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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-12
FORCE NOT DEM0CRACY'S
Way OF MAKING PROGRESS

A hot-headed mayor in a Jersey
small town turns the fire hose on a
Socialist soap-boxer.
A crowd of vigilantes ride a labor
organizer out of some other communi-
ty.
A band of crazy anarchists blow up
a dozen houses in an orgy of violence.
These are not manifestations of Or
drely progress. They are manifesta-
tions Of disorder that even the best
democracy in the world doesn't seem
entirely to get rid of.
These instances of lawless conduct
are not on a par with each other.
There is no present parallel for the
bomb outrages. They are in a despic-
able class by themselves. Their avowed
object is to destroy our from Of gov
eminent and our free institutions.
Bomb outrages will get the bombers
nowhere except into grave trouble.
The sooner that trouble comes to- them
the better. America will never be
ruled by bombs.
We mention the soap-bax and fire
hose incident, to point out that. the
more bombs there are the more re-
preston of legitimate utterance there
will be. This will be unavoidable and
perhaps necessary. The republic will
preserve itself at all costs.
All forms of disorder and mob rule
are wrong. No progress can be made
in America for anybody in that way
But let us hope that the violence of
those who are avowed enemies. Of
America will not lead those who are
Americas staunchest defenders to
excuses that can have no value in
the production of justice.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-12
STANDARD ! OF: LIVING
IS UNCERTAIN Term

The American standard of living Is
an uncertain term, as there are as
many different standards as there are
different sizes. said DR.. Royal Meeker
commissioner United States bureau of
labor statitistics, in AN address at At
lahtic City. : ::
The speaker declared that those re-
ceiving small incomes: are finding it
very difficult to subsist. The remedy
suggested included efficiency In food
distribution and buying. education of
housekeepers and social legislation to
provide for cheaper food. clothing,
houses, medical treatment and insur-
ance. s''"~'-
Budgets collected by the bureau OF
labor statistics show that it requires
from so to so cents per man per: day
to secure we'll balanced diet suffi
cient in the number Of calories. On
this basis the average American fam
lily, consisting of husband, wife and
| three children below the age of IS
years, must spend, in order to be prop
erly nourished, about 500 per annum
for food, and this is. approximately
| what is spent by those whose incomes
are $1,000 to $3.50. Thus it would
appear that families receiving less
than $1,000 are under nourished.
The. speaker advocated legislation
stuffs be expressed in terms of calo-
! ries. People should recognize, he
said, that the important consideration
is not the price per pound or per
quart, and that frequently the cheap
est foodper pound is the most expen-
sixe per unit Of nourishment.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-12

ing the annexation of Fiume and Dali
malta. I'VE drink neither from VIII
sons cup nor from yours" he cried,
addressing Signor Orlando. Vain
boasting language! For what con-
cerned Orlando for the success of his
policy was less to see Turati drink
from his cup than to realize the unan-
unity Of the country against President
Wilson. Bolshevist intransigeance here
comedies with annexationist intemper-
ance.
Other things. in addition, 20 to
show that the series of contradict
tons is not closed. On May 1 the
Italian Official Socialist party, in ad-
herealce with the Moscow interna-
tional, issued a manifesto. Contrary
to all expectations. the first of its de-
mands was as follows: "Convoca-
ton Of a constituent assembly and the
transformation Of parliament by uni
versal suffrage and proportional rep
resentation"!
I have the idea that Lenin finds
that this pleasantly has bad taste!
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-12
WHY DO WE make CRAZY
LAWS FOR CRAZY FOLKS

