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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-18
G0|hVl|P|ERS Tells C0NGRESSIT
IS Stimulating B0L SHEv|SM
Propaganda for Compulsory Arbitration Is Helping the l. W W.
Undermine American Federation Of Labor, he Says, Hitting
at Wood, CN1minsA Clark and Thomas Measures.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16-Bosaevsm is being ostered and
the OF the United States That body the
ism which doing its
ba smother the hope Of democracy the heart of the Russians
which seeking the destruction Of civilization that
aoca despcab than known be established
And the federal legislators aiding intensity in this
land OF the free
This in effect the charge made by Samuel Gompes tesi
ony before house committee interstate and foreign
compulsory arbitration e. Clark of the
had suggested the committee that
brand compulsory arbitration should be made law to prevent
strikes Of railroad
Protests Against Cummins Bill.
Several days before Mr. Gompers had before the senate
commission protested against the Cumns
BILL This provides that the shall fix the and
hours of railroad employees after they turned the
they strike they must go to jail
1T such legislation this and others that before
that breeding Bohevsm the United States President Com
told the house committee That what doing gentle
You giving the l. W. w. the undermine
American Federation of Labor Already the Bohevks saying
to the workers:
THAT is what YOU get for your loyalty and
patriotism
Among the bills in this congress by
the spoken for American labor Representative Wood
Indiana of the in the majority party provides:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-18
WAR PR0F|TEER
CAUSED british:
II RAILWAY STRIKE
Ben TiI|ett, Visiting in America,
Tells How Recent Trouble
Came About

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-The Brit
been settled, was caused by Sir Eric
Geddes, minister of transport and
"Englands wickediest profiteer," said
Bell Tillett, general secretary Of the
British Dock Workers union.
Tillett represented the British
Trades Union Congress at the recent
convention of the Canadian Trades
and Labor Congress and is making
short visit to the United States before
going home. He attended the OPEN
ing. session of the industrial confer
ence in this city, ~
1.-The British railroad workers." said
Tillett, wanted pledges carried out
that were made to them by the gov
ernment last April. They waned as
surance that present wage rates would
be continued, because of living costs.
They wanted complete recognition of
their union.
These were refused and the men
suspended work. Sir Eric Geddes as
sumed charge of the fight and the
government announced that the men
would have to return to work before
their grievances would be discussed.
while Sir Eric can not equal your
Judge Gary in his brutality toward
workers, the minister of transport is
in a class by himself. He has hamp-
cred traffic, fleeced the people dur
ing the war. and now wants to con-
tinue this process of profiteering by
cutting down the workers. who are
linked up in a triple alliance with the
miners and the organization of which
I am a member. While the govern
ment was making every effort to
break the strike. British trade unions
were exhausting every means to ad-
just matters. before they took~the last
recourse. The transport workers fed
GRAFTON took the matter up. and now,
according to the newspapers. the gov
ernment has agreed to exend he pres
ent rates until Sept. 80 OF next year.
No mention is made that SIR Geddes
arranged the settlement.
II am confident that this strike and
its happy ending will serve notice to
men like Sir Eric Geddes that pro-
nouncements do not frighten Brit
tish trade unionists, who are deter
mined that wages shall not be reduced
to benefit the profiteers."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-18
POLES V0TET0
IGNORE PRIEST
Foreign-Bornl' Steel Workers
Refuse to Return and
Break Strike

