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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25
APPLETON ASKS IF UIloIs Are DOOMED

/ the risk Of combating the doleful
prophecies and OF saying definitely
that@I do not feel that it is doomed
or that it has in any way outlived ita
usefulness. What however, does al4
pear to be necessary is a clearer APP
probation of facts and circumstances
not only on the part OF those who
are assumed to lead, but Of those
who actually work at either manu-
facture or distribution. The pen and
women who pay the. contributions.
as well as the officials who have thu
unenvtable responsibility, of spend
Ing the contributions. must give more
attention to the principles govern
ing trade and commerce. They must
realize. too. that some things are
impossible, and that every willful
idler, whether he hangs round West
minister or the local employnl ent ex-
changes, has to be housed and fed
by somebody. AS they re: lie these
things, the actual workers may, in
self-defense, be inclined to adopt
and enforce, the old formula that
except man work, neither shall he
eat," and the time may even come
when they will be justified in strik-
ing against the frittering away of
the results of their laborss by ire
sponsible theorists. -a#.
Half the trouble Of today arises
from the lack of balance between
the numbers who produce and the
numbers who live upon production.
There are too few people breeding
pigs, too many people watching pigs,
and too. many people trying to sell
"pige in a poke.".
An Increasing number Of men ana
women in the trade-unions' who
themselves are honest workers are
beginning to complain against the
burdens imposed upon them by
those who will not produce. They
must, and believe will, face the
necessity of Kidding themselves of
unJustifiable burdens, of developing
their organizations, and of Clarity
ing their detectives. They can. and
they ought to be strong enough and
wise enough to Lain in fair stand
ards Of uges and working condi-
tons and to resist the attacks Of
those whose policies. if realized.
would bring Ill men and all women
down to the q dead level of
achievement aE1 re--: Ion.
In spite of all the ,.isconcerting
episodes CT the past few years. there
are signs, unristakable signs. Of
that awakening which precedes un-
derstanding and wiser cction. These
signs presage, not the demise, but
the ~renaissance of that industrial
movement which has done, and can
continue to GO, Whatever is humanity
possible for the men and the women
who work.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25
HOLDING UP THE MIRROR.

Railroad problems are not being
solved. The transportation industry is
drifting aimlessly. under the manipu-
lation of Walr street.
Representatives Of labor have been
making these statements for long
time with apparently little effect. It
is assumed they are prejudiced. :.
The ripples in. the pool of public
sentiment are larger when man Of
great wealth with no sympathy for
tho trade union principle says the
same. thing. The lieutenant governor
Of Kentucky, Thurston Ballard, owner
of coal mines and the Ballard Il Bal
lard flour mills, expressed his opinion
Of the railroads before two hundred
members Of the Transportation club at:
Louisville recently and threw conster-
nation into the camp Of tin pc who
have been contemplating the t, knspor-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25
THAT SENIORITY RULE

The talk of "reorganizing" the Re-
publican party and of "reorganizing"
the committees Of congress and abol-
ishing the seniority rule-much of
it in Republican newspar ers-may
Well be interpreted in the light of
Senator La Follette's supremacy.
This Reorganization" Of their con-
gress and t::~<:r rarty is apparently
designed NY the reactionary Repub-
licans to eliminate La Toilette and
Borah and all the recent acces~::o-.
to- their ranks. If the attempt at ex-
clusion Of these men is made it is
almost certain to provoke a fatal
strife in the Republican ranks, but
the alternative Of not undertaking
this elimination is fraught with equal
danger.
President Harding's fate in,~1924
depends on the performances of the
Republican congress in the next two
years. If that congress is forced to
play the progressive game it will
lose for the Republican candidates
the friendship and funds Of the trusts
and monopolies which have been
supporting Mr.. Harding's party. If
the Republican congress flouts the
progressives, the. latter will take
away their own and the votes of
scores Of thousands of their follow
ers. It begins to look as if the Re-
publican managers will have to elect
between the contribution of money
by the Big Interests and the con-
tribution of ballots by the progress
sive voters of the trans-Mississippi
sections of the country.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25
BEYOND WORKERS CONTROL.

