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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-13
THE OBJECT OF BUSINESS

In the case of Dodge Bros. versus
Henry Ford the supreme court of
Michigan has told us what the legal
object of corporation is. Probably
for the first time an American court
faced a showdown on the question of
whether that object was general in
dustrlal welfare, as is so often the
claim, or solely selfish profit. And
this court held that the latter was
not only the object but the only legal
object.
Henry Ford, owner of about So
per cent of the stock in the Ford COM
pany, had planned to allow most of
the profits to remain in the business
and to use them for immense devel-
opment of manufacturing on a hui
manitarian basis. Dodge Bros, who
had secures few shares early in the
history of the company for nearly
nothing, brought suit to prevent this
development and compel distribu-
, ton of the profits among the stock
holders. The court, in finding for
Dodge Bros, said
/; business corporation is organ
lied and carried on primarily for the
benefit of the stockholders. The DOW
ers of the directors are to be en-
ployed for that end. The discretion
/ of the directors is to be exerciser in
the choice of means to attain that
! end, and does not extend to a change
in the end itself. to the reduction of
profits, or to the nondistribution of
profits among stockholders in order
to devote them to other purposes. "
Few OF US, of course, expect any
general breaking of the law as in
terpreted by this Michigan court. We
near much fine talk, but Henry Ford.
who meant business, who meant to
serve the consumer and the worker
first and let profits come in Incl
dentally, is not typical of corporation
leader. This is one law they are not
disposed to break, but if boards of
directors should decide to serve the
public unlawfully after the Ford
fashion, one or more stockholders
can legally call a halt.
Let US not fail to note that if anv
corporation had refused to take all
the war profits it could during the
war the action would have been con.
trary to law. Patriotic service would
have injured the rights of the stock.
holders.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-13
THE TRUTH ABOUT RUSSIA.

Has the American public been de-
ceived by the press about the Russian
revolution and the real conditions in
Russia? Have the efforts of the pea
SAINTS and workers to create a better
society in that country been smoke
screened by the privileged press. to
stem the aspirations for better things
on the part of the American workers I?
Within the last few weeks the
New York Globe, the New York
World, the Chicago News, and even
the New York Times, have been re-
porting very different conditions in
Russia than the descriptions Of red.
handed outrages that were fed US
daily in the preceding months.
Mr.. Lincoln Eyre is writing a SER
les OF letters from Russia to the New
York World. In his first letter he
prints an interview with Lenine. He
asked him many questions. To one OF
them Lenine replied:
I'VE mean to electrify our entire
industrial system through power sta.
lions in the Urals and elsewhere. Our
engineers tell us it will take ten
years. When the Identification |,
accomplished it will be the first i'm.
portant stage on, the road to the Com.
munistic administration of public
economic life. All our industries
will receive their motive power from
common source, capable of supply.
ing them all adequately. This will
eliminate wasterul competition in the
quest Of fuel and place manufactur.
ing enterprise on a sound economi,
footing, without which we canno,
hope to achieve a full measure Of in
terchange of essential products IN &C.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-13
Some Big Shakeups Expected TO
Take Place i'm WASHINGTON Soon

from their destitute, wives and chill
dren was oddly reminiscent of the
kaiser in Belgium. So Caminetti tells
the press that he does not know what
to do with the remaining 1000 or so
who have been seized for deportation.
More than that, Secretar.' Wilson has
ruled that all suspected communists
shall have the immediate benefit of
counsel and be admitted to bail. The
red" colony at Ellis Island has dwin-
died from several hundred to some
rs persons under this humane ruing
and the Palmer-Caminetti leader
ship Is still without plan for de-
porting its captives.
Miss Julia Lathrop, director of the
children's bureau. has decided to re-
sign. Her bureau is also a branch Of
the labor department. 1t was created
some years ago to be the visible and
active sign OF the governments con-
Germ tor maternity and childhood. It
has been very steadily neglected in
congressional appropriations, yet it
has performed some valuable service.
1t has collected figures which prove
that low wages are the principal foe
of child welfare Some years ago il
conducted a child survey Of some I'll
dustrial cities which disclosed facts
which the employing class have studi-
ously tried to suppress.
In word, despite it's lack of facil-
tiles, the children's bureau has mar.
shalled so much truth that it Is hated
by all the tory politicians in congress
Miss Lathrop has aimed to placate
the tories by following an ultra-con-
sentative policy. But all the facts
about child culture in America arc sc
damning to our industrial system tina
the children's bureau can not keer
out of hot water.
1t was beyond the control of Score
tary Wilson, enemies Of the children's
bureau, in conSress and elsewhere
have managed 10 keep it constaEE!y
| on the move from the backstairs
| attic-room and cellar Of one public
building to another. 1t is not ever
allowed to have its own library with,
! in reach. It has become the outcas
| stepchild Of the government. So Mis-
Lathrop will resign.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-13
COULD Use cleveland
LABOR PLAN IN DULUTH

