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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-04-09

NEW YORK, April 7.-Defend-
:ers> Of the Cummins-Esch railroad act
are less, enthusiastic than when the
law was passed. Then financial inter-
ests were happy. Rates were boosted
higher than ever. Interest was guar
anteed and the prospects were rosy.
People who made contrary predictions
were called "croakers." but it would
appear that the predictions of So
called pessimists have been verified.
The law is being attacked in the
United States supreme court, rates
have made shipments impossible and
the "croakers" include those who de:
Tended the act, hut now confess that
the railroad question is far from set
tied.
One financial writer says: To-day
there is just as much pessimism over
the railroad outlook as there was op:
timism when the Cummins- Esch law
was passed. - ',-~
"The present basis Of operation of
the railroads is fundamentally un-
sound and cannot long continue"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-04-09
SPIES Az e 9: :: $: rom BASEST :
Element, SAYSUDGE ANDERSON
Federal Just Says Spy System Destroys Confidence and Popa
gates Hate Detective Burns Says as Glass Spies Are Biggest
Lot Of B|acknai|mg Thieves That Ever Went unwhpped

This is the sixth of Of articles 'The Labor Spy pre-
pared by the Cabot Fund for Industrial Research and reprinted by
courtesy of The New Repubc The first five serials this story
may be secured at the office of The Labor World :
II cannot said Judge Anderson giving his decision the COL
Of last April II adopt the
me more trustworthy or less disposed make trouble
order profit tereom than private industry.
necessarily drawn from the unwhoesome and untruswory
right minded refuses such ob The spy system destroys
confidence and propagates haae.''
William Burns himself complains of detectives
they the biggest lot of baekang thieves that
whipped of justce'
British report industrial espionage practced by the
American detective includes the following:
Their Pictures Adorn Many Rogues' Galleries
There are detectives at the head of prominent agencies
country whose adon the galleries. have
served time in various prisons for almost every
endar.'
1t has been repeatedly alleged and with JUSTICE the detective
agency prefers to hire the with least the
TACT that these have records
belng Employed and check be sent out b
these companies hurry calls ~
TO conclude has the industrial deecve:
All have to do Mills No. l. in Bleecker street
IN 36h street there must be sixty seventy per cent strike
9reakefs 9 engaged In gumshoe work what they call
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-04-09
andrew FURuSETH FS S0cLED open SHOP and ITS ADVOCATE

shop my friend here believes in and
the open shop in fact. -.
The "safety valve" campaigns Of the
porations, Furuseth said, were not un-
:dertaken until after the workmen's
compensation laws were enacted,
despite their protests and then only
because their pocketbooks were being
touched. Then he turned to Merritt.
you talk of liberty!" he exclaimed.
"Liberty! You and yours denied it to
me and mine. You. and yours have
shackled me and mine. and now I
come, knowing have been -shackled,
and somebody. says: Don't get .ex-
cited. We are simply defending lib
erty' :. -.
There is no more danger in indus
trial democracy than there, is in po-
litical democracy or in religious free
dow; but if you succeed in stopping
the, sweep Of human evolution in this
field the result will be destruction
and confusion. II the government per.
sists in putting itseN between, the
employe and the employer, through
such legislation as the Kansas indus
trial court law. 1t will wipe out the
trade, union organization and you will
have IN fact. the one big union
There is great danger. in such
things. for the greatest danger Is fear
fear lest the workers get more out
of life on the industrial plane-and
out Of. fear: comes hate. and out Of
hate comes legislation, and out Of leg
islation comes bondage. You may trust
some Of the business men to find .
reason for what they want to do.
and you may trust some lawyers TO
find . philosoph g. fit lns With q
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-04-09

