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The labor world., 1922-08-12
1.-THE PUBLIC.BE.DAMNED,"

supposing the representatives Of the
shop crafts had turned down Presi.
dent Harding's peace proposal instead
of the railroad executives, wouldn It
the newspapers that are now using
the soft pedal on the railroads and
indulging in apologies for their cam
ouf)aee position on seniority rights
hang the hides of the shopmen on
their editorial fences and tan then. to
q dark brown?
Indeed they would. The influence
and power of the railroads are mighty.
Only fearless newspaper can with
stand them. They turned down = fair
offer from the president of the United
States-their president-and they
have assumed "public. damned -
attitude that would make Jay Gould
ashamed of his mildness.
What did President Harding's pro-
posal as to the seniority status, Of all
employees mean? just this. ShopmNI
who remained at work and did not
respond to the strike call, those who
had returned since the strike, and the
men on strike to be taken back, would
have the same seniority rights t'at
they enjoyed as of July I. The new
employees politely called Replacement
men" by the railroad executives, but
known as scabs and strikebreakers by
the union men, would attain seniority
rights from the date of their employ
ment.'
Was there anything unfair to the
railroads from such proposals. MOI
in the least. But if they had accepted
the president proposal as to senior
ity it would have prevented the Wal
street end of the roads from complete
ly driving the workers back to thei
place. and that is all there is to it
The labor world., 1922-08-12
FINANCE, The BIG BOSS
BY j. NJ. BAER,
The Congressman Cartoonist.

The following is from the actual
life experience Of one hundred men
compiled by the American Bankers
association; not to show the failure
of the present economic system, but
to encourage people to save their
money and put it, in their banks so
they can further use you and your
misery for their profit.
At age of rs: 100 men all strong
and vigorous with good mental and
physical capacity.
At the age of-35: have died, 10
are wealthy, 10 are in fair circum-,
stances, 40 have just moderate
means, 35 have saved nothing.
At age Of As: 16 have died, are
wealthy, 65 are just self-supporting
16 are no longer self-supporting.
At age of SIS: 20 have died, 1 is
very wealthy, s are self-supporting,
54 are dependent upon children, rel
atives, or charity for. support.
At age Of 75: 63 are dead, 60 Of
these left no estate, are wealthy,
"a are dependent upon children, rel
oIAsCos VI NuoAAly 4OI SuppO1l. N1lc.
ty-five per cent of these will not
have sufficient means to defray fu-
neral expenses.
You will note that according to the
American Bankers association, 94 Of
this original one hundred strong,
vigorous men at the age of 25, after
so years of labor had nothing,
burden to their nothing, so died and
left nothing, "a still alive had less
than nothing, a burden to their chill
dren, relatives or charity, only 8
men out of this one hundred had
been able to save anything out of
their miserable wages, while 3 had
become wealthy.
A system that Gooms "a men out
Of every one hundred to poverty aft
er fifty years Of toll and struggle,
can hardly be considered a bowling
success. Would it not be better for
81 out Of every one hundred to be
happy and comfortable than three
be wealthy?
The labor world., 1922-08-12
WHO LOVES GOV. AL.LEN2

"12O A~ 90 wv S4A3AA04NS
The Associated Industries is now
fighting the Kansas Court Of Indus
trial Relations! Page somebody to
pick up the pieces. Even Governor Al
len has given it up as a bad job. He 8
through.
When the Kansas Court was en-
gagged in the work of making wage
cuts stick by force Of law the Asso-
ciated Industries, an association Of
reactionary employers, filled the press
with praise and propaganda in favor
of similar institutions in other states.
Didn't it put the workmen where
they belonged, didn't it reduce wages,
and didn' t it protect a mythical pub
lie by prohibiting strikese (Prohibi-
tion was once popular word.)
Now the time has come when the
court is convinced that there is limit
to wage cutting, at least for women.
It is paternalistic and humanitarian
attitude. But the Associated Iudus-
tries does not agree that the court
can put limit on wage cutting, even
for women, unless it can be provsl
that the wage is so: low that it results
in immoral or unwholesome living
conditions. That is the standard
which the employers Of Kansas be-
lieve in-some Of them. So they have
filed suit, through individual mcm-
bers, to test the scope and limitations
Of the law under which minimum wage
awards for women workers were made
by the court.
Here is what the secretary Of the
Associated Industries says:
"To date we have spent $4,000 in
real money-aside from great deal
Of time and effort-in perfecting a
complete record in the case. Legal au-
thority Of the court to fix this wage
or to take up the question is the basis
Of contention in the friendly test
suit.n
Perhaps the employers will be able
to convince Kansas that Governor AL
len was on the wrong track when he
tried to fasten an anti-strike law on
the American workmen. It doesn It
work in any direction, it seems. Who
is there now to claim the child Of Al
LEM brain and give it home?
The labor world., 1922-08-12

