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OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1880
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would be the height Of folly on tn
part of.ans~ employer to do this now,
While: by no means exhaustive, the
replies received are an excellent indi-
as the cost Of living is much higher
today than.lt was a few months ago."
This reply surely does not indi-
cate that the molders of America are
able to enjoy standard of living
costing $500 per year. r.
william ,Dobson, secretary of the
Bricklayers, Masons and P:astere1s'
union, says that there is 20 record
made of the wage rssce!ved by: the
membership OF that organization
he then goes on to make a statment
that has almost the value Of actual
figures because of his wide knowledge
of conditions. Secretary Dobson says:
I'VE can say however. through
general knowledge, of our member
ship and, the wage scale per year re-
ceived', that :$2,500' per year is fully
100 per cent more than the average
amount received. AS to the actual
amount received for the period Of
one year, this is only known to the
recipient and his employer" =
John Golden, general president Of
the United Textile workers. Of Amer
lea, answered the inquiry as follows:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-07

;. There are very few, If any, tex
tile workers with such incomes ($2,-
50o) outside sof few in the very
highly skilled trades. The average
income among the textile workers is
very difficult to get at for the simple
reason that there are so many differ
ent braches Of the industry, compris-
ing cotton, woolen,s worsted, silk, flax
and jute, involving, several hundred
crafts. To reach fair average is
almost impossible. Even when you
do 50, it. does not tell the real story.
I'm the two largest branches, for
instance, namely the cotton, wooden
and worsted (the two latter practi-
cally, being one branch( the wages
Of unskilled workers will run as low
as $l2 per week up to between $25
and $40. in the, skilled departments.
It would be fair estimate to say,
taking all classes Of textile workers
-I question then whether, they would
reach $50 per, week. ...,.... .
+ w. D: Mahon, president of the AM
algamated Association of Street and
Electric Railway: Employees OF Amer
lea. fixes $1,198.79 as the nearest he
could come to estimating the average
wage OF street railway employee
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-07
TAKES $2500 A YEAR 70 MAINTAIN FAAIILY s.

NEW YORK, June 6.-Figures re-
Gently made public by the United
States Department of Labor were to
the effect that $4,000 is the lowest
amount upon which the average FAM
lily: can live for one year at what is
considered the American:sta standard Of
living: Investigation shows, it was
said that very little could be saved on
a wage of $4,000 a.year, if the stand
ard of living was maintained.
In order to get reliable informa-
ton as to the average income Of the
average American wage: Garner, the
News Bureau Of the American. Alli-
municated with the Officers OF mum ;
cunicated with the, officers Of num-
Der of International unions. While
definite figures are difficult to. secure,
the answers received make. certain
the fact that If the standard. Of! liv-
Ing which the U. s. Department, Of
Labor bases its figures is to be main
tained there must not only be no
reduction In wages, but there must
be-. on the contrary, further. in
crease. In not single reply, to the
inquiry sent out was there an ,asser.
ton that the average wage received
would meet the cost Of living con-
templated In the report of the depart
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-07
WILL TURN HAND
GRENA.DE$ into
SAv|N|GS||BANkS
Treasury Department. to Place
Them at Disposal Of Amer
lean Boys and Girls.

WASHINGTON, June 6. -. When
the armitice was signed, the war de-
partment had fifteen million regula-
ton hand grenades',: ready to be
thrown into the German trenches,
dugouts and machine kgun nests. Ar
they, were,sno tongersneeded~ for that
purpose, the, treasury departfent Sc
cured them for ammunition in the
campaign for national financial pre-
paredness.
They will be used to clean out the
entrenchments of the national enc
mics of waste and careless spending
and will be handled by the army of
American school children.
Each grenade complete except. for
the fuse and explosive charge, will
be turned into savings bank for
dimes and pennies. Under distri-
button plan approved by the treasury
department one Of these banks would
be given to every school boy ana
girl under ten years old who can
show one War Savings stamp earned
during vacation, when school re-
opens next fall and tell how it was
earned. Every boy and girl over ten
who earns two War Savings Stamps
and who shows. them together with
an account of how they were earned,
would win one of these prizes. The
distribution Of the grenade banks
will be completely under the control
of the savings directors OF the ~
federal reserve districts.
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FITZPATRICK ANSWERS VEST:
DEFEND vs:sa'@4!!!PlERS' !!!!l!E| POLICIES
~,PIo :Ssc
President Chicago Federation of Labor kvrn> 10 Article by
George West in the "Nat9n." Praises Leadership Of
- "Most Practical and Logic al Movement Of Workers."