committee Of representatives of
the Cleveland chamber Of commerce
and Of labor leaders, including War
rem S. Stone, grand chief Of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, and Villa. G.. Lee, president
of the Brotherhood OF Railway Train
men, have drawn up an tentative ba-
land. 20 +'s... =
The committees rapport is being
sent to members Of the Chamber Of
Commerce Tor their approval. 1t re-
commends collective bargaining by
means Of joint boards. the recogni-
tion Of the eight-hour day with extra
pay for overtime, the increase OF pro-
duction and the capitalization OF pub
lic opinion n strikes ana industrial
disputes.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-13
CANADIAN LABOR PARTY
MAKING GREAT RECORD

THE Fighting Labor Party" as the
Independent Labor party Of Ontario
has come to be known throughout Ca
NADIA. is beginning it's third year OF
history with record Of forceful &C
complishments. The platform of the
party includes the following planks:
Public ownership Of all utilities
and natural resources Of wealth, and
the creation of national reserves of
coal and timber.
Naturalization Of the mines. bank
ing and credit systems, cold stor-
age, etc. .<=: ~s$>#a
Proportional representation, refer
endum and recall. .5t55s,t.s lie
Creation OF q complete system Of
pensions. and the adoption Of 4 mod 4
srn labor code. U. III
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-13
Minnesota Workers Nonpartisan
LeaQue will Hold State Meeting

The state convention Of the Mime
sofa Working Peoples Nonpartisan
Political league will be held March "a
and rs at Hibernian hall in st. Paul.
This was decided at the last meet
ing Of the state executive committee.
At the same time the state conven-
ton of the Nonpartisan league will
convene at Minnehaha hall in St, Paul.
The two bodies propose to name 4
joint ticket for state offices and adopt
a platform on which the campaign
will be made.
The night Of March rs there will be
a big ratification meeting at the St,
Paul auditorium to launch the cam
paign. The candidates and leaders in
the farmer and labor movement will
speak.
1t is estimated that about 900 dele
gates will attend the labor convention
and an equal number the gathering
representing farmers belohging to the
Nonpartisan league.
There will be at least pne. delegate
for each branch in the state Of the
working peoples league. Larger
branches are entitled to One delegate
for each 100 members, with a maxi.
mum Of three delegates from any
branch.
In all cases the delegates will be
men now serving as city, county and
state committeeman, unless the
branches decide to send others.
There are many branches OF the
league throughout the state formed in
communities where there are nc
labor unions. These branches. made
up of unorganized labor, will be en-
titled to the same representation as
those in which the majority of mem
bers belong to labor unions.
Women also will be eligible to serve
as delegates. Work has begun OF or.
ganizing women's auxiliaries to the
state league. Branches already have
been wormed among women in St.
Paul and Minneapolis
The first work taken up by the con
vention will be that of perfecting the
organization stated last summer by
delegates to the annual convention Of
the Minnesota State Federation OF
Labor at New Ulnl. At that time thu
organization was largely tentative
Since then the state executive com,
mittee has in a number Of instance,
been forced to assume that certain &C.
lions met requirements. An indorse.
ment of all these actions will be asked
and the organization developed SO thu
committee and other officials will be
certain of their powers and the exten,
to which they can act.
Steps will also be ia ken for carrying
on publicity, lecturing and other activ.
tiles for bringing the purpose of the
league before the people of the state
and building up the local branche.
and forming new ones.
With these tasks completed. report,
received and other duties done, the in,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-13
A. F: Of L. '@No.Parly'' Plan
II Not a Qne-Man Scheme

