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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-06-10

Before the congress of the Com
munist party in Moscow Premier
Lenin laid his economic program,
which was supported by Minister OF
Agriculture Milbtin and approved by
the gathering. The policy as outlined
includes:
1. Collection from the peasants Of
fixed amount Of grain by system Of
tax in kind. estimated by Miliutin TO
amount to about one-third of the crop.
The other two-thirds Of the crop Is to
remain at the disposal Of the peasant
for grading through the newly restored
co-operatives. whose power Is to be ex-
tended.
2. Retention in the hands Of the
state of the largest industries and
means OF transportation, particularly
the leather, salt and textile industries
These latter are turning out manu-
featured goods now most needed by
the peasants They are to be speeded
up In order to satisfy the peasants
needs, and the workmen are TO be en-
couraged by bonus system and other
inducements which will increase pro-
duction. Supervision Is to be under
the trade unions, who will fix the rates
of pay instead of the government as
heretofore
3. Encouragement OF small and me-
dunn co-operatives and private indus
tries. Factories will be leased to these
smaller industries, and even financial
assistance VIII be given. The trades
Unions will fix wages
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-06-10

The Poles and Germans In Upper
Silesia did not observe their truce for
many hours. The Germans renewed
the attacks and the fighting has been
continuous ever since, despite the eff
forts of the allied plebiscite forces,
which have been reinforced by a body
of British troops. In general the Poles
seem 70 be getting the worst of the
fighting, for the Germans were we'll
organized secretly and are fully armed.
There was a serious outbreak in Beu-
then, where the German inhabitants
attacked the French garrison. The
latter used tanks with deadly effect
and routed the Germans, killing many.
With the arrival of the British forces
1t appeared likely that Korfanty's in
surgent Poles would be driven out Of
much of the disputed territory which
they had seized.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1921-08-30
COLLARS

Entire stock Of mems linen col
lars in Ide, Lion and CT
Arrow Brand. 6 for. H i
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1921-08-30

a large assortment of Ranie
men >uiting. All shades.
Formerly sold at 49c H1
yd. Now ) yds. for. P l.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1921-08-30
HOSE

Ladies' fine piece thread silk
hose, seam up the d.
back. Value, $1.50. PairQ J.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-10-29

being given to it,
If the commission enlarges its pro-
gram, and it's recommendations are
made and will be carried out in good
faith, the form Of management of the
transportation system of New York
would provide for absolute industrial
democracy.
Program Is Facing Criticism.
1t is charged by the opponents of
the commission that the plan was an
nounced just before the municipal
election for political purposes and that
there is no intention Of giving the pub
lie the benefits that seem assured in
the prospectus. This may or may
not be true, but the fact remains that
the commission, with the one notable
exception, has, in its program for saw
ing the traction system, incorporated
practically every major plank in the
plan of the workers for giving SIM
liar service to the nations railways.
Strangely enough, majority of New
York papers, which denounced the
workers plan as everything that was
bad, have accepted the transit COM
mission report with warm approval
and are urging it's adoption
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-10-29
WORKERS MAY SHARE IN MANAGEMENT
IN REVISED PLAN FOR TRANSIT SYSTEM

Proposals to include representatives
of employees on the, board of control
that would direct the reorganized and
unified transportation system under
the New York transit commissions
plan are being considered by the COM
mission, it has been announced by it's
members.
Equal representation by labor on
the board with the members to be
appointed by the city and the COM
panies, it is argued by those who
favor the plan, would be in line with
the commissions own principle that
the employees ought to share in the
profits wherever the income derived
from a scent fare warranted it.
Unless the Commissions plan. the
board of control is to take over all
the surface, elevated and subway lines
and run them as one system until
municipal ownership Of all the prop
critics can be instituted. The plan as
formulated follows substantially The
workers or the Plumb plan for the
reorganization Of the railroads of the
United States the point of departure
being in the. formation of the board of
control The commissions original
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-10-29

recommendation was that the city and
the stockholders should name respcc-
lively three members, who void elect
chairman. The workers plan called
for tripartite board of control. with
labor having equal representation with
the public and capital
Workers to Name Members.
The plan that the commission is now
consid ering increases the membership
of the board to ten by permitting the
employees to have three members. The
tenth member is expctd to be an inl-
partial chairman.
Arguments made by the commission
in favor Of permitting the employees to
participate in the executive control of
the unified system are:
Strikes would be minimized if lot
entirely eliminated.
Employees would have real incentive
to give more efficient service.
The experience of the employees
would be made available for instituting
improvements.
The plan has not been decided
upon, but it has been urged from in
fluential sources" said an official
statement. Serious consideration is
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-10-29

