
only 5e,000,Q00 tons larger than in the
year before.
.'Al of this means that those in
dustries that are not engaged in &C
tual war work will suffer. War needs
will come first.
1T is to be hopedthat conditions
may be improved so that the miners
may work full time and produce the
coal to Keep all industries in opera
tion and keep the homes warm. II
not, then the only answer, as the fuel
administration says, will be found in
conservation. 1t will mean that every
coal consumer, large and small, must
! practice economy and make his coal
go as far as possible.
This will work hardship to many
concerns and families who will be re-
quired to get along with less steam
and less heat.
But it is not the fault of the
41llueIS. Il - - - x -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-07-06
j. S, WILL ADMIT
MEXICAN LABOR
Secretary Wilson Recognizes
Needs Of Country and viii
Let Bars Down,

WASHINGTON, July 4.-Secretary
of Labor Wilson has let down. the
bars to immigration from Mexico. In
a department order exemptions were
allowed from the head tax, literacy
test and contract labor provisions
imposed by previous regulations.
In announcing the order he said
the decision to permit the entry into
the United States Of illiterates and
other Mexicans formerly not admis-
sible was reached in order to assist in
meeting the present shortage Of un-
skilled labor. Labor imported under
this rule can be used only in .agricul-
tural pursuits, railroad section main
tenance and Ignite coal mining.
The order will be revoked when
the present emergency has passed,
and the men imported will be re-
quired to return to their own coun-
try. No Mexican will be admitted to
the country until arrangements. have
been perfected that any laborer- who
violates the conditions exacted shall
be deported Immediately.
The United States employment serv-
ice will be in charge of the distribu.
ton Of Mexican labor. Employers
seeking Mexican labor may file appli-
cations with either an immigration OF
employment service official. Wage
rates current for similar labor. in the
localities in which the admitted Mexi-
can is. to be employed must be paid
40 we'll as good housing and sanitar.
conditions.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-07-06
M'AD00 OUTLINES
NATIONS POLICY
Railroad Administration Has
Well Planned Program to
Make Work Effective.

WASHINGTON, July 4.-The gen.
eral policy and purposes of the rail-
road administration as announced by
Director General McAdoo may be
briefly summarized as follows:
First, the winning of the war, to
which everything must be subordi-
mated; second, the service Of the pub
lie, which means maintenance and
improvement of railroad properties so
as to provide safe and adequate trans
portation facilities at lowest cost;
third, the promotion of sympathy, un-
derstanding, and cooperation be-
tween the administration and the
100000 railroad employees and the
1O0,000,000 patrons, which latter in
cludes every individual in the nation
fourth, the application of sound econ
omies, including elimination of super
fluOus expenditures, payment of just
wages and just and prompt compen-
sation for Injuries, economical pur-
chase of material equipment, adoption
of Standardization equipment and ap:
proved devices for saving life and
! labor, economic routing of freight and
passenger traffic, intensive employ.
ment of all equipment, and careful
! record and scientific study to secure
| the greatest efficiency:
/ The director general states thad
| while the development of this policy
requires time, great progress has beer
made toward the desired goal. HI
| commends heartily the intelligence
public spirit. loyalty, and enthusiasm
I of the members of the railroad adj
ministration and the officers and EN-
/ ployes of the railways. 80
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-07-06
WAR LABOR BOARD AFFIRMS
|: LAB0R'S RIGHT TO ORGANIZE
Taft-Walsh Commission Holds Old Time Fright
Of Contract Can Not Apply in War Time. =
Public Welfare Involved. ::

WASHlNGTON July 4-1ndvdua contracts between employer
and worker ouawed by the TaftWah board
Labor Board decision the
at its plants Pied Mass The
dividua contract of the familiar W. in
trade union which joining unon is in violation of
principle proclaimed by President Wilson April that
nterfered with by the employers
ever"
That ruling will be enforced the
because the submitted the War
Labor Board and abide by the incidentally doing
big JOB of contract work for Uncle
President Carlton of the Western Union Telegraph
the other hand defiant
dent Wilson who this week urged Congress that
take in behalf the the telephone
systems Unless the the
strike of Western Union tgraphers
the American pubic and which be justified
The Commercial Tegraphers do eba
son and their will be guided largely by his
uation.
While this issue hangs fire. the War Labor to
other rumphs An the
the Carpenters and Cocker mill unanimously
approved the board granting
about 40 employees the mills
country Nineteen companies parties the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-07-06
Yankee SHIP YARDS
LAUNCH 80 VESSELS

