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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-07
BUILDING UNIONS
Win union SHOP
Many Contractors Employing
Union Men at Old Time Wages.
Many Painters Sign Up.

The "open shop" campaign against
the building trades in Duluth is peter
in out. The Citizens Alliance is at
tempting to save the wreck by pub
fishing large display advertisements in
the daily papers explaining its posi-
ton and by attempting to put the
blame for the bankruptcy Of the
building industry in Duluth this year
on union labor.
What is the situation with reference
to the building trades lockout, the at
tempt Of the contractors to arbitrarily
reduce wages and the threat of the
Citizens Alliance to boycott employ
ers who sign up with the unions? It
is merely this. Nearly every union
workman who was first affected BY
the lockout is now working at union
wages.
Every contracting p1asterer, but
one, in the city is employing union
men at the old union scale. Nearly
every bricklayer is employed. and at
union wages. Every painter is work.
ing at the old union scale Of $1.OO an
hour. Only three sheet metal work.
ers are out, and the men are pretty
we'll employed either at union shops or
for themselves.
The Carpenters union and the en-
ployers or carpenters expect to hold
conference Saturday for the purpose
Of agreeing through collective bar
gaining on a wage scale. The Car
penters' union voted to temporarily
accept the 20 per cent reduction in
order that they might preserve their
union without premature conflict.
Taking it all in all, the situation so
far as union labor is concerned, is
most gratifying. If the lockout could
be officially settled there would be
such a building boom in Duluth as
this city has not seen in years. If
the fight continues there will be
mighty little doing.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-07
STEEL TRUST ANNOUNCES
20 PER CENT WAGE CUT

Announcement was made this week
from New York that the United States
Steel corporation would reduce wages
20 per cent effective May 1S. It is
given out that the cut will effect but
day laborers. Mr.. Gary estimates
that about $4,000 employees will be
effected. The average reduction will
be $1.40 a day. That means a saw
Inc in wages to the steel trust of $245,.
600 a day or ab tut $75,ooo,o0o a
year. a mere trifle.
No promise is made to change the
12-hour shift for the present. except
where it has already, been eliminated.
should the reduction affect the 267.-
600 employees Of the steel trust it
would mean a wage cut of $15o,ooo,-
600 a year. And yet. Mr.. Gary insists
that there is no further need of labor
unions, y
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-07
OPEN SHOP GETS
LITTLE COMFORT
Building Managers Declare Il
Should Apply to Material as
Well as to the Workers.

The Builders exchange and the
Citizens Alliance got what they were
not looking for from the members ct
the Building Owners and. Managers
association at meeting held at the
Commercial club Monday. "Open shop
principles must apply to material as
well as to labor" declared the build
ing managers.
If there are firms in this city who
sell material only to men of their
crafts, 1.-The association will withdraw
it's support from them." That sounds
very much like a threat to boycott.
The naughty boys are not slow to
blame the labor unions for doing a lot
Of things they taught labor how to do
in the first place..
F.. w. Armstrong, the secretary of
the Builders exchange, was on the job
to urge the building managers to de-
clare for the "open shop" There were
some interesting questions put to Mr..
Armstrong, and it was even suggested
that it might be wise for the mana
gers to follow the example set by the
architects and remain neutral.
1.-The position of the architects has
been very much misrepresented, mar
ticularly by The Yabor World,'> Mr..
Armstrong declared. This paper was
charged with printing an untruthful
account Of the action taken by the ar
chitects, after which tho managers
voted for the "open shop"
That boy Armstrong is certainly
mighty reckless in his statements to
gain point Of advantage for his Lost
cause. The Labor World CHALLENGES
him to point out wherein the position
Of the local architects was naisrepre-
sented by this paper. The printed
story was taken from the official doc
uments of the Architects associa tar.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-07
Bricklayers Refute Story
That Men Are ,SLackers
And Lay Down On Job