WASHINGTON June 6John Fitzpatrick president Of the Chi
Federation of Labor, has written letter Oswald Garrison
Vard publisher the Nation denying statements made article
recently published in the Nation and written by George P West
The article question attack the policies of the American
Federation of Labor and the work President Gompe and other
federation leaders, West declared that Fitzpatrick began organizing
the steel workers after faint hearted efforts the mpe
and Frank Morrison had left only record of humating failure
1T John Fitzpatrick and his associates said West, who
ganzed 10000 packing house employees last year."
Fitzpatrick letter made public the the
lean Federationst and is follows
Fitzpatrcks Reply.
I'm of Saturday, April read the article under the
heading will Labor Led George p West Mr. West undertakes
to oee what will happen the the American Fedora
ton of Labor which will be held Atlantic City
of the launching of the Labor Party in Chicago and Illinois
Mr. West overlooked the constitution of the A. of L. which
provides that partisan politics shall not be discussed the
of the A. F. of One would from Mr. Vests article that the
Chicago Federation Of Labor and the Illinois State Federation of Labor
revolt against the American Federation of Labor because
they have taken active the Labor Party
The fact i that while the A. F. of L. debars political
it's conventions does branches
central bodies from exercising judgment the The
A. F. L.
Of affiliated organizations matters Of politics The A. Of
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STEEL !: TRUSTEE
:. KEEP! open. SHOP.
United States Steel. Corporation
for First Time Replies to
:: Labor Union Letter.

-: PITTSBURGH, Pa, June 6.-Judge
Gary, head of the United States steel
corporation; has developed into a
humorist. He says his company does
not fight labor unions.
Answering a request by President
Tighe of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton Of Iron. Steel and Tin. Workers,
that the corporation meet with it's
employees, the trust magnate refused.
"As you know" he said, 1--WE do
no confer, negotiate with or combat
labor: unions as such.''
1t is said that this is the first time
that the corporation has acknowledged
communication from a labor union,
but at the same time the Gary letter
shows that the determination of the
corporation to continue it's policy of
recognizing only the open shop is un-
changed.
The association instructed Mr.. Tighe
to adress Mr.. Gary, expressing their
conviction that all good citizens should
use every effort to stem the tide of
industrial unrest. The association,
through Mr.. Tighe. asked that their
members who are employees of the
steel corporation be given considera-
ton by the corporation and the privi-
lege Of having their Representatives
meet with representatives Of the cor
poration on questions Of mutual con-
Germ.
Mr.. Gary agreed that every citizen
should try to stem the tide Of unrest.
But he said the corporation stood for
: the open shop, believing that this at
/ titude" secured the best results for
" employers and employees.
/ I'm our own way and in accordance
!, with our best Judgment" concluded
Mr.: Gary's. letter, I'VE are rendering
efficient patriotic service in the direc-
ton indicated by you"
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owners Will Be TO BLAME i:
LABOR TROUBLE COMES TO CITY
Cabinet Makers to Avert Strike, Propose to Submit All Differ
ences 70 Arbitration Without Condition. Owners Accept
Offer One. Day and Turn 1t Down Next Day. ~

If forced the woodworking industry the blame for
must be taken by the mill They have backward
policy throughout all of the deliberations Tuesday they agreed
bae and Wednesday they backed from it. Now H. W.
Souhworh of the board arbitration, working
concilaor with the - - =" >=~
The Cabinet Makers and Mmens held meeting Wood
mems hall Wednesday evening and the strike postponed the
Mr. Southworh The the
mttee full conjunction with Organizer George Orr
who recommended that the local acquece the of the
secretary of the state board of arbitration. -"
Committee Has Foil Power to Act.
The committee empowered make agreement enter
baon call strike During the week Mr. Or made PROPOSE
the Mayor Magney to throw whole
into arbitration without spuaion restrictions. He would
rbiae the union shop hours and condition of employ
The proposition that
there and asked Mr. have his city
hall at 4 o'clock the next day, Wednesday, :-":i~.
Mr. Orris then requested of the their
mills and counsel with their employees the selection Of commit
of each shop In instance the epoye named
committee member satisfactory to the employer Mr. Os
peared the city hall at the appointed hour with the committee
agreed by the They then session. Mr.
voluntarily the employers employees free hand
the plan Of arbaton without third thing the
employers requested their proposition Mayor Magne week
They hours The committee of employees
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REVOLUTION Of
IDEALS NEEDED
J. H. Thomas, Labor N. P,
Urges Political Intelligence.
Sees British Labor Victory,

