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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-31

private and tell you what I think
about you." retorted Mr.. Wright to
the mayor.
Breeder of Trouble.
Isn't it the most natural thing in
the world for man with such temper
to have a. strike in his works? The
other employers Wu*ld do we'll to
give him a back seat. He don't be-
long; in this era. |
The conference at the city, hall was
attended by Representatives of both
sides. 2Whene fsstnilxthey were
far apart, the representatives of the
union WITHDREW from: the room to Civ.
the employers an opportunity to go
over the matter by themselves. The
mayor retired to his private office.
A. little later they met; Mr.. Wright
had disappeared, and the mill owners
promised to, advise the mayor Thurs
day afternoon as to what they would
b, do.
It is hoped that they will agree to
meet with the committee representing
the employees, go. over the differences,
and if they cannot come together then
submit. to arbitration all matters in
dispute.
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C0mPERS DENIES
He WILL Retire


WASHINGTON, May so.-.-Publica-
ton in the New York Sun of a report
from Washington that President
Gompers would retire at the coming
convention of the American Fedora
ton of Labor and that he might be
made president emeritus with his
salary continued, brought forth flat
denial of the whole story from Mr..
Gompers.
"The enemies of the American
Federation of Labor who would
weaken it or destroy it have every
year publicly declared and privately
avowed their determination to defeat
me at each Forthcoming convention.
They hid their hatred of the American
Federation of Labor by aiming their
shafts of bitterness and opposition
at me.
II am neither war-worn nor weary
of the work. I: am not a. gutter. nor
can there be any easy berth pro-
vided for me. I shall be president
Of the American Federation Of Labor
or worker among the rank and file.
.'Those who want to get rid of me
as president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor will have to try their
hand at the convention of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor where the
bona fide delegates will have their
right of selection. nor. can be coaxed
out of service by pretense of over
kindness.
when ferreted down, the 'rumor'
that desire to retire from the pres
idency of the American Federation
Of Labor will be found in the wish
of some one who hates me for my
Americanism. or for. my loyalty to
the: cause Of labor and who has con-
ceived this gentle method Of trying
to dispatch me from the field OF
active work in the great cause Of
labor, justice and humanity"
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Fifth. All factories to be operated
on the basis Of nine hours for day
with time and one-half for over. time
and double time for Sundays.
When George Orris, general organ
izer for the United Brotherhood OF
Carpenters and Joiners, was shown
the reply of the mill owners, he shook
his head and said: 'And such an Of
fer is made to American workingmen
in this year 1919. I am amazed a..
it. They make all the rules and all
the conditions without giving labor
voice in them. They dictate to us
who our committee shall be. Sup
posing we should attempt to dictate
who their committee would be?
II can't say more now. want time
to think it over. I am hopeful that we
will still have a meeting where we
can thresh out the matter between US.
We are perfectly willing to meet the
employers in the modern American
way, going to them with our heads
erect, but we can not and will not
crawl to them. The striking incon-
sistency about the reply is that they
sare dealing with the matter in an or
ganized capacity, but they refuse to
recognize organization among their
workingmen. I may have more to
say later"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-31
ILLINOIS ENJOYS BIG
CHILD LABOR DECREASE

:. CHICAGO, May 80. JThe state OF
Illinois has shown q bigst decrease in
child labor for the period of the war,
to the department Of factory inspec-
tion. The decrease Is due to q. new
law which provides 9 strict system
Of certification Tor each child that
works. s.,ss..ss.s5. .5. E...;.
Certificates issued for lthe year
1916. to 1917 numbered 27.2s4. The
certificates for 1917-1918 numbered
24;046, which does not mean that that
number OF children worked during
1917-1918, but indicates the number
Of positions held by the children. Tn
der the new law.seyerys time, q child
changes his job he must have q new
certificate. Under the old law but
one certificate was required.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-31
mACNEY WOULD
SETTLE. STRIKE
Mayor Invites Mil Owners to
Conference Two Stubborn:
..'' Employers Hold Out.

Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicked. over
lighted lantern; it set fire to the barn,
spread to other buildings and in short
while the great city of Chicago was
an ash pile. A pistol shot rang
through the air, an Austrian arch
duke was assassinated, and in another
month the whole world was on fire.
Millions gave up their lives and bill
lions of, dollars in property was lost.
No one knows what will happen from
little things.
"A few citizens called on Mayor
Magney Wednesday and laid before
him what might happen at this time
of industrial unrest from the little
strike Of cabinet maners at the Rad
ford & Wright company. The mayor
lost no time in getting busy. He i'll
vited the employers to meet with him
at. the city hall that evening. They
came, most Of them willingly. One
said he would not come, but he was
there and brought with him an
abundant supply Of insolence. They
talked many hours and while we go
to press they are celebrating on what
they will do. It is for. them to say
whether or not there will be industrial
peace in Duluth this. year. Every
thing else in the industrial world here
seems to have been settled, but this
one little breach.
Wright Is 1nsolent.
Mayor Magney found most of the
mill owners mighty decent. Two of
them, Mr.. Ostrom of the Duluth Show
Case company and Mr.. Wright Of the
Radford & Wright company, seem to
stand out most stubbornly. That man
Wright is sure as bitter against union
labor as any man we have ever heard
of. There is little difference between
him and. the average so-called labor
bolshevist. Both are menaces to good
order, and neither is a good citizen.
Indeed Mayor Magney told Mr..
Wright that he did not think he was
a. very good citizen. "I'll see you in
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-31
AT, OF |, CONVENTION NEAR:
Open SEASON FOR &2:@2!!e!AE1s =:
Predict Gompers VIII Be Retired on Pension as "PIes -
Emeritus" That Delegates vi Il Favor Seattle Plan and the
Radicals Be In Contol-Good Guess Reason Will Prevail.
Bv CHESTER NJ. WRIGHT.

WASHINGTON, May 3O(Spca to The Labor World) )-rhis
Labor
All will smash loose with
aboutw radicals" going do.
of white to fill with
the other thing that
happen.
And and proving by that it's good
thing for prophets that nobody checks up them
the land this year. One of them
Gompe will retired pension president
nailed that with precision prompti
punch Others predict that the convention will be turned
radicals will back the Seattle PLAN for
twelve industrial international
Whereo sober about the coming
convention:
Issues to Be Debated.
There unusually imposing list of dbatabe questions
There will big which and differ
seriously.
the peace treaty. including the League of Nations
and will be reports educaton health
political policy There will be review of national legisla~
doubtless consideration housing unempoy
tandl landse settlement.
special report reconstruction will before the conve
ton there Doubtless the courts and OF their
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-31
BISHOPS want
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Board Declares Democracy in
Industry Inevitable.

BOSTON, May 30-"An equitable
wage, which shall have. right of way
over rent. interest, and profits is ad-
vocated by the board of bishops Of
the Methodist Episcopal church in a
letter addressed to the 10000 'Metho-
dist pastors and the 4,250,0o0 Metho-
dist communicates in the United
Staaes. The Methodist Episcopal
bishops are the highest officials Of the
denomination; they largely determine
the church's policy. and are the Off
cial Methodist spokesman. The text
Of the social reconstruction. program
| reads partly as follows:
1T is increasingly manifest that
there must be progress away from
Grafton. If this progress is to be or
derly and not violent, we must leave
behind us the evils which lead to de-
| plorable violence or counter-violence
by either party. If christianity is a
driving force. making for democracy
, we cannot put limit upon tn extern
sion of democracy. We must recog-
nize the inevitability of the applica-
tion of democracy to industry.
I'VE favor collective bargaining as
| an instrument for the attainment of
industrial justice and for training in
democrative procedure.
And we also favor advance of the
| workers themselves through profit
sharing and through positions on
| boards of dictatorship.
| I'm the discussion of all such mat
ters we urge all individuals and groups
to hold fast the tolerance which comes
out Of mutual respect and to keep al
! ways in mind that the richest source
of sound social idealism is the gospel
of Jesus Christ"
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n. Y. GOVERNOR VE1QES
Three PLATOON SYSTEM

ALBANY, N. Y. May 30.-Governor
Smith has vetoed the Blakely bill,
passed by the last legislature which
would compel cities of the first class
to establish the three platoon eight
hour system in their fire departments
when sanctioned by /. popular refer
endum.
The governor said tn .ebill ""pro-
vides machinery for overruling the
decision of the duly elected public Of
ficers on a purely adm illustrative mat
ter by popular vote," and that "the
power to give relief lies with the
elected officials.
The trade union movement support
ed the organized fire fighters in Sc
curing the enactment of this legisla-
ion.
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They keep Them Down
ON THE FARM EVEN IF
THEY HAVE SEEN PAREE

