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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-04-17
BY CHESTER M. WRIGHT.
(American Iahor ,PrnSs

(Amerlcan Labor >Press.) :
Wonders will never cease and, of
course, people will wonder atswon-
ders until wonders do cease, which,
to be sure, is never.
So there you are. ~.
which is as good a way as any to
arrive at a bit Of comment upon. q
bit Of inverted political sagacity put
over by the Republican national
committee by its committee: on poll
cies and platform.
This policy and platform commit-
tee sent out many copies of a ques-
tionnaire dealing with industrial
problems. Those who got this won
drous document were asked to an
swer a peck of questions. among
which was this gem: ',
What form of profit sharing. il
any, will promote thrift, cooperation
and a better understanding of the
function Of the capitalist as trustee
and administrator of wealth I'm the
interests of producers and consum-
ers alike ?'' e. a ::..r7 ..r.E1. J. = :
Some angel-faced lad surely put
over a scorcher there! :, >:s... z:...3 = &. !.
The question is so framed sas ia
convey the idea that the capitalist
DOES function as trustee, and ad-
ministrator: Of wealth for producers
and consumers. r. +; s:<
Was this done, perhaps, by way
Of sabotage, wax It done as the result
Of sober smedita ton, or Vas &c jus,
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industrial commission, for example
No. 2. This: commission was undoubt-
edly trying to, do it's best to produce
something worth while. 1T was ear
nest; beyond question. 1t wanted to
help. It.labored long and presum-
ably with, diligence. And 1t didn't
produce anything that history will be
any too proud Of. >, yo.s:t
One. reason: for this was that there
was.sidn Tt114e commission too much
lack of understanding Of the tech
nique, the. tradition, the mechanics,
Of the = labor movement. It isn't
enough to mean well when you start
out to build something You have
to know. .yeur materials and you have
to know what you want to build.
Being short: OF these things; the
Presidents second eonmission pro-
duced q document. But documents
don't always. lend themselves to
translation, into: seton. and that's
the trouble III this case. / It 10 too
bad. a lot Of time was consumed.
Words were put toget ether. Only the
right words s.weren't put together. In
the right combinau Ion.
But II you want to- rot yourself
all cheered up about America, take
g look at Europe. Things are much
worse over there. Compared to Eu-
rope, we are ii paradise. Ia Amer
lea never let us for1et this fs-karat
fact: We have rot working demo
cracy here that auev the helm.
We Y can alons 8 4 Ilinl ssirsslyss1
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COOP GRAFTON.
. :: :. AN EDUCATION |
Trains Working People In Busl,'
ness and Commercial Prae-
tice for Future Needs.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 49,
President: Walker Of. the state teder-
alton of. labor shows that the coop:
erative movement possess advantages
other than reducing prices.
The trade union executive is a
member of the A. F. Of L. co-opera-
tive committee. and says that work
ers are acquiring; to surprising de-
gree, a. knowledge of cooperative
theory and practice. In addition they
will eventually possess a knowledge
of industry; commerce and eco
nomics.
''These requirements" said Presi-
dent Walker. will enable the work.
ers to operate their own stores, con-
duct their own productive enter
prises and to know the relationship
between law (the government) and
industry and commerce, and thus be
able to act more intelligently- politi-
cally in protecting and promoting
their interests
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TURN TO NEXT PAGE,
ANOTHER FALSE
union BLOWS up
Actors Organization Formed by
Managers During Strike
o.. ~:
Passes Away,

NEW YORK, April 15.--The act
ors' fidelity league has blown up and
the actors equity association will ad-
NIT all eligible members Of the de-
funct outfit. The league was formed
during the actors recent strike and
received the blessing of theatrical
managers, who vowed that they
would close their theaters before
they would recognize the actors
equity association. S -.
The managers. failed to estimate
the sticking qualities Of the actors
and actresses, among whom were the
g stars al: ct the American stage. and the
managers found that the strikers
were doing what the themselves
threatened-close the theaters. "A
settlement was reached and. the
equity association announce that be-
tween $6oo,0o0 and, $70o,000 has been
paid: their members as result of
improved conditions One: day last
week the managers paid 1000.
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;DLDS PEOPLE CAN PRoFITAb[Y
:':;';'JN SYSTEM0N PRESElHFARES
- $f E
Federated Trades Assembly Analyses Financial Statement Of the
Duluth Street Railway Company and Concludes Figures Have
Been Jugg|ed- Advocates Public 0nershp Of System.

