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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
::DEBS WON HEARTS OF
GUARDS:A AND INMATES

I Since the release of. Eugene: v
Debs from the Atlanta prison and
the generous receptions rendered him
at Washington. Indianapolis and his
home town.; Terra Haute,. the old
warrior has. occupied the center OF
the public stage.
When Debs. left Atlanta he was
escorted to the train by Warden Dy-
che. All prisoners had been permit
ed by Dyclle, to come to the front
windows of the prison., AS the long.
ga1nt figure Of Debs was seen walk
ing to a waiting automobile at the
behind the bars gave a great shout
Of good wishes: and farewell. Debs
turned about and waved affection
ately, throwing many loving kisses at
them as the automobile sped away.
:. Warden Dyche, as he shook the
hand of Debs and bid him. good bye,
broke down and cried. Such was
formed for this man of Christ-like
personality. And that recalls his
Canton: speech, the speech. that land
ed him in Atlanta, which was inter-
preted as Tending comfort and aid
to the enemy" Here is. the part
upon which he was Convicted
WARS have been: waged for con-
quests, for: plumber; and; since the
feudal ages along the Rhine the feu-
dial lords have made war upon each
other.
But they do not 60 to war any
more than the Wall street junkers
80 to war: They declare the wars.
The serfs believed that. it was their
patriotic duty to fall upon and kill
one another. And that is war!
1.-THE master class has all to gain
and nothing to lose, and the subject
class has all to lose and nothing to
gain. You need know that you are
fit for something better than slavery
and cannon fodder"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
BITS OF LABOR HISTORY.

/: Plymouth and Jamestown are, thu
two starting points Of: the labor
movement in this country; Ply.
mouth representing free and James.
town chattel labor. For nearly 25(
years these system commended with
each other for mastery.
The first historical mention. we
have OF craftsman, in America il
found in the. History Of Plymouth
in which; tits stated that; in: 1921. a
carpenter and a sa1tmaker were sent
to. the colony by the adventurers.
Ebenezer; Ford isT,the-- first: union
man Of record to be elected to public
office in the; United States: He was
chosen for tho New York legislature
by the Workingmens' party in 1929
and an effort was made to unseat
him, which. failed. 49,.
f. The movement against prison labor
was inaugurated at Utica, N: y :Au-
gust 20; 1884 at a; convention OF
mechanics called from every city in
T the state.
The first central labor body was
organized at: Boston in March 1884.
Delegates from 16 unions Of mechan-
les were present. It observed the
first Labor Day" July 4 Of the same
year. =: A big dinner was served at
Faneuil hall.
49,. = 49,
! Boston carpenters went on strike
in 1886 for a reduction in the. work.
ing day from - to 10. hours. They
lost as did most Of the workers that
year.
The first western union was organ
lied; by. the ship carpenters in Cali
fornia in 1856. Immediately after
organizing they moved for the eight
hour day and they got it.
Horace Greeley understood the
american way. At an eight
meeting held I'M New York in 1856
he stated that he had little faith in
legislation for reducing the hours
labor. He thought labor should
take a little more responsibility up
on itself.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
HBN1Y To1D'sPAPHR,

The Duluth Herald rather passiveiy
supports the Chicago police authori-
ties for suppressing on tho streets OF
that city the sale Of Henry Ford's
paper, the Dearborn Independent.
The Chicago authorities charge that
tho Ford publication "derotes its col.
umns mainly to articles calculated to
arouse race hatred and religious ami
mosities," and for that reason there
have been several young riots stirred
up by its sale on tho streets.
The Herald declares that t.:if there
is such thing as good excuse for
forbidding th>. sale Of a publication,
this is that good excuse, There could
not be a better one."'
With such position The Labor World
takes issue. It is not good excuse
for preventing tho sale Of Henry
Ford's paper or any other paper. 1t
is merely currying favor with the peo-
pie Henry Ford is attacking, and it is
striking Z blow at free. press.
If publication may be; suppressed
for printing matter that may be in
terpreteA as calculating to arouse
race hatred and religious animosi
ties,' another publication may be
suppressed for printing articles. zeal
culated to arouse class hatred;" as
might be charged against any labor
paper in the United States, be it So:
cialist or purely trade union. Even
the News-Tribune might be suppressed
for printing editorials which would
tend to cmbitter many working peo-
pie.
There. is 4 paper printed in St.
Louis. which has been making q Bit
ter campaign against the Catholic
church. 1t has enjoyed wide circu.
Iation. 1t has stirred up religious
animosities.' Who. ever heard, of a
Catholic priest or layman trying to
suppress that paper' They paid no
attention TO it. They rested secure
in the strength Of their church and
their faith. That's tolerance. That's
Americanism.
Beyond the merit, or demerits of
Henry Ford's attack upon the Jews
tho question Of freedom, comes first:
If a law is being violated by Mr.,
Ford he can be arrested. and hailed
Unto court where he may have his
day, but it is dangerous. very dan.
gerous indeed, more dangerous that
even race hatred or religious: ami.
mostly, to clothe the police with the
power to permit or prevent the. cir.
culatiou Of any lawful publication
Freedom Of. the press must not be
left to the custody CT blue -coate'i
tyrant whose caprice or prejudice is
its sole judge.
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N.,''r ',f.--.-
U1iA1Ins: 3, MITCHELL.