cidently with their demand for pay
cuts the railroads made a concerted
attack upon working rules, negotiated
during the period of Federal control
for all roads and in force for many
years on number of roads as the
result Of direct negotiations between
workers and managements.
In April of this year the Labo=
Board ruled that the national agree
ment should continue in force until
July and the parties were instructed
to negotiate new agreements to re-
place it. In the event they failed to
do so. the rules were to continue in
effect until the Labor Board had
passed upon rules in dispute.
Whiting Away Working Rules.
Whatever benefit this decision con-
ferred upon the workers has since
been taken from them by the Labor
Board. 1T has in supplements to its
original decision No. 222 whitfield
away at the rules until they bear
little resemblance to their original
form. Its most recent awards rees-
tablish piece work, to which practic-
ally every rail-worker in the country
is in violent opposition. Satisfactory
agreements have been negotiated
with but two railroads.
Meanwhile decisions that seemed
to favor the workers have been ig-
nored by the railroads. The Penn
sylvania, railroad is a conspicuous
example and is today in contempt of
important decisions. Notwithstand-
ing, the Pennsylvania continues to
appear before the board for wage
cuts and is getting the benefit of
numerous decisions adverse to the
workers.
The situation, unsatisfactory as #
was from the viewpoint Of railroad
employees, has been aggravated by
the dictatorial and arbitrary attitude
of railroad managers. They have
been at no pains to- conceal their pur-
pose to destroy craft unionism and
drive it from their lines. When they
could not secure favorable decisions
from the Labor Board they denied
its jurisdiction. They have refused
to negotiate with representatives of
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-10-29
RAILROAD LABOR
WATTS LONG FOR
JUSTICE DENIED
Case Against the Railroads is
Strong One; Union Chief A.
ways Sought Peace.
Continued from Page ~


graphed copies and rushed them to
the Interstate Commerce Commission
as an additional argument for higher
freight and passenger rates. The
commission had already prepared it's
schedules Of increases, but, with the
wage award before it, authorized
new increases covering this railroad
expenditure. About Ills per cent of
the rate increase was to cover wages
and the commission so stipulated in
it's decision.
That the railroads were actually
using the Labor Board as a lever to
pry large freight increases from the
commission later became apparent.
The new traffic rates became opera
tive in September, rs days after the
governments guarantee OF earnings
had lapsed. Within 80 days there
after a number of roads had returned
to the Labor Board with demands for
the recall of all or substantial por-
tons of the wage increases granted
workers. These demands continued
until April, 1921, when practically
every road in the country had filed
applications for wage cuts. n
Double Crossing the Public.
Having used the wage increase as
an argument for higher rates, which
were secured, railroads just as soon
as they could prepare their appeals
sought the cooperation of the board
in their program of taking from the
workers their gains and retaining for
the carriers the entire income from
rate increases that were in part pro-
vided to cover labor charges.
The Labor Board reduced wages -
per cent in July Of this year, over the
protest of the workers, thus con-
sumating this transparent fraud up
on the public, which obtained no
recession of rates equalling the
amount of wage savings. During
this period the roads also dropped
100000 men from payrolls and peck
eted the savings in wages.
More than wages, however, is in
volved in this CONTROVERSY Coin
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-10-29
OUTSIDERS CAN'T BREAK
INTO Retail COAL GAME

PERTH AMBOY, N. j., Oct. 81
Retail coal dealers told a state legis-
alive committee that coal prices are
fixed and maintained at high levels
by the New Jersey Retail Dealers as
Soation must sign an agreement that
they will not invade the trade ter
ritory of another except on the same
scale of prices. The trade field is re-
stricted to those now esta blished and
it is almost impossible for an outsider
to break into the retail coal business
1t was shown that three indus
trial conceEns, employing more than
5000 workers. supplied coal direct
from the mines to these employees.
Substantial savings to the workers was
lost when retail coal dealers forced
the concerns, by intimidation, to aban-
don this practice.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-10-29
BRASS CHECK PRESS ACCUSED OF. =:
CREATING SENTIMENT FOR ROADS

sentatives, and cannot possibly know
anything Of their program:
The union men know the CONNER:
cial press too we'll to divulge any
thing to it, and. therefore, those of
our people who have othre sources
of information than the: kept press
will not be deceived by anything that
appears in the daily newspapers. but
will take such things on the theory
that if 1t appears in kept news
paper, it proba bly, is untrue.
It would seem that as time passes.
the propaganda of the. commercial
press against organized labor is be-
ing put to its maximum use. But in
time, a deceived and outraged pub
lie will turn on such a press, and it's
power for harm to the public interest
will be forever removed.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-10-29

