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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-12-28
LONG union CAMPAIGN
SUCCEEDS IN ENGl AND

MANCHESTER, England, Dec. 10.
The Weavers' association at Skip
ton, near here, has succeeded in the
claims jurisdiction after an 49,
months campaign that has attracted
attention because of it's persistence and
the policy of reaching individuals,
rather than striking.
AS result Of this ccmpaign the
union has secured an agreement with
the manufacturers, who will here
No person shall be employed as a
substitute for longer than IA days
without becoming a member of the
union.
Officers Of the union print this
story Of their campaign in the Cotton
Factory Times:
1.-THE system adopted was to select
one firm at time, secure the names
and addresses of all the weavers, SO I
out the members from the nom
members, Whenever we came across
an obstinate person., and generally
this happened when the non union
lists had been reduced to one. or two,
we sought the help Of the employer
and got it. by ;hese means we per-
suaded all the weavers. in nine firms
to become trade unionists.
'Suddenly we found ourselves up
against a manager who believed in
the freedom of the subject and he
refused to help us in any way, al
though at this firm there was only
one non-unionist. This is eight
months ago. From that time on
wards, and UP to Saturday last, we
have never ceased our efforts to get
this person (Who is woman} t.
join. We have had three shop meet
ings, two interviews with the firm,
three interviews with the woman and
her parents, four joint meetings with
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-12-28

woman should receive an equal wage ?
think that as a matter Of prac-
tical expediency we must recognize
different rates of. wages for different
circumstances"
Federal Judge Samuel Alschrler
the arbitrator, pursued the question.
"What you say,' he observed, "sus-
gests a, serious problem. Here is an
industry with vast number of en-
ployes, as was shown last March. A
great many of :henl are women.
Most of the women are unmarried.
A large proportion of the men are
unmarried. I was convinced that
men and women doing the same kind
of work should have equal pay, and
so found, and so far no serious
difficulty has arisen. Regardless Of
conditions, regardless of family rela-
tons and dependencies. their rate Of
wage is the same"
Commissioner Meeker, replying,
said: Economic theory is a great
thing. 1t deduces that there can
only be one price for a given article.
From my observations it does not
prevail in practice. I see no objec-
ton to higher wage scale to the
married men than to the unmarried
men,"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-12-28
ENGLAND MEETS LABOR
' PROBLEM IN HONEST WAY

Plans to eradicate the mutual dis
trust between employers and en-
ployed in English industries have
been formulated by an association
composed about equally of employers
and trade-unionists, known as the
Devon and Cornwall Association for
Industrial and Commercial Recon
struction. A series Of conferences
held at Plymouth resulted in a re-
port which is outlined in the Month
ly Labor Review, United States De-
partmoent' Of Labor. Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
The conferees agreed that the root
Of the trouble in industry and COM
mercea before, the.. war was the dis
! trust and suspicion between capital
and management on the one hand
and labor on the other, and that in
spite of the unifying effect of the
war 1.-The ..sa me, situation: might arise
again when peace :cames They. aim
therefore, to substitute for the old
antagonisn a cooperation based on
mutual. understanding. i.
The causes. OF distrust are *given as
the dissociation' Of employees from
any share in the control of indus
try or in the responsibility for the
conditions under which it is carried
On; the belief Of each side that the
other has obtained or is trying to Sc
cure more than it's share of the prof
it's; the workers fear of unemploy-
! ment, and the objection of some en-
ployers to associations whether of
! employers or employees.
To correct the first of these, the
English conferees held THERE must
be a new outlook on life, based on a
frank recognition of the solidarity of
society. 1t must be acknowledged
that industry is made for man and
not man for industry. For further
! mig the adoption of this principle the
views, the award Of greater returns
of industry in proportion to workers,
the securing Of workers against the
risk Of unemployment, and the aban-
donment by them of all restrictions
on output. Both parties should Or
ganize and collective bargaining
should be extended.
The report recommends adoption
! of the proposals of the Whitley re-
ports which, in the opinion Of the
conferees, besides preventing or set
Ting disputes will serve the purpose,
! through the councils, of supplying
facts on cost of production in
given industry, thus making possible
! fair distribution Of profits and pre-
venting profiteering.
Foremen, it is urged, should be
appointed by some method under
which the employees shall have a
| voice in their selection. 1t is sug-
gested either that the employer
| should a panel from which the work
man should select the foreman, OF
that a foreman should not be ap'
| pointed or continued in office In the
face Of reasoned opposition.
! Limitation of the right of arbitrary
| dismissal is strongly urged. :
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-12-28
EQUAL; PAY FOR like: WORK j:
i: DISCUSSED bY:ARb|TRAT0RS
Curious Views Presented Seine WANT Pay; Based
on Condition of Workers-DOn't Give
Consideration to Lab0rers' Share of
That Which They Produce.

