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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
WORKERS PAIDS9;
LIVING. COST SIG
Minimum Wage Commission
Completes Survey Of Woman
Labor in Washington.

d. WASHINGTON, Feb, 20.-Sixteen
by the Minimum Wage Board of the
District of ColumbA. as the minimum
cost Of living in washington for
woman who has no one but herself
to provide for. This figure Is the
result Of investigations made for the
board by the U. S. Bureau Of Labor
Statistics, and represents conditions
down to date of January Is. 1919.
The Minimum Wage Board also an
:nounces that Of the 15,600 women
employed in all occupations in the
District of Columbia, a considerable
number receive as little as $6 and 50
per week. The board is therefore
proceeding at once to prepare for
conferences of representatives of en-
.ployers, employees. and the public, as
required by law to consider the wage
conditions in the separate industries,
and has called such conference in
the printing and publishing trades Of
the District to meet some time in
February. In this industry, more than
Is per cent Of the women employed
receive less than the $16 which Off
cial Investigations have shown is the
least upon which woman can main
tain herself in health and physical
efficiency.
Meetings of the employers called
through: the Merchants and Manufac-
turers Association, and Of the en-
ployees, called through the co-opera-
tion of the trade unions and the Wo-
mems Trade Union League, have been
arranged for in order to make nomi-
nations in the respective groups for
the three representatives of each
group who are to sit in the wage con-
ference and recommend to the board
a minimum for final -adoption and
enforcement. .->:...
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
AMERICA CARRIES MESSAGE OF FREEDOM TO PEOPLE OF THE WORLD
ORGANIZED R. R, SHOP |! . men.
REJECT PRIVATE OWNERSHIP

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-It is
believed that organized railroad
shop employes will cast practically
a unanimous vote against private
ownership of railroads, according
to reports Of referendum now
being received at the Offices OF the
A. F. OF L. railway employees de-
partment. -? ~
Officers of the department. pre-
pared this question, which the az
fliated internationals. submitted to
their respective memberships: +,
"Do you favor government own
ership or government control of
railroads as against private con-
trOl?" m
While it generally takes seven
weeks to complete a referendum of
these workers, the following partial
'rport was made 20 days after the
referendum was annodhced:
Machinists 49, For private con-
troll, 426; against private control,
13O,935. &
Boilermakers-For or, 128; against,
Is, 500. i
Blacksmiths - For,s75; against,
2e71O. E
Sheet Metal Worker-For, rs;
against, 1884.
, Car Men-For, sos; against,
11O,972.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
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ILLINOIS UNIONS :LIGHT. ; =. !. ]. =.
LAWF0R STATE COSSlckS

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Feb 2o.-A
bill to establish the state cossacks
in Illinois has been=introduced In tha
legislature. Officers Of the state fed
GRAFTON of labor have called upon
trade unionists to protest to- their
representatives. =
Attention is called to this section
Of the proposed law on the duties Of
cossacks: 49, -. - = :. :. :. - :. Y -
ITO arrest, without warrant. any
person :. they may have reasonable
c'Slse to believe has committed an
ofrense." r. =. = :! r
Under this section there is- no limit
to the number of, striking workers
that the cossacks may JAIL. g, = y ~. ~ =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22