brutal outrages Of the monopoltstic
class aud their hirelings on the toiling
masses within the past few months
have their tnnermost feelings stirred
and impatiently declare that q new
path must be struck by the working
people in order to overcome defeats
and achieve victories, They look upon
some of the recent defeats and pre-
dict the annihiation OF the economie
effort of organized labor-or the i'm
potency Of the economic organizations
the trade unions-tQ cope with the
There are few, if any. who have givens
our movement any thought but who
have shared the intensity of feeling
caused by the brutal exhibitions rev
ferred to; but feelings often prompt
action which good judgment forbids."
In different forms every convention
Of the A. F. of L. has called on trade
unionists to study economic questions
that an independent ballot may be
cast, and has repeatedly declared that
our movement distinguished between
political action in the interest Of labor
and political party action.
No one man or group of men is
responsible for these declarations
They have grown out Of the expert
ences Of the wage earners. who have
expressed. their views In A, F. Of L.
conventions and in conventions Of
their own crafts: Contrary policies
have been zealously advocated IN
every trade union gathering and IN
every trade union publication. No
nhase ~ tho op9aniZed na0vameHt has
been more thoroughly debated.
! As the trade union movement tn
creases in numerical strength, In edu-
cation and resources. the non-partisan
political policy will be intensified, as IS
intended this year. but in its essence
it is no different from the policy
! adopted 80 years ago, when the A. F.
Of L. was organized.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-13

holding nobility, and Tory press and
politicians Intentionally alarmed the
people.
Then under pretense of protecting
the nation against a widespread
conspiracy to overthrow the Constitu~
ton" they enacted sedition bills
which gagged free speech and free
press for so years, and broke up all
associations of working men and lib
erals who were demanding parlia-
mentary reforms.
Judges quickly interpreted these
laws to mean: that to advocate "uni-
versal suffrage" was "sedition,"
England repealed these laws in 1881,
and has been ashamed of them ever
since.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-13

dorsement of candidates and adoption
Of a. platform will be considered.
Congressman Franklin F. Ellsworth
of Mankato, regarded as a strong con-
tender for Endorsement as governor,
has withdrawn from the contest. Con-
gresham Ellsworth especially gained
favor with railroad brotherhood mem
bers and other union men through the
fight he made against the cummius-
Esch railroad bills in congress.
Whether he will run again for con-
gressm in the second district is not
known. A number OF workers in the
ranks of organized farmers and labor
ing men are urging that he be placed
on the state ticket as a candidate for
attorney general or supreme court
justice. ..-~
Sentiment is reported now as lean
ing towards the Endorsement OF Willis
NJ. West, farmer at Grand Rapids, for
history department at the university
of Minnesota for 20 years. He has
been farming near Grand Rapids: for
the last. eight years. He recently
toured Minnesota lecturing on the
platform for economic and political
reforms advocated by the committee
Of forty-eight. which met last Decem-
Der at st. Louis.
Mayor Victor l.. Power of Hibbing
has a large following in labor circles
urging that he be selected for COVER
nor. Others mentioned for this honor
are Doctor Henrik Shipstead OF Glen
wood, W.. F. Schilling, farmer at
Northfield, and c. "A Lindbereh, for
raer Sixth district congressman from
Little Falls and candidate for COVER
nor of the Nonpartisan league in 1918.
1t is reported. however. that Mr..
Lindbergh is unwilling to run again
and will make a statement to this ef-
feet If called upon to do SO.
A big meeting, was held In Still
water last Sunday at which branch
of the state political league was
formed, nine unions becoming mem
! bers. A trades and labor assembly
was also organized. Speakers at the
meeting were William I. Mahoney,
president of the state league, and z. G.
Hall, president of the Minnesota State
Federation Of Labor,
Another big meeting recently was
held at Red Wing, at which Mr.. Ma
honey and George w. lawson, secre-
tary Of the State Federation Of Labor.
spoke. The auditorium 1T Red Wing
was crowded with those anxious to
hear the position Of labor with re-
spect to political and industrial organ
ization.
Thomas Van Lear Of Minneapolis.
state political league secretary, re-
ported at the last meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee that memberships
continue to be received in large num-
bers and prospects are bright for 4
steady browth of the league.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-13
CONGRESS AND POVERTY.

