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The labor world., 1922-07-22
RAILROAD ORGANI IzATIONS
!. 70 GIVE Benefit DANCE

-. A benefit dance will be given next
Saturday evening. July 20. at Fair
mont park for James Sullivan, q
crippled and veteran switchman, now
an inmate Of st. Anne's home. The
five railroad brotherhoods are sup
porting the dance and. every person
is urged to give it his, paronage.
James Sullivan was faithful and
hard working switchman in his
younger days. He lost a. leg in. the
service some is years ago, since
which time he has been unable to
gain livelihood. He was good
union mansand members Of his or
ganization In recent years have been
providing him with comforts at st.
5Anne's home. This is worthy case
and our readers are urged to give It
their support. :5....:s.s +. &. t II s
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Newspapers have been printing
figures about the number Of work
err on strike. 5... -.
According to t::..se figure s there
are about 1,25o;o0o workers who
have resorted to the, strike, as a
fiEal protest gainst the arbitrary
Imposition of Unjust terms and con-
ditions Of work. -,, .:>t5E:. t5>
The figures are approximatelyscor-
rect. a- > Ess.. -, y. s3$ '-'Sss?
But the, newspapers wall about
the great loss involved- loss of
wages, the loss OF productio's the
loss Of profits. I, Il. IS s n
Yes, principally the loss Of profits.
But. who says anything I. about
losses due to other factors IS,
We. print. here figurej aboutalosses
due to preventable accident and pre-
ventable illness. Staggering figures!
These figures were found by engi-
neers appointed by Hes.ertsnoover
and these same engi1 GERS found that
management IS to blame for sub
stantially Is per cent Of the loss
through waste in i:1,,:atry. a. e =. =.
Other enormous causes :ofn pre-
ventable loss are excessiNes turn.
over, impl -: distribution. faulty
routing Of slo.-,lie- aid sprodtction
policies made to suit the finapcial
market instead s the ,corhmo odity
market. sss Be
Strikers are Idle becanss e priA;
..ciple = at stake. IL wol lks nevel
struck wages, u sul soon beT hack q
the sixteenth century level m york,
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FIGHT OF WOMEN
SAVES MINIMUM.
WAGE|N STORES
Washington Shop Girls Prevent
Wage Slash bylaw. -

Washington, D. c., July 20.-Four
women, chosen to represent 1000
other women employed In the stores
of the District OF Columbia, have de-
feated the attempt of the Merchants
and Manufacturers association to
reduce the wages of women in the
mercantile industry of the District.
This decision, officials of the Wo-
mems Trade Union League say, is
the first instance before a public trl-
bunal where the tide of wage reduc-
tions during recent months has been
stopped. :.
The issue came before the Mini
mum Wage board of the District on
petition of the organized employers
for a reduction from the minimum
wage rate fixed by the. board in July,
1919, at $3.50 a week. The board
called conference of employers and
employees in the industry, with three
memb bers representing the general
public, and the conclusion, at the
fourth session of the conference was
7 to in favor of the employees. The
three representatives Of the public
voted unanimously to sustain the
employees contention that the cost of
living had not diminished since 1919
sufficiently to justify reduction in
wages.
The minimum wage rate for wO-
men in the District of Columbia, by
action of this conference, remains the
highest legal rate in the United
States. Kansas over the protest of
the employees has recently fixed a
$12 rate, Massachusetts has reduced
one rate to $3.50, and California
has reduced her minimum for manu-
featuring and canning industries
from SIG to SIS week.
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b..0'|F. Men ! !: \
REFUs 70 WORK
ON ! TRUCK / ! ] ! JOBS. | J.
viii Not Do Repair ! a Work at
Contract Chops for Roads.
AZ q; Interlnational Labor News Service