Second, let us realize that whenever international
arises, it must be referred to the Le que The
erln to Bagdad raiwa. may b. put under the League;
so also the Dardanelles.
Third, let us talk common sense and realz, that the
League will be very much like foreman it will try to
be useful and to develop its power 1t already has
prestige; if it acts wisely and generously for ten
years will have power far greater than that of ships
and and It will have the unthinking sup
port of the world.
Nearly every national question has its international
sde in this stage of the worlds civilization Prohibition
in America affects the grape growers in France. 1t
may send half million farm laborers into the mills of
France and thus have effect the steel industry Of
Great Britain.
And the League of Nations, being purely inter-
NATIONAL must try to make the international aspect
any question the most important 1t will inevitably
try to make the international side of every question the
most important.
Suppose the League should announce that no grain
may go through the Dardanelles if child labor is
ployed the wheat-feds. It would put an end to
child labor doubt; but wouldn't it also put end
to Labors power to win its rights through its
representatives? If the Legislature passes which
wrongs Labor Labor retaate at the next election
But the League publishes edic what "come back
can Labor have? Because be that matter
how Labor may be "nternationalzed it will never vote
internationally.
Or suppose the League operates railway through,
ten countries. Will the other railwaymen be unaffected?
Certainly not. Every fireman and engineer and ticket
taker will be affected by what goes on in the inter-
national road.
These two points must then be remembered First,
that the League of Nations will inevitably draw power
into its hands, to treat every q' tion from the
international aspect And second, that the League of
Nations will inevitably have its effect not only on
organized Labor, but on every individual human being
in every country.
What safeguard has labor, then?
Just this the charter or constitution of the League
has not yet been drawn In making that Constitution
it will not be enough to point out what the League
must do Because every governing body always does
everything except what it is expressly forbidden to dc
Mr.. Gompers has spoken for American Labo:
American Labor has spoken too: Its verdict is thu
it approves of the League provided the League does
interfere with internal conditions and does not atemr
tc dictate the form of society of any memberation.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22

VI 0OuOId. 1AlS OIL lS n mere Dl1nQl
to cover other Intentions because the
senator we'll knows that an attempt
on the part Of any Mexican official
OR body of officials to 81. any part
of Mexico to the United States would
cause Mexicans to rise in arms.
Pushing U. S. Claims.
."Claims against Mexico for alleged
acts during the last revolution are
being pushed in the United States
Congress, claims from citizens of the
United States and England, alone, es-
mated at a total over three hundred
million dollars in gold. Three hun
lred millions more are the estimated
1alue of the claims for damages
.gainst Mexico coming from other for
,ign nations.
ITO purchase the claims of the for
ign capitalists now contesting for the
etroleum deposits in Mexico-the
lation as set forth in the Mexican
Constitution and inherited by the ma
ion from the Spanish dominion-it is
'stimated that Mexico would have to
'ay the sum Of four hundred millions
Il dollars.
People Cannot Pay.
Zone billion dollars in claims, the
otal of all these capitalist demands,
he people of Mexico cannot pay, a
act well known to these same capt.
alists who have another concealed
'urpose, namely. to force the revision
nd abrogation of those parts of Mex
COS Constitution which proclaim for
he workers national eight-hour day,
he right of the workers to organize
nd strike, the protection of women
nd children in industry and scores of
ther labor laws the most liberal yet
evised in the Western Hemisphere.
hese labor laws and those parts of
1e Mexican Constitution which pro-
lain the right of the nation to the
wnership of petroleum and minerals
a standing menace to the imper-
Llistic plans of the capitalists Of the
'nited States who are now working
penly for the conquest of Mexico and
attn America by economic pressure,
possible, but by arms If necessary"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22

) People with Him.
And the way. the people are. with
him almost makes aaperson gasp. It
must make at:whole host Of ancient
statesmen do much more than gasp.
It must make them choke. And not
only nr,unst II nafvg :stiis -tnet6s1nftftable
+efteetsl4pQts the 81 tesme eft thesa
parts, b1f It. must Is iaWftnl1y hard
with the dodos at home, of which,
there are just as many there as here.
1t must:sbeMset ts-aasnEl like
Henry Cabot Lodge hate to read the
morning papers, and probably. a good
many Of them have got they skip
the front tpage1saltogetheril ils.,sae I. !:
4. Wilson has; just gone from one zcoun-
try to the other amid the acclaim Of
the plain people And. all the sensible
plain peoplesare with him TIL the well
goes dry. BE itasaid with deep grati-
tude also that most of the government
people are likewise with him; whether
out of conviction or out of fear Of
the parade doesn't matter so much. +!
Especially in England IS the popular
and official sentiment inclined in the
same direction with. Wilson. One
prime reason for that is that eof all
the allied countries England has nd
1rridenta. England has no lost terri
tory, no lost people, to reach out after.
She's all on her little islands and;, mo-
body else is on .them-except some
Wild Irishmen who enjoy life best
when the ferment is hottest So it
seems. .. ::
.Outpf Their Shells. =; ~
Wilson's tour of the Grand Circuit
has brought the people out Of their
shell. There never has been so much
expression of the popular viewpoint as
there has been since >E,::son came
over. He seemIstd have given voice
to great common longing: AS he
has gone among them the people have
proved by their voice that their. faces
are turned in wonderful resoluteness
toward new and better work in
which old dogmas and old creeds. are
going to get. it. where the little red
hen gets the chilled blade.
There has never been such. a great
demonstration Of the fact that the
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
oRTO RICAN TOBACCO
WORKERS UNEMPLOYED