kept on the job and told not to worry
as they were getting paid. So you can
readily see why production was cur
tailed. Maybe you've noticed that the
contractors are not advertising these
facts. However, on the other hand,
they are telling the public that the
bricklayers are a bunch Of slackers.
Now that some of the owners of
these buildings have got wise to what
was going on, these contractors would
by subtle propaganda have the public
believe that we were at fault.
ION another job &c bricklayers
were employed on a four-story build
ing and only three laborers to supply
them with materials. The average
number of bricks laid on this Job is
said to be 500. while 1 am told that
some of the men did not lay more
than so bricks in a whole day. Instead
of 26 bricklayers on this job there
should have been not more than two
considering the number of laborers.
"A committee Of the union went to
the contractor and told him of the
exact conditions on this job. The
contractor said: Why do you fellows
kick, the bricklayers are being paid
and the more 1 employ the more
money I make In fact the committee
took it that he did not care whether
any bricks were laid or not, he was
getting his-'cost plus
Nov in their effort to drive down
wages" continued Payne, "these ex-
ploiters of labor, with the assistance
of a lying press. are trying to get
away with the lie that the bricklayer
was compelled to lay this small
amount of brick by his union as q
days work. Toledo Union Leader.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-07
MESABA RANGE PLUMBERS
and MASTERS SETTLE Up

Collective bargaining is more. pre-,
ferable to Mesaba' range master
plumbers than the so-called "open
shop" with all its mischief breeding
turmoil. At a conference held last
week at Hibbing the Plumbers union
conferred with the range masters and
agreed to accept a reduction Of Is
cents an hour.
The former scale was 1925 an hour
The new scale will be $40. The of.
fer to take:.a reduction was made BY
the union without solicitation and
came voluntarily: The range maste,
plumbers Immediately announced q
reduction in charges Of 20 cents ar
hour. -.--. - 'F 1<'@ ~ @@<-,,'.s
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-07
west Va. STA1E>P0uCE
GIVEN HIGHER Salaries

CHARLESTON. w. Va. May s.
The state legislature has increased the
number Of state cossacks and raised
wages $25 a month for this strike
breaking crew. In. opposing the bill
800 q month and expenses while a
school teacher may receive $50 a
month and pay hi sown expenses.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-07
VISITS IN ENGLAND:

7. r. Hancock. .7o5 West Third
street. well known az q veteran men,
Der Of the Meat Cutters Union, sailed
for England last Saturday. sHs ex-
poets to be gone three months, Mr..
Hancock came to Duluth 10 years
axo. He Will visit relatives at Ply
's!s !, 'sh ana London, whom hSs has not
seen Tor III 10 ars.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-07
Open SHOP drive
bLAMED:oN GARY
Editor Of The Labor World Ad.
dresses Big Audience at
Superior Labor Temple.

''Ihe new Superior labor temple was
crowded last night with union NOM
bers and their wives attending tho Of
f1cial 'house-warming' Of the new tenn
ple," says the Superior Telegram in
reporting the meeting in it's issue Of
Tuesday last. Its stony continues:
Prior to the general reception and.
dance w. E. McEwen Of Duluth and
city Commissioner A. D. 8. Gillett
spoke to an audience in the main hall.
Mr.. McEwen charged that the Unit:
ed States Steel corporation is behind
the present "open shop" movement,
and that the real purpose of the move
ment is to cut wages and the standard
of living of the workers.
"Whatever privileges are now en-
joyed by labor have been gained by
the union labor movement" said Mr..
McEwen. 1.-THE program Of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor has been
constructive and evolutionary. The
program of the Industrial Workers Of
the World is visionary and revolution
airy.
During the war labor made great
progress. The principle of collective
bargaining was generally recognized
by fair-minded employers. Everything
was serene until labor attempted to
organize the steel industry. an indus
try in which men still labored on a r.
hour day and seven-day week, and
which had a smaller wage per hour
than any other basic industry.
Plot in New York.
Judge Gary recognized that with
union labor making general strides for
its own good and in popular favor, the
steel industry could not. long remain
a non-union organization.
$50 down in New York a conspiracy
was Matched to weaken If not destroy
the American labor movement. The
New York bankers cultivated the I. w.
VS., not because they loved them, but
to divide organized labor. They did
hundreds Of things to create an atmos-
phere in favor Of the open shop:
|. Urges United Front.
1.-The real purpose Of the open shop
is to cut wages. The, reductions will
be nominal now, but if those behind
| the open shop movement could gain
| their ends. wholesale reductions would
be effected and labor would be pushed
back further than the point which it
had reached before the war.
! Labor now as never before
should stand together and insist that
the new standards Of living hS main
tained.' .:
/ Mr.. McEwen congratulated Superior
labor on its new quarters, which, he
declared, were among the finest. and
cleanest he had ever seen.
Speaking to the women, he told
what the American labor movement
has accomplished for women. He said
labor was the first body to declare for
acknowledgements of women. the first
to sponsor laws to take little children
from factories and put them in schools
and the first to obtain better work.
ing conditions and shorter hours Of
labor for women.
Gillet Praises Labor.
Commissioner Gillett congratulated
Superior labor on the fitting out OF it's
| new headquarters and on its accom-
plishments for laboring people and the
community. =.
The Nordron male chorus give mu-
steal numbers. The Wisconsin Wom-
ems Progressive association served q
lunch. After the program dance was
held until l o'clock
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-07
THE RESULT.

