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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-17

MINERS HELD. LIABLE
BY Federal JUDGES
FOR OVER $600,000

ST PAUL, May y16.7-In uphold
ing a judgment of $500, 900 against
the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, the federal court of appeals
in this city has ruled that a IT,. e
union is liable for the acts of indi-
vidual members. The Judgment,
which is similar to the Englisl,
Taft Vale decision, which was
overthrown by the English par.
lament, was rendered by the
United States court for the western
district of Arkansas.
Under the Sherman antitrust
law the Judgment is automatically
trebled and the United Mine Work.
crs of America, as an organization,
is held liable for damages totaling
100000
The suit is the result of an at
tempt by a Philadelphia high
financier to operate Arkansas coal
companies on nOn-union basis
after he had contracted to pay
higher royalties for his coal lands
than did his competitors and had
tied himself up with shipping ar
rangements that landed him in the
court.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-17

the labor problem, but it was a suf-
ficiently good substitute for "consti-
tuent assemblies" "soldiers and SAIL
ors' councils and national con-
crosses of Soviets" to interfere with
the success of propaganda for such
bodies.
Those who really seek the better
ment of labor are attracted more by
housing and educational programs
shorter hours. higher wages. and pro-
lection for children than by proposals
to install labor dictators." A pow
erful union movement, doing some
thing all the time and conscious of it's
power to compel action, renders Boil
shevist preachers of despair and des-
truction and tyranny harmless.
Bolshevism everywhere varies in
strength inversely to the power of the
unions, the intelligence of labor, the
progress of democracy and the gen.
eral condition of the masses.
Congress, legislatures, politicians,
reactionary journals and professional
Bolshevist fighters will gain informa-
ton of much greater value from a
study of British progress than Russian
proclamations.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-17
GENERAL :$;:c'%r E. "':'!!: VOTE Being
TAKEN By ALI IT, fL,~s*'JjAL ,s*j UNIONS
Trouble Can Yet Be AVered Duluth Show Case Company viii
Reinstate Discharged Union Men, Agree to Bargain With
Unions on All Questions and Abitrate Differences.

The trouble the Duluth Show Case continues and the
trade taking strike VOTE How the
tell The ballots will be counted until the
meeting of the Federated Trades assembly,
Nothing being done influence the in tSr votes
All ballots and member knows how his neghbor voted
unless the ngbo reveals it, At the meeting Of the Painters union
Tuesday evening the of the trades assembly delegates given
the without prejudice and without color letter from Henry
L. Mo the assembly, read in which the full story Of
related together with the proposition take strike
Members of Unions Not Influenced
A moved that ballot be taken; elers
appoed ballots passed the members who marked
mo ereon they then collected and placed sealed envelope
until week. that the railroad broherhoods
which bound expected participate general
There also trade unions bound the and
their action will be observed with interest.
the trouble with the Duluth Show Case not settled by June
necessarily follow that general strike will be
called 1t be that organized labor will be satisfied to deal only
financially related the Show Case
While these few employed claimed
number of members of organized labor
who sympathes and will walk
general strike of such character is called.
unpleasant affair might be settled in moment the
Show Case would offer to reinstae the union who
discharged Of their membership, reiustate
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-17
CITY IN WHICH
every WORKER
MAY own HOME
Portland Has Plan That Makes
Renting Unpopular why
Not Try It In Duluth?