The .flippant manner some employ
ers treat industrial discord and their
disregard for cause and effect is
shown in a statement by bituminous
coal owners to the presidents fact
finding coal commission.
The coal owners declare that the
frequency Of coal strikes constitute
the gravest problem n'their industry.
This statement follows letter writ
ten by the miners to the commission,
In which attention is called to certain
fundamental defects in the industry.
The miners also declared for the com.
Plete recognition of their right to Or
fanize and bargain collectively. It was
he latter point that aroused the coal
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25
TURKEY J I, /: DEMOCRACY .

THE Turkish nation has set up
in Asia Minor a new form Of ldemoc-.
racy, true government Of the peo-
pie for the people, says Mufty-
Zade M. zia Bey in an article en-
titled ''The New Turkish Democ-
racy" appearing in The Nation for
Nov. %. He 'po1nts out the defects
in: the parliamentary system Of gov
eminent. on which all forms of de-
mocracy of : Western Europe are
based, and explains why that sys.
tenn failed in i Turkey. After the
World war, Turkey discovered, says
Zia Bey, that .''1nstead Of being made
safe Tor democracy Turkey was be-
ing made safe for the plumber Of
alien capitalists Then was born
this new democracy which, ia Bey
describes in detail. The new Tur-
kish. constitution places and main
tains thespeople at. the very top, he
concludes The most thorough
form OF government by the people
yet devised in the Old World
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25
LAF0L[EHE1S POWER

Something lika twenty-five of the
men elected to the next house of
Representatives by what are ordinar-
lily Republican constituencies are re-
garded as g~essive-radicals or
radica1-progressives-the exact shade
Indifference being left to determin-
alton by, their alignments and per-
formances.
Half the number of these political
out1anders would be enough to jeo-
pardize Republican control Of the
house and dash Republican hopes of
success in 1924. 1t is well within
their power to defy the leaders in
congress and the White House itself,
and to wreck the Republican party
if they are ignored or spurned in
the apportionraent Of committee ap-
pointments.
For the most part, these radical
'progressives or progressive-radicals
whichever they are-feel bound
by ties of political allegiance or by
identity Of policies and program: to
Senator, La. Toilette. This combina-
ton of formal alliance and senti-
mental attachment practically be-
slows on Senator La Toilette the
leadership Of this group. which is
Numerically strong enough to con-
stitute a balance of power between
The Republicans and the Democrats.
In the end; therefore, it will not be
Senator Lodge or Senator Watson
in the senate, or ::2eaker Gillette or
Representative Madden Of Illinois, or
any other Republican in either
branch of congress but Bob La Fol-
lette that will boss the Job.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25
DICTATED PRICES DON'T !.
:. WORRY PRIVILEGED CROWD

1.-THE following indicates the size
Of: some Wall street stock dividends
during the rast three months: L
s. Standard oil Of New. Jersey, 400
per Gent; Victor talking machine
company. 800 per cent; Vacuum oil,
sooner cent; Ohio oil company. 800
per cent: Bank Of Manhattan. (New
York;, 100 per. cent; Gulf oil cor
poration, 200 per cent; Great North
ern paper company, 200 per cent:
Union mills, in,.. Boston. 100 per
cent: STANDARD oil Of Kansas, 800
per cent; Hercules powder company,
100 per cent; Standard oil hof New
York. 200 Der cent.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25

ing the Court he will seek to do so by
vetoing all bills carrying appropria-
tions for the Court.
In statement issued at Lawrence,
Kansas, outlining his purpose, the gov
ernor-elect, who during the campaign
was opposed by all the forces that
Governor Allen could muster, made
the following declaration:
"The industrial court law has been
unfair and unjust and there is no need
or a place for it in Kansas: There
have been only a few cases before it
and none of them has been settled sat-
isfactorily. =.
"The state needs officers who will
arrest the wealthy man as quickly as
the poor man and then the public will
respect officers Of the law and laws
will be obeyed.
"Obnoxious laws cannot exist as
long as am governor. The industrial
court law is one of them.'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25
.ALLENIsM IS. ENDED.

