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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-10
HIDING HUGE PROFITS.


HIDING HUGE PROFITS.
While the anti-labor propagandists
are striving to blame organized
labor for the high cost of living and
every other Objectionable condition
to which the people are subjected
1t is refreshing to have a corpora
ton exposed for violating the ethics
of business and probably the laws.
The United States Fidelity and
Guaranty Company of Baltimore,
Nd, in a printed circular sent to
stockholders. makes an offer that
shows the fragrant disregard by the
financiers Of the country of the con-
cepts of honesty and right dealing.
The company proposes to increase it's
capital from 100000 to $4,5OO,-
900. And the confidential circular
to the stockholders tells you why the
jugglery is done. The object of the
change is to hide from the public the
big dividends paid. This paragraph
from the circular tells the stor3:
1.-The business of the company is
growing rapidly and it's net income
indicates proportionate increase.
In these times, WITH THE EYES
OF THE PUBLIC FOCUSED UPON
CORPORATION EARNINGS, 1T IS
DEEMED INADVISABLE FOR A
CORPORATION OF THIS CHARAC-
TER TO PAY EXCESSIVE D1vl-
bends. THIS IS PREVENTED BY
INCREASING THE CAPITAL
STOCK OF THE COMPANY. WITH
OUT GOING INTO DETAILS THE
INCREASE IN THE CAPITAL TO
$4,500,000 WILL FURNISH A
BASIS FOR THE PAYMENT OF
THE SAME DIVIDENDS AS AT
PRESENT AND PROVE sUFF1-
GENT JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS
ACTION"
For the first ten months of 1919
f; the company's net income was
$3,808,735, an increase of s1,234.O80
over that of 1918 for the same
period.
Following the issuance of the cir
cular the employees were notified
that the wages of those earning less
than $500 per year will be in
creased 81 per week until the maxi
mum is reached. The maximum now
is SIS per week and the minimum
$40.
This is one of the insurance con-
Germs that is fighting state insur-
ance in Minnesota. Its representa-
tives here are members of "The. In
surance Federation of Minnesota, -
an organization which has just filed
a brief with the Workingmen's Com
pensation commission Of the House
OF Representatives against state in
surance. The commission would un-
doubtedly obtain valuable infor-
nation by examining the financial
statements of all the private stock
liability insurance company doing
business in Minnesota, keeping in
mind at all times the great differ
ence in capitalization of the COM
panies and determining how much
of it represents actual investment,
and how much represents water.
! II the money now being paid by
employers of labor for premiums on
workingmen's compensation insur-
ance was paid to the state direct it
would be more than sufficient to
fully and adequately compensate
every workingman injured in Mime
sofa and it would fully provide for
every direct dependent of the workers
who have lost their lives in industry
OF course insurance men will dis.
pute this statement, but we think
we can prove our case if we arc
given an opportunity to do so.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-10
Golnpers Wants Credit Capital :. :
Placed i'm the Hands of the PEOPLE
BY SAMUEL GOMPERS

T.. BY SAMUEL G0MPERS
President, American Federation of Labor
There nothing but sound the declaration adopted
washington by the representatives Of organized labor which
public agency each community This natural
Evolutionary development demands that adopted
the complete and final passing compusion
duction and the coming of voluntary production in
an opportunity for complete and cooperation Of
er technical and scientific and skilled managern Short
all useful people, ~'
Attention called the organized
cotton which proposes that million bales be
withdrawn from market and placed storage higher prices
Attention called the findings Of the secretary the Council
of National Defence that productive machinery America
been arbitrarily and by decision the shut closed
down. And there be named single commodity of
which there is somewhere the world terrible shortage?
We credaby informed that of the Central
Europe go arefooed because shoes cannot got
clothes being Europe because cotton and wool
not be had is fact that necessary kinds Of food
denied today to millions.
We have reached stage In development where the ideal
of services be made manifest in industry Commodities
be produced distributed fill needs
produce dividends and profits.
There may be possible ideam good will in
of the workers. but until there the certain knowledge that effort
expended to count for human good until the producing world
fully under the marvellous stimulus Of the ideal Of service
will be possible fully to ideals and good will into
goods.
fullest release of effort the machines Of the world
be obtained only by making the machines the servants mankind
operating them fill the needs Of mankind and putting capital in
its proper sphere of relative Importance
Credit capital is not money is faith It proceeds from the
people, The growth Of business system has placed this
ing the hands financial agencies alone This nat
ua gave industry the profit impulse it's dominating drv
ing That well enough its time That has passed
grip financial agencies be broken Industry must be
greatest task has been called perform
the feeding and housing and clothing Of broken world the
physical regeneration of planet in the depths of despair
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-10
PORTO RICANS STRIKE.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rica. Jan. H.
Several hundred employees OF the
American Railway company Sis
pended work to enforce a new Wage
schedule and improved working con-
ditions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-13

