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who knows the forces that would
thwart one who would enter this field,
and who doggedly sets himself to that
task is an effective foe to privilege
and greed.
That trade unionists can not be dis.
couraged. He knows his progress will
be slow, but when public opinion is
finally aroused, his reward will be
correspondingly great.
That trade unionist can not be dis
between the politics of the privilege
hunter, partisan spokesman and office
seeker from politics in its new found
sense ;. =
Politics should be the art Of gov
eminent, and government should as.
sure equal justice to ALI
AS we receive from our trade
unions only in proportion to the en-
ergy and intelligence we put into
them, so will we receive from govern
ment those values, that our character
and intelligence oh the POLITICAL field
Justify. 49,.
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WORDS OF WISDOM

The good education Of youth has
been estimated by wise men in all
ages as the surest foundation Of the
happiness both of private families
and of Observation-Disclosures
Franklin. ~
Promote, then, as an object Of
primary Importance, institutions for
the general diffusion Of knowledge.
In proportion as the structure OF q
government gives froce to public
opinion, it is essential that public
opinion, should be enlightened
George Washington. ,<% !: !.
Wise and judicious modes Of edu-
cation, patronized ana supported by
communities, will draw together the
sons Of the rich and the poor,
among whom it makes no distinc-
ton: it Will cultivate the natural
genius, elevate the soul, excite laud-
able emulation to excel in knowl-
edge, piety, and benevolence; and,
finally, it will reward its patrons
and benefactors by shedding it's be-
nign influence on the public mind:
John Adams. ,s ~ :
A system of general instruction
which shall reach every description
Of our citizens from the richest to
the poorest, as it was the earliest,
so will it be the latest Of all the
public concerns in which shall per-
NIT myself to take an interest. -
Thomas Jefferson. 80 ;. g.. j
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the crime of it was in the fact that it
denied freedom Of the press and free
dom Of speech where there were other
remedies at law for the owner of the
Wonderland theater for a redress Of
wrongs claimed to have been done to
him by the defendants.
Judge Quinn's position in the Won
derland case, as compared with that
of the judges who heard the case, is
the least tenable. He exhibited a rank
prejudice or painful lack Of under
standing Of modern industrial prob
lens. It was probably a mixture Of
both. In any event it should divorce
from him every liberty-loving voter
in the state who wants to see justice
upheld in our courts.
Mr.. Anderson, we are assured,
thinks along the lines of such men al
Judge Dibell, and if that is true he
would be valuable, acquisition to the
state supreme court. His election
would help to restore the court to, the
prestige it lost by the Wonderland
decision, trk,, =.
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THE LITTLE TRUST BUSTER. y

Our old friend f. C. Kiley Of the
Grand Rapids Herald-Review, Demo
cratic postmaster appointed by Presi-
dent Wilson, has made a. complete
jump across the political chasm and
has landed with both feet in the re-
dictionary Republican camp. He is
supporting Senator Kellogg, Governor
Preus and Congressman Larson for
reelection.
"When we seriously realize that
the common folks have been served
with surfeit Of poltroon politics for
so many years it is reasonable to con-
clude that. they will gladly give to
Frank B. Kellogg the consideration
his lofty aims and ambitions so richly
merit" says Mr.. Kiley at the con-
clusion of an editorial eulogizing the
little Crust buster
=: Now what do you know about that!
Poltroon politicsa What are Mr.. Kel
sqogg's "lofty aims and ambitions9'
Mr.. Kiley refers to the senator :
sHerenle can t1sk q; sisosec uting illeg
q ally organized capital operating il
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The following article Is reprinted
from the New York World:
T. have, just read Daugherty's
blanket ipjunction, and IL organized
labor and the people, in general
stand for that they would stand for
anything and deserve anything. Hav-
ing been q reader Of the World for
IL years, I cannot fail ito be aware
of the Worlds bias against organ
lied labor. but I we'll believe it to be
too great and far-seeing a news.
paper to uphold such menace to
human liberty as this is. ...* /
If, as the World claims, the shop
mems union had lost the strike, this
Injunction is not needed; it the roads
cannot win against their employees
without the aid OF such g. dangerous
weapon as this is. then they had
better admit that the men have won.
5. It the Injunction. had been, effec-
tive two weeks ago, I, responsible,
patriotic, Christian mother Of sons
Of native ancestry for five genera
tons, would be myself liable to
whatever penalties go with disobedi-
ence to Mr.. Daugherty's ukase, for I
would be guilty on three OF the. 10
points Of the injunction. namely:
l.. Arguing with some one who
announced that he Intended to work
for q railroad. ~, L. :'.
g" Preventing a person from con-
tinuinE in railroad emplovn emit.
3. Telling a person that it Is un.
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BACK TO CLEAR WATER:
BY j. M. BAER,
The Ex-Congressman Cartoo11ist,