Portland, Ore, which is city that
leads in the Own Your Home cam
paign, has plan by which any wage
Garner may buy house by advancing
what is approximately 10 per cent of
the value of the property and then each
month paying installments of $25 or
$50.
In the city are several thousand va
cant lots situated on paved streets with
sewer, gas. and electrical connections
available. The owners of many of these
lots have announced that they will
erect houses for prospective purchas-
ers and will sell them on easy terms.
The usual method is a simple one, and,
according to reports sent to the United
States department of labor, it is work
ing in a. satisfactory manner.
If house to cost $4,000. is to be
erected on a site valued at $500, the
owner of the lot assumes a second
mortgage for the difference between
what may be obtained on the first
mortgage and the amount that the
purchaser can pay. On a. property rep
resenting value of $4,000 the first
mortgage would cover $1,750. If the
buyer pays down $3.50 the owner ac-
. cepts a second mortgage of $1,400,
! which the purchaser agrees to pay in
! installments of $25 or $50 month. In
terest on the mortgage is per cent
! So far, many sales of these terms have
| been reported by local real estate COM
panies and private owners.
| In a recent magazine article it was
| stated there is a larger percentage Of
home owners in Portland than can be
found in any other city in the country
According to estimates made in 1917
E-by insurance underwriters nearly A
per cent of the population owned
! homes. Based on the population Of
/ nearly 10 years ago approximately
100000 persons lived in houses that ac'
tually belonged to them. It is now es
timated that this percentage has in
creased to 81, and, taking account O.
the growth of the city. it is believed
that 100000 residents now possess tn
houses in which they live,
Portland has proved what civic prid
j" can do in the way of beautifying
city, for recently at the suggestion o
the Oregon chapter of the American In
stitute of Architects a committee mad
a study of it's architecture, sculptur
! and landscape architecture with the re
suit that 10 examples of the best hom
building won praise for the high stand
ard maintained. The verdict Of 9TH
Architects and Engineers of Califor
! ~
tions show as fine an art and as wis
handling of the problem as anything
to be found in this country
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-17
P. @. UN|0N|ST
RAPS BURLESoA
President National Federation
Of Postal Employees Tells
Why He Is Dreaded.

WASHINGTON, May 16.-Resenting'
what he terms IAN indictment against
the nation" by Postmaster General
Burleson, in charging that the critics
Of his administration are actuated by
political bias or selfish motives. Sec
retary- Treasurer Flaherty of the Ma
tional Federation of Postal Employees,
has reviewed organized labor's oppo-
sition to the postal executive.
1.-THE truth isl said MIR. Flaherty,
that every element in the nation is
now aware of the obvious unfitness of
Mr.. Burleson for the position he occu-
pies, and organized labor was the first
group to publicly call attention to the
fact.
Labor is fighting Mr.. Burleson not
because of his zone-rate law or his
suspension Of the pneumatic tube
service or his change in his system of
compensating the railroads for mail
carriage, but solely because he has
no conception of modern industrial or
economic problems. He still holds to
the archaic. chattel slavery idea that
labor is comm odity. He is so con-
stituted that he cannot understand
the aspirations and the ideals of the
American. werkmen over whose well
fare political mischance has placed
him.
His viewpoint on labor questions is
reflected in his votes as d congress-
! man. He voted against the federal
! compensation law. the phossy jaw leg
islation, and he sponsored the ini-
quitous rider that sought to limit the
! tenure of civil service employees to
seven years. This was direct blow
| at the federal service.
j For six years he has been postmas-
! ter general. In that time he has not
made a single constructive recommen.
dation for employees legislation. Or
the contrary he sought to nulify thu
| employees eight-hour law and thei1
weekly rest law; he endeavored t
lower postal wage standards.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-17
UNITED STATES HAS GOT TO
HELP SICK WORLD GET WEI L
BosheVsts and BoMbons Unite in Opposition to League Of
Nations and Terms Of Peace Common People the World
Over Will Be Glad War Is 0Ver-NoW to Rebuild,
BY CHESTER M. WRIGHT.

wtnn Just few days the treaty of will be signed,
something very much unforeseen happens. ~ o
IN the great Hall Of Mirrors in the luxurious palace Louis XIV
at the plenipontares will gather specially
horseshoe form and affx the that will
IN formal So much for that. be peace
All over the world people will exult and very glad war
hat began almost five will
Men and all the world up rejoice. And
they will to each other that the treaty treaty written
has been fought.
Croakines of Bourbons Are Nahra1
VI there will be the croakngs
of whom will be in the United gentlemen
will tell all of Stories Some of these invented
for political purposes beyond doubt.
And equally of there will be the rawlings
wholly Bohevik He will rail the world now He
WI" never be happy until he Russia his back
even then he will not be happy probably he will be happy
than
And between the Bourbon of the extreme right and the Bohvk
the extreme lef there will be howl when treaty
is signed. ::-. $500 -
reactonay Bolshevk grind them what will be
state of mind and for them what will be the outlook?
That is the question. .-:.*: ..~."~~~
!he world will be at peace in ony when the treaty
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-17
N any TEACHERS
RUSH TO. UNIONS
Join Organized Labor By. Thou.
Wages Far Below
That Of Hod Carriers,