expenses of its upkeep.
This has resulted in a practice,
generally adopted, to not assume the
burden of expense necessary to re-
pair cars and locomotives beyond the
needs of the railroads.
1.-THE management does not regard
it as a dangerous situation to allow
a great accumulation of bad order
cars during a period of depression in
business. The policy has been that
as soop as business increases, thereby
increasing the earnings of the rail-
road, and thereby using the cars in
storage, the number of employees are
Immediately increased and the bad
order cars are placed in a servicea BILE
condition as rapidly as the business
Of the railroad demands"
The brotherhood official dwelt at
length on the financial methods of
railroads, to support his opinion that
if the railroads are voted this half
follow the past practice in the els
bursement of money properly charge
able to capital account and pay de-
ferred interest, deferred dividends
and other deferred obligations
To further support this opinion the
dressed by the president Of a certain
railroad to his stockholders regard
ing the comrany's settlement of all
claims against the government for
$3,000,000 cash. The president said
that the board of directors had voted
to declare dividends out Of the earn
ings of 1918 and 1919.
The records show that $1,774,3GO
Of the $3,00o,o00 payment has been
used for dividends
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-10-29
LATEST RAIL CRAB ON TREASURY
WILL Be PAID. TO stockholders

WASHINGTON, OCT 27.- The
claim that a proposed half-billion
dollar hand out" to the railroads will
create employment was exposed by w.
S. Carter, president Of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen, at the
presidents conference.
The brotherhood official said, in
effect, IF you claim this money will
be used to purchase railroad equip
ment, and will not be divided among
stockholders as deferred dividends,
vote with me that the bill be in
dorsed with that understanding"
Carriers plan was rejected. because
"a unanimous vote was necessary.
Advocates of the hand OUT are
ignoring this clear cut show down"
and continue telling: the public that
dreds Of thousands of workers will
be employed. as the railroads will inn
mediately place their orders for
equipment.
President Carter showed that the
$500,000,000 as provided in the SEN
ate bill (No. 233O will in no way
increase the employment of railroad
workers. He showed that when
railroads want new cars or locomo-
tives the management increases it's
capital stock or issues equipment
bonds for number of years.
1T has never been the general pol
icy of railroads to use any money af-
fectins their capital to repair cars
and locomotives" he said. THE
earnings from the car in transport
ing freight should and will pay the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-10-29
the kept PRESS and
THE. RAILROAD STRIKE

One of the local railroad union men
Of Bloomington, in Chicago in at
tendance at the notable conference
Of the railroad Brotherhoods, when
the details Of the railroad strike,
voted by the membership, were
agreed upon, as he left the confer
ence, was approached by a Chicago
newspaper reporter, imploring him
for news. says the Searchlight of
Bloomington, Ill. -
The Bloomington man had no news
to give. where upon the reporter re-
marked that he had been sent there
to remain until he got report, and
that his Sob depended upon" getting
1t. However, he got no information
from that quarter, nor, evidently,
from reading the daily press reports,
from any other
The Chicago Tribune in one days
report Of what was said to be an ac-
count Of the railroad strike situation.
quoted Lee, of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, in three different
places, and in another place, stated
that Lee was sick and una BILE to-. be
present at the conference. The lat
Ter statement was true, but it, evil
IDENTITY slipped in in the hurry of
making up the. early edition of the
Tribune that reaches Bloomington.
1t has been the studied policy Of
the railroad union men, as we'll as
the experienced, union men Of all
other crafts, to refuse information
concerning union affairs to the COM
mercia press, because they know
their statements will be distorted.
But in revenge for their refusal to
divulge the proceedings of the con-
ference, and doubtless to promote
the interests Of the railroad magnates
at the same time, the kept press has
been engaged for several days in an
effort to show that the different rail-
road unions are divided over factional
or craft disputes, and that some Of
the organizations are openly declar-
Ing that they will not remain on
strike after their own grievances
have been adjusted regardless of
what may happen to other organiza-
. tons.
!: The commercial press has, no
means Of knowing the nature Of any
agreements between the different
railroad unions. because they are not
In the confidence of the union repre-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-10-29
INDICTED COAL MINERS
FREED BY COURT ORDER

Press dispa tchos this week con-
veyed the news that seventeen union
men indicted for murder at Matewan.
West Virginia., May 10, 1920, in the
fight between the mayor CHIEF of
Police Hatfield and townspeople on
the one hand and private detectives
other, will never be brought to trial.
The information was given out by
Judge R. D. Bailey Of the Mingo
county circuit court. The state,
Judge Bailey explained had moved
for continuance of the cases three
times, and under the state law the
court had no option but to discharge
the defendants.
Twenty-one union miners have al
ready been tried for the shooting Of
Albert Felts, one of the detectives,
and were acquitted.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-10-29
STEEL TRUST IS IAB0R'S
WORST FOE, UNTERMEYER

WASHINGTON, Oct. IT, The
United States Steel corporation was
characterized as the greatest enemy
Pf labor in this country" by Samuel
Untermyer, New York attorney and
investigator, today before the senate
labor committee investigating the
Mingo mine war.
If the. Steel corporation could be
eliminated from the situat ton to-
morrow there would be industrial!
peace in six MONTHS" declared Inter
myer.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-10-29
DOGMATIC.