The election in Kansas has smashed
Allenism. The new state executive,
Jonathan NJ. David, has repeatedly
declared against the Kansas "can't-
strike' law. Since the election he
said:. 49,
"The industrial court law has been
unfair and unjust and there is no need
or a place for it in Kansas. There
have been only few cases before it
and none Of them have been settled
Satisfactorily
Mr.. David's opponent was Supported
by Allen. g..
Because the state senate is a hold.
over the legislature is politically op.
posed to the governor, who can make
the law impotent, despite the legisla.
ture. Many Of the lawmakers are not
enthusiastic over the law since the
election.
The passing of Allen and his creed
is another sky rocket that for the mo.
ment attracted attention. Allen trav,
eled through the country urging his
"can '+-strike'' law, which was copied
from the English code of the middle
ages. He was advertised like three
ring circus by secret and open defend.
ers Of reaction in the hope that his
un-American doctrine would spread
Two years ago he was seriously urged
as a vice presidential candidate, be.
cause. the public was told, he "has
solved the labor problem.''
:. Editors Of influential newspapers
sang the praises Of Allenism, and the
tune was carried on by educators and
others who are supposed to know his.
tory and the constitution of the;l
country. r. :.
Single handed organized labor
fought Allenism. Trade unionists re,
peatedly predicted Allen 8 finish when
urging workers not to be swept off
their feet by this latest frenzy AMI
1ao' - ~ 4
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25
NE'WBERRY STEPS DOWN

Republican bosses who defended
truman II. Newberry in January de-
precated and deserted him in No.
vember, and inspired Republican
newspapers. to publish announce
ments Of his resignation several DAYS
before he advised thesvice president
OF the fact. The loss Of Republican
senator in Michigan, which is to be
represented by. q Democrat in the
senate for the first time in seventy
five years, leaves mo doubt in the
minds of these Republican bosses
that >Newberryism was a fatal issue
In the recent elections.
Senator Townsend not only voted
to seat Newberry in the senate but
subsequently sought to justify his
vote. Townsend's fate was first to
be repudiated by a majority of the
voters who took part in the Repub-
lican primary-he received but 81
per cent of the vote of his party
and then to be relegated for a Dem
ocrat. Michigan made it plain that
the states good name was more to
be priced than Newberry's scrip.
Michigan was not the only state
which gave a Judgment on New
berryism. New York, Maryland, New
Jersey, Delaware. Minnesota, and
Washington eliminated their Defend
ers of Newberry. North Dakota and
Indiana had already taken action in
the Republican primaries. New
Hampshire, Kansas, New. Mexico,
and Arizona had no opportunity to
express their views on their respec-
tive senatorial champions of New
berryisnn, but they showed their tenn
per by: electing Democratic gover-
nors to succeed Republican COVER
nors.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25
WALL STREET BEGINS TO
FEAR INFLATED PRICES

Financiers are worried oyer pres
ent industrial conditions, which ap-
pear prosperous, but which are filled
with possibilities, Of initiation and
boosted prices. =
1t is stated. that, "the.. disparity
still exists In the relationship Of
prices Of farm products and manu-
featured products" This is the
financial lingo for stating that low
prices received ~ the farmer makes
it impossible for him to buy farm
machinery. clothing. shoes, etc, =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25

tation situation with SNUG satisfae.
ton, either because Of jobs or because
Of dividends. 49,
"Our transportation system has bro
ken down." said Mr.: Ballard. "Ou1
railroads. have no regard for the pub
ic.' il
Apparently the name, Transportation
club means little. Transportation PROB
lens are not always discussed. Public
welfare topics and pink tea drivel arc
in order at the meeting. There arc
other organizations that do the same
thing, but Billiards. are not always
available to hold tie mirror: up tore:
fleet actual conditions.
~ came to. this meeting to hea,
something about transportation" he
said, "and nothing pertaining to
transportation has been discussed
Why are you not concerned: when a
bunch Of stock. gambling jobbers in
New York operate the railroads, not
for the public, not. to give service, but
to juggle stock .:prices'
eff any of you: men are shippers
you know that you can't get cars be.
cause the stock gamblers in New York
take money that should be invested
in. additional stock and decent equip.
ment and split it into dividends to
make balloons out. of stock. :
"And you railroad. executives who
think you. are running the railroads
are not running them lin reality. You
are nothing but group of tools at the
disposal of New York stock operators
L advise the Transportation club OF
Louisville to set aside part of its time
each meeting for discussion OF prob
lens with which you are supposed IT,
be concerned" i
Wasn't that disagreeable of him9
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25
FASCIST REPRESENT REACTION