AA0 HAeAO1A6ESOSA0AA SaTHOONASCs
An fastener was visiting a friend
who lived in the mountains. One hot
day the eastern tenderfoot asked his
old time pal for COOL drink of
mountain water. The mountaineer
accommodated him by taking him
up the mountain side. After climb
ing the precipitous rocks along the
side, Of the stream for a mile, he
said: .''Now. my friend, you can dip
a splendid cool drink ! out of the
stream right here"
J. but why did you bring me way
up here?" the tired .trvaeler asked
his guide. wal, the trouble with
the. water down yonder is that the
hogs have gotten into the stream and
contaminated 1t. The water is al
ways pure near the spring at its
source but it's muddy and greasy
lower down the mountain" IT,
i The corruption Of the water in the
stream can be compared to politics
in our government. It is just as pure
at the source as it eyer was. It is
the best form Of government in the
world. The trouble is that the hogs
from Hog Island, the profiteers and
crooked politicians have gotten into
the stream and "riled up" the wa
ter. g..
r On Nov. the voters omen and
women), workers and farmers,
should go to the polls and vote for
the honest. progressive candidates
endorsed by them. If they will vote
they can yank the hogs out Of the
water and obtain just a wholesome
supply. Of good government as our
forefathers enjoyed in the begin
ming Of our republic. i
Vote early and then get out every
man and. woman in your precinct
who believes in removing corruption
from the stream of our great Amer
lean government. ~" x
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IMMIGRATION FIGURES :. ~. -. .
SUSTAIN RESTRICTION

Wages and economic conditions In
the United States are not especially
attractive to the people, Of northern
Europe, If the immigration statistics
for the fiscal year <1921-1o22 can be
regarded as an index. England, Ire
land, Scotland, France. Germany,
Denmark, Sweden and Norway have
not exceeded the per cent quota
allotted under the present immigra-
ton law. In fact, they have only used
up Al per cent of. their quota. y q.
: The countries of Poland, Italy,
Turkey and Greece have not only
filled their quota, but have exceeded
it. A 3 per cent lay1 was passed as q
check on the excessive Immigration
from these countries and indications
are that If no such law had been in
existence from these countries would
have broken all records. u.
+ Study OF the Immigration statistics
indicates that wages Of ordinary la
borers in the United States must rise.
Immigrants during the year ,includ-
ed. $4,000 laborers, but 1910, la
borers 1emigrated. This emigration
partly explains the rise in wages Of
laborerssfrom 80 to So cents an hour
recently made by the United States
Steel corporation. The steel industry
policy Of maintaining long lines Of
unemployed outside Of the gates to
force down wages Of labor, rs to the
lowest possible rate IL apparently
notysuccessful withou:: - steady flow
OF cheap la:or. from Europe: It IL
expected that the normal conditions
operated under the 3 per cent quota
law will do much to convince reac-
tionary employers TIT labor is not
q commodity. s;t3sE 4%as: 5:;7t sfs... Z
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GRACEDIS POINTED !.