WASHINGTON, April Z. - The
group insurance plan submitted to the
referendum by officers Of the: Interna-
sttonal ,Associatiou OF, Machinists.- will
be: overwhelmingly indorsed,s accord
ing to, reports by these officials. Be
cause Of the interest shown by the
workers, the usual 80 days to hold a
referendum has been extended an ad-
dHtona1 month. and the ballot will
close the last day Of March. ;,
!: The plan provides to insure every
member Of the association-male.a and
'female-regardless of age or physical
condition and without medical. or
physical examination. whatsoever. in
surance. will be in the sum Of $500 on
each member, payabl ble immediatelyqa al
death, ", in the event Of q. permanent
total disability, at 4 cost OF 30 cents
per month or $e a year. to aach mem
Der SO Insured. The amQy1t OF insur-
ance can be increased III multiples OF
$3.50 each year. unttI Il maximum ~ot
$4,000 is reached, at an increased
cost Of rs cents per month per mem.
ber for each $3.50 increase of Life in
surance.
The plan does not conflict with the
unions present death benefits.
1T: is gratifying to know" says
the NJ Machinists' Monthly Journal,
that our association Is, the first to
take active steps to furnish group life
insurance to its members: The plan
we propose is such aa attractive ,one
that: other organizations: are already
taking steps to do likewise"
The machinists: submitted their plan
after consulting. practical .Nfe insur-
ance men; who showed them thu ter
rifle overhead ;eh@res: soRR,etsa WITH
old line Companies, ,,G ~: ::
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-04-09
(By the Federated Press.)

NEW YORK. - Andrew Furuseth,
grizzled veteran OF mans .age-old
struggle with sea and storm, and w.
&. Merritt, finished product ;of uni.
versity and law school, debated THE
Open Shop" before $500 persons in
the Lexington theater Sunday. twas
an unusual audience, being made up
of labor unionists, silk k-hatted employ
ers, women workers and silk -gowned
women who came in limoLsines. 1t
was an odd debate, for the gaunt man
who spoke for labor took his hearers
away back to the Roman dynasty and
led them up through the ages to the
present, lighting the way with the
Christian ideal which glowed in all his
sentences; While the wel-groomed,
earnest man who spoke for the other
side spent much time. assuring, his
hearers that cooperation would solve
the troubles. Of the workers: ::
Merritt, .attornev for the employ
ers in the Danbury Hatters case and
the Duplex Printing, Press company's
case, repeated over and over that he
believed in labor unions.
The expression, :'As !, use the term
open shop. 'the open shop that I
am defending,'' and other like ones
occurred every: few minutes through
out. Merritt's speech. ,Furuseth, on the
other hand, defended the closed shop
without qualification. -.
THE open shop" Merritt began,
"does not conflict with union recog-
milton, with the right to-. organize,
with collective bargaining. or with
the. trend toward industrial democ-
racy.>4As I advocate it, all may grow
and flourish under 1t !. Opposition. to
the open shop does not imply .opposi.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-04-09

PRESIDENT hlRD|lt66
:. = RPQ!HI ] ] !. {l1 ] I'ER 70 ::
: /. SUCCEED Ugl1 Z ] i ] ,'.h|l|o|lDtR' I

WASHINGTON, Ann: . 77,--Presi-'
dent Harding has apl ptnted Harry,
Fidlcr OF Indiana y succeed;
Arthur e. Holder lie labor
member Of. the fedd ID heard for
vocational aeducatiod Holder as:
sisted In building the board
since it's creation; an Is considered
an authority ON voe Ional edltca-
ton and related. sui cts. he is .
= member Of the Intc, aati tional Asso-
citation of Machinista md for years
served MS Legislative representative
OF the A. II. :off Il: a3:e't: :
During theclast pr idcntial CAM
paign Fidler was cPnnected with
the national labor .reau Of the
presidents: POLITICALLY ferty.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-04-09
BUSINESS AGENT ll' !.
-
FELL:'E(||RrDP|'E|h |: 1! 4 ? :
SHoP'.A.NlploS'1 4 ! !.
=. =: - -. - =
Buffalo Labor: Official Futed
with Anti-UnIonla and Cots
+: Ills Fingers pHlnst, &

BUFFALO,, N. r., April IA. w.
Wilson, former member Of the plumb
ers' international union, flirted with
E. ]. Mccone, manager Of the anti
union Buffalo, Commercial, and is
nursing badly burned Ifirgsrs and a
sad case Of crouch, :ffzzi}..t;,1 %: i:
Wilson is. business gent Of a small
local Of marine fittersI lhat was :affili-
ated with the plumbe1 International.
He. wanted the res,ilat team Fittefs''
ssgnionsto. perl,aaitt mem 81 Of qats Ioeel
!, tod Is steam fitting nil dtnssecnx
structies. and ,Ras;1 fe1a- :: that. :thess
workers must submit to- an examinel- =
ton before the union would vouch for
their competency. :.:::.E:
:; The marine steam filters refused
to accept this offer and withdrew
from the International. Wilson rushed
to McCone with his tale of woe and
the latter spread "a wild yarn that the
marine steam filters declared for the
american" plan and no restriction to
employment. '.'.':''' - !
The Commercial also printed reso-
!. .lutions to this effect adopted by the
seceders. Anti-union. ORGANIZATIONS
throughout the country gave the Incl
dent publicity, but ignored the facts
in the case.
Wilson was the hero of the, hour
and began organizing the "independ-
ent building trades craftsmen's asso-
.ciation" but now whimpers that Nc
Cone tricked him and failed to hand
over $1,000 he promised to finance
the scheme. He also pleads that, Nc
Gone took advantage of the Ignorance
Of himself and associates and that
they did not und trstand the resolu-
tions written by McCone and signed
by them on behalf Of the union.
- McCone recently secured passing
,notoriety by his statement before a
congressional: committee that the In
ternational Typographicaf. union
maintains a censorship over the news
papers of this country. The ''come
back" by editors was so hot that Nc
Cone never recovered.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-04-09
REFUSES 10 I alFlttll Iejls|E
;:::tIkEblNBuaf hl1TfRs