WASHINGTON, May 30.-The de-
partment Of agriculture denies the
claim that soldiers who come from the
farms are not returning to the farms
on their discharge from the military
forces.
It was stated that from IS to 95
per cent of the farmers in the army
were seeking other occupations. The
department of agriculture reports that
it has found that in one camp alone
SO per cent of the discharged soldier
plOYment
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recent verdicts will pass in review De-
fore labor's great congress. And the
iurisdictional disputes must not ne
overlooked.
There will be all Of these issues
and no one knows what others COM
ing in the form Of resolutions.
The prophets pick this as good
time to forecast their worst. If the
gathering were any other than tne
one it is, they might have better
ground.
But here is a great point that they
forget:
What 1t Doesn't Do.
The American Federation of Labor
convention does not meet to frame
creed. 1t doesn't meet to formulate
a dogma It doesn't come together TO
see if it can put an explanation of all
social phenomena in ten words. IL
doesn't come together to make a paper
.7record. If it did the critics might
we'll forecast anything they liked ana
It probably would happen
The American Federation of Labor
convention is held to help the pro-
gress of the working people by deeds
and by the recording and planning of
deeds. Its policy is a policy that is
not so much formulated as 1t /:
"evoluted" to fit facts from year to
year.
The American Federation of Labor
deals with definite things-conditions
of life, not theories of life.
That is why the coming convention
will mark progress instead of defeat
and disaster.
The "radicals'' WHY, come from year
to year-they will be in Atlantic City
this year, but even the most radical
cannot overcome facts and cannot gel
away from reality; at least not in an
A. F. of l.. convention.
An Important Meeting.
The fact is that radicalism in lts
ordinary sense loses it's meaning lr
A. F. of L. conventions, because tbs
difference that is there outlined lr
the sharp fights is the difference be-
tween men who follow one course
because they know it produces def
mite results and men who would fol-
low another course which the ma
jofity believes would not produce re-
r. suits.
The Atlantic City convention will
be of tremendous importance. l
will deal with great vital questions
It will have no lack of the states
manship that has made these con
ventions remarkable expressions o.
democratic progress.
But as to the prophets who SET
- disruption-they'll be disappointed
It will be a sad and gloomy day to-
America when they have their wish
which is the basis of their prophec!
in most cases
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CANADIAN PACKERS and. :.
EMPLOYERS IN CONFERENCE

TORONTO, May 30.-Representa-
tives Of various big packing inter-
ests and of the striking workmen
came together yesterday in joint
conference for the first time, both
being anxious for an immediate set
tlement of the matters in dispute
so that the 1000 men now idle may
return to work..
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} Now the strike is on and it will
probably be, many days before the
mill will again be Under operation.
It isn't SO easy to get strikebreakers
now as it once was. - = =. s,-ss
They Receive Orris.. :
: Mr.. Orris had visited ~tl,esenaploy--
ing millmen Of the city and found all
Of them courteous and attentive, ex-
cept the Radford and Wright COM
pany. Mr.. Orris is an: experienced
millworker, having worked as an
operative for many years. He is also
familiar with the wage situation as
it applies to millmen throughout the
country. He has counselled with the
members Of the local union and ad-
vised them to make a new PROPOSE
ton to the employers based on a
wage scale of 62k cents an hour in
stead of 70 cents as was asked in the
proposal submitted last month.
He ascertained from friendly en-
ployers that they could not meet the
unions proposed wage scale and COM
pete with neighboring cities. Mr..
Orris laid the proposition before the
union and his advice was accepted.
AS result a new schedule was drawn
up and presented to the employers
yesterday: - = -.
New Wage Schedule:
It provides for the union shop, the
eight-hour day, time and one:half for
overtime, double time for Sundays and
holidays, minimum wage OF 621:
cents an hour for journeynlen, a
graduated scale for apprentices be-
ginning with SLIGO a day for the first
year, $2.40 for the second year, $500
for the third year and: s$4 a. day for
the fourth year, and at the beginning
Of the fifth year regular ,journeymen's
wages. 49, - -. <'s-s~ 7ss1 =, - s.
The union :sent-out a lettertwith the
new proposal inviting the employers
to meet with their employees in con
ference for the purpose 'sof making
any changes that would he suitable to
both parties The employers were
asked to take no fusther congizance
of the former proposal. Il. -
Would. Prevent Strike. >:
Mr.. Orris as doing Everything pos
sible to prevent q strike Of the
Cabinet Makers union. The Radford
and Wright strike could not be
avoided: The firm scourtedSsit; the
men were challenged and there. was
nothing left Tor them to do but strike.
The employers seem to think that
there is, no danger of general strike
here, and should one come they are
limiting that, they are prepared to
meet it.. "A prominent business man
said to The Labor World yesterday:
"There Is g. lot of strike talk and many
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MOVIES SET ADVANCE.
=. CINCINNATI, May 30.-The NOV
ing picture operators have signed a
new agreement which increases their
pay Is, to rs per cent -'-
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The columns of this paper afford
an excellent advertising medium for
all kinds OF merchants; Printers Ink
superior to that in any other publi-
says that space IN a labor paper is
cation, reaching the consuming class
and the rates are much lower.
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The Pulaskian., 1919-11-07

