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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-03-15
WOOL TRUST HAS
ANOTHER STRIKE:
Unorganized Low Paid Workers
CIubbed and Beaten by the
Police, Then Arrested.

LAWRENCE, Mass, March a.
The textile industry of New England
is seething with discomfort caused by
unemployment on a background Of
low wages, which make it impossible
for the operatives to meet the emerg-
ency. All eyes are on Lawrence be-
cause the increases won there in 1912
were given to all the textile workers
of New England.
The present Lawrence strike is a
mass movement of unorganized low
paid workers and was precipitated, as
in 1912, by the issue of reduction in
pay consequent upon a reduction In
hours. The United Textile Workers,
an American Federation of Labor
union, started the campaign for 48-
hour week. The American Woolen
Company raised the wage issue by
asking their employees if they really
wanted a 48-hour week with 48-hOur
pay. AS over SO per cent of the adult
male wage earners in Lawrence re-
ceive wage Of less than $1,000 a
year, $500 less than the minimum ex-
istence wage announced by the Ma
tional War Labor Board for an aver
age family of five, there was spon-
taneous movement from most of the
workers insisting upon 4S-hour week
without reduction in total wage. The
fact that between SO and IS per cent
Of the workers were unemployed or
on part time, on February when the
strike broke out. increased the discon-
tent and the determination to strike
for better conditions.
There are in all between thirty and
forty thousand workers in Lawrence
divided roughly as follows: Italians,
$4,000; Poles, 4,O00; Syrians, 5000;
Germans, 5000; Lithuanians. 1000:
other Russians 1000; Franco-Belgian,
1900; Portuguese, 500; and about
10000 French-Canadian and other
English-speaking workers. Each of
these nationalities have elected repre-
sentatives to a general strike commit
tee, and this committee has full
charge of the strike.
Inc strikers and their: leaders have
been denounced by the mill owners,
the clergy. the press and the city off,
Gals as Foreigners. masked liars,
plaques, mountebanks, evil-doers, rad
1cal socialists, anarchists, bolsheviks,
foreign bandits and briganCs." They
have been refused the right to parade,
10 mold meetings on the common or
to picket the mills peacefully. Twen-
ty-f1ve sympathetic friends from Bos-
ton were run down by mounted police
upon the sidewalk: Two clergymen,
who insisted upon their right to picket
peacefully, were beaten up and ar
rested. The secretary the strike
committee was brutally arrested by
local police upon a false federal
charge. -.....-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-03-15
LABOR COST ON
A AS|NCLEPA|R Of
SHOES 36 CENTS
United States Government Fur
nishes Startling Statistics on
Wages in Shoe Industry.

From the time piece of leather
reaches a factory until the shoes are
finished and ready to be worn, the
labor cost on a single pair of welt
lace shoes is SO cents. The United
States Department of Laboc has pub
lished these figures in bulletin (No.
1922. This So cents includes the
wages Of the fireman, the bookkeeper,
the watchman and the superintendent,
as we'll as the wages of those who
handle the product directly. The total
amount of labor time necessary to
make the pair of shoes is sc minutes
The figures, based on 1916 studies
les, show how easily human wants
may be satisfied by means of the ma
chine. The labor cost on a pair of
shoes is SO cents; the labor time is
Sc minutes!
In commenting upon these statistics,
Professor Scott Nearing says:
Suppose that we were producing
S1AOcS LUZ USE, duu llOL lOI plOuI. 4u1dS-
inc world in which shoes were made
to protect peoples feet. It would be
possible for one man. working three
hours day to make at least two pairs
of shoes every day he worked. Grant
equal efficiency in all Of the other in
dustries, and the workers, on a three
hour day, could create enough wealth
to feed, clothe and house themselves.
In a six-hour day they could create
all of the comforts of life and many
of it's luxuries.''
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-03-15
new YORK STATE SENATOR
GIVES ADVICE TO COURTS