II the views Of Eugene 6. Grace,
president Of Bethlehem steel corpor-
alton, are identical with other busi-
ness men. the 3bituminous mine strike
settlement ts q disappointment to
these interests. &4#, Hs& 4. Il
Unless the settlement eventually
contemplates the liquidation Of costs
through labor. then the settlement
Is not sound and will stand in the
way Of relnstatement Of prosperous
times" said Mr.. Grace. n;
Mr.. Grace made this statement
following q eting. of his board OF
directors at which time this merger
with the Iackawanna steel company
was approved. This merxer wilf
benefit 'fnsid ers'' to the amount 81
millions of dollars, which will be an
added cost to the steel industry.
Since President Grace made the
above statemen the, steel trust has
raised wages 20 per cent, making
the rate 1850 for 1o.hour day. is.
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human beings, that it ramifies all
their relations in life. Many mistake
the tools Of the labor movement for
the thing itself. It's goal is not the
trade agreement but higher and better
life. -
What the labor movement is; seek.
ing in industrial production is an in.
dustrial order that will establish op.
portunity for the workman to know
the joy of creating a commodity that
is the product Of the skill.of hand and
1nind-an order so flexible that if it
adjusts itself to scientific laws of pro.
duction and the needs Of changes that
come%in production needs, and yet ever
guides itself by that fundamental
principle which is its lodestone-the
Distinguishing characteristic of the
human is his ability to make use OF
past experience and knowledge.
The labor movement isl primarily
dy Y a. e 1 must function, it must
secure action, or it dies. We cannot
reduce this life stuff to a~code. But
we can recognize the fundamental
principles of sequence which will bring
into action an industrial order-and
give that order a chance to function.
No need to superimpose an industrial
code, with courts, lawyers judges
which will try to crowd life into pre-
determined conventions and to ampu-
tate whatever does not conform. =
Codes, laws, and the political, are
born: Of neutrality-suspicious.. All
industrial order must be based Upon
natural law and science, squaring each
separate decision upon achievement as
the standard, and service of betvor-
ment Of human life as the goal.
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safe for him to remain in railro
employ. -. a 5 ss5' Z, = e, 70 :
!. The person was my son. wi
misled by. the glowing adyertis
ments in the newspapers, had 70,
ishly left his own work and becai
an electric welder for one Of t
railroad shops, at which employme
he continued two hours: for I
moment I learned of it I we
directly. to that, railroad yal
straight down the right q way
the shop where he was working, a
4 argued with him to such purpe
that he resigned as a strikebreaki
railroad en- 1oye and returned
his own work.
>f That was my duty, and I wo,
do. it in, spite Of any Injunction.
The above paragraph admits t.
more violations:
=. Walking down a railroad Rig
Of way. '- . 8
S. Interfering with an employee
the performance of his duty.
Heretofore I have left public M
tiers to others, being fully occupt
with the duties OF responsible a
worthy motherhood, but I have ",
ten to Mr.. Jewell asking to join I
Shopmen's union in any honors
capacity and offering any assistas
can give him in resisting such
unheard-of nnd undreamed-of
tack upon the liberties our TO-
fathers died to bequeath to us.
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CHEAP COMPANY
:. HIRES |! CONNECTS D I |
Prison Labor HarshIIy Treated
by Southern Power Concern.

"Many citizens would like to know
by what statute convicts may be
hired ont to private corporations or
individuals"
The above statement concludes an
indictment of North Carolina's
treatment Of convicts who have been
contracted out to concern engaged
in work for the Southern power
company at Mountain island.
The company is building a dam
across the Catawba river and $50
convicts are digging a canal through
granite with inadequate food and
no provision for sanitation:
The convicts work below the sur
face where no breeze can strike
them in the hot simmer days, says
the report. They worked bareheaded
on account Of the heat and lack Of
ventilation. Over the convicts' heads
were constantly passing large
buckets containing Thousands OF.
pounds Of granite. .hh5 -,
There are many rrmneors lis to the
number Of deaths and accidents
among the< convicts, and the ''un-
merciful whippings'' Of these un-
fortunates: : = :.
Statements are made that rocks
fell from q crane and. killed three
men at one time, and; that ones leg
was cut off by a car: being over
turned. and that the hands, arms
and legs Of many Of the convicts
have been injured" "" "
The Southern Power company
furnishes electricity to the many
cotton mills and other. Industrial
plants in the south:
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THEIR LAST REFUGE.