WASHINGTON, July~4-The great
est launching festival in the world
took place today. Reports gathered
from every shipbuilding district in
the United States, carefully checked
by the construction divisions of the
emergency fieet corporations, indicate
that at least 80 vessels, both steel and
wood, and possibly s5 went into the
water today. -. .......,....
l. Their total tonnage will be, accord
ing to the most accurate data obtain.
able, 470.sss, deadweight tons, or al
most half million tons of cargo Of
vessels launched In = single day.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-07-06

Farmers Patriotic
Response to Appeal
Of President Wilson,

Farm production will be largely
increased because of the wide-
spread response to the patriotic ap-
peals. In Montana there is an in
crease. of 43 per cent in the wheat
acreage and 10 in rye. The har-
vest labor problem is being solved
in Kansas and Illinois where the
harvest is now on by volunteer
workers from the cities, and the
harvest crews are being fed by
women who volunteer their serv-
ices as cooks.
There is large wheat increase
in Minnesota and North Dakota and
it is estimated that 100000 addi-
tfOnal acres in North Dakota were
being cultivated as a result of the
action of the Council of Defense OF
that state, which has = comman-
deered the Stacker acres of non-
resident speculatOrs.
1t is estimated that this years
wheat crop will be 9OO,OOO,OOO as
against 540,OOO,OOO.. bus shels last
year. All over the northwest farm
ers have cut down on crops that
would have been more profitable
and planted more wheat than ever
before.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-07-06
Denver METAL UNIONS
AWARDED BIG INCREASE

PUEBLO, Colo, July 4.-Through
the efforts of a federal mediator and
a representative Of the machinists the
. differences between the machinists
and boilermakers and the stearns-
Rogers and Pueblo foundry plants
have been settled by the granting OF
an S-cent-an-llour increase, or a 6b-
cents-an-hour scale, This is 3 cents
better than the Denver scale. All fu-
ture disputes are to be adjusted by
mediation. #s7 L.. 49,. :. ID.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-07-06

HerVe continues, II, instead Of en-
tangling itself, like the poor Russian
Socialists, in the net Of German So
cialism and the class struggle. it had
maintained the clear, firm position
taken by Edouard Valiant and Anil
care Cipriani, and declared for no
conversations, no pourparlers with
the German workers, until they had
overthrown their Emperor and rec
ognized the rights of the peoples to
self-determinatiOn.
Thanks are due, in Gustave Herve's
opinion, to the American workers for
coming at the right time, "just after
the grotesque bankruptcy of the Rus
sian Socialists, to recall some of the
strayed members Of the French So
cialist party and French General Con-
federation of Labor to reason and
honor"
Would they, Herve asks, under
stanr this lesson which came to them
from the oldest and the freest and
the most strongly organized working
class democracy in the world? -
Would they understand it better
than they had the cruel lesson which
came to them from Petrograd?
It will not do to count too much
: upon this, however. Herve considers,
= after the lack of insight and the mis-
! taken point Of view shown by some of
them, and these not the least imoprt-
, ant, since they were upset by the Rus
sian Rev olution year ago. 1t will be
seen, he says, that as soon as the new
| German maneuver in favor of an In
conclusive peace makes it's appear
ance, all their Marcel Sembats and
all their Jean Longuets will allow
themselves to be taken in by it.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-07-06
Keep Hun Socialists
Out of Union Labor
Peace Conferences

Advices received in this country
rom France this week are to the
effect that Albert Thomas, one of
the leaders of the French Social
ist party, has recently changed his
attitude on the question of sanc-
tiOnfng international labor and So
cialist conferences during the war,
and now believes firmly that there
should be no pickering with enemy
subjects.
The new section of the right
wing OF the Socialist party known
as the Quarante, led by Varenne,
whose policy is one OF no CONSUL
tattOn nor compromise with Ger
man or Austrian Socialists, con-
forms in general with the stand
taken by the American Labor Mis-
sion, while in Paris, had occasion
to discover the ever-growing senti-
ment among Socialists against par
ticfpatfng in the Bern conference
to which the German government
seems partial.
The detection of Thomas from
the ranks of the pro-conference
group is considered a move of high
significance.
The new policy is one of admit
ting only delegates from allied and
neutral nations to international
conferences.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-07-06
] IosIlAhDkRDlzE;: R
! : = -
WAeES AND>H:0uRS
OF ALL WORKERS
Government Sets New Pace Is
Preventing Lose Of Time,
Money and Labor.