ALBANY, N. Y. March 14.-In op-
the court of appeals Senator Graves,
Of Buffalo, said: :-
1--WE want more humanity in our
justice. The courts today are loaded
with men, 80 per cent of whom could
not earn outside what they are now
paid by the state. In many instances
they are lacking in that social sense,
that human touch, that makes ,juris-
prudence what it ought to be. They
have not enough human sympathy.
AS long as the temper of the courts
remain what it is today. I am opposed
to increasing salaries"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-03-15

logic or i'm law with this proposition.
1t is done by all people. whether they
be .monarchists, republicans Or BOlshe-
Wiki. In it's last analysis it is the law
OF self-preservatiOn and nothing else.
1t IL perfectly obvious that laws that
may be the most mischievOus In times
OF peace. This country was formed on
the idea of broad religious and political
tolerance and n wide freedom of speech
progress and welfare in the past is due
to this freedom and tOleratfOn. If laws
passed during the war are to be applied
to times Of peace. the governing power
a mOckery.
Nothing Is perfect, and no thinking
person would claim that our constitu-
tfon, our laws or our institutions should
not be changed and nodded as time
to progress that there shall be free
discussion Of all political and social
schemes that might result in change.
TO say that we should take institutions
as they are, put ON the lid and refuse
open d1scussion, wound. Of course. mean
that the present IL good enough and
the future should be no better. If it
been equally wise in the middle ages or
any period of the worlds history. Per-
secut1on and witch-craft and desp0tism
ages.
When peace is finally declared the
hrst and most important act Of Con-
gress should be to take off the lid, re-
move the restriction Of free speech and
a free press.
The policy of organised labor has
always been to allow the widest free.
dom OF debate. Organized labor IL al
ways looking toward the future. Its
e11Ort j. to improve the conditions Of
those who need 1T most, change laws
ana institutions wherever needful that
the common. lot may be easier. This
cannot be done except by free debate.
OF all the people i'm the world. the trade
unions are the last ones that can per-
INIT any permanent abridgement Of the
Eanixezd labor has always made itself
ciear!y understOOd upon this issue,
winch IL Of the first Importance to the
development of individuals.
Our present laws, II enforced against
labor organizations and those who de-
sire social change, would result either
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-03-15
STATE.|NSURANCE
!. ::.MAkES;:CREATh|T 1T:
Other States Reported to Be En-
tiIe|y Satisfied with State
Fund Plan.

That the state administration OF
workingmen's compensation is both
practical and economical, is the ver-
dict of state officials having to 40
with the operation of such funds.
Organi zed labor in Minnesota and
several other states are urging the
passage of laws that will exclude la
bility companies and will give to the
states the power to administer work.
ingmen's: compensation acts.
AS Minnesota employers are joining
with the claim agents in making a
fight against state insurance in Min
nesota, George. w. Lawson, secretary
treasurer, of the Minnesota State Fed
Grafton Of Labor, wrote to managers
of state funds in other states for au-
thoritative information on this sub
ject.. A synopsis of the replies fol-
lows:
Maryland-"Our state fund has
been successful" Writer predicts that
the state fund "will eventually write
all compensation insurance in this
state," because of its cheapness.
Montana-State fund has been ,"un-
qualifiedly" successful. No sentiment
to abolish the plan. but considerable
sentiment to make the state fund ex-
elusive. r.. -.
Nevada-No criticism against state
fund here. Believe that any effort
to abolish it would meet with every
resistance" -, &. :-..n
New York-State funds success
s'has BEEN most impressive" = Private
interests "have not been SO bold as
to come forward and publicly advo-
cate the abolition of the state fund"
Ohio-"Our state fund has been
very successful. Both the Ohio Man
ufacturers' Association and the Ohio
State Federation of Labor are most
ardent supporters Of the state insur-
ance fund" No private companies
permitted in this state.
Pennsylvania-"I do not know of
any serious criticism that is being
made by enemies Of our state fund"
Washington-"Our state fund has
been very successful" No private
companies permitted in this state.
Criticism Of the act comes from those
who have been put out of business.
West Virginia-No criticism Of law
except from private; companies. II
am personally strong for an exclu-
sive state compensation law
Wyoming-"Weh have an exclusive
state fund and sit is popular and we
believe the best system" (:
Similar reports were received from
Nova Scotia and Ontario. ~ =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-03-15