Did you see whore a man died
fromehewing the ends Of matches
and 90 getting too much phosphorus
ia his system ?'' 81; sSs
That 6 Whist comes Of goins On.
>too light : diet..'' II li 35H:s1. e HI Il
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-07

Aain't it strange how the average
employer is continually splitting nasty
Dope tor his employees benefit yet re-
sents reversal Of the sport he in
dulges III. 5,.'.7 :s,- Z ]
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-07

BUSINESS AGENT RESIGNS.
Dan .Needham. business agent of
the Hosting and Stationery Engineers
unions, has, resigned. He expects to
leave the city in the very near future.
The local unions will soon vote on his
successor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-07
Senator Godby said:

II consider that a measure such as
this one. will lead to military rule in
our state. I am not in favor Of the
German military style Of government,
but rather foran. enforcement OF law
by the civil authorities III.
The bill will increase the state ex-
penditures $1,000,000 a year. Gunmen
for the coal owners will now receive
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-13
STATISTICAL NOTES

Boston banks employ more than l.
eco women.
There are more than 500 printing
plants in New York city.
The women of Loplsud average
only four feet nine inches in height.
Cor.ee costs the people of the Uni
ted States more tlan $l00000O a day.
There are more than 10000 women
school teachers in the United States.
Ottawa was che on as the capital
of Canada by Queen Victoria back
in 1858.
The Grst cheese factory in the Uni
ted States was established at Rome,
n, Y, in 1851.
One hundred and fifty thousand spe,
Giles Of beetle are represented in the
British museum.
For adult workers in the United
States Tie Average wealth production
can he pa, al Sl,250.
on the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem,
there are olive trees known to have
been houriShmg in 1909.
According to recent survey there
are more than 2S,00000O women keep
ing homes in the United States with
ont servants.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-13
REPARTEE WITHOUT A STING
Celebrated Retorts That Have Eeen
Considered as the Very Bsst
of Their Kind.

II was Sir Francis Burnand who
made the celebrated retort about
Punch. Some one said TO him:
punch is not what it used to be-"
Buruand brilliantly replied at never
was But repartee is a gift that be-
longs to no special class. 1t is said
that the one amusement of Burton,
the author of "The Anatomy of Mel
ancholy" was to sit and listen to the
witty encounters of Oxford bargees.
Cardinal Bourne once talked with an
American, who boosted that the Mis-
SSSippI was finer river than the
Thames. He deScanted on its super
lorlty, saying that an English river
was only a Sickly stream To this
the cardinal very cleyerly replied:
But your river is confined to its bed
isn't it, Rev G. H. Sturgeon was
never at a loss for a witty reloindcr.
Among his many gifts was faculty
for recognizing people and remem-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-13
Reason for SUNDAY.

How did Sunday become the first
dag Of the week instead of the seventh ?
The Sabbath of the Jews was the
seventh day of the week, the day OF
cessation from work among all He.
Srews, following six days of labor
and closing the week. Sunday was
the first day Of the week celebrated
In memory OF the resurrection Of
Christ 1t is therefore also known az
the Lords day. In the Bible Gin Acts
M, y we are told that the disciples
in Troas met weekly on the first day
of the week for exhortatIon aud the
breaking of bread. Justin Martyr SAID
that Christians gathered then because
It was the first day on which God made
the world and because Jesus Christ on
the same day arose from the dcuJ
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-13
Queer Old Advertisement.