gives the manufacturer a firm basis on which to develop. The danger of this country becoming overpaid and consequently underproducing, must be avoided at all costs.''
 The picture of Britain's outlook, as drawn by the Sunday Tines, which is a conservative weekly newspaper, might be considered overdrawn, for the purpose of carrying home to the strike-inclined labor unions the dan fact. That is that some of the most ing a similar note of alarm.
 J. H. Thomas. head of the railway mems organiza tion, says:
 "I have frequently pointed out, and all evidences goes to prove, that we are faced with a very hard Winter.
 Unemployment is becoming most marked. The grave financial position of the country is also source of worry to those who know the actual position. Don't let, us make the mis- take that a fight to the bitter end will solve it. To increase output, and to stabilize industry the good will of the workers must be obtained. That cannot be done by mere talk of a fight to a finish. To save the coun- try peace is essential
 In pleading for 'way out' of the coal strike crisis, Thomas said such a srike might prove a struggle that could easily develop into something more than an industrial fight and shake the British Empire to it's foun- dationS."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-13
MANUFACTURERS IN ENGLAND ARE
 IN POOR SHAPE
Galaxy of Troubles Creates
 Situation of Despair.
By EARLE c. REEVES, International News Service Staff
 COrreSpOndent


 London, Oct 12-''In the face of continual threats to strike, both from great and small unions, the British manufacturer today has reached a position of despair, and, in view of probable difficult Winter, is becoming more and more inclined to rest on past laurelS and profits, and to let his business slide"
 Such is the summary of the present British industrial situation made by the Sunday Times, in an article which has caused widespread discussion.
 This says the Sun@ay Times, means a general trade S1ump-a vast increase of unemployment and the abandonment Of any attempt at post war reconstruction"
 According to this newspaper, Brit ish industrial development is being strangled by the excess profits tax strikes general labor unrest, trade union rules and the enormous cost of production. Incidents in support of these five causes of Strangulation are 1 cited, and the article -hen concludes: What is going to be done to help 1 British trade? Wages must first l cease to be artificially fixed and must | depend more closely On output. An | organized body of workmen must be paid, not according to their powers of striking, but according to theil | production.
 "In other words, the Governmen l must demand and organize a genera l reconstruction and stabilization O. l wages on an output basis. This means more money for all, all around, ane
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-13
AMERICAN AVIATORS
 SOON TO RETURN HOME

(By International News Service.)
 Warsaw, Oct. 12--Colonel Fauntle- roy, commander. and the II other American aviators of the Kosciusko Squadron, will soon be demobilized from the Polish army, and the most of them will return home to the United States.
 The signing of armistices between Poland and Soviet Russia, and Poland and Lithuania, will banish the need for intensive military activity, and although it is expected that the sign ing of peace treaty will be delayed by the manoeuvres of the politicians of all three countries, the demobiliza- tion of the Polish army will begin as soon as the armistice has been signed.
 This will release the American avi- atorS, who, it is understood, will be glad to return home after their serv- ice in France and Belgium and on the Russian front. Their places will be taken by Polish airmen trained by American and Italian aviation experts and they will fly mostly Handley- Page airplanes.
 The American flyers have seen hard service through two summers and one winter, scouting to locate. and bomb- ing to disperse, the enemy forces.
 Some of them will give up aviation to return to their civilian lives and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-13