FASCIST RBPREsENT REACTION
A little less than three years ago
Giolitti, then premier, declared in a
public address that certain powerful
individuals and corporations in Italy
were prepared to overthrow the gov
crnment if necessary, in order to avoid
| heavy taxes on wealth and to pre-
vent the characterization Of industry.
Giolitti's fears were realized when
Mussolini, an apostate socialist, seiz-
ed the rcins> Of government in the
name of the Fascist.
The Fascist stand for reaction. The
| movement has been engineered and
financed by the great bankers and
industrialists who have feared the
!! growing political power of the Ital.
ian workers.
: It is significant that almost before
he had finished taking the oath Of
office, Mussolini announced that the
railroads, telegraphs, telephones and,
most astounding of all, the post Of
fees, would be turned over to private
enterprise.
The excuse was that all these gov
ornamental monopolies "were. a drag
on the budget'-in other words, did
not pay their way-and that expenses
must be reduced.
. The fact is that in peace time these
enterprises have been very profitable,
but since the war the government has
preferred to meet the increasd cost
of operation by drawing on the pub
lie treasury rather than by increased
rates. AS the public had to pay in any
event, the so-called deficits were more
apparent than real.
Now, under Mussolini, the financial
hackers of the Fascist will secure
these tremendously valuable monopo.
lies at knock-down prices, and they
will proceed to boost rates as high as
the traffic will bear.
Mussolini proposes to dissolve par.
lament unless it supports his pro-
gram. The new elections would be
held under the guns Of the Fascist,
and the result would not, in any way,
represent the popular will.
There are troublous days ahead for
Italy. For the moment reaction is
triumphant, but the pendulum will
eventually swing the other way, and
if the people are deprived of the right
to express themselves through the
ballot they. will find other means.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25
AUSTRALIAN ARBITRATION | i.
BOARD AID TO EMPLOYERS

The workers charge that the fed
.eral arbitration court Of Australia is
now an open aid to the bosses is
again supported. The court has or
dered that the work week for tim
Der workers and engineers in that
industry be increased from "A hours
to 48 hours. f.
Former Justice Higgins .estab-
ltshed this 44-hour week two years
ago. + 4 : 55:s 5.. Eta s. 3s.. - S
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25
GARF1ELD's BDurAL THEORY.

DR. Harry Garfield, president Of
Williams college, whose chief claim
to fame is that he is the son of his
father, James A: Garfield, sonce presi-
dent Of the United States, has joined
forces with Governor Ben w. Hooper,
Of the Railroad Labor Board, in an
effort to discredit the principle OF
the living wage. DR.. Garfield. says
that an unskilled worker ought not to
receive a living wage for his wife and
children, should he be married, but
only for himself. -
The doctor wants the public to un.
derstand that in taking this position
he is acting solely Sin: the interest Of
the welfare Of the. :unskilled.'' q
DR.. Garfield's idea is that the un-
skilled worker should not receive
more in wages than enough to keep
him in good working condition. -. :
In case he married, his wife should
be compelled to assist him, as a wage
Garner, until through training he sue.
ceeded in graduating into the ranks
Of skilled workers. =
-.
A more brutal theory: has: not been
advanced since. the days Of chattcl
slavery. Dr.. Garfield's father rendered
distinguished service on the battle:
field in the great war waged to free
the black slave. We wonder what he
would think of his son, who contends
that workers, without regard to color;
should be given just enough ito keep
them in good working condition. ~ =. !.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25
"Too LATE FoR HERP1o1pE.',
The Kansas Industrial Court seem.

The Kansas Industrial Court seems
doomed. 49, -, - ::,,.:. - 80: u
Jonathan NJ. Davis. governor,elect,
has announced definitely that there is
'no need or place for it in Kansas
and that it will be his purpose to have
the Court abolished. TT ! 4 ( ~ = E: 1:
It is believed that if the new gov.
ernor finds no other way Of destroy.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25

owners, who now charge that strikes
are the dominant evil sS
This charge by the coal owners is
not sustained by the highest coal au-
thority in this country-the United
States geological. survey, which stat
ed, on February 4;last, that for the
past 20 years strikes have caused but
10h per cent of the time lost in mines.
Gin the 2o-year period, 19oo-1e19,
the operators reported = total loss of
124,747, 199 man-days through strikes,
but the loss attributable to other
causes was LOSS, $4,000 man.days, or
eight and half times as great as the
strike loss. To put it another way, in
two decades American coalsminers lost
one and a sixth billion working days,
Of which 10.5 per cent was ascribablc
to strikes and 1915 per cent to other
causes, chief Of which are no market,
car shortage and mine disability"
It would be supposed that the coal
owners would face these facts, and as.
sist in checking such waste of man.
power. Instead, facts are ignoerd, and
tho commission is RECALLED with fairy
tales about wicked coal miners.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25

