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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
MORE WAR TAXATION
(From Milwaukee Daily. News.)

(From Milwaukee Daily News.)
notwithstanding the objections Of
conservatives in congress, the coming
fall elections and the belief of some
members Of congress that bonds in
stead of taxes should be the rule in
financing the war, there is prospect
that drastic war tax measure will
be brought out shortly
With the administration request
for some twenty-seven billions more
for war purposes, there comes the
recognition of need for more taxes
Hence this movement. But this time,
it is promised, the taxes will be ap-
piled to the excess profits Of the war
trade and on Injuries.
There is not the slightest doubt that
ing made in the war work. Men are
getting rich faster than they ever
dreamed Of doing even through high
profit, nonwar-time commercial meth
DDS. Everywhere in the country are
men who are today vastly richer than
they ever hoped to become so short
a time ago as even after the war be-
gan in Europe. They are profiting
from war and SO should bear a major
part of the expense Of war. They can,
as is being pointed out at Washington,
pay much higher war tax and still
make much larger profits than ever
17a1
airy times. 1t is just that they pay.
Bonds must be paid for by the fu-
ture, even the men who offer their
all in the fighting line having to help
pay those bonds after they return to
the paths of peace. But profits on
war trade once made remain with the
maker. He benefits in safety.
Now, if congress, either at this SEES
sion or after the summer adjourn
ment, decides to follow the idea of
placing heavy taxes on the war profits
not only will war profiteering be Sc
verely checked, but a more even JUS
tice will rule. Then those who profit
will pay and those who do not profit
directly will have a lighter share to
bear.
There is just one serious thought
about this war tax matter-it should
be made to apply as heavily on con-
tracts with the government as on
business of other nations or in other
channels than direct war contracts.
And then there should be a much
more careful watch kept Of the spend
ing by government boards that there
be no more pouring away Of huge
sums without proper returns in re-
suits accomplished. This is a season
of care and watchfulness as we'll as
of sacrifice and patriotism.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25

I. W. w. or similar organization.
But such methods will not dispose
of the l. w. w., for they deal with
the effect and completely ignore the
causes.
In voting for the measure Sena-
tor Borah said it was necessary for
the government at this time to take
such strong action, but that this did
not commit him to dealing with this
problem az a permanent proposition
THE disease must have a broader,
more humane and patient treat
ment," he said. 1--WE must remove
some of the causes before we can ex-
pect the trouble to disappear"
The I. w. w. came into existence
because employers opposed unionism
among their employees and refused
the latter the now conceded right to
organize for their mutual welfare.
The causes for the existence of out
law organizations will be removed
when those who control our basic in
dustries recognize and encourage col
lective dealing with the workers.
When government ownership be-
comes universal there will be no
need for the I: w. w., because indus
trial injustice will have been elimin-
ated
To subscribe to the theory that
legislation will dispose of the I. W.
w. menace is as fallacious as the
belief that an obstacle placed in the
path Of river will permanently
stop the flow Of water. Both only
temporarily stem the tide
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
GIVE! GIVE! GIVE!!!

There are two days remaining to
subscribe to the Red Cross War fund,
if you have not already done So No
working man can afford to be a
Stacker. AS liberty is worth fighting
for, so it is worth giving for.
What words can delineate the
gloriously beautiful service of the
Red Cros? On every field of battle
it's ministering angels have appeared.
With soft touch and tender word and
technical skill it has bound the
wounds and stilled the pains of those
sons of Americas wonderful mothers
who are giving their lives to the holy
cause of freedom on the battlefields
of France. And in the moments that
their mercies were not needed they
buried the fallen heroes with the
home-touch that only a mother can
appreciate.
The Red Cross! It is a name to
conjure with. 1t is not the least of
the Trinity Of Hope, of which the
other two are Freedom and Democ-
racy. Out of the dark trails of his
tory have emerged these figures of
light and hope which beckon the
world ON to the plateaus of Justice.
Out Of the past of pain, sacrifice,
intolerance, injustice, pillage, pro-
fanation and the insistent iniquities
of Autocracy peers the optimistic
face of Liberty, and by Liberty's side
with the Illuminated visage stands
gazing DER the wreck of things the
holy figure of the Red Cross.
SO standing on the fighting lines
of Liberty give. In your shop give.
In your mill give. In your shipyard
give. In your home give. On the
street give. In your meeting give.
At all times and in all places give.
For it is in the giving and in the sac
rifice that the beauty Of the human
soul is unfolded
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
Is MINNESOTA DISLOYALc

