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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-05-06

:: ~ ou think you have got q better
job than being q lawyer ?" queried
Mr.. Untermyer. &;*.5z
mo, it satisfies my. conscience
BETTER" said the labor executive. 3
President Gompers insisted that
the expanding Intelligence of work
fers. rather than court interference,
would remedy wrongs on the part
of any union. The trade unlonist
said the growth Of intelligence
cured many a wrong and would
rectify others. -
AS a seer and philosopher can you
give us any idea how long, that is
likely to be?'' was the sarcastic
query Of the lawyer. j
The unionist's eyes mapped a.; he
quietly replied: Probably the first
of January, 1923, il it doesn't rain
The audience laughed, the chair
man pounded for order and the at
tori1ey declared that he failed to
see the application of the answer"
And so do I of the question:"
said the unionist. 49,. ~ : &
President rGompers declared that
from the standpoint f principle tho
limiting Of membership in a. trade
union is. fundamentally wrong, but
that from practical standpoint
selt-protection and elf-presesrva-
ton must be served. -
The men who for years have Or
ganized, contributed their dues. have
borne: sacrifices during strikes or
other contentious and lockouts, and
have made conditions of the work
of labor in that industry better, and
constantly better, are those who by
right have the first call to the job
rather than the man who has failed
to do his duty to become a member
Of the union," he said
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-05-06
FR0M:.lAkES .To.;SEA
By Mary. Ra1nel1

BY Mary Bagnell.
The beautiful lake, a queen un-
crowned.
Rolls and losses Of a dark, gray
49,. ground;5
Her. dress is blue and sometimes
Which so becomes: this beautiful
queen.
At night she is dressed in beaming
gold,
From bright moon-rays that. nee
And III her ears are agates green,
Washed ashore by, this beautiful
queen.
Just now she, is dressed in festive
gay, 49,,
Waiting for the great, deep water
way; ;
Good men have worked and made a
:. plea
So this, mighty queen may meet
the sea. 49,.
Well crown our queen on the same
-. sweet day,
That tidings !come Of the deep
waterway, -
And how very happy we all will be-
When our beautiful queen shall
T.. kiss the sea. :
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-05-06

soft: coal, at the mines, in 1918,
was $1.1S. In 1921 the price was
1901. - -.
This is important. Wage Stats
tics are made on the basis of
1918. "
The miners wages have in
creased SO per cent since 1918.
Bullock at Morrow's figures
the price of coal has increased
$50 per cent! /
Is that profiteering? What is it:
With an increase of 1870 per
cent in prices the mine owners
ask that wages, which have ad-
vanced but SO per cent be re-
duced! =.
Mine. owners lackeys flock
through the country, taking big
pay, all paid by those who burn
coal, trying to justify mine own
ers who run the mining business
in the most disorderly. manner. ;;
:, Mine owners cannot evade the
fact: that they broke their contract
and forced. the present suspension
of work.
Neither can the government.
which sat in when, the contract
was made, evade the, fact that it
stood by and allowed the contract
to- be broken.
A broken contract is the back
ground of the struggle. Faithless
men, a pledge discarded!
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-05-06
eoMPER$ DlSTuRBs Un1ERllYER NTH .
QUICK RET0RT AND SHARP REPARTEE

. when It comes to a question Of
the interests between employer and
workingmen, insofar as their rela-
tons are concerned, the courts are
most unfair" said President Comp
ers, ;testtfyins before the. Lockwood
building committee last week. e.
For more than two hours Sam
uel Untermyer, counsel for the COM
mittee. called on his wide experience
as a lawyer and ,cross-examiner, to
drive the trade unionlst as. he has
done to scores and scores of persons
In all walks ofIlife. But the attor-
ney was repeatedly forced back by
the quick retort and pepperly re-
partee Of the trade union executive.
In regulation lawyer style, and
with eyes rolled skyward, Mr:Un-
termyer took exception to reference
to the courts, but the .unionist. re-
fused to break ground. When asked
if his lifelong connection, with the
labor movement may not have per-
verified his view on that, subject
President Gompers ,replied:s
mo. l. think Lean always diff
ferentiate between my sympathies
and my judgment need mot de-
pend upon my own judgment and
knowledge, upon which I might
with entire confidence, but L could
refer you to no: less a person than
a former president. Of the United
States and present chief justice of
the United States, the Hon: William
Howard Taft. and: his: criticisms Of
the opportunities for Justice for the
poor; Or, to former. enator Elihu
Root in his, recent address before
the American bar association, or to
the bulletin. recently issued by the
Carnegie foundation upon the SUBJ
ject Of: Justice and the. Poor
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-05-06
Bass Drum Played Part in Settling. Strike