1t is just as we had expected. AS a
last refuge the friends of Senator KEEL
logg in this section Of the state, un-
able to defend his reactionary record,
have fallen back on the Great Lakes
st. Lawrence waterway. The project
will fail unless the little "Trust Bus
teS' is returned to the senate. If
Kellogg and Larson should die we
would be in terrible fix. The Gre
ator has OWNED that. these two states
men should be born to connect Duluth
with the sea. Ism It it sacrilege for the
obstinate mortals who are opposing
the reelection Of the junior senator
and the present congressman to at
tempt to cheat the plans Of Nature
And that's what we are doing, if we
are to swallow everything the reac,
tionary press of, this section is print
ing on the subject during this cam.
paign.
Chas. P. Craig, out of Congress, has
done more for the deep waterway than
all the Kelloggs and Larsons in Chris
tendon can do. $ the man to keep
in mind, and not the politicians who
are capitalizing the project for their
own selfish benefit. Senator Kellogg
it is true, has performed good service
for the deep waterway, but should the
project run counter to the railroads
of the country, the "railroad sena.
tor'' can be depended upon to throw
it down, slick and clean, and make us
like it, as he only can do.
In the long run duluth will fare
better by taking the deep waterway
out of politics and keeping up an edu.
cational campaign that will win the
Dominion Of Canada over to the big
scheme. There's Were the fight is
now. It is not in Washington, and by
the time it gets there again states,
men Of the Kellogg habit, of thought
and service will be numbered with the
reactionary minority. His champion
chip of'sany great public project will
be coupled with suspicion. f~ T.
AS we see it the success of the deer
waterway depends more upon the de
feat of Senator Kellogg than it does
upon his election. :. - .Ia s2
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w. A. ANDERSON.

There hasn't been very much said
in this portion Of Minnesota during
the campaign about the candidacy Of
w. A. Anderson for associate Justice
Of the state supreme court. Nearly all
the lawyers here are for Mr.. Ander-
sons opponent, Judge. Quinn. That is
natural. They are usually with the
judge that is in office and are ever
slow to take up the case Of a new man
for judge.
Mr.. Anderson is credited with being
fine type Of man, with a clear vi
sion, who is in sympathy with the
now concepts that are being endn-
ciated by the forward looking judges
Of the land. He is progressive in
politics and in the law. While it is not
desirable that a jurist should get
away entirely from old and proven
precepts there is such a thing that one
may be too firmly anchored to precc-
dents that have long outlived their
purpose, and when applied today fail
to serve the cause of justice.
Judge Quinn is member of the su-
preme court. He Joined with the ma
joritX in deciding against the Trades
and Labor assembly Of Minneapolis in
the Wonderland theater injunction
case. He was III when the case was
argued before the court Of which he
is a mem Der, and was unable to hear
the pleadings Of labor's counsel. De.
spite that fact he joined in the de.
cision, which !;is regarded by free and
untrammeled lawyers as a purely po
'litical and expedient judgment Of the
court. Our own Judge Dibell Of Du
luth gave a minority opinion in the
case that is recognized as the correct
Interpretation Of the law. - =
Judges may err like. other mortals
and they are entitled to charitable
consideration by their critics, but il
the Wonderland case the Judgment Of
tho court, in view Of the powerful ana
strategic position of the bitter, organ
lied enemies Of union labor at the
time, can be regarded as nothing short
Of a miscarriage Of JUSTICE and equity
Even if the, injunction was warrant
ed, and that is stin an open question
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IRE READ ] THEM AND WEEP

- - IT did not. undertake this
proceeding as a partisan 3Sor as the
advocate OF the raikoads.''-Atto
ney General Dausherty. .sr-ss 4. !.
NJ r would not be 80 foolish or ,,n-
truthful 90 to. say that our troubles
are over. '--secretary of Agriculture
Wallace. ~ ~.
''The last thing In our thoughts
Is aloofness from the rest Of The
world. - Harding to Mondell. 81 81.
II might as well be understood
that this tariff act will operate as
license to-plunder, issued to prof
teering :beneficiaries. For every dol
lar the government takes. protected
interests will take two.-senator
Fletcher. .ss. + .ss.:.:
A few years ago Charles w.
Morse, the ice king, Of New York,
brought %down5>upon his head the ex.
ecration> and condemnation of ali
right-thinking people by .cornerinl
the market on ice during the sum.
mer and by charging prices that de.
MED Ice to mothers and babies and
thereby caused them indescribablf
suffering, and in many cases death
So the righteous and intelligent sen.
timent of this nation must arise and
stamp with disapprova2 the man
who profiteers upon coal and must
brand him as. q common enemy
Representative Mcswain.
- - =. go.
My only reason for objection Is
that at the end Of the gentleman.
(Mr. Kearns) remarks we might not
have anybody here to vote for tht
bill.-Representative Winslow.
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SWEDEN TOT LEAD:
incorporation
Cabinet Officers Urged Govern
ment to Support II. =;