JOHNSTONW. Pa, Oct. 16.-spe-
clal to The Labor World-The Polish
priest got busy in the interests Of the
Cam brfa Steel company. He has ad-
Vlsed the men to go back TO work, his
CHURCH collectors calling at the homes
OF the men trying to persuade them
10 sign an agreement to return to
work, informing them that when they
secure SO per cent of the men they
Will start the plant, and telling them
that If they don't return they will be
called Bolshevists and force those who
are not citizens to leave the country.
We Informed the men that the
priest was heavy stock holder in the
Cambria and was looking after his
dollars invested and not the men and
that he wanted them to continue
working seven days a week as he has
been reported saying that it was no
Sin to. work on Sunday as long as thew
save the wages earned on SUNDAY to
the church..
At our meeting we called for a vote
of the men who pledge themselves
not to sign any agreement or return to
work. l never saw such a spontan-
eous response with hands up as oc-
Cured in both halls. If a man had
severe case Of blues, that denaonstra-
ton would surely make him cheer up
IT. J. CONPOY.
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WHEN MILLS Started
TO GUST AMERICANS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-The oust-
ing of American workers from the
steel mills started Immediately after
the Homestead strike, said Michael F.
Tighe, president of the Anaalagamated
Association of Iron. Steel and Tin
Workers. in testifying on the steel
strike: before the senate committee on
education and labor.
''In 1892 when the Homestead
strike took place. said Tighe, 800 per
cent of the workers in steel mills were
Americans. They struck against re-
duction of wages in the Carnegie
plants and lost. A system Of espion-
age was then Americans left. An
influx of foreigners commenced"
President TiShe read an ADVERTISE
ment of the steel trust, issued in
1909, which said: Men wanted
Syrians, Poles and Rumanians pre-
ferred.''
''The gentleman's (Judge Cary re-
marks about foreigners are not we'll
taken, in view of that" said Tighe,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-18
JUDGE GARY'S OPEN SH0PIS
IN reality N0N-UN|0N SHOP
Steel Plants Are Closed to Union Men and AeHomes ondTaI
Reaction; Americas Meanest ecnct Would NOT TOLERATED In
Civil Life Steel Trusts Workshop Conditions.
BY CHESTER M. WRIGHT.

Judge Gary has brought FORTH through his Washington te
mony old question: the Importance of which beyond
the steel strike industrial situation which
PEELED to labor without benefit Of organization
To quote Judge Gary's words:
"The fundamental
open shop closed shop The question of allowing
where ne pease whether he belongs union not the
OF the employer to employ in his shop whether
union man not believe that is well known all the world
the shop is essential progress prosperity that the
closed shop less production less higher think
when discussing the question of the high living
important consider with than
shall be allowed operate
anybody else depending the good aborer
the wormen themselves who of course controlled
ment they receive including working living
conditions" -:
Judge Garys Logic Revealed.
This satisfactory statement of his than
made his earlier
York. because the logic of the corporation fully
revealed.
But let get Judge Garys whole before He says
further: '
"Now to the moral issue, think immoral for small
minority Of organized if please compel large
majority yield their desires tker control
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-18
SAMUEL C0MPERS
FOLLOWS. WILSON
Grand Man Of Labor Co|Iapses-
Plays Out After Long
Fight for: People

News from Washington conveys
the information that Samuel Gompers,
like President Wilson. is suffering
from a nervous breakdown. This has
been feared by his friends for several
months, for the grand old man"
would not listen to his friends and
take a; rest as he has been constantly
advised to do.
Ever since America entered The war,
Mr.. Gompers has been tireless in his
efforts to protect the interests and
rights Of labor as we'll as all the peo-
pie in the great struggle. During the
past year he made three trips to
Europe and throughout tbs period
since the armistice was signed he has
thrown his Herculean strength into
repeated contests in defense .ei the
principles for which he stood an
talteringly.
The climax came Tuesday when the
made a speech at the Industrial con-
ference in behalf Of the ste 81 workers.
No man knew better tn sorhistry and
cant Of tn steeel barons. He UNDER
stood their camouflage "open shop"
ISSUE. He def1ed them to come out
the open and prove their case. He
challenged them on. the moral issus
under which they hypocritically pa
raded. He accused them Of being the
breeders of Bolshevism in America
and stood ready to prove his indict-
ment against them.
Then he collapsed. It was the eli
max of strenuous period in his hfe,
and he stood to his guns UNI! he
took the count.
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First by higher shorter larger pro-
portion Of these industries
by securing public ownership of the large
tries, this margin of profit would be permanently
Labors will
prohs redued by larger and larger
workers. and the ultimate control by society of those indus
The profteering Of time has only brought
agreeable prominence which
suffered machine
tries and worldwide markets.
United labor understands this, its program is
trying not merely to increase the
enlarge the number Of workers through shorter
is 1ntelgeny following consistent
democracy Closely combined and
ting the tap root Of Putocacy when genuine
and generous living =; -
1t realizes that in the this will prohteer
Of business, and force other industries
into public control reconstruction platform
lied labor is not doctrinare theory Dreams
but program built out of hard facts and actual conditions
It knows that when helps itself
is also helping all society democracy from
of the Kaiser.
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be made annually Multiply figures by thousand
business into becoming not only big business but
big businesses
Pronteerlng is not only eXasperating starvation
matter for the enemy
OF all forms of democracy In the the
the controlling industry
investments which control in greater greater
number of industries.
The talked n America unit
by leaps and bounds until it everything it
could in it's line, then
profits in other enterprises 1t that
greatest OIL company in the world also has huge mail
livery houses the condensed milk combine great chain
of drug stores, farm lands the millions of
These it is said but few Of the
Of businesses which come control the
of in the business
When millions of in profit they must
out again in investment when m
given away Gifts rule invested, income,
only, spent on the philanthropy to be benefited
The political financial which
ments yield is frightful to contemplate.
Labor's strikes at the of from
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-18
By MlLA TUPPER MAYNARD.