The news Of tie passing On 81
Charles 9. Mitchell, tanilia+ly known
i. "sch..lsy;;''..t editor:in:ehief: Of the y
Washington Herald and former editor
Of tho Duluth News Tribune, a. :hii
Washington home Monday last; deeply
affected many people ;h.rs>: who ~er.
numbered among his. friends and. we'll
wishers., : ;;s': .7r'>... ~ ...F "
Duluth knew Nj: Mitchell best as
editor Of tho News Tribune,a position
he held for more than 1e years. His
vigorous style and striking force Of
writing gave to that paper = person:
atty which made hi. editorial col:
umns its outstanding feature. In op-
posing issues and men he asked no
quarter and gave none. His piercing
shafts have spoiled many breakfasts.
His support Of = cause was always
full-hearted. =,
Mr.. Mitchell was 1T home among
the folks: His ready and unrestrained
humor made him. popular 1t. public
gatherings At which no was in con-
slant demand. He took ysni'active in:
terest in every phase Of our eiyie life:
No man in the city during his resi-.
dence hero did more to modernize our
public school system. He entered into
the public recreation NOV ems.t with
the ,ardor Of 4. crusader. He loved
tho big outdoors and urged tho acqui.
sition Of natural beauty spots in and
adjoining tho city for public parks
and public play and outing grounds
He traversed tho Hills and eorges
throughout the. city and became IA
miliar with every desirable site that
contained possibilities. for public use:
His personal views on the labor
question were not freely vented in his
editorials. If he had owned = city
paper: and was responsible for its poll
cies he would have written more freely
on the subject. Those Of US who knew
him best, understood him. In a recent
letter to the editor Of The: Labor
World, referring to the. nationwide.
movement Against union labor, he:
wrote: "This campaign will peter
out. Tho 'open shop: IS but . PR:
tense. The object: is: to: destroy the
unions, and the: American people, when
they get OH: to. it, will revolt: against
any such. dangerous scheme. we need
organized labor. It is; Americas
safety valvc.' Mr.. Mitchell said it
all, and that, statemont indicated his
thinking and his synpathies -wsre both
ri2ht.s -. 49,. =. -.
The sympathy of the. community
goes to Mrs. Mitchell and children: in
their great. bereavement. 1t. is hard
for most Of Us who knew him to: be-
lieye that he is gone, but 10 will b
eonsoled. by. tender: recollec tions Of his
cheerful manner; buoyant' humor and
fine personal qualities.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
MAKING UNION: FRIENDS.