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 Jim Hall callde on Miss Estelle Mccain Wedoesday# night
 MT and Mrs w A Harbour were the dinner guests of Mrs. Maggie Me { ain Thursday.
 Miss Ava Phillips and Miss Lois Ham were the guests of Miss Hattie Mccain Wednesday.
 Miss Irene Ham vas the guest of Miss Estelle McNair Thursday.
 J. A Mccain and son, James Jr, made a trip to Jacksonville Wednes. day and Thursday.
 Miss Ava Phillips and Miss Grace Tharp attended the baptizing Sunday near Fliendship
 Miss Hattie Mccain called on it- tlo Miss Frances Cranberry Friday
 Mrs. Belle Bridges and children were the dinner guests of her sister, Miss Estelle McNair Friday.
 Mrs. Mary Dobbins is busy crochet ing this rainy weather.
 Miss virdie Toney called at Miss Hattie McCain's.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Tharp and famiy were the dinner guests of MT. Frank Brannon Sunday.
 MT and Mrs. Glls Toney and little daughter, yirdie, uere te guests of MT. and Mrs. Charles Cranberry Sun cay.
 Miss Ethel Ham was the guest of Miss Emma Phillips Sunday.
 Mrs. Willie Green visited her sis ter, Mrs. Sue Tonev Friday.
 Mrs. Floss Herrod was the guest of her mother. Mrs. Thomas. Saturday. Vaughn school started Monday with TIr. Hu'dleston as principal and Miss Deane Council, assistant.
 Mammals Little Dishwasher.
The Pulaskian., 1919-11-07
ALL OVER THE COUNTY

j. A. Curnutt of Harrison was out to visit his cousin and family T. Hoekstra, last Friday. He came to Little Rock to attend the state teach CTS meeting.
 Alfred Wright and daughter Helen. are sick.
 Miss Myrtle Halls sister is recoy. ering from her injuries. She was thrown from her horse and had sey- eral ribs broken while on her way to the cemetery with flowers.
 Miss Fife McCracken spent Friday night with Miss Helen Fancher.
 Miss Carrie Lawley is on the sick list.
 Mrs. James Turnley of Little Rock spent several days last week the guest of Mrs. G. K. Mason.
 Miss Helen Fancher spent Friday wieh Miss Fife MeGracken.
 J. A. Crow, Misses Marie and Louise Hing, Mrs. G. K Mason, Mrs. James Tmnley, Mrs. w. B. Cunning liam, Miss Kate Tarpley, Mrs. zuber atd Miss Myrtle Hall, Mrs. Lawley and daughter, Carrie, Mrs. J. A. Crow. Mrs. J. J. Thomas and Miss Callie Casey called on Mrs. T. Hoekstra last week.
 Farmers are trying to dig their po- taioes. It is very SOW work, as the ground is so muddy. The potatoes are Io1t'ng on account If so much rain.
 Brother Blaylock filled his regular appointment at the Baptist church hoth morning and night At the night service there were 50 people out from Little Rock in the interest of the S75,0Go,000 campaign. The Christian Endeavor 1eadar for next Sunday night will be Miss Ruth Lawley; sub. jeet, "How to Avoid Failures"
 Mrs. J. s. Fancher and family Mrs. Ted Thomas and daughter, Eula May, Mrs. DibreH Zuber and children )f Little Rock and Wietsche Hoekst1a were callers at Mrs. T. A. Tarpley's Sunday afternoon.
 Miss Marie Hing, Mrs A W. Prown, Miss Violet Jacobson. Miss Ruth Lawley and Hrs. J. s. Fanchcr and baby called 10 see Miss Selma Hoekstra Sunday afternoon.
 Miss Louise Hliag is sick at this writing.
 Mrs. w B. Cunningham, Miss Kate garpley, Mrs. Lawley and daughter, Ruth. called on Miss Selma Hoekstra Monday
The Pulaskian., 1919-11-07
NOTICE.