SAN JUAN. Porto Rico, Feb. 90
yer $4,000 workers employed by the
orto Rican American Tobacco COM
.lny have been idle since the first Of
te year because Of an order from
resident Toro, in New York, who
ated that ION account of the con-
ton of the cigar market" it would
vt be advisable to continue opera
ons. This order came at the. time
e agreement with employees expired
I'd the unionists charge that the
utdOWn is lockout,
OF the idle workers approximately
.e-half are cigar makers. The 9TH
are strippers and other employees,
any Of who mare women.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
WOULD PACK CEMENT i
IN DUST PROOF SACKS

SACRAMENTO. Cal., Feb. 2o.-A
bill has been introduced in the state
legislature which provides that Port
land cement manufactured in this
state must be packed in paper sack
containers or 'other equally dust
proof containers" +:
At the last session 4of the legisla-
ture trade unionists urged the adop-
ton Of this legislation because of the
effect Of cement dust, on the health
Of workers: The manufacturers de-
feated the proposal.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
COMMISSION REPORTS BIG
INCREASE IN ACCIDENTS

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 20.-Last
year 20,342 accidents that caused lay
offs for more than seven days were
reported to the Wisconsin industrial
commission. This is an increase Of
3h per cent over the previous year.
The figures do not include farm ac-
cidents and only small percentage
of those on railroads. In August.
last year. 2,222 accidents were re-
ported. This was the worst month
in the history of the commission.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
MUST Give U. S. SOLDIERS
SAME PAY IS CIVILIANS

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2o.-The SEN
ate has adopted an amendment to-
the $400.000,0o0 post office appropri-
alton bill prohibiting the employment
Of American( soldiers. sailors or ma
rines in the building Of non-military
roads while they are in the service
unless they receive the same pay as
civilians. II =,
1t was stated that soldiers on this
work receive soldiers pay, while 'ci-
villains are paid the civilians rates.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
REET RAILWAY MEN ARE
GIVEN $4,000 BACK PAY

DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 20.-Organ-
I'd street car men have received
arly 100000 in back pay, this being
amount of the increased wage
ey earned between June "a, when
ey returned to work after the
ike, and October "a, when the
ard was made by the national war
oor board. -. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
AMERICAN LABOR PARTY
CONFERENCE IS CALLED

CHICAGO, ILL.,, feb. 2o.-rhe ex-
ecutive committee of the Chicago La
Dor Party has instructed its chairman,
Charles Dold. and Mortn L. johnson,
secretary of the committee to call a
conference of various organizations to
arrange for a national conference for
the formation of national political
party to be composed of organized
labor, the Non-Partisan League, and
other organizations that may be in
terested.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
~ SSl-I
FRANKFURTER RESIGNS.

IS WASHINGTON, Feb. 2o.-F Felix
=Frankfurter. chairman Of the; war la
Dor policies board. has resigned. Il Is
stated that the board win be demo-
bilized. .st.:25.. q s. e IS =. IS
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22

A good many people fail to appre-
ciate salvation because it is free.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22

SIGN WRITER'S UNITE.
TORONTO. Canada, Feb: 70.-Sign
writer's In this city have: organized
and are rs iitated sss4hessf fsrpther-
hood De Fa1nter4. and Decorators
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22

= 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 publ
cation. reaching the consuming class
and the rates are much lower.
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Continued on Pa&e
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-12
TWO NEGROES KILLED,
II INJURED IN RIOT
Seven Blucjackcts Among Those
Wounded In Battle mt Charles
ton, 5. G., Saturday Night.