How is it that some become rich
and others poor in this wonderful
land Of ours? BY what process is it
possible for so per cent of the wealth
OF America to be owned by per cent
Of the people?
The answer is-laW. Some men
are made rich while the mass OF peo.
pie are made poor by law-by con-
gress, by the state legislatures, even
by city councils.
Congress has made labor poor.
Congress has made it's friends and
beneficiaries rich.
The national banks were created
by congress. They are children of the
government. The government can do
anything with them that it wills.
The national banks of America
earned $11O,5OO,000 in 1905.
The national banks earned $l49,-
10000 in 1914.
Five years later, in 1919, the ma
tional banks earned S24O,360,OOO.
The federal reserve banks created
by congress earned IS per cent on
their capital stock The National
Park bank of New York earned IS
per cent on its capital, the Seaboard
SO per cent, the Hanover IS pei
cent.
This is where some of the money
Of America went.
In 1918 the United States Steel
corporation earned net, after the
payment Of ordinary taxes and after
deducting s100,O00,O00 for repairs
and maintenance, the colossal sum
Of S549,1S0,000.
That year the United States Steel
corporation paid as salaries and
wages to 26s,71O employees, the sum
Of $452,663,000.
The United States Steel corpora.
ton could have doubled the salaries
and wages paid to every man and
woman in its employ and still have
had surplus loft over of $685.,
$4,000.
This net surplus is equivalent to
rs per cent dividend ON every dol.
lar OF actual money that went into
the United States Steel corporation
1t is sufficient to pay interes,
charges, all of it's sinking fund
charges, Z per cent divident on pre-,
ferred stock, per cent dividend on
billion dollars OF watered stock
and still leave a handsome nest-ege
of $7,600,000 as a surplus.
These two instances Of privileged
power are typical of the extortiou
and greed which congress permits
10 pass unnoticed.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-13
AMERICAN LEGION CAN
GET RIGHT WITH LABOR
ZONE VIEW>
ZONE VIEW)
BY CAPT, ROSCOE HI. JOHNSON,
Int'l. President, Commercial Tele-

graDhcfS' Union.
Authorization for the loan Of
rifles to each post of the American
Legion, and for the sale of regular
ball ammunition "at cost price" from
the governmen t arsenals in unlimited
quantities, is contained in the Rogers
bill recently passed by both houses
Of congress-
The bill provides that the purpose
of the issuance of the guns was for
military funerals" 1t is easy to pic
ture just the kind Of military fun
erals Wall street is preparing for.
Franklin DOlier, national COM
mander Of the American Legion in
an official statement, proclaims to
the ex-service men with a union card
in his pocket that the members of
organized labor are patriotic Ameri~
can citizens who have proved
their loyalty and their patriotism,
and we therefore hope it will
not be long before they all are active
members of the American Legion"
1t franklin D'Olier as national
commander, and the American L.
sion as an organization expect to in
spire confidence in the ex-service
man with card in his pocket, the
first move should be suspension OF
charters bearing such inscriptions as
western Union Telegraph Company
Post" colorado Fuel and Iron
Post ~. S. Steel CORPORATION
Post. Western Electric Post
standard Oil Post" and the like
each post equipped fifth the latest
model army rifles and regular ball
ammunition "for military funerals"
Wall street would disrupt organ
lied labor during the year. The av-
GRACE union man has reason to be
lleve from past performances that
the American Legion is at the serv-
| ice of Wall street. 1t is going to
take something more substantial
than pretty words from Franklin
D'Olier to convince him to the con-
trary.
Purge the American Legion of the
strong faint Of Wall street. Every
ex-service man with a union card
Will then be proud to join up.
NOTE: Captain Roscoe johnson en-
,, 1ered the y. S. army at the very out.
break of war and served his ,ountr,
as commander Of troops during ths
entire period of hostilities both in thu
United States and in France with tn.
rank Of captain
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-13

There will be lot of talk about
uninstructed delegates to old-party
conventions from now on, but there
amt no such animal. Uninstructed
means not publicly committed.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-13

ASHAMED OF THEM NOW,
England had Mysteries over French
"Jacobinism" axactly as America is
now disturbed about Russian Bolshe-
vism. King George III. the land-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-13