Wages standardization is to be the
next step to be taken by the war
labor policies board which has had
this matter under consideration for
some time. The question of huors and
labor conditions will also be regulated.
In short, as soon as the system is in
full operation the United States gov
ernment will be complete master of
all Of the workers in war industries
regulating hours and wages and MAX
ing them uniform for all workers in
the same class of work, regardless of
where they-~are located.
The national organization of the
Employers service has a main office
in Washington, but it carries out its
program with the state as a unit.
The states in turn are grouped into
13 districts. BY this method labor
can be shifted about with little waste
Of time and the necessities of the en-
tire country can be taken into con-
sideration.
Farmers will be one of the classes
benefited by the new regulations. In
many sections, notably in the east and
south, farms have been swept bare of
labor by private labor agencies. This
practice will be ended by the govern
meht agencies who will see that there
is sufficient help left on the farm
for the harvest.
Only one who has studied the sit
uation will appreciate the chaos that
has existed in the labor market. Cali
fornia draws unskilled labor from as
far east as Buffalo and New York
brings it from west of the Mississippi
Thus labor has lost both time and
money and has made needless work
for the railroads.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-07-06
MAYOR V;ANLEAR
JOINS AMERICAN
LABOR ALLIANCE
RepudiateS Socialist Anti War
Platform SPEAKS on Loyalty
With President Gonpers.
Especial to The Labor World.

Especial to The Labor WOrld.)
NEW Y DIRK, July 4 44.z----Many - tor
merly pacifists Socialists Of promin-
ence throughout the nation are lin
ing up behind the government for a
victorious war, declared Robert Mai
sci, Director: OF, the, American: Alli-
ance for Labor and Democracy, here
today on his return from the labor
convention in St. Paul.
Particularly is this true. of Mime
apolis, said 4A1aise1, ,9where the Social
lists had succeeded in electing Thomas
Van Lear as mayor on the Socialist
ticket. Mr.. Maisel exhibited men,
bership blank in the American Alli-
ance filled with the names of Minne-
apolis 1oyalists, containing that of
Mayor Van Lear and his chief of
police. s']tsr@ .'''.,.-. .
Mayor Van Lear has thrown his
whole weight back of the American
Alliance and during the sessions of
the American Federation of Labor
convention appeared at a mass meet
ing on the same platform with Pres
ident Samuel Campers, urging his
hearers to back the United States
Government in it's effort to make
German autocracy negligible guam
tity on this earth.
! "One year ago, when the Alliance
! held it's conference in Minneapolis,
! Mayor Van Lear refused to take. part
I in the proceedings, insisting on stand
J ing on the anti-war platform adopted
: by the Socialists at St. Louis" said
MIR. Maisel. Last week he joined
the Alliance, thereby repudiating the
st. Louis platform; took part in ex-
tending a special welcome to the
! members of the labor mission tc
Great Britain and France, whose re.
port the Socialist delegates to the
! A. f. of l.. convention refused to en-.
dorse, and aided in organizing 9
branch of the Alliance, which now has
| 1000 members"
Director Maisel predicted that with
IN short time the branches of the
] Alliance in Milwaukee and Detro:
would succeed in overcoming the op
position to the war by various Social
lst groups which have been wagint
pacifistic propaganda in those cen
terS
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-07-06