NEW YORK, June 6.-Though J..
H. Thomas. British Labor leader and
members of the House of Commons. is
reluctant to give an. interview dur
ing his visit to- the United States. he
has expressed to the Central Federa-
tion Union members who have helped
to launch the American Labor party
his belief that the British Labor party
will assume the reinc of government
with the next change in. administra-
tion, and this change, he believes, may
come sooner than is expected. -:
Mr.. Thomas said he did not believe
in bloody revolution, but he. did be-
1ieve in a revolution Of ideals. He
wanted to see men and women use
their political intelligence to achive
their ideals. Mr.. Thomas felt 1t his
duty to give American Labor the bene-
fit Of any aid that recital of Brit
ish Labor party's progress might at
ford. British Labor he said, had
learned that use of political as we'll
as trades union means was essential
to its welfare. And he said that If
he should return to the United States
again he hoped to see Labor stronger.
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country by federal and state author
tiles based, on an investigations Of a
certain portion" OF: the employees in
that particular calling, I know of no
figures that will permit Of an express
ssion such as. you. suggest. It is
safe to say, however, that these fig
ures were compiled and would include
the yearly wage of: the migratory
workers, the seasonable trades, the
thousands Of unorganized employed in
localities where the wages are low
and in the tenement sections of our
large cities, it would be found that
the grand average for one year is
surprisingly low"
Joseph F. Valentine, president. Of
the International Molders' union,
says that the records Of his office
do not show the average wage paid
throughout the country. Fie Ioes say,
however, that:
$50 far as the question of reducing
molders' wages is concerned. we, are
today making an effort. to advance
them throughout the country and to
establish the eight-honr day, which
we should have had long ago." -
J. President Valentine goes on to say,
AS to reducing the wages II the
workers. I will say that think It
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-07

NEWs.XQRk, June e.-The Amer
ican Teaenefs. official magazine Of
the American Federation of Teachers,
is not fooled by the flattery bestowed
on newly-formed unions of teachers,
and makes this comment, which can
apply to other newly-formed unions:
1T has been the fortune of some
locals Of the American Federation of
Teachers to begin their careers under
the blue skies of general public ap-
proVal. Members Of the board Of
education, the superintendent Of
schools, and the important newspa-
pers, have given their blessings to the
infant local.
young things are always objects
of approval. until they begin to grow
teeth.
"Other locals seem to start under
a spell of Indifference, as if their
genesis were attended by some form
of unhallowed parentage. No one
acknowledges them, except the warm
heart of labor. Alone and unapproved
by the Journalist representatives of
public education, and assaulted by
the public press, their youth is char
.-~ISA AAVu ny a. ~ AoCOCAOuS SIlTeWOneSS
and spirit of independence which
sometimes make them seem unlovely
young things.
'But the entrenched friends of to-
day may not be the willing friends
of tomorrow. The young unions grow
and they become powerful They no
longer depend on their patrons, and
the patrons begin to see that their
power over the young things has
; weakened. Quite unrealized until too
late, the entrenched friends compre--
hend the fact that the growing power
Of the young local is menace to the
continuance of the control which was,
as natural as it was agreeable.
Then, without warning. the pat
4ronizfng friends arise, III their wrath;
throw. down their masks. of ~hypoc-
risy, put on their iron -barbed gloves
and s1nite the youthful and nlenacing
power full in the face. : ~
1.-The friends Of today are no. longer
friends, but the young power finds In
the outcast brother. And both are
the children of labor"
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Seattle Carpenters Start Con-
tracing; Company and Builds
:. Homes for Members.

SEATTLE, Wash, June 6.-Mem-
bers Of Carpenters union No. 1888
have formed a contracting company
and hope to be able to avoid strikes
and lockouts in the future. The new
company starts with capitalization
of $4,000. The shares will be owned
by union carpenters. The company
aims to build homes and do. gen.
eral contracting business. Stockhold-
:ers will be given preference in the
matter of employment.
The company will also buy timber
and operate sawmills in. order to elm
mate all profits which now go to the
middleman. In other words. the COM
pany intends to take the timber in
the woods, manufacture it into lum-
ber with which to construct houses
and sell them to their fellow laborers
or anyone who wishes to buy. on easy
terms and at prices consistent with
good work and the best of, material.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-07
'nent Of labor.