BY International Labor News Service
washington, D. Gu July 20.
Membership af ffiliated with the Metal
Trades department Of the A F.. Of %. %.
has ceased all repair work on struck
roads which had been transferred
to outside repair. shops. Boilermak-.
/ ers, electric workers, pipe filters,
plum berg, machinists, blacksmith
moulders, pattern makers, sheet
metal workers, coppers:miths, paint
.ers; carpenters, and helpers en-
Eployed III outside rlants, such as the
American Locomotive Works, gave
notice that repair work on .locomo--
tives from struck roads would not
be touched during the strike. x.
It is known that there are 70, 900
locomotives in the United States and
1000 are due inSthe repair shops
every month for general repairs il
the efficiency Of the transportation
systems is maintained. In addition
nine .out Of ten locomotives need
some kind of repair york after every
trip. Thisfrepair work requires high
ly skilled men. Such men do not be-
come strikebreakers Strikebreakers
endanger the :livesNof all men han
ding the trains and Of all passen-
gers. ., 80 .Y..:ss.., ..E. II
The following letter. has been
mailed to all local metal trades
councils BY Al: Berres. secretary
I treasurer of the Metal Trades de-
partment of the American Federation
Of Labor l. .r'zszs..
"For the information of the Coun-
tcil and its affiliated local organiza-
tions we are quoting a telegram
which was sent to the metal Ntrades
councils inslocalities in which the
American Locomotive. company has
plants, which explains itself. 4
"Have wired presidents Of inter-
nationals affiliated s with Metal
Trades department to notify their 10
cal unions at all points where Amer
lican Locomo otive shops are located
to give notice to local managements
i that repairszwill not he done on 10
comotives coming from struck roads
ffshauu1frfng ef4ecttixe. ednesda9S ~ nsoras
Ing, July II Notify all representa-:
stives Of local organizations
This action was taken upon the
! earnest solicitation Of the organiza-
tions affiliated with the railroad de-
partment Of, the American Federation
of Labor, many Of whom are also
affiliated. with the Metal Trades de-
partment. Every assistance that can
be given to the shop men now: on
strike in all railroads should be
given. You will be kept advised OF
any further developmen so that
the membership OF the council will
be intimately. acquainted with the
situation.n 2 ~ n. ,s.-s T. =,
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The Old Guard expects to see many.
more Of the old whee. horses Of priv.
ilege go into the political junk heap
& The direct primary is the road
leading to their exit.
Therefore. the direct primary, it
10 announced, must be abolished.
Senator Mccormick, spokesman
for the Old Guard, has made the
announcement. Mccormick, hailing
from Illinois. because Of his big 5usi-
ness connections, is more in accord
with Wall Street than with the toll
eotEfactory and. farm upon which his
own state so .pridcs itself. McCor-
mick, 1t will alway: be remembered,
started ;. the "deEation" movement
wien the Old Guard, responding to
/ the wishes of high finance. thought
4 the time had come, to tighten up on
iabor's belt. >ts e a. s. -. -.
The movement to destroy the pri-
mary and to- restore the rotten old
convention system is tt rious IN owe
nlen.. It IS serious because the Old
Guard tinds its position seriously
, n1enaceG, The Gid Gu.re gets serious
about Wthing8 that cen ...tutes q
zeal men; zee to itself or to its allies
4 of,the m nay mar cts. 81 y. sss
III the dew of those who study
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0B|R|E,iASE||:|E|||:B| | |:
GOOD ! | | LAWS 4 = ] ! !. FOR ! ] |
MEXICAN LAB0R
Urges Passage 0ld-lga Pea.
sion and Insurance Laxs.
BY International Labor News service

