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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-02-08
SWElTZER PLEDGES
BETTER TRANS.
PORTATION

Robert NJ SweitZer, Democratic
candidate for mayor, In a speech be.
fore the Chicago Lawyers associa.
ton at the Morrison hotel made the
definite and unqualified promise that
his election for mayor would mean
the Improvement of the transporta.
ton service In the city within ten
days. He outlined the plans he in
tended to inaugurate on the day he
took Office to bring about this imme.
diate betterment of the service.
Mr.. Sweitzer's speech In part fol.
lows
You ask me why believe in the.
Chicago spirit | answer have seen
II demonstrated, and demonstrated
within the last two years. I have
seen the city Of my birth arouse from
lethargy at the call of nation.
Who that has seen these things
can doubt that the old Chicago spirit
exists and all that It is needed to
bring II forth Is incentive and leader.
ship.
"All the things which I have men,
toned were brought about without
the leadership to which the city was
| entitled. There was no encourage
ment to the city from its executive
lin fact. there was announcement
There was no help offered from the
mayors Office to the citizens who were
displaying the old Chicago spirit
| only criticism and interference. Chi
! cago proved her greatness in spite
of its city administration, not because
of It,
What, then, can we expect from
the city when there is in the mayors
chair man who will encourage the
! Chicago spirit instead Of discouraging
, it?"
Taking up the traction question, Mr..
Sweitzer said he did not intend to
| promise miracles. Then he added:
II do say that ] will better the
transportation service while am
seeking my solution, Not in my
fret year In Office, not In my
first six months in office, not even in
yny first month in office, but in my
first ten days in office. | make that
promise because ! know the provi-
sions now In the traction ordinances
that call for better service, because
know that those provisions can be
enforced by a mayor who has the
will to enforce them, and because I
know that the provisions are not be.
ing enforced and that the service can
be improved immeasurably."
Henry Stuckart will be nominated
for City Treasurer by the Democrats
without opposition.
Dixon C. Williams, the we'll known
manufacturer deserves well at the
hands of the Democratic party. He is
| a horn leader
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-02-08
GRANDMOTHER OF REVOLUTION"

Nine. Catherine BreshkOysky,
grandmother of the Russian revOlu-
tion," Is In this country again, making
antlboshevist addresses on the condi-
tons In Russia. January "a she ar.
rived in Chicago from Seattle. She
was met by Jane Adams and depu.
tations from Russian and other organ
izations and was guest at Hull
House.
Nine. BreshkOvsky Is seventy-One
years of age, the daughter of Rus
sian nobleman who held hundreds of
serfs In the old days. At eighteen she
began to write and speak against the
iniQuitles of carbon. Many times
she was imprisoned ana many times
she escaped. Fiction is tame compared
with her adventures.
For example, she was reared in
luxury; she suffered the horrors of
Russian prison life and the hardships
of hunted fugitive; she came to the
United States in 1905 and collected
n, ha, nft;.a In patroprab tho nffica In
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-02-08
lin 1r[HHL lLHM1ZLZLlI(6[zl1I'
NOW FOR YOUR VICTORY GARDEN!

Miss Grace Tabor, magazine
writer and landscape architect. has
enlisted In the new war--the war for
food. She is making swing through
the country for the national war gar
den commission of Washington cam.
paigning for victory gardens.
"The bcst-looking landscape" says
Miss Tabor, twill be the one on which
the potatoes blossom in nice straight
rows. They may have to shovel snow
from In front of my trains but RIGHT
NOW Is the time to plan your victory
garden. The frontiers of freedom can
only be made secure with the fortress
of food There is far more need of
victory gardens than of war gardens"
Miss Tabor is speaking before
women's clubs and garden organiza-
lions. These organizations are busy
enlisting for the drive for Food f. o.
B. the Kitchen Door" Thousands of
posters and garden books are now be-
ing sent to various organizations by
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-02-08

$4,000 the revolutions had for office In erograd the office
the chair he
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-02-08
o '''
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1919.
CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME.

