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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-08


to meet this brutal challenge. For
this hour there is needed the stern
spirit, the set features. the earnest
will of the fighting man..
Selfshness does not know how to,
meet the spirit of millions standing
together in unselfish devotion to prin:-
ciple for the common good. Selfish
ness understands only selfshness.
Therein lies the great Rope :pf liberty
and the preservation Of human rights
and their extension.
The great American labor move
ment, organized for the protection of
all workers and for the aggressive
work Of securing righta- too hong de-
MED, is the one great instrumentality
that can save the day for fundamental
Justice and liberty: and democracy.
The strength Of the protest against
the onslaughts Of greed-is: measured.
by the strength Or the labor move
| ment. = |- - -.
- Join Your Trade Union.
Therefore, men and women of labor,
do that thing that is most feared by
the reactionaries Of industry-organ-
lie into the trade union movement!
While you wander among the
| clouds, wrapped in speculation and
dwelling among beautiful theories,
you strike no fear to the heart of
tyrannys Organize into trade unions,
mobilize your power where you work,
p! and you strengthen the cause Of the
weak and oppressed everywhere. The
trade union movement: is making
progress toward greater freedom fast
er than any movement of men and
women anywhere. There is no move
ment SO powerful: to resist the inva-
sion Of rights. In. spite of cajolery
and f1attery and -treachery it goes on
and on to greater heights, to great
achievements. ,
i. They'll Not Submit.
At this hour of historic progress.
when. the enemies Of man seek to
gather for another desperate effort
against progress. should the working
people submit, should they do that
which their enemies would have them
do? =
No. thousand times no! In this
hour, give hope: to- humanity, give
strength to the cause Of freedom. Grit
your teeth and ORGANIZE! =
49, Greet the New Year with the con-
f1dence Of men and women who serve
the cause Of humanity, armed with
right and justice. seeking only the
good of the great masses. Call the
clans Of labor together. Tighten up
the lines. Bring: in ! the straxglers
Organize the toilers everywhere!
/ Labor, organized: is invincible. Be
invincible!. in defense Of liberty and
justice and freedann and democracy,
be unbeatable! --=-~.@
| Grit your teeth and orranize!
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-08
|C0MPERS ASKS WORKERS TOFAcE I. :
!. COMING CRISIS WITHEFORIITuDE.
Many Dangers Confront Labor Vicious Antunon Propaganda
Is Being Calculated; Enemies Of Man Gather for speate
Effort AgainstProgress;; Workers Must Never Submit.

In a New Year appeal to the work.
ers Of America. Samuel Gompers de-
clares that American labor has lived
fulness, and I'VE face a year of ire
mendous portent."
/ During the year 1921 the issue
boiled to its essence" says Mr.. Com
pers, will be progress against reac-
ton. At the close of 1920 the Amer
lean Federation of Labor showed a
membership Of 100000 men and
women. It is an organization: of
fighting spirit. ready for the struggle
ahead.
The workers have need to be alert
and militant, for never, in the history
Of the American labor movement has
plutocratic greed presented such an
organized menace to democratic
progress.
There are Many Dangers.
We find at this moment; not one
danger, but several. Centered in a
propaganda which is profitable to
those who conduct it, there is a move
ment under way to break down. the
organizations of the workers through
the establishment of the non union
shop, miscalled, by its sponsors the
"open shop" This movement has for
it's aim the destruction of labor's
voice, the destruction Of joint rela-
tons between workers and employers,
the destruction Of the whole structure
| OF collective bargaining and Joint
agreements which has brought 80
much of democracy into the industrial
life Of our people. There is further
! the effort to carry the affairs of in
dustry into the realm Of politics
through the establishment Of various
kinds of governmental tribunals and
boards, which aim to make real coll
,lective bargaining impossible. and to
make the relations between workers
and employers an endless litigation,
the consequences Of which would
prove a disaster of the first magni-
tude. -. -: .-.,.
HeartAess Determination.
Added to this is the heartless de-
termination of many powerful en-
ploying interests to reduce wages and
to stop the wheels Of production en-
tirely in -. many cases, resulting in
great unemployment: ;.-::jSv"...
These are all issues that are before
the workers Of America; They are
in fact, issues that are before the
whole people, but they are of pri.
mary Importance to the workers be.
cause they mean to the workers
everything that markes: for life and
liberty in a democracy. -
The great forces of reaction OF
greed, Of organized plutocracy. have
thrown their challenge into the arena.
This challenge is backed by power
No meekness of spirit, no smiling
countenance of moderation will serve
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-08
old union man
Chief: OF clan
John McMurchy, Former Presi.
dent Trades Assembly, and
Other Officers Installed.