Organized labor represented by the Federated assembly
favor the proposed ordinance the franchise
the Duluth Street Railway which passed the special
election be held in June will permit the commissioners authorize
the local increase it's carrying charge the public from
five to .~~--. ...- ..:
The assembly did not hold that the does need the
but true to the principles Of the American Federation
Labor the delegates insist that the time for public
ownership It holds that the city the system profit
without increasing faes and it willing before the people
such an issue.
proposed that alternative ordinance be submitted the
voters at the time that the ordinance be
this ordinance provide acquisition
people Of the property Of the Duluth Street Railway
Duluth plan also suggested for the democratic
the system under city ownership by which the employees will
voice in the and share the profits above
the wages earned by them
committee appointed by the assembly several weeks ago
mtte it's report regular meeting held last Friday evening and
it adopted by The report follows:
Your eommittee appointed investigate the application Of
Duluth Street Railway the city council for authority
charge the public begs report
have the matter close study and careful consideration
ber Of conferences have been held by and between the
and the The long
out for fare The commissioners refused
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'lain ignorance? Who knows?

plain ignorance? Who knows?.:
Once upon a time the late George
F. Baer said something about that
kind of trusteeship, but the idea
didn't get a particularly rousing
reception from the American prole-
tariat, nor yet even from the Amer
lean sbourgoisie. 1t went plunk, like
hunk Of lead: into the lake.
What kind OF, thrift, ii any. will
help us to better understand the idea
that capitalists are trustees watching
over; the common mob with sleepless
eye and forbearing kindness-goux-
ing the very devil. out of us mean
while ?? zT% =
It is q bird Of an idea, and he who
resurrected it ought, to be decorated
with something big and. gaudy, 80
that he could be- watched easily: and
prevented from repeating, the per-
formances. - - ~..
Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep
and the whereabouts Of one OF them
ought to be discovered in close. prox-
unity to the committee on policies
and platform. :.
It Is possible to ask, so many in
telligent: questions about industrial
relations that it is too bad to muss
up expensive white paper with fool
ish ones. s :&$'.5{. .#:
However. much mussing up Of
white paper with foolish questions
and foolish statements Is being done
these days. So many of our very
best people are doing 1.s..
There ~ n Il t1lA sprehfd Snfsas 4
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:, ATLANTA. April Building
contractors have refused to- renew q
vaEs- agreement with several unions
ot tia building trades because these
,employes insist that union men be
The contractors want the
skill Of these workers, but they don't
want their INDEPENDENCE, that is
made, possible; through collective ac-
ton. So the contractors attempt to
disguise their position by saying the
contest lis between: the &"closed" shop
and the "epen' shop, when in truth
it is. g. contest between organized
workers and -.anti-trade union en-
ployers., .ss-ss:. ses-s::: :: -: !;
Regardless of every appeal the
contractors would make to- surface
thinkers and non thinkers, they want
the non-union shop. They want to
have the final word over working
conditions and when an individual
worker objects he can be discharged
without protest being registered by
his unorganized fellows. So
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'WAGE:S1RIk|'ET0 \ II|' {. ! R | I: !
*.ENEo|R|C['E !. ] | ! R {
:: / / | It; 1-AoulR.L /
Paris q 5. Printers ? |! Compelled to
Quit Work to Force Employers .
to Recognize Law.

PARIS, France, April >>15.-More
than 5000 printers in this district
are on strike to enforce the s8-hour
law passed by the French parliament.
The, printers asked for wage in
creases to meet the high cost Of liv-
ing, and were informed that wages
would be increased If the 10-hour
day was reinstated. -
The Typographical union Of
France has levied an assessment on
the entire membership and has is
sued this statement:
TT is the 8-hour day that the mas
ter. printers are determined, to- abol-
ish, and in these conditions it is our
imperative duty to support our Paris
brothers. The. 8-hour day, which the
workers have bought with their
blood and their. lives, demanded for
30 years by the trade unionists. and
finally enacted into: law by parlia-
ment-this S-hour day we shall de-
|fend to the limit of, our strength. I!
is. regrettable to be compelled, tc
admit that the S-hour day. given an
international standing by incorpora.
tion into the peace treaty, is being
deliberately sabotaged by Frencl
employers. >$',=... -
1T has. been the constant: effort
Of the typographical union. to shorter
the working. day In correlation Will
Ethe installation Of labor saving ma;
:chinery. The 8-hour Law legalized
Four demand. Our trade union edu.
7cation, thesvery fundamentals Of til,
upon organized labor the imperativ,
duty Of defending this working clas
Victory against the consolidateds EN-
ployers waging a war: for its des
trqctton. Every local a ffiliated witt
'Ethe typogra1laiaal4 union, Of ;eranc,
j mpa sx Wl1olahe he2sri,ttSa supnort -
9af reii af's 4ne Sge1nefs en mas
printers Of Paris win, this battle the!
Wilt undertake.: to use, their position
as vantage ground to destroy ou
! unions throughout France =
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RAISES Per cAPITA'IM
+ FOR ORGANIZING. CAMPAIGN