CHICAGO. Dec. ga remark by
Royal Meeker. United States COM
missioner Of labor statistics, at an
arbitration hearing on packing house
employees demands for an increased
wage, brought on an interesting dis
cussion here last week as to whether
there should be just one wage for
the same work, or whether the wage
for this work should differ accord
ing to the condition Of the worker,
Mr.. Meeker said:
This cost f-living budget is based
upon the typical family, consisting
of husband. wife and three children
below the age of IS. I am much
puzzled what should be done in re-
gard to fixing the wages of women
workers or single male workers, or
workers heads of families Of a diff
ferent constitution from that. The
United States government, for the
period Of the war at least, is COM
mitted to equal pay for equal work,
regardless of sex, age, or previous
condition Of employment. Should
that be interpreted that every man
should receive wage sufficient to
enable him to maintain a typical
family, and therefore that every
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-12-28
GENERAL
E|GA'T:-H0UR DAY
American. Textile Workers De.
eide to Get on Band
Wagon.

The United Textile Workers of
America at a convention held in
New York recently unanimously
voted to make a demand for a uni
versal eight-hour day on February 3,
1919. An attempt will be made to
secure the shorter work day by con-
Citation, but should it fail a general
strike will be called.
Announcing their purpose to the
public, John Golden, president Of the
United Textile Workers says:
1--WE realize that if we depend
upon legislation to secure a shorter
work day for the hundreds of thou
sands of women and children en-
ployed in the textile industry, the
eight hour day will neve" "ome. Even
if such law were secured by Federal
legislation, it would undoubtedly
Child Labor law which was recently
declared unconstitutional by the Su-
preme Court of the United States
1.-The United Textile Workers of
America are therefore determined to
depend upon their economic efforts
backed up by the cooperation of
the Trade Union Movement Of the
country, and it's friends, to bring
about this humane and ideal work
day for all those employed in the
textile mills in the country:
working behind walls in many
places the sunshine never penetrates,
and where fresh air is shut out by
closed windows, under hygenic con-
ditions that are not always conduc-
tive to health, no one, unless gov
erned by sordid and selfish motives
would attempt to deny that if any
class of workers are entitled to the
eight hour day, surely. it is the tex
tile workers."
The statement closes with an ap-
peal to organized labor throughout
the country to give the eight-hour
campaign of the textile workers it's
hearty endorsement.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-12-28

When D. w. Griffith produced
was amazed and said the limit of
motion picture possibilities had been
reached. When he produced "Intol-
erance" the critics stood in awe and
confessed that the greatest producer
had surpassed himself. When his
latest triumph. Heart of the World"
was revealed words failed to express
both public and critical opinion. 1t
is the sublime achievement of the
age, realizing possibilities that are
almost beyond conception, and stamps
D. w. Griffith as q veritable wizard
of dramatic art in pictures. With the
great world struggle as background
Griffith has evolved a love story that
grips the heart and :tirs the soul.
Midst the roar Of cannon and shrap-
mel he relates the sweetest story ever
told in manner that moves the spec
tator from tears to laughter and
makes him glory in the fact that he
is a man. and above all a son of
America. The battlefields of France
are revealed in all their awe-inspir-
1IlS lSdl1Sll1, dHu OHc Call dlI1lOSC
imagine he is moving forward with
the courageous sons of France against
the perfdious Hun.
Surely when the annals Of these
days are told in future ages. D. w.
Griffith and his marvellous picture
drama will hold a conspicuous place
in the story. His pictures of the
battlefields will be filed away for
reference and study years hence when
the story of this wondrous age is told
in history to future generations.
Hearts of the World has proved even
a more marvellous financial success
than both it's predecessors, and that
is a record that was considered
almost impossible. Hearts Of ting
World" will be seen at the Orpheum
this week and no man. woman or
child with a drop of patriotic blood
in their--veins- will fail to see It -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-12-28
Sunday, Dec. p, 1918.