In sending most Of the leaders to jail
or In revolution. OF course, they were
never meant for any such purpose. They
were meant for the war and the war
only and the danger is that people may
forget their purpose and let them lin
ger to Obstruct the world after the need
is gone.
If underx free open dliscussion. the
majority of the people, In this country
want something, they ought to have 1T.
II the world cannot stand up against
Bolshevism and meet it by free speech,
the right to rule. 1t would then be
time to try it out and see If 1T can
succeed. - j.; ;a~.' -
To smother any opinion is at once q
it cannot be met ~ open discussion
and fair argument. Our institutions
have cost too much to permit them to
be DESTROYED on account Of the war. 1t
will not do to make aawar fought for
democracy result I'm autOcracy. There
can be no danger from this If the ques-
tion is understood and the people act
promptly to repeal war legislation when
If it is right to repeal war legisla-
ton, it is also equally just and press
ing that a general amnesty should be
given to alf of those who are now suf-
Everyone knows that large numbers Of
these men are conscientious and it 10
int0lerable to think that men are in
Jail on account of their conscience,
when there IL n0~lOnger need that they
should stay.
The Iab6r unions did their part i'm
this war. without them 1t would not
have been possible to bring the United
States government to that solid sup.
port that made victory possible. Az
they were patriotic in times of war, It
10 equally certain they will be patriotic
In times Of peace. and from the nature
of things they are the ones who first Of
all should demand the repeal of this
legislation and that amnesty be given
to all these prisoners. This does not
mean that the laws were wrong, or
that it was not necessary to aend con-
scientiOus men to prison during the
war, but 1t does mean that the purpose
of the war has been served and there
was NO thought or feeling Of vengeance
I'm any Of these prosecutions, but only
the purpose to protect the country
etGn foe.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-03-15
BATTLE DEATHS DURING
WAR TOTAL 7,354,0O0

WASHINGTON, March 14.-Battle
deaths during the war among all par
ticipants, so far as available statistics
show, total 7,354,0O0. according to
General March, chief of staff Of the
army. These figures represent only
men killed in action or died of wounds.
Russia led with 100000. Losses by
the other nations were as follows:
Germany 100000; France, 1885,
900; Austria Hungary, 100000; Eng
land, 7o6,oo0; Italy, 100000; Turkey,
25o,00o; Belgium, 100000; Roumania,
100000; Bulgaria, 100000; Serbia and
Montenegro, 100000, and the United
States, $4,000.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-03-15
UNION LABOR MAN MAY LEAD NOMINEES TOMORROW
Will USE BOYCOTT TO
PREVENT FUTURE WARS

The boycott, International in
scope, will be used by the proposed
league of nations to stop war and
check aggression.
- Provision for the International
. boycott is contained in article 18,
which reads as follows:
"Should any of the high contract
ing parties break or disregard it's
covenants under article IL, it shall
thereby, ipso facto, be deemed to
have committed an act of war
against all the other members of
the league, which hereby undertake
Immediately to subject it to the sew
crance of all trade" orr financial re-
lations, the prohibitions of all inter-
course between their nationals and
the nationals of the covenant
breaking state, and the prevention
of all financial, commercial or per.
sOnal intercourse between the ma
tionals of the coVenant-breaking
state and the nationals of any other
state, whether member of the
league or not.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-03-15

Duty of People.
It is the duty of every good citizen
vote in favor of Mayor Magney's
rdinance. It does not bind the city
any way to buy the property. That
i'll be a matter of after considera-
on. Cleveland and other cities are
pursue a similar course. The mayor
, Cleveland has introduced a resolu-
on in the city council providing for
l election on the proposition of ac-
hiring the street railway property of
lat city. In a statement to the press
le Cleveland mayor said:
- II believe the city should own and
,erate the street cars itself. Only
this way will the citizens get the
lequate transportation facilities, sur
ce and rapid transit. they need. I
,lieve, therefore, that public interest
,mands that the city take over the
les. So long as only regulation is
the company is in the city and it's
'eration in private hands, we shall
we constantly changing rates of
re, disputes as to service and differ
.ces between the company and it's
1ployees, resulting in great public
convenience and damage, such as
city has been undergoing the last
ar.
Why City Ownership?
"Under municipal ownership the
ople would be able to locate the
sponsibility if the service does not
ease them; fix the rate Of fare, build
tensions as they wish and the pub
interest demands"
Out in California, Edwin o. Edger-
y, president of the state railroad
nmission, has come out publicly for
municipal ownership Of street
lway lines. He declares that the
vate companies cannot meet the
" situation. They are over-capital-
d. The automobile and the jitney
saSsed them. They are unable to
- measured service unless they get
her rates and this will curtail their
;iness. They are up against it. The
y remedy is in municipal owner
p. What is true in San Francisco
| Cleveland is true in Duluth If
would save ourselves future an
'ance and discomfort we will vote
April to start the new council off
h orders to proceed to ascertain
value of the street railway COM
~ and report to the people.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-03-15