Tic eilt44 e hleulDeiSAip "lln1n the
United States Of the Pulp, Sulphite
and Paper Mill Workers internation-
< 4a,:, ands-t1fe International SUnion>ef
Paper Makers, as we'll as various
other crafts. The former are the less
skilled, and the latter the highly
skilled workers in the industry.
News print paper costs have been
subject of bitter dispute before con-
gress and the Federal Trade Commis-
sion on for years past. Early this
year the Federal Trade Commission
secured an agreement with the manu-
facturers as to the prices to be
charged for paper, AMI at the sa144e
time got the mill owners to agree to
decision as to wages, hours and con-
ditions Of employment through the
War Labor Board. This decision has
now been reached, after months of
study It recognizes the right of the
workers to organize and bargain COL
1ectively, and the right of women to
receive the same pay as man for
equal work. Eight hours, and time
and half pay for overtime, is made
the rule for hourly employees work
ing inside the mills. Outside employees
work nine hours, and get time and a
half pay for overtime.
Minimum rates of pay are estab-
lished, based on the prevailing cost
of living. Whenever, on Jan. 1 or
July 1, the government statistics show
that the cost of living has advanced
10 per cent over the cost on July 1,
1918, the wage scale is to be ad-
vanced to cover this increase in the
cost of living.
For mechanical repair men the
minimum wage fixed by the award is
SO cents an hour; for helpers, 80
cents an hour. Tour workers will
get Al cents minimum, and inside
day workers 3S cents minimum.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-07-06
REFUSE LIBERTY BONDS
ON MRS. MONEYS BAIL

: SAN FRANCISCO, July 4.-Ma-
chinists' union rendered Judge Dunn,
Of the supreor court, $4,000 worth
, of Liberty bonds as bail for Mrs.
Rena MONEYS release, pending fur
. ther action in her case. The tender
! has been refused, and now the ma
! chinists are endeavoring to secure an
explanation of the judges action.
They want to know whether he con-
siders government bonds inferior to
cash.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-07-06
ITS NUMBERS INCREASE.

WASHINGTON, July 4.-The union
of women employees of the bureau Of
engraving and printing formed last
week has grown to 1853. The an
nouncement Of the large addition was
made at meeting early in the week.
They are very much, encouraged at
the outlook for securing the increased
wage they are seeking before con-
gress. ~ =" =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-07-06
TEXAS NEGROES FORM
" federal LABOR UNION

T. ORANGE, Texas, July 4.-Federal.
Labor union No. 16,124, A. F. of L.
composed Of colored men, has been
lined UP here with large member
ship, and prospects seem to favor its
reaching 500 in the near future.
Unions have also been formed Of
machinists and plumbers and steam
filters s.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-07-06

The columns of this paper afford
an excellent advertising medium for
all kinds of merchants. Printers ink
says that space in a labor paper is
superior to that in any other publi-
cation, reaching the consuming class
and the rates are much lower.
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l Governor to serve the term OF
two years:
Lieutenant Governor TO serve
the term OF two years;
Secretary OF State 10 serve
the term OF two years;
state Auditor 10 serve the
term OF two years;
I State Treasurer TO serve the
term Of two years;
Attorney General TO serve the
term OF two years;
Superintendent OF Public In
struction TO serve the term OF two
years;
I Commissioner of Public Lands
20 servo the term OF two years;
Judge OF the Supreme Court
To serve term OF eight years;
State Corporation Commits
sioncr To serve the term OF six
years.
We do further proclaim that at
said election the qualified voters
OF the County OF Eddy shall vote
for the following officers 10 be
elected by the 5th judicial District
OF the STATE OF New Mexico:
iIhtllfN JHuRfH w o'lN' Nh'
term of six years.
We do further proclaim that at
said election the qualified electors
OF sRid County OF Eddy shall vote
for the following officers 10 be
elected by the County OF Eddy;
2 Representatives to the State
Legislature to serve the term OF
two years;
! County Commissioner OF the
hrst district To serve the term OF
two years;
l County Commissioner OF the
second district TO serve the term
OF two years;
! County Commissioner OF the
third district to serve the term OF
two years:
Probate Judge 10 serve the
term OF two years:
I County Clerk 10 serve tho
term OF two years:
! Sheriff 10 serve the term or
two years;
I Assessor TO serve the term OF
two years:
! Treasurer 20 serve the term
OF two years:
Superintendent OF Schools to
The evening current., 1918-10-29
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
ny uie BOARD of County Commits
g.. sioners OF Eddy County,
New Mexico.