A disabled eastbound West Du-
1uth car at Twenty-sixth avenue west
was delayed IA minutes from 5:35
a. m.
A broken trolley pole at Morgan
Park delayed an eastbound Morgan
Park car 10 minutes from 6:32 a. m.
A disabled eastbound- Woodland
car was IL minutes late at Third
avenue west, where it was due at
9:49 g. NJ
A disabled westbound Lester Park
car was Fl minutes late on arriving
at Third avenue west, where it was
due at 1924 p. M.
A disabled car at Eighth avenue
west caused an eastbound Woodland
car to be II minutes late at Third
1909 p. m.
Lights out of order caused a west
bound Lester Park car to be 10
minutes late at Third avenue west,
where it was due at 5:54 p. m.
disabled ear caused an east
bound New Duluth car to be II min
utes late on arriving at Third ave-
nue. west, where it was due at $3.50
D. m.
A broken trolley at Twenty-sixth
avenue west delayed an eastbound
East Fourth street car IA minutes
from 6:45 p. m.
A broken trolley wire at Fifth
avenue east and Fourth street de-
1ayed, all cars east and westbound
passing that point between $3.50 and
10:05 p. m.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-12-28
OFFICIALS PLEAD FOR
ARSENAL WORKERS

WATE2TON, Mass, Dec. 26.-Fol.
lowing the discharge of 1000 work
ers at the United States government
arsenal here on Wednesday and the
prospective discharge of 5000 more
in a short time. because the arsena
has no orders on hand, the governor
of Massachusetts and the mayor OF
Boston have wired to the secretary
of war urging that arrangements be
made that will work less hardship
to the employees. The capacity of the
arsenal was recently increased BY
the erection of new buildings and in.
stallation of new equipment, repre-.
senting a total expenditure of $12,.
100000. A total Of 5000 men have
been employed there in recent
months, though the plant employed
less than 1000 before the war.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-12-28
ARIZONA JUDGE BUSINESSES CASES
AGAINST WORKING MEN DEPORTERS

We have heard frequently that
some persons in the United States
are too. big to be made to answer
for their crimes. We hate to believe
it to be even ossacionally true,a but
what are we to think about the Bis
bee deportation cases? A federal
judge has just acquitted each and
every one Of the defendants accused
of this despicable crime. So far as
this case would determine special
privilege is free to raid any peace
able community in the United States
and assault and carry off its law
abiding citizens. Not a pleasant thing
to think about at least.
At the will and in the interest CT
the copper trust over 1000 peaceable
persons were dragged from their
homes at night in Bisbee Ariz. packed
into foul cattle cars and run out into
the desert. After much suffering
without food and wafer in, the hot
test season of. the year they were
rescued by the federal government
Then began the second part of this
amazing eye-opening episode in our
history. s., Instead, o. making arrests
of those guilty and protecting these
innocent persons from lawless ele-
ments the government established an
internmeat camp for them. 1t thus
acknowledged that the copper trust
was sovereign. Then when the news
paper comment died down, the gov
eminent forced these people out OF
the ii1ternment camp but cutting
down the food. The wronged men
had the alternatives of going back
home at the mercy of the triumph
ant mobbists or making their homes
elsewhere and sacrificing their prop.
erty in Bisbee.
- Now a federal judge has dismissed
all those accused Of the crime. Evil
IDENTIFY we are supposed to be so fool
ish as to believe the criminals in an
open, boastful act Of this kind car
not be found. They can be found
very easily and quickly if the sup
posed forces of law and order want
to find them.
The only way to keep up respect
for law and order is to enforce law
and order. not only against part
of the people but against all the
people who step over the line. The
censorship of the kept press and
driving papers out Of the mails that
tell the truth about such incidents as
the Bisbee outrage, will not main
tain law and order. Confident in
their ability to escape punishment for
crime, the special interests have
repeated their mobbing activi-
ties in many parts of the nation
against organized workers and or
ganized farmers. These crimes are
continuing because the war which
ended over a month ago was only a
superficial excuse. And to the ever
lasting shame of American officials
before their own people and before
the world, they can point to no case
in which mobbists have been brought
to justice.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-12-28
LABOR MEN Will
PROBE Request
Superior Unions Oppose Gar
Fare Raise, Skip-Stop and
Transfer Of Franchise.