"Why Crazy Laws for Crazy Mem"
asks the New York World in an edi-
torial on the new sedttion bill intro
duced in the United States senate by
Mr.. King; and which, it is stated,
"goes far beyond anything ever be-
fore dreamed Of as necessary for tho
protection Of the government"
This bill is the result of a six
months investigation by senate COM
mittee, and the World says lit appears
to be based not merely on facts that
may have been discovered but on fears
that may have been excited in the
minds of senators in the course of
their rambling investigations
If the present laws against crime
are inadequate they should BE-
strengthened. But the time has not
come when the American people will
willingly assent to the retrenchmenr
of the rights of free speech and law
full discussion. Briefly, What is needed
is an effective way to deal with crimes
directed against the government. For
national safety it is necessary to mag
nifty into crimes all the reckless words,
spoken and written of irresponsible
agitators hunting notoriety.
persons who preach the over
throw of the government by force,
who advocate violence and teach
armed revolution, must be realt with
sweeping prohibition by statute on Ut
terances that may sound offensive to
many ears merely because they are
novel or radical to an alarming de-
preen 49,.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-12

has only been within the past year
that this nation has completely rea-
lized that after!,all it Is properly in
troduced to itself, but . partnership
Of 10o,000,o00 persons, Out of all
this has grown one" Of the great les
sons of the war to America; the in
terdependency of social effort, the
effort which in the last equation
must furnish the continuing tireless
force behind the cutting edge in
time of war.
Mr.. Clarksou is right. He knows
more about the spirit of the. aver
age American than Blanton could
ever hope to know. Mr.. Clarkson
understands what it means to live
in a democracy; he knows what the
fruits of democracy have been. Blan-
tons idea is, do what I tell you
to do when tell you to do it,"
Blanton will not be able to under
stand what the Evening Mail means
by it's comment nor what it sees
when it concludes with the following
expressions:
I'm the long period of peace now
in happy prospect, the problems to
be solved will be no less important,
no less pregnant with results, than
those We accomplished so well dur
ing the period of armed struggle.
For the solution Of those prob
lens We must perpetuate and
strengthen that effective partner
ship of 100,000,0o0 persons. In
seeking to promote that partnership,
the American Federation Of Labor
during it's recent convention in At
lantic City performed a valuable SER
vice to America"
America is great in spite of the
Blantons, free in defiance of them
| and strong because of the numbers
of them that she has overcome.
1t may be interesting to recall the
fact that in. all American history
there is not one revered and hon.
ored by him who bore it that was
not made honorable in the struggle
forward and upward toward greater
freedom. Only men and women who
contribute to the progress of human
lty' who help to make better the
lot OF all men, who help to defeat
oppression, are honored and remem-
bered in gratitude and glory under
the Stars and Stripes.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-12
GERMANY HEADS list

news comes from Bisbee that
John c. Greenway heads the list Of
defendants in the suit brought by
the miners and their sympathizers
many of, them business men. who
were deported by anarchal process
ses in July 1917 on the alleged
grounds that they were members of
the I. W. w.
The press reports always refer to
the men deported as "alleged I. w.
w. They know better. The
workmen were members of labor or.
CARNATIONS affiliated with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. The bus
mess men .deported were nothing
more than red blooded Americans
who refused to bend the knee of
flaming to the mining companies.
When we first read of the depor-
tation and we knew that he was in
that section of the country our
thoughts ran first to John C. Green
way. The method was his. His name
never appeared In print until action
in the courts was started by the de-
ported men, but he was there all the
time. It is characteristic of John
Grenway to deport people from ter
citory in which he is the lord and
master. He went to France to fight
for "Freedom and Democracy" Too
bad the late Gear of Russia did not
know of him. Had he been at Petro-
grad Nicholas would be safe and Len
inc and Trotsky would be basking
in the sunlight Of fair Switzerland.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-12
BY JEAN LOCQUIN.