|. Old Dad Atkinson Of the. Hibbing
l,aily News, once an ardent champion
of union labor on tho. Mesaba range,
and now painfully bitter in: his op:
position, ran last week series Of
articles. written by one Charles Nor
man Fay: in which the writer at
tempt. to- show that the trade union
has been 4 detriment- to the worker
rather than 4: blessing as is main
tanned by its. defenders and by un-
:prejudiced students and observers
everywhere.
: That. Mr.. Fay is stranger to his
subjec: is. evident from his repeated
statements Of error. He attempts to
analy=s. wAas> !"Gompers calls the
wage.slsv e' point: Of view:' That
is his man of straw. He thinks he
is quoting Gompers, but he is not.
He is quoting Bill Haywood. Com
pers is mot in: tho habit Of referring
to tho worker as : "wage slave.''
He does not even employ the term
working class The common terms
he uses ire: the workers, the toilers,
the working people and the wage
earners." .-:.',.. :
"Capitslistic autoesats" i, another
term credited to MI. 'Gompers' vocab.
ula.y by the <bombastic Mr.. Fay, who
attempts to show that the. labor chief
eharacterizes al, employers as such,
aud is against ali employers: That,
too, may be true OF Bin Haywood
but not: Of. Samuel Gompers. :: There
are capitalistic 'autocrats and auto
Gratis. Of industry, many 81 them, but
NIL capitalists or: employers are no,
|autoerats; any: more than all worker.
are DEMOCRATS, for there are toe
many who: are not, and who do moi
know the first principles Of democ
!sacy. $.< - "a =: z.5 '.
Gomper, tells You that human Ia
E.bor il. not, - tmere commodity sub
1jeet to contract rights Mr.. Fay e.
roneously states. There il 10 mere
IN il. 1t all. J; Uaion labor insists that
ths labor power Of IN individual shall
not be regarded Is an article Of com
neree 81 tiadt, s. s I = regard non
sosI, 1limbsf ma saeh sinaninatt
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
things. The worker has life. H

things. The worker has life. He
has a soul, and he is not and should
not. be- subject for barter Or trade.
"Gompers wants his unions to be-
free TO- break contracts, conspire,
strike, slug, dynamite,' wreck, boy
colt and do other things without run;
ming the risk. to union funds" This
is some more Of Mr.. Fay's gush. Some
things he enumerates are lawful and
others are unlawful. Labor insists
that it has the right to do lawful
things without having them made un-
lawful by autocratie ukasevin the
courts. When workers violate the law
they should be punished as are others
who violate it, and in the same
manner. Contract breaking has late
" become a respectable pastime for
certain employers, while union off,
GERS are expelling thousands of men,
bers, as President Lewis Of tho Min
ers' union has done in Kansas, for
breaking their contracts. Who ever
heard Of an employers association
oxpelling a member for breaking his
contract with a unionf -
The articles of Mr.. Fay As pub
lished in the Hibbing' Daily News,
which are played up. in double column
l0-point type, are replete with exag-
gerations, mis-statements and. false
charges against Mr.. Gompe and UNI
ion labor, all Of which are SO brazen
that they become disgusting. It is the
kind Of anti:union propaganda that
will make friends for union labor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
NOTHING TASTES BETTER
scalloped RICE and Tomatoes.


Rice may be put to many uses.
It is a wholesome food and this will
be found to be palatable and nour-
ishing dish. Cold boiled rice and
cooked canned tomatoes are used. a
little grated cheese added to the last
layer, improves the flavor of the
dish. Butter the: barking dish, and
put in a layer Of cold boiled rice
dust with salt and pepper, and a
few bits of butter; add q layer. OF
the tomatoes. also seasoning with
sailt; pepper and butter; proceed in
this manner until the. dish Is filled,
making the last layer Of rice COW
cred with = thin coating sof cheese.
Pour the tomato liquor over all 70
the arnount of one cupfil. ana bake
III y hot oven from ~ te 10 minutes.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
DETROIT WINS AT LAST.

After fight of 20 years the city
OF Detroit is about to take over the
property Of the Detroit United Rail:
way company. Two years ago the
voters authorized Mayor James Couz:
ems to build 100 miles Of track. lie
built As miles and is running street
cars over them. in competitions with
the private corporation.
There is one thing a, public. service
corporation; privately owned: cannot
stand and that. is competition from
the city. Why's Private corporation,
are over.capitalized. They are re-
quired to pay dividends ON an exccs
sive capitalization and. interest on :.
bonded Indebtedness usually equal in
amount to the physical value Of their
properties. They have numerous hig..
sa!atied officials, such as president,
general manager, secretary and treas
urer. They must pay out liberal
amounts for one purpose or another
that it would be unlawful fo-' city
to do. ,
A municipality owned utility has
no capital stock. It can borrow
money at a. lower rate of interest
than can a private corporation. 1t
therefore saves to the tfaction.ridina
public and to the city the money that
a private corporation must pay in
dividends, high salaries and "good:
will'' appropriations. Operating costs
may DO higher under city ownership
duo largely to the fact that the. city
usually. pays higher wages; to EN-
ployes than do private companies, blu,
they are more often. offset by ths
high fixed charges against private
concerns that = city is not required
to meet. =,
A city-owned street railway system
can afford to operate branch lines Al
a loss whereas private companies ar.
'oath to extend service into sparsel,
settled communities until they 50,
some evidence Of an immediate 70
turn on their investment. City owned
lines are extended =. step or two i,
advance Of community development
They promote the city's growth. Pri
vately. owned lines folloW in: the wax,
Of the population. They retard e.
city's growth. :
The people Of Detroit have had
serious traction problem confrontin,
them for years. The city has grow,
rapidly, not with the assistance Of tn,
private railway, but in spite of it,
lethargy. The people Of Duluth hav,
tts same problem confronting them
and we cannot expect .progressiv,
growth Of the city until the peopl,
take over the private street railwa,
system; and substitute seryNs To-
profit r e s S TIC chisf purpose ::of 4 trae
tion system. 83s .s !, 81 81
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Demand for ''can't-Strike" Laws
Based On superior Glass, Ideal