WASHINGTON, May 16.-A new
American Federation of Teachers is
the,'rate at which the organization
wave among the public school teachers
of the United States has been spread
ing during the past month, according
to reports received at the Washington
office of the National Women's Trade
Union league. The American FEEDER
alton of Teachers is affiliated both
with the American Federation of La
Dor and the National: Women's Trade
Union league, and has to date chart
cred a total Of 70 local unions from
coast to coast. This. it is stated, rep
resents a 100 per cent organization in
many localities.
The aims of this vigorous young ma
tional trade union organization of edu-
Gators are characterization of the
schools and fair working conditions
is pointed out, have lately exhibited
their autocratic. illiberal attitude on
public questions to the extent of act
ual persecution Of teachers and the
attempted suppression Of free discus
sion In the schools. Accompanying
this form of oppression, as public
scandal of years standing. is the SAL
ary scale of teachers, which for the
entire United States averages $500 per
year, and there are thousands of
teachers receiving only $500 and $400
per year.
1--WE insist" says the national presi-
dent Of the American Federation of
Teachers, Charles B. Stillman of Chi
cago, that boards of education have
no proprietary right in the schools.
They should be proud to consider
themselves, with the teachers, fellow
servants Of the public. Therefore. we
demand a voice in the government OF
the schools through representation on
the school boards, and through teach
ers' counsils in every school, consist
ing Of representatives of the teachers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-17

is willingness to submit the matters
in dispute to reasonable inquiry.
There can be no sound judgment
urged against the wisdom Of honest
effort through orderly procedure in
the settlement of industrial questions.
All society has an interest in these
questions and all society is affected in
their proper adjustment. for out of
order comes social progress and out of
social progress comes social pros
perity. Social prosperity is the basis
of national happiness.
Industry is chain Of related in
terests. When single link in the
chain is broken all industry is affected
to more or less degree, and when
several important links are severed all
industry is agitated, and national
prosperity is retarded. :~,*
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-17

!. Without that. Industrial peace will
not be permanent. In fact, the ap-
pearance of peace will only hide the
storm that will gather force with each
wrongful exercise of conference func-
tions.
Honestly administered, prosperity
will shine upon industry and the peo-
pie will thrive in happiness.
l. Industrial peace unfolds vast ma
tional opportunities that stagger the
mind, opens to the view a picture of
national power that stirs the soul.
But industrial peace must have its
fountain in understanding that ma
ture of the workers, their rights and
their ambitions; in honesty of pur-
pose, in justice to all. -S.s~
Without these sturdy supports. there
lcan be no lasting industrial peace. .
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-17

Therefore, the moral duty of so or
ganizing industry that these shocks
shall be avoided rests upon society
that is. upon every individual who is
embraced in the chain of industry
and every person whose interests or
authority extends to industry.
r In the nature Of things, this exer-
else of interest or authority must be
voluntary and must be accepted or
assented to willingly; it's procedure
cannot be imposed in a mandatory
spirit If it is to be effective in advanc-
ing the national welfare, which rests
more upon voluntary cooperation
than conforming to infexible law.
: The spirit is the essence of success.
Honest endeayor to. reach just deci-
sions must be the chief rule of con-
duct. 81" <@~F7: = s:.. - - i: IS
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-17

the methods tried are apparently
about to fail.
The great volume of threatened in
dustrial disturbances that have been
quietly adjusted without publicity and
the growing demand for the services
Of the expert conciliators Of the de-
partment, form new industrial
power that time is bound to perfect
and extend. as the benefits to industry
become more generally known
through the exercise and application
Of the system of conference adjust
ment Of labor questions.
Differences are bound to arise in
2 complex system of industry such as
ours. And these differences can be
determined in an orderly manner
where the methods have been pro-
vided for considering them and there
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-17

Development of the labor adjust
ment service of the United States de-
partment Of labor. which also en-
braces the functions of mediator and
conciliator in labor disputes, is shap-
ing the new road that industry is taxi
ing in the settlement Of wage ques-
tions and in fixing the conditions of
employment.
To bring this about no compromise
Of principles is necessary, no depart.
ure from rules or procedure is re-
quired.
The service simply provides tho
means for parties in dispute to come
together and talk over the points upon
which they differ and to offer sug-
gestions creating new resources when
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-17