The street railway situation in
Superior. has riled the labor organi-
cations of that city and special meet
ing of the Trades assembly was held
Sunday last to consider the question.
A committee was appointed some
tfrtie ago to investigate the situation.
The members of the committee are,
AL Brothers, Thomas Hormer and J.
B. Campbell.
Another meeting was called for
last evening. An attorney has been
engaged and labor will oppose any
attempt to increase fares. or the
transfer of the franchise of the COM
from the city to the state. The skip
stop system is not favored by the
unions
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-12-28

the employers, and innur? cradle
Grafton meetings, and all 10 no avail
far as this person was concerned.
was finally decided that notices shd
be rendered, and these were all sigi
and ready. A meeting with the 4
ployers on theMonday when mott
should be rendered was arranged, :
again the old ground was gone O,
with the result noted above"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-12-28

TALK HEALTH INSURANCE.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, Dec. 19.-The
public welfare commission is holding
hearings on health insurance. T.. Other
matters to be considered are old age
pensions, hours Of labor and a mini
mum wage.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-12-28
Saturday, Dec. FL, 1918.

A disabled eastbound Woodland
car was delayed at Twenty-sixth ave-
nue. west 16 minutes from 6:25 a. m.
disabled car at Morgan Park
caused a 15-minute delay from GIT
a. m.
A disabled car caused an east
bound East Fourth street car to be
Is minutes late at Third avenue west
where it was due at sos a. m.
Broken trolley wire at St. Marie
street delayed all Woodland cars be-
tween 1855 and $40 p. m.
A disabled eastbound New Duluth
car was 20 minutes late on arriving
at Third avenue west, where it was
due at 1913 p. m.
A disabled eastbound West Fourth
street car was IS minutes late at
Third avenue west, where it was due
at SAB p. m.
A broken trolley pole at Eighth
Lester Park car II minutes from
1859 p. m.
A disabled car caused an east
bound Duluth-Superior car to be 20
minutes late on arriving at Third
avenue west, where 1t was due at
1928 p. m.
A car off the track at Twenty
fourth avenue east caused west
bound Woodland car to be IL min
utes late at Third avenue west,
where il was due at 500 p. m.
A disa pled eastbound New Duluth
car a. Thirty-nirfth :: aVenue west
caused a Commute delay from 5:35
p. m. on that line.
A disabled eastbound West Fourth
street car was % minutes late on
arriving at Third avenue west, where
1t was due at GAS p. m.
A disabled eastbound West Fourth
street car was Is minutes late on
arriving at Third avenue west, where
1t was due at TAB p. m.
A disabled car at Third avenue
east delayed an eastbound Forty
fifth avenue east car IA minutes from
8:15 p. m.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-12-28
THE UJOR, COMES FIRST

THE "JOB" COMES FIRST.
PORTLAND: Ore, Dec. 19.-The
Oregon Labor Press prints this signifi-
cant statement in big type across it's
first page:
"A minimum wage is no benefit to
the man who has no job"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-12-28
WOULD PREVENT RED :
FL.G DISPLAY IN u. S

WASHINGTON, Dec. ga bill
designed to prevent the display OF
the red flag anywhere in the United
States was introduced in the senate
on Wednesday by Senator Harry s.
New, Republican,, of Indiana, Repre-
sentative H. z. Osborne, Republican.
Of California, introduced a similar
bill recently in the house of repre-
sentatives." The purpose of both bills
is the same, namely, to prevent by
fine and Imprisonment, such a dis
play of the red flag as recently led to
clashes in New York and Chicago.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-12-28
WANT NIOBBERS PUNISHED