MAN is neither an angel nor a.
BEAST, says Pascal, land the misfor-
tune is that he who wishes to make an
angel makes a beast" This misfor-
tune has befallen the Italian Official
Socialist party. By dint of aiming at
absolute perfection, abstracting itself
into unreality, lifting itself above the
struggle and proclaiming it's desire
not to assume any sort of responsible
lty in the conduct of a war as in the
conclusion OF a. peace equally vitiated
Dy rival imperialisms; by dint of iso-
!ating itself from all national and in
ternational life during these long wears
of agony and misery it has succeeded
in losing all prestige among the
masses, and today, powerless and con-
fused, it is helping the most formid-
able un1ossing of chauvinism which
mas shaken Italy for 40 years.
1t has thus brought about result
directly opposite to that which it
hoped. By it's voluntary isolation, its
systematic and peevish opposition. it's
clumsiness and indiscretions, it has
been made the sport of italian ma
tlonalism, which it has allowed to
develop without hindrance or meas
| ure.
The Original Position of Party.
Its original thesis was not, indeed
lndefensible. In 1915 the Italian
Socialist party could and did pro-
| nounce against armed intervention
In the name Of those pacific principles
which have always been those of in
! ternational Socialism. Italy was not
| In state of legitimate defense. Aus
fria had
But from the moment when it was UNI
| able to secure the triumph of its con-
| ception, and when the immense ma
1orlty in the country demanded the
! participation Of Italy in what ap-
peared to it as war of liberation by
| the side of France, Belgium, Serbia
and England, the duty of the Italian
section Of the (Socialist) party was, so
IT seemed, marked out: to abandon
the passive role of Pontius PLATE, and
to watch carefully that the war, which
1t could not prevent. should terminate
as. Quickly as possible in the complete
victory of the principle. from that
time universally accepted. of the right
OF peoples to Standardization by the
enfranchisement og oppressed nation
alities In all parts of the globe. This
would not only put an end to old
injustices of many centuries, and thus
satisfy the legitimate aspirations of a
higher humanity, but would also re-
move definitely from the map of the
world those poisoned sources of con-
flict which know so we'll how to ex-
! plot militarism and imperialism to
serve: their pretexts for piratical en-
| terprises. 49,. : =
T. Instead Of that instead Of profit
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-12
A BUMP FOR "BLEATING" BLAN.
TON

Ihe aspersions cast upon the
loyalty of American Labor during
the war by 'Bleating' Blanton, OF
Texas, are disposed of by the inspir-
ing facts set forth by Grosvenor
Clarkson, director OF the Council OF
National Defense, in a recent report
on the activities of the organization
of which he is the efficient head: -
says an editorial in the New York
Evening Mail. t.
The quotation from Mr.. Clarkson's
report on which the Evening Mail
bases it's comment is this:
But here at home there have been
armies, too. And they have per-
formed mighty task. They were
created without mandates; they
were welded into cohesive form by
suggestion rather than by order:
they were galvanized from beginning
to end by the mighty force of VOL
untary cooperation, and they went
into the home stretch with a power
which nothing could have stopped.
These were the armies Of production
production not alone of guns and
steel plates and soldiers shoes, no,
alone even of visible things, but
production of energy, of thought that
made the sword a flaming thing; OF
optimism, to offset the stupid pessi.
m1sm OF people who criticized but
had nothing tangible to contribute;
OF the immortal spirit of "carry on, >
Of, above all; unification. For it
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-12
ALL SORTS OF CHAOS.

Little Willie Washburn came to
Duluth Wednesday to tell our good
people that Wilson betrayed the
United States at Paris and we were
IN danger of immediate war. All
sorts of chaos was predicted in the
event of this country becoming part
OF the League of Nations.
Incidentally Willie, son of the
late senator from Minnesota, held
that If we had Roosevelt with us
today to lead and guide us" things
would be different. There would he
hope. Now all is shrouded in
glom.
God made a mistake when he
took Teddy and left Woodrow. Lit
tie Willie came here to tell us Of
the mistakes of God.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-12
When Postmaster General Burleson
Ordered Recognition of Trade Unions

1t Albert Sidney Burleson
with Order No. sos
Buren has stood like against His
struck remained thereby dismissed
from Here
the right employees
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
Washington
1':
Employees of telephone right to
through committees or their
representatives chosen by them
government control dealt
by the employees to act
the
snaH designate of its officials who
deal with individuals
ter conditions of labor hours
grievances and such matters
within five after
Such employees shall rght1o
with organizations beste
their interest. employee
g. by me-
Oct 1918 In of dismissal demoton
Dismissal demoton undesirable considered
that discrimination praciced and finding,
time lost shall be reimbursed
ton
occupied by them dishonesty
cvi to subscribers the
cause for dismissal
Where requests demands pending
shan proceed to negotiate settlement
All telephone
with the requirements of this
part of any official will disciplinary
A s. BURLEsoN
Postmaster
This order brought delegation appointed
by the American Federation CITY,
" ~ '7
"You will
decided that
hours dismissed government
the action of last Saturday. and
citizen
as ~ ~ ~ 80 '
This gained during the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-12
Italian Socialism, in the Clouds,
Writes Record of Contradictions