Officers of Clan Stewart No. so,
Order of Scottish Clans were installed
at an open meeting held at U. o. F.
hall Wednesday evening. John Nc.
Murphy, former president of the Fed
Grated Trades assembly, was installed
as chief by A. G. Mcknight former
royal counsellor.
There was an unusually large at
tendance at tbs ceremonies. An in
formal supper followed the installa-
ton program, the ladies Of the clan
being the hostesses.
Beside John McMurchy as chief,
other officers were installed as fol-
lows:
John H. Scott, tanist; C. N. Ironside,
chaplain T. G. Chalmers, secretary;
Archie Brown, financial secretary;
VIM. Morrison, treasurer; DR.. A. l..
Mcdonald, physician; E. j.. Mcleod,
senior henchman; Donald Fraser,
Junior henchman; Geo: D. Duncan,
seneschal; Sam. Gillespie, warder;
Alex Macrae. sentinel: Robert Now
bray, piper; G.. A. E. Finlayson,
standard bearer
A letter was read from Mayor
Hodgson Larry Hoo of st. Paul ex-
pressing his great pleasure in accept
ing the invitation Of the Clan to speak
at the Burns anniversary celebration
at the Shrine auditorium on Jan. Is.
The Burns committee announced
that Robert Drummond's name had
been added to the list Of; artists who
would be on the Burns program. They
also annor Nced large advance sale
Of tickets for the Burns program.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-08
DULUTH HERALD.
CHANGES HANDS
4. G. Weiss Sells Interest in
Paper to Eastern Parties,
After 80 Years in Control.

Mr.. A. C. Weiss has sold his interest
in the Duluth Evening Herald to M. IF.
Hanson and Paul Block OF Philadel-
phia. Mr.. Hanson will come to Duluth
in a short time to take active charge
of the paper. Mr.. Weiss will take a.
brief rest after which he will go into
some less strenuous business.
We recall the first time We eve" saw
Mr.. Weiss. It was about So years ago.
He had charge of the circulation de-
partment of the st. Paul Pioneer
Press in Duluth. The papers arrived
here on the afternoon train and the
newsboys purchased them from Mr..
Weiss on the platform of the old
union depot. We sold the PIP in the
West End where a number of former
st. Paul residents then resided.
We next remember him as an alder
man from the old Fifth ward. He
served the city during some very try
Ing days and his record in the council
opened for him the great and success
full career he has since had in Duluth
It seems but a short time since he
took over the Herald, but it is 30
years ago, at which time we had a
route on the. paper, with the entire
West End as our territory.
/. Close attention to details, excep-
tional executive force, a fine sym
pathy for his employees and good bust
ness management brought him the
great success he has enjoyed as pub
Usher Of the Herald. He has made
that paper the most Influential daily
in Minnesota.
The best wishes of the. people of
this city go with Mr.. Weiss and his
devoted wife on their long earned rest.
We are glad to know that they will
continue to reside in Duluth. Mr..
Weiss is good for many years of active
work and we expect to hear of him
doing some big things in the Culture
In a personal way such as hs has
done in the past through his news
paper.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-08
Governor ASKED
FOR PROTECTION
Gompers Requests Florida Exc.
cutive TO: Protect unjonjsts
Business. Would Depoh.;

WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-,President
Gompers has appealed to Governor
Cats of Florida to protect inionists
in that state: against a mob Of :busi-
ness men. President Gompers wired
the southern executive as follows:
Protests have reached me against
ordering out :of the city of Tampa
a law abiding citizen, Sol -sontheimer,
representative of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor. by a vigilente COM
posed of bankers and merchants and
their agents. Tam also informed that
a committee: Of the striking cigar
makers Of Tampa, and residents of
that city, have been threatened. with
deportation from Tampa. 'I:appeal to
you In the name of American citizen
ship and justice that you take every
action possible to prevent so gross
and violent denial Of American cit
liens rights" -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-08
PERREAULT AND TINKHAM
ATTEND STATE Meeting

Henry Perreault and H. R.; Tink-
nam vice presidents of the Minnesota
state Federation of Labor. will leave
saturday for. st. Paul to attend the
quarterly meeting of the executive
council of the Minnesota State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor to. Re held Sunday.
The legislative program Off, union
LABOR will be fully discussed lat the
meeting and plans will be made to
oppose all bills introduced in the leg.
!slature inimical to labor. The organ
izatlon program for the year viii also
be taken up. :; 49,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-08
HEALTH MEASURE
4 IS PASSED over
Journeynlen and Master Plumb
erS Ask That Ordinance be
! Withdrawn for the Present.