Two topics have occupied much the space
in newspapers months. to with labors de-
mand for higher the other, investigation
meat packers. These to do with
each other but in reality they big problem
High wages, if high enough, problem
and those akin to it, look adver-
tisements of Of the big packers only
meat alone that is advertised but dairy
canned products and each had added
is claimed that there produce their
control. Why is this?
Is it that they
Figure moment, be growth OF
big business into bigger business is something
present conditions he helped.
Is it that these particularly greedy, and
willing to leave business than possible
people?
Suppose has capital of 100000
clears profit of 20 cent The $4,000
be invested in way Next still larger
will seek lvesments The larger the
the larger the will yield original
capital will doubled, larger investments have to
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Senator Walsh want to
: know, yes OF no, whether you
will see any representatives
of organized d labor. Please
answer that, yes or no.
Judge Gary-With all due
respect, + cannot answer yes.
or no. If the minority could
succeed in securing control,
that would bring about the
closed shop. Therefore, at
this particular time, the cir
cumstances are different
than ever existed before in
this country. I doubt if you
realize the danger of the mi
nority securing control.
Senator Walsh-I appre-
ciate that, but F also appre-
ciate the danger Of employ
ers refusing to see their
Workmen. =
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Men REFUSET0
RETURN AT CARY
Steel Workers Hold 0ut--De.
clare They re.Determined
to Win Strike.

