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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
WILL STUDY LABOR PROBLEM.

New York, Jan. 22-The national
assembly of ciothiers decided 20 es-
tablish labor bureau to study its
industrial problems.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22

The soldiers in the barracks were
disarmed by the workers.
A general strike has been pro-
claimed at Reimsheid. as a protest
against the killing of DR.. Karl Lieb-
knecht and Rosa Luxembourg. dis
patch states The factories have
been closed and traffic stopped.
319 Elected to Assembly.
Copenhagen, Jan. eat is re-
ported unofficially from Berlin that
319 delegates had been elected to
the national assembly from % dis
tricts in the returns up to 5 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. They were dis
tributed as follows:
Majority Socialists, 1872
German Democrats, S.
Centrists, 81.
German National party, 2S.
Independent Socialists, %.
German Peoples party, IA.
Scattering, 8.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
BREMEN, HUN
COAST TOWN,
HAS REVOLT
Seaport Reported in the
Hands of Workers
Post Guns in Streets

Amsterdam. Jan. 22-The city
of Bremen is virtually in the
hands of the WOrkingmen, ac-
cOrding TO a dispatch to the
Berlin LOkaI Anzeiger from the
German seaport. The working
men have occupied the bar
racks, the town hsll, the tele-
phone office and the banks, and
have posted machine guns in
the market place and in public
buildings.
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CONTINUED On Page NineD
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M e NIB er of Audit
Bureau of Circulations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22

authorities a key, wooden or steel,
could be easily manufactured to fit
them.
The third door. or the first one
in entering the bull pen" from the
Jail office, is made of sheet steel
without a keyhole or opening of
any kind upon it's inner surface.
This door can only be locked and
unlocked from the office side.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22

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Leased Wire Report
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-13
BIG WALL. Street INTERESTS
WANTED SH0PMEN TO STRIKE
Secretary Scott Of Railway Employees Department Charges
whoe Trouble Was Result Of O|tefor hfIseaaes Organized BY
Financial Interests; Shopmen to Get LoResd For Agreement

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept 1l.-Now that fear general
k OF the hopmen the railroads of
ended hints thrown
pose OF forcing the ~ with the hope
in the labor situation brings charge
that the whole trouble the result
the financial interests which control the railroads. This charge
made today when said that the Of
angry at the made labor
to force strike the belief that will be
believed 'aid that after such defeat
would have autoerac were restored
to them.
Opposs to National Aeseemeo&
Another important fact the oaicis
that the of the railroads ssnsou'y opposed making
national with the shopmen
contracts for nearly 200 individual roads
would too much the employees BUT DIRECTOR GENERAL
WALKER D. HINES ALREADY HAS AGREED A
NATIONAL AGREEMENT and this has attempt bring
strike the financial interests involved This
knowledge had much to do with the of the rank and e
The financial interests charge that the
strong organizations Of union that will be
intentions after the railroads returned to them.
These charges heard Washington day. When the
on for strikes first noticed the officials
found certain employees strikes time when there
walkout But the agitation continued always with
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-13

ciples of democracy. the same insti-
tutions of freedom upon which the
United States is founded.
Under the soviet form of govern
ment. principles contrary to those Of
our American institutions. are intro
duced. Labor is made compulsory,
systems are introduced which pre-
vent trade union actively such as we
have secured in the United States.
The highest authority of the soviet
government - Lenine - holds that
trade union action, as we understand
and apply it. must not exist. In his
official statement before the soviets,
in April, 1913, Lenine said in part:
"Apd today TIE same revolution
and indeed in the interest of social
ism-demands the absolute submis-
sion of the masses to the single will
Of those who, direct labor processes" :"
= And in another portion of the same
address we find his recommendations
as to what this "single will'' should
Introduce into industry. In part
Lenine said:
I'VE should Immediately introduce
piect work and try it out in practice.
We should try out every scientific and
progressive suggestion of the Taylor
system; we should compare the pay
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-13