Tie has again struck the country and power
M b.he.. interests demanding the Of e
11tioe ~ congress and the several state ees1atures
.zpeieoe Rnsnd. record foreoten The collapse
system In Au.t.s. ignored and toda tao ind d.
h.ndeuff woskefs to their jobs.
Rhetoric sophiry lee.sms fail the vieosne.
d thi' proposal IT, apparent opsnnded
oT a. NV. might forced otsdsne BOT ths1 cannot
BE- that they most labor against their wifi in land dd
This recruitment theory equality before
Worker. fail that only they denied freedom
.s NO & NH NJ n eS to :e s
trbun. IN matters relating salary other
nnsneradon .
No other e1enent Questioned living
the right to set their own living standard
It be said th.t profit: Of corporations BE limited BY
taxatioa, 50 wages may be fixed BY Law:
Tier. analogy profit. despite eontr.r,
reasoning BY superficial men,
.x*. ii. eoseossoa aterses:d WITH living
h.std With the mathematical exaetn that workers sob
eeted These have free hand in setting their
;:!:s TINS e'''< ''< S'''''" '@'''e ''' e :
No ep;..t cited 70 show how nou:ns. touring
country estates trips Europe
for him. Hell t.: sole judge He alone set. hi. income charges
xfss; ties: Charge. s.ssa fol; figure: III: profit
To compare the regulation Of corporations. the limiting Of
profits With TIE regulation ot h.a beings STRUGGLING tot wage
Neithef cn defenders Of "anrke' LEGISLATION logically plead
that hsan rights shall Be ubveed service to the pubie
public doc. apply capitalists who close
plants ADD bring to community or to monoPo'ts
who seiss natsraf fesourees 80
public" apply banks that
credit interest debate and general rin
legislation revive. the ancient theory Of master and
svr ,es It ru workers and from al
other .groups. 49,.
Il in.ta the machinery Of Of every
w the responsible for this condition decry ees
Insist shalt interfere with the in
viduaL
It the theory Of ancient Greece which secretly accept
ed by k the and ability openly defend their
= superior class" beHef. -.
ago worlds greatest phitosophersin
sisted holding workers their tasks intellectual development
and moral perfection Of the few were possible.
Aho*h tkee, defended BY the greatest minds the
slavery swept aside by the dmocrane and
hcanani<ng inffuenees Of the ages
1t now taken up BY political accidents money
and other dea who interested
nothanx bot profit and their convenience: y
Of service the public" though their lives
tradicton claim erviee part Of their ives Their
phrases atte fool cae and exploit the people tiresoe and
lax originality.
Worker. oppose strike" laws, and will recognize then
proposal only worthy Of the contempt Of every genuine
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14

The MT wants ,Nevberry!* supported
because he i, - regular Republican, =
and is not that: reason enough. What
ma tiers. It il he did :.leb.uch. the elecs-
ton; in Michigan I i. &. What harm /, j.
there, il buying : seat III: the unitsd
States "a lone = 8 ono Sc ! = aillaiiri
IRepub rs I, .s:s
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14

There arc, not~:vezy many anywhere
IN Garth like: the late A. B.: Coates
of'Vireinia.; He: WIS one man. wealth
did: not spoil. His. soodnes. :radiAted
far and wids+ T.. He was a senerou.
giyer and a. loyal friend. His death
:s like that Of a brother to many
northern Minnesotans.. - :. ~, - :. i
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14