EDITORS NOTE-It will be
remembered by those who have
followed international labor at
fairs during the years of war that
the official Socialist party of
Italy was in violent opposition to
the American labor missions
headed By President Gompers
and James Wilson when those
missions visited the italian nation
for the purpose of conveying to
the Italian working people senti-
ments of American friendship
and the message of America at
war for democracy and liberty.
In the light of that opposition
to the ideals of democratic Ameri-
can labor, the following discus
sion Of Italian Official Socialist
tactics from the pen of an Ital-
ian Socialist deputy, translated by
London Justice from La France
Libre" (Organ of "the Forty"
pro--war French Socialist depu-
tles) is of real interest to Amer
lean workers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-12

FIZZLE, FIZZLE, LITTLE STAR.
The general strike in Winnipeg,
which was wrapped around the SOW.
let idea, has been called Off
The soviet idea has failed of sue
cess in every case where zealots
have sought to force it upon demo-
cratic populations.
1t failed in Winnipeg.
1t failed in Glasgow.
1t failed in Dublin.
Whatever there was of it in Seattle
failed.
The soviet is a dead duck unde.
democracy.
A general strike does not need
to have a soviet in the middle of it.
A general strike may be- completely
justified.
But the soviet fanatics nowadays
seek to superimpose the soviet idea
in every situation where there is q
conflict between workers. and EN-.
ployers.
Soviet fanatics are playing a los
ing game in America and everywhere
else where there is democracy. There
is reason for this: Democracy
offers the best chance for the most
people to have say about how
things are run. That is the reason
why the soviet is dead duck in
America.
The soviet fanatics who, think
they can put over their idea in
America have it in their heads that
If they can do that then their little
group can run things. Whatever
may be the true definition of a SOW
let, the definition that is in the
minds of it's supporters on this side
of the Atlantic is a machine that
will bring about a dictatorship of
the proletariat," which means by a
small group of workers who happen
to agree upon the idea.
This idea in America is a flivver,
a poor, one-lunger, weak little fliv-
YER that hasn't got steam enough to
get up a two per cent grade with a
big wind pushing it along.
Democracy is winner against
anything the world knows about III
the way of governments. 1t gives the
most people chance for say. The
thing that Lenine and Trotsky dare
not do is to give the most people a
say.
Only if democratic peoples let
their democracy slip away from them
is there any need to fear for them.
And they haven't done that yet
Some day we'll look at soviet
propaganda through glass cases in
long marble corridors in buildings
over the doors OF which we will read
the word museums"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-12
- : -
BOSSES ERR WHEN THEY
IGNORE. HUMAN element

The attempt to establish scientific
management in this country is recalled
by John P. Frey. editor of the Inter-
national holders Journal. who was a
member Of one of the A. F. of L., COM
missions to Europe.
appointment officials in Europe" he
writes, "were advocating the intro
duction of scientific management to
speed up war production, and several
governments sent commissions to the
United States specially instructed TO
investigate the actual conditions
which were developing under 'scientif-
ic management
ITO such an extent had the theory
taken ground that some military lead
ers were endeavoring to apply the
methods of scientific management to
the handling of armies. While at the
Belgian general headquarters the edi-
tor had lengthy conversation with
one of the generals connected with the
staff, who explained how he had en-
deavored to apply the principles of
scientific management to the army
"The efforts had met with COM
plete failure owing to the fact that
element into consideration. We found
him as much opposed to the principles
and methods of scientific MANAGE
ment' as are American trade union
istS."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-12

The propaganda, the Republican
papers are carrying ON against Pres
ident Wilson and the League of Ma
tions is both amusing and tragical.
1t is like a two ?bladed axe. It cuts
both ways. When President Wilson
completes. his "trip around the cir
cle" enemies Of the League of Ma
tons will fade like ice before the
MONDAY July sun. ".I.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-12

"Autoists take places of DRINKS
in the police court" says a news item
in local paper. We have got to
have some excitement in life and of
course court officials must be kept
busy. What good are police if they
don't arrest somebody?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-12
ILLITERACY A SHAME.