ITcCe1Veu VIII Hearty applause. he
was accorded reception Of which
any man might feel proud. Tug fire.
men, longshoremen, dredgemen and
other marine workers are supporting
him in the same manner and with the
same ZEAL. -
Good Campaigners.
The building trades workmen are
not only loyal to Murnian, but most
Of them are putting in their spare
hours campaigning from house to
house in his behalf. The members
Of other unions are slikewtse boosting
the labor candidate for commissioner.
With this solid backing Mr.. Murnian
looms UP by far the strongest candi-
date in the race.
The organizations" in the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties are
against Murnian. Little Tammany''
is not for Murnian. It is supporting
Farrell and Warren. While Bert Far
rell was endorsed by the union labor
conference the probability is that the
labor vote on the second candidate
will be split between Farrell and John
son.
Guy Warren's stock for commits
sioner, which. was thought to be
slumping last week, picked up con-
|siderably during the. last few days,
and he now stands a most excellent
show of being nominated. John AL
vim Johnson Is a. dark horse in the
fight whose e~vote2~tomorroWt: will sur
prise many. In our opinion he will
be nominated. The :hva leaders will
be Murnian. Farrel, Johnson; Warren,
and Hicke9. -, -
Snively Not Home. !. 49,
S. F. Snively has not been6in Duluth
to personally conduct. Hts campaign,
but Mr.. .sniYelyc SIS soma. vote setter.
and it is conceded he will poll q large
vote without making canvass Had
he been home he no doubt would
have been one Of the nominees with
out question. = H. : :. 80. ~
Then there is Victor. Dash out in
Smithville. His strength must not be
underestimated.. .r He will come up
town with good vote and everything
will depend upon his strength in the
city proper. -
Getting back to- Mr. Murnian again
may it be said, that the Steel Plant
News, published at New Duluth, is
supporting w. F. Murnian. Editor
Metcalfe declares that the labor can
dfdate has been a long time resident
of Duluth and his word can be de-
pended upon. He is we'll pleased with
labor's platform. The Steel Plant
News is a paper of considerable in
fluence in the western portion of@ the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-03-15
STEEL WORKERS UNITE.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 14.-Offi-
GERS of the Amalgamated Association
of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers report
that new locals have been formed at
St. Cloud, Minn.. and Glasgow. Nova
Scotia.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-03-15
UNNATURAL1ZED ALIENS.

WASHINGTON, March; 14.-There
are nearly 1o.5oo,000 unnaturalized
aliens in this country, according to
Raymond F. Christ, deputy commits.
sioner OF naturalization. He says the
aliens total 1850. 900 and that barely
100000 have become citizens.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-03-15

LAUNDRY DRIVERS UNITE.
CINCINNATI, March i14.-Laundry
drivers have formed union and
affiliated with the Brotherhood of
Teamsters.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-03-15

The columns Of this paper afford
an excellent advertising medium tor
all kinds Of merchants. Printers Ink
says that space in labor paper is
superior to that in any other publi-
cation. reaching the consuming class
and the rates are much lower.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-03-15

The Labor World ii endeavoring to
render invaluable service to the work
ers by keeping them informed as to
the vital problems affecting their well
fare. The labor press must be sup
ported by the Observation-Disclosures
YOU ought to subscribe-$11 = year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-04
HUSBAND SHOOTS MAN
WHO INSULTS WIFE
c. H. Scott Of Ontario is
Killed by Sewing Ma
chine Man.

ONTARIO, or, June 4.-Charles F..
Cole Of Nampa, Idaho. "A sewing ma
chine agent. shot and instantly killed
O. II. Scott, also of Nampa, in a room
in the Jordan Valley hotel in Jordan
Valley, Sunday afternoon. The only
witnesses OF the tragedy were Cole
and his wife.
When given hearing before coro-
ner's jury at Jordan Valley Monday
Cole declared that Scott insulted Mrs.
Cole and was embracing her when
killed. Cole used a .32 automatic pig
tol. In telling his story again to Dis
trict Attorney X. W Swagler Cole
displayed no signs of regret for his
action. He was taken to Vale yester-
day to be held for trial before the
district court.
Mrs. Cole and ! were sitting in the
room when Scott came in said Cole.
Scott had evidently been drinking
and asked him to leave. This lead
to other words and we quarreled. F.
naIly when he quieted down and !
thought he was going to leave. he
went over TO where Mrs. Cole was sit
ting and threw oe of his .-1ns around
her shoulder and made an insultlna
remark. / pulled my gun and shot
him"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-04