This is an advertisement which was
published in London in 1879 AT the
sign Of the Golden Pail and Coffin. a
coliin-maker's shop at the upper end
of the old Change, near Cheapside.
there are ready to be sold very fash
ionable laced and plain dressings for
the dead Of all sizes, with very fash
lonable collins, that will secure any
corpse above ground without any III
scent or other annoyance as long as
shall be required
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-13

herring their names. IF he ever made
a mistake, he would rectify it feici-
tously. Thus, a gentleman who had
been at the annual college supper was
present again the following year Mr..
Sturgeon saluted him with Glad to
see you, Mr.. Partridge" The gentle
man was surprised TO find himself
recognized at all, but, recovering him
self, replied: MY name is Partridge,
sir" "Ah, yes" was the instant re-
ply; 81 won't make game of you any
more" London Mail
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-13
NORTH BENNINGTON


Walter Tribble of Saratoga has
been the guest of friends in town.
Fred Morse of Pittsfed, Mass,
spent the week end with Harry Tefft.
Miss Gertrude Shaw of Pittsfeld is
a guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. r, Spen-
Get.
The Misses Emily and Harriet Bull
of Troy, N. Y, were visitors in town
Thursday
Miss Catherine Walsh Of Rutland is
the guest Of Ter mother Mrs. Gather
inc Walsh.
Miss Mildred Parker is the guest of
her mother. Mrs. Minnie Parker in
Boston, Mass
Mrs. Clark Loomis is in the Albany
city hospital, very i'll as the result OF
an operation.
The residences of G. F, Houghton,
Edwin Colvin and VIM. Il. Graves are
receiving coats OF paint.
Miss Matte Buss and Mrs F. NJ
! Crawford of Bennington were Sunday
guests of Mrs. George E Green.
! George Woodard of Greenfield
Mass and little granddaughter OF
North Adams were in the village Fri
day.
] George Madison was in Albany
4 Sunday to see his daughter, Mrs
Clark Loomis at the Albany City
hospital
Mrs. John Schroeder, has moved
from Brooklyn into one of the Dun
hame tenements on Bank street eX
tension
Mrs. Broas Server is in Nortl
Adams where her husband is in TIT
hospital recovering from an operation
for appendicitis.
Mrs. Margaret Colyn, who is visit
ing her son, George D Colyin, il
Hartford, Conn is again confined t
her bed by illness.
Charles Hall a student at the Trio
Conference academy, Poultney, /
with his mother, Mrs Mary Hall 70
the summer vacation
Miss Florence White is spendin
her vacation from the Skidmor
school Of Arts, Saratoga. with he
parents, Mr. and Mrs W. r, White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Hull and Mr. an
Mrs. John Hunt motored to Glen
FAILS NJ Y. Tuesday The men at
tended a "Shriner's' banquet Will
there.
Miss Eva Barker of White Creeb
N. Y. IS the guest of Mrs Frank Mat
tison. who returned recently from
visit with Mrs. l. NJ LOOMS in Da
ton, Mass. 70
Miss Lillian Madison, who is
student in a girls school in Walthan
Mass, is spending the summer VI
cation with her parents, Mr. and Mr.
G. d. Madison.
Charles and Edward yelling, stuc
ents at the Massachusetts, Inst tut
Of Technology are at the home {
their parents Mr.. and Mrs G. b, We
ing for the summer vacation.
The High School paper The Echo
has made is annual appearance an
contains among other good things tw
prize stories one by Miss Grace Hiatt
away fr,t prize and the other b
Percy Graves, second prize
H. Y Elwel, who has been recei
ing treatment in the Putnam MemOI
al hospital, has been brought to I'll
home of his sister, Mrs. Mary Ia
Mrs Hall is also entertaining h'
mother, Mrs. Sab.na Elwel of Shaft
r bury.
+ The pageant given by the childrc
Of the Congregational and Bapti
= churches Sunday afternoon at
o'clock was a very successful ente
= tainment in every way. The churC
was most artstically decorated al
the children carried out the difficu
program beautifully, with great i
terest and dignity The speakin
+ sing ng and story telling were a
most pleasing to the large audienC
gathered to witness the pagean
q, which proved a happy departure fro
{ the usual run of Childrens Day co
e certs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-13