Declaring that it should be tt
governments policy to encourage tt
development of the co-operati1
movement as the surest way outt
the waste and profiteering Of tt
mtddleman. system, a special Cabint
committee, Of the Swedish govern
ment has come out unqualifiedly fe
cooperation. Two years ago til
Swedish government appointed tn
important cabinet committee I
study the problem Of cutting tn
cost of living by eliminating middle
men between producer and cor
sumner. This! committee announce
as it its .conclusiCns:
"Many examples could be mer.
toned, where large organizations {
shopkeepers have been forced by tn
cooperative society to, pull dow
the prices. The great imlortance:t
1.-THE. cQ7operatiye movement in TIL
respect has been proved in a remark
able degree, particularly during tn
period of depreciation, when the &C
operative societies. as a rule, ha"'
been the first to cut prices.
,..! In regard to the necessary N
ductionsof the number of shops, tt,
cooperative. movement, has exe1
cised its, healthy influence. 1t ii
evident that the customers VIII
joined together for the purpose {
supplying their demands for good
do not start more shops than ar
necessary. -
THE cooperative. shops, on tn
average, hav: a greater number Q
customers than the private shops
The cooperative movement, there
fore, has better possibilities than tn
private shopkeepers for RI ping tn
advantages Of concentration" !, .s,,ls
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THE PEOPLES RAILROADS

There are twenty-eight cities ii
the United States and Canada thai
own and operate municipal railways
San. Francisco Is the best, example,
Detroit owns the largest system, ans
has given the street car men bette
labor conditi and the people bet
ter service than the privs:e compaj
nies.G q .5 4s:sss.g Is = 5Ei,se
There are "a natio-s in the world
that or and operate all or q conf
siderabl portion Of their railway
systems. Conditions Of labor are beti
ter, ties lower. service better, trave,
safer; social, financial ancs political
conditions better than they are whed
the roads are privately owned. III,
The only country OF any import
ance in the ---orld that does not ors@
and operate IT'S !. legraphf and ten,
phone systems as part Of its pos
tai service is the United States o3
America. ST. -
I, It's not the man who knows tbs
most that has the, most fo saw !;
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TEST OF CITIZENSHIP.

Behind nations laws is the char
acter and intelligence of its people.
One Of organized labor 8 functions
is to develop the nation IS social char
acter and to diffuse knowledge that
will aid this. purpose. It is necessary,
therefore, that trade unionists be con.
stantly engaged in activity and agita-
ton on the political field as we'll as
the industrial field. XIX -
Wrongs that are buttressed by priv
ilege will not disappear on the passage
Of a resolution. The collective mind
can not be changed that \. quickly.
Wrong must be attacked continuously
until the conscience Of the people is
quickened and the evil disappears. i
T. In this process one election is but
part of fabor's campaign. 4
Results are not based on the num-
Der Of candidates that labor elects.
A more important gain, and which
can not be computed, is the stimulus
to justice through labor Is . vigorous
canvass for support of its princi pies
and its appeal to the intelligence Of
the electorate. ~ !. i. r. I
The present agitation against gov.
eminent by injunction illustrates this
point. More people are acquainted with
the injunction evil than ever before
because Of labor's challenge to and
expose of the Wilkerson writ. :.
Trade unionists SHOULD avoid crude
cynicism and cheap intellectualism on
the uselessness of political. activity,
These people affect a; & smart = pose,
They would discourage political agl.
tatidh and leave clear field for the
agents Of reaction and administration
There can be no progress through
this PHILOSOPHY Of depression, negation
and do-nothing. d . 5.: .s5 4
An intelligent public opinion IS ire
sistible. r Is ! power greater than l
thousand Niagaras. Labor; should
strive to unleash this force wherever
possible. .. ,ss5s.
"a trade nnionist alert to- the pa
stisnt work assssslaiiy,' rs develop, !
solid public opinion i q just cause;
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I ot,RgDYNAM1C MovEMEN:T.

! The trade union movement is a con-
scientfous: effort to realize human as
piration for opportunities for better
living. It is something more than eco
nomic standards which it. endeavors
to establish. Economic benefit igh-'
er wages, shorter workday, better
working conditions-are simply the
agencies to reach the goal Of higher.
hetter living. To nderstand the trade
movement smust;, know itshas
its springs in the spiritual energy Of