-.
PORTLAND, ore.,: April .s.-The
central labor council has asked: affili-
ates to.vote on q proposal to raise the
per capita tax to 80. cents q member
per month for the purpose Of financ-
ing an organizing campaign in this
city. The council has appointed a
committee Of IS to visit unions, and
explain the extent Of the proposed
campaign, which is'declared to-bes the
most gigantic that was ever attempted
in, this country.
The plan is to place a large number
of organizers in the field. These will
work under a general committee. Pub
licity will be used to a greater extent
than ever before and every unopgan-
lied wage Garner in the city will be
reached. -
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MINERS NWAGE Will BRING
. Them 'sl2l!oo,00O,0 INCREASE
uhbnDld kotLese One Single Thing shke-:NhueN NnsBDd
Not6stl Al 1heyNaaled They Cane Through with nslats
largest wagelelgase Eyer Won by Goal Miners N is.

INDIANAPOLIS Ind, April 15-Although the United Mine
Workers America did succeed obtaining all they hoped
obtain from the btinous coal of the net
result Of tie the last several months such
benefit TO the miners Of the country This the
opinion the international headquarters Of the United
Mine workers, in this city. -. . .-y s<:5 ... r.,
sponted the entire affair." did lose
thing that they possessed when they entered the struggle
for In al Of terrific fight that wagd
by the operators but by other interests and
influences powerful and dangerous the
through withz asclean slate: = '-~@
And miners hold and retain everything they had
they wages
to $500 100000 It the largest
coal miners Of America In fact is be-
eved granted the workers
in single the history Of American industry
While all that the hoped obtain yet
it will degree added happiness and sunshine into the
the o0o0 mine workers and life
for them. S.**.#,s T.: Etc.,. '~>'
The fact that wages granted
workers by crested and appointed by the President
the United States after the commission had
Of the coal industry that
their contention last fall that they entitled
substantial wages order that they might
tremendous strain the high Of living
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d ZAb0R WANTS CITY To own STREET RAIL way


< WASHINGTON. Aalprtl Is. -. s.
sixty4six cents Of dSry dollar re-
ceived by: thet goysr nent~ since its
establishmen ent S l1a een used Tor
war purposes and 's1 1hsequednnt costs,
said Senator Wadswbsth In defend;
ing a billsthat would sta b1tsh com
pplsory military training. in this
country. Z: & ! !Sif ,:: :2 -. .~--..
senator:Wadswerth said the use.
: Of two-thirds OF tho nations IN,
come In this manaerS proves Amer,
lea never had q military, i policy
I and compulsory 5 training would
supply ): this neaA sEby compelling
l. every, boy, on sreachins his eigh-
|: teenth year, to taks1military train
! ing and then be. assigned ;>to. what
shall be known as the reserves" of
the army. (. .::s:..s 5 =, =
This plan is sexclusiye : of the
army reorganization pian, which
provides for. Irregular. army Of
100000 man and $4,000 officers.
The senator satd# II costs 81, 500 a.
year in. peace: times: to maintain. a
soldier I'm the regular army. The
number: Of boys that will be under:
training is estimated At 5, 100000.
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any sort Of proposition without
first submitting the matter to the.
people. Had seven cent ordinance
been presented by the company; the
commissioners state they would not
have presented It to- the: people,. but
would have required the company to
lntroeuce the ordinanea eitseH :ssby
Initiative petitions, The commits.
sstoners, however, state: lthey would
save the company the: trouble OF cir
cuiating initiative petitions if it
would submit six cent ordinance.
To this latter proposition the COM
pany agreed. > *
so; therefore, an. ordinance to
amend the franchise Of the Duluth
Street Railway company giving the
city council the right and authority
to prescribe reasonable and efficient
service to be given the public by, and
to fix the rates of fare to be charged
or collected upon the cars of the
Duluth Street Railway company in
the city OF Duluth, and limiting the
maximum to be collected or CHARGED
to six cents will be. submitted to
the voters at a special election to be
held on the day of the statewide
primary election, June 21st next.
1T will be seen that the passage
Of such an ordinance merely amends
the, franchise of the Duluth Street
Railway company. It will not auto
matically raise the fare from five to
six cents. 1t will merely give the
commissioners the authority to- per-
NIT such an increase. Should the
ordinance pass, the commissioners
undoubtedly would consider it a man.
date from the people directing them
to permit the Duluth Street Railway
company to charge a six cent fare at
once.
The officers of the Duluth Street
Railway company supplied. the COM
missfOnersN with a complete financial
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COURT: APPOINTS LAWYER " .
.T0PRoS6CUTE MoBBE]Rl|S'