Application for Sale of Minors Lands. Notice is hereby given that l. Mis- sour A. Page, guardian of James Hunt 9l, minor, will make application to the p1robate Court of Pulaski County upon sne 4th day of December, 1919, at 10 Clock a. m., for an order directing me uo sell the following described land, wit:
 :. Lots five (5). six (6) and seven CD n P tne Subdivision of Block one CD, in Torest Park Addition to the city of 1l1Jle U, Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas That said land is not a homestead That said application will be made tp tDr the sale of said land for the reason shI shaI the money to be derived from sale Snall be applied to the education and Aiaintenance of said minor.
 any one interested in the sale of said ,,1no ,ano or having any objections to offer +aay said land should not be sold and sno funds applied for the education of aiu mlnor, are warned to appear and t p snow cause, if any there be. why sue order should not be allowed. Iiven under my hand this 9th day of November. 1919
 MISSOURI A. PAGE
 Guardian. '. F. Jones. Attorney for Guardian.
 3-l4-21-28.
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CONCORD ITEMS

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 Miss Estell cook spent Saturday night with Miss Grace Tharp.
 Mrs. Flossie Harrod spent satur- cay and Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Thomas.
 Miss Irene Ham was the guest Of Ms. Joe Aldridge Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. D. v. F'reemyer were the Sur day guests of MT. and Mrs. A A. Phi lips.
 Gap Tharp spent Saturday night with William Phillips.
 J. 0. Sanders is preparing to move to England.
 A. A. Phillips and son and daugn ter. William and Ruth, made a bust. ness trip to Cabot Monday.
 Ethel Ham spens Sunday morning with Emma Phillips.
 Pink Cock killed z hog Saturday.
 Ms. A. A. Phillips went to Little Beck Monday.
 MT and Mrs k r. H1yd called on MT R D. Boyd sq,eay afternoon.
 Cl> d. Bridges and fa7t.y Ap-n. the ate 0 T with MT. Tbaca suu.sy.
 sir. Mary Bridges called on Mrs. 1l.a'p Friday evenine
 Grsce and Jack Ira and EstelIe and Wesley Cook eallel on Carroll Cook Saturday night.
 Clyde Bridges an.l Jim Hall went to Jacksonville Saturday.
 Mrs. Doney Phillips was shopping in Little Rock Monday.
 Mrs. Maggie Owens of Cabot vis- ited Ter mother, Mrs. Thomas. last week. Guess Who.
The Pulaskian., 1919-11-07
NOTICE nE SALE

Tn the Pulaski Probate Court
 Tn the Matter of the Estate Of May Stark Fowler, Deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that pursu- ant to the dccretal order of the Pu- laski Probate Court, the undersigned. as administratriX of the estate of May stark Fowler, deceased. will, on the l7th day of November, between the hours fixed by law for such sales at the east door of the new Pulaski coun- " Court House, in the city of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, offer Tor sale, at public venGue, to the high est bidder, upon d credit of three months, the following described lands, belonging to said estate, to-wit:
 Lot 1, in Block 9, City or Little Rock, Said sale being for the purpose of securing money with which to pay the debts of said estate.
 Witness my hand this 21st day of October. 1919.
 MARY c. STARK. Administratrix of the Estate of May Stark Fowler, Deceased.
 24-31-7-14
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 The school at Justice school house vas postponed for some time on ac- count of rainy weather, but reopened Monday with several scholars.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Darlington spent a few days with their parents, MI. ard Mrs. c. L. Fuckett, and John Ca rington last week.
 Mir and Mrs. D. c. Robins and daughters, Gertrude and Doris, MT. ard Mrs. Si1as Barrentine attended the quarterly meeting at Bethel Sun day
 Quite a number of young people were entertained at the home of Miss Myrtle and Miss Jane Darlington Sun day
 MT Arthur and Mable Clement anu daughter Elsie. speht Saturday night With MT. and Mrs. z. E. Darlington.
 Jee Robins and family spent Sunday with Mir. and Mrs. Ali ,e1 Barrentine.
 Brother Fitzpatrick filled his regu- lrI appointment at Pleasant Valley Sunday and will preach every firot Sunday and every fifth Saturday rights and Sunday.
 Misses Jane and Myrtle Darlington and Miss Mae Bearden spent a few hours with Mrs Hattie Darlington thursday.