activities, the others planning to stick to flying and help develop it for ci- william uses. When Colonel Fauntle- roy returned to the front just before the last crucial activities, he said:
 "We'u all be home again in a short time if this situation comes out fla vorably to the Polish arms. We are glad we came and we will be glad td go, when our services are no longer needed"
 The authoritative word comes from Warsaw that the services of the American f1ierS has been appreciated and that they have covered them selves with all kinds of glory, winning reputati tions for courage and venture someness and getting results under adverse conditions Thrilling escapes and effective fighting have marked their careers in the north. Promo tions have been gained. FauntleroY first, from captain to major. and then to colonel and the others in most in- stances being advances.
 With the departure of the Kosci- usko Squadron, there will be remain ing practically no Americans in the Polish army, the members of Haller's army from the United States having all gone home excepting one regi- ment now on duty near Danzig. That regiment, too will go soon. leaving no mericanS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-13
COSTS ARE HIGHEST
 IN TAMPICO
(By International News service.)

tBy International News Service.)
 Tampico, Mexico. Oct. 21.-Tam- pico is now called "the highest priced port in the world" It is a more ex- pensive placed to live in than New York or Buenos Aires, two great cities celebrated as calling for we'll filled pocketbooks.
 Everything is marked up in Tam pico. Many articles can be bought in towns only d few miles away for one-half and one-quarter of the price charged.
 This indicates that there is no req son for the extremely high price eX- cept that oil production has brought an abundance of money to Tampico and the shopkeepers, restaurant keepers and hotel men want their share.
 How the peons live is one of the riddles at Tampico. The pay offered them, averaging about $1.75 in American money, seems large to la borers who come from other sections of Mexico, where no such an amount can be earned, but when the people encounters the high prices he finds that his S1.75 does not go far.
 Some of the Mexican laborers are so undernourished that they can scarcely lift d shovel. Others stagger witf1S an empty wheelbarrow. Their slow. fethargic movements at first create the impression that they are lazy, but the truth is that they do not get enough to eat, most of them having families as we'll as themselves to feed.
 Laborers employed by the Ameri- can companies are the best fed and best cared for in the Tampico dis trict. Some of the American com panies have commissaries at which the laborers can buy provisions at cost.
 But the strange thing about Tam )pico, well as the rest of Mex ico, is that anti-American propaganda has blinded the peons to the fact that they are best treated by Americans They receive benefits from Americans without thanks, hate Americans and seem to love best those who give them least thought and attention.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-13
"WEARY WILLIES" TO HAVE SCHOOL
 IN KANSAS CITY
(By International News Service.

(By International News Service)
 Kansas City. Oct. 12-"Rod rid CTS" hoboes and tramps who have banded themselves together under the name of Casual and Travelling Work ers and elected as their leader J. Eads How, MID, known as "the millionaire hobo.' held a meeting recently and voted unanimously to endow hobo college in Kansas City sometime dur ing the coming Winter.
 No faculty was named and, though the curriculum of the proposed hobo college was only lightly touched upon, it is understood there will be courses in higher domestic science. This course will include such subjects as preparing q "mulligan'' without onions and potatoes and making bread pudding desert without the bread.
 Tiptoe" Murphy addressed the meeting and told the charter mem bers of the Casual and Traveling Workers he might be induced to take chair in the faculty. "Tiptoe" ad- naitted he is the grandpa" of blind baggage" and "coal tender" riders of the United States.
 J. Eads How, M. D., the organizer of the Casual and Travelling Workers. recently arrived in Kansas City after having attended the Rocky Mountain
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-13