With the Fifth Liberty Loan com.
ing on. the people are commencing to
think that the fellows who are gather.
ing the coin for Starving Armenia"
are not good citizens.
The drive" to take s3O,0OO,0O0 out
of the country for the Armenian and
Syrian Asiastics at this time is not
patriotic to say the least.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-02-08
DoNNEllY's
FOR DIAMONDS

The best place in Chicago to buy
diamonds, as everybody knows, is at
7. N. Donnelly & Co.'s, "a N. Dear.
born street. For over forty years this
well known and reliable house has
been at the head Of the diamond trade
of Chicago, and the prices are al
ways reasonable for the best goods
on the market.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-02-08

Henry Stuckart will be nominated
for City Treasurer by the Democrats
without opposition.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-08-23
WORK women OF
WORLD TO MEET
IN WASHINGTON
International Congress Called
for October by Wonen's
Trade Union League.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-The call
to the first world congress of work
ing women was issued yesterday from
the National Women's Trade Union
League of America to the women Of
"a countries. whose representatives
are to meet in Washington the week
preceding the international Labor
congress called by the League Of
Nations. The cablegrams, sent from
Washington, are signed by Miss Mary
Anderson, secretary of the Women's
Trade Union League Committee Oh
International Relations. which has
charge of the arrangements for the
congress-.
AS the date for the International
Labor conference, called by President
Wilson, has been set for, Oct. 20, the
women's congress will convene about
Oct. 2S. Each country represented
in the latter congress will be entitled
to 10 women delegates and 10 votes,
and all delegates must bring creden-
tials signed by accredited trade union
organizations.
This will mean that for the first
time in the history Of the world the
elected representatives of the organ
lied working women Of all countries
will have opportunity to discuss the
problems of the workers. In this
manner they will endeavor to bring
their tnffuece to bear upon the deter
limitations of the International Labor
conference of the allied governments
in which, under the terms of the
labor charter of the x1,sAkue of
Nations: no direct voice or repre-
sentation is provided for: women.
z The purpose Of the. congress is
stated in the call as follQws::
whereas, the League Of Nations
calls for an International Labor
Congress to be summoned by the
President of the United States. of
America, and
Whereas, items on the agenda in
timately concern working women and
further,
Since women must now assume re-
sponsibilities in the affairs Of the
world, we urgently hope you will be
represented at this congress. The
call voices the belief that women
must at this time assume their new
responsibilities and that fellowship
and conference together can alone
guarantee mutual faith and joint
action which shall make for universal
industrial justice"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-08-23
STEADIER LABOR
SITUATION seen
BY union CHIEF
Unauthorized Strike Tendency
Now Passing, Says AT. Of
|. Vice President.

CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-"President
Wilson in his letter on the railroad
strike placed himself squarely behind
international trades-unionism and
against the I. w. WIS and other radi-
Gals who would attempt to overthrow
it by disrupting it's organization" said
Matthew Woll to representative of
the labor press yesterday. 1.-THE crest
of the unauthorized strike tendency
in the organized Labor movement is
now past" he added.
Mr.. Woll is one of the best situated
Labor observers in the country. He
is a vice president of the American
Federation of Labor, and through
most of the war has been stationed in
Washington. DuringMr. Gompers' at-
sence he has been acting editor Of the
federat1on's official organ, the Ked-
erationist, is president of the Inter-
national Allied Printing Trades associ-
alton, of the International Labor
Press association, and of the Interna-
tional Photo -Engravers Union.
Mr.. VOLTS comment was called
forth by the decision Of the conven-
tion of striking railroad shopmen to
return to work. He observed that the
collapse Of the unauthorized strike at
Seattle, WASH, and the failure of the
One Big Union effort at Winnipeg,
Canada, followed by this short-lived
railroad strike which had brought out
the Presidents letter that nothing
could be done except through the
union organization, had given organ
lied labor cause to think, and the re-.
suit, he felt, would be steadier action.
What has been happening, Mr.. VOL.
said, is that the radicals have been try
ing to break down the trade union
movement. Their effort has been to
get the local organizations t. tli:rc-
gard their international officials.
The I. w. w., he said, is at the Dot
tom of it all. "They are now fol. ~
ing new policy of working from
within the trade union movement"
he said. "They' have quit having
strikes of their own, and they are
"boring from within" the A. F. of L.
Because Of the high cost of living,
the ground has been fertile FOR them.
They have been working very hard to
create conditions favorable for the
establishment of their One Big Union
program, but in my judgment, while
their effort within the Labor move
mnt never actually had an opportun-
ty, that opportunity has now been
cOmD1etelv DESTROYED.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-08-23
BIG BUSINESS WORRIED OVER
PLUMB RAIL OWNERSHIP Plan
Publicity Agents Given "Barre|' to Mould Public Opinion Against
Government Taking Over Rai|roads-.--WouId Saddle More
Than $40, 100000 Of "N|ater" on j. S. PEOPLE,