Minnesota is the hotbed of sedi-
ton and one of the most disloyal
states in the Union, if one is to be-
lieve the serious charges made by
Judge MCGEE of the State Commits
sion of Public Safety at a hearing
before the senate military commit
tee at Washington.
If the people of the other states
knew Judge MCGEE as do the citizens
OF the Gopher state, they would put
very little credence in his assertions,
and instead maintain their conf
dence in the integrity and loyalty of
Minnesotans
While the commissioners accusa-
tlons ELECTED an avalanche of pro-
tests and vehement denunciations
from those whom he was supposed
to have represented, the affair left
an unpleasant stain upon the reputa-
t1on OF Minnesota, and incidentally
makes 'Minnesotans alert to take adj
"""SS "a CESIy opportunity 10 snow
that McGee's charges were unfound-
ed.
One Of the most recent evidences
OF Mlnnesota's loyalty was contained
In the results OF the sale of bonds of
the third Liberty loan.
The Ninth federal reserve district.
OF which this state is an important
part, was the foremost among the
twelve districts in oyersubscribing it's
quota of bonds. If this constitutes
dialoyalty, then let's have a prepon-
derance of such sentiment, so that
tho government may be provided
with the sinews with which to yigor-
ously wage the war against militar-
ISM
In view Of the Safety commissions
opposition to the Nonpartisan league,
1t might not be amiss to state that
the Ninth district embraces that ter
rttory in which the farmers organ
1zation has been most active and
where virtually all of it's members
reside.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
A WAY TO THE new STATE
SYNTHESIS,

In summarizing Sidney Webb's
THE Restoration of Trade Union
Conditions" a reviewer in the New
Republic says:
What Mr.. Webb suggests is
broadly this: Steps must be taken
to prevent unemployment, and to
that end he seems mainly to rely up
on a program of public works. The
standard rate must be maintained:
and it must be so fixed as at no point
to fall below the minimum condition
of civilized life. 4 constitution must
be drawn up for factory and industry
to include the universal acceptance
Of trade unionism; and the evolution
of workshop standards by the en-
ployer must be determined only after
consultation with a representative
committee of his men: nor must the
idea of a constitution imply a re-
striction upon the unions right to
strike. There must be no limitation
of output; for not only is high rate
of productivity one of th6 fundamen-
tai needs Of reconstruction, but the
conditions which rendered it a neces-
sary method of labor protection will
have largely ceased to exist; how far
removed it is from the faith in scien-
tific management and welfare work
which is beginning to peroolate to the
economists of English universities is
clear. What needs to be emphasized
is that this is for labor very certainly
not moro than a minimum program.
1t will be used, and very rr~nkly
used. only as a stepping stone to that
kind of Industrial control which will
transfer the center of political i'm
portance from capital to labor. It is
the avenue. that IL to say; to a new
state-synthesis. Only by bearing in
mind the inherent probabilities of
such a: solution and in their very
broadcast aspect, Is: It possible to visu-
alizs thu future they INVOLVE. u =.s
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
HOW TO BE A PATRIOT.

A Patriot is one who is willing to
overlook his personal grievances dur
ing the period of the war. He is one
who will for the time consent to tear
himself loose from the vanity of his
own opinions if thereby he can assist
the war aims of the nation. A pa.
triot is one who is willing to eat less
and think more if it will help Uncle
Sam.
A real patriot does not measure
his country's success from the view
point of what he is going to get out
of it," The "real stuff" sort of pa
triot is the one who rolls up his
sleeves and says: Uncle Sam, give
me something to do"
There is no such thing as per
sonal property rights" in the
thoughts of real patriot. He
doesn't bother about his lend of the
game"-he wants to serve his coun-
try.
His home, his family, his time, his
money, his opportunities are at the
disposal OF the government for the
asking. And he also is ready to meet
the "acid test if his life is essential
to the bulwarking of Democracy.
In modest way this is the sum-
ming up of a Patriot. He's d good
and faithful sort and may his tribe
increase. On him Uncle Sam places
his reliance!
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
JEANETTE RANKIN AND HER
ENEMIES.