sympathy naturally aroused in the
human breast for those who are en-
deavoring to establish free institu-
tions, there has been the thought in
the minds of some workers that, in
assuming the position which it has,
the American Federation of Labor
has failed to do its duty.
Industrially as we'll as politically,
the American trade union movement
believes in democracy. It has been
waging it's greatest contests to estab-
lish the principles Of democracy in
the relationship of employer and en-
ploye. It has steadily and insistently
opposed the principle of governmental
compulsion Of labor. It has pointed
out the fatal defect to the workers
liberty contained in compulsory arbi-
tration. It conducted the contest
which led to the amendment of the
Sherman antitrust law and won a
brilliant victory, which in substance
was the establishing of new bill of
rights. when it secured the declaration
that the labor of human being is
not an article of commerce or a COM
modify. It has, from the beginning,
fought for liberty, and has based it's
methods for securing liberty and in
dustrial justice upon the same prin-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-13

roll with the general total of produc-
ton, or the results in service of rail-
road and water transportation. etc.
80 = We must introduce in Rus
sia the study Ind the teaching of the
Taylor system and its scientific trial
and adaptation. While working to
increase the productivity Of labor, we
must at the same time take into .ac-
count the peculiarities Of a transition
period from capitalism to socialism,
which require on the one hand that
we lay the foundation for the socialist
organization of emulation, and on. the
other hand, require the use of COM
pulsion so that the slogan of the dicta-
torship OF the proletariat should not
be weakened by the practice of a too
mild proletaria4. government"
These quotations of Lenine's .ad-
dress, are taken from the official docu-
ment sent to this country by the Boil
shevik government, so that they are
authoritative and come from the one
official source which is authoritative.
The American trade union move
ment has opposed piece work in many
industries and has done so for the
soundest Of reasons.
The molders, particularly those in
jobbing and machinery foundries.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-13

have had an experience with piece
work which requires no reference to
remind them Of the evils which de-
velop under the system. The molders
and all Of the meta. workers have had
more or less experience with the Tay-
lor system. One of the great con-
tests which the American Federation
Of Labor engaged in during. recent
years was the effort to prevent the
establishment of the methods of So
called scientific management in the
arsenals and navy yards. From the
date Of its Introduction the Amer
lean Federation of Labor has opposed
what was called scientific manage
ment The Investigations made by
the government. the hearings held be-
fore congress have all proved that the
position which the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor had taken was sound.
It is surprising in view, of these
facts, that the American trade union
movement is not prepared to lend
encouragement or Endorsement to a
pulsion of labor. which advocates the
-uoo u! seAeE19q~ uoIQM 4ue1uu1eAo8
extensive introduction Of piece work,
and which urges the necessity for ap-
plyin gscientific management to in
dustry?-From Molders' Journal.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-13

Every true American welcomed the
Russian revolution and the cars over
throw. Every trade unionist believes
that the workers of Russia. and the
workers Of every land. should have an
adequate voice in determining the
shop rules anG regulations under
which they should work, the terms
of employment and other conditions
of labor.
The trade union movement of
America, while welcoming the Rus
sian revolution and having a whole
souled, deep-seated sympathy with
the efforts of the Russian workmen to
emancipate themselves, has not in
dorsed either the theory or the prac-
tice Of the Bolshevist government.
On the other land. it is actively op-
posed to many of the features which
have developed under the soviet form
of government
Efforts have been made intro
duce in this country some Of the
policies and methods of the Bolshe-
viks, and the American Federation of
Labor at its recent convention defin-
itely declined to give any comfort or
approval of those who were advocat-
ing the principles made famous by
Lenine and Trotsky. Because Of the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-13
LEGISLATURE MAY TAKE
Up COAL STRIKE here


Just as We go to press word comes
from st. Paul that the legislature will
investigate the coal situation in ,Du-
luth. 1t is held that the tie-up here
is seriously affecting conditions
throughout the state and the legis-
lature will insist upon an immediate
settlement Of the strike
Officers Of the Duluth union have
been requested to send all informa-
tion as to the strike and their de-
mands to. st. Paul at once, It is this
fact that probably has influenced the
coal dock operators here to ask for I,
conference with the strike committee
They don't want legislative iuvesti-
cation. They can have everything
their own way in the public press
through paid advertisements, but be-
fore a legislative committee both
sides, including the public, will be
given, an opportunity to do some quiz
zing. The strike may be settled at
any moment now.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-13

Government Assurance Of Six Per Cent Dividend on Railroad
Securities, Father Of Plumb Plan Declares, Would Depeciate
Market Value Of Bonds Issued During World War.

