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V^K *v^?*" fj if' v. i!' I' It k.: &>. •&' M5» m, fpi' IE®. I THE LABOR WORLD, PiUMmI iTCiy tatwrtey. Established In 189* by Babrle O. Akin. BaiiatM Oltoti MS Manhattan Building, Duluth, lllan. Zenith Phone II SUBSCRIPTION* On* year. In advance Sis months, in advance Thrn months, in advalea 13 81ngle Copies. cents. Advertising Rates I .de Known on Ap plication. Entered at the Pcstofflce at Duluth. Minn., as seoond olass matter. WILLIAM B. MT5WBJI. Editor and Publisher. UNION LABEL £TRADES COUNCIL ^10 CHILD LABOR. In another column will be found a synopsis of Senator Beveridge's speech on the anti-child labor measure before the United States senate. Newspapers of ultra-capitalistic ten dencies have of late been assailing him In various ways for his drastic anti child labor proposals. The senator, however, has announced his determination to continue his cru sade against the terrible evil, fully persuaded that he is in the right. He and his supporters have at least one consolation, it is that not one of those newspaper opponents offers to defend the injustice of child labor. They bu?v themselves with personal attacks upon the leaders of the anti child labor movement, and the con demning of all measures proposed as a remedy for the evil. Under the en lightening influence of trades union ism the immoral and degrading re sults of child labor are being made clear to all right thinking minds. AS a consequence, patriotic citizens everywhere are manifesting an intense interest in legislation designed to put an effectual stop to the employment of children in mills^ and factories. The far reaching evil consequences of such child labor are so serious as to endanger the stability of the nation, and consequently the most conservative of citizens are waking up to the dan ger. The lamentable feature of the whole matter is the fact that dire necessity, resulting from unfair industrial con ditions, forces parents to send their children prematurely to work. Here is where trades unionism applies the re medy. It gets rid of the effect by re moving the cause. Let industrial con ditions be put upon a righteous basis, and the evil of child labor shall have its death blow. But until the con summation of that devoutly to be wished for event, the strong arm of the law must be invoked for the pro tection of the youthful years of the future men and women of the republic. GOVERNMENT BY BUREAUS. The Hon. Edgar D. Crumpacker of Indiana, during the debate in the house on the poetoffiee appropriation bill stated in substance that our national methods of legislation was a departure from Lincoln's plan. Instead of being a government of the people by the people and for the people, is a gov ernment of the bureaus, by the bureaus and for the bureaus. It is becoming a distinguishing characteristic of the Washington bureaus to be long, very long, on the ory, and short, very short, on prac tical wisdom. The founders of this nation never contemplated a govern ment by bureaus. It was the one thing above all others they abhorred. But it has gradually and steadily worked its way until now the bureaus are prac tically the lawmakers of the nation. Tka chiefs of these bureaus have be come a menace in Washington to the securing of any legislation demanded by the people. They are so engrossed with their own importance and in fallability as to have no faith in the common people, nor respect for the integrity of the courts. If IWWaffSWW^^ .,f*?^»fw?ww»!?«imf' a senator or representative proposes any legis lation that directly or indirectly cur tails or modifies the arbitrary powers of any of these bureaus, however, wise or just the measure may be, the bureaus will open a tirade against the measure and seek to asperse the leg islator who proposes it and all who give it support. Those who are on the ground and made a thorough study of the ques tion, such as Senators and Representa tives, declare that with these bureau chiefs It is rarely if ever a question of patriotism or public good, but al ways a question of personal and offi cial aggrandizement. Some bureau chiefs have gone so far in their opposition to just and prudent measures as to inspire unjust and per sonal attacks upon members advocat ing them, and recklessly misrepresent their purpose and effect. Not only that, but they send out broad cast over the country gross misstatements con cerning the provisions and purposes of proposed legislation. If there be an American House of Lords the bureaus and not the senate is that house. These bureaus are be- yond the pale of responsibility. Laws solemnly enacted by congress and ap proved by the president are subject to review by the supreme court as to their constitutionality but laws and orders of the bureaus, directly affect ing the most sacred rights and, in terests of the citizen are not revisable by anybody. It is high time the American people should wake up to the fact that there is growing up right in their capital