Big business and its publicity spending
hundreds thousands of dollars
the public mind in behalf of the most selfish program robbng
people before their They already recognize the
that sentiment favor of the ownership
ing by laps and bounds will be the big
campaign.
They would head off money accomplish
such They fear all the
railroad labor organizations take the
men and to them the of the
profit This known the Plumb plan the discussion
which the entire
Since the Civil the railroads have been the greatest single
uptng influence American government local. and national
from county commissioners to supreme court Judges
All Mut Take Active PART
For that for other popular including
members of organized labor the settlement
of the railroad question Our country
oacy old conditions return It
important than who the
publican the Democratic parties offer constructive
it is doubtful if they will
There few brave in Washington fighting
against hop but majority both house and galvanized
into paralysis of stupidity fear and inac6 bankers
through obgng and equal obgg United
endeavong convince the nation that
ownership been failure Whereas
ownership
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-08-23
DOCK WORKERS
SAY They WON'T
co BACK. ON JOB
Threat to Close Docks for Sea,
son Fails to Bring Vote Ad-
verse to Ashland Strike.

ASHLAND, Wis, Aug. 21. -: Top
dock workers won't return to work,
despite the: warning by E. D. Brig
ham, that unless they Immediately
did SO the ore docks would be closed
for, the season.: Dee5aon to stay out
was taken at a union meeting Tues
day night.
Amos Bonneville, president of the
Dock Workers union. said it's case is
dlfferent from that of railroad shop
men, who needed President Wilson'S
request to return to work.
The dock workers, said Bonneville,
presented their demands for increased
wages early last spring and an arbi-
tration committee of three members,
one representing the railroads, one
the dockmen and the third the United
States wage board, was named: This
committee recommended to Washing
ton higher wage scale. Washington
turned it down.
Dock workers walker out, said Bon
neville. because they did not receive
the award that the arbitration COM
mlttee thought was just. A few days
after they walked out the raise was
rejected by the director general of
railroads.
The men contend there is nothing
for them to do but stay out.
Coal dock strikers also Tuesday
voted to stay out until the demands
Tor certain wages are met.
The Ashland docks are owned BY
private parties. The local union is
affiliated with the Duluth and Supe-
rlor unions. Its members say they
Will not return to work Until the men
at the Head of the Lakes go back.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-08-23
new POLITICAL :.
..>PARTY:PI:A|VNED
Committee Of Forty-eight Hold
Meeting in Chicago to Plan
Organization Work.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 21.-The pos
sibility of the formation zof a new
political party, taking more radical
stand son public issues such as gov
eminent ownership than do either of
the old parties, was discussed here
Saturday and yesterday by citizens
called together by the Committee of
Forty-eight. This committee repre-
sents some Of the elements which
constituted the National party
formed several years ago. ]. A. H.
Hopkins, chairman Of the commit
tee, spoke, and Robert Morss Lovett
presided at a dinner on Saturday
night.
The purpose of the gathering was
to start organization in Illinois, In
diana and Wisconsin, and commit
tees to this end were named. There
was much sentiment that the time
was ripe for the formation of a new
party. Mr.. Hopkins said:
Senator Thomas said the other
day that the Democratic and Re-
publican parties should unite to ,op-
pose the revolutionary forces now in
progress in this country. It is to
oppose just such a reactionary pro-
ceeding that we intend to form a
new party"
A plan for calling a national con-
ference in December for discussing
further. the creation of new party
was considered.
Arthur lie Sueur, who has been
prominent in connection with the
Non-Partisan League of North Da-
kota, felt there hardly remained
enough time between now and the
1920 election to, place a presiden-
tial ticket in the field with much
hope of success.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-08-23
COAL OPERATORS
CLOSE UP Mines
Thousands Of Miners Have Been
Out Of Work Ever Since the
Armistice Was Signed.