1aVlDOn.
saturday. june 2.
10 M
Music ...... ......'.....'.... Band
America" ............... Audience
Invocation ..,..... Rev. s. Il. Powell
Piano Solo .....-...... Letah Koons
"Josiah's Pleasure Exertion" .....
Laurel T.. Davis
Music .......-.. Band
Vocal Solo -. Mr.. Sigurd r. Nelson
Reading -. Miss Bernice Richmond
Address 4.................
Lieutenant Frederick w. Steiwer
Music ...... ......-.......... Band
1900 y. m.
Music ...........-..-... Bahu
Vocal Solo Mr. Sigurd y. Nelson
Reading ..... Mrs W. c. Howard
Vocal Trio-"Hast Thou Wander
ed?" 0rom THE Rose MaidenD
Mrs Sailing, Miss Richmond, Mr..
Nelson
chorus-Gloria (from Mozart's
Twelfth Mass) Weston Glee Club
Vocal Solo. Miss Bernices Richmond
Her Peculiar Attack ..........
..............L Laurel Il. Davis
Vocal lSolo-"Villanclle'' Leila G. Sailing
Old Fiddlers'- Contest.
Election of Officers. Umatilla Coun-
ty Pioneer Association.
3 100 d. m.-Baseball Pilot Rock VS..
Weston.
4:80- p. m.-Street sports and races
(Csame az F'riday.)
7 to 3 p. m.-F'ree band concert at
Pavilion.
CReunlon accompanist, Mrs. F. D
Watts.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-04
LOG CRUSIITS ROY, ROLLING
OVER HIM AS CHAIN is FREED

SOUTH BEND, June 3.-Thomas w.
Larkin. Jr.. aged IS, was almost in
stantly killed Wednesday night in the
camp of thte Trap Creek Logging COM
pany at Nallpee about 5 miles east
of this city. Younk Larkin was work
ing as a Chaser" following logs as
they were snaked out of the woods
by a donkey engine a log which was
balanced upon another log in such a
way that the moment the chain was
let go the log began to roll. Before he
could get out of the way the log
knocked him down and rolled over his
head.
Young IArlIin was a son of Thomas
Larkin. manager of the Trap Creek
Logging company. His father and
mother were in Aberdeen, Mr.9Larkin
taking an enforced vacation because
OF an injury TO his hand. sustained
about two weeks ago while working
in the camp. The funeral service was
held in Centralia today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-04
ROSES RECALL
PIONEER GARDENS

The myriads OF roses on display to-
day at Pendleton's fourth annual Rose
Show bring to the minds Of Pendleton
pioneers the roses of long ago when
, the early settlers of the city first grew
the blossoms.
Lot Livermore. pioneer Of Pendleton
remembers the DAYS when roses first
bloomed in Pendleton, and when the
spot where the First National Bank
now stands was waving grain field.
The field was owned by the Goodwins
proprietors Of the Goodwin House, the
city's first hotel, which stood where
Hotel Pendleton now stands.
According TO Mr.. Liyermors, when
he settled here so years ago and en-
tered the mercantile business, the four
or five families which comprised the
village raised gardens. but IL was not
until about IS years ago that roses
were first grown. Mrs. Bailey, mother
of ID. w. Bailey of this city, was among
the pioneer rose growers and raised
several kinds at her home on Water
street, Mrs. George Webb, mother OF
Mrs. Frank Frazier of PendIeton, also
grew roses, as well as other flowers
here 35 years ago. A lilac tree still
stands in the yard where the Webb
residence was located on Alta street.
The yellow Mission Rose was very
popular at that time and continues to
be one of the best known varieties OF
this section.
Fifty years ago." said Mr.. Liver
more, there was freighting from
Umatilla to Boise and can remember
when there was heavy cloud of dust
all the way from Umatilla to Idaho.
also recall the controversy when the
county seat was to be changed from
Umatilla to another point in the
county
Not only was Pendleton a candi-
date" continued Mr.. Livermore. but
Swift's Station also sought the honor.
Finally Pendleton and this station
were made into one district, with
boundaries from the mouth of Wild
Horse and Birch creeks. Thus the
votes from this section over balanced
the votes from Umatilla, and a COM
mittee was appointed TO make ar
for the change. The mem
bers of that committee named the
town Pendeton in honor of a Souther-
ner who was prominent in politics at
that time"
Little trouble was experienced from /
the Indians. according to the pioneer
although all the settlers were careful !
to band closely together. A building I
on the site occupied now by the court I
house served the double purpose of |
school house and church.