a species of arbitrary and irresponsible government of which Russia has hith erto had an unenviable monopoly. FORE8T RE8ERVE. One of the bureaus referred to in another column, has succeeded without the people's consent, in taking away from the people an aggregate in round numbers of one hundred millions of acres of land. The primary effect of this vast with drawal of land from market has been to enormously aid the lumber trust, the men who are engaged In combination to keep up the prices of lumber, and the present exorbitant prices which the laboring man who wants to build a home has to pay to those lumber barons is chargeable to the Forest Re serve Bureau. Another effect, is that the farmer carpenter, mason, barber, clerk, laborer, blacksmith or other in dividual of limited means, is to be de prived of having any timber to sell. The lumber barons will deal direct with the Forest Reserve Bureau, and the common people, to whom the tim ber ought of right to belong, can go to a place where tradition says they do not need any housing to keep them warm. That such a thing could possibly happen under our form of government is almost unbelievable. But facts are stubborn things. This enormous con fiscating of the public lands by the Forest Reserve Bureau has been done without even consulting the people or their representatives in congress. If the bureaus keep on with their encroachments upon the rights and liberties of the American citizen, we will soon reach a stage, at which we shall have no rights at all, except such as the bureaus see fit to accord. Indeed even now, our senators and representatives in congress have very little power or influence as compared with the bureaus. If a representative wants legislation in the interest of his constituency he can't get it without the consent of some bureau. If these bu reaus were cbmposed of wise, prac tical men, it wouldn't fee so bad but as rule these bureaus are composed of men who are, as was said in con gress "long on theory and short on practical wisdom." This will not always be so. Some day congress will assert its preroga-* tives, and bureau rule of the American citizen will be numbered with the mon strosities that were. There is even now a growing sentiment among Republican and Democrats both in the house and senate, against the aggresions of bureau government. PARTIALITY. Rockefeller, notwithstanding his great benefactions to schools' churches and universities, is steadily being roasted by papers all over the coun try. Carnegie's library donations, though numerous enough, have not yet atoned for the homestead horrors. But we have in mind a man reputed to be as rich as either of them who never gives a dollar to anything, charitable or otherwise. The methods by which he acquired his great wealth are known to be as questionable as Rock efeller's ever dared be yet he is not subjected to one woi% of criticism in the public press. We refer to Weyer hauser. If there is any virtue in cri ticism it ought to be equitably distri buted. THE UNION LABEL. The growing tendency on the part of manufacturers in various lines to put the union label on union-made goods is a helpful sign to those trades-union ists who have for yeans past, sea son and out of season, urged members of labor unions and their families to demand the label on all purchases, says the Montreal Herald and Star. For some years there seemed to be a disposition on the part of employers to refuse the label on their goods, and in many quarters this sentiment still con trols, but the ever-increasing demand has forced many of them to forego any scholastic scruples they may have had, until at present union-label goods of all classes and description are offered to the public, freely advertised as such, and meet a ready sale not only to members of trades unions, their fam ilies and friends, but the public has awakened to the fact that, generally speaking, goods bearing the union label are superior to all others. If the public has at last been aroused to the superior quality of label gopds, which are the product of union labor, receiving fair living wages and enjoy ing reasonably short workdays in shops where the sanitary conditions are clean and wholesome, It is a great gain for the nation, as well as for the cause of unionism. This education of the people has been slow but sure, and we who know %«-9 that In many Instances goods which do not bear the label are manufactured in sweatshops, prisons and poorly-ven tilated, overcrowded, disease-propagat ing tenements by the overworked, poorly paid slaves of grasping employ ers should welcome this sign of the times, which can be fostered and strengthened by us until in time all goods on the market which have any claim to superiority will bear the mark of that union which is engaged in its manufacture. To your efforts to create a demand for the label this improved condition is due, but the battle is not yet won. Keep demanding it on your purchases. As the demand increases so will