The recent publication by manu-
facturers' associations Of alleged
losses by strikes recalls statement
issued by the government that mot
even the approximate cost Of strikes
can be ascertained."
Of the efforts Of the United States
bureau of labor statistics to- collect
these statistics, and was written by
Edison L. Whitney in September,
1920. issue of the Monthly Labor
Review, published by the United
States bureau Of labor statistics.
''The difficulties in compiling
strike statistics are many" says the
statement. There are no COM
plete or official lists of strikes is
sued in this country"
The writer explains at length the
differences in the claims by both
sides during strike times and cites
the steel strike of the previous
year to show the impossibility of
arriving at correct estimates.
"On the first day Of the steel
strike. September e." he says, "the
union leaders announced that 49,
900 men were idle; the next day
the number was given as $4,000;
two days later, as 100000, and on
October q as $4,000. On the
other hand. the employers denied
that over. 40 per cent Of the above
number actually went out.
There are several explanations
for. these discrepancies. It fire.
quently happens that a strike by a
few men will affect a large. number
as where a strike of the engineers
and firemen will cause the plant to
be closed because o44ack of power,
or where a strike Of workers in GER
tain earlier processes of production
will cause the mill to be closed be-
cause of lack Of material for en-
The labor world., 1922-08-12
ABOUT LAW AND ORDER.

The Labor World is not in accord
with the teachings of w. z. Foster, a
fact that is we'll known to all who
have perused these columns. We are
at variance with his philosophy, we
are out of sympathy with his con
big-union'' scheme and we are
against his "borin' from within'
methods in the trade unions. His
disguised communism can have no per-
manent abiding place in the Ameri-
can labor movement.
But while we are against Foster,
we still believe in human liberty. We
think we stand for law and order.
Foster came to Duluth, received re-
spectful hearing and left the city
without any physical harm being done
to him. If he comes here again we
trust ho will~be permitted to enjoy hi.
constitutional rights. If he should vio-
]ate the law, which he is not in the
habit Of doing, he can be dealt with
| in a lawful manner. That is our con-
ception Of Americanism.
How different it was in Colorado
the other day when Foster was taken
bodily from the state by Adlutant
General Hamrock and other members
Of the state constabulary. They fol-
lowed him to his room upon his ar.
rival at Denver, robbed him Of his
grip and its contents and then unlaw-
fully forced him out of the state.
In explanation Of his conduct Adj
utant General Hamrock said: emo
law was consulted. It was done for the
best interests Of the state.' If no
law was not consulted" in all prob.
ability the big mining and railroad
interests of that state were consulted.
They gave the order and Hamrock
obeyed.
There is your state constabulary
for you. "No law. is consulted" They
are a law unto themselves. They take
the place of the local police, the sher'
ifs, the prosecuting attorneys, the
courts and the juries. How simple
Constitutional government does not
require such agencies any longer sincs
Colorado has its state, police. They arc
sliding down the trail up which do
mocracy has climbed. # Jacob All OF
tesen Preus can have his way and car
The labor world., 1922-08-12
DECLARE AGAINST STRIKE;
: WILL they REPAIR CARS?

Members Of the Connecticut cham
Der of commerce have pledged "the
last ounce of~their ability to grouse
the public mind against the railroad
shop mems strike. which is declared
''pure rebellion" =. {. y. i< e
l They also resolved to ''adopt Wig
orous measures to keep, the rail-
roads in operation" "a Z,
+. Trade unionists are wondering II
these excited gents will don overalls
this summer weather and repair. the
rolling stock Of railroads. The union
lists declare that this is about az
vigorous q measure as these busi-
ness men could take. s@. s.s s.5s,
The labor world., 1922-08-12
KELLOGG WAS HERE.