ILLITERACY A SHAME.
WASHINGTON, July 10.-"The de-
gree of illiteracy shown by the draft
is an indictment of our democratic in
stitutiOns,' said ex-Congressman
Heating, in a speech in this city.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30

distinguished Gay has been creating Funiu
Chiden Heirooms for nearly Everybody who kno>
thing Berey Gay Standard and this
makers of Heirloom Funl
everything with which they willing
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-01
ROME GIVES u. s.
FAMOUS PALACE
Bankers Purchase Historic Home
to House All American Or
CARNATIONS.
TOPROMOTECLOSE RELATIONS
Will Be Permanent Headquarters for
Representatives Sent to Italy by
American Business and Finan-
ciaI Institutions.

Rome.-Thanks to the generosity of
Italian financial and commercial inter
ests, the United States will have
house Of it's own in Rome.
The Palazza Salviati, one of the
famous group of historic family pal
aces that line the Corso UmbertO, for
merly the Flaminian way, has just
been purchased by the big banking in
terests of Italy, rechristened LA Casa
delrAmerica" or "The American
House," and placed at the. disposal of
all societies, organizations and move
ments that have for their object the
furthering of commercial, financial, So
cial and industrial relations between
the United States and Italy.
Banks Provide Money.
The project was planned by Minis
ter of Provisions Crespi, who through
his contact with American Food Ad
ministrator Hoover, became convinced
Of the great mutual benefit to be de-
rived by Italy and America through
closer relations The money for the
purchase of the palace was put up
by the leading banking institutions of
Italy.
The Salviati palace, which is near
the entrance Of the Corso UmbertO
into Piazza Venezia, or where the
Flaminian way formerly led up to the
Capitoline hill, is surrounded by the
other equally historic palaces of the
Odescalchi and DOrvia families. Its
interior furnishings and decorations
will be kept intact as far as possible.
A Permanent Headquarters.
The first floor of the palace will be
occupied by the central headquarters
of the Italian-American league, of
which Senator Ruffini is president and
which has for it's object promoting
every possible relation between the
American and Italian peoples.
The second floor will be given over
to the offices of financial organiza-
tons that are especially interested in
Italian and American stocks and
bonds.
Still other portions of the palace will
be given over to the societies and Or
CARNATIONS promoting interests along
special lines between the United States
and Italy.
In the future American manufac-
turing, business and financial institu-
tons sending representatives to Italy
to establish relations will find perma-
nent headquarters at the American
house and every facility necessary to
enable them to attain their ends.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-01
UNITED IN MARRIAGE
Pittz-Lawinqer.

One of the prettiest weddings of the
season took place at st. Mary's church
at nine o'clock Wednesday morning,
April 30, 1919, when Miss Mary E.
Pittz, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs
John B. Pittz of this city, became the
bride of Mr. John Lawinger, son of Mrs
John Lawinger of Kendall. Father
Nicholas Weyer pronounced the i'm
pressive words that made them man
and wife. The nuptial high mass with
its special blessings was celebrated by
Father Felt of Fennimore.
The bride wore a beautiful gown of
white silk georgette crepe over white
satin, white silk net veil caught with
lilies of the valley and carried a bouquet
of white roses and carnations. She
was attended by Miss Loretta Law
niger, who was gowned in white silk
georgette crepe and carried roses and
carnations. Mr. William Pittz, brother
of the bride, served as best man.
Following the ceremony a reception
was held at the BRIDES home on Davis
street for a number of near relatives.
They received many beautiful gifts.
The bride was born and grew to
womanhood here, is accomplished and
highly esteemed. The groom is sue
cessful agriculturalist and respected
for his worth as an industrious young
man. They will 90 to housekeeping On
the groom's farm five miles south of
this city Many friends wish them all
JOY and happiness.