the supply, and the time will soon come when goods which do not bear the union stamp will be forced from the market by the better made union label products. The referendum in Chicago is of Im mense value to the people of that city. It is now being invoked in order to save the tw*o hundred million dollar franchise from being stolen by the street railway Interests, and to estab lish public ownership. It is a well recognized principle In moral philosophy, that when men .and women can be brought to the point where they take a real interest in the welfare of others, it cannot fail of having a beneficial eifect upon their own character. It will bear repetition to state that if there is one means more effective than another in turning the principles of trades unionism into immediate ad vantage for the toilers, that means is through the initiative and referendum. The cause of unionism is the instinct of self-preservation, which is most highly developed in intelligent and ro bust nations, but sadly lacking in those peoples who are lowest in the scale of intelligence. Trades unionism should be judged by what it has done for the working classes, for the furtherance of intelli gence, and for those other things that go so far to make life better worth living. If the steel, trust will now do for Duluth, what it ought to have done years ago, we will condone the neg lect of the past, in our elation over its good work in the present. The success of trades unionism is no sm&ll degree dependent upon a con tinuous development of the virtues of fraternity and mutual help. The only redeeming thing about the disgusting Thaw trial is that it is put ting some of their money into circula tion. The strongest stimulant to concert of action known to man is community or identity of interest. UNTIL IT IS SETTLED RIGHT. However the battle is ended, In whatever manner victory comes Through eloquent words or pressing needs, Or the roll of echoing verbal drums Still truth proclaims this motto In letters of living light— No question is ever settled Until it is settled right. Though the hand of the strong op ponent May throw the weak in the dust, And the voices of fame with one ac claim May call him great and just, Let those who applaud take warning And keep this motto in sight— No question is ever settled. Until it is settled right. Let those who have failed take courage Though the enemy seems to have won Though the ranks be strong, if in the wrong The battle is not yet done For sure as the morning follows The darkest hour of the night No question is ever settled Until it is settled right. So the earnest ones who nobly labor For the craft that's young yet old, From the heart oppressed in the toiler's breast, Crushed by the powers bold, Keep on with your weary battle Against triumphant night— No question Is ever settled Until it is settled right. THE VALUE OF DISBELIEF. Just once in a while We hear men blow That they wouldn't belong To so and so And their-only plea For blowing so Is—they don't believe In so and so. And so they blo^ And blow and go. And they don't believe In so and so. And it makes one tired To hear 'em blow Because things are Just so and so. And when they're through Their blowing so Don't 'mount to much For so and so. But things for good Work on as sAw, And seldom stop To hear the blow From those who cry And.'storm and blow 'Cause things don't w.ork Just so and m. LABOR WORiiX AMUSEMENTS. AT THE LYCEUM. One of the most delightful hits in Klaw & Erlanger's production of "The •Ham Tree," in which they are starring Mclntyre and Heath this season, is the clever work of Mr. W. C. Fields, the tramp juggler, who plays the role of "Sherlock Baffles." He does the fun niest tramp juggling act on the stage and introduces his tricks throughout his part as the amateur detective. He McINTYRE AND HEATH. '•The Ham Tr ce— Lyceum. juggles everything in sight. Mr. Fields excels in comic make up and his easy manner and laughable pantomime greatly strengthen a most interesting character, will be seen at the Lyceum on Friday, Saturday and Saturday matinee. AT THE METROPOLITAN. The "Washington Society Girls,!' one of the best shpws to bef seen here this season comes to the Metropolitan next week.*- It is said to be the best in Comedians in capable, handsome and beautifully costumed chorus girls, in its burlesque vehicles which teem with funny lines, and in its olio, which comprises some of the "most exclusive and interesting acts in the varieties. The performance begins with a clev er musical snap shot, called, "Levy in Japan," a little comedy replete with bright hits, funny situations and tune ful musical numbers—for not a moment is spontanious .hilarity lacking. The olio of specialty acts include the Lynotte Sisters, singing comediennes Honan and Kearney, eccentric pun sters Madaline Franks, the American chansonette the Mardo Trio, comedy acrobats, in their new act, "Tommy ML ROT"] IiYNOTTB SISTERS. ."Washington Society Girls—Metropolitan. Atkins Off