JACKSON, Mich, Dec. 19.-At one
Of the largest mass meetings held
this year trade unionists and other
citizens asked federal officials to initi-
ate an investigation Of the mobbing
OF Herbert Crawford, organizer of
the Machinists' union. who was tarred
and feathered by a posse led by Off
GERS of the state constabulary.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-12-28

BIG REDUCTION OVERC0AT SALE.
Great Values at The Big Duluth.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-12-28

PAINTERS RAISE WAGES.
NEWARK, N. j., Dec. 49, Painters
In this city have established their
new wage, scale, which raises rates
from SIS to $3.50 day.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-12-28

ST PAUL, Mimi, Dec 26-Arbitra-
ton methods have secured newspaper
wage increase for Typographical
union No. 80, dating back to last May.
Rates are now 1924 a week for day
work and 80. 48 a week for night work
with an additional 81 week as a war
bonus, to continue until May, 1921,
when the contract expires
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-12-28

FIREMEN ORGANIZE.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb::: Dec. 10:
Stationary ftrenrens at this place have
organized and ii affniatedss with the
trade union movement. .t>':.a: ~: =: i,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-12-28
union PRINTERS or
new YORK RAISE WAGES

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-At the re-
quest Of President Rouse of Typogra-
phical union No. e.: the. national war
labor board has amended its wage int
crease Of $3.50 a week for members Of
the union employed in commercial
shops operated by the members of the
association Of employing printers :
The amend6tEA award adds $2.4O i
Weew, making a total increase of Sc
a week. The rates are now $36 week
for day work. --s39 a week TO r night
and$42 q :sweeE' for work starting
around midnight and to consist of six
and one-half hours. From time i'm
memorial wages of commercial print
ers have been lower than on newspe-
pers but the award has created a new
condition by establishing a wage of
$1.5O a week on each rate higher than
newspapers.
The national war labor board also
ruled that the SIS increase should ap-
ply to Printing Pressmen's union No.
81.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-24
MAKING THE WORLD SAFE FOR
DEMOCRACY.

Probably no expression has been SO
widely adopted as this immortal phrase
coined by the President to convoy Amer
ica's treason Why" for entering the
world war. It arrays the divine Right
to Rule" ideal of the old dispensation
against the "Rights of Man" ideal of
modern conception. Men of the Ameri-
can Revolution died that the ideals Of the
Declaration of Independence might be-
come real; men are dying to-day to ex-
tend those ideals to foreign nations; wo-
man suffrage is necessary for their appli-
cation at home.
No doubt it is realization of this in
consistency that has made the President
champion the submission Of federal
amendment in order to bring the issue to
the States, and remove the blot from
Americas escutcheon Of maintaining
within the nation women as subject
class. Do the men of Louisiana realize
that if they vote against Louisiana women
getting their ballot, they give their sane
ton to American hypocrisy masquerading
under the title Of American Democracy
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-24
DISAPPEARED!
A. J. SCOTT, TERRE HAUTE, IND.

Description.-Age 43. Height, about
S Fl. 10 in. Weight about 100 lbs.
Build, heavy. Eyes, sharp and very dark
brown OF black. Hair, black; rather bald.
Complexion, medium. Two upper front
teeth peculiarly plated az back and tipped
with gold, riveted on. Large scar on
one heel and on one knee. Wore dark
gray check suit and dark felt hat
He was engaged in the real estate
business IN Tefre Haute and had been
glass blower, formerly belonging to
Glass Bottle Blowers Assn, Branch
No. 60.
Left the city on the morning Of May
q, 1918 supposedly in - Ford five-pas-
sengsr touring car, 1917 model. Had
apparently been under . severe nervous
strain for some time.
Any information ~ to his whereabou.s
viii be appreciated. Please communicate
with his wife, Mrs. A. J. Scott, Sol North
II IL ST., Terre Haute, Ind, or the
Terre Hauts Chief Of Police.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-24
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