GARY, 1nd.,-special to the Labor
World-The situation in Gary is good.
We came out about 90 per cent, and
SO few have. gone back that we can
say the ranks arg solid. They have
run in a lot of>,scabs from all over
the country, mostly negroes. The
scabs are not producing anything
worth talking about except SIN oke.
but they sure burn up the tar!
We have had lot of trouble here
with the mayors special police and
the Loyal American League who
are special policemen who have been
clubbing orr pickets and doing all
they could to break the strike but
failed and then brought in the militia
who gave way to- federal troops just
home from Europe.
We have. plenty of them here with
cannon and machine guns and they
expected to find Gary in flames with
civil war on and We're quite surprised
to find no one killed and everything
quiet except for the trouble caused
by these thugs with stars on. We
are much better off with the federal
troops here.
Our men are being arrested without
warrant and homes broken into. Our
pickets have been clubbed and run
down by mill bosses in autos, break
ing one mans leg and injuring others
and we were tired of standing such
stuff as we could not get any action
from the civil authorities.
The mayor here is trust tool just
as they are in Pennsylvania but he
could not deliver the strikers to the
trust as he thought he could. Have
no fear of the mass Of strikers in
Gary. We are more determined than
ever to win and will stay out until we
dO.-JAMES MULHOLLAND.
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because If the industries of this coun-
try or any other were controlled by
union labor it would mean decay, less
production, higher cost and this coun-
try could not succeed in its contest
with other countries for the worlds
business"
The Moral Issue.
The moral" issue as seen. by Judge
Gary is slightly altered from his first
enunciation of it at the Ritz Carlton.
where he indicated a, belief that for a
corporation. to deal with organized
labor would be immoral.
AS we have it now it. becomes 'im.
moral for a. small minority of men
to compel by force large majority
to submit to their control" The ap-
plication of this belief to the steel
situation is not clear. That is, It is
not clear as Judge Gary states. it.
:. But the situation becomes -decide1y
clear when Judge Gary's statement
is reconstructed, providing it is ad-
nlitted for the sake Of argument that
there is a moral point at issue. For
example: It is imnhoral for a. small
min ority of men-the board of direc-
tors of the steel corporation, perhaps
to compel by force Of economic
pressure a. large najority-the steel
corporation employees in this case
to submit to their control
Applies to All.
Morality is morality and it applies
as effectively to one set of men as
to another, if it applies at ALL Be-
yond that it is not necessary to go
with the moral question at this time.
However, this is but another way
Of stating the judges first contention,
which ~ that the fundamental issue
in the steel strike is the open shop.
so-called.
We are told that
The open shop is essential to pro-
gress and prosperity, and
The closed shop means less produce
ton, less work, higher costs.
All Of which is proved untrue by:
1.-The records.
For the sake of accuracy there
ought to be a definition of terms.
What Judge Gary calls a closed shop
is properly called a union ship. What
he calls an open shop is non-union
shop, CLOSED to union men in al
most all cases. Certainly closed to
active unionism.
Unions demand these things:
What Labor Wants.
IA proper wage to maintain the
worker according to American STAN
dards of living. with minimum wage
| usually fixed as a sum for less than
which no worker can so maintain
himself. ..&
c-Proper hours of work, having
regard for the health of the workers
and their families and the condition
Of the industry.
3-Healthful working conditions,
! in order that the health Of the work.
! crs may be conserved and their USE
! fulness to themselves and to society
prolonged and heightened.
These conditions do not make for.
higher prices and low production. II
|. dishonest and unfair forces did not
enter into costs at other points and
beyond the control of the workers,
! we should have fair prices and high
production. - -: - -: :.
The simple face that it has been
necessary for workers to organize into
unions to secure fair wages. reason
able hours and good working condi-
! tions is PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE
! that without unions there would not
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For the Investigation of all disputes
and controversies:
l. Threatening the operation Of
the government.
,. intercourse between states.
3. redistribution Of the necessaries
OF life
This bill proposes to stop strikes of
any workman engaged in the lake or
= -coastWise trade, either sailor cook,
longshoreman. any railroad euploye,
anyone engaged in erecting buildings
for the government or any other en-
p!oye directly OF indirectly working
for the government
1t provides that a commission shall
be appointed by the President to in
vestlgate all such disputes and recon-
mend such legislative remedies as
H. would adjust the controversy. Fines
and jail sentences are provided for
strikers. The commission is in
structed to adopt rules of procedure
similar to those Of the federal courts.
1T is involuntary servitude Of the
worst description" declared President
C:o-nper$.
Thomas Is Active.
Then Senator Thomas. who so often
has come to the aid of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company, has sub
nl:tted a bill that all strikes, no mat
ter by whom called, are conspiracles
in restraint of trade and should be
prevented and re>isted at all times.
The bill provides:
That We view with deep concern
and sapproval all combinations.
conspiracies and disturbances de-
signed. to accomplish objects lawful
or unlawful by frauds, force, disorder
or resort to other criminal methods
''Tha. in America every citizen in
the enjoyment Of life, liberty and the
pursuit happiness has the constitu-
tional right to follow any calling or
to rcfrain thCrefrom as he may
choose. That this right is mutual
and universal, any denial of or inter-
ference with which is wholly con-
trary to free institutions and indi-
.sNid1lt! liberty.
Parry On u Mon Shop"
THAT the so-called closed shop,
the denial Of the citizen to a livell-
hood for the support Of himself and
family free from limitations imposed
upon him outside the law are tyran-
aous, un-Ai'1ercan and wholly in con-
flict with the fundamentals Of Amer
tean freedom.
THAT so-cal!cd strikes for power,
paraly3ing business, interfering with
distribution, lowering production, &C.
= fA ing the laws and necessarily result
ing in riot. nsurrcctiOn; murder and
. destruction Of property. are CON
spiracies in restraint Of trade and
should be prevented wherever pos
sD.e and resisted 1T all times
Bianton, the MERRY Andrew of the
House, also presented "A bill prohibit
ing any employe of the government
from striking, no matter from what
onerous conditions they are seeking
relief.
There are many others, but none
which places the shackles so firmly
j. on the people by their esta ablishmen
IF inro1untrrV carvitu6o
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-18
MORE TRANSFERS IN LINE.

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 16:-Officers
of the Brotherhood of Teamsters re-
port that during the month TO August
last per capita tax was received on
$4,000 members. President Tobin
says this is beyond the dream of the
most optimistic member of our organ
station a few years ago."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-18
YOUNGSTOWN Is O. X.