BY International Labor News Service
< WASHINGTON. D. c., July 20.----
President, Obregon of Mexico ! il has.
ing his national Industrial and ipelit-
INSTRUMENTATION program uponsthe
economic well-being Of the workers,
which he will try to accomplish.s at
the next session of the. Mexican con-
gress by the most comprehensive
workmen'ss compensation. bill ever
introduced into any modern .legis-
lature. Copies Of President Obregon's =
proposal have just been received at
headquarters Of the Pan-American
Federation, of Labor here. :,:: !
The proposed law will include: u
I. Compensation for accidents
"h"e a. WORK. :%tzIt:4
2. Old age pensions. H.,
3. Life insurance for the workers.
The state fund guaranteeing pay
ment will be created by contribu-
tions paid by the employer equal to
ten per cent Of the. sum paid fol-
wages. a. 49, .
Thirty years of labor will entitle
workman to a pension equal to
forty per cent Of the wages received
during, that period Of. labor. The
pension rate increases to seventy: pei
cent for a man who has labored fif-
ty years. All employees, intellectual
as we'll as manual, are entitled; to
full rights under this bill. II
Accident and life insurance be
come a state matter, extending the
advantage to every workman. in
proportion to his production as a
workman. .....,.-,2.
Individuals who do not contribute
to the national wealth through pro-
duction-loafers, in other words
do NOT benefit from this national
legislation. And a good and faithful
servant does not wait for his reward
until he goes to heaven.
1T is the duty of the state to seek
a social Equilibrium" says President
Obregon in his announcement Of the
workmen's compensation bill. He
calls attention to 'the enactment Of
ambiguous legislation difficult q
enforcement which does not result,
in any benefits TO the working
classes and brings uncertainties te
the capitalist classes because their
position is not clearly defined BY
such legislation" He believes the
program vital to the future life. Of
the nation. az
|: President Obregon took his pro.
gram directly to the .pe'rle Of Mex
leo before the elections to congress
took place. He uged the workmen
to find. out before voting where the
candidates stood on the compensa.
tion measure. By 1nstigating na-
tional discussion of the program be-
fore action is taken by the legisla-
ture,~ President Obregon hoped to
Hprotect the measure, from certain
agencies Of reaction. The dangers OF
unemployment insurance are avoid
ed by President Obregon and no ref
erence is made to- it IN his announce.
ment. "~-
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n Washington, D. CO July 20
ing used TO silence and suppress I
in support Of the ship subsidy bil
Grafton Of labor, was told in the
gressrnan Rufus Hardy Of Texas
:s What are the aualificatiohs &c the
present chairman OF the eshipping
Board? Absolutely none for .thss ror
sition that he holds. His qualifica-
ton was that sof.a great advertiser,
a great booster, q great 3pooniers q
great propagandist,s with no knoWI-
edge of shipping whatever. Let me
give you an illustrat ton Of the pub
licity efforts to. pass this hiIt IL.
..On June IL .Reprcsents3l Davis
OF Tennessee, who hns given his
subject the keenest investi don q
most sincere study, made spSeh
against the bin IN this slaodse ofs IN
hours length that contaiped more
meat than any speech Inst has. been
delivered II = long tiflt. 10 v1as
worthy Or the consid derntions sof the
public. It ought to be- re6d seyery
household I'M the Middle Vet and
interior parts of this copntasy sy-yea,
even IN every households ~ over the
land. Wy 81 -
what publicity did IT. es 11,e
next day the four great dsilies of
Warrington came out. One esof them
had 8 reference TO- the e ecks0f [r.'
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AuS III sOlIeCIs Clearly ASCerIalneQ
losses alone of a quarter Of a billion
dollars per year to employers, and
half q billion to employees.
An official Of a large insurance
company believes that by proper
safety measures, the waste, due to
taccident in the building industry can
be reduced 75sto so per cent. in two
to five years OF earnest effort, and
that construction labor cost can be
cut per cent by these measutes.
Another official estimates from ac-
tual accomplishments in safety mea-
sures, that a. total OF more than H.
900. 600 days q year could be saved
the industry by the application OF
safety methods Is. In certain industries,
on the other hand, such as boot and
shoe nnanufa acturing. accidents are
insfs nfftcant From Waste in M
dustf Federated American Enzt.
.neerine Societies. 2f:3
M .A report on; national vitality pre-
pared In 1909 for the Natidnal Con--
sefVations comm mission, appointed by
Presid dent Roosevelt, estimated that
there Y4re then about 3, ,0o0. 900 per-
sons seriously III at all times III the
United States his meant an aver
Iage annual loss per person of is day.
lsoW5 to Illness. It was estimated
that l2 per- cent of this. Illness. was
tpreventable, ana that such prevens
tian would extend the average slife
The labor world., 1922-07-22