When will the junk wagon disap-
pear? When the last superannuated
horse dies. 55ss . 4 9. & ,.s. 5l &
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25

The American workman is recog-
nized the world over as being Is pei
cent more productive than any other
workman.-Patrick O'Brien, Inter-
national seamen's Union, before
Congressional hearing.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25
WHY DEPUTIES PARADE.

Manager-"Thomso you are dis
charged" So.
Clerk-"But I've done nothing, sir;
absolutely nothing. y
Manager - Exactly. That's why
you're discharged:'.' - Washington
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25
READ THEM and WEEP

Attorney General Hopkins of Kan
sas has seen light. He refuses to
prosecute William Allen White OF
Emporia, for displaying a poster ex.-
pressing 40 per cent of sympathy
with the striking railroad shopmen.
In fact, he is reported as saying
that there is no law on which Mr..
White can be- convicted on the show
ing of the facts. But where does
that leave Gov. Henry Allen, at
whose direction Mr.. White was ar
rested? What has happened to, his
famous Industrial Court Law?-The
On. ~ World:@
Representative Thomas.-Harding.
when member Of the senate, let
few occasions pass on which he
tailed, with caustie tongue to abuse
President Wilson and abuse, his adj
ministration, but if any one Alares
to criticize Harding the, adninistra-
ton leaders are up in" arms In his
defense, and declare it shame for
any one to speak disrespectfully of
their king, who can do no wrong
Congressional Record. <n
We did not fix any prices (upon
shipping board vessels); we arrived
at price.-Edward P. Farley, U. S.
Shipping Board. >,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-21
Sport Briefs

At New York-Ioe thurman.
Chicago bnniamweight, defeated
Midget smith. Of New York, by
Judges decision after i%2-round
bout. Johnny Mendelsohn, NIL.
waukeo lightweight. given Judges
decision over pete Hartley % New
York, in eight rounds.
At Boston Benny Leonard out
boxed Johnny clinton New Eng
land lightweight utlc-holder. Ia a
n%o-docislon bout.
A. Newark Louis F1rpo. o.
Argentina claimant Of heavy
weight championship ~ South
America. knocked out Sailor Mas
tod In seventh round 9f a L.
round match.
Al 81 uis-NounV Fitzslm-
mons. OF Oklahoma Cliy, middle
weight knocked out ora Dean In
the sixth round.
Al salt Lake CITY kid Dosis.
of Salt Lake. given decision over
Jim Callahan OF New York. al
end Of siN-round bout Charlie
Kindo % salt lake given decision
over Jack Roth, Of Chicago. in
ak rounds
AZ Little Rock. Ark Charles
Rentrap Of Little Rock, claimant
OF tho worlds middlcweiFht
wrestling championship won his
twentieth straight match by de-
featinR Mike Nestor, protcEc Of
ZyhFzkQ In straight falls
Al Nuskogee. Dkla-plukle
Mitchell, OF Milwaukee, won a
newspaper decision over Willie
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-21
YANKEE OUTF|ELD
WORRIES HIGGINS,
IHFIELD IS WEAK
Giants Defeat Soldier
Team; Other Clubs
Hold Games

NEW york. March 2i.-Miiler
Higgins ~ sprouting a new crop
Of gray locks every few hours
down at the Now York Yankee
training camp IN Now Orleans
Contests In which his team hnr cu-
deaNurtd TO show H. wares
have demonstrated several things,
among them a weakness uf the
outfield that amounts 20 a trag-
edy. an infIeld that is inclined to
leak az lmportant points and q
failure on the part OF the pitching
staff to comprehend the value OF
control.
600. iiuntl who are iuhorirs ut
san Antonio. seem fo have the
edge an soldier teams In that src-
tiun. defeating a service agErcEl-
ton yesterday Ly a score ~ 20
To- /.
Brooklyn again defeated the
Louisville American association
team az Pcnsacull. Fla,