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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
union PRINTERS
MAKE. BIG GAINS
Over 500 Offices Agree to a.:
Hour Work Week; Union Gan
Hold Out Indefinitely.

Considerably less than one-half the
members of the International Typo
graphical union are now on strike
roll than was expected, according to a
statement issued by J. w. Hays of In
dianapolis. international secretary
treasurer. THE I. T. U. is prepared
to take care of all members now on
strike indefinitely says Mr.. Hays.
Continued reports of success in the
44-hour work week campaign are be-
ing received at headquarters. The
following local unions have signed up
with employers since May l.. The
victory in each instance was complete:
San Francisco, Chicago, Fresno,
Austin, Texas; Abilene, Kan; Butler,
Pa; Litchfield, ILL.,; Sacramento, Phoe-
nix, Winona, .Waterville, Me-; St..
Johns, N. B.: Ottumwa, Iowa; SPRING
field, ILL.,, and Pasadena. Cal. All of
Oakland, Cal, has signed up except
in one office. - ,
l. Five big. sffioss in Denver have
signed UP in addition to those not
struck. One big. office in *Philadel-
phia has signed and all men have re-
turned to work. In addition to these
nearly 500 offices in various juris-
dictions have signed and Established
the 44-hour week since May i.
Local union printers are urged to
look out for work from outside struck
towns being sent into union offices.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
PRINTING TRADES UNIONS GAIN
44-H0UR WEEK N many CITIES
Local Employees Can Hold Out Indefinitely Industry Cannot Be
Successfully Operated With Strike Breakers; Citizens A-
ance Backs Employers Who Charge Public Big Prices.