Whereas, by Section 1877 OF the
New Mexico Statutes. Codincation
OF 1915. II Is made the duty OF
the Board OF County Commission
eTs of each county, In the State
OF New Mexico to proclaim the
elections that are TO be held In
the respective counties for the
purpose of voting for candidates
for the different offices and other
matters and do 40 ten days be
fore the election by proclamation
and to be published In each of
the two leading newspapers pub
lished In said county and give
public notice of the objects OF the
election and the officers TO be
voted for and names OF the can
didates for each OF said offices ~
the names are on file In the Of
noe of the County Clerk. and the
post office addresses OF each OF
said candidates. and the place
where said election Is To be held
IN each precinct, in said county.
where there are no daily newspa-
pers published IN said county, said
notice may be inserted In week
" newspaper and whore the same
ls inserted In weekly newspa-
per. II must be inserted at two Is
sues before the day that said
election is Ia be held.
NOW. THEREFORE,. We. the
Board OF County Commissioners
OF Eddy County. New Mexico. pur-
sasnt to law. and the authority
vested ia uR do hereby proclaim
and order an election to he held
m Eddy County, State OF New
Mexico. on Tuesday, the 5th day
of November. A, d., 1918.
We do further proclaim that AT
said election the qualified voters
% said county shall vote foT the
following Ia be elected by the
state M large;
Unlted States Senator TO serve
the term OF sIS years;
Representative In Congress "a
ssrvs the term OF twe years;
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DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For Representative In Congress:
G.. A. RICHARDSON,
Roswell. New Mexico
For United States Senator:
w. ID. WALTON.
OF Silver City. N. M.
For Governor:
FELIX GARCIA,
OF Lumberton. N. NJ.
For Lieutenant Governor:
ELMER II. VEEDER,
of Las Vegas. N, ".
For Secretary OF state:
JUAN J. DURAN.
OF Clayton. N. M.
For State Auditor:
Marcos G.. DE BACA,
OF BernalillO. NJ. NJ.
For State Treasurer:
T. w. MEDLEY.
OF Magdslena. N. NJ.
For Attorney General:
THOMAS ]. MABRY.
OF Albuquerque, N. NJ.
For superintendent Of Public In
struction:
]. s. LONG.
OF Portales, N. NJ.
For Commissioner OF Public
Lands:
GEO. A. DAWSON,
OF Roswell. N. NJ.
For Justice OF the Supreme
Court:
RICHARD II, HANNA,
OF Santa Fe. N. M.
For State Corporation Comniis-
sloner:
ID. ]. FINEGAN.
OF Tucumcari, N. M.
For State Representatives Nine
teenth District:
CARL Il. LIVINGSTON.
H' or Carlsbad, NJ. N.
PoWHATAN, CARTER.
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serve the term OF years;
Surveyor TO serve the term OF
two years.
We do further proclaim that
the names OF the candidates on
the varloua tickets submitted AT
said election together with the
post office addresses on file in
the office OF the County Clerk are
as follows:
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Fifth

Of Lovington, N. NJ.
For District Judges OF Fifth
Judicial District:
CHARLES x. BRICE,
of Roswell. n. NJ
SAM O. DRATTON,
OF Clovis, N. NJ.
For County Commissioner First
District:
l.. a. SwIGART.
of Carlsbad. y. NJ.
For County Commissioner Second
c. T.. MANN,
OF Artesia. N. M.
For County Commissioner Third
District:
II. Il. TUCKER,
OF Loving. N. NJ.
For Probate Judge:
w. ID. ROBINSON,
OF Carlsbad, ". M.
For County Clerk:
DELDERT NJ. JACKSON
OF Carlsbad, n. NJ
For Sheriff:
JOHN n. HEWITT,
OF Carlsbad. ~ NJ.
For Assessor:
ROY $. WALLER,
OF Carlsbad. ~ NJ.
For Treasurer:
G. G. SKIES,
OF Carlsbad, n. VI.
For superintendent OF Public
Schools:
GEO. VI. BRINTON,
Of Carlsbad. ". NJ.
For Surveyor:
-. \. NYMEYER.
OF Carlsbad. y. NJ.