and with the enthusiasm OF the
strikers running high the executives
were at a loss as to. just how to
handle the meeting in order that a.
favorable vote might be had. In
going upon the platform at one end
OF the tent I discovered that the Sal
vatioin: Army had left all their, mu-
steal. instruments upon the stare
among them a. large bass drum. I
Immediately thought out a method
by which We could use the equip.
ment of the Salvation Army to aid
us in securing a favorable vote. L
called this to the attention Of the Of
ficers on the platform and arranged
with them to create an extraordin-
airy noise with the drum and thus
create an exceptional enthusiasm on
the. part of the strikers when. any-
thing was said in favor Of making
a settlement. All agreed that this
was a. plendid idea and Immediately
the. employers proposal was pre-
scented to the audience. The speak
ers took the floor, for and against
a settlement. :.
The instruments. Of the Salvation
Army were used with great force,
particularly the bass drum; enthus.
iasm was worked UP to a: high pitch,
in favor of a settlement end when
those who: were opposed to the set
tement took the floor the band kept
perfect silence. The result of the
vote when. taken which was secret
ballot was that the strikers decid ed
to, accept the proposition for settle
:ment by a-vote of two to one. I am
quite sure had this ,.lethod not been
adopted the vote would. have been
against a. settlement 3 - e.
|. Accordingly a :settl ,ment with the
employers was made proved very,
successful res ulting in the building;
up of an organization among our
craftsmen in Chicago that gave sta
bility and permanency to the organ:
ization since that time. .2.c :,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-05-06

son for the railroads. corporate
| existence, though this fact has
been overlooked by looting finan-
ciers and their defenders who de-
mand returns on "water.'
To say that the regulation of a
railroad or other corporation JUS
titles state regulation of human
beings is to place workers in the
chattel slave era while advocates
of the theory brazenly profess
their superior person" faith.
Labor agrees that strikes are
no solution for the labor problem,
but they are preferable to a state
edict or a court command that to
| quit work is criminal. The pub
lies convenience is nothing COM
pared With this sdebasement of
American manhood that organized
labor will resist to the utmost.
Recent labor injunctions, recent
anti-labor decisions of the highest
courts in the land, and Federal
Judge Orr's recent refusal to
sign citizenship: papers for alien
mine workers in the Pittsburgh
district while they are on strike
sustain President Gompers'. fear of
the courts when the relations of
labor and capitalists are an issue.
Trade unionists do not deny that
wrong practices have associated
with their movement, many of
which,. let it be understood, have
been developed by employers, who
assume a virtuous pose.
But in attempting to remedy
these conditions organized work.
ers will not agree to greater evils
by accepting. the judicial and
state-regulation moose which anti
union and aristocratic-minded edi-
tors favor.
Labor asks that it's movement
be '.understood:. It welcomes in
vestigation and criticism that is
I impelled by high patriotism rather
than, by: hopes for cheap labor and
serf conditions. Labor pleads for
a" social conscience that will be
alert to injustice and wrong.
But labor will not be budgeoned
or cajoled into surrendering in
herent rights Ugh that are never .ques-
toned when other citizens are in
volved. :.
i These. Garyized editors: may as
well compose Themselves. I'm
seemly rage poisons their systems
and increases the mortality rate.
They will never terrify workers
Isor browbeat them into accepting
"can't-strike'' courts. injunction
judges and state regulation.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-05-06
MINERS AND NINE OWNERS.

NAN H1NO iAND M1N II "" ~ GSft0s
Miners on trial for treason and
murder in West Virginia.
Miners on trial for their lives.
Miners on trial as an admitted
outgrowth: of mining conditions in
West Virginia.
Mine owners made the mining
conditions in West Virginia.
No mine owners on trial. for
anything!
Miners on trial for treason and
murder alleged to have been COM
mitted in Mingo as an outgrowth
of Mingo conditions.
Mingo is owned by mine own
Mingo is a baronical province.
Mine owners run everything.
Mine owners pay the deputy
>sheriffs of Mingo. y
1t would take more than q
cynic to beat that
John Brown was tried where
they are trying the miners of
West Virginia-in the same little
old Courthouse
West Virginia selected a his
toric scene in which to enact this
newest chapter.
John Browns body lies a
Wondering in the grave = :"
But in the trial of the men who
now face the judge and jury it is
inevitable that Ibis soul goes
marching. on" -'.f
Meanwhile, the strike goes on,
strong and solid. =.
Meanwhile, also, coal owners
talk in Washington, telling a con-
gressional committee their story
and giving away important mat
ters. = T. - : x &C.. < . l..
:. j. D. A. Morrow, vice president
OF the National Coal association,
takes the stand. He slips in a
vital point. ..3...$
Morrow says that the price Of
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-05-06