NOTE: Captain Roscoe Johnson en-.
tered the u. S. army at the very out.
orcak Of war and served his country
as commander, Of troops during the
United States and in France with the
rank Of captain.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-28
School
Study
Sports
PLAN PLAY SECRETLY
PEG HUSTON HEROINE

The next Monday after the carni-
val had fiZzled the boys OF the Sc
uior class noticed the senior girls
talking in little groups.
What's the idea?" inquired
shock, as he met Peg Huston on the
stairs.
why nothing at all. Just
party we girls are planning, Peg
answered innocently.
But Peg knew better. She and
the senior girls had met a few
nights before and decided 10 put
the team on its feet. They were
sure they could make some money
some way. After talking over sew
eral plans, they decided to give a
play
Lets give a real play. and make
Peg the leading lady" cried Fran
Hoffman. peg thought up this
plan and she deserves to be our
star on that night"
Peg tried 10 persuade them that
there were other girls IN the bunch
better looking girls and girls better
suited for leading ladies. But they
refused TO listen. Finally Peg con-
sented.
During the next two weeks there
were many times when the boys
wondered what the girls were up
TO. They tried 10 quiz several OF
them on the subject but they usu-
ally got some such an answer as,
oh nothing. just planning a lit
tie fudge party"
In the meantime the girls were
practicing day and night. Peg. es-
pecially. worked hard, for she was
determined that the play should
help the team.
-Four days before the night of the
play. big posters appeared. Senior
Girls Play, Betty Sees II Through"
The boys Of course, were curious
and everyone OF them, even down
10 the Freshmen, decided 10 be
there. The girls had decided the
same thing long before.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-28
70 SCH0LA
RASPORTSM
Football Comedy.

When Northwestern eleven de-
feated Minnesota this fall specta-
tors had a big laugh in between
halves Northwestern Freshmen
We're responsible.
Two comedy football teams came
on the field. che ridlculously dressed
as girls the other clad in swimming
suits and various old clothes. They
put on a fresh game.
Finally one backnelder on n BIZ
cycle got the bali and rode around
so speedily that ne made several
touch downs ut both ends OF the
field before he could be stopped.
In this Northwestern stunt is q
hunch 10 high schools looking for
new ways to break the mOnotony
OF the long waits I'm between halves.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-28
Home
Work
Play
Nineteen Scouts Pass
First lid Examinations

Nineteen scouts from the % who
took the examinations for second
class first aid Monday evening at
the Chamber Of Commerce We're
passed with h0n0rs The boys who
passed the examinations were.
Joseph Wilson. Clarence Mogle,
Harold Hines Paul Koos Ben
Wade George Hahn. Francis Jones,
Louis ChapIeau. Martin Kirkpatrick.
John Ash. Donald Say Willard
Fortier. Martin Lahcr. Carl austin.
Harold Gundersou. Robert Beyerle,
and Charles Sponholz.
The questions which follow are
not easy 20 answer and IL means
real work 90 pass the examination.
Second Class Tests.
I. SERVICE
Before a scout can pass this test
ne must complete one months atis-
factory service as tenderfooJ SAT-
isfactory service must include daily
good turns.
IT, FIRST Aid-A-Oral.
J.. Give general directions for
First Aid for injured.
2. Under what conditions is one
likely 10 faint2 Give symptoms and
treatment fully.
differ from those If fainting2 Is
shock dangerous Give treatment
fully
state difference between simple
and compound fractures
q. Give treatment for bruises.
IS. what 80 sprain Give treat
meut
Give general treatment for i'm
Juries in which the skin is broken
twounds.}
8. Give treatment for scaIds and
burns.
9. What warning docs Handbook
give about use Of tourniGuct2
10. What Is n stcrllized dressing
and how could YOU make one If none
were at hand?
INSTRUMENTATION.
Z. Demonstrate the use Of the
Triangular BaudaEe i'm the case of
five different accidents described by
the Examiner.
p Demonstrate use of the roller
landaEc I'm three different accidents
described by the Examiner.
3. Apply = different kinds OF
T0urniquet 20 bleeding arteries on
three different parts Of thc body as
directed by the Examiner.
A. Demonstrate the fireman's car
u.s.. the fireman's drag aud chair
carry The patient in the first two
instances TO be in a PROSTATE po-
sitiOn-