Senator Kellogg came, spoke his
peace and departed safely from Du-
luth. While here he was splendidly en-
tertained by the high ones, lavished
with praise and heard by numbers
from Duluth and the ranges reported
to be 1000 by the News Tribune, 2
500 by the Herald and trifle more
than 1000 by The Labor World. The
meeting was far from satisfactory to
the senator's friends.
The waterway speech delivered by
Mr.. Kellogg was and was not po)it-
ical. His reference to Charles P. Craig,
the able and tireless worker for the
deep waterway project, brought an
ovation, highly deserved. His praise
for President Harding got fair ap-
plause, but his reference to Congress
man Larson evoked no enthusiasm and
only scattering hand here and there
through the hall, which had as many
empty chairs as there were filled ones.
Workingmen on Senator Kellogg's
reception committee or at the dinner
rendered to him at the Kitchi Gsnmi
club were conspicuous by their alb
sence. The labor boys who stand for
hi h-sounding interviews during the
heat of campaign were let out i'll the
cold. They were not wanted. They will
be used later.
Even Senator Kellogg's explanation
Of the coal situation given at a Cham
Der Of Commerce luncheon was disap:
pointing. He offered nothing new and
left his people as much in the dark as
when h. came. If the Republicans who
manipulated matters so that Senator
Kellogg could open his campaign in
Duluth under the cloak of non-po.
litical gathering can get any satisfac-
tion out of the results of his visit here,
they are welcome to it.
His deep waterway speech was but
"carrying Goals to Newcastle.' We
didn't need it, but we did need to
know something about the state of
The Union and what congress was do
ing, but there is nothing to tell, 50
tie waterway speech was used to fill
in with.
Mr.. Kellogg. You are indeed, a
mighty clever statesman, and a good
politician, too. We have got to hand
1t to you.
The labor world., 1922-08-12
CONTRAST WAS TOO REAT.

Anyone who wants to know why
the people of Russia and adjacent ter.
ritories embraced the doctrine of Len
inc and Trotsky would do we'll to read
Countess Eleanor Gizycka IS story, "a
Sentimental Journey From Fifth Ave
nue. to Warsaw' in the current Har
per's Bazaar.
This brilliant Polish woman is nc
"Red,' but she has eyes and under
standing.
"Didn't you feel the revolution
coming in Russia and the Ukraine7'
"No," answered Count Joseph
"not until it was too late.''
"But don It you think now it had
! to come? That the contrast was toe
great?
"On one side of your wrought-iron
gates fairy place, on the other side
people living like vermins"
eyes" he echoed, "the contrast
was too great.'
T The countess tells how the Bolshe.
viks trouped down from the north
E'Nke the Mongolians in ancient
days." and the Polish peasants
joined them and proceeded" to even
scores with the men who had com
PEELED them to Hlive like vermin.''
"Frail old Prince Sangusko, owe,
80 years Of age, begged to be judged
by his own peasants, for he believed
they would have him. His own peas
ants tore him down before he had fin
ished speaking and beat and kicked
and stoned him to death on the steps
Of his own castle.
"And poor Prusehinski, with his
pitiful, craven son, his dyed mustache,
and his little harmless snobbisms, was
cut in pieces, slowly, bit by Bit"
Not pleasant story but one which
should be read by those who occupy
"fairy places' on the right side Of
wrought-iron gates. It may cause them
to do clear thinking before cit is too
late.'
AS we said, the countess has under
standing as we'll as. vision.
."Give your peasant land, more
land," she told the grumbling Polish
mobiles. Gland Of his own, for which
he will fight and die, and you make a
stronger Poland"
Sound doctrine! Why not apply il
in our own land, where SO pre- cent
of our farmers do not own their land
and probably not 25 per cent of ou'
wage earners own their honest
The labor world., 1922-08-12
THE SCHOOL BOARD.

p Duluth workers entered the last
school election, got licking as the
result of crooked and unlawful meth
DDS participated in by some very re-
spectacle citizens, and now the VIC
tors are rubbing it in with a spirit
that savors Of vengeance.
( At the last meeting Of the school
board R. J. Coole, the only labor mem
Der Of that board, was taken from the
building committee and shifted over
to one of less Importance. @--.
>, The building committee. the school
committee in which union labor has
The labor world., 1922-08-12