Tactful Solicitor-A cute pup you
have there.
Wary Prospect-Yes. Very know
ing.
r. S.-Know any tricks?
w. P.-You. Can't fool him. lie
knows all of them. Great zoolo-
gist too.
T. S.-How's that?
w. P.-Chase calves away and COL
lects goats.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-10-29
STRIKE BREAKER ARRESTED
IN ACT Of SETTING FIRE

RICHMOND. Cal. Oct. 27.-J. C.
EN- rson, Waterman for an oil COM
pany whose employees are on strike,
has been arrested on the charge Of
attempting to set fire to the plant.
Emerson was arrested in 1914 with
suit case filled with dynamite. At
that time he was charged with at
tempting to discredit trade union.
ism, but the case was mysteriously
dropped.
Organized workers are asking how
the. company employed a man with
such a record for the responsible
position Of Waterman.
.Irate Husband (who has been
waiting two hours" for his wife,
outside department storey All!
Here at least. Have; you bought up
the entire stock? '~:.
Friend Wife-(who has been shop
ping for Fifteen minutes among the
unmentionables:) Oh, no. I haven't
bought anything, in fact. I was just
looking at some lingerie.
I. H.-Lonjery, Ell? How do YOU
spell it?
F. R.-L-I-N-G-E-R, -.
I. H. (interrupting)-Oh, yes.
believe you. I'm glad you didn't
wait to buy any.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-10-29

the workers nor would they admit
that there is anything to negotiate.
Finally they declared their purpose
to further decrease wages. and the
strike order was issued. j.:
For several weeks the brotherhood
officers have had strike authorize
tions from their membership, and
action was delayed pending q final
effort to get the rail managers into
conference. =, 49,
Suffering a long series Of abuses
and humiliations, the workers justly
believe that If transportation is dis
rupted the managers alone will be
blamable.
RENO SPECIAL.
Hardleigh-Well m'dear, I .guess
We won't have any difficulty. I hear
that Judge Fixum handles these mat
ters with machine-like precision and
dispatch.
Farie-That's encouraging. He
must be sort of mechanical separa-
tor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-10-29

Mems and Boys Winter Underwear
Best and cheapest at the Big
Duluth. = i. q W @ssY.*s ..5s :
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-10-29

Free, open discussion is the best
way to avoid error.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-15

ing, UNMARRIED life the farmer leads
and wisely opine that what the rural
world needs is more excitement,
more hazard, mayhap, more varied
interest.
The wise writer's should acconl-
plsh mess of farm chores before
breakfast and after supper for few
weeks; they would discover that tine
rural vocations contain all vhe hazard
and risk and excitement that is left
in business today.
In town the days are about the
same; you catch the same car, or
crank the same flivver, morning end
evening; you dodge just so many
taxis and milk trucks. or miss just
SO many hesitating matrons with
baby buggies.
But in the country it's different.
II you milk string Of eight COWS,
the farm average, it is a gold letter
day in the year that at least one BIO
vine monster doesn't swat you in the
eyes with her tail, or joggle the pail
from between your legs, or bowl you
over without warning.
When you feed the fool calves II
is. another rare day when one calf
doesn't suddenly buck up and butt
you half across the shed, while ITS
brother hunts the pail from your
hands, and it's half sister steps or
your good foot; the other one beill:
out of commission because the axe
slipped yesterday.
If you curry and feed the horses
or wind up the tractor, and you es
cape without at least back fire, o,
back kick. or nip from the mare
who always has crouch until moor
you are again unusually blessed.
| And through the long hours unit
bed time nature offers her variou
moods, many of them contrary. Th'
sharp Skinned hawk swoops dow
and with swirl of feathers fnishc
the last broiler the owls had left
The digger squirrel, the mole, tn
field mouse and the shrew-omni
verous hog of them all-clean Gu
your sweet corn and excavate you
potato patch and nov down you
early peas and then sit around an
sheer at the castor beans you plan.
ed to keep them out of the garden.
If you pillow you will doubtless dis
cover wasp's nest, too late.
If you spray an apple tree, pre-
testing bee or two or twain OF twent
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-15
seeks to suppress. is the cornerstone

seeks to suppress, is the cornerstone
of organized labor. Collective bar
gaining is the only practical propos-
al for adjusting relations between
the managers and the workers, Sc
curing a fair deal to both sides.
There are always two sides to an
argument. Industrial peace can be
secured only by the righting of the
wrongs suffered by the workers. II
the body of workers has grievance
it can be adjusted only through CO.