At the request of the Journeymen
Plumbers union and the Master
Plumbers association the ordinance to
license plumbers was Withdrawn at
the last meeting of the city council.
Opposition to the ordinance came
first from the building managers who
worked among civic organizations of
business men and had them pass res
olutions against the proposed ordi-
nance before its friends were given an
opportunity to defend it.
AS The Labor World previously
stated the ordinance was purely in
the interest of the public health, and
particularly in the interest of the
health of occupants and tenants of
rented buildings
1t usually takes some time to edu-
cate the public on questions of tech
meal nature such as were involved in
the plumbers license ordinance.
Money comes first. The building man.
ayers were concerned only in the dol
lar side of the question.
The Herald, in the street railway
controversy with the city. holds that
labor or no other interest should
be permitted to prevent the city from
doing the right thing" It could have
said in this instance with perfect con-
s1stency If it would: "Business,. or no
other interest, should be permitted to
prevent the city from Going the right
thing But it did not The "class" or
interest" cry is only raised when
labor gets too strong.
The majority members of the city
council listened to the lobby of "busi-
ness" They refused to vote for the
passage of the ordinance, although
three of the missioners recognized
Its necessity. Two or them would have
stood by the ordinance. but the third
yielded to the ''pressure' of business.
The plumbers saw the situation and
sent to the council a letter asking that
the ordinance be Withdrawn for the
eme and until the public becomes
better informed on the subject.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-08
BONUSES TO Be CONTINUED,
FEDERAL. employees FOLD.

Members of the Federal Employees
union of Duluth were informed at a
meeting in the federal building that
the present bonus to government en-
ployes would be continued. This in
formation was contained in COM
munlcations from the national offices.
me opinion had become prevalent
that the bonuses would be removed
with the Redistribution Of govern
ment employees now being made.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-08
RAILROAD MANAGERS. :. =
!: MUST meet employees

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE United
states railway labor board has mott
fled railroad managers that they must
meet representatives Of their employees
for the purpose: of adjusting .griev-
ances and must cease their policy Of
oercion and Intimidation. The board
says certain carriers ''have' disobeyed
the letter and spirit Of the (Esch-
Cummins) act and are violators OF
law which it is the duty OF all citi-
zens to support and obey"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-08
NEW SOFT COAL RECORD.

WASHINGTON, JAN GA new
record was made in the production
and distribution of bituminous coal
during the week ending December IL.
reports the American Railway asso-
citation.
Production is estimated at 1860
900 tons, which is $4,000 tons more
than was produced the week before,
when previous record was made.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-08
DO UNSKnLED EAT LESS?

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The Dis
trict Of Columbia minimum wage
board has announced g. rate Of SIS a
week for women employed in laun-
dries and dyeing and cleaning estab-
lishments. For the first two months
the rate will be 50 week; for the
third and fourth months, $11 a week,
and for the fifth and sixth months,
$13 a week.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-08

When inclined to spend union
earned money for non-union products,
think what your own union label,
card or button means to you.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-08
FROZEN EGGS FOR u. $:

BALBOA HEIGHTS, Panama Ca
nal Zone. Jan. :e.-The steamship
Tuscan Star passed through the canal
with a whole cargo of frozen eggs,
amounting to $500 tons. She was
bound from China to New York.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-08

Duty is usually too plain to be at
tractive.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-08

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. JAN
The Duke of Connaught. former gov
ernor general of Canada, and uncle of
King George, is reported to be seri-
ously i'll aboard the battleship Malaga,
according to dispatches from Suez.
The Duke of Connaught is on his
way to India as special envoy in con-
nection with the vice regal ceremonies
/ there. He is 70 years of age. -.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-08