:, BR1DGEPoRT,. Conn; April -
Superior Court Judge Maltbie' has re-
fused: to duplicate the .Danburyt hat
ters, decision in a suit started by
th,e r. & w Hat company: Of; Nor
walk, which asked for an injunction
and damages on the ground that the
union :consnired to prevent, it. from
securing hat bodies from. union shops,
thereby losing orders to the amount OF
100000: The court found that the
unioniSts had violated no law. -.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-04-09
ILLINOIS flRMEll|Is| vdI'tE:z ::
:..iealtS1 S1i4E: 4E:coSSlckS

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April ~
State Senator Dunlap; who is sponsor
for the :cossack' bill now pending in
the state Legislature, has heard from
his farmer constituency.
The Champaign Gazette conducted
a referendum on the proposal and the
farmers voted five to one against it..
Senator Dunlap's district includes $
Champaign, Plat and Moultrie coun-
ties. The law maker has insisted that
the farmers demand this LEGISLATION.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-04-09
BOSSES WARNED:NoT TO:
CUT PAINTERS. WAGES

WILMINGTON, Del.,. April T.
The wage reduction demand, of con-
tracing painters, who asked that
rates be cut from 30 cents an hour to
IS cents. was given a hot reception by
House Painters union No. 634:
The. uniorists decliped. and in a
public statement told the reason why.
The employers we're notified that
"they are not dealing with a group of
first-grade school children" and that
it. the union concludes to go into the
contracting business 'the fur will fly"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-04-09
new YORK SUFFERS FROM
.UNlfMPl loYMENT'|' OF TABOR j

= ALBANY, N. y, April 7.--Unem-
ployment, in this state in January,
1921, was but per cent greater than
in January, 1915. which was the low
est month in employment during the
depression in the winter of 1914-1915,
reports the state industrial commits
sion. '
Since March, 1920, when factory
employment reached its highest point,
the reduction in working forces in the
factories of the state amount to 26
per cent.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-04-09

Evidence is Produced.
To substantiate the charges which
have been brought here against the
industrial detective and h is spy-agcnt,
it is Well to produce certain evidence.
No man is more willing to talk to a.
stranger than AN Industrial SPY: 0nee
he has failed and, in consequence.
lost his job with the agency. hetis all
easerness to compose sensational affi-
davits
Unfortunately, the word Of a spy
is not of great worth, and these
charges must rest, in large part, upon
the accumulation of circumstantial
evidence derived from such exposes
and from the stories told by labor
unions. They are too numerous not
to be at least cautiously accredited.
Detectives Advise Trouble.
Such instruction as the following are
given:
Stir up some report on the West
ern Electric Company. Tell US that
the business agents are ready to or
ganize the workers there because /
want contract. with the Western
Electric. Stir up some trouble with
Illinois, because I want a contract
there. Still up trouble with the Stew
art Speedometer Company ="
And the operatives explanations:
A man will appear in the organi-
zation committee and say that condi-
tions in such and such a. place are
rotten. The different operators will
appear before the business agents to
start something rolling sup
ply the workers in the shops with
literature, get dissatisfaction into these
shops to scare the employer.
"A man whose name or code num-
Der do not know was instructed to
take a. number Of pamphlets to the
shop and distribute them among the
men. This in turn was reported to
the owner, who immediately arrived
at the conclusion that the shop was
being organized and he reinstated the
service"
They Belch Up.
Such documents go on their face
value as the word of the "unwhole-
some and untrustworthy classes
They are to be had in thousands for
the asking and must be considered In
respect to the cumulative impression
they produce rather than as evidence
in themselves.
1t is, however, possible to illustrate
the point in question by quotations
from the affidavits of ex-spies which
have stood the test of court examina-
|tion. I present a group Of these sub
nlitted in Milwaukee during the hear
ings of detective agencies in relation
to the Wisconsin law restricting their
activities. That they are concerned
with a single situation and locality
Is not of consequence. They are cited
to illustrate the ,subterranean work Of
double-crossing accomplished by the
industrial detective. They are quoted
In succession with no comment.
Testimony of Police Judge.
LAS police Judge of Cudahy, Wis
consin, have had occasion to observe
the manner of behavior and conduct
of the strikers, and they have been
well behaved and conducted them
selves as peaceful and law abiding cit
liens.
Private detectives in the employ
Of the Russell Agency, which, in turn,
was employed by the Cudahy Pack
ing Company. came to the city of Cud-
ahy and endeavored to stir up strife
and trouble and break down the mo-
rale Of the law-abiding~ and: peaceful
Cudahy strikers. -
ANY trouble which Cudahy has ex-
periel,ced by way of lawlessness and
----xz---1111-- ,--------- 1----
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E"pns h ritter To ph term ~ odoM
sonnet % day the master wi wmMeH tina THE labor
Is an law a m hA yspk byhR
~Ang rpowcrIh might a wnspa d buymg selling
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MR.. MERCHANT