WASHINGTON, Aug 21.-In a
speech on the coal situation in this
country, Congressman middleton of
Alabama read letter from Director
General Densm ore of the United States
employment service which states that
unemployment and distress prevails
among miners in certain sections of
the United States.
Ever since the armistice was
signed" says Mr.. Densmore, "thous-
ands of miners have been idle. I'm
employment has been keenly felt in
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and the south
western districts. Production of BIZ
luminous coal has decreased for the
period ending June, 28,' 1919, from
212,O0O,000 as compared with 1884,
100000 for the same period in 1918
and the production of anthracite coal
from 100000 to 3S,000,0oo tons.
"This is due to the fact that coal
mines have been shut down and
thousands of men have been forced
out Of employment. The coal opera
tors allege that this idleness is caused
because there is no market for coal.
Unemployment in certain sections
Of Indiana, Illinois and Ohio is such
as to create distress and want among
a large number of miners and their
families.
"There are approximately the same
number. Of men (1,ooo,oo0) employed
in and around the coal mines now as
there were in 1918. In some Sec
tions, due. to idleness. Italians and
Slavs from Europe. haye returned to
their native land. but this. has been
Offset by the return of thousands OF
men who served in the army and navy
during the war;
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-08-23
CANADA TO HOLD NATIONAL
INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE

OTTAWA, Canada, Aug. 21.-The
government has accepted a recon-
mendat1on made by the royal CON-
mission on industrial relations and
will convene public officials, business
men and workers in a national con-
ference on Sept. II. Invitations will
be extended to the several provincial
governments to be represented by
their prime ministers and employers
and employees will be asked to select
approximately 60 representatives to
appear for them, the selections to be
made through representative organ;-
zations of both sides.
The program provides for the
widest latitude in the discussion Of
every question bearing on the rela-
tions of employers and employed.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-08-23
TIPPING SYSTEM
|SN0T''.FAv0RED
Mattresses Prefer Regular and
Just Wage-1ipping Means
Simply a Lower Scale,

Women's wages are too low; they
have not risen in conformity to the
cost of living, said one of the wait
resses on strike at the Spalding
hotel, in discussing the subject of
wages with a representative of The
Labor World. 1--WE went on strike
because We could not live on the
wages offered to us by the manage
ment," said the waitress.
II note," she continued, that
Manager Newcomb lays particular
stress on the tips we received from
patrons. We were given $3.50 a
week of seven days with two meals
day. On the day the strike was
called I received one tip of 10 cents.
The people who eat at the lunch
counters are not strong on tips. The
colored walters in the swell cafe get
the big money.
But I don't care anything about
tips Give me a decent wage and I
would scorn any gratuity from a
patron. The hotel men are getting
good prices and they should not OBJ
ject to paying us at least SO week
and board. In Chicago mattresses
are receiving no less than $12 a.
week and meals. I notice by the
Chicago papers that there is SEN
timent among the mattresses for an
SIS week wage scale.
"The public dislikes the tipping
system. The girls feel that .obliga-
tions arise from it, The proprie-
tors are the only ones who favor
it, for it offers an excuse for them
to pay less wages. The tipping sys-
tenn is not fair to the mattresses or
the public. It simply means a
cheaper pay roll to the employer.
I'VE shave organized a union and
we are going to stick. I expect to
see every waitress in Duluth in the
union. It will be the great stabilizer
of wages. The public should be con-
cerned about the low wages paid to
mattresses by proprietors Of Duluth
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-08-23
AGAINST
One BIG UNION
Australian Labor Chief Advises
Workers to Continue Along
Orderly Lines.

BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia,
Aug. 21.-Acting Prime Minister
Theodore of Queensland's labor gov
ernment, who is former president of
the Queensland brancn Of the Aus
tralian Workers. union, calls on trade
unionists to continue their orderly
progress and reject one -big-un sem
sationalism.
''The A. w. U. and other Of the
older organizations" he says, "ha7e
been working upon sound lines Of in
dustrial solidarity and have, from
time to time. considered and adopted
schemes for the effective organiza-
ton Of the workers, and it would b.
ill-advised for them to adopt halt
baked ideas in regard to one big
unionism. The Australian Workers
union, since 1913, has been con-
stantly expanding on the lines OF
closer organization and amalgama-
ton with weaker unions, in order to
consolidate their forces. This has
been gradual process. but ve-y
effective one.
1.-The promoters Of the o. b. u. think
that by simply publishing a manifesto
they can bring about, in one day, the
realization Of a perfect system of in
dustrial organization. That is fool.
ish, assumption and I am satisfied
the consolidation Of union forces in
Australia will be- brought about by
the methods adopted by the A. w. T..
and other such modern Industrial or
ganizations."
The Queensland labor party, which
controls this state. is the one Aus
tralian labor party that survived the
war, the labor. party of other Aus
tralian states being. defeated.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-08-23