a free ferry, bridge or other con-
veyance in the contract above re-
ferred to was placed there for the
benefit of the people of. Park
Point. The ship canal cut them
off from the outside world. and
they had a right to exact from the
city of Duluth a pledge to pro-
vide them with free ferry or other
conveying service when their viii
lage became a part of the city.
They. are compelled to use the
bridge car to get to- work, to do
business and to purchase necessi-
ties and comforts: They can not
get along without it very we'll.
Few persons living elsewhere are
compelled to use the bridge for
any purpose save for convenience
and pleasure. '.s
Were. it not for the terms of
that contract there probably. never
would have been a free bridge or
a free ferry over the ship canal.
The Aerial bridge was built to en-
able the city to carry out it's
agreement with the people of Park
Point ;st cheaper cost and in a
safer manner than by the use of
ferry boats. 1t would therefore
seem that the residents of Park
Point have a preferential right to
the use of the Aerial bridge car,
and that right, secured by contract
with the city, may be upheld by
the court. In any event it would
make an interesting>case.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-05-06
EMPLOYMENT 'i FIGURES i !.


In nine. industries employment in
creased in March. 1922, over March,
1921, and in four. industries there
was decrease, Of >em ployment, re-
ports the bureau. of labor statistics
These figures are based on re-
ports from representative estab lish-
ments in 10 manufacturing indus
tries and in bituminous coal mining.
The wooden reports. being incom-
plete at the date of release are
omitted.
The largest employment increase
1914 per cent, appears in hosiery
and underwear. Boots and shoes
show an, increase Of 1913 per cent
and automobiles. 20.S per cent. The
greatest decrease, 26 per cent, is
shown for cotton manufacturing.
Iron and steel decreased 1912 per
cent and paper making S.5 per cent
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-05-06
OPPOSED TO STATE CONTROL

Garyized newspaper editors are
furious because President Gompers,
told Mr.. Samuel Untermyer, coun-,
sci for the Lockwood committee,
in New York city, that courts are
invariably on the side of capital
lists and that organized workers
will. resist state regulation.
These editors are at least logical
in their frenzy-they refuse to ac-
cept the modern idea that labor is
not a commodity.
They are imbued with the
world-old theoery that workers are
of inferior mold; that their wages
must be set by superior persons
and that the state may shower
it's legahstic > blessings on the
men and women of toll, while
other groups of citizens are en-
couraged to shun state connec-
tons.
The editors refuse, for instance,
to see the difference between reg
ulating a railroad and regulating
group Of workers; organized in
trade union. 49, ~. y.
They refuse to see that in the
case of the railroad the personal
liberty of stockholders or manag-
ers, is never interfered. with, but
the personal liberty of trade
unionists is. &&
The railroad manager may be
ordered to lower rates, but he is
never told, as are workers, that he
and his associates must submit to
the state list Of their necessities
and they must, labor under condi-
tions set by state machinery. @
1t may be said that the railroad
manager has no right to stop serv-
ing the public by .ceasing to run
trains, and that is all the public
asks Of labor. d. a I5s. !
OF course, the railroad manager
has no right to stop serving the
public. His railroad was given
corporate life with the distinct IN.
derstanding that It would serve
the public. That is the ma jor rea-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-05-06
PARADY on 23RD . PSALM. :.

Harding is my shepard; and / am in
want. - -:
He maketh me to lie down on the
:; park benches, =, 3
He leadeth me beside. the free soup
houses. = 80:
He restoreth my doubt in the Re-
. publican party. < '
He leadeth me in the paths OF. de-
struction for his party's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the
valley of the shadow star
walton, do fear evil, for
Thou art against me, thy policies
: and the profiteers TIL ey
freighten me. =. 49,
Thou, preparest a rereductiion in
- wages before me, in the
d. :, presence Of: mine enimies;
Thou annointed my income with
taxes; q
= Ny expenses runneth, over my in
f. = come. $50 = ~. =.
Surely. poverty and unemployment
will follow me all the days
of this normally administra-
ton, and / will dwell in a.
rented house forever. t.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-05-06