YOUNGSTOWN, O., Oct. 16.-Ev-
erything is o. K. The colored men
are getting tired of sea abiding and
number walked out today. - S. r.
ANNIVERSARIES.
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MEN STANDING PAT.

PUEBLO, COL, Oct. 16.--Men here
standing pat. Mill down.-W. H.
Young.
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INHR. MERCHANT-Has it occurred to
''A you that this paper goes into the
homes of the best paid workingmen
lin Duluth and surrounding territory?
lit is carefully perused by every adult
member of the household There is
no better advertising medium any,
lWhere.
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MR.. WoRK1NGMAN-,This / ls your 4
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tanning to your life and welfare. It
wants and needs :, your support. It
cannot exist without it. Your cause
would be weak indeed without labor
paper to champion it. Become reader !
and subscriber.
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TURN TO PAGE TWO.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-05-21

Nj. luuud nut, my love, You
wrong me You know ! would give
~ my MO on your account.
Ills WIFE, know sou would You'd
do anything GO get cut u supporting
me.
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.hild posaosaes ls we'll as thrift aud
'~lhHsrtntiuu Ice utilizing materials
hlnh would otherwise hr thrown
way Tor making really artistic and
useful tninEH In not filI uurrnfs.
io come ana poe what 5uur children
lfa doIur.
Parents aud friends OF the pupils
Ir" cordially invited in the after
moons Of Tho 18th ana .sth.
Fho school Wurk in Industrial art
fud p-snmuuHhIu viii hs arranged iu 10
novel % Interesting manner
The nrrt grlucs have arranged "a
house party with beautiful and sub.
siantlal furniture made u empty
pools. The second grades have n
May toto with Ma pulea and birthday
cakes in uHTer cutting 4 real
ranch 40 miniature has been home
stoadod iu tho third grades Japanese
gardens in fourth grades aud in tho
ttth grades o. bird village Is con.
structcd
The sixth grades. have u flying cir
Gus win eNori detail worked out. yea
the animals
a nshlng tfip TO the seventh grade
exhibit viii take YOU to uly bordefol
streams apaunri with Venetian iron
bridget
The high school exhibit iud library
sth nul will Ls found ln the Tirsi
ward huildiur The Crutial srhouI
at tho Third ward
Tho schools are Co visit exhibits Ir
company With their teachers. uU
"Wednesday al "a pm the First
Murd ~ Fourth ward Co Third con-
Thursday. the rrNrrss an HrD urged
10 visit these srhuuls
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, Trianrir Track Newt. .


uu Mas fiH 600 H.so at the Third
ward school grounds the Central
huul fhr hIFh school fir hmeu. and
fh, Third Wnfi huui viii hold 10
triangle TRACK mrft with eight event
Th,rr will ht thftH GLASSES of boys ru.
frrDa boo THESE oNsnfs Those wcirhiur
Ia. pounds bond over. Those from 100
fU l.f pounds Inclusive. and Those
o 1a tu go pounds Inclusive
There VIII nr two sufrirs from each
school loo each ,lIs making eighteen
contestants bob HI Eu,h contestant
mas enter three events Hul ths rclt5
U4tr The events lre aa fIlluwA
Inn.yard dash
etU-vard dash
Atu.Nard dash
uut.huif-mils DASH
ttuuning broad jump
ltuuuing hlrh jump
baseball throw
Nllr rulHt race
Another meet win hu hold ON June
,th Cor the wirl schools Tor boys up
tp 90 pounds The events viii bee the
simr and ths method uf SCORING for
both meets wlH De- shat usually used
iN iho done 'hNt the boys enter the
uuIN.fslft thr viii have developed
True collegiate form look out Tor
tnum
Tcachcrs' Picnic.
Tur teacher. ure planning I picnic
ru TJHrla cannon fur 900 dos saturday
Do Be- expected thHt t start will be-
made Ht POI 0r , o'clock aud carr
win hr ready fu fnNt thua. whu W.Hh
fu rn A rrrat deal uf interest and
enthusiasm Dr. ruutrrinr lu the picuiy.
although 10 is not absolutely l definite
IhIHH ts mutu VIII d'pvul upon the
weather