Duty" and Abble Carlton's series of Living Pictures, in which twenty pretty, shapely young girls are ppsed in copies of the famous paintings in the Salons of Paris, this feature has been the talk of every city in Which they have been seen. The closing burlesque is entitled, "The Third Degree," and is what is known in the vernacular as a "scream." Good comedians make the, best of their frequent opportunity for creating fun, pretty girls, brilliantly, gowned satisfy the eye, and innumerable catchy songs gratify music lovers. The program for next Sunday's con cert given at the Armory by Flaaten's Third Regiment Band at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, will be as follows: 1. March—"Matador" Curti 2. Hungarian Overture "Hunyady Laszle" Erkel 3. Soprano Solo—"My Dream"... Tostl Miss Jane Everington. Miss Marie Tims, accompanist. 4. "Pilgrims Sons of Hope" Batiste 5. Grand Selection from "Norma" With the Ministrels" Bowron Star Spangled Banner. The concert for Easter Sunday will be a request program. Union Men Attention. If you want a high class ready to wear suit, equal to the finest custom tailoring at half the tailors' prices, come and see our display for this spring. Every garment in our parlors bears the union label. Come and see. Fitwell Clothing Parlors, 112 West Su perior street. 7\% Bellini 6. Soprano Solo—"Merrily I Roam," waltz song Schleiffarth Miss Jane EVerington. 7. Medley Overture—"Ten Minutes MJINTS DAY Mine Workers President Refutes the Statement that Shorter Hours Increases Saloons Patronage. Chancellor Day, the college mouth piece of the corporation, the other day made a statement that the poor get wages for all the ,work they do, and that a large percentage were over paid that poor conditions could not be charged to the large employing cor porations as long as the toilers con tinued to support hundreds of thou sands of saloons. Day's statement was shown to John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers ,and sec ond ivce president of the American Federation of Labor, when in Wash ington last week, and Mr. Mitchell eas ily outpointed the educator who in the past has been prone to "crook the pregnant .hinges of the cones that thrift might follow fauning." Said Mitchell: "In every instance, so far as tfye mine workers are concerned we have proven by statistics that where wages have increased and tl*e wage day shortened ,the number of sa loons have decreased. Formerly, when men were compelled to work longer hours, they were more liberal patrons of drinking places they patronized them as a relaxation from their labor but under the improved conditions pt the present they spend more time at their homes and in the improvement of their minds, morals have improved, and business generally more prosper ous. Chancellor Day's statement is not in touch with the wealth producers of our country." "THREE ACRES AND LIBERTY." The fairy story of science is getting old, but the fairy story of agriculture is not yet told. An acre has produced as high as two thousands dollars' worth of edibles in a season, and no one can yet give or guess the possible yield of an acre under intensive cultivation In the future. The facts and figures, as well as the methods, of modern cultivation are given in an entertaining way in Bolton Hall's "Three Acres and Liberty," to be published shortly by The Macmillan Company. The author has had the aid of such specialists as George T. and R* F. Powell ,E. H. Moore, arboricul turist in the Brooklyn department of parks Prof. I. P. Roberts, of the Or ange Judd Co. Mrs. Mabel Osgood Wright, Mrs. Edith Loring Fullerton and other leading agricultural experts. MAN'S WORD TAKEN FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH By REV. CHARLES STELZLE. A man's word is generally taken for what it is worth. This implies that the value of men's words vary. It matters more what a man is than what he says, for it is his character which will determine the nature of his speech. In this respect men are divided into three classes: Men of the firsts class have their words taken at par:v They mean precisely what the ysay. Of this tfype of man it has been said: "His word is as good ^.s his bond." Men' of the second class have their words taken at a premium. Such men are usually slow to speak. Their words are few. But when they promise, one rests assured that ordinarily they will do more than has been asked. To such men might be applied the remark of Josh Billings: "I don't care how much a man says, so long as he says It in few words." The words of men often more—is the value that others give them. So it often happens that ex* actly the same words, spoken by three different men, have three different values. 