LAS it occurred to you that this paper goes
/ into the homes Of the best paid working.
men in Duluth aud surrounding territory7
1t is carefully perused by every adult mem
Der Of the household. There is no bette. ad.
vertising medium anywhere.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-10-13

Senate Committee expects to resume
tariff hearings at end Of October.
Charing that the Republicans are re-
vising the tax laws In the Interest Of
the millionaire class. Senator Sim
shons. OF North Carolina, ranking
Delnocratic member OF the Finance
Committee, made q sweeping attack
upon the bill In the Senate In q speech
orcupsing the greater part Or a days
session.
Judge John X. Newcomer, OF Chi
Cage. declared II was strange how
many women can get work and men
can't.
CollNtion of the September Is In
staiiment Of income and profit taxes
reached Secretary Melons estimate,
according to Treasury report& The
amount received TO date totals $50
2Ol .99S. Mr.. Mellon estimated the coll
lectiOns in round figures ut $JO0.OoO.-
UOO.
The National Wholesale Druggists
Association ut the closing session OF
Its annual convention In Atlantic City
offered its nationwide strength to the
United States government to help ca.
force the prohibition laws, discussed
plans for preventing fires and an-
nOunced Its willingness to help the rail-
roads by waiting until the costs are
lower to demand lower freight rates.
PRESIDENT Harding issued a procla-
nation calling upon governors Of the
suites TO designate October 10, ami
versary of the Chicago fire, rs Fire
Prevention Day,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-10-13
ESSENCE OF ALL
CURRENT AFFAIRS
A Summary for Busy Readers
of the Significant DoIngs
of the Day.
OCCURRENCES. OF INTEREST.
Progress Of the World In oensral.
Legislative Activities at the Ma
tien's capItaI-News From Ev.
cry Corner Of the Country.
WASHINGTON

$~N%$U'@%D3S&B&&&&88
President Harding issued q procla-
nation calling upon the nation to pay
silent tribute to Americas war dead
ON ArmistIce Day.
senator PenrOse says Congress viii
not adjourn November 10, as reported.
but will remain In session until "sey-
eral important bills which are stiIl
pending are disposed Of"
Secretary Of Labor Davis announced
the Department OF Labor has more Ia
Dor troubles. despite widespread un-
employment, than at any other time
since the armistice.
? The way was cleared in the Senate
for the fight over the RepublicaHAax
revision bin.
Plans for creation Of the organized
reserve Of the army on a basis that
viii permit quick mobilization OF more
than 100000 men have been prepared
by the General STAFF. An outline was
made public by Colonel j. Mayhew
wainwright, Acting Secretary Of War.
The final stand of the United States
on the question OF Limitation Of arina-
ment at the Washington conference, II
was stated On the best Of authority,
will be: First, that all nations agree
TO prohibit the manufacture OF NUM-
tions Of war for accumulation" puE-
poses, this to Include armor plate;
second, that no capital ship shall be
laid down after adjournment Of the
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-10-13
CITIES ASKED TO
AID UNEMPl
Emergency Agencies to Find
Work for Idle, Part
OF Program.