Arizona Labor Journal: The plum
derbund press of Montana is saying
that Miss Jeanette Rankin, congress-
woman from that state, is a member
of the I. w. w. That was their way
of saying that she was friendly to or
ganiZed labor.
The same forces that are hostile to
this courageous woman were respon-
sible for the conditions in the timber
industry that delayed the production
of lumber necessary in the aircraft
and ship programs. According to the
presidents mediation commission, the
plunderbund employers by refusing to
deal with trade unions, created q con-
dition under which I. w. w. organi-
cation advanced.
In spite of the opposition to Miss
Rankin on the part Of the privileged
class Of Montana, she has made a
name and place for herself because
of the fact that she is fair to the
workers who make up the large body
of human society.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
AN UNEXPECTED MOVE.

Word comes from Cleveland this
week that the convention of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
GERS now in session in that city has
voted to affiliate with the American
Federation of Labor.
The B. of L. E. is the most con-
servative of the railroad labor organ
izations. 1t was believed that this
organization would be the last of the
brotherhoods to join the A. F. of l..
1t will be the first The others will
now move in fast order. Their affi-
llation will make the American Fed
gest labor organization in the world
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
STEN1N1ING THE TIDE.

That there should be absolutely
no tolerance Of such an organization
as the. l. w. w. in this country dur
ing the war and that all means
should be taken to suppress it's activ-
tiles, is the sincere belief of every
one. And that our national law
makers harbor the same sentiments
IS attested by the drastic bill recent
ly passed providing for heavy fine
and ten years imprisonment for
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
lie is the strongest who stan

He is the strongest who stands
alone. lsben said. But it is our opin-
ION that none is strong enough to
stand alone and be of some use to his
fellow men, and the strongest never
stand alone. The strongest always
are the centers of attraction, the real
leaders of the masses of their fellow
men, the representatives Of the forces
and powers. thoughts and ideas as
pirations and ideals Of the active ele-
ments of their times, the live symbols
of their epochs. Hitching posts only
and scarecrows stand alone. Strong
men are strong because they stand
with others and for othera~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
LEAGUE IN FOOD
DRIVE.

Seattle Union Record: Otter Tail
county, Mimi, a big wheat producing
county, has increased its wheat acre
age So per cent over that of last year,
according to State Food Administra-
tor A. D. Wilson. Otter Tail county
is also the banner Nonpartisan league
county in Minnesota.
These two facts are not mere coin
cidents. 1t happens that the league
has been conducting campaign for
some time through it's press and
speakers and by letters urging its
members to plant bigger crops this
year.
Not only does league membership
conduce to great patriotism and 10y
atty, but the efforts of the league to
help Uncle Sam win the war are hav-
ing practical results.
We wonder what the 'disloyal' and
''sedition' hoWlers against the league
will say now.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
CLANCY ELECTED.

Illinois Tradesman: ]. M. Clancy,
president Of the st. Paul Trades and
Labor assembly, has been elected a
member of the city council of the
Minnesota capitol. We are pleased
to note that the trades unionists of St.
Paul have joined hands and elected
one of their own members who has
not only the ability to serve as a
member of the. city council hut has a
large endowment Of good sense and
good judgment along with It. %..@
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
NO TIME FOR PICKERING.

The National Equity News: Let us
not stop to quarrel over trifles now.
We must all do our best in backing up
the government by producing an
abundant crop. buying Liberty bonds
and in every other way we possibly
can. This does not mean that we
shall cease our fight against prof
iteers and politicians. Not in tho
least, for any one willing to profit
out of this war while millions go
meatless and other millions go to the
trenches are not to be trusted at any
time.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
DEFEAT MEANS OBLIVION.