CHARLESTON. 81. C., May IL
count today by tho police showed
two negroes were Killed and II in
jurcd In a riot last night with civil
ians and sailors. Seven blucjackets
also were reported as wounded.
As arcsult OF tho disorder. men
at tho navy yard and tho naval sta
ton were not permitted 10 leave
their quarters and meanwhile the
naval authorities assisted tho police
~ a general inquiry. This, Il was
said, disclosed that the trouble
started when Isaac Doctor. "A negro.
was fatally wounded after he had
shot sailor. In "a short while
nearly 1000 soldiers were on the
streets and In the riotinR many In
nocent negroes were shot and beaten.
Ono Of the negroes was dragged
from street car and shot and badly
wounded. while a crowd ia front OF a
cafe looked on
Practically all Of the rifles taken
nv the soldiers from shooting gal
Ierles which they raided during the
rlotlng were recovered today and
the marines, ordered out last night
to patrol tho streets. were Withdrawn.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-12
VANDERBILT SEES PEACE
ONLY IN AIDING EUROPE
~ The AsAoeialnd presa.

ny l NJ Ahhoclhlon Ire5
LONDON. May n-"Tharc are
no terms written in the treaty that
can bring peace to Europe said
Frank a. Vanderlip, president or the
National city bank OF New York. TO
the Associated Press, before sailing
FOR New York yesterday after scv-
eral weeks In England and on the
continent The real treaty OF peace
Will he the plan whereby Europe will
he able TO get machinery. rolling
stock and raw materials and be
placed In u position TO help herself
The outstanding feature Of the
situation is tho paralysis OF produc-
ton.
In England moro than 900. 900
people are receiving regular grants
from tho government because Of un-
employment and the number ia OK
pected to grow as the British army
II further demobilized In Belgium
100000 are receiving unemployment
aid
THE government of HOLLAND IN
giving subsidized food 10 meet tho
unemployment italy s dealing with
an army Of employment. In CiCcho-
Sloyaka tho limits Of disorFaniZa
ton have been reached Even IN u
purely agricultural country Ike Ru.
mania. the farmers ARE without ami
mails ana there f. not enough seed
to plant the fields
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-12
G0MPERS PROTESTS
MEXICAN LABOR LAW
President >of Federation Of Labor
Tcicgraphs Mexico city Against
Proposed Legislation.

WASH NGTON. May 1i.--Protest
against tho adoption Of labor lcRisla
tlon approved by President Carranzs
and now being considered at the
special session OF tho Mexican con
Ersss. has been tclcRraphed to the
secretaries OF the Mexican senate by
samuel Gompcrs, president OF the
American Federation OF labor. and
head Of the Pan-Americsn Fedora
ton of Labor. and John Murray and
Canuto Cargas. officials OF the Pan
American orgRniZhtlon
The amendments proposed To the
Mexican constitution which arc now
being published through tho depart.
mcnt Of gobernRCion, II accepted nj
tho special session OF congress. will
neprive the MextcanNworkinE men or
the right of strike and that OF col
lective bargaining. said the telo-
gram. "ln the name Of the orgad-
lied labor movement Of Pan-America
and MS representative Of the Pan
American Federation OF Labor we.
the undersigned officials protest
against the adoption OF the proposed
amendments The civilized natiuhs
Of the world arc about to esta ablish
the principle that the nation which
shall bo deprived OF tho right OF
strike IA n nation Of slaves Let Mex
leo enjoy the lofty Ideals Of her con-
stltuuon as a. present In force
The amendment proposed hy rresl-
dent CarranzA, which the tabor Of
ficiHls oppose, adds to that section
or the article dealing with strikes
and lockouts. this aentence:
Establishments or concerns n
private ownership. whether belong
ing 10 individuals or companies and
having public interest, shall no,
be closed down on account or'lock
outs. s'rikcs or any other Rnalogoug
reasons without tho authorization ~
tho executive who shall be authorized
administer them whenever In his
Judgment the suspension Of work
or the closing OF the establishment
may prejudice The interests OF society
or the public service requiroments'
In letter 70 the secretaries OF the
senate supplementing this telegram
the Pan American labor officials
protested against giving President
Carranza authority 10 seize proper
ties 20 Keep them In operniion, de-
claring that this would make tho
executive an absolute dictator as "
the right OF workmen 10 engage In
collective bargaining.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-12
BUYERS OF LIBERTY
NOTES Is MILLION
Treasury Issues Estimate on Basis OF
Itcturns From All Federal
Reserve Districts.
ANNOUNCE TOTAL MAY rs
Full Amount OF Loan Taken win
Not Re Tabuintcd Before That
Time IL IL Announced.