The played by the employing printers wospot
They that the printers and bndery girls have
the 4hOur work week. They know BETTER
the printing trades unions They hold out indefinitely
and the industry cannot be successfully by the of employees
have been mustered strike breakers.
Word Duluth this week of further settlements Victoria
employers the 4hour week. Mons signed
full complete victory scored by the Regina
Sask Various unions report signing of individual Offices AS the
number of employees strike diminished the of strike
benefits is increased
There nothing left for the employing printers do but
comply with the terms Of the their
tona with the printing trades unions years
which they agreed the establishment of the 4hour
May /, 1921.
"0pen Shoppers Meet With Defeat All Along Line
The open shoppers who expected defeat the printing
unions and establish the hour week in the printing industry
meeting defeat all along the line.
The Citizens Alliance declares that if employing
printers grant the 4our work week will add per
cost of printing The hourly of printers would be increased
less than 10 cent Why should there be added
extra 10 per cent?
Indeed If the employing printers wanted public
to which they appealing for sympathy support they could
we'll afford to take the loss themselves without burdenng
ing public with additional Can they printing
trades unions claim that they
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practical and concrete manifestations
were declarations and expressions
from statesmen and capitalists that
a new and improved relationship be-
tween employer and employe was es-
sential to an enduring and satisfact-
ory social order.
But these protestations Of "love
and affection for the working peo-
pie by governments and employing
class have all been forgotten and the
concessions made have been brushed
aside. In their place have come viii
ification and conflict. A determined
and malignant movement is now in
operation to destroy the unions and
degrade the workers. .r..><. .'.
No class feels the evil effects of
the war more keenly than organized
labor. Instead of inaugurating an
era of democracy in government and
industry it has given an. impetus, in
tyranny and reaction. All the strug-
gle and sacrifice of the war have
been in vain. for in place OF the peace
and plenty promised has come. the
profiteer and hostile employers j
t OF course. the workers, cannot
choose the. battle ground and must
carry on the fight where the enemy
appears. This implies=tha the strug-
gle often looks like o. fight for a
selfish. and temporary, object, and,
for short periods, this -is.. true;s but
it must not be inferred hat the
! unions are solely concerned with
these immediate problems, for al.
ways, before labor Vision, sbeckon-
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fullest resources Of the organized
workers, and call for the concentra-
ton of effort against the forces of
reaction.
No one feels the misfortune Of this
diversion of energy into defensive
channels more than the active and
aggressive elements in the unions. It
was hoped. during recent times that
the fundamentals of the labor move
ment would not be again brought
into question; and all efforts might
be devoted to great economic and So
cial movements that would eventually
lead to an industrial order that
would be in a large. measure free
from the contradictions and iniqui-
ties of the existing system.
There was justification for the: ex-
pectation of this new era Of peace
and progress from the assurances
given the workers during the war.
Certain great lessons were solemnly
impressed upon all the people. which
ought to have aroused widespread op-
position to a return Of, the cante-bel-
lum industrial arrangement. 1t was
generally recognized that economic
antagonisms were engendered by the
present relations of the capitalist and
wage worker which lead to disturb
ing consequences that resulted inev-
itably in armed conflict. .N
The recognition by governments
and employers during the war of
many. of the fundamental principles
OF trade unions was tacit admis-
sion of the Justice and necessity ri
labor's demands On top Of these
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mailed fist was thrust in labor's face.
Not satisfied with the pillaging
process of profiteering, yet fearful
ests began a campaign Of misrepre-
sentation and villification of the
workers. All the woes that came out
of the war were laid at the door of
labor, charging them with wage ex-
tortion and product restriction. High
prices. were in this way explained.
These charges were well calculated
to incense the public against organ
lied labor. The claim of a. world
shortage of commodities was dill
gently propagated until it. was gen.
orally believed that labor. was LAY
ing down. on the job, and should be
punished, u > <, -. i
Then began : the so.called open
shop movement as a part of. the per-
nicious plot \ Public sympathy was
rapidly shifting back Of the anti.
union -conspirators in the scheme to
wreck organized labor, when the bub.
BILE bursted and the sudden cry OF
'overproduction" rang out on the ears
OF bewildered people. The change
Of tune was. too much to admit OF
reconciliation, and now the whole in.
famous scheme to- ruin organized la.
bor. and defeat the ideals OF the new
democracy has been exposed.
Organized labor must serve as the
shield and the sword OF the. work
ing class: It must defend the peo:
pies interest against attacks and
m1st constantly strive for the eman:
Icipation sof thssworl the dom,
ination q, ,pl,it itocrat AM politician.
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permanently and steadily the lot Of
the toiler.
The thinkers and leaders in the
trade union movement are not sat
isfied with the prevailing system with
its inquities, inconsistencies, and it's
incompetency; and are constantly
seeking to direct the forces Of labor
along lines that will bring improve
ment and freedom from the need
less privations that now make the
life of the worker; one Of uncertainty
and anxiety.
In the short period of four years,
the world has had demonstration
OF the, capitalistic system of wealth
production. Unjust and inequitable
distribution of wealth within each
country led to a conflict among ma
tions that brought civilization to the
brink of the abyss. The prime causes
were recognized as economic, and as
surances were freely given that far
reaching changes in the relations Of
the capitalist and working classes
we're necessary to prevent the repe-
tition Of such g. calamity. 2t
! A great deal was heard about <.'in-
dustrial democracy and the right
Of labor to. share in the manages
ment and profits Of industry so that
a more equitable distribution 81
products might be effectells These
Ealtruistic professions were soon for
gotten after the signing Of { the ar
lsmisMce, and an era. OF unprecedented
profiteering began. Instead Of ex-
OF exposure, the hig business inter
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WAGE CUT FAILS
TO HELP MARKET
Business Interests Shift Blame
10 Railroads Now That Wages
Have Been Reduced,

PHILADELPHIA, May 19.-Busi-
ness interests are already preparing
al1bis for the failure of industry to
respond to low wages announced by
the steel trust.
In a leading article published in
the business section Of the Public
Ledger it is stated that the trusts
wage cut will have little effect in
stimulating the iron and steel mar
ket'' and that reduction in freight
rates is looked for as the greatest
stimulus that could come.
Former claims of what would hap.
pen if wages were reduced is now
forgotten, and the regulation "steel
authority is trotted out with this
alibi:
"A reduction in freight rates is es.
sential to a resumption of normal
business. There can be no perma-
nent readjustment with transportation
costs out of proportion. When rates
, are reduced, prices can come down
further and stable business can be re-
sumed.'
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EMPLOYERS REJECT LAW .. ~
IN INTEREST OF PEACE