The Mesaba Ore: The mightiest eff
fort in the history of Minnesota poll
tics will be made by the Republicans
and the thirty pieces-of-s silver Demo-
Gratis to re-nominate Burnquist as the
gubernatorial candidate.
Burnquist is in power. with all the
machinery of a pap-sucking govern
ment to back him up. He is using
this power to any end, lawless or
otherwise, that promises a vote, but
the very abuse of authority will likely
turn the tide and hand The plum over
to the other fellow.
Burnquist is WeakIing and those
who use him most know it best
therefore his usefulness to them, and
therefore the mighty effort to have
him returned.
It is freely predicted that Burnquist
his Safety commission and his plum
derbund, have overplayed their 10y
atty stuff and that it will react upon
them by giving the other Republican
candidate the empty honor that will
be contained in the Republican guber-
material nomination.
We haven't any interest in the fight,
to be sure, and no particular license
to butt in, but we hope Burnquist will
get what a weakling Of his stamp de-
serves, and we believe he will get it.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
: JUSTICE =.

All hail the dawn of New Day breaking,
When a strong armed nation shall take
The weary burden from backs that aching
With maximum labor and minimum pay;
When is honored who boards his millions.
When feasts another's toll;
And Gods poor suffering, starving millions
Shall share His riches of and SOIL
There is gold for all in earths great bosom;
There's food for all in the lands great store
Enough is provided if rightly divided;
Let each man take what he needs-no more.
Shame the miser with unseen riches,
Who robs the toer to swell his hoard
Who beats down the wage of the digger of bitches,
And steals the bread from the poor mans board
Shame the owner of mines whose crust
And selfish measures have brought him wealth.
While the ragged wretches who dig his fuel
Are robbed of comfort and hope and health.
Shame the ruler who rides in his carriage,
Bought with the labor of half-paid ~
Men who shut out of home and marriage
And herded like sheep in howell
Let the clarion voice of the nation wake him
To broader vision and fair play
Or let the hand of just law shake him.
Till his ilearned dollars shall roll away
Let man dwell under mountain of plumber,
Let suffer with cold
We want right living, not mere aims giving,
We want just dividing of labor and gold.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25

Take away the trade union and
you take away the only hope the ay-
erage workingman has of lettering
his condition. A wage worker is not
like stock-juggling financier; he
has no hopes OF sudden wealth.
Every dollar in his pay envelope
must be earned by hard work. He is
not, generally speaking, like the
bank clerk; he has little hopes of
being picked out and promoted. The
chance of the worker of being made
superintendent, at salary of $1,000
a year, is about as probable as his
chance of being sent to congress.
He has nothing to sell except his
labor, and no means Of getting a
higher price except through his trade
union.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
Some day peace will CT

Some day peace will come. Thou
sands-millions of men-will sud-
denly be thrown back again into civil
life. Consider the vastness of the re-
adjustment that will be necessary.
Look back at the period of recon-
struction after our own Civil war
Prepare for this new period of re-
construction. The day of reckoning
is bound to come Begin to save
now. Thrift is the need of the pres
ent, the hope of the future.
Liberty Loan Bonds, War Savings,
the safest securities in the world, are
a wise provision for the day peace
comes.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY
THE WHOLE LABOR PROBLEM IN
A NUTSHELL.

Bellingham (Wash.) Daily Journal:
The war has made some great con-
versions and none more striking than
that of D. r. Skinner, president of the
Skinner & Eddy Corporation of Seat
tie.
Before the war this firms name
was anathema to organized labor. 1t
had the reputation of being a hard
task-master and close listed one.
But that today is forgotten and right
ly SO, because the firm completely
changed it's heart and mind and
methods, when the nation entered the
lists against the German menace.
Skinner & Eddy have broken two
records in service to Uncle Sam. They
completed and launched the first ship
delivered to the government and did
it in 146 days. The second record was
broken when the firm completed the
steamer Canoga, $500 tons, in 90
days!
Here is Mr. SINNERS most recent
public statement:
1.-The big idea is that this country
has got to get ships-and get them in
a hurry. We've got to get bridge of
ships across the Atlantic.
I'VE can bungle the whole thing by
conscripting labor. Or we can build
ships faster and faster by displaying
a cooperative attitude.
TITS a mistake to try to get more
out of man than he is able to give.
On the other hand, we expect to get
d fair days work for a fair days pay.
Am erican workment will get ships
into the water unless we blunder on
the labor problem. We have learned
that labor will respond when labor
ieels that it is getting jast considera-
ton. Our job is to see that labor
feels that way.
1.-The credit for what we have done
so far belongs to the :rmy of men in
Overalls!''
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-09-23
EAST SIDE NOTES