induce the legislature to enact a state
constabulary law here we may expect
in Minnesota an epidemic Of unlaw-
full happenings such as Foster under
went in Colorado early this week.
And our own News Tribune con-
dones such lawlessness. It, too, seems
to have lost confidence in our courts
and in their ability to mete out jus.
tice. In commenting on Fosters un-
lawful deportation from Colorado, it
advises that elf Duluth were to some
day assert itself and, do likewise, it
would lose the reputation that it has
for being a soft spot for the Fosters
and Haywoods.
Phis is no time to indulge in such
careless language. People are at fever
heat. They are facing a. coal famine
that may result in bringing much suf-
fering to them during the coming
winter. The railroad shopmen are the
victim Of a deep laid conspiracy to
"drive labor back to it's place. and
they and their families face serious
situation. No person or newspaper
should advocate lawlessness of any
kind, either from the high or the low,
at any time and particularly not at
this, time. It is dangerous thing to
do.
The unlawful deportation of "the
Fosters and Haywoods' makes them
martyrs to the cause they champion.
It brings to them new adherents. Il
is the thing they welcome. They can
be beaten best by meeting their false
claims with logic and reason, and
above both, by helping to see thst
justice is done to the people among
whom they propagate their fanciful
philosophy.
And finally whatever may be don:
by the officers of the law let it be
done within the law. In such way all
men will be compelled to respect our
institutions and the laws which sus-
tain them. America will not perish
from liberty, but from want of it,
suppressed by its class haters, fool
friends or its artful enemies, all Of
whom are a most mischievous lot.
The labor world., 1922-08-12
THE RIGHT TO PICKET,

Here is how Governor Cameron
Morrison of North Carolina interprets
and protects the much discussed right
TO picket. The following paragraphs
are quoted from the proclamation is
sued by him on July 81, 1922.
"The strikers have right, when
they will do so respectfully and in
good nature, and without threat or
menace, to present their argument to
person about to take their place,
and, if such a person agrees with
them, to induce him to quit work, OF
not commence, because a person about
to 60 to work, being free man and
having a eight to do so or not to do
so, as he pelases, it then follows that
a person breaks no valid law who un-
dertakes to persuade another to dc
that which he has legal right to 10.
81 will, therefore, request the Off
Ger in command of the military forces
on duty to permit reasonable sized
committees, as long as they will con-
duct themselves peacefully and re.
spectfully, to present their cause to
anybody. they may see fit to present
it to; but the officers will~be direct.
ed to >disperse all lareg assemblies
brought together for the purpose OF
overawing and intimidating, by a dis.
play Of numbers, those who desire to
60 to work, and to suppress all effort
at intimidation and insult Of every
character calculated to produce q
breach Of the peace and riotous con
dit lions. Striking laborers have righ
The labor world., 1922-08-12
MIR. RICHARDS IS O. K.

The Labor World did City Attorney
John B. Richards unintential injury
last week by questioning his then pre-
sumed position in the street railway
case. We had assumed that the city
attorney had been correctly quoted in
the daily papers. He declares that his
position was not clearly defined and
that he did not at any time state that
a. continuance Of the car fare fight
seemed futile.
Since then Mr.. Richards has recon-
mended to the commissioners that he
be authorized to appeal to the United
States supreme court in the name Of
the city from the decision rendered
by Federal Judges Morris, Booth and
Sanborn in the street railway injunc-
tion proceedings, by which they as
sumed legislative powers and flied an
arbitrary fare Of six cents. He has, it
is understood, been given that auth
ority.
It seems that the public, due to mis-
information given through the daily
press, was Of the opinion that the city
attorney believed it was useless to
make any further fight against the
six.cent fare. It now seems that was
farthest from Mr.. Richards mind.
While many persons on the outside
were criticizing him for "giving up,'
be was busy delving into court re-
ports and preparing his opinion for the
city council. His subsequent recon-
mendation indicates that he was on
the job all of the time.
The Labor World is sorry that it
accepted the. version of the daily pa.
pers as to- Mr.. Richards attitude rela-
tive, to further proceedings in the case.
We should have known better. We
should have remembered the splendid
record he has made in like contests
of the past. Others had given up, but
Richards fought on until the final
court had spoken. That is the Rich.
ards way.
The city attorney is not man who
carries brass band and a publicity
agent with him. He has his own way
Of fighting, case and always gives
the best that is in him to his client.
The people Of Duluth are indebted to
Mr.. Richards for the fine service he
rendered in successfully ciosing the
long fought struggle for the owner,
ship Of the gas and water plants whe,,
he was the city 5 attorney many years
ago. He is likewise putting up good
fight against the telephone company
and we may expect him to make the
The labor world., 1922-08-12

effort Of his unblemished career in
eventually winning the street railway
case.
And to think that he is doing all Of
this good work. which will save the
people many thousands Of dollars in
the future for a salary Of $4,000 a
year! He should be paid at least twice
that amount.
The labor world., 1922-08-12
ARIZONA EASTERN RAIL
MANAGER SHOWS NERVE