HARTFORD, Conn.,, May 19.-Em-
ployers in this state lined up solidly
against proposed law that would au-
t1lorize the appointment Of a council
consisting of state labor commits
sioner and an equal number of rep
resentatives of employers and en-
ployed to investigate Industrial dis
putes and acquaint kthe public with
their findings. The state federation OF
labor favored the plan. but the en-
ployers declared that "it would give
labor another opportunity to create
annoyance for the employer and to
delve into his books and find out
things that aren't. the publics busi-
ness.
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ORGANIZED LABOR BORN OUT OF MISERY HAS MISSION TO PREF0RM
What is the end and aim of organ.

What is the end and aim of organ
lied labor?
Has it any purpose beyond meeting
the demands of temporary passing
problems?
These are the. questions that .oc-
cur to many persons outside as we'll
as inside the labor movement. While
these are always pertinent questions
for students of social and economic
problems to PROFOUND, the present
situation in which the workers are
involved emphasize the propriety of
such inquiry at this time.
A superficial study of labor's strus-
giles might denote complete absorp-
tion of its thought and action in the
effort to carry on the fight against
capitalist employers to secure. suffi-
cient wages to maintain a bare exist
ence.
This impression + is we'll calculate d
to degrade the estimate, and destroy
the confidence of many friends and
sympathizers Of the workers cause.
This is unfortunate as labor in this
crisis needs the fullest sympathy and
support to achieve it's mission. and
merits the whole-hearted .~co-opera-
ton of every progressive thinker.
At the present time organized la
bor is engaged in a bitter contest
with the enemies of progress and OF
the welfare Of the Common nennIe
The requirements Of the, case tax the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
PORTO RICAN POLICE
AID WAGE REDUCTIONS

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico May 19 -
Island police are adopting their usual
oulldozing methods against agricul-
tural workers who are resisting wage
cuts by the sugar corporations. Many
thousands of these workers are COM
pelled to face the brutality and illegal
interference of police.
Mere than $4,000 tobacco workers
have resisted wage reductions for
three months and have convinced en-
ployers of the futility of this move.
The factories are being opened with
former rates prevailing. Other strikes
OF minor Importance are being waged
against wage cuts.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
PLAN 'T:RACKLESS,
TROLLEY 0 | TEN
New York TO Try Out New Idea
Which May Revo|utIonlze
Traction Systems. !.

NEW YORK, May 19:-Trackless
trolleys will appear in this city within
50 days, according to plans author
lied by the board of estimates. Eight
trackless trolley cars will be operate
on Staten Island in conjunction. with
the municipal bus there.
The cars will be equipped with rub
ber-tired wheels and will draw their
motive power through an overhead
trolley pole. A special device will
enable them to run from one side of
the road to another, passing other
vehicles. It is stated that the chief
advantage of this system over the
trolley is the low initial capital in
vestment. The trackless system, it is
stated, can be installed for from $4,000
to $1,000 mile, as against $4,000
a mile for the regular system on an
unpaved street and $4,000 a mile on
paved street. Other savings, it is
estibated, would amount to $2,700 a
year for each car.
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UNITED PRESS WILL END.
CONTRACTS WITH UNIONS

CHICAGO, May 19.-The United
Press, International News Service
and Universal News Service have
notified their organized telegraphers
that when the unions contracts ex-
pire on June 80 they will not he
renewed.
:: The Commercial Telegraphers'
journal declares that any attempt
to establish the nOn-union shop
will be resisted. This publication
states that announcement by Su-
perintcndent of Telegraph McEl-
reath, 1. N. ST. that no vacations
will be granted until after July 4
is viewed as q hostile and signifi-
\ cant action"
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ED. WHALEN IS CITIZENS
ALLIANCE BUSINESS AGENT

just as We 60 to- press we have
been advised tina. Ed. Whalen, for
mer manager i'm Duluth for the U.
S. Employment Service, has been
appointed 'BUsiness Agent for the
Citizens Alliance, anL will have
charge of the outside work in the
campaign against organized labor.
Mr.. Whalcn was a candidate for
chief of police when Commissioner
Murnian took office. He has en-
joyed friendly relations with organ
: izcd labor and claims to at one
time to have carried q union card
in Ashland, his former home city.
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WOULD EXTEND CONTRACT.