George e. Simmons who went to
the University OF Minnesota about a
month ago for special training, has
been promoted to sergeant according
to news received in Moorhead today.
The first meeting Of the Third
Ward Community club will be held
lat the Lincoln school building Tues
day evening,
An enthusiastic meeting Of the
precinct chairmen and solicitors for
the Fourth Liberty loan was held at
Glyndon Sunday afternoon. It was
attended by the committees from
GIyndon village and the FIVE sur
rounding townships.
r. Mrs. G. H Rustad is suffering
from an attack of acute indigestion.
Lieut.. Norman D. Brophy and Mrs.
Brophy left on Saturday afternoon
for Kelly field, Texas, where Lieut.
enant Brophy will be stationed as an
instructor in the aviation school.
w. w. Jones OF Viding township
was in the city today and said there
was still 10 days. threshing in that
locality. On account Of all of the
elevators being bin full farmers are
compelled to dump much of the grain
in piles on the ground as their gran
aries are all filled.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Kiefer and
Miss Katie Kiefer returned on Sat
urday from Perharn. They have
closed their cottage on Little Pine
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-09-23
Potato Market

Following is news Of the market
take forth the bulletin issued at Far
go today by o. J. Mcdonald, assistant
in market surveys, in charge OF the
local office OF the United States de-
partment OF agriculture:
Shipments.
Red River Valley Of Minnesota
Sept 21 and %. Destined as follows:
Sept %, Chicago car; Sept. 81, Chi
cago IS cars; Kansas City 7 cars; To-
ledo Q cars; one each, Detroit, Mime
apolis, St. Louis, Muscatine, Pitts
burg. Total 20 cars. Season total
North Dakota-sept. 2I AMI 90.
Destined as follows: Sept. 81, Chicago
z cars; Kansas City cars; two each,
Minneapolis and Galesburg; one each,
st. Joseph, Peru, Washington, Ia, Mt.
Pleasant, Ia. Total Is cars. Season
total 70 cars.
Local Markets.
Moorhead, Minn.-Cool, clear. Re-
ceipts moderate; good demand; move
rnent moderate; no change in prices;
fine quality ana condition; some imma-
ture; ; cash to grower; Red. River
l.80. Carloads (. o. b. cash track; Red
River Ohios, sacked; U. s. grade No.
Fargo-49, clear. No carIot arriv-
ais; home, crowns supplying market;
supplies liberal; good demand and
movement; sales direct to Eatailers;
Minnesota, North Dakota, 0hios, bulk
small lots, fine quality and condition
slightly immature; 1.6o-l.76.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-09-23

lake and win occupy the Eiefer home
on Sixth street north.
Mrs. j. Il. LaYalley and Miss Lola
LaYaiiey went to Dazey, N. D., this
morning to look after threshing on
the La, Valley farms.
Rev s. j. Hidelund. rector Of st.
Johns Episcopal church, spent the
day in Moorhead.
Miss Della Meacham who was in
the city today said the last letter
brought no news OF his return TO the
trenches.
Emil Lambert who was in MOor-
head last Saturday afternoon said ne
expected to begin digging potatoes On
his farm south Of Moorhead today
Frank K1mm was busy digging po-
tatoes on Sunday on his farn1
Oakport township and was assisted
in the picking by a group OF Fargo
Mike sfeen and Erick J. Gorder
were among the farmers from the
north who transacted business IN
the city this morning.
A card was received today by
Toby Edwards from his son, ErV1ris
announcing his departure overseas
from Alexandria, Va
Questionnaires have been mailed
by the. Clay county local board to
the first half Of the 1918 registrants.
John Connolly and Richard Krab-
benhoft were up from Sabin today
to fill out their questionnaires.
o. H. Hogstad Of Oakport town
ship said he had finished threshing
his share of the greatest crop ever
raised in Clay county.
The annual meeting Of the Moor
head Yeomen will be held in, Phenix
hall on Tuesday evening. The fore
man urges all. members TO attend the
meeting as important business will
be transacted.
Edward c. stane writes that he
is still in a base hospital suffering
from a dislocated ankle. He was a.
student at the artillery officers
training school and had passed all
examinations up to the time of his
accident.
Ingvold Martin Olson, Clay
county registrant who failed to re-
port for physical examination, is
held at Minneapolis as deserter
and will be irducted into the army
service by the draft authorities.