For Beer ana Light w Inc.
A warm fight was had at the We'd
nesday session over resolution de-
claring for the legal manufacture and
sale of beer and light wine under
strict government regulation and
control. The debate on the resolution
was long and at times exciting. There
was marked division in the vote.
A portion Of the Minneapolis dele
cation attempted to amend the con-
stitution to provide for the election
Of vice presidents by districts instead
Of by the convention. The majority
voted for the change. but the neces-
sary two-thrids vote was not OBJ
tanned.
The convention went on record
urging it's affiliates to support all
candidates for political office en-
dorsed by the Minnesota Working
Peoples Nonpartisan league, and
calling upon them to give financial
support to the league for it's fall
campaign.
.> Referred to Unions.
The resolution committing the fed
Grafton to industrial unionism was
referred to affiliated unions for fur
ther study.
President Hall ruled out Of order
a resolution creating the office Of
president emeritus of the Am erican
Federation, a clever scheme to shelf
Samuel Gompers.
Paul Smith. organizer for the
American Federation of Labor, ad-
dressed the convention. He was fol-
lowed by John ]. Manning, secretary
treasurer of the Union Label depart
ment of the A. F. of L.
The convention unanimously de-
clared against a state constabulary.
Thos. Van Lear of Minneapolis made
a ringing speech against the state
police system and roundly scored
Governor Preus for his stand on
such a bill. --s.-..,,.... .....-,.-.s,-.-.
- = President Hairs Report.
- An interesting feature of the con-
vention were the reports of Presi-
dent Hall. Secretary Treasurer Law
son and the executive council. Mr..
Hall said in part:
."Complying with the laws of the
federation that the elective officers
shall report at annual convention
their activities, it is my pleasure to
submit to this, the first convention OF
our federation to be held in the Ninth
Congressional district, brief report
Of the activities Of your officers dur
ing the past year and to call to your
attention some of our observations
in carrying out our work, and In
laying before you such recommen-
dations as we feel will not only be
Of interest but of benefit to the men,
bers of affiliated unions, but to all
working men and women in our
state as we'll.
Since our last convention held in
Brainerd we have visited, as will be
reported, almost every locality
throughout the state in the perform
ance of our duties, and in carrying
out such programs as have come be-
fore the executive council, that will
q
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business in the Rocky Mountain re-
sgion. the commission says:s ss=s45 .;45
The margins. between the whole
sale and retail gasoline prices at nu-
merous points In Montana, ranged
from 5 to 10 cents per gallon, but
these unusually large margins were
in all cases obtained only by the
smaller retailers. 1:ss:' .zss...
''The wholesale and retail prices
of the large marketing companies
were usually Identical at points TAX
ing the same freight rates and price
changes were made by them at prac-
tically the same time, : IS 80 %s1s.
"The unsat atisfactory situation in
Montana and adjacent Rocy noun
tain states is evidently due I'd the
fact that the oil trade In this region
is practically nonopo by stand
ard Oil interests. rs =
"The producer Of crude petroleum
and the consumer OF gasoline: are
both at the mercy of tho Standard.
This monopolistic position was
perfected in*1s20 and,1s21, when the
Standard Oil Co. Indiana secured
control of the Midwest Refining Co
and acquiredsta one-half interest ii
the Sinclair: Pipe Line Co.. and the
Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Co. >.
-, Sinclair Interests have recent,
obtained important leases in the Tea
pot Dome Of the Salt Creek field In
Wyoming Standard companies nov
dominate every branch OF the petro.
leum business Of the entire Rocky
mountain region IS. .-5, ' ~
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the primary elections of this year
,..z To-day" says the report Of the
Federal Trade commission. '.the en-
tire country lis divided into. eleven
Standard gasoline marketing terri
tories in which a Standard marketing
company is. the dominating factor
and in1which there is no real COM
petition between the various Stand
ard units. l# 80.
X This monopolistic situation Is
possible under the terms of the
Standard Oil dissolution decree, by
which the different Standard COM
panies are. for legal purposes. sup
posed to be strangers to each other,
but there. is, as is generally known,
an. interlocking stock ownership in
the different organizations which has
perpetuated the very monopolistic
control which the court sought to
terminate" < y:
/ / Congress must. of course, take
cognizance of this situation, and the
commission, being Of the opinion
that there is no remedy in existing
laws, recommends that congress pro-
hibit common stock ownership in
corporationsHwhi have been mem
bers> Of a combination dissolved un-
der the Sherman law. - :;
/ The Federal Trade commission's i
investigation Of the petroleum trade
was begun in Wyoming and Mon
tana as a result Of a com plant made
by the Montana State Railway COM
mission. In regard to the petroleum
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es-freeldenL dardlne e9@proclamAI1
is very vague as TO responsibility Of
railroad corporations insskeeplng the
mails moving but leaves no dnabt
that Federal troops win march on
the strikers II reasonable excuse ts .
provideds
These events. however. have not
/ had the slightest weakening effect
upon the shopmen In their 1ctermin
alton TO stick it out and win. So.
President Jewell OF the Railway
.sanployes' department, 4. r Of L..
t6days stated that there have been
more than $50, 100 men added TO tho
roster of strikers since the exodus
from the shops began on July
Fiese comprise employees In nearly
every branch Of the railroad indus
try. Another $1,000 are idle by rea-
son OF train annulments, making the
grand total ct men out approxi-
mately 100000. .$,s.:55. s.ss.5.. 3.s
Spread of Strike. 60
Warning was given railroad ex-
ecutives. here today. that there ~
real danger OF the strike spreading
to train. engine and yard service
Eemployes. b .:=. ..s::s ::s5ss,=ssssss
# Chiefs OF the Big Four brother
hoods and the switchmen's union
Eof4 North America held confer-s
!!a1 snce with Chairman ,,'t1 =. De Witt
e;uyler and % a com mittee OF the As
socaatlon Of .1daaly RaaiWay executives to
convey y tine 9 protests or their. men
Ders against .n' Delng com pelled TO
'se.ll Work under guard l sof & troops. and
Iasainst coercive tactics used to force.
these employees to perform work OF
! ordinary strikebr kers. and to take
Iout engines and coaches in such bad:
Ifonditton ass to imperA the livesof
IpassenHars and employees In several
The labor world., 1922-07-22
USE STRANGE PUB LIcITY TACTICS
). ! TOPUT OVER SHIP SUBSIDY Bill
CongessanHaldy Tells How Newspapers and Press lsso-
cIatons Garry Propaganda ignoring Ship Grab Attacks.
(International Labor News Ser