= NASHVILLE, Tenn, :. April g.
Judge DeBow Of the Davidson county
criminal court has appointed James
r: Atkinson, prominent lawyer in this
city, to prosecute five city policemen
who aided in the mobbing of ]. P.
Lawson last November ::
: The court announced that: :!Attor-
ney General Kirkpatrick. fails sor. re-
fuses to attend. and prosecute accord
ing to law"
Lawson is a representative Of the
street car mems International union
He was thrown into an automobile
and driven to Springfield, this state,
and warned under pain Of death not
to return.
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!. %WAsH1NGToN April 41s:: a
e; s ts tl's Y United q: State s. !
Ut setsd ~ sendn ut & te l i mi {
civil service rettrS6sat bfif which
would : excluds from tl1s dement's 81
tlis :legislattona any government ;en1t+
.ploye who .helonss to q a7ulnittsn affilt.
ated with. thea r. of L.. Senator
Myers%of Montana offered the amend
ment. r :; = :, ::
8 After months Of haransusne In the
senate on thia: qleition but two sen;
ators--Fhomas: OF Colorado and War
rem of. Wyoming g-joined with the
Montana lawmaker.s W.
Senator Myers delivered one Of his
usual scare orations and objected
to- federal employees who hold their
present position, he said, "by our
will, aiding the A. F. of L. in it
present; political program. : The sen.
ator modified previous opposition to
the: A.. F. of L.. which has. he now
says. :"'the~ .right:.to exist Neither
does he object to trade unlonista
striking, but he does insist that the
federal employees should not be affil-
lated with the A. F. Of L. II they
desire to organize ping pong asso.
ciation or 4. croquet club, we'll and
good, saith the lawnaker. But when
they, whom We: support associate
with the A.: r. of u to defeat con-
gressmen and senators. that is a diff
ferent proposition and must :: be
stopped. Myers indicated that
the federal employees are an. migrate,
ful lot., They are voted wages and
then actually urge the defeat OF
their benefactors because the wage.
are not sufficient. .E:*'
Senator Thomas wandered alone
the same lines. The senate finally
silenced the orators by a vote OF
43 to 8. ~ =:
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WOMEN TO FORM J "
VOTERS S''..LEAeUEM
!. DULUTH j ! DISTRICT
. -. :. = = - n
ora gan|zaion NlN Be- Effected
=. &. N III. |q|lbl|rIM|| i ii !. I
l.. n and q. !. >.....:. ....:

The eighth congressional, district
women will organize: =; league 81
women voters in Duluth, Tuesday and
Wednesday, April ~ and 2s under
the direction Of Mrs. Chauncey G. Col
ton, the district chairman appointed
by the state league. -: w..
The attendance at the conference
will include delegates from women or
sanizations all over the district and
Mrs. Cotton has named an efficient
group ofwonaen who will assist her :az
head of the various conference com
9ntttees. The Duluth women who
will head committees; ;afe: Mrs. R.#l.
Marble. hostesses:. entertainment Mrs
Elmer: Blu; m,lstc, Mrs.. r.. s. 'HuaY;
conferences hall, Mrs; CIV. Williauisisl auii & !;
literature, Mrs: Louis: Zalk; circuIdt:
ization;. MrA IT. J.: Grannts: .prinitdnR.
Mrs: d. ]. McLennan; speakers. bl,-
feau, Mrs. James .sA. sStarkweather;
program, Mrs. @. 2. sprin: publicity
Mrs. g. E.aDiehl: finance: Mrs. At,
Banning, jr:; constitution, Mrs. Mary
Mccoy. Is "a, c-.,0,t H.. r..
4; The Hibbing< women will be; headed
by Mrs. L. C:ssNewcombe;. Grand Rap.
ids Mrs. William Gilbert; Cloquet
Mrs: Fred Aibert;; Two Harbors Mrs
H. c. Hanson: Chisholm, Mrs. willard
Bailiss;. International: Falls: Mrs. W
": Kane =. = : ~ .@z=.
The tWo-day: program. IN Duluth
promises TO hold many iutereatinE Tea.
tures. The most renppneed4tfe feature
ww;iM 10 the Aco = Tor.
ward ! to labor duexEtif tifonaI iseiss:
latton and = n ter1al she IN,
senf 81 4:
E[a4nenta 1easue soff ldf aypu{epl
in thix be1tnhli t tto$pl 81 plaaf ,spa &
the bills II Will prsse1t at5,tks nex1
state lSgislaty1re.s There VIII be3: 90.
[ceptable speakers aftofa the irwin CT,
les and Mrs: Maud Wood Rark, ma
ttqnalachairman. Of the league, Whosil
presenting a course OF lectures in: Min:
|:neapolfs and: St.. Paul on The. way
Your Congress- Works'' iii: come te
Duluth for the; mass me etlnS. : "a:
An women from the district attend. !.
ing the conference.-the. be. entertained
(;by the Duluth committee GAd should
send their names at the eafHsgt :pot.
sible moment to Mrs. Elmer Blu, bu.
luth Commercial club. -;,.:..I
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WANT NON.UNION SHOP,