George Barnes. who. as member of the inner war cabinet,'' ranked as the most prominent of Britains s labor leaders during the war, deliv- cred another note of warning in an address before joint conference of some 800 employers and employees.
 Those who today are adding to the excitement of the workers by ap- pea1ing to them in terms of class an ing to them in terms of class antag- onisnn,'' said Barnes. "are preventins the country from getting through the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-13

dislocation caused by the war and are perpetuating the very troubles On which they base their appeals.
 ''The constant rice of prices and of wages is an absurd proceeding like dos chasing it's own tail. A reduc- ton of price is needed so as to at tract the buyer, and the way to re- duce the price is by mass produc- tion."
 Barnes pointed out that America is undersellipg British firms in the steel rail market in England by more than S2O on the ton.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-13

eve have been outdistanced in mass production not only in America but in France,'' he added.
 Britain, said Barnes. formerly paid for it's importations of food, neces- sary because of the low agricultural production here, with exportation of coal and steel products, among other things. Coal production, he says, is fifty millions tons year less than before the war, while England cannot pay America for food with steel products when America can make them more cheap1y than England.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-13

President Wilson notified represen- tatives of anthracite miners that he would request d joint meeting of operators and miners to be held at Scranton, Pa, Oct. IS to adjust wages
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-13

1 State Conference of the International Brotherhood Welfare Association, which was held in Denver September | to G.
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-09-09
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE
 PETITION. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 13 T( THE CONSTITUTION OF
 ARKANSAS.

xAxzagaing Section l, Article 3, to tn se,sonssl tnfion of the State of Arkansas aud Amendment No. 10 thereto pro ,gs@siF2g
 YThaf eiejlE per cent of the legal ssssts-s may propose any law and ter gsrT eeslt nssy propose constitutions augsssSan1ess1-
 That flae second power reserved by fsp, gsa,yy2sss is the referendum by which sslx gs,r esant of the voters may by peti- s{qa u1aier the referendum of any gen 4gsssI asfs or any item of an Oppropria- tSyw bill ar measure passed by the Gen eA4al Assembly. There shall be filed gsssi sioSas from at least fifteen counties cJf fha. State and bearing signatures af osle-half percentage of electors of 4sssgk t.JUDty-
 9Ylsf twO-thirds vote is necessary aaG atfActl the emergency clause to Es,asis5s tive or Town Council measures.
 That flle initiative and referendum 9gwsrx Of the people are reserved to filt gssyaI voters of each municipality stfd e9untT-
 TTasr tia veto power of the Governor oy sfs y0r shall not extend to initiative sr uafnEendum measures and that the Gause ss not subject to amendment by ehe CenaraI Assembly or City Council except by two-thirds vote.
 7ysx2 all measures initiated by the yx.ssTysgs shall be submitted only at regu Gar elections except when fifteen per czsuS of voters petition for special cleo e5aa
 That any measure shall take effect and become law when approved by a r1ra fcejty af the votes cast on such F.sse6ssEEr1
 Tshat ro limitation shall be placed on ssus 1ruusslar of constitutional amend yssessgs.. Gxazs, or other measures which fsxssY Ese s3ofqased.
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-09-09
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 13
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 13

AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 10
 Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Arkansas:
 That Section l of Article to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas and Amendment No. 10 thereto be amended so as to read as follows:
 Section 1. The legislative power Of the people of this State shall be vested in General Assembly, which shall consist of the Senate and House of Representatives, but the people reserve to themselves the power to propose legislative measures, laws and amend ments to the Constitution, and to enact or reject the same at the polls lnde- pendent of the General Assembly; and also reserve the power, at their own option to approve or reject at the polls any entire act or any item of an ap- propria tion bill
 Initiatives: The first power reserved by the people is the initiative. Eight per cent of the legal voters may pro- pose any law and ten per cent may pro- pose constitutional amendment by initiative petition, and every such peti ton shall include the full text of the measure so proposed. Initiative peti tions for statewide measures shall be filed with the Secretary of State not less than four months before the cleo tion at which they are to be voted upon: Provided, that at least thirty days before the aforementioned filing the proposed measure shall have been published once, at the expense of tn petitioners, in some paper of genera circulation.
 Referendum: The second power re served by the people is the referendum and any number not less than six pc cent of the legal voters may, by peti ton. order the referendum against any general act, or any item of anappro priation bill. or measure passed by tn General Assembly, but the filing ot referendum petition against one or more items, sections or parts of any such act or measure shall not delay
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-09-09