If the United States of railroad
securities dividends of cent their
which admittedly contains at least of
would such have the market value of liberty bonds paying but
interest? This question asked by Glen E. Plumb before
Interstate Commerce.
The several plans proposed for the the railroads
outside of the Plumb plan that the shall
railroad securities
There present of proposals bel congress looking
financial control of the railroads
ownership Every them provides for the the
by guarantee O. railroad securities.
Two Methods Are Advocated
methods of assuring these returns advocated One for
the make shortage out the nations
railroad sufficiently
dividends The plans differ only the detail
should be raised Each the people,
would the tax by of the taxation machn
cry; would operate through and bring
retur front the increased prices of commodities
point the of railroad securities asking the
guarantee fictitious The market
something thirteen billion dollars face
value billion Valuations the Interstate Commerce
show that the of DUPLICATING the railroads would
than eleven bions Yet the security ask
them returns approximately 2oOOO
100000. or the property investment account
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-13
WANT DOCK men
TO 0QuENCH FIRE
Dock Owners Appeal to Union
But Men Insist That Strike
Must Be Settled.

The daily papers, the pretended
friends of working men, are making
much over the fact that striking dock
workers have refused to assist dock
owners to put out a fire on a certain
West Duluth coal dock.
City firemen have been busy pour
ing water into the burning coal for
three weeks, but the fire still burns.
The only way to quench the fire is
to move the coal. This can best be
done by coal buckets and workmen.
job coal dock operators would have
to pay the union scale, which they
refuse to do.
They have called upon the mayor
to- furnish strikebreakers, but he
maintains that the city is not in the
strikebreaking business. II coal dock
operators can pay strikebreakers from
$50 to S65 a day, they can easily
afford to make peace with the dock
workers union on 1luch easier terms.
Union labor will go to any length
to protect life and property in an
emergency during a strike, but in this
instance it is plainly evident that the
owners want the Workingmen to save
their coal without in any other way
recognizing their just claims for a
proper adjustment of the grievances
Of which they complain. The coal
dock situation can be settled in a jiffy
if the operators will condescend to
come off the high horse on which
they have ridden, 10 these many years.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-13
Mine WORKERS
union PASSES
100000 MARK
Acting President Lewis Recon- /
Inends Termination Of Wage
Agreement Made DuringW War.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 10.-The
United Mine Workers have a member
ship of more than 100000, according
to the annual report read yesterday
to the convention of miners assembled
here. More than 10000 union miners
enlisted in the military and naval
services during the war, of which
3,035 were killed or died of disease.
The international union has grown
from 10000 members in 1890 to more
than a half million in 1919. The bal
ance in the treasury was reported to
be $1,72S,s06.12. The big union sub
scribed for more than $10,000,00O
in Liberty bonds ana war savings
certificates. Its members produced
684,7O9,084 tons of coal in 1918 as
against 531,609,487 tons in 1915.
Local miners unions in Canada re-
ported 266 members had enlisted in
the war of which number 88 were
killed or died of disease They pur-
chased $26,743 in Canadian bonds and
the international union bought $780,
900 more.
John L.. Lewis, acting president of
the United Mine Workers, holding
that the union was not responsible for
the delay of the senate in ratifying the
treaty of peace. recommended that
the convention take action declaring
the Washington wage agreement
made during the war be terminated
Nov. 1. In the event new agreement
cannot be made he recommended that
there be no sectional sttlments, but
~ loto NJ
mine operations throughout the coun-
try.
Speaking Of the zone Big Union"
which sought to disrupt the Mine
Workers in western Canada, Mr. Lewis
said conditions were returning to nor
NAL Commenting on; this matter he
said:
"Thus is chronicled an additional
chapter portraying the failure of an
other se-called union embodying the
fantastic notions Of certain misguided
enthusiasts and mercenary enemies
!, of the trade union movement. The
One Big Union, like it's contempor-
aries, the Industrial Workers of the
World, the Provincial Workmen's AS
sociatiors and the Working Glass
union of the southwest, is founded on
the day dreams of visionaries and
lacks a. proper conception of our in
dustrial needs and fails to recognize
the prodigious achievements of the
legitimate trade union movement. The
United Mine Workers of America hats
encountered the most bitter opposi-
tion ever given to labor organization
but it has demonstrated by the test of
experience the soundness Of it's prin-
ciples and the .perpetuity of it's struct-
ure.'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-13
PULLS OFF new
STRIKE WRINKLE
InterboTough Rapid Transit Co,
Frames Strike to Get Higher
Street Car Fares,

NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-A. strike
on the 1nterborough Rapid Transit
cofnpany's lines, engineered by COM
pany officials and it's company
officials and its company "union," is
the latest thing in strikes.
The company is antagonistic to
the bona fide Street Car Mems union,
and has organized it's own Junior" "
whose members quit to enforce
higher wages. Trade unionists de-
clare that the strike was a frame
up to raise car fares, and point
to the number of strikers who were
employed by the company to protect
it's property. It is also declared that
the company paid the expenses Of
the strike committee while the walk
out was being arranged.
The "union'' has a contract with
the company and these workers re-
fused every offer of mediatio
Public officials announce that they
will investigate the strike, and it is
evident that the company is in a
weaker position to enforce it's de-
man for a higher fare.
In an editorial, the New York
World says lit is plain to every
body that the company virtually
welcomed the strike" This news
paper calls attention to the employ
ment Of what it terms "a privately
organized union'' to protect the COM
pany's property.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-13
SOCIALISTS and
B0ESHEvIS1SI IN
Three FACTIONS
American Radicals May Choose
Between Socialist and Two
Communist Parties.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. 11.-This city
was the scene Of several varieties Of
political gatherings last week. The
convention Of the National Socialist
party split into three factions. and out
Of which there were organized the
Communist Party" and the Com
munist Labor party"
The Socialists. tho right wing, stood
pat for political action. but declared
that industrial action and political ac-
ton must go hand in hand. The ref-
erendum for tho election/of party off,
GERS was discontinued and the now
members Of the executive committee
were elected by the convention. Only
one of the old members were re-
elected.
A manifesto" was issued by the
party, declaring its position on world
questions, indorsing the third Social
ist International held at Moscow
which the Communist Labor Party"
known as the center, and the "Com-
munist Party known as the left wing
had declared the right wings had up
to this time refused to indorse and
protesting against the league Of ma
tions which was designated as "the
capitalist black International against
the rise of the working classes"
The Communist Labor Party"
adopted platform putting parlia-
mentary action in the background and
declaring for direct and mass action.
It espoused the cause of Bolshevism
in Russia and that of other interna-
tional communists. Jack Carney of
Duluth, editor of Truth" was elected
a member of the executive council.
1.-THE most important means Of cap
turing state power for the workers." :"
says the program. lis the direct action
Of the masses, proceeding from the
place where the workers are gathered
together-in the shops and factories
The use Of the political machinery of
the capitalist state for this purpose is
only secondary. In those countries
in which there is possibility for the
workers to use this machinery in the
class struggle. they have, in the past,
made effective use of it as a means of
propaganda and of defense. In all
countries where the conditions for q
working class revolution are not ripe
the same process must. go on"
The Communist party, the left wine-
ers, declares the centerists to be vacil-
iating. tits revolutionary phrases"
it holds, conceal it's betrayal of the
revolutionary class struggle" It pro-
poses to overthrow the capitalist sys-
tenn by force. It will not compromise.
It holds the Socialists and Communist
laborites to be cohnter-revolutionis
So there we are, three varieties al
ready, and there are more to come.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-13
DEATH SUMMONS
JOHN MITCHELL
Great Mine Leader Succumbs In
New York. accomplished
Much for Workers.