When a Siberian bride enters her
husbands house for the first time she
must he prepared to show her skill In
cooking, She is expected to give a
dinner prepared with her own hands
as test of her education in the cul-
mary art.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
TRAVEL
Hudson River
by Daylight

x:,~sou Irving" "Headrick HUDSON"
,,,,s. Clinton" Robert Fulton"
albany"
r,aer and Delaware Trains meet Day
h,ats at Kingston Point pier Tor
mi. IN the Catskills-
| c.,,ectior at Albany with New York
and d. & IL Railroads All through
,,.kets between New York and Albany
lated. Music. Restaurant.
Daylight Saving Time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
Passenger and Freight Services

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Straits Settlements
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u new Zealand and Australian
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81 Penang. Belawan, Delhi. PORT
Swettetam, Singapore
Africa
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24

so Matson Navigation Co,
100 Market Street. San Francisco, Cal
26 South Gay Street, Baltimore, Md
ol Munson Steamship Line,
81 Wall St. N. Y. Tel. Bowling Green 5000
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06 Admiral Line
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L. c. Smith Building, Seattle, Washington.
I59 u. S. Mail S. s. Co., Inc,
rs Broadway, N. Y. Tel. Whitehall 1900.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-02-02
A. e. F. Commander Ap-
proves World Disarmament
But Does Not Want Am
erica Caught Mapping.
ADVISES WAITING
UNTIL ALL AGREE

Washington, Feb. "A warning
against pacifism and unprepared-
ness was given the hous naval COM
mittee today by Gen. Pershing who
appeared to discuss world disarma-
ment.
While expressing approval of the
proposal for a world disarmament
conference. the former commander of
the American expeditionary forces
said the United States should go
ahead with its present navy and army
programs until a definite agreement
had been reached by at least the
five great world powers.
Warns of Unprcparcdness.
We should steer clear of drifting
into pacifist state of mind simply
because we are discussing this sub
ject," Gen. Pershing asserted. None
of us wants war but we do not want
to be caught unprepared if war
comes.
Until some agreement is had I
would say that the safe policy for the
United States to pursue would be to
continue our army and navy progra ms
and not allow ourselves to be caught
unprepared as we were at the be-
ginning of the world war It is un-
safe and unwise for one nation to
disarm at such a time as this unless
the others do likewise. think / am
in a position to know. better than
any other man what unprepa redness
meant at the beginning of the war"
World Fears U. S.
The nations of the world know. the
general added, that Americas eco
nomic position would enable it to
outstrip the world in military prepa-
ration If it so desired and that there
fore they would realize the sincerity
of q move for disarmament if ini-
tiated by this country and would sub
scribe to it gladly.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-02-02
ANNUAL MEETING

stockhoider" of Hardware City Co
operative Association Have Nearly
Doubled Investment In Five Years.
The fifth annual meeting of the
Hardware City Cooperative associa-
tion was held in rooms In tho Mutual
building last evening and report
was received by the stockholders as
to the condition OF the company. Di-
rectors wero elected
Tho association ia an affiliation OF
local people, so in number. each ono
of whom owns but one share Of stock
in the corporation. Payments are
made In the shape OF one dollar per
sued at S25 per share The company.
through its manager and secretary, F..
II. Shields. carries on an insurance,
real estate and loan business in the
Mutual building. the agreement hav-
ing been at tho start to allow all
profits to accumulate for ten years.
The statement showed that the
amount invested in the company for
the first ffve years has nearly dou-
bled.
At a meeting Of the directors. fol-
lowing the stockholders meeting.
Gardner c. Weld was elected presi-
dent: Harold Shepard. vice-president,
and Frank s. Shields. reelected sec
retary and treasurer. A finance COM
mittee consisting OF the retiring