he ia on the rim of the world. SoD the turns are so sharp It IS inpO' to see 20 feet ahead, and we s be perilously near the lun,p.' place We wonder if it IS saie Y nut and peer into the canyon fare and when we do we are perfecl' jsfed we are flirting with dealA the trip is a safe one, pro''u
 driver has better nerves than ",
 All too soon we reach the Ous. of Baguio, q city among .'s M x and are rather surprised at the ns city we find 1t to be. In te'' .'a :, guio has grown from a villass m to the now justly famed moum .sss sort of the Philippines soine, '. {, ed the Philippine Slmla' hs doubtedly destined some da' "" a large city. ,u,.,ou
 Baguio ranges in eie'a 1,,,-ou1 1 4.5O0 to $500 feet and IS sa ,,ss n nracticayly n,1 on all sides by hisn T, tain ridges and "hogspaess ., sl into the skies at a height V' 5000 feet. vhIal noteworfhy, the great blessing '.s. X guio is it's temperate climate, i,,no,s| indeed a sodsend to those ', llrp.' ,p, X ed by the tropical temperalu's asu, ,9w,tlit's a'r ,trh in ozone. but it has Dess s', onstrated to be extraOrdln'''e from germs of all kinds, seas,a Each year during the no, l'e. ''ri srtsl sc"o2, so ore 'enaii enabled by the govsrss' sa,, spend a month at the , lea,d and O in Baguio for recreation '.iesp ss nnca or a|1 on school work. Ameflss' l,sa officers and their faiilii,e'
 BaguIo for the hot mohsa, ,rplOgss
 And now that your tra,e ss ela YOU nn in Baguio, he believes .,s,, as I lpl. YOU there, for there are i4r and, h ing side trips to take, k,,s.s,,l a pas Baguio is the most aells 'p orient a vacation in the entire cs
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-09-09
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Definition: The word measure used herein includes any bill, law, re solution. ordinance, charter constitu tional amendment or legislative pro nosal or enactment of any character.
 No Veto: The veto power of tn Governor or mayor shal not extend measures initiated by or referred | the people.
 Amendment and Repeal No meas ure approved by vote of the people shall he amended or repealed by tn General Assembly or by any city couh cil. except upon Il yea and nay vote on rol call of two thirds of all the members elected to each house Of tn General Assembly. or of the city coun cil. as the case may be.
 Election: All measures initiated by the people whether for the State county, city or town. shall be submitte' only at the regular elections, eithe State, congressional or municipal, hu referendum petitions may be referee to the people at special elections to ne called by the proper official. and such special elections shal be called when fiftenn per cent of the legal voters shal petition for such special election, and if the referendum is invoked as to any measure passed by a city or town coun cl. such city or town council may order d special election.
 Majority: Any measure submitted tt the people as herein provided shall take effect and become law when approved by ma jority of the votes cast upoi such measure, and not otherwise, ano shall not he required to receive ma iority of the eectors voting at Suct election. such measures shall be oper ative on and after the thirtieth day after the election at which it Is ap proved. unless otherwise specified II the act
 This section shall not be construed to deprive any member of the Genera Assembly of the right to introduce any measure. but no measure shall he sub mitted to the people by the Genera Assembly, except a proposed const tu tional amendment or amendments provided for in this Constitution.
 Canvas and Declaration of Result The result of the vote upon any State measure shall be canvassed and de-
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-09-09

the trip to ,Baguio within the mean, hundreds of thousands of FilipIu Not only is there sufficient power this river to electrify a line from nila to Baguio, but to operate street railways of Manila, light city and furnish power for manui, turing concerns.
 But we have now arrived at Ca, One. From this point the seem rapidly changes as the elevation creases. We are travelling over famous Benguet road, the construed of which through the mountAiLl q most remarkable engineering tri1ml At places the road is blasted out Of | solid granite. Riding on the edge q 100 foot precipice makes one feel I