BOSTON, May 19.-At a Joint con-
ference of the national committee Of
the granite industries and representa-
tives of the Paving Cutters union it
was voted to favor an extension of an
agreement expiring May 1 until April
l next year.
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STRIKE AGAINST CUT.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 1s. Organ
lied BARRIERS in several shops sus-
pended work rather than accept wage
cuts. The cheapwage policy was ar
ranged through an organization Of
bosses, most Of whom do not employ
unioniSts.
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BOSSES BREAK AGREEMENT.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1e.-Paint-
ers throughout the Bay district are
striking to maintain rates agreed to
by employers. The unionists charge
the bosses with estimating work on
the old contract and pocketing the
difference between that figure and
the rates they would now establish.
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CAN'T PENALIZE KIDS.

ALBANY, N. T., May 19.-Governor
Miller has signed bill which makes
it misdemeanor for landlords to dis
criminate against children in the
leasing of: apartments to prospective
tenants.
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@emplOyed Smith a nOn-union man,
to- take the place of union man
who left the factory. The union in
sisted that the man be discharged.
Smith tried to join the union. Mem
bership was refused and few days
later all the union. men walked out.
Smith was let go and the union men
returned : to work. -
49, r.. ~ Who Is Smith, ..
That is the plain unvarnished story
from the Citizens Alliance angle. We
would like to know the facts sur
rounding the incident. Who is
Smith? He must have been a queer
mortal to have earned the enmity Of
the majority of the members of the
ni1ion. 1t takes a; majority vote to
reject an application for member
ship. Could he have been labor
spy? Did he ever betray the union
or his fellows? Knowing the Boot
and Shoe Workers union as we do.
noted for it's conservatism. the Citi-
zens' Alliance version of the. story
of Smith should be taken" with a
grain of salt.
But let us look at the other side
of it. Let me work." says the Du-
luth union man. NO. says the
Citizens Alliance. mot unless you
come to us on your knees, make an
individual contract and submit to our
wages and terms. - &
LET me work." says the employer
of union men. NO." says the Citi-
zens' Alliance. mot until you quit
bargaining collectively with your
mon re611co fhoi,, o,l ,,;eJa
the terms of employment we have
made for you. Then we will permit
you to have contracts and jobs that
We CONTROL
'Lct Me Work, Too"
Let me work." says the house
owner. NO." says the Citizens AL
lance, until you discharge your
union men you will not get the ma
terial we control.
The closed shop material men, the
closed shop Lumber dealers. the
closed shop banks and the whole
closed shop bunch of anti-unionists
are fighting for the. "open shop" for
labor because they see in the devel-
opment of the union labor movement
the rearing of mighty giant that
will put an end to privilege. and
make the business and industrial
world as open as the air is free.
What is the chief aim Of the ''open
shoppers?" It is to weaken, if not
destroy union labor influence every
where. "Mr. Dooley' said it all. It
will stand repetition.
: Dooley's friend, Mr.. Hennessey,
had been reading of, the glorious, era
to come when every American,
through open shop conditions
would be enjoying his rights as
free man. - ~el ; ~
whats all this that's in the papers
about the open shop? asked Mr..
Hennessey.
'Dooley's Open shop
why, don't ye know" said Mr..
Dooley. Really. I'm surprised at yer
| ignorance, Hinnissey. What Is th'
ope-l shop? Sure, it's where they
kape tn doors open to accommodate
tn constant tream av' min comm
in t take jobs cheaper than tn min
what has tn Jobs. 'Tis like this,
Hinnissey: Suppose wan av these.
freeborn citizens is workin' in an