It does not look 50 rosy for Sena-
tor Newberry at Washington: His
does not seem to explain.
The developments might be interesting
il his case were returned to the COM
mittse for further investigation. Even
the faithful old News-Tribune has a
hard time defending the Michigan
MN: .-r'~. o.,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14

Ii there is anything in the adage,
'sS n when rogues fall out honest men
Ut their DUE" the public should be
prin,ed Tor some startling revelations
whs},Iths Hill family lets 50 il /. pro ~,
BATE s4ast il ST. Paul next month. \.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
SUPERIOR LABOR JoURNA1x


Announcement, is: made in the. cur;
rent issue Of. tho Superior Labor Jour
nal that. it. has become the property
Of Bernard Strong and. Martin M.
krieps, two we'll known union boiler:
makers who have bee n identified with
tho labor. movement fol many; years.
Mr.: Strong /, at present financial
secretary, Of the local union Of. boil.
:crmakers and .hipbuilders. He repre-:
SCENTS his union in: the Superior Trades
and Labor assembly: 81 which: Ii; e:: is
financial secretary, and 'hs>. is Also
q member Of thu executive bsIrd of
tho Wisconsin State Federation Of
Labor. <:'s - e.: =
MI. Krieps i. president Of; tho local
union at Superior. He has been EN-.
"ployed by the: International. union
as general organizer for nearly twenty
years. He organized boilermakers and
'hipbui1dcrs at Superior, >: Duluth,
Green Bay, Manitow1ac,:. Milwaukee
and other places. He: is, at: present i
state boiler inspector in Wisconsin.
|: cit is the intention OF the new
owners" states the announcement,
"to make the Superior Labor journal
paper that the workingnen: and. the
citizens. Of Superior: in general win
be proud off, 81. :" =. IT,:
The Labor World is. pleased to VOL
come the new editors Tito tho :fielid
Of labor journali1m. they: are both
loyal trade unionists who understand
the philosophy Of the labor movement
as represented BY the American: Fed.
Grafton of Labor: They begin their
editorial car GERS under favorable cir:
e:umstanees. The. journal, which was
formerly the, Superior Leader, is we'll
establis he'd; it. enjoys the: confidence
Of the liberal thinking public, and
most Of the Superior union men: That
fact, with the up-aud- doing qualities
Of the new publihsers, should spell
success from the outset. Here,s hop
ing that their hopes viii .be fully r.:
allied. .... .:.:s
! L,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14

There is no question about the
origin Of the new president and cabi-
net in Ireland. Every one Of the new
officers has a Celtic name that is as
honorable as his pedigree. - 8
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
NOT AVAILABLE.

NOI AVa1AkAoAEIs
T. Ashley thought Pinkerson was
going to run for mayor.
Seymour-He was, but the labor
unions Investigated him and found
that he did his own plumbing, plas-
tering, carpentry, painting, bricklay-
ing, paperhanging and electric work.
r Judge.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
"A RESEMBLANCE.

"A IGESSE0bUANCE..
"Your husband says he leads a
dogs life," said one woman.
: Eyes, it's very similar" answered
the other. ''He comes in with muddy
feet, makes himself comfortable by
the fire. and waits to be fed"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF.

nlSIOfI1 SETEZAIS ITSELF.
Johns-Who was it. said: well
fight it. out on this line if it takes all
SUMMER"
Tommes-I don't know her name,
but, she's the fresh dame who's al
ways on my party line.-Wayside
Tales.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
JUST 4 SM|LE:oR TWO
THE ONLY LACK

Mother-''Well, Nellie, IN your doll
kitchen completely furnished now?"
Nellie-'No,' mamma; 1 still need
a policeman for. tho cook"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
BUT WHERE IS SHE

BUT WHERE is SHE
To the telephone girl our lid we'd
doff,
And speak with flowers) our
alteration,
Who ne'er horned in, or cuts us off
In the midst of a conversation.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14

The newspapers that were condemn
ing Senator Thomas Watson of <Geor-
gia: for making charges against the
army in which he alleged that men
were hung without trial in France are
not 50 cocky now. And the inyestiga-
tion has only begun. :55.' !
sz # you like The Labor World help
II along Your subseri ptioa would -
appreciated.