WARRINGTON. May l1.--Fifteer
million Americans bought Victor,
liberty notes In the campaign which
| closed last night. according to csti,
mates received today by tho treasury
from federal reserve banks Thti
compares with about 2l. 900, 900 pur.
chasers nv the fourth Liberty loan
II O0O, 600 In tho third, 50 600, 900 In
the second and I 900. 900 In the first
The treasury announced today that
the official total probably would not
bs known before May "a
Banks5wlll have until MAY 90 to
report their subscriptions to federal
reserve banks and the federal re-
serve banks viii report TO tho treas
ury 10y May "a,
Tho number OF subscribers In the
Kansas city district was estimgtcd
at 906.00O. @
The other districts could not ostl-
mate accurately their subscribers
hut should bring tho total up to 10,
10000 the treasury announced.
lnofficial adviCes from the At
lanta ana Dallas districts Indicated
they prohgbl reached their quotas.
Tho kansas City district reported
a total Of 1i55,4s0,15o Oklahomas
subscriptions totRled i2q, ,i09.O60.
Atlanta estimated that every state
in that district would reach It's quota.
Florida Mississippi and Tennessee
were all safely over Tennessee led
the states Of that district In over
subscriptions.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-12
ITALY IS RECEDING'
ON CLAIM TO FIUME
Paris Hears Country Not So Insist
cnt as Previously In Demand for
Eulfiiimcnt OF Pact.
QUESTION STILL WAITING
Council of -Four Takes No Action
No f'nr Toward settlement Ia Re.
port In French Capital.

PARIS, May 1i--Italy, aecordins
to the Echo de Paris. secms inclined
m cease pressing. for the time al
least, her claims To Fiume and "a
demand fulfillment 81 tR treaty
OF London upon which her Dalna-
tan claims were originally based.
In several OF tho newspapers the
view In taken that IL Is on tho order
for France and Italy to conclude a
FORMAL pact OF friendship and alii-
ance, while In some quarters regret
iA expressed that Italy was not In
Viied 10 join the defensive alliance
proposed for France. the United
States and Great Britain.
PARIS, May 1.-THE council of
four OF the peace conference has
not yet taken up the question OF
Finme for settlement, according to
the liavas Agency The council OF
foreign ministers has nearly finished
the work OF delimltatIng tho Austro-
Hungarian boundary, II is added.
The reports OF tho various commit
tees on this problem were adopted
In their entirety
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-12
And in That Country They Say
OO-La-La, Sweet Ha-Ha, But" Cy"
Shot One or SO-AbSOlutely!

flicted with stringhalt blind stag
gers and "A couple OF other high grade
ailments.
France Is an elegant locality In
which to stage war. Outside or that
| absolutely refuse TO commit myself.
II rains quite n bit over there. Yes.
Indeed. something like 366 days out
81 each year II rains In France. and
it SHOWS the rest Of the time
Hut seriously, | want TO mention
the 90th division, that oklahoma and
Texas outfit Fighting fools they
were, and they are coming home in
June when you hear Tho Saint
Mihlcl Argonue and the Meusc men
toned. think Of the 90th
have just reached familiar
stomping grounds after spending
eight months chlging dutch soldiers
over htlls. down dslos and through
valleys i'm the territory heretofore
alluded 90.
The chase was more or less sue
CeSsful
Yea. bo' Those Raur graut ficndS
displayed 10 much speed In hreczing
toward Germany that they found
II necessary 10 travel sldeNise TO
keep from Tying.
However. YOU couldn't blame them
An American youth armed with u
high power rifle and hayonot is
incentive enough to cause any body
to step lively In the opposite di-
reCiion
SELF praise. they ten me. Is some.
thing like niue-elghths scandal But
have explicit orders to mention
my own accomplishments IN amblIng