T1e prudent housewife will safe
guard the health of her household bv
always patronizing the union label,
card and button.
, 1921-03-05

of Kristianssands, Norway, Ills
tons register, as she now lies IN
this port.
Said vessel put into this port In
distress on her voyage from Nor
folk, Va, bound to Bordeaux,
France, and was condemned by
competent surveyors duly appoint
ed, for account of whom it may
concern, by Commander I.aub, Con-
sui of Norway at this place.
The said "Edel" was built in
Sunderland, England. She can be
inspected by intending purchasers
until the morning of the sale, and
any information required will be
given by the Master Captain j. T.
Hermansen, or Consignees, the St.
Thomas ship Brokers Association.
The terms of the sale to be seen
at the Vendue, to which purchasers
are invited.
St. Thomas Vendue Office, February
Is, 1921.
TH1ELE.
Fee Frcs. 1000
Ten francs 90 Bit J
, 1921-03-05
AU CTION

The Vendue Director hereby
] makes known that at the
request of Mr.. Orville S. kean,
Licensed Auctioneer, will be offered
for sale at Public Auction at the
Office of the St. lhomas Ship Brok-
ers' Association, No. 80 Drowning
ensgade and Quarter, in st. Thom-
as, V. | u. S. A. on
Saturday,, March rs
1921 al 10 q. IN.
THE NORWEGIAN BARK
"EDEL"
, 1921-03-05
Ordination Service!

THE REvD. C. s. MAYHEM, who has
L laboured here in connection with the
Bible Home and Foreign Missionary So
ciety for the past five years will be or
dained to the Christian Ministry on
SUNDAY, 3 P. M. at the Gospel Ia
bernacle, Christiansted.
REvD. JOHN R. MAYHEM,
General Superintendent.
, 1921-03-05
NOTICE.

AN Extraordinary General Meeting OF
~ the St. CROIX CLUB will be held
in the Club rooms on Saturday March
5th a. c. at 5 O'Clock q. m.
All members are urgently requested t.
attend, as matters of vital importance
are to be discussed.
Christiansted, Feb. 81, 1921.
For the Board,
With. JENSEN.
Secretary.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-02-11
MINING IN UNITED STATES
SECOND GREATEST INDUSTRY

Floyd W Parsons, in the Saturday
Evening Post Of January %, reviews
the mining situation in the United
States and clearly shows that mining
is on Of the two basic Industries Of
man, farming DeIng the other
Civilization has been developed on
metallic basis, and the miner has
been the real pioneer Of industry and
the empire.
"Just nov we are much disturbed BY
the slump that has taken place in our
metal mining industries. From a
time Of unusual propserlty caused by
the war, the metal mining industry
has settled down TO . period of dull
ness and readiustment-
"Of the many problems the mining
industry Is now facing, none are more
important than the questions Of tax
reform, blue-sky legislation, standardi-
zatiOn, 4 protective tariff and operat-
ing costs under new freight rates In
the matter of state mine taxation the
metal producers are on solid grounds
in their contention that the so-called
ad yalorem basis Of taxation of mining
property Is not economically sound as
compared TO the same basis of taxa
ton for real-cstate holdings or agri-
cultural lands When the miner pro-
duces the ore, IL becomes a value, is
sold. and therefore can never be OF
value in that piece Of property again.
4 mine can only show income by de
plctiOn Of its fixed value, while a farm
not only yields an annual crop pro
viding a yearly income, but at the
same time Is likely to show an in
crease in land value which is not AZ.
fected by the return from the anual
harvest"
The plainest lesson of the war was
that the nation which exercises do
minion over the minerals Of the earth
including oil. controls the earth. Every
wcsterncr should stand solidly behind
the mining industry and favor only
constructive policies which encourages
its operation and development and
particularly in regard to our foreign
trade relations.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-02-11
REID Mcneil WRITES FROM
ROCK SPRINGS. WYOMING

Reid Mcneil in a Gunnison letter.
writes that his mother, Mrs B. Mcneil.
of Denver. had fourth stroke of
paralysis about three weeks ago and
Is perfectly helpless A part Of the
letter follows:
Rock Springs, Wyo-
Il have been up here for two years
now and like il fine have an IN
teresi in two candy stores here and We
are opening up new place At Green
River this spring.
This town is about 5000 population
and on the main line Of the U. p We
are only $50 miles from Salt Lake City
and il Is only four hours run down
there The L. S. Mail Service has a
landing field and radio station here
and We have three planes each way a
day now. Also have an airplane pas
senger service, so l have had several
nice trips. go down to the Lake in
an hour, take in a show and shop and
come back in an hour for $50 round
trip
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-02-11