'signed. That will be an important
sense, to be sure-highly and vitality
important The ending of military
operations will bring to a sore and ir-
ritated world a vast sense of relief
Military war will be at an end. = May
the ending be impressive to the last
degree! The cause Of democracy will
be triumphant on that day Of peace
triumphant as it has never been in
the history of the world.
All Not Settled.
But the signing Of the great treaty
from effort.
That is what we need now to look
at.
Our great military effort has safe
guarded democracy from overthrow
by political despotism. The kaiser
kind of autocracy has been destroyed
We defended our democracy because
we believed it good enough to keep.
We approach the final acknowledge
ment of victory only. to face another
kind of autocratic menace which is
called Bolshevism. We have to look
out for that. = -,
Something else also mars the allur-
ing prospect of peace. This some
thing else is the very soreness of the
world.
The world just now is like a. man
that has been battered until he aches
in every muscle: and until half his
bones are in splints. The world is just
like that. 1t has been beaten up.
The menace in the situation is the
possibility that the natural desire to
return to accustomed ways will dom-s
mate the consciousness of people.
closing their eyes to the dangers that
lurk in the -turvydom of to-
days great wreckage.:
Easy to Slide Back.
1t is easy to slide backward. Civil
lization is.s, pretty much something
that we force Upon ourselves Prog
ress is something that we accept only
after the most severe struggle. The
tendency is to revert unless there is
sufficient pressure Of some kind to
prevent it.
It is easy today for: the individual
to drop back to the ways of 1914.
But for the great millions Of the
worlds people to slide back to 1914
conditions means to slide back to
ruin. : ...o!- ~*:s
The. reason for this is that what
we had in 1914 has been .gouged
away and we have: not yet-built any
thing in its place. If we start to
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them without any strings attached to'
it. It would further be obliged to
agree to meet with a union commit
tee and take up in an orderly way
for discussion all questions at issue.
If they could not agree then the
points upon which they differed could
be submitted to arbitration. Isn't
this really the American way to pro-
ceed?
Ostrom's Attitude Unfair.
The Federated Trades assembly
and the Duluth and St. Louis County
Readjustment committee both believe
that Mr.. Ostrom, the president Of
the Duluth Show Case company, is
most unfair in his attitude. When
appearing personally before the COM
1aittee he agreed in no uncertain
terms to reinstate the men without
prejudice. He later made a public
statement in which he offered to re-
instate the men provided they
dropped all demands for increased
wages and other conditions.
1t has been definitely determined
that the Duluth Show Case company
IS owned by the Marshall-Wells COM
pany, and an effort is being made to
take the matter up directly with Mr..
Seth Marshall, president of the lat
ter company. 1t is generally believed
that the policy Of the Duluth Show
Case company is dictated by the
Marshall-Wells company. This firm
has not been regarded as friendly to
organized labor in the past, and in
not few instances union men en-
ployed therein are said to have been
discharged when it became known to
the officers of the company that they
were active in union labor circles.
But there has been a great change
IN sentiment since the war on the
matter of discriminating agains
Workmen because of their .unior
membership, and the Marshall-Well
company will find itself more ir
Keeping with the new order Of in
dustrial thought if it recedes from
ITS time -honored practice of discrim
9dation
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-17
UNITED STATES DEBT
AMOUNTS TO NEARLY
25-b|LL|ON DOLLARS

WASHINGTON, May 16.-Pub-
lie debt of the United States gov
crnment is reported by the treas
ury as $24,S24,345, 900.
Most of this represents liberty
bonds OF the first, second, third
ana fourth issues. The Victory
liberty loan is not included. No
deduction is made for the So, ,852,-
100000 loaned to foreign govern
ments.
The treasury plans to Issue bonds
later this year and next that will
aggregate $5,0O0,OOO, SO that the
gross public debt of the United
States is expected by treasury Off
Gals to be in the ncighborhood OF
3O,O0O,OOO,OOO when the period
of war financing ends.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-17
COMMON law Y DOES ! NOT NJ
APPLY olhDusIR1AL
ARBITRATION BARGAIN