Mistakes are dangerous when
they become habits: It is a. mistake
to spend money earned under union
conditions for nonunion labor or it's
products. Demand the label, card,
and button. =, - j..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-05-06
YEA. bon

u 81 81 . 1870 . ~
She was a pretty and ambitious
girl. and had studied the matrimonial
problem to :. nicely. -,
x.f Yes, suppose shall wed event.
Iually,"'. she ~aid, but the only kind
of masculine nuisance that will suit
me must be tall and dark. with clas-
steal features. He must be brave,
yet gentle. Withal he must be
strong-a lion among men, but a
knight. among ladies' 5 s -. = !;
That evening a bowlegged, .lath-
framed youth. wearing checked
trousers. and smoking a cigarette
that smelt worse than a. burning
boot, ratified on the back door and
the girl Knocked four tumblers and
2 cut-glass fruit dish OFF the side
board in her haste to get him. 5 b
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-05-06
IT,S MOST PROlvOKING.

Parson is making that
terrible noise and using thai terrible
Language In your house, Mrs. Peter
son 5.s;.< b @ @ sss.
Mrs. Peterson Is q only my hus-
band. HesWants to 60 to church
and can't find his prayerbook X
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-05-06
4. BIT / OF DIVERSION
SHE WAS A FISHER MAIDEN.

SHE WAS A FISHER MAIDEN.
Young Lady, Gon first visit to
western ranch )--"For what purpose
do you use that coil Of line on your
saddle" .z. = T., j i
|, Cowpuncher-''Th That line, you call
it, Lady, we use for catching cattle
and horses" u. :...s5E s
- Young Lady-::fOh indeed! Now
may I ask. what do you: use tor
bait?" IL. / %.,.,e:,
s. HE WAS A STRANGER.
A darkey was leaning against a
telegraph pole when a stranger
came up to him and asked: "a. =. e
~ Where's the, Fourth National
Bank, sonny ~ t.sl I'M ->>.s ; ~
The darby opened his eyes in sur
prise. Z. ...+,s. 3..s 4, II
Say. boss he 1. said, "oh don't
even know where de Fust National
Bank ann 81. n. It. St.
J. 5>s..s WARNING.
One evening q farm er met his
man with 4 lantern and asked him
where he was goinng.
"Courtin'," was the reply. u
Courtin'.'' said / the farm 81, with
q lantern never took lantern
with mo when I: went courtin'.,'
es. replied the man. and look
what you got. Z. 8. sa555s5
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-05-06
real: !: THEN And I WEEP

AS to the coal strike, Judge Gary
said that he did not know why the
men shad discontinued work The
Iron Age. April 30, 1922. =
70. Mr.. Chairman, !. speak seriously
when I say think! the greatest dan
ger to our free institutions today is
the tendency Of the American 4peo-
pie to make q mad rush to
Washington and demand that, every
thing be.<done by the Federal Gov
eminent. (Applause. )-Congressman
Wingo, Congressional Record.
-< - -- - ------- s. - -
Mr.. Byrns of Tennessee. es. That
is where the EXPENSIVE men are to-
day, but now it is: proposed not only
to have expensive men in the. traffic
department but to give some of these
attorneys who are now on the rolls
at $1,000 salaries at the rate of
$4,000 a2d 100000. why should
we do It? II dare say. and I make
the prediction here now, that il this
House will vote down this confer
ence report and stand firm in it's
determination to save the peoples
money and keep these salaries at
not exceeding $11. 900. the very
same attorneys : who are serving
there in the Shipping Board today
will be found there year from now
if the Shipping Board desires to
keep neutrality-suspicious. Record.
-----
But here is the principal: matter
to which I direct attention: Domes-
tic consumption. Of meat products,
which in 1900 was 1855 pounds per
capita, was but 1913 pounds per
capita in 1920. and considerably less
than this, although the figures. are:
not brought down; to date in 1921.
Hard times mean lessened consump-.
ton Of farm: products Nc.
Cumber. Congressional Record:: :
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-05-06

OF living and destroying his free
dom. Remember, that all Duluth
made bread, but Purity bread, is
union. The steel trust. has thrown
out union-made bread; let the
friends of Justice and freedom in
industry throughout this territory
take it in. We'll win, in the end.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
BOARD MEMBERS
TO ATTEND MEET
After Registration at Court
House Party viii go to
Presbyterian Church for
Noon Dinner.