Nor people face starvation in
Chm thu ~lnt.r than pcrished on
tae battLrhc'ds duung the war. A
THOUSAND ARE DYING DAILY
and u" neNs cables from China make
sIcsrntng reading. Fathers and moth
ers ar" committing suicide rather than
-" their children staryc. Even our
own American missionaries are suffer
ing Millions Of refugees flee from
The frDd.csz districts only TO die where
'Tre lines" are not sufficient. Thirty
millions are suffering and about 10
p'Ush. China has suffered many fam.
ine- for centuries, but this famine Is
the worst ever Her rivers, some OF
them the largest in the world, overflow
their banks to the destruction Of mil,
lion Of acres Of food-land. In Other
sections there has been no rain in
many months, and consequently only
q partial crop has been gaTn"T-d In
Other districts rain came lat" but only
It'll" grass sprung up
Young China b. responding. The
government hae taken drastic action
and officials found guilty Of graft
in handling food and relief supplies
are Immediately behradrd.
The Rrv Glenn DAVE our local
Community Church pastor. has taken
upon hrm,"lf The rrspou-rb.hty for
lining up GunnaDu TO do ITS part in
TIN terrible ,w'rgrury. He has set
Eest Sunday a GINNlSON FAST
DAY, and ImplDr"s our men. women
and children TO at least fast one meal
in order that the price Of that meal,
Al least. may be sent 10 buy food for
th"so suTrsrrs.
a special offering will be taken at
the Community Church next Sunday
evening when all may contribute the
result Of their sacrifice While the
people OF Gunnisnn 90 TO well filled
table. next Sunday. we know they
will remember the thirty million in
China who are dying from hunger
want and starvation at the rate Of a
thou sand day.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-02-11
PLAN TO ESTABLISH
STANDARDS FOR HAY
Endeavor to Determine Importance Of
Factors Now Used in Fixing Grade
Of Com modify and Feeding Value Of
Product.

Denver Record Stockman:-
Sample bales of hay are being col
lected by the bureau markets, United
States Department OF Agriculture
from producers, shippers and c0nsum-
ers for the purpose Of establishing a
standard for hay. This work is pro
vided for by an act Of Congress and
includes analysis of the hay samples
in order TO determine the Importance
OF the factors now used in determiY-
ing grade of the commodity, includ.
ing the color, mixture and texture
Moisture dete rminations and Other
analyses 70 determine the relative
feeding value Of various hay mixtures
will also be made.
The work Is in charge of specials,
from the hay, feed and seed division
Of the bureau, and the Laboratories
have been established in Alexandria
Virginia.
The equipment used includes separa,
ting tables, especially constructed for
this work, display tables for use in
color determination and racks and
boxes for holding the various types
sampled as well as n hay cutter and a
grinder operated by l5-horse power
motor. These two machines cut and
grind the hayto a degree of fineness
suitable for making the moisture tests
and chemical analysis. An electric
drying oven also especially constructed
for this work, is used in the moisture
tests and in reducing the hay to a
uniform moisture content for the 9th
er analysis.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-02-11
WHY THE EDITOR LEFT TOWN

EncHIUgO
r lacked q frw minutes oC going 70
pre- and the usual hurry, splutter
and hustle was in progress. The
makeup man was having troubles Of
hi own and the printers devil" was
helping him. Unexpectedly he pied q
galley containing two stories, one OF
'lrn hn.nE an account Of Il wedding
thn other notice Of an auction sale
The hoy stacked the slugs back on
the galley and at that moment the
boss called him from the room. The
makeup man, not having noticed the
accident, stuck the galley full into the
form just as It was and when the
paper came out here is the way it
read:
WIN. Smith and Miss Lucy Blank
both Of this city, were disposed of at
public auction one mile east of a
cluster Of bridal roses on her breast
two white calves and garden hose
before a background Of implements
too numerous to mention in the pres
enCe Of scventy-two invited guests
including two milch cows, six mules
and q first-class 1918 model Ford
REV. Jameson tied the nuptial knot
with two feet of strong hay rope.
The happy couple left at noon on
one good John Deere gang plow
for an extended honeymoon trip
with terms to suit the purchaser
They will be at home to their friends
with one good baby buggy and a few
good kitchen utensils of granite
ten months from date of sale to re-
sponsible parties, and some fifteen
chickens"