LONG BEACH, Cal, April 15.-
The chamber Of commerce has de-
clared for the non-union shop and is
extolling the beauties of individual
bargaining, which it calls the "open'
shop. Trade unionists are conduct
ing a counter agitation, and warn
workers to stay: away. Rents are
prohibitive even If worker were
ignorant Of the purposes Of the pres
ent anti-union movement.
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then that it would require 60.sper
cent. increase to enable them to main
tain their families on the 1870 level.
and standard 5of living, but the ma
'j0rfty of the commission decided to-
limit them to a n per cent Increase:
There has- dabasen s:consi darahienBaU-
satisfaction svera the method ~
which the ~ per cent increase Wass
applied by the majority Of the com
mission. It was found that the
award gave the pick and machine
miners an increase Of ~ cents q ton
for mining coal while the day. labor
ers and others who work by the day
or by the month instead Of by the
ton received only an increase Of 81
a day. This is regarded by the min
ers az an unfair application. because.
they say IL the day and monthly
men received the same proportionate
increase as was given to the pick
and machine miners they would have
received an additional $1.S5 q day
Instead Of 81 day. This, however,
is q condition that will work itself
out and find its own solution. the
miners say. The operators also real
lie the Injustice Of this feature OF
the award. They realize that It win
be, difficult to retain many. OF the
day and monthly men with tho 81
increase when they can make more
money as miners and leaders with
the - cents ton increase. This
problem, therefore, will find its own
solution In the individual miners.
: The award of the majority. Of the
commission refused to shorten the
work day, and this question is left
for future determination
There were several other matters
that should have: been decided in
favor Of the miners, but the one
great, outstanding feature Of the en-
tire matter is that the miners h0ld
all they had and gained 5000. 900, 900
q year. -
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From September IS to March 10,
under the stimulus OLA thrift cam
paign, children in the Minneapolis ele-
mentary schools saved for bank ac-
counts alone $86,7O8.
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6sS s#S55IflEEAMSTERS RAISE WAGES.
gsz Vls3ALlA. ia LA. CAL, April Organized
tea 8teamsters r ! have increased their daily
wage from 81 to So
Evening star., 1920-07-06
SPORT AT ROCKVILLE.
Ball Game, Auto VS.. Motor Cycles
and Harness Races Held.

ROCKVILLE, Md, July 6.-Three
horse races. all harness events; base
ball game and a contest between an
automobile and two motor cycles
comprised the principal independence
day diversions in Rockville.
The base ball game was between
Rockville and Bethesda. and was won
by the former, to 3.
The race between the automobile
and two motor cycles was at three
miles and was won easily by the auto.
Each of the three horse races was
for purse of 800 and only Wash
ington horse competed. In the first
King George. owned by Charles Hill
leary, won over Bubbles. belonging to
William Walker. but five heats were
required to decide. Submarine was
third.
The second event which was for
trotters and PAGERS. was won by Bar
ney Dougherty's Florence Axworthy
in straight heats from Normandie and
My Sweetheart. Hall. owned by G. L.
Morgan, had an easy time of it in the
final, winning all three heats in clever
fashion. Voltere was second and
Adele McCrey third
An attachment has been invented
that enables stockings to be darned
on sewing machine.