Washington. - Tentative recOmmen.
dations for providing work for the
nations unemployed workers, esti,nat.
ed ut 3,7O0.OOO Ia 4.OO0,OOO. were cuin-
pleted Cor SUBMISSION To the national
conference on unemployment.
The recummen llI .Ons, drawn up by
the conferences steering committee on
the basis OF reports from the various
other conference ceInmItteeS. were
characterized as AN emergency pro-
gram and said TO lie based Ou the prin-
ciple that unemployment is IN The inain
problem FOR solution by the Indlsid-
ilal communities. the federal and Stale
governments aiding 10 such ways as
possible.
E:AlaIliehnsenf uf repfesentatlre
emergency committees In the conlmu-
mites 20 coordinate the work OF find
ing Jobs for the Involuntary idle and
for registration Of the unemployed was
understood tO be recommended as the
Initial step In the relief program Oih.
er recOml iendatlons were understood
to include:
Publication of the number of unen.
ployed by tht individual communities.
Establishment Of part-time work by
manufacturers, thus increasing the
number nf workers used by each plant.
Operation OF factories and mills In
the making OF stock where possible.
Continuation OF repair and similar
work on normal scale.
Doing of repair and alteration work
hv office building. hotel and home own
ers during the coming winter instead
of In the spring as usual.
Expansion of strees. sewerage, re-
pair and building work OF muniC !palI-
ties To the maximum volume.
Establishment OF partSime work By
municipalities.
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LATEST EVENTS
AT WASHINGTON

Chemical warfare service department
announced poison sas will hereafter
be transferred into delicate perfumes
instead Of destroying IL.
President Harding returned 70 Wash.
inston, after visiting Wilderness Run,
Va, Civil War battlefield, where
United States marines are hoIdina
naneuvers.
With the house leaders returning e
resume regular business conferences
will be started with the senate lead.
ers looking to a definite agreement
to adjourn Congress before the
armaments eOnfersn:s e eoAyenss, No
Vember II.
Federal farm loan bonds amountina 10
$60, ,o0o, ,0U0 will be offered by Seere-
tary Mellon, Of the Treasury Depart.
ment. The bonds will carry per
cent interest and will be sold to the
public at par and accrued Interest.
Hearings by the Interdepartmenta
committee created by Attorney Gen.
eral Oausherty to consider the cues.
tion OF a modification Of the HBio
Five" meat packers court decree will
not take place for about q month.
This delay will permit all parties
In the case an opportunity to prepare
for an appearance before the com.
nittee.
The American people were called upon
by President Harding, In q proeiama.
sion to offer q silent two minutes
prayer at noon on Armistice Day,
November II, when the bcdy Of an
unknown American soldier, ::ilIed In
France, will be laid to rest In A..
lin9ton National Cemetery with IT.
ting ceremony.
Senate Finance Committee will resume
hearings on Republican tariff bin on
November I.
Charles w. PussIey. o: Lincoln, Neh-,
editor OF the Nebraska Farmer, took
Office as Assistan. Seeretar. Of Aars.
euIture.N
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SENATE GETS z new
HANS OF TAXATION
Repl cans Offer One and Demo
ats the Other as Re-
lief Measures.

aington.- separate tax pro-
M rs substitutes for most of the
psisions In the pending revenue
re presented TO the senate, one
fhe Republican side and one
ne Democratic side. Senator
Of Utah proposed:
aAnufacfurers' sales tax OF 3 per
- articles as finally finished
Qced for consumption or use.
<peal Of all Of the special wear
pf whatever nature, Including
excees profit and transportation
Refensz kixtins 10 per GEM
income tar separations.
Senator. Sn1oot proposed no change
In the committee plan with regard to
Individual income taxes or the exist
Ing tobacco, liquor and Inheritance
taxes.
Senator Simmons of North Carolina
proposed:
A graduated income tax on corpora
tions ranging from 1914 to % per cent
In lien Of the excess profits tax.
Restoration of the income surtax
rates 10 a maximum of 81 per cent
on incomes in excess OF 100000.
Repeal Of the transportation taxes
on freight. passenger and Pullman ac-
commodati0ns.
Retention Of the corporation cnpI-
tai stock tax
Repeal Of the $1,000 exemption al
lowed corporations.
That individual exemptions be con.
fined to incomes below $4,000.
Slight reductions in the normal rates
on incomes below $4,000.