LIVING COSTS s7|A
SOAR uPWARlf I! ! DESPITE
Government INQUIRY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-The
United States department OF labor
has issued statistics, on the aver
age cost per family per year of
p principle articles of food for
the years 1913 and 1918, and for
June, 1919, in 80 cities.
The lowest increase, 20 per
cent, is reported from Los An
geles, Gal. Portland, Ore, is next
lowest with ~ per cent increase,
followed by Salt Lake City with
IL per cent. Jacksonville, Fla,
increased 7G per cent. Boston,
Chicago and Newark, N. j., re-
port ~ per cent jumps, with San
Francisco and indianapolis, IS
per cent, and >attle and Little
Rock, 70 per cent.
The other cities are placed in
the 80 and upward per cent
class. Baltimore leading with "a
per cent, followed by a % per
cent increase in Washington and
Detroit.
The figures make reference
only to food costs and do not
include other necessaries.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-08-23
M|NNES0l IN F. : *;$9R 80 :! TO BATTLE
FOR A new DEAL '''' ~. POLITICS
Union Officials Tired Of Begging for legislation --Pas Being
Made to Wage Campaign Through State----W Cooper
ate With Farmers. -.--Dakota Labor's Experience.
BY J. A. PETERSON.
Political Writer for the St. Pau1 Daily News.

- I onrca "11ef 1of tne >" 1au1 Da1y 1gws
The days politics patudes palaver camouage ckery,
deceit and sdetrackng al coming to a close.
Days of actonquic sharp emphatic decisive actionase
al hand.
An dawnng wherein clothed govern
of the welfare
people, else let somebody in who willing
to play square and be square.
The time is far distant when the will
played the above board All will
table. There will be no hidden decks
political ideal has taken hold the hearts the
to
control Of public affairs sleek old party bosses and
which have reached places and afuence through
their funconng special privilege
grabbers
Own Body and Soul of Party Organization
It matter of knowledge that these and grab
bers only body and soul the of party organizations,
but they dictate the policies Of public office
for the financial upkp provided for the ppeuation controlling
party ciques
That why there and rule The public is becom-
apprised this that why much heard these
about thought moving the spirits of and creating unified
the of the old order
The of gang always has been predicted upon
ability up activities by
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-08-23
SHOES that COST
$3.50 MARKED S12

RosTON, Aug. 21.-1nquiry into
the high cost Of shoes by the
county grand jury today developed
that some shoe workers had been
earning $120 a week. These
instances were. few, but It was tes-,
titled that many made $50 = week
while the average was about $40.
Boys have been getting $50 week.
It was said that q pair Of: shoes
sold by manufacturer for $3.50
was displayed in q store 400 yards
from the factory marked $12. 81. =.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-08-23
TRANSFERS SOLIDARITY
wins IN TORONTO STRIKE

TORONTO, Canada, Aug. 21.-Tke
eyes of contracting teamsters have
been opened by the solidarity of their
drivers, who stood together for. sew
eral weeks to- improve conditions.
The employers have ended the strike
by raising wages $40 month, short
ened hours and agree to pay time and
one-half for overtime. The employ
ers' losses have been enormous and
it is whispered that some of them
have declared that the. old plan CT
refusing to meet their employees has
been abandoned,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-08-23
ONE BIG union LEADERS
ARE CALLED WHITE ants

SYDNEY, New South Wales, Aus
tralia, Aug. 21.-"White ants" is the
term applied to one-big-union advo-
Gates by this states central executive
Of the Australian labor party. 1t is
declared that the o. b. us "have no
rational aim" In a manifesto the
illusionists are treated as follows:
Few in numbers, loud Of voice,
violently aggressive; maintaining their
cohesiveness through organized fac
tions and under several aliases the
I. w. Whites set about white anting
the labor movement"