l00f NeWes Sefvlce.) S.Sss
- low publicity methods are BE-.
and spread propaganda
!. opposed BY the American Fed
house of representative BY Con-
Said Mi. Hardy:
asserting that the agricultural sin-
;terests, the chambers Of commerce.
and the labor interests were al be-1
fore the committee fayoring the bin,
and that no American interest was
opposed to It.
!, ".A1l that goes outs to the count ntsy.
Even the Assochated Press practte.
ally, II not entirely, ignored III. Da-
yis's speech, but carried the propa-
ganda.''
Congressman Hardy told the laouse
that the subsidy bill came to con-
.gress by accident and that 1t was
opposed by a man whom the presi-
dent had tried to secure as chair
man Of the shipping Board.
There has been moro ingcnloss
srropag ganda favoring this bill than
ever originated III the snprort OF
any other Bin, {, said Il. HARDY.
And yet Ms by the merest accident
.that this bill q befdre this hose
The psssidents 81 the United Statl
sought to secure the services 81 llr.
!; james A Fhrren % chair r1nall of
the shipping Board llr. FaErel Il
& shlpping expert. ! 1nnan gretly
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HENRY STIRLING, VETERAN
LABOR LEADER, PASSES on

Henry Stirling, well-known. trade
unionist. died in a Washington sub
urb after a two-years' illness. For
10 years deceased served as legisla-
tive representative Of the Massachu-
setts state federation Of. labor. and
served as A. F. of L. Iegislat tive rep
resentative from August, 1915. to
October, 1920. He was a member of
the Typographical. union. The: sEe-
mains were inferred in Boston., He
is survived by widow and two sons.
The labor world., 1922-07-22
COAL TAX UPHELD.

The Pennsylvania supreme court
has upheld the hard coal tax law,
passed last year by the state legis-
lature. The tax amounts to IL per
cent Of the value: CT anthracite at
the mouth of the mine. 1t is estimat-
ed that the tax will yield $7,000,0 600
a year, 80 per cent of which will
be paid outside of the state, because
that percentage of hard coal Is
shipped to other states.
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'DUl uTH | ANDS. next CONVENTION
OF STATE FEDERATIONOFL LABOR.
Delegates Declare for Beer and Light Wine Under Government
Control; Put Over "0ne Big Union Resolution

Duluth gets the Of the Minnesota State Fed
Labor which will be held during the third week july
1928 This decided upon during the closing Of the
held Crookston Wednesday, Be and Farbault
for the meeting The former city withdrew
gave support Duluth. The final Duluth 1OO
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HUNDREDS OF Trains ARE AkEl
out Of SERVICE DUE 70 STRIKE
Executives Warned Of Real Daaga That ou llI EIIl
1 to Train and Yard selIlee Employees II Il sltltl.
& BY ClINToN c. HOUSTON.
n, dis NJ. -.

Chicago. Ill., July datns Federal judges
districts issuing drastic
railroad shope from peketing peacefully State
troops are duty n Illinois and Missouri colness
numbers Of United States deputy arshals have
decorated with badges saIplied shootng
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@I elt Again Has Complete Monopoly Of Petroleum and
Gasolla ake Says Fedora Trade Commissions Report.
(lnternat;onal Labor News Serviice.)

" IT. (ntesnatonal Labor News Service.
Washington p. c. July 20The Old Guard has
decreed that the direct also has
abolh seniority in thesenae method Of assigning
chananshps The sole for both of move.
rising tide Of protect against Old Guard Rule The Old
has after another Of topped
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DIRECT PRIMARY, PEOPLES HOPE:
DOOMED BY old GUARD: ALLIANCE
Downfall Of "Fathtu' Retanes irouses Reaetonares and
Order Goes Forth to Destroy Popular Ballot Box Method,
international Labor News Service. }

Washington D. c. July 20-The statement made exclusive
by the International Labor News Service and featured
suppressed by the daily after investigation of the Teapot
Dome scandal that Standard Oil interests complete
monopoisc control the petroleum and gasoline
the United States verified BY the Federal Trade
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