"ment Of labor. j.
{ While by no means exhaustive, the
replies received are an excellent indi-
cation. Of the wages paid in the basic
industries. It is clear that the stand
ard 'of, living. of average wage earn
ner Is not up to the standard contcm-
plated in the Department of Labor's
report.
The local wage scales Of the Omitted
Brotherhood Of Carpenters. and join
'ers have just been published in the Of
ficial magazine Of the organization.
These show that the highest scale
for carpenters is $40 per day. In
not more than six or eight cities does
the wage run as high as 81 or over.
The wage for carpenters in a great
number Of cities; is between IS and $6
g. day. Even if all carpenters re-
:ceived the high wage Of 1910 per day,
there would still be wide margin be-
tween the amount received and the
$500 q year calculated as necessary
by the figures Of the Department Of
Labor. ."n
T.. Frank Morrison, Secretary of the
American Federation of Labor, in re-
ply to the inquiry had this to say:
/ While numerous figures have been
complied In various sections Of. tho
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-07
SHOW COMPANY
ACCEPTS UNION. SHOP,
But NOT IN DULUTH

; HOUSTON, Texas. June 6.-The
Houston Showcase and Manufacture
Ing company signed a union shop
agreement Tuesday with employees, it
was announced by G. L. Smallwood,
secretary. Of the Houston Millmen's
union: Mr." Smallwood said the agree
ment did not involve the question Of
wages, but stipulates that none but
union men will be employed in the
company's factory at 3616 Washing
ton avenue.
The most cordial relations exist be-
tween the officials Of the company
and the men. Mr.. Smallwood said.
The union wage scale has been op-
erative in the showcase company's
shops and the strike system or other
methods of compu1sion were not re-
sorted to by employees.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-07
UNION HAS GONE full LENGTH TO PREVENT SIRIIIK[EE;


WASHINGTON ON.-A years study
by the United state department
OF labor of living conditions, in
this country shows! that salaried
family. men, Of the $500 ;olassf or
less find saving difficnlt. Accord
ing to the tabulation5 many fami-
lies. can, show a surplus Of only
$50 at the end of the year and
that most shoW a,sdafiellt Mean
while the cost or living continues
to soar.
The investigation shows that
approximately 20 per cent of the
total income is all that the ''aver-
age family has left after making
necessary expenditures for food,
clothing, rent; light, heat and fur
niture. Out of this 20 per cent
surplus must come all costs of
medicinal attendance, amusements
entertainments, donations to the
churches, education and miscellan-
cOus expenses.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-07
MONTREAL REPORTERS
ORGANIZE TRADE UNION

MONTREAL, Canada, June 6.-Re-
porters on the French and English
newspapers have organized a union
with a charter from the International
Typographical union. It is claimed
that this is the first newspaper writ
ers' union formed in Canada. The
purposes are: Ito promote the pro-
fessional and general interests of the
members by encouraging a. higher
professional standard. by raising the
rate. Of remuneration by regulating
the hours of work and by providing
adequate compensation for overtime
and special work."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-07
Wo0LW0RTA STORE: GIRLS
DEMAND HIGHER WAGES

SOUTH CHICAGO, ILL.,, June g.
The girls employed in the Woolworth
store wene recently organized and
made a demand for increased wages
and shorter hours. When it was re-
jected the girls walked out of the
store. Wages paid was from $3.50 to
$3.50 per week. It is understood that
that is the rate paid in nearly all
the stores of. this company in the
various cities. 1t will be recalled that
the head of this company, F. w.
.Woolworth died recently and left a
fortune of $6o.0o0.0o0. It's accumula-
ton was due largely to the extremely
low wages paid employees and: the
slavish condition exacted. :,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-07
FINED FOR STRIKING
IN MODEL COUNTRY

?. SYDNEY, New South Wales, Aus
tralia, June >6.-Justice Edmunds, in
a reversed judgment under the indust-
rial arbitration act. in connection with
what he designated as ain illegal strike
of certain members Of the Union of
Piano Molders and Stove Makers, i'm
posed a'penalty Of $50 with costs. The
union was ordered to pay $50 fine on
each member involved in the. strike.
The justice said that union officials,
when they had failed to prevent an IL
legal strike. had taken no steps to
condemn it. =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-07
RAILWAY. CLERKS GET
FAVORABLE AGREEMENT

RICHMOND, Va. June 6.-Federal
Manager George w. Stevens of the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad and the
adjustment: board Of the Brotherhood
Of Railway Clerks of the same. line
have signed an agreement.
The right Of the men to join the
Brotherhood of. Railway Clerks and
the recognition Of that organization
seniority rights. the eight-hour day:
the 26-day month with specified holi-
days; pay for all overtime. an ade-
quate jurisdiction clause. and vaca-
ton periods are agreed to.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-07
GET 81 AN HOUR.

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio, June s.
--Bricklayers who have been: idle for
two weeks because of a disagreement
with their. employees over a new wage
scale, signed up for 81 an hour or
So a day, which is the full scale they
demanded. 49,.
The carpenters and: plumbers who
are asking for wage of 81 20 and SO
per day, respectively, have not reached
an agreement. =