1 It is rather curious that while most of us flatter ourselves that we cannot be fooled by the other fellow, few of us seem to realize that we cannot fool others. It does not take men very long to form a proper estimate of our real value. Everybody soon known whether our words are to be placed at par, at a premium, or at a discount. Therefore, let's quit trying to fool one another. It doesn't pay. It is a waste of time and of energy. Note the speeches of the delegates in your Central Labor body. Listen to the addresses of the men in your local organization. Soon you will learn to know just whose words count for most. It will not be the man who speaks on every question. It will hot be the fe-1 low who is always cock-sure. It will not be he who always agrees with you. It will be the man who is quiet! thoughtful, conservative—not dull and stupid, but of unquestioned character. This is the type of man who is coming to the front in labor circles, and" it prophecies better things for the work ingman's cause. UNSOUND THINKING. By the Rev. Charles Stlezle. "It is better not to know so much, than to know so much that isn't so" This, brethern, ift to be my text. Along-" side of it may be placed Mark Twain's statement that it is a. decided advan tage not to know anything about the subject concerning which vou are to speak, because you will not be em barrassed by the facts. My text is a comforting one. -As there are so many men who "knot# so much that isn't so about relfgion, sci ence and economics, it is a great thing to have a clear, unquestioned opinion -concerning any one of those subjects. A single fact is better than a thou sand theories. Furthermore, one" ^'ho has a single fact to build upon, is in a fairer way to Increase his knowledge than he whose knowledge is built upon hay, stubble and grass. Let us repeat again the words of our te*t: "It is betterv not to know so much than to know so much that isn't so." CHURCH ON CHILD LABOR. To the average person there would appear to be only one side to the question of employing children under 14 years in factories but those who endeavor to secure restrictive legist lation! in the' various state assemblies encounter an opposition perstetent, A *»1* objections other than financial could be adduced by the mill owners to whim this opposition is invariably to be traced but so 'far nti arguments' of which their proponents should feel proud, have come to our attention. In South Carolina^ for example, a meas ure is pending which proposes to en force a ten-hoUr day! to place the working limit at 14 instead of 12, and to make school attendance compulsory between S and 12 years. The opposi tion to this measure, as expressed by the mill owners' representatives, is based on these grounds: That, be sides newer machinery, the only ad vantage Southern mills have over New. England mills Is in longer hours that a sudden change from. 66 to 60 hours would be a severe hardship on -the mills that the 12-year-old limitation has been in effect only two years, and it would be unfair to make a change so soon that in the New Englknd fac tory states 12 years is the prevailing limitation, and that the children are given proper conveniences and well treated. The reader may weigh these arguments for himself.—The Interior. CLASSIFIED ADS. WANTED—Gentleman or lady to travel for mercantile house of large capital. Territory at home or abroad to suit. If desirable the home may be used as headquarters. Weekly salary of $1,000 per year and expenses. Address, Jos. A. Alex ander, Duluth, Minn. BUINESS DIRECTORY. RETAIL LIQUOR DEALERS ASSOCIA tion, meets on the 2nd and 4th Fri day of Each morith at Eagles Hal#, 2:30 p. m. President, John Gonska Secretary, Frank Peterson, 1603 West Superior Street. SmoKe CLUB ROOM Union Label Five Cent CIGARS. DULUTH CANDY CO. Distributors. JUST BECAUSE it storms dont confine, yourself indoors PROVIDE FOR YOUR BODILY COMPORT by wearing* WATERPROOF OILED CLOTHING ALACK O* VCUOW Every Garment Guaranteed Ooo^wouqhtjthrf years MARSHAILL-WEULS HARDWARE Co. WHOLET Wk SALE. Am ,V WRE DTJLUTH. MamLEY MHLENNAN AGENCY General Insurance Surety Bonds TORREY B'LD'G-. 1ST- FLOOR '-{bun •RogranoMn CftUNeltav** SUPERWK.WS. 6786. Notice of Expiration of Redemption. OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR, County of St Louis, State of Minne sota. To S. Thorn: YoVi»are hereby notified that at a tax judgment sale held on the 12th •day of May, 1903, the foHowing de* scribed parcel of land, situated in the County of St. Louis and State of Min nesota, to-Wit: Lot No. 8 or Northeast quarter of Southeast Quarter of Sec tion 80, Township 63. Range 12 West according to the government sfurvey thereof, was sold for the sum of $.91 that the amount required to redeem said parcel, -exclusive of the costs to J®®.1"16 upon this notice, is the sum of $6.09 and interest as provided by law .the day such redemption Is made and that the tax certificate Issued upon said Bale .hps been presented to me by the holder thereof, and the time for redemption of said parcel from said sale will expire sixty days after the service of this notice and proof there of .has been filed,* in my office. Witness my hand and seal of office this 27th day of December, A. 1906. (Offioial Seal.) O. HALDEN.