open shop f'r tn princely wages av
wan large iron dollar day av tin
hours. Along comes anither. son-ay-a-
gun and he xsez t. TIL boss: 'Oi think
Oi could handle th Job nicely fr
80 cints, Sure ser TIL boss, and
tn wan dollar man gets out into tn
crooI woru1d I, exercise his inalien-
liable roi1hts as q freeborn American
citizen an scab on. some other poor
/ fC0nfin1e1 u Faees Eyyo.) g
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They hold that reductions in thee
price of various kinds Of paper will
more than offset any increase in cost
and the rate of profit charged by
the employers union, the Typothe-
tae, can easily stand the alleged in
crease Of cost.
1--WE will take the case OF the type
setters-hand men," says the joint
conference committee Of printing
trades unions.
Double Charges.
'In 1913, the scale of wages was
AZ $40 cents per hour. The selling
hour cost was placed by the en-
ployers at $3.50. On Jan. l, 1910.
the scale was raised to So $40 cents
per hour for the men and the en-
ployers' union raised it's scale to 81
per hour. The conpositor got 10 4-10
cents increase and the employer got
20 cents increase.
''In September, 1919, the scale was
raised to IS cents per hour for the
men. The employers union then
raised it's scale to $3.50 per hour
and, in November, 1919. it again
raised the scale to $3.50 per hour.
This means that the employer got
so cents in order to give the COM
positor an increase of 16 40 cents.
I'm April. 1920, the scale was
raised to 's71H cents per hour for
the worker. The bosses union then
raised it's scale to SO per hour, or
5O-cent increase to pay the work.
men an increase of 12k cents per
hour.
From January, 1919. to April,
1920, the compositors had an increase
Of 50 $40 cents per hou-. The en-
ployers had an increase of $50 per
hour.
Pyramid Their Costs.
1.-THE employers union agrees that
rs per cent profit on hour-cost is
reasonable, so they add Is cents to
the cost of So per hour and charge
at the rate of 1915 per hour.
THUS they get a raise of $1.95 out
OF the game. while the compositor
gets a raise of about 40 cents.
But says the bosses unions, the
hour-cost covers rent. interest on in
vestment, depreciation, unchargeable
time, insurance and taxes, the bosses
salaries. overhead, ETC., ETC.
This only goes to prove that the
union men are not getting anything
unreasonable nor asking for the i'm
possible when they want to work
eight hours on five days and four
hours on Saturday, so they can have
- an afternoon of recreation.
I'VE will take the case Of the CYL
inder pressmen.
y The pressmen in September, 1919,
and up to April, 1920. got IS cents
per hour. then the scale was raised
to S71s cents per hour.
Under the 75-cent scale, the SELL
ing cost was 32.65 per. hour for a
- cylinder press. Under the S71k-cent
scale it was raised 10 $3.50 per hour,
an increase of $1.15 against the press
mans increase of 1211 cents.
j.. But protests the boss, that in
cludes the wages of a feeder an
power, an 'oil. an overhead, an
everything like that ~
They Take ]. All.
Yes the tired pressman says,
but we run two presses, which makes
only ASK cents r hour that we
charge ION a press and the. selling
hour cost on the two machines is
$7.6O, plus profit of rs per cent,
which, makes $3.50 per hour for the
boss, but only s71z cents for u.s.
-. The same principle appliessto the
ruler, the stock cutter the bindery
man, the fri feeders and bindery
Girls. the typesetting machine oper-
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METAL TRADES DANCE.

The 4th annual ball of the Metal
Trades Council will be held at Fair
mont Park, May 2Sth.
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MIR, MERCHANT.

II AS it occurred to you that this paper goes
into the homes of the best paid working.
men in Duluth and surrounding territory?
1t is carefully perused by every adult mem.
Der of the household There is no better ad-
vertising medium anywhere.
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