John Mitchell, former president Of
the United Mine Workers, died Tues
day in New York city at the Post
Graduate hospital. The funeral will
be held in Scranton. Pa, the scene Of
his headquarters during the great an
thracite coal strike in 1902.
John Mitchell was born at Braid
wood, ILL.,, Feb. q. 1870: was educated
in the common schools and by night
study at home. He became connected
with organized labor when a mere
boy and he rose rapidly in the labor
movement, becoming acting president
in 1898 and elected president in 1899.
He served nine years in the latter
capacity.
He attended the Kansas City con-
vention of the American Federation
of Labor in 1898 where he was elected
a vice president. serving as such until
1907 when he resigned to become
chairman of the trade agreement COM
mittee of the National Civic Fedora
ton. When the convention Of the
United Mine Workers in Indianapolis
several years ago voted that none of
it's members should be identified with
the National Civic Federation Mr.. Nit
chell lost no time in deciding what
to do. He retained his union card and
severed his connection with the civic
federation.
He was later appointed chairman of
the New York Industrial commission
and held the position up to the time
of his DEATH Tn 1903 Mr. Mitchell
was rendered the Democratic nomin-
alton for vice president Of the United
States which he refused. He lived a.
most useful life and contributed con-
siderably to the promotion of the well
fare Of the working people of this
country,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-13

ut. was not long before it was learned
that the unrest was the result of or
ganized effort from without the shop
mems unions and was gradually
growing in strength.
To Negotiate Further.
When the President offered to Ia
crease the. wages 4.-cents- an hour
pending the efforts Of the, govern
ment to regulate living costs these
Interior influences BECAME more in
|sistent for a strike. The union Off
cials sent word to all unions recon-
mending that the increase be ac-
cepted conditionally and that the rail-
way employees department would i'm
mediately seek further negotiations
for a national agreement.
John Scott, secretary of the Rail-
way Employees department, said there
was no doubt that the national agree
ment, for which the shopmen have
longed for years, would be disastrous
to the owners plans to start wage re-
ductions and lower working condi-
tions after the railroads had been
turned back to them. He said the
interests were trying to bring on
strikes with the hope the government
would defeat them and leave the
owners in a position to do as they
please with labor.
''The rank and file did not vote ON
a strike," said Scott. 'They voted
whether they would accept condition.
all:7 the cents an hour offered by
the administration pending the time
the government can regulate the cost
of living. If they had rejected this
proposition and gone on a strike at
this time it would have been most
disastrous, inasmuch as it would have
prevented further negotiations to Sc
cure national agreement. The only
people who would have been bene-
fitted by strike would be the men
who have thrived by manipulating
railroad interests
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-13
LINDBERG WILL SPEAK
At PARAMOUNT SUNDAY

Chas. M. Lindberg, former con-
gresham from Minnesota, will speak
at Fairmount park Sunday afternoon.
Sept. II. under the auspices of the
Labor party of Duluth. Mr.. Lindberg
will discuss present problems and the
cause of the high cost Of living. He
will also show how big business has
its grip on the state government.
The Representatives of the local la
Dor party are busy curcularizing the
city and every workingman is urged
to attend the meeting. Mr.. Lindberg
has made many enemies in this state
because of his bold stand on public
questions. He in all probability will
have something good to. say to his
audience.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-13
CLERKS IN Department
STORES TO JOIN UNION

Retail clerks employed in depart.
ment and dry good stores will join
the Retail Clerks union in great
numbers during the coming week. Ar
rangements are being made for an
open meeting and it is expected that
more than 200 new members will be
admitted. d
Since the stores are again open on
Saturday evenings, the clerks en-
ployed therein find that their only
hope to get better. conditions is
through union. They will institute
a campaign at once against the Sat-
urday evening opening Of stores. The
organization committee of the Trades
assembly has been appealed to to as
sist the clerks.