WASHINGTON, May 1e.-The
common law rule that either party
to an arbitration agreement may
withdraw at his pleasure Is not ap-
plicable to Industrial controversies
according to: the ruling OF the ma
tional war labor board In refusing
to grant the Akin Erslfine Mill
ing company OF Evansville, Ind,
the privilege Of withdrawing i la
Dor dispute from the hoard's con-;
sideratiOn. ~ %. .. 81 Z -
The effect Of the decision Is that
employers and workers, having
made joint submission to the
board, must wait and abide by its
final award. & ss.ss.ss es7ss 49,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-17
BEIHLEHE EN- STEEL STRIKE

LEBANON, Pa, M av16-strikinp
steel workers employed bv the Reth-
1ehem Steel company and tn. Lebanon
valley iron and Steel company have
issued a statement on wage cuts by
these concerns. The redu ~tions ap-
proximate 321a per cent.
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TURN TO PAGE TWO.
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Lietuva. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1892-1920, 1919-12-29
BOLSEVIKAI DARO PA
VOJU JAPONU NEGY-
VAJAI LINIJAI TIES
BAIKALU.

Toxic, gl-uodzio 27 d.
Kares rastine pranese, kad
japonu kareiviai Sibire yra
susireme pietrytinej Baika-
10 ezero pusej, kur jie laiko
atviius susinesimus, kad be-
veik tikro reikalingumo at
sitikime uzdengus pasitrau-
kirna japonu yirsininkq ir
gyventoju.
Visose trijose Sibiro toll
NOSE rytQ provincijose, ypa
tingai Irkutsko apielinkese,
kur per- kucias garnizono da
lis sukilo ir gyventoju dalis
prisidejo prize ju, yra dide-
le suirute.
Sukllellai dabar laik0 kai-
riji Angaros kranta. Miesto
likimas, national, nuspres-
tas.
Pas japonus apskritai yra
ia nuomone, kad Kolcako
gala pazymejo jo ginkluotas
isiverzimas gruod. "a d. j
zemstvos delegatu konferen-
cija.
Semenogas skubina rink
ii Kolcako pabegelius if jau
turis pajiega apie 10000
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"RAUDONUJU" DEPOR-
TAVIMA SULAIKE ATEI-
VIII UZPLUDIS.

New York. gruod. 27 d.
Ant Ellis salos toks didelis
uzpludimas ateiviu, kad ten
pritruko vietos il virsininkai
isreiske savo paabejojima,
kad sekantis sutraukimas
anarchistu deportavimui bus
galimas artimoje ateityje.
Begiu paskutiniu 48 valan
du uostan pribuvo apie 5000
ateiviu IL Siandien 1,16S
buvo sulaikyti ant salos is
tyrimui ju tinkamumo sitai
Saliai. Salos personalo neuz-
teko, kad apeiti daugiarls.
Anarchistai paskirti depor-
tavimui il laikomi Detroite,
Hartforde, Conn. gal lures
tula laika laukti iki bus SUI
rengtas kitas laivas jq de-
-portavimui.
Lietuva. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1892-1920, 1919-12-29
ANTRAS PASIKESINI-
MAS ANT AIRIJOS
VlCEKARALIAUS.

Dublin, gruodzio % d.
Uzpuolimas ant Airijos lor-
do leitenanto, vicekuni-
gaikscio French vakar nak-
II privede prie atviros ko-
vos, kur du gyrai tapo uz-
musti.
Vienu uzmustuju yra Ang
lijos kariuomenes aficieris,
kuris vede liuosnoriu buri
kovon; susiremimas ivyko
tamsoj bemeginant nuvaryti
uzpuolikus nuo vicekara-
liaus busto. Kitu uzmustuju
buvo vienas is uzpuolusiu
burio. Jis buvo apsitaises ci-
Villas drabuziais. 10 niekas
nepazlnO.
Kraujoas Phenix parke,
kur susiremimas ivyko, rc-
do, kad If daugiau uzpuo-
lusiuju galejo butt uzmus-
tais, ar suzeistais If paskui
nunestais ju draugu.
Keturi Vyrai tapo suares-
tuoti parke uz keliu valan-
dp po kovai, Jie uzsigyne,
kad jie turi ka bendro su
tue dalyku il pas JUGS jokiu
ikriminuojaciq dalyku neras
ia.
Vicekaraliaus bustas ta-
po uzgautas daugelio suviu,
oct gen. French liko nesu-
zeistas.