The nerve of railroad managers is
illustrated by II. B. Titcomb, presi-
dent Of the Arizona Eastern rail-
road, who announced in the Phoenix
press, under screaming headlines,
that the shop mems strike is not
against the Arizona Eastern, but
against the government.
The shop men laugh at Mr.. Tit
combs nerve and point out that six
months ago he reduced wages of the
Arizona Eastern employees and de-
,clared at that time his company was
not a par 20 any United States
railroad labor decisions.
Germany is now considered a bet
ter field for American plays than
The labor world., 1922-08-12

The second National Radio exposi-
tion will be held In Chicago next
January 2 IS.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-08-11

da IS Ia Constitution Americana y
por la Ley Volstead, 145, 727 Sc de
claran pOr In modification de la ley
para que Sc pernita la vents. de GER
veza Y vinos ligeros Y 76,036 deshe-
charfan la enmienda 1S pOr complete.
La magorfa de lgs mojados es, pues.
de cerca de $4,000. A menos de que
no Sc preseite alg1n inesperado fac
tor de Ultima hora, la anterior vota-
ci6n indica que en- cada secci0n de
EE. UU. con una sola exception, Y
estG sin importancia numerical, Sc mo-
dificarfa III ley Yolstead 81 Sc lie brin-
dara la opGrtunitad de modificarla.
taci0n no Sc puede juzgar como final
por unos, los mojados, nj por OtrCs,
los secos, porque ell referendum no ha
terminadp todayfa; pero tai Y como
Sc manifiestsn los yotantes. Ia elec-
ci0n reyela claramente que ha empe
zado el cdmienzo del fin para Ia pro-
hibiciOn absolute.
Los nGmeros podrfan demostrar Gtin
mas mpresiCnantemente ell menguado
sentimiento prohibicionista, 81 las fuer-
zas de los mojados estuveran tan
bien organizadas como las de los Sc
COS. Els possible que en- los mojados
esten Representatives en- mayor mime
70 Otras classes que la de los trabaja-
dores; pues de no, sc habrfGn regis
trado algulIos miles de votes mas en-
contra die la prohibition.
La planta de Edison en- New Jer
sey, seg1n contado por ell Literary
Digest tiene 2.037 operarios, de los
cuales 1914 votaron pdr Ii modifica
ci6n nulificaci6n total de la Ley
Volstcad. Solo 90 Sc mostrar0n par
tidarios Gle su cumplimiento.
Bajo ell epfgrafe La bebida Y Ii
libel tad de los mares" cl diario In
dinense Sunday Times" dice, Ell su
Eartc EDITORIAL:
Los ameliusnGs cstan paS;uldo rOr
una duya prllcba Ill tratar de haccr
cumplir Ia ley de la prohibition, aun-
que. digamos Ia vertad, lii prueba es
mcnos dura de 10 merccida. Pero
hay algo ridfculo en la naturaleza dc
una prlIeba semejante, cuand, eil0s
nos proponen que les prestemos nues-,
ira ayuda, permitiendo que los barcos
mercantes ingleses sean registrados
fue.n del lfinite de las tres millas,
sin snbGr que hi al1n el recfproco de-
rccho rara registrar los barcos sme-
ricanGS Ell similar fCrma podrfa, nj
con mucho satisfacerlos, para permi-
tir tai fttil intromisi6n con IL. liber-
tad de los mares.
''Nosotros realmente no podemus dar
nuestro consentimientd violar las
leyes marftimas internacionales, por-
que los amelicsnoS estan ansiosos de
pOner coto, las violaciones de las
mas hlisparGtadas pieZas de legislation
descabelladG conecida en- los tiempos
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-08-11

modernos. Los americanos constante-
mente nos estan asegurando que la
prohibici0n ha llegadIo a ser estable.
Nosotros les creemos, aunque solo see
por la multitud de elasticos intere-
ses envueltos en- evadirla. Como una
forjadora de ilegales fortunas y fuen-
tc de inmerecidos empleos y un ali
iciente sin igual de los bebedOres i'm
penitentes, ningma ley ha podido ser
&probada que su 6xito haya sido mas
complete que la ley de la. prohibition !;
Y EN- tanto que los americanos puedan
tolerar srs penalidades, ell mundo ex-
terior ayudard ERra disfrutsr de la
majaderfa infantil a prohibition
americana.