Practically every member OF every
school board in the county has signi
fled his intention OF being in Ard
more Friday to be present at the tri-
annual meeting OF the Carter County
school Board association, called by
Als Kate Gut Zanies. county super
'mieudeut only those who are prevent
rd by Illness viii he absent, Mrs
XIuics states.
Registration VIII be at the county
court house. followed by Il program
which Will begin at 10 o'clock. After
the meeuu. at the court house the
members will go in a body to the
First Presbyterian church. where they
win be guests Of the Chamber Of Com
merce at q MONDAY dinner.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged. A. A. Rogers, supcrintend'
cnt of Wilson schools, will deliver the
principal address, taking the place Of
Il2. II. Black, superintendent OF the
/ Healdton schools, who IS unable to at
/ tend ON account os illness. Approx
mately 200 school board members will
/ be i'm attendance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
LIMBAUGH SLATED
FOR GUARDIANSHIP

NUSKOGEE, Okla.-That d. Hayden
Linebauch will be elected chairman
/ Of the state democratic committee was
being predicted Wednesday more gen.
| orally than a few weeks ago when
his candidacy was announced.
The state meeting, which will be the
| final step in the reorganization of the
democratic party based on the precinct
/ elections held throughout the state
month ago, will be called in Oklahoma
/ city some time this week, according
to r. NJ Mountcastle, former county
chairman.
Another strong candidate for the
state craftsmanship is Ed Seamens'
Of Oklahoma City, and it is generally
admitted that he win run q close race
with Linebaugh.
In event Limbaugh is elected chair
man woman vice.chairman from the
western part OF the state undoubtedly
will be placed in office. If Seamens
is elected. Mrs. l.. l.. Fite, OF Tan
/ lequah. probably win be made vice.
chairman, ii was said today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
COUNTY SCHOOLS
REPORT SPELLERS

Two more county schools have re
ported on spoilers who have been
named To take part in the group spell.
ing matches ON saturday OF this
week They are;
Brown school llettie Roberts, prln.
cip@l. Clara Martin. first; Roy Bish-
op- second: Warren Copeland third.
Sabrlne Brown, fourth. Robbie Brown
fifth Vera Martin seventh; Ruth But
Ter. eighth.
Wheeler. &. s. Watson. principal
Estelle Thompson, first; Ella Jone,
second. Gladys Gregory, third; Lennie
McCrory. fourth Thada Walker. fifth,
Grace Gregory, sixth; Elvis Lamb, sew
enth; dorado Jones, eighth Artlt
Pierce, ninth.
Group ceuters where the spelling
matches viii he conducted Saturday
throughout the county are: Berwyn
group; Provence, group . Mary Nib
/ lack. group g. Woodford, group I: Mt
I Washington. grour o. Newport, groul
t: Lone Grove. groun :; Brock, grouI
| s: Zanies Consolidated, group 9
! Wheeler Consolidated, group 10; Poole
Vile, group II; Fox. group -; Gra
ham, group 10; Dundee, group u
llealdton, group Is; Wilson group lG
Ardmore, group H.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
Corn New Dish For
Peasants Of VOlga

SANlARA 1t will be a new expert
eE,c fcr the peasants Of the Nolga
area 10 he corn.fed when the famine
supplies from America arrive there.
While Indian corn has been gnerally
used for bread and cassia n the
Ukraine. the Volga area has confined
it's cultivation chiefly to small grain.
1t has short seasons and less precipi-
tation than ideal corn country. So
the peasants know little about corn
meal and the art of making corn
bread, hominy and cornmeal lnush.
When il became known that the
American Relief Administration would
send large quantities Of corn through
the Black Sea for the immediate re-
lief of the famine. Soviet officials in
the Moscow food administration wired
to all officials along the Volga urging
Them TO be prepared 10 Instruct the
peasants in the use OF the strange
HJin
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
Has Hat in Ring for
Hog-RaiSing HOnorS

POTEAU, Okla.--That Spiro. Okla.
homa. is fast becoming the hog CEN
ter Of LeF'lore county was evinced
last week, when the fourth car of
one hundred hogs within as many
weeks was sent TO the Kansas City
markets.
Some of the finest corn land in
the county surrounds Spiro. ana there
isn't farm within radius Of 10
miles on which there Is less than a
dozen hogs. A number OF raisers OF
livestock are also located in or near
Spiro. An average Of two cars Of
poultry are shipped from Spiro every
month.
In addition 10 the above. Spiro is
known all over eastern Oklahoma and
western Arkansas as being the largest
cotton market in this Territory